Neuromarketing is an emerging field that uses brain imaging techniques like fMRI to study consumer reactions to advertisements and brands, allowing researchers to predict preferences more accurately than traditional surveys. Critics argue that neuromarketing intrusively exploits human psychology, while proponents believe it could help public health campaigns by revealing how to effectively convey their messages. Although still controversial, neuromarketing's continuing development will significantly impact how marketing influences consumer behavior and perceptions.
This document outlines UNCA's efforts to integrate sustainability into its core programs. It discusses including sustainability concepts in the general education curriculum through courses like the senior capstone on global citizenship. Key challenges addressed are inadequate knowledge, policies, and values. Sustainability is defined from an interdisciplinary perspective encompassing sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Shared concepts taught include limits to growth and new understandings of human flourishing. Structural advantages like the small campus and integrative liberal studies program support these efforts. The goal is to cultivate engaged, informed citizens able to address sustainability problems.
The document discusses several key changes in the nature and conduct of war. It notes that war is no longer state-centric and involves non-state actors like NGOs and the media. The definition and character of war has also changed with technological developments and the end of the Cold War. Additionally, the document examines the just war doctrine and its principles of jus ad bellum, which covers the just recourse to war, and jus in bello, concerning just conduct during war. Some of the main criteria for a just war under jus ad bellum include just cause, legitimate authority, just intentions, proportionality, and using force only as a last resort.
The document discusses the future of Myanmar and the role of its military. It covers several topics:
1. The history of Myanmar's political system, shifting from parliamentary democracy to military dictatorship to the current transition period.
2. The relationship between the military and political systems in Myanmar and other countries. In Myanmar currently the military still maintains significant political power through reserved positions and control of key ministries.
3. The challenges Myanmar faces in transitioning to a stable democratic system, including issues of legitimacy for the government, militant culture within the military, poverty, and power struggles during the transition period.
4. The roles and influences of the military within Myanmar and other countries,
War is the oldest and most prevalent issue in international relations according to the document. The document discusses different types of war such as interstate wars between states, intrastate wars within states, and total wars involving multiple great powers. Theoretical reasons for war presented include the international system structure, power transitions between states, and miscalculations between states. The document also discusses the just war tradition which asserts criteria for a just cause of war and conduct during war, differentiating between combatants and noncombatants and using proportionate violence.
This document discusses key questions about war and security, including the causes and justifications of war. It examines the security dilemma concept that states' efforts to increase their own security can paradoxically make others feel less secure and more likely to prepare for conflict. The document also explores different levels of analysis for explaining war, including characteristics of individual leaders, domestic politics and societal factors, and the structure of the international system. It outlines historical trends in warfare and different types of wars. Approaches for managing international security from both liberal and realist perspectives are also summarized.
This text features lively, clear writing and exceptional illustrations, making it the ideal textbook for a first course in both cell and molecular biology.
Thoroughly revised and updated, the Fifth Edition maintains its focus on the latest cell biology research.
For the first time ever, Essential Cell Biology will come with access to Smartwork5, Norton’s innovative online homework platform, creating a more complete learning experience.
This is a free addition of the text book that can be accessed online.
There is no guarantee that this is compatible with all devices.
This document is downloadable and compressed.
Fifth edition.
There are other editions available.
This title will be released on July 1, 2023.
The gold standard textbook, thoroughly updated―now with online homework.
This text features lively, clear writing and exceptional illustrations, making it the ideal textbook for a first course in both cell and molecular biology.
Essential Cell Biology, provides an up-to-date introduction to the fundamental concepts of cell biology as well as rapidly growing fields such as stem cell biology, development, and cancer.
It has 20 chapters Contents : Cells The Fundamental Units of Life Chemical Components of Cells Energy Catalysis and Biosynthesis Protein Structure and Function.
the sections of the textbooks are all included.
Challenged Conceptions - Environmental Chemicals & Fertility - Resources for Healthy Children www.scribd.com/doc/254613619 - For more information, Please see Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children www.scribd.com/doc/254613963 - Gardening with Volcanic Rock Dust www.scribd.com/doc/254613846 - Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech www.scribd.com/doc/254613765 - Free School Gardening Art Posters www.scribd.com/doc/254613694 - Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden www.scribd.com/doc/254609890 - Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success www.scribd.com/doc/254613619 - City Chickens for your Organic School Garden www.scribd.com/doc/254613553 - Huerto Ecológico, Tecnologías Sostenibles, Agricultura Organica www.scribd.com/doc/254613494 - Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide www.scribd.com/doc/254613410 - Free Organic Gardening Publications www.scribd.com/doc/254609890 ~
The 2014 LSU Undergraduate Research Conference featured presentations on topics ranging from life sciences to engineering. The keynote speaker was Dr. Winston Anderson from Howard University, who spoke on "Mentoring by Example and Diversity". A panel discussion explored the science behind the popular concept of zombies. Over 487 students from 15 universities presented their research through posters and oral presentations at the event held on October 31, 2014 at LSU.
