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Internet Addiction Disorder: symptoms, recognition, and clinical debate

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Tennessee's judicial waiver process for trying juveniles as adults

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Marital conflict and child aggression: family processes and intervention effects

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Game theory as an interdisciplinary approach to human behavior

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Bill Hillier's theory of spatial configuration in architecture

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Pulte Homes: corporate strategy and consumer-focused business model

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Albert Ellis' rational emotive behavior therapy approach and applications

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Theory and practice differences between art history and studio art

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