WAGR Syndrome WAGR (Wilms’ tumor‚ Aniridia‚ Genitourinary abnormalities‚ and mental Retardation) Syndrome is a contiguous gene deletion syndrome that is caused by a deletion in chromosome 11. The acronym for the syndrome comes from the various symptoms that are caused by the deletion – wilms’ tumor‚ aniridia‚ genitourinary abnormalities‚ and mental retardation. Wilms’ tumor is a tumor that is found in the kidneys that causes nephroblastoma‚ cancer of the kidneys. Aniridia‚ the absence of the iris
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Gas Exchange The process of gas exchange in the body is called respiration. This process has three basic steps that involve pulmonary ventilation‚ external respiration‚ and internal respiration. All three steps are functions that involve gas exchanges between the lungs and the atmosphere. For instance‚ pulmonary ventilation‚ or breathing involves the inhalation and exhalation of air between our lungs and the atmosphere. External respiration is the exchange of gases across the respiratory membrane
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------------------------------------------------- Shale gas From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For gas generated by oil shale pyrolysis‚ see Oil shale gas. 48 Shale basins in 38 countries‚ as per the EIA Derrick and platform of drilling gas wells in Marcellus Shale (Pennsylvania‚ USA). Shale gas is natural gas formed from being trapped within shale formations.[1] Shale gas has become an increasingly important source of natural gas in the United States since the start of this century‚ and interest has spread to potential gas shales in
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Cindy Hoang-Tran Professor Ducat English 101 13 Dec 2012 Gas Fracking Natural gas is extremely useful in our lives. We need natural gases to heat our houses and use microwave ovens‚ conventional ovens and stovetops. Because the economy currently isn’t well off – and hasn’t been recently – natural gases are now in higher demand for cheaper prices. Oil and gas drilling facilities are now making it possible for natural gases to be sold at extremely cheap prices and accessible amounts through the
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Korsakoff’s Syndrome Korsakoff’s syndrome is a disorder in which a lack of thiamine results in anterograde and retrograde amnesia — those with the disorder exhibit the loss of newly formed memories‚ and a degeneration in their ability to remember events from their past (Spiegel‚ Lim‚ 2011‚ p. 15). Found generally in alcoholics‚ the combination of their compromised metabolism and thiamine deficiency results in Wernicke’s Encephalopathy‚ which then progresses to Korsakoff’s syndrome (Thompson‚ Guerrini
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Noonan Syndrome Nicole Mitchell Dr. Hendricks Principles of Biology 1114 April 19‚ 2013 Mostly everyone in the world has heard of some type of genetic disorder. But most people haven’t even heard or understand about Noonan Syndrome. Noonan syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by distinctive facial features‚ developmental delay‚ learning difficulties‚ short stature‚ congenital heart disease‚ renal anomalies‚ and bleeding difficulties. Noonan syndrome affects a good percent of the world
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Complete ALL problems under each heading in your packer. SHOW ALL WORK AND LABELS! Bolye’s Law Problems Example: If I have 5.6 liters of gas in a piston at a pressure of 1.5 atm and compress the gas until its volume is 4.8 L‚ what will the new pressure inside the piston be? • Read the problem and determine what is given and what is unknown? • Decide which law to use. • Substitute the values (given numbers) from the problem into the equation Given: P1 = 1.5 atm Unknown
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Shale gas is natural gas formed from being trapped within shale formations. Shale gas has become an increasingly important source of natural gas in the United States over the past decade‚ and interest has spread to potential gas shale’s in the rest of the world. In 2000 shale gas provided only 1% of U.S. natural gas production; due to rising oil prices gas prices have also been affected by the rise therefore there was big demand for gas in the US which in 2010 it was over 20% and the U.S. government’s
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girls’ high school | The Mining of Oil and Natural Gas in Trinidad and Tobago | Geography | | Sareeta Seeram‚ Inayah Mohammed‚ Mariah Ollivierre‚ Maria Ollivierre and Arielle Mootra | 9/1/2013 | | ------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents: * Location of Oilfields and Gas Fields in Trinidad and Tobago…………………. Pg 2 * Factors that Influence the Location of Oil and Gas Mining in Trinidad
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Essay Gas Gouging With Gasoline prices at a record high‚ consumers are yelling gas gouging. Customers are very upset at gasoline station owners as they continue to increase gas prices. Those who need gas the most‚ not being able to voice their views‚ will suffer the most from increased prices. Everyday when we drive down the highway‚ we see changes in advertised prices. One gas station may advertise gasoline at $2.69 per gallon and the consumer goes three miles down the road where another gas station
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