This document outlines UNCA's efforts to integrate sustainability into its core programs. It discusses including sustainability concepts in the general education curriculum through courses like the senior capstone on global citizenship. Key challenges addressed are inadequate knowledge, policies, and values. Sustainability is defined from an interdisciplinary perspective encompassing sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Shared concepts taught include limits to growth and new understandings of human flourishing. Structural advantages like the small campus and integrative liberal studies program support these efforts. The goal is to cultivate engaged, informed citizens able to address sustainability problems.
The document discusses several key changes in the nature and conduct of war. It notes that war is no longer state-centric and involves non-state actors like NGOs and the media. The definition and character of war has also changed with technological developments and the end of the Cold War. Additionally, the document examines the just war doctrine and its principles of jus ad bellum, which covers the just recourse to war, and jus in bello, concerning just conduct during war. Some of the main criteria for a just war under jus ad bellum include just cause, legitimate authority, just intentions, proportionality, and using force only as a last resort.
The document discusses the future of Myanmar and the role of its military. It covers several topics:
1. The history of Myanmar's political system, shifting from parliamentary democracy to military dictatorship to the current transition period.
2. The relationship between the military and political systems in Myanmar and other countries. In Myanmar currently the military still maintains significant political power through reserved positions and control of key ministries.
3. The challenges Myanmar faces in transitioning to a stable democratic system, including issues of legitimacy for the government, militant culture within the military, poverty, and power struggles during the transition period.
4. The roles and influences of the military within Myanmar and other countries,
War is the oldest and most prevalent issue in international relations according to the document. The document discusses different types of war such as interstate wars between states, intrastate wars within states, and total wars involving multiple great powers. Theoretical reasons for war presented include the international system structure, power transitions between states, and miscalculations between states. The document also discusses the just war tradition which asserts criteria for a just cause of war and conduct during war, differentiating between combatants and noncombatants and using proportionate violence.
This document discusses key questions about war and security, including the causes and justifications of war. It examines the security dilemma concept that states' efforts to increase their own security can paradoxically make others feel less secure and more likely to prepare for conflict. The document also explores different levels of analysis for explaining war, including characteristics of individual leaders, domestic politics and societal factors, and the structure of the international system. It outlines historical trends in warfare and different types of wars. Approaches for managing international security from both liberal and realist perspectives are also summarized.
This text features lively, clear writing and exceptional illustrations, making it the ideal textbook for a first course in both cell and molecular biology.
Thoroughly revised and updated, the Fifth Edition maintains its focus on the latest cell biology research.
For the first time ever, Essential Cell Biology will come with access to Smartwork5, Norton’s innovative online homework platform, creating a more complete learning experience.
This is a free addition of the text book that can be accessed online.
There is no guarantee that this is compatible with all devices.
This document is downloadable and compressed.
Fifth edition.
There are other editions available.
This title will be released on July 1, 2023.
The gold standard textbook, thoroughly updated―now with online homework.
This text features lively, clear writing and exceptional illustrations, making it the ideal textbook for a first course in both cell and molecular biology.
Essential Cell Biology, provides an up-to-date introduction to the fundamental concepts of cell biology as well as rapidly growing fields such as stem cell biology, development, and cancer.
It has 20 chapters Contents : Cells The Fundamental Units of Life Chemical Components of Cells Energy Catalysis and Biosynthesis Protein Structure and Function.
the sections of the textbooks are all included.
Challenged Conceptions - Environmental Chemicals & Fertility - Resources for Healthy Children www.scribd.com/doc/254613619 - For more information, Please see Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children www.scribd.com/doc/254613963 - Gardening with Volcanic Rock Dust www.scribd.com/doc/254613846 - Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech www.scribd.com/doc/254613765 - Free School Gardening Art Posters www.scribd.com/doc/254613694 - Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden www.scribd.com/doc/254609890 - Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success www.scribd.com/doc/254613619 - City Chickens for your Organic School Garden www.scribd.com/doc/254613553 - Huerto Ecológico, Tecnologías Sostenibles, Agricultura Organica www.scribd.com/doc/254613494 - Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide www.scribd.com/doc/254613410 - Free Organic Gardening Publications www.scribd.com/doc/254609890 ~
The 2014 LSU Undergraduate Research Conference featured presentations on topics ranging from life sciences to engineering. The keynote speaker was Dr. Winston Anderson from Howard University, who spoke on "Mentoring by Example and Diversity". A panel discussion explored the science behind the popular concept of zombies. Over 487 students from 15 universities presented their research through posters and oral presentations at the event held on October 31, 2014 at LSU.
