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- 3471: The History, Use, and Effectiveness of Medicinal Drugs
- ... also extremely important, a drug could totally help one ailment but in turn cause another such as the drug niridazole, which helps schistosomaisis but is known to cause cancer. Even the national government has some control over the regulation of drug use. Proprietary drugs are sold over the counter and promote less addiction that Ethical drugs which can only be obtained legally by a written prescription by a registered doctor. Jurisdiction ... The ability of the body to localize infections may be due to the secretion of histamine and the subsequent increased local blood supply and increased permeability of the blood vessels. Antihistamines are used primarily to control symptoms of allergic conditions such as hay fever. They alleviate runny nose and sneezing and to a lesser extent, minimize conjunctivitis and breathing difficulties. Antihistamines can also alleviate itching and rash caused by food allergy ...
- 3472: A Study of B.F. Skinner and Behaviorism
- ... behavior occasionally results in receiving candy. Every time the child receives candy, the tendency to beg becomes greater. Candy, therefore, is the reinforcer" (Weyant, 1988, p. 163). Although punishment is a powerful technique of social control, another individual does not necessarily administer it. "The burned child has been punished by touching flame. Eating unsuitable food is punished by indigestion. It is not necessary that the contingency represent an established functional relation ... no longer be at the level of casual observation. "Skinner's theory does much more than explain personality; it specifies the principles by which personality can be changed. Since consistent behavior patterns are under the control of reinforcement contingencies, if you change those contingencies, you change behavior" (Hergenhahn, 1980, p. 223). The clinical approach called behavior therapy grew out of this idea which is true for both maladaptive and adaptive behavior ...
- 3473: College Stress
- ... transmitted upward through the brain stem to the perifornical area of the hypothalamus. In this sequence, eventually to the medial basal eminence where CRF is secreted into the hypophysial portal system. Within minutes the entire control sequence leads to large quantities of the glucocorticoid in the blood. Mental stress can also cause an almost instantaneous increase in ACTH secretion. This is believed to result from increased activity in the limbic system ... their life as a college student, don't give up. With each passing day, some of the hard new edges of the unfamiliar collegiate life will begin to smooth out. Many changes are under the control of the individual and the ability to adapt to change provides a great opportunity to cope with factors causing too much stress. Taking advantage of the cooperation and resources that can be found on campus ...
- 3474: Flowers For Algernon
- ... had lost his friends and knew now he was just a like a lab rat. Charlie had lacked faith in his fellow man. "...Thoughts of suicide to stop it all while I am still in control..." Everyday Charlie lost a piece of himself. He was starting to regress and thought about suicide to end his up and down life. He became irritable and edgy around people at the university. He would ... saw him watching me with his eyes wide open. I couldn't do it..." He experienced illusions when he tried to make love with Alice. The "Charlie" inside of himself emerged and started to regain control of his mind. All in all, Charlie suffered from the pain of not knowing how to deal with his peers and decisions. Therefore, after the operation, Charlie became a smart man but he had to ...
- 3475: Critique of "The Invisible Man"
- ... something. Nothing can be what it appears to be. Someone has to be blamed for what happened. This marks the end of the beginning of the man with no identity. Due to circumstances beyond his control he is about to have his entire dreams unknowingly destroyed. The man with no name is instructed to go to work for the summer to earn money for the next semester, which he unknowingly will ... and not the whole Brotherhood. This leads to the man with no name to be moved out of Harlem for a short time. After returning to Harlem, he finds that Ras has taken almost total control. He sees Clifton on the street selling small black dolls. This shows how society can crush a man's will. After an argument with a cop Clifton is shot and killed, a funeral is arranged ...
- 3476: AZT
- ... an organism called Penumocystis carini. These patients then went on to develop many other new and rare complications that had previously been seen only in patients with severely damaged immune systems. The Center for Disease Control in the United States named this new epidemic the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and defined it by a specific set of symptoms. In 1983, researchers finally identified the virus that caused AIDS. They named the virus ... two groups of AIDS patients. The volunteering patients were secretly divided into two groups using a double-blind system, where neither the patients nor the doctors are aware of who is in the placebo, or control group, and who is in the AZT group. These tests were performed by the FDA at twelve medical centers throughout the United States. The study actually became unblinded almost immediately as some patients discovered a ...
- 3477: Nuclear Weapons and Their Hazards
- ... modern world is threatened by atomic bombs, chemical weapons, and other nuclear weapons. The nuclear weapon is the number one problem facing the world today. We have not been able to get nuclear weapons under control yet but we all know that our world will be totally destroy. Since the development of nuclear energy, the outcome of human civilization was very slim. It was intended for a good cause, when a ... radius was totally destroy. Now, with 20 megaton minimal to 100 megaton maximum, can destroy a whole 25 miles in radius and more. No one can stop this madness. Even if you're able to control the nuclear weapons, some people country such as Iraq would buy the weapon or make their own and other country will start another war. In Iraq, Saddam Hussein's nuclear power plants were destroy because ...
- 3478: Machiavelli's "The Prince": By Any Means Necessary
- ... Prince": By Any Means Necessary Part 15 of Machiavelli's The Prince, entitled Of the Things for Which Men, and Especially Princes, Are Praised or Blamed, states that, in order for a man to maintain control of a government and better that territory, he must engage in certain actions that may be deemed immoral by the public he serves. Machiavelli argues a valid point, that the nature of man is twofold ... a personal, sincere level. By placing himself at the feet of the reader, Machiavelli puts himself and his argument in a position of power. He wastes no time in using this power to gain more control over the reader. In the next sentence he states that his intention is to create an outline for behavior in public office of use to those who understand. This statement compels the reader to agree ...
- 3479: Lucid Dreaming: Asleep and Aware
- ... dreaming is an issue that has been studied as far back as 1896. A Lucid dream is one in which the dreamer is aware that he/she is dreaming and is sometimes able to take control. Lucid dreams are an actual phenomena that do occur in REM sleep. Dr. van Eeden was the first recorded person to study dreams in which the dreamer is aware they are dreaming. In 1896 he ... was indeed in REM sleep, and aware of the fact. A person can also signal that they are dreaming by breathing rapidly (Blackmore 366). With the ability to communicate while dreaming and being able to control the dream, many questions that have remained unanswered about dreams can finally be solved. It has been proven that in the deep state of REM sleep, all muscles except for the eyes are paralyzed. Using ...
- 3480: Corporate Development During T
- ... founded by Andrew Carnegie. The Standard Oil Company and U.S. Steel Company were made successful in different ways due to the actions of their different owners. The companies differed in their labor relations, market control, and structural organization. In the steel industry, Carnegie developed a system known as vertical integration. This means that he cut out the middle man. Carnegie bought his own iron and coal mines because using independent ... innovation in movement of American industry was horizontal. This meant he followed one product through all its stages. For example, rockrfeller controlled the oil when it was drilled, through the refining stage, and he maintained control over the refining process turning it into gasoline. Although these two powerful men used two different methods of management their businesses were still very successful (Conlin, 425-426). Tycoons like Andrew Carnegie, "the steel king ...
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