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HIV transmission and cultural gender dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa

It is estimated today that roughly 15 million heterosexual women have HIV (Avert, 2014). By far and away, the majority of these women are found in sub-Saharan Africa, where it is believed that "close to 60% of adults living with HIV are women -- or 13.3 million" (UNAIDS/WHO, 2004).

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Understanding body language and professional conduct in the workplace

Life has become more complicated today. Hidden meanings and social restrictions have made interactions even more complex. Reading and understanding body language goes beyond the particular gestures. One needs to understand the meaning taken by these gestures under varied circumstances.

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The music of Russian composers at the St. Louis summer concert

Louis, Missouri. This was a special event concert called The Music of Russian Composers, featuring music of Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, and Prokofiev. I was looking forward to this concert in particular because I have come to appreciate the music of the Russian composers.

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Reinforcing structural inequality through socially constructed difference

How do we reinforce structural inequality? What are the theoretical foundations and types of oppression? What are the different levels of oppression?

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The shift in tobacco marketing ethics and regulation in America

What caused this change? The marketing and selling of tobacco-related products has gone through one of the most fundamental shifts in marketing ethicacy ever seen in the United States in the last century.

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Religious conviction and slavery: John Brown and Robert E. Lee compared

Religious beliefs were the sustaining platform for the positions on slavery of both Robert E. Lee and John Brown, although both men were compelled in disparate directions as a result of their faith.

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Project uncertainty assessment and risk management strategies

Provide examples. Uncertainties can have a positive or negative outcome on a project based on how they are initially assessed and managed.

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Open-plan offices in publishing and the myth of workplace design efficiency

The open-plan office space complete with cubicles has broken down the once hallowed walls of Manhattan's literary elite: publishing houses.

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Negotiating peace in South Sudan's civil conflict

South Sudan Warring Factions Agree on Unity Government. By Voice of America. The conflict between two warring factions within the government of Southern Sudan started in December 2013 where the rebel leader Riek Machar has been at war with the president Salva Kiir.

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Riley v. California and digital privacy rights in law enforcement

Digital forensics was a field that simply didn't exist a few decades ago. This field has opened the door to abilities for crime and the need for law enforcement in properly preventing crime as well.

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