A Historical Overview of Human Enhancement and Its Societal Impacts [Part II]
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A Historical Overview of Human Enhancement and Its Societal Impacts [Part II]

Plato’s Eugenics  The term ‘eugenics’ was first coined in 1883 by a British natural scientist named Francis Galton and was defined as a “science” for the betterment of society through selective breeding of individuals with desirable traits (F. Galton, 1978; Proctor, 1988, p. 29). Despite the term’s origin, the roots of eugenics stretch long before Galton’s time.  The earliest known inception of eugenics comes from Plato, a Greek philosopher,…
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A Historical Overview of Human Enhancement and Its Societal Impacts [Part I]
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A Historical Overview of Human Enhancement and Its Societal Impacts [Part I]

Human enhancement methods of prenatal screening, embryo selection, and genetic engineering are currently in the limelight, but there are debates over their ethical and societal implications. This paper aims to explore past human enhancement attempts and their parallels to modern treatments to determine possible societal impacts and applications of latest treatments. To do so, this paper focuses on the earliest known inception of human enhancement advocated for by Plato…
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Constrained Optimization in COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation [Part II]
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Constrained Optimization in COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation [Part II]

In order to estimate the number of susceptible individuals in each county i, we need to consider the population size Ni and the total current COVID-19 cases Ci. Considering these factors, the estimate is given by : Ni − Ci    The Ni of the 14 Massachusetts counties ranges from 11,801 of Nantucket County to 1,618,160 of Middlesex County as of 2021. Ci is determined by data from the Massachusetts…
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Oral Herpes Awareness and Prevention- Part 1
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Oral Herpes Awareness and Prevention- Part 1

Herpes. When asked what exactly herpes is, and what symptoms might show up, most do not know the answer. However, when coming across this word, most immediately think of sexual intercourse and associate the patient with an action of a similar degree. This stigma and misunderstanding of herpes prevent patients from visiting health professionals and correctly identifying the virus, causing unintentional spreading of the virus to their loved ones.…
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Constrained Optimization in COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation[Part I]
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Constrained Optimization in COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation[Part I]

Introduction In the world of public health, optimization is commonly used to implement the best policies to maintain public safety. This optimization is especially important when it comes to worldwide pandemics like COVID-19. COVID-19 has affected individuals in countless ways. In holistic terms, it has affected the world in 3 big categories - economy, mortality(death) and mobility(ability to move), and social and international relationships.  In general, the financial gap…
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What is Depression?
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What is Depression?

Have you ever had a period of time where you are constantly sad and experienced a loss of energy, interest, and appetite? Then you probably have a common mental illness called depression. In recent years, depression has become one of the main worldwide concerns of people’s health. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), depression is affecting 40 million adults…
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