Down syndrome Down syndrome is one of the most common genetic disorders‚ occurring one in every 600 births (Davis‚ 2008). 3‚500-5‚000 children are born with Down syndrome every year in the United States alone (Pueschel‚ 2008). Down syndrome or mongolism was first identified by John Langdon Down in 1866 although the syndrome has been around for many centuries. In fact‚ according to many paintings dated back to the sixteenth century show pictures of children with Down syndrome like features (Carr
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ealthcare facilities (buildings) can also be considered to be a form of technology. As with other forms of technology‚ physical facilities involve a mutual interaction between users of the technology and the technology Anderson & Wittwer‚ 2011). In healthcare contexts‚ the physical facilities are often intimately interrelated with the staff and other technology that the building contains (Munnelly & Clarke‚ 2007). Often‚ technology is integrated into the building itself. As with other forms of technology
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DOWN SYNDROME TRISOMY 21 BY: CYNTHIA AGUILAR 11/05/2012 Down syndrome affects many people in this world. Not only does it affect the person diagnosed as Downs‚ but it also affects their family and everyone around them. There are physical characteristics that help you identify somebody with Downs. There are also some health concerns that you need to worry about. Down’s Syndrome‚ it is one of the most frequently occurring chromosomal
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Having a Down syndrome is such a difficult situation for an individual to have. They have slow physical and mental capabilities that lead them to discrimination. Physical features of having a Down syndrome. Including flattening of the head; slanting of the eyelids; a gap between the first and the second toes; a depressed nasal bridge; relatively small ears‚ mouth‚ hands and feet; short stature; decreased muscle tone and loose ligaments among others. Not every child with Down syndrome has all
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Plant overhead $122‚000 D/L rate/hour $30 Youngstown has a traditional cost system. It calculates a plant-wide overhead rate by dividing total overhead costs by total direct labor hours. Assume‚ for the calculations below‚ that plant overhead is a committed (fixed) cost during the year‚ but that direct labor is a variable cost. 1. Calculate the plant-wide overhead rate. Use this rate to assign overhead costs to products and calculate the profitability of the four products. The assignment
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Down Syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal condition in the United States‚ affecting about 1 in every 700 babies (CDC). This condition is also known as Trisomy 21‚ due to there being an extra copy of chromosome 21 (CDC). This extra chromosome results in changes in the development of the brain and body‚ which in turn can lead to cognitive and physical challenges (CDC). Some hallmark physical characteristics include almond shaped eyes that slant up‚ smaller hands and feet‚ shorter stature‚
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The book‚ “Watership Down‚” written by English Author Richard Adams‚ tells an unusual story about a group of talking rabbits in a warner. One of these strange talking rabbits has a vision of the warner be destroyed by something. He apparently has a rabbit brother and they both go talk to the chief rabbit about evacuating from the warner. Their efforts are shortened and fail as the chief is unwilling to listen. The two unusual talking rabbits decide to set out on their own with a small band of rabbits
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successful cost reduction programmes In the current economic climate‚ most organisations must face up to a prolonged period of extreme competition and funding restrictions. This is particularly the case if the past few years have been focused on growth‚ service improvement or reorganisation (i.e. cost efficiency has not been a recent priority). Such pressures require an approach that reduces costs in a strategic‚ disciplined‚ and sustainable manner - delivered at pace. In our view serious cost reduction
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The Dixie Chicks concert at the Shepard’s Bush Empire Theatre in London on March 10‚ 2003 erupted controversy between the band and conservative groups in the U.S. During the introduction to their song "Travelin Soldier"‚ ‘Natalie Maines’‚ a Texas native‚ commented onThe announcement from The White House‚ authorizing of the invasion of Iraq. “Just so you know‚ we’re on the good side with y’all. We do not want this war‚ this violence‚ and we’re ashamed that the President of the United States is
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Down Syndrome What is Down Syndrome? Where does it come from? Is there a cure? About one in every 800 American babies is born with Down syndrome‚ and it is estimated that about 350‚000 people in the United States‚ and just under 6 million people worldwide live with this condition today. There is a false impression that pregnancy screening has eliminated or substantially reduced the incidence of Down syndrome in the population. Despite years of screening‚ the Down syndrome population in the
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