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Major Histocompatibility Complex

During the succeeding years, French Immunologist Jean Dausset and later Baruj Benacerraf discovered that the body has the ability to respond to a particular antigen and that interaction of the T cells and B cells [...]
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2675

Examination Rocks and Minerals

Texture of Granite: The granite has coarse-grained and even structure with light colour. Moreover, it has been known that some type of quartz rock contains minerals and gemstones of high value.
  • Subjects: Geology
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 1394

Sugar Cane Bio-Diesel in Brazil

The increase in the prices of oil in 2005 raised the production and use of sugarcane ethanol in vehicles. The fermentation process used to make ethafuel is exactly the same as the one used in [...]
  • Subjects: Agriculture
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2254

Flocking: The Animal Behavior Model

Flocking comes from the word "flock" described as a group of birds conducting flocking behavior in flight or when foraging. One principal advantage of flocking is the safety gained in numbers and another is increased [...]
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1259

Ore Deposits in the Basin and Range Province

The Basin and Range is a wide area where plate-tectonic movements have widened separately the crust as much as 50 percent in the last 15 million years or so. The selected points contain the biggest [...]
  • Subjects: Geology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 193

“Shamanism, Colonialism and the Wild Man” by Michael T. Taussig

In the book "Shamanism, Colonialism and the Wild Man", Taussig explores and explains the atrocities committed by the early-20th-century rubber traders in the Putumayo Valley by studying the phenomena of terror and shamanic healing in [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1366

Extrasolar Planets and Search for Life

Scientists can construct a scale model of the restricted solar system, consisting only of the Sun and the nine planets, to make it easier to grasp the scale of the system.
  • Subjects: Astronomy
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 3225

Magnetism and Magnetic Field

The magnetic field inside the material is the sum of the applied magnetic field and the magnetic field due to magnetization.
  • Subjects: Physics
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 712

Bacterial Strains Identification Experiment

Further differentiation of the bacterial unknowns was performed through additional colorimetric tests, resulting in the validation of the identity of each bacterial species.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2169

Life History in the Anthropologic Perspective

These have been very significant in an analysis of the life history of my brother with a view to point out that self acceptance at every reality and experience of life can be elementary in [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 16
  • Words: 4531

Women Mathematicians: Maria Agnesi, Sophie Germain

The paper will see the contribution of Sophie Germain and Maria Agnesi to the world of mathematics. Her contributions to mathematics included the writing of the first book on calculus and the following equations.y = [...]
  • Subjects: Math
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1046

Medical Anthropology. Female Genital Mutilation

Never the less it is universally unacceptable because it is an infringement on the physical and psychosexual integrity of women and girls and is a form of violence against them.
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1741

Enzyme Specificity and Regulation

In order to solve the topological problem of unwinding the DNA double helix in order for the process of DNA replication to proceed, DNA topoisomerases are needed in order to break and reunite the two [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1454

Membrane Transport Technology Review

The structure of the plasma membrane and the membrane transport system facilitates the controlled and selective ingress and egress of ions and molecules from and to the external environment of the cell.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1035

Vitamin C Test: Medical Analysis

Thus, the concentration of vitamin C in each solution influences the number of iodine drops that are needed in order to change the color of the homogenate solution to black.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 953

“Call for Caution in Rush to Statins” by Parker-Pope

This conclusion can also be drawn on the basis of a statistical analysis only. It can be concluded that the author has used many relevant statistical concepts and findings in this article to stress his [...]
  • Subjects: Statistics
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 633

Science and Religion Relations Analysis

First of all it is necessary to mention, that the creation / evolution debate is the matter of expressing the religious beliefs: one represents the theistic model, the opposite atheistic.
  • Subjects: Evolution of Humans
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 820

The Various Aspects of Genetic Research

Even a slight change in the pairing of the nucleotides will completely change the behavior of the human in question. Also, the genetic engineering helps the scientist to find out what is the function of [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 576

Critiques of Suburbia Made in Britain and America

The critiques of the suburbia that were made both in the United States of America and Britain believed that the suburbs were mostly occupied by the individuals in the middle class in the nineteenth century.
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 543

The Ghosts of Iceland-book Report

Robert Anderson, being a native, shows the reader the real situation and gives a chance to understand the essence of the people, who live in one of the most mysterious places of the world, in [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1387

Nuer Culture: Historical Analysis

Many have also vowed to go back to Sudan and try changing the traditional culture for the betterment of their community.
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 290

Bovine Growth Hormone Use in Cows

It aids in the production of milk, increasing it by 10-15%, which is a substantial amount for farmers, due to the increasing consumption and demand for cow's milk and dairy products.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 837

