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    China during the Late Classical Period was a very extraordinary region. The Chinese surpassed all others during that time period with their advanced cultural and political aspects. During the Late Classical Period which was between 100 C.E. and 589 C.E.‚ political and cultural changes in East Asia occurred due to the pressure from bordering nomadic tribes like the Hsiung-nu that were trying to invade China. Also‚ there was a decline of interest in Confucian tradition as Buddhism started to spread

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    Ebola Virus— What type of virus is it? How it spreads? What is being done to contain its spread? What treatments are available? Ebola genome is a single-stranded RNA approximately 19‚000 nucleotides long. It encodes seven structural proteins such as nucleoprotein‚ polymerase cofactor‚ transcription activator‚ RNA- dependent RNA polymerase. The Ebola virus is a Filovirus. These virus types cause fever or cause bleeding inside and outside the body when having a very high fever. Ebola

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    Teenage Brains

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    Something that surprised me the most in this radio interview about the teenage brain was how adolescents have a higher risk of substance addiction compared to adults (Jensen & Gross‚ 2015). Substances are more toxic and permanent on teenage brains than adult brains (Jensen & Gross‚ 2015). Originally‚ I thought that adults would get addicted faster because they often resort to caffeine to wake up‚ cigarettes to manage hassles‚ and other medications to relieve depression and stress (Berk‚ 2009). On

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    The Later in Life Adulthood: Reflection Paper The location that was decided was the Brian Center located on the east side of Charlotte. The exact address of the location is 5939 Redman Rd. The initial person who informed the group about the information was Felicia. She had prior establishments with the agency and felt that volunteering with them would be refreshing. She had enlightened the group that the individuals are the retirement home casually play bingo and don’t mind our school involving

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    The Adolescent Brain

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    idea of the video‚ The Adolescent Brain‚ is that the teen brain goes mostly undeveloped until their 20’s. This research and data provides a new answer for people putting the heat of teenage behavior on hormones. The video layed out the main parts of the brain‚ and pointed out where and when it becomes developed in your lifetime. For example‚ the frontal lobe controls many functions like‚ self control‚ judgement‚ and emotional regulation. However‚ this area of the brain is not fully developed until later

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    Anatomy of the Brain

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    Anatomy and Physiology The main components of the brain—the cerebrum‚ the cerebellum‚ diencephalon and the brainstem—have distinct functions. The Cerebrum Is the largest and most developmentally advanced part of the human brain. It is responsible for several higher functions‚ including higher intellectual function‚ speech‚ emotion‚ integration of sensory stimuli of all types‚ initiation of the final common pathways for movement‚ and fine control of movement. The cerebrum is divided into a right

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    I believe that the biggest change in healthcare because of the technological advances would be from the joys of the internet. Anytime of day‚ anyone can research any type of illness‚ medicine‚ disease‚ or even doctors. It gives us‚ as consumers and patients‚ a better view on the world‚ what we are taking‚ and who we are being cared for by. This technological advance gives us a better grasp on our health and we can have more of a say in what we put in to our bodies and who to trust to take care of

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    Human Development - Brain

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    HDFS August 21‚ 2013 The Brain Brain changes well into adulthood. Neurons are electrochemical Albert Einstein had more glia cells Brain fed by blood vessels Cell body of each neuron length 600 miles Dendrites are nerve cells ears Length of neuron is the axon. Conducts electrical impulse down to the terminal buttons Terminal Buttons go to Dendrites Neurotransmitter travels across the gap between terminal buttons and dendrites. One type of glia cell make up the myelin sheath When myelin

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    of mind" (Norcliffe‚ 119). Muslims repeat and refresh their beliefs by taking time out of their day to remember Allah and renew their effort to follow His guidance five times a day: (1) Fajr-before sunrise‚ (2) Zuhr-after the sun begins to decline‚ (3) Asr-mid-afternoon‚ (4) Magrib-after sunset‚ and (5) Isha-night. The third pillar is act of fasting called Sawm. Fasting is abstaining completely from eating‚ drinking‚ and intimate sexual contact from the break of dawn till sunset. This is a unique

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    Brain Myth

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    Brain Myth #1: You only use 10 percent of your brain. Fact: You use your entire brain. The 10% myth has been around for a long time. It is not certain how this falsehood began‚ but it has been strengthened over the past century by misinterpretations of neuroscience discoveries and unsubstantiated quotes by both scientists and laypeople alike. The truth is that we use virtually all of our brain every day. Let’s say‚ for example‚ that as you are reading this article‚ you are eating a sandwich.

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