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Challenges faced by same-sex couples negotiating parental roles

Gay Donor or Gay Dad? The prototypical U.S. family has historically been defined as a heterosexual arrangement that divided responsibilities by gender (Farrell, VandeVusse, and Ocobock 284).

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Substance abuse prevention and treatment strategy for Geauga County, Ohio

Planning -- The most effective strategy within a community for any public health issue is two-fold: education and focus.

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Moral freedom in Twain, McCarthy, and Faulkner

It has 5 sources. When the Puritans of Europe left their homeland for the vast and wild continent of America they envisioned social and religious freedom. For them American had been a deserted place and the only enemy they have had been the Natives.

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Autism: characteristics, causes, and available treatments

Autism is a complex developmental disorder that generally emerges before the age of three.

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Atheism and self-esteem in clinical psychology practice

My religious orientation is one of my greatest challenges, as a therapist. I consider myself an "objectively moral atheist," which means that I do not believe in the existence of any so-called "supreme being," or "God." I believe that moral behavior can be defined, understood, taught, and practiced…

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Causes and solutions to the global nursing shortage crisis

The issues and challenges orbiting around the world of professional healthcare are no secret; one of the major obstacles that have received a great deal of media attention in recent years has been the nursing shortage.

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Haptic feedback and human memory in computer interface design

The first question is what the definition of haptic feedback and why it is needed. The second is to define the various types of human memory and the impact of the same on the human/computer interface.

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American culture's influence in a globalized world

Writers such as Pico Iyer, Richard Pells, and Joseph Nye are in fact correct that the world culture has not and will not be Americanized.

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Diagnosis and assessment methods for autism spectrum disorder in children

Children with autism can be hard to assess. Many children who fall under the criteria needed to determine autism, may be in fact be socially awkward, shy, among other things.

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Research challenges in studying human trafficking survivor populations

The main questions I face are finding an adequately-sized population of individuals to study who are willing and able (logistically and emotionally) to participate in my research project on the effects of human trafficking.

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