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The meathead hypothesis: brain size, complexity, and human intelligence

It is shocking how simple the human brain is. As Sapolsky points out, the relative difference between the human and chimp brains is one of the number of neurons (Sapolsky 3-4). While Sapolsky is probably partially right, the truth is more complicated however.

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Nestle's ethical challenges and strategic recommendations for profitability

Nestle is one of the world's leaders in the packaged food industry, with products ranging from candy to bottled water to -- due to a relatively recent acquisition from Kraft -- frozen pizzas.

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Calcitonin treatment for osteogenesis imperfecta and related bone disorders

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) also known as Brittle Bone Disease, or Lobstein syndrome is a genetic bone disorder. People with OI are born with imperfect connective tissue, or devoid of the ability to make it, usually because of a lack of Type-I collagen.

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Nazi expansion in Europe and the Allied response, 1939-1940

The general situation in Europe had become critical at the end of the 1930s, as the Nazis in Germany had advanced significantly, both in armored power and in influence.

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Paraphrasing arguments and examining logical structure in contemporary debates

Paraphrase: "There are reasons to be upset at the existence of the wealth gap: it creates political instability, violent crime, shortened life spans, and is simply unfair." The only major change made I turning the rhetorical question ("Why decry the wealth gap?") into a statement that clearly…

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Norton Antivirus development and market dominance from 1990 to 2010

In the late 1980s, the fast-paced advance in the use of personal computers in the home and business contexts would also lead to an advance in the use of malicious and/or invasive programs called viruses.

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The 1997 South Korean financial crisis: causes and regional impact

In 1997 South Korea would spark a financial crisis that would spread to all of Asia. Where, the GDP growth rate would go from averaging between 5% to 10% growth a year, to seeing a contraction of 5.8%.

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Global warming claims: annotated bibliography of scientific perspectives

Allen, Robert; Seaman, Scott and DeLascio, John. "Emerging Issues: Global Warming Claims and Coverage Issues." Defense Counsel Journal Volume 76, No. 1 (2009), pp. 12-9.

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The internet's architecture and information transmission systems

Perhaps one of the most enticing aspects of the internet that, today, the internet is not owned by anybody. Instead it is a global collection of both big and small networks connecting users. The networks connect in a myriad of ways to form what we know as the singular Internet; hence the name.

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Adaptive behavior in autism spectrum disorder: Social, genetic and psychological factors

For those who suffer from Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) this can have a major impact upon their lives as well as their education. To fully understand the effects, an article review was undertaken of: Variability in Adaptive Behavior in Autism: Evidence for the Importance of Family History.

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