Exposure Literature Reviews Samples For Students

Introduction

Teratogen is broadly defined as an environmental agent capable of causing abnormal prenatal variation in form or function. In other words, it can be any environmental factor that can produce a permanent abnormality in structure or function of an embryo or fetus or restriction of growth of an infant (Gilbert-Barness, 2010). In prenatal life, exposure to teratogens may even lead to death of the embryo or fetus. It is estimated that approximately 15% of all congenital structural abnormalities observed in a child are due to exposure to some kind of teratogens during the prenatal life (Brent, 2001). A larger number of ...

Introduction

An individual does not get fully developed until after the second year after birth. This means that brain development does not complete at birth since it takes additional two years outside the womb of the mother for it to be fully developed . Now, there are a lot of things that can happen and experiences that can be encountered within those two years. Some sources suggest that the events and experiences are among the factors that can influence nervous system growth and brain development in particular.
It is being argued that an infant who got more exposed to more stimulating ...

Overview

Media violence is considered complex. Therefore, its meaning is explained in different ways according to how one views the whole perception. According to David & Hertz, (2007) one of the simple definitions of media violence is the exposure of fights, murder, and forms of injustices through the televisions to the public. When defining media violence, one should keep in mind the ideas like; the aims of media violence that are; do they point at passion or retaliation? The being consequences: whether financial benefits or death and finally, the techniques in media violence like handful fights or shootouts. When watching the ...

The four financial hedging techniques are future, forward, money market and currency option hedge. Any business firm is supposed to compare it is the cash flow in determining which the technique to apply to hedge. The futures hedge is involved in the use of the currency futures. To hedge the future payables, the business or the associated firm is supposed to purchase a future currency contract in regard to the currency of the choice as it needs (Stephens, 2003).
A forward hedge is the similar with the future hedge but the only difference is that the only forward contract ...

Thesis statement

Learning various languages expands the boundaries for people and provides the different opportunities to cross-cultural dialogue, business development and employment. About 60% of the World population speak more than one language. Acquiring correct and intellible pronunciation, according to general observation, is one of the hardest tasks for all language learners.
Most of the additional language learners develop an accent, that allows other people to distinguish non-native speaker and to make suggestions about her origin and native language. Presence of an accent commonly does not change intelligibility of the speech (perceived phonological constancy, Mulak et al., 2013), that is ...

1.0 Domestic violence, PTSD and women

Research has proven that battering and violence in the families are major causes of post-traumatic stress disorders among the victims (PTSD). The problem of intimate patner violence has become a very widespread calamity in the world today. It involves physical or bodily assaults, emotional distress, and traumatizing responses by one patner to another.Women in particular, form the larger population of people experiencing domestic violence. This makes them to be most vulnerable to mental disorders that result from experiencing violence, and in particular PTSD. According to a study by Loring Jones, Margaret Ughes and Ulrike Unterstaller, battered women are great victims of ...

Introduction

Quality of air is a determinant in the quality of life, indoor air is important as people spend on average 80-90% of their lives in door (WHO, 2007). Indoor air quality began a long time but only been a health concern decades ago when awareness of contaminants presented in the air. The problem begins when the construction of building are highly insulated to conserve energy, which caused a trap to air intoxicants inside the building (E. Willard, 2005). This causes the exchange of outdoor to indoor to lessen and therefore the indoor air pollution builds up.

Indoor air quality is a complex issue as ...

Eric Zwingel

Valley City State University
Video games have become a large part of many peoples’ lives with ages ranging from toddlers to middle aged adults. Teachers are seeing this integration of gaming into the classroom with such things as Smartboards and Ipads to utilize the tech skills that students are developing. Unfortunately most teachers relate gaming to negative effects which are major concerns amongst most school faculties. As a future teacher, I want to know how gaming is affecting the students in a positive, negative, and social aspect. My experiences with gaming have been positive but how I view the amount of ...

Literature Critique

The association between viewing television shows at an early age and decline in quality of attention span among children has found formidable support from cross-sectional research design. The research under review, however, takes into consideration the importance of conducting a longitudinal study on the subject matter via use of data involving the age of children at the time of exposure to television watching and subsequent effects in later age. Data on children at the time when they were aged one and three (with separate sample sets per age) and detection of subsequent attention span problem signs at age seven has found gauging ...

