And it's the openness and the lack of political pressures within the system which has made it such an effective component of our economy and, indeed, has drawn foreigners generally to the American markets for financing as being the most efficient place where they can, in many cases, raise funds.

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The study provides "strong evidence that text message reminders can be an effective, low-cost component of such a package".

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Effective communication is an essential component of professional success whether it is at the interpersonal, inter-group, intra-group, organizational, or external level.

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Employee education, too, is a key component to an effective cybersecurity effort.

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"One possible explanation for this is that some older people did not mount an effective immune response to the H3N2 component of this season's vaccine, " the report said.

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Developing effective conflict resolution skill sets are an essential component of a building a sustainable business model.

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Emotional Intelligence not only works to bring a team together as a more functional and effective unit, but also takes advantage of an often overlooked component to team leadership that will cause organizations deficient in it to crumble.

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