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The Anabolic Time Bomb
The Anabolic Time Bomb Following the enormous outcry for drug tests during the Olympics and within the last year of professional sports, the integrity of many leagues and the ability of many athletes have been challenged. Some believe these accusations are being made out of spite, or the need for a bad guy to be shut down. Others, however, vow that this whirlwind of negative attention was inevitable, due to obvious corruption. Major League Baseball
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The Anatomy and Actions of the Knee
The knee joint is formed by the articulation of the distal end of the femur and the proximal end of the tibia. The fibula is only involved to the extent that it serves as an attachment site for connective tissue. In this paper, the anatomy of the joint will be discussed. The knee is a hinge-type, diarthrotic, or freely moveable joint. Also referred to as a synovial joint, the 2 articulating ends of bone are
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The Andromeda Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy Introduction/Abstract The Andromeda galaxy is the closest full size galaxy to the Milky Way because of this it is known as our nearest galactic neighbor. The Andromeda Galaxy is also the only galaxy visible to the naked eye in the Northern Hemisphere. At 2.9 million light-years from Earth, Andromeda is also the farthest object that can be seen from Earth. Andromeda is not only known as our closest neighbor but scientists also
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The Answers for Chapter 3 B Part-Polit
B1. The Standard Deviation is 3.78497. The Variance is 14.326. The Range is 31.07. B2. 1. The values of the median and mode are 18.78 and 18.65. 2. Yes, they are the same. 3. The quartile values are 17.16(Q1) and 21.21(Q3) 4. The value of the IQR is: 21.21-17.16 = 4.05 5. In this case, the Mode is 18.65, the Median is 18.78 and the Mean is 19.68. The mean age at first birth is
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The Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle Ditions enclose roughly the same territory, which is somewhat larger than the region bounded by the Arctic Circle, and will be used as the basis for this article.The largest Arctic tundra areas are in Canada, Russia, Greenland (Kalatdlit-Nunat), Scandinavia, Iceland and Alaska.Climate and Land Formation Tundra climate is characterized by harsh winters, low average temperatures, little snow or rainfall, and a short summer season (Goudie 1993). The arctic tundra, in particular, is
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The Art of Advertising and the Economics of Happiness
Abstract Advertising is one of the most important marketing tool used by all the companies. There are many aspects which a marketer keeps in mind while designing an ad campaign - product information, product images, impact of the ad on the people's perception of the product etc. Of all the parameters considered, one of the most important, yet not discussed, parameter is the impact of the ad on the happiness meter of an individual. Ad
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The Atomic Bomb
The Atomic Bomb The first atomic bomb was tested on July 16,1945 at Alamogordo, New Mexico and was developed, constructed and tested by the Manhattan Project. The new device represented a completely new type of explosion. All explosives before this time got their power for the rapid burning of a chemical compound like gunpowder. These bombs could only do a limited amount of damage. This new group of nuclear explosives involved getting energy sources from
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The Atomic Bomb
The Atomic Bomb 1939-1945 In 1942, The first atomic pile, a sustained controllable nuclear chain reaction, came online in Chicago. Scientist and inventor Enrico Fermi remarked, "This will be remembered as the darkest day in history," referring to both the atomic pile and that day's announcement of Nazi death camps operating in occupied Europe. Actually, most people have no knowledge of that day; they remember the ultimate achievement began on that date -the atomic bomb.
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The Autopsy
An autopsy is an exam of the body of a person who has died. The purpose of an autopsy is to answer questions about the person's illness or the cause of death. In addition, autopsies provide valuable information that helps doctors save the lives of others. Autopsies are performed by specially trained physicians, called pathologists. The autopsy begins with a complete external examination. The body weight and height are recorded, and identifying marks such
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The Avian Flu Has Been Monitired by Scentist for Years. but More Recently the "bird Flu" Has Been Receiving
The Avian Flu has been monitired by scentist for years. But more recently the "Bird Flu" has been receiving national attention throughout the media. The Bird Flu is a type of influenza that is commonly found in the intetions of wild birds. There are different types of the Avian Virus, but the one that has sparked the most amount of attention is the Influenza A (H5N1) virus. Cases of H5N1 in birds have been confirmed
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The Bald Eagle Community
The bald eagle was finally adopted as the emblem of the United States in 1787 because "its long life, great strength, and majestic looks, and also because it was then believed to exist only on this continent." The bald eagle has survived for many years. It was almost lost at one point, and finally now is on its way back and the numbers are rising thanks to many efforts by various foundations. The Bald
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The Beginning of Astronomy
THE BEGINNING OF ASTRONOMY Early races believed that the earth was flat and stationary, with the sky rotating round it once a day. The early races also believed things that sound weird to us today like the Vedic priests of India believed that the earth was supported upon 12 massive pillars and during the hours of darkness the sun travelled between these pillars without hitting them. The Hindu theory sounds even more peculiar as they
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The Beginnings of Western Science
The Western Empire seemed to derive most of its knowledge and theories from those of the Eastern Empire after the fall of Rome. Astronomy and medicine are two of the specific examples discussed concerning the backgrounds and beginnings of western sciences. The Greek and Islamic background to Western astronomy deals with realists and instrumentalists, the realists representing physical reality and the instrumentalists predicting concepts with the idea that physicist’s models are mere convenient fictions. Although
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The Beneficial Relationship of Music and Mathematics for Young Children
Many educators would agree that music has the ability to unlock doors for young children to learn the various aspects of mathematics. The relationship of the two subjects can be traced back to the early stages of ancient history where they were taught together, unlike a majority of America’s public schools. Fortunately, there are public schools beginning to recognize this close relationship once again and have developed lesson plans that teach mathematics, science and music
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The Benefits of the Use of the Computers in the Environment
The influence of computers is universal. Computers are used in applications ranging from running a farm to monitoring all environmental effects. Because the development of computers has been largely the work of scientists, it is natural that a large body of computer applications serves the scientist and the field of science. Computers have not only helped in increasing awareness amongst the environmental issues, but have also made the research and the development of various diagnostic
