Article: “Faster but not smarter: effects of caffeine and caffeine withdrawal on alertness and performance Journal: Psychopharmacology Publication Date: 30 October 2012 Is Caffeine Helping or Hindering Your Performance? Have you ever drunk coffee just for the taste? Studies show that that might be just what you’re doing when you take a sip of that bitter beverage. Whether you’re in high school and didn’t get enough sleep between sports and academics‚ you’re in college and finals are around the
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Trial Volume (CM3) Diameter (CM) Radius (CM) M&M Thickness (CM) 1 75 11.34 5.67 .743 2 83 12.68 6.34 .658 Table 2 – Direct Measurement Trial M&M Thickness (CM) 1 .642 2 .741 3 .683 Table 3 - Calculated Averages Method Calculated Average Thickness (cm) Indirect (from Table 1)
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dilation of blood vessels decreases the amount of venous return to the heart. Also‚ this increased diameter of blood vessels and increased volume allows for less of the blood to come in contact with the walls of the vessels. So a larger volume of blood is allowed to pass through a vessel without obstruction‚ characterizing a decrease in peripheral resistance. This increased blood flow is explained by an immediate increase in heart rate‚ which is what allows for more blood to pass through the vessels.
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Caffeine and Sleep • Sleep Topics Caffeine has been called the most popular drug in the world. It is found naturally in over 60 plants including the coffee bean‚ tea leaf‚ kola nut and cacao pod. All over the world people consume caffeine on a daily basis in coffee‚ tea‚ cocoa‚ chocolate‚ some soft drinks‚ and some drugs. Because caffeine is a stimulant‚ most people use it after waking up in the morning or to remain alert during the day. While it is important to note that caffeine cannot
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that if Daphnia are placed in differently concentrated solutions of barium and calcium chloride‚ then the highest concentration of calcium chloride would affect them the most because of the production of hydrochloric acid and calcium oxide from the mixing of water and calcium chloride‚ two very dangerous acids‚ with the highest concentration having the biggest chemical reaction. Within five minutes of putting the Daphnia into the 10 (ppt) solution of calcium chloride‚ one or more of the Daphnia died
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Thermodynamic Investigation of the Joule-Thompson Effect and Coefficient Determination for Helium and Carbon Dioxide Niki Spadaro‚ Megan Cheney‚ and Jake Lambeth University of North Florida‚ CHM4410C Fall 2010 The Joule-Thomson coefficient explains the behavior of any real gas when changes in intensive properties‚ such as temperature and pressure‚ occur. The coefficients for helium and carbon dioxide were determined using a Joule-Thomson apparatus that created constant enthalpy within the
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Caffeine and Cognition Write-Up 1: Which data sets have you selected for your analysis? (5% of mark) The question being considered is the “battle of the sexes” and whether males or females are better at speech-based tasks (this study used the Stroop test). The second question is whether or not caffeine improved the performance of participants in the speech based tasks. Data sets used: V1(Sex of participant)‚ V3(What was the drink taken)‚ V23 (Stroop test-time taken to read word) and V24 (Stroop
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THE EFFECT DIVORCE HAS ON CHILDREN In today’s culture‚ divorces have come to be a mean in our lives. Married people these days are getting separated due to various problems‚ moreover because of struggles in the marriages‚ lack of passionate feelings‚ marriage couple cheating on their spouse‚ and other kind of marriage difficulties. Furthermore these divorced couples have kids that are young‚ who have no idea on how to deal with an event like a divorce. The effect touches all growing stages of children
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Investigation into How the Concentration of a Reactant Can Affect the Rate of Reaction Aim To plan an investigation that allows me to measure the effect of increasing the concentration of a reactant on the rate of reaction. With the results generated‚ it is also hoped to draw accurate conclusions and explain the results using scientific knowledge. Introduction Some reactions are fast‚ for example neutralisation or burning magnesium in air to produce magnesium oxide. However‚ other reactions
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2013 Informative Speech-Caffeine Outline Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about what caffeine is‚ the effects of it‚ and the withdrawal symptoms. Central Idea: Caffeine can be found in many places and comes in many forms. It can major effects on our body and we can experience major withdrawal symptoms. Introduction I. What does coffee‚ tea‚ soft drinks‚ chocolate‚ and a bottle of medications have in common? II. They all contain caffeine‚ and that’s what I’m going
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