Essays on Sica

Abstract

The literature defines hypertension as a medical condition experienced when the systolic blood pressure (BP) is equal or greater than 140 mm Hg or when the diastolic blood pressure is equal or greater than 90 mm Hg. Additionally, it offers a description of systematic, cellular, as well as molecular causes of hypertension. High blood pressure within the arteries is referred to as systemic hypertension (SH). The primary role of the systemic arteries is the transportation of oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissues of the body. The constriction of the arterioles (small arteries) is responsible for the high ...

Bicycle Thieves, also referred to as The Bicycle Thief is a film that tells the story of a father seeking to find a bike that has been stolen throughout Rome. The film has often been considered to be one of the most well-respected in the neorealism genre. Specifically, because of its depiction of harsh realities of life post World War II, and its effects on the conditions and psyche of individuals. A horror thriller masterpiece, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho is noted for its distinctive subject matter and for spawning what is considered to be an extremely successful subgenre of the ...

What nursing interventions are appropriate for Mrs. J. at the time of her admission? Drug therapy is started for Mrs. J. to control her symptoms. What is the rationale for the administration of each of the following medications? 1.IV furosemide (Lasix) 2.Enalapril (Vasotec) 3.Metoprolol (Lopressor) 4.IV morphine sulphate (Morphine) Lasix is used to reduce fluid retention that occurs as a side effect of heart failure. It is additionally used to treat hypertension and lessen effect such as the shortness of breath, swelling of limbs and the abdomen. It is used as an IV to treat the immediate consequences of ...

The film industry during the World War II underwent major changes to help change the cause of the war. The world war II affected cinematography and the story lines of various movies that were produced at that time. These movies symbolized the Cardinal impulses that later came to captivate serious audiences, filmmakers, and critics after the war.

Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)

Rick Blaine, a businessman with a strict, but cool, cynical and efficient business man whose anger is reserved, an American expatriate is the owner of a highly rated nightclub and a gambling den in Casablanca. The movie develops complex characters who are ...

Science is a word that is commonly used to mean a group of cultural values that govern scientific activities, or some accumulated knowledge that come from the application of scientific methods. Values, on the other hand, are personal preferences or judgments regarding what people consider being either right or wrong or what is liked or disliked. Many scientists have the conceived notion that science deals with facts and not values and that it is objective while values are not. But the sociologists of science have challenged the scientists’ belief in science being value-free hence raising questions regarding science and ...

Betta Splendens: Aggression levels in males in the presence of a female stimulus

Abstract The aggression is one of the behaviors that have been studied in the Betta splendens. In this study, the male Betta splendens behavior is affected by the presence of different stimuli such as female presence. They interact differently aggressively with the other males when the female are present. Three stimuli were tested where each of them has a different effect on different behaviors.

Introduction

Betta splendens has a normal name Siamese fighting fish and is a popular species among the freshwater aquarium fish. The genus name for this fish is derived from ikan bettah, which is a local dialect of Malay (Luna, ...