...Bioengineering Abstract This report is based on a school assessment researching Bioengineering as it has progressed through the recent 100 years and what impacts Bioengineering has on the individual and community. The purpose of this report is also to show a recent development in the Bioengineering field. The finding of this report is great as it shows that Bioengineering is massive to the people that are in need of a body part. Table on contents Introduction PG 4 Main Sections PG 5,6,7 Conclusion PG 8 References PG 9 Introduction The main aim of this engineering report to investigate the development of Bioengineering including the effects on society and the individual, analyse ethical issues associated with Bioengineering and to outline one recant development in the field of Bioengineering. As a class we have been researching Bioengineering for a four-week period. Main Sections 1. The development of bioengineering and the effects on society and the individual. Whether known as bioengineering, biological engineering, biomedical engineering, biotechnology or other names, the science has had an impact on food production, medicine and the environment. The pace of development in biotechnology is increasing at a rapid rate in modern times. The Biotechnology Institute lists four...
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...I am an individual who believes in a good quality of life for all. My passion is to help people and give back to the community. I greatly enjoyed volunteering for St Jude’s Hospital which directed me to the medical field but at the same time I enjoy math, problem-solving and computer challenges, so I decided to mix them both together and be Bioengineer. I am pursuing a degree in Bioengineering because I enjoyed taking math and science in high school and I also have an interest in genetics. I am currently developing my interest in Bioengineering by taking Genetics, Bioethics, and Biotechnology as my science elective in school this year. I have taken Biology, Chemistry, and Physics in school and I am currently in my fourth year of taking a math...
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...PARTH PATTNI BIOENGINEERING-‐MATLAB ASSIGNEMENT a) figure subplot(2,1,1) plot(ecg_emg) ylabel('Voltage,V/mV') xlabel('Time,t/ms') title('ECG which is contaminated with EMG signals from the diaphragm') axis([0 3000 -1 2]) subplot(2,1,2) plot(ecg50hz) xlabel('Time,t/ms') ylabel('Voltage,V/mV') title('ECG containing mains contamination') axis([0 3000 -1 2]) PARTH PATTNI BIOENGINEERING-‐MATLAB ASSIGNEMENT b & c) figure subplot(2,1,1) length=5; for x=1:3000-length+1; zecg_emg(x)=(ecg_emg(x)+ecg_emg(x+1)+ecg_emg(x+2)+ecg_emg(x+3)+ ecg_emg(x+4))/5; end plot(ecg_emg) ylabel('Voltage,V/mV') xlabel('Time,t/ms') title('ECG which is contaminated with EMG signals from the diaphragm') axis([0 3000 -1 2]) subplot(2,1,2) length=5; for x=1:3000-length+1; zecg50hz(x)=(ecg50hz(x)+ecg50hz(x+1)+ecg50hz(x+2)+ecg50hz(x+3)+ecg 50hz(x+4))/5; end plot(ecg50hz) xlabel('Time,t/ms') ylabel('Voltage,V/mV') title('ECG containing mains contamination') PARTH PATTNI BIOENGINEERING-‐MATLAB ASSIGNEMENT axis([0 3000 -1 2]) d) figure subplot(2,1,1) length=3; for x=1:3000-length+1; zecg_emg(x)=(ecg_emg(x)+ecg_emg(x+1)+ecg_emg(x+2))/3; end plot(zecg_emg) ylabel('Voltage,V/mV') xlabel('Time,t/ms') title('ECG which is contaminated with EMG signals from the diaphragm') PARTH PATTNI BIOENGINEERING-‐MATLAB ASSIGNEMENT axis([0 3000 -1 2]) ...
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...In Dr. William Grover’s presentation, he generally explained his field of Bioengineering, the research that takes place in his lab, and the methods that are utilized in his research. He primarily deals with understanding how a cell’s density changes over time and in-reaction to substances and developing instrumentation. Grover Lab has a wide range of research going on that focuses primarily on Bioinstrumentation and technology. The lab that Dr. Groves runs focuses on the research and development of Bioinstrumentation in order to observe and get information from cells. This relates to the sector of bioengineering that seeks to utilize biology and chemistry to understand different methods of seeing change in the body through cells for medical use. In his own words, Dr. Groves explained how he viewed the physical properties of substances. He divides the characteristics of a cell into biological and chemical information. Biological information includes cell type, the growth rate of a cell, or whether the cell is reacting to anything around it. On the other hand, chemical information is primarily the chemical makeup of a cell and distinguishing different compounds. To gain a greater understanding of both these types of information, Dr. Groves examines...
