when particles obtained cannot be divided further. Democritus called these indivisible particles atoms (meaning indivisible). How and why elements combine and what happens when they combine. Antoine L. Lavoisier laid the foundation of chemical sciences by establishing two important laws of chemical combination. (a) The Law of conservation of mass states that mass can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. (b) The law of constant proportions which is also known as the law of
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As we become more technologically advanced‚ we produce materials that can withstand extreme temperatures‚ are durable and easy to use. Plastic bags‚ synthetics‚ plastic bottles‚ tin cans‚ and computer hardware- these are some of the things that make life easy for us. But what we forget is that these advanced products do not break down naturally. When we dispose them in a garbage pile‚ the air‚ moisture‚ climate‚ or soil cannot break them down naturally to be dissolved with the surrounding land.
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reduction? Choose one answer. a. A patient who has coronary heart disease and an LDL level of 165 mg/dL b. A patient who has coronary heart disease and an LDL level of 140 mg/dL c. A patient who has two risk factors and a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level of 100 mg/dL‚ without coronary heart disease d. A patient who has one risk factor‚ an LDL level of 170 mg/dL‚ and no history of coronary heart disease Question 2 Marks: 1 A patient has received too much warfarin.
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Social Sciences What is meant by the term ‘social sciences’? The definition of ‘social sciences’ is a group of academic disciplines that examine society and how people interact and develop as a culture. (Investopedia.com). Social science also highlights study of humanity‚ including quantitative and qualitative methods. 1. There are numerous examples of social science fields of study. These include; * Anthropology * Communication * Criminology * Cultural Studies * Economics
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Huntington’s Disease or Alzheimer’s Disease? As the body ages through time‚ many of the functions will slowly begin to diminish and deteriorate‚ including the nervous system. The nervous system is made up of your brain and the many different neurons that transmit signals to and from the body. One of the most common ways the nervous system deteriorates is when the connections between two neurons diminish‚ or build plaque. The brain uses neurons to send signals to each other‚ in order to get our
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nutrition principles for human physical and mental wellness. Discussions include wellness and food choices in today’s world‚ digestion and major nutrients‚ body size and weight management‚ physical fitness‚ sports nutrition‚ stress and fitness‚ and life-span nutrition. Course Objectives— 1. Describe the expanding role and need for good Nutrition in Human physical and mental wellness 2. Identify and be able to apply good Nutrition and food safety information sources available 3. Outline the processes
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distributed by currents and turbulence. As a result‚ a large number of diverse aquatic organisms can be found there. The most abundant forms are plankton (chiefly diatoms)‚ algae‚ and flagellates. In the lower levels and in the sediments‚ the main forms of life are bacteria. See also limnology. Heavy Water Water from most natural sources contains about 0.015% deuterium oxide; this can be enriched or purified by distillation‚ electrolysis‚ or chemical processing. Heavy water
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Lyme Disease-Final Draft When you go out to the park‚ or even your backyard‚ you are exposed to ticks. Ticks are small arachnids‚ which are joint-legged invertebrate animals. They live off of the blood of mammals‚ birds‚ and reptiles. Furthermore‚ you may or may not know that Lyme disease is most frequently detected in rodent-feeding vector ticks (“Ticks”). There was a tremendous outbreak of Lyme in 1975- in its hometown of Lyme‚ Connecticut-when it was classified as a new disease (“Lyme disease
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2009 Award Winning Essays Organized by Supported by T he Goi Peace Foundation U N ESC O Japan Airlines Foreword The International Essay Contest for Young People is one of the peace education programs organized by the Goi Peace Foundation. The annual contest‚ which started in the year 2000‚ is a UNESCO/Goi Peace Foundation joint program since 2007. The United Nations has designated 2001-2010 as the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of
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Science and Society Is life fact or fiction? One could look at science and society in the same manner. Meaning that there is an ideal subject‚ one subject could be the truth and one could be deception. Science‚ in my opinion‚ is the truth. For example‚ science is based on facts and numbers and figures‚ these never deter from the truth if correctly applied in their own fields of study. The term for society states that it is a group of people who shape their lives in aggregated and patterned ways
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