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The Atmospheric Ozone Layer
<view this essay>.... amount of UV-B radiation would reach the earth, creating
among other problems, an increase in skin cancer (melanoma) in humans. As UV-B
rays increase, the possibility of interferences with the normal life cycles of
animals and plants would become more of a reality, with the eventual possibility
of death.
Stratospheric ozone has been used for several decades as a tracer for
stratospheric circulation. Initial measurements were made by ozonesondes
attached to high altitude balloons, by chemical-sondes or optical devices, which
measured ozone concentrations through the depletion of UV light.
However, the need to measure ozone concentrations from the surface .....
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Geneticists
<view this essay>.... degree can get a job, but I myself would advise getting the
highest amount of bioscience education possible.
Jobs can be acquired by asking your professors, but, they may not be
aware of any need for geneticists. Many times, reading advertisements may
of some good. You may even make an appointment with biology and genetic
firms yourself. Sometimes clinics or hospitals may even need a genetic
specialist. I, myself, could also see a geneticist opening up his own
clinic, such as radiologists do. In this way they could be able to make
more money considering the amount of highly specialized geneticists with a
Doctor of Medicine. The current payment ou .....
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Long Term Affects Of Fas
<view this essay>.... known as FAS. One in thirty births are born with Fetal Alcohol Effects. Those diagnosed with FAS have prenatal and postnatal birth deficits, central nervous system dysfunction, specific facial characteristics, and body malformation problems. Children who display only some of these effects are claimed to have FAE, or fetal alcohol effects. The sad thing is that most infants and children who suffer from fetal alcohol effects go unnoticed. They are looked upon as having behavioral problems. Because of this lack of recognition the treatment of their problems are mishandled which creates a very difficult and confusing childhood for these children. (McCr .....
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Polymers
<view this essay>.... strength-to-weight ratio. Industrial-strength surpass titanium in tensile strength. To add strength and improve flexibility, are sometimes fortified with short-fiber additives, mostly fiberglass. This is known as a polymer composite. One particular polymer has three times the strength of tempered steel and is being used in bullet proof vests. Another composite will be used to fasten together the sections proposed space stations. have also been used in cars, including the Chevrolet Camaro and the Pontiac Fiero.
New are being created with more strength and flexibility by combing two chemically different and producing a block copolymer. Combination .....
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Man Vs. The Environment
<view this essay>.... Is this interference the fault of the capitalist sys-tem or just the mortal man? In my opinion it is the fault of the man for having, the attitude of use what we need and do not worry about the concencuios. Man started the raping of earth back when the first colonist made the long voyage across the Atlantic to start their new life in America. Uncontrolled burning of the forest was done to make way for the intruders’ villages, towns, and cities. Once estab-lished the settlers needed more room for farms and bigger cities so again they pushed into the forest causing the Na-tive Americans and the wildlife to withdraw further into interior of the continent .....
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Solar Energy - The Energy Of The Future?
<view this essay>.... only supplies enough energy
for activities such as washing and bathing. The solar panels generate
"low grade" heat, that is, they generate low temperatures for the amount
of heat needed in a day.
In order to generate "high grade" heat, intense enough to convert
water into high-pressure steam which can then be used to turn electric
generators there must be another method. The concentrated beams of
sunlight are collected in a device called a solar furnace, which acts on
the same principles as a large magnifying glass. The solar furnace
takes the sunlight from a large area and by the use of lenses and mirrors
can focus the light into a very small area. .....
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God Guided Evolution
<view this essay>.... of this universe on his will alone. The middle ground is the theory that a supreme being guided the evolutionary path of all organisms to their current status. Through reading the Holy Bible, and studying numerous science authorities, logical deductions can be made that would help one form his own opinion on the matter. One might go so far to say as science and the Bible are God’s most basic forms of communication with the human; thus scientific deduction of the Bible should allow us to solve the mystery of man’s and the universe’s origins.
A very highly debated topic within the bigger argument is, “What started it all?” Creationists believe that God mere .....
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Lab: Determining What Type Of Stimulus Info Is More Easily Remembered
<view this essay>.... of responding to
the stimuli is faster when a meaningful CVC is used, rather than in random
fashion.
Introduction
Remembering is the retrieval of information, which is stored in memory.
The act of remembering takes place when a correct response is given to a
certain stimuli presented. Forgetting is a weakening of this stimulus-
response relationship.
The Purpose of this experiment is to determine what type of stimulus
information is more easily remembered, be it in randomized manner or
meaningful. When are more errors made in remembering the stimuli, among
these two types of stimuli used (CVC). Also, when a correct r .....
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