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Based on the results of large community intervention trials, what would be the best strategy to prevent obesity in a business?

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Researchers at the Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Company are interested in determining the effectiveness of a new (untested) long-acting insulin for type 1 diabetes treatment. In the study, is it ethical to use a placebo?

In 1979 the Shah of Iran was forced into exile. The U.S. government later allowed the Shah to enter the United States for medical treatment. This perceived U.S. support for the Shah of Iran resulted in which of the following?

Over the course of the 20th century, the composition of the labor force shifted from industries dominated by primary production occupations, such as farmers and foresters, to those dominated by professional, technical, and service workers. —Donald M. Fisk, “American Labor in the 20th Century,” Fall 2001

Which headline describes an event that resulted from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001?

Someone asked me if I wanted to make a New Year’s wish, and I said yes—and it was that I’d like to see every young person in the world join the “Just Say No” . . . club. Well, just the fact that Congress has proclaimed “Just Say No Week” and in light of all the activities taking place, it seems that my wish is well on its way to coming true. I’m so proud of all the young people, the parents, the citizens in cities and towns across the Nation, the Government, and everyone else who’s helping to create what I believe is the final solution to this problem. . . . —First Lady Nancy Reagan, May 20, 1986 Which problem is Nancy Reagan hoping to solve with this campaign?

The terms Teapot Dome, Watergate, and Iran-Contra are most closely associated with

But it taxes our credulity to say that mere chance resulted in their [sic] being no members of this class among the over six thousand jurors called in the past 25 years. The result bespeaks discrimination,… [Hernandez’s] only claim is the right to be indicted and tried by juries from which all members of his class are not systematically excluded—juries selected from among all qualified persons regardless of national origin or descent. To this much, he is entitled by the Constitution. —Chief Justice Earl Warren, Hernandez v. Texas, May 3, 1954 How did this Supreme Court decision affect judicial interpretations of the Constitution?

Sam Walton contributed to global economic interdependence by —