Prenatal genetic modification of fetuses should be legally allowed according to the author. Modification to prevent disease or remove disorders like ADD/ADHD is considered morally obligatory. Modification to alter personality or physical attributes is also argued to be acceptable if the result is indistinguishable from natural humans aside from superficial traits like hair/eye color. However, others disagree with allowing genetic modification for non-medical reasons due to ethical concerns. The debate considers issues like parental choice, medical necessity, and human enhancement.
This document provides information about the 4th edition of the textbook "Biochemistry" by Donald Voet and Judith G. Voet. It lists the publisher, editors, production staff, and copyright information for the textbook. It also provides a brief preface written by the authors that introduces the intended audience for the textbook and discusses some of its themes and organization. The preface emphasizes that biochemistry is a growing field shaped by experimentation and the efforts of individual scientists, and that it illustrates the unity of life through evolution as well as the importance of control networks and medical applications.
The document summarizes research projects presented at Ohio State University's 20th annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. It describes 20 selected projects across various academic disciplines. The projects involved undergraduate students conducting independent research or working with faculty and graduate students. They explored topics such as the effects of parental military deployment on adolescents, the ethics of prophylactic organ removal, the relationship between depression and neuroinflammation, laser welding of dissimilar metals, synergistic hearing loss from chemotherapy and noise exposure, and bobcat population expansion in Ohio forests. The forum highlights the compelling work of motivated undergraduate researchers at Ohio State.
John A. Pollock - How People Learn: Stories from Transmedia for STEM and Heal...SeriousGamesAssoc
Presenter: John A. Pollock, Partnership in Education, Duquesne University
This presentation will provide advice through examples of successful and not so successful interactive media projects. Our perspective is from an academic world, where evaluation and assessment are integrated into the entire logic model of development and workflow. Out goal is to produce innovative and engaging resources that enrich STEM and health literacy. While our target audience are late elementary through middle-school tweens, projects are developed with a general public audience in mind. Many projects have benefited from development carried out in concert with co-development of exhibits for local science museums, which then transition to schools and general public use. The materials produced have included animated digital dome, group interactive media, single-player video games, Apps, and interactive museum exhibits, tangible exhibits, comic books and broadcast television. Published studies on statistically significant learning will be discussed along with the imperative undercurrent of the need for the gaming experience to be fun.
Persuasive Essay On Death Penalty. The death Penalty - persuasive essay. - GC...Amanda Brown
Argumentative Essay About Death Penalty – Telegraph. Persuasive speech - Death Penalty | Teaching Resources. DEATH PENALTY Argumentative Essay | Capital Punishment | Murder. Death penalty reduces crime essay.
Health promotion,evidence and_experiencePTCnetwork
This chapter discusses theories, models, and approaches used in health promotion. It outlines the World Health Organization's definition of health as complete physical, mental, and social well-being. However, this definition is criticized as being too idealistic. The chapter also notes that terms like "theory", "model", "evidence", and "approach" are often used interchangeably in health promotion. The latter part of the chapter analyzes recent developments in health promotion theory within a UK context based on the work of Nutbeam and Harris.
This document is the winter 2015 issue of The Pillars, the newsletter of Pickering College. It provides updates on various aspects of the school including the campus master plan, student life, athletics, alumni events, and profiles of the headmaster and an alumnus. The lead article discusses the headmaster's vision for the school to create "reflective rebels" who question the status quo and work to promote positive change through respectful action.
"Celebrating National DNA Day at a Public Library: Reaching Out to the Community to Increase Awareness and Knowledge about the Human Genome and Genetics" Brooklyn Public Library's Human Genome Project Community Conversations Committee Powerpoint Presentation for ALA 2009 Virtual Poster Sessions.
The annual report of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) summarizes the events of 2014. The report includes stories about IGB research accomplishments, partnerships, education initiatives, and community outreach. It also intersperses stories about notable world events to highlight connections between ongoing IGB work and global issues. The report demonstrates how the IGB brings together diverse expertise and collaborations to conduct transdisciplinary research aimed at addressing societal challenges.
This document is an issue of the LSF Magazine that focuses on the microbiome. It includes several articles that discuss the history and current state of microbiome research, such as Ian's gut experiment, the American Gut Project, environmental metagenomics, and probiotic philosophy. It also profiles prominent microbiome researchers like Ananda Chakrabarty. Additionally, it provides updates on Life Sciences Foundation events and partnerships related to documenting the history of biotechnology and genomics.
This document discusses the debate around teaching evolution versus creationism in schools. It explores both sides of the issue, examining the scientific theory of evolution, religious perspectives on creationism, and research on how beliefs are formed. The author argues that while the theory of evolution has evidentiary gaps, it is still an important scientific theory that should be taught in schools to fully educate students and further research, as long as it respects the separation of church and state. Exposing young minds to the facts of evolution could increase interest in the topic and fuel future discoveries to fill in remaining gaps.
