transportation but the fresh drinking water often was mixed with the salty ocean water‚ becoming unsafe for human consumption. According to document A‚ this brackish water‚ when ingested‚ would lead to dehydration. When dehydrated‚ the colonists would drink even more of the polluted water‚ leading to further dehydration and eventually diseases such as dysentery and giardia. In Document C‚ it states that thirty-nine of the 104 original colonists were sailors. If the English were more experienced‚ they would
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Cognitive Psychology Have you ever wondered if chewing gum helps you concentrate more? My project is about seeing if it actually does help you concentrate better. We are going to give half of the subjects a piece of gum and the other half will not have a piece of gum. We are going to give them a test and see which half does better. I thought this would be interesting to know about because everybody likes gum‚ and it’d be even better if it helps you do better with your work. I believe that learning
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fully recover from Katrina. Most people think of hurricane deaths as direct‚ but in reality‚ deaths caused by hurricanes are mainly indirect. Some examples of indirect deaths caused by Katrina are suicide‚ illness‚ murder‚ starvation‚ and dehydration. Mental illness and
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Harmful Threats to the Human Body There are a lot of bacteria that are good for human bodies‚ but there are also a lot of bacteria that’s very harmful to the human body. Bad bacteria can affect people from swimming in lakes and ponds. “Many of the world’s best-known disease outbreaks have been transmitted by water-borne bacterium.” Lakes and ponds are just un-treated drinking water. They have a lot of microorganisms in it that you cannot see. There are many ways to be contaminated by bacteria;
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KREBS CYCLE It refers to a complex series of chemical reactions that produce carbon dioxide and Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)‚ a compound rich in energy. The cycle occurs by essentially linking two carbon coenzyme with carbon compounds; the created compound then goes through a series of changes that produce energy. This cycle occurs in all cells that utilize oxygen as part of their respiration process. It occurs in the matrix of the mitochondria in the presence of CO2.Pyruvic acid diffuses from
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Survival skills From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about survival techniques. For the hip-hop album by KRS-One and Buckshot‚ see Survival Skills. | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. * It contains instructions‚ advice‚ or how-to content. Tagged since September 2009. * Its neutrality is disputed. Tagged since September 2009. * It may require general cleanup to meet Wikipedia’s
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Gastroenteritis Denise Butler English 1 5pm Ms. Bradshaw 2/23/2011 Denise Butler 1 Gastroenteritis (also known as gastric flu or stomach flu‚ although unrelated to influenza) is inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract‚ involving both the stomach and the small intestine and resulting in acute diarrhea. It can be transferred by contact with contaminated food and water. The inflammation is caused most often by an infection from certain viruses or less often by bacteria‚ their toxins
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that takes place during fasting‚ it is crucial to understand what goes on in your body when you fast. With no food or water being consumed by the body for an average of 14 hours during the Ramadan fast‚ it is important to take precautions against dehydration and ulcers‚ a medical professional warns. "When we fast‚ our body undergoes an intense detoxification‚" says Dr Chandy George‚ an ayurvedic doctor at Balance Wellness Club. "Fats metabolise faster‚ muscle tissue starts breaking down‚ the cells
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Djibouti is that the country is susceptible to droughts. The country has a climate that experiences extreme heat majority of the year‚ which can be a danger to the people due to the possibility of dehydration and other heat related health problems. Problems like this lead to more than just dehydration‚ it
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Diabetic Emergencies Diabetic ketoacidosis ()()((D(KA) I. Definition: Diabetic ketoacidosis is a serious complication of diabetes that occurs when your body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones. Diabetic ketoacidosis develops when your body is unable to produce enough insulin and an increase in insulin counter-regulatory hormones (catecholamines‚ cortisol‚ glucagon and growth hormone). Insulin normally plays a key role in helping sugar (glucose) — a major source of energy for
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