As artificial turf grows in popularity‚ questions about health risks arise. It seems as though every school with an athletic field wants to install artificial turf. Some parents worry about their children spending time on fields that may produce cancer causing agents. Professional sports experts suggest artificial turf may cause more knee injuries to athletes because of cleats on shoes sticking in the synthetic field (Patton 2). Health risks from artificial turf appear in several different forms
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ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES INTRODUCTION: An Artificial Satellite is a people-made machine that orbits a variety of other objects in space. Many Artificial Satellites orbit the Earth to gather information about the universe‚ to predict the weather‚ to help with the navigation of ships and planes‚ to assist in telephone calls over the ocean‚ to observe the Earth‚ and as a tool to improve military activities. Though Artificial Satellites have mostly orbited Earth‚ some have orbited the moon‚ the sun
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Artificial Birth Control Definition of Artificial Birth Control Artificial birth control can be defined as any product‚ procedure or practice that uses artificial or unnatural means to prevent pregnancy. Barrier methods such as condoms and diaphragms‚ hormonal methods such as the pill and IUDs‚ and surgical sterilization procedures such as a vasectomy or hysterectomy are all considered to be artificial birth control methods. Artificial birth control is also refers to the use of any medication
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DEA4700 © Professor Alan Hedge‚ Cornell University‚ January 2011 Job Strain Index (JSI) Moore‚ J.S. and Garg‚ A. (1995) American Industrial Hygiene Journal 56:443-58. DEA4700 © Professor Alan Hedge‚ Cornell University‚ January 2011 JSI Ratings 1. Intensity of Exertion 2. Duration of Exertion 3. Efforts per Minute 4. Hand/Wrist Posture 5. Speed of Work 6. Duration of Task per Day Moore‚ J.S. and Garg‚ A. (1995) American Industrial Hygiene Journal 56:443-58. DEA4700
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Artificial Breathing Aids - Iron Lung The Iron lung was invented in 1929 by Professor Phillip Drinker (1893-1977). The device performs the function of the muscles that control breathing. It was one of the first of several inventions designed to keep people alive who are unable to breathe unassisted. Pulmonators During the 1920s people who could not breathe on their own were aided by a pulmotor. This was a machine similar to fireplace bellows. It inflated and deflated the lungs by forcing air
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Artificial sweetners. Artificial sweetners have been in use for over one hundred years. A low calorie substitute for sugar it is used in many ways. Like it or not artificial sweetners are used in may low calorie products. Its no surprise that in todays weight conscious world people in an effort to lose weight will switch to these sweetners without a thought as to how these products have been made.. The soft drink industry has capitalized on dieting with their lines of soft drinks eg
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May 13‚ 2009 BIOETHICS ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION A. Historical Milleu of the development of the bioethical issue The reproductive revolution is upon us. The past half-century has seen the development of reproductive technologies previous generations could not even imagine. The term reproductive technology refers to various medical procedures that are designed to alleviate infertility‚ or the inability of a couple to produce a child of their own. These include artificial insemination‚ in vitro
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Natural Food Coloring from Spinach _______________ A Science Investigatory Project Presented to Mrs. Shellah Marie Tabayoyong-Cruz Marist School‚ Marikina City _______________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course Science & Technology 9 _______________ Presented by DELA CRUZ‚ Mark Lawrence P. ARAOJO‚ Michael CONCEPCION‚ Matthew 9-St. Paul March 15‚ 2013 Acknowledgement I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude oto my chemistry
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The Artificial Passenger (AP) is an artificial intelligence based companion that will be resident in software and chips embedded in the automobile dashboard. The heart of the system is a conversation planner that holds a profile of you‚ including details of your interests and profession. When activated‚ the AP uses the profile to cook up provocative questions such as “Who was the first person you dated?” via a speech generator and in-car speakers. Studies
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Chapter 1 1. INTRODUCTION An artificial passenger (AP) is a device that would be used in a motor vehicle to make sure that the driver stays awake. IBM has developed a prototype that holds a conversation with a driver‚ telling jokes and asking questions intended to determine whether the driver can respond alertly enough. Assuming the IBM approach‚ an artificial passenger would use a microphone for the driver and a speech generator and the vehicle ’s audio speakers to converse with the driver
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