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OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO NANOPARTICLES
Occupational Exposure to Nanoparticles
Occupational Exposure to Nanoparticles
Introduction
Although mankind stands to obtain great benefit from nanotechnology, it is important to consider the potential health impacts of nanomaterials (NMs). This consideration has launched the field of nanotoxicology, which is charged with assessing toxicological potential as well as ...
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SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Safety and Risk Management
Safety and Risk Management
Introduction
In the pursuit of excellence, many corporations in the 1990s are developing and implementing strategies in effectively serving customers through their products or services and improving their operational performance to compete strongly in the marketplace. These strategies focus on the vision, ...
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SUPPORTING CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES
Supporting children, young people and families
Supporting Children, Young People And Families
In almost every country of the developed world, there are problems of fragmentation and a lack of continuity in services for frail older people and other groups with complex, multiple needs (see Glasby, 2004 for ...
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BILINGUALISM AND EDUCATION
Bilingualism and Education
Bilingualism and Education
Introduction
The terms bilingual students and bilingual education are sometimes confused. Bilingual children know and use two languages to different degrees. Depending on the nature of access to both languages, as well as attitudes toward the languages, bilingual children demonstrate varying proficiency in their two ...
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MUTATION IDENTIFICATION BY SEQUENCING (BRCA2)
Mutation Identification by Sequencing (BRCA2)
Mutation Identification by Sequencing (BRCA2)
Introduction
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women in developed countries. It is estimated that about 5-10% of the cases may be due to inherited predisposition, but the exact number of predisposing genes is unknown. Epidemiological studies ...
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INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS SECURITY THREATS
Internet Service Providers Security Threats
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Somewhere around 10% of all machines connected to the Internet service provider security are thought to be infected with malicious software. This has allowed the emergence of so-called 'botnets'- networks of sometimes millions of infected machines that are remotely controlled ...
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IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE ON PARENTING CAPACITY
Impact Of Substance Misuse On Parenting Capacity
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This paper examines some of the issues that can arise with such placements, particularly in view of the part that substance misuse may play within the wider family system, the impact of parental drug and alcohol use ...
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STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
Strategic Analysis
Strategic Analysis
Australian hotel investment activity came to a near standstill in the months immediately following the sudden and unprecedented terrorist atrocities in the world around. Nevertheless, the strength of the Australian hotel investment market in 2001 prior to these events was phenomenal, resulting in record ...
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SHRM
Strategic Human Resource Management
Strategic Human Resource Management
Introduction
Strategic human resource management (SHRM) is a major field of human resource management (HRM) concerned with the ways in which HRM is critical to the viability of the firm and with the ways in which it may lay a basis for sustained competitive ...
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GLOBAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM
Role Of The EU And The US Global Economic System
Role Of The EU And The US Global Economic System
Introduction
The launch of the euro offers the prospect of a new bipolar international economic order that could replace America's hegemony since World War II. The global trading ...