In 1993 the scientists conducted a pre-storm survey where 30 0.1 ha plots were established, spaced 80 meters apart (Rebertus et al 1997). ... The researchers sampled three 10 x 50m plots in wooded hedgerow and one 10 x 50m plot on the edge of one of the mature forest stands ( Bernard et al 1993). Bernard and his fellow researchers determined that a tree that was tipped over would be classified 100% damaged (Bernard et al 1993). ... The bottomland forest of Silver Maple, Elm-Ash and Red Maple-Ash communities had below average crown damage at 15% and 13% (Bernard et al 1993). When the tree s...

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Although it is not possible to mimic the animal studies in people, Zeigler et al (10) conducted multiple (three to eight) 72-hour metabolic balance studies on each of nine infants. ... Mahaffey et al (12) reviewed the relationship between blood lead concentrations and dietary calcium intake in = 3000 children examined as part of the second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 11). ... Barton et al (8) reported that increasing the calcium dose in the intubation media reduced lead uptake from isolated intestinal loops. ... In a single-blind case-control study, Lauwerys et al ...

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Johnson in 1972 (Gilbert et al. 2). ... (Gilbert et al. 1) In "Stigmatization revisited- the authors performed experiments to determine the effects of affirmative action versus diversity management. ... Many states, as well as the federal government, are debating the future of programs that are viewed as giving any type of advantage to a particular group of people (i.e. race or gender) (Gilbert et al. 1). ... By treating all people equally, with regards to race and gender, these perceptions disappear (Gilbert et al. 8). ... Through their research, the authors feel that the traditional misperce...

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For example, hip resurfacing was not available in the United States of America despite resounding success around the world in many medical tourism hospitals (Horowitz, et al., 2007) Furthermore, the patients who pay out of pocket, and even some patients with higher deductibles, find that some procedures are so costly that they could not simply afford them. ... A heart bypass can cost over $100,000 in America, while the price could be just $11,000 in other countries (Horowitz, et al., 2007). Furthermore, since these procedures are performed routinely for patients worldwide in popular medical to...

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The Rise of China: Realism The realist perspective is extremely broad; nevertheless, it focuses on three key ideas: statism, survival and self-help (Baylis et al., 2011, p.87). ... Furthermore, realists view world politics as a constant struggle for power between states, with each state trying to maximize their own national interest (Baylis et al., 2011, p.4). ... Furthermore, given the fact that liberal theory is based on cooperation and collaboration for the sake of the international community, practices of conservatism must be put in place (Baylis et al., 2011, p.102). ... Identity (from a...

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Similarities in Challenges 3 Similarities in Challenges Facing Rural and Urban Youth Youth of the 90s are more likely to have experimented with alcohol, tobacco, and sex before their 15th birthday, and are more likely than ever to live in a family headed by a divorced or never-married parent (Barrons et al, 1997). ... In the same study, the top five concerns of rural students included education, family issues, war, violence and the environment (Barrons et al, 1997). ... These students show greater rates of behavioral problems, feelings of alienation and hopelessness, suicidal Similar...

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Diversity Training Bezrukova et al. (2012) stated that diversity training is defined as a distinct set of programs aimed at facilitating positive intergroup interactions, reducing prejudice and discrimination, and enhancing the skills, knowledge, and motivation of people to interact with diverse others. ... Generally, the solution to diversity training is for people to be taught how to work successfully with dissimilar others which may boost large success for both organizations and individuals (Bezrukova et al. 2012). Training Setting: Campuses versus Workplace Bezrukova et al. (2012) made...

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Firstly, they did so to respond to an attack by Japanese on Pearl Harbor and to stop Japanese aggression in the Pacific Ocean (Stouffer et al., 1949). ... Another reason is that America wanted to restore freedom and equality to Europe, the inequality includes racism, ethnicity, and sexism among others (Stouffer et al., 1949). ... Hence, America had various reasons to join the World War II (Stouffer et al., 1949). ... In addition, several people also lost their lives because of proxy wars between the United States and Soviet all over the globe (Stouffer et al., 1949). ... The weapons have put t...

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14 October 2002 American Literature: Columbus,Smith, Bradford,Jefferson The new world discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492, would lead to a new start for people's lives in America for centuries to come. America today is still referred to as the land of dreams, but over t...

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The current treatment of illegal immigrants goes against federal laws to protect children (Baum et al.). ... Children of illegal immigrant parents usually have working parents and live in poverty (Wight et al.). ... "[While] nearly every major human rights treaty recognizes the need for special protection for children [,]" these children are extremely vulnerable and unprotected by our government (Baum et al.). ... With approximately 400,000 detentions this fiscal year, "ICE spends approximately $2.55 billion each year on Detention and Removal Operations, the largest single po...

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The term antimicrobial resistance refers to microbial organisms that are resistant to antibiotics as well as a number of affiliated drugs that act to treat and expunge infectious bacterium. These agents have been utilized for over seventy years to care for infected disease ridden patients. Thankfull...

