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Job security and labor relations in public sector employment

Jobs are scarce. The dollar is weak and the deficit is enormous. We live in uncertain times, where the only certainty about job security is there is no job security.

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Strategic recommendations for Google's operations in China

A core part of Google's culture is the concept of being able to be a profitable business without doing evil, as they have mentioned several times throughout the corporate information part of their site.

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Aeneas as a hero: comparing Virgil's and Homer's heroic ideals

Virgil's hero in the Aeneid is, in many ways, modeled upon the Homeric ideal of the hero, as embodied by persons such as Odysseus and Achilles. However, there are also fundamental differences that may initially detract from the status of Aeneas as a true hero in the Homeric sense.

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Indium gallium arsenide transistors as silicon alternatives

The article builds on a development by MIT scientists unveiled at a previous International Electron Device meeting. The scientists had created a transistor made without silicon, using a compound called indium gallium arsenide instead.

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Truman Capote's In Cold Blood: psychological motivations of murderers

Cold Blood, is an award winning book by Southern Novelist Truman Capote that deals with a multiple murder of a family in Kansas in 1959.

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Effective advertising strategies in radio and television commercials

One of the most significant elements in a radio ad is the idea of ensuring that the consumer has a way of figuring out what's in it for them by listening to the radio advertisement.

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Carr, Reiss, and Reckless: Theories of juvenile delinquency control

Carr, L.J. (1950). Organization for Delinquency Control. Carr's work identifies three phases in the development of juvenile delinquency control, which correspond to the three phases of social development in the United States.

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Motivating a diabetic patient to begin treatment: a case study approach

As her case worker, I cannot tell her what to do, but I can use this opportunity to build her internal motivation to make the right lifestyle changes. As such, I need to ensure that I provide her with a compelling argument that draws links between her behaviors and her current health problems.

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Managed care's impact on independent psychology practice

The idea of managed care, now more typically known as the HMO, or Health Maintenance Organization, was a result of the 1973 Health Maintenance Organization Act, initially providing grants and loans to expand HMOs and improve care while reducing costs (Public Law 93-222).

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Factors influencing Army Reserve reenlistment decisions and retention

The literature study reveals that there are various issues that influence the decision to reenlist in the reservist section of the Army. These include the influence of the job status of the reservist upon redeployment, his or her financial situation, and his or her family and other commitments.

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