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We Are Not Alone
Number of Words: 1561 / Number of Pages: 6
... According to his estimate the aircraft were approximately the size
of a DC-4 airliner ( Jackson 4).
This account was the first sighting to ever receive a great deal of
media attention. This sighting gave birth to the phrase "flying Saucer" coined
by a reporter named Bill Begrette. Although not the first UFO sighting in
history, Kenneth Arnolds account is considered to be the first documented UFO
sighting.
The following day Mr. Arnold discovered that in addition to his
sighting there were several others in the Mount Ranier area that same day
(Jackson 6).
When m ...
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Can Intelligence Be Measured
Number of Words: 1021 / Number of Pages: 4
... A person could not be feeling good on the certain day of the test and this certainly affects the outcome of the test. Well if you do badly on it you will just be thought of as stupid and it is not really you're own fault. Normal standardized test get predictable results around the academic standpoint of intelligence, but should not be held to tell weather the person is intelligent or not. The only real thing that the IQ test tests is reading comprehension, vocabulary, and spatial relations. The test should really be based on a variety of traits.
Standardized tests can also hurt a person's se ...
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Elephantiasis
Number of Words: 291 / Number of Pages: 2
... from a long term
interference with the flow of lymphatic fluid away from these
tissues. The most frequently affected part is the leg. The most
common cause of lymphatic obstruction is filaries. Filaries is
caused chiefly by the species Wuchereria. When you have
wherever it is located your skin will become rough
and thickened like the skin of an elephant.
Over 1 billion people in 73 countries are at risk of getting
elephantiasis, and there are over 120 million people who
already have it.
New research has determined that albendazole, which has
already become a standard treatment to figh ...
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Bullfrogs Hearing Capacity
Number of Words: 988 / Number of Pages: 4
... as they did in their old habitat. Tampered bullfrogs such as those raised in labs or pets would not be used because the results would be inaccurate. The inaccuracy would be that these "tampered frogs" have been out of the wild for so long that they would not have the same range of frequency as those in the wild. I would first like to do this experiment on the male bullfrogs because of their deeper croaks, observe the data and then possibly repeat the experiment on the female species.
In the first part of the experiment, I want to observe whether the bullfrog can hear the frequencies sent out to it ...
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Water Biomes
Number of Words: 767 / Number of Pages: 3
... Marshes are important in
flood control, in sustaining high-water tables, and as settling basins to
reduce pollution downstream. Despite their great environmental value, marshes
are continually being destroyed by drainage and filling.
Marine Life, plants and animals of the sea, from the high-tide mark
along the shore to the depths of the ocean. These organisms fall into three
major groups: the benthos, plants such as kelp and animals such as brittle stars
that live on or depend on the bottom; the nekton, swimming animals such as
fishes and whales that move independently of water currents; and plankto ...
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Hemophilia
Number of Words: 1118 / Number of Pages: 5
... of the coagulation factor VIII (VIII:C)3. In most of the
cases, this coagulant protein is reduced but in a rare amount of
cases, this protein is present by immunoassay but defective.4
Haemophilia A is the most common severe bleeding disorder and
approximately 1 in 10,000 males is effected. The most common types
of bleeding are into the joints and muscles. Haemophilia is severe
if the factor VIII:C levels are less that 1 %, they are moderate if
the levels are 1-5% and they are mild if they levels become 5+%.5
(2)
Those with mild haemophilia bleed only in response to major trauma
or surgery. As for ...
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Basking Shark
Number of Words: 1926 / Number of Pages: 8
... shark, sailfish shark, and sunfish. The reason this
shark is occasionally referred to as the Bone shark, is because when they die,
they sink (their density is greater then the water's density) and are ravaged
among the sea floor, by rocks, etc. (Steel, 1985, 132). However, when they do
finally wash up on shore they are usually quite mutilated; their skeletons are all
that remain. Hence the name, Bone shark. Although the Basking shark most
appropriately resembles the Whale shark, its closest relative happens to be the
* I could not find, in any of my many sources, th ...
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Digestive Disorders (liver)
Number of Words: 395 / Number of Pages: 2
... Africa, Latin America,
Southeast Asia, and India have many health problems
associated with the disease. The most common way to get this
disease is from one person to another. The other most common
way is through unhealthy food and badly sanitized water. Not
eating properly and excessive drinking will only worsen the
disease.
There are many ways that you can help prevent getting this
disease. If you go to a foreign country, especially in the tropics,
always drink purified water, always peel fruit and vegetables, and
cook your food at any time possible.
If you think that you may ha ...
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Hawks
Number of Words: 1311 / Number of Pages: 5
... in all different habitats. Some in the foothills of the
mountains while others live in the brushy open country and badlands
of Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and South-central
California. Also in North and Central America for a more wide
variety of hawks. Its biome would be in the Deciduous area as well as
the Grassland and parts of the desert.
Tropic Level/Niche
The hawk is at the top of the ecological food chain. It is the top
consumer of the food chain. Nothing eats it because it is at the highest
level. The hawk eats almost everything and anything that is living.
From starlings and ...
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CODEINE (C18 H2, NO3 H3PO4 1/2 H2O)
Number of Words: 617 / Number of Pages: 3
... it suppresses the part of the brain that triggers coughing, and as an
anti-diarrheal drug, because it slows down muscle contractions in the intestinal
wall. There are possible adverse effects. The most frequently observed adverse
reactions include lightheadedness, dizziness, sedation, nausea, vomiting, and
sweating. These effects seem to be more prominent in ambulatory patients and in
those who are not suffering severe pain. Other adverse reactions include the
following: (1) Central Nervous System- Euphoria, dysphoria, weakness, headache,
insomnia, agitation, disorientation, and visual distu ...
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