vasThin Blood Vessel3D Printing: Developing Functional Blood Vessels on a Large Scale

 Title: Summary Chronic Kidney Disease is a debilitating disease that affects more than 26 million people in America. Currently, the only treatments available for those with CKD is kidney dialysis, a costly and time-consuming treatment, or a kidney transplant. Acquiring a suitable kidney for transplantation can take several years and there is a chance … Read more

Exploring the Differences Between Christianity and Judaism: Old and New Testaments

 Christianity and Judaism (Question 7) Christianity and Judaism, the two most wide-known monotheistic religions, are based around the belief of one God. It is believed that God is omniscient and omnipresent but also righteous and merciful. Scriptures are divine revelations given by the Lord to the Prophets. Through faith, many follow the scriptures as … Read more

Engage Students With The Place of Foundation Subjects in Education: Art, Music, Drama, PE & Design

 Justify the place of foundation subjects (expressive arts) in the curriculum and demonstrate knowledge, understanding and pedagogy in foundation subjects. All foundation subjects are paramount to a child's education, and throughout my time depicting foundation one subjects: art, music, drama, physical education and design and technology, I consequently found how integral they are to … Read more

Exploring Gentrification in Chicago: Examining Impacts of Racial Composition & Social Pathways

 Gentrification in Chicago Aaron Villasenor Elmhurst College Despite the considerable debates on the process of gentrification, there exists rare direct evaluation of its irregular evolution through time and space.   This gap can be addressed by creating a conceptual framework on its social pathways and incorporating an approach of systematic social observation to identify observable … Read more

Exploring Lewy Body Dementia Symptoms, Causes and Treatments

 Running Head: OVERVIEW OF LEWY BODY DISEASE Dementia with Lewy Bodies Jennifer Gau 27th November 2018 “Lewy Body Dementia is one of the most common forms of progressive dementia” (Lewy Body Dementia, n.d.). My father is affected with Lewy Body Dementia. Having never really understanding the disease and the real effects it has on … Read more

Risk Reduction of Diabetic Pregnancy for Women and Midwives

 The prevalence of diabetes worldwide is on the rise, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) reporting a significant increase among adults from 4.7% in 1980 to 8.5% in 2014. Diabetes is a chronic disease whereby either the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the body fails to use the insulin that it produces … Read more

Exploring the History and Processes of Catholic Charities Villa Maria Community Resources – Diversity, Practices, Values

 Organizational Analysis of Catholic Charities Villa Maria Community Resources Alaina Kahn, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Social Work   History and Structure Catholic Charities, a private, non-profit organization, is one of the nation’s most expansive providers of care. It first formed in 1792 and has continued to grow in the centuries since. In … Read more

Measuring Quality of Knowledge for Better Outcomes

 Knowledge that is productive and reliable is quality knowledge. We are not sure of most of the knowledge quality since we never really try to measure the quality of knowledge. If you rely on low quality knowledge, you can never be sure that the knowledge will lead to beneficial outcomes. Outcomes could be random … Read more

Investigating Cognitive Dissonance: What Does It Mean For Choices?

Cognitive dissonance has undergone change since its introduction by Festinger in 1957. The theory is counterintuitive and fits in social psychology theories called action-opinion theories. These theories propose that actions can influence the beliefs and attitudes undertaken by an individual. The dissonance theory proposes that humans are sensitive to inconsistencies between actions and belief (Bem, … Read more

Substance Abuse Impacts Health and Society: Understanding Impacts for 14 yo Carly

 Substance misuse and/or abuse, can have significant impacts of the person’s physical and mental health, and the association between drug use, crime and social deprivation, it too can have an impact on society (Meier, Donmall, Barrowclough, McElduff and Heller, 2005). Carly was 14 years old when she was taken into care, after living in … Read more