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Volunteer organization and emotional assessment in tornado disaster relief

Natural disasters are devastating events on a variety of levels. On the material level, the sheer destruction that disasters such as tornadoes or floods cause can be enormous. On the emotional level, the loss of property and loved ones is often even more distressing than the material loss.

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Gestational diabetes mellitus and maternal-fetal health complications

Diabetes during pregnancy increases the risk for developing congenital anomalies by over 10 times. Maternal glycemic control is critical to prevent such abnormalities in the baby. When glycemic control is not achieved by dietary adjustments, commencing insulin therapy is strongly recommended.

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Conceptualization and operationalization in administrative policy research

Administrative and policy research today is important in terms of ensuring the best possible practice towards the greatest public good. It is therefore important to clearly delineate the various components of such research, particularly in terms of conceptualization and operationalization.

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Whistleblowing and fraud confrontation in internal reporting procedures

The act of whistle blowing when fraudulent activity is detected may not be as simple as it appears. The right thing to do would be to confront the person suspected of committing the fraud, but sometimes this is not always the easiest thing to do.

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The telegraph's separation of communication from transportation and its technological evolution

The telegraph marked the first time that communication was separated from transportation. Prior to that point, the most significant long-distance communication relied on signals (fire, and later a form of semaphore) broadcast over long distances (Carey, 2010).

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Contemporary Australian social movements: from radicalism to compromise

The intercession of information technology proliferation (i.e. internet, cellular phones, handheld mobile communication devices) with the intensification of globalization has had the impact of transforming the way in which states relate to one another.

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Financial health analysis of Hopeful Happy Health Care Systems

The firm's liquidity has not changed significantly in the past year, as evidenced by the minor change in the current and quick ratios. Both of those ratios are relatively healthy.

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Christopher Boone's investigation in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon is set in 1998 in Swindon, England. The narrator of the story is a 15-year-old by the name of Christopher John Francis Boone. The book begins when Christopher finds the murdered body of his neighbor's dog, Wellington.

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Value at risk and market risk management in financial portfolios

There are some fundamental differences between market risk and firm-specific risk, although some of the underlying principles of managing this risk are the same.

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Evaluating the "Use It or Lose It" hypothesis in mental aging

Mental aging is a natural process where as age increases, mental abilities tend to decline. It is however generally believed that higher mental activity or exercise to lead to better performance of mental faculties as age increases.

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