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Pandemics and Pestilence
Author(s): Jeffrey Ryan
In the event of an outbreak of a highly pathogenic and transmissible disease, community officials, planners, healthcare providers and first responders at all skill levels will be called upon to protect the public. Recognition of an emerging infectious disease (EID) threat will most likely come from ...
The Disciplines of Business: Every Career Is a Business
Author(s): Joshua Robert Thompson, Robert Foster Houghton
It is the authors’ belief that every individual is their own brand and in turn, every career is a business. For students, understanding the different disciplines commonly taught in a College of Business are essential to their career path choices. The Disciplines of Business: Every Career Is a Bu...
OpenStax: Calculus Volume 1
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"Calculus is designed for the typical two- or three-semester general calculus course, incorporating innovative features to enhance student learning. The book guides students through the core concepts of calculus and helps them understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around t...
Risk Perceptions and Uncertainty in Parental Concerns about Childhood Vaccination
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Abstract Media reports linking the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism, as well as other reports of the thimerosal controversy, have increased levels of public distrust in vaccination. This distrust has led some parents to choose not to vaccinate their children as recommended by their ...
He Says/She Says: Misunderstandings Between Men and Women
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Sample Ginger walks out of her last class of the day to find Luke waiting for her, as he usually does on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She greets him with a hug and they fall into a matched pace that soon will lead them to the library. “Becky got an offer from BellTech—her first choice,” Ginger says, k...
Look Closer: The Power of Cinema in Political Culture
Author(s): Michael Fitzgerald
Look Closer: The Power of Cinema in Political Culture is a brief treatment of cinema and US politics and government designed to guide and supplement courses in American studies, cinema studies, and communication studies as well as political science. It provides a foundation and framework for student...
Hope
Author(s): Isik Abla Ministries
OpenStax Psychology
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"Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in e...
Archaeology: An Introduction to Human Evolution and the Origins of Civilization
Author(s): Cameron M Smith
An up-to-date, well-illustrated introduction to the techniques and results of archaeology, the study of humanity's evolution and ancient past. A fully-referenced and affordable text, well-illustrated with the author's trademark diagrams, maps and photographs from archaeological work worldwide and sp...