...Carly Lynch Stewart DC English 4.6 16 February 2012 Leland, John. "'One Step Better Than Reality.' (herbal drug use)(Cover Story)." Newsweek 6 May 1996: 66+. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. John Leland’s article, ‘One Step Better than Reality (herbal drug use),’ tells about a young woman named Aniubis Castilla. She lives in Hialeah, California. Castilla enjoys dancing and going out to night clubs. She says that when she needed a “boost…she took the psychedelic drug MDMA,” otherwise known as ecstasy. Consequently, after taking a bad dose of ecstasy one night, she realized that the drug was just distracting her from her goals in life. Shortly after, she discovered a drug similar, but not near as dangerous, called herbal sex ecstasy. Castilla describes the drug as ‘one step better than reality.’ She says that herbal ecstasy is much healthier and safer than its rivals: cloud 9, ultimate xphoria and x. All of these are known as ‘Rave Energy,’ and have flourished in clubs and throughout teenagers and adults in the United States. Leland says that the herbal drug hit at a ‘ripe’ moment, emerging in an expanding drug culture. Other drugs such as marijuana, LSD, cocaine came about in the 90s, followed by herbal drugs about a decade later. But unlike other drugs, Leland says that “herbal’s play both sides, selling the promise of psychedelic euphoria while actually delivering just a mild, caffeine like boost.” Leland concludes his...
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...supervisor Mikael R¨nnqvist o for giving support, inspiration and guidance. Your positive attitude and enthusiasm have meant much to me. I would also like to thank my co-supervisor Jan Lundgren for your support, encouragement and guidance in writing. Thanks to Dick Carlsson at S¨dra Cell AB for very good cooperation and friendo ship. I am grateful to Torbj¨rn Larsson, for always taken time for discussions cono cerning both research and teaching. I appreciate my friendship with Maud G¨the-Lundgren. o Thanks to Mathias Henningsson for good cooperation in teaching and J¨rgen o Blomvall for helping me with computer problems. Thanks to Kaj Holmberg for interesting discussions about decomposition methods. Thanks to Oleg Burdakov and Sven Erlander for encouragement. The group of PhD students has been important for me. Thanks to Maria Daneva, Elina R¨nnberg, Per-˚ke Andersson and Kristian Lundberg for supo A porting me and for all fun discussions. Thanks also to my former colleagues, I miss you all. Thanks to David Bredstr¨m for generating the routes in the second paper. o Thanks also to Anders Folkesson, Kent Hjelm, and Bertil Thunstr¨m at Sydved o Energileveranser AB for good cooperation. Thanks to Pamela Vang and Bj¨rn Lidestam for helping me improving the o English. Thanks to Monika Gustafsson and the other administrative staff who always are willing to provide. Many thanks to...
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...Hindawi Publishing Corporation Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2014, Article ID 369204, 32 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/369204 Review Article Jatropha gossypiifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae): A Review of Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology of This Medicinal Plant Juliana Félix-Silva,1 Raquel Brandt Giordani,2 Arnóbio Antonio da Silva-Jr,1 Silvana Maria Zucolotto,2 and Matheus de Freitas Fernandes-Pedrosa1 1 Laborat´rio de Tecnologia & Biotecnologia Farmacˆutica (TecBioFar), Programa de P´ s-graduacao em Ciˆncias o e o ¸˜ e Farmacˆuticas (PPgCF), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Rua General Cordeiro de Farias, s/n, e Petr´ polis, 59012-570 Natal, RN, Brazil o 2 Laborat´rio de Farmacognosia, Departamento de Farm´ cia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), o a Rua General Cordeiro de Farias, s/n, Petr´ polis, 59012-570 Natal, RN, Brazil o Correspondence should be addressed to Matheus de Freitas Fernandes-Pedrosa; mpedrosa31@uol.com.br Received 24 February 2014; Revised 1 May 2014; Accepted 1 May 2014; Published 5 June 2014 Academic Editor: Shi-Biao Wu Copyright © 2014 Juliana F´lix-Silva et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution e License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Jatropha gossypiifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae), widely known as “bellyache bush,”...
