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From morphine to epidemic: the history of heroin

Heroin is an opiate derived from the morphine within the opium poppy seed. The drug is a singular chemical that has a history associated mainly with the use of opium as a cure for diarrhea as well as to reduce pain and create euphoria in the user.

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Ethical foreign investment strategy for sustainable business in Kava

Kava can mean a multitude of opportunities to the Kavan people. As our company invests in the Kavan economy, it will create jobs and infuse capital into Kavan society. Avoiding exploitation is necessary for a couple of key reasons.

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Risks and effectiveness of hedging strategies in volatile markets

Over the last several years hedging has been used a strategy to reduce risk, in an era when market volatility can have severe effects on changing asset prices. Simply put, a hedge is when you are seeking to reduce the amounts of volatility by taking the opposite side of a trade.

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Wisconsin v. Mitchell: free speech and hate crime sentencing

The Supreme Court case Wisconsin vs. Mitchell highlights a number of different challenges faced in America, where the ideas of free speech are protected by the First Amendment.

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Johnson and Johnson's crisis management response to the Tylenol poisoning crisis

In the contemporary world, taking responsibility and immediate action in the face of a huge crisis is a requirement for any U.S. corporation if they are to survive and maintain their market position and reputation.

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Money lending practices in pre-1800 feudal Japan

Japan is now one of the most developed countries in the world. Up until recently, when it was overthrown by China, Japan was the largest automobile producer in the world.

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Healthcare industry lobbying during the 2009 reform debate

Drugmakers, hospitals and insurers poured millions of dollars into lobbying during 2009 hoping to limit the damage to their bottom line as lawmakers and the Obama administration wrangled over landmark health-care legislation.

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Obesity and health complications in elderly populations

Obesity is a medical condition in which the individual has a lot more weight than what is considered to be normal for his or her age and height.

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Analogue-to-digital converter resolution, accuracy, and error sources

This is an electronic device that helps in the conversion of continuous signals to discrete or isolated digital numbers. When an analogue voltage or current is fed into the device as an input, it converts it into a digital number relative to the voltage or current magnitude.

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Applying Lewin's change management model to corporate social responsibility

Developing Corporate Social Responsibility through Managerial Strategy: An application of Change Management Corporate social responsibility (and the lack thereof -- whether merely perceived or an all-too-evident actuality) has been an increasingly prevalent and impassioned topic over the past…

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