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Techniques of Testing Aggregate Replacement in Hardened Concrete
37 pages (9250 words) , Download 2 , Case Study
The paper "Techniques of Testing Aggregate Replacement in Hardened Concrete" states that the addition of glass particles either as a binder or as an aggregate substitute for natural sand would result in considerable reduction in the workability of the concrete mix.... ... ... ... A totally different set of results were obtained by a team of researchers in the research on the recycling of glass as a partial replacement in the concrete preparation ( Ismail and Al-Hashmi, 2009)....
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Cultures of Participation: A Treatise on Genealogy, Discourse, Power, and Globalisation Introduction
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The main component of culture is creating identity through physical differences and through a knowledge basis.... This creates a specific set of.... ... ... In contemporary culture, the main conflicting identities are inclusive of political powers toward globalization and contrasting movements that resist this concept as a proponent of being The underground movement and contemporary trends that are a part of marginalized cultures all use the knowledge base of popular culture and globalization to re-identify specific ideologies and to emerge contrasting values....
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The Black Plague in the Face of Religious Art History of Italy
32 pages (8167 words) , Report
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This report "The Black Plague in the Face of Religious Art History of Italy" discusses a major question regarding the influence of the plague in history.... Do the changes in the style and perspectives in the arts consistent beginning from the 13th century up to the last episodes of the Black Plague?...
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Technical Trading Analysis
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From the paper "Technical Trading Analysis" it is clear that generally, prediction data revealed that while short decisions were largely covered by the trading rules; the trading rule concerning long decisions sadly misfired for most market movements.... .... ... ... The foremost objective of this report was to devise a rule-based trading system for a hedge fund....
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Contemporary Middle East History
25 pages (6250 words) , Download 3 , Essay
1.... Discuss the difficulties faced by the Middle Eastern empires in adapting to the intellectual, technological, economic, political and social challenges presented by the West in the 18th and 19th centuries. ... ... he 18th and 19th century history of the Middle East illuminates much regarding the current frustration of the region in terms of self-determination....
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Mortgaged Backed Securities
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However, as MBS have proven to effective and advantageous on some aspects, there are also identified inherent risks to the structure and the most significant of which is the prepayment risk.... Cheryl Strayed is a late 20th century writer who first gained great esteem for her Torch....
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Sustainability Factor of Norman Foster Architecture
22 pages (6063 words) , Download 3 , Dissertation
The paper "Sustainability Factor of Norman Foster Architecture" discusses that compared to many architects Norman Foster relates his structures with good cultures and architecture.... He emphasizes advanced technologies in his designs to make the buildings eco-friendly.... ... ... ... The inherent nature of human beings is to make the right kind of choices to make their daily life comfortable keeping in view the environment in which they live....
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Alfalfa hay yield prediction using yield monitor data and satellite imagery
8 pages (2000 words) , Download 3 , Research Paper
Studies support the fact the use of Vis from the sensors were effective in determining the spatial variation and phonological changes in vegetation, though there are several Vis defined the most commonly used VI is the NDVI(normalized difference vegetation index) (Schowengerdt,1997)....
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Matrix Calculation: Introduction to Theorems of JNF
26 pages (6863 words) , Coursework
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"Matrix Calculation: Introduction to Theorems of JNF" states that mortgages and asset financing industries rely on the understanding of the relationship of present value and interest rates in order to assess the worth of a financial loan which is important for the investors and financial institutions....
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Stress Conditions
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This will certainly be of utility to food production as a healthy yeast population can be very effective as gas producers during the main utility of fermentation during food manufacturing processes as bread and wine making.... This paper ''Stress Conditions'' is put together in preparation for a project that aims to investigate stress conditions under which the hsp26 gene is switched on by using a simple -galactosidase assay that changes colour to demonstrate activity....
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Software Project Management
23 pages (5864 words) , Assignment
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This assignment "Software Project Management" discusses risk management that does not mean its elimination although most projects make that seems the case.... Projects entail risks and uncertainty and that must be known by everyone who admires to come up with a project.... ... ... ... There are many risk management principles that constitute the creation of a risk management plan that shows the ways to find all the main project risks, the building of a risk profile for every single risk that contains the possibility of a risk happening, the cost and the planning of the impact and the remedies to be adopted....
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Study of the Financial Structure and Role of Financial Institutions in Ensuring Faster Economic Growth
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This made management more effective and avoided the theft of technology by local partners.... This research paper "Study of the Financial Structure and Role of Financial Institutions in Ensuring Faster Economic Growth" describes of success of state-owned companies and private companies, a weak economy, and volatile stock markets....
