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Smokers' responsibility for smoking-related healthcare costs

An analysis of the costs that are associated with the second-hand smoke generated by smokers to identify additional costs is followed by a summary of the research and important findings are presented in the conclusion.

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Review of Getting Results: Five Absolutes for High Performance

Meanwhile the book edited by Clinton O. Longenecker and Jack L. Simonetti -- Getting Results: Five Absolutes for High Performance -- has numerous practical, pragmatic and easy-to-follow guidelines on how to get the most from your workforce.

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The elements of music: rhythm, melody, harmony, and timbre

Remember to discuss what each of these elements does.

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Memory and prior knowledge in cognitive learning theory

The cognitive theory of learning states that memory and prior knowledge play active roles in learning, which requires that researcher look beyond different types of behavior to learning that is based in the brain.

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Student perceptions of explicit and implicit grammar teaching methods

It is the opinion of the author that the decision whether or not to teach the subject of grammar as an extracted focus of ELT/ESL (English Language Teaching) (English as a Second Language) or passively as an inductive, integrated topic depends upon the class that one is teaching depends upon the…

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How software-as-a-service economics are reshaping enterprise application architectures

Re-aligning the economics of enterprise software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is changing the nature of how enterprise application architectures are planned, deployed and managed in organizations globally.

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Reducing information technology anxiety among child welfare social workers

A research question that will be raised and answered in the research proposal will be how to reduce information technology (it) anxiety among social workers in child welfare settings and how to make them more willing to employ it.

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Power distance in Australian and Saudi Arabian business negotiations

Using Hofstede's "Power Distance" Dimension to a Case Involving Australian and Saudi Arabian Business Executives In today's globalized world there is no denying that the importance of culture must be taken into account in any intercultural communication or business dealings involving different…

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The ethics of keeping animals in zoos for conservation

Human beings have kept animals in zoos for centuries, but only relatively recently have the ethical considerations of this practice been widely considered.

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Global software development outsourcing best practices and challenges

Global software development continues to be a disruptive innovation that is re-ordering every facet of the software industry and its value chain.

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