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Turner Syndrome
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1105.... may be diagnosed
with one of the following alternative names: 45 - X Syndrome, Bonnevie-
Ulrich Syndrome, Chromosome X, Monosomy X, Morgagni-Turner-Albright
Syndrome, Ovarian Dwarfism, Turner Type, among others.
SYNDROME CHARACTERISTICS A reduced growth in height is the commonest
visible characteristic of the syndrome, (the average adult height is 4
feet 8 inches) and may be the only sign before puberty. Their body
proportions are normal. Girls with this syndrome may have many middle ear
infections during childhood; if not treated, these chronic infections
could cause hearing .....
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Fetal Development
Number of pages: 10 | Number of words: 2666.... months. After about two
days it has divided to having about eight cells. After four
days it is in the uterus and has to "land" somewhere and
attach itself to the endometrium. The eighth day is when
implantation occurs. The fertilized egg then implants
itself on the endometrium, the uterine lining, and begins to
grow. The cell begins to grow and develop. By the 12th
day the blastocyst has approximately two thousand cells in
it. It has had time to attach itself to the endometrium and
these anchors are called protuberances.
Embryonic Developmen .....
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Attention Deficit Disorder
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 703.... requiring sustained mental effort
g. Often loses things necessary for tasks
h. Easily distracted
i. Forgetful in daily activities
2. An individual experiencing six of the following characteristics defines ADHD – hyperactive/impulsive type:
a. Fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
b. Difficulty remaining seated
c. Runs about or climbs excessively (in adults may be limited to subjective feelings of restlessness)
d. Difficulty engaging in activities quietly
e. Acts as if driven by a motor
f. Talks excessively
g. Blurts out answers before questi .....
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Female Circumcision
Number of pages: 12 | Number of words: 3203.... between the ages of 4 and 10 when the ritual takes place. Although Westerners condemn it as torture, child abuse and a violation of human rights, it remains a revered rite of passage in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. According to the World Health Organization, circumcision dates back almost 4,000 years. No one knows exactly how the practice began, though scholars speculate its origins lay somewhere along the Nile Valley.
The reasons for performing this procedure are almost as numerous as it's consequences. The procedure can simply be a small but painful n .....
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Encephalitis
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1051.... Passive immunization works immediately but does
not last where Active immunization takes about two weeks to work and lasts
many years. There are many vaccines to prevent Encephalitis and some of the
most common diseases in this topic are Measles, Mumps and Rubella,
Meningitis, Japanese Encephalitis and Mosquito and Tic Bourne Encephalitis.
Measles, Mumps and Rebella viruses are all associated with Encephalitis and
all can be prevented with the same vaccine. Commonly known as the Measles
vaccine it is administered by injection under the skin in the thigh or shoulder.
S .....
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The Prairie Dog: Friend Or Foe?
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1768.... on National Grasslands and other federal lands typically limit prairie dogs to small percentages of available potential habitat.
Prairie dogs are essential to our prairie ecosystem. Many species dependent on prairie dogs for prey and habitat are diminishing in direct relation to the decreasing number of prairie dogs. Unlike other species, which have declined because of habitat loss due to human activities, the loss of prairie dog populations is a direct result of governmental and private landowner efforts to eradicate them. Prairie dogs and their environment must be pr .....
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Newton's Law Of Universal Gravitation
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1196.... (32 feet) per second second as pointed out by Galileo. Thus "the apple
that fell from the tree" fell to Earth at about this rate. For the first basic
explanation of this we will assume a linear plane, one in which all forces act
in only one direction. Therefore when the apple fell it went straight towards
the center of the earth (accelerating at about 9.8 meters per second second).
Newton then figured that the same force that pulled the apple to Earth also
pulls the moon to the earth. But what force keeps the moon from flying into the
earth or the earth flying into .....
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Solutions Around You
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 543.... informally on a molecular level. A small sample of one part of a solution. The particles in a solution will not separate no matter how long the solution is allowed to stand under constant conditions. In a solution, one substance is usually considered to be dissolved, or broken down in another. The substance that is dissolved is called the solute. The substance that does the dissolving is the solvent. Not every substance dissolves in every other substances. A substance that dissolves in another substance is called soluble. Soluble means capable of being dissolved. A sub .....
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