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Living-learning communities and millennial student engagement

"The more effort students put into their experiences, or the more involved or engaged students are with their college environments, the more likely they are to exhibit positive cognitive and affective development"

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Developmental theories and childhood abuse in David Pelzer's memoir

Understanding Development: Human Behavior and Social Environment Theories in David Pelzer's a Child Called it In general, developmental theories try to explain "normal" behaviors and childhood development in individuals who do not face extreme adversity and conflict in the development process.

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Understanding English idioms: definitions, origins, and learning challenges

An idiom is a phrase that when the words are taken together they have a different meaning from the dictionary definitions of the individual words. This is what makes idioms hard for ESL students and other learners to master (English Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions, 2009).

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Quality of life in elderly patients with chronic renal failure

The patient in this case study is known as Mrs. E.S. She was admitted to the Renal Medicine Unit on the September 25, 2009, after a diagnosis of renal failure. The patient was born on the 31st of July 1922. Her weight at the time of admission was 77.270kg. Her height is 162.6cm.

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Parental alienation syndrome examined through family systems theory

Parental alienation is stated to be a term that has been coined for the purpose of describing "a phenomenon that occurs when a child becomes allied with one parent and disparages or rejects the other." (Appell, nd) This is generally known to occur in "cases of high conflict divorce." (Appell, nd)…

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Reality therapy and other counseling strategies for substance abuse

"This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs." "Don't drink and drive." The slogans are familiar, yet these Madison Avenue buzzwords have not eradicated the problem of substance abuse in American society -- or the problem of substance abuse around the world.

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Barriers to nurse practitioner independent practice establishment

Legally, NPs possess the authority to practice independently. Non-recognition of the NPs authority, however, routinely hinders their ability to put that authority into practice.

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Senior leadership change in comprehensive university environments

A comprehensive university environment demonstrates a unique environment for change and especially high order change such as the replacement of senior leadership, be it departmentally or university wide.

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Employee selection process at Atea Software

The modern day business environment is extremely challenging and the mounting forces of globalization have further increased competition and made it fiercer than ever.

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Perceived effectiveness of inner city adult education programs and emerging trends

In contemporary Western culture, may adults incorrectly assume that school and learning is a process reserved for children.

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