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Obsessive-compulsive disorder: symptoms, etiology, and treatment approaches

theoretical analysis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: How it affects those stricken in their personal and public lives, the etiology of the disorder, and possible treatments.

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Technology as a catalyst for lasting organizational change and growth

Can All Our Business and Societal Problems Be Solved by Technology? For lasting change to occur in any business or society, the coordination of people, processes and technology need to occur.

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Employee empowerment as a personal leadership philosophy

Leadership philosophy reflects the values, ethics and virtues that guide one's actions as a leader and one's approach to the task of leading an organization in general (Leboeuf, 1999).

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Political influences on Supreme Court justices' voting decisions

The three theories to apply to this study include:

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Nurses' occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens and prevention

It is imperative that nurses and other healthcare workers follow safety protocol in order to protect themselves from infection by bloodborne pathogens such as HIV and hepatitis B or C. Since 1991, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S.

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Virginia's state employee health benefits program and plan options

All full-time, part-time, salaried and classified state employees including regular, full-time or part-time, salaried faculty members are eligible for Virginia's health benefits program. Certain family members may also be covered, comprising legally married spouses and dependents children.

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Impact of financial derivatives on the subprime mortgage crisis

Over the last several years, the world has been struggling with a financial crisis, unlike anything that has occurred since the Great Depression. At the heart of issue, are various financial related derivates tied to what is known as subprime loans in real estate.

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Social Security solvency and the case for raising retirement age

That is exactly what is happening with Social Security. As of last year it paid out more in benefits than it amassed in payroll taxes -- something that was not supposed to happen until 2016.

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Essential characteristics of helping relationships in counseling

Counseling is defined as an interaction between a professional or a trained individual and a patient aimed to help the patient solve his or her problem in psychosocial adjustment (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 2002).

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Pre-transfusion prophylactic medications: evidence and practice change

In the initial phase of this project, the problem that was identified was not specifically an abundance of post-transfusion reactions, but rather the administering of medicines -- specifically acetaminophen and diphenhydramine -- as a prophylactic treatment meant to prevent post-transfusion…

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