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Toxicological assessment of four abandoned industrial site contaminants

Located about one mile upstream from a residential area, conditions at the site in question are similar to those involved in many abandoned industrial sites across the country where there has been little attention paid to remediating the leftovers from chemical-intensive commercial operations.

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Alternatives to monological communication: analyzing Jabri, Adrain, and Boje's theory

Jabri, Adrain, and Boje (2008) on alternatives to the monological model is fascinating in that it causes us not only to think about communication in an alternate way but also reverses paradigms in other factors too.

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Stella Artois and Cadbury: brand narrative recovery through marketing communication

The first mention of Stella Artois in this article was a biography of the brand, dating from its humble roots in the late 1970s and its rise to fame as a popular international beer from Europe in the 1990s,sold as some form of luxury Beer Company that was available to mainstream audiences.

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Teaching children with autism to play Guitar Hero II

Blum-Dimaya, a., Reeve, S.A., Reeve, K.F. & Hoch, H. (2010). Teaching children with autism to play a video game using activity schedules and game-embedded simultaneous video modeling. Education & Treatment of Children,

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Coaching Joe, a systems analyst, through organizational collaboration challenges

In this text, I concern myself with Joe; an employee of Techno Corporation who seems frustrated given the recent re-organization of the firm which has brought with itself a greater need for collaboration between the business and marketing teams and the technical teams.

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Flayton Electronics data breach crisis and customer notification strategy

Brett Flayton, CEO of Flayton Electronics, is facing the most critical crisis of his career when it is discovered that 1,500 of 10,000 transactions have been compromised through an unprotected wireless link in the real-time inventory management system.

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Evolution and development of cognitive therapy from ancient philosophy

Psychology is a relatively young science. Though it has roots in philosophy and other humanities, it has only been an official science for a little over a century. Moreover, the different treatment modalities in psychology are also relatively new.

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The origins and development of Santeria in Cuba

Santeria began in Cuba as a mixture of the Western African Yoruba Religion and Iberian Catholicism. It is one of the numerous syncretic religions created by Africans brought to the Caribbean islands as slaves.

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Literacy coaching for elementary reading development and phonemic awareness

Learning to read and write begins early in children's development, long before they enter kindergarten. Moreover, literacy skill development in early childhood provides the foundation for children's long-term academic success.

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Lingering effects of slavery, apartheid, and caste systems today

Slavery in the United States, apartheid in South Africa, and the Indian caste system are now all illegal. However, this does not mean that the consequences of these systems of violence against people have vanished.

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