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Parasitic hookworms and non-parasitic planaria in scientific research

Specifically, it will discuss the parasitic hookworm, and the non-parasitic worm planaria, including research into the organisms.

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Chemical warfare development and deployment in twentieth-century conflicts

The twentieth century has witnessed some of the violent battles in the history of mankind. The two world wars followed by Vietnam and the gulf wars have resulted in largescale destruction and loss of life than ever before.

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EMV standard implementation risks and challenges in Iranian banks

In order to successfully migrate to EMV system of payment/transactions, the Iranian banks must be able to consider a series of factors that are all crucial to the successfully rolling out of the banking technology across the entire nation.

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Human nature and moral complexity in Faulkner's Light in August

William Faulkner's novel, Light in August, represents the complicated nature of life, mankind's complicated responses to life, and the intrepid spirit of all men.

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IT systems and innovation in the hospitality industry

The rapidly changing needs and expectations of global travelers are a primary catalyst in the continual improvement and innovation of hospitality information technologies and systems.

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Amazon's promotional strategies and market dominance in online retail

Predictions from the past decade have now been realized and the era of the brick and mortar bookstore can now officially be closed -- as of January 2009, Amazon.com became the world's largest book retailer in the world.

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Organizational structures of business model disruptive start-ups

New venture creation in emerging economies is being driven by product, process and paradigm forms of innovation at a macro level (Bessant, Tidd, 2007) and the ability to quickly and economically translate knowledge into value at the micro one (Eshun Jr., 2009).

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Shepard Fairey's Obama "Hope" poster and its cultural significance

Shepard Fairey is the artist who created the Barack Obama "Hope" poster. It has been described as iconic and it became synonymous with the 2008 Obama presidential campaign. It is a stylized stencil portrait of Obama in red, beige, and both light and dark blue.

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American imperialism and industrial expansion in the nineteenth century

American imperialism of the 19th century has long been a controversial subject matter.

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Non-direct taxation and economic growth in the Cayman Islands

However, the issue of non-direct taxation has been constantly shifting back and forth. Where, those countries that would offer this kind of structure would often be thought of as an economy with low to negative growth.

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