Science Article Reviews Samples For Students

In his paper “Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It,” Watson (1913) points out what he believes to be the main issues of psychology as a growing science. Watson explains that psychology is concerned with the analysis of complex mental states and processes and reducing them to simple elements. An alternative approach includes taking several simple elements and constructing complex mental states from those elements. In both cases, the significance of external stimuli is often dismissed in studies, which also means no significance is attributed to behavioral data. That is why Watson argues that existing subject-matter in psychology should ...

A. Article title and reference: Drought, River Fragmentation Forcing Endangered Fish out of Water, Biologist Finds. (June 6, 2013) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130606110013.htm

B. Summary: Long Droughts and eventual fragmentation of North American rivers have threatened the ecosystem of many native fish in Kansas, Arkansas, Red, Gila, Platte and San Juan River according to the research conducted by Keith Gido of Kansas State University (Sciencedaily.com, 2013). Species such as the Silver Chub thriving the aforementioned rivers had an immense drop in its population due to ground water withdrawals and river fragmentation. In 2011, the number of Silver Grubs found in sampling reaches ...

Idea Machines Examples

Firstly, we see an explanation of anthropology. The science of how a human being functions is depicted. We can see the characteristics and necessities of a human. There is also the word "divine", which implies the existence of a deity. It is clear that a human has a soul, but his life is predestined. There is the law, which has to be obeyed. Justice is also very important and connected to language, law and individualism. Every person should have the same rights according to this chart. Body and language are tools. Human is by nature an individual, and that is how it should be. ...

Complexity science is the investigation of complex adjustable frameworks, "the numerous patterns of relationships inside them, how they are supported, how they self-compose, and how results develop" (Zimmerman 2001). Complex adjustable frameworks are densely joined networks of co-operating agents who acclimate by changing their principles, and subsequently their conduct, as they increase experience. Specialists have been creating multifaceted nature based public health and health care administration devices, and methods drawing on a bigger literature of many-sided quality based organizational administration hypothesis.
Complexity science is still in its early stages, and is multi-faceted, reflecting distinctive roads of study. The avenue ...

COMPLEX SCIENTIFIC TESTIMONY: HOW DO JURORS MAKE DECISIONS?

Joel Cooper, Elizabeth A. Bennett & Holley L. Sukel
The article posed the question as to whether “regular” citizens sitting on juries are capable of understanding complex scientific data and how such complex data is processed and whether it is translated into a sound and rational verdict.
2) The methodology used
Of the fifty-four paid participants, forty participants, seventy-four (75%) percent, were selected from a local community college in the Princeton, New Jersey area while fourteen (14) participants, twenty-five (25%) percent, were from a local retirement community. Interestingly, one-hundred (100%) percent of the participants considered themselves upper-middle-lower middle class which ...

Psychology

Youngstrom and Busch (2000) examine the ramifications of the Supreme Court decision in Kumho Tire Co. Ltd v. Carmichael on expert testimonies in court and then analyze the implications on psychologists deposing as experts. The authors note the recent Supreme Court decision that current legal standards for admission of scientific evidence also apply to other expert testimony based on ‘training, experience and other sources of expertise besides empirical support ‘ (Youngstrom & Busch, 2000). The authors trace the evolution of acceptance of expert opinion in court. Earlier, techniques generally accepted in the scientific community were acceptable. In Carmichael’s case, the ...

Who will say that technology has not made life easier? I guess only the backward minded persons might say that. Before the emergence of technology, with the various technological development, the world has been a better place. Technology in many industries has made life livable. It has made life adopt the very meaning of. Assume that the world was with no technology, how could we be surviving. Probably might have adopted to the situation by then but would not be as efficient as it currently is. A technology free world would be boring with very little to do apart from ...

David Kolb developed the Experiential Learning Cycle theory in 1984. In his theory, Kolb explained that learning happens in four stage cycles and four separate learning styles where the recipient learns by undergoing the different knowledge phases from experience to reflection, followed by conceptualizing and ends with Action.
The Experiential learning theory according to Kolb outlines learning as the process of gaining, assimilating, transforming and owning knowledge by interacting with the environment (Kolb, 1984, p. 41). These interactions include abstract, concrete, reflective and active participation forms of learning.

The learning process follows this basic model (Saul McLeod, 2013)

As indicated in the model. Kolb’s learning model follows a ...