The document is the October 2014 issue of Scientific American, which includes articles on discoveries of gravitational waves from the big bang, efforts to develop disease-resistant coffee crops, how mechanical forces influence cell and tissue development, potential energy from methane hydrates, and celebrating the 100th birthday of renowned mathematician and puzzle author Martin Gardner. The issue also has a special report on how diversity powers innovation in science.
Literature Evaluation TableStudent Name Summary of Clinic.docxcarliotwaycave
Literature Evaluation Table
Student Name:
Summary of Clinical Issue (200-250 words):
The number of HIV- positive adults has become an increasing the issue due to the increasing the number of patients. According to the UNICEF,1.8 million adolescents are living with HIV worldwide, and more 1.5 million number of cases lives in Africa. More Analysis of this number revealed HIV-positive adolescents girls accounted for two-thirds of new adolescents’ infection. Young adults between the age of 15-19 made up 16% of new adult infections worldwide.in Africa, adolescents’ girls are the most prone adolescents to be infected with the virus.as compared to boys, adolescent girls were twice as likely to get HIV.
Th main mode of infection among adolescents is unprotected sex.in Africa,85% of all new infection were as a result of having unprotected sex.Adolescents don’t use contraception they don’t have enough knowledge about the sex how to do healthy sex and protect their self from the infection due how people going to judge them and specially in Africa because people still follow the other culture you should not have sex in certain age because they follow the strict the culture preference. The financial and technological status of the countries specially in the poor and Asian courtiers is responsible for the HIV in the adolescents. The lack of the proper technology in the health care institution is responsible for the making gap between the planning, treatment, and distribution of antiviral drugs difficult.in Africa there is lack of the budget due to the poor management purchase and distribution of the antiretroviral drugs leaving HIV positive adolescents to the drugs themselves. Also, the poor living standards of low income of adults lead them to resort using sex for the daily earning. The poor financial conditions of most regions in Africa need to be addressed to cater to medical gaps and to enhance the provision of antiretroviral drug among infected youth. This paper analysis six articles to find out the HIV perception, social support and protection, and medical gaps which exists in adolescents over the last decade.
PICOT Question: How do adolescents diagnosed with HIV perceive social support, promotion, and medical gaps during the decade?
Criteria
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
APA-Formatted Article Citation with Permalink
Okawa, S., Mwanza-Kabaghe, S., Mwiya, M., Kikuchi, K., Jimba, M., Kankasa, C., & Ishikawa, N. (2017). Adolescents’ experiences and their suggestions for HIV serostatus Disclosure in Zambia: a Mixed-Methods study. Frontiers in public health, 5, 326 Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5736526/
Bloch, S., (2018). HIV in Ukraine: An Everlasting Epidemic? Assessment of knowledge, behaviour change, tolerance towards people living with HIV, and accessibility of healthcare services for HIV among adolescent girls and young women in Ukraine. Retrieved from https://academic.oup.com/her/article/14/4/473/693716
.
Join the winners of the National Collaborating Centre for Public Health (NCCPH) Knowledge Translation (KT) Student Awards and get a first-hand look at their crucial work in bridging the gap between research and practice. These students and recent graduates are leading the field in terms of innovative knowledge translation strategies. This session highlights their academic excellence and features unique and transferable strategies to address today’s public health priorities.
Melissa MacKay, PhD Candidate, Public Health, University of Guelph – Maintaining trust through effective crisis communication during emerging infectious disease
Alexa Ferdinands, PhD, Health Promotion and Socio-behavioural Sciences, University of Alberta – Collaborating with youth to address weight stigma in healthcare, education and the home
Shannon Bird, MPH, Brock University – Art as a tool for promoting public and environmental health: A lesson plan for ecojustice educators
This document certifies that David Kenneth Waldman's doctoral dissertation for a PhD in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University has been approved. The dissertation is titled "A Situational Analysis of Human Rights and Cultural Effects on Gender Justice for Girls". It investigates how local cultural practices can impede gender equality outcomes for girls, despite UN mandates. The dissertation was approved by Dr. Anthony Leisner, committee chair, and other committee members in May 2011.
Dr. Greta Sykes gives a lecture on what educational psychologists can learn from discussions of evolution among biologists. She summarizes that Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection was initially controversial but is now widely accepted. Recent research shows genes have less influence on traits than originally believed and that group selection and niche construction have played larger roles in evolution than previously acknowledged. This implies an environmentally-focused, preventative approach is important for educational psychologists rather than assuming traits are predetermined by genes.
