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Coumadin warfarin sodium: anticoagulant properties and clinical applications

Warfarin sodium, better known by its brand name Coumadin, is an anti-coagulant used to prevent heart attacks, blood clots, and strokes in patients (Drugs.com 2009).

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Fair value accounting's role in the 2008 financial crisis

The Effects of Fair Value Accounting on Financial Statement Reliability and Considerations in the Current Credit Crisis Regulatory legislation defining and mandating fair accounting practices in all publicly traded companies and most financial institutions was developed in the wake of the Enron…

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The personal and psychological value of high school reunions

Reunions will be a part of people's lives as long as there will be schools. People get nostalgic about their college or high school years and in most cases they only remember the good times and laugh about the harder ones. Human nature drags them to reunions every time because of various reasons.

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Environmental threats and public health concerns from 1996 to today

James N. Logue's Disasters, the Environment, and Public Health: Improving Our Response focuses on the 1990 decade as a time of realization of the environmental threat and an intensification of our efforts to resolve this problem.

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Barriers to effective communication in criminal justice professions

Good verbal and nonverbal communication is essential in every area of the criminal justice system, and developing good communications techniques is essential for criminal justice professionals.

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Green building materials and energy efficiency innovations in construction

The current trend to "go green" is observable almost everywhere one looks. Cities are considering ordinances that ban the use of plastic shopping bags, consumers are searching for products made from recyclable materials, and many individuals are becoming more conscious of the amount of fossil fuels…

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Family roles and values in Orthodox Jewish culture

Mrs. Baron -- Sharon, she tells me with a wry laugh, noting the rhyme for what must be the millionth time in her life -- is "older than thirty seven and younger than fifty -- much younger!" Though she was born in this country, as were her parents, her culture is markedly different from what one…

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Evaluation criteria for assessing healthcare website quality and reliability

The Internet has become the catalyst for a multitude of information and knowledge sharing websites, portals and vast databases and data marts that provide consumers with healthcare information. There are many that are reputable, high quality websites for healthcare information on the Internet.

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Observational assessment of a six-year-old daughter's developmental stage

Playing quietly alone on the floor with two dolls -- Barbies. Subject entirely unconcerned with the fact that they are without clothes. Has a wooden pizza in pieces (different ingredients, etc.) on the floor also. Barbies are going to make a pizza.

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McKibben's examination of individual versus community benefit in Deep Economy

In this section of McKibben's Deep Economy, the author examines the differences between individual benefit and community or group benefit.

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