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15 Sep 2010
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Pharmacological effects and safe administration of Coumadin (warfarin)

Thesis - 7 pages - Medical studies

“Coumadin is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma Company,” (Bristol- Meyers Squibb Company, 2008) and is a trade name for the generic medication warfarin sodium,commonly known as warfarin. This paper explores the use of Coumadin (warfarin) in clinical practice,...

15 Sep 2010
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A reflection on one student's preparation to transition from student nurse to graduate nurse

Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies

This author's personal philosophy of nursing draws from a variety of sources to form a comprehensive whole. Feminist ethics, and the ethics of care which derives from it, encourages health care professionals to look at clients as whole people, who fit into a social framework, and who have...

14 Sep 2010
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A clinical portrait of a patient in crisis

Thesis - 2 pages - Medical studies

In the spring of 2009 this author had the privilege to participate in the care of a twenty-seven year old woman who was recovering from a motor vehicle accident in which she had suffered multiple fractures of both her upper and lower extremities, as well as internal soft tissue injuries. This...

14 Sep 2010
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How internet has changed our businesses and career

Thesis - 7 pages - Computer science

Internet marketing services, popularly also known as online marketing, web marketing, i-marketing, search engine marketing or e-marketing is a new age Internet driven phenomenon that essentially deals with marketing of products and services on the Internet. The Internet has opened up a huge...

30 Aug 2010
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Things you should know about digital photography

Essay - 3 pages - Computer science

As a popular hobby for the past 160 years, one feature that has remained constant in photography is the need for the camera to be loaded with a ‘film' that needs chemical processing. Now, with the development of the charge coupled device (CCD), which converts light into digital electronic...

25 Aug 2010
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Photographing people

Thesis - 3 pages - Electronics, mechanics, engineering & technology

Photographs of human beings are, by and large, more interesting than a picture of even the most beautiful landscape. However, it so happens that human beings become more conscious in front of the camera. This is due to the phenomenon called ‘camera phobia'! The camera is feared by all and...

24 Aug 2010
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Early developments in photography

Thesis - 3 pages - Electronics, mechanics, engineering & technology

Since prehistoric times man has tried to capture the world around him in the form of images. Cave paintings bear testimony to this where the artists depicted the likeness to animals around them by sketching or painting them then the Greek philosopher Aristotle who observed that the light passing...

24 Aug 2010
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Developing and printing (Photography)

Thesis - 3 pages - Electronics, mechanics, engineering & technology

When black-and-white photography was popular, enthusiasts of this hobby generally gave the exposed films to professional studios/laboratories, but sometimes they developed and printed them at home. This was so because photography, being a hobby, people enjoyed indulging init and took pride in...

24 Aug 2010
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Living with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Thesis - 7 pages - Medical studies

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder affects roughly 5% of children in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009). The specific criteria needed for identifying ADHD in children has been laid out in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM),...

23 Aug 2010
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Measurement analysis: Experiment

Thesis - 2 pages - Physics

In this experiment, we use basic equipments such as ruler, scale and stop watch to make measurements of length, mass and time. In the first investigation, we make measurements to obtain values for derived quantities, such as the density of the cylinders. In the second investigation, we measure...

18 Aug 2010
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Geological scandals in Africa

Thesis - 4 pages - Geology

The African countries are wonderful tourist spots with famous heritage sites. However, they are also home to many scandalous events and incidents that make people shy away from visiting the spots. The term geological scandal was coined by Belgian geologist Jules Cornet in 1892 during an...

18 Aug 2010
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Fundamentals of neuropsychology

Thesis - 8 pages - Medical studies

The pavilion and the external auditory canal are parts of the external ear. The eardrum, the ossicles and tympanic fund are parts of the middle ear. The eustachian tube, the cochlea, the organ of Corti, the auditory nerve and the vestibular apparatus are parts of the inner ear. The auditory...

18 Aug 2010
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Leukemia: Causes, effects and solutions

Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies

The disease called Leukemia, also known as “blood cancer", primarily affects the bone marrow, spleen and lymph nodes. Children and the elderly people are the main victims of this cancer and men are more affected than women. In children, it affects 30% of all cancers. There are various...

18 Aug 2010
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Euthanasia

Case study - 6 pages - Medical studies

A dying patient challenged me during my internship in the 1st year of nursing in the gastro-enterology north-east ward of Erasme Hospital. I had seen this person for six days (from 12 to 18 April 2008), and during these few days, her son made a euthanasia request for his mother to the medical...

18 Aug 2010
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Spyware: Classification, uses and abuses

Thesis - 3 pages - Computer science

Spyware is a program or a subroutine designed to collect personal data about users and send them to its creator. A third of it may be sent over the Internet or any other computer network, without obtaining explicit permission and informing such users. In the case of a commercial spyware, before...

