What is a Functional Group? A functional group is a portion of a molecule that is a recognizable/classified group of bound atoms. In organic chemistry it is very common to see molecules comprised mainly of a carbon backbone with functional groups attached to the chain. The functional group gives the molecule its properties‚ regardless of what molecule contains it*; they are centers of chemical reactivity. The functional groups within a molecule need to be identified when naming. *Definition taken
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paper discusses a formal report (FR) piece of technical writing. The report topic itself concerns the organization of a training and familiarization session for tenants in a residential high-rise apartment building. The FR is designed to educate the tenants on what to do in the event of terrorist or other emergency type event that requires evacuation. The stimulus for the report is a physically disabled individual who resides in the building. Introduction The purpose of this report is to explain
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I worked as a hospital greeter for four month got laid of due to budget cuts. I’m currently a caregiver for an elderly woman who I have been with for four years now. I have learned that I like to help people out. I am the person that goes the extra mile to get things done because genuinely love to help people out and it’s not something that can be faked. In my previous job as a greeter in the emergency department I help out an elderly lady get from the emergency department to the cafeteria. Her
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What is the purpose of Area 51? Is there some type of government cover up involved or is it simply a military base? There have been several theories of how area 51 got its name. The most common is that the facility borders the Nevada Test Site (NTS)‚ where the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) test nuclear bombs. The NTS is a grid of squares on the map numbered from one to thirty that border area 15‚ which many believe that the Area 51 got its name by reversing the one and five of its neighbor. Others
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Functional theorists look for positive consequences for participants such as self-esteem‚ grades‚ career aspirations‚ and the career mobility patterns of former athletes. Functional theorists believe in harmony and that if social change happens that leads to dysfunction and possible chaos; self-correcting mechanisms of the social system can reverse the dysfunction and bring the system status back to the status quo. In other words‚ everything will work it’s self out for the better‚ and there is no
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Abstract The team has planned to develop a Hospital Automation System for the well knownhospital called Pannipitiya Nursing Home. Currently the client company depends on an error – prone software system and a large amount of manual work. Development of a new systemwill help the client company to minimize the work load they handle manually and to eliminatethe faults and errors of the existing software system.This proposed system handles the entire hospital work load under seven major functions namely;
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Functional illiteracy is reading and writing skills that are inadequate "to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level".[1] Functional illiteracy is contrasted with illiteracy in the strict sense‚ meaning the inability to read or write simple sentences in any language. Foreigners who cannot read and write in the native language where they live may also be considered functionally illiterate. Contents [hide] 1 Characteristics 2 Links with poverty and
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Definition of Functional Foods History of Functional Plainly stated‚ functional foods are Labeling and Claims Foods defined as foods that‚ in addition to supplying known nutrients‚ can provide other health benefits as well. Many common foods possess nutritional qualities that are not established as recommended nutrients‚ but are considered to have functional benefits such as reducing your risk of disease or promoting good health. A good example of a functional food would be the cranberry‚ known
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Running head: LESS THAN FUNCTIONAL Less than Functional HCS 433 December 23‚ 2013 1 LESS THAN FUNCTIONAL 2 Less than Functional System integration Wilhelm Ostwald (n.d.) once said‚ “In specific circumstances the period of aging decline can set in earlier in a particular organ than in the organism as a whole which‚ in a certain general or theoretical sense‚ is left a cripple or invalid”. As a person ages biology and environment can have a variety of affects on the systems
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Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm As health care providers‚ it is natural to want to heal the patients completely. Today‚ many people are wanting and needing more from their health care system. The healing hospital paradigm incorporates the process of physical healing‚ as well as the mind and spiritual healing (Erie Chapman Foundation‚ 2009). Spirituality is the foundation of the meaning of life. For some‚ the foundation is built on religion and for others it may include things like music‚ art
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