neurotransmitter in the nervous system that communicates a lot of information between neurons and parts of the brain. The networks of neurons that use dopamine appear to influence activity in different areas of the brain so that abnormalities can cause abnormal activities in certain parts of the brain. Importantly for schizophrenia‚ dopamine appears to play a big role in the activity in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. The regions that play essential roles in the cognitive‚ perceptual
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EFFECTIVENESS OF BASIL ( Ocimum Basilicum Lamiaceace ) PLANT FOR URINARY TRACT INFECTION INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The care of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a common costly problem in acute care and home care population. Many therapies have been made for the treatment. Despite this‚ the patient still suffer from pains when urinating and the financial burden. In the locality‚ Urinary Tract Infection was commonly experienced among teenagers due to lifestyle and diet. Nurses in the community
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE & CONTROL HAS4913 L6 : Common Infections (III) Fungal Infections : -Superficial Mycoses -Opportunistic Mycoses 1 FUNGAL INFECTIONS • Superficial (cutaneous) Mycoses • Systemic (subcutaneous and internal organs) Mycoses 2 Superficial Mycoses - Dermatophytes 皮膚黴菌 Genera: Trichophyton 毛癬菌 ‚ Microsporum 小芽孢孢 菌 Epidemophyton 表皮癬菌 • Usually involve hair‚ skin‚ and nails – superficial keratinized tissue • Skin lesion is annular 環狀的 scaling 鱗 patch with a raised margin 邊 3
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Individuals who are infected with STDs are at least two to five times more likely than uninfected individuals to acquire HIV infection if they are exposed to the virus through sexual contact. In addition‚ if an HIV-infected individual is also infected with another STD‚ that person is more likely to transmit HIV through sexual contact than other HIV-infected persons (Wasserheit‚ 1992). There is substantial biological evidence demonstrating that the presence of other STDs increases the likelihood
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------------------------------------------------- Introduction It is sometimes a source of great wonder how certain elements of a culture have great similarities among different groups of another culture e.g.‚ art forms from one culture being held in high regard in some other part of the world. Some instances would be French Perfumes‚ Italian Leather etc. Further examples could be of cuisine. It is a testament to globalization how one does not need to venture far in order to enjoy Chinese‚ Italian
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Epilepsy is far more common than most people realize. It is quite possible for the person next to you to have it. Epilepsy is "a diverse collection of disorders”. In the United States‚ there are close to one million people with epilepsy or about 1 in 100 people. (Showing a visual) Epilepsy is the most common serious brain disorder worldwide with no age‚ racial‚ social class‚ national‚ or geographic boundaries. This is a review of the emerging insights into the mechanisms underlying the most common
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cause of environmental degradation The primary cause of environmental degradation is human disturbance. The degree of the environmental impact varies with the cause‚ the habitat‚ and the plants and animals that inhabit it. ------------------------------------------------- Habitat Fragmentation Habitat fragmentation carries long term environmental impacts‚ some of which can destroy entire ecosystems. An ecosystem is a distinct unit and includes all the living and non-living elements that reside
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part such as smoking‚ heavy drinking‚ and drug use. Rather it be one or all of them together‚ these activities will put a pregnancy at high-risk. Pregnancy loss is difficult to find the cause in most cases half of the couples that have a miscarriage never find the root cause of the loss. There are a number of causes that
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entire surface of the globe. Since they are all moving they rub against each other in some places (like the San Andreas Fault in California)‚ sink beneath each other in others (like the Peru-Chile Trench along the western border of South America)‚ or spread apart from each other (like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge). At such places the motion isn’t smooth--the plates are stuck together at the edges but the rest of each plate is continuing to move‚ so the rocks along the edges are distorted (what we call "strain")
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Muhammad was the prophet and messenger of god (Allah) and a great leader of Islam. He was the most influential man of his time because he had the power to cause major changes to the Arabian society and also made supreme religious movements for Islam. He always spoke the truth and no one ever could find fault in him. This great leader and Prophet of Islam was born in Mecca (holy city for the Muslims) in the year 570 CE. At that time Mecca was a wild‚ lawless land with many bloody battles and wars
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