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Mapping the Gene, 2007.
This paper explores the impact of the genome project on drug design and discovery.
955 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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The paper discusses how the advances made as a result of the mapping of the human genome are substantial in medicine and most specifically, in pharmacology. The paper explains that the traditional "trial and error" methodology of medicine discovery of the past century has ended with the new methodology being that of creating drugs to design. The paper looks at the scientists' accomplishments and their tests on animals and humans.
Outline:
Introduction
Searching the Public Genome Database
Using Microarrays to Narrow the Options
Identifying and Isolating the Drugs
Testing on Animals
Testing on Humans
Summary and Conclusion
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"In 1998 a team used the reasoning of other drug companies who have "often found new medicines by seeking compounds similar to ones they already know, and since most pharmacologically active compounds are based on proteins" or in actuality "chemicals manufactured naturally from genetic instructions" to attempt improvement on the drugs used for lower blood-pressure which are known as 'ace inhibitors'. The researchers went to work and "plugged in some genetic sequences found in the gene for ace and came up with 10,000 genes that might have comparable activity." (Lemonick, 2001)"
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Human Genome Project (Gene Mapping), 2000.
A paper arguing for the need for genetic research.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper argues in favor of genetic research. The author feels that many things that once seemed impossible now seem more possible everyday. Scientists may find a cure for cancer or other diseases such as Alzheimer?s disease.
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"Human gene mapping is a highly advanced scientific topic. It has many current uses, such as treatment for certain diseases, production of energy, and has helped farmers with their crops. Even with all these current uses, The Human Genome Project ultimately lies in the future. There is so much potential in this project. Through the study of genes and proteins, many of the worst diseases such as cancer may be cured. The aging process may be slowed down. There may be new, better forms of energy. People may be identified through DNA fingerprints. Ultimately, Human beings may be created to be smarter and stronger. All these ideas seem unattainable, but the truth is that they are closer to becoming reality everyday."
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Crime Mapping, 2006.
This paper discuses the history and applications of crime mapping, an essential tool in the crime analyst's arsenal.
1,955 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 62.95
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This paper explains that crime maps can be used not only to solve but also to prevent crimes. The author points out that, beginning about in the early 1900s, the earliest crime maps were pin maps, color-coded pins physically placed on wall maps. The paper relates that the use of mainframe computers for mapping was so labor intensive that it was only worth making a map if it was going to be used as a base map for a large area. The author indicates that, in the 1990s, the availability of personal computers and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) programs made mapping easier, faster and with much more detail. The author relates that crime pattern analysts include key mapping factors, such as the location, distance, and other thematic information, to create visual representations of information that can be used by the various participants in the criminal justice system.
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"The general public is also able to use crime maps. In Oakland, California the police department posts their crime maps on the Internet so that everyone can be informed about crime in their neighborhood. The Oakland Mayor explained that people are unable to ignore the plight of their neighborhood if the crime statistics are openly available. The public is also able to use crime maps to decide where they want to live when moving to a new city. Having the crime statistics on a map allows a person to see exactly where crime has and is likely to continue to happen in exact neighborhoods."
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Mind Mapping, 2007.
This paper discusses the individual brainstorming process known as mind mapping.
1,151 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper explains how mind mapping is proposed to particularly benefit students. It is a technique to help clear their minds of clutter. The paper illustrates how this will help a student focus his/her attention in class during a lecture as well as increase concentration when reading. The paper discusses how to use mind maps. Firstly, one puts down or records as much pertinent information as possible. One encircles the main question on unlined paper and branches out related ideas from the center. One then connects any related ideas and promptly writes down and/or draws ideas as they occur. The paper concludes that using a mind map, like following a virtual map when traveling to an unknown destination, helps insure the traveler arrives at his/her anticipated destination.
