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Hoodoo and Voodoo: African-American folk magic origins and evolution

The contemporary society is filled with customs and traditions coming from a variety of sources, given that globalization has made it possible for cultures to clash and generate a series of mixed practices.

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Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Durer's Four Horsemen compared

By the late 1400s, the artists of the Italian Renaissance and those of the Northern Renaissance have come to influence each other, with their subjects and their methods.

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Globalization's effects on UK small and medium businesses

Entrepreneurship in the United Kingdom is touted as serving as a primary source of creation of both work positions and wealth enabling growth economically and technologically and brings about social transformation.

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Genetic and biological factors in anorexia nervosa etiology

Anorexia nervosa (an) is blamed on many factors, including media images of ultra-thin models and actresses, family conflicts, and genetics. The first case was recorded in 1689, suggesting that genetics and family issues are involved (DeAngelis, 2002).

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Martin Luther's 95 Theses and the critique of Catholic indulgences

There has always been much controversy regarding the topic of religion, with Christian-related matters having served as motives to start debates among some of history's most recognized philosophers.

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KBR's history, business operations, and international expansion

KBR (Kellogg, Brown and Root) has its origins in a 1901 pipe fabrication business. By 1927 the company was becoming engaged in the petrochemical processing industry, in which it remains active today.

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Treatment options for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children

ADHD is a disorder that has been reported to affect up to 20% of school-age children. The disorder affects boys more frequently than girls at a rate of about 10 times higher incidence of ADD/ADHD diagnoses made for boys than for girls.

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Ethical guidelines and their limitations in biomedical practice

In "Do Ethical Guidelines Give Guidance? A Critical Examination of Eight Ethics Regulations," Eriksson, Hoglund, & Gelgesson (2008) advocate a reexamination of the role ethical guidelines play in medicine.

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Service-Oriented architectures and enterprise system integration strategies

The rapid adoption of the Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) framework as a means to coordinate and synchronize the many information technology (it) systems, databases and legacy applications within an enterprise to support a common strategic vision is transforming businesses across industries…

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Communication plan implementation at Jewish Home Lifecare's Manhattan campus

Implementing a Communication Plan at Jewish Home Lifecare: A Real-World Example of Organizational Change Jewish Home Lifecare is one of the leading provider of assisted living and healthcare services for the elderly Jewish community in the greater New York metropolitan area, with several campuses…

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