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- 3791: Effects of Asperguillus
- ... pneumonia in a host with a weak or otherwise compromised immune system. Patients at risk are those undergoing organ transplant or bone marrow transplants, and depending on the type of transplant, mortality rates are as high as 95%. Bone marrow transplant patients, the highest risk group, should be treated like they are immunosuppressed for up to four weeks after the procedure. The portal of entry is through the upper respiratory track ... patients give false indications of infection. Identification of a source of the fungi is difficult, but can be determined through careful evaluation of each additional case. A better solution is to develop protected areas for high risk patients. These protected areas would have special air filtration systems that direct air flow only in certain directions. The doors to these rooms would have vacuum seals and would have a higher pressure inside ... would be to increase air flow in the room to the point that the air becomes essentially sterile and to maintain a clean environment. The costs of implementing a “protected area” system may be prohibitively high.
- 3792: Creationism vs Evolution: Through The Eyes of Jay Gould
- ... values has also brought the return of age old debated topics. One issue that truly separates Americans is the issue of creation versus evolution. Since the 19th century, this divisive topic has been debated in school boards and state capitols across America. In many instances religious fundamentalists won the day by having banned the instruction or even the mention of "ungodly" evolutionary thinking in schools. With today’s social and political ... of necessary skills . . . but these skills do not exhaust the limits of what such a complex machine can do" (57). Gould ends by describing Wallace’s thinking as having direct ties with creationist thought. A school of thought that Gould obviously portrays as wrong throughout his essay. Throughout The Panda’s Thumb, Gould tells us about the debate between Darwin and Wallace over sexual selection and the origins of human intellect ... friendly" while sufficiently and consistently arguing a clear and precise point are the attributes that make Gould’s essay such a delight to read. More important, however, is the social implications of this essay. While school boards across the nation debate the subject of whether evolution should be taught in the schools, Gould’s work stands out with it’s overriding validity and straightforwardness. It is an example of reasonable ...
- 3793: Greek Orthodox Customs
- ... get married. I wanted to be a singer. When I was 14, my family moved to a Greek Orthodox community. Suddenly, even though I could still barely say " hello" in English, I was going to school and being exposed to all these wonderful Western things. Then, at a neighborhood Greek festival, my mother, who was convinced I was boy crazy, saw me talking to a guy, and decided that if she ... marriage, I stopped getting my period, but nobody explained that that meant I was pregnant. When I told my mom, she said I was going to have a baby. I had to drop out of school. I was 14. I had a C-section and Sophia was born. I'd sit on my stoop and watch neighborhood kids play. I ached to join them, but I had to clean and cook ... aunt and I would go to McDonald's. That was the big treat. Once, my uncle took me to a movie. I watched a lot of TV. My dearest wish was to go back to school. But after Sophia was old enough, I had to work in a factory with my mother, making men's jackets. My husband worked the night shift in a restaurant. He wasn't a bad ...
- 3794: John L Lewis
- ... the 1880's and the 1890's their family lived in a company owned shanty with an outdoor privy. Whet John was in his teens they moved to Des Moines. That is where John attended high school, completing almost all of his four years of schooling. Family ties were strong, even though he did not approve of his mothers religion he did obey her when it came to sexuality and alcohol usage ...
- 3795: Buddhism
- Buddhism By Elizabeth Chandler Buddhism is recognized as one of the great religions of the world. To call Buddhism a religion by itself would do injustice. Buddhism is a school of moral thoughts and principles as well as a religion to worship. Unlike other religions Buddhism's' sole purpose is not to worship a god or gods, it is only to preach the thought of ... popular culture today: even though they may have never studied Buddhism at all. This goes to show how far reaching Buddhism has become in our society. In conclusion Buddhism is a very fascinating religion with high positive and moral values. In this religion suffering is known as ignorance and should quickly be released from your soul in order to continue with the positive aspects that life has to offer. Doing good ...
