Caribbean Teaching Scholar Vol. 1‚ No. 2‚ November 2011‚ 79–92 EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ERA An analysis of some factors affecting student academic performance in an introductory biochemistry course at the University of the West Indies Victor Mlambo Department of Food Production‚ Faculty of Science and Agriculture‚ The University of the West Indies‚ St. Augustine‚ Trinidad and Tobago High failure rates at tertiary institutions result in unacceptable levels of attrition‚ reduced
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Society Seminar & Presentation Skills Biometry & Experimental Design in AMS General Physics I Principles of Food Science College Elective TOTAL FSHN2072 FSHN2302 FSHN3305 LANC2033 NURS1010 TOTAL Prin. of food science – Application lab Principles of Biochemistry Macronutrients in Human Nutrition Academic English for Medicine Anatomy & Physiology I with lab 1 2 3 4 3 3 16 2 3 3 3 4 15 FSHN2071 BIOL2101‚ CHEM2101 FSHN2301‚ (BIOL2101 or CHEM2101) LANC2141 AR AR AR AR AR = SOCI3320 CAMS2000‚ FPCS(0101 or 0102)
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The career that I chose for this paper is a child psychiatrist. A child psychiatrist is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating behavioral and thought disorders in children. A child psychiatrist uses his/her knowledge on many factors including biological and psychological factors‚ in order to devise a treatment plan for a child with behavior and thought disorders. A psychiatrist may devise a treatment plan that may involve just your child‚ your family‚ or another group. A treatment plan
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expressed‚ providing specific cellular functions. Which of the following molecules is not found in RNA? ………… Thymine. Which of the following types of molecule would be most abundant in a typical animal cell? ‚‚……… Water. While studying the biochemistry of a species of plant found in alpine bogs‚ a biologist discovers a previously unknown biomolecule composed entirely of carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen. The molecule is a polymer composed of many thousands of a single type of subunit‚ and has a complex
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Primary structure of protein is composed of a single chain of amino acid without any foldings (The Medical Biochemistry Page‚ 2013). However‚ most proteins are active under secondary‚ tertiary‚ or quarternary structures. These strucures involve foldings due to the attachment between amino acids including hydrogen bonds‚ disulfide bridges‚ and Van de Waals force (The Medical Biochemistry Page‚ 2013). Proteins could be denatured due to the effects of temperature or pH. A decrease in pH level causes
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During my period of study here‚ I have taken courses like Biochemistry‚ Molecular Cell Biology‚ Microbiology‚ Immunology‚ Bioprocess principles and engineering‚ Bio and chemical thermodynamics‚ Enzyme engineering. These courses took me a step closer towards fulfillment of my goal of delving deeper into the world of ‘cloned Dollies’ and ‘Docile DNA’. The fascinations and promises held out by various areas in molecular biology‚ biochemistry and
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The porphyrias: inherited disorders of haem synthesis Michael N. Badminton and George H. Elder Introduction and overview 558 Porphyrias presenting with acute attacks Biochemistry of haem synthesis 563 The cutaneous porphyqa~‚ 568 New approaches to treatment 574 Secondary disorders of porphyrin metabolism Conclusion 575 Further reading 575 Appendix 576 574 that result from inherited or acquired partial deficiencies of enzymes of the haem biosynthetic pathway (Fig. 27.1‚ Table 27.1).
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biological or medical approach regards abnormality as illness or disease. Mental illness is thought to be related to the physical structure and functioning of the brain. There are four possible causal factors of abnormality: brain damage‚ infection‚ biochemistry and genes. The first factor is brain damage. Abnormal behaviour may occur if the structure of the brain is damaged in some way. Once disease or brain damage has caused mental deterioration there is little that can be done an example of this is
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microscopes to study minute anatomical structures‚ and is the field of histology which studies the organization of tissues at all levels‚ from cell biology (previously called cytology)‚ to organs.Anatomy‚ human physiology (the study of function)‚ and biochemistry (the study of the chemistry of living structures) are complementary basic medical sciences that are generally taught together (or in tandem) to students studying medicine. In some of its facets human anatomy is closely related to embryology
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SYLLABUS BCHM 100A: INTRODUCTION TO BIOCHEMISTRY FALL 2012 Instructor: Emily Westover‚ westover@brandeis.edu Kosow 108‚ ext. 6-2304 Office Hours: M 11-1‚ W 1-2‚ or by appointment Assistants: Vy Nguyen‚ vnguyen@brandeis.edu Rick Roy‚ rroy@brandeis.edu Chris Wilson‚ cwilson@brandeis.edu Meetings: Lecture 10:00 – 10:50 am‚ MWH‚ location TBA Recitation 7:30 – 9:20 pm‚ H‚ location TBA Textbook: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry by Nelson and Cox‚ 4th or 5th Ed. Learning
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