I initially became interested in pursuing a career in biomedical engineering when I had knee surgery in 2011‚ which disabled me from being able to fully use my knee. My career goal is to be a Biomedical Engineer and I believe the BRITE Program here at North Carolina Central University will help me reach my goal. As alum from the City of Medicine Academy here in Durham‚ I have been exposed to the field of health services and medical care. I know that pursuing a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences
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appreciate. By setting a specific model and certain standards The Little Miss Sunshine pageant is a symbol of commercialized American beauty. The pageant is a shallow representation of beauty in America. Children’s beauty pageants are filled with prosthetic teeth‚ fake and teased hair‚ makeup‚ and very risqué outfits. This is what America is portraying to society and even more to its young contestants as being beautiful. Anna L. Wonderlich of the University of Minnesota did a study on twenty two women
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Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of the most prevalent microorganisms found on the human skin and in the mucous membranes‚ however‚ it is a typically overlooked bacterium because there is very little that is known about it. Though it is not as aggressive as its cousin Staphylococcus aureus‚ Staphylococcus epidermidis is the most frequent cause for nosocomial pathogens‚ especially among newborns‚ the elderly‚ and anyone who has a compromised immune system. These infections are usually associated
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We are all familiar with the ‘ROBOTS’. So‚ the question is that‚ “WHAT IS A ROBOT?” The answer lies here: A robot is a mechanical or virtual artificial agent‚ usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by a computer program or electronic circuitry. Robots can be autonomous‚ semi-autonomous or remotely controlled and range from humanoids such as ASIMO and TOPIO to Nano robots‚ ’swarm ’ robots‚ and industrial robots. By mimicking a lifelike appearance or automating movements‚ a robot may
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Character Analysis: Hazel Grace Imagine waking up and feeling like someone was drowning you‚ holding your throat so you couldn’t breathe. In the book‚ “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green‚ that is a very well-known feeling for 16 year old Hazel Grace. Hazel has Stage 4 Thyroid cancer‚ incurable and leaving her body to slowly deteriorate. She lives her daily life watching reruns of television shows and not caring if her short pixie cut hair is brushed or if her oversized clothes are
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1. Appears as grape-like clusters when viewed through a microscope‚ and has large‚ round‚ golden-yellow colonies‚ often with hemolysis‚ when grown on blood agar plates. 2. Microorganisms that are used to assess the microbial quality of swimming pool and similar environments include heterotrophic plate count – HPC (a general measure of non-specific microbial levels)‚ faecal indicators (such as thermotolerant coliforms‚ E. coli)‚ Pseudomonas aeruginosa‚ Staphylococcus aureus and Legionella spp. HPC
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it is called torus mandibularis.These bony growths enlarge slowly usually above the mylohyoid line at the premolar and canine area and has a tendency for recurrence.1‚2Tori are usually removed when they interfere with speech‚ tongue positioning‚ prosthetic reasons‚ poor oral hygiene and traumatic ulceration of mucosal surface. CASE REPORT A
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Introduction to Health Care Finance (HCA 240) Analyze Contemporary Health Care Issue According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) “health care fraud costs the country an estimated $80 billion dollars a year” ("Health Care Fraud‚" n.d.‚ p. 1). Because health care costs continue to rise more rapidly than the rate of inflation the threat of health care fraud continues to rise. The Affordable Health Care Act has put new policies in place to identify and stop health care fraud. The FBI
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In Greek art‚ the male human nude was used as a canon of human perfection. The sensuous male form in motion was considered the crowning achievement of Greek sculpture. Its asymmetrical balance‚ this motion while at rest‚ and the resulting harmony of opposites is the essence of male beauty. The following will discuss the male sexual anatomy‚ physiology‚ and overall sexual health. In examining the male sexual body‚ the anatomy encompasses both the external and the internal sex organs. The external
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Speech Therapy Cleft lip and/or palate have many implications on speech‚ so an integral part of repair is speech therapy provided by a speech-language pathologist. Due to cleft lip and/or palate’s effect on speech and language development‚ speech therapy is an important part of the treatment process. Speech therapy can help children learn how to properly use their articulators after the anatomy has been structurally repaired. Speech therapy helps with the articulation and language development early
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