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...Implications of modern day gadgets to grade 7 students' classroom performance" Chapter 2 : Many parents are under the belief that technology and gadgets are essential for a child's development, but can you go too far? How much time should a child spend in front of a screen is a question being asked not just by worried parents but psychologists, health organizations and even governments. Read an expert's guidelines for managing a child's screen time, and his warnings on the dangers of recreational screen time, especially before bedtime. A new TLF Panel survey conducted on behalf of kids clothing retailer Vertbaudet.co.uk found that four in five parents believe technology and gadgets are good for kids, aiding in their development. The study found that 37 percent of parents asked said that their child spent between one and two hours a day playing with tech gadgets, and 28 percent said between two- and three hours. Moreover, the study found that 38 percent of two- to five-year-olds own an Android tablet, and 32 percent own an iPad; almost a third (32 percent) of these kids also have a mobile phone. The reason behind all this gadget use: over a third of parents (35 percent) said they use tech gadgets to entertain their children because they are convenient, and nearly a quarter (23 percent) because they want their children to be tech-savvy. A 2015 survey of 1,000 British mothers of children aged 2 to 12 found that 85 percent of mums admit to using technology...
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...Ethical Issues in Bioengineering Student’s Name Institution Ethical Issues in Bioengineering Today, surgical devices’ marketing is happening without sufficient evidence as to whether they are safe and effective for use by humanity. This has taken root almost in the entire planet. The industrial marketing is happening with the aim of money making, not considering the outcomes linked to such business. The selfish merchants are so drawn into money making that rarely consider the negative consequences that may come about. Patients being handled by surgeons have all the rights to be provided with the finest details concerning the level of understanding of a device usage by the later. But is this happening? This paper discusses the ethical issues that are associated with surgical devices’ marketing without prior sufficient evidence of effectiveness and safety. The industry has to work very close to physicians appropriately to be certain of devices that are new before is taken out for consumption. Balanced presentations of safety and evidence of new products has to be made available to the concerned parties. The evidence presentation would be a foundation with which safety will be enhanced in the application of the new technology in the new devices. Whenever surgeons are making use of any device, they should make attempts to become familiarize with the technology behind it. Understanding the effectiveness and safety connected to their usage plus competent...
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...Our group will be focusing on the history of the corn market. We have broken the group down to focus on bioengineering of the corn, farmers side of production, consumption, and government regulations on it. I will be focusing on the bioengineering side of corn with the example of Monsanto seed patents. Corn is the number one crop grown in America. The main reason is that corn is such a productive and versatile crop, responding to investments in research, breeding and promotion. It has incredibly high yields compared with most other U.S. crops, and it grows nearly anywhere in the country, thriving best in the Midwest and Great Plains. Plus, it can be turned into a staggering array of products. Although corn is a highly productive crop, with...
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...Jumoke Adeyele Rebecca Richard-Kortum is a professor in the departments of Bioengineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. She was born in 1964, and she grew up in Nebraska. She went to the University of Nebraska. She also went to University of Texas to continue her education. She later moved to Rice in Houston. Rebecca has six kids, three boys and three girls. She is a director at Rice 360° institute for Global Health, and the founder of Beyond Traditional Borders. She spends time working directly with hospitals, community groups, and rural practitioners in various developing countries....
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...Since traits are encoded in genes, Bioengineering uses genes from different creatures and cut and pastes in DNA sequences to reach a desired trait. It was mentioned in class the square tomatoes to solve the boxing problems, however the result that square tomatoes were testales tasteless, which explains Atwood's idea that science is not perfect. However a study was done in South Africa on rats that were fed genetically modified ( GM) tomatoes in one section and genetically modified potatoes in another to discover the effect of genetic engineering on different plants in the digestive system(Smith 5). However the results were not pleasing, the rats that ate tomatoes developed stomach severe lesions and seven out of forty rats died for unexplained tumor ( smith 7). On the other...
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...Journal of Sustainable Development November, 2009 Green Road Approach in Rural Road Construction for the Sustainable Development of Nepal Abhiman Das Mulmi Department of Roads Ministry of Physical Planning and Works, Government of Nepal Babarmahal, Kathmandu, India Tel: 977-01-980-3483-776 Abstract Transport infrastructure provides a basis for economic activities in the rural areas in the long term. But the environment consequences cannot be neglected only foreseeing long term economic benefit. Difficult topography and unstable geology make the road construction difficult in the rural hills of Nepal. Beside, the predominantly absolute poverty in the region realizes the essence of the appropriate approach in the rural road construction. With its approach of constructing rural roads considering environment and rural poverty alleviation measures, Green road approach is proving to be a sustainable way of constructing rural roads. Environment friendly construction techniques, participatory and decentralization approach, optimum utilization of local resources, simple technology, local capacity building and self help efforts justified Green road approach as a best way of constructing rural roads in hill districts of Nepal. The study analyze the different aspects of green roads in Nepal on the basis of the basic themes define in the dictionary of the sustainable development. Keywords: Sustainable, Environment, Participatory, Green roads, Poverty alleviation 1. Introduction Nepal...
