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    Alzheimer’s Kimberley Malone May 4, 2015 Outline: • Alzheimer’s is an irreversible progressive brain disease • Alzheimer’s slowly destroys memory, thinking skills, and the ability to carry out simple daily tasks • Most symptoms appear at age 65 • 5 million Americans 65 and older may have Alzheimer’s disease • Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia among elderly people • The disease itself is named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer’s o In 1906 he noticed brain tissue in women

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    Operating systems is a crucial component of the whole computer machine operating systems are used to run the computer without this the computers will be hopeless the back of he computer is where operating system is the OS of the computer is usually in Rom chip so its stored in there going back to when I said that it’s a crucial part on computer that’s because it enables your computer to have a desktop and also it enables it to run other pieces of software what are called programs so basically it

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    How Foods Are Broken Down

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    How foods are broken down in the digestive system CARBOHYDRATES: Carbohydrates are broken down by an enzyme called carbohydras. A carbohydrate molecule is made up of a chain of glucose molecules, (this is why they are eaten for energy). When they come into contact with carbohydras they are broken down into individual glucose molecules. Carbohydras is secreted in the mouth, pancreas, and small intestine. It starts to break down the carbohydrates in our mouth and the carbohydras is in our saliva

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    The Problem Of Hiv / Aids

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    even with a few irregularities (see Chart One and Two). This project will correct the incorrect and help raise awareness of the disease that is sweeping the nation. The questions we included are: 1. HIV fights the: Immune System ← correct answer Nervous System Digestive System Urinary Tract 2. HIV mostly affects people in: Sub Saharan Africa← correct answer North America Eastern Europe Asia 3. HIV mostly affects: Men← correct answer Women Children Other 4. Which of the following is true? HIV is

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    During the 19th and 20th centuries, a now eradicated disease called smallpox killed an estimated 300-500 million people. This life-threatening disease is marked by a rash of blisters filled with a thick, opaque fluid that cover the face, arms and legs (see Figure 1). Many of those who managed to survive smallpox were left with permanent complications such as scars, blindness, and in some instances, limb deformities. Occurrences of smallpox are believed to go as far back as 10,000 BC. One of the

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    the most recognizable object in the night sky, and is Earth’s only natural satellite. It has been estimated that the moon formed somewhere in the region of 4.45 billion years ago, just a measly 30-50 million years after the origination of the Solar System. While there are many hypotheses that try to account for the formation of the moon, the one that is backed the greatest is the theory that the moon was formed when a large mass roughly the size of Mars collided with the newly formed Earth, this sending

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    Abstract This paper examines the controversy surrounding the public health issue of vaccinations in children. Following a careful review of the literature surrounding this issue, the possible reasons for and implications of having a large percentage of the population who remains unvaccinated are discussed. Possible interventions and purposed interventions for resolution of this problem are discussed and conclusions are drawn based on what it learned from the literature. Keywords: controversy, vaccinations

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    Athletic Training in Muscle-Strengthening improves the Performances in an athlete. Strengthing your bones, joints, and muscle will help you keep your body moving and supported for a long time.What is strength? Strength is the ability to give muscle force. What is muscle? Muscle is a tissue in human body which has the ability to perform movements in part of the body. Facts about Muscle-Strengthining is you don 't provide yourself with enough rest or nutrition, you can put your body into risk of damaging

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    In recent news there have been concerns over the controversy of whether or not vaccinations are necessary for our youth. There have been many incidences where certain individuals’ immune systems put them at risk of becoming more ill and this keeps them from receiving their scheduled immunizations. The benefits that these shots provide outweigh the risks for most of the country’s youth. In order to maintain the safety of the public and protect the health of children, the scheduled vaccinations should

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    understanding psychiatric disorders and neurological diseases. There are various types of brain scanning technology such as the MRI or PET that are used to understand the functioning of the human brain. However in order to study the human nervous system it must be studied by manipulating it surgically. ‘Although much research in psychology uses people as subjects, research with animals continues to be essential for answering some fundamental questions’ (American Psychological Association, no date:online)

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