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    and social awareness—educating the public on the importance of wastewater collection, treatment and disposal. Educating and engaging the public is one of the most important aspects of any municipal service. However, the intricacies of wastewater systems operations and maintenance remain unknown to majority of the public. People may never think about wastewater, where it goes or the complexity of its treatment [28]. Hence, public education is strongly recommended towards a successful and sustainable

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    Can the effective treatment of wastewater in developing countries have an impact on the development of antibiotic resistance? Introduction: The emergence of resistance in bacteria is primarily related to human and agricultural use of natural and synthetic antibiotics. Most antibiotics aren’t full metabolised and together with resistant bacteria are excreted where they can reach sewage systems and wastewater treatment plants. (Luczkiewicz et al., 2011). Standard wastewater treatment conventions have

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    and impair a person’s ability to work, interact with family, and fulfill other major life functions (SAMHSA, 2015). Contemplated early on in history, treatments for mental illness looked to cure the reflections of the anger of gods, demonic possession, sorcery, the evil eye, or an angry deity, responded with equally mystical, and brutal treatments (Nash, 2007). Attempts to treat mental illness date back as early as 5000 BCE as verified by the discovery of trephined skulls in regions of ancient world

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    1.4 Methodology 1.4.1 Process definition Advance Oxidation Process is a set of chemical treatment where the organic waste and some inorganic waste are removed from industrial wastewater, pharmaceutical wastewater by oxidation through reactions with hydroxyl radicals (·OH). In real world it is applicable for the removal or treatment of wastewater. This reactive spices are strongest oxidants which can be used to virtually oxidize any compound which is present in the water matrix and also can be

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    formulations (Thiele-Bruhn and Beck, 2005). These formulations are known to be biologically active compounds and their molecular weights may range from 200 to 500 / 1000 Dalton. Currently, there is little information on the total global administration of drugs to humans and animals. Despite the unavailability of data, sales totaled $518 billion in 2004 (Kümmerer, 2009). This figure is projected to increase to nearly $1.2 trillion by 2016 with the influence of merging markets, biologics and generics (IMS

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    An effective hair loss treatment can proceed after indentifying the cause of hair loss. Hair loss is a condition affecting both men and women. There are several causes of hair loss. In men, hereditary factors play an important role in hair loss. Such a condition is termed as male pattern baldness or androgenetic alopecia. This is linked to elevated levels of DHT in the scalp. This is characterized by hair loss in the temples and top regions of head and presence of thinning hairs elsewhere.

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    as prescription or over-the-counter medications are used to treat human and animal disease conditions (Thiele-Bruhn and Beck, 2005). Generally, drugs and other related compounds are biologically active and their molecular weights may range from 200 to 500 / 1000 Dalton. Currently, there is paucity of information on the total global administration of drugs to humans and animals. Despite the unavailability of data, sales in 2004 alone totaled $518 billion (Kümmerer, 2009). An increase to about $1

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    as their variable of choice since that is the medication most advertised on both television and in print. However, there are very few advertisements for non-medication based intervention even though it has been show to be just as effective in the treatment of depression. This is because the companies that provide these interventions do not have the budget that the pharmaceutical companies possess. If given the money to create an advertisement to highlight integrated care, psychoeducation, and the role

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    Ashley is a 23 year old married female. The Marine psychologist referred Ashley for treatment of her PTSD. Ashley continuously has military flashbacks of when she was deployed, and a bomb explosive made her lose her leg. These flashbacks are affecting the social aspect of her life and causing her to lose sleep at night. She has difficulties in her employment, missing many days of work. Ashley reports that she tries to avoid going out in loud places. If she tries to go into loud places it causes

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    Pharmaceutical chemicals (PHCs) are important in the treatment of human and animal disease conditions (Thiele-Bruhn and Beck, 2005). They are recognized as biologically active compounds and their molecular weights may range from 200 to 500 / 1000 Dalton. Currently, there is little information on the total global administration of pharmaceuticals to humans and animals. Despite the unavailability of data on drug administrations across countries, the total global sales were $518 billion in 2004 (Kümmerer

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