... Between the years of 425BC-430BC Athens' population was dramatically reduced when about 300,00 of its inhabitants died from some sickness. Some people now believe that this great plague was really Ebola. The first recorded outbreak of the Zaire string of the Ebola virus was in Zaire, in 1976. The doctors didn't know how to treat it and that meant that they didn't know how to contain it either. As infected people met in public places the virus spread. In Western Sudan, the same year, the Sudan string of the Ebola virus emerged with similar results. Both casts together had about a total of 550 infections and around 340 deaths (about 60% death ...
... zinc sulfide screen. These great accomplishments are all overshadowed by Rutherford's famous Gold Foil experiment which revolutionized the atomic model. This experiment was Rutherford's most notable achievement. It not only disproved Thomson's atomic model but also paved the way for such discoveries as the atomic bomb and nuclear power. The atomic model he concluded after the findings of his Gold Foil experiment have yet to be disproven. The following paragraphs will explain the significance of the Gold Foil Experiment as well as how the experiment contradicted Thomson's atomis model. Rutherford began his experiment with the philosophy of trying " ...
... can send them thousands of kilometers from the source. When the acids fall on to the earth in any way or form it will have a large impact on the growth or the preservation of certain wildlife. Areas in Ontario mainly southern regions that are near the Great Lakes, such substances as limestone or other known antacids can neutralize acids entering the body of water thereby protecting it. However, large areas of Ontario that are near the Pre-Cambrian Shield, with quartzite or granite based geology and little top soil, there is not enough buffering capacity to neutralize even small amounts of acid falling on the soil and the lakes. Therefore over time, the basi ...
... trip home. But there are still many questions left open. The most recent of NASA’s plan, is this... They’ll use 3 different space ships: A habitat lander, a cargo lander, and a crew transport vehicle. The CTV carries them to the habitat lander. They land on Mars, and do their business. When they’re done, the habitat lander takes them back up to orbit where they meet back up with their CTV, waiting patiently in orbit, that takes them back home. The money issue is being handled in many different ways. The most successful plan so-far is the ThinkMars plan. Students at MIT and Harvard are setting up a for-profit corporation which they contract out various ...
... following instructions. „h Often losing things for needed tasks. Impulsiveness of the disorder may include the following: „h Acting before thinking - this may lead to failing academically or friction in social relationships. „h Difficulty in waiting turns, interrupting or intruding on conversations/games. Examples of hyperactivity will be seen through the child often fidgeting or squirming in their seats. The will be described as being "on the go" or acting as if "driven by a motor". Many other symptoms like quick shifts of moods temper outbursts, and problems with getting along with others also occur often. Unfortunately, most of the disorders features ...
... did not release Carbon Dioxide because they were not a food source for yeast. The results suggest that sugars are very good energy sources for a cell where amino acid, Glycine, is not. INTRODUCTION Fermentation is an anaerobic process in which fuel molecules are broken down to create pyruvate and ATP molecules (Alberts, 1998). Both pyruvate and ATP are major energy sources used by the cell to do a variety of things. For example, ATP is used in cell division to divide the chromosomes (Alberts, 1998). By taking a Carbon Dioxide, rich substance and mixing it with a yeast, solution fermentation will occur, and then it could be determined if ...
... are used in making plastics and in aerosol spray cans, refrigerants, air conditioners, and similar objects. Like carbon dioxide, the CFCs are trapping more heat in the earth's atmosphere. CFCs have also been blamed for ozone depletion. CFCs are suspected of breaking down ozone particles that shield us from the sun's ultraviolet rays. Too many ultraviolet rays can cause cataracts and skin cancer. A hole in the ozone has been discovered over Antarctic the size of the United States. The hole is actually where the ozone has been depleted or thinned by the CFCs. The use of aerosol cans accounts for most of the release of CFCs. This resulted i ...
... to develop the Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) to produce nearly ten times as much energy, while being only a fraction of the size. How the PEM Fuel Cell Works: A fuel cell is an electrochemical device that produces electricity silently, without combustion. Hydrogen fuel, which is one of the most abundant chemicals in the universe, and oxygen from the air are electrochemically combined in the fuel cell to produce electricity. Heat and pure water vapour are the only by-products of the fuel cell. The Ballard Fuel Cell is made up of two electrodes, the anode and the cathode, separated by a polymer membrane electrolyte. Both the anode and the cathode are coated in a ...
... rain dilemma got worse, the acid rain has put trees in danger and now they are starting to die off. The effects of acid rain on a tree is shown if it has less foliage, yellow spots and produces many cones (Baines, 22). Secondly, acid rain damages the trees through the soil by releasing metals that harm them even further (Lucas, 72). Acid rain makes the trees lose their leaves, so when the trees try to regrow their leaves, buds come instead, this process is called a panic shoot (M. 15). Large land areas which used to be covered with forests are now gone, dead or dying (Baines, 21). Around the 1980’s more than half ...
... various energy sources contribute 23.1 million tons of sulfur dioxide and 20.5 million tons of nitrogen oxides to our atmosphere worldwide. When fossil fuels are ignited like oil and coal, they release carbon dioxide, a so-called greenhouse gas that traps heat within the earth's atmosphere which causes global warming that is taking place right now. Also, it releases sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and various metals (mercury, aluminum) that are released into the atmosphere that reacts with other airborne chemicals (water vapor and sunlight) to produce sulfuric and nitric acid which later can be carried long distance from their source and be deposited as rain (a ...