Literature Review on Fracking

Introduction
The extraction of natural gas has been seen the much-needed reprieve in the face of increased energy demands globally. The natural gas present unexploited energy reserves that can be used to meet the energy deficits in the countries where there are natural gas deposits. Its extraction requires the use of advanced technologies. Fracking the main technology used in the exploitation of natural gas from the rocks beneath the earth’s surface where it is trapped. The biggest proportion of the new wells for the exploitation of natural gas (90%) utilizes hydraulic fracking as the technology of choice. While ...

Chapter 2 – Literature Review

Chapter II
The Review of the Related Literature
Introduction
During the past decades, breakthroughs in the study of Vitamin D and findings pointing to its importance in maintaining health have been made. Apart from the found importance of Vitamin D in human skeletal development, further evidence is attributing the benefits of adequate Vitamin D to the development of other tissues in the body. In addition, the prior belief regarding the amount of Vitamin D needed in the body was changed encompassing new findings that the human body needs more Vitamin D than usually thought (Holick, 2004). ...

Chapter 1 Literature Review

CHAPTER 1

Introduction
During the past decades Vitamin D deficiency had become a major health concern among many Asian countries. Even countries where the sun shines all year round Vitamin D deficiency is still prevalent. This problem is attributed to the dietary factors, inadequate exposure to sunlight and skin pigmentation among Asian people. In terms of skin pigmentation, the majority of Asian inhabitants have highly pigmented skin. Although high skin pigmentation it is generally beneficial because pigmentation reduces the penetration of ultra-violet rays it can also reduces the production of building blocks required to produce Vitamin D. In Saudi ...

The title of the article covers the snapshot of what the contents of the research are. The title also has a section that focuses on the methodology and target population for the study. The specific aspects of the title create an idea of what the article will cover. The article does not have an abstract. On the contrary, it has summaries of the sections covered. These sections offer a shorter version of the article. The introduction provides a clear intention of the direction that the article will take. It also provides a background of the study and the anticipated ...

A)Pathophysiology of crocidolite.

Pathophysiology refers to both the pathological and physiological effects of a disease or injury. Crocidolite is a type of asbestos which is blue in color which has very thin fibers hair like fibers. This makes it the most dangerous type of asbestos as these thin fibers are very easily inhaled when blown by the wind where the asbestos occurs naturally (Australia) and when people are working with it especially during mining. This type of asbestos is used mainly for insulation as it is sprayed on walls, ceilings, boilers ovens and pipes.
Crocidolite falls under the category of respirable dusts. These ...

The excellence of the air around us is referred as ‘air quality'. In the case when the area is given good air quality credit, then it means that the air around the area is clean and most of all, unpolluted. Clean air is the most important aspects required for all living creatures on this planet. There are variant factors that causing poor air quality or pollute the air. The emissions from factories and vehicles used to play a major role in air pollution toxins. When the concentration of the pollutants reaches beyond the mark and can affect the health of ...

You can tell a lot about a person merely by what their appearance is telling you; these ‘channels’ of the body are what express the mind’s emotional state, and help to judge someone’s personality, and whether something is affecting their state of mind. Nonverbal behavior is an important component to forming impressions about people's personality, sociability, and mood, among other things (Ambady and Rosenthal, p. 439). When someone typically tries to figure out what someone’s emotional state may be, three determinants are used; the emotional state of the observer, the emotional state of the observed, and the information ...

Abstract

The analysis of literature review of this research was on the effects of tanning beds to the skin, a topic that is getting news rating because it bans the use of tanning beds in younger populations according to the current Louisiana’s new legislation. This study is predestined to review the augment that artificial tanning, as a comparative background of the skin has impacts.
According to Demko, et. al., 2003, the risks of skin cancer claims, have been brought on board, concerning tanning beds being behind the increased cancer risk, though, through the research conducted, there is support and opposition ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is currently defined as a trauma-related or stressor-related disorder in the 5th edition of the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). It is caused by any traumatic event, but catastrophic events, physical abuse, and combat engagement in war are the most prevalent causes of PTSD (Sullivan, 2012). The symptoms usually start showing three months after an individual experiences a traumatic event, and they need to last for at least one month before an official diagnosis can be made. The most common symptoms include behavioral changes (e.g. avoidance of situations associated with ...

