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- 6931: The Results of Aging
- ... flow of genetic information. The damage or errors would reduce or prevent proper cell function. Cellular The best known theory of aging in cellular research is called the Hayflick Effect, which is named after the American microbiologist Leonard Hayflick. He found that certain human cells could only divide a limited number of times before they die. This may suggest that aging is "programmed" into cells. This could also account for the ...
- 6932: The Plague
- ... causing them to swell. The Black Death of the 14th century was mainly of this type. Bubonic plague is commonly spread through fleas that have made a meal from an infected Rattus rattus. In the American and Canadian west, from Texas and Oklahoma in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, it is most often transmitted from species of squirrels. The last occurrence of transmissions from rats to people ...
- 6933: The Genetics of Violence
- ... between one and nine years old, and in the fifteen to twenty-four age group, it is the second leading cause of death. Obviously, crime and violence do a considerable amount of damage to many American lives. Consequently, limited amounts of genetic and other biological research is being performed in order to find a genetic link, if any, to aggression resulting in violence and crime. In 1989, $20 million in funds ...
- 6934: The Ebola Virus
- ... a member of a family of RNA viruses known as Filoviriade' and falling under one genus, Filovirus'. "The Ebola virus and Marburg virus are the two known members of the Filovirus family" (Journal of the American Medical Association 273: 1748). Marburg is a relative of the Ebola virus. The four strains of Ebola are Ebola Zaire, Ebola Sudan, Ebola Reston, and Ebola Tai. Each is named after the geographical location in ...
- 6935: What Is A Monopoly
- ... How would our cars and airplanes run without electricity? Our complete transportation industry would be primitive. Rockefeller's monopoly developed the oil industry faster than any other man in his time. He is a true American capitalist and entrepreneur. Without people that are willing to take charge in society we would be primitive. Both Bill Gates and John Rockefeller boosted the economy and society in their technological advancement at a rapid ...
- 6936: Seasonal Affective Disorder
- ... regulates a person's appetite for carbohydrate rich foods. A patient who suffers from SAD, and is given an artificial shot of serotonin called d-fenfluramine leads to a decrease in stress-induced eating (Scientific American 1986). In each person blood stream we have a hormone known as trypton that is a derivative of serotonin. When it enters the central nervous system and reaches a group of cells called raphe nucli ...
- 6937: What Is Basketball Without Mic
- ... know anything about basketball, liked watching him play, said Daniel. He has become more than just an entertainer, he is a hero and a role model. It has been said He s the most famous American in the World (Daniel.) After winning his sixth National Basketball Association Championship, Michael Jordan has decided to walk away from the world of basketball for the second time in his life. Why would the greatest ...
- 6938: Women In Combat
- ... This opened up more jobs for women that had been off-limits (Congressional Quarterly Researcher, 1992, p. 844). The performance of women in these positions was tested during the Gulf War. For the first time, American women flew combat missions and directly supported infantry units (Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy, 1991, p. 200). Many times they were exposed to live fire, consequentially 13 were killed (Congressional Quarterly Weekly, 1992 ...
- 6939: What Is Knowledge Management
- ... Establish customer consortium Brand Name Creation Participate and exploit recognized benchmarks for industry exposure and recognition Be published Be quoted Deploy and assess the contribution of KM toward achieving business results Industry recognition (e.g. American Productivity and Quality Center, Gartner Group) Develop ability to quantify value delivered Create mindshare Financials Value Value-based pricing Accelerated growth by repeatable solutions Develop capacity to deliver Stabilize core offering Apply to our internal ...
- 6940: Women In Iran
- ... consent of the husband is always necessary to finalize the divorce. The husband may go ahead and marry another woman while his case is pending with the first wife. Under laws imposed after the 1979 revolution, women: · Must cover all parts of their bodies (including their hair) except for the face and hands, with loose-fitting garments. · Must not wear any make-up. · Unrelated couples are not allowed to socialize at ...
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