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Child obesity: causes, health impacts, and preventive strategies

It also gives many references and explanations on adverse health impacts as well as negative mental impact upon children. In the end, several preventive measures have been given as suggestions including psychotherapies to help children alter their negative thinking resulting due to obesity.

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Mentoring program proposal to reduce employee turnover at Squid

One of the largest problems employers face today are high turnover rates. Many times the reasons given for turnover include lack of motivation and career advancement.

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Confucianism and the evolution of fatherhood in modern Japan

The traditional role of men in Japanese society and in the Japanese family is one of the aloof bread-winner. This role comes directly from the Japanese cultural history, rooted in Confucianism.

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Pride and prejudice and social class in Austen's novel

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Specifically it will discuss the novel's definitive, unique style that was ahead of its time. "Pride and Prejudice" may be the first popular romantic comedy of its time, and that quality has made it a timeless novel.

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The influence of the Bible on Christian missionary work

Christian missions have been an essential component in spreading the gospel of Christ. The bible is often utilized to assist in drawing people to a relationship with Jesus Christ. The purpose of this discussion is to examine the Influence of the Bible on Christian mission.

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Web-based learning frameworks and their effects on student performance

The examined literature clearly indicates that a mainly positive performance outcome can be expected from either wholly or partially including WBL strategies in a variety of different subject areas.

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Asperger Syndrome: genetic causes, diagnostic methods, and characteristics

Asperger Syndrome (as) is classified as an autistic spectrum disorder, and its causes, as with all forms of autism, remain controversial and hotly debated within the scientific community as well as in the popular media.

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Anorexia nervosa: history, characteristics, and medical recognition

Anorexia Nervosa is a psychological eating disorder that is characterized by a distorted body image and obsessive fear of gaining weight -- resulting in starving oneself or eating and then regurgitating food.

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Evaluating the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator's clinical and diagnostic applications

The Myers Briggs Type Indicator, introduced in 1943 by the social scientists from which it draws its name and revised frequently thereafter, is a questionnaire-based instrument designed to provide personality profiling data on its respondents.

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Guided discovery-based learning effectiveness compared unassisted discovery

The merits of discovery-based learning have been debated for nearly as long as this approach towards learning has been popularized. A number of specific research studies have been conducted to validate the efficaciousness of discovery-based learning, including that authored by Louis Alfieri et al.

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