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The Possible Dangers of Too Much Information Conveyed

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This literature review "The Possible Dangers of Too Much Information Conveyed" discusses informed consent as an issue that has many facets.... While the truism is that informed consent is good, there is some research that suggests that there is a limit to how much a patient should be informed....

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Computer Crimes

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This review ''Computer Crimes'' classifies computer crimes into two very broad categories: crimes that are aimed towards networks or computer devices and crimes that are facilitated by the use of computers but where the target is someone or something else and not the network or other devices.... ....

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The Reasons that Made America the Global Leader in Cotton Production

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The author of this book review "The Reasons that Made America the Global Leader in Cotton Production" gives detail information about America that has its own local companies that undoubtedly consume the local cotton as raw materials for t-shirt production.... ... ... ... In recent years, people who claim to fight for human rights and fair labor conditions, as well as fair working environments, have protested against mistreatment of laborers in clothing making industry....

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An Accurate Reflection of the State of Corporate Crime

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This review discusses the problem of corporate crime has often been seen as a concrete manifestation of a capitalist society that both implicitly and explicitly validates the survival-of-the-fittest theme.... The review analyses regulatory mechanisms of corporate crime.... ... ... ... In the context of companies striving to keep ahead of the pack, so to speak, this would normally mean resort to any and all means to slaughter the competition and enjoy unbridled profits....

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Benefits of Alternate and Flexible Work Schedules

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This review "Benefits of Alternate and Flexible Work Schedules" discusses evidence regarding the advantages that alternative and flexible work schedules offer both employee and employer.... The review analyses understanding the inner-workings of the practice.... .... ... ... Many people and organizations are experiencing the benefits gained for both parties that alternate and flexible work schedules offer....

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Mapping Vulnerability, Disasters, Development and People

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Mapping Vulnerability, Disasters, Development and People, edited by Greg Bankoff, Georg Frerks, and Dorothea Hilhorst, published by Earthscan, UK and USA, ISBN: 978-1-85383-964-1 paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85383-963-4 hardback, available at all leading bookshops, or at www.... arthscan.... o.... k.... ...

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The Theory of Constraints and Bottlenecks by James Cox

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The author of this book report "The Theory of Constraints and Bottlenecks by James Cox" states that 'The Goal', in its simplest form, is based on making effective and informed decisions.... It is a step by step description of the many misconceptions and fallacies intruding much of today's society views....

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Globalization in World is Flat by Thomas Friedman

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The book review "Globalization in World is Flat by Thomas Friedman" demonstrates that the author is against the common belief that globalization is a process through which individuals lose their freedoms because they cede the power to plan the global economy to multinational corporations.... ... ...

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State and Society in 20th Century China

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The rationale for this literature review is to discuss the emerging changes to the Chinese labor market in response to business globalization.... At such, the writer of the review attempts to conduct an extensive analysis of China's economy throughout its modernization period in the late 20th century....

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Desease and Migration

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Name: Professor: Course: Date: Disease and Migration Introduction This paper is aimed at discussing the role that diseases played in migration.... The discussion will be based on three authors: namely William McNeill, Sheldon Watts and Mary Dobson.... There is a case in history that has been analyzed in great detail by Hernan Cortes....

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Vertical Integration and Economic Performance at Scandinavian Airline System

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This paper gives a critical analysis of the vertical integration approach of strategic management with a special focus of the SAS as the case study.... SAS applied vertical integrations strategic management approach as a way of overcoming the challenges it faced especially in the 1980s.... ... ... ...

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Sociology: Immigration

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Sociology: Immigration A Review of, Americans in Waiting, by Hiroshi Motomura by Your Name Class Name School Name November 24, 2015 Sociology: Immigration Immigration has been at the forefront of political debate for many years now.... There are some who believe that allowing too many immigrants into the country with alter our society and in an essence America will lose what it is to be American....

