Langat Lupus: Is It Hereditary? Lupus In the past‚ immune diseases have affected many people. Some immune diseases are classified as chronic inflammatory diseases which affect various parts in the body. Lupus‚ a mild disease‚ affects only a few organs. It’s also known as a “women’s disease” even though some men are also affected by this sickness. Modern medicine is providing information on Lupus through scientific research that is being conducted to find ways to prevent and cure Lupus. People
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Lupus is an autoimmune disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissue and organs. Inflammations caused by lupus can affect many different body systems such as your joints‚ kidneys‚ skin‚ blood cells‚ brain‚ heart and lungs. There are two kinds of Lupus‚ Discoid Lupus Erythematous (DLE) and Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE). Lupus is a disease of flare ups‚ Lupus is not contagious. Consequently‚ the main focus of the review is to outline symptoms‚ treatment‚ trigger points
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Self-Interest‚ Homo Islamicus and Some Behavioral Assumptions in Islamic Economics and Finance Mohammad Omar Farooq Associate Professor of Economics and Finance Upper Iowa University September 2006 [Draft in progress: Feedback welcome] I. Introduction Homo economicus‚ the Economic Man‚ represents a rational human being formalized in certain social science models‚ especially in economics‚ who acts in self-interest to achieve in a goal-oriented manner. As John Kay puts it‚ "He is self interested
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research on homo neanderthals Homo neanderthals * Species restricted to Europe‚ eastern Middle East during height of Ice Age * Evolved to be specifically cold-adapted: * Short and stocky body type * Large nose (nasal passages for warming air) * Barrel chest (also for warming air) * Long‚ low‚ thick skull but with large cranial capacity (close to modern humans) * Heavy brow ridge * Neanderthals’ teeth developed faster than their human cousins‚ new
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physical characteristics found in Homo erectus show the progression of characteristics that has so far culminated at modern humans. These fossils showed an increase in cranial capacity to about 900 cm3‚ quite advanced when compared to the 500 - 800 cm3 shown in slightly earlier Homo. Homo erectus also showed a progression toward a larger body size‚ with an increase in height and weight. More specifically‚ the cranium of Homo erectus was distinctive from that of its ancestors due to projected brow
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believe Homo floresiensis to be – a “one off” freak version of Homo erectus‚ a separate and very unique species‚ or something else . . . Homo floresiensis was a hominoid discovered in a cave called Liang Bua on an Indonesia island. She was examined to be from 17‚000 years ago and nicknamed “the Hobbit” because she was only around a meter tall even though she was an adult. What was more amazing about this hominoid was the small cranial capacity of 417 cc‚ much smaller than a typical early Homo and a
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HOMO SUBURBIENSIS By Bruce Dawe - Title: Play on words “Homo Sapien” “Suburb” “Ensis=scientific” = Pun (like David Attenborough almost‚ suggesting the man is of a different species and he is being “observed.” Despite how depressing this poem may be there is still humour in the title. However‚ the title does not express “distance.” - Dawe likes to “celebrate the ordinary.” - Poem suggests everybody has their own unique experience. - In amongst suburbia‚ gone to his garden
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gigantic human forms develop. Homo Heidelbergensis Homo heidelbergensis lived in Europe and Western Asia from at least 600‚000-200‚000 years ago‚ and may date in Africa‚ as far back as 1.3 million years. Rhodesian or Broken Hill man‚ was a Zambian counterpart dated from 300‚000 to 125‚000 years ago. H. heidelbergensis lived in families‚ communicated successfully with language‚ and practiced burial rituals with red ocher. Their stone tools resembled the Achulean toolkit of Homo erectus‚ with large bifacial
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" Homo sapiens‚ a primate risen in Africa from a lineage that split away from the chimpanzee line five to eight million years ago" (501). In Wilson’s terms‚ Homo sapiens is the reason for earth’s change and composition. He asserts that no other species has ever come close to the human species of 5.5 billion‚ and furthermore believes that this vast number will likely double within the next 50 years. Wilson goes on to say that our species is like no other: "We are tribal and aggressively territorial
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Homo Aquaticus? I. Introduction When the human brain is compared with the brains of apes there are several obvious differences; the centers for the sense of smell and foot control are larger in apes than in humans‚ but the centers for hand control‚ airway control‚ vocalization‚ language and thought are larger in humans. In my paper‚ I will describe the most defined differences of brain size and centers between humans and their closest relatives‚ chimpanzees‚ to compare them
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