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Homeostasis in humans
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This is exemplified by the function of human skin, with an increase in temperature necessitating thermo-receptor feedback to the brain's hypothalamus.... In the case of an imbalance, a function is usually altered, causing a reversal of the functionality back to its normal settings (Guyton & Hall, 2006:317)....
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The Value of Feminist Approach in Challenging our Assumptions about Cinema History
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Moreover, Ellen is mostly depicted in movement, she represents and symbolizes development, change, life while Orlok is an epitome of stagnation and therefore death ... This report "The Value of Feminist Approach in Challenging our Assumptions about Cinema History" discusses the depiction of a woman that has been controversial and complicated in cinema....
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Lawrence's horse dealer's
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There is so much symbolism in this story by Lawrence.... Not only did Jack rescue her from her death, he also rescued her from a life of poverty and depression.... One such symbolism is the pond where Mabel tried to commit suicide.... Another symbolism which we see in this story aside from the pond is the change of clothes of Mabel at the end of the story....
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Is Gender Identity Acquired or Ascribed
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This essay "Is Gender Identity Acquired or Ascribed" intends to determine whether gender identity, an individual's own sense and experience concerning gender, is acquired or ascribed by making a comparison between micro and macro sociological perspectives.... ... ... ... Identities are formed based on ascribed identity and acquired identity....
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Hobbes and Rousseau on the Creation of Political Authority
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However, this advantage to the strong is not so great that they stop fearing death and if a person is faced with death s/he has to avoid it by whatever means possible (Williams, 2006).... n fact, this threat of death can come from a combined force of weaker individuals as well therefore the natural world creates a constant struggle and war between all individuals.... Therefore, it is the fear of death which leads human beings to form civil societies that function under some form of authority (Williams, 2006)....
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Connection between Homelessness and Health
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The paper "Connection between Homelessness and Health" sums up homelessness disproportionately affects the most at-risk individuals within society, as a result of this homelessness, the extent to which medical conditions are exhibited within this large and ever-growing population is vast.... ... ...
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Kar Marx and Sociology
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The paper "Kar Marx and Sociology" highlights that Karl Marx was a sociologist who changed the view of many people by outing forth his research and perspectives about different topics like labour, alienation, classes, reification and religion, and gave new ideas about social being and consciousness....
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The Structure of a Formal Apology
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This reflects to build the identity of Rudd, a president who took time to listen personally to a constituency member , not just analyze reports ,data or books, The first hand encounter builds the reality function of the apology .... If the apology does not acknowledge responsibility it is perceived to be insincere, undermining the function of apologies, and initiates a generation of public debate and controversy....
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Respond
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She effectively asks the recalcitrant salesman to perform a task and he does it without much of a Response In my opinion, the is quite critical of herself.... She effectively asks the recalcitrant salesman to perform a task and he does it without much of a fuss.... She assess her communication skills and after getting good results, she sits back and wonders if it is too good to be true....
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Chinese Film
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For instance, traditional scenes which project confrontation and prepare the audience for the death of a character incorporate striking sounds to enhance the level of excitement however; this sense of adventure is only short-lived.... Nonetheless, the stark contrast and immediate sound change in this specific scene sparks uncertainty amongst the audience who were expecting the death of a character to occur almost immediately.... For example, in the presence of individualistic motives that lead to the death of Sam at the hands of Ming the attainment of success is not possible because the viewer can always question the purity of Ming's intentions which of course is motivated by sheer selfishness (Buckland 161)....
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Health and Science Questions
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An example of a negative way of expressing denial is when a mother denies the death of her child and hurts people who try to convince her of the truth ('Defense mechanism', n.... The essay "Health and Science Questions" focuses on the critical analysis of the major questions in health and science....
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The Peculiarities of Fiction of the 20s-30s
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The paper "The Peculiarities of Fiction of the 20s-30s" discusses that generally, contrasting the North and the South in America are common points for these authors.... This can be explained by the changes in American society that occurred during this period.... ... ... ... The peculiarities of fiction of the 20s-30s in the example of works by Scott Fitzgerald "The Ice Palace", William Faulkner "That Evening Sun" and John Steinbeck's "Flight' can be outlined in the following way: personal wanderings and searching of people for themselves in the Post-war period are leitmotifs of all these three works....
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Global Information Systems and the Associated Challenges
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This handing over of IS to third parties in itself contradicts the view that IS serve a strategic function in organizations.... According to them, organizations need to rethink their business strategy which includes the choice of whether or not to outsource the IS function.... For instance, the customer service function was considered a strategic function in organizations at one time since it involved establishing an interface with customers (Khosrow-pour, 2006)....
