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Data visualization in Atlanta's neighborhood indicators partnerships

The two partners of the National Neighbourhoods Indicators Partnership chosen for the assessment here are: Atlanta Regional Commission and Neighbourhood Nexus. Both of these are situated in Atlanta and work towards building better and more cooperative communities.

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Deterioration of reinforced concrete in marine and river environments

The marine atmosphere and also the river atmosphere are infamously harsh on man-made structures; furthermore, the materials employed for construction are seriously examined through these elements and how they would impact each other.

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Developing an ethical leadership model based on integrity and moral decision-making

Leadership has been defined as the "procedure of social influence where a person is able to enlist the aid and support of others in the achievement of a common task" (Jam, 2012). Leadership is something that remains as one of the most appropriate features of the organizational context.

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Evolution of disaster communication from colonial firefighting to modern information technology

New York State firefighting history is a microcosm of early and modern disaster preparedness. Definition of disaster in the historic era and modern era.

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Love and sacrifice in Wilde's An Ideal Husband and Stevenson's The Beach of Falesa

What we can do for another is the test of powers, what we can suffer for another is the test of love." This I believe is the underlying theme, the thesis, if you will, that lingers in the mind long after reading Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband and Robert Lewis Stevenson's The Beach of Falesa.

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Language and ethnic identity in the Park family

With this dramatic increase in population and the racial unrest that resulted in the destruction of Korean businesses during the Los Angeles civil unrest, Korean-Americans have emerged as one of the visible ethnic groups in the country.

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Ethical standards for nonprofit organizations and corporate responsibility

Introduction century ago, corporate social responsibility was an idea whose time had not yet come, and companies were free to treat their employees as badly as they could get away with and cause nearly unregulated environmental damage.

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Banking customer service practices in the United States and China compared

And China. It has 5 sources. In layman's terminology customer service could be defined as the way an organization keeps its customers happy. However, in reality, this is different and more complex as one go into the depth of the definition of customer service.

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Battered woman syndrome: legal recognition and psychological effects

In preceding years, numerous studies on the battered woman syndrome, or BWS, have been presented to sustain and expose the bitter realities on battered women.

~12 min read

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The Olmec civilization: mother culture of Mesoamerica

Long before the Maya, Aztec or Toltec flourished in Central America, there lived the Olmecs, a civilization that has come to continue to intrigue and amaze the world.

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