Addiction is still somewhat of an unsolved mystery and no one is exactly sure how a certain substance acts on the brain. A popular definition of addiction is progressing from liking the substance to needing the substance and constantly seeking it out despite any negative consequences the user may experience. There is still much research to be done in the field of addiction especially alcoholism. The mechanism alcohol utilizes is disinhibition of GABA in the brain. GABA is an inhibitory transmitter
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Biological Theories of Aging Human Growth and Development Introduction Aging is a biological phenomenon all the living things are undergoing. We are not sure about anything in the world except the aging. We are approaching getting nearer to the death from the time of the birth onwards. No living thing in the world has the ability to defeat death as it occurs sometimes naturally and sometimes accidently. Aging has different dimensions like physical‚ psychological‚ and social. There are
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World’s Chemical Industry 1.1 Scope of the chemical industry. 1.2 Category wise breakdown of the chemical industry. 1.3 Research and development in the chemical industry. 1.4 Classification of the chemical industry development of Pakistan – Vision 2030. CHAPTER 2 Potential for the development of secondary chemical industries based on feedstocks derived from primary industries. 2.1 Feedstocks derived from primary industries for the potential development of secondary chemical industries
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Properties and changes are used to describe matter. A property is a trait of matter‚ when that sample of matter is in a fixed state. There are two different types of properties: physical properties and chemical properties. A change is something that alters the properties of a substance. There are two types of changes: chemical changes and physical changes. A physical property is a property that can be observed without changing the makeup (or composition) of a substance. Some examples of a physical
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report named ‘Demand analysis of caustic soda produced by ASM chemicals which is a tree branch of Aziz Group” is all about the production of caustic soda and its previous and current demand in the Bangladesh market. The topic was chosen because it is important to bring into limelight the importance of chemical industries in Bangladesh and the importance of caustic soda in producing innumerable essential consumer goods. I have discussed about the Organization‚ a short summary
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Provide 2 or more biological explanations of schizophrenia? 1) Genetic Factors Gottesman: Schizophrenia is more common in the biological relatives of a Schizophrenic‚ the closer the degree of genetic relatedness‚ the greater the risk. If a parent has schizophrenia the chance of child having it is 10% MZ twins have 48% chance risk of developing Schizophrenia if their twin has the disorder‚ whereas DZ twins 17% chance of having Schizophrenia if their twin has the disorder‚ that’s more than
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well impulsive behavior (Schwartz‚ 2012). There are even disorders and illnesses such as Depression‚ Schizophrenia‚ and Bipolar Disorder believed to be the result of chemical imbalances in the brain. However‚ biological factors can also determine decisions and actions. Pharmaceutical medications have shown that people make different decisions when on the medications versus when not on them. Individuals treated for attention deficit disorders are more capable of focusing while those on antidepressant
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Chemical Castration LaDarius D. Abraham Southern University A&M College Sex offenders have been a serious problem for our legal system at all levels‚ not to mention those who have been their victims. Sadly‚ many of those assaults are perpetrated by people who have already been through the correctional system only to victimize again. Sex offenders‚ as a class of criminals‚ are nine times more likely to repeat their crimes (Oakes 99). This presents a problem for the public‚ as potential victims
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Three things are usually required for a chemical explosion: a chemical reaction that occurs very rapidly‚ a large increase in gas pressure‚ and a confined-reaction vessel in which the pressure of the gaseous products can increase to a point that the gases break violently out of the container. In this chemistry and physics science fair project‚ you will use the combustion of ethanol to provide energy for a small explosion. The chemical equation that describes the combustion of ethanol is shown below
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can find people‚ locally known as “smackias”‚AT bus stops‚ railway stations and chemist shops …selling drugs for as low as 25 rupees..!! But before going too deep inside the topic‚ let us understand what drug addiction really is and why do people get addicted to them. Basically drug addiction is a
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