------------------------------------------------- How is the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Affecting People in the World? (Statistics‚ How It Came About And Prevention) Within the last fifteen years the Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) has increased significantly since its first recognition in the United States of America in the early 1980s. HIV/AIDS is one of the top killers in the world today. In July 2008‚ the UNAIDS 2008 Report estimated that at the end
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"Computer forensics is the specialized practice of investigating computer media for the purpose of discovering and analyzing available‚ deleted‚ or "hidden" information that may serve as useful evidence in a legal matter. " (Steen‚ Hassell 2004) Computer forensics has become a very important factor of criminal investigations. Since computers have become mainstream the need for a science that will deal with the technology has become an issue for the judicial and legal system. Some of the areas computer
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Greed: The Powerhouse Driving the Global Human Trafficking Epidemic The hearts of all people have only dipped into the pool of greed while others have drowned and come out of this pool drenched with a selfish desire. It is this desire for personal gain and profit that drives the human trafficking business. Greed can be defined as a compulsive desire to possess excessive wealth‚ status and power with the intention to keep it for one’s self‚ far beyond the basic needs or comfort of the individual
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Briana Richie 9-17-10 6th period Is the fast food industry responsible for the obesity epidemic in the United States? The fast food industry is not responsible for America’s weight gain. Other countries have fast food restaurants and yet America is the fattest. There are other factors that contribute to it like the lack of excerize‚ bad eating habits‚ and poor motivation. This industry isn’t force feeding people‚ the people have their right to choose what they want to eat. In fact‚ the
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CASE STUDY TOPIC Cultural Clash– A labor Relation Epidemic At Shiowa Industries CASE STUDY QUESTION 1. Drawing on the typologies of cultural differences discussed in the tutorials‚ discuss why Showa Industries has experienced HR difficulties at its Hamburg plant. Why might managers have assumed Germany to have been a good “fit” for the company? In the case of Shiowa Industries‚ HR difficulties stems mainly from the assumption that the similarities are without cultural differences‚ and
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America’s Invisible Epidemic: Preventing Financial Fraud among Elderly Yi Yao San Diego State University April 8‚ 2013 America’s Invisible Epidemic: Preventing Financial Fraud among Elderly Senior citizens have long been the target of financial fraud and material abuse. The fraud can be perpetrated by someone does not know the victim which is classified as consumer fraud or perpetrated by someone who knows the victim. According to the 2010 Investor Protection Trust (IPT) Elder Fraud Survey
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Texting and driving has become a tremendous epidemic in the most recent years. Texting and driving is considered to be very dangerous and causes fatal and non-fatal car accidents. This is not only an issue for teenagers‚ but also an issue for adults. In order to put a stop to this horrible epidemic‚ we should crack down on texting and driving. People are horrible at multitasking while driving; therefore‚ we should have ways to prevent the issue. Ways to obviate texting and driving can be: increasing
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advancesindifferenceequations.com/content/2013/1/57 RESEARCH Open Access Global dynamics in a class of discrete-time epidemic models with disease courses Lei Wang‚ Qianqian Cui and Zhidong Teng* * Correspondence: zhidong@xju.edu.cn College of Mathematics and System Sciences‚ Xinjiang University‚ Urumqi‚ Xinjiang 830046‚ P.R. China Abstract In this paper‚ a class of discrete SIRS epidemic models with disease courses is studied. The basic reproduction number R0 is computed. The main results on
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Schwartz-Nobel‚ Loretta. Growing Up Empty: The Hunger Epidemic in America. New York‚ NY: HarperCollins Publishers Inc. 2002 (248 pages) First‚ I would like to give my opinion of whether this book was worthwhile at the beginning of this book review. Because I believe this is one of the most moving books written today about the problem of hunger in America. I also believe that this book should be required reading for every "elected official" who has the power to end the needless tragedy of hunger
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1.2 Pharmaceutical Companies‚ Intellectual Property‚ and the Global AIDS Epidemic In-Depth Case 1.2 1. Do pharmaceutical companies have the responsibility to distribute drugs for a low cost in developing countries? What are the main arguments for and against such an approach? What are the advantages and the disadvantages of giving drugs for free versus offering them at low no-profit prices? The Aids epidemic is responsible for taking millions of lives worldwide‚ but through years of
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