For instance, animal testing for determining the safety of products, such as cosmetics testing. ... Throughout history, animal testing has allowed researchers to discover a plenty of new drugs, advantage and treatments. ... But before a particular medication or treatment is offered to the human trials or other creature, scientists will utilize laboratory animals to test their safety and effectiveness, if the testing is initially successful, then the drugs will testing on the human as well due to It is considered more humane to do medical testing on animals first, then on humans, and human li...

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Basic Concept The standard progressive matrix is a non-verbal test developed by John C. ... And those who perform badly on one test would also perform badly on the other tests. ... Under certain conditions the score of a person at a mental test can be divided into two factors, one of which is always the same in all tests, whereas the other varies from one test to another; the former is called the general factor or G, while the other is called the specific factor. ... Abstract reasoning is usually assessed as part of intelligence testing. ... These were that the intelligences showed: potential...

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Animal Testing/Experimentation: Why not? ... There are six main reasons for animal testing. ... Some of the most noteworthy landmarks in the history of preventive medicine can be included here, such as vaccines or antioxins to combat rabies, cholera, diphtheria, tetanus, pneumaonia, polio measles, and viral hepatitis. ... Moreover, while animal testing improves or advances the life of human beings, animal testing also benefits animals as well. ... The most important truth about the history of medicine is that most major medical discoveries has been due to the account of animal experimentatio...

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The largest and most useful area of testing is called toxicity testing. ... Eye irritancy tests, the largest and most controversial area in toxicity testing, began in 1920. ... This method of toxicity tests is now used to test everything from shampoo to pesticides. ... All of the animals are usually killed at the end of the testing period, or "recycled" into toxicity tests.(3) A less painful area of testing is the sub-acute and sub-chronic tests. These tests last between one and three months and use slightly less toxic doses then toxicity tests. ...

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In mid 1942 Schmeisser submitted prototype weapons for field-testing which showed very promising results. After these tests, the Heereswaffenamt, the German Armament Department, asked for some changes to the design, most notably asking for a more convenient closed bolt-firing system to replace the characteristic open bolt system of the submachine gun. ... This weapon was tested in 1946 with some minor problems, but it showed promise. ...

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History of AIDS 3 AIDS: A growing epidemic What is the first thing you think about when you hear the word AIDS? ... History of AIDS 5 Kaposi's sarcoma is a rare form of skin cancer first discovered in April of 1981 (Grmek, 1990, p.6-7). ... The History of AIDS 8 equipment that they rented had already been used and was not sterile. ... Now, scientists have developed a test that allows blood banks to screen all blood to make sure there is no sign of AIDS or HIV (Siegal & Siegal, 1993, p. 88). ... Only after his sexual relations did, he informs his History of AIDS 10 partners ...

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Minorities are often excluded from U.S. history. ... In addition to being ignored or misrepresented in history, minority students, many who are financially wanting, are subjected to the capitalistic values of society through the presentation of lessons in arithmetic textbooks. ... Testing bias is yet another aspect that leads to inequality in the educational system. On average, minorities score lower than whites on standardized tests. ... However, cultural specific content of tests, ...

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Throughout history, people have developed various tests to measure the intelligence of machines. ... However, it is not intelligent if we test it using specific methods that were developed throughout history. ... How did the term Artificial Intelligence evolve throughout the history? ... There are many other examples that support that the concept of artificial intelligence started in early history. ... Searle did a thought experiment to test Turing's test in Chinese and found out that the computer program he was testing is able to pass the Turing's intelligence test in Chinese. ...

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Many experts" opinions from the fields of ancient history, archaeology, and Egyptologist are expressed in this paper. ... In one of the test, NOVA attempted to build a replica pyramid and test particular techniques and tools without testing the entire building project. ... In Conclusion, the history of the Pyramids of Egypt was and still is an unsolved mystery. The majority of respected experts in the fields of Ancient History and Archeology believe humans built the Pyramids. ... In one of the test, NOVA attempted to build a replica pyramid and test particular techniques and tools ...

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Looking at the political career of President Wilson, we can see how in his book ''A History of the American People'' reflects his opinion. ... This change of attitude was not easy, since it had to deal with those who still continue to discuss their opinions on A History of the American People. ... As I mentioned before though, the main argument of this bill was the introduction of the literacy test. In such a written test about the constitution of the United States was included. ... Brandeis shown to be contrary to the approval of the literacy test was required as proof of...

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No History of Disorder Approximately one third of people born with haemophilia don't have any family history. ... Diagnosis There are two types of diagnosis, one is prenatal testing and other is blood testing. Prenatal Testing It is a test which is carried on pregnant women who has a family history of haemophilia. ... This is known as CVS (chlorine villus sampling) test. Blood Test It can be carried on fro...

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The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Civil Rights Movement Throughout its history the United States has wrestled with civil rights issues. ... and "Recite the Constitution," no one could pass the tests. In addition, a grandfather clause in the test requirement stated that if no one "who had voted before 1867 or who had relatives who had voted needed to take the literacy test. Of course, no blacks had voted before 1867, so they were required to take the literacy test (64) . . ." One black man actually did complete a literacy test; he recited the Constitution at the request of the testors! ...

