1. How does bleeding from a wound be stopped? A wound stops bleeding due to the process of clot formation called coagulation. Coagulation is from the Latin coagulatus meaning "to cause to curdle". All this chemical action creates a plug called a blood clot. After a time‚ moisture is squeezed out of the clot and it contracts. This process is called syneresis. It’s not widely known but the same chemical process of syneresis also happens in the formation of jams and jellies. 2. How does the immune
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Old Spice for a New Open Wound When you put on deodorant you want to feel refreshed and confident. Where does searing‚ burning pain from chemical burns play in this equation? This is the question the members of a class action lawsuit are asking the Old Spice parent company‚ Proctor and Gamble. According to the lawsuit‚ thousands of victims were subject to painful injuries that "range from rashes to third-degree chemical burns." The attorney for the plaintiffs said‚ "Indeed‚ the problem is rampant
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In an article titled ‘Wounds will never heal’ published in The Sunday Mail‚ 18 March‚ p. 42‚ author Max argues that Australia should not have signed an agreement for regional co-operation and a closer relationship between the Australian and Japanese militaries (Venables 2007‚ p. 42). As we move forward‚ we will be critically examining the article using through three kinds of proofs - Ethos‚ Pathos and Logos; defined in Aristotle’s rhetoric theory which will be explained in more details in the
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EXTRINSIC ELEMENTS about MUTUAL FRIEND’ A. BIOGRAPHY - Life Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in Portsmouth‚ Hampshire‚ England‚ to John and Elizabeth Barrow Dickens. The second of eight children‚ Dickens spent his childhood on the southern coast of England‚ where he attended a good school until the age of eleven. The family then moved to London and shortly thereafter his father was sent to debtor’s prison. Young Charles went to work in a blacking warehouse and was forced to live on his own in
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Time Heals All Wounds Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter describes life through the eyes of 4 main characters‚ including a woman who was caught of committing adultery. Hester Prynn was the emotional martyr and symbol of the Scarlet Letter. Throughout the course of the story she undergoes change in her mentality state‚ the way her eyes perceive the World‚ and perhaps even the way she smiles. Her strength becomes the Scarlet Letter and her innocent Pear. She encounters much conflict (internal
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Improving Wound and Pressure Area Care in a Nursing Home Improving Wound and Pressure Area Care in a Nursing Home Introduction In Sprakes and Tyrer’s (2010) research article entitled “Improving Wound and Pressure Area Care in a Nursing Home”‚ the effectiveness of wound and pressure ulcer management was examined. The rate of wounds and pressure ulcers in a nursing home is often an indicator of the quality of care received as these injuries can lead to illness and a decreased quality of life
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Reaction Paper: Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction Pam Thibeaux Liberty University Abstract In his book Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction written by Dr. Mark Laaser he gives us a glimpse into the life of those addicted to sex. Mark Laaser set out to increase understanding of sexual addiction as a disease. He leads us to discover how sexual addiction takes over the life of the sexually addicted person and causes devastation from a Christian world view. In his book Dr. Laaser
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uneasy after meting it out. They don ’t feel good about it. The term ’corporal punishment ’ can be understood in various ways; we therefore propose the following definition: “Corporal punishment is the use of physical force causing pain‚ but not wounds‚ as a means of discipline.” Spanking‚ rapping on the head and slapping are forms of corporal punishment which we do not classify as abuse. There are two factors to be taken into consideration when distinguishing between corporal punishment and
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specific diagnosis‚ then state the general class of disorders to which that disorder belongs (anxiety disorders‚ mood disorders‚ personality disorders‚ dissociative disorders‚ drug abuse and addiction‚ or schizophrenia). 1. Tony sometimes seems very “wound up.” At those times‚ he seems full of energy‚ talks very rapidly‚ and makes very grandiose plans. (One time‚ he gave away all of his belongings and was planning to move to Washington‚ D.C.‚ so he could advise the President.) At these times‚ he also
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"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist"- Indira Gandhi I feel this quote means that you cannot open up to others‚ if you yourself are not willing to. You cannot accomplish something if you’re close minded. You cannot make peace if you are angry. There are many definitions to this quote‚ but it really only means one thing. It’s really telling you to just be happy. We all had a point in our lives where we had no idea why people were blocking us out‚ or not accepting us. You think you
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