ALS‚ also called Lou Gehrig’s disease‚ typically affects people in the age group of 40 to 70 years. It is a degenerative motor neuron disorder that according to the ALS Association‚ “affects the motor neuron cells in the brain and the spinal cord.” Once the motor neurons die‚ the brain will no longer be able to initiate or control the movement of muscles. Around 5600 people are diagnosed with ALS per year and 30‚000 Americans reportedly suffer from ALS at any given time. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
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Informative Speech on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) OBJECTIVES: General Purpose: To inform the audience about ALS Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the diagnosis and progression of ALS Central Idea: The symptoms and effects of this disease on the individual and family Organizational Pattern: The progression of ALS from diagnosis to death INTRODUCTION I. Take a moment‚ and point at the computer screen. Notice that your
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Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)‚ otherwise known as " Lou Gehrig’s Disease "‚ is a devastating disease that effects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. French neurologist‚ Jean-Martin Charcot‚ first discovered the disease in 1869. Attention was not brought to the disease until 1939‚ when New York Yankees first basemen Lou Gehrig retired because of his diagnosis (4). Specifically referred to as a "neurodegenerative disease"‚ ALS is the lack of nourishment to muscles (5).
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inspirational woman once said‚ “The rain begins with a single drop.” (Brainyquotes). Her name is Manal al-Sharif. She started an underground civil-disobedience movement to encouraged women to drive with one simple action. In spring 2011 she tried something most women had been afraid to ever do‚ drive. In late May 2011‚ Al-Sharif drove her car in Khobar. The video was posted to YouTube and Facebook. In the video‚ al-Sharif stated‚ "This is a volunteer campaign to help the girls of this country [learn to
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Al-Khwarizmi: The Father of Algebra Muhammed Ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi‚ was a mathematical pioneer‚ and is considered by many to be the greatest mathematician of the Islamic world‚ as well as the founder algebra. His book entitled Kitâb al-Mukhtasar fî Hisâb al-Jabr wa ’l-Muqâbala‚ which means “The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing‚” established algebra as an independent discipline. While his arithmetic work‚ possibly entitled Kitāb al-Jamʿ wa-l-tafrīq bi-ḥisāb al-Hind
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1. Recommend new products for Al Ain Diary based on competitive analysis‚ consumer insights and emerging trends. Managing competition intended to ensure the most favorable position to gain or keep a competitive advantage. Its need to assess the potential competitors‚ evaluate their actions and the degree of competitive threat‚ to predict the actions of competitors. Competitive analysis is a prerequisite for success in the market. Competitive analysis - assessment and prediction capabilities
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2002‚ Black‚ et al.‚ 2008). More than ten million children under five years of age die annually worldwide and percentage of child deaths in sub-Saharan Africa is approximately 41% and another 34% in south Asia (Black‚ et al.‚ 2003). It was estimated that more than 50% of these child deaths could be attributed to the potentiating effects of malnutrition in infectious disease such as diarrhoea‚ pneumonia‚ malaria‚ tuberculosis‚ and other infections (Rice‚ et al.‚ 2000‚ Caulfield‚ et al.‚ 2004). As
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(ALS Case Study) A 51-year-old woman developed an unusual gait related to "calf stiffness." After several months of progressive weakness‚ she developed a right foot drop. Within 15 months‚ she also described difficulty in writing‚ weakness of the right hand and arm‚ and diffuse muscle twitching with painful muscle cramps. Assessment confirmed weakness of all limbs‚ more marked on the right side‚ with muscle atrophy. Reflexes were hyperactive and fasciculations were observed in the right leg.
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Al-Jazeera – A new perspective? Since its birth as an independent TV station and new agency in 1996‚ Al-Jazeera has been viewed as a controversial‚ influential free-speaking news agency. A news agency uninfluenced by corporations‚ governments and so on. But why is Al-Jazeera so controversial? And is it really that different from BBC‚ CNN and other news agencies? Al-Jazeera was launched November 1st 1996‚ in Doha‚ Qatar‚ which still contains the headquarters. Its birth followed the closing of
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Melanie Camero Professor Singer Philosophy 5 6 June 2011 In this essay I will explain Al-Ghazali’s skeptical epistemological project described in his autobiography‚ Deliverance from Error. By doing so‚ I will explain his investigation on the certainty and reliability of knowledge attained through sense-perception and intellectual truths (reason). I will also explain why he doubts knowledge attained through the senses and how he uses dreams to doubt intellectual truths. I will continue by summarizing
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