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Obesity trends among middle school children in America

Obesity in the adult population is at epidemic proportions. Without stringent efforts to reduce the numbers of children who are also being carried, away by this epidemic the number of adults will increase to a point where the cost of obesity can cripple the health system.

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Limited partnerships and liability companies in business scenarios

Running a business is a challenging process, with many financial and legal frameworks to follow. Whether it is starting a corporation, hiring workers, or incorporating a small business, managers and owners need to carefully follow the rules and regulations that guide corporate practices.

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WorldCom's $3.8 billion accounting fraud and detection methods

WorldCom filed for bankruptcy in 2002, after having admitted to committing an accounting fraud worth $3.8 billion. The company had inflated its profits by this amount in an attempt to distort the company's falling stock price.

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U.S. and Chinese health care systems addressing elderly population needs

Over the last several years, the issue of the quality of health care services has been increasingly brought to the forefront.

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God's love and forgiveness in Deuteronomy chapter ten

According to biblical scholars, chapter 10 of the Book of Deuteronomy was written on the fortieth year of the exile of the people of Israel.

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Corruption trends in Denmark, New Zealand, Myanmar, and Somalia

Over the last several years, the issue of corruption has been increasingly brought to the forefront. Part of the reason for this, is because the downfall of the Soviet Union and the focus on globalization would highlight this persistent problem that was occurring.

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Prison ministry and employment in prisoner reintegration processes

It is not just the criminal who is affected by their incarceration; family members of the incarcerated individual. There are many direct and indirect consequences and these are especially important when there are minor children in the picture.

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Equiano's complex relationship with European commerce and slavery

Equiano's awareness of his lowly status as a slave impel him to turn to a European religion; adopt European (capitalist) business practices; and become an 'individual' in the European and/or Enlightenment sense of that term?

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Interstitial pulmonary edema in acute chronic ventricular systolic failure

Pulmonary edema is defined as an acute and severe left ventricular failure with pulmonary venous hypertension and a large amount of fluid in the lungs (Arnold, 2009 & Arnold, 2008).

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Joseph Smith's restoration theology and Mormon Christian beliefs

Mormonism is the religious and cultural elements of the most popular branch of the Church of the Latter Day Saints, founded in the 1830s by Joseph Smith.

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