...Skin Cancer Skin cancer was first discovered by a physician named Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec in the early 1800s. There are three different types of skin cancer, melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. Basal cell carcinoma and squamous call carcinoma are both grouped into non-melanoma skin cancers. Melanoma is more serious than non-melanoma. Melanoma is a cancerous pigmented to cells, and non-melanoma are cancers of surface tissues. In addition, about one of five Americans will develop skin cancer throughout their life time. Some symptoms of skin cancer include oddly shaped moles, abnormal appearances, or unusual growths on the skin. Skin cancer is mostly caused by ultraviolet radiation. There are more causes of...
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...races and genders are dying from skin cancer, although it is very preventable.There are many different precautions that can be taken to prevent skin cancer. Skin cancer is a problem today because it affects people’s daily lifestyle and in some cases is deadly. Skin cancer may be the most common malignancy in humans, but according to Dr. Mark Lebwhol, professor of dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine, it is also one of the most preventable cancers (“Skin Cancer Prevention”). Because skin cancer continues to rise at an alarming rate, all Americans need to be more informed of how to prevent it. It is important for all people to know the many risk factors of skin cancer. Risk Factors...
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...DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS The findings of this research includes the major effects of having skin cancer and it also includes the risk factors and impacts of skin cancer. These findings also include the precautions one can take in the effort of preventing skin cancer. Problem Skin Cancer is a major public health problem because it is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. It may be the most common, however, it is the most preventable type of cancer(“Skin Cancer as”). Skin cancer affects most people in their lifetime, and many people are unaware of how dangerous it is. People with skin cancer need proper medical treatment which results in significant health care costs for people, families, and the nation(“Skin Cancer as”)....
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...The Epidemiology of Skin Cancer Skin cancer is best known as a mutation of the skin when cells grow abnormally. These mutations most commonly come in forms of moles, freckles, or simple markings that are out of the norm. Basal Cell Carcinoma is the most commonly occurring form of skin cancer. Basal cell carcinomas occur in the basal cells in the lining of the skin and mostly occur from over exposure to sunlight. Skin cancer is rising to become the most prevalent form of cancer. According to The Skin Cancer Foundation Website 5 million people are treated for a case of skin cancer each year. The American Academy of Dermatology stated that in adults ages 25-29 melanoma is the most common form of cancer the second most common form of cancer for15-29...
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...Treatment to skin cancer Stage 0 melanomas have not become further than the top layer of the skin (the epidermis). They are generally treated by surgery (wide extraction) to expel the melanoma and a little edge of typical skin around it. The expelled test is then sent to a lab to be taken a gander at with a magnifying lens. On the off chance that malignancy cells are seen at the edges of the specimen, a rehash extraction of the zone might be finished. A few specialists may consider the utilization of imiquimod cream (Zyclara) or radiation treatment rather than surgery, even though not all specialists concur with this. Satge1 melanoma is dealt with by wide extraction (surgery to evacuate the melanoma and in addition an edge of typical skin around...
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...Description: Skin aging is the normal process and plus daily external injury, causing huge loss of moisture. Hyaluronic acid is the key molecule to moisturize skin and has the unique and outstanding capacity to retain water. Keywords Hyaluronci acid, Moisturizing, Repairing, Anti-Wrinkle, Benefits, Skin Care, Skin Aging Why is skin aging? Do you know why baby’s skin is so dewy an pillowy? That’s because their skin are full of high level of hyaluronic acid to keep plump and smooth. But human skin aging is a natural biological process, which is hard to fully understand. One is intrinsic or innate aging, which affects the skin and other all internal organs. The other is extrinsic aging, which is due to some external factors, mainly ultraviolet...
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...The way a patient is transferred and positioned for a particular procedure or during rest is known as positioning the patient. Every health professional is duty-bound to protect his patients from any possible harm. One of the ways to provide this protection is in a correct position to avoid different problems associated with poor positioning. Proper positioning reduces the risk of pressure-related damage to nerves, muscle, skin, and joints.1 When the patient is misplaced for an extended period of time different complications may arise. Four of the most common complications are: 1. Skin pressure sores: Health professionals should make sure that different pressure points around osseous prominences such as iliac crest, sacrum, and heels are well-accommodated and padded. It is also important to detect signs of skin decomposition after long periods of time in the same position by a certain procedure. In this way, we can avoid pressure sores. They provide adequate equipment and auxiliary means to avoid this damage, for example, soft cushions, pillows, rollers. The purpose of using these means is that they absorb the compressive force, redistribute...
