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Piaget's theory as a maturational approach to cognitive development

The term maturation has different connotations in the theory of development if viewed from different angles. There are many theories of development that have links or are a part of the theory of maturation.

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Ambiguity tolerance and career promotion in ethnically diverse organizations

Tolerance of Ambiguity and Corporate Success in Global and Ethically-Diverse Organizations: An Initial Study Frenkel-Brunswick (as cited in Kruglanski, 2004) first defined the trait ambiguity tolerance (AT) as a personalty variable that is primarily influential in the formation of social…

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Professional doctorates: distinctions from PhDs and career applications

Whilst also conferring the title 'Dr.' On an individual, the professional doctorate is different than a PhD in that it focuses on a profession rather than academia and is therefore not for those intending to teach.

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Ahimsa in Buddhism: mental and physical non-violence

Though the Buddhist concept of ahimsa may often be misinterpreted as being purely concerned with physical pacification, in reality the ideal encompasses both a peaceful attitude towards others as well as an attention to one's own positive and non-violent mental state.

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Computer science research laboratories at MIT bridging biology and medicine

Fortunately for myself, MIT's computer science division is closely related to many other scientific divisions in that institution.

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Minority dissent and creativity in group decision making

Groups Make Decisions? Decision making by an individual is a straightforward process due to the unilateral source thereof. But when it comes to group decision making, the matter has several complications particular when there are disparate opinions and several issues that needed addressed.

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Religious accommodation and diversity in the workplace

Borstorff, P., Arlington, K. (2010). The Perils of Religious Accommodation: Employees' Perceptions. Proceedings of the Academy of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues, 14 (1), 1-6.

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Food security threats in emerging BRICS nations and global market volatility

Food Security as defined by the World Food Summit is "when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life" (1). Food security and preservation is a very contentious issue among many nations.

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Biopsychology and humanistic approaches to treating depression

Over the last several years, many health care professionals have been focusing on wide variety of approaches to fully understand the impact that depression having on people. At the heart of this area of research, has been studying the way that a person is reacting to a particular event.

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Teitelbaum's argument against salt reduction recommendations

Eat less salt and die' indicates various scientific tenets. The author argues that hitherto injunctions on unhealthiness of salt and prescriptions to reduce dietary intake of salt are misguided. On the contrary, salt far from being unhealthy, is healthy and should not be controlled in the least.

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