ABSTRACT: Many people argued that Multiple Sclerosis is for adults and Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis is only for children‚ but studies have shown that that is not the case. MS is usually seen in adults but it can also be seen in children‚ although it is less frequent. MS affecting children under the age of 18 is known as pediatric multiple sclerosis. Many but not all argue that adult MS is the same as pediatric MS; conversely there are many people that could argue that that is not the
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because I was surprised on placement how many children did not grasp immediately that the area did not change when the shape changed and I found this extremely challenging to overcome. By looking into the subject more deeply‚ I thought I would find ways to challenge these misconceptions. Key Concepts and Misconceptions of Area When defining area‚ Koshy et al (2000) discuss that it is a two dimensional concept and relies on comparison with a square due to measures of area being in centimetres squared
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November 15‚ 2007 Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system that affects the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and the optic nerves. In MS‚ the myelin sheath‚ a fatty tissue that surrounds and protects nerve fibers‚ is damaged. Inflammation also occurs which further destroys the sheath and eventually the nerves that it encompasses. This leads to areas of multiple scarring or sclerosis which can slow down or even block nerve
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Multiple-Sclerosis Alicia Robinson Alaina Geeter Lecture 2113/4 Fall 2014 Dr. Rizk Multiple sclerosis‚ also known as MS‚ is one of the most common diseases of the nervous system. It has been around for over a century‚ before doctors even knew what it was. MS is a disabling disease of the central nervous system‚ or CNS‚ that disrupts the flow of communication and information between the brain and the body. It affects various parts of the body and is thought to be an autoimmune disorder. In MS
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MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE Noami Fyfe 70662199 SSC 130 Essentials of Psychology May 8th‚ 2013 05020500 Multiple Intelligence This approach to thinking was developed by psychologist Howard Gardener. Multiple means involving several parts‚ while intelligence is the capacity of learning‚ reasoning and understanding. The theory of multiple intelligence therefore looks at the many forms of intelligence. Multiple intelligence asks the question “how are you smart?” rather than “how smart are
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These amenities are also known as welfare measures‚ which are provided by the labours to the workers. This would include both the statutory welfare measures as well as the non-statutory welfare measures. The welfare amenities prove beneficial to the labour as well. For the labour such amenities will improve the labour’s motivation level‚ thus improving the industrial relations and promoting goodwill in the organization. Thus the welfare measures play an important role in improving the productivity
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Multiple Myeloma Multiple Myeloma is a form of cancer which affects the plasma cells of the body‚ which are white blood cells. Multiple Myeloma‚ first described in 1848‚ is a disease “characterized by a proliferation of malignant plasma cells and a subsequent overabundance of monoclonal paraprotein.” To understand how Multiple Myeloma affects an infected person’s plasma cells‚ it helps to have a general understanding of how normal blood cells are formed and how they act. Most blood cells develop
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Multiple Intelligences NAME Course University Multiple Intelligences and the Impact on Learning Have you ever looked at one of your family members and just been so amazed at all the differences you have‚ to the point that you are even amazed that you are related? Did you ever wonder why someone is so gifted in one area and completely lacks in another area? This can all be explained through Howard Gardner’s theory on Multiple Intelligences‚ which states there are eight different ways
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Katrina Rufin Kroenung English 1 (7) 26 April 2013 Extreme Measures Have you ever tried to change yourself just to fit in‚ or even to make yourself seem more likeable? People seem to change themselves just to fit into society today‚ or maybe even to be noticed more by others. Whether it is getting plastic surgery to enhance your beauty‚ or giving somebody that first impression‚ everyone seems to at least change themselves a bit to be accepted into society. This is what the women in Snow Flower
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Dietitians and Multiple Sclerosis Ryan Herndon Kaplan University Professor Seeman June 26‚ 2012 Multiple Sclerosis (M.S.) is an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord (PubMed Health‚ 2012). Approximately 250‚000 to 350‚000 people have been diagnosed with M.S. in the United States (Schoenstadt‚ 2006). Every week‚ 200 new people are diagnosed with M.S. in our country (National MS Society‚ n.d.). M.S. can affect each person differently. Damage to the myelin in the Central
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