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The Old Testament is filled with history that is relevant to people's lives today. According to Youngblood, "It's primary concern is to outline God's relationship to us, as well as what ought to be our relationship to Him and to one another" (Chap. 10). There is much that can be gained from studying...

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Part I: Provide a history of the formation of the constitution and of early American government through Jefferson's Presidency. ... The history of American government starts several year before there was even an American government with a series of events mainly between the British colonies and Great Britain developing into problems that would cause a change of power to the colonists themselves. ... The second continental congress met again in 1776 and wrote and signed the Declaration on Independence on the 4th of July that year marking its place in American history as a national holiday...

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Stated simply, the car being tested was hit by a barrier moving at 20 mph. Test conducted using this test showed that the Pinto passed, having statistically identical performance grades as other sub-compact cars of equal weight. ... Second, the agency considered changing the test from a moving barrier to a fixed barrier test. ... The standard was changed to a 25 mph moving barrier test. ... Crash test revealed a serious defect in the gas tank. ...

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History of Body Piercings Throughout history people have decorated and altered the appearance of their bodies in many different ways. ... Throughout history body piercing have been practiced by many cultures for many centuries; it is believed as long as five thousand years. ... EAR LOBE PIERCING HISTORY The ear-lobe was probably man's first attempt at body piercing due to the ease with which it can be pierced. The oldest mummified body in the world was found frozen in an Austrian Glacier in 1991, tests showed the body to be over 5,000 years old. ... At various times in history men wo...

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Introduction Onions don't just make people cry, they provide abundance of nutritional value and a deep rooted history which has been dated 5000 years ago (Shultz, 2010). ... The onion has a significant importance throughout history and it was consumed in countless different ways compared to today. ...

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Stories such as this are repeated over and over in the history of the civil rights movement in the United States: In January 1961, James Meredith, an African-American, applied for admission to the University of Mississippi. ... (Law) The history of Supreme Court rulings concerning school desegregation is one of initial unwillingness to dictate solutions, followed by growing impatience with the speed of integration in many jurisdictions, culminating in detailed and sometimes drastic orders for complete and immediate desegregation, and finally some backing off in the 1970's from hard-lin...

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The best-known test that claims to measure academic aptitude is the Scholastic Aptitude Test. ... If the test measures things that are taught in school, that is usually a sufficient rationale for its content, but test like the Stanford- Binet and the Scholastic Aptitude test also try to test skills to include therefore involves inane direct way. ... The tests are also methodological bias. ... Standardized tests as well as other tests can lead to prediction bias. ... Summarizing the history of parent's involvement in education, Moles (1993) points out that the role of parents, as educa...

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Unfortunately the city of New Haven was not pleased with the results of the test and failed to certify the results. ... In an effort by the city to help ensure a fair testing process compliant with Title VII Civil Rights act they hired a professional testing company, IO Solutions, Inc. to design and administer a race neutral examination process. ... Out of the top ten scores on the test eight were white, and two were hispanic. This means that in order to fill the vacancies from the test scores no blacks would have been promoted. ... This is despite that the test was found to be free of racia...

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This paper will delve into and discuss how this phenomenon developed and the history behind performance enhancing drugs use, as well as shed light on the different types of drugs that are now in circulation. ... History of Performance Enhancing Drugs: Contrary to common belief, the use and integration of performing enhancing drugs in sports is not a modern phenomenon. ... This sets the stage for the history and development of drugs in sport. ... " Here it can be seen how this applies to drug testing laws. ... The NCAA established its own drug testing program separate and different from t...

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Her husband decided to test the effects of Botox as a wrinkle eraser on their joint receptionist, Cathy Bickerton Swann. Although their receptionist was only 30 at the time, she had deep frown lines that were perfect for testing the wrinkle smoothing effect of Botox. The test had positive results. ...

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They are used to test the to test the  efficacy  and/or  effectiveness  of various types of medical intervention  within a patient  population.   ... The physicians will perform tests, such as memory exercises and drawing activities, to report the changes seen. ... A blood test will be done to confirm that the volunteers fit the criteria for the trial. ... The test group will be given 2 tablespoons of coconut oil to see if there is an increase in the mental capacity. ... There will be 40 subjects in the control group and 40 in the test group. ...

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The Apollo program was designed to make history; land a man on the moon for the first time. ... Before Saturn V was launched with man, Saturn V was tested 2 time unmanned. ... With a scheduled launch date on February 21st, 1967, the cabin caught fire during launch pad test on January 27th at ...

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There is no well-accepted specific test to identify Alzheimer's Disease during a patient's lifetime. ... No one test can determine whether Alzheimer's actually exists, which is also the reason why a physician must administer an exhausting battery of tests before making an Alzheimer's diagnosis. A detailed patient and family history will be taken; a physical exam will be conducted; mental status test will be administered; neurological exam will be completed; laboratory tests will be performed; and an extensive psychiatric exam conducted before a diagnosis can be made. ... Me...

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