The history and background of marfan disease. Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an inherited connective tissue disorder noteworthy for its worldwide distribution‚ relatively high prevalence‚ and clinical variability. This autosomal dominant syndrome has pleiotropic manifestations involving primarily the ocular‚ cardiovascular‚ and skeletal systems. Classic marfan syndrome MFS type 1‚ MFS1 has been considered a condition caused by the deficiency of a structural extracellular matrix protein‚ fibrillin-1; however
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A literature review is important for finding and evaluating peer-reviewed sources for writing a research paper. “Peer-review is the act of carefully evaluating a work by one or more experts of the same field of work‚ to determine its credibility‚ research methodology‚ accuracy‚ and relevance to the literature” (Camtasia Studio 8‚ 2014). Using sources that are peer-reviewed is important because “culturally proficient research practices are necessary to dispel destructive myths and stereotypes” and
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report you will learn of how my group and I performed our lab on blood pressure and what the results mean. We found the blood pressure before and after sixty seconds of jogging in place to see the effects. We found that after the physical activity the subject’s blood pressure was higher. From this we take away that physical activity does have a significant effect on the heart and blood pressure. Background: Blood pressure is the measured force applied to the artery walls as the heart pumps. It
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This semester and peer tutor has been great. I have had the chance to be with two students‚ Keenan and Steven. The importance of being a peer tutor is to give the students support in their classes. Guide them through their work. Also just to be an example of good behavior‚ hard working skills‚ and social skills. There are more things of why it is important to be a peer tutor but those are just the basic ones. But doing all of these things for the student is what makes a difference in their lives
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Axia College Material Appendix G Peer Review Checklist* |What is the main point of this paper? | | | | | | |The main point of this paper is to inform the audience about gun control. | |
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Background Is a Dense Fruit a Healthy Fruit? We all try to live a healthy and balanced life. We do this in many ways including exercising and eating “healthy” foods. But how do we really know what foods are “healthy”? This project looks to see how food density correlates to nutritional content? What does healthy mean? When talking bout food “healthy” means to be nutrient dense. These foods have a low ratio of calories in relation to the amount of nutrients they contain. Many foods that are nutrient
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Peer Reviewed Articles Karen Quave PSY 325 Sasha Fleary June 10‚ 2013 The first article I chose is called “Case Study in Threats of Workplace Violence From a Non-Supervisory Basis. The case study explores ethical and legal issues concerning employees who bring weapons to work and the psychological effect of that on other employees (Taylor & Zeng). Another thing that is examined in this case study is peer bullying and threats of workplace violence. The accompanying literature of
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Life of Pi Background Life of Pi is a fictional novel about the incredible journey of Pi Patel as he travels across the Pacific Ocean in the company of a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. During his journey‚ Pi is able to learn about survival at sea and the power of faith. Pi spends his early life in Pondicherry India. His family consists of his parents and his older brother Ravi. Because he grew up in a zoo‚ Pi learns at an early age many things about animal psychology and behavior. These things
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Travel Log Peer Evaluation I chose to do my peer evaluation on Jessica. Her speech really stood out to me above the others and that is why I chose to do my evaluation on her. Her speech was about her trip to the Rivera Maya. She started her speech with an awesome introduction explaining that the reason for her trip to the Rivera Maya was that she had just got married and was going on her honeymoon. The content of Jessica’s speech was very organized. She explained her trip chronology from the first
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secure job‚ you have no intention of leaving it any time soon. There are‚ however‚ certain situations that can put the idea of seeking a new job front and center in your mind. 1. Significant social gatherings with your peer group. Attending a social gathering where you’ll be among peers who are close in age and life experience can inspire a desire for change. For instance‚ you decide to attend your high school or college reunion. The reason you go is to catch up with old friends you knew back in the
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