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A Chemist
Number of Words: 458 / Number of Pages: 2
... money. On hte average if you begin working at a entry level
job witha bachelors degree your salary will be somewhere around $24,000 a year.
If you start work with a masters degree you can expect about $32,000 and with a
Ph.D. as mcuh as $60,000 ("Chemists")
Research and development is the subcareer most chemist choose. In this
subfield your primary goal would be to look for and use information about
chemicals ("Chemists"). A chemists also spends a considerable amount of time in
an office where he/she stores information or reports about research he/she has
made. There are two different typ ...
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Nuke Waste
Number of Words: 1827 / Number of Pages: 7
... a semi-continuous process that
enables the following operations to be carried out with the
same equipment: evaporation of the waste solution mixed with
the
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1) borosilicate: any of several salts derived from both
boric acid and silicic acid and found in certain minerals
such as tourmaline.
additives necesary for the production of borosilicate glass,
calcination and elaboration of the glass. These operations
are
carried out in a metallic pot that is heated in an induction
furnace. The vitrification of one load of wastes compri ...
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Internet Firewalls
Number of Words: 2823 / Number of Pages: 11
... the right combination is found, a simple but time consuming process made all the easier by programs which systematically try all character combinations until the correct one is eventually generated. User-IDs and passwords can also be trapped by finding security holes in programs; a person looking to abuse the Internet finds these holes and uses the information leaked through them for his or her own personal agenda. Even someone who has been entrusted with high-level network access, such as a system administrator, can misuse his or her authorization to gain access to sensitive areas by impersonating o ...
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Panda Report
Number of Words: 638 / Number of Pages: 3
... This is why we have to do everything we can to save them.
The giant panda’s breeding season takes place from March to May. Then the baby pandas are born three to six months later weighing only eighty-five to one hundred forty grams. Two cubs may be born from one mother at the same time, but only one will survive. The reason for this is because one baby panda alone requires a lot of care and two is even harder so usually the mother chooses one and takes care of just that one.
Environment:
Wild giant pandas are found only in Southwestern China. Giant pandas inhabit damp, misty forests of bambo ...
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The Ocean
Number of Words: 1232 / Number of Pages: 5
... currents. The currents generally flow horizontally-that is parallel to the
earthˇ¦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 the
surface to the ocean bottom and back. The currents largely result from
differences in water temperature and salinity. The currents move sluggishly from
the polar regions, along the sea floor, and back to the surface. In the polar
regions, The surface waters become colder and saltier ...
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Influence Of Influenza
Number of Words: 926 / Number of Pages: 4
... also eliminated the disease obviously effecting the respitory tract and the child's neurology (lethargy and malaise) form being bacterial or fungal, which is common amongst young children.
A number of viruses cause respitory illness similar to the common cold, but are much more severe in intensity and wit frequently serious, and even fatal, complications. The best known of the group is Influenza (flu) virus. It can cause mild symptoms that are indistinguishable from those of the common cold, but in the more easily recognizable form it is ushered in by fever, cough, and what doctors refer to as mala ...
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Bats
Number of Words: 894 / Number of Pages: 4
... are highly
beneficial. 7. Worldwide, bats are the most important natural enemies of night-
flying insects! 8. A single brown bat can catch over 600 mosquitoes in just one
hour! 9. Tropical bats are key elements in rain forest ecosystems which rely on
them to pollinate flowers and disperse seeds for countless trees and shrubs. 10.
Bat droppings in caves support whole ecosystems of unique organisms, including
bacteria useful in detoxifying wastes, improving detergents, and producing
gasohol and antibiotics. 11. More than 50% of American bat species are in
severe decline or already listed as endangere ...
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Vivisection
Number of Words: 1437 / Number of Pages: 6
... the Renaissance Era, Andreas
Vesalius conducted experiments on monkeys, swine, and goats (1:3). By the late
eighteenth century, the methods of scientific discovery were changer to
experimentation of live animals by two French physiologists, Claude Bernard and
Francious Magnedie. They revolutionized methods of scientific discovery by
establishing live animal as common practice (1:4). Claude Bernard believed that
in order for medicine to progress, there must be experimental research, and
affirmed that "vivisection is indispensable for physical research". This is when
the anti-vivisection movement was ...
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Alzheimer’s Disease
Number of Words: 1462 / Number of Pages: 6
... that we called senility. Some people develop this condition when they are as young as 40 years of age. However, the disease is most common in persons over the age of 65. It is estimated that approximately 10 percent of persons over 65 years of age may have and that in persons over the age of 85, up to 50 percent may be affected. is not a normal part of the aging process. It is not contagious, and it is not known how it can be prevented. While the physical changes in the brain are very similar among different people the behavioral and psychological symptoms that result are complex and may di ...
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Hemophilia 2
Number of Words: 966 / Number of Pages: 4
... are two types of hemophilia: Hemophilia A and Hemophilia B. Hemophilia A, also known as "Classical Hemophilia" is caused by a factor Vlll deficiency. This is the most common form of hemophilia. The second type of hemophilia, is Hemophilia B, and is sometimes referred to as the "Christmas Disease." Hemophilia B is caused by a factor lX deficiency. Both types of hemophilia are characterized by prolonged episodes of bleeding, especially into joints, muscles, internal organs, or even brain hemorrhaging.
Hemophiliacs do not bleed harder of faster than a normal, unaffected person. Instead, they suff ...
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