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Moore's Law and the evolution of microprocessor technology

The pace of innovation across the series of technologies that comprise a personal computer continues to accelerate, often leading to product lifecycles that are eighteen months or less.

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Data quality problems in correlation analysis: Lincoln's education and business cases

Abraham Lincoln to a proposed survey questionnaire has indicated he had not received a grade school diploma. When a researcher correlated the information to the expected variables, he found the data did not highly correlate to the expectations derived from the data.

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The Eighth Amendment's evolution in cruel and unusual punishment law

The Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution, which is included in the U.S. Bill of Rights, forbids excessive bail or fines, as well as cruel and unusual punishment. The expressions used were taken from the English Bill of Rights.

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Abortion access for rape victims and unintended pregnancies

Of the six million women who become pregnant in the United States each year, half of the pregnancies are unintended. Each year, about 1.3 million American women end the pregnancy with abortion.

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Electronic bed tracking systems for managing emergency department overcrowding

Canadian hospitals today are seeing some major issues that need strong and ambitious solutions. One of those problems is the clear overcrowding of ED units. Overwhelmed emergency departments actually prove to be more of a breeding ground for problems and infections in the boarding ED patients.

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The Health Belief Model and Social Cognitive Theory in health behavior interventions

Health Belief Model (HBM) (Becker, 1974) was developed in the1950s by researchers who were seeking to explain why some reject health services such as immunization and screening despite the fact that these services were offered free of charge.

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Emerging technology adoption in e-business and supply chain management

Transforming the accuracy, agility, profitability and speed of e-business and Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems, emerging technologies are making it possible for enterprises to design highly supplier networks that are more responsive to customers than ever before.

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United Nations operations in Congo from 1960 to 1964

The United Nations is considered at this point to be one of the most important actors on the international scene, despite the constant controversy surrounding its history, present, and achievements.

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Mozart and Da Ponte's collaborative masterpieces in opera

The production of an opera requires the collaboration of multiple individuals who specialize in their particular artistic media. Those individuals at the forefront of the production are the composer, who writes the musical score, and the librettist, who writes the lyrics to complement the score.

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Prosecutorial misconduct and evidence tampering in criminal justice

Despite these laws, there have been cases of unprofessional behavior by the prosecutors and a violation of ethics and code of conduct. A good case in point is Miller vs. Pate (1967).

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