The world is facing an epidemic of cocaine use by adolescents and young adults from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Epidemiologic data suggest that cocaine use is a serious public health problem because it is highly addictive and is associated with a variety of neurological complications. Cocaine‚ a natural alkaloid‚ is extracted from leaves of an Andean shrub‚ Erythroxylon coca. Coca leaves were used by the native populations to alleviate the rigors of high altitude and to diminish
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Handout Lab 5 - Cranial Nerves: Assessment of Functions INTRODUCTION The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and the spinal cord. The CNS receives sensory information from other parts of the body or the body’s external environment and transmits motor information to other parts of the body by way of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The PNS of the human includes 31 pairs of spinal nerves and 12 pairs of cranial nerves. Some nerves contain only motor nerve fibers (efferent
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DEVELOPING A CONVENIENT ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE FOR THE QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF RESIDUAL CTAB PRESENT IN HEAMOPHILUS INFUENZAE type b POLYSACCHARIDE Thesis submitted for the degree of Bachelor of Technology Biotechnology 1 BY 2 Mr. Sarthak Ranka 2 Under the guidance of 1 Dr. SURESH BERI ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR (PRODUCTION) Serum Institute Of India Ltd 212/2‚ Hadapsar Pune (MH)-411028 1 Submitted to
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1.0 A convenient site: Festival Walk is located at 80 Tat Chee Avenue‚ Kowloon Tong‚ directly connected to the MTR interchange in Hong Kong (take Exit “C” at Kowloon Tong MTR station). In additional‚ the bus station provide terminal service from different district achieve to Festival Walk. Moreover drivers can direct parking at festival walk which provides over 800 spaces‚ open 24 hours a day‚ 7 days a week. The car park offer 3 levels and set up the complete security facility for 24-hours monitoring
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Muscle In this experiment‚ you will explore how muscles work. You will also examine some of the properties of muscle fatigue. In this experiment‚ you will electrically stimulate the nerves in the forearm to demonstrate recruitment‚ summation‚ and tetanus. Written by staff of ADInstruments. Background The skeleton provides support and articulation for the body. Bones act as support structures and joints function as pivot points. Skeletal‚ or striated‚ muscles are connected to the bones
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Caring for Your Psoriasis: Self-Care Tips Medicines for psoriasis are often invaluable in controlling symptoms. But there are plenty of natural ways to treat psoriasis‚ too. Try these eight tips to help manage your psoriasis at home. Psoriasis Self-Care Tip 1: Keep Skin Moist Using moisturizer is an important part of self-care for psoriasis. Dry skin makes irritation and itchiness caused by psoriasis worse than it needs to be. A vicious cycle can result: dry skin can cause itching and scratching
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Botulism Botulism is a serious illness that causes flaccid paralysis of muscles. It is caused by a neurotoxin‚ generically called botulinum toxin‚ produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum (and rarely by C. butyricum and C. baratii). There are seven distinct neurotoxins (types A-G) that Clostridium botulinum produces‚ but types A‚ B‚ and E (and rarely F) are the most common that produce the flaccid paralysis in humans. The other types mainly cause disease in animals and birds‚ which also
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Ergogenic aids are substances or devices that enhance energy production‚ for use for recovery and provide athletes with a competitive advantage. Numerous ergogenic aids claim to enhance sports performance and are used by amateur and professional athletes. Approximately 50 percent of the general population has reported taking some form of dietary supplements‚ while 76 to 100 percent of athletes in some sports are reported to use them. Physicians can evaluate these products by examining four factors
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Use of SDS-PAGE/Western Blot Techniques as Diagnostic Tools for Equine Medical Conditions SDS-PAGE Overview Electrophoresis is commonly used to separate proteins using an applied electrical field. SDS-PAGE separates proteins by molecular weight‚ using sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS; also known as lauryl sulfate) to denature them and a discontinuous polyacrylamide gel as a sieving matrix. The net charges of folded proteins are not dependent upon molecular weight. Rather‚ charge is determined by
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PressReleasePing Parts of Asia on Verge of Dire Post-floods Consequences?Hard-hit Areas to Face Mounting Pandemic Outbreak Tolls?1st Asian Post-DESPO?s P.I. Prof. Dr. Aurangzeb Hafi Torrential flood-tides leave over 12‚85000 Asian children prone to life-long disabilities?Already at high vulnerability‚ over 250‚000 Rohingya children most endangered?Scarce upsurge of deadly Leptospirosis at post-disastrous situations scenes?Specter zones crossing normal parameters of vector-borne diseases?High-risk
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