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Environmental contamination from the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Exxon Valdez. According to Pamela Miller of the Alaska Wilderness League, while Prince William Sound may appear clean to the naked eye, "oil continues to contaminate beaches, national parks, and designated wilderness.

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Set-point theory and the modern obesity epidemic

The set-point theory of weight loss and weight gain suggests that dieting is unsuccessful and futile. When dieting, the body naturally adjusts its metabolic rate, slowing so that weight loss slows to a crawl.

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Legal and ethical challenges of personality testing in employment and education

Personality tests can pose problematic legal and ethical challenges, when used to vet prospective employees or when imposed upon students or other individuals who have little ability to resist taking them.

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Japanese and American business negotiation styles and cultural differences

Imagine this scenario: a businessman from Japan and a businessman from America sit down at a table. The American presses and presses the Japanese man to agree to his terms, often vigorously pounding the table.

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Teacher treatment and student self-determination in secondary education

Hong, B., Shull, P. (2009). Impact of teacher dispositions on student self-determination. International Journal of Learning, 16(1). Retrieved October 20, 2009, from Education Research Complete database.

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Marketing strategies for biotechnology versus traditional industries

Amgen's bone-loss drug faces marketing hurdles discusses challenges it perceives as unique to biotechnology. The first issue is that of the high price of Amgen amid healthcare reform that is focusing on decreasing prices.

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White's historical roots of the ecological crisis

According to White, the word etymology first appeared in the English language in the year 1873. He traced the etymology of ecology back to the marriage of theoretical and sophisticated science to the empirical technology about four generations ago (1203).

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Successful Six Sigma implementation requires organizational culture and management commitment

Six-Sigma has been successfully adopted by many global organizations starting with Motorola. The strategy focuses on minimization of defects to improve quality and enhance productivity.

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Christopher Cox's advocacy for IFRS standards in mutual fund reporting

In 2007, Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Christopher Cox would release an article through his office touting the necessity for the United States to work with all due diligence to adapt the principles of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as…

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Similarities and differences in the three branches of federal courts

U.S. federal court system is made up of three branches -- the Supreme Court, the district courts and the appeals courts.

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