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...xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx English 101 25 March 2011 Student/Teacher Memo 1. What was your purpose? What effect were you trying to achieve? My purpose was to write about tanning as a cause of the skin cancer, and about skin cancer as a consequence of tanning. 2. What was interesting about the process you went through in writing this paper, and what did you learn from it? It was very interesting to research about skin cancer, as I am particularly interested on the subject. I also did not know tanning or any ultraviolet radiation exposure can have such serious consequences. 3. What was the most difficult aspect about this paper, and what did you learn from the attempt? It was difficult to give it a clear structure on cause/effect, although the subject clearly illustrates this structure. 4. What do you see as the strengths of the paper, and what would you try to do if you were to revise it some more? The strength of the paper is the very reliable sources. 5. What’s not a part of your paper that you think might help a reader understand or appreciate it more? What didn’t you put in? I did not further develop on skin cancer, how it presents and develops. 6. What kind of grammar or formatting feedback would you like from your instructor? I would appreciate full feedback on both. 7. When using the APUS Online Library article databases, did you evaluate the credibility of the sources you chose? Yes. 8. Are your memo and essay in correct MLA format? Yes. 9. Did you save...
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...Burn Wounds: For a burn wound you would start by having a clean face so the latex can properly stick to your skin. Latex can catch baby hairs so Vaseline and a wig cap can be helpful. You start with a very thin layer of latex on the portion of your body you would like burned. Then when it has dried you take the exacto knife and very carefully cut that small layer of latex and pull it to create small holes. To give a blister look, however don’t go too deep if you feel any pain stop immediately. You would then cover your face in a foundation similar to your own skin color then in another layer of latex, fake blood cannot stick to most foundations because it has an oily base, which is why the next layer is necessary. Once those have dried you...
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...Paper from Banana Peels 1 Remove the stem and blossom end of four banana peels. Unripe peels work best, but you can use just-ripened peels, too. 2 Place the skins in a sunny area such as your windowsill or deck until they transition from yellow to entirely black. They’ll be ready to use in your homemade paper recipe as soon as they are completely devoid of all moisture and pliability. 3 Place 1 cup of shredded recycled paper into a blender along with 2 cups of water. Cover it securely and then blend the combo on high until a gray-tinged slurry forms. 4 Prepare your completely dried banana skins so they can be added to the paper pulp by first rough-cutting them into ½-inch bits and then depositing them into a pot of rapidly boiling water. Allow the material to soften for approximately 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 5 The rehydrated banana skins are now ready to be added to the paper slurry already in your blender. Once you augment the mixture with an additional cup of water, replace the lid and process on high until it all comes together in texture and consistency. 6 Place your papermaking mold and deckle in the bottom of a plastic basin with the glass frame facing up. Slowly pour the paper slurry inside the mold while concurrently raising the double frame so all the excess water in your paper mixture drains through. Make sure the paper pulp covers the entire surface area of the mold by hand-pressing it into place; this step will reduce the moisture...
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...VOL. 8, NO. 1, FEBRUARY 2012 A Fusion Approach for Efficient Human Skin Detection Wei Ren Tan, Chee Seng Chan, Member, IEEE, Pratheepan Yogarajah, and Joan Condell Abstract—A reliable human skin detection method that is adaptable to different human skin colors and illumination conditions is essential for better human skin segmentation. Even though different human skin-color detection solutions have been successfully applied, they are prone to false skin detection and are not able to cope with the variety of human skin colors across different ethnic. Moreover, existing methods require high computational cost. In this paper, we propose a novel human skin detection approach that combines a smoothed 2-D histogram and Gaussian model, for automatic human skin detection in color image(s). In our approach, an eye detector is used to refine the skin model for a specific person. The proposed approach reduces computational costs as no training is required, and it improves the accuracy of skin detection despite wide variation in ethnicity and illumination. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first method to employ fusion strategy for this purpose. Qualitative and quantitative results on three standard public datasets and a comparison with state-of-the-art methods have shown the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed approach. Index Terms—Color space, dynamic threshold, fusion strategy, skin detection. I. INTRODUCTION W ITH the progress of information...
