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Characterization of 5-HT Receptors in the Kidneys of Type I Diabetic Rats
(2014-08-25)
Diabetes Mellitus commonly known as diabetes, is an epidemic in the United States accounting for numerous deaths due to complications each year. These complications include hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, ...
Helping Omani Students Succeed with Culturally Responsive Teaching
(2015-07-27)
The purpose of this paper is to explain how to use culturally responsive teaching methods to alleviate the negative effects associated with Omani students’ lack of experience with the Socratic teaching methods commonly ...
The Effect of Background Music on Math Test Performance of High School Students
(2013-05-27)
There is often a general presumption that music and academics have a positive relationship. Researchers have investigated this relationship using a variety of subjects and testing many different variables. Since there ...
Body Image in Adolescent Dancers from Clothing Type and Instructor Communication
(2014-04-24)
Objective: Chronic negative body image can lead to eating disorders as well as mood, personality, and body perception disturbances for adolescent dancers. Tight- or loose-fitting clothing and criticism from authority figures ...
Effects of Oncology Rehabilitation for Head and Neck Cancers- a Systematic Review
(2013-06-10)
Purpose: Head and neck cancer (HNC) affects three to five percent of Americans. Few studies have focused on the effect of rehabilitation exercise on the common symptoms of head and neck cancer. Hence, the purpose of this ...
Crisis, Conflict, and Creativity: The Cultural Impact of the WPA Arts Projects in Michigan, 1935-1943
(2013-05-28)
The WPA of the 1930s was the umbrella organization for many programs that ranged from strengthening infrastructure to producing art work. Besides providing employment to thousands of creative Michiganders and exposing the ...
UVB-Induced Activation of PARP-1 in Cultured Human Lens Epithelial Cells
(2013-05-30)
According to the World Health Organization, cataract is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world. Photo-oxidation by ultraviolet (UV) light has been linked to cataract development with evidence suggesting that ...
The Land of Balboa: A Case Study of Humanitarian Aid and U.S.-Panamanian Relations
(2014-07-17)
As citizens of a global community, it is both a duty and pleasure to interact with others of varying languages and cultures and to assist when possible to improve the human condition. These interactions between nations and ...
A Comparison Between the Firefly Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization
(2013-05-29)
When a problem is large or difficult to solve, computers are often used to find the solution. But when the problem becomes too large, traditional methods of finding the answer may not be enough. It is in turning to nature ...
Role of the PI3K/Akt pathway in human renal cell carcinoma
(2015-06-18)
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common form of renal cancer. Currently, RCC accounts for 9 out of 10 cases of kidney cancer diagnosed in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, there were ...