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Public-key directories and certificates in cryptographic security

A public-key directory is a central repository where users who have registered and obtained cryptographic public and private keys can publish their public key in order to search the directory to find others or let others find them so that secure message traffic can be passed.

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The "Got milk?" campaign and human lactose intolerance debate

Got Milk? This is the tagline for one of the most successful advertising campaigns in recent history. This campaign, created by the Goodby Silverstein Agency for the California Milk Processor Board, began in 1993 and was later licensed for use nationally.

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Understanding diabetes: types, causes, and major complications

Almost one-third of them have never received a diagnosis of the disease. Ninety-five percent of diabetics have type-two diabetes -- a disease caused by obesity (Diabetes: A state-by-State Breakdown, Nicholas Bakalar, October 12, 2009, New York Times).

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Microsoft's organizational structure and Windows product launch strategy

Microsoft is a U.S.-based provider of personal and business software solutions, video game consoles and Internet media. The company's core product has long been its Windows operating system, which has seen a number of variants over the years.

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The decline of union density and support in Australia since 1945

Trade unions are often seen as beneficial to the plight of everyday workers. By negotiating wages, looking out for rights, trade unions give workers a voice at their place of work. But, in Australia's experience, this is not necessarily true.

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Psychological treatment of postpartum depression and mother-child relationship outcomes

Murray, L., Cooper, P.J., Wilson, A., and Romaniuk, H. (2003). Controlled trial of the short- and long-term effect of psychological treatment of post-partum depression: Impact on the mother-child relationship and child outcome. The British Journal Retrieved

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Frank McCourt's portrayal of alcoholism in Angela's Ashes

In Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt relates his tale of an impoverished childhood in 1930s and 1940s Limerick, Ireland. This is his most important work. He was an Irish-American author and school teacher who won the Pulitzer Prize. He died on July 19, 2009 at the age of 73, from meningitis (Grossman).

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Cultural context in second language acquisition for ESL learners

Cultural differences can be a significant impediment to the ability of individuals to learn a second language. At the same time once knowledge about the culture is acquired learning the language can become simpler.

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Supply chain redesign and warehouse operations at ACME Printing

What must the new warehouse design be capable of doing? The new warehouse design should be in a position of having an oversight of the information, materials as well as the finances and monitoring the way they move to their customers.

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Random locker searches and student privacy rights in schools

Random locker searches in schools, what issues are at stake here? Student's lockers are supposes to be where the student locks their valves and personal effects to keep others away from them. Lockers are meant to be for the student's privacy. So the questions are:

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