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- 6981: Environmental Satire
- ... resident has it s advantages, it just seems to lack in the sunshine department, and what a better way to brighten up any day than with 200 degree weather. No more wasting snow days at school, no more long sleeved shirts, and finally an end to all that SPF mumbo jumbo. You know that without an O-zone layer there s going to be nothing strong enough on the market to ...
- 6982: Earthquakes
- ... history hit the eastern coast of Honshu following a great earthquake centered out at sea on June 15, 1896. The seismic sea wave washed onto nearby land as much as 25 to 35 meters above high tide level. Entire villages were engulfed. More then 10,000 houses were washed away, and 26,000 people were killed. Within the last 200 years alone, about 3000 tsunamis have produced fatalities. While the evidence ...
- 6983: Bipolar Disorder 4
- ... their first mood episode in their 20s. However, manic-depression quite often strike teenagers and has been diagnosed in children under 12. The risk of suicide among persons afflicted with bipolar illness is unrealistically high. As many as 1 in 5 people with this disorder have committed suicide. This rate is nearly 30 times greater than that of the general population. Research suggests that people who commit suicide, whether depressed ...
- 6984: Bipolar Disorder 3
- ... depression. The number of manic and depressive episodes varies greatly from person to person and most individuals experience "normal" periods between their manic and depressive episodes. Manic depression can send a person plunging from a high state, where one may believe one has superhuman energy and abilities, into a pit of despair, where it may seem as if the only way out is suicide. There are two types of bipolar, bipolar ...
- 6985: Bubonic Plague 2
- ... to human hosts. The flea then regurgitates the blood from the rat into the human, infecting the human. The rat dies. The human dies. The fleas life is not effected (Gregg 126). Symptoms include high fevers, aching limbs and vomiting of blood. The most noticeable characteristic is a swelling of the lymph nodes. Lymph nodes are found in the neck, armpits and groin. The swellings are easily visible and its ...
- 6986: Born Too Early
- According to the American Association of Premature Infants (AAPI), over 400,000 babies are born prematurely or at a low birth weight. As a result of being born early they are more likely to require high-technology intensive and specialized care in the hospital and follow-up care as infants and children. As a result, many have chronic medical problems and developmental problems. Some of the problems consist of respiratory distress ...
- 6987: Benzene
- ... has long been added to motor fuels. Benzene was isolated in 1825 by Michael Faraday, but its structure remained amystery for 40 years. The problem was perplexing because the C(6)H(6) formula indicateda high degree of unsaturation, but benzene does not display the reactivity characteristic of such compounds. In 1865, German chemist Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz proposed thatbenzene is structurally a planar hexagon in which the six carbon ...
- 6988: Droughts
- ... the world. Lands that are permanent arid is a characteristic of those areas where warm, tropical air masses, in descending to earth, become hotter and drier. When a poleward shift in the west ocurrs, the high-pressure, anticyclonic conditions of the permanently arid regions hit each other on areas that are normally used to seasonally wet low-pressure weather and a drought follows. A southward shift in the western winds causes ...
- 6989: Down Syndrome 3
- ... The life expectancy of people with Down syndrome now approaches that of people with out it. Usually its around 55 years old. You would have numerous abnormalities; it wouldnt go over well in school. People dont accustom to that very well in public schools. The genetic cause for Down syndrome is when a person inherits all or part of an extra copy of chromosome 21. Trisomy 21, the ...
- 6990: Down Syndrome 2
- ... cases occur sporadically, with no bearing on maternal age. These two types of this syndrome are very rare, being responsible for only 6 or 7 percent of all cases. Children with Down syndrome are at high risk for health problems. These include congenital heart defects, respiratory problems, increased suseptibility to infections, and/or obstructed digestive tracts. Leukemia has a greater frequency of appearance among children with Down syndrome, and adults are ...
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