Long-Term Effects of Exposure to Mass Trauma and Resettlement amongst Vietnamese Refugees in Australia

The short-to-medium-term adverse effects of exposure to mass trauma and displacement amongst refugee populations have been studied empirically. Findings from epidemiological studies have revealed that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression are two most prevalent mental disorders in these populations. The prevalence of these two disorders amongst refugee populations is higher than that of non-refugee populations (Fazel, Wheeler, & Danesh, 2005). This indicates that exposure to mass violence and trauma significantly contributes to psychological disability. PTSD plays an appreciable role in the development of depression (Kessler, 2000). The two categories of mental illnesses prevalent amongst refugees, PTSD and depression, are ...

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Trauma / children trauma of separation
Trauma refers to an emotional shock or wound often having long-lasting effects. This shock or wound could be caused by any accident, violence, or other such incidents, especially in the childhood, when a child feels completely helpless (Kaduson & Schaefer, 2012). Usually, trauma in the childhood is of great impact as the child is unable to use ordinary coping and defensive processes while facing any intolerable danger, anxiety, or instinctual arousal. These situations have such an overwhelming nature that they may result in an everlasting kind of impact on the mind ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that is related to serious traumatic events and is characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness, and absence of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images. Research shows that reliable and modest gender differences exist in the growth of PTSD (Vishnevsky 110). Researchers also found that the risk of PTSD could vary in women because of type of trauma and prior history of trauma. However, the risk for PTSD in men is not much affected by the type of trauma and history of trauma. ...

Introduction

Anger is an emotion that enrages a mind, increases the blood pressure and makes heart beat faster sending adrenaline rush into the system. Anger mainly has three components; physical reactions, the cognitive experience of anger and behavior (PBS Online, 2011). The physical reactions of anger show in increased blood pressure and heart rate, muscle tightening and 'fight or flight' response. The cognitive experience of anger makes one feel angry because of a situation making him feel wronged and threatened. Behavior is the expression of anger that includes a wide range of behavioral reactions from slamming doors to raising voice and from turning ...

Abstract / Summary

This Literature Review is formulated with the intention to assess the dangers surrounding the detection of tar and nicotine content, specifically utilizing High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). Also other methods to measure and evaluate the importance of these substances from a researcher's viewpoint. Attention will be primarily focused on HPLC as an important method to be utilized. Focus will also be directed at other methods used, such as taking blood samples to measure the effects of tar and nicotine. This Literature Review acknowledges the limitations of research as there are many risks regarding cigarette smoking that are relatively unknown. Moreover, ...

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Introduction

The negative impacts of smoking not only affect the direct smoker but also the person that inhale the smoke secondhand. A number of researches have linked various diseases with smoke from the direct smoker. A research conducted on the cardiovascular effects of secondhand smoke reported that the effects are closely as huge as smoking. It concluded that the secondhand smoke elevates the chances of developing coronary heart disease by an estimate of thirty percent. Barnoya & Glantz (2005) suggests that there is a relatively high risk to heart diseases and conditions associated with second hand smoking as compared the normal ...

Choice of Topic

Prenatal development refers to the growth that takes place in the life of human before their birth. During this stage, the maternal and paternal parents should be very much concerned about the welfare of their unborn baby. I am particularly interested in this topic because it touches on a very significant matter. It is important for everyone to be knowledgeable on the exact steps to take during this period. This is because many parents make a lot of mistakes which end up ruining the lives of their children in the long run. Since most of such mistakes are done because of ...

Introduction

Among initial efforts to investigate the impact of mass communications, the most widespread are the reports forwarded by the eighth black bound volume published between 1933 and 1935 (Rupprecht, 2011). The pioneering work, “Payne Fund Studies,” was carried out when mass media comprised of solely the press, the radio, recorded music, as well as recorded movies. Out of all these, movies emerged as the greatest concern to education activists. This is because of their enormous attraction to children. The survey sought to establish the nature of influence movies had on the American youth. Children’s movies can be influential ...

