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- 4071: Critical Summary of Cultural Effects on Eating Attitudes in Israeli Subpopulations and Hospitalized Anorectics
- ... subpopulations as well as a group of hospitalized anorectics. The first test conducted in the survey was the shortened form of the Eating Attitude Test known as the EAT-26. This test was administered by school nurses and is proven to detect instances and levels of eating disorders. The determining factor in this test, as stated by Apter, "was the oral control factor - an indicator of impulsivity and presumable of sexuality ... dining rooms." Because of the low Western influence in the Muslim culture, the prediction that they would have a lower score on the survey was false. They scored low in the body image pathology and high on the dieting factor. Apter stays with his hypothesis by indicating that "the Muslim group has the highest average weight (53.8 kg), so that their concern with dieting may reveal a desire to lose ...
- 4072: Cancer: The Costs, Causes, and Cures
- ... commonly cause the formation of neoplasms in lower animals have been linked to some human cancers, and at least one has been definitely proven to cause cancer of the blood (leukemia), (Grolier, Cancer). Physical Agents High energy and ultraviolet radiation are two of the major causes of human and animal cancer. It has been proven that there is a relation between the sun's ultraviolet rays, and the development of skin ... variety, including leukemia, cancer of the thyroid, breast, stomach, uterus and bone, (Grolier, Cancer). It has also been suggested that electromagnetic fields can pose a risk of contracting cancer when the field strength is extremely high. Power lines running through cities and through the country, including large hydro towers that carry power through the countryside, create such electromagnetic fields. These fields are strong enough, in most cases, to light a oi ... of the body for a large tumor can create other types of cancer within the body. Treatments can be carried out using gamma rays that are emitted by Cobalt-60, a radioactive element, by focusing high powered X-rays (many times the strength of the normal Xray used to scan the body) or particles (electrons and neutrons). Although some of the surrounding cells are killed in the radiation process, the ...
- 4073: Evolution Or Ignorance
- ... caused them to evolve may have caused humans to evolve as well. Yet still some schools in America have tried banning the teaching of evolution in the classroom. Every student in a United States public school has a constitutional right to hear the whole story when it comes to evolution. It is called the first amendment in the Bill of Rights. According to the American Civil Liberties Union or ACLU, the ... way around teaching evolution by teaching a so called "intelligent design theory" (Washington State). This is just one of the many guises of creation science, and it does not change the fact that states and school districts may not adopt religious theories as standards in school curricula. Creationists will always exist, since ignorance will always exist, although evolution will always have a place in science curriculum. Creationists believe in creation because their masters have told them to believe in Creationism ...
- 4074: Preventing Health Problems Through Running
- ... which says, "guys who racked up the most ours doing vigorous exercise reduced their risks of diverticular decease by a third."(38) They also say "it's good advice to make your lifestyle to consume high fiber."(38) I found that running can also reduce the risk of heart disease. The article "Run for your life" talks about Mitchell H. Whaley, the director of adult physical fitness program at Ball State ... aerobic capacity have a higher risk of developing premature coronary artery decease that those who were more fit."(47) The article also talks about Martha L. Slattery, Ph.D., from the University of Utah Medical School. Maria Slattery also found that running is a good preventive measure for heart disease. She says, "The greatest increase in protection was between those men who were sedentary and those who had some activity."(48 ...
- 4075: Technology 2
- ... computer, you can soon discover what you can do with computers to make life easier and more enjoyable. Being computer literate allows you to use many powerful software applications and utilities to do work for school, business, or pleasure. Microsoft is the current leading producer of many of these applications and utilities. Microsoft produces software called operating systems that manage and regulate the information processing cycle. The oldest of these is ... By no means has Microsoft limited itself to operating systems alone. Microsoft has also produced a software package called Microsoft Office that is very useful in creating reports, databases, spreadsheets, presentations, and other documents for school and work. Microsoft Office: Introductory Concepts and Techniques provides a detailed, step-by-step approach to the four programs included in Microsoft Office. Included in this package are Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and ... a new PC now will help put PC's into the other two-thirds of the homes worldwide and make the transition into a computer age easier. Works Cited "Computer." Webster's New World Compact School and Office Dictionary. 1995. Elmer-Dewitt, P. "Mine, All Mine." Time Jun. 1995: 46-54. Shelly, G., T. Cashman, and K. Jordan. Netscape Navigator 2 Running Under Windows 3.1. Danvers: Boyd & Fraser Publishing ...
