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  2. General strain theory - Wikipedia

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    General strain theory (GST) is a theory of criminology developed by Robert Agnew. [1][2][3] General strain theory has gained a significant amount of academic attention since being developed in 1992. [4] Robert Agnew's general strain theory is considered to be a solid theory, has accumulated a significant amount of empirical evidence, and has ...

  3. Global surface temperature - Wikipedia

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    The current annual GMST is about 15 °C (59 °F), [6] though monthly temperatures can vary almost 2 °C (4 °F) above or below this figure. [7] The data clearly shows a rising trend in global average surface temperatures (i.e. global warming) and this is due to emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities.

  4. List of admission tests to colleges and universities - Wikipedia

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    Students may choose to take the tests that are required by the program they are applied. TPAT1: Medical Aptitude Test (developed by the consortium of Thai medical schools, COTMES) TPAT2: Liberal arts Aptitude Test. TPAT3: Scientific, technological, and engineering Aptitude Test. TPAT4: Architecture Aptitude Test.

  5. Generation-skipping transfer tax - Wikipedia

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    Taxation in the United States. The U.S. generation-skipping transfer tax (a.k.a. "GST tax") imposes a tax on both outright gifts and transfers in trust to or for the benefit of unrelated persons who are more than 37.5 years younger than the donor or to related persons more than one generation younger than the donor, such as grandchildren. [1 ...

  6. Sales taxes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    South Dakota has a 4.2% state sales tax, plus any additional local taxes. An additional 1.5% sales tax is added during the summer on sales in tourism-related businesses, dedicated to the state's office of tourism. City governments are allowed a maximum of 2% sales tax for use by the local government, especially in Sioux Falls in Minnehaha ...

  7. Common Admission Test - Wikipedia

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    The Common Admission Test (CAT) [ 2 ] is a computer based test for admission in graduate management programs. The test consists of three sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Ability. The exam is taken online over a period of three hours, with one hour per section.

  8. Medical College Admission Test - Wikipedia

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    The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT; / ˈɛmkæt / EM-kat) is a computer-based standardized examination for prospective medical students (both Allopathic M.D. and Osteopathic D.O.) in the United States, Australia, [ 9 ] Canada, and the Caribbean Islands. It is designed to assess problem solving, critical thinking, written analysis and ...

  9. University of the Philippines College Admission Test - Wikipedia

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    University of the Philippines College Admission Test. The University of the Philippines College Admission Test, commonly known as UPCAT, is part of the admission requirements of the University of the Philippines, administered to graduates of Philippine and foreign high schools. The test was first administered in 1968.