Fragile X Syndrome is a genetic condition that causes intellectual disability‚ behavioral and learning challenges‚ and various physical characteristics. FXS is caused by changes in the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) gene. The FMR1 gene makes a protein called fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). FMRP is needed for normal brain development. People who do not produce this protein have FXS. The FMR1 gene is located on the X chromosome; we all have 46 chromosomes in all of our cells. Out
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Conrad Rontgen‚ a German‚ accidentally came upon the x-ray. The x-ray is a complex piece of technology that airports and hospitals use greatly in life today. In the medical world the x-ray has helped find diseases when no other piece of technology could. The x-ray is a very important machine that our world couldn’t do without. Rontgen accidentally discovered the x-ray when he was studying the effects of the cathode ray. He found that the x-ray could light up a screen a few meters from the source
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with her first child. She is having a genetic test because there is a history of learning disabilities and mental impairment in her family. Based on her family history‚ there is a possibility that she is a carrier for Fragile X‚ a genetic disorder that occurs when a person’s X chromosome(s) contains greater than 200 repeats of the CGG base pair sequence. Symptoms in infants include a delay in crawling‚ walking‚ or twisting‚ frequent hand clapping or biting‚ hyperactive or impulsive behavior‚ mental
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companies of the coming few years will be businesses that understand how to wrap technology beautifully around human needs so that it matters to people.” (P. Kotler‚ p.135) Motorola enables customers to get the best android phone available with Moto X. Moto X is an Android smartphone developed and manufactured by Motorola Mobility. It was the long awaited collaboration between Motorola and Google. When it comes to mobile devices‚ the primary buyers for this device are consumers who are busy throughout
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Demographers have named the different generations around today as Veterans‚ Baby Boomers‚ Generation X‚ Generation Y and Generation Z.Here I’ve tried to analyze Gen X & Gen Y. GEN X The moniker Generation X was coined by Douglas Coupland‚ who chose the unknown variable “X” to describe a generation that defies definition.Members of Generation X are largely in their 30’s and early 40’s. On the whole‚ they are more ethnically diverse and
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Case Study Mr. X In the case of Mr. X‚ there are 7 questions that are asked to determine the cause of his hyperkalemia. What is known is this is a 34-year-old Hispanic male‚ complains of left leg pain since yesterday‚ c/o some chills‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ shortness of breath. Diagnosed with chronic kidney disease four years ago‚ and HIV five years ago‚ medications include antiretroviral therapy‚ CD4- unknown at this time. Patient no longer produces urine and was last dialyzed five days ago. Listed
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Maynard Mack was the Sterling Professor Emeritus of English at Yale University and an illustrious authority on Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. Professor Maynard Mack was a affiliate of the Yale University for forty-five years. He began as an instructor in 1936 giving English lectures. Also‚ during the 1960’s he was the administrator of the English section and in 1965 he was titled Sterling Professor. He died wen he was ninety in New Haven. But it is important to mention that he was as well a
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March 5‚ 2012 “My Prison Studies Malcolm X”: Summary and Reaction In reading the essay to Malcolm X “My Prison Studies”‚ Malcolm X has gained a lot of his knowledge in prison through reading the dictionary‚ and as he began to write out the whole dictionary‚ and learn more by studying each word‚ his writing speed began to become better and better‚ along with his understandings for each word. Bimbi‚ whom was another inmate in prison‚ encouraged Malcolm X and gave him a lot of motivation to gain more
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History The Social Impacts of Malcolm X The Black Civil Rights Movement of the 20th century pushed for and achieved different levels equality through its many prominent activists. Prior to the movement‚ millions of Black Americans faced brutal abuse and segregation with little to no government action taking place against such wrongdoings. The movement included passionate advocates for black equality such as Rosa Parks‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. These civil and human rights activists
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Malcolm X Malcolm X was one of the most iconic figures of 20th century America. He is often grouped with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ because both men were involved in the civil-rights movement in the late 1950s and early 1960s. However‚ these two men were drastically different. While King preached about nonviolence and equal rights‚ Malcolm X condoned violence as a means to get what one wants. While Malcolm X was justified in some of his endeavors‚ his philosophy as a whole was unhealthy and damaged
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