1. For each of the following (a through d)‚ indicate which is a variable and which is a constant: a. The number of minutes in an hour. Constant b. Patients’ systolic blood pressure Variable c. Pi (π) – e.g.‚ for finding the circumference of a circle Constant d. College students’ level of depression Variable 2. For each of the following research questions‚ identify the independent variable and the dependent variable within each case (a through e): Does a person’s age affect psychological
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High Blood Pressure Living a healthy lifestyle is the dream of every person but many of us facing the problem of high blood pressure known as silent killer. The research shows that high blood pressure is rapidly increasing and every third person is stuck with disease. High blood pressure refers to pressure of blood against your artery walls that leads to the heart disease and you need to arrest this silent killer before it strikes you as the research shows that above then 50 percent patients with
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Research Strategies for High Blood Pressure High blood pressure or Hypertension effects more than 900 million people world wide (Hajjar‚ Kotchen‚ & Kotchen‚ 2006). This disease can affect both men and women alike and can develop at various ages. Many Americans suffer from high blood pressure and many do not know they even have this disease. High blood pressure puts an individual at risk of stroke‚ heart attack‚ and death. The purpose of this paper is to describe a research strategy toward finding
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Why Are Males More Aggressive Than Females? All societies behave in a different way towards two sexes and distinguish two genders. Through innumerable indications‚ we are taught that men and women are different. In everyday life‚ it is commonly assumed that men are more aggressive than women. Statistics indicate that males are more likely than females to commit such crimes as murder‚ armed robbery‚ and aggravated assault which are the result of feeling aggressive. In addition men describe themselves
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why depression‚ delirium and age-related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia Because they both manifest with similar symptoms. Depression coupled with age related memory impairment looks the same as dementia to the untrained eye. The difference is that depression delirium responds to treatment with anti depressants‚ once you get on top of the depression you can put age related memory loss into perspective. If it is genuine dementia it won’t get any better. 2.Understand key features of
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play a sport that an institution offers. Should there be a distinction between sports for women and sports for men? There are significant objections to this idea‚ as personal preferences‚ individual physical abilities‚ and infrastructural facilities of the community in which one resides should be at the center of reasoning in regard to which sport is chosen over another. From a physiological perspective‚ both male and female players are equally able to play all sports. There are fewer and fewer
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Female and Male Athletes’ Perception of Coaching Careers Gender equity in the coaching profession has yet to be achieved. This is despite federal legalization enacted over 35 years ago. After decades of discrimination against women in educational arenas‚ Congress enacted Title IX in 1972‚ which declares that “no person in the United States shall‚ on the basis of sex‚ be excluded from participation in‚ be denied the benefits of‚ or be subject to discrimination under any education program
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The Cardiovascular System: Blood Pressure Regulation 1. a. Short term mechanisms for regulating blood pressure include regulating what three things? 1. Vessel diameter 2. Contractibility 3. Heart Rate b. Long term mechanisms will regulate ____blood volume_______. 2. Two major arterial baroreceptors are located where? a. Carotid Sinus b. Aortic Arch 3. Using up and down arrows‚ show the effect of increased blood pressure (BP) on the impulses sent to the brain‚ the effect on the parasympathetic
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Research Caffeine is a bitter white crystalline alkaloid. Its chemical formula is CaH10N4O2. Caffeine also affects the human body. It is widely consumed by people of all ages. In the last period a market of caffeine-containing products‚ particularly energy drinks and food supplements increased. Caffeine for years is under discussion‚ whether it has positive adverse impact on health. Children are a group of special anxieties. Caffeine is a stimulant of central nervous system and
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Effect of Exercise on Pulse Rate and Blood Pressure Purpose: To determine the effect of jogging on pulse rate and blood pressure. Hypothesis: If you jog then your heart rate and blood pressure will increase. Materials: Tape Measure Blood Pressure Cuff Procedure: 1. Record resting blood pressure and heart rate. 2. Measure out 100m. 3. Jog 100m (same speed every time) 4. When finished jogging 100m record heart rate and blood pressure. 5. Repeat steps 3&4‚ 3 more times 6. Calculate average
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