Selective breeding

With new laws being enacted in the military and the ever present possibility of conflict, a relatively dormant topic has emerged, the Selective Service and the military draft. As with any emerging topic, differing opinions towards the issue have risen, Economists tend to argue that the agency “captures people who would prefer to be doing something else and forces them to bear the cost of national defense disproportionately by working for a submarket wage”(Applebaum), military officials lean…

Over the past twenty years, 3d printing has made its presence known within mainstream media. The first appearance of 3d printing in modern cinematography was released in 1998. The movie was titled “Small Soldiers” and it featured a scene where a toy was made layer by layer due to a laser, much like how a SLA printer functions. SLA printers are one of many different types of 3d printing commonly available today. The other most notable variety of 3d printing is FDM. FDM printers and SLA Printers…

3D printing is a mechanical process where solid objects are created by ‘printing’ successive layers of material to replicate a shape modeled in a computer has been adopted in numerous industries. Many people can benefit from this kind of technology such as wounded warriors that may have lost limbs in combat, or even those that have dysfunctional organs and could use a new organ. The creator of 3D printing, Charles Hull, on August 8th 1984 filed for a patent on his photo solidification apparatus.…

Depression is a brain disorder which generate major disability. Its etiology and molecular mechanism is not fully understood. It is a leading cause of disability globally, with lifetime prevalence as high as 20% (Kessler et al., 2005). Depression is multifactorial disorders that differ in symptomology and most possibly in etiology. There are various symptoms of depression include depressed mood, mood swing, loss of pleasure activities (anhedonia), inability to concentrate, lack of energy,…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental illness that is brought about by exposure to trauma. Most traumas are involving death of a loved one, or the threat thereof, serious injury or amputation, sexual violence, or any life-shattering, or life-altering event that leaves one feeling helpless and hopeless. (Smith et. all, 2015). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is often brought upon by something incredibly terrifying and overwhelming to the experiencer. The most common group of individuals of…

Depression is a word that is usually associated with negative connotations but from the perspective of a marketing company, is it really a bad thing? For a group of people who are assigned to promote such an idea, they must find a way to manipulate the context of depression into something that is relatable to everyone. This is exactly what the producers of Paxil, GlaxoSmithKline, had done. It was their goal to set in motion a new understanding of sorrow and depression in Japan. Before in Japan,…

these synapses is the major action of several classes of pharmacological antidepressants. Researchers and drug companies have aim to provide a drug that enables us to maintain serotonin levels or increase serotonin levels. This drug comes about as Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) which blocks the termination of serotonin reuptake by the presynaptic cell, and increasing serotonergic action in depressed…

The Chemistry of Love Love is an intense feeling of deep affection towards a person, place, or thing. Oftentimes human beings refer to their hearts as the source of their emotions and deep affections, but that is not true. The heart is simply a hollow muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body. In fact, a human’s central nervous system in the brain is the cause of any and all affections. The misconception that the heart is the cause of human emotions evolved after the thirteenth and…

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most common of the anxiety disorders. It is defined as “a marked and persistent fear of social or performance requirements that expose the individual to scrutiny and possible embarrassment. These Individuals go to great lengths to avoid these situations, or they may face the challenge with great effort, wearing a mask of fearlessness” (Mash, 2015).. Social anxiety has two main treatments: psychotherapy, medication, or a combination or both treatments.…

The claimant was a 54 year old female. On 01/18/2015, her husband reported that the claimant had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and shoulder and neck pain “to the point of exhaustion.” Therefore, her ability to process stress and daily issues was limited. She required help with all activities of daily living and with the house chores. She “toss, turn, moan with pain, yell when pain is to severe, awakes routinely, gets up, has nightmares, screams.” She was forgetful, had difficulty…