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The American media as Fourth Estate: from Watergate to present day

During the 1970's, the role of the media changed from simply reporting the news to revealing serious political scandals (Waisbord, 2001).

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Safety and efficacy of laser eye surgery procedures

Prior to the advent of laser technology, ophthalmologists relied purely on mechanical means of surgically correcting myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (far sightedness), and astigmatism.

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Managing virtual IT professionals: challenges and strategies

As technology has evolved, the reality of virtual organizations has begun to take hold in a variety of industries. It is now commonplace for employees to work, at least in part, from offsite.

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Comparing Islamic, common law, and civil law criminal justice systems

Law is implied to hold a fundamental position in the societal system of the western and near eastern regions. Two customary beliefs are present in these "law-centered" societies. The custom of divine revelation is the first one.

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Police abuse and accountability barriers in the United States

Police abuse remains one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in the United States.

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Testing the effort-reward imbalance model in workplace stress measurement

Psychosocial hazards or risk factors can be defined as "those aspects of work design, and the organization and management of work, and their social and organizational contexts, which have the potential for causing psychological or physical harm" (Cox and Griffiths, 1996, 129-130).

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Sustainability leadership and responses to global challenges

Current global occurrences have posed a great challenge to the continued existence of living things on earth. At this stage in the history of man, humanity is struggling with a lot of challenges; and these challenges are not restricted to region or race.

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Healthcare supervisor responsibilities and organizational policy implementation

Facilitating the existence of adequate healthcare staff for the hospital demands the creation of an organization wide policy. For this effort to commence, a workforce summit can be held with representatives from across all departments.

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Acupuncture's mechanisms and effectiveness in pain management

Nursing This study has the following limitations; the chosen location, the chosen industries, the population, environmental factors and several uncontrollable variables; which are briefly outlined below. The chosen location is Houston, Texas United States.

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Ethnographic assessment of the Coast Guard Reserve Personnel Management Officers Evaluation Systems

This paper engages in a thorough assessment of the culture, organization and technology of the reserve personnel management that operates as a branch within the Personnel Service Center of the United States Coast Guard: specifically the Officers Evaluation Systems.

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