... (across all phases of the seizure), is associated with poor cognitive performance, and often identifies other neurophysiological causes of cognitive impairment (eg. lesions on the brain - identified as being a known cause of intellectual impairment and a contributing factor in behavioural anomalies). PROGNOSIS Intractability (being difficult to manage) and chronicity (prolonged length of illness) are hallmarks of LGS. Many authors have commented at ... and their willingness to trial less conventional management techniques. The most significant aspect of LGS management is the use of antie...

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... 1996), down by three, with time enough to squeeze in one more miracle play before the buzzer sounds the end of the fourth quarter. Twenty yards separate the offense from the winning touchdown. The crowd's incessant chanting grows continually, attempting to squealch the deafening tick of each ... many non-profit and civic groups throughout the region to offer community aid. Their contributions and charitable events are many, and include participation in Race for the Cure, the Roberto Clemente Memorial Golf Classic, youth baseball clinics, and offering Pirates team mascots for free 1-hour...

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... through his senses. But the view that the external world is real, and that our senses give us a true report of it, obviously does not in itself throw much light on literary realism; since almost everyone, in all ages, has in one way or another been forced to some conclusion about the external world by his own experience. What is important to the novel ... such demonstration to be possible the relationship of realistic particularity to some specific aspects of narrative technique must first be established. Two such aspects suggest themselves as of especial importance in the novel- charac...

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... and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed policies, procedures and guidelines to help organizations and employers in understanding how health and safety related incidents can have a negative impact on the workplace. The guidelines provide the employers with the steps that should be taken in order to handle emergency situations and workplace hazards (Osha.gov, 2014). The guidelines also particularly ... assist the companies which have employees working in potentially dangerous and hazardous environments, like for example workplaces where ... country, as they provide the healthiest a...

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... matters even more dismal for the communists was the fact that Italian Premier Alcide de Gasperi was wrought with stress over how desperate Italy was in need of financial aid in the wake of the devastation brought on by the effects of the second world war. The United States used this angle as their "trump card- to pressure de Gasperi into weeding out ... form letters- and that economic aid would be withdrawn from the United States if the communists prevailed. The threat of violence also loomed as an overtone in many of these messages as the Truman administration played on Italian fears o...

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... (like three-week bootcamps) are implemented. Alternate preparation pathways will not overcome abuses in hiring practices; strategic planning for transformation is warranted to achieve a comprehensive understanding of issues among all stakeholders in the enterprise of education. Abbreviated preparation practices rely on mentors to address other concerns that include lack of curriculum materials (including teachers" ... schools, colleges, and universities that have united to prepare and advance teachers on-site in alternative fashion. Step 3. Affiliate with National Board Certified teache...

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... Many developing countries have sought to modernize their economies as quickly as possible by basing themselves for the most part on the often unwarranted belief that hasty industrialization can bring about a favorable development in general economic well-being, even if agriculture suffers in the process. They have adopted policies that shield domestic industrial production and manipulate the exchange rates of the national ... granting of huge tracts of land to members of the ruling classes; and secondly, the presence of important foreign interests, concerned about the effects of any refor...

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... united Europe - This was the preface to a declaration made by Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister (1948-55), as Europe lay in ruins in the aftermath of the Second World War. Rebuilding Europe required a new philosophy of international relations, one based on real equality between States and the will to take concrete action together, a radically new way of building friendship, and co-operation ... alliance, and Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). Both of which must be evaluated based upon their own merits, with specific reference to achieving and sustaining peace and stability...

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... idea of the "foreigner" as somebody who could not communicate with them and was thus isolated from their culture. In France, for example, translations were stopped in 1792 and literature only in the French language was published, even though in 1789, six million citizens relied on so called "foreign languages" such as Flemish, Celtic or Basque. The idea behind this was to create " ... of nationalism uses pre-existing elements of the culture of a nation and revives, invents, or transforms its traditions. Nationalism, thus only appears on the surface in specific situations in which the int...

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... means difference. When it is used as a contrast or addition to equality, it is about recognizing individual as well as group differences, treating people as individuals, and placing positive value on diversity in the community. United Kingdom is a society which is seen to be diverse; therefore one of the government's initiatives is that everyone has a right to be treated equally regardless, of ... defined as soon as a person walks into a room, whether it is by the way a person speaks or whether it is the way a person may dress can impact, on a an individual's opinion on how they treat s...

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... human brain this tool has adversely affected the outcome of patients suffering from head injuries, strokes, tumors, cancers, and other illness and diseases. In a world where rapid advancements and revolutionary breakthroughs are on the horizon all occurring in modern medicine at such a rapid pace, the field of Neuroradiology is no exception. The first diagnostic imaging technique to be used, now considered ... somewhat extinct in the specialty of neurodiagnology was the x-ray. The x-ray was born in on November 8, 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad R RÖntgen who inadvertently made his discovery whi...

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... of France's military conquests under the leadership of Bonaparte himself. The 'Great Empire' is often referred to as a single entity embracing French controlled Europe, but territories were in fact separated depending on the levels of French control. Territory ruled directly from Paris was known as the pays reunis which compromised of France's natural frontiers (borders of the Rhine, Alps and Pyrenees ... housing their troops within Italy and how they would have to replace the troops that had to be conscripted to Napoleon and his Army. Therefore, Napoleon had a negative impact on E...

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... Hofstede care a demonstrat prin studii comparate laborioase, ca organizatiile si managementul sunt puternic penetrate de cultura, ca organizatiile si managementul au o mare determinare culturala. În urma unor investigatii, Hofstede a stabilit modele culturale pornind de la cinci dimensiuni complementare si adverse. Sunt cinci dimensiuni suficiente pentru a releva principalele cauze ale socurilor ... evaluarea capacitaÞii manageriale a firmei, analiza mediului extern ∘i a celui intern, analiza factorilor strategici, construirea alternativelor strategice, implementarea scenariil...