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The Uniform Commercial Code
23 pages (6157 words) , Download 2 , Research Paper
Furthermore, owing to the prevalence of diverse range of rules and regulations regarding business in various states of the US, there was an extreme lack of uniformity and balance in legal structure, which has one way or the other had hindered effective performance of the business units and traders (SBA, 'Uniform Commercial Code')....
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Password Cracking Systems
24 pages (6507 words) , Download 3 , Report
This paper ''Password Cracking Systems'' intended to throw a detailed light upon which password cracking mechanisms are and how they come into effect.... rotecting an individual's data by restricting access to it can be done by means of placing a password entry request mechanism every time that particular data is accessed....
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Performance Excellence in Business Operations
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Performance Excellence in Business Operations: Environmental Management for the Automobile Industry By Candidate's Name 2011 FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Executive Summary This report resents a discussion about best practices for environmental management for the automobile industry.... ... ...
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International Marketing: Adaptation vs. Standardisation
16 pages (4000 words) , Download 4 , Essay
Levitt (1983) and Douglas and Wind (1987) propose two "seemingly" opposing views on marketing.... We emphasise the term "seemingly" because a deeper analysis of the two works show that each one looks at the same phenomenon using a different viewpoint.... Therefore, like the proverbial blind men and the elephant, these two sets of authors come up with different descriptions of the beast and argue that theirs is the right one....
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Patented technology
17 pages (4250 words) , Download 4 , Essay
The rapid growth of new technologies obviates a growing need for careful scrutiny and precision by patent offices internationally.... Standardisation of criteria is thought to benefit this process, but in turn gives rise to the question of ease of patentability versus the creation of insignificant or trivial patents. ...
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Principles of European Contract Law
22 pages (5500 words) , Download 2 , Essay
This paper deals with the determination whether the Principles of European Contract Law is a universal lex mercatoria or an autonomous lex mercatoria.... This paper will revolve on the following relevant topics: definition of lex mercatoria, characteristics of lex mecatoria, history of lex mercatoria, characteristics of universal and autonomous lex mercatoria....
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The Decline of Congress Powers and the Rise of Presidential Powers
25 pages (6250 words) , Download 5 , Research Paper
The separation of power of the total US governance is considered a landmark in the history of political science and world politics.... The objective of this research paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of the governance approach in the US and discuss its history.... ... ... ... The history of American governance is replete with examples of a power struggle between Congress and presidency, between legislatures and executive....
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Violence in School UK
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The law of UK propels a good deal of legalities about what schools and local authorities should and can do about bullying but unless there is initiatives form the general public, effective measures cannot be found. ... The research paper "Violence in School UK" describes bullying in school is a challenge to society....
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The impact of stock market volatility on monetary policy
23 pages (5000 words) , Download 2 , Dissertation
The objective of the paper 'The impact of stock market volatility on monetary policy' is to evaluate the significance of asset prices in the conduct of monetary policy.... Note that there is both a normative and a positive part to the query.... ... ... ... The author shall focus on the positive query of whether monetary policy is influenced directly or indirectly by volatility of asset prices....
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Media and Conflict Resolution
21 pages (6241 words) , Coursework
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The paper "Media and Conflict Resolution" dives into to what extent does contemporary critical media theory illuminate the recent mass media coverage of the local government-led military action in Sri Lanka and media development post the war in Sri Lanka.... ... ... ... Modern innovations in communication technologies have completely changed the scenario in the conduction and resolution of warfare or civil conflict....
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No World State in the Brave New World
21 pages (5250 words) , Download 2 , Research Paper
This research begins with the statement that until the crisis began in 2008, most economists were optimistic.... The world was experiencing strong economic growth.... Investors and consumers were optimistic in their expectations, which reflected itself in high consumption and investment rates.... ...
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Strategic Issues Of Defeating Terrorism
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The purpose of the paper "Strategic Issues Of Defeating Terrorism" is to investigate the history of domestic terrorism in the United States of America, examine the origins of extremism in the Islamic developing world, and identify terrorism as a growing issue threatening national security and peace....
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The issue of regional currency unification
24 pages (6000 words) , Download 2 , Essay
This paper will explore the issue of regional currency unification in the gulf countries.... The paper affirms that unification of gulf currency may boost economic efficiency, further economic integration and develop a non-oil economy in the region.... The paper further notes that currency unification should not be seen as the only component of the much wider integration efforts....
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The GCC as an Effort to Unite Six Countries in the Gulf Region
25 pages (6250 words) , Download 2 , Term Paper
From this research 'The GCC as an Effort to Unite Six Countries in the Gulf Region' it's clear that the GCC was conceived as a single market with a common currency.... The unit eliminated tariffs between the countries-participants and established a customs union.... Has the union achieved its goals?...
