Biological significance

Introduction Occupational classification systems are schemas for grouping jobs and job data. These systems serve three main functions. The first function is the collection of occupational statistics. Second, to analyze changes or patterns in the labor force and the third is for career exploration and planning (http://career.iresearchnet.com). This paper encompasses an occupational classification system fashioned by Reshanna Trim. In creating such a system, the author was inspired by the works of

cause of sexual orientation; however, two opposing sides have formed around the issue: nature (inherited genes and biology) versus nurture (the environment). Proponents of nature argue sexual orientation is biological and genetic; whereas proponents of nurture argue sexual orientation is non-biological, environmental, and socially constructed. According to the American Psychological Association, sexual orientation is not a choice; instead “…it emerges from most people in early adolescence with no prior

There are three major types of weapons of mass destruction and those are nuclear weapons, biological warfare agents, and chemical warfare agents. These weapons share their potential for large-scale destruction and the indiscriminate nature of their effects, notably against civilians. WMD’s challenges our peace and security here in the United States. There is a strategy for dealing with weapons of mass destructions, and it is the three pillars, which are counter proliferation, nonproliferation,

knowledge of the ‘why’. In other words, when we acquire KM we make ‘sense’ of why we do what we do, when and how we do them. As a result, KU happens mainly without the appreciation of what our actions or words mean, whereas KM allows us to grasp the significance of our words and

The fear of a Chemical or Biological attack has been a concern to many governments. These attacks, either by state agencies or individuals, have caused loss of life and the United States has not been spared in this forms of attacks. In 1984 a group, known as the Rajneeshees, used Salmonella enterica Typhimurium to poison about 700 people by contaminating salad bars in The Dalles in Oregon. This group had a charismatic leader in Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, an apocalyptic ideology, was a loner group

“Biosecurity is the protection of agricultural animals from any type of infectious agent -- viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasitic.” EPA. Biosecurity is a huge part in the world of agriculture with it protecting our livestock and from death, and illnesses. It is not only just for the protection of animals, but also humans. Many different pathogens can pass through cattle and other farm animals to cause an outbreak that can hurt our food sources. Biosecurity has been around since the 1990s because

Bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) is a visually intensive forensic discipline that dedicates its resources to the deterministic signs of a violent crime (James, Kish, & Sutton, 2005). BPA seeks to define the facts surrounding an incident in question helping define an objective history for an event (Bevel, & Gardner, 2008). Bloodstain pattern analysis is based on a simple theory stating that the fluid characteristics of blood will react to any external forces in a predictable and plausible fashion

These biological agents could be viruses, toxins, bacteria, etc. Agents could be used in war or terrorist attacks. Also, they could be modified to cause extreme diseases and disorders, according to The Center for Disease Control and Prevention. It makes bioterrorism

Blister Agents Blister agent is one of the most used and deadliest chemical weapon ever to be documented in the last century. The scientific name for blister agent is Vesicants, from the Latin vesica bladder, or blister. Blister agents or "vesicants" are chemicals which have severe irritating properties that produce fluid filled pockets on the skin and damage to the eyes, lungs and other mucus membranes. Symptoms of exposure may be immediate or delayed for several hours after exposure. Weather plays

Biological threats to the homeland are one of six strategic challenges outlined in The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review. Biological threats are sometimes viewed as underrated threat to homeland security compared to the threat of terrorism and nuclear weapons. The following will explain the nature the threat of biological weapons pose on the homeland and the ongoing steps the federal government is implementing to meet this challenge. The nature of