Outline:
Introduction
Quantity, not Quality
Creating a Mind Map
Mind Map of Mind Mapping
Picture This
Conclusion
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"Mind mapping was originally ". . . developed by Tony Buzan of the United Kingdom, mind mapping is also a software product of The Bosley Group, entitled MindMapper. The mind mapping process is as follows: (1) The topic being focused upon is represented by a central image or graphic. (2) The main themes of the topic radiate out from the central image as primary branches. (3) In a tree-like structure, the minor themes of each main theme radiate out further from the primary branches. (4) All branches are interconnected to form a series of links." (Leonard, 2002, p. 128) Mind mapping can also be completed using "The Inspiration," another computer software, that serves as a ". . . generic tool that can be adapted to different knowledge domain and can be used on its own or combined with other strategies." (Pillay & Elliott, 2002)"
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Organization Mapping in the Military, 2006.
A research paper addressing the question whether the military needs organizational mapping to be successful in productivity and human performance.
5,140 words (approx. 20.6 pages), 23 sources, MLA, $ 128.95
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This research paper attempts to determine whether organizational mapping would assist today's military by first looking at what the organizational mapping process does and then by discussing what the military may lack in organizational mapping at the informal level.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background and Summary of Issue
The Modern Military
Organizational Mapping
Discussion
Literature Review
The Transformation of the Military
The Human Component of the Military
Conclusions
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"While it is very important to have government administration work at peak performance, currently the United States is involved the largest multi-pronged military actions since World War II. Likewise, the United States military is gearing up for what could be its largest military ground action since it left Vietnam. Like the modern corporation, over the past twenty years, the modern military has gone through extensive "down sizing". The modern military is supposedly a professional corps of men and women making a long commitment to developing and improving their highly technical military operations specialty (MOS). The modern military is very different from the old military where the greatest need for IIA, IIB and IIC MOS - Infantry, Air-Borne Infantry and Calvary were the positions needing the greatest number of recruits. Instead today's military is composed of highly trained specialists who are computer literate as well as military savvy. The vast majority of enlisted men and women in today's military go in for an education and the opportunity to "Go to College" on the GI Bill once they finish their tour of duty."
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Concept Mapping, 2002.
An insight into the theory and practice of concept mapping.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper describes the use and importance of concept mapping. Concept maps identify the way we think, the way we see relationships between knowledge. Concept maps can thus illustrate faulty views individuals may have and help us better understand how students may construe meanings from subject matter.
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Concept Mapping, 2005.
An analysis of the benefits of teaching the method of concept mapping to students.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 1 source, $ 106.95
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This paper discusses the the model of concept mapping. It discusses the importance of this skill for students as it fosters creative thinking and brainstorming on the part of students. The paper suggests that through concept mapping, students can gain an understanding of how to cross-reference and link ideas and that the method also promotes inclusive learning experiences in that there can be many correct ways to map the same set of concepts.
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"Teacher's Applications University of Ontario - Institute of Tech Section C 1) Professor Kristen Mueller, currently at the University of Waterloo, is undeniably the finest teaching professional in my experience. The qualities that make her an exceptional teacher may be encapsulated in a few specific areas: her close attention to students' needs and their work; her capacity to listen and her time management skills despite the pressures of a full teaching and research load. While Professor Mueller teaches at the post-secondary level, I believe these qualities are directly relevant to teaching at any level and to any age group."
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Perception Mapping, 2006.
This essay deals with the topic of marketing and looks at the issue of perception mapping.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the basic premises of marketing as they are illustrated through the completion and interpretation of a marketing simulation that illustrates perception mapping. Particular emphasis is given to the concepts of differentiation and positioning of products or services as well as the impact of the product life cycle on marketing endeavors within the marketing plan. Finally some of the more prominent environmental factors affecting global and domestic marketing decisions are discussed.
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"Situation one indicated a need to establish an alternate marketing strategy that would end the declining product sales and reestablish Thor Motorcycles as a lifestyle leader rather than simply a product manufacturer. By settling on a market strategy to reposition Cruiser Thor rather than completely reintroduce it as another brand and sacrifice its current brand equity and market identity, Cruiser Thor was given a lease on its market life. Once this strategy is decided upon, examining the marketing adjustments within its marketing plan is a simple, but no less important task. Certainly, because of the price constraints, repositioning Cruiser Thor to appeal to younger buyers was out of the question so this particular strategy was easily dealt with."
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Concept Mapping, 2007.
This paper explores the idea of using concept maps in the language arts curriculum.
