Oral Contraceptives: An Update on Health Benefits and Risks: Components of COCs COCs contain synthetic estrogen and progestin. A selected list of available COCs is shown in Table 1 . The two estrogen components available in the United States are ethinyl estradiol (EE)‚ the most commonly used estrogen‚ and mestranol. Mestranol is a prodrug that must be converted to EE by the liver.[5] No product has less than 50 mcg mestranol because lower dosages have diminished contraceptive efficacy. Most low-dose
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ORAL PRESENTATION 1. What is oral presentation? This is a form of alternative assessment. Oral Presentation is a verbal presentation of information that is shared with the other class members. Opportunity for students to show what they can do and what was learnt. 2. Various types (descriptions) a. Speeches can be accompanied by graphics‚ charts‚ videos or power points. This can be done individually or in groups 3. how they are assessed. (define and explain using examples‚ a. Using rubrics
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An Overview of Intrusion Tolerance Techniques Introduction: Intrusion means an act of compromising a system. Intrusion prevention protects the system from compromising. Intrusion detection detects either failed attempts to compromise the system or successful attempts. Intrusion recovery is the steps need to be taken to recover the system (such as restoring from backups) after a system has been compromised in a security incident [1]. Intrusion tolerance include reacting‚ counteracting‚ recovering
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Introduction Glucose is very important in our daily lives. It gives us energy to carry out all of our activities. Cells in our bodies need glucose to respire and in the process release the energy we need. Glucose is also a type of carbohydrate. It has a chemical formula of C6H12O6 and is a monosaccharide reducing sugar (Kolej Mara Banting – Students’ Handbook for Biology HL Year 1). It is the simplest form of carbohydrate. In this experiment‚ sulphuric acid‚ H2SO4 and potassium permanganate
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Animals living at high elevations where there is less oxygen must have adaptations to ensure that sufficient oxygen is delivered to the tissues. Since the total air pressure is reduced at high altitudes‚ the partial pressure of oxygen is also reduced‚ so hemoglobin may not be saturated and tissues would fail to get enough oxygen. In order to combat this‚ animals can alter the amount of oxygen carried in their bloodstream by increasing the concentration of hemoglobin‚ increasing the hematocrit‚ or
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describe the nurses role in relation to promoting clients oral health. This essay begins by firstly describing what oral health is‚ going on to then answer what is good oral health care. It then goes on to discuss when and how oral hygiene is promoted and what the consequences are of bad mouth care. What is oral health? This is a frequently asked question with many different answers. Brooker and Waugh state that “ oral care is a basic hygiene need in both healthy and sick
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ORAL EMBRYOLOGY 2 Introduction: Oral embryology is the study of the developmental stages of the teeth and oral cavity from conception to before the birth of a fetus. The face and oral cavity all begin to devolp within the embryonic period of pregnancy. For the oral cavity to be fully functional it has to go through many different developmental stages. The development of the oral cavity begins within the third week of pregnancy when the Ectoderm and Mesoderm
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Oral Communication Introduction: Oral communication implies communication through mouth. It includes individuals conversing with each other‚ be it direct conversation or telephonic. Man learns to speak much before writing. In the same way‚ in an organisation people speak much more before writing. Speech or oral use of language acts as the first binding factor between one person and another. That is also the reason why communication becomes conversational in nature. Oral communication
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article comes from a top selling brand called Colgate and based upon their professional research institute whose main focus is to help people require improved oral health. Reading this article helped and reminded me how plaque can cause many problems and why others and I should floss and brush our teeth twice a day to prevent plaque. Oral-B (n.d. Para. 1-5). Avoiding tooth decay. Retrieved from www.oralb.com/en-CA/topics/AvoidingToothDecay.aspx Tooth decay is the process that results in a cavity
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Definition of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Oral and maxillofacial pathology is the specialty of dentistry and pathology which deals with the nature‚ identification‚ and management of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions. It is a science that investigates the causes‚ processes and effects of these diseases. The practice of oral and maxillofacial pathology includes research‚ diagnosis of diseases using clinical‚ radiographic‚ microscopic‚ biochemical or other examinations‚ and
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