Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for Medicine & Health

Bounces - rebotar

Hit something and then moved up and down.

Brushed - cepillo

Cleaned.

Bow - arco

A formal way to greet someone by lowering your head or body.

Bypass - derivación

An alternate road built around a town.

Banged - golpeado

Hit.

Cot - cuna

A baby's bed.

Cushion - amortiguar

Pillow (almohada).

Convenience store - tienda de 24h

A shop that has long opening hours.

Chasing - persiguiendo

Running after.

Concrete - hormigón

Hard substance used in building.

Cheat - engañar

Deceiver, imposter, charlatan.

Climbing frame - columpio

A structure for children to climb and play on.

Crushed - aplastada

Pushed by a crowd.

Display - monitor

Presentation, exhibition.

Dump - tugurio

A place where waste materials are left.

Filling up - llenando

More and more people coming in.

Are the Students Eating Healthy by Consuming Fast Food?

Teenagers love fast food but usually they consume it without knowing the risk fast food involves to their body. Children enjoy the flavour and tastiness of fast food whereas they forget what they are truly bringing into them. Therefore, how bad is fast food for us? And how can we stop from consuming it?

Fast food is made in food factories, hence they are highly processed food which means that they are not made naturally. Instead they contain dangerous additives and unhealthy fats that could harm our body. Clearly, people whose diet is mainly based on fast food are expected to live a shorter life.

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Infant mortality rate/life expectancy

The waterborne disease is mostly spread out in northeast India. Gajrawedi has the highest rate (21-27) per 10000 people. The lowest rate (00-06) is in the west side of India, Subhanpura, and Sayajigunj. Cities like Raopura, Shiyabaug, and Sidhvaimata road have a mid-range rate of infections.

The sanitation in northeast India may not be clean, therefore, the water may be contaminated while transporting it, resulting in an unstable water supply.

There is a very high population in India, people may share water and transfer disease.

Areas with a high infection rate may have less affluent and probably don’t provide any facility to purify or filtrate the water.

Approaches to Improving Public Health

There are two

Essential Vocabulary and Terminology

This curated list provides definitions for advanced, technical, and idiomatic terms, structured for clarity and enhanced communication precision.

General and Descriptive Terms

• Adept: Skillful.
• Awkwardness: Embarrassment.
• Broaden: To expand something.
• Charismatic: Charming.
• Chap: A guy (informal).
• Dashing: Elegant, stylish.
• Fondness: A feeling of liking something very much.
• Gaze: A steady look.
• Imminent: Approaching.
• In essence: Basically; fundamentally.
• Inquisitive: Curious.
• Justifiable: Reasonable.
• Pertinent: Relevant.
• Possessed of: Having.
• Residual: Remaining.
• Sophisticated: Advanced.
• Startling: Extraordinary.
• Unparalleled: Unequaled.
• Utterly: Totally.

Science, Technology, and Anatomy

• Artery: A blood vessel.
• Cochlear: Concerning

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3. What are your virtues?

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Human Body Anatomy: Head to Toe

Inside the head is the brain, which is responsible for thinking. The top of a person's scalp is covered with hair. Beneath the hairline at the front of the face is the forehead.

Underneath the forehead are the eyes for seeing, the nose for smelling, and the mouth for eating. On the outside of the mouth are the lips, and on the inside of the mouth are the teeth for biting and chewing food, and the tongue for tasting. Food is swallowed down the throat.

At the sides of the face are the cheeks, and at the sides of the head are the ears for hearing. At the bottom of a person's face is the chin. The jaw is located on the inside of the cheeks and chin. The neck is what attaches the head to the upper body.

Upper Body and

À la: In the style of, for example: à l’Anglaise (English style); à la Française (French style); à la Maison (style of the house).

Apèritif: Drink served prior to a meal in order to stimulate the appetite

Back of house : work areas not seen or used by customers, e.g. stillroom, linen room, floor pantry

Bistro: small informal restaurant, bar or nightclub.

Brasserie: small restaurant and bar where food and drinks are served. French in origin

Brunch:late morning meal that often replaces both breakfast and lunch

Canteen:style of restaurant found in a school, hospital or industrial catering where the style of service is usually self-service. This term may also indicate a temporary or mobile eating place set up in an emergency.

Couvert: a cover;

Keep the Wolf from the Door

To earn enough money to live on; to make ends meet. (Original definition: reach end of month)

Chicken Out

To decide not to do something because you are too frightened. (Spanish: rajarse)

Be a Fly on the Wall

To observe a situation secretly without being noticed; to spy.

Get By

To manage to live or accomplish something with difficulty; to live on.

Brought Up

Raised; educated and cared for as a child.

Making Waves

To cause trouble or excitement; to make conflict.

To Be Chalk and Cheese

To be completely different from each other.

Stick It Out

To endure a difficult situation; to persevere. (Original definition: aguantarse dread)

Hate Assertive

To be an open person. (Note: This phrase is uncommon in standard English, and its meaning here

Business Ethics: The "Life and Death in Assisted Living" Case

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The Assisted Living Industry Landscape

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George McAfee's Tragic Story

George McAfee, an elderly man suffering from *dementia*, required specialized care. His family selected Cypress Court, an assisted living home charging over $4000 monthly. However, after its acquisition by *Emeritus Corporation*, the quality of care significantly deteriorated.

A Fatal Incident of Neglect

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Facebook Activity and Friends: A Statistical Analysis

Independent-Samples T-Test for Gender Differences in Facebook Activity

An independent-samples t-test was conducted to determine if activity on Facebook differed by gender. Overall, the activity on Facebook for females (M = 6.41, SD = 0.955) is significantly higher than the activity on Facebook for males (M = 3.42, SD = 1.802), t(120.568) = 12.93, p < .001 (< .05).

One-Way ANOVA for Generational Differences in Number of Facebook Friends

A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted to compare the difference in the number of Facebook friends among three generations (Generation X, Y, and Z). The F-test is statistically significant, F(2, 149) = 34.406, p < .001. The dependent variable... Continue reading "Generational Differences in Facebook Activity and Friends: A Statistical Analysis" »