the field of medicine. The knowledge of the indigenous communities on medicine is popularly known by the nomenclature “Traditional Medicine”. The focus of inquiry in this paper is the extent to which the existing legal regime especially the intellectual property paradigm attempts to protect and preserve the interest of the indigenous peoples over their knowledge. The paper analyses whether indigenous medicine fits itself into the existing definition given by WHO on traditional medicine and proceeds
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your own or other countries. “How about building the nuclear power plant in your house yard?” The most classic riposte on the proposal of building a nuclear power plant‚ first broached in 1966 (Patchimpattapong‚ 2010) ‚ has lasted more than forty years in Thailand. Having obstructed the realization of the plant for almost half a century‚ the grievous concern over safety issue is warranted by the list of more than thirty nuclear power plant accidents since 1957‚ led by the most devastating
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Nuclear Power Assignment -Containment structure: This is usually a big concrete dome or structure that protects workers and the area around it from potentially dangerous radiation. The walls of the structure are metres thick of concrete to absorb the radiation. -Reactor: The reactor is the most important part of the process as it produces heat which forms steam to power the turbines therefore creating electricity. It uses uranium-235 or in some cases plutonium-239. -Control rods: Control
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Establishment Class XXXX‚ Section XXXX‚ Fall 2011 Outline I. Introduction 1. History of socialized medicine 2. Definition of socialized medicine II. Advantages 1. Social advantages 2. Economic advantages III. Disadvantages 1. Social disadvantages 2. Economic disadvantages IV. Conclusion INTRODUCTION History of socialized medicine Socialized medicine was first introduced in Germany by Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in 1883 but was only intended for factory
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Medicine is a necessity‚ no matter what time period. Medicine in the Middle Ages was especially an important necessity. Advanced technology that we use today did not exist back then‚ and because of that‚ medicine was different. All the doctors could use were their own hands and/or very strange medical techniques. To understand medicine during this time‚ one must understand the medical professions‚ the diseases‚ and how the sick were treated. There were multiple medical professions during the medieval
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The development of medicine has had a massive effect of the course of human history. Medical knowledge has lead to great leaps in population and greatly increased quality of life throughout history. Likewise the lack of or lose of medical science has also lead to great suffering and loss of life. Advancement in medical learning have come from all over the world. Knowledge from certain areas has endured and from other is only now beginning to be relearned. Ancient cultural practices‚ religious influence
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Americans would agree that all of these forms of alternative energy are safe and should be pursued as new means of powering the country. However‚ there is one well-known energy source that stirs up dissent and division among the country’s citizens: nuclear power. It’s no secret that in the past decade or so the United States has been actively seeking to curb its dependence on nonrenewable fossil fuels such as coal‚ foreign oil‚ and also oil and gasoline that is produced right here in the country.
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Nuclear Proliferation CURRENT BUSINESS AFFAIRS Govt. College of Science Presented to [Sir Muhammad Adil] Presented by [AR SHAKIR] BBA 6th Semester Roll No: 1768 (54) Table of Contents Table of Contents History ________________________________________________________________ 1 Origins _______________________________________________________________ 1 Early Years ___________________________________________________________ 1 Developments _________________________________________________________
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Iran’s Nuclear Program “…Look at it in the totality of the picture. And the picture is you ’ve got undeclared …nuclear activity‚ deliberate misinformation on nuclear activity‚ development of delivery systems‚ and other technical research that‚ added all up‚ paints a very troubling picture.” (Ereli‚ 2004). These remarks‚ given by J. Adam Ereli‚ a State Department Deputy Spokesman‚ sums up the nuclear program and intentions of Iran. Although on multiple occasions Iran declared their nuclear development
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The academic study of medicine in the medieval world was based largely on the works of the ancient Greeks‚ including Hippocrates‚ Aristotle‚ and Galen. A Byzantine physician was Alexander of Tralles‚ whose medical books were used throughout Europe in the following centuries. Institutional medicine was unknown in Europe during the early Middle Ages. Within the Byzantine state‚ however‚ hospitals-where the sick and injured could receive care-were established as parts of monastic communities. The
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