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Genetic Testing: Forensic, Predictive and Carrier, 2008.
An examination of the goals and potential benefits of genetic testing in the areas of forensic testing, predictive testing and carrier testing.
1,147 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 63.95
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This work seeks to examine genetic testing in the light of the potential contribution of genetic testing specifically in the area of forensic testing, predictive testing and carrier testing. The paper first defines genetic testing and then discusses its goals. The paper then looks at the potential benefits that can be gained from using genetic testing.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Genetic Testing Defined
Use Of Genetic Screening
Guidelines For Genetic Testing
Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing
Forensics Genetic Testing
Summary And Conclusion
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"Genetic testing applications offer great potential in today's society from early detection of disease, to exonerating the wrongfully accused, to identifying criminals that otherwise would have gone on to other commission of crimes, to paternity testing and the new possibility of correction of genetic abnormalities and this is only to list a few. Genetic testing has opened doors for scientific, medical health and prevention, and social advances in quality of life as well as water and food quality measures. Genetic testing is greatly beneficial in today's society."
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Teaching English as a Second Language, 2007.
This paper discusses the best way to impart a second language through a content-based and communicative immersion approach.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 67.95
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In this article the writer discusses that unlike teaching a student how to diagram a cell in biology class or how to deconstruct a poem in English class, the aim of foreign language education is not simply to teach students how to learn, but to impart a functional skill. This is especially true in English as a Second Language (ESL) education, where the students are acquiring a language that may become their primary language in their education or in their workplace. The writer points out that it is critical that students acquire language vocabulary that is likely to be useful for them in their daily lives, and that the students are quickly immersed in the language in a way that replicates their exposure to the language in daily life. In this paper, the writer looks at the communicative language teaching (CLT) approach, which stresses the fact that students learn to communicate through the action of communicating without merely learning about communicating in that language.
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"Unlike a purely structuralist approach to teaching language that stresses learning foreign grammar structures in isolated and often unnatural ways, the technique of language content-based immersion exposes students to a new language in a holistic fashion. Even a successful structuralist method, such as the audiolingual method, in which the foreign language lessons are arranged on grammatical principles but in which the students are not responsible for any metalanguage tends to isolate grammatical principles from one another in a way that is not commensurate with how students are exposed to language in the lived environment outside of the classroom, and also tends to isolate acquiring vocabulary through intuition from correct grammatical usage. In contrast, communicative orientation in language teaching, with a student-focused perspective, is more evident in a content-based immersion approach. Such an approach encourages students use new expressions to impart their desired meaning in a way that enables them to truly communicate what they want to say in a given situation, rather than replicate the language patterns of a teacher by rote. A communication-focused approach also breaks down possible inhibitions about using the second language and making mistakes, as sometimes the English language is not even the main focus of the classroom, merely communicating something interesting about another subject."
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Mandatory Premarital HIV Testing, 2002.
The pros and cons of premarital AIDS testing, testing which would be required of all persons seeking a marriage license.
1,073 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 60.95
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This paper identifies several factors in the debate over premarital AIDS testing, including the costs of testing versus the benefits, the fact that people seeking marriage licenses are generally a low-risk population, and the issue of confidentiality associated with this type of testing. The paper argues against premarital testing and refutes several common arguments in favor of testing.
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"There are several convincing arguments in favor of premarital testing, but the disadvantages in this case far outweigh the few advantages. One common argument made in support of premarital testing is that it might be able to prevent transmission of HIV by identifying infected persons and warning their prospective spouses."
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Pile Testing, 2002.
A description of two major types of pile tests-- pile-load test and integrity test.
2,330 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 115.95
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This paper introduces and discusses pile tests methods - pile-load tests and integrity tests. The integrity tests include the acoustic test and the seismic test method. For each test the procedure and interpretation are discussed. Real-world cases are investigated and pictures are presented. Advantages and disadvantages of each method are concluded in the end.
