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Professional definition and ethical responsibilities in social work

Social work is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as; "…any of various professional activities or methods concretely concerned with providing social services and especially with the investigation, treatment, and material aid of the economically, physically, mentally, or socially…

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U.S. economic recovery and unemployment prospects 2010-2011

The United States has experienced the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, which began with the crash of the stock market in 1929. The causes for today's major economic downturn are various. Some of the reasons are linked to an abundance of stimulus directed toward U.S.

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Music's role in shaping emotional response in advertisements

Yet, as soon as it was possible to marry sound and film music became a part of visual media, and advertizing especially.

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The role of schools in bringing social change

In order to achieve our aim, we present certain theories that bear this idea with a succinct historical presentation of the influence of these theories on both school and society.

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The Eurozone debt crisis in Greece, Spain and Ireland

The Maastricht Treaty produced a set of criteria which were to be met by countries seeking to join the Eurozone and adopt the euro as their currency. During the initial evaluation, Greece failed to meet the criteria, but later gained entry by way of fraud.

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Advanced nursing practice: Public promotion and professional accountability

In its traditional sense, the nursing profession is often thought of as an assistant class to medical professionals such as doctors, surgeons and clinical specialists.

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Performance evaluation processes and engineer work quality assessment

Each company uses, or should use proper performance evaluation processes. However, in many cases companies' HR responsible or the manager of each department do not use thoroughly organized performance evaluation process.

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Transapical aortic valve implantation: team preparation and perioperative nursing care

Transapical aortic valve implantation is a minimally invasive procedure. Even though the procedure is minimally invasive, caution must still be taken to prevent any mishaps. Most patients that have this procedure are older patients who cannot withstand any other type of aortic valve implantation.

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Budget reductions and strategic responses in American fire departments

The economic and financial crisis that has affected the global economy has also affected the budgets of public institutions in the U.S. The country's fire departments make no exception.

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Theory Z management style and IT project completion

Incomplete projects in the IT industry are responsible for significant losses in time, money and creative energy (Boehne, 2000; Mokhtari, et al., 2010). This is very often a result of inadequate project management (Glaser, 2005; Humphrey, 2005; Kimball, 2000).

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