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Crack versus powder cocaine sentencing disparities and African-American incarceration

PRIVATIZATION of the PRISON SYSTEM and the IMPACT of the DIFFERENTIATION of SENTENCING in POWDER vs. CRACK COCAINE OFFENSE and the IMPACT on African-American OFFENDERS

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Thermal and acoustic risks of Yakutsk International Airport expansion

The Airport Services Limited Company has retained Bradford Environmental Consultants to conduct studies on the impact of thermal and acoustic risks associated with an expansion project at the Yakutsk International Airport.

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Executive compensation at Home Depot and Lowe's compared

Across the world, executive compensation is undergoing extreme instability. Lower market positions and a slew of corporate scams have resulted in apprehension among the shareholders over every type of executive compensation, inclusive of cash, stock and other added benefits.

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Defining violence and examining video game effects on youth

"It depends," Eisenman (2004) stresses in regard to whether playing violent video games, one of the primary contemporary substitutions for yesteryears' play, increases violence in youth.

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HIPAA compliance and privacy protection in radiology practice

The paper provides an understanding of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its concerns/effects on Radiology practice. The paper starts with providing background information on the HIPAA.

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Same-sex couples and adoption policy in the United States

Adoption is an important social and legal process whereby children without parents are placed in homes and given full status as members of a family.

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Foreign direct investment entry strategies in China's automotive industry

The flow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in developing countries has been tremendously increasing since in the 1990s. Its role and impacts of Foreign Direct Investment in these countries have led to the development of a number of controversial theories.

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Harlem's cultural and social significance during 1920-1960

The United States is considered for centuries now the "land of all opportunities." Throughout time, it has attracted millions of people from around the world in search for a better future and for new ground for personal affirmation.

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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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Determinants of success in research and development alliances

Innovation is an increasingly important dimension of competition in technology intensive industries. In seeking innovation, individual firms often find that external knowledge and research partners are critical to success.

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