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Hurricanes A-level
Number of Words: 882 / Number of Pages: 4
... an eye develops in the centre, in the eye there is a relative area of subsiding pressure. Which is what causes clear skies, anomalous high temperatures and light winds. Eventually the eye disappears as a result of the descending air increasing instability, which in turn warms and increases the storms intensity. Around the eye there are towering Cumulo-nimbus clouds. The hurricanes decline as soon as the source of heat is lost/or removed. Although it can take between 9 and 15 days for this to happen. Winds immediately around a hurricane’s ‘eye’, which is usually about 32km (20 ...
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Chromosome Probes At The Unive
Number of Words: 2253 / Number of Pages: 9
... Prenatal tests using Willard's probes would be much simpler and faster to perform and could be available to all pregnant women who wish to take advantage of the technology. Current prenatal testing involves growing fetal cells in vitro and examining them, over one or two months, to see if there are two copies of a particular chromosome, which is normal, or one or three, which is abnormal. A test using Willard's probes would require only a few cells and a few days to detect abnormalities. "I don't think it's beyond the realm of possibility that these kinds of tests could eventually be ...
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Inventions And Their Importance
Number of Words: 1810 / Number of Pages: 7
... inventions needed were devices, machines, business, and industry-processes and products. The majority of economic inventions collaborate with one another; a lot of things were invented to make other inventions work.
Another major reason people invent is to satisfy military needs. During war times engineers, scientists, and inventors are brought together and their only duty is to invent military weapons. The weapons that the scientists come up with have to be more powerful and destructive than the enemies, with both sides striving to be the best. War has its negative effects on the world, but ...
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Acne
Number of Words: 688 / Number of Pages: 3
... at it. This will help illuminate the spread of more pimples and scarring. Your hands carry many bacteria that will help to spread infection. This is not a good thing to do (Facts 2).
When using cosmetics it is best to stay away from nonwater-based products and products that are rich in oils. These cosmetics will block the pores
and trap the oils deep inside the skin, causing pimples. When washing your face be gentle. Do not wash with a dry soap or a soap high with pH. They will cause the skin to be very irritated. Dry the face with a soft towel by just gently patting. Try to wash your f ...
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Aromatherapy
Number of Words: 884 / Number of Pages: 4
... the western world, however it has been practiced for thousands of years in the eastern world.
A lot of interest in stems from its use as an 'alternative medicine' or even a 'complementary medicine'. It is certainly true that before pharmaceutical companies brought a vast array of modern drugs to the market, people had to make do with many 'home remedies' - often herbal remedies or extracts of plants. Flowers, buds, roots, bark, leaves etc. all played a part in the treatment of disease and sickness. In this mix of treatments essential oils. Essential oils are pure, concentrated plant extracts obtaine ...
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The Potential Effects Of A Depleted Ozone Layer - Detrykowski
Number of Words: 2351 / Number of Pages: 9
... are
released, "the ozone layer would be weakened to such an extent that it does not
filter out the sun's invisible and dangerous ultraviolet rays " ( Jones, 1992,
p.36 ). Such a scenario would drastically alter society and the environment.
Ozone depletion has been described as "potential catastrophe " and " a planetary
time - bomb " ( Way, 1988, p.9 ). The four main areas affected by a depleted
ozone layer and thus by the corresponding increase in harmful ultraviolet
radiation are agriculture, wildlife, the environment, and human health. A
depleted ozone layer has a profoundly negative and potentially ...
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Should There Be A Nuclear Power Plant In Saskatchewan?
Number of Words: 436 / Number of Pages: 2
... is required to set up a solar, wind, or
hydroelectric generating station which. This will allow more space for private
landowners and will also keep land prices at a lower cost. Nuclear power is also
a much cleaner operating type of fuel. The amount of waste produced is from a
nuclear power plant is not even a fraction of the amount of sulfur, carbon
monoxide, and nitrogen oxide produced by a coal plant. By building a nuclear
power we will reduce acid rain and not add to the global warming. Hydro stations
form algae in lakes which reduces the amount of oxygen in the water making it
harder for marin ...
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Could Gambling Save Science: Encouraging An Honest Consensus
Number of Words: 16316 / Number of Pages: 60
... and what we get from current institutions, a market-based
alternative called "idea futures" is suggested. It is described through
both a set of specific scenarios and a set of detailed procedures. Over
thirty possible problems and objections are examined in detail. Finally, a
development strategy is outlined and the possible advantages are summarized.
THE PROBLEM
THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Four centuries ago, some Europeans complained
that the existing academic institutions were biased against them. Insiders,
it was said, were "inflated by letters" and shunned anyone who dared
"sp ...
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Global Warming--is It Getting Warmer
Number of Words: 603 / Number of Pages: 3
... into space. There the greenhouse gases found naturally in the troposphere absorb some of the infrared radiation. The gases insulate the Earth, but do eventually allowing some of the heat to escape. The rest of the heat reflects back down to earth where it is bounced back up again. Almost like an ongoing game of ping-pong. With more of the greenhouse gasses being let out into the atmosphere, there are more ping-pong balls going back and forth. Granted, without these greenhouse gasses, the earth would almost freeze and fall into another ice age, but with all this extra heat, the average temperature of th ...
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Comets And Asteroids
Number of Words: 1639 / Number of Pages: 6
... fine dust, to house size rocks make up the
belt around Saturn, and the belt on the outside of the orbit of Mars.
These are pieces of larger rocks that were crashed into the remaining
pieces after millions of years of crashes.
Each ring system has distinctive features. Jupiter's rings are
tenuous and made mainly of dark particles the size of those in cigarette
smoke. The bright rings of Saturn are made of mainly frozen water in the
form of snowballs and chunks of ice. Saturn has thousands of rings, some
twisted, showing off dusty, spooky markings that form and change constantly.
The dark rings o ...
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