Similar to the world economies, Japan experiences economic recession and its consequences. Science is one of the fields to be affected most severely. A different reason why a huge amount of Japanese female scientists goes to work abroad is because of the male scientists’ dominance in the country. Although women are equally hard working and compatible with men in science and in academia, the Japanese society does not accept the role of women as leading scientists and researchers. It is estimated that sixty percent of all the talented Japanese researchers who reside abroad are females, and just a tiny portion of ...

The advent of technological advancement in the field of medicine paved the way for the most sophisticated and powerful equipment that aids innovation in patient care. The article publish in diagnostic imaging by Howell (2012) describes the increasing popularity of the mobile X-Ray technology. The article emphasized that the new technology enabled the patient’s instant access to imaging. Primarily, image quality and mobility drives the continuous evolvement of medical technologies while battery life and wireless connectivity remain on the vendors’ continuous improvement. Analysis from KLAS suggests that vendors found greater significance of the mobile X-Ray in terms of ...

Isabelle Duyvesteyn in her article titled “How New Is the New Terrorism?” quite elaborately breaks down terrorism in the post-modern world and how the mindsets of people had been shaped around it. She analyzes the different aspects of terrorism and tackles the subject with not only her own views, but also historical and factual evidence to back up her arguments regarding terrorism in the new world or the “new” aspects of terrorism. She is of the view that the contrary to a popular belief, terrorism is not a “new” entity in the post-modern world.
Similarly, she states that to understand “ ...

Parker et al. (2014) identifies dimensions a public policy on science and technology to enable development. Complex issues in the policy identify emerging issues to prepare and make plans. The scanning exercise uses modified Delphi technique to necessitate public engagement as the policies are developed. Some of the interest group in the policy includes academics, private sector, policy advisers, practitioners, and policy makers. The stakeholders in the policy prioritize issues in the areas of government, healthcare, national security, infrastructure, population, public safety, and technology. Parker et al. (2014) argue that an effective public policy on development will not only require ...

Assignment

Richard W. Robins, Samuel D. Gosling, and Kenneth H. Craik
Psychology is a science, and as such, it uses the scientific method to explore previously unknown areas, while elaborating written reports to share with fellow peers and the general community, in order to guarantee its own progress. An important component of a modern psychologist then, is the ability to accurately read and interpret the works of others. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to critically analyze the paper entitled An Empirical Analysis of Trends in Psychology (Robins, Gosling, & Craik, 1999).

Research Question

Introduction
In the introduction section, the authors perform a ...

According to the article Nicotine: Harder to Kick than Heroine, which was published in “The New York Times” on March 29, 1987, despite the numerous evidence that proves that tobacco is destroying people lives, more than 53million Americans continue to smoke. Sandra Blakeslee largely reports on a nicotine experiment that was carried out by Dr. Henningfield in 1985, whereby he was experimenting the euphoric qualities of nicotine. In this study, Sandra reports that, Dr. Henningfield used a total of 8 (eight) drug users in his experiment. She further reports that, given intravenously in gradually larger doses, Dr. Henningfield discovered that nicotine ...

The article titled “Mediation Has Power to Influence Your Gene” by Christopher Bergland gives a summary of the findings of two researchers conducted to investigate the relationship between meditation and pain. The first research explored by the article was conducted by a group of Scientist from Spain and France. According to Christopher, it was the first study to establish that there was an alteration of gene expressions in individuals practicing mindfulness mediation. The article reported that the comparison of gene alterations was done between experienced mediators who had undergone intensive mediation and untrained control participants who were involved in non meditative ...

Summary of the article

Appearing in the New York Times, Gillis article “Climate Panel Cites near Certainty on Warming” offers a substantive view on various issues aligned with global warming. Precisely, the current article delves on the persistent notions, which indicate that human beings are the main causative agents of global warming. In fact, the article comprises of findings from international scientists on this various investigations carried out on the role of human beings with regard to the occurrence of global warming. The findings from the said scientists are somewhat certain on the fact that human beings are the main precipitators of global warming. ...

in Type II Diabetes Mellitus
The article titled Effects of Exercise on Glucose Homeostasis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by David Kelley and Bret Goodpaster was published in one of the issues of the Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. The purpose of this article is to examine how physical activity influences the course of the diabetes milletus, whether the higher intensity and dose-response training improve the level of glucose in Type 2 Diabetes Milletus. Firstly, the article describes the features of the type 2 diabetes and why investigation of its mechanisms is important to the modern ...

