The U.S. life time prevalence rate for prescription drug addiction in elderly adults has been estimated to be over 2.5%. This equates to more than 12 million people being addicted to a prescription drug. In women, the prevalence rate has been estimated at 5%, while for those ages 12-17, almost 3.1% reported using prescription drugs for recreational purposes. Jafari, S. (2014) Prescription painkillers are obtained in various ways, as well as giving by relatives/friends for free (55%), prescribed by
experienced many events throughout my life that would make most students unable to function socially, emotionally, or academically. These events include two divorces, five house relocations, and accumulating anxiety that afflicted my childhood. Most teenagers would have given up here as the disappointment from both their parents and teachers would have destroyed any hope for a successful future. However, the anguish I faced became a catalyst for what would become a significant restructuring in my demeanor
which may not correspond to general facial features such as eyes, nose and lips. The Eigen face approach uses the PCA for recognition of the images. The system performs by projecting pre extracted face image onto a set of face space that represents significant variations among known face images. Face will
Recovery was evaluated by spiking the reference solution (50,80,100,120 and 150%)with sample having known amounts of lycopene. The spiked reference solutions were evaluated for its lycopene content. Recovery percentage was calculated as follows. …. (3.1) Whereas, x= percent area of spiked reference solution y =percent area of reference solution 3.4.4 Precision Precision a measure of repeatability is usually expressed in terms of percentagerelative standard deviation (% RSD). Precision of the method
b. IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL IMAGE OF COMMERCIAL AREAS The physical image of commercial areas is majorly affected by the amount of vehicles in the areas. Aside from the effects of indiscriminate use of traffic and commercial signs, a pedestrian’s perception is disputed by the sight of vehicles in perpetual motion. Once traffic has been banned from a street, the real character of the street can be brought back into focus. Repairing, lighting, landscaping and street furniture all add to the safe, attractive
Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known form of life (Thirumala et al 2012).It is one of the most precious resources on earth without which there would be no life on earth. It functions as a solvent for a wide variety of chemical substances and facilitates industrial cooling and transportation. (Eletta et al., 2005; Imtiyaz et al, 2012). Fish, like every other organism depends on its aquatic environment for food, growth, reproduction and health. The key
of Classical Era. It advocated “liberty, equality, and fraternity”, nature respecting and pursue human’s self-worth and emotional experience. By musicians’ vigorously pursued, music and music printing became more active and more close to people’s life. On account of the booming piano manufacturing industry, piano music
technology within the home environment to provide convenience, comfort, security and energy efficiency to its occupants. Adding intelligence to home environment can provide increased quality of life for the elderly and disabled people who might otherwise require caregivers or institutional care. There has been a significant increase in home automation in recent years due to higher affordability and advancement in Smart phones and tablets which allows vast connectivity. With the introduction of the Internet
the latter two is sufficient for an e-desire set. Based on this definition, it becomes clearer what Calder means in his description of evil acts, being that a person acts evilly if he or she intentionally causes or witnesses someone else’s real significant harm from an e-desire set. Next Calder goes on to discuss evil character. Ultimately, Calder suggests that in order to have an evil character, one must have a consistent propensity for e-desire sets. Calder wraps up the work by linking evil acts
under 18 years.” The American Lung Association also reports that in 2010 there were approximately 640,000 Emergency Department (ED) visits due to asthma for children in this age group with an annual direct cost at about $50.1 billion. Asthma can be life-threatening if not managed properly, but with proper self management, both Emergency Department and hospitalizations for asthma exacerbations can be reduced. Proper management includes; identifying and avoiding the triggers that perpetuate exacerbations