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Informed consent standards in medical and clinical research

One aspect of the research process seemingly everyone can agree upon is the need for informed consent upon the part of research subjects. In medical research, "informed consent is the process by which a fully informed patient can participate in choices about her health care.

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Prescription drug abuse and dependency among elderly populations

please describe some of the most pressing physical, cognitive, and socioemotional concerns in the elderly that could give rise to substance abuse problems

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Primary health teams and health equity in Australia

Addressing Australia's healthcare needs on a population-wide basis calls for the involvement of a wide array of public agencies, private companies, research institutions and treatment facilities.

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Richard Pipes on property ownership and personal liberty

In Property and Freedom, Richard Pipes draws a connection between two seemingly unrelated topics: the ownership of property and the experience of personal freedom.

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Tony Gatlif's films and sympathetic portrayals of Rom characters

Gypsies have often played characters at the heart of conflicts in films. But a lot of the time those conflicts have had nothing to do with the history or dynamics of their community at all as ROM actors have been recruited to play a series of different "ethnic" characters in American films,…

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Comparing the Bender-Gestalt test and RBANS for neuropsychological assessment

The Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test is one of the five or six most frequently-used tests of mental functioning.

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Literary Realism's response to Romanticism in nineteenth-century fiction

Realism began as a reaction to early 20th century Romanticism. Realism' origins are usually traced back to 19th century France, to the works of authors such as Stendhal, the author of the Red and the Black and Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.

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Aristotle's theory of happiness and the virtuous life

Aristotle's central argument resolves around attaining the highest good by various means. He also acknowledges that the "highest good" is not quantifiable in terms of only one single thing.

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Using project-based learning to engage elementary students in mathematics

One of the greatest challenges in mathematics education is in reaching students who are otherwise detached from the discipline. Many students find arithmetic instruction dry, unyielding and remote from their daily needs.

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How compensation and workplace factors affect employee motivation

Compensation Affect Employee Motivation? Motivations of employees can have a huge effect on the health and reputation of any particular business.

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