... to enlighten and entertain We visit circuses to watch animals perform deathdefying feats and attend gymkhanas, horse races and dog tracks to see and sometimes even bet on—the skill and speed with ... have, in recent times, been numerous attempts to explain why— after many thousands of years—our ancestors abandoned scavenging, hunting and gathering in favour of animal husbandry and agriculture ... asses and mules, also carried riders and were employed as pack animals, or to haul carts, for land transport and postal services Donkeys were used to work reaping machines and, in later times,...
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... abolished, smooth-muscle -cell- restricted deletion of GC-A did not affect the resting blood pressure [33], indicating that endothelial cell GC-A, and not vascular smooth muscle cell GC-A, is indispensable ... have potent diuretic, natriuretic and vasodilatory actions, augmentation of the ANP and BNP ⁄ GC-A signaling leads to a decrease in cardiac pre- and after-load, and their mobilization during cardiac ... large extracellular domain, a putative single transmembrane helix and a 37 amino acid residue cytoplasmic domain It is generally accepted that the role of this receptor is to bind and remove...
Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 23:20
In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals [Human–Animal Studies] Part 1 pptx
... the description of how waves move and spread is shorter and simplier and description of how waves move and spread using complex numbers is shorter and simpler and includes constructions that are ... understanding theology enhances our understanding of morality in general Philosophy was for many years the handmaid and mouthpiece of the church; philosophers labored to prove the existence of God and ... be handled prior to and after death These guidelines demonstrate moral standing—the individual, though to be killed, must be managed (and killed) in a certain manner In contrast, it has been and...
Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 21:23
In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals [Human–Animal Studies] Part 2 pot
... systematically, between meal-times, and have found them to be, by human standards, paragons of steadiness and good conduct They pair for life, they are faithful and affectionate spouses and parents, they ... read the works of Gandhi (Regan, Empty 29) Gandhi’s nonviolence did not protect only the human species Like many Hindus, Gandhi revered life—all life and was a vegetarian Gandhi’s voice compelled ... feelings of pleasure and pain; preference- and welfare-interests; the ability to initiate action in pursuit of their desires and goals; a psychophysical identity over time; and an individual welfare...
Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 21:23
In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals [Human–Animal Studies] Part 3 pps
... oysters and maple trees have no interests to consider? Plants “repair injuries and move water, nutrients, and photosynthate from cell to cell; they store sugars; they make tannin and other toxins and ... experience where affect and affection leave off and some new faculty called “reason” kicks in and takes over Rather, our emotions get more and more expansive and better educated and new perspectives ... protectionism 111 and the method used to bring about an untimely death Singer argues that taking certain lives quickly and painlessly neither harms nor helps those killed, and such killing is...
Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 21:23
In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals [Human–Animal Studies] Part 4 pptx
... exploit and desecrate vast tracts of land, and release huge quantities of chemicals and waste into the environment (Midgley, “A Problem” 63; Lappe 15–16, 26–27) Given the vast tracts of land and ... work the farm and tend their aging parents Children have been sold into slavery, wedded to the rich and powerful for wealth and/ or beneficial alliances, and traded off against land and other material ... alligators, and turtles, for their skins and shells to be used in making expensive shoes, handbags, and other “fashion” products Hunting and killing rare wild mammals, such as leopards and jaguars,...
Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 21:23
In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals [Human–Animal Studies] Part 5 pptx
... God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living ... of flesh and blood” (Christianity 79) Linzey admits that this does not provide a “watertight distinction between the life of humans and animals on the one hand, and the life of vegetables and insects ... clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and...
Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 21:23
In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals [Human–Animal Studies] Part 6 pps
... tigers and lions and deer, of wolves and bears and birds, fowls and of jackals as well He it is that assumes the forms of swans and crows and peacocks, of chameleons and lizards and storks” (Embree, ... plants and trees,” and they must maintain polite and respectful relations with these green and growing beings (Prabhu 57–58) The Nahua (near Mexico City) also communicate with plants and anymals and ... on the first and second day The third day brought dry land and vegetation followed by the stars and planets on the fourth day On the fifth day God created sea creatures and birds, and on the sixth...
Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 21:23
In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals [Human–Animal Studies] Part 7 pdf
... karma, tests, purposes, and aspirations And, as often brief and painful as their lives may be, they are also graced with a purity and a clarity which we can only humbly respect, and perhaps even occasionally ... universe and I exist together, and all things and I are one” (Chan 186) Unlike Indian philosophy, Chuang Tzu’s view of interconnectedness and unity envisions the human body as bits and pieces ... forces and phases” shape “rhythms of life” (Kleeman 67) Dao is the final source and ground of the universe Dao runs through the whole universe and human life and is both the transcendent and the...
Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 21:23
In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals [Human–Animal Studies] Part 8 potx
... exists—must be God, and must be set out to function in a particular way by the divine: God and the universe are one and the same (Spinoza I, XV) Like Socrates and Plato, Marx and Gandhi, Spinoza was ... that the aspen and the lobster are viable), consistency and casuistry require that these cases be handled in a similar manner Aspens and lobsters ought to be granted moral standing and their biological ... who we willfully exploit and kill, are all clearly included, such as elephants and emus, cattle and chickens, mice and guinea pigs, spiders and crabs, lodgepole pine and huckleberry bushes The...
Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 21:23
In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals [Human–Animal Studies] Part 9 doc
... wolves and bears from most of Europe and the United States We wage war on dandelions and buttercups We have poisoned the air and water supplies trying to remove certain insects from crops, sometimes ... and in silence) because of boredom and confinement This is equivalent to the swaying and pacing of primates, lions, tigers and bears confined in cages (Finney) There are an estimated one thousand ... roadside petting zoos, and canned hunts (“Canned” 6) Anymals are used in zoos and circuses, on television, and in local fairs for the entertainment and “education” of human beings and then discarded...
Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 21:23
In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals [Human–Animal Studies] Part 10 pptx
... of people were willing to expend thousands of dollars, and considerable time and effort, to protect the lives of goats and wildflowers on the San Clemente Islands Protectionist law is growing; Harvard’s ... living entities If we care for our lives, and wish that our lives be preserved and protected, and if we are willing to extend this understanding to a moral law and medical practice that protects this ... previous few chapters have presented and defended an ethic that moves beyond persons and rights, beyond vertebrates and sen- review and future directions 505 tience, and beyond assumed levels of consciousness...
Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 21:23
Báo cáo y học: "Stress and Childhood Asthma Risk: Overlapping Evidence from Animal Studies and Epidemiologic Research" potx
... nonhuman primate and rodent models of prenatal stress and early adverse caregiving13,14,16 have helped us understand the consequences of similar experiences in humans.17,18 Maternal and fetal stress ... explored and documented.35 Prenatal cortisol dysregulation in depressed pregnant women has been linked to prematurity and low birth weight36 and postpartum depression.37 Gestational exposure ... resulting in both greater exposures and greater susceptibility.71 Traffic-related air pollution is linked to asthma exacerbation and respiratory outcomes 72,73 In the United States and Europe, children...
Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20
case studies in small animal diagnostic imaging
... to improve my work and knowledge for the last year and a half, and has assisted me in the completion of this work: Gill and Nicky for their daily work, helpfulness, advice and cheerfulness, Marlene ... for her support, friendship and kindness, Gawain, Alison and Susan for their knowledge, teaching and guidance, and especially Martin for his critical suggestions and supervision throughout the ... enzymes (ALKP = 453 U/L, AST = 68 U/L) and markedly raised pre- and post-prandial bile acid concentrations (Pre-prandial bile acids = 132.4µmol/L, post-prandial bile acids – result not included)...
Ngày tải lên: 22/12/2014, 17:44
the animal painter social studies
... paintings for some money People buy Sandra’s bird paintings Sandra is happy People are happy, too “Thank you,” Sandra says Te a c he rR Think Critically ea Why does Sandra have a bag? What is the story ... Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887–6777 Fax: 407-345-2418 HARCOURT and the Harcourt Logo are trademarks of Harcourt, Inc., registered in the United States of America and/ or other jurisdictions ... 11 10 09 08 07 06 Sandra likes to paint birds She has a bag to carry her paint and paper She goes to a park to paint a big bird There are other birds to paint at the park Sandra sells her paintings...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2015, 21:08
Development of a MACS based strategy for isolating rare cell populations from animal tissue for transcription factor studies
... the time taken for sorting could result in decreased cell viability and gene expression changes Traditional cell sorters handle about 1000 cells/second, whereas the most advanced high speed cell ... tissue and hence whole liver can be used as a good proxy, the same cannot be argued for lens or beta-islet cells Lens cells and beta-islet cells form a small proportion of the head Page and pancreas, ... Often the cell types to be studied, e.g cancer cells, are surrounded by stromal, inflammatory and endothelial cells These other cell types can confound the gene expression profile, and two sample...
Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 09:59
Pentachlorophenol: Toxicology and Environmental Fate
... condensers Treatment and handling of wood, burlap, canvas, rope, leather, and manufacture of paper Petroleum and other drilling Manufacture and use of paints and adhesives Telephone and electrical ... coverings, canvas belting, nets, and construction lumber and poles It is used in paints, pulp stock, pulp, and paper, and to cool tower water, and as preservative for hard board and particle board Because ... soaps, and laundry products 4.2 High risk circumstance of poisoning Occupational exposure (most cases): PCP is used to protect wood and in other cellulose products (see section 4.3) Accidental exposure...
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