Alcoholism An Intrepretation
.... one of the above mentioned behaviors for a period of a year or more and show typical symptoms such as: failure to fulfill work or personal obligations, recurrent use in potentially dangerous situations, problems with the law and continued alcohol use in spite of the harm that is being expressed to social or personal relationships.
Alcohol abuse can be attributed to the downfall of many famous people. Edgar Allen Poe, a classic author, suffered from alcoholism. Which were apparent in his storie .....
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Als
.... in about half these families, but the cause of the remaining half is still unknown. The next, most common form, is sporadic ALS. These patients have no family history of disease, and the cause of their coming down with ALS is a mystery. Finally, is Guamanian ALS, called this because a high percentage of cases occur in the Pacific Islands near Guam.
One major reason ALS is such a frightening disease is because no cure has been established. Although no effective treatment has been developed, a .....
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Alternative Fuel Source
.... There is only one catch: the federal government prohibited the growth of hemp in 1938. There were also theories that the major energy industries of the late 30s collaborated to ensure a petroleum-based energy market. Regardless of laws, let us consider hypotheticals. Farmers would be practically guaranteed profit if they could grow hemp for biomass. It also would not take long for a measly 6% of the American landmass to start cultivating hemp – enough to replace our economy’s dependence on fossil fuel .....
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Alzeimer
.... disease and should be refered to a treatment.. There is 3 stages in AD. Mild: the patient might have trouble finding his words r forget familiar names. Moderate: he will be desoriented, paranoid and/or desoriented. He will also become urine-incontinent. And finally late: he will be innable to speak intelligibly, swallowing problems, and have some fecal incontinence.
Now, lets return to our initial question, how to deal with personne
Suffering from AD. People suffering from Alzheimer needs a lot of su .....
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Analysis On Electronic Data Imaging
.... is collectively known as Document Imaging. Imaging has evolved out of the necessity for businesses to manage the ever-increasing amounts of information(Porter- Roth Associates, 1996). The following statistics are evidence of the massive amounts of paper that exist in American business today:
Over three trillion documents are currently stored in corporate offices in the U.S. alone and 95 percent of those are in paper from.
One billion pages are generated a day in the United States.
A typical .....
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Angina
.... butinothercases the buildup is suddenly increased as a chunk of matter breaksoff and suddenly blocks the already narrowed opening.
Certain factors seem to favor the buildup of these plaques. A strong family history of heart attacks is a definite risk factor, reflecting some metabolic derangement in either cholesterol handling or some other factor. Being male, for reasons probably related to the protective effects of somefemale hormones, is also a relative risk. Cigarette smoking and high blood pre .....
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Arthritis 2
.... will set off the destructive set of events. After four or five months, such degeneration may be quite well along, so that even if you initiate a program of vigorous exercise, you may have to wait up to a year for the joint's normal motion to return. Therefore, I say, prevention is the order of the day.
Exercise exerts very favorable influence on the immunological system, affecting the production of white blood cells, lymphocytes and leukocytes, as well as the whole spectrum of antib .....
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Artifical Intelligence
.... 1. Database of information
2. Limited to structured rules
3. Use symbolic representations
F. Case-bases reasoning (CBR)
1. Allows a system to store and analyze data
2. Analyzes each case uniquely
III. How AI can be used
A. Neural Networks
1. Military aircraft
2. S&P index
3. Recognizing new patterns of credit-card fraud
B. Fuzzy logic
1. Washing machines
2. Vacuum cleaners
3. AC's
C. Chaos theory
1. Wall street
2. Ability .....
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Asteroids
.... Discovered by Jim Scotti on December 6, 1997 while looking at star with the Arizona Spacewatch Group. The asteroid "is predicted to pass at a rather comfortable distance of about 600,000 miles (about 960,000 kilometers) in 2028," "reported Dr. Donald K. Yeomans and Dr. Paul W. Chodas." (http://www.voicenet.com/~phycoid/XF11/1997XF11.html 1) Tim Scotti disagrees saying is a matter of cover-up for national security. Spectulations go both ways, some say it's gonna hit others disagree. The last lines of d .....
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Atm Network
.... noise present in the PSTNs due to poor channel quality lowers information transfer rates, since redundancy in the data is required to perform error checking.
Solutions for data communications were developed, including the packet switching transfer mode. With this system, the transmitter splits the data to be transferred into discrete units and sends them individually across a network, where at the other end, the data is reconstructed by the receiver. Packets need only be sent when data is available whic .....
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Atmosphere Crisis
.... with the highest rates of population growth on the planet. So, there will be less food in exactly the places where food supplies are needed most. Changing sea levels and precipitation patterns could also affect health. Ironically, as the sea levels rise, the water many people depend on for drinking and sanitation may become scarce or of poorer quality. Rising sea water levels would send salty water farther up rivers.
Every spring, scientists announce the dimensions of the year’s ozone hole ove .....
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Atomic Bombs
.... (U.S. Nuclear Accidents, Internet). Only 9 months after that, a similar problem occurred which there were 8 people that got radiation exposure and 7 of them died because of it.
In the past, there were very many nuclear accidents. One of these was in 1982. International Nutronics in Dover, New Jersey, which used radiation baths to purify gems, chemicals, food, and medical supplies, experienced an accident that completely contaminated the plant, forcing its closure. A pump malfunctioned, siph .....
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Attention Deficit Disorder
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e. Difficulty with organization
f. Avoids or dislikes requiring sustained mental effort
g. Often loses things necessary for tasks
h. Easily distracted
i. Forgetful in daily activities
2. An individual experiencing six of the following characteristics defines ADHD – hyperactive/impulsive type:
a. Fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
b. Difficulty remaining seated
c. Runs about or climbs excessively (in adults may be limited to subjective feelings of restlessness) .....
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Attention Deficit Disorder ( Add)
.... „h Acting before thinking - this may lead to failing academically or friction in social relationships.
„h Difficulty in waiting turns, interrupting or intruding on conversations/games.
Examples of hyperactivity will be seen through the child often fidgeting or squirming in their seats. The will be described as being "on the go" or acting as if "driven by a motor".
Many other symptoms like quick shifts of moods temper outbursts, and problems with getting along with others also occur often. Unfortu .....
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Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
.... and from situation to situation.
Research studies point to a 5 to 10% number of children who have the syndrome. Some experts believe the true number is closer to 20% of the general population. In a recent study of over 9000 children in the Midwest, the number of children who have been medically diagnosed as hyperactive was about 3%. The number of undiagnosed children, based on data from teachers and parents, was estimated at about 4%. In a comparable study in Canada, the overall number of ADH .....
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