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    Table 1a. Biotic components of artificial ecosystem. Biotic Component Habit or Type Number Distribution pattern Physical factors affecting organism Autotrophs Plants Ixora Capsicum frutescens Ananas comosus Dracaena reflexa Basella rubra Papaya Allium cepa Bougainvillea Ocimum basilicum Allium sativum Tarragon Sweet potato Moringa oleifera Taro Pandan Anethum graveolens Cranberry Phaseolus lunatus Plectranthus scutellarioides Curcuma longa shrub herb herb shrub herb tree herb vine herb herb

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    Antarctic Penguins

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    Antarctic penguins have a wide range of adaptations that help them to survive in the hostile and extreme environment they call home. This essay will look at the key adaptations that these birds have and compare different species to outline the importance of the different morphological‚ physiological and behavioral features that allow them too survive in their environment. The most obvious morphological adaptation is that of size. Penguins that reside on the Antarctic continent are larger in

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    skin. Hair is filament of keratinized cells • shaft is visible above skin; root is below within follicle FUNCTIONS OF HAIR 1. Sensation 2. Communication • Facial‚ pubic and auxiliary hair • Eyebrows 3. Protection • Barrier 4. Thermoregulation THE EPIDERMIS • It is composed of stratified squamous epithelium (ET) and a simple basal layer of cuboidal cells. • It lacks blood vessels‚ but the deepest layer‚ the stratum basale‚ is close to the dermis and receives nutrients. • The

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    The Complete list of NANDA Nursing Diagnosis for 2012-2014‚ with 16 new diagnoses. Below is the list of the 16 new NANDA Nursing Diagnoses 1. Risk for Ineffective Activity Planning 2. Risk for Adverse Reaction to Iodinated Contrast Media 3. Risk for Allergy Response 4. Insufficient Breast Milk 5. Ineffective Childbearing Process 6. Risk for Ineffective Child Bearing Process 7. Risk for Dry Eye 8. Deficient Community Health 9. Ineffective Impulse Control 10. Risk for Neonatal Jaundice

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    Psychiatric Mental Health Chapter 20: Sleep Disorders •Sleep is a major function of daily living and mental health. •The average adult should get 7 to 9 hours of sleep daily. •However‚ many people are in the habit of frequently cutting back on sleep to meet other social needs. •The most common and major consequence of sleep loss is excessive sleepiness. •Sleep deprivation is another consequence of sleep loss that complicates health‚ safety‚ and quality of life for individuals.

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    An Overview of Anatomy

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    An Overview of Anatomy Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0001-00-01 Lab Report Assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this

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    The cardiovascular system consists of the heart‚ blood vessels‚ and blood. This system has three main functions: Transport of nutrients‚ oxygen‚ and hormones to cells throughout the body and removal of metabolic wastes (carbon dioxide‚ nitrogenous wastes). Atria: Ventricles: In a four-chambered heart‚ such as that in humans‚ there are two ventricles that operate in a double circulatory system: the right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary circulation to the lungs‚ and the left ventricle pumps

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    Janine: A Case Study

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    Janine‚ is a 19-year-old single mother of Andrew a 4-month-old baby. Andrew was born at 37 weeks gestation and was admitted into the neonatal intensive care unit for four days due to mild respiratory distress and poor feedings. Today the Janine came into the clinic for Andrews well child checkup and is concerned about his feedings. Andrew was diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux and is currently taking omeprazole daily. Andrew is able to raise his head at 45 degrees when prone‚ his weight is at

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    P5 - Homeostasis

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    Homeostasis by definition is the technical term for the process of maintaining a constant internal environment despite changes in the external environment. The internal environment comprises of blood‚ tissue fluid‚ body cell contents and all metabolic processes taking place inside the body. This process is essential to the survival of a person and to our species as a whole. The liver‚ the kidneys‚ and the brain (hypothalamus‚ the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system) help maintain

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    Importance of Water

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    Describe how hydrogen bonding occurs between water molecules‚ and relate this and other properties of water‚ to the roles of water in living organisms. Water is a very small molecule‚ consisting of two hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to an oxygen atom. However the electrons shared are not done so equally‚ oxygen is more electronegative and has a firmer hold on the electrons and pulls them slightly towards its nucleus. Due to this‚ the charge across the molecule of water is not equally distributed

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