AIDS in Africa (2005)
Case study - 12 pages - Medical studies
Research on the historical development of HIV/AIDS demonstrates that the first cases of this disease can be traced back to 1978. Although AIDS had not been identified at that time, five men in different parts of the world had died from unusual, yet similar diseases. These five men were all...
The Race to Locate BRCA1 (Breast Cancer 1)
Essay - 4 pages - Medical studies
In an interview, Dr. Mary-Claire King said, “To me, the most interesting questions are those that have potentially a very practical outcome.”1 One of these questions was, What causes breast cancer? This question perplexed Dr. King since she was thirteen years old and lost her best...
The progress that has been made in research development regarding how the body produces and regulates cholesterol
Tutorials/exercises - 7 pages - Medical studies
In recent years, cholesterol has become a topic of paramount concern for public health. Research on cholesterol has shown that increased levels of this compound in the bloodstream can increase an individual's risk for the development of a host of chronic health problems including coronary heart...
An essay on the benefits of breast feeding
Essay - 2 pages - Medical studies
Child and maternal health have become significant issues for public health officials. Although infant mortality in the United States is currently at an all-time low, this is not the case in many developed and underdeveloped nations. For this reason, organizations such as the World Health...
A Critique on Investigation of the coping antecedents to positive outcomes and distress in multiple sclerosis
Essay - 3 pages - Medical studies
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and progressive illness of the central nervous system that damages the brain and the spinal cord. It may take different forms but all disrupt nerve function causing symptoms ranging from mild numbness and walking difficulties to paralysis and blindness. It...
Sepsis
Essay - 3 pages - Medical studies
Sepsis is described as a syndrome which is characterized by a general, systemic inflammation as a reaction of the body to infection or systemic inflammatory response syndrome, that is, cases where sepsis was also be observed to develop even in the absence of bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic...
Menstruation Suppression, Seasonale, and Women's Bodies in the 21rst Century
Case study - 8 pages - Medical studies
For many women, a menstrual cycle is an inextricable part of being a woman. From the onset of menarche, through childbirth, and into menopause, a woman's feminine nature is defined by menstruation, a uniquely female experience. In the twenty-first century, women are becoming aware of the option...
Digital Evolution
Essay - 11 pages - Electronics, mechanics, engineering & technology
The turn of the new century has brought outstanding leaps in the realm of technology. The rapid progression of technological development has changed the way our society operates. Moreover, the influence of technology has taken over our lives as a whole. It is with this premise that indeed...
Renal diet
Thesis - 1 pages - Medical studies
This diet is for people with renal diseases. This is when the function of the kidney tissue is diminished. The diet allows 70g of protein, 2000mg Sodium, 1500mg Potassium and 2000 or more calories per day. Protein has to be within ½ g, sodium within 23mg and Potassium within 39 mg. 2/3 of...
Wireless Internet: Structure for the Urban Future
Essay - 5 pages - Computer science
The battle for control of public airwaves is nothing new. Following in the steps of radio and cellular telephones, wireless Internet - or wireless fidelity, known and trademarked as WiFi - is becoming the next major wireless permanent infrastructure accessed in urban public space. As such,...
An overview of CO2 Sequestration
Presentation - 33 pages - Geology
Climate change is now widely recognised as a long term threat. It is thought that the climate is being changed by the increasing emissions of greenhouse gases, especially CO2, arising from human activities. Useful reductions in CO2 emissions can be achieved by fuel switching and improving energy...
Sudden Cardiac Death
Presentation - 40 pages - Medical studies
Half of all cardiac deaths are sudden, accounting for approximately 300,000 deaths per year in the United States. SCD is death due to instantaneous, unanticipated circulatory collapse within 1 hour of initial symptoms and is often, but not always, due to a cardiac arrhythmia. More than 70% of all...
Cells Involved in Immunity
Presentation - 22 pages - Medical studies
Development of T & B Lymphocytes Thymus-derived cells (T lymphocytes) mediate cellular immune responses; bone marrow-derived cells (B lymphocytes) are involved in humoral immunity. Both T and B lymphocytes are derived from precursor or stem cells in the marrow. Precursors of T cells migrate to...
Atopic Disease
Presentation - 20 pages - Medical studies
Clinical manifestations resembling allergic hypersensitivity can also occur in the absence of an immunologic mechanism. Specific examples include nonallergic (intrinsic) asthma, which is triggered by the effect of inhaled dusts and fumes, weather changes, viral respiratory infections, and stress...
The commercialization of the Medical Profession
Essay - 4 pages - Medical studies
With injuries happening daily it is no wonder that the medical field is constantly growing and evolving. This field has actively changed since its early incarnation during the Roman Era in which medicine was based on theory not science (Greig 41). With practices based on theory the profession was...
