Trichotillomania For what seems an eternity of seconds in an eternity not quite reaching minutes‚ I am lost in a world of my own doing. Time stands still as I indulge in the emotion of my lips making a tactile connection with my hair. The pleasure is overwhelming. The satisfaction is over stimulating. The desire to pluck is irresistible. In complete disconnection with my awareness‚ suddenly I find one. This feels like a good one. I test it with my teeth. It is thick. It feels right. Caught in
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Reproductive Physiology and Anatomy of the Sow by Dr. Wayne Singleton and Dr. Mark Diekman Purdue University Department of Animal Sciences An understanding of the sow’s reproductive system is essential for a successful mating program‚ whether AI or natural service is used. This discussion will be divided into three areas: (1) Anatomy of the reproductive tract‚ (2) estrous cycle‚ estrus and ovulation‚ and (3) embryonic and fetal development. Anatomy: The primary structures of the female
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The consequences to leaving this untreated include blindness‚ heart disease‚ dehydration‚ coma and even death. There are two main types of diabetes. They are Type 1 and Type 2. These two are also known as juvenile diabetes and adult-onset diabetes. Lately‚ adult-onset diabetes is becoming more and more common due to child obesity. Medications are mainly insulin injections or surgically implanted insulin pumps‚ as inserting more insulin into the body seems to be the only solution to diabetes. Due to
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ACUTE POSTERIOR MULTIFOCAL PLACOID PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY (APMPPE) SUMMARY A 19 year-old Army active duty white male‚ presented to the optometry clinic with sudden onset of decreased vision and a constant area of central blurry vision in the right eye for 1½ weeks. The patient noted similar‚ less prominent symptoms in the left eye. Ocular examination revealed multiple circumscribed‚ flat‚ cream colored lesions in the posterior pole‚ originating from the macular area with presentation
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INTRODUCTION Our body produces vast amount of hormones to regulate the biochemical processes. One of the crucial hormones which act in endocrine system is the insulin. It is a small protein containing 2 chains of 51 amino acids where A chain with 21 amino acids and B chain with 30 amino acids link together by a disulphide bond. It is produced by the beta cells in pancreatic islets to maintain the blood glucose at optimum level. When there is a rise of glucose in the blood especially after meals‚
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The infant may come in contact with bacteria during pregnancy‚ birth‚ or from the environment after birth. Early onset sepsis is caused by an infection from the mother. It may pass to the infant from the placenta or birth canal during birth. Antibiotics may be given to high risk mothers‚ during labor. They have been able to prevent early onset bacterial sepsis in some infants. Late onset sepsis is caused by bacteria from the caregiving environment. Some risk factors that increases the infant’s chanc
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TIMBRE In music‚ the term “timbre” is used for the quality of a musical note or sound that distinguishes different types of sound production‚ such as voices or musical instruments. Timbre is also known in psychoacoustics as tone quality or tone colour. There is no rating scale on which timbre can be measured‚ unlike pitch and loudness‚ which can be rated on scales from “high” to “low”.(i) The commonly quoted American National Standards Institute formal definition of timbre reflects this: “Timbre
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Rolland’s Family-Systems Illness Model (1999) is a framework for evaluating‚ formulating and intervening with families dealing with chronic illness and disability. This model is used to help the diagnosed and the family members of the diagnosed understand the illness as well as each member’s role in the family unit in regards to the illness along with ways to develop strategies and tools to cope and learn to live with the illness. Rolland’s model is based on a strength-oriented perspective viewing
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There are two types of Alzheimer’s disease; the first is called early-onset and appear in people from 30 to 60 years old. The first type is little common. The second type is called late-onset and it appears in people after 60 years old. The most common is the second type. The causes are not really clear‚ but these include a mixture of genetic‚ environmental and lifestyle factors. Factors genetics and age cannot be controlled. In contrast‚ other factor like socialize can be changed. Besides lifestyle
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Assessment Essay Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS) is a specific disorder that involves the death of neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is characterized by stiff muscles‚ muscle twitching and gradually working weakness due to muscles decreasing in size. Also‚ Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis results in a difficulty speaking‚ swelling‚ and eventually not being able to breath on your Niown. ALS affects the brain and spinal chord muscles which leads to death or no control over these voluntary
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