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Gulf War Syndrome
Number of Words: 3627 / Number of Pages: 14
... cases. Sinha defines Mycoplasmas as “the smallest self-replicating life form that latch onto white bloodcells, which are part of the body’s disease defenses, with a hooklike tip; then they transmit chemical signal that force blood cells to behave abnormally (Sinha 70).” Mycoplasmas can be difficult to detect, for they burrow deep inside cells. If there was a definition for it would be a disease found after the Gulf War which is related to Mycloplasma fermantane. The only possible definition for the moment can only be defined by its symptoms (Sinha 70-71).
To identify symptoms which ...
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Inventions Of The Early 19th Century
Number of Words: 1640 / Number of Pages: 6
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INVENTIONS OF THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY
The art of inventing has been around since remedies have been needed
and solutions have been required to make our lives easier and more
enjoyable. From the time our forefathers colonized the shores of a new
land, up till the time of the modern day super-conductor: people have
created devices and made discoveries on our behalf to make life easier for
everyone.
Before the early ninet ...
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Infectious Diseases
Number of Words: 2610 / Number of Pages: 10
... diseases as well as preventing the spread of them on a global scale. Many people in today's society must take a more serious look at the implications that an infectious disease can have on one's life.
What are STDS?
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDS), also known as venereal diseases, is a broad term that refers to more than fifty diseases and syndromes, which may be transmitted through the exchange of body fluids such as semen, vaginal fluid, and blood. An STD is a particular destructive process in an organism; which is likely to spread to others. These diseases can be spread in either the for ...
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Genetic Engineering 5
Number of Words: 1126 / Number of Pages: 5
... proves that genetic engineering is not beneficial to society. Accordingly, genetic engineering is unethical and therefore should be stopped.
One reason why genetic engineering should cease is because genetic engineering disrupts society’s moral values and causes society to act out in destructive ways. An online survey done by Time Magazine in 1997, found that 11% of those who were interviewed believe that if clones are created in the future, the genetically created humans will only be good for “target practice” (Epstein 2). Another survey by the same magazine was conducted and foun ...
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Nigeria Rainforest
Number of Words: 240 / Number of Pages: 1
... among a number of other things.
Rainforests across the world are being destroyed
everyday. These rainforests are being destroyed by human
efforts which are centred around greed. Oil companines
drilling for oil, logging companies, and fires are the
leading causes in destroying the last Nigerian
Rainforest.
Rainforests cover only two percent of the entire
earth’s surface.1 It is estimated that ninety-five percent
of Nigeria’s rainforest has been destroyed. A Hong Kong
company is logging out of Nigeria for the use of
ply-wood, toothpicks, veneer, and chopsticks.2
People need to ...
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Cardiovascular Conditioning
Number of Words: 1632 / Number of Pages: 6
... a well-planned conditioning program conditioning can help to decrease cholesterol and the incidents of deadly heart disease. Individuals who exercise regularly have a lower rate of heart attacks than individuals who do not participate in an exercise program. One of the most important aspects of conditioning for the heart is the warm-up. Warming-up before intense exercise gradually increases the heart rate and prevents abnormal heart rhythms. Sudden extreme exercise can cause the heart to demand more oxygen than the circulatory system can provide, resulting in strain on the heart muscle. Warming-up w ...
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Celiac Sprue Disease
Number of Words: 1518 / Number of Pages: 6
... principally wheat, barley, rye, and to a lesser degree oats. Most nutritionists agree that gluten is not present in rice, white or sweet potatoes, and corn.
Over 100 years ago a British physician named Samuel Gee described the "coeliac affection." Dr. Gee observed the syndrome in people of all ages, but especially in children who had chronic diarrhea, weight loss, edema, and a distended abdomen. The led to death unless cured by various diets. Many other physicians followed in the footsteps of this pioneer, prescribing diets based on rice, bananas, and lamb, which often led to symptomatic improveme ...
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Comparison Of Prokaryotic And Eukaryotic Cells
Number of Words: 3545 / Number of Pages: 13
... and animal cells, one difference lies in the positioning of the nucleus within the cell. Due to the central vacuole in a plant cell, the nucleus is usually not located in the center of the cell; rather, it is usually crowded nearer the plasma membrane. In most animal cells, however, the nucleus is located in the center of the cell, as this position is ideal in the process of mitosis, and there is no large central vacuole located in animal cells.
The nucleus contains the genes which control the entire cell, and, within the eukaryotic division of cells is uniform among all cells, that is, every eukaryo ...
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Concretions
Number of Words: 1378 / Number of Pages: 6
... very odd in the sense that they very in size, shape, color and hardness. Often are mistaken for bones, fossils, meteorites and other odd objects. They can be so small that it requires a magnifying glass to be visible or as large as 10 feet in diameter and weigh hundreds of pounds. can also have somewhat of regular shapes such as boxes, blocks, flat disks, pipes, cannon balls and have even been known to resemble parts of a human body such as a foot or ribs.
are most commonly composed of calcite but sometimes can be composed of iron oxide or iron hydroxide such as goethite. But also can be com ...
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Avalanches And Landslides
Number of Words: 583 / Number of Pages: 3
... other smaller slides
happened and those were the one that took lives in Anchorage, and destroyed
property
There are a couple of types of avalanches and how the destroy so much this one
is named "Loose Snow Avalanches"1, it starts' in a small area then grows in size
and mass as it descends.Another type is the "Slab Avalanche" it actually starts
in a large area of ice and snow and then begins to slide.
On September 12 of 1717 crusaded down the Troilet, Italy glacier, gaining speed
on a cushion of air reaching a falling velocity of km/hr over a 3600 m fall.
Two towns were destroyed, with seven people k ...
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