Imagine a camera that is composed with 2 million working parts‚ and stored up to 24 million images around you throughout life span. This incredible amazing camera is our eyes. The human eyes are one of the most interesting medical field that are being studied‚ as well as one of the most complex organs that has many features. The eyes are the organs of sight and one of our special senses. Vision is our one of our dominant sense: 70% of all the sensory receptors in the body are in the eyes‚ and almost
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Wireless Power Transmission – A Next Generation Power Transmission System A.MUTHULAKSHMI K.DHIVYALAKSHMI III-Yr EEE III-Yr EEE Mepco Schlenk Engg.college Mepco Schlenk Engg.college Sivakasi. Sivakasi. ABSTRACT- In this paper‚ we present the concept of transmitting power without using wires i.e.‚ transmitting power as microwaves from one place to another is in order to reduce the transmission and distribution losses. This concept is known as Microwave Power
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Although there are several problems that can diminish the effectiveness of interpersonal communication‚ some tactics can be used in order to minimize these failures in communication. A recent visit to a hotel sparked a perfect example of this communication opportunity between a patron and the hotel ’s front desk employee. First of all‚ the history of the confrontation between the patron and the hotel ’s front desk employee was clouded with expectations and assumptions. For example‚ the patron
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Fiber Optics Fiber Optic Cable Facts "A relatively new technology with vast potential importance‚ fiber optics is the channeled transmission of light through hair-thin glass fibers." [ Less expensive than copper cables [ Raw material is silica sand [ Less expensive to maintain If damaged‚ restoration time is faster (although more users are affected) [ Backbone to the Information Superhighway Information (data and voice) is transmitted through the fiber digitally by the use of high
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The Problem of blindness - Figures and Facts: • As of 1992: Total 32 billion blind people in the world out of which 20 million are in Asia. India also had 20 million blind people out of which only 12 million were classified as blind. • Major cause of blindness being cataract esp. In developing countries accounting for nearly 75% of all cases in Asia. 80% of cataracts are age related (starts with 45 years and increases dramatically after 65 years of age) Cataract as a major cause of blindness
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Module A Lesson 2: Famous Gemstones and Jewellery Diamond Encrustations British Crown Jewels Koh-I-Noor diamond: (“Mountain of Light”) One of world’s largest diamonds The Cullinan Diamond: largest diamond rough ever found Hope Diamond Deep blue colouration Lack of internal flaws Shows VS1 clarity First sold to King Louis XIV Top ten diamonds by size Diamonds >10 carats = exquisite Diamonds >50 carats = possession of museum/wealth people Diamond >199 carats = not sold
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Critical Analysis of “Phaedo” by Plato Much of the Phaedo by Plato is composed of arguments for the nature of the physical world and how it relates to the after life‚ for example‚ the way our senses perceive the world and how indulging in those senses has negative consequences in our after lives. These arguments find basis in scientific analysis of the time as well as the mythos of the his age. One of the key talking points within the story is the theory of forms. The aforementioned theory
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up a glass with water and put a straw in it. The reason this experiment relates to the idea of rationalism is because when you look at the straw after placing it in the cup‚ it looks like that the straw is broken or cracked because of the light refraction‚ but you understand that it is not broken or cracked. Mill/Bentham Chapter Questions Mill’s theory of higher pleasures states that when it comes down to pleasures and satisfaction‚ people tend to set these empirical grounds for these
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Science Form 2 note CHAPTER 1: THE WORLD THROUGH OUR SENSES 1.1 Sensory Organs and Their Functions Sensory Organs and Their Stimuli 1. Humans being have five main sensory organ‚ which are skin‚ nose‚ tongue‚ ears and eyes. 2. Sense detects stimuli‚ that is changes in surroundings (around us). 3. Five senses: i. sight ii. hearing iii. touch iv. taste v . smell 4. Senses are part of the body called sensory organs. 5. Changes or object
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Multiple-Choice Questions Chapter 2: Marine Ecology 1. Which environment has historically been the most stable? w. desert x. coral reef y. tundra z. tropical rain forest 2. Most sea life is found in which area? w. On or above continental shelves x. In trenches y. Along mid-ocean ridges z. Near deep-sea hydrothermal vents 3. Coastal upwelling results in ________. w. carbon dioxide-rich water surfacing x. warm water surfacing y. mixing of salt and freshwater z. lower high tides 4. The yellow-green
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