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- 3591: Sturge Weber Syndrome
- ... Huntington's disease. The hope is that the pig brain cells will survive, make connections with the patient's brain cells and secrete enough GABA to stop seizures that medications have thus far failed to control. GABA is a naturally occurring neurotransmitter that prevents the excessive discharge by brain cells that causes seizures. In the next two years, as many as eight Beth Israel patients whose only hope of seizure control is brain surgery may undergo the procedure in a clinical trial approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Those involved in the trial will be at least 18 years old and have complex partial ...
- 3592: The Death of John F. Kennedy
- ... or jiggles a little when the first shot is fired – startling the holder. CBS also did some research in this theory for their 1967 documentary and although the camera holders had previous knowledge of a gun firing, they still “jiggled” the camera. An enhanced version of the Zapruder film along with ear and eyewitnesses and their testimony make a strong case that swald fired the first shot shortly after the car ... assassin was Lee Harvey Oswald. Again a lone gunmen theory supported. Several conclusions were gathered in this one. First and most important, the murder weapon did belong to Lee Harvey Oswald. Also, Oswald carried the gun into the Book Depository. Next it was found to be true that Oswald was at the window on the sixth floor when the shots were fired. Oswald’s weapon was found in the Depository after ...
- 3593: Computer Technology
- ... been done manually. In industry Computers have opened a new era in manufacturing and consumer product development. Programs help people plan complex production schedules, keep track of inventories and accounts, run automated assembly lines and control robots. Government agencies are the largest users of mainframes and super computers. The United States Department of Defense uses computers for hundreds of tasks, including research, breaking codes, interpreting data from spy satellites and targeting ... write the software that transforms a machine into a personal tool. Applications programmers write commercial programs to be used by businesses, in science centers and in the home. Systems programmers write the complex programs that control the inner-workings of the computer. Many specialty areas exist within these two large groups such as database and telecommunication programmers. Other important careers are hardware designers, microchip and peripheral equipment design, and information collections ...
- 3594: David Suzuki's A Planet for the Taking
- ... of ‘herds' of seals, of ‘culling' ‘harvesting,' ‘stocks.'" These images support the theme of the essay because they show the way that humankind has taken over nature and how we feel as if we can control everything. It makes it seem as if we do not care about the environment; we are merely concerned with making more and more money. Imagery, when used successfully, can support the aims of the essay ... wanted to convince his audience that we are destroying our planet for our own greed. It is no longer a matter of subsistence, humans are raping the land and if they do not learn to control this, it will lead to the downfall of humankind. Canadians act as if they are proud of their large, abundant country but then turn around and destroy it for their own wealth. This essay is ...
- 3595: Computer Based Training
- ... classroom to distant students, instructors, and experts. CBT programs can be categorized based on who controls the progression of the lesson. Early systems were sequential presentations of information and the author of the software directed control of the program. Today, especially with visualization systems and simulated environments, control of the program often rests with the student or with the instructor. This permits the information to be reviewed or examined out of sequence. The advantages of CBT are numerous. CBT can dramatically increase a ...
- 3596: A Slave's Life
- ... who could get married, and who could see their children, and often exploited slave women sexually. Slaves hated not so much the intensive labor they were subjected to, but the fact that they had no control over their own lives, their lack of freedom. They mainly resented the constant interference of their lives by their superiors. Slaves were torn of their identity; they would hide their original names so they could ... small cabins, and when there were numerous cabins it resembled a small village. This was were the slaves tried to develop their own way of life and struggle to increase their independence. Away from the control of the masters slaves managed to make friends, fall in love, play, sing, tell stories, and do household chores such as cooking and cleaning. Most important to slaves were their family and religion. Most slaves ...
- 3597: Contemporary Social Theory
- ... shapes the whole. Another difference is how they explain social conflict. Materialists see social conflict as the result of conflict between social classes in the economic order. For example, rich executives (ruling class because they control the economy) cut jobs, creating unemployment in the subordinate class. Conflict in the functionalist view, however, stems from differences in values, norms, etc., such as racism and sexism. Another difference is in the allocation of ... who hold the traits associated with power, and who hold common values. Those in power serve to meet the entire society’s wants and needs. Materialists believe power lies in the rich upper class, who control the economic institutions. This ruling class serves to meet the needs and wants of their own class. Although simililarities between the two approaches are few and far between, there is one apparent likeness. They both ...
- 3598: Internet The Advantages And Disadvantages
- ... project at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) started in October (Leiner n. page). The race for discovery of such technology raged between the Soviet Union and The United States of America. Both countries wanted control of the possibly powerful tool. Then in 1968, The National Physical Laboratory in Great Britain set up the first test network, which prompted the Pentagon s ARPA to fund a larger project in the USA ... its NCP did not have the ability to address networks further down stream than the destination IMP. Bob Kahn decided to develop a new version of the protocol which eventually became known as the Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Compared to the NCP which acted as a device driver, the new protocol was more like a communication protocol. In order to make it easier to use, Host were then ...
- 3599: Cowboys
- ... The whole job of driving, roping, and handling cattle required expert horsemanship" ("Cowboys"). Cowboys worked very hard and also fought hard, but never with their fists. In a fight, a cowboy would always use his gun (The Cowboys). The reason cowboys used their guns was because of the fact of the West being lawless. There were two reasons for the west being lawless, one is the social conditions there during that ... move to another area and get caught for something he did. Sometimes one had to take the law into their own hands, that’s why cowboy needed to be physically strong, able to use a gun and brave (Frantz and Choate 84). The attire a cowboy chose was very important to his job. Most things he wore had a definite purpose and suited the job well. "Their usual gear consisted of ...
- 3600: Senility
- ... at present little can be done to treat and reverse dementia. In some cases, it may be possible to prevent the disease from progressing. For example, if the dementia is the result of hypertension, adequate control of this condition may prevent further brain damage (Bunch, 1997, p. 110). Moreover, the prevalence of vascular dementia is decreasing in countries where efforts to reduce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease have been successful (Bunch, 1997 ... had been successful (Bunch, 1997, p. 110). Unfortunately, there is little that can be done to cure dementia and no effective means to regenerate nerve cells. Researchers, however, are feverishly trying to identify factors that control the growth and regeneration of nerve cells. Although no single medication is expected to be of benefit to all types of dementia, it is hoped that effective therapy for many dementias will be developed. References ...
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