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... arguments for, or against, post-development. Ziai expertly delivers an overview of the post-development movement, having arisen in the 1980s as a response to the dissatisfaction with the concept and practice of "development" already in place. Ziai more or less defines this movement as placing an emphasis on alternatives to development via grassroots, local and regional movements. Alongside support ... ; are and the fact that most post-development theorists have not delved into Africa, Matthews offers an insight to these basic post-development tenet and her views on post-development appli...

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... the reader them self, therefore allowing Suskind to share his observation of the social and immoral uselessness society that was beginning to grow predominately in the early eighteenth century and how it had changed the entire young French peoples generation and form of living. Body Paragraphs Searching up the ... narrative it is quite clear that Suskind uses third person narrative perspective to get his message across and to shock the reader most effectively in this manner. In Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, the intense and sincere expression of Grenouille's very descriptive and straig...

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... has represented a set of core values to address a wide target demographic by promoting a connection between the drink and the acquisition of happiness. In this particular advert, the use of rhetorical appeals such as pathos and logos are used within its narrative to communicate to the encoder's preferred ... the narrative of juxtaposition. For example, throughout the advert, both men are seen to be consuming food on a number of occasions. Grandpa's diet is presented to be balanced and healthy in comparison to his grandson's. The encoder uses a close-up first person camera shot (See appen...

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... . There is much discussion of the so-called Global Village but there is much less, practically no action towards creating a more equitable way in which Third World countries can hope to join in the world's capitalist economy and on any sort of par with the different relative success of the Developed world. Understanding the weakness of the Global Village concept is helped by ... under less pressure to do so. Third, and related to both of the forgoing, Hobsbawm also explained that the old stopgaps of governments, as in protectionist legislation, are no longer in place. The emphasis that h...

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... industrial work performed by the perioikoi. These were each essential for the economy to function and allowed for the ruling Spartiate citizens to focus on their military activities, which they used in return to control the helots and engage in a business relationship with the perioikoi. The Spartans apparently maintained a trustful relationship with the perioikoi by allowing them most freedoms and basically autonomous ... path of imperialism with an effective force of only 3,000 Spartiate soldiers" (Hammond, 1975, 198) to which he attributes their gradual reduction in citizen numbers th...

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... growth. Different technologies of production are considered for their benefits and challenges. After production, microalgae is harvested, extracted and converted into various biofuels depending on the conversion processes, such as biogas, biodiesel, ethanol, etc. In addition, this paper will address different factors that contribute to the algal biofuel capacity, such as strain selection, photosynthetic activity and lipid accumulation and ... ). According to Wu and Hsieh (2008), with specific conditions of salinity, intensity of light and nitrogen supply, they reported up to 76% increase...

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... activity individual positions allows individuals a sense of identity and importance which will promote confidence allowing pupils to be more willing to partake in various physical activities. Games activity can be easily modified based on the ability level witnessed; hence all pupils can gain a sense of achievement whilst developing motor co-ordination skills and knowledge. Within ... fairness, respect and social responsibility. A high-quality PE curriculum enables all pupils to enjoy and collaborate in many kinds of physical activity whilst reflecting on their own and others' performan...

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... born into it (a 'hereditary' ruling class); 2) that this class uses the state as a 'device' with which to maintain this dominance; 3) that this class acts in a 'dominating and subjugating' way to maintain its grip on power and money; and 4) that big businesses and wealthy individuals have a detrimental effect upon the majority of the working masses. It will predominantly focus ... required to attend, they are merely another social mechanism to retain Britain's wealth within a select elite. This evidence can be criticised on several counts. Even then, some of the most elite...

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... debates would be called upon at random and forced to speak by Augustus. It could be argued, then, that Augustus did encourage those who remained in the senate to act as an official opposition and provide a check on the emperor, as well as increasing senatorial responsibility and honouring the facade, clearly influencing Tiberius' approach to the senate. However, according to Tacitus, who ... . He also had a sick ex- praetor executed because he asked for an extension of sick leave, abused senators who had informed on his mother or brothers, held the consulship in every year except 38, thu...

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... Prime Minister Hun Sen is known to have been a part of the Khmer Rouge Army, the CCP itself claims no ideological linkage to communist roots or in fact, any sort of political ideology. The CNRP, on the other hand, is known to have liberal democratic tendencies when it comes to their political stance and rhetoric. Having now fully obtained both a historic preamble ... of compromise and will to battle against such an important obstacle to democracy like corruption has led to Cambodia being ranked 164th out of 182 countries on Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index in 201...

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... leader as he inspires followers to go beyond their own self-interests, he has a deep and extra ordinary effect on followers (Grant, 2005) he is very motivational, influential, intellectually stimulating, considerate (Robbins and Judge 2009). In addition, he has strong-held beliefs and values, and likes to stimulate thinking that fosters innovative solutions to problems, ... open and flexible organisational structure supports the sharing of knowledge best (e.g. De Long and Fahey, 2000; Nonaka and Takeuchi, 1995; Probst et al., 2000). In contrast, a strong focus on hierarchies and interna...

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... so-called 'March to Rome'1 and very soon after, under the dictatorial government of Benito Mussolini took complete control of society.2 In these years, the passion for nationalism on which the Fascist ideology was based found breeding sites everywhere in the world where the wounds of the Great War were still open. Most importantly though developing side by side with the model ... by Mussolini's persistency to want to rule with complete authority and be the face of Italian Fascism. Under Fascism, the definition of the Italian nationality rested on a militarist foundation and the Fas...

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