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Comparing experimental and case study approaches to anorexia research

Eating disorders like anorexia have been researched at length, but with varying results. I have chosen to examine how research on anorexia compares between an experimental study and a case study.

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Factors that influence exercise enjoyment and program adherence

Exercise is a good way to socialize as well as to experience enjoyment. One study by Hagberg, Lindahl, Nyberg, and Hellenius (2009) showed that the more a person enjoys a certain physical activity, the harder they will work -- physically speaking -- during the exercise.

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Internal controls and segregation of duties at movie theaters

What are the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting? WorkBoard's of America has internal controls with the following procedures.

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Job security and labor relations in public sector employment

Jobs are scarce. The dollar is weak and the deficit is enormous. We live in uncertain times, where the only certainty about job security is there is no job security.

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Strategic recommendations for Google's operations in China

A core part of Google's culture is the concept of being able to be a profitable business without doing evil, as they have mentioned several times throughout the corporate information part of their site.

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Aeneas as a hero: comparing Virgil's and Homer's heroic ideals

Virgil's hero in the Aeneid is, in many ways, modeled upon the Homeric ideal of the hero, as embodied by persons such as Odysseus and Achilles. However, there are also fundamental differences that may initially detract from the status of Aeneas as a true hero in the Homeric sense.

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Indium gallium arsenide transistors as silicon alternatives

The article builds on a development by MIT scientists unveiled at a previous International Electron Device meeting. The scientists had created a transistor made without silicon, using a compound called indium gallium arsenide instead.

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Robert Fisk's "The Great War for Civilisation" and Middle East conflict

Robert Fisk's book, the Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East is a comprehensive description of the Middle East region and its ongoing struggles.

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The history of architectural columns from ancient to modern times

The various forms and styles, such as the classical Doric and Ionic, have all contributed and added elements to the structural as well as the aesthetic aspects of architectural development,.

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Teachers' attitudes toward pay-for-performance compensation policies

Pay for Performance is not a new concept in the world of fiscal remuneration. The standard business and scholarly literature of the past three decades often postulates the question: what better, more productive way, to drive individuals to work harder, more efficiently, and to accomplish standards…

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