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Getting diagnosed paralyzed or losing a limb has to be one of the worst individual experiences a person can have. Thankfully, things could be looking up for these patients because DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has restored the sense of touch with a prosthetic arm given to a paralyzed person. Now, the patient can move the limbs with thought. “We’ve completed the circuit,” said DARPA program manager Justin Sanchez. “Prosthetic limbs that can be controlled by thoughts are…

Shortage of the organs and tissues has always been a critical medical problem. According to the data from Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services, the patient waiting list for organs in US consists of more than 80,000 patients and many of them die waiting on their organ list. There are several approaches for addressing this problem like artificial organs, xenotransplantation, etc. But these have other limitations like expensive organ- transplant…

The article demonstrates the extreme damage that the remaining plastic particles pollute the ocean and result in the deaths of marine lives, for instance, fish, sea turtles, sea birds and marine mammals. It straightly emphasizes the plastic problem at the beginning with statistics which show the significance of this issue. Thousands of tones of plastics flow into the ocean, which not only pollute the water, but also endanger the ecological system. Furthermore, the article discusses specific…

In the article, “How to Spot a Narcissist Online,” Julie Beck, a senior associate editor at The Atlantic, claims narcissists post more self-promoting content on social media. It's not always so easy to tell if someone's doing it for the attention. According to Beck, narcissists create more attractive posts on social media, but it's not always easy to tell if someone is posting for attention. She supports this claim by first describing how someone is considered narcissistic. Then, she makes a…

Magnolia Abreu 10-30-2016 Bio 240 409A Prof. Gillen What are Kidney stones and how scientifics test the hypothesis that riding a roller coaster may help patient with small kidney stones to pass their stones more easily. Kidney stones are small stones made of mineral and acid salts that form hard mineral deposits inside the kidneys and can affect any part of the urinary tract. (Mayo Clinic) Last month a report showed that riding on a roller coaster may help patients that suffer from small…

and professional. In the article released from the Onion the author mocks advertisers by creating an unrealistic scientist to say intelligent facts about the MagnaSoles. The author states, “ It harnesses the power of magnetism to properly align the bio-magnetic field around your foot,” (6).…

About two summers ago all I did was bike; I biked everywhere from ½ a mile to 8 miles a day. It was such an easy commute and it allowed me to get my in exercise as well. According to NASA.gov, John W. Young enjoys wind surfing, biking, reading and gardening. I also find think it is so cool that he was born in San Francisco because that is one of my families main spots to go to hang out with friends on vacations, and for layovers so that we can go into the city and eat. I was also born in…

socially accepted expectations and roles. The teachers to try and put their feelings about the death away and continue teaching in the same way to try and distract the students from the death socialized them. This can be explained with Brofenbrenner’s bio-ecological theory of child development where the “microsystem is the student’s school and peers because that is the most direct level of interaction and the interactions of these two agents would be classified as the mesosystem” () and helps…

worth through the carbon storing ability of trees. • Around 200,000 saplings (Fruit bearing and clones) are being given to the villagers consistently. BIO-MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT With the help of authorized agency like Telangana Pollution Control Board, SCCL is able to handle the Bio-medical waste by complying with the procedures mentioned in Bio-Medical Waste Management and Handling Rules. ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES • Energy efficient bore pumps are installed. Haulage and pumping layouts…

The spread of Elizabeth Blackwell’s altruism began with her aspiration to build a hospital in New York City. Fortunately, slow business thrived to be a bustling one through Blackwell’s talks of health in her rented, one-room medical center in Jersey City. Following Blackwell’s establishment was a clinic, founded by Blackwell, her sister, and Dr. Marie E. Zakrzewska, a Berlin midwife. Although labor in the clinic was ceased, the New York Infirmary for Women and Children was operative in 1857…