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...Employing Microalgae Feedstock for the Production Biodiesel Name: Musfiq Islam UW ID: 20300084 Course: BIOL 443 Professor: Dr. Owen Ward Introduction Global interests in biofuel production as a substitute for liquid transport fuel have grown substantially in recent years, mainly due to concerns over energy security and climate change (Yahya et al, 2012). The most common used biofuels are biodiesel and bio-ethanol, which can replace diesel and gasoline, respectively, with limited or no modifications of vehicle engines (Karthikeya, 2012). These first generation biofuels are typically extracted from food and oil crops including rapeseed oil, sugarcane, sugar beet and corn as well as vegetable oil and animal fats using traditional technologies (Brennan and Owende, 2009). However, the use of first generation biofuels have generated wide-scale criticisms, primarily due to raising competition with food production, increased water consumption, soil degradation, biodiversity loss, their low energy potential and their role in greenhouse gas emissions (Barbosa et al., 2011). A particular concern is that the demand for biofuels could place substantial additional pressure on the natural resources such as arable land. Currently, about 1% (14 million hectares) of the world’s available arable land is used for the production of biofuels, providing 1% of global transport fuels (Beal et al., 2012). However, with a fixed and possibly reducing amount to arable land, increasing the share...
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...Soldering Air Quality Hazards and Solutions William G. Nicholson U.S. Air Force Abstract Air quality has become questionable with recent increased production and soldering procedures conducted by the Avionics Intermediate Systems Shop at Charleston Air Force Base. With an unknown quality level of air within the soldering area there is a need for a sample to be taken and options to be considered to improve the working environment. Even though the air sample may reveal that levels are under threshold levels, the simple fact that employees are uncomfortable doing the task may warrant solutions as if the sample was above limits. Those changes would not be required by anyone outside of the Air Force, but would be considered based on employee well-being. This research paper will reveal the findings of the air quality sample, the methods of testing, and countermeasures intent on improving air quality. Most research has concluded that the soldering flux is the real contaminate and that the lead based solder does not become airborne during the process; which is exciting in the fact that expanded measures are not needed to account for lead. There are many solutions available to correct the air quality and this paper will assess the most applicable and cost effective. Keywords: soldering, flux, rosin-core, air quality, ventilation Soldering Air Quality Hazards and Solutions The current set-up for soldering avionics component parts has questionable ventilation to account...
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...This Barnes and Noble Book Scholarship is truly the greatest surprise for me today and this Summer. My family is not financially able to put me through college, so it is up to me to seek out scholarships and excel academically in order raise enough funds. With the help of government aid and scholarships, I was able to complete my first full year of college. Buying books always made me financially anxious because I would not know what my books would be or how much they would cost. Entering college, to my surprise I learned that books cost hundreds of dollars. This scholarship will make my life millions of times better. Without the stress of trying to raise hundreds for books, I can focus my money on areas of my life that need it more such as...
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...The Hemorrhaging of Biodiversity Our species’ activity within the last century is responsible for rapidly diminishing the diversity of life forms on this planet. Each species lost is a storehouse of environmental knowledge selected for over millions of years. The exploding sciences of biomimicry, bioengineering, and genetic manipulation highlight the enormous potential a single species may have in helping humanity create a healthier, more sustainable interaction with our environment through improvements to medicines, food production, nutrition, technologies, and resilient ecosystems. A conservative estimate is that well over a hundred species a day are going extinct, with the rate of disappearing species accelerating as natural habitats shrink, fragment, and degrade and commercial exploitation of vulnerable species escalates. The loss of species is irreversible and the loss of old-growth natural habitats irretrievable within centuries. The fewer the species remaining on this planet, the more tenuous our own existence. EO Wilson rightly warns that our destruction of the Earth’s biodiversity will be the thing that future generations will least forgive us for. What can we do? A good start is to fully shut down the international trade in wildlife, protect all remaining natural habitats, from rainforests to untrawled seafloors, and begin to restore watersheds by removing dams and protecting headwater and riverbank vegetation. Our Dying Oceans Overfishing has decimated most fisheries...
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...website or email us. We hope that you will enjoy reading this newsletter in a more comfortable format. Welcome to Germany, the Land of Ideas! Dr. (Mrs.) Heike Edelmann-Okinda Director, DAAD Information Center Accra DAAD Programmes: • • DAAD Information Center, Accra—New Counselling format from 1st April, 2011 Call for Application— Scholarship for Courses with Relevance to Developing Countries 2012/13 Germany - Best Destination for International Students New Member—AGGN • • In this Issue: • • • • • New Leibniz-DAAD Research Fellowship Programme Gerda Henkel Foundation Fellowship Programme International Masters—Water Resources and Environmental Management. MSc. In Management—The Kühne Logistics University MSc. Molecular Bioengineering / MSc. Nano Biophysics / MSc. Regenerative Biology and Medicine— TU Dresden Pre-Study Course: University of Applied Sciences, Bremen DAAD Summer Academy in Immunology—Hannover Medical School Future Now...
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