The Bhopal disaster

- Causes
The Bhopal disaster, was an industrial accident that occurred on the night of the night of the 2-3 of December at a pesticide plant in Bhopal India .[1] The company that owned the plant was the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL), a subsidiary of the American company Union Carbide Cooperation (UCC).Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas (MIC) and other chemicals leading to the instant death of more than 3,800 people and causing significant health problems to thousands of people who lived around the plant.
The manufacturing process employed in the plant ...

Alcoholism is both a health and social issue that needs to be regulated or treated when necessary. Although the Alcoholic Anonymous support group was founded in 1935, the issue of alcohol abuse did not capture the attention of the US government until the second half of the 20th century when they started providing funds for rigorous scientific research on the physiological and psychological mechanisms responsible for the development of the disorder (Longabaugh & Magill, 2011). Today, pharmacological research is directed towards understanding the pathophysiology of alcoholism to develop suitable treatments while psychological research aims to understand the role of external factors ...

Introduction

Growth and development is an umbrella term for everything that happens to an organism after a certain period of time that leads to maturity. Human growth and development are two terms that are usually misinterpreted and at times, interchanged. It would be important to know as early as now that these two terms do not carry the same meaning and are therefore not interchangeable. Growth refers to the process wherein part of an organism’s body increases in size, diameter, or length. One practical example of growth that typically occurs in humans is the increase in the size, diameter, and ...

With the technological advancement in the contemporary world, the pop culture has become available to everyone and one of the most influential genres regarding romantic relationships. Pop love songs have integrated various streams of information to enhance the emotionally engaging experience for the audience. The pop culture uses chords, melody, dynamics, lyrics, and instrumentation among other components of the song to producing an intriguing and appealing music percept. As a result, the pop culture has established an electric flavor to the lives of the audiences, especially the younger generation. Sex and love are the main themes portrayed by the ...

Impact of Video Games in English Learning

Impact of Video Games in English Learning
Technological changes have brought new ideas, software, video games and many other developing applications in computer use. Adults and children are using computers to distract their minds and perform challenging tasks that improves their innovative skills. Children play video games primarily for fun and education. There are different forms of video games that can be found over the internet via YouTube and many other technological sources. Children tend to choose the kind of games meant for their age levels that keep them interested. There are many different kinds of games available. For ...

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Tricyclic antidepressants vs Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) in treatment of Depression

In recent decades, SSRIs have become the first-choice treatment for depression. The efficacy and acceptability, as well as cost-efficiency of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) versus the older tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are studied by many researchers. Most of scholars agree that the both classes of antidepressants are almost equally efficient (Marton, 2003.) According to Marton (2003), a small trend towards greater efficacy of TCAs was found when the outcome was measured in terms of depression scales, and towards SSRIs – in terms of global impression scores.
But Faravelli and colleagues (2003) argue that in most studied cases, ...

Introduction

One of the byproducts of urban growth and development is the waste production. As per the report of the World Bank (2013), OECD countries produce almost half of the world's waste, while South Asia and Africa are listed as the regions producing the least amount of waste. The Basel Convention defines 'wastes' as substances or objects that need to be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of national law. European Waste Catalogue shows 850 types of wastes out of which 420 types of wastes have been classified as hazardous waste. Hazardous wastes are those wastes considered to be ...

Measures of effects can be explained to being the indexes that normally summarize the strength of the link between various exposures and their specific outcomes thus helping the medical practitioner make effective decisions in their everyday practice (Rothman, Greenland & Lash, 2008, p.72). In the nursing practice, the measure of effects strategy is an imperative approach that helps the nurse in knowing not only whether a certain exposure such as smoking can be linked to a certain outcome such as myocardial infarction, but also determining the magnitude of this relationship.
Enormous risks would be posed to the patients if the use ...