Find the Right Doctor to Give You Hope
Essay - 2 pages - Medical studies
In today's environment of advanced medical practices and practitioners, it still amazes me that some doctor's are so set in their ways that they are not willing to try alternative therapies for more debilitating conditions. When scientists can clone animals, cure diseases from newborn stem cells...
The Giant Panda
Essay - 3 pages - Biology
The Giant Panda, scientifically known as the Ailurodopa melanoleuca, is considered an endangered species found in a few mountain ranges in central China, Sichuan, Shannxi, and the Gansu Provinces, according to the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. The Smithsonian Zoo continues to add that...
Temperature and Ocean Rising
Thesis - 4 pages - Geology
One of the most controversial topics over the last few years has been the argument of what is going to happen to our planet in the future because of this theory called global warming. Global warming has been the main topic from geologists all the way up to Presidents of countries all around the...
EDTA Titration of Ca2+ and Mg2+ in Bottled Water
Course material - 4 pages - Physics
The objective of this experiment is to determine the total concentration of metal ions required to completely react with EDTA, or ethylene diamine tetra-acetate. The concentration determined will then be taken as the equivalent concentration of Ca2+ and Mg2+. Ca2+ will be analyzed separately in...
Running head: Circadian Photoreception A look at circadian photoreception in blind people
Case study - 4 pages - Medical studies
In humans, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) controls the body's circadian rhythms. Each day, sighted people have the opportunity to reset their internal clock based on the amount of ambient light entering their retinas. The retina contains a subset of retinal ganglion cells specialized in...
Geographic Information Systems: Modeling and Analytical Shortcomings with a Landscape Archaeological Case Study
Case study - 24 pages - Geology
Archaeology has traditionally been defined relative to anthropology as “anthropology of the past” but an alternative viewpoint defines archaeology as “geography of the past.” As with other geographically-based fields, archaeological research emphasizes spatial information,...
Troia 2002 A Case Study in the Applications of Magnetometry
Tutorials/exercises - 11 pages - Geology
Between July 26 and August 3, 2002, research was conducted by Prof. William Aylward of the UW-Madison Classics Department, Dr. Jim Compton Tucker of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Research Center, and Jamon Van Den Hoek in partnership with the Troia Project by using a magnetometer linked with a...
The Telephone
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Electronics, mechanics, engineering & technology
Phones have been integral to the evolution of communications and can be considered to have been the most prominent icon of interpersonal interactions over long distances. From the moment Alexander Graham Bell say those famous words to Thomas Watson over the first incarnation of the telephone...
Skeletal Radiology and Bone Growth
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Biology
Radiographic examination is the key to the diagnosis of many skeletal abnormalities. It is essential that each bone be examined in its entirety, including the cortex, medullary canal (cancellous bone or spongiosa), and articular ends. The position and alignment of joints are determined. In...
PERCOCET: How it works
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Medical studies
Percocet is a well known pain killer used to treat pain for moderate to severe sufferers of a wide variety of ailments. Percocet, or similarly composed products containing narcotics, are prescribed by doctors quite often for various forms of serious pain (ranging from severe, chronic, cases such...
Analysis of an Association between Nicotine Dependence and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Essay - 5 pages - Biology
The goal of this paper is to evaluate the significance of the co-morbidity of nicotine abuse in adolescents afflicted with ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Due to the nature of the disorder and its possible underlying pathophysiology of dopaminergic dysfunction, the use of...
Novel pressure-relief wheelchair: research paper
Tutorials/exercises - 30 pages - Biology
Pressure sores are painful and debilitating tissue wounds which commonly affect wheelchair users. Current treatment of pressure sores requires bed-rest for up to sixteen weeks, which is unacceptable for patients with active life-styles. The purpose of our project is to design a wheelchair that...
The Obesity Factor
Essay - 3 pages - Medical studies
As Becky waits for the bus on a chilly Thursday night she paces back and forth in anticipation. Stressing over why the bus is taking so long, she feels a pang of hunger in her stomach and realizing that she hasn't got anything at home to eat, she decides to quickly run across the street and grab...
E-mail: Use It or Lose It?
Essay - 2 pages - Computer science
Individuals living in today's modern world have differing opinions concerning the so-called advantages of new technology that is available to us. Some are pro- innovation and believe that it has had a positive effect on our lives, while others believe that new technology has negatively influenced...
Water Research Project
Case study - 4 pages - Biology
The human body is composed of 50-80% water. Blood and muscles contain significant amounts, and approximately 95% of the brain is water. All body systems and organs need water to function properly, and will shut down without it. Most of the chemical reactions that take place in our body need water...
