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Pervasive computing and the net-centric society

Even areas that are not developed are often hooked into satellite phones, into Internet access, and are able with a few clicks to chronicle events that just a few years ago would have seemed almost magical.

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Career development in refugee welfare and indigenous communities

Since my early days as radio reporter for World View Foundation in 1997, I believe I have come a long way. Pursuing my deep interest in the field of development, I moved from one opportunity to another, gaining wider experience and in the process becoming very more deeply involved in the area.

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Critique of change management initiatives at Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu using Hofstede's cultural dimensions model

In critiquing the peer-reviewed article Building a Business Program in Romania: Creating and Sustaining Change (Franz, 2004). The analysis centered on attempts to implement nine change management initiatives at the Romanian university, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (LBUS).

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Graves Enterprises marketing strategy for doubling sales

As the newly installed Vice President of Marketing for Graves Enterprises, the focus over the next year is to double sales in both the company's commercial and consumer floor care product line.

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Walmart's strategic shift toward corporate social responsibility and reputation management

Wal-Mart is one of the greatest retailers at an international level, and the undisputable leader of the American retail industry. The company has undergone a series of transformations throughout its existence and it has emerged as a stronger corporation.

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Abortion access for rape victims and unintended pregnancies

Of the six million women who become pregnant in the United States each year, half of the pregnancies are unintended. Each year, about 1.3 million American women end the pregnancy with abortion.

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Electronic bed tracking systems for managing emergency department overcrowding

Canadian hospitals today are seeing some major issues that need strong and ambitious solutions. One of those problems is the clear overcrowding of ED units. Overwhelmed emergency departments actually prove to be more of a breeding ground for problems and infections in the boarding ED patients.

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The Health Belief Model and Social Cognitive Theory in health behavior interventions

Health Belief Model (HBM) (Becker, 1974) was developed in the1950s by researchers who were seeking to explain why some reject health services such as immunization and screening despite the fact that these services were offered free of charge.

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Prosecutorial misconduct and evidence tampering in criminal justice

Despite these laws, there have been cases of unprofessional behavior by the prosecutors and a violation of ethics and code of conduct. A good case in point is Miller vs. Pate (1967).

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The evolution of the U.S. Army Signal Corps communications technology

Where, everyone is searching for ways of effectively incorporating the latest techniques, (with the most state of the art technology), in an effort to improve the operational effectiveness of their organization. Such is the case with the U.S.

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