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Passive racism and interracial interactions in Riverside, California

In Riverside and many other Southern Californian communities, elements of the same racial tension that erupted in riots in 1991, after the acquittal of the police officers involved in the infamous Rodney King beating, still prevail.

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Neonatal stress and adult anxiety-like behavior in rodents

The current study discusses the impact of neonatal stress on adult stress responses. There has been some suggestion that risk assessment defensive behaviors in rodents might resemble some of the behavioral/somatic symptoms of generalized anxiety in humans (Wall & Messier, 2001).

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Rob Ryan's Smartups: entrepreneurial preparation and business planning

Rob Ryan in his book Smartups makes use of his experience teaching beginning entrepreneurs how to develop a plan, raise money, and put their plan into effective action. He finds, however, that most are not prepared and have not done the research necessary to create a viable plan.

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Real estate as a solid investment opportunity

Traditionally, real estate has been a safe investment opportunity that, generally, yields positive returns without some of the instability and risk associated with other types of financial investment, such as stock market investment.

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Comparing the research experience of traditional and professional doctoral programs in Australia

Educational institutions around the world have undertaken various benchmarking initiatives in recent years in which they compare themselves to other universities on various metrics in an effort to document their current levels of performance and to identify opportunities for continuous…

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Individual performance and team performance in organizational teamwork

Teamwork has become in recent years one of the major strategies implemented by organizations. One of the important implications raised by teamwork is the relationship between individual performance and team performance.

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Rational, natural, and open system paradigms in organizations

Humans have the tendency -- whether innate or learned -- to come together with similar individuals for the purpose of meeting like goals.

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How computers affect learning across three generations

Life Span Case Study Project: An Analysis of How Computers Have Affected the Lives of Three Different Age Groups This life span case study project interviewed three individuals from the following age ranges, representing a mother, father and child in the same family who all live together:

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Eisenhower's military training and preparation for leadership

Military historians study how being a commander in the armed forces prepares an individual for future positions of leadership. Dwight David Eisenhower, General of the Army and the thirty-fourth President of the United States modeled this theory.

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The biological model approach to treating bipolar disorder

Ultimately, the biological model of understanding the human psyche is most appropriate to interpreting Susie's bipolarity.

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