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Asia and Tourism
21 pages (5868 words) , Download 1 , Coursework
The author of the "Asia and Tourism" paper tries to understand the destination and its importance in tourism.... The author seeks to comprehend the physical features, the geographical aspects along with the places of interest in Thailand to ensure a successful trip to the place.... ... ... ... The tourism and hospitality sector of the world has enhanced rapidly and it has established on a larger dimension over the years....
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Forensic Science Case Study
24 pages (6000 words) , Download 2 , Case Study
James Hanratty is considered to be among the last individuals to be convicted and sentenced to death in United Kingdom after being found guilty of murdering Scientist Michael Gregsten in the year 1962 by shooting him in the head two times.... At the same scene, Valerie Storie, who.... ... ... Gregsten's girlfriend, was raped and later shot five times, but by fate she did not die but rather got paralyzed....
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Issuing the Fixed Interest Investment Bonds
21 pages (6162 words) , Download 2 , Assignment
The paper "Issuing the Fixed Interest Investment Bonds" states that similar to all markets, existing expectations are considered in terms of pricing fixed interest rates.... However, real occurrences such as changes in interest rates have the potential to counter expectations.... .... ... ... The fixed interest investment funds offered to the public by Admiral Asset Management (the issuer) to investors are low-risk mutual funds in the form of bonds....
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A Radical Shift in US Foreign Policy
21 pages (5693 words) , Download 2 , Essay
The paper "A Radical Shift in US Foreign Policy" discusses that the United States assumes the role of a global leader today.... The foreign policy of America deserves primary attention as it has the potential to dictate terms over international affairs and disputes.... ... ... ... The period of Bush as the president of America (2001-2009) demonstrates his style and vision....
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Patriarchy as the Basis of Antebellum Household
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Shelby defends takes as the basis “effective social bonds… [which] are neither laws nor identifying social roles; true communal bonds consist in the mutual feelings that express interpersonal relatedness” (263).... "Patriarchy as the Basis of Antebellum Household" paper describes the peculiarities of all the mentioned households in the novel and raises the moral question in each of them in terms of its contradiction with the legal system and connection of the real moral authority with family values....
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Preventive Detention Laws
21 pages (5579 words) , Essay
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The paper "Preventive Detention Laws" states that generally, the police can issue a detention order if the suspect poses a device or substance that can be used in a terrorist act.... There is evidence that the suspect intends to engage in terrorist acts.... ... ... ... Preventive detention can be described as imposed imprisonment executed so as to prevent a person from committing a crime....
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Film and Media Study
27 pages (7197 words) , Download 5 , Research Paper
The paper 'Film and Media Study' aims at conducting a comprehensive and deep study of film and media from assorted perspectives.... The paper discussed various media theories and these theories have been correlated with the films taken for analysis.... ... ... ... The films have been analyzed with reference to cultural and social factors....
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Digital and Film Photography
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The author of the paper "Digital and Film Photography" will begin with the statement that many people remain suspicious about digital photography because of the ease with which photos can be manipulated, but this aspect of photography hasn't really changed since its earliest days.... ... ... ... Digital photography has changed the way we see the world around us....
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Epic of Sheikh Bedreddin by Hikmet and the challenges of translations
30 pages (7500 words) , Download 2 , Dissertation
This research paper will define some of the common difficulties with translation and the ability to alter the meanings of various pieces of literature through the philosophies and interpretations of translators.... ... ... ... The ability to create specific expressions within literature is not only bound by the expectations of the author....
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Central Bank and Monetary Policy
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Reserve requirements for price and financial stability: When are they effective?... Today every central bank around the world creates money, controls monetary policy and provides loans to the commercial system and supervises it (Cechetti & Schoenholtz, 2011, Chapter 15).... In times of need, the central bank's duty is to save the financial system....
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Operations Management The increasing amount of Mass Customization in the Automobile industry
16 pages (4000 words) , Download 3 , Essay
The automobile industry is one which has its roots in America following the mass production of cars by Henry Ford in 1912 (Mozian et al 2007).... The mass production of automobiles has now become a global phenomenon with other countries such as Germany, Brazil and Japan being key players in the industry....
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The Muslims lives in recent Anglophone fiction since 1973
4 pages (1000 words) , Download 2 , Essay
The French poet and novelist, Louis Aragon said, "The novel is the key to forbidden rooms in our house" (qtd.... in Faqir, In the House of Silence 86).... Novels allow the reader to invade every corner of society.... Novels address important subjects through the experience of the individual within the context of his or her surroundings....
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The Al Qaida Transnational Terrorist Network
18 pages (4500 words) , Download 4 , Essay
Among many terrorist attacks over the time one of the most serious and threatening is counted to be Al Qaeda which, like many multinational corporations, is both the product and beneficiary of globalization.... This organization can be better explored from the context of events on September 11, 2001, when 19 young men, mostly Saudi Arabian nationals, commandeered four passenger airplanes and rammed three of them into critical US targets, the World Trade Center and the Pentagon....