- 3796: Noah's Ark and The Great Flood
- ... suggested that Noah would have needed a space-suit to walk on the deck). Yet the bible states (after translation) that the Ark was only about 550' long, by about 85' wide, and about 50' high. That's less than half the size of the RMS Titanic. Many species of land animal require highly specialized habitat and food to survive. Koala bears, for instance, only eat leaves of the Eucalyptus tree ... a small island, forest, and/or mountain. How could the ark cope with all the specialized requirements of food and environments for millions of creatures? 320 different species of hummingbird alone, for example, have very high metabolic rates and have to consume large amounts of nectar throughout the day. The Ark would have had to cater for 640 hummingbirds, requiring a constant supply of insects and nectar. How could the ark ... disease caused by all that rotting meat. Many sea-creatures would have been deposited in places they could not normally reach inland lakes, etc. Is there any evidence of marine fish skeletons being found in high, freshwater lake beds? The Animals It was believed back then that the earth was flat, having four corners, it's in the bible. But then that same book later states the earth is circular ( ...
- 3797: Behind The Urals
- ... the United States, we are socialized to believe that America is the most superior of all the countries and our prosperity will continue to grow. We are very fortunate to be born into a relatively high standard of living as a society, thus we cannot comprehend what it is like for countries trying to build societies from the bottom up. John Scott portrays this brilliantly in his book "Behind the Urals ... of his country. Koyla was very mature for his age as he showed leadership skills that very few men at his age possess. He seemed to be an intelligent man as he was going to school to become a technician in a setting that demanded a higher intellect level than the schools where the majority of the other workers educated. You will never find anyone Koyla's age, or any age ...
- 3798: An Evening With The Pagans: A Brief History Of Paganism
- ... energy prior to the ritual. Next each person is permitted to enter the circle one by one. Once everyone is inside the circle, the next phase begins. Calling of the quarters~ At this point ,the high priest/priestess begins the calling of the quarters or summoning the elements. Each direction is marked by an altar and each is represented by an element. West =air, east=water , north=earth and south=fire. The high priest approaches each point ,says a chant and ends the chant with the phrase ““ hail and welcome””. After the elements are called , the highpoint of the ritual begins ~ the invocation The Invocation~ The invocation is ... is done by simply placing the hands on the ground and releasing the energy. Once the grounding has been performed,it is time to close the quarters or dismiss the elements. Like the opening , the high priest approaches each element ,says a chant but this time ends with ““hail and farewell”” Once the elements are dismissed, it is time to close the circle. This is done by the whole group. ...
- 3799: The Roots of Judaism and Christianity
- ... life by a public ceremony of allegiance to the Torah and by stringent rules against mixed marriage. In the following centuries leadership was provided mainly by priests, who claimed descent from Moses' brother Aaron; the high priest usually represented the people in dealings with the foreign powers that successively ruled the land. Alexander the Great conquered Palestine in 322; his successors, the Macedonian rulers of Egypt (the Ptolemies) and Syria; vied ... pagan shrine, and rededicated it to the God of Israel. Hostilities with Syria continued; but Simon, the last of the Maccabean brothers, consolidated his power and was formally recognized in 131 BC as ruler and high priest. His successors took the title of king and for about a century ruled an independent commonwealth. Dynastic quarrels, however, gave the Roman general Pompey the Great an excuse to intervene and make himself master ... of the United States have achieved a degree of acceptance without parallel in Jewish history, and Jews play a significant role in intellectual and cultural life. The elimination of social barriers has led to a high rate of mixed marriage. During the same period there has been a growth in synagogue affiliation and support for Israel. Recent estimates put the total number of Jews at about 17.5 million, of ...
- 3800: Muscular Dystrophy
- ... improvement in muscle strength and may slow the progress of DMD as much as 3 years. Side effects have to be taken into account, though. They include weight gain, potassium loss, behavioral change, acne, insomnia, high blood pressure, weak bones and many others. There are other drugs available (albuterol, mazindol, oxandrolone, etc.) but prednisone is the most widely used. The above treatment and care methods, when used in combination, can improve ... to keep the gene from impairing any other functions and how to get the gene to produce the right amount of protein. Some researchers are trying a different approach; that of myoblast transfer therapy. This school of thought attempts to fuse healthy, immature muscle cells with dystrophic cells to make hybrid muscles that function normally. Unfortunately, initial tests have not fared very well because the injected myoblasts do not seem to ...
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