Von Willebrand Disease: A Genetic Disorder Von Willebrand’s disease is a inherited disorder with prolonged bleeding time due to a clotting factor insufficiency and decreased platelet function. It is the most common hereditary coagulation disorder (Obesity‚ Fitness & Wellness Week 1). This disease The Finnish physician Erik von Willebrand was the first to describe von Willebrand disease. In 1926‚ this doctor observed that several male and female members of a large family from the Aland Islands had
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Eng. 526 Trends in Educational Linguistics Term Paper A Critical Analysis of Krashen’s Monitor Theory: Implications for Foreign Language Teaching Written by: Enas Al.Musallam Second semester 2005/2006 The most ambitious as well as the most controversial theory which attempts to provide an overall account for SLA is Krashen’s Monitor Theory. This theory has had a large impact on all areas of second language research and teaching since the 1980s; thus‚ received extensive attention
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------------------------------------------------- Otto von Bismarck Otto Eduard Leopold‚ Prince of Bismarck‚ Duke of Lauenburg ‚ simply known as Otto von Bismarck‚ was a conservative German statesman who dominated European affairs from the 1860s to his dismissal in 1890. In 1871‚ after a series of short victorious wars‚ he unified most of the German states into a powerful German Empire... | | | | | About Otto von Bismarck Professions Statesman | Children Herbert von Bismarck | Wilhelm von Bismarck | Studied at
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The Social Identity Theory addresses phenomena such as prejudice‚ discrimination‚ intergroup conflict and stereotyping in terms of personality or interpersonal interactions. Tajfel and Turner (1979) suggested that the differentiation of two groups was enough for the emergence of prejudice. Stereotyping is seen as unfair generalisations about members of a group. It is viewed as problematic and resistent to change. Stereotypes are cognitive representations of how members of a group are similar to one
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The Prevalence of Bullying and Victimization among the School Youth Lisa Marie Giacinti MHA610: Introduction to BioStatistics (NDF1328A) Professor James Koziol August 19‚ 2013 ABSTRACT In our society today‚ many students experienced a lot of physical and social harm‚ threatened by others which results to much trembling and fear - fear of unknown. In that case‚ it presumes unhealthy to students to experience that kind of situation. In this paper‚ it presents the full context of school
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Werner von Braun Von Braun’s life Born 23rd March 1912 in Germany (now Poland) Prosperous aristocratic family Early interest in astronomy fostered by being given a telescope Didn’t do well at school until he acquired a copy of “The Rocket into Interplanetary Space”‚ by Hermann Oberth‚ which inspired him to apply himself in maths and physics. 1932‚ graduated from Berlin institute of technology with a degree in mechanical engineering. Enrolled in University of Berlin. 1932
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The Difference Between Germany and the United States The Von Thünen Model was originally made and applied to Northern Germany. If this model were to be applied to the United States with New York City as the agricultural market‚ the rings would look rather odd in shape. This is because the United States is not as circular as Germany‚ New York City is toward the edge of the agricultural area rather than the center‚ and the Von Thünen Model does not take into account the variations in terrain as
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Research Methods Research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I’m doing. Werner von Braun Research • Knowing things • How do you know? • Direct Experience – through observation (Methodology) • Agreement reality (those things we “know” as part of the culture we share with those around us) and experiential reality. Human Inquiry 1) All people exhibit a desire to predict their circumstances. a. Getting an education will affect how much money we earn later in life b. Swimming
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Von Willebrand disease When you sustain an injury or if your blood vessels get damaged‚ it sends out strong signals that are picked up by platelets. These platelets are tiny blood cells rush and spread across the surface of the injury and form clots or plug to stop the bleeding or repair the damage in a process known as adhesion. On any site of injury‚ these platelets send out chemical signals to other platelets to pile onto the clot formed in a process known as aggregation. Having too many
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Von Willebrand Disease is a genetic disorder caused by missing or defective Von Willebrand Factor which a clotting protein in the blood. Von Willebrand Disease is the most common bleeding disorder and it affects a large number of people. Von Willebrand Disease is carried on chromosome 12‚ it is genetically passed‚ and it affects men and women equally. Symptoms: People with Von Willebrand Disease will often experience reoccurring nosebleeds and very easy bruising. During invasive procedures such as
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