Article Review: “Has Psychology Failed?” by Jastrow

Article Review: “Has Psychology Failed?” by Jastrow
The article “Has Psychology Failed?” by Jastrow (1935) addresses the issues facing applied psychology and the limitations imposed by different schools of psychology, such as behaviorism and the psychoanalytic school. Even though he commends Watson’s desire to move psychology from theoretical science to applied science and Freud’s appreciation of the importance of emotions and subconscious mental processes in structuring the human mind, Jastrow believes a naturalist perspective would benefit psychology as a unified science with practical implications. However, most of the article is dedicated to lamenting the current state of psychology ...

Evolution, in its simplest definition is “change in form over generations” (Kottak, 1991). Like all life forms, human beings undergo changes or modifications in each generation. The question of how human beings evolved has been a subject of extensive studies. There are many existing explanations about the ancestors of modern man and theories about these have developed over the years, and along with it controversies and alternate explanations. Students of the 21st century would find theories of human evolution in their textbooks and from here they would learn about Homo sapiens, homo erectus, Neanderthal man, Cro-magnon man, and many other ...

This summary will reflect over the wonders of science through four articles. The topics that will be discussed are robots. Robots can be seen, in the developments, in many fields.
This field is constantly researching and updating because of our incredible technology developments of our society. The possibilities that might be able to accomplish through this could save a life and make our world even more powerful. That is the beauty of the power of science with robotics.
“Military Lays in Push for Robotic Ground Vehicles,” by John Markoff provides an in-depth picture of this robotic vehicle to ...

Frederick W. Taylor, Principles of Scientific Management, 1912

Thesis: According to Fredrick, the principles of scientific management when applied and given sufficient time can be very effective and produce far larger and better results for both employer and employees. The management of “initiatives and incentive” in which those on the management’s side deliberately provide a huge motivation to workmen who work for them and as return the group of workmen responds by putting efforts to their very best ability all the times in the interest of their employers.
“The first advantage which scientific management has over initiatives and incentive management initiative of workmen is obtained practically ...

Taylor, F. Scientific management.
The article is dedicated to outlining importance of basing management on scientific principles, considering advantages, which are associated with using science-based management of initiatives and incentives and explaining four groups of principles of scientific management. Brief overview of quarrels associated with current scientific management-related discourse is provided.
Consideration of four groups of scientific management principles, highlighted in the article, allowed us coming to the conclusion that the article is applicable for the workplace as all the groups unite principles, which are viewed as basis of relationships between workmen and management.
Follett, M.P. ...

- The postmodernism that defines the current society has lost the sense of religion and has became more focused on the “self”, which defines an individualized spirituality, entrenched in the scientific developments and in three aspects that are specific to the western world’s universalizing tendencies: economy, politics and cultural. Each of these social spheres are representative for the individual’s interests in the nowadays society and in this context social work is also seen in Mel Gray’s work as stepping away from its focus towards religion into adapting to a much more scientific approach, becoming a science in itself.
...

In Constitutional Choices for New Democracies by Arend Lijphart, the writer says that, when drawing the constitution, democratic architects are confronted by two choices: parliamentary and presidential and plurality elections and proportional representation forms of government. The electoral system of a country will determine whether it will develop or not. For newly formed states, a combination of parliamentarism with proportional representation is the most effective. In the majoritarian democracy, powers are concentrated on the hands of the majority parties. Politics is all about powers. The relationship between pluralism and a two party system is mutual: they favor each other. Democracy can be ...

The Licbbach and Zuckeman give a clear insight on the political science by distinguishing politics into two major aspects, comparative politics and international relations. The comparative politics generally focuses on the politics inside a particular country, dealing with aspects such as political parties, elections, judicial system and revolutions. On the other hand, the international relations focus on the relationship between different countries, dealing with aspects such as war, trade, foreign aid and foreign policy. Licbbach and Zuckeman have also shed light to some of the basic structures and vocabularies that are applied in the comparative politics and in political science. To ...

