Good morning everyone. My name is Arnaud Pierre and today‚ the topic of my presentation is going to be on generalised anxiety disorder (aka GAD). So GAD is a persistent and common disorder where the patient has unfocused worry and anxiety which is not associated with stressful situations. According to recent studies‚ GAD has a lifetime prevalence rate of 4-7% and therefore‚ being able to understand the mechanisms triggering GAD is essential. Let us begin with some important definitions. γ-Aminobutyric
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Drug Metabolism Prof. Patrick Davis Basic Medicinal Chemical Principles PHR 143M Fall-08 Importance of Drug Metabolism • The basic premise: Lipophilic Drugs --> Hydrophilic Metabolites (Not Excreted) (Excreted) • Water soluble => increased renal excretion -anddecreased tubular re-absorption of lipophilics. Importance of Drug Metabolism CH 3 CH 2OH CHO COOH OH O C 2H 5 Δ1-THC PC=6000 - O C O O HO OH COO OH OH Excreted Form O C 2H 5
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made from a local and healthy fruit‚ the banana. It contains many vitamins and minerals like Vitamin B6‚ Vitamin C‚ and potassium. It also has lower carbohydrate content than wheat flour. It is good for those who have a light and healthy diet. Flour from banana contains low gluten. It can be used to produce high quality cakes by mixing with wheat flour. It can also be used for feeding infants. Studies also show that bananas can help reduce depression. Bananas contain tryptophan‚ an amino acid that
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I. Aim The aim of the three experiments is actually to investigate the effects of different factors such as temperature‚ pH‚ and concentration of substrate‚ on the activity of the enzymes. By conducting these three separate experiments also‚ three graphs are able to be obtained where the trend of each factor affecting on the enzyme activity is shown and described clearly. II. Hypothesis Experiment 1 (Effect of Temperature): As the temperature increases‚ the height of the bubble will increase
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Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases‚ and Drugs Schizophrenia means “the splitting of psychic functions.” It is a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment‚ by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life‚ and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling‚ thought‚ perception‚ and behavior. The first symptoms start to appear in young adulthood. “Its symptoms are complex and diverse; they overlap greatly with those of other psychiatric
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The Causes for Colony Collapse Disorder Bees play an integral part in daily human life. Bees pollinate $14 billion in US crops per year‚ which includes apples‚ coffee‚ and almonds (Danforth‚ 2007). Unfortunately‚ they have gone through a rapid decline in population in recent years; managed honey bee population has decreased by one-fourth in Europe between 1985 and 2005‚ and by more than one-half in North America between 1947 and 2005 (Christen‚ Fent‚ & Mittner‚ 2016). The economic value behind bees
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and placing them into a spectrophotometer‚ which identifies what wavelengths of light a pigment absorbs. It was found that Musa acuminata‚ commonly referred to as banana palm‚ showed different absorption levels of visible light than Spinacia oleracea‚ also commonly referred to as spinach. It was concluded that both the spinach and banana palm grew in various conditions‚ which caused the plants to absorb different wavelengths of light. Introduction Light is an essential component in the growth of
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Drug Abuse inside the Mind and Body Brittney Rojo COMM/156 17 February‚ 2013 Professor Nicholas Delzotto Since 1980‚ the number of drug addictions resulting in death has risen 540 percent. (Florida Institute of Technology Counseling and Psychological Services‚ n.d.). Drug abuse is a process that progresses through patterns of repetitive behavior through rewarding feelings that come with substance use. Often unintentional‚ users see drug experience as a recreational crutch. Although
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Banana (Musa Paradisiaca) Peel Shoe Polish | Abstract:Shoe polish is used to shine‚ to maintain the appearance and to sustain the quality of the shoes. Based on the information in the written articles‚ banana peels can be used to shine shoes so the researcher decided to come up with the study of making a shoe polish out of banana peelings. The study aimed to produce a cheaper but better alternative shoe polish.The researchers used banana peels‚ kerosene and candles in making the product. In making
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within a transverse section of a banana Apparatus: banana‚ iodine solution‚ ruler‚ white tile‚ stopwatch‚ microscope slide‚ coverslip‚ filter paper‚ Light microscope Method: 1) A piece of banana was place on a tile and a section was cut across the piece of banana about 5mm thick. 2) The surface of the banana was covered with iodine solution and left for about one minute. 3) The distribution of starch in the section of the banana was then illustrated in the outline
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