DIABETES MELLITUS Overview: Current statistics revealed that 24 million individuals have diabetes around the world. Some doesn’t even know that they have this until the age of 30. Diabetes mellitus is the most common endocrine disorder. It is popularly called as “diabetes”. Diabetes means “flowing through”‚ and mellitus means “sweet as honey”. So Diabetes Mellitus‚ the full name‚ means that there is too much sugar flowing through the blood. It is a chronic‚ lifelong condition that affect body’s
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Microbiology Lab Report II Title: Determination of a Bacteriophage Titer Purpose: To determine the number of phage particles or plaque-forming units in a suspension of T4 bacteriophage. Materials: 18 24 hour broth culture of Escherichia coli B. 2 ml suspension of T4 bacteriophages with a titer of at least 10‚000 phages/ml 5 trypticase soy agar (TSA) plates. These should be warmed to 37c before use 5 tubes of soft agar (0.7% agar). Prior
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DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF BENIN‚BENIN CITY NIGERIA 7TH OF FEBUARY 2013 AUTOMATIC LATHE This is closely related to the centre lathe in some features but differs in the sense that they are machine tools in which the parts are machined automatically.The working process is fully automatic that is repeated to produce many parts without the direct involvement of the operator.Both the working and non-working are performed in a definite sequence by the control system
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Ashraf Barrada Chemistry –EH March 16th‚ 2013 Smoking Have you ever thought about what smoking does to you and the people around you? Have you ever thought of why it isn’t legal for you to smoke it at a certain age and isn’t a tolerated action? Once there was a young boy‚ who smoked when he was young and he grew up smoking a pack of cigarettes every day. Now that guy lives on hospital machines and asthma inhalers because the cigarettes have caused him to have lung failure and cancer. It has
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likely to suffer from coronary artery disease compared to those don’t have periodontitis. Researchers aren’t exactly sure of why this might be‚ but one theory is that harmful bacteria from your mouth enters your blood stream and attaches to fatty plaques in your heart’s blood vessels‚ leading to inflammation and upping your risk of clots that can trigger heart attacks. 2. Your memory may suffer. Some research suggests there may be a tie between poor oral health and an increased risk of dementia
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A Fairies Twisted Tale Many fairy tales have a happy ending‚ once upon a time is not one of those. Incidentally‚ Nadine Gordimer wrote a modern fairy tale called Once Upon A Time about a family’s fear of outsiders‚ around the era of apartheid when riots were common. In Gordimer’s story‚ she uses imagery and irony to promote the idea that the irrational fear of outsiders leads to dire consequences. The author uses imagery specifically sight to convey the idea of dire consequences caused by fear
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activity‚ and smoking. Here‚ we will discuss those risk factors‚ and discuss ways to diminish those risk factors. Heart disease or coronary artery disease is caused by a blockage in the blood vessels that supply the heart. The blockages are caused by plaque which contains cholesterol in large amounts that adhere to the artery walls‚ and build up until the flow of blood is impeded. That impairment causes a heart attack which causes portions of the heart to die. If the blockage‚ or attack is extreme enough
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can skip flossing‚ likes it’s a seriously hard task. As any dentist‚ hygienist‚ or physician can tell you‚ regular brushing and flossing helps to prevent gum disease. Flossing is an essential part of any oral health care routine. It helps remove plaque from between your teeth‚ in areas that the toothbrush can’t reach‚ and it helps prevent gum disease and dental decay. On to my next point‚ cavities. What are cavities? According to mayoclinic.com “cavities are are permanently damaged areas in the
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Brief Summary: In this article author talked about the Octavius Seowtewa‚ an elder belongs to Native American Zuni Tribe in New Mexico‚ was sitting to in a Paris Café‚ scrolling through his phone pictures of AHAYUDA‚ carved and decorated wooden poles that are considered as sacred to the Zuni. He was attending the meeting to return his artifacts. Zuni has been more proactive than other Native American tribes in reclaiming ceremonial object such as war gods. Zuni took the advantage of federal legislation
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on her brain. The autopsy revealed damage and cell death had shrunk the tissue. The nerve cells contained a “tangled bundle of fibrils”. From this observation Dr. Alois termed the disease after himself calling it Alzheimer’s disease. Tangles and plaques are the 2 most important pathological features of Alzheimer’s disease. About 45% of Americans who are 85 years or older suffer Alzheimer’s disease. Why were nuns used in this study? Members have similar lifestyles which enables researchers to make
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