The article’s topic talks about ways in which multiple traits undergo adaptive evolution using multiple mutations at a single gene. This is an important topic because different scientists have been coming up with varying theories regarding adaptive evolution. For example, Darwin claimed that adaptation only happens in the presence of slight successive variations. In supporting Darwin’s idea, Fisher, a scientist asserted that mutations tend to be pleiotropic in nature thus causing varying effects in relating population. Therefore, the topic is essential in assessing the effect of mutations as well as their pleiotropic effect (Linnen, Poh, Peterson, Barrett, Larson, Jensen & ...

The article Sound cloaks enter the third dimension by Andrew Grant, highlights the cloak technology developed to reduce noise pollution thus preventing submarines and war ships from being detected by the enemy. The article simplifies this important information to the public and the US Naval Department by breaking down the science behind the clock technology.
The project simplified in this article was funded by the United States of America Navy in a bid to identify means of establishing sound invisibility. According to Grant, and based on scientific reports from studies carried out in this field, human visibility is enabled ...

Parasitic Worms May Help Treat Diseases Associated With Obesity

Parasitic relation can also be a symbiotic relation – isn’t that surprising? We have a reason to rejoice with a new research showing that parasitic worms can actually help treat some metabolic disorders associated with obesity. This may sound unbelievable, but yes, researchers have claimed that a sugar molecule (specifically known as glycan) is released by the parasites in the body, which helps them to avoid attacks by the host’s immune system. Since the human body’s immune system does not identify the parasite, there is no inflammation and they are able to hide in the body’s tissues. This makes the ...

Annotated Bibliography

The above journal article as done by Kay Peggs explores the pertinent issues regarding animal testing paying attention to the European community. Peggs reviews the moral issues, economic implications and scientific importance of nonhuman animal testing vis-à-vis a directive by the European Community endorsed in the year 2008. Peggs first appreciates that nonhuman animal testing has been the main methodology that scientists around the world use in performing scientific research. Further, the author argues that the European Community has had divergent rules and legislation with regard to animal testing. However, nearly all member states have a deep concern for animal ...

Emotions are mental states than take place within the mind of an organism. A human being according to various gurus in psychology is just but an advanced animal. The human being can tell good things from bad ones. Likewise, the human body can tell good feelings from the distasteful emotions. Such feelings as joy, anger and sadness can occur within a person’s psychological borders within a small span of time as long as such an individual is subjected to situations that cause such changes. The role of emotions has been successfully explained by a number of social scientists and experts of psychology. ...

It is difficult to explain a complex phenomenon such as human behavior. However, if human behavior can be observed carefully from an objective position and understood for what it is, it can be possible to adopt a more sensible explanation. Various theorists have attempted to explain human behavior through scientific approaches, and B. F Skinner is one such theorist. For Skinner, all human behavior, both internal and external, can be explained by the environmental impacts produced. In any given situation, a behavior is followed by a consequence. The behavior is most likely to be repeated in future similar situations if the consequences are ...

An Article Review on the Role Dogma plays in Research

Kuhn (1963) stated that to some extent, dogma had a place in scientific research. Dogma was used in this paper to refer to a doctrine or belief that is held by the scientific community. Khun (1963) advocates for the status quo but states that despite the fact that effective research requires commitment to the status quo, the main driving factor in this area is innovation (p. 368 ).
Khun observes that a scientist embarking on a study in a scientific discipline is required to have an open mind while at the same time having to consider paradigms that already exist in his or her ...

Scientific Method is a process which researchers utilize in exploring observing and carrying out the necessary experiments in a bid to ascertain the reliability of collected information relating to a specific phenomenon. Accordingly, the methodology usually entails four major steps. These steps include observation, hypothesis, predicting and experimenting. Observation is basically the studying and describing a particular trend while the second step involves the formulation of a theory that seeks to explain the experience.

Observation may, in most cases, take into consideration previous studies. Consequently, the prediction phase relate to using the hypothesis formulated to make a prediction with reference to the observable facts. The ...

Bruce Bower in his well-written article in “Science Today entitled “Shared Talking Styles Herald New and Lasting Romance” argues that” language style matching” is a communication asset between two people, then the reverse scenario of both employing different communication styles does nothing to help the interpersonal relationship between them. The reason for this is simple and only common sense. When two individuals talk or communicate to each other, then the use of similar language styles is usually a step forward towards better communications. Better communication means better comprehension, better empathy and therefore better quality of interpersonal relationships. So far so good, ...

