Thermoregulation

India is the third largest egg producer and fifth largest poultry-meat producer country in the world (Mitra and Bose 2005). By 2003, India was producing 1.6 million tons of poultry-meat, which had risen to 2.0 million tons by 2006 (Hellin and Erenstein 2009) and now stands at 2.2 million tons per annum (www.dahd.nic.in).The per capita consumption of meat is expected to increase in India, from its current level of 3.1 kg to up to 18 kg by 2050, of which 12.5 kg would be chicken (Alexandratos and…

Shark bay research A bit about shark bay: Shark bay lies on the extreme western coast of Australia between 24 and 27 degrees south of the equator. Shark Bay comprises two large, shallow embayment, numerous islands and a coastline, which is 1500km long. Part 1: Ecosystem description a) Shark bay is a heavily marine based environment that covers 2.2 million hectares and has a coastline of more than 1,500 km long. Shark bay has a very diverse ecosystem but is mostly steered by aquatic abiotic…

The first 12 hours of a neonates life is the most critical time in which hypothermia can set in. For 9 months the child is in a warm amniotic sac where coldness is never felt. Once the neonate experiences extrauterine life, the neonate is now at risk for cold stress (Durham, 2014, p. 377). There are four different ways in which a neonate can loose heat; these four are radiation, convection, conduction, and evaporation. Studies have shown that the nurses procedures have a major effect on heat…

Hot Topics Personal Position Paper, “Should I Let My Baby Sleep With Me?” Co-Sleeping: NO! Hannah Myers University of Washington, School of Nursing The hot topic of co-sleeping has recently been the source of much debate. Parents are indecisive about what will be best for them and their baby. It is a very confusing topic, but after sufficient research, I have found that the risks outweigh the benefits. It is important to note that there are different “types” of…

Over the last couple of decades the finding of numbers of important fossil discoveries in Africa which were bipedal primates. Biped; terrestrial locomotion where an organism moves by two feet also considers bipedalism. That bipedal locomotion sets modern humans apart from all other living primates. The origin of bipedalism has been argued about by how it was the adoption of early hominin fossil record (that was found) had adaptive shifts locomotion over the series of time. Which illustrate the…

Underwater electroreceptor sensor The only group to not have an application this was interesting to me. The way I think is a property after I automatically think of an application or solution to that problem. For example when I think of a electroreceptor I would have said possible applications such as a passive way of monitoring the output of electro signals on circuits to see where the a break is and in electric panels to see if the capacitors are discharged. Knowing my thought pattern I would…

had experienced at least one episode of hypothermia. Based upon these findings, nursing staff began to question their current infant care practices. In response to the problem, a task force of maternal-child nurses was developed and a new LPI Thermoregulation Guideline was created and implemented on the maternal-child unit.”2 New born babies that are in the hospital face extreme cold temperature when they are in the hospital. When the newborn is born, they must be swaddled immediately and…

Gene-environment interaction and its effect on obesity disease Unlike what is usually portrayed on media, obesity is not just a problem of unhealthy lifestyle but in fact influenced by genetic factor as well. Genetic factor is believed to attribute 40 – 70% in the development of obesity (Shawky & Sadik, 2012). In other words, environment, genotypes and the association of these two factors play roles in the phenotype expression, which, in this case, is obesity. With regards to environmental…

Hallucinogens are a chemical substance that causes hallucinations. Hallucinations, derived from Latin, álucinari, means to ‘wander in the mind.’ Hallucinations includes all sensory perceptions whether real or not. Psychedelics, Greek derived, translates to ‘soul and mind manifesting’ and are a class of hallucinogens that are useful tools in gaining understanding of how the brain, mind and body works. The study is complex and requires a broad and deep knowledge of the various mechanisms and…

The industrial revolution brought forth a myriad of technological innovations which helped to improve the world, but it also introduced new air pollutants via the combustion of coal underpinning the new technologies. Acid rain caused by carbon dioxide and particulate pollution released in combustion destroyed fragile habitats and introduced irreparable damage to the earth. While the new technologies helped to improve the everyday lives of numerous people, they also caused an exponential growth…