How Do Species Change: Discussion

The disadvantage or the negative part of speciation is that some of the species that are not able to adapt to the changes will be extinct in a few year's time.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1480

Brucella Abortus: Biological Review

Cattle are the main infection reservoir, and infection transmits from animals to humans, rarely from one person to another. In other animals, fistulous bursitis with isolation of Brucella abortus from the track is the cardinal [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 746

Kennewick Man Controversy Analysis

It sparked off after the discovery of Kennewick Man and one of its effects was the confusion that the public was subjected to by it and the fact that the Federal government tried to settle [...]
  • Subjects: Archeology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 782

Special Report: The Future of Physics

The author is excited about the experiment and provides a thorough understanding of the subject without the use of equations that makes the understanding of the activities easier for the general population.
  • Subjects: Physics
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 545

On Ground Site Interpretation

More specifically the write-up presents the reenactment of and reinterpretations of the stylistics period of the Ancient Greek epitomized in the architecture of ancient Greece. The chosen site is one of the highly esteemed relics [...]
  • Subjects: Archeology
  • Pages: 13
  • Words: 2563

Evaluation: What Is It and Why Do It?

The anthropological model of evaluation emphasizes the individual understanding, the significance of observation, and the quality of the evaluation context in the process of evaluation.
  • Subjects: Scientific Method
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1062

Korea: General Information, Economic and Trade

Koreans cultivate along the coasts especially in the western and the southern regions. The population in the Republic of Korea was 48 846 823 as of 2006.
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2678

How Cities Grow: Urban Analysis

The definition of "complexity" here defines the amount and diversity of the probable occupations, as some particular cities may be famous for the variety of goods, the mastery of craftsmen, the beauty of architecture, and [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1018

Horses and How People Act With Them

There is a society for the animal protective legislation that is the starter of the doing away of this horse slaughter and therefore the horses has been secure and can provide the services that are [...]
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1063

Organic Farming and Agriculture

Those combinations that are selected will constitute the best part of the genetic make-up of subsequent generations, resulting in the development of ecotypes adapted to local ecological conditions. On the whole, yield performance of organic [...]
  • Subjects: Agriculture
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2265

Geography. Australia’s and New Zealand’s Conflicts

The first factor is the geographical position, as the two countries are positioned in the same part of the world, where the first apparent difference is the area, as Australia is a large country that [...]
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1129

Human Cloning Should Be Selectively Allowed

Those who oppose the cloning of humans are concerned over the issue of the health of women, considering the large number of eggs that would be required for the process of human cloning and affirm [...]
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1132

Atmospheric Chemistry – Pollution

Ozone, a photochemical pollutant, is formed by the oxidation of explosive organic compounds in the presence of sunlight and oxides of nitrogen in the atmosphere.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 661

Alternative Theories of Evolution

This led us to the argument that God is an absolute and unique being that is comprised of infinite substances. This shows that Spinoza is a believer and he adheres to the principle that there [...]
  • Subjects: Evolution of Humans
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2668

Ethical Aspects of Archaeology

The caretakers of the archaeological records should harness their profession for the gain of all populace; this in practice occurs when they investigate and construe the records. The next ethical issue in this order is [...]
  • Subjects: Archeology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 984

Anderson and Genetic Research, Evolutionism & Creationism

Creationists, for their part, have went on challenging and debating the essential standards of evolutionary biology, by rejecting the notion that progress is the only believable elucidation of the origin of life and modification in [...]
  • Subjects: Evolution of Humans
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 550

Grandmothering and the Evolution of Homo Erectus

The factors for the above evolution are defined as climate driven alterations causing females to search for food sources and sharing the food produce, with the involvement of tuber as a food supplement, resulted in [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 666

Ice Age: Distinct Hominin Adaptation

The late Pleistocene stage corresponds with the terminal of Paleolithic age. The hominin species metabolized fat leading to production of energy in form of heat.
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1219

Religious Beliefs in Iron Age Britain

Before the so-called British iron age, British is one of the products of the prehistoric sites for many years ago and some of the evidence for these sites is found at the lower, middle and [...]
  • Subjects: Archeology
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2306

Colony Collapse Disorder: Reasons, and Prevent Symptoms

Colony Collapse Disorder is the name of the decease that is attributed to the latest, and one of the most serious problems, associated with disappearing and death of honey bee colonies all over the country.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 508

Element of the Periodic Table – Antimony

Antimony is mostly found with other elements and "Antimony was recognized in compounds by the ancients and was known as a metal at the beginning of the 17th century and possibly much earlier" Antimony is [...]
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1356