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...To Determine the Effect of an Exercise Regime on Heart Rate and Recovery Time Introduction The events of the cardiac cycle are initiated and controlled by electrical signals generated by two nodes in the heart (Boyle and Senior, 2008). Nodes are specialised tissues strategically placed in the heart that act as nervous and muscle tissue. When nodal tissue contracts, it generates nerve impulses that travel throughout the heart wall (About.com, n.d.). Figure 1 – Cardiac Conduction Yellow Arrows/Aspects = journey of signals Area of Bundle of His/Purkinje Fibres Ventricular Septum Aorta – to the body Pulmonary Artery – to the lungs The location of the cardiac nodes is shown in figure 1. A single heartbeat begins with an electrical signal generated by the sino-atrial node, on the wall of the right atrium. This node is often referred to as the ‘pacemaker’ of the heart (it regulates the heartbeat). This signal spreads over the walls of both atria, causing them to contract and fill the ventricles. Once the ventricle walls have filled, the atrio-ventricular node picks up the signal and directs it down the ventricular septum and onto the bundle of His. From here, the signal spreads throughout the Purkinje fibres in the ventricle walls causing them to contract, pushing the blood out of the pulmonary artery and aorta. (Drugline.ord, n.d.) Heart rate is controlled by the two branches of the autonomic nervous system - the sympathetic and parasympathetic. The sympathetic...
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...Wen Yap | Source | Scientific Research and Essays Vol. 5(23), pp. 3742-3749, 4 December, 2010. How professional ethics impact construction quality: Perception and evidence in a fast developing economy, H. Abdul-Rahman, C. Wang and X. W. Yap Also online published at: http://www.academicjournals.org/SRE | Analysis Information Purpose | In the beginning from the abstract, I can lead a part of the author's purpose. The author wrote this paper to prove that professional ethics is a pre-requisite to achieve maintained and acceptable quality in construction. Also he mentions several approaches to improve professionalism between construction professionals to enhance quality in construction. Beside this the author wants to know if selected professionals are aware of the unethical conducts in the construction industry in Malaysia and wants to show these results and evidences of unethical conduct to the reader. Also, they sought for the relationship between professional ethics and the quality-related issues in the construction sector in Malaysia. | Audience | The general public is the audience for this paper, but especially citizens of Malaysia and employees of the Malaysian construction sector are targeted audience members. | Subject | I can be very clear about the subject on this paper. It is the ethics in the construction industry in Malaysia. The author explains why ethical conduct is needed. If we look at the keywords. We can say that this paper is about the professional ethics...
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...Synopsis - Marketing Strategies In The Current Business Environment – Julia Cupman, April 2009 About this synopsis This synopsis provides a brief insight into findings obtained from the Marketing Strategy Survey which was conducted in February 2009. The research will provide a foundation for my dissertation for a Masters in Marketing. I will also use my dissertation to create a white paper for B2B International. This will be called Effective Marketing Strategies For A Recession. I expect this to be available in May/June of this year. Who responded to the survey A total of 396 people generously gave their time responding to the survey which was designed to find out how marketing teams across continents are responding to the current economic environment. These respondents represented a broad spread covering all industrial sectors, many b2c sectors and most countries of the world. Three quarters work in organisations that employ more than 250 people and many are occupied in some of the largest corporates in the world. There was an acknowledgement from around 70% of respondents that they are one of a team involved in determining the appropriate marketing strategy for their organisation. How organisations are affected by the current business environment There is no doubt that the recession is affecting everyone and 4 out of 10 respondents said the effect has been very significant. As might be expected, national and overseas sales have been affected, investment has been cut back...
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...[pic] Official TCC Course Syllabus |Discipline Prefix: CHM |Course Number: 111 |Course Title: College Chemistry I | | |Course Section: D04B | | |Credit Hours: 4 |Lecture Hours: 3 |Clinical Hours: |Lab Hours: 3 | |Contact Hours: 6 |Studio Hours: N/A |Semester: Fall | |Meeting Days/Time/Location: Fridays/1:30pm-4:20pm/Science Building | Instructor Information Name: Dr. Shahin Maaref Office Location: JD-30 Office Hours: TRF 9:00am-11:00am, TR 4:30pm-5:30pm & by appointment Contact Information: 822-7692 Blackboard site: http://learn.vccs.edu Instructor email address: smaaref@tcc.edu Course Information Course Description Explores the fundamental laws, theories, and mathematical concepts of chemistry. Designed primarily for science and engineering majors. Requires a strong background in mathematics. Part I of II. Prerequisites and/or Co-requisites Prequisites - None Corequisites – None It is recommended to have H.S. chemistry or CHM01 as prerequisites and MTH 03 or MTE 06 level or higher. ...
