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Conservative and liberal divisions within Buddhism and Judaism

Buddhism and Judaism are two of the oldest religions still in practice today. Despite how long they have endured the test of time, they have not survived unscathed.

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Jemaah Islamiyah: Southeast Asia's most dangerous terrorist organization

Jemaah Islamiyah is Arabic for "Islamic Community" and the translation alone of the name of this Southeast Asian terrorist group shows the beliefs of this organization.

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Export controls and bioterrorism prevention in academic research institutions

Soon after 911 terrorist attack, the federal government introduced a regulation as per which 'export controls and trade sanctions and embargoes were regarded as the tools to guard against terrorism, and is devoting heightened focus to compliance and enforcement in academic research settings', the…

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Self-directed work teams: implementation and organizational impact

Self-directed work teams are becoming increasingly popular in both manufacturing and service organizations, because of their positive characteristics of focusing on team contributions and solutions, collaboration, continuous improvement, competency and positive results to productivity.

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FEMA disaster recovery centers and business continuity operations

Disaster Recovery Centers, Hurricane Ready with Generator Power decals, ICS 300 and ICS 400 Disaster Recovery Center is utilized whenever there is a disaster.

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Pfizer's Trovan drug trial in Nigeria during the meningitis epidemic

In the article analyzed, Drug testing in Nigeria, the researchers, Debora Spar and Adam Day, describe the situation of a clinical test of an experimental drug, Trovan, conducted in a Third World country under suspect conditions, with shoddy supervision and for questionable reasons.

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Sudden oak death and Phytophthora ramorum in California coastal forests

The article entitled, Sudden oak death: endangering California and Oregon forest ecosystems by David M.

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Elite control of food resources in Moche society

Most of the artifacts traditionally recognized as part of the Moche culture revolve around a restricted and exclusive social domain (Bawden 1996). Huge pyramids, elaborate art, and exquisite crafts, all are indicative of this New World people.

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Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy: pathophysiology and clinical complications

The increasing incidence of diabetes mellitus is described by some as epidemic in proportion.

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Characteristics and psychological theories of child molesters

The advent and popularity of the internet has spawned a new breed of molesters that are preying upon children. The purpose of this discussion is to examine the type of individuals that molest children.

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