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    requires communication between your brain‚ muscles and organs. This starts with the neurons. Our organs sense things the brain needs to know. Signals are sent to the brain‚ it is decoded and then tells your brain what muscles to use and how. The signal is sent‚ a neurotransmitter. This is stored in the axon. An electrical impulse starts in the neuron. The charge is sent down the axon and this is how it starts. A neuron has three basic parts: the body or soma‚ the axon and the dendrites. The Cell

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    Investigatory Project “Termite Killing Potential of Mahogany Seeds” Prepared by: Kenneth Kyle C. Sadanguil Rose Mae Jamias Renz Mervin Lacambra Prepared to: Ms. Joceline E. Narciso Chapter 1 Introduction A. Background of the Study Mahogany is a large tropical tree with a symmetrical appearance‚ best-known for its valuable heartwood. Mahogany is used in multistory systems in the Philippines‚ boat and ship building and pattern-making. The tree is also appreciated as a beautiful

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    ’India has a potential to lead the world’ - Management Guru at NMIMS July 26‚ 2008 [pic] Mumbai: Leading management Guru Prof. C. K. Prahlad‚ visited the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) recently to lay out his vision for India@75. The event was organized by NMIMS in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Yi. Prof. Prahlad‚ while addressing faculty members and students of NMIMS and other distinguished academicians‚ corporate executives and members

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    A neuron is a nerve cell in the brain‚ it is essentially the building block of the nervous system. Each neuron is itself a miniature decision making device‚ reacting to signals it receives from hundreds‚ even thousands of other neurons. Each signal is either excitatory or inhibitory. Excitatory signals increase the likelihood of an action potential happening‚ inhibitory make an action potential in a nerve cell less likely. The action potential is a nerve impulse. Once the excitatory signals over

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    In this booklet ‚ it will explain potential hazards in a Residential Care home for the elderly and the harm and abuse that might arise form hazards this will all be mentioned throughout the booklet . ts evident that the elderly are starting to become fragile and weak ‚ this is evident in their movement as they become moreclients. slower while they move around and they find it difficult‚ so this requires help from staff and other aid to enable them to get to one place to another . This

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    Neurons are cells used to perceive the outside environment‚ the internal environment within themselves‚ to formulate behavioral response to those signals‚ and to send that information to other neurons‚ muscles‚ or glands. All information comes into a neuron through the dendrite‚ flows through the neuron and then leaves to go to the next neuron through the axon. Neuron communication does not rely on a single entity but entrusts several different processes that involve the contribution of neuron structure

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    As a group‚ we determined that potential transferences included the skirt Janice’s therapist was wearing during her therapy session‚ being challenged about the seating arrangements at her brother’s wedding‚ and the fact that her father left her mother to marry a woman who was much younger than him. One group member pointed out that Janice compared the therapist’s skirt to the attire of her step-mother. Another group member made mention that Janice’s feelings for her mother and step-mother are very

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    single entity and calculate the break-even return to them collectively. To calculate the break-even number of planes‚ calculate the present value of the required investment‚ and compare it to the present value of a growing perpetuity of cash flows from planes sales beginning in 2008. Please assume an equity risk premium of 6% in your analysis. Although the A3XX would have a higher list price than the 747-400‚ Airbus claimed the combination of increased capacity and reduced cost would provide

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    1. Explain potential reasons for her to be anemic? Include scientific evidence in your discussion. ( Tips : use your physiology knowledge) Anemic happen when your body lack of healthy red blood cell or hemoglobin in blood [2]. Hemoglobin is an iron-containing protein in red blood cells that reversibly binds to oxygen [1]. Besides that‚ anemic also cause by faulty red blood cell production or destruction of red blood cell. Anemic during pregnancy are common happen to pregnant women because woman

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    Paper Nutritional potential of two leafy vegetables: Moringa oleifera and Ipomoea batatas leaves Ibok Oduro‚ W. O. Ellis and Deborah Owusu* Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology‚ Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology‚ Kumasi- Ghana. Accepted 30 January‚ 2008 Levels of some nutrients in Moringa oleifera leaves as well as seven varieties of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) leaves were determined using standard analytical methods. Crude protein ranged from 16.78 - 25.39%; crude

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