This document appears to be the table of contents and editor's notes from a research magazine. The table of contents lists various articles within the magazine covering topics such as animal learning, risk, music, and sexuality. The editor's note discusses the challenges of parenting teenagers and how recent brain research shows the prefrontal cortex is not fully developed in adolescents, making judgment more difficult for them. The document provides an overview of the types of research and topics covered in the magazine.
This document summarizes a lecture given by Dr. Larry Smarr on exploring the human microbiome. In 3 sentences:
Dr. Smarr discussed how recent advances in sequencing have revealed that the human body hosts trillions of microbes containing many times more genes than human cells. Longitudinal studies of his own biomarkers and microbiome provided insights into the dynamics of his autoimmune disease. New research is exploring the complex relationships between the gut microbiome and various health conditions.
This document discusses the importance of science communication and improving science education globally. It describes the speaker's experiences in India seeing how science was used to improve livelihoods through organizations like MSSRF. This influenced the speaker's views on the role of science in society. The document advocates for creating a "scientific temper" worldwide through new forms of science education that teach scientific inquiry and problem-solving from a young age. It presents examples of hands-on science lessons for young students and discusses reforming college science education. The goal is to provide all adults with an understanding of the scientific process and ability to use evidence-based reasoning in their lives. International collaboration between science academies is presented as a promising way to strengthen science education.
Opening up to Diversity talk by @phylogenomics at #UCDPHSAJonathan Eisen
This document summarizes the key points of an article on the diversity and composition of bacteria in indoor environments. It finds that the bacterial communities found indoors are less diverse than outdoors, and that mechanically ventilated rooms contain less diverse communities than window ventilated rooms. Certain building attributes like ventilation source, airflow rates, humidity and temperature are correlated with the diversity and types of bacteria present. Rooms with lower airflow and humidity have higher abundances of potential human pathogens. The study suggests that building design and operation can manage the indoor microbiome and species that may colonize the human microbiome.
The document outlines a stakeholder exercise to debate investing in and regulating emerging military technologies such as cyber insects, telepathic helmets, and lethal autonomous robots. It provides background information and suggested goals for different stakeholders including a congressional representative, military commander, soldier, parent of a soldier, private citizen, weapons contractor lobbyist, scientific advisor, UN representative, and weapons manufacturing firm lobbyist. The stakeholders will debate each technology considering implications for military effectiveness, civil adoption, and social/cultural effects, with the goal of reaching a consensus policy.
Cetmons moral judgments and cognitive confusionHeatherOlsen1
The document discusses how different brain modules can produce conflicting responses and feelings of uncanniness. It suggests that recognizing faces or biological motions that seem familiar but are realized to be non-living can activate discomfort by reminding us of death and decay. This response may lead people to strongly condemn human-like machines due to feelings of unease from losing interpretive control over their emotional reactions. Exposure over time could help remedy negative perceptions if paired with the machines helping people.
Prenatal genetic modification of fetuses should be legally allowed according to the author. Modification to prevent disease or remove disorders like ADD/ADHD is considered morally obligatory. Modification to alter personality or physical attributes is also argued to be acceptable if the result is indistinguishable from natural humans aside from superficial traits like hair/eye color. However, others disagree with allowing genetic modification for non-medical reasons due to ethical concerns. The debate considers issues like parental choice, medical necessity, and human enhancement.
This document provides information about the 4th edition of the textbook "Biochemistry" by Donald Voet and Judith G. Voet. It lists the publisher, editors, production staff, and copyright information for the textbook. It also provides a brief preface written by the authors that introduces the intended audience for the textbook and discusses some of its themes and organization. The preface emphasizes that biochemistry is a growing field shaped by experimentation and the efforts of individual scientists, and that it illustrates the unity of life through evolution as well as the importance of control networks and medical applications.
The document summarizes research projects presented at Ohio State University's 20th annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. It describes 20 selected projects across various academic disciplines. The projects involved undergraduate students conducting independent research or working with faculty and graduate students. They explored topics such as the effects of parental military deployment on adolescents, the ethics of prophylactic organ removal, the relationship between depression and neuroinflammation, laser welding of dissimilar metals, synergistic hearing loss from chemotherapy and noise exposure, and bobcat population expansion in Ohio forests. The forum highlights the compelling work of motivated undergraduate researchers at Ohio State.
John A. Pollock - How People Learn: Stories from Transmedia for STEM and Heal...SeriousGamesAssoc
Presenter: John A. Pollock, Partnership in Education, Duquesne University
This presentation will provide advice through examples of successful and not so successful interactive media projects. Our perspective is from an academic world, where evaluation and assessment are integrated into the entire logic model of development and workflow. Out goal is to produce innovative and engaging resources that enrich STEM and health literacy. While our target audience are late elementary through middle-school tweens, projects are developed with a general public audience in mind. Many projects have benefited from development carried out in concert with co-development of exhibits for local science museums, which then transition to schools and general public use. The materials produced have included animated digital dome, group interactive media, single-player video games, Apps, and interactive museum exhibits, tangible exhibits, comic books and broadcast television. Published studies on statistically significant learning will be discussed along with the imperative undercurrent of the need for the gaming experience to be fun.
