... At the conclusion of my experiment I came up with an answer that was almost unpredictable with the information that I was using. Although this was a crude experiment, I believe that I did gain a lot from it. Introduction The drug that I chose, Ibuprofen, is an anti-inflammatory analgesic. It is propionic acid that is white and powdery, and soluble in water, and organic solvents such as ethanol and acetone. (1) Its structural formula is: (CH3)2CHCH2 CH(CH3)COOH Its role of action as a drug is not completely clear to the sciences, but that with time will change. One thing we do know is that people who have allergies to Asp ...
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... able to overcome obstacles and learn from your own mistakes. Lastly, he said to be able to describe a situation that you have resolved or fixed within a group. This illustrates your ability to be a team player, which is an important skill to possess in every job. All these three qualities can differentiate who you are, and that is the stepping stone of becoming a part of a company like Apple. Whipfler also gave reasons of why he chose to work for Apple. There are two main reasons why he was so attracted to Apple. First of all, Apple is a multinational company that is interesting. Secondly, the cultural icon attracted him as well. He believed that everywhere ...
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... mice, and field studies of wildlife species that have been exposed to the chemicals mentioned above. In laboratory studies, high doses are required to give weak hormone activity. These doses are not likely to be encountered in the environment. However the process of bioaccumulation can result in top-level predators such as humans to have contaminants at levels many million times greater than the environmental background levels (Guilette 1994). In field studies, toxicity caused by endocrine disruption has been associated with the presence of certain pollutants. Findings from such studies include: reproductive disruption in starfish due to PCBs, bird eggshell thin ...
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... Corona, New Mexico. The next day William "Mac" Brazel, foreman of the Foster Ranch, and his seven-year-old neighbor, Dee, found the remains of the wrecked UFO scattered over a large area. When Brazel drove Dee back home, he showed some of the material to her parents. They all agreed the material was unlike anything they had ever seen. On July 6 Brazel drove into town with a few pieces of the wreck. He showed the material to the Chaves County Sheriff George Wilcox. The sheriff called the Roswell Army Air Field(AAF) and talked to Major Jesse Marcel, the intelligence officer. After inspecting Brazel's material, Marcel reported to his commanding officer Colonel Willia ...
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... is not unethical. My reason behind this is that we don't just do research in order to infect and kill off the mice, we do it so one day we will have a cure for cancer and can save hundreds of thousands of human lives. Of course if you value the life of a mouse over a human then you would see differently. Some fear that this science is too powerful, granted we shouldn't let just anyone be able to modify bacteria, or the human genome, but we shouldn't let our fears blind us to the possible benefits of wide-scale genetic engineering. Medical uses for this technology are virtually endless. With genetics we can filter out any genetic defect, no more down-syndrome ...
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... make the pond look genuine. Plants at the water's edge are usually different from those found on the surroundings higher ground. Especially reminiscent of natural ponds are large plant's that leaves overhanging the water's edge, and plants with long thin, grassy foliage that grows in the shallows. These will all help to cover the water edge, which is almost never seen in a natural pond. Most nurseries sell aquatic plants. A pond that is meant to look natural requires much less maintenance than a formal pool, were clean, clear water is generally preferred. If the site has a low area, a pond is a good choice in almost any climate. Natural ponds will also suit almo ...
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... a two familiar species are not yet found (Hitching p 3). Whatever the reason of belief or disbelief in Darwin's theories, he astounded the scientific world as well as the public and was able to convince many in the presence of a misguided past belief. This fact alone makes him one of the most important people of science ever. Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury-Shropshire, England on Feb 12, 1809 (GEA & RBi p 42). He was the fifth child in a wealthy English family with a history of scientific achievement with his paternal grandfather Erasmus Darwin who was a physician and a savant in the eighteenth century (GEA & RBi p 42). As a young boy Darwin already sho ...
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... metal. It is an unusual metal in its color, Luster, malleability and it can with stand corrosion. "By at least the fourth millennium BC, gold was found through both placer and vein(lode) mining and by the time of the early cultures from which modern civilization is descended the search for gold was wide spread"(Green 1968). Gold is mainly extracted through mining. It is mainly found in tiny flakes or sands but sometimes is found in nuggets. The largest nugget ever found weighed eight kilograms. "Gold deposits are usually classified as lode, placer, massive or disseminated types" (Colliers Encyclopedia). "Lode deposits are mostly associated with acidic ingeno ...
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... and measuring temperatures close to absolute zero. Liquid helium can be cooled almost to absolute zero at normal pressure by rapid removal of the vapor above the liquid. At a temperature slightly above absolute zero, it is transformed into helium II, also called super fluid helium, a liquid with unique physical properties. It has no freezing point, and its viscosity is zero; it passes readily through minute cracks and pores and will even creep up the sides and over the lip of a container. Helium-3, the lighter helium isotope of mass 3, which has an even lower boiling point than ordinary helium, exhibits markedly different properties when liquefied. Because ...
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... however don't believe that living cells of any kind have ever existed in this solar system apart from on earth. I do see the possibility that maybe other solar systems is our solar system in history which is an interesting thought. Just because NASA has found a single cell living creature in a meteorite doesn't prove anything in my mind. Especially because of the fact that it has been on earth for 12 years when over this time the cell could have attached itself to the meteorite. Nobody knows enough about the subject to start telling the public that this is true, they should have never released it unless it were defiantly proven to be fact. NASA has a big name in ...
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