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Emerging technologies: biometrics, identity verification, and trust quantification

The intent of this paper is to evaluate several emerging technologies and define what they specifically are in terms of both concepts and prototypes, what they specifically are designed to do, why they are important, what applications and implications these emerging technologies have for…

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Growth of online video advertising and YouTube's market impact

The intent of this document is to define the online advertising marketplace size, growth and market dynamics including the differences in approaches to presenting advertising messaging.

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Consumer awareness of fast fashion's environmental impact

The issue of fast or quick fashion and the impact that this phenomenon has on the environment, as well as consumer reaction, has gradually attracted attention from environmentalists, fashion commentators and the general public in recent years.

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Wiki technology and knowledge management systems evolution

Wiki is a technology is based on a distributed, open source Web Content Management (WCM) system that interlinks web pages and over time, builds an index by subject area.

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Effects of psychotropic medications on individuals with developmental disabilities

Psychotropic medicines are often prescribed to individuals with developmental disabilities although the reason for this is not clear in many instances.

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Taxi Driver and the Campbellian mythical hero's journey

Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver is a prime example of a filmic representation of the Campbellian mythical structure, a trajectory in which the protagonist undergoes a journey in which they acquire value knowledge or capabilities, finally returning at the conclusion of the story, endowed with the…

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Workplace harassment: types, supervisor responsibilities, and legal implications

Harassment manifests in a number of different ways, including verbal, physical, visual, and sexual. Verbal harassment involves racial slurs, religious epithets, or disparaging physical remarks.

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Global prevalence of diabetes: causes and combat strategies

Diabetes, a medical condition resulting from elevated levels of high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), has become a major worldwide health problem and is only getting worse; in 2010, diabetes affected 6.4% (285 million) individuals worldwide, and this total is expected to increase to 7.7% over the next…

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Chapter 1 of Our Social World: introductory concepts and sociology's approach

The introductory chapter of Our Social World delineates a number of salient characteristics of sociology. It not only describes the central aspects of sociology as an area of study, but places it in the context of the present moment.

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Language acquisition theories: Behaviorist, Innatist, and Interactionist models

This chapter was a bit surprising because it did not address learning a second language but instead focused on how children learn their first language. It was also surprising to read about children since those reading this textbook are obviously no longer children.

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