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Human Trypanosomiasis (HAT) ? African Sleeping Sickness, 2002.
A examination of the history and etiology of the disease, Human Trypanosomiasis (HAT).
2,160 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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The paper recounts the history, spread and current epidemiology of Trypanosomiasis, commonly known as African sleeping sickness. It also recounts the causes of the disease, especially as they are rooted in the host-parasite relationship. It presents charts which show the life cycle of the pest and what measures are being taken to combat this disease.
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"Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), commonly referred to as the African sleeping sickness, is a serious parasitic disease endemic throughout most of Sub-Saharan Africa. The causative agents of HAT, parasites of the genus Trypanosoma, are characterized by a complex life cycle that involves a mammalian host (humans) and an insect vector (tsetse fly). In the course of evolution, trypanosomes have become adapted to take advantage of both of these organisms and initially it may even seem that the parasite has evolved simply to maximize its reproductive success within these organisms. In reality, however, host-parasite interactions in HAT can be more accurately described as a balance between the within-host selection and between-host selection (the pressure to facilitate horizontal transmission), leaning toward the latter. Thus, HAT illustrates the intricacies inherent in the host-parasite interactions, as well as how these complexities continue to frustrate the efforts to treat this communicable disease."
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Case Study: Eflornithine and the African Sleeping Sickness, 2002.
Case study regarding a company's patent on the cure for African Sleeping Sickness.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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The central issue of this case study is what should be done with mounting pressures to give up our company's patent on eflornithine, a drug that can cure Human African tripanosomiasis, more commonly known as African Sleeping Sickness, a disease that attacks the nervous system.
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African Trypanosomiasis, 2002.
An indepth study of African Trypanosomiasis - a disease transmitted by the tsetse fly and which causes deaths of millions of people in Africa.
2,203 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 68.95
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This paper provides a review of what is currently known about African trypanosomiasis and the measures available for its treatment, surveillance, and control. It discusses the various obstacles confronting efforts to control a disease that is confined to sub-Saharan Africa and also researches the origin of the disease and the impact it has had on Africa throughout history.
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"There are many general symptoms of African trypanosomiasis, although individuals usually experience the symptoms in different ways. The initial symptoms, which typically occur within one month of infection, tend to be nonspecific. These symptoms can include fever, skin lesions, edema, severe rashes or swollen lymph nodes on the neck (Allsop, p. 15-18).
After these initial symptoms, the disease may progress to meningoencephalitis. As the illness develops, symptoms can include: weight loss, changes in personality, irritability, difficulty in concentration, slurred speech, confusion, seizures, extended periods of sleep, insomnia, and more."
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A Comprehensive Review of Sleep and Sleep Disorders, 2002.
This paper provides a discourse on the physiological and psychology issues relating to sleep.
4,593 words (approx. 18.4 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 119.95
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This paper examines the physiological and psychology aspects of sleep. It opens with a comprehensive overview of normal sleep and its physiological basis and then details over a dozen of the most common sleep disorders (their basis, diagnosis, treatment, etc.), including insomnia, narcolepsy and sleepwalking.
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"The ancient Greeks ascribed the need for sleep to the god Hypnos ("Sleep"), the child of Darkness and Night and the brother of Death, whose power, as he swept across humanity, was so great that even the gods were forced to succumb to him. The prominent place of sleep in ancient mythology serves as a testament to the unequivocal importance it plays in everyday life. Everyone needs to sleep. Although researchers today have devised sophisticated means to define, describe, and detail sleep they still do not fully understand its function. However, when sleep is disturbed, the effects are dramatic and clear. Without sleep we become tired, disoriented, lethargic, mentally dulled, confused, or in extreme cases hallucinatory or assume a state resembling psychosis. Current research on sleep focuses on two main areas: basic sleep mechanisms and sleep physiology and sleep disorders in clinical medicine."
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Trypanosomiasis, 2002.
An overview of the increasingly dangerous epidemic of Trypanosomiasis, or "African Sleeping Sickness".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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Trypanosomiasis, commonly referred to as "African Sleeping Sickness," has plagued Africa for hundreds of years. At the beginning of the 20th century, efforts were taken to investigate, contain, and inoculate African populations against this disease. Thirty years ago, the sleeping sickness could only be found in isolated areas; however, due to decreased monitoring of the disease, infections are on the rise.
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Civil War and its Effect on the Epidemic of Trypanosomiasis, 2001.
