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The health hazards of smoking and secondhand smoke exposure

In the present age of information explosion, almost everyone is aware of the harmful effects of smoking although the leading tobacco manufacturers have managed to confuse the issue through lobbying cleverly conducted media campaigns.

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Evaluation of two nursing research studies on hand washing and infection prevention

Further, it is vital that the research investigator capture the essential quality of the excitement of discovery that comes from research well done if expected results are to be gained.

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Anticipated curriculum trends in American schools over the next decade

For more than 20 years, curriculum and its accompanying emphasis on standards and accountability for learning have dominated the debate over improving education.

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The Royal Navy and the rise of German naval power in 1904

By 1904, Great Britain was so concerned about German naval capabilities that it began to devote more and more of its national budget to military preparedness in general and expansion of its naval fleet in particular. What is the significance of the word 'Dreadnought' in this context?

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Prototyping methodology and business process re-engineering in banking

Prototyping? What is Prototyping? The Web defines prototyping as the term that is used to describe the process by which physical mock ups or models are made up out of the proposed designs.

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Business plan for a quality cosmetics and toiletries company

I have always had an interest in opening my own business: offering a product that is affordable and of good quality. The current products available to the consumer have a lot of room for improvement; most of the products are poor quality and mass produced, or too expensive for the return.

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The original meaning of fascism and its modern misuse

Fascism has become in our modern time something of a pejorative term for any authoritarian or totalitarian principle.

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Leadership styles and group dynamics in the Cuban missile crisis

Kenny O'Connell is Chief of Staff and Political Advisor for President John F. Kennedy. They have been friends for many years, and O'Connell serves as Kennedy's political advisor. He often displays an authoritarian style as team leader.

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Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X: contrasting civil rights philosophies

Martin Luther King was born to the Reverend Martin Luther King and Mr. Martin Luther King in the year 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was their first-born son and was named after his father.

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Action potentials and neural membrane electrical properties

Function of action potentials? The function of action potentials is to rapidly communicate information within a neuron, coupling the neurons "input," either synaptic, sensory or intrinsic stimulation with its output, neurotransmitter secretion.

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