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"In carrying out a maintained load test to determine the load capacity of a pile, it is suggested that it is necessary first to estimate the load capacity so that a suitable loading and reaction system may be provided, and then to define some physical event by which ?failure?, and hence the ultimate capacity of the pile may be recognized. Among the commonly used definitions of the ultimate load capacity are: First--The load that causes a settlement equal to 10% of the pile diameter. Second?The load at which the rate of settlement continues undiminished without further increment of load, unless this rate is so slow as to indicate that settlement may be a result of consideration of the soil. For example, Qu in Figure 2 could be taken as the ultimate load."
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Software Testing In The Product Life Cycle, 2007.
A research analysis of the place of software testing in the development and life-cycle of a software product.
4,289 words (approx. 17.2 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 182.95
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This paper aims to provide an overview of software testing throughout the development and life-cycle of a software product. It focuses on the need for testing and how testing fits into the software development life-cycle. The paper presents a research component that analyzes how to formulate a software testing strategy prior to deploying and releasing a software product.
Table of Contents:
Definitions and Terms in the Research
Objective
Introduction
Software Testing Overview
Purpose of Software Testing Categories
Life-cycle Phase Testing Categories
Software Testing Tools
Test Automation Overview
Product Life Cycle Test Automation
Product Life Cycle
Application Test Tools
Classic Testing Mistakes
Developing a Team of Testers is Key in Software Development and Testing
Summary and Conclusion
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"The introduction of technology and features being developed in the rapid action which this occurs and to, at the same time, make improvement to the quality of the product and as well to respond to the issues of customers in product development is quite an initiative to undertake. Driving development and quality assurance of software are the technology market which is characterized by an extremely fast past and the revisions are released just as quickly. While quality is considered to be important in the high-tech marketplace new and robust features are considered even more important. (Ben-Yaacov and Gazlay, 2001) Four key measurements of the software product quality have been identified to be the technology, features, freedom from bugs and responsive support. (Ben-Yaacov and Gazlay, 2001)"
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Foundation Design -- Pile Testing, 2002.
This paper describes two major types of pile tests in foundation designing in the field of engineering - Pile-load test and Integrity test.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 118.95
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The paper shows that the construction of piled foundations is a skilled operation, and calls for a high level of training and experience. Though they are not infrequent, when faults are discovered in some important piles, the consequences could be severe. This paper describes two major types of pile tests: Pile-load test and Integrity test. The integrity tests include acoustic test, and seismic test method. For each pile test, the procedure and interpretation are discussed. An actual case is investigated and pictures are presented.
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"Acoustic test:
"Advantages: The system scans the pile concrete radially for a distance of approximate 100mm around the drilled hole or installed tube. The method is relatively rapid, some tens of tests being possible daily.
Disadvantages: Pre-selection is generally required as it is usual to install purpose made tubes in the pile for the equipment. It is necessary to employ plastic tubes for this purpose, with the attendant risk of collapse, steel tubes being unsuitable for single hole logging. The installation of the tube adds to the reinforcement steel in restricting free concrete flow and may in itself lead to defects. Poor bonding of the tube to the concrete may yield an anomalous response. Unless a hole is drilled, it is not possible to inspect right to the base of a pile by this method. Specialist interpretation is generally necessary."
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Genetic Testing, 2008.
This paper discusses genetic testing in forensic, predictive and carrier testing.
1,147 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 63.95
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The paper defines genetic testing, looks at the screening and testing techniques and examines guidelines for genetic testing. The paper discusses mitochondrial DNA sequencing and describes what is involved in forensic identification via genetic testing.
Outline:
Introduction
Genetic Testing Defined
Use of Genetic Screening
Guidelines for Genetic Testing
Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing
Forensics Genetic testing
Summary and Conclusion
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"Genetic testing is also referred to as 'gene testing' and 'DNA tests' and is a process by which the individual's DNA is examined. DNA is the material which genes are composed of which serve to determine the specific characteristics of living things. DNA determines the individual's features and as well, genetic testing has the capacity to detect particular genes in terms of whether they are present, absent, or altered and specifically in detection of chromosome abnormalities through laboratory testing."
