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Race and celebrity in the O.J. Simpson trial

The O.J. Simpson trial was undoubtedly sensationalized because of its racial component but possibly even more so because of the celebrity of O.J. Simpson.

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Portfolio optimization with fund selection and volatility reduction

The weighted average expected return under the new scenario will be 14%. This is calculated as follows: The standard deviation of returns under the new scenario is 24.5. We calculate the difference between each potential return and the mean. Thus,

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Performance analysis of a ten-stock portfolio against market benchmarks

The market portfolio built includes Steel Dynamics (STLD), Exxon Mobile (XOM), Alcoa (AA), Disney (DIS), Merck (MRK), Pfizer (PFE), 3M (MMM), Coca-Cola (KO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and EI DuPont (DD).

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Chinn and Kramer's framework for nursing knowledge and practice

Chinn and Kramer (2008) rather implicitly define theory as a general framework in which knowledge occurs and is organized. Theory provides a perspective, without which knowledge would simply be non-applicable lists of facts and data sets.

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Chinn and Kramer's theory of nursing knowledge and practice

Theory as described in Chinn & Kramer (2008) consists of a general way of organizing and perceiving knowledge, which necessarily causes some knowledge to be viewed as more important than others and thus changes the conclusions that might be drawn from the same set of knowledge in different…

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Hiring Indian programmers and organizational cost efficiency outcomes

Diversity in the workplace can offer unique benefits when managed effectively. It refers to the presence of people from unique ethnic and human characteristics that bring along distinctive frames of reference that allow an organization to think, learn and grow.

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Blackboard and WebCT: comparing learning management systems for K-12 education

A Comparison of Learning Management Systems for Online Hosting of K-12 Learning Modules: Blackboard v.

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Nurses' perspectives on contributing factors to medication errors in hospitals

Nurses Relate the Contributing Factors Involved in Medication Errors" (2007), the authors examine in-depth the views of nurses on the factors which contribute to medication errors with the overall goal being to improve upon the current medication administration process in hospitals and clinics.

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The books of the Old Testament: an overview and summary

This book includes the creation of the Earth as well as the creation of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman. Exodus focuses on the Israelites exodus from Egypt. Moses is an important character and we become aware of God's covenant with his chosen people in this book.

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Corporate environmentalism barriers in Penang hotel sector

Corporate Environmentalism in the Hotel Sector: Evidence of Drivers and Barriers in Penang, Malaysia (Kasim, 2007) the authors discuss the dichotomy of having tourism locations in many of the world's most environmentally sensitive areas of the world needing the greatest levels of corporate…

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