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Components of working memory: phonological loop, sketchpad, and executive function

Working memory includes elements that can be characterized as the phonological loop, the visuospatial sketchpad, and the central executive function. The phonological loop -- which is also called the phonetic or articulatory loop -- rehearses verbal (or aural) information.

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Women's portrayal and exclusion in Rudyard Kipling's Kim

If so, should this book still be an honored member of the English canon?

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Public relations strategy for healthcare insurance organizations

Public relations can be defined as a premeditated and continued effort to institute and maintain benevolence and mutual understanding between an organization and its audiences.

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Science and faith in contemporary philosophy of religion

While it is likely that some Americans are still pondering the problem of evil and other immediate questions about our human relationship with the divine, it is striking how thoroughly the verifiability of God and the basis of belief in a largely secular world have eclipsed other aspects of the…

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Humanitarian intervention and the problem of political entanglement

Edkins, Campbel and Malkki all discuss issues of humanitarian principle, contrasting the ideal of humanitarianism with the reality of real affirmation of the human in the humanitarian aid experience.

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Proxy consent in high-stakes healthcare decisions: a philosophical analysis

Proxy Consent in a High Stakes and Time Sensitive Healthcare Situation: A Philosophical Analysis In general, healthcare decisions should be made by the individual receiving the care, based on their personal values and beliefs as well as their medical best interests as determined with the help of…

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Auguste Renoir's "Mixed Flowers in an Earthenware Pot" and impressionist technique

Renoir completed over 6,000 canvases over a forty-year career. This colorful, simple painting is a perfect example of the breakthroughs in style that Renoir and his friend Claude Monet made while working side-by-side in 1869.

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Mayo Clinic's integrated approach to patient care and medical excellence

Mayo Clinic has the reputation of being an internationally renowned medical practice and medical research group.

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Animal testing as a necessary step in drug development

Animal testing extracts strong opinions from both those for and those against the practice. There are two main reasons why animals are used in scientific experimentation for drug testing. The first is to make sure the safety of new drugs and other pharmaceutical products.

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Medical marijuana: legal status and therapeutic debate in nursing

Over the last several years, the issue of medical marijuana has been increasingly brought to the forefront. This is because a variety of experts have lined up on both sides of this issue touting the benefits and drawbacks.

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