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The Renaissance period's transformative influence on art, science, and society

The Renaissance period changed the world, after the disasters, indecencies and barbarism of the dark ages it was a hope of light for mankind. It gave human beings the cultural upheaval; flourished in Europe it steadily transformed the way of living.

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Private clinics and healthcare privatization in China since 1980

China opened its door to the outside world and introduced economic reforms in 1980 with a shift from a controlled central economy to an open and market oriented economy.

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Self-assessment of transformational leadership style in nursing

The objective of this study is to examine the self-leadership style of the writer of this work.

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O'Malley and Hall's frameworks for advertising persuasion

O'Malley gives four frameworks, which advertising appeal can be designed. They include persuasion oriented, sales oriented, salience oriented, and involvement oriented similar to Halls framework.

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Value congruence between Baby Boomers and Millennials

There is some minor disagreement over the definitions of Baby Boomer and Millennial generations in the academic research.

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Expanding diversity consciousness in organizational settings

Diversity can be viewed in many ways and it can be experienced in both outer and inner phenomena. We find that diversity of people is present in our dreams, feelings, states, religions, thoughts, ethnicities, ages, political views, sexual orientations and physical abilities.

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Cooley's looking glass self theory and sociological contributions

Charles Horton Cooley is a great sociologist who has contributed significantly to the field of sociology. He was born in Michigan State where he studied and work. He was a professor in the University of Michigan and lived near the university with his wife and three children.

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Management hierarchy and operations at Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is a titan of the managed health care industry. Established in 1945, it has grown to enormous proportions, serving approximately 9 million members through the efforts of 180,600 employees. Such gigantic proportions and wide arrays of services necessitate complex management.

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Corporate governance and financial reporting timeliness in Russian banks

Delivering a financial report in a timely manner is quite important. Financial report becomes stale quickly, so informing while the information is still new and relevant is important. The longer one waits to post financial information, the less significant it is[footnoteRef:1].

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Fear appeals in mass communication: traps and effective strategies

What traps should communicators avoid in using fear appeals in their messages? Fear is an emotion and messages that appeal to emotions must tread not so much lightly, but rather, quite meticulously, especially when calling upon an emotion such as fear.

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