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    In addition, it is observed that many curriculums or textbooks do not provide an adequate number of non-routine problems from which teachers can choose. This rather affects teachers’ use of problem solving approach in mathematics teaching since they mostly rely on the prescribed textbooks as their source of information (McIntosh, Jarret, & Peixotto, 2000). Such phenomenon is similar in most Ethiopian universities. Moreover, textbooks and assessments regimes used in the school and the time…

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    Most women aren’t disposed to having their men develop close friendships with other women. They are easily discomforted especially where the said women are flirtatious or appear a little more at an advantage in looks, career, achievements etc.? From the male perspective this shouldn’t be anything of a concern… in fact telling her to stop being insecure meant you can’t understand her perspective? What if she develops close friendship with other men who are at a more advantaged edge in looks or…

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    ZIKV

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    the virus was acknowledged in humans in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. Since then, there has been reports of outbreaks of ZIKV in Africa, America, Asia and the South Pacific. In 2007, the first large outbreak of ZIKV was reported from Yap Island. ZIKV is closely associated to DENV, West Nile, yellow fever and the Japanese encephalitis virus. After a person is infected, they experience mild symptoms which usually lasts from a few days or up to a week; some have no symptoms at all. In…

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    non-cardiac drugs have been found to delay cardiac repolarization, causing QT interval prolongation and predisposing patients to an increased risk of potentially fatal ventricular arrhythmias, known as torsade de pointes (TdP) (Letsas et al, 2007; Yap and Camm 2003; Sanguinetti and Tristani-Firouzi). These drugs include the second-generation, non-sedating antihistamines astemizole and terfenadine, withdrawn from the market in Europe and the United States (in 1997 and 1999, respectively) due to…

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    Public Enemy, a razor-sharp adaptation of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s classic, explored the ideals of democracy, majority rule and the media, reflecting issues that remain startlingly relevant today. Staged by W!LD RICE, the play ran at the Victoria Theatre from the 9 April to 25 April 2015. Addressing the hidden social and political truths in Singapore or even globally today, Glen Goei’s genius creation of this production inspired an intrepid company to hold up a mirror to our community…

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    trading post here to further British influence in the region. The early economic policy of a free port status promulgated by Raffles, allowed unrestricted movement of goods through the Singapore River’s calm waters, and trade flourished thereafter. (Yap, 1990) To cope with increased trade demands, port facilities at Keppel included wharves and dry docks, with Asia’s largest dry dock, the Kings Dry Dock completed in 1938. (National Library Board, 2014) When 1965 the…

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    Zika Virus Essay

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    Within the last few months, there has been a huge discussion regarding the emergence of the Zika virus and how to treat the virus.. As Zika continues to be a major issue in the U.S. and many other countries, many healthcare providers are looking for vaccines and treatments that permanently eliminate the disease. However, there has not been much success for providers and the illness is continuing to creep its way into U.S. borders. Scientists and researchers have now offered to use Genetically…

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    I woke up at seven thirty in the morning because Sherlock thought it was a brilliant idea. While this was unusual, I tried to hide my confusion. My facial cues failed me and Sherlock spilled the news. He claimed that there was a dame awaiting our services. Sherlock was able to subdue her, but she needed more help than a soft spoken newsie. Sherlock proceeded to dissect her and noted that not any doll runs around these corrupt streets looking for trouble if she isn’t in trouble herself. Sherlock…

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    Coping With Dementia

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    The challenges of coping with aging and dementia in Singapore Dementia is a clinical syndrome caused by a number of organic brain disorders that affect memory, thinking and behaviour. This disease of being ’forgetful’ is a leading contributor to disability and need for care among older people, resulting in increased cost to the society. Therefore, dementia has an enormous economic impact on health care and social service systems ($2.4 billion spent in Singapore for 2014) (Paul et al., 2016).…

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    In his essay Self-Reliance, Emerson claims that the members of society should trust their intuition and not let others dictate the outcome of their opinions; arguably, is still practical today because visionaries have impacted the world with their intuitive ideas. Being an overachieving man is he who is not hindered by the outlooks of anyone and is a visionary, using their own ideas and thoughts. According to Harvard Business Review, “… business and engineering aspect of his personality was…

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