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23andme Stealing Our Genes
Seife also draws comparisons between 23andMe and Google. “What the search engine is to Google, the Personal Genome Service is to 23andMe,” Seife says. By tying 23andMe to the biggest search engine in the world, Seife employs the authority strategy. The audience is more likely to recognize the danger
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A Comparative Study on Paspalum Conjugatum as a Component of Recycled Cardboard Food Packaging Against Recycled Commercial Food Packaging in Terms of Their Durability in Particular of Tensile Strength
Problem Statement and Objectives The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the presence of Paspalum sieberianum (Carabao grass) in the pulp of corrugated cardboard food packaging and its durability in terms of tensile strength compared to recycled commercial food packaging. This study aims to: -
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A Descriptive Study of Vitamin and Mineral Losses in Canned Vegetables
2.1.3 Further processes After blanching, the vegetables are peeled and cored, if required, and placed inside bottles or cans. The containers are vacuumed and hermetically sealed, ensuring the product remains sterile even after processing without needing to be refrigerated constantly, before they are sent to the next step to
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A Light in the Sky
the whole rainbow cannot be seen because there aren’t enough cirrus clouds present for a full ‘canvas’, yet when you get lucky enough to see a whole one, the sky is transformed into something out of fairytales (12). Ed Johnson captured this (12a) photo of a small fire rainbow on
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A Look Inside the World of Chemistry: Developments and Applications of Yttrium
Another major area of research and development involving yttrium is in the area of materials science, particularly in the development of superconductors. Superconductors are materials that, when cooled below a critical temperature, exhibit no resistance to electric current7. The earliest superconductors were metals and metal alloys, which had to
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A Maturity Model for a Sustainable Construction Industry
6 Table of Contents Abstract Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Health problems 1.2 Increasing Population and Scarcity of Natural Resources 1.3 Global Warming 1.4 Environmental Impact of Fossil Fuel Usage 1.5 Ozone Depletion (O3) 1.6 Acid Rain 1.7 Thermal Pollution Chapter 2: Literature Review 2.1. The Need for Sustainability 2.2
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A Study to Examine the Physical, Chemical and Biological Process of Treating Raw Water and Municipal Waste Water in Eldoret Town, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
Due to the above reasons, Maseno University organized 12 weeks of training in any institution of choice for the students so that every student gets an opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge achieved during the course of study and also acquire new skills in managing relationship and carrying
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Abortion
When a young teenager decides the only option is to get an abortion, she cannot see past the present and has absolutely no ideas what it will do to her. Part of being a woman is being able to carry and give birth to a child. By taking yourself
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About Axisymmetric Flow
9 Production of radioisotope by a decaying parent: Assume that the daughter nucleus in the decay is not stable: 1 ® 2 ® 3 ® ... At time t 0= , there are only nuclide of type 1 present: tN 1 )0( == N 0 tN 2 0...)0()0( ==
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Acid Rain
By looking at history, we can see that progress can be a double-edged sword. If the pursuit of having and getting more, ultimately leaves you with less, how can this be a postivie thing? Acid rain is just one of the many many side effects from pursuing the idea
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Acid-Base Titration Curves
Figure 2. Titration curve of 10 mL 0.1M NaOH with 0.1M HCl [pic 4] 2. Weak Acid - Strong Base Table 3. Titration of 10mL 0.1M HOAc with 0.1M NaOH NaOH Vol (mL) HOAc pH NaOH Vol (mL) HOAc pH NaOH Vol (mL) HOAc pH NaOH Vol (mL) HOAc
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Adaptation of Physical Plant for the Inclusive Education
Adaptation of physical plant for the inclusive education ========== • The Inclusive School starts with the idea of designing and developing a common, diverse and flexible curriculum based on attention to the diversity of learning abilities, interests and rhythms, flexibility in reaching and achieving learning objectives, Of the holistic and
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Additional Additives in Redbull Will Increase Systolic Blood Pressure
Conclusion: Whilst slight increases in SBP values after the consumption of redbull and coffee, with a greater increase in SBP in the redbull treatment group was observed, the results obtained was deemed statistically insignificant due to the large p-value. Thus, our study provides no support for the hypothesis that
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Adidas - Sports and Logistics
Adidas has a team of 65 professionals, who not only conduct assessment and audits in the factories, but also work together with supplier’s owners and managers on capacity building, employee training and programs thereby educating and enabling these factories to meet the Group’s standards. The company also collaborates with
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Advanced Nutrition and Food Therapy - Advanced Nutrition for Bipolar Disorder
taken not to promote a manic episode and research has cautioned against use of some antidepressants because of this purpose. Elevated levels of cytokines are known to be associated with both depression and mania.(Wadee, et al, 2002) Treatment Lithium is the specific psychotropic drug used as treatment for BPD, as
