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Environmental, social, and genetic risk factors for malaria

Malaria is caused by infection of red blood cells by the parasites Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, and P. ovale and transmitted from human to human by the vector, Anopheles mosquitoes, according to the information provided by the U.S.

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Managing employee emotions in organizational contexts

What factors do you think make some organizations ineffective at managing emotions? Employees' emotions can be harder to control at work as opposed to in other parts of life. In many cases, employees will not reveal their emotions which can make it difficult to pick up on any emotional problems.

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California's water crisis: unsustainable usage and depleting sources

It wasn't like that yesterday, but today, there's no water. Maybe they're doing work on the pipes and you missed the memo, right? You call the city, and ask when it will come back on. They tell you it won't. There's no more water.

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Church teachings on environmental stewardship and gospel priorities

Following a morning church service you enter the foyer and overhear a discussion that you decide to join.

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Palmer's concept of the heart and citizenship in reducing political polarization

From Palmer's perspective, the confessions made by an accidental citizen bring to light a different definition of the word citizenship.

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Five stages of team development and organizational culture

There are five stages of team development. These stages include orientation, conflict, structure, work and dissolution. Each stage is critical to the overall development of a team. This development occurs over time.

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Qualitative and quantitative approaches to studying transformational leadership

Phenomenological studies in the tradition of qualitative research attempt to understand the different sides of a particular phenomenon without an overriding hypothesis or even a desire to construct a particular theory grounded in inductive research.

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Career anchors and perceived gender discrimination in women's careers

Herrback and Mignonac (2012) performed a study of 300 women employees to examine the relationship between career anchors, subjective views of career success, and perceptions of gender discrimination.

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PESTEL analysis and strategic group mapping in IT consulting

Q1-6 are about the eBook case this week (Infosys Consulting case, which starts on p. 669 in eBook); see Study Guide and/or Readings link).

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Transitioning to college: adapting to new academic and cultural challenges

There are many challenges that college students face as they transition from high school to the higher standards and level of responsibility goes up significantly.

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