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- 721: Aids In The USA
- ... helping the AIDS epidemic. The media has lacked attention to the AIDS epidemic as well and this has also contributed to the spread of AIDS. Some of what caused the American public’s lack of interest in AIDS are prisons, foreign countries, and the U. S. statistics on AIDS. American public always stay away from things they dislike and this is the case with the spread of the AIDS virus. My ... is that AIDS is rapidly spreading in prisons and that is not good so they should reconsider spending money toward research of AIDS in prisons. My second proof as to why the American public lacks interest in AIDS is the spread of the disease in foreign countries. AIDS is being spread in all countries such as Zimbabwe, Kenya, Great Britain, France and Canada. The American public does not care about the ... activity that went on in the 1980’s. These men were in their prime in the 1980’s so it makes sense. All these statistics about AIDS were never reported by media because they lacked interest in the AIDS epidemic. They did not want anything to do with the disease and that really contributed to its spread. In conclusion, I believe the American public always stays away from things they ...
- 722: Biography of Ernest Rutherford
- ... at Bridgewater, close to Nelson, New Zealand. His parents had emigrated to New Zealand from Britain approximately 30 years earlier. Rutherford was a successful all-round student at school, though did not show any real interest in science. He entered Canterbury College at Christchurch, where his interest and ability for science developed and he graduated with first class degrees in science and mathematics. He stayed at Canterbury carrying out research, and developed a radio wave detector which relied upon the magnetic properties ... Between the years of 1925 to 1930 he was the president of the Royal Society and became Baron Rutherford of Nelson in 1931, in recognition of his work. Lord Rutherford maintained a strong and active interest in science until his death in October 1937. He is buried in Westminster Abbey close to Sir Isaac Newton.
- 723: Gene Therapy 2
- ... attenuated or modified viruses. "The modified viruses can not replicate in the patient but do retain the ability to efficiently deliver genetic material."9 There are two main modes used to deliver the genes of interest to the patient: non-viral and viral delivery vectors have been used. Both of them have advantages, but also a not-so-short list of disadvantages. "Non-viral vectors represent basically the approach of direct ... clinical studies, their advantages and disadvantages, and the promises and pitfalls of current gene therapy efforts for CF in the United States focusing on adenovirus vectors in current clinical trials. Although the incidence and mortality rates of prostate cancer have decreased slightly in the past few years, prostate cancer remains a major health threat to American men. This disease remains the most commonly diagnosed internal malignancy in men and the second ...
- 724: "How Is Helium Produced?"
- ... origin and development of the Federal Helium Program; analyzes the choices that Congress faced in terminating the program; reviews the issues that the National Academy of Sciences will study, and summarizes H.R. 4168. Federal interest in helium began with World War I when its military value as an inert lifting gas was recognized by the Army and Navy. The Bureau of Mines' involvement in the Helium Program dates back to ... operate and maintain helium production and purification plants and related storage, transmission, and shipping facilities. The Act also authorized the Secretary to borrow from the Treasury up to $47.5 million per year, at compound interest, to purchase helium in lieu of direct appropriations. The 1960 Act required the Secretary of the Interior to determine the net worth of assets of the Helium Program acquired prior to 1960 ($40 million) and ... as debt in the Helium Fund to which subsequent borrowing would be added. The Act stipulated that the Bureau of Mines set prices that would cover all of the program's costs, including debt and interest, and provided a period of 25 years to pay back the debt (with a 10-year extension to 1995). In addition, federal agencies and contractors were required to buy helium from the Bureau of ...
- 725: Three Gorges Dam
- ... the area that are not cleaned up and moved before the waters begin to rise. 4.2.1 Energy China is the world's second leading producer of greenhouse gases. If China's current growth rates continue, it will need to develop an additional 17,000 megawatts of energy per year for the next decade. And if coal is used to generate this energy, the environmental impacts could be disastrous. Whether ... countries were to stop foreign investors and government organisations which support the project, the Chinese officials would have no choice but to reconsider their plans. But since it is not in the foreign investors' best interest monetarily, they have kept supporting the Chinese government. Hydrological experts have argued that effective flood management includes dyking, flood proofing, flood warning systems, diversion areas, and development restrictions in floodplain and designated diversion areas and ...
