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Treatment and nursing implications of osteoarthritis in middle-aged women

The issue of osteoarthritis is one that presents many challenges to the nurse and to the healthcare professionals at all levels. The general demographic of this condition is largely female and tends to occur particularly in women over the age of forty.

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Empiricism and rationalism in modern epistemology

Empiricism is a theory of knowledge that posits that what we know arises from a series of sensual experiences that are evidentiary and part of observable phenomena.

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Obama's Race to the Top initiative and teacher evaluation concerns

Race to the Top is a $4.35 billion dollar school reform initiative by President Obama. The new initiative has multiple goals.

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Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske's handbook for sensory processing disorder

Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child With Sensory Processing Issues. A Book by Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske.

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Authoritative versus authoritarian parenting and childhood emotional regulation

In particular, this paper examines how authoritarian parenting matches up with authoritative parenting in terms of helping children to avoid expressing their negative feelings through disruptive behavior.

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A German deserter's critique of World War One combat

Although it may not be the first such narrative, "A German Deserter's War Experience" is one of the few that detail personal experiences with early 20th century warfare and combat.

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Emotional intelligence as a core component of effective leadership

There are many different styles and aims of leadership that have been identified in both professional and academic literature.

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How organizational culture enables family organic farms to succeed

When family-run businesses such as organic farms succeed they do so because the organizational culture of both family and business are similar.

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Teaching cultural understanding and tolerance in elementary classrooms

Advances in technology have brought about many changes in the society in which we live. One of these changes centers on our ability to meet persons from different cultures and to interact with them in a manner that increases our knowledge and acceptance of their society.

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Reliability and validity of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a tool used to measure psychological or personality types. The MBTI is described, discussing its purpose and design, format, and standardization sample. The psychometric properties of this test are then discussed.

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