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...Engineering Institute of Transportation Studies University of California, Irvine USA Fax: (949) 824-8385 E-mail: hyunmyuk@uci.edu Abstract : Existing k-shortest path algorithms has some weaknesses such as path similarity among determined paths and network expansion for describing turn prohibitions. Path similarity represents that many of the alternative paths derived from the k-shortest path algorithm are likely to share a lots of links, so they could not represent heterogeneity. The turning restrictions popularly adopted in real road may violate Bellman’s principle of optimality in searching shortest path, so network expansion technique is widely used to avoid such difficulty. But, this method needs additional works to expand the network. This paper proposes a link-based shortest path algorithm to generate dissimilar paths for the travel information in real road network where exists turn prohibitions. The main merit of proposed model is to provide efficient alternative paths under consideration of overlaps among paths to alleviate the path similarity. Another merit is that it does not require extra nodes and links for expanding the network. Thus it is possible to save the time of network modification and of computer running. The algorithm is tested with some example networks and then will be expanded to a dynamic case. Key Words : dissimilar path, path overlap, turn prohibition, link-based algorithm, k-shortest path 1. INTRODUCTION A...
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...LOGISTIC AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT MKT 681 Research paper On Submitted to: Prof. Dr. Md. Habibur Rahman Dean, BBA Program School of Business & Economics United International University Submitted By: Laskar Md. Muid 112 113 004 (group leader) Samsul Arefin 112 112 058 Tulloh Nasreen 112 112 062 Munia Alam 112 111 004 Mohammad Rezwan Khalked 112 113 017 Date of Submission: April 27, 2013 United International University January 11, 2013. Prof. Dr.Md. Habibur Rahman Course Instructor School of Business, United International University, Dhaka. Dear Sir: Subject: Request to accept research paper. This is to inform you that we have prepared a research for the course Logistic and Transportation Management. We have chosen this topic for research in your guidance. We want to find out the various functions, infrastructures, problem and prospects’ of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. We have prepared the paper within your assigned short period of time therefore it was really too hard to find the core findings. This is also to consider that we take the help from internet and analyze based on their provided information. Sincerely Yours, ----------------------------------- Laskar Md. Muid (112113004) Table of Content 1. Introduction 01 2. Functions 01 3. Profiles of Infrastructure...
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...COLUMN Growing importance of reverse logistics Prof Samir K Srivastava Reverse logistics is the process of moving a product from the consumer to the manufacturer, or any other stage in the supply chain, for re-use or proper disposal. It has grown in importance due to many reasons. One of the most prominent reasons is the growing concern for the environment. Consumer demand for clean manufacturing and recycling is increasing, many times leading to legislation as well. Consumers expect to trade in an old product when they buy a new one. Cost is another reason. Research shows that reverse logistics may be a worthwhile proposition even in the contexts where regulatory and consumer pressures are insignificant. It is becoming vital as service management activities and take-back for products such as automobiles, refrigerators and other white goods, cellular handsets, apparels, lead-acid batteries, furniture, televisions, computer peripherals, personal computers, laptops, etc. are on the increase. Advancements in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and their utility in supporting related data collection, transmission and processing have given it further fillip. Aftermarkets, product recalls and collection of post-consumer goods by various supply chain stakeholders is gaining interest worldwide. Establishing a well-managed reverse logistics system can be a value-adding proposition for organisations and supply chains. It can not only...
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...Development Indicators Database. When data belongs to the WHO database (http://www.who.int/whosis/database/core/core_select.cfm), the sentence indicates this but a footnote is not added to save space. Not all the data used for analysis is included in the tables on the first page of this paper. ✓ If you would like to request a Data CD which includes all the data tables used please e-mail: mervy19@gmail.com ✓ Bold phrases show the application of theory from the textbook (Todaro). ✓ Regression analysis can be done to predict which one of the variables is better in predicting child health. However few data recordings for many indicators do not allow such analysis for Child Health in Zambia. This paper will analyze the trends in Child Health in Zambia observed in the past 25 years as well as recommending ways to achieve sound policy-making. Given the scarcity of data and the lack of a holistic measure for child health due to high multicollinearity between variables, there are limitations in assessing the changes. Although there are many indicators of child health presented in the World Health Organization (WHO) database (i.e. diseases), the scope of this paper will focus on infant mortality rate, life expectancy and malnutrition (stunting and wasting) in explaining child health. Infant mortality rate in the past 10 years has been constant at 102 per 1000 live births compared to the increasing trend in the previous decade (1980; 90). Life...
