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Genetically Altered Foods
... therefore it doesn't take much on their part to convince the regulators that
the crops are safe. Those who protest have debated on a list of concerns dealing
with this issue. For example, one of which brings a question to the
environmental policies. It states that Stimulating the resistance of cslve use
or such herbicides (Nature 559). "
A lot of concern has come from one certain crop and that is maize, which was
altered to an extent. The development was done by a company known to be Swiss,
called "Ciba-Geiby". That which was debated dealt with the Advisory Committee
on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) statin ...
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Solar Energy
... water was pumped into troughs. Sunlight that was shining through panes of glass evaporated the water that then condensed water with no salt in it on the glass, which was then collected by running into other troughs.
Early 1960’s when we found out how to put satellites and astronauts into orbit a source of power was needed to be found that would have to function over a long period of time with a continuous source of electrical power. If these needs weren’t met future space activities would be limited. was eventually used. Once an unmanned space probe was on its way no one would be there to oil or repair it.
So ...
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Effects Of Excessive Pesticide
... these has been to employ pesticides, many of which are now composed of synthetic chemicals, and it is these substances - very beneficial from the economic and production aspects of farming - which can pose risks to human health and the environment if not properly used.
Pest problems are not new; in fact, they have been around as long as agriculture itself. But the pest pressure faced by farmers is now as great as it ever was: the world's fast-growing human population needs to be fed from an always shrinking base of agricultural land, and the substantial damage that can be inflicted by pests (e.g. insects, dise ...
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Inventions And Their Importance
... hobbies. This is what brings me to my thesis statement: In-home communication inventions have greatly affected the ways of modern living, and I intend to prove that in this report.
People invent for many reasons. Some hope to make money, others invent to make life more convenient, and some even invent to satisfy their curiosity of their urge to create (7,364/5), but satisfying economic needs, was one of the main reasons for invention. The economic inventions needed were devices, machines, business, and industry-processes and products. The majority of economic inventions collaborate with one another; a lot of th ...
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Artifical Intelligence
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5. Highly fault tolerant
C. Chaos Engineering
1. Evaluates several variables
2. Predicts massive chaotic systems
3. Finds order to random phenomena
D. Knowledge-based systems (KBS)
1. Maintains large knowledge base
2. Facts programmed into rules
3. Only as good as the information
E. Expert Systems
1. Database of information
2. Limited to structured rules
3. Use symbolic representations
F. Case-bases reasoning (CBR)
1. Allows a system to store and analyze data
2. Analyzes each case uniquely
III. How AI can be used
A. Neural Networks
1. Mili ...
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Cloning
... after Dolly Parton, from an adult sheep (Mario,
Christopher).
The two share the same nucleic DNA, but differ in terms of their mitochondrial DNA,
which is vitally important for the regulation of the cell. The media and the press ignored this fact,
and thus claimed that Dolly and her “mother” were genetically identical, which sparked a fury of
outcry all around the world. The technique of transferring a nucleus from a somatic cell into an
egg cell of which the nucleus had been removed, called nuclear transplantation, is an extension of
research that had been ongoing for over 40 years.
Up until now, scie ...
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We Are Not Alone
... C. The American Indian
V. Conclusion
On June 24th, 1947 while searching for the remains of a downed Marine
C-46 transport, lost somewhere in the Mount Ranier area, a young Idahoan
businessman named Kenneth Arnold spotted something that would change his life
forever. Just north of his position flying at an altitude of 9,500 feet and an
unprecedented airspeed of 1,700 mph he spotted nine circular aircraft flying in
formation. According to his estimate the aircraft were approximately the size
of a DC-4 airliner ( Jackson 4).
This account was the first sighting to ever receive ...
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Air Pollution
... of health and ecological problems. It
causes health problems like cancer, emphysema, and asthma. It also causes the
depletion of the ozone layer which results in global warming and melting of the
ice caps. Up until the industrial era, the air was fairly clean. The use of
smokestacks and the burning of fuels put many pollutants in the air during this
period of time. The increased use of fossil fuels today also builds on this.
There have been many attempts at stopping air pollution. The Clean Air
Acts were effective for a little while. They made using some polluting
substances illegal. This did not work bec ...
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Headaches Their Causes And Effects
... the word “Migraine” to describe any severe headache, this is not correct. Migraines are a specific headache caused by changes in the blood vessels that supply the brain.
Usually, Migraines become less frequent with increasing age and are relatively uncommon after the age of 50. After interviewing my grandmother, who is a special case Migraine sufferer, she told me that her Migraines began when she was seven. Often in school she would have the classic migraine symptoms- she would see only half of her teacher and bright lights and flashes up to 20 minutes before her Migraine began. These symptoms are ...
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The MOBOT Project: Longwood
... The robot had to complete a series of four movements in four given
directions over a distance of at least 6 inches. Power and weight restrictions
were applied to ensure the safety of the students and, more importantly, the
teacher. As the goals of the project were made clearer, our group began
discussing possible ideas for the design. There were some disagreements about
whether we should take the electromechanical route or the purely electrical one.
And after some deep thought, we all agreed that the mechanical way would be the
simplest to build and the most merciful on our pocketbooks. Even th ...
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