Copyright #ERS Journals Ltd 2002 European Respiratory Journal ISSN 0903-1936 Eur Respir J 2002; 19: 6–7 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.00281002 Printed in UK – all rights reserved EDITORIAL Understanding cough A.H. Morice*‚ J. Widdicombe#‚ P. Dicpinigaitis}‚ L. Groenkez A recent meeting on antitussive strategies presented an opportunity to review current practice in the treatment of acute cough due to respiratory tract infection (RTI). Multiple factors contribute to the present lack
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Families and family relationships are overwhelmingly complex‚ with unconventional networks of relationships built up as a result of marriages‚ divorce and separation‚ remarriage‚ and combined families. Whilst the definition of ‘family’ is multiplex‚ people are always conscious of their connections to others‚ whether good or bad‚ and some of these connections carry more weight than others (Carsten‚ 2000). Family structure is both culturally and socially located (Oltedal & Nygren‚ 2014). It is defined
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[pic] BTEC Extended National Diploma in Health & Social Care (Social Care) Unit 4 – Development through the Life Stages Assignment Title: Lecturer: Rebecca Drozd Room – Email – You will also need to: • Word processed your work • Include your name‚ pin & page numbers in a footer • Use Harvard Referencing System in your work including a reference list • Provide evidence of wider research by using various sources‚ e.g. websites‚ journals‚ text books. • 1.5 line space
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What is an additional need? According to Pete Youth an additional need means “any child or person with a physical‚ sensory‚ communication‚ behavioural or learning disability‚ or a long-term or life-limiting condition. This may also include children with emotional health and wellbeing needs where there is an impact on their daily life‚ including those with more significant mental health problems.” In my opinion additional needs means someone who needs extra help in order for them to lead normal lives
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Sample essays and suggested plans for content 1. The process of diffusion and its importance in living organisms Definition Fick’s Law Types of diffusion e.g. Facilitated diffusion‚ osmosis Gas exchange in unicells‚ fish‚ mammals and plants Digestion and absorption of products Exchange of materials between blood in capillaries and tissues e.g. placenta Transpiration‚ root pressure‚ water and ion uptake by roots Translocation and mass flow hypothesis Osmoregulation by blood and kidney‚ unicells
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OCS (Organ Care System) What is it? The Organ Care System (or OCS for short) is a device created by TransMedics INC and allows for soon to be transplanted organs like hearts and lungs to remain outside of a host body for longer. The OCS works by transporting warm blood‚ oxygenated‚ and nutrient rich blood to the donated organ‚ thusly‚ prolonging the time the organ can remain outside of a body (1). History of transplants: The very first successful heart transplant performed in humans was in 1967
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health hazards‚ but only determine how toxic the product is to the type of animal it was tested on. The drug‚ Fialuridine‚ does not harm dogs and monkeys but often proves fatal to humans. Transgenic mice containing the defective gene causing cystic fibrosis do not show the symptoms characteristic of the condition in humans. Often‚ many diseases and substances act differently in humans than they do in animals. During experiments using animals in the past‚ tobacco continuously failed to produce cancer
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Macromolecules Biologically‚ there are four general types of macromolecules or biomolecules. They are carbohydrates‚ proteins‚ lipids and nucleic acids. Each of these plays an important role in maintaining life among living creatures and each is a piece of the elaborate puzzle of metabolism. Each has a different chemical composition and interacts with other molecules differently. Most of these biomolecules come from food sources and we are therefore already familiar with them. Without a
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CLONIZATION The word "clone" derives from the Greek term klon‚ meaning a "sprout" or twig. (Jackson‚2001)In technologic meaning‚ cloning is a transplantation of an entire nucleus and not of specific genes‚ it is nevertheless an attempt to produce a child with certain traits. Human cloning falls conceptually between 3 other technologies. And the types of cloning are reproductive‚ embryo and therapeutic cloning. (www.biology-online.org) It has some advantages and disadvantages. However‚ there are
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Christal J. Thomas November 7‚ 2010 BCMB 409/ Section 001 Professor: Tom Dockendorff Bacteria: Communication Equals Modification Bacteria are organisms that are extremely copious upon this planet. They are tiny and most are single celled organisms that can survive in just about any environment. Anywhere from plants to the human body is where these organisms can be discovered. Some of the strangest places that support bacterial life include places that have extremes of temperature. These
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