The African Lion is essentially a plains animal, but moves into other areas when food or circumstances affect its needs. It is a large cat which cannot retract its claws, and left alone with nature, is dependent on the wandering…
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January 1, 2015 Social Science
The history of the word personality comes from the Latin word persona that means to mask, the same, as an actor would wear during a performance in the era of a Roman and Greek drama (Feist & Feist, 2006). Actors…
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January 1, 2015 Medical Science
The human body is a host to a number of bacteria that are beneficial, and sometimes even necessary, to human life, called commensal bacteria. These useful bacteria are often overlooked due to the negative effects associated with other bacterial species,…
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There are over a hundred thousand species of true flies in the world and as varied as they are, they all share an important characteristic: all have only two membranous wings. The second pair of wings have been altered into…
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Sand tiger sharks (also known as grey nurse sharks) are relatively placid sharks, but their offspring are scarier than anything seen in the movies. Unlike most sharks, sand tiger sharks give birth instead of lay eggs. Although dozens of baby…
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January 1, 2015 Medical Science
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most commonly diagnosed and treated entrapment neuropathy. The syndrome is characterized by pain, numbness, and weakness in the ‘median nerve distribution’ of the hand. The median nerve, which runs…
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January 1, 2015 Medical Science
Laparoscopic surgery is rapidly gaining ground in becoming the most preferred option in modern day surgery although certain factors limits its wide spread use for certain major surgeries as well as in complicated procedures. In any event, the popularity of…
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While morphing may seem like fantasy, its meaning still exists in our dictionary. It is not unrealistic to our future scientific discoveries. In fact, the world’s knowledge of science has already begun to sprout into changing the human body. Small…
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January 1, 2015 Medical Science
Helium or He to give it its periodical name is a noble gas that has many uses in modern society and many people might encounter it every day. It is lighter then oxygen or the air we breathe (which is…
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