Sample Responses to Select Questions on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Application—Student #1 Question Summary: Describe any personal‚ professional‚ or educational experiences or situations that have contributed to your desire to pursue advanced study in science‚ mathematics‚ or engineering. Simply put‚ learning for the sake of understanding the world better is what drives my intellectual pursuits. This desire to know pervades my daily life—too much so according to some. However‚ by
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Draft Water Safety Plan For Kandana Water Treatment Plant Step 1: Catchment and intake Source: Surface water: Kalu Ganga Capacity (Max.): 60‚000 m3/day Kalu Ganga • Kalu Ganga is the second largest river basin (2719 km2)‚ starting from central hills (2250m) and running across the wet zone. • Main sources of water of the river are mountainous forests in the central province and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve. • Largest amount of water (4000 m3) is discharged to the sea at
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In October 26th‚ 2012 it was announced that Lil Wayne was hospitalized for dehydration and migraine‚ after spending several hours being treated with IV fluids‚ the singer was released. The initial goal of this medical procedure is to restore intravascular volume. The simplest approach is to replace dehydration losses with 0.9% saline. This ensures that the administered fluid remains in the extracellular compartment‚ where it will support blood pressure and peripheral perfusion (Alok Kalia par. 1)
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Diuretics Hypertension‚ Congestive Heart Failure ‚ Diabetes‚ Cirrhosis and Renal Failure Objectives I. Review renal structure and function II. Neurohumoral regulation of water (ECF) & electrolyte balance III. Pharmacotherapy that acts at the kidney A. Loop diuretics B. Thiazide diuretics C. Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors D. K+- sparing diuretics E. Osmotic diuretics F. Others IV. Therapeutic uses I. Structure/Function Germann and Stanfield Fig. 19.2 The Nephron: Tubular Component
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University of Greenwich Migle Mikalajunaite Student ID: 000800100 Modes of the inheritance of genetic diseases in human The body of a human is made up of cells. Even if all the cells have different functions‚ which leads to different structure of the cell‚ essentially all cells are similar: all have nucleus‚ surrounded by cytoplasm. Nucleus importance in inheritance is clear when it comes to its’ structure: in somatic cells‚ nucleus contains 23 pairs of chromosomes [ref.Genetics - Genetic inheritance
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Introduction Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that in recent decades has become a major international public health concern. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world‚ predominantly in urban and semi-urban areas. Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF)‚ a potentially lethal complication‚ was first recognized in the 1950s during dengue epidemics in the Philippines and Thailand. Today DHF affects most Asian countries and has become a leading cause of hospitalization and
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However‚ there is a test called prothrombin time that would measure the patient’s coagulation level. The normal level for coagulation is an 11. Mrs. Jackson doctor did not want her level normal‚ instead‚ he wanted it to do more so of preventing the blood clots that came from her circulatory system causing the Coumadin to be one and one-half to at least two
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Evidence-based Recommendations In the actual treatment plan of the case study‚ amiodarone was ordered. I was curious about why digoxin was not used in this case. I did research and found a randomized clinical trial published 3 months ago studied on whether amiodarone is more effective than digoxin in AF rate control. Participants were randomized into amiodarone or digoxin treatment groups. The results indicated that in AF patients with contraindications for beta-blockers or calcium channel blockers
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natural environment without adverse ecological impact. The processes involved in treating water for drinking purpose may be solids separation using physical processes such as settling and filtration‚ and chemical processes such as disinfection and coagulation. * Physical Processes: * Settling is the process by which particulates settle to the bottom of a liquid and form a sediment. Particles that experience a force‚ either due to gravity or due to centrifugal motion will tend to move in a
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University of Santo Tomas High School España‚ Manila In partial fulfillment of the requirements in English 4 This library paper: HEMOPHILIA is submitted by ARROYO‚ JACQUES IVAN B. to MRS. MARIA TERESA C. RAMOS on FEBRUARY 17‚ 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is a great opportunity for me to write about this subject entitled “Hemophilia”. When I was preparing this research paper‚ I have gone through various books‚ articles‚ and websites which I believe can help me to get acquainted
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