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Racial disparities in subprime mortgage lending and foreclosure

Who goes into foreclosure," the recent subprime mortgage crisis did not affect all borrowers equally. Individuals of nonwhite backgrounds were more likely to be affected by the crisis, even more so than whites of similar economic circumstances.

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Consumer behavior implications of virtual try-on technology adoption

Body Scanner is a software application that enhances the online clothes shopping experience. Body scanner is marketed to websites that retail clothing.

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Anatomy, injury, and surgical repair of the anterior cruciate ligament

The ACL is one of the most important of the four ligaments and is often injured during athletic activities although it causes of ACL injury can be from non-athletic activities (Health Information Publications, 2011).

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Ethics and leadership in the Napster file-sharing controversy

During the early days of the Internet, one of the most popular activities online was downloading 'free' music from popular file-sharing websites such as Napster. The website provided access to seemingly innumerable popular songs in an easily-searchable database.

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President Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and healthcare reform

Why did President Barack Obama push so hard in 2009 to pass legislation -- a bill that was signed into law in March 2010 as the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" -- that offers some reforms for America's healthcare system? What is wrong with the system that needs fixing?

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Shere Khan's manipulation and Mowgli's rejection by wolves and villagers

Wolves Turn Against Mowgli? The reason the wolves turn against Mowgli is based in part on one of the original details in the story -- the fact that the tiger Shere Khan has vowed from the beginning that he would kill the boy.

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Telecommuting as a competitive advantage strategy for IBM

The concepts of telecommuting and mobility are revolutionary in the field of business today. Telecommuting is not new concept.

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Distinguishing normative and abusive corporal punishment in parenting research

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the issues raised by an earlier study (Gershoff, 2002) that had concluded that corporal punishment was not associated with any positive outcomes beyond immediate compliance with parental commands but was universally associated with negative outcomes…

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Understanding Mexico's high-context culture and social norms

Mexico is the United States' neighbor to its south. However, cultural misunderstandings have existed between the two nations almost since their beginnings as independent nations.

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Four major theories explaining procrastination behavior in humans

Introduction- For psychologist, procrastination is the uniquely human ability and desire to replace high-priority tasks with those of low-priority, or to avoid doing certain tasks on purpose.

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