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    Mucus Defense Mechanism

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    particles‚ mucus clearance is an essential mechanism to remove the foreign particles‚ such as dust‚ bacteria‚ viruses and other potential pathogens‚ and to keep our airways and lungs clean and free of obstruction. An important mechanism for clearing mucus involves moving water across the membrane‚ out of the cell‚ into the mucus. This movement of water is a result of chloride and sodium transport across the membrane. This method‚ along with other mechanisms is what ensures fluidity of the mucus‚ resulting

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    What Causes Selective Mutism? By Susha Cheriyedath‚ MSc There are several risk factors for selective mutism‚ all of which play a key role in the development of the disorder. These factors include a family history of anxiety‚ speech issues‚ language problems‚ and a tendency to avoid unfamiliar settings. There is no evidence that abuse or neglect can cause selective mutism in children or adolescents. Genetic Factors Most children with the condition are genetically predisposed to anxiety disorder. They

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    Selective breeding in dogs. Also known as artificial selection‚ is the process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to develop particular traits on the animals such as how they look or to produce certain exaggerated traits. There are many different types of traits that make reason for selective breeding‚ mainly physical‚ and only some for good emotional and disease blocking purposes. In a lot of ways‚ this is similar to inbreeding in humans. Selective Breeding a bad thing because

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    EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF TRANSPORT R E S E A R C H C E N T R E MANAGING URBAN TRAFFIC CONGESTION Summary Document T R A N S P O R T JOINT TRANSPORT RESEARCH CENTRE In January 2004‚ the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) brought together their transport research capabilities in setting up the Joint Transport Research Centre. The Centre has 50 full members from Asia-Pacific‚ Europe and

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    Control Mechanisms

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    In most organizations‚ managers and leaders must take into account many factors‚ procedures‚ and components in order to have proper control. Managers need to be aware of each event that happens within the organization‚ which may include employee behaviors‚ group interaction‚ and customer service. As managers try to balance the components of an organization‚ he or she must pay adequate attention to what makes the place work effectively. Maintaining effectiveness‚ productivity‚ and good morale is

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    Mechanism of Micturition

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    MICTURITION REFLEX Physiologically‚ micturition involves coordination between the central‚ autonomic‚ and somatic nervous systems.   Central nervous system: Prefrontal cortex‚ precentral gyrus‚ postcentral gyrus‚ hypothalamus‚ amydaloid nucleus‚ periaqueductal gray‚ pontine micturition center Autonomic nervous system:  Sympathetic: Lateral horn cells of T10-L2 segments of spinal cord (Preganglionic motor fibres)→Synapse with superior hypogastric plexus→ Hypogastric nerve (Postganglionic motor

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    coping mechanism

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    Foreign studies and literature Studies about Family income or Socioeconomic status of the family reveals that there is an increased of number of the students who got pregnant during college days. According to (Wolfinger 2008)‚ the people from impoverished families often pregnant at an early age because they lack alternatives‚ such as opportunity for higher education. Socioeconomic status that does not provide any alternative to young girls directs them to early pregnancy. Similarly‚ (Ono 2008)

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    Transport across membrane

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    3.1 BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES 3.1.1 Properties of Cell Membranes • Separates living cell from its nonliving surroundings. • 8 nm thick. • Selectively permeable - allows some substances to cross more easily than others. 4.1.2 Fluid Mosaic Model • Singer and Nicolson (1972) - plasma membrane is a mosaic of proteins dispersed within lipid bilayer‚ with only bilayer‚ the hydrophilic regions exposed to water. Hydrophilic region of protein Phospholipid bilayer Hydrophobic region of protein

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    advantages of road transport in comparison to other modes of transport. 1. Less capital quality:- Road transport required much less capital investment as compared to other modes of transport such as railways and air transport. 2. Door to door services: - The outstanding advantage of road transport is that it provides door to door or warehouse to warehouse services. 8. Saving in packing cost: - As compared to other modes of transport‚ the process of packing in motor transport is less complicated

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    SITI ALIA IZZANI BINTI ISMAIL Class : M13D Date : 6th September 2013 Title : Movement through the plasma membrane Hour : 2 hours Assessment : Design Aim : To study the effect of lipid solubility of molecules on permeability of plasma membrane of animal cell. Introduction : Diffusion: In general‚ diffusion process occur when there is a concentration gradient between two region .Molecules (other than water) will move by diffusion as long as there is a concentration

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