Certain patients have a genetic disorder affecting a protein that provides support to the mitochondria of all the cells in the body. Yet the patients die of heart attacks. One explanation for why the heart, in particular is targeted might be; a. The loss of mitochondrial function in other tissues […]

1. For the equilibrium system shown below,Kc= 1.4 x 10-4. If the concentration of A is 0.24 mol/L, what is the concentration of D? 3 A(g) + B(s) ? C(s) + 2 D(g) 2. A student placed the same chemical amount of SO2(g) and NO2(g) into a 1.0 L container. At equilibrium, […]

Case Study – The Drummer with Tingling Fingers Aaron, a 26-year-old musician, visits his physician complaining of tingling in the fingers of his right hand. The feeling is present when he plays his drums as well as at other times of the day and night. Sometimes the tingling is so […]

In previous years the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Port Security Grant Program provided funding to reduce the risks of an a terrorist attack upon maritime critical infrastructure resources before an attack (Taquechel, 2013, p. 522). However, most recently this funding trend has shifted towards resilience i.e. recovery based risk approach. […]