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The Benefits of the Use of the Computers in the Environment
THE BENEFITS OF THE USE OF THE COMPUTERS IN THE ENVIRONMENT The influence of computers is universal. Computers are used in applications ranging from running a farm to monitoring all environmental effects. Because the development of computers has been largely the work of scientists, it is natural that a large body of computer applications serves the scientist and the field of science. Computers have not only helped in increasing awareness amongst the environmental issues, but
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The Best Antioxidant Rich Foods
Antioxidants are an important component of your diet because they help neutralize free radicals within the body and blunt their potential for causing damage. What are free radicals you ask? In short, free radicals form from oxygen and can actually oxidize many of the structural components of your body's cells (e.g., membranes, receptors, enzymes, and even DNA). To get an idea of what free radicals can do to your body over time, think of a
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The Big Bang
The Big Bang It is always a mystery about how the universe began, whether if and when it will end. Astronomers construct hypotheses called cosmological models that try to find the answer. There are two types of models: Big Bang and Steady State. However, through many observational evidences, the Big Bang theory can best explain the creation of the universe. The Big Bang model postulates that about 15 to 20 billion years ago, the universe
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The Big Bang
The Big Bang Why is the Universe expanding? What is Cosmic Back Ground Radiation (CBR)? There are many questions asked about our Universe, which we know so little about. Scientists, in their attempt to answer these and other confrontations, have found one idea that seems to explain much of what we don’t understand: The Big Bang Theory. An explosion of incomprehensible speed was the beginning of our known Universe and existence. At that time matter
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The Big Bang
The Big Bang is a cosmological model of the universe that has become well supported by several independent observations. After Edwin Hubble discovered that galactic distances were generally proportional to their redshifts in 1929, this observation was taken to indicate that the universe is expanding. If the universe is seen to be expanding today, then it must have been smaller, denser, and hotter in the past. This idea has been considered in detail all the
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The Big Bang
Alexander 1 Since the beginning of mankind, we have been in search of answers from, why is the sky blue? what makes the birds sing in the spring? all the way to what is that big yellow thing that moves about the sky every day? Throughout history, one of the most prodding questions of them all that we haven’t exactly been able to answer until now is: ‘How did the universe come to be?’ The
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The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory The original concept of the Big Bang theory states that the universe materialized through a process called singularity at the start of the universe known as time zero. It describes the process taking place 0.0001 seconds after the start of time, “the birth of creation”. Upon birth the temperature of the universe was 1,000 billion degrees Kelvin with a density containing nuclear matter. The density of the environment at this point
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The Big Bang Theory
According to most astrophysicists, all the matter found in the universe today -- including the matter in people, plants, animals, the earth, stars, and galaxies -- was created at the very first moment of time, thought to be about 13 billion years ago. The universe began, scientists believe, with every speck of its energy jammed into a very tiny point. This extremely dense point exploded with unimaginable force, creating matter and propelling it outward to
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The Big Bang Theory
Brock 1 Jamie L. Brock Earth Science Instructor Greg Hollmann 28 April 2016 “What is the Big Bang Theory?” You can go up to anyone throughout our world and ask he or she the age old question, “How was our Universe created?” I guarantee that you will get an array of different answers, relevant to their ideas, theories or beliefs. Each of us know that our universe exists, but this knowledge alone has not satisfied
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The Big Issue
Humanity is plagued with many moral issues each day. And when the announcement was made that a research facility in England had successfully cloned a sheep, many more questions arose. The overall question is, "To clone or not to clone?" Many groups worldwide, doctors, politicians, religious people, have been battling with this question. Many doctors believe cloning is an advancement to help save more people's lives. Although specific organs or rare blood types have
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The Biological Revolution
The Biological Revolution The year is 2025, parents can now ensure that their children will not be prone to addictions, mental illness and are even resistant to AIDS. Diseases are considered a burden of previous generations. Even the process of aging can be manipulated to suit man. No longer will people worry about looking or feeling old. Science has now found a way around the clock. Human genetic engineering, which is just fiction now
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The Biology of and Current Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis
The Biology of and Current Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder in which the demyelination and inflammation of the white matter in the central nervous system (CNS) causes a wide range of symptoms or disabilities. The prevalence is greatest in northern climates, having about a 2:1 female-to-male ratio (Brinkmann et al. 2010) with a peak age of onset of 20 to 40 years (Raine et al. 2008). People with
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The Biosphere
Biosphere: The biosphere is part of the earth in which life exists. It is 20 kilometers thick from the bottom of the ocean to the lower atmosphere. It consists of three layers: the lithosphere, which is the land on the surface of the earth; the hydrosphere, which comprises of the water on the earth as well as water vapor in the air; and the atmosphere, which is made up of the air that surrounds the
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The Bird Flu
The Bird Flu In the next few paragraphs I will be talking about the bird flue, how this virus evolves, how the evolution of the bird flu is related to the fear of “The Bird Flu Pandemic’. I will also be talking about how Evolution is related to Genetics. The Avian Influenza also called the Bird Flu is any flu caused by any virus adapted to birds. This virus was first found in Europe
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The Bird Flu Strikes Japan Again
Current report # 4 The Next pandemic? The bird flu strikes Japan again What is disease? A disease is an abnormal change in the body’s condition that impairs important physical or psychological functions. The bird flu affects humans like a disease. The virus has killed 164 people since 2003, according to the WHO. (Reuters) "These might not be large numbers but we cannot let that lull us into a false security," Henk Bekedam, the WHO's
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