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GPS technology in telecommunications and location-based services

The intent of this paper is to define the concepts behind Global Positioning Systems (GPS), specifically focusing on how the data is used from these systems and their role on data communications networks as well.

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Origins and economic consequences of the 2008 housing bubble crisis

The origin of the crisis can be ascribed to 4 features. (i) the first and foremost relates to the immense growth in the financial products as well as financial practices that included high levels of leverages which were being sustainable only under situations of rising confidence of the investor…

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Self-harm classification and treatment approaches in adolescents

Despite the frequent reportage on adolescent self-harm in the popular media, achieving a consensus on how to treat this difficult problem continues to vex the psychiatric community. One of the first problems is how to define deliberative self-harm (DSH).

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Teaching ethics and values alongside subject expertise in education

As an educator, I am tasked not only with imparting knowledge to my students on a certain subject or subjects, but also with installing in them principals through which they can live responsible lives in an ever changing world.

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Racism, feminism, and celebrity culture in contemporary America

American culture is a melting pot of ideas, beliefs, immigrants, and values, that all combine to make us a unique and divergent society. Racism, feminism, and celebrity culture are all facets of that culture, and they have significance for a number of reasons.

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Mark Noll's "God and race in American politics": religious rhetoric and political stratification

This work is a demonstration of the ability of any historian with the knowledge to do so being able to draw a direct line between decisions made today and their ideological basis.

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Machiavelli's analysis of Hiero and Agathocles in the Prince

In Nicolo's Machiavelli's the Prince, in chapters six and thirteen, Machiavelli talks about the strengths of a prince in terms of his abilities vs. his birthright, and his strength as a prince in terms of those who back him.

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Economic collapse and moral decline in the Weimar Republic

The Weimer republic, of post-WWI Germany was in many ways doomed to social and political failure, most profoundly because of the economic climate of the period which it encompassed.

~12 min read

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Personal computer components, functions, and system architecture

Personal computer is a small computational device that relies in a microprocessor to manage the coordination of system software, inputs, outputs, application software and increasingly, integration to the Internet.

~6 min read

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Periodontal disease and its systemic health implications

Periodontal disease has different degrees and stages of severity but can result in loss of teeth in the later more severe stages. However, what is disturbing is that this disease is becoming more prevalent in our modern 'developed' societies.

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