1,139 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper explains that the teaching of language arts requires that teachers develop activities that will encourage their students to enjoy reading and writing. The paper explores the trend of using concept mapping to teach language arts to students. The paper examines examples and published literature about the use of concept mapping and concludes that it is a valid and useful tool for teaching language arts to students.
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Introduction
Concept Mapping
Purpose
Importance
Conclusion
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"Getting students interested in reading has been something that challenged teachers since the first classroom was constructed. Some students love to read, and would do so whether or not they were assigned books and stories, while other students avoid reading at all costs(Kahn, 2000). The teaching of Language Arts requires that teachers develop activities that will encourage their students to enjoy reading and writing. For the past several decades various measures have been tried to get students involved in Language Arts, including whole language learning, Back to Basics programs and phonics. In recent years however, the idea of using concept mapping in the Language Arts curriculum has begun to gain popularity and is enjoying moderate success."
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"Mapping It Out" ( Mark Monmonier ), 1995.
A critical review of this work demystifying the use of maps in scholarly work.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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"The major goals of Mark Monmonier, in his book Mapping It Out: Expository Cartography for the Humanities and Social Sciences, are stated clearly and straightforwardly:
The goal of this book is to encourage scholars to use maps where maps are needed. . . . Encouragement thus takes the form of demystifying map making by showing how straightforward graphic logic can help the scholar-author compose visually effective maps to improve the clarity and impact of a book or article (ix).
The question this study will answer, then, is whether the author successfully achieves these clear goals. The answer of the study will be in the affirmative---the author does indeed effectively bring the realm of "mapping it out" down to earth in theory and application. At the same time, it must be remembered ..."
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Gene Research, 2002.
Scientific description of gene action & gene products.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, $ 71.95
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Scientific description of gene action & gene products. Describes research studies & methods. Bacterial clones. Phenotypes of genes; post embryonic phenotypes. Types & functions of genes. Genes responsbible for axonal guidance in the developing brain. Experiments & various techniques used by researchers. How genes mediate their effects on an organism.
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"Fraser et al (2000) used RNA-mediated interference (RNAi) to target approximately 90 percent of the predicted genes on C. elegans chromosome 1 by feeding these worms with a bacterium that expresses double-stranded RNA. RNAi transiently inhibits the activity of a gene by introducing double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) with a sequence specific to the target gene. Feeding these bacteria to the worms makes it possible to produce a library of dsRNA-expressing bacteria that can then be used for high-throughput genome-wide RNAi screens at very low cost. The only drawback to this technique is that RNAi does not efficiently inhibit all genes, so the method will miss some relevant genes.
Using such a library of bacteria which express dsRNA responding to genes on chromosome 1, this group were able to..."
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Medical Maps and Malaria, 2005.
A history of medical mapping and a look at modern medical mapping.
1,386 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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This paper covers the first medical maps made and includes copies of each map described. The paper describes the disease of malaria and how modern medical mapping is applied to the study of malaria.
Introduction
Medical Maps
Diseases around the World Being Mapped
Conclusion
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"Malaria kills a child every 30 seconds in developing nations. Despite numerous attempts to exterminate it, malaria is one of the few diseases that have been able to continue to spread. During the 1950's, the world health organization stated that Malaria would be eradicated by the use of DDT by the end of the decade. DDT, a miracle insecticide was found in the 1960's to continually decrease in effectiveness. DDT was able to stop large populations of mosquitoes from developing to adulthood. The extermination of mosquitoes, in theory, would destroy the carrier of Malaria, and the disease would die out. DDT was found to have adverse effects in the several environmental areas. The insecticide is soluble in fat. If fish take in the insecticide by consumption of food in an area that has been applied with DDT, then the DDT is concentrated in the fatty tissues of the fish. The fish then can be consumed by a bird, but the bird will most likely consume many fish in one day. This growth in concentration of DDT creates abnormal effects in animals that are high on the food chain. DDT was found to cause the calcium in bird eggs to leech out, making the egg walls very thin, and easily cracked. The cracking of eggs caused the decrease of many bird populations. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned its use n December of 1972 because of the adverse effects the DDT caused. The banning of the DDT chemical for broad use in many highly developed countries spurred the development of other ways to stop the spread of malaria. The extermination of mosquitoes became an unviable avenue. After the banning of DDT in the United State, the focus became clear that Malaria must be contained by the use of drugs that would be distributed to people."
