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    Abstact 1) Introduction An adulterant is a chemical substance which should not be contained within other substances‚ such as food‚ beverages‚ fuels‚ for legal or other reasons. The addition of adulterants is called adulteration. The word is appropriate only when the additions are unwanted by the recipient. Otherwise the expression would be food additive. Adulterants when used in illicit drugs are called cutting agents‚ while deliberate addition of toxic adulterants to food or other products

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    Stress in the Workplace

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    Abstract This paper will address the subject of stress in today ’s workplace and the resulting adverse health affects by identifying the health problems associated with untreated stress‚ indicators of stress‚ the sources of stress within organizations‚ the stress involved with organizational change‚ and interventions available to combat the adverse affects of stress. Unhealthy or unproductive stress levels must be addressed in any organization in order for businesses to survive and grow while simultaneously

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    The use of and abuse of illegal and prescription drugs are a health‚ social‚ and law enforcement problem that is affecting Americans across the country. Drug abuse is destroying the lives of many teens and adults and is also destroying families in the United States. The use of drugs is a major problem in the United States among all Americans‚ but drug addiction is the main cause for America ’s troubled teens today. Exactly what is a drug? A drug is any chemical that produces a therapeutic or non-therapeutic

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    the workplace‚ where the alcoholic ’s work performance is usually impaired‚ and in the general economy‚ where the overall work productivity is shortchanged when all alcoholics are considered. Yet according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)‚ some studies of primary care practices have shown that alcoholics receive an assessment by a medical professional and a referral to treatment only about 10 percent of the time.According to a study released by the Substance Abuse

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    PROFESSIONALISM IN THE WORKPLACE SEMINAR Sunday‚ 29 April 2012 8:00 am – 12:00 nn M.H. Del Pilar Campus‚ Valencia St.‚ Sta. Mesa‚ Manila The session is facilitated by Industrial Psychology Group. Target attendees for this Seminar are the Graduate School Students. Purpose The purpose of this workshop is to reinforce best practices as well as key concepts and skills that create a professional team and work environment. Objective At the end of this course‚ each participant will:

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    Descartes famously proposed the conception of the mind and body as two distinct substances. Substance dualism is one of his famously philosophical stances. According to this philosophical position‚ the mind and body can exist as two separate substances that can exist independently. Descartes commences by noting that the basis of his opinions have been his senses and we cannot be sure that our minds are not deceiving us. It is as such because we cannot be sure that our exciting thoughts of the world

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    WORKPLACE VIOLENCE: A FORCE OF OVERALL CONCERN Adell Newman-Lee Criminology-CJ102-D04 December 3‚ 2003 THESIS: WORKPLACE AS IT RELATES TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE I INTRODUCTION: • Crime and violence • Workplace violence a major concern • The three entities involved II STATISTICS • The Bureau of Justice Statistics • Statistics from 1992 to 1996 • National Crime Victimization Survey and The Bureau of Labor Statistic III WORKPLACE VIOLENCE A LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUE • Responsibility of Law Enforcement

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    Cited: Rehm‚ J. “NIDA Info Facts: Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction.” http://drugabuse.gov/infofacts/understand.html. National Institute of Health. March‚ 2011. Web. 26‚ November‚ 2011. “Work place substance abuse.” http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/substanceabuse/index.html. United States Dept. of Labor. 2‚ July‚ 2007. Web. 26‚ November‚ 2011.

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    1. Common Law Common Law is used to interpret what the terms in the contract mean‚ especially when there is a dispute about the application of an Act or the contractual relationship in a case‚ which then may become part of a common law (Victoria Legal Aid 2009). Besides‚ common law divides work relationship into two basic categories when the employment contract exists – contracts for service if the worker is an independent contractor and contracts of service if the worker is an employee (WorkCover

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    controversial thinking is exactly what Descartes was known for. His "out of the box" thinking not only raised eyebrows‚ but it also brought a lot to the table. One of his most discussed ideas was that of substance dualism. In this theory‚ Descartes describes the mind an body as two separate substances. But to completely understand exactly what Descartes means by this‚ one of his other‚ more renowned theories must be explained first. One of Descartes ’ first ideas was the material is in constant motion

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