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Drug Testing in the Workplace, 2002.
This paper discusses whether the costs for drug testing in the workplace are greater than the benefits.
1,080 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 60.95
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The paper introduces drug testing in the workplace as a controversial issue. There are those who hold the position that it is an invasion of privacy. On the hand there are those who believe that in today?s society drug testing is a necessary evil, regardless of the invasion of privacy issue. The paper shows that the goals of employee drug testing include improvements in workplace safety, productivity and product integrity, however, as a decline in the use of drug testing by companies would suggest, drug testing programs did not meet these goals. This research supports the theory that drug testing in the work place does not improve productivity, and that it costs more money than it saves for companies. The author makes use of illustrations and graphs to support his argument.
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The Reliability Issue
Trends in Drug Testing
Does Drug Testing Improve Productivity?
The Costs of Drug Testing
Conclusion and Recommendations
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"Advocates of drug testing in the work place would have us believe that the benefits far outweigh the costs. They paint a picture that would lead us to believe that America is a country made of substance abusers, who regularly endanger innocent citizens through their impairment caused by substance abuse. It has achieved this through sensationalizing a few accidents that could have been caused due to operator substance abuse. However, the facts do not support this picture, as illustrated by the low number of positive results obtained. Drug testing costs approximately $2000 per employee tested."
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Projective Testing and Client-Centered Therapy, 2004.
Questions the move in psycho-therapy of combining projective testing with client-centered therapy.
5,500 words (approx. 22.0 pages), 12 sources, APA, AU$ 216.95
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The work of Carl Rogers has contributed in substantial ways to the development of psychotherapy. There exists an extraordinarily extensive amount of writing about the value of his research, his clinical work, his methods, his style, and his profound impact on therapy. This paper poses the question, ?Could interpretation of projective testing aid the process of reflection and clarification of communication between client and therapist during client centered (Rogerian) therapy??. The paper provides a critical analysis of Rogers?s work and into ?projective testing? itself. There are many forms of projective testing and diverse opinions with reference to projective testing. This paper critiques and analyzes several of them, using existing research in order to best formulate an informed answer for the central question being posed.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Carl Rogers?s Life and the Seeds of his Interest in Psychology
Client-Centered Therapy and Listening to the Client
Professional Responses to and Critiques of Client-Centered Therapy
Process of Reflection and Clarification in Client-Centered Therapy
Projective Measures / Projective Testing: an Introduction
The History ? and Methods of ? Projective Testing
Six of the Best-Known Projective Tests
Zeroing in on Spurious Therapists and Rorschach Projective Testing
Rogerian Reflection and Projective Testing
Conclusion
References
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"Sir Francis Galton is generally given credit for devising the first projective test, which the British explorer and intellectual researcher developed in 1879. His test consisted of a word-association challenge; subjects were given a set of words and asked to produce a ?first response? to each word. Following Galton?s work, Carl Jung ? a Swiss psychiatrist and renowned prot?g? of Freud ? utilized a word-association test in combination with blood pressure measuring devices to detect what he called ?complexes.? Those complexes were ?constellations of feelings and thoughts organized around an emotionally charged issue? (Lilienfeld). And Jung believed that a ?delayed or physiologically pronounced response to a word? can indicate the existence of a complex."
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Drug Testing in the Workplace, 2007.
A review of an article written by Michael Cranford called "Drug Testing and the Right to Privacy: Arguing the Ethics of Workplace Drug Testing."
1,289 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 70.95
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This paper discusses issues related in an article written by Michael Cranford called "Drug Testing and the Right to Privacy: Arguing the Ethics of Workplace Drug Testing." The paper suggests that employers have two grounds on which to test employees - ethical (in case the employee becomes injured at work) and legal (the test does not infringe on privacy and drug use is costing the company money). The paper discusses these contentions in more detail.
