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had more time to survey, I would have extended my population to a larger audience. Older people or individuals who have already graduated college might have a different perspective than students have on physician-assisted suicide. There is also confounding and lurking variables in my survey. Depending on the individual I asked they could have felt pressure from me to respond to the question in the way they believe I wanted. For instance, the circumstance came where I asked someone who knew my…

Part A According to One Medical, obesity rates have increased over the past twenty years. The article claims that there have been many studies that have linked sugar-filled drinks with obesity, particularly with children. It has also been noted that “rising rates of obesity paralleled an increase in sugar consumption.” HFCS are high fructose corn syrup and can be compared to poison in large servings for humans health. Sucrose is the typical “table sugar” which is a common household…

I. Question: Do polyphenols prevent dementia? II. Introduction: As the elderly population continues to grow, dementia is becoming more prevalent around the world today.1-3 According to Alzheimer’s Disease International, the number of dementia cases is expected to increase from 47 million in 2015 to 135 million by 2050.1 Currently, there is no cure or effective therapies available for dementia. However, vast scientific literature provides significant evidence that addressing modifiable risk…

Eating disorders bring significant psychological and physiological harm to individuals who suffer from the disorder. Eating psychopathology is defined by distinctive disruptions in eating habits and weight-regulation behaviour, (Fairburn, C. G., & Harrison, P. J., 2003). This particular form of psychopathology, although a general term, manifests itself through several characteristics. From anorexia nervosa, characterized by excessive pursuits of weight loss and selective food restriction, to…

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine system disorder affecting between 6.5 and 8 percent of women overall.1 PCOS is a condition that can cause women to have irregular periods, grow extra facial hair, gain weight and become obese. The exact cause of PCOS is unclear but it is usually caused by excessive production of androgens by the ovaries. Most patients with PCOS are overweight or obese, with obesity being reported in 30 to 75 percent of PCOS patients. Therefore, diet and exercise…

In The Criminological Imagination Jock Young’s main argument is meant to criticize the overly quantitative and positivist nature of modern criminology and point out the limited qualitative imagination within the discipline. Young considers his book a success if he can “create a moment of hesitation and contribute somewhat to the growing skepticism with regards to the widespread desire to quantify every aspect of the human condition” (p.ix). Young describes how criminal justice scholarship has…

Americanization: The Creation of the Indian Stereotype In Fall 2015 I took an American Indian Studies course, at first I was not thrilled since history courses are not my best subject. However, there was something different about this course that was intriguing. I began to find it appealing due to the information and history that was provided. In my perspective I found a connection with my culture and some of the suffering American Indians went through. As our course continued I was fascinated…

The observation of distinct locomotor behaviour presented by the different zebrafish embryos is consistent with the findings of previous studies. From 17 hpf, zebrafish embryos demonstrate spontaneous tail coiling by contracting the sides of its tail, a form of specialised locomotor behaviour activity (Brustein et al., 2003). Spontaneous tail coiling is not myogenic but arises from the innervation of functional motorneurons, which are situated in the spinal cord, and the frequency of the…

When sea levels and temperatures rise as a result of climate change, how will plants react? In this experiment, the growth of Wisconsin Fast Plants (WFPs) will be tested when temperature and waterlogging are added to twelve WFP chambers. The question that will be attempted to answer is: How do factors of climate change—water and temperature stress—affect the growth of WFPs? Waterlogging is the act of adding too much water and temperature stress is extreme temperatures. This question is being…

RESULTS Table – 1 POAG PACG CONTROLS Number of subjects 17 14 17 Number of eyes 34 20 34 NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS In POAG group, both eyes were affected in all the participants while in PACG group, 1 patient was uniocular and only one eye was diagnosed with PACG in 6 patients. In control group, both eyes of patients were included in our study. Table – 2 Sex Distributions Male Female POAG 10(58.82%) 7(41.17%) PACG 7(50.0%) 7(50.0%) Control 11(64.70%) 6(35.29%) Male to female ratio was 1.4:1,…