Oxides

The knowledge of the world is forever growing and we as a civilization or continually growing and need to provide ourselves with new cleaner sources of energy and the explorations of the natural resources just may help. But is the exploration of natural resources may not be the greatest of solutions for our current environment. Take the world today we run on coal and fossil fuels that damage the earth 's ecosystems put the plant at risk of being uninhabitable. Therefore a need arises to examine…

Throughout human civilization, Earth has to face dramatic changes on its surface after the growth of technology, population growth, and climate change. The increasing people and the growing business are affecting the earth's biosphere and threatening the people's health. If we didn't start protecting our planet's atmosphere, surface, and ecosystem, and then our future generation: children, grandchildren are in jeopardy. This book " Bussiness, Ethics, and the Environment' is written by Jospher R.…

Busulfan is anticancer drug caused variety of adverse effects for cancer patients. It’s used to treatment of chronic leukaemia but it could cause damage to the male reproductive system as one of its adverse effects. This study aim to investigate the effect of L-carnitine and L-arginine on semen quality, oxidative stress parameters, caspase3 and testes cell energy after busulfan treatment. Materials and Methods: thirty-two adult male rats were divided into four groups. Group I (Control)…

Pharmacodynamics Pharmacodynamics refers to the mechanisms of drug action. Loratadine is a “non-sedating” tricyclic anti-histamine that possesses competitive, selective, peripheral H1-receptor antagonistic activity. The onset of the anti-histaminic effect occurs 1-2 hours after the administration of the drug and the peak effect occurs between 8-12 hours. Loratadine is known as a long-acting anti-histamine as its anti-histaminic effect can persist for up to 24 hours. Histamine is produced from…

From news broadcasts, food labels and restaurants, to your own backyard, the organic craze is spreading across the country. With increasing members of society demanding “organic”, it may be time to offer a program specifically for this growing trend. A majority of you already return clippings, use IPM techniques, fertilize with slow release nitrogen, spot treat and minimize pesticide/herbicide applications, which all describe a successful sustainable lawn care program. By offering programs that…

normal rain. Lightning and erupting volcanoes release some chemicals that cause acid rain, but human activities are the major cause with reference to the graph in Appendices 3 (National Geographic, Acid Rain). When humans burn fossil fuels, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide are released and dissolve in water to produce sulfuric and nitric acid in rainwater with reference to Appendices 2. The ecological effects of acid rain are seen in streams, lakes, and rivers most clearly. As it flows through…

Mary Shelly's novel Frankenstein fits into the science fiction genre. The definition of this is: fiction based on imagined future scientific and major social or environmental changes. In the 1800s when Frankenstein takes place society was hopeful about science. Victor wanted to know everything about the world but not everything turns out as he intends it to. There are many connections between Frankenstein and what Shelly learned about science. Shelley has the reader thinking about the future…

consultants for the styrene industry, a chemical used in tires, wrote an email to the EPA’s scientists. They claimed to have demonstrated that styrene and styrene oxide are non-toxic unless they are further broken down. The email was written at the same time as the EPA was drafting a risk report that classified styrene and styrene oxide as cancer risks, further stalling the updated report. The consultants essentially admitted that styrene had the potential to be dangerous, but claimed it was not…

The patient was admitted into a small, rural hospital at 1900 for an ongoing complaint of unrelieved indigestion. The patient, 48 year old male has a history of and is presently involved with smoking. After admission into the hospital it is ruled out that the patient underwent a rule out myocardial infarction with further testing involving a cardiac catheterization to be done after admission upon a separate medical center. The patient also presents to the hospital with a history of a high-fat…

STAIN GLASS PROJECT CRITERION A: KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING: INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS. CONCEPTS What is a concept? A concept is simply an abstract or general idea or notion that is derived or inferred from specific instances or occurrences. KEY CONCEPT: CREATIVITY -FACTUAL Factual— Stain glass is a technique that has been present in many cultures for centuries. What is creativity? Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be…