Electronics: Magnetic Field Measurement

This kind of force is zero in case the second charge is traveling towards the direction of the magnetic field because of the first and is the greatest in case it travels at right angles [...]
  • Subjects: Physics
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1871

Cultural Anthropology. How Language Assists Learning

Language is very vital in helping human beings learn various cultural values of the communities they live in and be able to interact with the members of the community both locally and the universe.
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 626

Oswald T. Avery and the Discovery of the DNA

Oswald Avery was a man driven with the desire to contribute to humanity but when he finally discovered something of utmost importance the world of science was not quick enough to give recognition to his [...]
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2429

Genes and Environment: Genetic Factors and Issues Analysis

Even at the very beginning when the egg combines with the sperm the organism is more then merely the genetic information contained in those parts, the egg contains important nutrients that will interact with the [...]
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1432

Absolute and Relational Theories of Space and Motion

The absolute theories are theories that space-time could exist even if there were no physical objects and events in the universe, but relational theories imply that space-time is nothing but objects, their events, and the [...]
  • Subjects: Physics
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1790

Simpson’s Paradox and Data Interpretation

Another purpose of this work is to consider the possible implementation of the Simpson's Paradox to the events that took place at Nuclear Tests Sites in Nevada, and namely the events that happened to the [...]
  • Subjects: Statistics
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1250

Menstruation: Historical Perspectives and Attitudes

Many women have a negative attitude towards menstruation because of the associated changes as the cycle begins and ends. Meanwhile, the use of contraceptives has been noted to influence menstruation.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 547

Biology. Smallpox: The Deadly Virus

Such a torturous description of the suffering amplifies the paper's argument of how dangerous this disease has proven to be for mankind. Another type of small pox; flat is always considered to be fatal highlighting [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1106

“Improving Requirements Elicitation” by Pitt & Browne

Advocating the importance of IRD procedure on the overall success of IS projects, the authors challenge conventional "interrogatory prompts" techniques which are more commonly used to tackle these problems. The authors outright mention the importance [...]
  • Subjects: Scientific Method
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2309

Weddings in the Slavic Folklore

Particularly the way Russian bride fits in the three phases of 'separation', 'transition' and 'incorporation' as suggested by anthropologists, is the best example how a Slavic life cycle event 'Marriage' depicts most of the major [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2935

Stephanie Coontz’s Books on Family History

Part of the reason is because of the changing roles of the institution of marriage and the reversal of roles when men in the olden eras went out to work while the woman looked after [...]
  • Subjects: Scientific Method
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 736

Advanced Information System Evaluation

In this very paper, our assignment will be to assess a research article, namely the article by Allen and March, in respect of the importance of the problem considered and of the adequacy of the [...]
  • Subjects: Scientific Method
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2528

Molecular Chaperones and Misfolded Proteins

The function of this system is to make sure of the conformity and maturity of proteins produced by blocking the deliverance of incompletely folded or misfolded proteins, which are then destroyed in the cytoplasm.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1288

Anthropology of Religion. African Tribes’ Beliefs

Kenyatta note that 'Ngai is the ruler or the creator and give of all things.' Ngai created the founder of the community that is Gikuyu and Mumbi and he gave them all the resources that [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1935

Battering Interventions: Methods of Research

Therefore, it is important to study the evaluation of such interventions for battering even up to the level of examining the evaluation tools.
  • Subjects: Scientific Method
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2982

Main Anthropology Concepts Analysis

Evans in the first of his trilogy "The Nuer: A description of the modes of livelihood and political institutions of a Nilotic people" has provided a very detailed perspective into the customs and practices of [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1512

Organic Macromolecules Configurations

The relative proportions of the various components of the plasma are as characteristic as the changing proportions of the different macromolecules of the body.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1118

Ethical Debate of Stem Cell Research

The authors of the article Cogle et al.researched under the auspices of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Program of the University of Florida Shands Cancer Center.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1076

The Concept of Sound, Converging Lens and Electrostatics

The amplitude of sound wave determines its intensity while the frequency and wavelength multiply to give the speed of the sound wave. However, the amplitude of a sound wave in no way affects the speed [...]
  • Subjects: Physics
  • Pages: 16
  • Words: 1788

Projectile Motion: Definition and Purpose

This was done to understand the effect of the height on projectile motion. In another set of the experiment, the height was kept constant and velocity was varied to understand the effect of initial velocity [...]
  • Subjects: Physics
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 890

Explanation of Some Concepts of Physics

These are killer diseases in the nation and I feel that very strict legislation should be put in place to ensure control of noise levels to not exceed 85 decibels as this is the point [...]
  • Subjects: Physics
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 751