Perhaps the most important advance in using new building materials is the development of concrete which is more durable. New- age concrete is flexible and endows all kinds of structures, buildings, roads, sewers and bridges which last for a very long time. The construction industry in the world is becoming modern and advance, however, there is still the problem of building defects which need to be addressed.
Defects to concrete facades of different buildings pose safety danger to the public; hence there is a need and formidable challenge to rethink on the issue. Successful remediation requires an adequate understanding of ...

Young students who are currently studying in American colleges are an asset to the nation. They are the future leaders and, therefore, it is in the nation’s interest for campuses to encourage healthy habits as they impart curiosity and intellectual discipline. The health status of the mind and the body influence each other. Smoking of cigarettes poses the biggest danger to the health of those enrolled in college campuses. Studies have shown that a quarter of college students smoke tobacco, more than half of them doing it daily. Despite decline in the number cigarette smokers, 18% of college students ...

Denying children a chance to interact with nature in the smallest magnitude robes the true beauty of life. Outdoor environment is not only a place to burn calories, but it is also a platform in which children can foster the learning skills. According to miller 1989 and Burdette and Whitaker (2004), it is accepted that freely chosen outdoor games and activities help children learn life skills such as social competence, creative thinking, problem -solving and safety skills necessary for adult life. Burdette and Whitaker (2005), emphasizes that if children have regular opportunities to mingle with nature, they will be smarter, healthier, happier. ...

Video game violence in teenagers has become a topic of discussion in the public due to the continued school shootings. The media has been portraying video game violence as one of the key aspects that are fuelling behavioral aggression among the youths. The increased behavioral aggression such as bullying, fighting and even criminal assaults calls for investigation to be done to determine the cause especially among the teenagers who are already having some mental health problems.
According to study conducted by Kutner and Olson (2008), 60 percent of middle school boys who have at least played one mature rated ...

Applying the precautionary principle to consumer household cleaning product

Development.
Summary
Precautionary principle, which can be summarized as when an activity raises the threat of harm to human and the environment, preventive actions should be taken even if some cause and effect relationship are not fully established scientifically, is the common principle used to guide in managing scientific uncertainty in ingredient safety assessment (Cara , 2011). The available registered disinfectants in the consumer market are quaternary ammonium, sodium hypochlorite and Triclosan. However, there is a possibility of existence of the relation between these disinfectants and human health and environmental issues.
Triclosan is a spectrum anti-microbial found in anti-bacterial ...

Warfarin as used in medicine

Warfarin is a drug that serves as an anticoagulant; it is most commonly used in the medical field to prevent thrombosis which is the formation of blood clots and thromboembolism which is the migration of these clots to other parts of the body. It is also used in the management of deep vein thrombosis, arterial fibriation and pulmonary embolism.[1]
This drug is a derivative of dicoumarol a 4-hydroxycoumarin-derived mycotoxin anticoagulant that was discovered in spoiled animal feeds that are made using sweet clover.[2] The recommended dosage is 10mg of warfarin for urgent anticoagulation, after that a maintenance dosage of 5mg ...

- Fitzroy River Turtle (R Leukops)
- The Biology
Fitzroy River Turtle, Rheodytes leukops is also called the white eyed river diver referring to its Latin name. Locally, it is sometimes called the “bum breathing turtle referring to its ability to utilize cloacal ventilating. This method of breathing improves its breath-holding capacity and enabling it to colonize riffle zones and take advantage of the associated greater densities of food resources during the wet season and early dry season. . “R. leukops was first described as a new genus and species in 1980 (Legler and Cann,1980) and most publications ...

Determinants of Capital Structure

Abstract
Decision on capital composition is a crucial decision for firms as it has major financial and profitability implications. The objective of this paper is to identify the determinants of capital structure and discuss the key theories on capital structure. The paper discusses they key theories of capital structure, providing evidence of the theory and listing its limitations. The MM theory is the foundation for the other modern theories of capital structure. The trade-off theory is an extension to MM theory relaxing the assumption of bankruptcy. Pecking order theory highlights the firm’s preference of internal cash flows as ...