- 4076: What is Angina? And What Is The Cure?
- ... factor, reflecting some metabolic derangement in either cholesterol handling or some other factor. Being male, for reasons probably related to the protective effects of some female hormones, is also a relative risk. Cigarette smoking and high blood pressure are definite risks, both reversible in most cases. Risk also increases with age. Elevated blood cholesterol levels (both total and low density types) are risks, whereas the high density cholesterol level is a risk only if it is reduced. Possible, but less well-defined factors include certain intense and hostile or time- pressured personality types (so-called type A), inactive lifestyle, and high cholesterol diets. Medications are increasingly effective for symptom control, as well as prevention of complications. The oldest and most common agents are the nitrates, derivatives of nitroglycerine. They include nitroglycerine, isosorbide, and similar agents. ...
- 4077: The Results of Aging
- ... reproductive function into the late years. The use of eyeglasses may become necessary, even if they were not necessary earlier in life. Old people can hear low tones fairly well, but their ability to hear high tones decreases. The capacity of tissue and bone to repair itself is slowed, as is cellular growth and division. Bones become brittle and skin loses its thickness and elasticity, causing wrinkles. As brain cells die ... impulses, particularly acetylcholine, which has been linked with memory function. Recent findings show that a small percentage of Alzheimer's cases may have been inherited, and there has been a link between the disease and high amounts of aluminum in the brain (Microsoft Encarta "Alzheimer's Disease"). Senile Dementia This form of intellectual impairment is observed in elderly people. Approximately 10 percent of all people over 65 years of age have ... care, transportation, and other services. Life-care Facilities These are also intended for those elderly people that are moving in to be in good health. They are charged an entrance fee (which can be as high as $100 000) and a monthly maintenance fee. Meals and housekeeping are usually included. In case the resident becomes ill, medical and nursing care are provided, and some life-care facilities contain built-in ...
- 4078: Environmental Protection
- ... guarantees more people access to the land they must have to meet their own needs. The role of women must also be enhanced throughout the world, in relation to health and family planning, literacy and school involvement, and participation in the work force. Another problem to confront is overconsumption of the world's resources by people in industrialized countries. Plans to preserve biodiversity and utilize it sustainably will fail as long ... species once dispersed throughout the West. The isolation provided by restricted habitats has allowed them to act not only as refuges, but also as centers of evolution for new species. Hence, California has a remarkably high degree of endemism - of species found nowhere else - in much the same way that an island often has endemic species. The two most important arbiters of California's natural landscapes are its Mediterranean climate and ...
- 4079: Muscle Growth
- ... contraction. For growth process to start a point must be made in your workout where the exercised muscle is working near maximal capacity against a resistance, and the relative intensity of the exercise is very high. When performed just right, a highly intense resistant exercise disrupts cell wall and cellular microfilaments, which begins the growth process. A: General Adaptation Syndrome (G.A.S) The way our muscles respond to training is ... potential to have more muscle growth then women because of the higher testosterone levels that they have. Another genetics factor in muscle growth is what body type you have. An ecotmorph, will have a very high metabolic, and may have a very hard time gaining weight, whether it be muscle or fat, and an endomorph will not have as hard of a time gaining muscle mass, but must be very careful ... muscle growth program can be beneficial to everybody, from the young athlete wanting to succeed in sports, to the older man trying to help stay and feel young. The benefits of muscle growth are too high to be passed out by anybody who has any sort of ambition of feeling better about themselves, looking better, and having more energy for everyday tasks. You will find that once you start weight ...
- 4080: A Fourteenth Century Castle
- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Towering high above the landscape, European castles still look commanding. Imagine how powerful a castle looked 600 years ago when it was brand new. A castle was built to impress. It was the home of a powerful ... entrance. The gate house was also the castle prison. The towers massive construction meant that they kept prisoners in just as effectively as they kept invaders out. Noblemen captured in battle would have luxury quarters high up in one of the gate house towers. They were held until there families paid a ransom. The ransom prisoners lived almost as well as the lord himself. But most of the prisoners were not ... back door to a house. This town gate was a convenient way in and out of the castle. Grisly sights greeted the traders and troops who passed through the town gate . Staring down from pikes high above the walls were rotting heads of executed traitors. Below in the ditch stood the gallows and the pillory. Like the heads above they reminded town folk of the severe punishments for breaking the ...
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