Environmental issue

Introduction
Environmental Chemicals is one of the articles found in the Environmental Health Perspectives peer- reviewed professional journal. The article deals with the impacts of environmental chemicals to human health. This has been done through extensive bio monitoring programs, which have led to increased knowledge of human exposure to various chemicals found in the environment. The article reveals that low chemical doses can also be every dangerous to the life of human being.

Research problem

The main research problem is the effects of the environmental chemicals to human beings especially the vulnerable population such as the pregnant mothers and the ...

Monkeys from HIV-Like Infection

Microbiology: Journal Review

“Experimental Vaccine Partially Protects Monkeys from HIV-Like Infection”
www.ScienceDaily.com

Many websites are available for serious researchers to access and share information. Unfortunately the mass media for the most part does not offer journalists with expertise in science. People are interested in the health of their families and need to know about medical research. The www.ScienceDaily.com is a website that offers the most recent research and scientific news in non-scientific language. This paper reviews an article from the ScienceDaily.com website. Three scientific research websites are evaluated.

Too many people are being infected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus ( ...

Evolution has been defined by many a scientist, but the most notable one was Charles Darwin who formulated the famous evolutionary theory, and therefore referred to as the father of evolution. However, it is worth noting that even before Darwin, there were other theorists and scientists who had dwelt on the idea and whose thoughts could be integrated with those of Darwin to better understand the evolution. Some of these are discussed below.

Robert Hooke (1635-1703) started on the scientific note. He came up with a microscope with which he could observe some of the smallest creatures, and was the first ...

Article Review: Baldness Treatments May Mimic Animals' Winter Coats

Article Review: Baldness Treatments May mimic Animals Winter Coats
Just imagine scientists have devoted so much research towards baldness in both men and women to make the startling discovery that treatment dermatologists’ use in their attempt to regenerate the function of hair follicles found within the skin, can be adapted towards understanding animal winter coating during the change of seasons (MyHealthDailyNews, 2011)
Precisely, in making the connection with animals, Dr Cheng-Ming Chuong, University of Southern California, advanced the assumption that hair growth in animals is stimulated by hormones ...

Article Review: Your cells are my cells

Article Review: Your cells are my cells ---- Cell transfer during pregnancy
Introduction
The author‘s intention seems to be a desire of revealing information from research studies regarding how cells in the human body are transferred between mother and fetus. Scientists are now becoming aware that cells do mutate and continue reproducing themselves long after they were expected to die. Traditional scientific discoveries revealed that cells are transferred from mother to fetus indicative of a one way flow of traffic. However, it was discerned to be a two way stream whereby cells from male infants are transferred to their ...

Ionized plasma devices such as neon lights and plasma TVs can not only sterilize water but also enable it to kill bacteria for nearly a week after treatment, (Science daily 2011). Plasma is ionized gas (atoms have reduced number of electrons). In water, ionized plasma reacts with oxygen to form Ozone (ionized oxygen) which destroys most viruses and nearly all bacteria. Expensive sterilization methods such as bleach and antibiotics hinder the provision of quality healthcare in developing countries. Devices able to ionize plasma hold the solution to cheap sterilizing for the developing world.

Use of ionized plasma reduces chances of ...

Summary Article for PSY 140 2011

Summary review of Article: McTighe, S., M., Cowell, R. A., Winters, B. D., Bussey, T. J., & Saksida, L. M. (2010). Paradoxical false memory for objects after brain damage. Science, 330, 1408-1410.
This article captures previous research work relating to brain damage and the previous experiments that have been done in as far as memory and brain damage relationship are concerned (McTighe et al., 2010). Vann and Albasser (2011) while citing the works of McTighe et al. (2010) defines the neural process as the mechanism that allows humans and animals to have episodic memories which are set in such a ...

Identity is constructed in and through others. It is closely related to gender which is the social ideological construction of the meaning of the biological sex attributes of an individual. At birth and subsequently however, a baby is subjected to differential treatment by the society in which it is born, depending on the sex. For, to each sex, society gives as a cause, a different meaning and reacts accordingly. As a result, gender imbalances between males and females are nurtured, invariably and mostly to the disadvantage of the females, resulting in diverse gender inequalities throughout the life experiences of an individual. As such, ...