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Innovative Behavior by Organisations

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The purpose of the study is innovative behavior by organisations.... Large firms can easily innovate as compared to smaller firms.... Large firms have more capital to infuse into innovative changes because many smaller firms lack the money to invest in many innovative changes.... ... ... ... Some big companies have lesser elbow room to innovate....

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Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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In the paper 'Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer' the author discusses the book, which was first published in 1939 by the Christian Kaiser Verlag, in the German language.... That Bonhoeffer had intended to entrench love and harmonious living, is a matter that is underscored by the book.... ... ...

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Communications Surveillance, Privacy and Its Ethical Implications

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This paper ''Communications Surveillance, Privacy and Its Ethical Implications'' presents an overview of ethical and moral concerns in communications surveillance.... This paper also discusses the ethical validity of communications surveillance in light of Kant's ethical theory.... ... ... ... Communication surveillance is not a new idea....

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Juvenile Delinquency and Single Parent

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The paper "Juvenile Delinquency and Single Parent" aims to answer the question are juveniles more likely to be dysfunction from single-parent homes.... The author analyses the early childhood intervention and juvenile delinquency and the significance of parental absence versus parental gender.... ...

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Human and Animals as Species

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This literature review describes humans and animals as species.... This paper outlines common and different concepts, special features of species.... ... ... ... The 'Oxford Advanced Dictionary' does not define an 'animal' as a being/creation responsible to fulfill our dietary needs nor does it characterize an animal in a way that it should be treated ruthlessly or bred for our selfish nutritional desires, but the way it does define an animal is: 'any living creature, including human beings' (Oxford Advanced Dictionary, P....

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The Role of Music in the Requiem for a Dream

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The paper "The Role of Music in the Requiem for a Dream" investigates the relationship between sound and image in films.... In 'Requiem for a Dream' music has a dominant role in forming the actions and character formation, it is an essential means of communication which empirical and theoretical perceptions....

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Why Our Climate Change Solutions Are a Mirage

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This paper "Why Our Climate Change Solutions Are a Mirage" focuses on the fact that John Foster's 'Illusion and Reality in the Coming War on Climate Change', is a very controversial book and has been written in the right time when the challenge the world is facing is climate change.... .... ... ... Foster concentrates on the 'sustainable development' which he feels is a major possibility for a better world....

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Robotics in Healthcare Sector

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This paper discusses the facts about how robotics has become a significant technology in the medical community.... his paper presents an analysis of some of the prime aspects about robotics, which refers to the study of robots.... ... ... ... This paper also outlines some of the main advantages those are presently attained through the robotics technology in the medical sector....

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Materiality in Auditing

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This paper seeks to discuss the importance of materiality in the auditing context, as well as to assess the secrecy of materiality levels used by auditors.... Materiality in auditing refers not simply to quantified amounts, but also to the impact that the amount portends in different contexts.... ...

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The Contemporary Chinese Movies

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This movie review "The Contemporary Chinese Movies" analyzes the three movies in order to ascertain how these movies reflect on the changing Chinese lifestyle.... The three movies selected are Eat Drink Man Woman, Together and To Live.... China is inspired by the Western Lifestyle.... ... ... ... Chinese movies, like any other movie, reflect on the culture that they represent....

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The Domestic Analogy in the Context of Liberal Reform Program

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An author of the current literature review aims to introduce the concept of the domestic analogy and discuss its value in regard to international relations.... Furthermore, the document provides an analysis of the domestic analogy ideas in comparison with the ideas of the liberal reform programs....

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Personality of Dave Buznik Portrayed in the Comedy Movie Anger Management by Adam Sandler

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"Personality of Dave Buznik Portrayed in the Comedy Movie Anger Management by Adam Sandler" paper focuses on the movie that reflects Buznik as a man who was the subject of bullying as a young man and this paper explores the role of bullying in the personality of Dave Buznik.... .... ... ... Personality has been defined as an individual's pattern of thinking to feel and acting (Meyers, 2009, 115)....

