Child Marriage: A Silent Health and Human Rights Issue Abstract Marriages in which a child under the age of 18 years is involved occur worldwide‚ but are mainly seen in South Asia‚ Africa‚ and Latin America. A human rights violation‚ child marriage directly impacts girls’ education‚ health‚ psychologic well-being‚ and the health of their offspring. It increases the risk for depression‚ sexually transmitted infection‚ cervical cancer‚ malaria‚ obstetric fistulas‚ and maternal mortality. Their offspring
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The word “rickshaw” is an abbreviation of the Japanese word “Jinrikisha” or “Rikisha”.[1] In the 1880s‚ the rickshaw began to displace gharries (horse-drawn carriages) as the main mode of cheap transport in Singapore.[2] A comprehensive study of the “rickshaw” in 1921 Singapore necessarily examines rickshaws as a mode of transport‚ as well as an avenue to gain insights into the lives of rickshaw pullers. In the latter sense‚ rickshaws serve to bring the lives of the common people into sharper contrast
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A Brief History of Antibiotics‚ Antibiotic Resistance‚ and Antibiotic Alternatives Antibiotic Resistance and Alternatives Antibiotics have been commonly‚ though mistakenly‚ thought of as the ultimate cure‚ for almost all illness‚ for over half a century now. However‚ the intended use of antibiotics is for the treatment of bacterial infections and diseases. Viruses or fungi-related illnesses will not be affected by antibiotics. This misunderstanding of the use of antibiotics has led to overuse
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Human trafficking in the Philippines Human trafficking and the prostitution of children is a significant issue in the Philippines‚ often controlled by organized crime syndicates. Human Trafficking in the Philippines is a crime against humanity. In an effort to deal with the problem‚ the Philippines passed R.A. 9208‚ the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003‚ a penal law against human trafficking‚ sex tourism‚ sex slavery and child prostitution. Enforcement is reported to be inconsistent.
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Introduction An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils‚ ethereal oils or aetherolea‚ or simply as the "oil of" the plant from which they were extracted‚ such as oil of clove. Volatile oils are the odorous and volatile products of various plant and animal species. As they have a tendency to undergo evaporation on being exposed to the air even at an ambient temperature‚ they are invariably termed
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Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence THE NATURE OF ADOLESCENCE * Stanley Hall’s “storm and stress” – turbulent time charged with conflict and mood swings * Daniel Offer – healthy self images of adolescents were displayed * Personal experience + medial portrayals = public attitudes * Acting out and boundary testing are an adolescent’s way of accepting rather than rejecting parents’ values * Life course is influenced by ethnic‚ cultural‚ gender‚ socioeconomic
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1. A few examples of things that can affect our growth and change throughout our lifetime are: telomeres‚ mutations‚ DNA and epigenetics. DNA is short for deoxyribonucleic acid‚ the building block of life that provides the hereditary material that is a blueprint for living organisms. It determines our physical features which are passed on to us from our parents through 23 chromosomes. Genes determine height‚ hair color‚ eye color and many other traits. Genetic disorders occur because of
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Why are some people getting sick while the others remain healthy? Various background of scientists exercise different methods in order to verify the causes that make people to get sick. For instance‚ pathologists study infinitesimal tissue samples and organisms. Physicians study the symptoms‚ signs and medical backgrounds of specific patients. Epidemiologists have a further distant observation as they study groups of people at the population level. Epidemiologists
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Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary School Education History School-based Assessment Task One Presentation of study outline Name of student: Hugo Wong Class: 6A Class no.: 36 Selected elective (please put in the appropriate box): Comparative studies Issue-based studies □ Local heritage studies □ Title Compare the characteristics and impacts of the two genocides - the Holocaust and the Rwandan Genocide Study outline Genocide is a specific term that refers to the violent crimes committed
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The Native Hawaiians Right to Self Determination Monikalynn Hawkins ANT 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Dr. Ronald K. Bolender October 22‚ 2009 Ancient Hawaiian genealogy suggests settlement of the islands by Tahitian navigators sometime between A.D. 300 and A.D. 800. (Trask‚ 1993‚ p.4) Before the coming of colonizers‚ the native society was organized as a familial society‚ consisting of tribes and chiefdoms‚ which provided
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