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Frontal Lobes Nerve Fibers
1,967 words... main, a hole of 2. 5 to 5 cm of diameter, drilled by hand into the skull of a living man, without any anesthesia or asepsis, during 30 to 60 long minutes. This is maybe the most ancient form of brain surgery known to man: it is called trepanning (from Greek trianon, borer) or trephining (Sabbatini, 1997). This perhaps was the first idea that man can be cured of mental illness by biological exploration. Thousands of years later, psychosurgery was discovered by accident in America in 1847 when...
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Thousands Of Years Hemp Seeds
1,336 wordsLegalize Industrial Hemp Its time to do something about it! Our government has kept it away from us for long enough. The hemp plant is a misunderstood natural resource that if legalized would solve many problems in the United States. Our founding fathers grew and used this plant faithfully. It is a remarkably strong and versatile plant. In fact, it is helpful to our diminishing environment. We need to decide the outcome of our future, and legalize growing industrial hemp for the good of humanity...
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Figure 2 Figure 4
1,075 words... tests, including vibration, impact, and fiber retention, were performed to evaluate the strength of the bonds between the glass solder and the optical fibers and the substrate. For the fiber retention tests, standard singlemode fibers were secured to silica substrates with a small (- 2 mm diameter) bead of glass solder using the process described above. Tensile forces were then applied to the fiber leads by attaching weights of known mass. All five samples in this study were able to support ...
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Clear Cutting Fossil Fuel
1,541 wordsThe uses and applications of paper and paper products are virtually limitless. In addition to the societal needs of paper for recording and disseminating of information, and for packaging materials, the United States pulp and paper industry employs more than 200, 000 people, produces nine million tons of pulp, and 26 billion newspapers, books and magazines annually. Though U. S. mills represent only 15 % of paper mills worldwide, they produce 36 % of the world's paper (Smook, 1992). "Exports of ...
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Environmental Protection Agency Paper Industry
1,584 words... tat requirements of birds, reptiles, and amphibians in 30, 000 acres of industrial forests managed by International Paper Company in South Carolina. As part of the study, the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and Clemson University are focusing on how the forest-management practices affect the habitat and diversity of amphibians and reptiles. Other participants include the National Council of the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement, the U. S. Forest Service Center for Forested Wetl...
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Sheet Of Cellulose Nitrate Sheet Of Cellulose Polymers
571 wordsPolymers have been around longer than we have. In fact, polymers are as old as life itself, as all life on earth is based on three types of polymers, namely DNA, RNA, and proteins. But this report is about some of the earliest synthetic polymers, that is, polymers made by humans, specifically, the cellulose derivatives. The very first synthetic polymer was of course leather, a modified natural polymer, an artificially crosslinked form of the proteins found in animal skins. Leather tanning was di...
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Current Research On Muscular Dystrophy
576 wordsDuchenne's muscular dystrophy is the result of a defective gene on the X chromosome. This gene is responsible for production of the muscle protein dystrophic. Dystrophin is an integral part of the dystrophic-glycoprotein complex which bears the brunt of the force generated during muscular contraction. When dystrophic is not produced, the dystrophic-glycoprotein complex (DCG) is not present. Absence of the DCG leads to tears in the muscle membrane because the muscle membrane bears the force of mu...
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Fact Remains Made Legal
497 wordsDont you think that cannabis should be made legal? Well it is my opinion that Cannabis should be made legal. It is also my opinion that Cannabis is the one and only replacement for tobacco as a cash crop. It is undeniable that Cannabis is a great and wonderful way to make life better for all of mankind. The undeniable fact remains that Cannabis is probably the single most versatile and beneficial agricultural product known to man. It's direct applications and by-product effects on the environmen...
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Blood Sugar Level Glucose Tolerance
1,368 words... ) and supplement with betaine HCl and digestive enzymes at 75 - 200 mg t. i. d. before meals. Have patience - the intestinal lesions take 60 - 90 days to heal." Vanadium Metallic vanadium (vandal sulfate) is absorbed from the intestinal tract ver) poorly at only O. 1 to 1. 0 %; vanadium chelates at 40 % and plant derived colloidal! at up to 98 %. Vanadium was proven to be an essential trace mineral in 1971. Vanadium stimulates glucose (blood sugar) oxidation and transport in fat cells and gl...
