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Causes and types of kidney disease in children

Although kidney diseases are rarer in children than they are among the adult population, they can cause serious life-threatening complications. About one or two out of every 100,000 children in the United States develop kidney disease in the United States each year (National Institutes of Health).

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Darwin's influence on Freud's psychoanalytic theory and development

Let's review Robinson's argument for the importance of Darwin to Freud. How did Darwin's theory affect Freud's conceptions of the psyche? What historical evidence does Robinson cite to support his ideas?

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Economic incentives for public adoption of high-mileage vehicles

The proposed solution to the problem of motivating the public to comply voluntarily with the suggestion to transition to high-mileage passenger vehicles will rely primarily on economic incentives in the form of subsidized purchases and tax credits.

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The importance of randomization in experimental design

When conducting an experiment, it is essential to minimize the influence of extraneous and irrelevant variables upon the experiment's outcome.

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Informed consent standards in medical and clinical research

One aspect of the research process seemingly everyone can agree upon is the need for informed consent upon the part of research subjects. In medical research, "informed consent is the process by which a fully informed patient can participate in choices about her health care.

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Strengths and weaknesses of case study research methodology

When a researcher presents quantitative data about a population group, one of the most common objections is that such statistics do not allow for 'exceptions to the rule,' and do not paint an accurate portrait of the lived experiences of different individual's perceptions of reality.

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Charismatic leadership and cult dynamics in the Enron collapse

The first major corporate collapse resulting from organizational leadership and mismanagement throughout the company was the 2001 Enron implosion.

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Tactical and long-term strategy: Pfizer versus Foot Locker

Having a clear goal is usually praised in management literature: keeping one's 'eye on the prize' and planning all subsequent strategy around that goal seems like a noble aim.

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Integrating assessment results into individualized psychological treatment planning

Organizing the results of the various psychological assessments performed upon a client must be done in a systematic fashion when constructing a treatment plan. However, while the process may be systematic, the outcome will be highly individualized.

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Prescription drug abuse and dependency among elderly populations

please describe some of the most pressing physical, cognitive, and socioemotional concerns in the elderly that could give rise to substance abuse problems

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