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- 7051: Air Pollution
- ... and hydrogen. Hydrocarbons also arise from gasoline-powered vehicles and from industrial processes. Hydrocarbons are an important part of the production of photochemical smog (Hodges 61). The last type is nitrogen oxides that come from high-temperature combustion, such as that occurring in motor vehicle engines, electric power plants and other fuel usage. Nitrogen oxide contributes to acidity in precipitation and production of photochemical smog. Nitrogen oxide is also dangerous it ...
- 7052: Alcohol
- ... rueful for the poor soul who is alcohol dependent. The life span of the alcoholic is about ten years shorter than the non-drinker. The lifetime prevalence for alcoholism in the United States is as high as fourteen percent. Taking these statements into consideration it is not difficult to believe that alcohol is ranked the third major cause of death in the United States. Not so suprising is the fact that ...
- 7053: Acne
- ... 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 face at least twice a day, but do not ...
- 7054: Fuel Cell
- ... which consume fuels to create power. Battery electrodes store the fuel producing electricity electrochemically as the battery discharges consuming its electrodes. Batteries and fuel cells are both electrochemical (combustion is not used) devices that have high efficiencies, are very quiet, and do not pollute the environment. The only problem with batteries is that they only store, and do not produce power. Batteries rely on central power plants such as Duracell or ...
- 7055: Awakenings And Tourette
- ... opportunity to see health-care professionals skilled in neurobehavioral disorders rather than classifying what they have as 'mental illness,' which limits benefits and access to providers. We have to make reasonable accommodations for them in school and at work. If you meet a person with Tourette's syndrome, it is recommended that you think of him/her as if he/she has a bad stutter. Simply wait for the tics to ...
- 7056: Animal Testing
- ... percent of the sample group differed from test to test because the dogs injected with Strontium 90 retain more of the radioactive substance than dogs forced to inhale it. Also, at the University of Rochester School of Medicine a group of experimenters put fifty beagles in wooden boxes and tested them with different levels of radiation by x-rays. Twenty-one of the dogs died within the first two weeks. The ...
- 7057: Alzheimer’s Disease
- ... play a role in the deposition of beta-amyloid, the substance involved in the senile plaques of Alzheimer’s disease. People with Down syndrome appear to produce extra APP, which in turn leads to unusually high levels of beta-amyloid peptide. The mutations on chromosomes 1 and 14 cause rare clusters of Alzheimer’s disease in small numbers of families(Flieger, 17). The defects on chromosome 14 occur in a gene ...
- 7058: Aedes Aegypti
- ... Juliano 1998). The “primary determinant of success” says Juliano (1998) “was survivorship to adulthood.” The Aedes aegypti only survived well in it’s environment when it was raised alone at a low density with a high resource availability (Juliano 1998). Competition for these resources among larvae is what seems to sufficient in accounting the near replacement of the A. aegypti with the A. albopictus. It is a species that lives to ...
- 7059: Acid Rain 3
- ... down or stop plant germination and reproduction. The acids will accelerate soil weathering and removal of nutrients, which the plant need. And it will make some metals more soluble, for example, aluminum will be come high in concentration in the soil and clog the roots of the plants, stopping the intake of vital nutrients. These are all good reasons we must be looking for new means of energy, in the very ...
- 7060: ALCOHOLISM
- ... rueful for the poor soul who is alcohol dependent. The life span of the alcoholic is about ten years shorter than the non-drinker. The lifetime prevalence for alcoholism in the United States is as high as fourteen percent. Taking these statements into consideration it is not difficult to believe that alcohol is ranked the third major cause of death in the United States. Not so suprising is the fact that ...
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