Persuasive Essay On Death Penalty. The death Penalty - persuasive essay. - GC...Amanda Brown
Argumentative Essay About Death Penalty – Telegraph. Persuasive speech - Death Penalty | Teaching Resources. DEATH PENALTY Argumentative Essay | Capital Punishment | Murder. Death penalty reduces crime essay.
Health promotion,evidence and_experiencePTCnetwork
This chapter discusses theories, models, and approaches used in health promotion. It outlines the World Health Organization's definition of health as complete physical, mental, and social well-being. However, this definition is criticized as being too idealistic. The chapter also notes that terms like "theory", "model", "evidence", and "approach" are often used interchangeably in health promotion. The latter part of the chapter analyzes recent developments in health promotion theory within a UK context based on the work of Nutbeam and Harris.
This document is the winter 2015 issue of The Pillars, the newsletter of Pickering College. It provides updates on various aspects of the school including the campus master plan, student life, athletics, alumni events, and profiles of the headmaster and an alumnus. The lead article discusses the headmaster's vision for the school to create "reflective rebels" who question the status quo and work to promote positive change through respectful action.
"Celebrating National DNA Day at a Public Library: Reaching Out to the Community to Increase Awareness and Knowledge about the Human Genome and Genetics" Brooklyn Public Library's Human Genome Project Community Conversations Committee Powerpoint Presentation for ALA 2009 Virtual Poster Sessions.
The annual report of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) summarizes the events of 2014. The report includes stories about IGB research accomplishments, partnerships, education initiatives, and community outreach. It also intersperses stories about notable world events to highlight connections between ongoing IGB work and global issues. The report demonstrates how the IGB brings together diverse expertise and collaborations to conduct transdisciplinary research aimed at addressing societal challenges.
This document is an issue of the LSF Magazine that focuses on the microbiome. It includes several articles that discuss the history and current state of microbiome research, such as Ian's gut experiment, the American Gut Project, environmental metagenomics, and probiotic philosophy. It also profiles prominent microbiome researchers like Ananda Chakrabarty. Additionally, it provides updates on Life Sciences Foundation events and partnerships related to documenting the history of biotechnology and genomics.
This document discusses the debate around teaching evolution versus creationism in schools. It explores both sides of the issue, examining the scientific theory of evolution, religious perspectives on creationism, and research on how beliefs are formed. The author argues that while the theory of evolution has evidentiary gaps, it is still an important scientific theory that should be taught in schools to fully educate students and further research, as long as it respects the separation of church and state. Exposing young minds to the facts of evolution could increase interest in the topic and fuel future discoveries to fill in remaining gaps.
The document is the October 2014 issue of Scientific American, which includes articles on discoveries of gravitational waves from the big bang, efforts to develop disease-resistant coffee crops, how mechanical forces influence cell and tissue development, potential energy from methane hydrates, and celebrating the 100th birthday of renowned mathematician and puzzle author Martin Gardner. The issue also has a special report on how diversity powers innovation in science.
Literature Evaluation TableStudent Name Summary of Clinic.docxcarliotwaycave
Literature Evaluation Table
Student Name:
Summary of Clinical Issue (200-250 words):
The number of HIV- positive adults has become an increasing the issue due to the increasing the number of patients. According to the UNICEF,1.8 million adolescents are living with HIV worldwide, and more 1.5 million number of cases lives in Africa. More Analysis of this number revealed HIV-positive adolescents girls accounted for two-thirds of new adolescents’ infection. Young adults between the age of 15-19 made up 16% of new adult infections worldwide.in Africa, adolescents’ girls are the most prone adolescents to be infected with the virus.as compared to boys, adolescent girls were twice as likely to get HIV.
Th main mode of infection among adolescents is unprotected sex.in Africa,85% of all new infection were as a result of having unprotected sex.Adolescents don’t use contraception they don’t have enough knowledge about the sex how to do healthy sex and protect their self from the infection due how people going to judge them and specially in Africa because people still follow the other culture you should not have sex in certain age because they follow the strict the culture preference. The financial and technological status of the countries specially in the poor and Asian courtiers is responsible for the HIV in the adolescents. The lack of the proper technology in the health care institution is responsible for the making gap between the planning, treatment, and distribution of antiviral drugs difficult.in Africa there is lack of the budget due to the poor management purchase and distribution of the antiretroviral drugs leaving HIV positive adolescents to the drugs themselves. Also, the poor living standards of low income of adults lead them to resort using sex for the daily earning. The poor financial conditions of most regions in Africa need to be addressed to cater to medical gaps and to enhance the provision of antiretroviral drug among infected youth. This paper analysis six articles to find out the HIV perception, social support and protection, and medical gaps which exists in adolescents over the last decade.
