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Interdisciplinary rehabilitation approaches for chronic illness and serious injury recovery

In order to help people help themselves, an interdisciplinary approach is necessary. This means that more than just one physical or mental health doctor must be involved in the treatment of a person.

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UN peacekeeping operations and post-Cold War regional conflicts

After five decades of international conflict, waged between the imperial champion of the communist ideology and the frontrunner for western democracy, the latter prevailed in the peaceful revolution of 1989.

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How earned value management improves project profitability

Earned value management (EVM) method is one of the most effective management techniques to emerge in the arena of management during the 20th century. While the technique originated in the late 1960s, its early use was exclusively in large defense programs.

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Reducing the high school dropout rate in Bermuda

The value of a high school education over the course of an individual's lifetime has been well documented, but many high school students continue to drop out of school prior to graduation for various reasons.

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The completion strategy of the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia

Introduction combination of political and criminal activities in the international arena, and the inability or unwillingness of local governments to handle these at the time has inspired the creation of entities such as the International Criminal Tribunal of Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International…

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Gender dysphoria in children: biological and social explanations

Gender is not an absolute or guaranteed condition in the human experience, and even young children can experience some confusion concerning their perceptions of what gender they should be based on powerful family, cultural and social influences.

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School-based mental health programs for at-risk African American adolescents

school-based mental health program on emotional intelligence, social behaviors, psychopathology and academic performance of inner- city [at -risk / African-American] adolescents

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Intertemporal choice and consumer spending decisions during recession

At issue here is the recession, and what it is doing to the town of Richmond, Virginia. Like many big cities and little towns throughout the country today, Richmond is suffering. it's difficult for people to pay their mortgages, and businesses are going under.

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Discrimination against high risk sex offenders in police interactions

Even when denoting truly violent offenders, demonization of any class of individual as being beyond redemption and/or devoid of humanity proves not only destructive, but wrong.

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Rising food prices: biofuel demand, land constraints, and fuel costs

Supply tightness increases volatility, so the high prices of the past few years indicate significant supply tightness in key variables. One of those variables is the supply of food itself. The supply of food has been adversely affected by demand for other agricultural cash crops.

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