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The Competitive Business Environment
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This paper ''The Competitive Business Environment'' tells us that strategic planning provides the business with flexibility in its approach to meet the changing preferences of the people.... It already has created a niche market position for its Coppertone sunblocks or sunscreen lotion that comes in squeeze bottles....
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Health Promotion Program for the Elderly
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This view fails to recognize that diabetes is a key source of death among the elderly.... iabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.... Management of type 2 Diabetes; which is very difficult to deal with in the elderly population for the reason of complex therapeutic issues and the inferior body function state of the elderly....
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Chinese Market Environment
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So as to achieve a worthy understanding of the company operations case, the researchers interviewed a stock person, a salesman and a cashier.... The main objective of this document is offering a report of how the operations strategy covered by competitive priorities tends to be affected by the business environment....
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A Worn Path Eudora Welty
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This paper shall focus on her use of symbolism, characterization, and setting to develop the theme of courage in ‘A Worn Path'.... symbolism The short story is full of symbolism from the title itself to the name ‘Phoenix'.... The paper "A Worn Path Eudora Welty" discusses that generally, the difficult journey that Phoenix makes brings out her courageous nature....
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Death and the Afterlife of Christianity and Buddhism
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This essay "death and the Afterlife of Christianity and Buddhism" seeks to discuss the similarities and differences in the Christian and Buddhist beliefs about death and the afterlife.... In Christianity, death is seen as an event that can be escaped through having life after death.... The Christian traditions are set on the basis that when one leads a righteous life on Christ, they get a chance to have another life after death....
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What Might Be Some Social and Cultural Consequences of Iatrogenesis
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These may poison and even cause the death of patients (Illich, 1975).... he hygienic function of all traditional culture is derived from their ability to prepare the individual in the way of making sickness understandable, making the pain tolerable.... The hygienic function of all the traditional culture is obtained from their ability for individual preparation in a way of making sickness understandable, hence making the pain tolerable.... The paper "What Might Be Some Social and Cultural Consequences of Iatrogenesis" highlights that each culture provides shapes to a gestalt of heath that is unique and to an exceptional conformation of attitude towards diseases, pain, impairments, and death....
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The Settings of the Masque of the Red Death
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This essay "The Settings of the Masque of the Red death" focuses on settings that are often as important as the characters themselves and set the stage in which literature comes to life.... The settings used in The Masque of the Red death and Trifles are unique and specific to the plot.... It is within his abbey that Prince Prospero desperately tries to hide from the horrible 'red death', but is eventually victim to death at his very own masquerade within his abbey....
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Barthes Structural Analysis of Popular Culture
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Different cultures place values on given commodities to influence the cultural view on the commodity creating symbolism of the item. ... symbolism is relevant in a wrestling match with participants keen to showcase actions that are of interest to the audience.... Use of symbolism is important in a wrestling match as it is in a theatre performance.... Toys symbolism was also an area of interest to Barthes.... symbolism is used in toys to impact certain culture to the young ones....
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Improving Patient Safety Training
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death ... The paper 'Improving Patient Safety Training' looks at the linking of the educational system being used in the training of medical trainees to the health care delivery services to the patients.... In this system when an error occurs, the other system is automatically compromised and put at risk....
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Evaluate the relationship between clinical and experimental neuropsychology
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In every cognitive sphere, comprising language, memory, visual perception, abstract reasoning, and attention, it is likely to discover fascinating instances of dissociations within a particular cognitive function or if not interesting alterations of the normal mechanism (Bradshaw & Mattingley 1995).... The implication these cases present is obvious, and not unforeseen to clinicians and researches in the discipline of neuropsychology (Maruish & Moses 1997): ‘within any given cognitive function, a whole range of things can go wrong; conversely, a specific deficit in memory, attention, or language can manifest itself in a variety of interesting ways' (p....
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Psychological Criticism Used towards The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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The researcher states that 'The Strange Case of Dr.... Jekyll and Mr.... Hyde' is the dark tale of a man's struggle with his dual personality, in which the author utilizes psychological occurrences to point out the duality of human nature as well as the dark side of civilized society.... ... ... ...
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I'm No Body, Who Are You
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The term, ‘nobody' is the strongest one in the poem which stands as a powerful symbol of symbolism.... The poem is one of the best works of Emily Dickinson, one of the most blessed poets which America has ever witnessed.... One of the catchiest factors that attracted me towards the poem....
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Organization Analysis on the Example of Dell Inc
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management structure changed significantly when it was transformed from function-oriented organisation into a market oriented global company in 2007.... In other words, managing change is not a separate activity but part of the business strategy which is somewhat evident in Dell's attempt to change the function and operation of the company in line with its strategy to focus more on the market.... Note that it only took him a year to decide and change the company from function to market-oriented company despite thousands of motivated and innovative employees that made Dell a giant in the industry....
