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    Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Mayra Cantu is board certified by the American Association of Diabetes Educators in advanced diabetes management. She graduated from the University of Texas Pan American in May 2014. Mayra is practicing as a Nurse practitioner at the Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at Doctor Hospital at Renaissance. She has a great passion, she loves to help others, and she is willing to provide the best help for one. Diabetes is a chronic condition that results in having…

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    counts and other lab levels and chest X-rays. Treatment usually includes surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation. Some cancers require specialized treatment such as in retinoblastomas, which require an enucleation, or osteosarcomas, which may require amputation. The most important job for a nurse with high-risk children is early detection and knowing the early signs to look for. Nurses also need to be aware of the diagnostic interval, which is the time between presentation of signs and symptoms…

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    face that strangles its prey. This is a metaphor comparing the snake to King Leopold 's rule. Source one explains the taxation of food, ivory, rubber, and other commodities. Source two examines the “incidents of flogging,” execution, burning, and amputation of hands for not working hard enough. Source three gives an account of the unruly work hours and the fact that Africans had to work 20 days a month simply to pay a rubber tax. Belgian rulers could have also used methods explained in source…

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    An investigation into how the theme of survival is presented in Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Road’ featuring the movie '127 Hours'. Introduction and Aims: 'The Road' is a novel written by British author Cormac McCarthy in 2006, it is based on a post-apocalyptic world, in which a father and his young son cross a dying landscape, towards the coast. This novel follows a seriously ill man, desperately clinging to his…

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    story of Aron Ralston, an outdoorsman and thrill seeker who survived a horrific canyoneering accident while exploring remote areas of Utah. Aron’s desperate actions for survival served as the movie’s pivotal point. This moment entailed Aron’s self-amputation of his right forearm, using a dull pocket knife, to free himself of a boulder that kept him pinned to a canyon wall. This scene was most memorable and captivating because it portrayed Aron’s desire for survival best. It was almost as if…

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    In the United States law enforcement came a long way. Law enforcement developed in two fashions and its roots connect back to the policing in England. The two types of policing were both informal and communal, they were also both known as the “Watch,” or “The Big Stick”. The watch system was mainly molded from community volunteers. Their primary goal was to warn locals of danger. According to Gary Potter (2013), “Boston created a night watch in 1636, New York in 1658 and Philadelphia in…

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    Revolution against the basic evolutionary developmental biology arises with the astounding repair capacity of the planarian robust self assembly system and its automatic repair ability of its body structures. With its complex body plan and nervous system, a planaria possess the ability to flawlessly regenerate any part of their body after a traumatic injury or loss. It is capable of recovering its original structure and function of any damaged or obliterated body part even after being deprived…

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    surgical procedure, it can lead to pain and anxiety. Root surfaces that are reshaped by grinding in the furcation or at the site of hemisection are more susceptible to caries.The terms "root amputation" and "hemi-section" are known collectively as "root resection." According to Newell16 the advantage of the amputation, hemisection or bisection is the retention of some or the entire tooth. However, the disadvantage is that the remaining root or roots must undergo endodontic therapy and the crown…

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    In the small city Perrone, France stands one of the best World War I museums in all of Europe, the Museum of the Great War. They teach people the significance and impact of the First World War through exhibitions featuring anything from the life styles of the early 1900s, to events that started the Great War. They get their visitors very engaged in learning about the war by making them fell a connection with the people of that time period. For example, there is a current exhibition that shows…

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    The trend in Nursing that I chose to write about is diabetes impact on healthcare. I’m very passionate about the subject because I was diagnosed with being pre-diabetic this summer. I know that if I don’t make lifestyle changes, my being pre-diabetic will progress to the chronic condition of being diabetic. In my essay, I will be addressing the issue of non-compliancy through lack of access to medications, food insecurity and the current policies put in place to help diabetics get the…

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