Homelessness is a global tragedy that is an ongoing problem which arouses anxiety in government and civil society. There are many difficulties in defining what ‘homelessness’ really means. There has been a long debate about the definition of homelessness in Western countries (Neil & Fopp‚ 1992). Questions arise such as; how should we define people who don’t own their own accommodation but are staying temporarily with other households? Should they be labelled as homeless? This leads to the debate
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Writer: Linber LewisSchool: President’s College‚ GuyanaIf one asks the question‚ what can floods do?‚ then the following may seem like fitting answers. During the summer monsoon season‚ heavy rains cause destructive floods in Southeast Asia. In China‚ the floods of the Huang He River have been so frequent and devastating that the river is called Chinas Sorrow. Likewise in the US‚ record spring and summer rains in 1993 caused the Mississippi Rover to overflow its banks‚ flooding farms and towns from
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Insomnia Insomnia affects almost half of adults living in America. (# 8‚ 2012) This is a shared sleeping disorder that many people across the universe are diagnosed with. Several causes of insomnia include exercising too much‚ stress‚ withdrawal from alcohol or a certain drug‚ physical circumstances‚ and diseases. People with insomnia usually have trouble going to sleep or staying asleep‚ which causes people to have poor-quality sleep‚ which will affect their mood‚ energy‚ and productiveness
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This article focuses on hyperacusis is‚ how it works‚ and the different treatment approaches based on what is currently known. Hyperacusis is defined as “ unusual tolerance to ordinary environmental sounds and‚ more pejoratively ‚ as consistently exaggerated or inappropriate responses to sounds that are neither threatening nor uncomfortable loud to a typical person‚” (Baguley 2003) I learned in class that due to cochlear hearing loss caused by the loss of outer hair cells‚ patients have a smaller
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Momordica charantia The phytochemical prospection of the fresh and dried leaves extracts‚ fruits‚ seeds‚ and bark of the plant contains resins‚ alkaloids‚ flavonoids‚ glycosides‚ steroids‚ terpenes‚ cardiac glycoside‚ saponins having various medicinal importance viz. anti-HIV‚ anti-plasmodial‚ shigellocidal‚ anti-diarrheal‚ anti-septic‚ anti-bacterial‚ anti-viral‚ anti-inflammatory‚ anti-microbial‚ hypoglycemic‚ antioxidant‚ analgesic and hepatoprotective properties. PubMed.gov http://www.ncbi
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day workers (Keller 2009). While the literature covers an extensive diversity of such theories‚ this review will emphasise major themes which emerge recurrently throughout the literature. These themes include adverse health outcomes of shift work such as fatigue‚ sleep disturbances and decreased attention levels‚ all of which can be a direct result of performing shift work. The aim of this discussion paper is to present a critical analysis of the current literature relating to the health effects associated
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Mediation and Advocacy Literature Review Judy Reeves BSHS/441 July 15‚ 2013 Melinda Barker Mediation and Advocacy Literature Review Mediation is the preferred method of conflict resolution in the majority of litigations. Mediation has many benefits and few risks to the parties involved. Three articles regarding mediation and advocacy will be discussed in this literature review. The articles pertain to cases where mediation was the method used to come to a settlement. This author will provide
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ROL: Concepts of Employer Branding Employer branding is a relatively new field in research and management. Scientific literature on the topic is still scarce whereas quite a few management handbookshave evolved in recent years (cf. Backhaus & Tikoo‚ 2004; Edwards‚ 2010; Sutherlandet al.‚ 2002). Employer branding and its related concepts‚ such as employer attractiveness‚ are characterized by a lack of structure and some confusion with regard to definitions and termini (Sponheuer‚ 2009). One
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A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW James E.Tillotson .2002‚ Fat and Getting Fatter! What Is the Food Industry’s Role?‚ Nutrition Today‚ vol. 37‚ no. 3‚ pp. 136-138 Stephen Leeder .2007‚ The obesity pandemic: a brilliant test of political capability‚ Online opinion - Australia’s e-journal of social and political debate‚ Available from: http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/print.asp?article=5929 [ Accessed: July 5 2007 ] In the public debate‚ the increasing rates of obesity have been assumed to be
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Literature review of strategy implementation and strategy process frameworks Introduction Great strategies are worth nothing if they cannot be implemented (Okumus and Roper 1999). It can be extended to say that better to implement effectively a second grade strategy than to ruin a first class strategy by ineffective implementation. Less than 50% of formulated strategies get implemented (Mintzberg 1994; Miller 2002; Hambrick and Canella 1989). Every failure of implementation is a failure of formulation
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