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Fur Bearing Animals Endangered Species Conservation Furs
1,672 wordsThe fur Industry is an area of commerce that encompasses farming or trapping certain fur bearing animals, processing their skins for sale to manufacturers of fur garments and marketing finished garments to retail outlets. The term fur refers to any animal skin or part that has hair, fleece, or fur fibers attached, either in a raw or processed state. Skins of fur bearing animals are also called peltries or pelts. From earliest times, fur has been a prized commodity. Exploration in the New World m...
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Century Broadcast Networks Advanced Television Systems Hdtv
1,403 wordsTable of Contents Introduction 1 About CBN 1 HDTV Integration 2 Area Researched 3 Technology Involved 5 System Architecture 5 Implementation 6 Future Trends 8 Future Products 8 Companies Involved 10 Regulatory Issues 11 "Dual Carriage" and Multicast Requirement 11 "Must Carry" Requirement 11 Global Implications 11 Technology 12 Data Size and Bandwidth 12 Cost and Fees 12 The HDTV Advantage 13 References 14 Introduction About CBN Century Broadcast Networks, CBN, is a premiere home entertainment t...
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Solid State Lasers Beam Of Light
1,749 wordsL A S E R S Did you know that some laser beams are small enough and powerful enough to drill two hundred holes on a spot as tiny as the head of a pin? The first major advancement in laser development came in 1954. This was the year that Charles H. Townes, an American physicist, created a device that amplified microwaves. This device was actually called a maser at first, which was short for Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Masers. It produced microwaves of just one freq...
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Risk Of Developing Lung Cancer
987 wordsRadiological Determinant of Water Asbestos is a general name applied to a cluster of silicate minerals consisting of thin, divisible fibers in a parallel arrangement. Asbestos was found in water and appears to be dangerous to health. Different criteria are used to recognize asbestos fibers, depending on the context. In general, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulate as fibers those particles of the regulated mineral classes longer than 5 m in length. Asbestos fibers do...
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Dispute Resolution Personal Injury
639 wordsRestructuring the Litigation Process The U. S. District Curt Central District f California plans t introduce a post program that could result in as many as 2, 000 cases being removed frm the 21 federal judges in Ls Angeles. The Central District, which handles abut 15, 000 cases a year thought the 7 -county regin, is short six judges and consequently ver-run with litigation. The program, designed t me cases through mre quickly and limit judges workloads, would require certain types f cases t be a...
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Due To A Lack Anabolic Steroids
2,489 wordsMuscle Growth Introduction With the introduction of such modern conveniences such as the automobile, remote control, and even the electric toothbrush people are relying on technology to do everything for them. With a generation growing up in todays society physical tasks have almost become obsolete. Tasks such as even going shopping and going out to visit a friend can be done from the comfort of your own computer. With this sedentary lifestyle, muscular size will almost be unnecessary, except fo...
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Digestive Tract Bowel Movements
3,093 wordsIRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME Suffering in Silence Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), is a common disorder of the intestines that affects nearly one out of five people in the United States. According to the book, Irritable Bowel Syndrome &# 038; the Mind-Body-Brain-Gut Connection by William B. Salt II, IBS is the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder. The symptoms include constipation, diarrhea or alternating bouts of both, bloating, abdominal pain and many other problems. Symptoms of irritab...
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Crime Scene Naked Eye
1,271 wordsTrace evidence is very important in forensic investigations. This category of evidence encompasses many diverse types of microscopic materials as well as some examples that are easily visible to the naked eye. The subject is broad and diverse because of the number of different types of evidence that are commonly encountered. Trace evidence can be thought of as evidence occuring in sizes so small that it can be transferred or exchanged between two surfaces without being noticed. Varieties of trac...
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Thousands Of Years Hemp Seeds
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Marijuana Legalization Marijuana Smokers
2,176 words1 Marijuana Legalization Marijuana legalization has been a widely discussed topic for a number of years. America has a long history with marijuana, over the past 250 years marijuana has been a part of our society (Martin Online Web). After assessing the truth about marijuana, one may begin to think about legalizing it. Marijuana is used for medicinal purposes, clothing, rope, and socially. The actual harm marijuana causes to individuals is slim and the positive attributes of legalizing it far ou...
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Fiber Optics Silicon Valley
1,437 wordsComing to E-Dak, for me, meant leaving a comfortable big-six accounting position to work for a 30 -person start-up. It was a tremendous gamble, but my choice came down to whether I wanted to continue performing repetitive audits or face new challenges at E-Dak Dynamics, and in the process help to change the world. Working for E-Dak places me at the epicenter of one of the worlds most dynamic industries: telecommunications/ networking. Although I knew little about E-Daks domain of fiber-optics, I...
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