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    Nitrate Synthesis

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    cellular growth and nuclear genes required for respiration in organisms. This is a less common method of nitrate reduction than denitrification in most ecosystems. Other genes involved in denitrification include NIR (nitrite reductase) and NOS (nitrous oxide reductase), which are possessed by such organisms as Shewanella…

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    there is a disagreement on if the occurrence is natural or as a result of human interference. The general agreement can be attributed to the increase of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere. The main greenhouse gases include water vapor, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and methane. Water vapor is a natural result of…

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    animal, it makes this animal unsafe to eat for both humans and other animals. Sulfur that is released reacts with oxygen in the air to form sulfur oxide. Sulfur oxide has been linked with things like causing asthma, bronchitis, and acid rain. Nitrogen produces fuses with oxygen in the air to form nitrous oxide has similar effects to sulfur oxide. Nitrous oxide can irritate asthma or considerably worsen it. It can even cause influenza or pneumonia. Other pollutants released by burning coal are…

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    get their hands on the commonly known as laughing gas (Nitrous oxide (NO2)). It is the same substance that sometimes dentists used to knock patients out for teeth operations. NO2 causes a high that can last from a few seconds to a few minutes, but it can be very dangerous if taken in large doses. Even the famous did not escape from this trend; actress Demi Moore was said to be abusing whip-its (the whipped cream chargers filled with nitrous oxide) before she was hospitalized in 2012…

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    Everyone has heard of the impending doom of global warming. Over the last decade, most people have verbally expressed that it was a myth. Now, with the extreme transmutations in our climate, people are finally opening their eyes. The elevating temperatures and extreme weather patterns, pose the question, how could this have transpired? Well, let me tell you. Global warming is defined in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary as: the elevation in the earth’s atmospheric and marine temperatures…

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    Do you have dental anxiety or fear? Does the thought of being in the dental chair make you nervous? Have you put off your cosmetic dental care for years because of these worries? Would you benefit from having all of your cosmetic dental needs met, yet remembering very little about your visit? You are not alone. In fact, according to the Academy of General Dentistry, approximately 40 million Americans avoid the dentist because of fear and anxiety. North Brunswick, Central NJ, cosmetic dentist…

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    monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrous oxides, carbon dioxide, and particulates. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that is colorless and odorless. We have carbon monoxide detectors in our homes to ensure that there is not a fatal amount of this deadly gas in our own homes. Hydrocarbons react with nitrogen oxides and sunlight to form ground-level ozone, a major component of smog, which irritates the eyes, impairs lung tissues, and intensifies respiratory disease. Nitrogen oxides, like hydrocarbons,…

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    Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) has many different forms which may lead to serious problems associated with surgery and anesthesia (1). Although, the sole use of central neuraxial anesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks seem to be safer than general anesthesia in adult patients with CMD), the majority of these techniques require deep sedation or general anesthesia in children (2). A 6.5-year-old girl with the diagnosis of merosin-positive CMD (weight 23 kg, height 123 cm) was scheduled for…

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    being affected directly by human activities namely carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, chlorofluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons. Water vapour is also a major greenhouse gas, but its concentration in the atmosphere is not influenced directly by human activities.” (Climate Change in Australia, 2015). The future human civilisation will be threatened by rising atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane. Roughly, agriculture activities were worth 15% of the…

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    chillers, a cartridge or canister (a small metal device used to contain nitrous oxide) a charger (sometimes referred to as a "cracker," which is a metal or plastic device that contains an interior pin that may be used to expel nitrous oxide from a cartridge or container) a charging bottle (a device that may be used to expel nitrous oxide from a cartridge or canister) A whip-it (device that may be used to expel nitrous oxide) a tank, a balloon a hose or tube, a Even 2-liter-type soda bottle or…

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