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Added Value often refers to the analysis undertaken by management of the cost and contribution made by employees involved at each stage in the process of producing a product or providing a service.

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Addiction refers to a chronic, relapsing disease, characterized by compulsive drug-seeking and drug use and by neurochemical and molecular changes in the brain.

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Deutsch: Suchtgenesung / Español: Recuperación de la adicción / Português: Recuperação do vício / Français: Rétablissement de la dépendance / Italiano: Recupero dalla dipendenza

Addiction Recovery refers to the Process through which individuals overcome Substance use disorders or behavioral addictions, regain Control over their lives, and achieve long-term well-Being. It involves physical, psychological, and social Healing, often requiring a Combination of Therapy, medical Treatment, peer support, and Lifestyle changes. The journey is highly individualized and may include setbacks, but the Goal is sustained sobriety and improved Quality of life.

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Addictive personality is the the hypothesis of a personality structure common to all people with substance-use disorders

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Addition is a speech error in which linguistic material is added.

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Additive synthesis is a term in hearing that refers to the process of building a complex tone by starting with the fundamental frequency and adding pure tone harmonics.

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Additive task refers to a group task in which performance depends on the sum of each individual's effort .

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Deutsch: Additive Aufgaben / Español: Tareas Aditivas / Português: Tarefas Aditivas / Français: Tâches Additives / Italiano: Compiti Additivi /

Additive tasks refer to tasks for which the group’s performance is equal to the sum of the performances of each individual group member; activities where the group output reflects the total of all individual members’ contributions.

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