InstructorQUANTIFYING THE CONSENSUS ON ANTHROPOGENIC GLOBAL WARMING IN THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE: A CRITICAL REVIEW

The subject of climate change has been a topic of research among several scholars. Cook et al., (2013) in their article “Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature” focus on the subject of Anthropogenic Global Warming by analyzing scientific studies on the subject. The researchers analyze literature from 11,944 abstracts from 1991-201. The abstracts analyzed express both support and dismissal of AGW, but one of the primary consensuses is human population actions are the primary source of global warming. This critical review analyzes various aspects of the articles such as aims, approaches, and arguments ...

Scientific management or Taylorism is one of the theories of management that focuses the analysis, review, and synthesis of workflows to enhance efficiency and productivity. Fredrick Taylor emphasized productivity and efficiency by utilizing scientific principles rather than values and beliefs of employers and employees. Scientific management received a considerable amount of criticism from many theorists and management experts primarily due to the consideration of efficiency and productivity. Taylor focused productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency of workflows and functions rather than the wellbeing of workers and employees. This theoretical framework stressed on the perspective of organizational objectives and they do not ...

Both the readings have a similar purpose and that is to explain what scientific research is and what its components are. Both of them are in the position to believe that science is not something that can be based on personal opinions; rather, it is based on evidence. Pring’s main argument is that the ontological dualism between quantitative and qualitative research are false (60). On the other hand, Chalmers strongly argues that in scientific research, the senses should be used objectively rather than subjectively (5). Both the scholars focus on scientific observation and how it should be done ...

The article "Scientists Talk Privately About Creating A Synthetic Human Genome", written by Andrew Pollack, is about the research made by the author and other scientists in the sphere of sunthetic human genome creation. They have managed to contemplate the human genome fabrication within the modern synthetic biology. They took various forms and components, linked them in order to create differently new forms with the aim of creating the new human DNA by use of chemicals. In general, synthetic biology considers the switches of genes, and the scientists made there investigations within that sphere.
In recent years, instead of ...

(Institution Name)

Introduction:

This article named “The Origin of Old-Earth Geology and its Ramifications for Life in the 21st Century” is written by Dr. Terry Mortenson, who is a historian of geology. The article revolves around a belief that the planet earth is not as old as is portrayed by most of the historians and geologists. The geologists who opposed the mainstream view of planet earth being a very old body were all practicing Christians, and their group was named as scriptural geologists. As this debate rose in the 19th century, one can clearly draw a relation to this debate with the tug of ...

Analytical methods to evaluate seed dormancy in legumes

Abstract
Legumes are known to have multiple health benefits. The seed coat in particular contains a number of bioactive compounds which possess antioxidant activity. Of great interest is the relationship between the chemical composition of the seed coat and its role in seed dormancy. Modern technological approaches are currently used to further identify these compounds and determine their role in seed development; these include NRIS FTIR, mass spectroscopy, electron microscopy and chromatography. The following review describes the constituents of the legume seed coat and their respective roles in dormancy and other stages of seed development. The review also highlights ...

The article "Scientists Talk Privately About Creating A Synthetic Human Genome", written by Andrew Pollack, is about the research made by the author and other scientists in the sphere of the coordinated oscillations. They have managed to contemplate the human genome fabrication within the modern synthetic biology. They took various forms and components, linked them in order to create differently new forms with the aim of creating the new human DNA by use of chemicals. In general, synthetic biology considers the switches of genes, and the scientists made there investigations within that sphere.
In recent years, instead of the ...

Understanding behaviorism in the 19th century was a complex task. There were diverse opinions on the subject of behaviorism; some thought that it was a scientific study of the mind while others thought otherwise. Because of the confusion, many of the scientists turned to philosophy for an answer. One such philosophy is that of Charles Darwin on the theory of evolution; the theory drew criticism from some quarters with many getting offended while others found it impressive (Rayner & Pollatsek, 2013). 
Many behaviorists agree that there can be a science of behavior. Nonetheless, there is controversy because of the fact ...

Chimpanzees are genetically very close to human beings. As a result, these animals are very useful when conducting human biomedical and behavioral research (National Academies of Science). Plenty of research have been done using these animals leading to great developments in public health. Although these primates have helped researchers to make plenty of contribution to public health, some people feel that other alternatives should be considered.
It is true that chimpanzees have played a vital role in medical research. However, their use as animal models is no longer appealing as technology provides alternatives. Complete discontinuation of chimpanzees in laboratories ...