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American Film I ndustry in 1950s
11 pages (2750 words) , Download 2 , Essay
This paper delineates the correlation between Paramount Decrees in 1948 and the boom of art-houses in 1950s.... In the early on, it describes the background of the art-houses, their emergence, their concepts, and their hold over a particular audience, which, eventually, led to boom in the 1950s.... ...
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Software Development Project - Selection of Appropriate Planning Tools and Development Language
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The parameters nLoopsPerUsec and n50Percent are used to determine the effective bus speed.... The paper "Software Development Project - Selection of Appropriate Planning Tools and Development Language" relates to the application of Microsoft VC++.... The project concentrates on utilizing the MS VC++ to the fullest and brings out its wonderful application in the selected topic Word Search Game....
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Childrens Needs and Parents Responsibilities
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A much preferred option is mediation but were that is not appropriate or were it fails to achieve compliance the use of community orders are seen as an effective alternative and much more preferable to a fine or custodial sentence.... In the following paper 'Children's Needs and Parents Responsibilities,' the author analyzes the article Parental Separation that was launched in July 2004 made several recommendations as to what the panel considered was in the best interests of the child....
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Construction Contract Law and Dispute Resolution
26 pages (6500 words) , Download 2 , Assignment
The paper "Construction Contract Law and Dispute Resolution" discusses that In the British Steel case, the judge noted that in the majority of cases where work was undertaken pursuant to a letter of intent, it would not matter whether the contract did or did not come into existence.... ... ... ... In considering the basis for recovery under the quantum meruit principle, Beatson argues that a fundamental justification for this is that 'it is clear that a person who has rendered services requested, accepted or acquiesced in by the defendant is entitled to recompense whether or not the defendant gained from the services....
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The Impact of Stakeholders on Alternative Fuel Uses
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The environmental friendly nature of the Fischer-Tropsch fuel and its viability as an alternative form of energy is well established by Davis (2007) “Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) technology, which produces hydrocarbons from synthesis gas (CO reacts with H2 to form a hydrocarbon chain extension- [CH2]) over iron and cobalt catalysts is very effective....
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The Relationship between the BBC and Public Broadcasting Corporation and the Commercial Sectors
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First, before going into BBC's relationship as a public broadcasting corporation with the commercial sectors, it is helpful to identify first what is meant by public service broadcasting.... ... ... ... The Communications Act 2003 sets a duty on the Office of Communications to obtain accessibility of a broad range of both “television and radio services” all over the United Kingdom that is of high quality and considered to draw diverse “tastes and interests”; and to keep an adequate number of providers for various “television and radio services” ?...
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Standardized Nursing Language
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Because of a variation in effectiveness of various standardized nursing languages for different care settings, the nature of the most effective nursing record tools for various settings, such as primary care or accident and emergency setting may differ.... This essay "Standardized Nursing Language" presents a discussion about electronic patient record systems that incorporate standardized nursing language for the A&E unit within a hospital....
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The Implementation of the International Human Rights Law
32 pages (7169 words) , Download 2 , Admission/Application Essay
The paper "The Implementation of the International Human Rights Law" articulates the origin, development, and implementation of the human rights laws in the north.... The sources of human rights tend to be from the European secularization of the Christian and Judaism religion.... ... ... ... The statement that the origin of human rights finds its source in the north is at most factual....
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Regional Integration of GCC Countries
25 pages (6303 words) , Download 2 , Essay
From the paper "Regional Integration of GCC Countries" it is clear that the GCC eliminated tariffs between the countries and established a customs union that addressed the problem of fluctuating external tariffs that made some countries more attractive than others.... .... ... ... One interesting anomaly is that most of the countries either export or import with the UAE quite heavily, yet the UAE does not list any of the GCC countries as its top five for exporting or importing....
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Currency War of China
19 pages (4750 words) , Download 2 , Research Paper
Thesis statement: This paper will focus on the effect of Currency war on China since WWII until today.... It will also provide detailed information on how China will act differently if WWIII will be a currency war.... Additionally, the paper will also expound on what the currency.... ... ... Currency wars are terms used in referring to the manipulation of currencies with the intention of boosting exports....
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Re-Educating Healthcare Providers on Hand Hygiene Practice
22 pages (5500 words) , Download 8 , Research Paper
The present paper deals with the necessity of re-education on hand hygiene practice.... Reportedly, the fact that patients can suffer from a broad range of infection while receiving treatment in hospitals challenges the essence of healthcare facilities in the country.... ... ... ... According to the author of the text, recent reports indicate that about 200,000 patients fall victim of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), with a large fraction of them succumbing to the infections and passing away....
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