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How Liposomes work in the Body Literature Review.

Even in well-formulated products, isolated vitamins, as well as minerals, the issue of absorbability also referred as low bioavailability is a major challenge. Some of the nutrients are herder in absorbing than others, more so the synthetic vitamins and certain plant polyphenols. There are numerous reasons why the cells of the body don’t readily absorb some of the nutrients. Predominantly, though, the challenge comes from either due to the fact that the nutrient is acknowledged as a foreign agent, or because it is water-soluble instead of fat soluble. It is vital to note that the membranes of the cells are made up of the lipids; therefore water soluble substances have challenges in passing through them ( Gregoriadisand Alexander 16) . For a long period, researchers have attempted in coming up with a delivery system that enables for enhanced nutrients’ bioavailability. This is where liposomes come in whereby through the numerous diverse patented processes applied in mixing nutrients to...

African-American U.S Civil Rights Organizations in 19th and 20th Centuries

Civil Rights Organisations in the U.S. was basically a series of nonviolent events that were meant to bring about equality for Americans according to the law. In other words, these were movements or political struggles to end discrimination and racial segregation against African-Americans and other disadvantaged groups in the U.S. As they exposed the prevalence of racism, and of course its cost, they attracted both legal and social acceptance (Landau 3) . Their leaders were influential figures who worked very hard for the implementation and promotion of civil liberties, political freedom and human rights (Axelrod 17) . They protected individuals from discrimination and repression by private organisations and government and ensured positive participation of political and civil lives of its individuals in the state. Some of the civil rights they fought for include: the right to vote, freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly (Axelr...

Human Rights & Global Justice

The present world is marked by a number of concerns on matters that can promote human rights and global justice. Though these matters have existed since time immemorial, some have risen recently, especially, due to climate change, economic integration, and intensified globalization. The World leaders are striving towards achieving, equal justice, for everyone, by treating each other fairly and promoting social-economic issues across the borders. Some institutions, for instance, the UN is tasked with the responsibility of identifying the problems associated with global justice, coming up with possible solutions, identifying those who might assist address the identified problems and providing normative considerations through affiliate institutions. The major concerns that rotate around war and proper use of force are one of the concern that institutions should ensure that rightful framework is followed as was offered by Thomas Aquinas, Augustine, Aristotle and Cicero that conditions...

Online Gaming and Videos

Modern Parenthood is at crossroads whether to focus more on the potential benefits or dangers brought about by electronic video games. Most of them tend to concentrate more on the advantages, belittling the benefits posed by the games in developing positive life skills for the kids in the modern times. Video games are a powerful instrument in supplementing classroom teaching and leisure-time games; a view which I fully support.  Johnson (2006) emphasizes that nonliterally skills are as important as those that acquired by reading books in measuring cognitive attributes such as following threads, memory, and attention.  However, knowing and understanding what you are looking for before engaging in a game can help greatly assist in maximizing the benefits that the games bring about. I started actively engaging in videos and online gaming when I was seven years old. They created a ground upon which I made my first close friends, some of whom I hang out with, up to now. We coul...

Fostering Good Communication

1 ) Based on the article Up and Down, how can one foster good communication upward? One can foster good communication upward firstly by ensuring that a straightforward and clear message is passed across.  One should conduct groundwork to understand the tastes and preferences of customers by thinking than a typical CEO and putting on the ‘real person’ hat.  Though the discipline of the framework is essential so that the managers and supervisors can understand what their expectations are; managers should endeavor in making the necessary investment of winning the employees first by telling stories and conversing in a way that relates to the core purposes and strategies of the company. In achieving out this goal, the use of 21 st -century media such as blogs, tweeter, Facebook, etc., is very essential. 2)  In the article Up and Down the communications Ladder, Harriman (1974) identifies four ways to manage down. Name and describe 2 of them. Know yourself by listening s...

Diseases and Disorders that Afflict the Elderly

The Diseases, illnesses and disorders can have an effect on one’s health at any period in life, but, as one grows older, the likelihood of developing certain diseases and disorders increase. In medical terms, the disorders which come as a result of old age are referred to as geriatric syndromes. Ong et al. (2011) lists some disorders:  amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, hearing loss, depression, and multiple sclerosis, stroke related aphasia and abdominal perforation as the major ones. If not, well managed, one disorder can lead to other disorders. For instance, depression can lead to dementia and a small infection can lead to inflation in diabetes. Conversely, the disorders have no longer the same effects they had in the aging people as a number of them have been controlled (Ong et al., 2004). According to Hasler (2014) a healthful diet and regular exercising can significantly help one to age free of diseases. Some of the chronic diseases and illne...