PICOT Question: How do adolescents diagnosed with HIV perceive social support, promotion, and medical gaps during the decade?
Criteria
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
APA-Formatted Article Citation with Permalink
Okawa, S., Mwanza-Kabaghe, S., Mwiya, M., Kikuchi, K., Jimba, M., Kankasa, C., & Ishikawa, N. (2017). Adolescents’ experiences and their suggestions for HIV serostatus Disclosure in Zambia: a Mixed-Methods study. Frontiers in public health, 5, 326 Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5736526/
Bloch, S., (2018). HIV in Ukraine: An Everlasting Epidemic? Assessment of knowledge, behaviour change, tolerance towards people living with HIV, and accessibility of healthcare services for HIV among adolescent girls and young women in Ukraine. Retrieved from https://academic.oup.com/her/article/14/4/473/693716
.
Join the winners of the National Collaborating Centre for Public Health (NCCPH) Knowledge Translation (KT) Student Awards and get a first-hand look at their crucial work in bridging the gap between research and practice. These students and recent graduates are leading the field in terms of innovative knowledge translation strategies. This session highlights their academic excellence and features unique and transferable strategies to address today’s public health priorities.
Melissa MacKay, PhD Candidate, Public Health, University of Guelph – Maintaining trust through effective crisis communication during emerging infectious disease
Alexa Ferdinands, PhD, Health Promotion and Socio-behavioural Sciences, University of Alberta – Collaborating with youth to address weight stigma in healthcare, education and the home
Shannon Bird, MPH, Brock University – Art as a tool for promoting public and environmental health: A lesson plan for ecojustice educators
This document certifies that David Kenneth Waldman's doctoral dissertation for a PhD in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University has been approved. The dissertation is titled "A Situational Analysis of Human Rights and Cultural Effects on Gender Justice for Girls". It investigates how local cultural practices can impede gender equality outcomes for girls, despite UN mandates. The dissertation was approved by Dr. Anthony Leisner, committee chair, and other committee members in May 2011.
Dr. Greta Sykes gives a lecture on what educational psychologists can learn from discussions of evolution among biologists. She summarizes that Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection was initially controversial but is now widely accepted. Recent research shows genes have less influence on traits than originally believed and that group selection and niche construction have played larger roles in evolution than previously acknowledged. This implies an environmentally-focused, preventative approach is important for educational psychologists rather than assuming traits are predetermined by genes.
This document appears to be the table of contents and editor's notes from a research magazine. The table of contents lists various articles within the magazine covering topics such as animal learning, risk, music, and sexuality. The editor's note discusses the challenges of parenting teenagers and how recent brain research shows the prefrontal cortex is not fully developed in adolescents, making judgment more difficult for them. The document provides an overview of the types of research and topics covered in the magazine.
This document summarizes a lecture given by Dr. Larry Smarr on exploring the human microbiome. In 3 sentences:
Dr. Smarr discussed how recent advances in sequencing have revealed that the human body hosts trillions of microbes containing many times more genes than human cells. Longitudinal studies of his own biomarkers and microbiome provided insights into the dynamics of his autoimmune disease. New research is exploring the complex relationships between the gut microbiome and various health conditions.
This document discusses the importance of science communication and improving science education globally. It describes the speaker's experiences in India seeing how science was used to improve livelihoods through organizations like MSSRF. This influenced the speaker's views on the role of science in society. The document advocates for creating a "scientific temper" worldwide through new forms of science education that teach scientific inquiry and problem-solving from a young age. It presents examples of hands-on science lessons for young students and discusses reforming college science education. The goal is to provide all adults with an understanding of the scientific process and ability to use evidence-based reasoning in their lives. International collaboration between science academies is presented as a promising way to strengthen science education.
Opening up to Diversity talk by @phylogenomics at #UCDPHSAJonathan Eisen
This document summarizes the key points of an article on the diversity and composition of bacteria in indoor environments. It finds that the bacterial communities found indoors are less diverse than outdoors, and that mechanically ventilated rooms contain less diverse communities than window ventilated rooms. Certain building attributes like ventilation source, airflow rates, humidity and temperature are correlated with the diversity and types of bacteria present. Rooms with lower airflow and humidity have higher abundances of potential human pathogens. The study suggests that building design and operation can manage the indoor microbiome and species that may colonize the human microbiome.
