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Lung Cancer Lung cancer is a malignant neoplasm of the lung tissue characterized by an uncontrolled cell proliferation. It is also referred to as carcinoma of the lung. This neoplasm arises from epithelia of the lungs, bronchi and trachea. Lung cancers can be of epithelial cell origin (carcinoma) or mesothelial cell origin (malignant mesothelioma). Lung cancer begins with inactivation of tumor suppressor genes or with activation of oncogenes. Carcinogens bring about mutation in the genes that…

Marie Skłodowska Curie, born Maria Salomea Skłodowska on the 7th of september 1867. She was a polish chemist and physicist who had pioneered research on radioactivity, she was the first woman to receive a nobel prize and later died due to her research. Though, before any of this happened she was the youngest child of née Boguska and Władysław Skłodowski two teachers from Bronisława who lost all their property and fortunes in the Polish national uprisings to restore Poland’s independence from the…

The newest fashion statement all the way from Southeastern Asia is colorful, inexpensive, innovative, and protective. Face masks can be self-decorated with any original design and have been a common accessory in China as people face the ominous threat that their own air poses to them. However, having poor air quality is not a situation unique to the Chinese only, despite Beijing being the better known through news sources. Cities in India and Pakistan claim the top 7 most polluted cities…

Overview and history There is a growing number of new families and an increasing population in the United States which have combined to create a pressing demand for additional housing that must adapt to healthy living. Obviously, a person housing conditions can significantly affect their health. According to CDC (2006) “Nationwide there are more than 6 million substandard housing units” (p. 1). The Healthy Homes Program aims to combat multiple childhood issues, injuries, and diseases in the home…

purposes. The most important advantage is that person walking image can be captured from long distance and the image is then processed with low resolutions. Here focus on two different techniques Principle Component Analysis (PCA) only and PCA with radon transform (RT) on machine vision for gait recognition purposes. In gait recognition silhouette defined as a region of pixels of the walking person and the silhouette extraction mainly focuses on segmenting the human body. The silhouette…

During an era when women were not known to attend college, let alone, play a major influential role in science, Marie Curie did just that. Born Marie Sklodowska in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, Marie is best known for discovering the elements radium and polonium, and her study of radioactivity, which led to advances in the treatment of cancer and the development of nuclear power; both of which are still used today. Her work on radioactivity led to her being the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and…

of Montreal, most of the buildings have a smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarm, which stops indoor smoking and guarantees the indoor air quality. Furthermore, the government clearly lists all the limitations on major indoor pollutants such as radon, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and benzene in order to protect people’s health . Additionally, McGill University, located in Montreal, randomly selected a building, tested its indoor air quality in different rooms throughout 3rd to 9th floor, drew the…

Despite being a relatively new source of energy, nuclear energy has emerged as one of the most influential energy sources. Nuclear power was developed in the 1950s after several years of intensive research on atoms, uranium, and radioactivity (Ferguson, 22). Initially, nuclear energy was mainly applied in the military field through the production of destructive weapons such as bombs. However, as years progressed, it became an essential component of industrial production. Nuclear energy is…

Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, more than 30 million homes in the U.S. have significant health issues. More than 20 million housing units have a lead-based paint hazard, and more than 6.8 million homes have radon exposures above the advised level.[] Water intrusion, pests…

Stop the Cancer Epidemic and Save Millions Who here knows someone with cancer or a cancer survivor? The word “cancer” has been a large part of my life in the past few years, especially when it comes to my aunt. My aunts survived breast cancer over two decades ago. Then in 2015, she was diagnosed with lung cancer. A portion of one of her lungs was removed that summer. Cancer struck again in 2016. Her breast cancer had returned. 12 months after her lung cancer surgery she was back on the…