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Type 1 diabetes: immune mechanisms and disease management

Diabetes is one of the most pervasive chronic diseases of this century, already affecting more than 180 million people around the world. As per WHO statistics, by the year 2030 there will be more than 300 million diabetics.

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The emotional appeal of serial killer suspense films

Movie-making has become such a pervasive art form that specific movie genres have developed to meet the emotional needs of the movie-going public. One subtype of movies that has a guaranteed dramatic impact is the serial-killer suspense movie.

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Benefits and limitations of desktop versus enterprise database management systems

The use of databases has become pervasive in personal productivity applications including Microsoft Excel and Access, in addition to being supported in open source applications including StarOffice.

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Guided selling technology and relationship marketing in commercial accounts

The use of guided selling technologies is pervasively used throughout manufacturing and services companies to provide responsive support to customers online, on a 24/7 basis.

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Racial disparities in criminal justice, employment, and education

RACISM is one of the most pervasive problems in our society. It would be wrong to assume that racism affects our society alone, in fact it exist in various forms in almost every society.

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Zinczenko's argument on fast food responsibility and personal choice

Zinczenko (2002) discusses the challenges of the pervasive fast food industry. He begins with a personal story of his own childhood and how he gained a considerable amount of weight, as a child of single parents often left to fend for himself at fast food restaurants.

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Use of statistics at Cincom Systems for competitive advantage

The use of statistics in pervasive throughout Cincom Systems, from tracking customer behavior through research surveys to measuring software quality and continually striving to attain higher levels of application performance and stability.

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The hidden economic costs of terrorism and the war in Iraq

Terrorism is such a real and pervasive physical fear in contemporary American society that it is easy to forget its economic impact.

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The RICO Act and combating organized crime in America

Organized crime is among the more pervasive forms of criminal disobedience and inundates all levels of society with the nefarious malefaction inherent to the rackets.

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Mobile apps for capturing geolocation and customer data

As progress towards truly ubiquitous or pervasive computing continues to be made, some of the more important emerging technologies that will facilitate this goal are so-called "apps," which are being engineered for a seemingly endless array of utilitarian as well as educational and entertainment…

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