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- 2851: Prenatal Diagnosis
- Prenatal Diagnosis Ultrasound Also known as a sonogram, an ultrasound reflects sound waves off of the fetus and then is shown on a special computer screen. This test is not very clear and physical features such as limb, heart, brain, and spine abnormalities can't be seen until 16-18 weeks of pregnancy. The ultrasound mostly only detects things of ...
- 2852: Anti-Social Personality Disorder
- ... antisocial becomes a criminal. An antisocial person's disorder peaks between the ages of 24 and 44 and drops off sharply after that. After the age of 30 the sociopath fights less and performs less crime but the illness can persist into the ages of between 60 and 70 but after 30 are less likely to be in trouble with the law. In a sociopaths in their thirties will continue to ...
- 2853: Medical Uses Of Marijuana
- ... answers-or will it? The latest skirmish between scientists and police comes on the heels of two popular referenda, in California and Arizona, legalizing the medical use of marijuana. But since it remains a federal crime to grow, sell, or prescribe cannabis, the referenda have created only a legal morass. Barry McCaffrey, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, derided the propositions as "hoax referendums," and insisted ...
- 2854: Utopia 2
- ... of anything in the world. They say that any act directed to bringing knowledge to the people would make the humanity closer to the future while any act concealing something from common knowledge is a crime against the future. To end, they try to get the point across that one cannot just forbid the false' ideas. "One has to suggest new ideas that would be much more robust and attractive. Though ...
- 2855: What Are Brain And Spinal Tumor
- ... and laboratory tests that can detect the presence of a tumor. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), have dramatically improved the diagnosis of CNS tumors. - CT uses an x-ray machine and a computer to create a detailed picture of the body's tissues - MRI, this technique uses a magnetic field and radio waves to distinguish more accurately between healthy and diseased tissue.
- 2856: Issues To Consider In Deaf And Hard-Of-Hearing Patients
- ... term "teletypewriter," or "TTY." The TDD is a typewriter keyboard with an alphanumeric display that allows typed communication with another TDD over the ordinary telephone line. Software and modems are available to convert a personal computer into a TDD. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires each state to provide a relay service for TDD users.(n45-n47) Relay operators translate calls from TDD users into voice, and vice versa, allowing communication ...
- 2857: The Great Gatsby: Death of the American Dream
- ... left are distorted values such as greed and materialism. This concept can be explained by how Gatsby came to get his fortune. Gatsby sought to acquire his fortune through any means possible, even through organized crime. Nick also suggests this theme with the manner in which he talks about all the rich characters in the story- the immoral people have all the money. One of the main beliefs of the American ...
- 2858: Antibiotics
- ... each type. By changing the molecules of the chain, scientists devise drugs with potentially different effects on different organisms. Some of these drugs are useful in treating infections, some are not. Pharmaceutical manufacturers now use computer-generated images of the rings and experiment with an endless variety of possible chains. Researchers have developed antibiotics with long half- lives (period of effectiveness), which allow taking the medication once in 24 hours instead ...
- 2859: Violence 2
- ... Star Trek. A holodeck is a virtual reality device, in which you are in a room where you can actually touch everything, and it all smells and feels real. Whereas, when it comes to a computer, you can t actually touch anything, except the keyboard and mouse to control what is happening. That is why it is called virtual reality. Virtual reality is just a sub-form of reality, meaning that ...
- 2860: Virtualism In Architecture
- ... as you are able to become intimate with people very quickly without much time being spent on formalities. Inquiring as to the other persons Age, Sex and Location are the only commonly required formalities. The computer interface also provides a buffer or protective shield with which the user can retract from if it becomes too much. Because of this there is more of a tendency for people to reveal themselves, and ...
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