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Human health and environment
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This may pose the danger of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning that may cause headaches and even death.... Countries which have access to chlorinated water have low death rates as compared to countries where water is unsafe for drinking as the water is not treated....
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Health Organization Case Study
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Banner Health Case Study Name Institution Banner Health Case Study Introduction Banner Healthcare is an American healthcare provider established in 1999, the result of a merger between Samaritan health system and Lutheran health care systems.... It is one of the largest non-profit secular healthcare systems with more than $2 billion in terms of revenue (Banner Health, 2007)....
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Is Gender Identity Acquired or Ascribed
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To analyse an individual's final stage, death, an emphasis has to be made on the individual's final stage.... Her research was taken a step further by Sundstrom who introduced the concept of gender symbolism.... This report "Is Gender Identity Acquired or Ascribed" discusses gender that has introduced a new concept of feminism in sociology thereby creating more room for research regarding this topic, more so to do with the connection between social class race, and gender....
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The dream of the Rood
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here 18 August The Uncompromising Cross − Now and Then the symbolism of the cross has been existent for more than two millennia and is a central concept from which Christianity hinges, and in the pre-10th-Century poem “The Dream of the Rood,” the “rood” – or Crucifix – carries the same immutable significance that Christians hold today, save one incongruency.... Most of the depictions provided in the poem are consistent with modern Christian beliefs, including Christ's death on the cross to save all mankind who would believe on Him as their Lord and Savior....
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The Death of Ivan Illych by Leo Tolstoy
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On my first reading of the death of Ivan Illych, by Leo Tolstoy, I wondered why Tolstoy took such a circuitous route towards giving an account of the protagonist's death.... the death of Ivan Illych by Leo Tolstoy On my first reading of the death of Ivan Illych, by Leo Tolstoy, I wondered why Tolstoy took such a circuitous route towards giving an account of the protagonist's death.... On further study, I realized that the story is as much a commentary on life as it is on death....
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What does it mean to be human What makes one human
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This is inclusive of walking on two legs and upright, eating other new foods, use of new tools, body size and shape changes, complex and large brains, unique aspect of the social life and symbolism and language.... At this point is where the art, language and expression symbolism is evident: figurines, ancient necklaces and oldest crayons....
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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
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It is maybe because of his mixture of cultures, seeing how they were slightly different from the United States to the United Kingdom, that he put so much attention on symbolism in his work.... It is maybe because of his mixture of cultures, seeing how they were slightly different from the United States to the United Kingdom, that he put so much attention on symbolism in his work.... Today's writing circles call it ‘show, don't tell' and in Eliot's case, he did it through the use of symbolism....
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Gas Exchange and Transport
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he function of the nose is to filter all debris as well as warm and moisten the passing air ... The function of the red blood cells is to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and take carbon dioxide from the body tissues back to the lungs to be exhaled (Houghton, 2007 p.... he function of the heart is to supply blood to all parts of the body.... he function of the coronary artery is to supply the heart tissues with oxygen and nutrients ...
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Nutrition and Global Health
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Nutritional status can also affect pregnancy and results of pregnancy (143).... It can affect birth weight, how children grow, and the.... ... ... Malnourished pregnant women, for instance, are more likely to die during childbirth or give birth to malnourished infants who eventually die (127). ... ...
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Abortion: Public Health and Relationship
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Unfortunately, the more who are succumbed to abortion have confronted death especially in case of young pregnant women.... egal bodies, national and international organization concerned with human rights are not focus significantly on the abortion related death occurring in developing and underdeveloped.... In the article Jacobson(2009)“Complications of unsafe abortion are among the leading causes of maternal death in many countries, and in some, like Peru, unsafe abortion is the single most important cause of maternal illness and death”....
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Guy Bourdins Work for Charles Jourdan
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The fashion product became a symbolism and the intent rather than, potentially, any other aspect of a picture. ... The paper "Guy Bourdins Work for Charles Jourdan" states that generally speaking, fashion symbols are more of a characteristic of youth subcultures that try to express their unique identities through the creation of differentiated visual identities....
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What Role Does Vengeance Play in Greek Myth
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Four years later with Electra mourning the death of her father, Littleton indicates that she arranged for revenge, as she felt betrayed by this death9.... Vengeance takes the form of payback, and that it was obligated to avenge the death of her father.... The fact that blood has been paid off by blood is a clear indication of the pain and how hurt the duo was with the death of their father.... As Littleton indicates, the death of Agamemnon is a warning of the dangers of hubris17....
