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The Ocean
... and follow the ocean currents.
What is ocean current? It is a movement of ocean thatcan buring the fish to
other places. There are two kinds of circulation create the currents in the
ocean. They are (1) wind-driven circulation and (2) Thermohaline circulation.
Wind-driven circulation result from the wind sets the surface waters into motion
as currents. The currents generally flow horizontally-that is parallel to the
earth¡¦s surface. The wind mainly affects only the upper 100 to 200 meters of
water. However, the flow of wind-driven currents may extend to depths of 1,000
meters or more.
Thermohaline circulation produces great vertical currents' hat flow from th ...
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Mars 4
... the outlines and tones change in martian seasons.The reddish color is because of it's heavily rusted surface.The dark areas are thought to have rocks that are simmilar to terrestrial basalts, the surface is even more weathered and rusted.The brighter areas seem to have similar but even more weatherd and rusted material that apparently contain more fine, dust-sized particles than they do the dark reigons. The mineral scapolite,which is rare on Earth,seem's wide spread; it may serve as a store for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Bright caps, apparntly made of frost or ice, mark the planet's polar regions . their seasonal cycle has been followed for almost two centu ...
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Air Polution
... pollution for many years, resulted from coal
combustion (Hodges 526). Smog has been a problem in coal-burning areas for
several centuries. Smog finally decreased when coal combustion was replaced by
oil and gas combustion. Air pollution is caused by a number of different types
of pollutants. The first type, particulate matter, consists of solid and liquid
aerosols suspended in the atmosphere. These arise from the burning of coal and
from industrial processes. Atmospheric particles can scatter and absorb sunlight
which reduces visibility. Particles also reduce visibility by attenuating the
light from objects and illuminating the air causing the contrast between th ...
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Cirrhosis Of The Liver
... an unborn baby has one. These disorders can ranges from slight retardation, to downs syndrome to even a higher risk for heart disease later in life.
Chronic and Degenerative Diseases are diseases that go on for a long time or return from time to time over a long period. Usually they can not be cured but many can be helped by medical treatment. Chronic diseases are also degenerative. Such diseases gradually lead to the breakdown of tissues and organs of the body. is a Chronic Degenerative Disease.
is the irreversible change in the normal liver tissue that results in the degeneration of functioning liver cells and their replacement with fibrous connective t ...
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Cleaning Up After The Exxon Valdez Was A Mistake
... Other hydrocarbons have branched chains with a wide range of carbon numbers. Aromatic compounds such as benzene, toluene, and polynuclear hydrocarbons are substantially present. Other constituents include waxes and complex, high molecular weight asphaltenes. (Abelson) All of these substances and more are present in Prudhoe Bay crude oil. When ingested, most of the compounds are nontoxic. Notable exceptions are some of the aromatic compounds, including benzene and toluene.
After a crude oil is spilled in a marine environment, many processes follow.
Typical crude has a density of about 0.85, more or less, and this factor combined with winds, wave action, and curr ...
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Protein Synthesis
... for which proteins are formed in all living organisms.
There are four main levels of a protein, which make up its native conformation. The first level, primary structure, is just the basic order of all the amino acids. The amino acids are held together by strong peptide bonds. The next level of protein organization is the secondary structure. This is where the primary structure is repeated folded so that it takes up less space. There are two types of folding, the first of which is beta-pleated sheets, where the primary structure would resemble continuous spikes forming a horizontal strip. The second type of folding is an alpha helix, which goes ve ...
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (gad)
... insomnia. Many live from day to day with distressing physical symptoms such as trembling, sweating, muscle tension, stomach pains, or headaches that tend to worsen when they face even mild stress (Harvard Health Letter, 1998)
In 1994, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) became an identifiable mental disorder with a DSM-IV diagnosis. The diagnostic criteria for GAD are:
A. Unrealistic or excessive anxiety and worry about life circumstances for a period greater than 6 months, during which this person has been bothered by these concerns for more days than not.
B. The person has difficulty controlling the anxiety and worrying.
C. The anxiety and worry are ...
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The Human Genome Project
... and the
National Institutes of Health were working together, a relationship
formalized by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. This agreement
was simply to coordinate research and technical activities related to the
human genome. The initial planning process culminated in 1990 with the
publication of a joint research plan, ‘Understanding Out Genetic
Inheritance: The U.S. Human Genome Project the First Five Years FY 1991-
1995.' The goal of the HGP is to generate a series of tools that will
change biological research.
The complete nucleotide sequence of human DNA is approximately
50,000 to 100,000 genes in the human genome. The Human Genome Projec ...
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Barium
... liquids to exclude air.
is used mostly with other elements. It is used in metallurgy, and its some of its compounds are used in pyrotechnics, and petroleum mining. Another one of its uses is as a getter in vacuum tubes. ’s sulfate is used in paint and in glassmaking. Barite is extensively used as a weighing agent in oilwell drilling fluids. The carbonate has been used as a rat poison, while nitrate and chlorate give colors in pyrotechny. The impure sulfide of radiantly glows after exposure to the light. metal has few practical applications, although it is sometimes used in coating electrical conductors in electronic apparatus and in automobile ign ...
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Nuclear Power
... releases much sulfur, nitrogen gases, and other pollutants into the atmosphere.
The cleanest, cheapest, and least polluting power plant of the two types is the hydroelectric power plant. The main reason most countries use thermal versus the hydroelectric is because their countries don't have enough concentrated water to create enough energy to generate electricity. (World Book vol. 14, 586)
plants generate only about eleven percent of the world's electricity. There are around 316 plants in the world that create 213,000 megawatts of electricity. (INFOPEDIA) Radioactive, or nuclear, waste is the by-product of nuclear fission. Fission occurs when atoms' nucleu ...
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