A look at how African civil unrest has been indirectly responsible for helping Trypanosomiasis (a.k.a. African sleeping sickness) get out of control once again.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 15 sources, $ 49.95
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"Trypanosomiasis, also known as African sleeping sickness, is widely regarded as the disease afflicting the poorest of the poor. Endemic to Eastern and Central Africa, trypanosomiasis is currently experiencing a dramatic resurgence in Sudan, Uganda, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. After running the results of the survey through statistical analysis software, the researchers were able to cross analyze different factors such as proximity to tsetse flies (the vector for this disease), daily farming or fishing activities and involvement in civil war to determine which variables were most responsible for the outbreak (Moore, 1999). The results showed that while, statistically, there was no direct relationship between the spread of trypanosomiasis and the existence of war within a country, civil unrest had been indirectly responsible for helping the disease get out of control once again."
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Sleeping Habits of College Students, 2006.
This paper is a complete undergraduate research study of the sleeping patterns and habits of College of Arts and Sciences students of Central Philippine University.
9,155 words (approx. 36.6 pages), 16 sources, APA, $ 189.95
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This paper explains that the objectives of the study were to describe the general sleeping habits of College of Arts and Sciences students and to evaluate if the student's course is a factor in his or her sleeping habits (defined as the number of hours of sleep and sleep quality). The author points out that the methodology of the study was a descriptive survey of college students using a stratified random sampling design with the sample size set at a 90% confidence level. The paper concludes that, although statistically the students' courses do not have bearing on what time and how long the students sleep, the respondents themselves believe that their courses affect their sleep. The paper includes several tables, figures and the survey used in the study.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Statement of the Problem and Objectives of the Study
Definition of Terms
Hypotheses
Theoretical and Conceptual Framework
Variables Used
Scope and Limitation
Significance of the Study
Review of Related Literature
Related Literature on Sleep
Related Studies on Sleep
Methodology
Research Design
Sampling Method
Data Collection
Data Analysis Method
Data Analysis
Profile of the Respondents
Data and Analysis
Relationship of Independent Variable (Course) to Dependent Variables
Course vs. Number of Hours of Sleep/Total Sleep Time
Course vs. Sleep Satisfaction
Relationship of Independent Variable (Course) to Intervening Variables
Course vs. Bedtime
Course vs. Schoolwork
Course vs. Entertainment Activities
Relationship of Intervening Variables to Dependent Variables
Bedtime vs. Number of Hours of Sleep/Total Sleep Time
Bedtime vs. Sleep Satisfaction.
Schoolwork vs. Number of Hours of Sleep/Total Sleep Time
Schoolwork vs. Sleep Satisfaction
Entertainment Activities vs. Number of Hours of Sleep/Total Sleep Time
Entertainment Activities vs. Sleep Satisfaction
Results of Students' Reactions to Statements, "My being in this course affects my sleeping (habits, quality of sleep, etc.)"
Interrelationships Between Bedtime, Total Sleep Time, and Sleep Satisfaction
Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations
Questionnaire
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"Sleep deprivation causes emotional disturbances in people. It may also lead to aggressiveness, apathy; result in fluctuations between euphoria and depression and vice versa. One can also experience pain in joints, hallucinations and visions. People also lose their ability to think straight and act quickly. Those who have been sleep deprived for long, usually find it hard to finish a sentence or find an appropriate word to describe something. One's short-term memory also tends to fail. Therefore, one should never economize additional time for sleep. A sleep-deprived individual does everything twice as slow."
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Sleeping, 2004.
Looks at the sleeping problem known as insomnia and some of its causes.
994 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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After a general outline of sleep and what happens while we are sleeping, this paper goes on to discuss the body's biological need for sleep, the sleeping problem known as insomnia, and how it can affect one's health. The paper also looks at some possible causes of insomnia and how it can be treated.
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"We spend about one third of our life sleeping. Sleep is defined as the suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored (ThinkQuest, 2003). The brain is not at rest during sleep as popularly thought, but is extremely active and it is the brain that tells us when it is time to sleep. Sensations of light taken in from the retina are transferred through the nerves to an area of the brain determines the amount of light exposure and adjusts the body accordingly. The exact purpose of sleep remains a mystery, but researchers speculate that during certain stages of sleep, the brain is testing, strengthening, or somehow improving our neurons."
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Martin Espada's Poem "Sleeping on the Bus", 2008.
An analysis of the main theme of Martin Espada's Poem "Sleeping on the Bus", about the long road to desegregation and equality.
765 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper explains that the speaker in Martin Espada's poem "Sleeping on the Bus" is paying tribute to the forefathers of the human rights movement by showing the many hardships they had to overcome. The author points out that the main theme of the poem is to show how easily the people of today forget the sacrifices that were made to create the freedoms now enjoyed and how there is still work to be done. The paper relates that the repeating rhetorical question "how we" emphasizes the speaker's goal of making the reader strongly remember the tough long road of desegregation. The paper analyzes each stanza of the poem.
