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Web 2.0 and social networking: technology, culture, and implications

The second phase of the Web development, commonly known as Web 2.0, has increased in significance and potential with the proliferation of the social networking phenomenon.

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Autism diagnosis, intervention, and social adjustment outcomes

This literature review is a comprehensive introduction of autism to people with little or no specialized knowledge.

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Spirituality and religiosity in holistic nursing care

Spirituality is often equated with religiosity and then fundamentally neglected in medical care, as a result of the perceived need to limit potential sensitive and personal discussion, especially with regard to differences of opinion regarding beliefs and practices between all individuals involved.

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Populism, progressivism, and the New Deal as reform movements

Populism has a strong tradition in American political culture, especially since the late nineteenth century.

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Obama's spending package and transportation infrastructure modernization

How might this impact global supply chain efficiency?

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Bunuel's use of dual actresses in That Obscure Object of Desire

How do we know what is real? Because we share our perceptions of what happens with others and their agreement with our own perceptions and beliefs about the nature of even our own personal reality is thus bolstered by the attention of others.

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Color-blind racism and gender-blind sexism in American society

"Our Mother's Grief: Racial-Ethnic Women and the Maintenance of Families" by Bonnie Thorton Dill I believe, it is largely true that the United States has made great strides in overcoming racial and ethnic prejudices, especially in the form of institutional discrimination, in the decades following…

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Classical influences and intertextuality in Ben Jonson's Volpone

Ben Jonson is a writer who was deeply influenced by earlier novels in both themes and structures.

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Evolution of programming languages from machine code to net-centric computing

Computers, more specifically the hardware that allows computer to process data and the languages that have evolved to make that process more streamlined, continue to improve and evolve based on technological, cultural, and social evolution.

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Predator selection of victims based on behavioral predictability and lifestyle patterns

The acclaimed criminology text "Predators: Who they are and how to stop them" is a concise and credible resource for the novice or the highly trained criminologist to learn and understand how everyday people can become victims to predators.

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