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American Enterprise Institute - HOME American Enterprise Institute African American Economic Development and Small Business Ownership by Kilolo Kijakazi, Starting with the traditions of African American economic systems perpetuated during and after slavery to create their own institutions and enterprises, this study also reviews contemporary major policy initiatives intended to promote African American business ownership. The author uses both qualitative and quantitative research methods to examine the topic and to debunk the myth that African Americans do not have a history of entrepreneurship. The quantitative research in this book is unique in that it provides a detailed ...

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National Standard for Civics and Government - HOME National Standard for Civics and Government The Home Front Fulfills the standards: "Culture," "Time, Continuity, and Change," "People, Places, and Environments," "Individuals, Groups, and Institutions," "Power Authority, and governance," "Global Connections," and "Civic Ideals and Practices" from the National Council for the Social Studies Curriculum Standards for Middle School. Fulfills the standards: "Read from many periods to build an understanding of human experience," "Apply strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts," and "Conduct research on issues by generating ideas and questions" from the National English Educational Standards for Middle School. Fulfills ...

National Health Standard - HOME National Health Standard Bipolar Disorder Fulfills the standards: "Science as Inquiry," "Science and Technology," and "Science in Personal and Social Perspective" from the National Science Education Standards for Grades 5-8. Fulfills the standards: "Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention," "Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks," and "Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health" from the National Health Education Standards for Middle School. Fulfills the standard: "Science, Technology, and Society" from the National Council for ...

American Institute of Alternative Medicine - HOME American Institute of Alternative Medicine A Profile in Alternative Medicine: The Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati, 1835-1942 by John S. Haller, The Eclectic Medical Institute was an American institution in origin, concept, and practice. For nearly a century, EMI was known as the "mecca of eclectic thinking" and the "Mother Institute" of reformed medicine. This history of EMI is set within the broader context of American medicine and recounts the internal feuds, successes, adversity, and ultimate failure of this bastion of freedom in medical thought. Institute of Medicine - [Institute of Medicine, ...

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National Highway Traffic Safety Association - HOME National Highway Traffic Safety Association Concrete Bridges: Inspection, Repair, Strengthening, Testing, and Load Capacity Evaluation by V. K. Raina, An indispensable guide to inspecting, maintaining, and rehabilitating all types of concrete and composite bridges Given the age and condition of some of our nation's bridges, the need for a practical guide to bridge management and maintenance has never been greater. This state-of-the-art reference meets this need by providing a tool-kit approach to repairing and strengthening concrete and composite bridges. It also discusses emergency measures you can take ...

National Highway Traffic Safety Institute - HOME National Highway Traffic Safety Institute Down the Asphalt Path: The Automobile and the American City by Clay McShane, Imagine a world without automobiles, traffic lights, and interstate highways. Or the words commuter and parking. For a nation that prides itself on the freedom of movement and the long weekend, this seems nearly impossible. In Down the Asphalt Path, Clay McShane examines the uniquely American relation between automobility and urbanization. Writing at the cutting edge of urban and technological history, McShane focuses on how new transportation systems - most important, the private automobile - and ...

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National Rural Health Mission - HOME National Rural Health Mission Organizational Responses to the Ethical Challenges of Managed Care by Betty Boyd Caroli, Can the ethical mission of health care survive among organizations competing for survival in the marketplace? On this question hinges not only the future of health care in the US, but that of the health care systems of all advanced countries. This book presents both an analytic framework and a menu of pragmatic answers. The team of authors, physician-ethicists from Harvard Medical School and the National Institutes of Health, worked with a consortium of health care organizations to explore some of the most challenging dilemmas in health care today: How can health plans determine medical necessity in a way that ensures quality care, controls costs, and builds trust with patients and ...

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College University - ... book, Paul Conkin, author of the award-winning history of Vanderbilt, Gone with the Ivy, tells the story of Peabody's many lives, of its successes and failures, and of its many colorful leaders and professors. It all began as a small frontier academy in 1785. The institution that would become Peabody experienced its first reinvention two decades later as it became Cumberland College, and then, in 1826, the University of Nashville. The University maintained an elite undergraduate college until 1850, and, despite the success of its medical school and a military institute, it failed in three subsequent efforts to restart its undergraduate program. In 1875 the University offered its campus and degree-granting authority to the first normal school in the state of Tennessee, a school funded by the Peabody Education Fund. The Peabody Normal College was ...

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