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Why the Scientific Revolution couldn't occur in China

Ethno- or cultural-centricity can take many forms, and it is not simply in the realms studied by the "soft sciences" -- sociology, psychology, and other investigations of human action, motivation, and community -- that problems and biases from such thinking emerge.

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Operant conditioning in ESL writing instruction

The fundamental difference between operant and classical conditioning is the sequence of behavioral influence. In classical conditioning, for example, the stimulus is provided to encourage subsequent behavior.

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Lived experience of IRA terrorism in border communities

rich study of how people in a canon or village bordering North Ireland in Britain experienced terrorist's activities from the IRA during the past 10 years, and whether they feel the threat has slackened or increased.

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Managed care, quality improvement, and end-of-life ethics in long-term care facilities

Discuss the role played by managed care and its impact on long-term care reimbursement. As the population ages, cutbacks in long-term care reimbursement are inevitable in the way of public reimbursement.

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Addressing the aging nursing workforce through retention strategies

From reading the Report Brief which one of the 4 key messages speak to you and WHY? The key message that I see as being very important is that of nurses being full partners, with physicians and other health care professionals, in redesigning health care in the United States.

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Religious persecution and opportunity in America: an immigrant's perspective

I left my home country of Indonesia when I was 23 years old. I didn't leave because I wanted to; I left because I had to.

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Language revitalization and cultural identity among the Wampanoag people

The introduction of the video discusses a prophesy that "language would leave" and then come back.

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Evaluating government emergency preparedness web portals for accessibility

The resource provided here is sponsored by the Corporation for National & Community Service. Its primary intention is to serve as a step-by-step guide by which users may outline strategies for community-wide emergency preparedness.

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Immersion in Mexican and Native American cultures through personal experience

Immersing oneself in a culture can be done by spending time with people in that culture. For this project, I visited a Mexican family while they ate dinner. I had a friend of a friend who agreed to let me participate. The dinner was not a formal one, and we went to a local Mexican restaurant.

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Cultural competence in healthcare: Laotian and Puerto Rican cases

In the case of Justine, cultural / religious beliefs could stand in the way of saving Justine's life.

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