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Women's sexuality and self-image in China, Japan, and America

While sexuality has been a widely accepted topic of research, published material, and the media in America for many decades, in parts of Asia open discussions of sexuality have only recently gained concession among the general public (Micollier, 2003).

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Alzheimer's disease: epidemiology, prevention, and caregiver burden

Alzheimer's disease is the seventh leading cause of all deaths in the United States and the fifth leading cause of death in Americans who are 65 years of age or older.

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Historical perspectives on death and dying across species

On Death and Dying: A Review of Historical Perspectives and Implications for Modern Society All living creatures must eventually die; this is one of the simple facts of life and one of the ways in which life and living can most clearly be understood and defined.

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Ethical analysis of the Tasman Spirit oil spill disaster

On the 27 July 2003, the oil tanker Tasman Spirit carrying approximately 67, 535 tons of crude Iranian Light oil ran aground in the channel port of Karachai (Janjua, Kasi & Nawaz, 2006) .

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Teen dating violence: prevalence, effects, and offender rehabilitation

Teen dating violence runs cuts across race, gender, and socioeconomic lines. Both males and females are victims, but boys and girls are abusive in different ways (National Teen Dating Violence Prevention Initiative, 2006, p.1).

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Social and cultural factors in Armenian substance abuse patterns

The possibility that social and cultural tensions are responsible, even in part, for the incidence of alcohol and substance abuse in a particular group of individuals, more so than is experienced by counterparts in other countries of comparative social and economic standing, is cause for…

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Religion and spirituality as coping mechanisms for African-American adolescent women

Although it is often ignored when it comes to its capacity to manipulate individuals, religion can have a strong effect on people, especially on teenagers, given their predisposition toward taking in all the information they come across without being able to filter it.

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Telemental health services adoption barriers and benefits in Utah

Technology innovation can have a transformative effect on our shared way of life.

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Military deployments and trauma in children of War on Terror families

The legendary advantages of being a "military brat" have been heralded for decades, especially in being able to see much of the world with the military parent. Previously the term just applied to the children of full time military personnel.

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Asthma management plan for a 62-year-old female patient

Asthma is a respiratory condition that can be inborn, can develop as a chronic condition early in life or can emerge as a result of persistently negative lifestyle conditions as one ages. According to the Mayo Clinic (2010), "asthma is caused by inflammation in the airways.

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