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Infant male circumcision and HIV infection risk reduction

Male infant circumcision has recently become an issue of increasing contention. In addition to religious grounds for the procedures, other promote it for assumed medial and hygienic benefits.

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Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and cognitive development

The theory of multiple intelligences (MI) was advanced by Dr. Howard Gardner, an education professor who coordinated a projects dubbed project Zero at Harvard University.

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The war on drugs: expensive failure and rising violence

Until 100 years ago, drugs were considered as simply a commodity. It wasn't until the Western cultural shifts that drugs became known as immoral and deviant.

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Certified case managers in the American health care system

Management History- Case Management Society of America, (2010). "Definitions of and History of Case Management in Health Care Settings." Cited in: http://www.cmsa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=104

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Facilitative leadership and transformational leadership in organizations

Providing leadership without taking control is the essence of effective facilitative leadership, and this often requires leaders to change how they think as much as how they manage (Brome, 2006).

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British traditions and the formation of American colonial society

In the 18th and 19th centuries, a literary metaphor that was commonly used was a crucible, or melting pot, that described the combination of numerous cultures and ideas into one -- just as one might put several different ingredients into a pot to make stew.

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The fence as metaphor for generational conflict and manhood in Fences

August Wilson's play, Fences, is about a family building a fence in the their backyard but it is also about a metaphorical fence as well.

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EMV standard implementation in Iranian banks: risks and challenges

There are diversified vies regarding the various forms of payment card fraud. In this paper we discuss extensively these views with a view of isolating the most dominant forms of payment card fraud so as to come up with viable solutions of how to tackle them.

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Who attends Narcotics Anonymous meetings and why

The focus of this ethnographic research study is the examination of Narcotic Anonymous meetings. This will be accomplished through a participatory observational approach in the formation of a portrait of individuals one would occasion to meet at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting.

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Evaluating ESL program efficacy through triangulated qualitative methods

This helps the researcher understand the processes being observed results and assesses the changes and modulations in people's perceptions. We will also use the data from Method A to design the questions for Method B, asking ourselves what particular items need to be accentuated and explained.

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