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"The poem explicates how a decade before the demonstrations in Alabama, few held true to their convictions out of fear of the pure power that the conservative majority had over the police and government "no witness spoke to cameras." When a "brown skinned man in Army uniform" made the smallest snicker in disbelief regarding the "custom of the backseat" he was dragged from the bus by the police. Without due process, the "brown skinned" man was put in jail for a week, while the "magistrate" went right back to bed feeling no remorse and sleeping soundly."
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 2005.
A look at the geology of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper analyzes the geology of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a National Park in Michigan. The paper looks at its size, the geological forces that created the dunes and the impact of glacial activity.
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"This research reviews the geological characteristics of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore a component of the United States National Park Service "
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African Poverty and the Bankruptcy of African Leadership, 2005.
Examines poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa and the failure of African leaders to enact strong economic and agricultural policies geared towards change in the region.
1,734 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper demonstrates that African leaders have contributed significantly to the growing problems of poverty in the Sub-Saharan African region by failing to address endemic problems of embezzlement, bribery, corruption, and nepotism. The paper also shows that many of these leaders are unable to institute effective economic and agricultural development policies geared towards uplifting the African people from their current state of poverty to that of self-reliance.
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"From time to time, some parts of Africa are prone to drought, but this paper takes the position that drought constitutes a very negligible aspect of the problem of poverty in Africa. Technological innovation could be adopted to deal with the issue of drought as has been demonstrated in Israel. The core problem in Africa is bad government and poor management of the peoples' resources. Africa holds the majority of the world's natural resources, but the continent is suffering from a leadership crisis that is basically symptomatic of all the African states."
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African Americans and Native Africans, 2002.
A comparison of the different sub-cultures of the African American minority group in the United States.
2,370 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper discusses the history and culture of the recent immigrants to the United States from Africa and the Caribbean. It details how these immigrants are labeled as "African Americans" and lumped into the same sub-culture as the veteran African American population of the United States since the slave-trade. These two population groups are compared for their manners, cultures and social norms. A history of African immigration to America is provided.
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"The African Americans, or Black Americans as they are called, are the largest minority group in the United States, after the Hispanic Americans. This is a racial group whose ancestry is believed to be from the sub-Saharan Africa. However, there are some African Americans who claim to have their roots from the European immigrants, Native American or the Asians. In general the African American populations is usually referred to as Negroes, blacks and Afro-Americans. "
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India & China: Sleeping Economic Giants, 2002.
Study and comparison of China's and India's economic policies since 1949.
3,775 words (approx. 15.1 pages), 8 sources, $ 138.95
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The report studies the Indian economic policies and compares and contrasts them to the Chinese case. The economic policies of both countries are looked at after 1949. As well, their Industrial and agricultural production are examined.
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Sleeping with the Enemy, 2004.
An analysis of rape scene within the film "Dead Calm"
11,000 words (approx. 44.0 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 217.95
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This paper conducts a detailed analysis of the film "Dead Calm" (1988), paying particular attention to the scene that is viewed by many sources as a depiction of rape. Using psychoanalytical film theory and feminist film reading techniques, it breaks down and analyses key scenes in order to uncover the balance of power between the primary characters. Castration theory is used to support the gender based reading, as is the ideas of anima and animus, used here to support the balancing of masculinity and femininity as a tool for victory. It also looks at similarities between the film and biblical mythology including a character comparison with Adam, Eve and Satan, and similarities between the film's diegesis and the Garden of Eden and Hell.
Outline
Illustrations list
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One: Literary Review
Chapter Two: Battle of the Sexes
Chapter Three: Delving Beneath the Waters of Eden
Chapter Four: Hero's Journey and Hidden Agendas
Conclusion
Reference List
Bibliography
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"After a failed attempt to leap onto the Saracen from a rowing boat, which results in John being injured by the propeller, John is metaphorically left castrated, de-masculinised, bleeding and stranded on a sinking ship. He is no longer the naval captain and master of the feminine sea, but now a possible victim of it. He remains a strong and competent character and is immediately active in attempting to regain power of the Orpheus which has been crippled by water. He remains a symbol of manhood, almost becoming a male action hero, at times appearing bare-chested while fixing the engine, displaying his bronzed and glistening torso."
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Eflornithine, 2002.
A case study discussing the medicine eflornithine and how it can help cure African Sleeping Sickness.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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The central issue of this case study is what should be done with mounting pressures to give up our company's patent on eflornithine, a drug that can cure Human African trpanosomiasis, more commonly known as African Sleeping Sickness, a disease that attacks the nervous system.
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