Gay and lesbian issues

The purpose of this book was to explain how the Suicides among gay teens have become very common in males, with United States of America being at the receiving end. The author Chuck Stewart who is also a lecturer in Ohio explains how there are many causes that lead to these suicides. Stigma is one of the major causes of high number of suicides because the victims are victimized through various ways whereby the internet turns out to be the major tool of victimization. In 2006, World Health Organization released a report which indicated that over a million people commit suicide every ...

Introduction

Aggression is hostile behavior aimed at causing physical or psychological harm. Aggression can be indirect or direct, verbal or physical and active or passive.
There are several social factors that cause aggression. These factors include media violence, Stereotype and social identity, threat Collective narcissism, Status, competition and mating motives personal characteristics, cultural factors direct provocation and frustration among others.

When an individual watches media, observational learning takes place. This brings the indication that excessive exposure to media violence increases probability of any individual to behave aggressively. (Barbara etal, 2010). Metaanalysis and reviews have indicated that this effect is ...

Introduction

Zika virus also termed as ZIKV is a known to have gained worldwide attention, especially in the USA, South East Asia, and Australia. The Zika belongs to the Flaviviridae family which comes under the genus Flavivirus (Wikan & Smith. 2016). The Zika virus is spread though day time mosquitoes belonging to the Aedes family. Some of the most common mosquitoes to contain and spread Zika include A. aegypti and A. albopictus. The name of Zika originated in 1947 where it was first isolated from the Zika forest in Uganda. Based on evidence, the Zika virus was associated with varying viral ...

Introduction

Racism is the ideology of racial inferiority/superiority at the individual, cultural, or institutional level that influences the perceptions and behavior of members of different racial groups towards others (Pieterse et al., 2011; Hoyt Jr., 2012). Research on the issue of racial prejudice has led to the association of perceived racism with poor psychological well being and psychological stress. Racism is an important concern in the present society due to the current prevalence of fatal violence against African Americans on the streets and even in church. It raises questions on the true incidence and impact of racial prejudice in the ...

The activity of AMPK supports the normal function of the endothelial barrier (Xing, Wang, Coughlan, Viollet, Moriasi, & Zou, 2013), while on the other hand, the exposure of LPS ensures that there is inhibition of AMPK, thus accentuating lung injury and endothelial barrier dysfunction (Kratzer et al., 2012). It is a fact that LPS increases the permeability of the endothelium, which occurs once there is a decrease in the AMPK activity. This is consistent with the fact that the activation of AMPK activator, AICAR, emphasizes LP, once it is applied in vitro to test the hyper endothelial permeability.
Experiments done ...

INTRODUCTION

One of the technological platforms regularly visited by college students each and every day is social media. There are many youths who participate in all social media, like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, as if it is an important factor of their lives, something that is essential and necessary. Social media places youths in place where there every posted action and opinion is free to agreeable responses, positive accolades and “likes,” but they are also facing negative comments, hurtful insults and, in some case, even threats. E.A. Vogel, as well as other authors, in the 2014 article for Psychology of ...

Mechanical ventilation (MV) causes oxidative stress that is responsible for adverse consequences on organs. In a situation of MV, the excessive pressure impairs the function of the mitochondrial respiratory chain leading to oxidative and nitrosative stress (Kavazis, 2009; Hafner et al., 2014). MV is commonly associated with hyperoxia where an excess of oxygen is provided. In such a case an oxidative stress can be induced when the oxygen pressure in the alveolar exceeds that of the normal breathing conditions because the biological system is not able to readily detoxify the environment from components such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) ( ...

Article Abstracts

Boysen, G.A. & VanBergen, A.

Abstract

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) has long been surrounded by controversy due to disagreement about its etiology and the validity of its associated phenomena. Researchers have conducted studies comparing people diagnosed with DID and people simulating DID in order to better understand the disorder. The current research presents a systematic review of this DID simulation research. The literature consists of 20 studies and contains several replicated findings. Replicated differences between the groups include symptom presentation, identity presentation, and cognitive processing deficits. Replicated similarities between the groups include interidentity transfer of information as shown by measures of ...

