... sources of information and capital. Others contend that women are more risk averse than men and thus less likely to take on debt (Brown & Segal, 1989; Chaganti, 1986; Collerett & Aubry, 1990; Olsen & Currie, 1992; Scherr et al., 1993). According to this hypothesis, women avoid debt and are reluctant to put up the collateral that may be required to obtain a ... debt in their capital structures. It has been suggested that women are less likely to use debt as a source of financing than men (Brown & Segal, 1989; Carter & Cannon, 1992; Chaganti, 1986; Collerett & Aubry, 1990; Olsen & Currie,...

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... for young stars, mostly men to have their views heard and to vent about life on the streets (hiphopanonymous.net). Rose (as cited by Krohn et al. 1995) says, "Rap music is the central cultural vehicle for open social reflection on poverty, fear of adulthood, the desire for absent fathers, ... rap's ghetto stories as real life reflections that should draw attention to racism and economic oppression rather than to questions of obscenity (Krohn et al 1995). The major debate that has been raised surrounding rap music in the past few years is what the effect of the lyrics may ... which many of...

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... least had no increase in average erosion rates in most areas with extensive cropland. Some of the improvement found was the result of crops being rotated and better tiling methods. Brown (et al 1998) investigated the effects of combining whey and straw in croplands. This research found that straw or whey alone reduces soil loss by 60-85 percent. When combined they reduce ... on infertile sandy soils. To be successful, an organic farmer requires a sound knowledge of soil type, crop management and the incidence of pests and diseases in different seasons (Arden-Clarke et al 1987). Organic ...

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... frontal lobes, age-related changes in brain activation during task performance have been observed in the cerebellum, superior colliculus, thalamus, striatum, parietal cortex, and hippocampus (Luna et al., 2001; Mueller et al., 1998). It has become quite clear over recent years that alcohol impacts both behavior and brain function differently in adolescents and adults (Smith, 2003). For instance, the ... estimates suggest that roughly 50% of high school seniors consume alcohol at least once per month, while 17% regularly smoke cigarettes and nearly 50% have smoked marijuana (Kann et al.,...

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... related to degree of prisonization (Zingraff, 1975). External factors to the correctional facility have a direct effect on the prisonization of inmates (Thomas & Zingraff, 1976). Thomas et al. (1978, p. 389) emphasized the point that prisonization appeared most likely among those whose anticipation regarding their future life chances were negative. Second, the impact of alienation appeared ... and degree of prisonization, another area of interest within an organizational communication framework. This hypothesis replicated earlier research on powerlessness and prisonization (Thomas & Zin...

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... of minorities in regards to learning? What is needed to improve the current educational system so that all Americans have an equal opportunity for education? Of course, the Brown decision did not miraculously desegregate schools. It has been a long hard battle with much resistance. Little Rock Central High School was to begin the 1957 school year desegregated ... make-up of schools. Did desegregation truly improve the quality of education African Americans received? In certain parts of the country, African American students benefited tremendously. Before Brown, they had been segregated i...

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... with education, literacy, and income. (Fuchs 1998) However, there is no public consensus about which services would improve health status, but class injustices in health persist. (Marchand, et. al.1998) For example, while reporters agree that the disparity between health status among Whites and African-Americans would remain after adjusting for infant mortality; race, ethnicity and income were also ... that of the highest class. That has not changed since the implementation of the National Health Service. (Whitehead 1999, Ross and Mirowsky 2000, Gunning-Schepers, and Stronks 1999, Brown ...

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... and celebrating differences among people with respect to age, class, ethnicity, gender, physical and mental ability, race, sexual orientation, spiritual practice, and public assistance status (Green et al. 2002). Excellent diversity management can provide creativity and innovation and this can successfully unlock hidden capacity for growth of the company and present organisation with great competitive edge. Since ... broader perspectives, global impact and community relationships (Singh, undated). However, diversity also poses challenges such as behaviours that brings negative attitudes ...

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... to feel the power, becomes overwhelming. Current studies have found such fantasies to play an important part among serial murderers (Ressler, et al; Prentky. et al.). The need to realize and experience all of the dominance and control that they have fantasized about culminates in the abduction and probable ... is also often someone who fits a particular profile, wrong place at the wrong time' victimology. One killer targeted college aged women with long brown hair, parted in the middle; a young, white, male homosexual killer looked for gay, black men at local gay bars; a middle-aged ... ...

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... dopamine activity may not be applicable to all schizophrenics. For instance some studies have shown that amphetamines do not worsen the symptoms of all schizophrenics (Kornetsky, 1976). One study (Kammen et al, 1977) found that symptoms lessen after amphetamines have been administered. A correlation of the results of studies into amphetamines and schizophrenia, suggests that amphetamines worsen positive symptoms and lessen negative ... could be caused by having a young schizophrenic in the family. A series of studies have found that the family can have an important affect on patients aft...

