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Junior leaders' roles in Nigeria's counterinsurgency against Boko Haram

Junior Leaders in Counterinsurgency and Complex Military Operations: A case study of the Northeast Nigeria Government Counterinsurgency Guide describes counterinsurgency or COIN as the military and civilian efforts that that are undertaken simultaneously in order to defeat and contain insurgency…

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Persecution and fragmentation in Middle Eastern Christianity

Christianity was born in the Middle East, the religion has become globalized with a relatively sparse and scattered Christian presence in the region today. Currently, Christians suffer from frequent persecution, especially at the hands of terrorist groups like ISIS/ISIL.

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Musculoskeletal injuries and workplace hazards in slaughterhouses

Slaughterhouses are among the most hazardous workplace environments, and represent a significant challenge for industrial hygienists. Musculoskeletal injuries are the most common form, and are typically related to repetitive stress.

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Improving Veterans Health Administration wait times for medical care

Veterans are senior citizens who have served the nation in a dedicated manner and in their elder days need to feel the reciprocation of the nation on the sacrifice that they made. The population demography of the U.S.A.

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Cultural evolution and human adaptation in Darwinian theory

Cultural group selection's contribution to the progression of cooperation among humans is intensely contested. A majority of human behavior impacted by culturally diffused philosophies (including religious views) does not seem adaptively sensible.

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Gender identity: biology, social construction, and modern feminism

What is gender? Is it a biological condition or a social construction? In today's modern world, it appears that it can be one or the other or even a mixture of both.

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Palliative care and hospice as national health care priorities in America

Why the Public Policy Issue Was Chosen? According to the report released by National Priorities and Goals -- aligning efforts meant to transform America's Health care (NQF, 2009; Partnership, 2008). NPP (National Priorities Partnership) came up with 6 priorities.

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Substance-induced psychosis: causes, symptoms, and medical complications

Psychosis is a psychiatric state that can either be enduring or temporary. A person suffering from the condition may experience memory lapses, incoherent speech or thoughts, lack of concentration, delusions and/or hallucinations.

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Zero tolerance policies and student discipline in American schools

The occurrence of unruly incidents by students in the form of school violence in the 90s and 2000s shocked parents, lawmakers and even the students. All these groups expect the school heads to get tougher in terms of enforcement of rules and adopt a zero tolerance to such unruliness.

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Ethical dilemmas and team strategies in palliative care

The alternatives that are available today to take care of dying patients are numerous. These alternatives have increased as technology has evolved. Ethical dilemmas arise when one is faced with the decision of the best possible care for a patient who is dying.

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