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...Chromatography Aim: To test the purity of aspirin using chromatography. Vocational context The results which we have collected while doing this chromatography will be helpful to many different types of people. One group of people who will be interested in the results is doctors when a patient comes to visit the doctor with a virus or something the doctor can look at these results and they will be able to make a decision on how powerful the aspirin to give the patient. Another group of people who might take an interest to these results are drug testers Background science Aspirin also known as acetylsalicylic acid, is a salicylate drug, often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, as an antipyretic to reduce fever, and as an anti-inflammatory medication. Aspirin separates and decomposes very quickly in hydroxide and alkali metals. Aspirin is stable in dry air but gradually hydrolyses when it comes into contact with moisture Chromatography can be used to separate mixtures of coloured compounds. Mixtures that are suitable for separation by chromatography include inks, dyes and colouring agents in food. There is two phases the mobile phase which flows through column, carries analyte and the stationary phase which stays in a place, does not move. The separation of the molecules is based on the partitioning between the mobile and stationary phase. Chromatography is used in labs often to separate different compounds A TLC plate is a sheet of glass...
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...Melanoma is a cancer of the melanocytes, the cell found in the skin's epidermis that produces melanin. Melanoma most commonly occurs on the trunk or lower extremities. While malignant melanoma is less common than non-melanoma skin cancer , it is considered the most deadly form of skin cancer. This is because melanoma accounts for approximately 75% of deaths associated with skin cancer. In 2013, it is estimated that 76,690 people will be diagnosed with melanoma and 9,480 people will die of melanoma in the United States. Skin lesions are visually screened for melanoma. Visual algorithms[1-3] that doctors use as a guide to assess skin lesions include the ABCD scale . For example, the ABCD scale is an acronym for asymmetry, border irregularity,...
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...expressed by African Americans themselves. There is only one ethnic group that acts as if light and dark skinned are two different nationalities. Which ethnic group, you ask. African-Americans. Colorism refers to discrimination based on skin color. Colorism disadvantages dark-skinned people, while privileging those with lighter skin. I have also experienced colorism. People of my own race, especially the men will treat you differently just based on the color of your skin, and I also used to wish I was lighter. This topic may relate to you because colorism may exist in other cultures too, like Vietnam and India. I will discuss when and how colorism started, and how it affects the way you feel about yourself and the way you live your life. This brings us to how colorism started. A man name Will Lynch, a British slave owner gave a speech at the Virginia colony on the Bank of James River in 1712. He was there to teach people how he controlled his slaves. Will Lynch used a technique called the brown paper bag technique, basically how it worked is that if the slaves skin was the color or lighter than a brown paper bag then you did house work, and if it was darker than a brown paper bag then you worked outside in the field. "Though the brown paper...
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...Carrie Chau has creates special blind fly iconography design for Tempo. The blind fly cartoon character is taking Tempo tissue paper in the outlook package. Moreover special blind fly printing in each tissue paper attractive to the consumer to buy. The outstanding and sharp blind fly packaging would attract customer’s attention in the advertisement. Tempo provides petit packs and box package tissue. The advertisement layout color in soft blue, easy for everyone acceptable, and the cartoon full of colorful and fairy tale feeling. Bring a lot of dreaming and fantasy impressiveness to the consumer. In addition, Tempo emphasized to support the local designed, this advertisement arouses the reader’s sympathy. Kleenex use cognitive view to represent their product. Kleenex is one of famous tissue brand in the worldwide, they produce by Kimberly-Clark, in the early 1924, was beginning exploration of tissues product substitute handkerchief, spirit for over 80 years. In the advertisement they mention that their tissues had added some moisture lotion on the tissues can protect consumer tender skin. And soft, quilted wipes contain natural fibers and provide a gentle face every day. In the advertisement they emphasis their tissues do not have any bleach and chlorine harmful substance insides the tissues paper. Kleenex tissues are suitable for all kind of skin, even for...
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