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Another hypothesis is that the invasive species out compete the native species because they are often quick growers, easily propagated, able to survive diverse conditions, and have no natural predators or diseases in the new environment (Davis, Grime, et. al. 2000). ... It is the process of growing plants in different concentration of the phytotoxin to see which concentration is most affective (Wu H, Pratley J, et al 2001). ... The more plants present, the less effective the phytotoxin because smaller than lethal amounts are being absorbed by each individual plant (Thijs, Shann, et al 1994)....

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The study found that "49% of their monthly income was spent on rent, leaving $4.40 per family member per day for food and everything else" (Grant et al.). ... "On a typical night in January 2012, 37% of the people in homeless shelters were parents and their children" (Grant et al.). ... A study was done, and "a pattern nonetheless emerged of homeless children having disproportionately high rates of coexisting behavioral and academic problems" (Grant et al.). ...

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Those who signed the Declaration (a group led by Senators Margaret Chase Smith and Joseph McCarthy) were aware of their violation of law; it was publicly stated that the signing or distribution of the Declaration of Conscience "might be construed as a violation of the Universal Military Training and Service Act" (Dellinger et al, 841). ... The Declaration stated, "The use of the military resources of the United States in Vietnam and elsewhere suppresses the aspirations of the people for political independence and economic freedom" (Dellinger et al, 840). Furthermore, the Declaration noted, "I...

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The difference between compulsive gambling and pathological gambling is that compulsions are the behavioral component of the obsessional state in which a person finds his abnormal behavior alien and attempts to resist it (Carone et al. 111). ... Covering up and lying about gambling behavior becomes more important (Carone et al.). ... "The bailout seems to be particularly damaging since it does not allow the compulsive gambler to assume responsibility for his own behavior" (Carone et al. 116). ... While the husband is out gambling, the family sees less and less of him when he is not at hom...

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., more noncompliant and acting out responses) which add to the stressful circumstances of custodial parents" (Hetherington et al., 1978; Wallerstein & Kelly, 1980, as cited in Peterson et al., 1984, p. 15). In the same study, Peterson et al., 1984, stated "children who are socially competent prior to divorce often show signs of recuperation about one-two years after a divorce." ...

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That is what Blendon et al. (2005) sought to answer in their 2004 survey of 1,888 adults (1,104 non-immigrants and 784 immigrants). Blendon et al. found that about 41% of those polled thought that legal immigration should be decreased and about 18% thought that it should be increased. ... Cota et al. (4) the gender composition of Mexican migration shifted from disproportionately male to families. ...

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Drug resistant bacteria has been around for ages. Antibiotics were naturally occurring, but now since the technological and expansion of mankind, antibiotics are now commonly used in all sorts of situations. This easily causes overuse and misuse of antibiotics creating antibiotic resistant bacteria ...

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Lopez et al. find that Central Americans and Mexicans constitute and overwhelming amount of the blue-collar and service work force. These immigrants from these countries "toil in predominantly low-paying jobs that would seem to offer little more than day-to-day survival (Lopez et al. pg. 294)." ...

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The Potential Benefits and Negative Aspects of the Practice of Looping The Practice of Looping Looping, also known as multi-year grouping or teacher-student progression is a process whereby a single teacher stays with the same group of students for two or more consecutive years. Looping is n...

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Body image involves our perception, imagination, emotions, and physical sensations of and about our bodies. It is not static, but ever changing; sensitive to changes in mood, environment, and physical experience. It is not based on fact. It is psychological in nature, and much more influenced by self-esteem than by actual physical attractiveness as judged by others. It is not inborn, but learned. ...

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Research show that about, "Two-thirds of unauthorized immigrants had lived in the U.S. for at least a decade and nearly half (46%) were parents of minor children," (Taylor et al. , 2011). ... In this situation it also exist the national security component, whit one of the most controversial of Anwar al-Awlaki. ... Eventually he became a sort of spiritual mentor of the 9/11 hijackers before his return to Yemen and become part of the terrorist group al-Qaeda (Reasoner, 2011). ...

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The Haitian Revolution lasted from 1791 to 1804 (Weil et. al., 1985). ... Saint-Domingue produced sugar, coffee, cocoa, indigo, tobacco, cotton, sisal as well as some fruits and vegetables for the motherland, France (Weil et. al., 1985). ...

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(Deutch et al. 2) That is a far more likely threat than that some rogue nation would actually achieve access to an ballistic missile. ... What should happen is reallocation of funds away from missile defense and put it towards the improvement of theater missile defenses to protect U.S. personnel in combat situations from short range and cruise missile attack and for counter-terrorism programs (Deutch et al. 4-5). ...

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The Second Amendment Introduction Some proponents of private gun ownership have stated that gun control is a fine idea -- except that the Second Amendment prohibits it. The Second Amendment has long been the defense of organizations such as the National Rifle Association to justify the continuanc...

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