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Strategic management of Medicare Advantage product implementation in HMOs

Strategic Management Process for Implementation of Medicare Advantage Product in Health Maintenance Organization The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 was signed into law in December 2003.

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The Janjaweed and government-supported terrorism in Darfur

In 2003, horrific violence and barbaric civil war broke out in the Sudanese providence of Darfur. The conflict has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths, millions of individuals displaced, and still other tens of thousands refugees.

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Gesamtkunstwerk ideals in the Wiener Werkstätte movement

The idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk, or "total, integrated work of art," was developed by Richard Wagner to describe what he was trying to do with his opera - that is, blend all of the arts together into a single, unified whole.

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Early attachment and social withdrawal in a two-year-old boy

Healthy early childhood development is highly dependent on some rather simple, yet profound variables. The first few feelings that an infant has are very basic instinctual attachments or bonding to his or her immediate environmental surroundings, including caregivers.

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Geology and soil quality in Napa Valley wine production

Particularly over the past quarter century, California wines have grown in prestige to become among the world's most celebrated, even challenging more historically established wines from the Bordeaux region of France (Marcus).

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U.S. arms exports and contradictions in human rights policy

In 1948, just shortly after the end of WWII, the UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The purpose of this document was to make certain that every human being had certain rights that could not be violated.

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Motivational theories explaining drug addiction and addictive behavior

Addictive behavior is a process that it initiated by certain motivational factors and causative features. The use of psychological theories to describe and analyze these motivational patterns of behavior is essential in order to understand and create preventative strategies to combat addiction.

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Mass transit's role in economic growth and urban congestion management

Mass transit transportation is important for long-run economic growth. For example, in many cities, the economic cost of the commuting time is huge. By lifting this issue, it would bring a significant improvement in the economy's efficiency.

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The Challenger space shuttle disaster and crew missions

It was on the twenty eight of January, 1986 that the American space shuttle, Challenger, exploded in the air, killing the seven astronauts, five men and two women who were on board the shuttle.

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Guillaume de Machaut's life and musical achievements in medieval France

Medieval France was Guillaume de Machaut was one of the first composers who left substantial information behind about his life and music. This paper provides an account of Machaut's biography, followed by a discussion of his major musical achievements.

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