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The rise of institutional investors in financial markets over fifty years

Over the last 50 years, institutional investors have become increasingly dominant in the marketplace. This is because a large number of individual shareholders are lacking the sophistication or knowledge to understand what is happening.

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Elliott Jaques's theory of midlife crisis and developmental transitions

The concept of midlife crisis was first purposed by Elliott Jaques in 1965. Jaques introduced the idea in 1965 in a paper on the working patterns of creative geniuses.

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Anxiety disorder diagnosis and biological mechanisms in a case study

In the current case study, an adult female patient has presented with a range of episodic symptoms which included sweating, trembling, nausea, palpitations and chest pains. These symptoms have typically accompanied feelings of overwhelming anxiety and dread.

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Post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse among foreign war veterans

In beginning to assess the affects of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its link to substance abuse among veterans of foreign wars, a survey questionnaire was distributed to 75 veterans (68 male and 7 female), with the following questions for their addressing: 1.) Have you experienced any…

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Evolution of leadership theories and their application at Cisco Systems

Leadership theories continue to evolve as the complexity, nature and scope of organizations shift from command-and-control structures to more agile frameworks for managing change.

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Everloop: A child-safe social networking platform review

We live in a world that is immersed in technology. In this context, the rise of social networks and their increased popularity among children, teens and adults is a hot topic today.

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Goldstein's "Laughter out of place": structure and narrative effectiveness

The most significant of these is the challenge of offering information that contributes to the existing knowledge base within a particular subject choice. I believe Donna M.

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Cyberbullying and academic decline among teenagers on social networks

All over the world, social networks are known to bear many negative effects when compared to the positive effects that they bring to the society.

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Personal forgiveness decisions: examining research on interpersonal healing

In the last paper that I wrote I explained the rather complex relationship that I have with my father. This explanation details how my father disappointed me over and over again, and how he has hurt me and other close family members beyond words or adequate expression.

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The Beck Anxiety Inventory: development, applications, and clinical limitations

The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) test was created by Dr. Aaron T. Beck and other colleagues, and is a 21-question multiple-choice self-report inventory that is used for measuring the extent and intensity of an individual's anxiety.

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