REFERENCE ID: 201002578 TITLE SCREENING PREGNANT WOMEN FOR PERIODONTITIS BY ANALYSING SALIVARY ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE AND LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE INTRODUCTION Periodontal disease can induce systemic inflammatory and immune responses and may be associated with an increased risk of systemic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and rheumatoid arthritis.1–3 Periodontal disease is common in pregnant women4 and increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes including preterm birth‚ low birth weight
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Effect of Temperature on Content of Vitamin C Introduction A daily intake of Vitamin C is essential for humans. Without it‚ the disease scurvy develops as sailors‚ explorers and people during the long winters in the Northern hemisphere found before the time of Captain Cook. The British Navy started giving sailors lime juice to prevent scurvy on long voyages in 1795. Vitamin C is found in high levels in foods such as oranges‚ limes‚ lemons‚ blackcurrants‚ parsley and capsicums. Vitamin C is water
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insects‚ fish and worm. These animals rely on the outside environment for their body heat as they do not generate heat internally like a mammal or bird. Ectotherms have a variety of adaptations‚ many of them behavioural‚ to regulate their body temperature and keep it within the range in which they can be active; 10-30oC The Tiliqua or more commonly known as the blue-tongue lizard or just Blue tongue is the largest member of the skink family in Australia. There are six species of blue-tongued lizards
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Planaria Regeneration in Ideal Temperatures vs. Cold Temperatures Christina Malfas Abstract Planaria are flatworms that live in quiet freshwater bodies. They live in a narrow range of temperatures‚ from 22-24°C. They regenerate asexually‚ specifically through a process called epimorphosis‚ in which they completely regenerate one half of their bodies after splitting themselves in two. The diffusion gradient model assumes that cells in an organism “know” their orientation on that organism due
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That was fast: The influence of light intensity on the growth and development of Wisconsin Fast Plants Introduction It is common knowledge that plants need light to grow and develop. This is done by the conversion of light energy into usable sugars during photosynthesis. Light absorbing molecules‚ known as pigments‚ absorb only specific wavelengths of visible light‚ mostly blue and red wavelengths (1). Whatever wavelength isn’t absorbed is reflected and the reflection is the color of plant we
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The height difference that is used in the experiment varies from 0.5m. It adds by 0.5m in every drop height. A trend line showed on the graph and explains that the higher the drop height the higher the ball bounces back. When the height the ball bounces back is rounded the pattern of increasing the bounce height is by 0.2 m as shown‚ 0.7‚ 0.9‚ 1.0. The pattern of the bounce height explains this when the numbers are rounded. In each increasing drop height‚ the amount of m that the ball has bounced
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experiment was to determine the effect of temperature on the rate of movement of Porcellio scaber. Our prediction was that P. scaber would have faster rates of movement in hotter temperatures. We expected this response as P. scaber is an ectotherm. Hence‚ its body temperature is directly determined by the temperature of its environment (Mellanby 1939). Løkke and van Gestel (1998) stated that the rate of the metabolism is controlled by the environmental temperature for ectotherms. As seen by Wieser‚ cited
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Temperature Effects on Radish (Raphanus sativus) Root Development Abstract Several studies have been conducted to establish how temperature‚ seed germination‚ and root growth are related. Because temperature plays a main role in many growth processes‚ we decided to focus on how it affected root growth. Radish (Raphanus sativus) seeds were chosen due to their ability to produce a distinct bulbous tuber‚ and their relatively short growing time. Three test groups were placed under different temperature
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Chapter 6 Measuring Vital Signs Unit 1: Temperature‚ Pulse‚ and Respiration UNIT RATIONALE Important indicators of your patient’s/client’s health status are known as vital signs. Vital signs give you information about breathing‚ body temperature‚ and the heart. They are a good indication of how well the body systems are functioning. As a health care worker‚ you need to observe patients whenever you are near them. Your knowledge of vital signs and how to measure them helps you know when to report
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Aim:- To investigate the effect of changing the temperature of glycerin on the index of refraction. In this experiment I will be using a simple method‚ which needs the following materials 40ml of glycerin in a beaker‚ protractor‚ a pencil‚ a laser‚ a paper to draw boundaries‚ circular plastic plates‚ hotplate‚ ruler and a digital thermometer. In this experiment 1 trial will be conducted for glycerin with 70 Celsius degrees ‚66‚62‚58‚ and another trial with 10 Celsius degrees. Scientific Background:-
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