The document outlines a stakeholder exercise to debate investing in and regulating emerging military technologies such as cyber insects, telepathic helmets, and lethal autonomous robots. It provides background information and suggested goals for different stakeholders including a congressional representative, military commander, soldier, parent of a soldier, private citizen, weapons contractor lobbyist, scientific advisor, UN representative, and weapons manufacturing firm lobbyist. The stakeholders will debate each technology considering implications for military effectiveness, civil adoption, and social/cultural effects, with the goal of reaching a consensus policy.
Cetmons moral judgments and cognitive confusionHeatherOlsen1
The document discusses how different brain modules can produce conflicting responses and feelings of uncanniness. It suggests that recognizing faces or biological motions that seem familiar but are realized to be non-living can activate discomfort by reminding us of death and decay. This response may lead people to strongly condemn human-like machines due to feelings of unease from losing interpretive control over their emotional reactions. Exposure over time could help remedy negative perceptions if paired with the machines helping people.
This document discusses various bioethical boundaries such as human/animal, interspecies, and human/machine boundaries. It explores how boundaries are identified and located, as well as different motives for crossing, blurring, or defending boundaries. Some motives for crossing boundaries include mistake, curiosity, personal advantage, self-fulfillment, and social necessity. Motives for defending boundaries include political strategy, fear of change, and protecting important moral values. The document also examines common reactions when boundaries are crossed such as moral outrage, disgust, anger, excitement, and fear.
1. The document discusses various military applications of robotics, including autonomous weapons systems being developed by countries like South Korea, Israel, the US, and China.
2. It also outlines some of the legal, ethical, and technical challenges of using robots in war, such as determining responsibility for their actions, ensuring compliance with just war theory, and difficulties with target discrimination.
3. Existing international laws and frameworks for governance are examined, as well as alternatives like soft law approaches involving codes of conduct and framework conventions.
CETMONS is a multi-institutional organization dedicated to providing ethical and responsible analysis of emerging technologies and their implications for military operations and national security. It combines research, teaching, outreach, and policy engagement to help manage the complex relationship between new technologies and their social consequences. CETMONS aims to enhance long-term military advantage and security by understanding how technologies may destabilize existing systems and introduce ethical dilemmas through new means of warfare.
The document describes the Arizona Program for Policy, Ethics & Education Leadership (APPEEL), a 10-month professional development program for emerging leaders in education. It aims to develop strategic leaders who can create and implement sound public policy to improve outcomes for children, youth and adults. Fellows participate in learning opportunities including seminars, site visits and skill workshops. They also conduct a policy project. The program is run through a partnership between the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics, the Mary Lou Fulton Institute and Graduate School of Education at Arizona State University, and the Arizona Republic.
Brad Allenby gave a lecture on technology and the reconstruction of the world from human to transhuman. Some key points:
1) We live in an "Anthropocene" age dominated by human impacts like cities, technology, and cultural/economic systems that influence the planet. The earth's spectrum now carries our technological signature.
2) Technologies are integrated cultural processes, not just things, that drive wide-ranging social, economic, and environmental changes. The railroad is used as an example of a technology that transformed landscapes, markets, and ideas.
3) Emerging technologies like synthetic biology will further blur the lines between nature and culture, making biodiversity and biological systems increasingly subject to human design choices and
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
This document discusses potential military applications of nanotechnology and issues related to nanotechnology proliferation. It summarizes views from military leaders on how nanotechnology could radically change the balance of power. It also outlines current discourse around nanotechnology security, including innovation, ethics and proliferation concerns. Research is discussed that could enable new weapons capabilities with applications in areas like individual protection, targeted drug delivery, and enhanced munitions. International efforts in nanotechnology and limitations of existing arms control regimes are also addressed.
Cetmons Psychological And Neuroscientific PerspectivesHeatherOlsen1
This document discusses understanding ethical cognition and the psychological, philosophical and neuroscientific perspectives on emerging technologies and moral boundaries. It focuses on what guides ethical sentiments and related emotions, and why it is important to understand this, particularly for the military in terms of effectiveness and public opinion. The discussion includes perspectives on social vs physical domains, cultural differences, and research on how the brain responds differently to animate vs inanimate objects and faces vs other stimuli over development.
Emerging Military Technologies, Civil Society, And DemocracyHeatherOlsen1
This document summarizes the work of Thrust Group 4 focused on emerging military technologies, civil society, and democracy. It outlines 7 areas of engagement including dual-use technologies, distribution of power, internal security, and social transformation. Key issues are discussed for each area like regulating technology flow between military and civilian sectors, impacts of technologies on power structures, and effects of militarizing emerging tech on democracy. The document proposes potential projects like a future veteran study and surveys on public perceptions to further understand challenges at the intersection of emerging tech and civil-military relations.
Emerging Military Technologies, Civil Society, And Democracy
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