Diagram of digestive system Pharynx Mouth Oesophagus Stomach Liver Pancreas Gall bladder Jejunum Ileum Duodenum Large intestine Small intestine Rectum Anus Colon Caecum Appendix Anal canal Functions of the digestive system’s features Mouth The mouth is the start of the digestive system. The mouth is where food is chewed and broken down into very small…
What Do Ethics Have To Do With Research
Ethical behavior is defined as a set if moral principles, rules or standards governing a person or profession. Most importantly, principles of ethical conduct includes that the researcher should do no harm, that privacy of and anonymity of participants must be protected, that confidentiality of information must be maintained, that informed consent of participants needs…
Vaping Prevention in Teens
Introduction E-cigarettes, also known as vaping products, are battery-operated devices that mimic the smoking experience using an inhalation process that vaporizes fluid within the device. Research on e-cigarette use primarily among adolescents is just emerging. Studies in several countries including the USA, Poland, and Korea are showing a dramatic increase in interest and use of…
Alzheimer Disease: The Untouchable Presenile Dementia
One of the most accelerating neurological disorder among the elderly population, Alzheimer disease serves as the common cause for presenile dementia hitting the number of 13.8 million by 2050. (Herbert L.E, et.al). With increasing in ageing population the neurodegenerative disease rises while enhanced and magnified research has been conducted but no productive answer has been…
Case Study: Socio-Economic Influences on Health
<!–Content Start–> Zivile Mikucioniene Introduction In the year 2005 the health promotion has been defined by World Health Organization. This program enables people to pose control over their health and its determinants. Through a healthy public policy the health promotion program can be occurred. Income, employment, housing, food security and quality working conditions are the…
Analysis of the Kuhn-Popper Controversy
The controversy of Kuhn’s “puzzle-solving” characteristic of science and Popper’s falsifiability of science had been ongoing since Kuhn’s publication of “ The Structure of Scientific Revolutions ” (Dahnke & Dreher, 2016b, p.153). While Popper proposed that theories must be abandoned when empirically refuted in order to obtain the truth ( Díez, 2007), Kuhn proposed that…
Development of Innovation in the Clinical Setting: Hydration in Nursing
Introduction This assignment will identify an innovation idea within a clinical setting, exploring different aspects, including the model used, feedback from service users and carers and why this innovation idea may be of use. Innovation is the action or process of transformation. The healthcare industry is constantly growing and transforming. It is crucial that today’s…
Womens Health and Gender Bias in Healthcare
Introduction When a patient enters the healthcare system, we assume that the person will be treated with sound judgement and treatment will be based on objective, evidence-based practice parameters set by reliable research. We rarely, if ever, anticipate that the clinical decision making may be influenced by the patient’s attributes such as religion or socioeconomic…
Relationship between Gender Inequality and Hunger
Relation of Gender Inequality and Hunger Hunger, malnutrition and poverty are natural human phenomena, but they are often discussed in ways that are far removed from people’s experiences and thus cannot explain their engagement in food systems. There is more than enough food in the world to feed everyone, but the number of people affected…
CT Scanning for Strokes
A stroke (cerebrovascular disease) occurs when the blood supply does not reach different parts of the brain, causing brain cells to die as they do not receive oxygen. This can be caused in two ways: blood clots blocking an artery (ischemic) or, a sudden blood vessel in the brain bursting (haemorrhagic). The service user would…