A drought that occurred in 1988 over North America sparked scientists to suggest theories as to what caused the phenomenon. From this, studies spawned as to what we can now relate to as “global warming”. According to Congress and the United States Administration, global warming is caused by a build-up of greenhouse gases such as; carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbons. This was the stepping stone to more studies and theories on greenhouse gas and global warming.
The greenhouse effect is a natural occurrence that allows ultraviolet radiation to pass on the surface of the earth and blocks infrared ...

Despite the relative lack of information on the future implications of stem-cell therapies, research has sped ahead (Daley, et al. 793). As an example of the rapid pace of research, the International Society for Stem Cell Research, arguably the biggest international professional organization involved in stem cell research, has been obliged to update its guidelines three times in ten years (Daley, et al. 787). The purpose of this paper is to present some of the controversies evoked by stem cell research and therapies.
One of the reasons given for the rapid uptake of stem cell therapies is the appeal ...

Article 1:

Leininger, M. (1996). Culture care theory, research, and practice. Nursing Science Quarterly,

9(2), 71-78. doi:101177/08943184960090028

Introduction
Nursing theories continue to play a critical role in the delivery of care to diverse populations in the present era. The health care sector is working towards advancing the discipline and professional of nursing by ensuring providers acquire relevant nursing knowledge to deal with present and upcoming health challenges. The author of the article, Madeleine Leininger, uses the culture care theory to show its relevance in helping educate health providers how to transform the practice of nursing through modern practices that accommodate cultural competency.

Synopsis

The outcome ...

Introduction 3

History of Aquaculture 3
Aquaculture and biotechnology 4
Public response to Aqua-biotechnology 4
Ethical Implications of aqua-biotechnology 5
Sustainability of the environment 6
Preserving the existing species 7
Conclusion 8

References 9

Introduction
Plausibly, one of the biggest problems facing the 21st century humanity is food insecurity. This has been occasioned by a rather unpredicted population increase across the world which is mounting too much pressure on the natural resources for food. Aquatic food has been one of the greatest sources of food for humankind. According to statistical predictions, the demand for products is set ...

Dan Koeppel, in the essay ‘Can This Fruit be saved?’ Explains two contrasting visions of how well to address the impending (banana) crisis. One of the visions is based on the traditional methods of production, aimed at the manufacture of a banana plant with the same taste and appearance as the Cavendish to the extent that consumers cannot tell it is not the one. Aguilar is one of its proponents. Aguilar serves as a head banana breeder at Honduran Foundation for Agricultural Investigation (FHIA).The other vision is shared by bioengineers and is aimed at altering the chromosomes of ...

Background

Each year, millions of mammals cross the Seregenti. The migration of the wildebeest is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. But there is something not so wonderful in the Serengeti—an endemic disease called anthrax that strikes and kills without discrimination. It kills humans, livestock, and wildlife.

This study is about the ecopathology of Bacillus anthracis (Cohn), the pathogen that causes anthrax. Anthrax is not a big problem in most countries, but anthrax is still common in Africa because sanitation is poor, and there is no access to vaccines.
The ecology of anthrax is not well ...

My Great-Great-Aunt Discovered Francium. And It Killed Her

The scientific discoveries that were made in the past were without any doubt full of risks and repercussions associated with the exposure to the radioactive materials that resulted in the damage to the bodies and over exposure to radiation led to the death of the researchers. Some researchers were enthusiastic about discoveries that they tend to ignore the long-term repercussions they may have to face due to their exposure to toxic materials, and Marguerite Perey was one of them. She mixed in different materials and ingredients and applied different theories without any care and concern regarding the contamination of ...

Introduction

The article provides information about the new move taken by medical specialists to handle depression which remains one of the most complicated mental health disorder. Depression is believed to be a disorder that enlists more sadness to a victim and has severe symptoms. The article provides the readers with new dimensions of understanding the disorder and brings the view of doctors regarding the same. I find the article important to mental health nursing because it provides some insights that can assists biomedical scientists in gathering information about the causes and possible ways handling the disorder. Besides, it impels the ...

The attempt to control drugs in the United States has its roots in the 1960s. There have been numerous attempts and approaches that have been used to deal with drugs and try to control its usage and movement in the country. This has come with some failures that suggests a new system must be implemented to improve and enhance the status quo. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze and review two chapters of a book which describes the relationship between race, drugs and incarceration. This will evaluate the main narratives of the chapters and evaluate the ...