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T Helper Cells and the Adaptive Immune System
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Other functions of T-helper cells in the body include facilitating the B cell antibody class switching, maximization of bactericidal activity of phagocytes, for example, the macrophages as well as playing an important function in the growth and activation of cytotoxic T cells.... s far as the immunity of the human body is concerned, T-helper cells serve the most important function in adaptive immunity.... hey serve an auxiliary function in the immune system by helping other effector cells to perform their functions effectively....
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Ten Hidden Truths in The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
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This research is being carried out to evaluate and present ten hidden truths in 'The Jungle' by Upton Sinclair such as the reality of wonderful dreams; cost of living a nightmare; superficial lifestyle lead to disasters; the ugly face of the society etc.... ... ... ... The study leads to the conclusion that the novel is a masterpiece of English literature, which leaves a sound impact on the reader....
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Circumstances and Causes Around the Death of Canadian Aboriginal Languages
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This paper "Circumstances and Causes Around the death of Canadian Aboriginal Languages" discusses the phenomenon of language death and examines what causes it.... Specific analysis of suicide rates in young people found that there is a correlation between the death of the original language in the local community, and suicide among young people.... the death of such a language causes a dislocation of the community from its traditional understanding of all these key areas, and this, it seems, is why language death causes so much cultural stress....
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Personal Wealth Management
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This means that they are not insured against a number of risks among them disability, death or even the automobile insurance.... Moreover, death is just one such scenario, there are other scenarios such as sickness or disablement, which would require specialized medical care.... he couple personal risks involve premature death and disablement costs.... In case of premature death, there are costs inflations related to death, such as burial costs, estate administration and final medical care; all these costs have no provision in the couple's financial plan....
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Developing Branding Strategies
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The essay "Developing Branding Strategies" focuses on the critical analysis of the investigation of the factors which motivate consumers to purchase counterfeit products and how macro- and micro-marketing approaches may be merged into a single marketing paradigm.... ... ... ... The idea that you are what you buy - that possessions confer status - has long existed and guided some purchasing, as most notably observed by Thorstein Veblen (1899)....
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Theory, Practice, and Evidence in Occupational Therapy a Dynamic Trilogy
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It interferes with the person's ability to face and cope with reality, and thus with the ability to function. ... , Occupational Therapy: Enabling function and Well Being.... "Theory, Practice, and Evidence in Occupational Therapy a Dynamic Trilogy" paper states that when working in the realm of multiple personalities, it is useful to consider traditional occupational therapy treatment in a pluralistic way....
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The Bussiness and Competitive Environment/ Burberry
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It is based on the principles of quality and function and has globally recognized portfolios.... The paper "The Bussiness and Competitive Environment/ Burberry" discusses the UK company - Burberry, that has been plagued by several problems.... As the fashion industry itself is one of the most challenging sectors where the tastes and the preferences of the customers change frequently....
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New Discoveries Regarding Links between Ribosome Biogenesis and Cancer
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) (2015), cancer is the leading cause of death, and it composed 13% of all deaths in the world or 7.... According to the World Health Organization (WHO) (2015), cancer is the leading cause of death, where it composed 13% of all deaths in the world, or 7.... They learned from their studies that Akt has a function in pre-rRNA synthesis.... Activated Akt has a crucial function in stimulating rRNA synthesis through boosting transcription initiation factor I (TIF-IA) expression, which happens through hindering the latter's ubiquitination and succeeding degradation via mouse double minute 2 (Mdm2) (Nguyen et al....
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The Most Common Symptom of Angina
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Patients who continue to smoke after an MI have a 22-47% increased risk of reinfarction and death (Alaeddini, 2006).... The prognostic indicators are LV function, severity and location of atherosclerotic lesions, and the response of symptoms to medical treatment....
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The Hijab and the Reason Why it has Become So Popular
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Owing to its connections with various political as well as cultural representations in different circumstances, any analysis of the function of the hijab also has to take into account political as well as social elements that modern Muslim communities are faced with on a daily basis....
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Equality of Citizens of a Liberal Democratic State
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In such cases, the function of a government is to ensure inequality between those who have more and those who have less material resources is kept at a minimum.... This paper "Equality of Citizens of a Liberal Democratic State" focuses on the fact that liberal democracy has found widespread support due to its guarantee of constitutional liberties and rights....
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Analysis of a Conversation between Two Chinese Characters: Chuang Tzu and Hui Shi
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the symbolism for the vast depth and uncertainly of the universe and life is the river, and so in that ‘universe', Chuang Tzu saw happiness to which Hui Shi questioned him.... "Analysis of a Conversation between Two Chinese Characters: Chuang Tzu and Hui Shi" paper sheds some light on the probable philosophical explanations of the two characters' intentions, logic, and rationale of thought....
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