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Advanced Pathophysiology
Cancer is considered an alternate pathophysiological process found in the human body, there is a need to determine the relationship between cancer and obesity. There has been a significant increase of obesity rates and the need to determine its relationship to cancer and other diseases. There is a need
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Advanced Trends in Using Electro – Anti-Gravitational Propulsive Unit with Magnetically Levitated Runways in Space Missions
of about 500 T/cm. 3. Implementation Implementation of this method also possess challenges, which are to be tackled. They are also discussed as a subject of this paper. One of the challenges is to safeguard magnetic data storage media and space craft electronics from the magnetic field. This could be
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Afaf Ibrahim Meleis - Transition Theory of Nursing
Nursing Transition theory creates a model that allows nursing to develop the appropriate interventions for their clients. For example, how an elderly Hispanic woman experiences pain is very different from how an adolescent Caucasian male experiences it. Therefore, the nursing interventions need to be tailored to the individual. Strengths
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Afmc Primer on Population Health
- Epidemiology focuses principally on variations between people that are systematic, meaning that identifiable groups of people (whether defined in terms of age, sex, social status, ethnic group or in some other way) experience different levels of health. - Explanations for individual variations in health are generally formulated in
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African Americans
You breathe everyday which takes away oxygen from the atmosphere. Poor atmosphere. But you survive don’t you. I wish we would stop believing that everything has to be taught to us, when is obvious that the vital things you need are in all reality inherited themselves. So black people don’t
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Agricultural Runoff
and the goal is to verify if the quality is able to be improved by agricultural conservation practices. "Through EQIP, edge-of-field monitoring projects are taking place in a select number of NWQI watersheds in order to assess the impact of conservation practices at the field scale, calibrate USDA water quality
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Air Suit Innovation Proposal: Dynamic Protection Suit for Motorcycle Riders (spanish)
¿CÓMO FUNCIONAN LOS AIRBAGS? El diseño es conceptualmente simple; una "unidad de control de airbag" centro supervisa un número de sensores relacionados, dentro del vehículo, incluyendo acelerómetros, sensores de impacto laterales, sensores de presión, sensores de velocidad de las ruedas, giroscopios, sensores de presión de freno, y sensores de
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Albert Bandura and Hildegard Elizabeth Peplau
Self-efficacy is an important concept; however, the theory does have its limitations like the Interpersonal Relations Theory. Bandura’s theory is “is often tested on a factor that that exerts only partial influence over the behavior of interest. If the factor targeted is a relatively small contributor to the given
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Alcohols and Phenols
DISCUSSION Alcohols are compounds containing the hydroxyl (-OH) functional group bonded toan alkyl, R and thus may be represented by the general formula: ROH. The reactivity of alcohols is mainly attributed to the -OH group. This functional group has an inherent acid character shown when the hydrogen is released
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Aldehydes & Ketones
- Tollen’s Test Tollen’s Test is a general test for the presence of aldehydes. In this reaction, an aldehyde is oxidized to a carboxylic acid while the Ag1+ is reduced to silver metal, which deposits as a thin film on the inner surface of the glass or the formation
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Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes
Hydrocarbon is any of a class of organic chemical compounds composed only of the elements carbon (C) and hydrogen (H). The carbon atoms join together to form the framework of the compound; the hydrogen atoms attach to them in many different configurations. Hydrocarbons are the principal constituents of petroleum
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Alzheimer's Disease Research Paper
Purpose of the Study This study aimed to explored knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of AD among caregivers working with AD patients and their working experiences at the facilities. Particularly, this study focused on investigating how knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of AD among these caregivers are associated with their working
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Alzheimers Disease
Research on the possible effective medication or cure for the disease is ongoing, but there is still no cure as of now. Medication to lessen the symptoms such as confusion and memory loss are available (Fall 2014 – Alzheimer’s Disease). Those endorsed by the food and drug administration are
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American Alligator
When hunting they usually sneak up from behind on their prey. The lifecycle of the American Alligator starts from an egg. The female lays her eggs in a nest made from damp rotting weeds and mud. The eggs are covered and as the weeds rot they give off heat
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Amphetamine
Name Trophic Level Quantity Vallisneria (Algae) Producer 1 Duckweed Producer - Aquatic Snail Primary Consumer 1 Shrimp Primary Consumer 2 Worm Primary Consumer 2 Table 1: Living organisms used in the “ecosystem in the bottle” experiment [pic 2] Figure 2.1. Ecosystem setup Abiotic factors were taken for measurements every
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