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The Film Life Is Beautiful

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This movie review "The Film Life Is Beautiful" focuses on the remarkable combination of tragedy and comedy in a film that is set in a World War II concentration camp under Nazi tyranny.... Roberto Benigni's direction made the film heart-wrenching and funny both at the same time.... .... ... ... This mixing of emotions makes it a good tragicomedy....

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Bigger than Life

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In the paper 'Bigger than Life' the author analyzes the movie, which is based on the article in the New Yorker.... The movie stars James Mason, who is the producer of the movie who takes the role of an elementary teacher Ed Avery.... He is a gentle and thoughtful man.... ... ... ... The author states that Ed is a very successful and liked man in the community....

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Managing People and the Impact on Organizational Performance

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The following paper 'Managing People and the Impact on Organizational Performance' will examine certain mechanisms, through which organizations manage to improve their performance; it will show the relation of performance management to HRM and its role in the contemporary context.... ... ... ... In order to measure and improve the organization productivity, businesses define and develop different programs that monitor the outcomes of each member of the organization to be aligned with the overall strategic goals....

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Bhutan: Living Between Giants

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The purpose of this literature review "Bhutan: Living Between Giants" is to discuss the geographical aspects of the Bhutan region.... The review will analyze the security and diplomatic concerns of the country considering highly developed surrounding neighbors: China and India.... ...

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Free Movements of Goods and Parallel Imports

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This literature review "Free Movements of Goods and Parallel Imports" focuses on the objectives of the Euro that can be achieved through a common market, which facilitates free movement of goods by eradicating the trade barriers.... .... ... ... Free movement is still a far off dream for the European Union due to different regulations of different countries....

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Disaster Preparedness and Management by Michael Beach

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The paper "Disaster Preparedness and Management by Michael Beach" analyzes the Disaster Cycle as such, personal, Institutional and governmental disaster planning with the difficulties involved, and such issues as attitude and awareness, violence, ethical considerations, and compassion in light of the actualities of disasters and their effects....

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Canada as a Liberal Middle Power in International Relations

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The essay 'Canada as a Liberal Middle Power in International Relations' focuses on the approach adopted by the country, which was that of liberal internationalism which promotes the use of multilateralism, diplomacy and peaceful methods in solving conflicts.... ... ... ... The author states that since the establishment of the Harper regime, there have been considerable changes in the country's foreign policy....

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Role Played by Girls and Young Women in the Gang

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This literature review "Role Played by Girls and Young Women in the Gang" aims at analyzing the role played by girls and young women in the gang and whether the gang researches in the US and UK has overlooked the role played by girls in gangs.... In gangs, girls and young women are always the minority....

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Religion and Film

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This paper ''Religion and Film'' tells that by their very nature, films have the ability to engage people in something of a singular or uniform approach to a particular idea, philosophy, or understanding of an issue.... This unique ability allows for a type of social cohesion to develop.... ... ... ...

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Management of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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This work called "Management of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration" describes the prevailing treatment options of endovascular AMD and the triggers of wet AMD.... From this work, it is clear that there have been significant improvements in therapeutic approaches aimed at treating exudative AMD....

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The Issue of Atheism

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This literature review "The Issue of Atheism" discusses the concept of God that was manipulated by humans for the sake of promoting emotional and physical wellbeing.... There was considerable evidence revealing the fact that belief in God had rendered individual psychosomatically secure....

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New Testament Resurrection Evidence

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This paper "New Testament Resurrection Evidence" narrates about women who visited the tomb after the body of Jesus was taken to the tomb and who found the stone closed the tomb had been taken away.... The women witnessed an angel-like appearance, When Peter visited the tomb, he found it-empty, etc....

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Stress Measurement Using Gauges and Photoelectric

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This paper provides a report on the principles of stress measurement while using the photoelastic technique and strain gauges.... As such, the report identifies the technology used in each principle, as well as the procedure for utilization of the technique.... ... ... The report provides an example of typical industrial application of the identified techniques in the measurement of stress in different test specimen....

