body‚ some mitochondrial diseases only affect particular tissues. Describe such a disease and what is known about the basis of its tissue selectivity. Allowed word count: 1500 Actual word count: 1498 Introduction Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is an optical nerve dysfunction caused by mtDNA mutation that generally causes bilateral loss of sight in young adult men between the ages of 18 and 35 due to degradation of the optical nerve and retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Although
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No human data was found on teratogenicity or reproductive effects of Dicamba (NPIC‚ 2012). The chart (NPIC‚ 2012) below contains the toxicity classification for Dicamba regarding the acute oral‚ inhalation‚ dermal‚ primary eye irritation‚ and primary skin irritation effects. It is important to note that not a lot of information is available regarding the chronic toxicity of Dicamba in humans‚ the U.S. EPA has not found any evidence regarding Dicamba disrupting the Endocrine system‚ and Dicamba is
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What sounds cause NIHL? NIHL can be caused by a one-time exposure to loud sound as well as by repeated exposure to sounds at various loudness levels over an extended period of time. The loudness of sound is measured in units called decibels. For example‚ normal conversation is approximately 60 decibels‚ the humming of a refrigerator is 40 decibels‚ and heavy city traffic noise can be 85 decibels. Examples of sources of loud noises that cause NIHL are motorcycles‚ firecrackers‚ and firearms‚ all
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Induced abortion is just one of the multitudes of bioethical dilemmas that a physician is charged with confronting. The act of inducing abortion is a controversial subject that involves many potentially competing factors such as an individual’s moral and religious compass‚ what rights an unborn fetus has and the rights that a woman has over her own body. In the case of a 16 year-old girl who is pregnant as a result of incest and seeking an abortion‚ my role as the practitioner would be to put the
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Magnetized and induced by the Bull’s Eye! Attention … all shoppers! Attraction is the number one source Target implements to encourage their shoppers to consume every day. They implement a variety of different attributes to their website such as stylish designs‚ colorful photos‚ and advertise different ways to save. Browsing through the website and choosing products is quick and easy; this is not to mention their iconic logo and their well known designer brands. In addition‚ it is luxurious
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D6T thermal sensor and People Counting Algorithm In this thesis work‚ a new indoor people counting algorithm is created by using Omron D-6T thermal sensor and Raspberry Pi. The sensor periodically generate thermal map of heat emitted in its field of view which is a one dimension array and pass the array to Raspberry for further processing. The people counting algorithm is created in Raspberry Pi by processing thermal map generated by D6T. After processing the number of people indoor is obtained
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cancer of the lymphatic system which weakens the immunity system. The doctors wanted to start chemotherapy immediately. A chance meeting with a stranger on a train led Patricia (alex Powell’s Step-mother) to suggest he deposit and freeze his semen before undergoing chemotherapy.
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1. Define the term chemotherapy. Use of chemicals for therapeutic effect is called chemotherapy. 2. Why do we need to classify drugs in different ways ? It is useful for doctors because it provides them the whole range of drugs available for the treatment of a particular type of problem. 3. How are drugs classified? (a) On the basis of pharmacological effect For example‚ analgesics have pain killing effect. (b) On the basis of drug action It is based
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thesis is fun. thesis won’t let me sleep. I love thesis! yey! I just wanna sleep. Please help me with my thesis‚ because I wanna pass my english class. Why make college so complicated? What do they even do with all the theses they make the students pass?
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The ethical article I chose to reflect upon discusses the ethical case of a teenager being forced into chemotherapy at the age of seventeen. This case is a difficult one‚ due to Cassandra still being underaged. With all these components in mind‚ I disagree with what the law/court decided Cassandra’s solution be. She should not have been forced into being administered chemotherapy by any means‚ even if she was still technically a minor. The law states that if you are a minor‚ you have to have parental
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