Table of Contents:
One: The Problem
Two: The Issues Related To The Problem Addressed By The Article Three: The Implications Of The Article To All Parties And Society Ramifications If The Problem Is Not Addressed
Tangible Benefits Of Resolving The Problem
Four: Solutions Provided By The Article
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"If the worker is indeed found to be taking drugs that impair performance, the fact that the company now knows about the drug abuse allows the company to provide "employer-sponsored counseling and rehabilitative measures" (although Cranford doesn't say how many companies would provide rehab versus simply firing the person). So, if there were no drug tests, the employee who is addicted, for example, would have continued using drugs had the test not caught the use and allowed the employer to help the user kick the habit. And moreover, knowing the worker is proven through verifiable testing to be a drug user protects the company from "wrongful termination litigation," if indeed the worker is fired and makes a claim against the company firing him or her."
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Drug and Alcohol Testing, 2004.
This paper discusses drug and alcohol testing for commercial truck drivers, especially the merits of testing and its necessity for public safety.
1,075 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 60.95
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This paper explains that anyone driving a vehicle that requires a Commercial Driver's License (CDL), which includes semi trucks, buses, and other larger transportation vehicles, must pass a substance abuse test and continue to pass the tests throughout their employment. The author stresses that another reason testing is vital for public safety is because, once a driver is impaired, it is often difficult to detect, even by trained police personnel. The paper concludes that the merits of substance abuse testing for those who desire or already own a CDL are clear; they keep substance abusers off our roads and highways and help ensure the safety of the public.
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"Obviously, one of the most important issues facing successful testing is the validity of the results, as this situation with a bus driver who was suspended because his urinalysis showed marijuana in his system clearly indicates. "News of his suspension and the test results spread to the bus driver's family, co-workers, and acquaintances. Two weeks after the first urinalysis, the bus driver was retested. The results were negative and the company reinstated him (Angarola, 1991, p. 171). Clearly, a company must be absolutely sure their results are correct, and they must be scrupulous in maintaining the privacy and anonymity of the employee, or they are open to litigation and personnel consequences. Therefore, while substance testing makes sense and is the law, there are still precautions that must be taken to ensure the results are correct, and the employee's rights are not violated."
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Immigrant English Language Learning, 2007.
This paper looks at how No Child Left Behind Act attempts to involve the parents of immigrant students in their English language learning.
2,089 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 105.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) makes it imperative upon the schools to overcome the cultural barrier to English Language Learning (ELL) by establishing a means of communication with the parents. The writer suggests that schools could invite the parents of immigrant families to such school activities as classroom demonstrations of different culture or presentations of awards for children's accomplishments. In communicating and coordinating with parents, it is suggested that the schools use the immigrants' language and may thus need to hire special translators for the purpose. The writer notes that a common perception among immigrant parents is that English is the language of a rich and powerful postindustrial society, whereas their native language is less impressive and commands less respect. The writer concludes that language learning, according to experts, is an interactive activity as dependent on social context as it is on cognitive transfer.
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Introduction
Legal Issues
School Community
Language Issues
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"English language learners are children of newly arrived immigrants in the US, refugees from war-torn countries or immigrants with a language other than English spoken at home. Whatever the circumstances that drove these families to make the US their new home, their children have even varying levels of education in their primary language, such that their ability to learn English fast and efficiently as their chief means of assimilating into American society becomes an extremely challenging task for the US school system. This shows in national and state surveys indicating that ethnic and racial minority children are the most at-risk group in social institutions, with the most significant academic underachievement, high poverty rates, high teen pregnancy rates, low skill levels, and low-paying employment opportunities. The projection is that by 2015 over 50 percent of all students in K-12 public schools across the US will be ELL students, boosting the number of this school population that has the highest dropout rate and the lowest ranking in academic achievement and expectations. The phenomenon necessarily speaks ill of the American public school system."
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Body Language, 2002.
A look at body language and how it impacts on inter-personal communication.
1,905 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 97.95
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All the forms of body language and how they contribute to communication are examined. The paper focuses especially on body language types, how how they are used and what it reveals about the communicator. The paper begins by briefly discussing the process of communication in regards to body language. It then looks at various forms of body language. Finally, it concludes by showing what body language contributes to communication that verbal language does not.