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Gene Therapy, 2002.
This paper explores gene therapy, a set of approaches to the treatment of human disease based on transfer of genetic material (DNA) into an individual or the introduction of genetic material into cells for therapeutic purposes.
2,325 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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As gene therapy has moved from the laboratory into the clinic, several issues have emerged as central to the development of this technology: gene identification, gene expression and gene delivery. The author of this paper points out that gene therapy is a method for the treatment or prevention of disease that utilizes genes to provide the patient?s cells with the genetic information necessary to produce specific therapeutic proteins needed to correct or combat disease. The paper also introduces genomics research, which seeks to map the human genome, or total DNA content of the human cell.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background and Direction
Potential
Other Gene Therapy Directions
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"Genes are segments of deoxyribonucleic acid ("DNA") present in each cell in the body, which provide the information cells use to produce protein. Protein production begins in the nucleus of the cell when the gene is copied or "transcribed", resulting in the creation of a form of ribonucleic acid ("RNA") known as "messenger RNA." Specific DNA sequences called "promoters" control the extent of copying (transcription) of genes. Messenger RNA then moves from the nucleus of the cell into the cell?s cytoplasm, where it is "translated" by the cell into protein. The process of transcription and translation that results in protein production by the cell is called "gene expression". The absence or defective structure of specific genes may change the composition or pattern of proteins expressed by the cell, causing certain inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy as well as acquired diseases such as cancer."
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Gene Therapy Reflection, 2001.
A reflection on the Book, "Gene Futures" by Thomas Lee as it pertains to gene therapy.
1,030 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 0 sources, APA, $ 36.95
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This paper summarizes Thomas Lee's description of the four different types of gene therapy as a springboard to discussing some of the ethics and social implications of the different gene therapy techniques. The different types of therapies discussed in this paper are somatic therapy, germ line therapy, enhancement therapy and eugenics.
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"Using genes to treat and correct illness is a very exciting and potentially perilous new application of genetics. It would not be surprising in the next five years to see Medical Genetics Departments in every hospital. In Gene Futures, Thomas Lee outlines the four categories of therapy that are possible."
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"The Map that Changed the World", 2006.
This paper reviews and analyzes Simon Winchester's biography, "The Map that Changed the World," which describes how William Smith indelibly changed the face of geological science.
1,470 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 48.95
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The writer of this paper examines the life and accomplishments of William Smith, the English geologist credited for creating the first geological map. This paper examines how Smith's maps shifted public perception regarding the creation of the universe. This paper reviews Simon Winchester's biography, "The Map that Changed the World," which summarizes Smith's life, his achievements and the impacts made on the scientific community due to his research. Smith's early work with canal digging companies and within the mining industry enabled him to become more aware of what lie beneath the surface of the land. This paper focuses on Smith's fascination with the earth, rocks and fossils, which led to the creation of his first geological map of Bath. Influenced by other cartography and on extant atlases, Smith devised special colorization systems for his geological maps, which are discussed in this paper. This paper also examines Smith's longing for more recognition than he was afforded during his lifetime. While Smith's maps were published during his lifetime, what should have been the high point of his life marked the beginning of a downward spiral, when many of his personal and professional relationships fell apart. This paper examines why centuries after his death, geologists still pay homage to William Smith, the father of modern geology.
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"His early work with canal digging companies and within the mining industry enabled William Smith to become more aware of what lie beneath the surface of the land. There could be no better situation for a man who loved geology in the eighteenth century than being paid to dig deep under the ground. Thus, his professional work offered him a private pleasure and a convenient means by which to formulate, develop, and prove his theories. On his own, while he traveled as a surveyor for the Somerset Coal Canal Company, Smith observed how sedimentary layers of rock were arranged in patterns across the land. Somerset Coal Canal Company was not so much interested in the scientific implications for Smith's findings as in their financial implications. For instance, when he was first hired, Smith noticed how English villages rest on top of "a score of complex, broken, twisted, and contorted seams of coal." For Smith, his work meant unlocking some of the earth's deepest secrets."
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