Amongst the biggest problems that are being recognized is the phenomenon of global warming. This is an alarming issue for the environmentalists as they believe that the sustainability, worse yet, the livability of the planet is at stake because of it. Because of the economic and industrial conditions of the planet, the climate of the earth is changing rapidly. The average temperatures that are being measured are increasing very quickly, and it is feared that in a short period of time, the temperature of the planet will rise higher than what is comfortable (Root).
The problem of rising temperatures ...

Soy beans and their derivative products contain naturally occurring compounds called isoflavones. The isoflavones, occurring predominantly as daidzein and genistein, are not in actual sense estrogens, and, thus, they do not increase estrogen levels in blood when diets rich in them are taken. However, they have been noted to affect estrogen metabolism. Also known sometimes as phytoestrogens, because of producing weak-estrogen like effects in the body, isoflavones usually bind to estrogen receptor proteins, which in turn interact with one’s genetic materials in the cell. In this way, isflavones would be mimicking some of the physiological effects of the ...

Introduction

Radiation detectors are widely applied in numerous fields for early detection and mitigation of radiation effects within premises. The advantages associated with the application of radiation detectors are tremendous not only in the medical field but also other professional fields where radiation detectors are employed. Owing to these positive benefits of radiation detectors, their application for various functions across different fields has grown at an alarming rate ever since their inception. Radiation detectors come in numerous types and shapes (Owens and Peacock, 2004).
Nuclear medicine is notorious for the application of radiation detectors as compared to other professional fields. ...

Introduction

In this day in age, the need for older workers to enter the education realm is increasing. More adults are starting to participate in training and education programs in order to increase their skills and employability. The twenty-first century learners are now given endless options when it comes to obtaining educational resources. This has exposed these individuals to several different learning opportunities, such as online learning in higher education. Online learning gives these individuals the skills they need in order to retain their current positions through the comfort of their own home. This paper addresses the advantages and disadvantages ...

Introduction

Five states within the USA have the legislation governing the legalized realization of marijuana in small amounts. Colorado is not an exception as the majority of the population in this union support this policy. Given the fact that the issue of the impact of the legalization of marijuana has not been researched properly by the experts, this paper will present the overwiev of the major studies pertaining to this question. Nowadays, the population believe that marijuana should be treated in the similar manner to the regulation of the realization of alcohol and tobacco in the country.
Despite the fact ...

DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE

With changing times people are becoming more reckless, impatient and losing their moral grounds. Drugs and alcohol have become a part of life for a huge population of the world. Every country all over the world has seen a remarkable increase in the number of people engaging in such addictions in the last few decades. The addiction has claimed lots of lives and ruined lots of families. It is an important concern for the medical fraternity and the government of every country. Constant monitoring and stricter rules have also failed to bring down the rate much. More than imposing ...

Effects of Air Pollution on Health

In this paper, we will critically review the article based on a research conducted by Chit- Ming Wong, Nuntavarn Vichit-Vadakan, Haidong Kan, and Zhengmin Qian. The title of the paper is Public Health and Air Pollution in Asia (PAPA): A Multicity Study of Short-Term Effects of Air Pollution on Mortality; published in the September 2008 issue of the journal, “Environmental Health Perspectives”. The article has included a total of twenty-seven significant literature studies which were based on the same subject. Quite a many articles were taken from some renowned databases like those of the ‘World Health Organization (WHO)’ ...

Cigarette smoking is one of the favorite trends not only in American society, but in every civilization around the world. Despite the fact that smoking has almost become a part of the American tradition; this habit should be discouraged and even banned in order to promote safety of the nation’s stakeholders. Thus, this paper seeks to identify and evaluate the varied reasons that would justify the banning of cigarette smoking. Several literature suggest that while America is a democratic country that supports its citizen’s freedom, the government must limit such freedom when practices like smoking destroys the life of ...

Introduction:

Technology is progressing every day. Technology has also impacted on the daily lives of the people. Not only it saves time in doing different things, but in many ways it shapes out attitudes and behaviors too. In particular, electronic Media, TV has been affecting the life, culture, values, practices and attitudes of all the generations. So the impact of TV has been one such technology that has impacted lives of many people.
Children are seen as the future of any nation or country. They are always quite innocent and get influenced quite easily. They are facing the real ...