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1.	Marketing in the Media and Air Pollution	After a career in the auto industry, the author has a growing concern regarding the air pollution caused by the internal combustion engine, from automobiles in particular, and worries that the media markets...	Automobiles--Motors--Exhaust gas--Environmental aspects; Automobiles--Marketing;

2.	Diets: are they safe and effective?	American spend billions of dollars each year trying to lose weight using all sorts of products and fads. In this paper, the author posits that she has discovered, through research and experimentation,...	Weight loss; Reducing diets; Dieters;

3.	A Comparison of Student Tutoring Achievement for Reading and Imagine Learning	As the population of English Language Learners (ELLs) in the United States grows, schools need effective programs in place to meet their unique needs. In order to address these needs, schools throughout...	Education, Elementary; Tutors and tutoring; Reading;Dissertations, Academic;

4.	Business of Music	Based on his own experience, the author has written about the practical, business-related steps to being a successful musical band.	Music trade;

5.	Water Quality and the Special Needs Consumer	Because of his son's health problems the author began to research how food and local water from the tap could have an impact on his son's kidney problems.	Water quality; Health;

6.	Breast Cancer: What Every Woman Needs to Know	Breast cancer is a very risky and serious disease. This thesis outlines strategies and procedures women can use to detect cancer and to treat it. It also tells the personal stories of several women who...	Breast--Cancer

7.	Diversity Training and Education in Corporate America: Teaching the Workforce to Value Cultural Differences	Cultural diversity in the workplace has become a legal and moral obligation. Corporations that fail to include diversity training will encounter significant legal problems and penalties. Several respected...	Multiculturalism;Diversity in the workplace;

8.	America Can't Stamp Out the Deaf Community	Deaf people have a culture all their own, which has withstood many attempts to pull it apart, such as eugenics, discrimination, and the emphasis on oral communication. This thesis outlines the history...	Deafness--Social aspects; Sign language; Deaf--Services for; Deafness;

9.	Stellar evolution and the advent of black holes	Developments in telescopes and other technology have allowed us to see what we never could before--the deaths of stars, known as black holes. This thesis traces the stellar evolution that sometimes results...	Black holes (Astronomy); Kerr black holes; Astronomy;

10.	Does Personality Testing Belong in the Hiring Process?	Different types of personality tests have been used in various ways for centuries, the author shows, and he examines the pros, cons, and legal aspects of the use by employers for job applicants. He concludes...	Personality tests; Applications for positions;

11.	Domestic Violence	Domestic violence is a catastrophic dilemma that half of all women will experience to some extent or another. Men experience domestic violence as victims as well, but statistics for reported incidents...	Family violence; Women--Violence against

12.	Best Practices and Characteristics of Effective Literacy Teachers	Effective teachers with high efficacy are necessary in strengthening our educational system. This is a qualitative study of the characteristics of exceptional teachers exhibiting high efficacy standards...	Education, Elementary; Literacy; Reading;Dissertations, Academic;

13.	The Effect of Detracking on the Elementary School Experience of English Language Learners	English language learners are often highly overrepresented in the lowest academic tracks in American schools. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to discover if detracking an elementary school classroom...	Education, Elementary; Track system (Education); Ability grouping in education; Dissertations, Academic;

14.	Causes of Expatriate Failure	Fifty percent of corporate expatriates fail, the author claims, which causes much damage and expense to the companies for which they work. The author posits several steps that, if implemented, could help...	Foreign workers; Multinational corporations;

15.	Fear, Racism, & Wartime Hysteria Cripples Civil Liberties: Korematsu, Japanese American Internment & Post 9/11	Following Pearl Harbor, "a day that would live in infamy," on February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. Without any search warrants, legal documents, evidence or probable...	History; Japanese American evacuation and resettlement; Korematsu, Fred, 1919-2005; Civil liberties--2000-2010; Civil liberties--American--1930-1950; World War, 1939-1945;

16.	The Chef: Artistic Expression through Food Mediums	Food and food preparation as forms of art and artistic expression is discussed in this thesis. The author traces the history of and development of restaurants, cafes, and other eating establishments, which...	Cooks; Food presentation; Cooking--History;

17.	Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus	Gnaeus Pompeiu Magnus, or Pompey the Great, was a great military and political adversary of Julius Caesar, but much less is written about him, according ot the author. She outlines his life and accomplishments...	Pompey, the Great, 106-48 B.C.;

18.	Making Connections: interorganizational relationships and personal networks	Having a network of relationships can open doors to shared ideas, support, and resources. In order to keep up with the advancements being made in business, individuals and organizations need to increase...	Organizational effectiveness--Psychological aspects; Interpersonal relations; Information networks;

19.	Advertising on the Internet	his thesis examines many of the unique characteristics of advertising on the Internet. It examines the history, growth, and demographics of the Internet, advantages to Internet advertising compared to...	Internet advertising;

20.	Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Hispanic Americans	Hispanic Americans are 2-3 times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than non-Hispanic whites. The author looks at socio-cultural reasons why this is so, andif there are lifestyle changes that can be...	Diabetes; Hispanic Americans--Diseases;

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