may have the sickle cell trait. I would say that it would be hard to determine if Devon has a blood disorder because he has no symptoms. I do think that Devon is at risk of having sickle cell. Sickle cell is a disease that is inherited. African-Americans are at greater risk for the disease than any other ethnic group. Sickle cell is caused by genetic abnormality. It is diagnosed by a blood test. The blood test measures the amount of abnormal sickle hemoglobin. Sickle cell can be treated by medications
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Russell-Bennett‚ R.‚ Hartel‚ C.E.J.‚ Previte‚ J.‚ Russell‚ K. (2012) "It’s all about me! Emotional-Ambivalence Gen-Y Blood Donors‚ In conference proceedings of American Marketing Association Services Special Interest Group‚ Helsinki Finland‚ June 7-9 Purpose While the Australian-Red-Cross-Blood-Service has been effective at acquiring new youth donors‚ in recent years the retention rate has declined. One reason suggested for the lack of loyalty is the emotional ambivalence created by the motivational
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In Cold Blood The town of Holcomb is the perfect place to set the stage for murder. In the opening of “In Cold Blood”‚ Truman Capote paints a picture of Holcomb that is nothing more than a dull‚ boring‚ and desolate small town. He develops his view thought specific detail selection which depicts visual imagery‚ a detached and repetitious tone‚ accompanied with a specialized sentence structure. In a town that is as dreary as Holcomb‚ no one would ever expect a quadruple murder. Through his details
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Blood Diamonds: The Conflict in Sierra Leone History of Diamonds: The name "diamond" comes from the Greek word‚ "adamas" meaning unconquerable. Fittingly diamonds are made of pure carbon‚ and diamonds are the hardest natural substance known to man.[1][1] Diamonds have long been a sign of wealth and fortune. Kings and queens have worn these forms of concentrated carbon and even more countless millions people over time have lusted after them. These gems can be transparent‚ truculent white
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placement‚ I encountered an obese elderly man with type 2 diabetes who was bed bound. His BP was 98/73 so I decided to do a manual blood pressure (BP) to make sure it was not a mechanical error from the automatic machine and recorded 99/75. His other vital signs were in between the flags. I asked my patient how he was feeling‚ he said he felt fine. I told him his blood pressure was a bit low and if this was normal for him. He said it has been low a bit recently. I asked him if he could have a glass
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Observing Cells Objectives: After completing this exercise and reading the corresponding material in your text‚ you should be able to 1. Prepare a wet mount slide 2. Identify structures described in this lab on slides 3. Cite examples of the wide diversity of cell types 4. Relate differences in structure among cells to functional differences Introduction Structurally and functionally‚ all living things share one common feature: all living organisms are composed of cells
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protection in the presence of endogenous aggressive factor such as gastric acid by mainly increasing secretion of gastric mucosa and decreasing gastric acid secretion‚ also PGE2 has a role in regulating the kidney function by maintaining vascular tone‚ blood flow‚ and salt and water excretion. Moreover‚ there are important and opposing functions of both prostacyclin PGI2 and thromboxane TXA2 in maintaining the vascular homeostasis and good cardiovascular health‚ in detail‚ TXA2 is synthesised in the platelets
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TB0245 Andreas Schotter Mary Teagarden Blood Bananas: Chiquita in Colombia No one laughs at the banana in its areas of origin. It is too serious a business‚ on which jobs and lives depend. Peter Chapman‚ Author of Jungle Capitalists. For Chiquita Brands International‚ a pioneer in the globalization of the banana industry‚ bananas are not only serious business‚ they represent an array of economic‚ social‚ environmental‚ political‚ and legal hassles. Since its founding more than a hundred years
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Politics & Development in Asia‚ Africa & Latin America 3-ASN-1 Regine L. Medenilla Blood Diamond Blood Diamond is a movie that portrays the brutalities experienced by the people in Africa especially those who work in the diamond fields. It was set during the Sierra Leone Civil War in 1999. A fisherman named Solomon Vandy was captured by the rebels and was force to work in a diamond field. While working‚ he found a very rare pink diamond. He decided to hide it but the leader named
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Blood Diamonds: The Real Cost of Diamonds Sierra Leone is blessed with some of the world’s richest resources such as titanium‚ gold‚ and diamonds. Despite these rich resources‚ Sierra Leone ranked last on the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Index in 2001‚ making Sierra Leone the poorest country in the world at that time. (Renner‚ 2002‚ p. 22) So how can a country so rich in resources be so poor? Sierra Leone’s extreme poverty level is caused by the diamonds they mine and
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