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Counterterrorism and Legislative Action

our own acts of violence against perceived threats to American security. The period following the 9/11 attacks was filled with in...

A Plan for Improving Exercise, Nutrition and Reducing Stress

touching toes. 5 minutes on the treadmill at low speed 10 minutes of gradually increasing speed 10 minutes at a jogging pace 20 pu...

Acute Asthma: A Case Report

Introduction Dawn Lights, a 21-year-old university student with early onset moderately persistent asthma reported that she was re...

Can Internet Startups Save the Economy?

that burst in 2001, recent trends in information technology have been such that conditions are once again ripe for profitable inve...

Primary Research on Hedging

approach to research. The suitability of any research design may be assessed in terms of the viability, robustness and validity of...

Energy Security and Cooperation - ASEAN and East Asia

with the political upheaval in the Middle East, which is a major supplier of energy related importers to the area. Prices are subj...

The Fourth Amendment and Airport Searches

Abstract This paper examines some of the impacts the Patriot Act has had on our rights as US citizens....

Measurements and Variables Relevant for Assessing the Link Between Hedging Practices and Profit

were gathered and analyzed statistically using Tobins Q ratio approach. The research did not only look at the difference between t...

Guns Shouldn’t be Allowed on School Campuses

As the recent shootings at Virgina Tech and other violent incidents in schools around the nation attest, incidences of violence in...

Protection and Data Risk

exploitation of any potential vulnerabilities that have been discovered in stage 1, the actual hacking, either to gain the inform...

Nonhuman Primates, Violent and Nonviolent Cultural Evidence

so what are they and what purpose do they serve in the survival of the species? What conclusions may be reached. All of these fact...

Optometrist's Visual Acuity and its Importance

cited as important it not the overall vision but the vision acuity, meaning the acuteness and keenness of vision. In looking at th...

4 Major Child Abuse Types, Treatment, Prevention, and Statistics

display in addition to the emotional trauma which remains long after the abuse has ended and the scars have healed. Children who h...

Bay Area California Transit System 4, Its Bridge Projects and Budget Cuts

battle it out in the budget, bridge engineers are happily moving over to other regional agency posts for as much as twenty-five pe...

Personal Privacy Issue and Data Processing

also whether or not he or she has ever been cited for any speeding or traffic violations (The Feds are Following You, 2000). Any ...

Earthquake Measurement

the news media is always quick to point out that it was this or that number (i.e. 3.5, 4.0., 5.7, etc.) on the Richter scale. Most...

N Gage Market Research Project

If they "start to introduce next-generation services in 2003, GPRS and UMTS non-voice revenue will increase dramatically" (Study p...

A Case Study of a Fictitious Firm

and authors Deal & Kennedy (2000) warn that companies should consider the human factor when making changes. In the long run, it do...

Prescription Drug Cost Controls

they are initially very expensive. Drug companies undertake lengthy and costly tests to create the drug. Once it is able to be pre...

Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Asthma

infants younger than one year (Bozzette, 1996). The virus is extremely potent and has the potential to be deadly (Bozzette, 1996)...

Business Management

possible setback in terms of morale. The psychological components of cutting back to increase profit can have psychological detrim...

Enhancing Customer Value

paper we will be applying the theory to a supposed service company that is a strategic business unit of a larger company. 3. Anal...

Investment Portfolio Risk Measurement

can be used to assess the risk. This is only of value if there is the ability to place this in a quantifiable framework. There ar...

Overview of Eating Disorders

In twenty pages eating disorders are examined in terms of etiology, presentation, treatment, research, and preventive measures wit...

Virtual Private Network Between the U.S. and Malaysia and Security Concerns

to consider the complications that might be involved in establishing a virtual private network between Washington and Kuala Lumpur...

Definition of Standardized Testing and Its Importance

studies have found that urban and rural students do less well on these tests than do suburban students (Wakefield, n.d.; St. Peter...

Traumatic Event and a Consideration of Psychosocial Factors

environmental factors (familial, social resources) and the individuals holistic composition (mental health, developmental level, t...

Biometric Security Applications

Cards A single business is an example of a small database where biometrics work well. When there is some malfunction, usin...

New Home Loan Program and Countrywide Financial

a potential customer may be evaluating how much mortgage s/he can afford. Available calculators target individuals seeking to con...