Shellfish

Due to the different resources available in the colonies along with the European’s primary goal, the patterns of interactions greatly varied between the European settlers and the Native Americans depending on the location. In New York, the interactions centered primarily around trading war products and fur while, in New Spain, the settlers mainly focused on spreading their religion and starting missions. The interactions in the two regions developed in similar way since every group wanted to…

What is a Ketogenic Diet? The ketogenic diet is a low-carbohydrate, adequate protein, high-fat diet that is designed to change your metabolism, help you maintain a healthy weight, and greatly improve your health. Since glucose is the easiest molecule for your body to convert and use as energy, it is used as your body's primary source of energy. However, when you greatly lower your intake of carbohydrates and significantly increase your intake of fat, your body is put into a state known as…

Many people used to call Lake Elsinore “Lake Smellsinore”. There are water skiers, boats, wind surfers, and swimmers (Stienstra 429). All of that activity can bring a lot of DNA and proteins into the water. By testing water samples from various parts of Lake Elsinore, for quality of DNA and protein, one can determine where the highest concentration of life exists. What is DNA? DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA is in all living things. Most cells in the human body have the same DNA…

Food is an important aspect of life; it is a daily necessity because all humans eat to survive. Food also act as ways for people to connect and present their cultures. Yet, in different cultures, many food have unique and symbolic meanings. Similarly, everyone has a unique eating habit, which is a way for people to identify themselves. The term food habits refers to “why and how people eat, which foods they eat, and with whom they eat, as well as the ways people obtain, store, use, and discard…

Mangroves are the typical coastal ecosystems stand out as a distinct forest type at the interface between terrestrial, estuarine, and near-shore marine ecosystems, where sea water and fresh water mixes and creates the favorable salinity condition for the mangrove species to grow. Mangroves have special adaptability to grow in such harsh environment; also, it provides massive ecosystem services to the coastal communities (Yusuke et al, 2012). However, mangrove species are increasingly threatened…

As an essential factor to sustain life and the ultimate protector within numerous industries, the element zinc exists as a crucial factor within the world’s scientific realm. This bluish-white, lustrous metal was previously used in various industrial alloys and for medicinal purposes as early as 2,500 years ago by the Romans and Palestinians (“Zinc,” 2016). Greater rates of zinc production then began in India during the 13th century by heating mineral calamine with wool, yet no reference to it…

would kneel and apologize for his actions and offer the animal’s spirit as an explanation for killing it. After returning from the hunting trip, the meat was shared, and the skins were cured. Rabbits, wild pigs, squirrels, turkeys, birds, fish, shellfish, and turtles were hunted and caught in villages, forests, and along the coasts. Not only was the Mayan’s culture influenced by agriculture but also religious…

She felt right at home, living in her Seanmhair’s cottage and with Scotland, as her new address. Scotland had actually always been her second home. It was going to take only a small amount of time to get acclimated to her new living arrangement and the Scots’ way of life. Aileana decided she should take a walk into town to see if any of her friends might be out and about. It was a magnificent sunny day, now that the morning mist had burned off. As she walked along the sidewalk in town, the smell…

species, such as sharks, can preclude a struggling ecosystem from collapsing, but can also directly affect an ecosystem primarily through its absence. A study in the U.S. suggests that “the elimination of sharks resulted in the destruction of the shellfish industry in waters off the mid-Atlantic states of the United States, due to the unchecked population growth of cow-nose rays, whose mainstay is scallops. Other studies in Belize have shown reef systems falling into extreme decline when the…

Introduction In 1988, Joyce Newman Giger and Dr. Ruth Davidhizar began developing their transcultural model when there were few cultural assessment tool available for health care providers. In Giger and Davidhizars transcultural assessment model, they address six cultural phenomena that help nurses care for patients in the best way possible. These include Biological variations, communication, space, environmental control, time, and social orientation. By taking these factors into consideration…