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...History and Development of the Internet The origin of the Internet can be traced to the launch of the first artificial earth satellite. In 1957, the USSR, successfully launched Sputnik, and the United States of America responded with ARPA. The Advanced Research Projects Agency was started by the Department of Defense to establish US supremacy in science and technology applicable to the military. And it was within ARPA that the seed for today's Internet was sowed. The Internet, broadly described as having a world-wide broadcasting capability, being a mechanism for information dissemination, and a medium for collaboration and interaction between individuals and their computers without regard for geographic location, has its origins in packet-switching technology. In 1961, Leonard Klienrock presented the first paper on packet-switching. The concept of being able to transfer data in packets is the very core of the Internet. During the early sixties, J.C.R. Licklider and W. Clark talked about a "Galactic Network" concept. Licklider envisioned a globally interconnected set of computers through which everyone could quickly access data and programs from any site. Much like what the Internet is today. Around 1962, in a US Governmental agency RAND, Paul Baran was given the task of creating a super resilient network, which would allow the US army to communicate, and retain control over its missiles and bombers, in the event of a nuclear attack. His final proposal was a packet-switched...
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...Infectious Disease/Viruses As of September 7, 2012 there has been a total of 95 cases of West Nile and 5 deaths in the state of Michigan alone. Out of the 44 states that were involved in a breakdown of statewide reported infections, there were a total of 1,992 cases and 87 deaths reported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that there is a fatality rate that ranges from 3 to 15% and the first case reported of human infection was in 1999. The topics will discuss history, transmission, treatment, and prevention of the virus. West Nile Virus (WNV) is a virus that is normally seen in the Middle East, Africa, and West Asia through a patient located in Uganda (Henley, 2003). WNV can infect dogs, birds, horses, squirrels, mosquitos, humans, and other mammals. It was thought to have evolved from Israel, and has spread swiftly throughout the United States. The numbers of cases reported were from 20 to 60 per year, until in 2002 when the number rose to above 4,000 (Henley, 2003). The virus exhibits in various ways such as asymptomatic, mild, and severe infections that demonstrate specific outcomes. When the individual is asymptomatic there are no signs or symptoms of the virus. Mild infection or West Nile Fever carries symptoms of nausea and emesis, rash, muscle pain, enlarged lymph nodes, headaches, anorexia, and discomfort (Google, 2012). According to the Journal of Family Practice approximately 20% of individuals that are infected show these symptoms...
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...˚ Pal Klepstad Pain and Palliation Research Group, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway; Department of Intensive Care, St Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway Stein Kaasa Pain and Palliation Research Group, Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway; Department of Palliative Care, St Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway Petter C Borchgrevink Pain and Palliation Research Group, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway; Center for Pain and Complex Disorders, St. Olav University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway Abstract The European Association for Palliative Care recommendation for starting morphine for cancer pain is dose titration with immediate release (IR) oral morphine given every 4 h with additionally doses for breakthrough pain. As part of a EU 6th framework programme to revise the guidelines we review the evidence regarding starting treatment and dose titration of opioids in adult patients with moderate to severe cancer pain. Relevant papers were identified though a systematic search in Medline for papers published until the end of 2009. We identified 15 relevant papers. Thirteen papers were descriptive papers reporting the results from starting...
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...Proceedings of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, Vol. 5, pp. 1673 - 1686, 2005 EVALUATION OF THE DECENTRALIZED PLANT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN THE LOGISTICS OF THAI CEMENT Pairoj RAOTHANACHONKUN Graduate Student Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Nagaoka University of Technology 1603-1 Kamitomioka-machi, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-2188, Japan Fax: +81-258-47-9650 E-mail: pairoj@stn.nagaokaut.ac.jp Shinya HANAOKA Assistant Professor Transportation Engineering School of Civil Engineering Asian Institute of Technology P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand Fax: +66-2-524-5509 E-mail: hanaoka@ait.ac.th Abstract: Siam Cement Public Company Limited (SCC) faced stiff competition after the economic crisis in 1997, decided to close most of their warehouses for the change of logistics system. SCC presently operates five cement plants located whole regions in Thailand with except of the northeast region where three warehouses are still operated. This plant distribution system can be called the decentralized plant distribution system. Which plant distribution system is more efficient for SCC as the logistics strategy between centralized and decentralized? Based on this background, total logistics costs of both systems are formulated and calculated. In addition, the locations of a single warehouse without plant operation are evaluated using linear programming to minimize total logistics costs, which calculated with and without environmental cost...
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