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"Communication can be defined as the process of creating understanding between two individuals or between an individual and a group. Communication is a transactional process, where a transactional process is defined as, ?a process in which two or more people exchange speaker and listener roles, and in which the behaviour of each person is dependent on and influenced by the other? (Friedrich 11). The important point here is that in any communication, the participants are effected by each other. They interpret what the other person says, and why they say it and respond based on what they see the meaning as. Each person does not necessarily say what they think, they may say what they think is appropriate or what they believe the other person wants them to say. "
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Drug Testing, 2006.
This paper discusses the negative aspects of drug testing in schools.
1,290 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 70.95
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The paper addresses the system of drug testing in schools and illustrates the negative aspects of this practice. The paper explains that these include the legality and constitutionality of doing so, the actual accuracy of the testing and the methods used to test. The paper claims that drug testing is controversial and since the results of testing are so minimal, it seems that testing is simply a waste of time, energy, and district funds. The paper also maintains that it creates distrust in American youth and concludes that the money could be used in different, more effective ways in the education of our youth.
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"Two relatively recent Supreme Court decisions relate to the constitutionality of drug testing in public schools. They are the Vernonia School District v. Acton ruled on in 1995, and the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls ruled on in 2002. These are references as Vernonia and Earls hereafter (Yacoubian, 2003). One ruling determined schools may drug test participants in school athletic programs (Vernonia), and the other determined schools may test participants in any school extracurricular activities, too (Earls). Thus, schools may test students who give up their free time for school activities, such as band members, cheerleaders, club members, and honor society members. The legal aspects are still being challenged, and their constitutionality, while upheld by the courts, is still questionable to many people."
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Drug Testing in Workplace, 1991.
This paper discusses drug testing in the workplace: Pros and cons, testing procedure, error possibilities, punishments, legal rights, case examples, pre-employment and post-employment tests and alternatives.
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"This paper will be concerned with the issue of drug testing in the workplace. In 1986, President Reagan began encouraging federal employers to test their employees for drug use. In particular, Reagan wanted such tests to be made on employees in jobs involving sensitive information or public safety. Today, the federal government continues to maintain its policy of requiring drug testing "for its employees and the employees of federal contractors.". In addition, many companies in the private sector have followed the lead of the federal government and have also begun to test their employees for drug use. The majority of the companies who conduct routine drug tests do so at! the pre-employment level. In this way, an effort is being made to screen and reject drug users before they are employed in the first place. Statistics show that "more than half of all midsize and ... "
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Drug Testing, 2007.
This paper examines the issue of drug testing and looks at this subject, in particular, in the workplace.
1,331 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 71.95
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In this article, the writer introduces, discusses and analyzes the topic of drug testing. Specifically, it discusses drug testing in the workplace, including the origins of such testing. The writer looks at reasons why this testing is used, where it is applicable, and also discusses the different types of drug testing. The writer notes that drug testing is a fairly recent workplace innovation, and as such it has faced opposition, legal challenges, and criticism from a variety of groups who cite evidence testing is counter productive and does not aid in decreasing drug use or employee effectiveness. The writer concludes that this issue continues to be contentious and deliberated in courtrooms and boardrooms across the nation.
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"Workplace drug testing owes its roots to the U.S. military. Initially, drug testing procedures were tested and developed by the military to test American service men and women returning to the States from Vietnam in the late 1960s. Drug usage was high among military personnel during the Vietnam War, and the military devised their tests because of this. Their official reason was worry over operational readiness and safety issues if military personnel drug use became too widespread. Testing also was used to test Olympic athletes and in drug rehabilitation clinics, such as methadone facilities, along with prisoners in many of America's penitentiaries. During the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan approved the use of drug testing for federal employees, and the practice mushroomed after that, becoming commonplace in the workplace up to the present. One of the reasons drug testing has become so prevalent is because of new testing technologies developed in the late 1970s that allowed for testing vast numbers of specimens with reliable and quick results."
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