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Ageless by Suzanne Somers

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This paper "Ageless by Suzanne Somers" presents a book by an author called Suzanne Somers.... This book, published in the year 2006 became the number one bestseller in the New York Times.... The author puts into light concepts of long-lasting vitality and youthfulness among the aging population.... ...

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The Reign of Napoleon Bonaparte

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This essay discusses the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte.... His campaigns were of mixed reactions, sometimes testing his cannons in Europe while most of the time the vast Russian territory was a thorn in the flesh for him.... Napoleon as a military strategist elicited fear and hatred in equal measures....

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The Nondemocratic Regimes

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The author states that most nondemocratic regimes normally impose strict rules and conditions to the citizens.... In a nondemocratic regime, citizens are normally denied most of their rights.... For example, the citizens are denied the freedom of speech and the freedom of expression.... ... ... The citizens are forced to adhere to the government's decisions even if it the decisions are against their wishes....

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The Monkeys Voyage

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The author of this book report "The Monkeys Voyage" casts light on the different species settled to live wherever they are now and has been an enduring enigma in the field of biology.... Admittedly, how the giant flightless bird such as moa came to live in New Zealand has been a puzzle.... .... ... ...

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Realism Within Psychology

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This literature review "Realism Within Psychology" focuses on myriad factors that might become a limitation in the process of making realist assumptions.... Realist assumptions become hard to make and the final opinion was given by the psychologist most often turns out to be subjective....

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Educational System in South Africa

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This paper ''Educational System in South Africa'' tells that the South African system shares a lot with other countries' education systems.... The entire system is macro-managed by a government ministry as is commonly the case with many countries.... The ministry develops policies and guidelines to be followed by schools, students etc....

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The Environmental Impact Assessment Report on the Proposed New Library in Macquarie University

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The paper contains a review of an environmental impact assessment report on the proposed new library in Macquarie University.... The author concludes that some of the mitigation measures put in place to avert the pollution issue involved a construction of large capacity stormwater management facilities....

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Risk Factors and Protective Factors at Home, School and Community

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The paper "Risk Factors and Protective Factors at Home, School, and Community" is going to focus on the behavioral problems of students and how the resulting factors involving risk to family, school, and community before intervention measures for rectifying their behavior could be implemented.... ...

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The Importance of Strong Study Skills

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The paper "The Importance of Strong Study Skills" explores components that are core to acquiring strong study skills among high school students.... These are timetabling, sourcing for information, the process of making meaning of acquired knowledge, note-taking, and note-making.... ... ... ... High school students ought to make personal timetables that are tailored to meet their specific tasks, both in and out of class....

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Social Determiners of Good Health

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This paper 'Social Determiners of Good Health' believes in the importance of addressing health inequalities as an imperative area that enhances the understanding of social determiners of health.... It centers on the socio-economic status as a factor setting differences in health within the society....

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Operation of a Hydraulic Backhoe

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The author of this paper under the title "Operation of a Hydraulic Backhoe" discusses the operating mechanism of the hydraulic backhoe with reference to the hydraulic system within.... It also focuses on the process control system that operates the backhoe.... ... ... ... The basic operation of a hydraulic system involves the transmission of pressure from a narrow cylinder (master cylinder) to a wider cylinder (slave cylinder) where the resultant pressure is used to lift a load....

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Effective Early Intervention Programs for Children with Autism

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The author of the paper "Effective Early Intervention Programs for Children with Autism" hopes that early interventions would make everybody afflicted with autism to be more totally integrated within the society where he can have not only his existence but more importantly a meaningful life.... ... ...

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Carbon Tax and Direct Action Plan to Tackle Climate Change

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This paper "Carbon Tax and Direct Action Plan to Tackle Climate Change" will highlight climate change impacts on the building construction industry.... It will also review Carbon Tax and Direct Action Plan and compare the two with regard to their effectiveness.... ... ... ... The paper will detail out the risks and opportunities for construction companies in a carbon-constrained world and will present strategies to be used by construction industries in order to survive climate change and carbon constraints....

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