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... 1960's. Well accepted existing theories provided by sociobiologists on sexuality, are now being criticised by sociological theorists who argue such "biologically based theories are flawed with essentialism"(Abercrombie et al. 2000: 122). A marked debate has arisen over the past fifty years over which factors should be considered responsible as influences determining ones sexuality. With the sociological angle ... as being flawed by essentialism. This term, essentialism, refers to the way theorists, such as sociobiologists have reduced the complexity of sexuality right down to a single ess...

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... class action civil lawsuit in which California state parole agents sued their agency for the right to carry firearms (California State Employees Association and Charles Swim v. J.J. Enemoto et al., 1978). Following the agency's unsuccessful appeal in 1979, officers were legally armed for the first time in California. The agents initiated this civil action because of ... issue, statistics indicate that currently 70 percent of the community corrections agencies in the United States permit officers to carry firearms in the performance of their duties (Brown, 1996). Even though this represen...

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... could be met. Even a company such as Ford, long the most stubborn defender of managerial rights, introduced its Employee Involvement plan. For Kochan et al (1985) this represents the making of a new system of industrial relations, embracing the strategic level of corporate decision making as well as the ... hand emphasising "team working" whilst on the other hand they are "downsizing", this leads to confusion and emptiness among workers (Wilmott 1993 in Brown R p30). Work was also sub-contracted so people were not necessarily working for the employers they were engaging with. Many firms ...

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... industries give money to help elect representatives favorable to their positions. Senator Jesse Helms (R, N.C.), Chairman of the Agricultural Committee, is the best known. In California former Assembly Leader Willie Brown, now San Francisco mayor, received more funds than any other USA legislator! In 1847 the Phillip Morris company began, still around today, selling hand rolled Turkish cigarettes. Cigarettes became ... an eight year period in ten magazines that accepted cigarette ads. "Good Housekeeping", which does not accept cigarette advertising, printed eleven articles during that sa...

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... conductive polymer that actually launched this new field of research (Refs 1- 4). For details of its history see the excellent review articles by Feast, et al., 5 and by M.G.Kanatzidis, 6 summarised below (see also Refs 7" . Natta and co-workers prepared polyacetylene in 1958 by polymerising acetylene in hexane using Et3Al/Ti( ... approximated by interacting parabolas. This model uses the important fact that the structure undergoes only a rather small change, compared to other chemical reactions, in the ET reaction. Figure 11 assumes thatG=0 (parabolas of equal height). FIGURE 11 Two para...

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... with the brand's values, since this could result in inconsistent behaviour and detrimentally affect stakeholders' perceptions of the brand. Corporate culture can represent a source of competitive advantage (Bettencourt and Brown, 1997)5, but the culture needs to be appropriate, adaptive and attentive to the needs of all stakeholders (Kotter and Heskett, 1992)6. Managers thus need to agree on the few core ... Benefits represent the want satisfaction that product features convey. They are often specific and represent what specific consumers value. Benefits are often further classified as f...

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... they were doing very well financially. Ike was still convinced that Mahalia needed to take her vocal talents one step further and convinced her to meet with Madame Anita Patty Brown, who had once been an opera singer and was a celebrated voice of the South Side. Although the lesson went well, Mahalia had her mind set on singing gospel and she ... disregarded Ikes input if it suggested anything different. While taking voice lessons from Madame Brown, Mahalia was also working with Thomas Dorsey, the choirmaster for many of the Baptist churches in Chicago and the leading gospel composer. I...

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... probably a couple inches shorter than average for his age. His weight is slightly less than average as well, but because of his height, it is not noticeable. He has brown hair and brown eyes. During his first week of preschool, Dylan would come to school with large, red bags under his eyes, but over the course of the month, that has gone ... begin to assert their independence, by walking away from their mother, picking which toy to play with, and making choices about what they like to wear, to eat, etc. (Wittmer et al., 2013). I think that he is beginning to understand more that he is a...

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... is that the banking sector in Nigeria today is at the threshold of change of such a magnitude as to alter completely the fabric of business and indeed, lives (Archibugi, Howells et al. 1999). This change is rooted in the phenomenon of electronic business. This sector is highly competitive and competition is expected to intensify as new players of local and global scope ... the power industry, Citibank & Standard Chartered Bank in financial services and a whole lot of others in water, agro-allied, construction and, of course the flagship sector of oil and gas (Brown, 1996). Telecoms and ...

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... a systematic fashion. Theoretical Foundation - Goal Specificity Goal setting is a method of directing employees' activities towards achieving specific organizational objectives (Locke, 1978). There are three reasons why goals affect performance (Locke, et al., 1981). First, the setting of specific goals focuses employees' efforts and activities in a particular direction. Secondly, goals regulate the expenditure of one's energy toward an activity, since people typically put ... the limits of human information processing, participants who were assigned difficult, specific goals performed ...

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