17 Aug 2010
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The alkaline electric battery

Thesis - 4 pages - Physics

The material in the anode of the alkaline battery is a zinc metal powder. Its production is carefully monitored to ensure its chemical purity and accurate particle size. These provide a surface quality which enhances the reaction of the battery. Indeed, a good quality surface enables contact with...

17 Aug 2010
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Sir Isaac Newton: Life, discoveries and the laws of motion

Thesis - 5 pages - Physics

Sir Isaac Newton laid the foundation of modern physics in the late seventeenth century. He described in mathematical terms, the fall and the movement of the body and defined the three fundamental laws of universal gravity. He also developed the calculus, pioneered important work in optics,...

17 Aug 2010
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Things you should know about advertising photography

Thesis - 3 pages - Computer science

Modern age is the age of advertising and all advertising involves pictures, whether still or moving. Our day starts with the newspaper and can we imagine a newspaper without advertisements? Preparation of advertisement material is a joint effort of photographers and other creative people to...

17 Aug 2010
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Flash in photography

Thesis - 2 pages - Electronics, mechanics, engineering & technology

Today electronic flash is by far the most popular source of light in photography. The color balance of the electronic flashgun matches that of daylight. This method of judging color balance is called ‘color temperature'. The sun and electronic flashguns have a common color temperature of...

17 Aug 2010
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Types of photo filters

Thesis - 2 pages - Electronics, mechanics, engineering & technology

Filters come in two forms, viz. mounted glass discs which get screwed in front of the lens and plastic or glass squares that fit into filter frames and thus get attached in front of the lens. With the aid of adapter rings (also called step-down or step-up rings) filters of one diameter can be...

17 Aug 2010
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Different types of camera lenses

Thesis - 2 pages - Electronics, mechanics, engineering & technology

The main function of the camera lens is to focus the image sharply on the film. But they do a lot more than that: the lens aperture allows us to control the amount of light reaching the film and the depth of the field. Lenses are classified into ‘standard', ‘wide-angle' or...

17 Aug 2010
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Recrystallization and melting point experiment

Thesis - 2 pages - Physics

In this experiment, we purified an unknown substance by recrystallizing it. Then, we determined the unknown substance's melting point and then confirm its identity by mixing with o-Toluic acid, Acetanilide, Benzoic acid, P-Toluene sulfonamide and Salicylic acid. There are certain dangers and...

17 Aug 2010
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Boiling point determination experiment

Thesis - 2 pages - Physics

In this experiment, we investigated a physical property called the boiling point. The objective of our experiment is to measure the boiling point of an unknown liquid by using only a small amount of that liquid, and then we compare the boiling point to the boiling points of the three liquids:...

16 Aug 2010
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Einstein and the evolution of physics

Thesis - 2 pages - Physics

In this paper, we will try to understand in brief the physical concepts by Einstein and the basics of their creation and operation. At the forefront, Einstein dismisses the notion that science and ideas are the perfect reflection of reality. Physical concepts are creations of the human mind which...

16 Aug 2010
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Psychogenic voice disorders

Thesis - 8 pages - Medical studies

Communication is what distinguishes human beings from animals. It is a form of expression. There are many ways to express things, but the most commonly used form is communication. There are two types of communication: Verbal and non-verbal communication. Verbal or Oral communication is one of the...

16 Aug 2010
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Rheumatism

Thesis - 8 pages - Medical studies

Rheumatism is a term used for diseases that affect the joint and connective tissue. In general, rheumatic disorder refers to musculoskeletal diseases. Such disorders can be cured by various medicines and therapies. The study and the intervention with medication and therapy is called Rheumatology....

16 Aug 2010
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Mycology

Thesis - 3 pages - Biology

Mycology- sounds more like Mythology. But, the similarity ends there. The science that deals with the study of fungi including their biochemical and genetic properties is called Mycology. The word mycology has been derived from the Greek word ?????, which means fungus. This field of study is an...

16 Aug 2010
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Bronchiolitis

Thesis - 6 pages - Medical studies

While I was completing my internship in a hospital, I was surprised by the large number of infants hospitalized in the pediatric ward. These infants were placed in chambers and were not brought out under any circumstances due to the risk of contacting some infection. Moreover, they were connected...

16 Aug 2010
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Bird flu

Thesis - 4 pages - Medical studies

Avian influenza is caused by type A strains of influenza virus and is an infectious disease that affects birds. There are 15 known subtypes of avian influenza virus. Thus, there is a vast reservoir of potential influenza viruses circulating in the bird population. The virus that causes the...

16 Aug 2010
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Anesthesia and overcoming physical suffering

Thesis - 7 pages - Medical studies

The Mesopotamians were familiar with the properties of opium and sleeping pills, several centuries before the Christian era. Even the Egyptians knew how to prepare opium as did the Greek physicians, such as Claudius Galenus who used it to ease the pain of the patients. The Romans were apparently...