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Science & Nature Essays and Term Papers
The Application Of Fractal Geometry To EcologyPrinciples of Ecology 310L
Abstract
New insights into the natural world are just a few of the results from the use
of fractal geometry. Examples from population and landscape ecology are used to
illustrate the usefulness of fractal geometry to the field of ecology. The
advent of the computer age ...
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Describe The Main Limitations Suffered By Those With ChronicOne of the major public health problems facing Australia today is Asthma. It is disturbing that there has been an apparent increase in its prevalence and severity, and increased rates of hospital admissions. (E.J.Comino, 1996) For the diagnosed patient, the degree to which he or she suffers is ...
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Inventions And Their ImportanceHave you ever wondered what life would be like if we didn't have the telephone, radio, or television to keep us busy? Without these inventions that almost all Americans depend on, people would be clueless as to what to do for entertainment and information. You wouldn't be able to watch exciting ...
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Electronics- Logic ProbeLogic Probe is one of the basic troubleshooting tools for common electronic logic circuits (TTL circuits). Almost all video game circuit boards are built using TTL chips. These chips will occasionally fail and the Logic Probe is a tool that affords us a look into what may be failing, and it��s a ...
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Anxiety DisordersAnxiety is a normal reaction to a threatening situation and results from an increase in the amount of adrenaline from the sympathetic nervous system. This increased adrenaline speeds the heart and respiration rate, raises blood pressure, and diverts blood flow to the muscles. These physical ...
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Nuclear PowerMost of the world's electricity is generated by either thermal or hydroelectric power plants. Thermal power plants use fuel to boil water which makes steam. The steam turns turbines that generate electricity. Hydroelectric power plants use the great force of rushing water from a dam or a ...
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Plan And Purpose (Creation) Or Time And Chance (Evolution)?Plan and Purpose (Creation) or Time and Chance (Evolution)?
Creationism is a set of beliefs based on the idea that a Supreme
Being brought into existence the earth and all its life through a direct
act of creation. Creation requires a Supreme act of intelligence and
ingenuity. Most creationists ...
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS), sometimes referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," is a progressive fatal neuromuscular disease that attacks nerve cells and pathways in the brain and spinal cord. Motor neurons, among the largest of all nerve cells, reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to muscles ...
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Climate Change (term Paper)This paper looks at the controversial issue of climatic change. In particular, it develops the question of if and why earth�s climate is changing? The roles of man, naturally occurring trends, and earth�s cycles are considered, and an outlook for what can be expected in the near and distant ...
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History Of ComputersThe electronic computer has now been used commercially for less than 25 years. It grew out of a search lasting centuries for a more accurate, faster way to perform calculations.
Primitive and ancient man used his fingers, shells, beads, sticks, and other objects to keep track of numbers and sums. ...
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Hepatitis BRisk Factors for HBV Infection
Although relatively rare in the United States, is endemic in parts of Asia where hundreds of millions of individuals may be infected. HBV is transmitted horizontally by blood and blood products and sexual transmission. It is also transmitted vertically from mother ...
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Albinism. The word refers to a group of inherited conditions. People with have little or no pigment in their eyes, skin, or hair. Recently a test has been developed to identify carriers of the gene for ty-neg and for other types in which the tyrosianase enzyme does not function. The test uses a sample ...
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Chromosome Probes At The University Of TorontoSensitive chromosome probes recently discovered by a University of
Toronto geneticist will make it easier to detect certain types of genetic
and prenatal diseases, as well as being used to determine paternity and
provide forensic evidence in criminal cases.
Probes are short pieces of DNA ...
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Tundra And The ArticLocation
The Tundra is located in the northern regions of North America, Europe, Asia, as
well as a few regions of Antarctica. The Tundra is the second largest vegetation
zone in Canada. It can be divided clearly into three different sections: the
High Arctic Tundra, the Low Arctic Tundra and the ...
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Endangered SpeciesAbstract: For
I am doing my project on . In the world there are a lot of for example: birds, insects, tigers, whales and many more. I have learned many things from this project on how the animals get endangered and ways how to help these animals. I learned that we should recycle ...
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Photosysthesis Experiment�Photosynthesis is a complex chemical process that converts radiant energy (light) into chemical energy (sugar) (Vodopich, Moore 1996)�. Basically, we can divide photosynthesis into two parts: light reactions and dark reactions. Dark reactions use the ATP created by light reactions.
When light ...
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Apple Computers: Biography Of The CfoGary Whipfler, Corporate Treasurer of Apple Computers gave a very informative presentation about the field of Finance from his own 13 years of experience. As an MBA graduate at Santa Clara, he returned here and gave students some excellent advice about entering the workforce. I think this was ...
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Finding Mass Using The Inertial BalanceTheory: Physics can be referred to as the study of various properties of matter and energy. Matter can best be described by looking at the mass of an object. Mass is the amount of material that is in an object. Mass can be found by using a spring scale, a balance scale, or an inertial ...
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HempPREAMBLE
As we enter a new millennium, we find ourselves reevaluating the paths
we've chosen and the decisions we've made. Have we made the best with what
we've got or are we stumbling in the dark? How many gaps riddle the blanket of
our knowledge?
The problem lies in how we make sense of where ...
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Growth Rate Of A SeedProblem: How does the amount of light affect the ?
Literature Search: This experiment is only trying to verify the answer since this question has been proven before. Others have also proven that seeds germinate at the same rate at the early stages no matter how much or how little sunlight there ...
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Large Mouth BassThere is a huge sound, as the perfect jumps after a low flying bug. With one gulp the fly is gone and so is the bass. The is one of the best predators of the water. With no warning of attack it jumps out and kills its prey. The uses many of the fourteen behaviors. The one used most often ...
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ADHD ON INTELLIGENCERunning Head:
Social and Bio-genetic Influences
of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The subject of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has undergone intense research in the past decade. Much of this is rooted in the fact that approximately 5% of children are affected with ...
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JaguarsIn appearance the Jaguar is often confused with the Leopard both cats, depending to a degree on sub-species have a similar brownish/yellow base fur colour which is distinctively marked with dark rosette markings. However, the jaguar can be distinguished by the presence of small dots or irregular ...
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Historic Model Of ScienceThe ‘heroic model’ of science is one of the most influential phenomena in history. This surge of value-free knowledge, filled with realism, bold justification, absolute truth and complete objectivity, changed the way in which the world was perceived and how the future would be viewed. ...
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Endangered Speciesare any living things on the road to extinction. �It used to be that the natural rate of extinction was one to three species a year. Now humanity finds itself in the midst of a mass extinction, with only mankind itself to blame� (World Losing 2a). There have always been animals that are ...
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