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    I. Dementia is not considered a specific disease because it is such a broad disease there are many different types. II. Most of the time Dementia occurs in people of the age of 60. III. Dementia effects your memory and a person’s ability to achieve a normal everyday task and activities. a. Like speaking to someone b. Remembering a person’s name c. And the ability to pay attention to what is going on around you IV. Today we are going to look at three different types of Dementia and what they are

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    Unit 4222-237 Dementia Awareness (DEM 201) Outcome 1 understand what dementia is Explain what is meant by the term “dementia” (201.1.1) Dementia describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. These changes are often small to start with, but for someone with dementia they have become severe enough to affect daily life. Dementia is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia

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    The Fountain of Health Just last year my Aunt got diagnosed with Alzheimer 's, which is a disease caused by degeneration of your brain. Alzheimer 's causes people to start losing their memories both long and short term. After visiting my Aunt last year I realized how bad it was, she couldn’t remember who we even were and much less where she had left her coffee mug that she had in her hand just a minute ago. This is a heart-breaking disease that no one wants to see their loved one’s suffer from,

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    Manley Pointer, the antagonist of Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People,” is a character of multiple dimensions. He is considered a “good country people” by many of the characters in the beginning of the short story, including Hulga. However, by the end, it is revealed that he is not a reputable person, and is rather the opposite of the persona he portrays himself. Manley believes that he must act this way in order to make a living. There is a root cause to his flawed rational that must be uncovered

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    Lust and the Degeneration of Man Exposed in Shakespeare’s 129th Sonnet  Love in its purest form is the most unsurpassable of all emotions, requiring intense commitment, while simultaneously providing incomparable bliss. However, often the intense desire for these feelings produces a new emotion, lust, with a craving that gives priority to obtaining an objectified person, as opposed to a very real human. Lust can be further practically defined as the inability to place selfless love on a higher

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    Aim: to find out how different temperature affects the protein levels within Fish food (flakes) stuffs. 1. Introduction 1.1. Fish food Like humans do, fish also need proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals unfortunately there are not many food which contain all the necessities2. This is tackled by feeding fish a combination of flake, frozen and fresh food. Frozen food can cause problems for fish if the food is not defrosted thoroughly as their intestinal lining is very sensitive

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    Detailed focus question: How does Wallerian degeneration and axonal regeneration repair severed axon/nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system? I. Introduction. In order to explain the cellular and molecular features of my focus questions I will need to introduce and provide background for three key concepts: Schwann cells, Macrophages, and general information on Wallerian degeneration and regeneration. A. General Information 1. The term Wallerian degeneration refers to the innate-immune response of

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    ABSTRACT Title: From extravagant movie theaters to lowly bomba houses: Investigating the degeneration of city spaces along Claro M. Recto Avenue, Manila There is a lack of understanding about the overall process of degeneration of city spaces in the Philippine setting, specifically along Claro M. Recto Avenue, Manila. This study addresses this concern by suggesting a functionalist approach, using the theories of Durkheim and Merton, in analyzing the negative consequences and implications

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    Introduction Axonal death is a main element in many neurodegenerative diseases. It has been observed in many neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Axon degeneration does not necessarily have to involve the typical apoptotic pathway regardless of the morphological similarities to cells undergoing apoptosis. Yang et al. focused on axonal death in traumatic injury because it has been shown to be independent of the necroptotic pathway. This was discovered since

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    Introduction Cigarette has many negative effect that comes from the chemicals in it. One effect that may be correlated with smoking and the eye, is age related macular degeneration and cataract. There has not been enough experimental data that supports this association (Khan et al, 2006). Cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision, commonly related to aging. Cause of cataract is because protein clumps and start to cloud the lens that will grow larger. Some symptoms of cataract

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