- 726: Jimmy Carter
- ... end of his presidency, Carter could claim credit for an increase of nearly 8 million jobs and a decrease in the budget deficit, measured in percentage of the gross national product. But unfortunately, inflation and interest rates were at near record highs, and efforts to reduce them caused a short recession. Carter had several achievements in domestic affairs; he dealt with the energy shortage by establishing a national energy policy and by ...
- 727: Blood and Excerise
- Blood and Excerise Type II muscle fibers oxidize lactate at a very fast rates. When muscle contraction produces a significant amount of lactate, it is then released into the central circulation of the blood, and within seconds it is made available to that muscle for energy. Therefore, 75% of ... heart size and pumping strength. These two factors see to raise the volume of blood which can be pumped per beat. Incidentally, this is also part of why aerobic athletes have very decreased resting heart rates. Actually, their Q values are the same as sedentary people, it's just that since their heart can pump more blood in a given beat, the heart doesn't have to beat as often at ... your economy. We all reach a point in our fitness where it is very difficult to improve our performance even the slightest bit. Intervals will work on your cardiovascular system, improving O2 delivery and efficiency rates, giving you a boost in ability. More importantly, they will allow you to exercise continually at a higher percentage of your functional capacity. AT Training Can Improve Performance By 7-8%. Researches have shown ...
- 728: Is The Illegalization of Marijuana Valid?
- ... its abuse potential, and because of its importance to the paper and clothing industries. This action should be taken despite efforts made by groups which say marijuana is a harmful drug which will increase crime rates and lead users to other more dangerous substances. The actual story behind the legislature passed against marijuana is quite surprising. According to Jack Herer, author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes, the acts bringing about ... industries almost instantaneously. According to Popular Mechanics, "10,000 acres devoted to hemp will produce as much paper as 40,000 acres of average [forest] pulp land." William Hearst owned enormous timber acreage so his interest in preventing the growth of hemp can be easily explained. Competition from hemp would have easily driven the Hearst paper-manufacturing company out of business and significantly lowered the value of his land. Herer even ...
- 729: Bacon’s Rebellion
- ... after our tobacco is in England sell it how they please for it...and after our tobacco is in England sell it owe they please; and indeed have forty thousand servants in us at cheaper rates then other men have slaves...” Governor Berkeley states this as he is complaining to the English crown. He is trying to tell the Crown of the terrible conditions of Virginia and how the source of ... war was inevitable between the frontiersman and the Indians. Therefore Berkeley’s policy was failing and when Bacon decided to fight the Indian for land the policy that was created in Berkeley’s best in interest was destroyed and Berkeley was bound to lose money in many ways. Finally, race and class division in the Chesapeake society was the last of Gutman’s issues. For there were many different classes such ...
- 730: Friendship 2
- ... as much as they are capable of. Only friends can help you distribute the love you have for the world and for yourself. The true person would do what was in his long term self-interest. This often leads to the good of other people because a true person receives pleasure from it. In friendship, he is cultivating a good relationship for himself, but he is also promoting his friend. Through ... has to deal with many other people that is in some ways related to his friend. Knowing that his friend might be hurt if something would happen to them, it would be in his self-interest to promote their happiness too. It is in this sense that we can reach the world through friendship. We are promoting the good of the world through our own wish for self-preservation. And when ... part in friendship knowing that it is not only good for them, but for others as well. Two kinds of self-love exist. One includes yourself, and one includes others. To realize your own best interest and mold them together with the welfare of others is actualizing one s ideal self. Friendship is sharing in the search for truth and good with one or others. If one were truly good, ...
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