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Neonatal stress and adult anxiety-like behavior in rodents

The current study discusses the impact of neonatal stress on adult stress responses. There has been some suggestion that risk assessment defensive behaviors in rodents might resemble some of the behavioral/somatic symptoms of generalized anxiety in humans (Wall & Messier, 2001).

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Rob Ryan's Smartups: entrepreneurial preparation and business planning

Rob Ryan in his book Smartups makes use of his experience teaching beginning entrepreneurs how to develop a plan, raise money, and put their plan into effective action. He finds, however, that most are not prepared and have not done the research necessary to create a viable plan.

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Real estate as a solid investment opportunity

Traditionally, real estate has been a safe investment opportunity that, generally, yields positive returns without some of the instability and risk associated with other types of financial investment, such as stock market investment.

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Individual performance and team performance in organizational teamwork

Teamwork has become in recent years one of the major strategies implemented by organizations. One of the important implications raised by teamwork is the relationship between individual performance and team performance.

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Rational, natural, and open system paradigms in organizations

Humans have the tendency -- whether innate or learned -- to come together with similar individuals for the purpose of meeting like goals.

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Antisocial behavior development in a fourteen-year-old male case study

This brief article will profile the exhibited antisocial behavior of a 14-year-old male, Justin. Justin's behavior has been troubling to family and friends since he was two years old, when he refused to vocalize and required intervention that involved speech therapy.

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Public relations strategies in K-12 school administration: a comparative critique

The pace of legislative change created by No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act "and the natural rivalry between different groups with different ideas about what works best" in schools has caused no end of confusion, tension, miscommunication and outright division among those who need to work together"…

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Memory formation and its role in learning and cognition

Memory is a function of the human brain that is highly debated, multi-faceted and nonetheless crucial to human existence. To create memory is to learn and to learn is the ultimate goal of education.

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Market strategy and competition in the pharmaceutical industry

The company during its operation has to monitor and control the public demand, followed by the standards of the goods being demanded. The standards of the goods being sold in the market are transitional, and experience consistent changes with the passage of time.

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Comparing psychoanalysis and Adlerian therapy in counseling practice

Counseling is defined as professional guidance in resolving personal conflicts and emotional problems (Lexicon Publishing LLC 2007). Two of the most common counseling therapies are psychoanalysis and the Adlerian therapy.

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