Matthew Johnston The use of X-Rays in Modern Dentistry Dentistry is increasingly becoming a major part of people lives in today’s society‚ being taken for granted and often little thought about. As technologies advance treatment becomes cheaper‚ quicker‚ and the outcome becomes more aesthetically pleasing and longer lasting. As braces‚ dentures‚ crowns‚ procedures and techniques change and improve at an alarming rate‚ one aspect has remained the same for a longer period of time. This is the use
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Endosulfan Endosulfan is an off-patent organochlorine insecticide and acaricide. This colourless solid has emerged as a highly controversial agrichemical[1] due to its acute toxicity‚ potential for bioaccumulation‚ and role as an endocrine disruptor. It is banned in more than 63 countries‚ including the European Union‚ Australia and New Zealand‚ and other Asian and West African nations‚[2] and being phased out in the United States‚[3][4] Brazil[5] and Canada.[6] It is still used extensively in many
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After initially reading about the Tabasco sauce intervention I was kind of shocked. This seemed to be very unethical at first. However after they furthered explained the purpose of the intervention and highlighted the helpful effects of the intervention my opinioned changed. Though I would want to explore a more effective way that doesn’t make question is this technique unethical. At first I thought they were just spraying tabasco sauce into Sam mouth‚ which seemed very unethical because given his
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Dose Adjustments in Patients with Impaired Renal Function Prof. Hartmut Derendorf University of Florida Chronic Kidney Disease Major world-wide health concern In US number of patients requiring dialysis or transplant is projected to increase from 340‚000 in 1999 to 651‚000 in 2010 National Kidney Foundation-attempts to standardize definition‚ stages and laboratory tests to assess kidney function Am J Kidney Dis. (2000) 366 suppl 2:S1–S279 S-M Huang et al. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
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GENERAL APPROACHES FOR DOSE ADJUSTMENT IN RENAL DISEASE Renal insufficiency can markedly alter one or more of the pharmacokinetic parameters of a drug including oral bioavailability‚ volume of distribution‚ drug binding to plasma proteins‚ and most importantly the rates of metabolism and excretion‚ i.e.‚ drug clearance.. To minimize drug toxicity and maximize therapeutic benefits‚ it is often necessary to adjust drug dosage in proportion to the degree of renal insufficiency. A drug will most
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An enabling aspect of our Phase 2 effort will be use of two improved models‚ including our novel 2-dose CP model in mice developed in Phase 1 that for the 1st time‚ reproduces the AKI and CKD pattern in humans treated with CP. Given the potential advantages a peptide agonist vs. RNLS protein‚ including reduced potential for cardiovascular side effects and immunogenicity; ease of manufacturing and stronger intellectual property‚ we will confirm and extend that a peptide agonist is equal or better
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Does media Violence lead to violent behavior? One of the notable changes in our social environment in the twentieth century is theadvent and saturation of mass media. In this new environment‚ radio‚ television‚ movies‚ videos‚ video games‚ and computer networks have assumed central roles in our daily lives. For better or for worse‚ the mass media are having an enormous impact on our values‚ beliefs‚ and behaviors. Unfortunately‚ the consequences of one particular element of the mass media exposure
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What does it mean to be human What does it mean to be human? What is a human? What makes someone human? Although‚ some opinion may be as same or difference because of the answer have vary from person to person.I belief human must have three main characteristic to be a human. First‚ in physical human have large brains compared with body size and body weight which it has many nervous cells. Brains include Cerebrum‚ Thalamus‚ hypothalamus‚ Cerebellum‚ pons and Medulla. Humans are the only animals
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Does Age Really Matter? Some people may think that age matters in relationship while others say that relationships work best when the male is older‚ but I do not agree with either ideology. I used to believe that age matters in a relationship but after personally going through an experience that counteracted those beliefs‚ I finally believed. When my cousin‚ Mojgun‚ met the love of their life no one‚ including myself‚ ever believed that the relationship would work‚ especially since she was
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In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ both Romeo and Juliet are tragic heroes with tragic flaws. They both share the same tragic flaw‚ which is immaturity. This is illustrated when they "fall in love" before even getting to know each other. Also‚ their immaturity is shown when they fail to think their situation through before getting married without their parents’ consent. Romeo’s immaturity is what caused him to kill Tybalt; Juliet’s immaturity is what caused her father to push her wedding
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