Contribution of Amedeo Avogadro to Chemistry

He schooled in Turin and having come from a family background of lawyers, his career was oriented towards law whereby at the age of 16 years he had already become a bachelor of jurisprudence and [...]
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 583

Ethical Issues Involving Genetic Test Accounts

The unlocking of the human genome has opened the basic foundation of human life to the possibility of extensive alterations that, although sounding very promising in the short term, actually poses more of a problem [...]
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 983

Yeast Inoculum Size and CO2 Production

In such assembly, if gas is produced, the liquid level would fall in the pipettes, and the difference would be equal to the volume of gas.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1671

Structure and Function of the Editosome

In order for an editosome to approach a specific sequence site along the nascent mRNA strand, short-sequence RNA guides that originate from the mitochondria assist in the identification of sequences along the strand that require [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1137

Science Provides Evidences to Idea of Evolution

The issue of creation and evolution is the crossroad of where science and religion collides head-on. Basically, the debate on theistic evolution is that science has provided facts with regard to the biological principles and [...]
  • Subjects: Evolution of Humans
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3052

Internal and External Validity of Research Results

Validity points to the trustworthiness of results or are the results true as judging the assumption, the faster students in solving an exam are those with the highest IQ.
  • Subjects: Scientific Method
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 495

Steps of Data Collection in Clinical Research

This should serve to identify the research endpoint, next is to identify data requirements that are when, how, and what data to collect. The third is to ensure data precision that is data that is [...]
  • Subjects: Scientific Method
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 574

The Characteristics of a Good Research Hypothesis

It is always a characteristic of a good research hypothesis to be clear, with limited variables, and should be researchable by looking at the researcher's limits before deciding the hypothesis. Thus, a well-framed hypothesis points [...]
  • Subjects: Scientific Method
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 461

Creating a Genetically Modified Organism

One of the most revolutionary products of biotechnology are the genetically modified organisms, which are genetically designed organisms that carry a modified genetic makeup made up of selected genes that significant to agriculture and the [...]
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 571

The European Realm: Politics and Economy

The geographers have connected the Eastern European countries to the Russian Realm. The European Union is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states of Europe.
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1055

Functions of Imagination in Paleontology

Paleontology involves the inquiry of living things like creatures, vegetations, and further beings that existed in the primitive period, that is, in excess of 5,500 years past. The creatures were living when the rocks were [...]
  • Subjects: Archeology
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2778

Biomedical Discovery of DNA Structure

The first parts of the book comprised of the opening of Sir Lawrence Bragg, who gave an overview of the entire book and talked about the significance of Francis Crick and James Watson's discovery with [...]
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2297

Conceptual Chemistry. Wind Turbine vs. Coal Energy

The current paper is aimed at considering and comparing traditional coal energy and the newly popular wind turbine energy in the context of their costs and environmental benefits.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 560

Genetics: State of Otter Conservation

In terms of habitat and diet, this species is opportunistic in nature and has to utilize a wide area of the river so as to meet the metabolic demands of the body.
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1345

Hominoid Evolution: Intelligence and Communication

It is through the use of senses that the hominids interacted with the environment.as feedback came from the environment internalization was done through the brains and thus facilitating the development of the cognitive aspect of [...]
  • Subjects: Evolution of Humans
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1317

The Rise of Anatomically Modern Homo Sapiens

Those species were called the 'homo Erectus, the modern form of which we have named the 'homo sapiens, or "us". The ridges of the eyes of homo sapiens are smaller in size compared to those [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 812

Comparison Between Las Vegas and Boston

The comparison between Las Vegas and Boston are as discussed below Boston is on Eastern Standard Time while Las Vegas is in the western average time.
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 696

Las Vegas and Boston: Cities Comparison

Las Vegas, known as The Entertainment Capital of the World, is renowned for the casino resorts and the entertainment associated with the gambling industry.
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 768

Scientific Traditions: Isaac Newton and Galileo

The Catholic Church disagreed with his advocacy that, the sun was at the center of solar system, because it was no empirically proven and contradicted the meaning of scripture.
  • Subjects: Scientific Method
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 493

Geography of Latin America

This city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries when the country was a Portuguese colony from 1763 to 1822 the city was the center of the Portuguese Empire.
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 560

Biology. Erythrocytes or Red Blood Cells

In the presence of CO2 in the tissues, the acidity increases resulting in the release of O2 and consequently protonated hemoglobin caries bicarbonate ion to be release in lungs.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 609

Endangered Wild Equids by Patricia D. Moehlman

The article is focused primarily on what can be done to try to save these species for the future and presents a plan that has been adopted by the IUCN The World Conservation Union.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 741