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Mary Shelley's representation of childbirth in Frankenstein's creation scene

In tracing the historical etymology of the word "monster," the Oxford English Dictionary offers a primary definition of something to be stared at or marveled over (from the same root as "demonstrate") but notes the second-most common use of the word is biological: "an animal or plant deviating in…

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Herding behavior and the neurological basis of bank panics

The work of Devenow and Welch (1996) states that the most basic of human instincts is likely to be that of "…imitation and mimicry" which are the primary characteristics in what is known as 'herding' which often specifically occurs related to such as "fashion and fads…" (Devenow and Welch, 1996,…

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The SIRUP approach to semantic data integration and heterogeneous sources

The work of Ziegler and Dittrich (nd) reports that integration is "becoming more and more indispensable in order not to drown in data while starving for information." The goal of data integration is "to combine data from different sources by applying global data model and by detecting and resolving…

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Benefits of ethics education in business and consumer trust

What are the possible benefits to companies, individuals, society and the world of business?

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Capital requirements and credit risk behavior in Arab African International Bank

The research will mainly dwell on the capital requirements and risk behavior of banks, more in particular the credit risk. The purpose of this research is to identify and analyze the relationship between capital requirements and the risk behavior of banks in Egypt

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Mulvey's theory of the male gaze and film criticism

When Mulvey (1975) wrote about the psychological importance of the male gaze, most women would have recognized in her description of the dynamics of phallocentrism and the male observation of women their own experiences.

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Rhythmic entrainment as a method to promote team flow and shared leadership

Facilitate Shared Leadership and Team Flow? Management literature is rife with advice on how to engage teams of workers in their tasks, how to get teams to cooperate, and how to build cultural identity as a company.

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Media policy challenges in Benkler's Wealth of Networks framework

It is said that the Western culture is going through some sort of cultural war in terms of communication and technology (Braman 153-182).

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Stroke disparity and health literacy in African-Americans

African-Americans are reported to be nearly twice as likely to experience a stroke as their white counterparts however, African-Americans are much less likely to know the risk-factors and symptoms of stroke or to seek early treatment.

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Frederick Taylor's influence on the evolution of people-oriented leadership

In 1911, Frederick Taylor wrote Principles of Scientific Management and Shop Management, and became the first to clearly introduce the study of people management.

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