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    HYPOXIA Introduction Hypoxia is simply a lack of oxygen at the tissue level of the body due to a decreased partial pressure of oxygen in the inspired air. Hypoxia is serious‚ because it may lead to death. Diseases of the blood‚ the heart and circulation‚ and the lungs may all produce some form of hypoxia. There are four types of hypoxia: (1) the hypoxic type‚ in which the oxygen pressure in the blood going to the tissues is too low to saturate the haemoglobin; (2) the anaemic type‚ in which

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    IMPORTANCE OF FORESTS Introduction Trees are mankind lifeline. If they are destroyed‚ there is no way that human beings can survive. From the oxygen that we breathe in‚ the food that we eat‚ to the clothes we wear‚ we owe it all to the trees. Not only this‚ trees act as purifiers of air and receptacles of our waste products. Trees have great economic value too. We get fuel‚ fodder‚ timber‚ medicines and numerous other valuable products from the trees. It is‚ therefore‚ not surprising that trees

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    for yoga practitioners to help and prepare them in theirMeditation process.  In our respiration process‚ we breathe in or inhale oxygen into our body‚ going through our body systems in a form of energy to charge our different body parts. Then we exhale carbon dioxide and take away all toxic wastes from our body. Through the practice of Pranayama‚ the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide is attained. Absorbing prana through breath control links our body‚ mind‚ and spirit.  But life is full of stress

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    Hyperbaric oxygen therapy "is a well-established treatment for decompression sickness‚ a hazard of scuba diving" (Hyperbaric oxygen therapy‚ 2014). It involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized room or tube (Hyperbaric oxygen therapy‚ 2014). In a hyperbaric chamber the air pressure is increased by three times that of normal air pressure which allows the lungs to gather more oxygen (Hyperbaric oxygen therapy‚ 2014). The increase in oxygen within the body allows the body to better fight off bacteria

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    Oxygen Revolution {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} Oxygen Revolution {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} Oxygen Revolution The oxygen revolution‚ which is sometimes known as the oxygen catastrophe is believed to have occurred about 2.4 billion years ago with the evolution of cyanobacteria‚ a type of blue- green algae. Before this time‚ the atmosphere had a very different chemical make-up‚ high in carbon molecules; unsustainable for life as known today. These prokaryotes

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    Write your name here Surname Other names Centre Number Candidate Number Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Unit: 4CH0 Science (Double Award) 4SC0 Paper: 1C Wednesday 25 May 2011 – Morning Time: 2 hours Paper Reference 4CH0/1C 4SC0/1C You must have: Ruler Candidates may use a calculator. Total Marks Instructions black ink or • Usein the boxesball-point pen. page with your name‚ Fill at the top of this • centre number and candidate number. all • Answer

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    In the article‚ “Oceans Are Losing Oxygen—and Becoming More Hostile to Life” by Craig Welch‚ climate change is affecting the lives of all kinds of sea creatures. This article explains how climate change‚ and the warming of ocean water‚ has began taking oxygen out of the water. This means that many fish species have shrunk because of this loss of oxygen. The warmer water speeds up the metabolism of these fish‚ which makes them breathe in more of the oxygen. A couple of scientists from the University

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    The tires absorb moisture from roads while in motion. It can also pull carbon dioxide out of the air to fuel the moss’ photosynthesis which has clean oxygen as its byproduct. Absorbing 4‚000 tons of C02 a year Goodyear’s estimate is that the Oxygene‚ if all the 2.5 million vehicles in Paris switch to the brand‚ could produce 3‚000 tons of oxygen and absorb more than 4‚000 tons of carbon dioxide annually. The tire‚ however‚ goes beyond cleaning the air.

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    Gabby Dodgson 2A Oxygen Atom Essay A Day in the Life Being an oxygen atom isn’t as easy as it sounds‚ humans love us so much and those other atoms are always trying to attach themselves to us. Honestly‚ can they be anymore clingy? Really were the Michael Jordan’s of the element world. Todays the day I leave my home in the Tundra Biome‚ finally graduated from the periodic table and am on my way to the Tropics. I can’t wait‚ I’m so sick of this freezing weather and lack of any biotic diversity.

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    Macroeconomics‚ (Hubbard/O’Brien) Chapter 24 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Analysis 1) The static aggregate demand and aggregate supply curve model helps explain A) short term fluctuations in real GDP and the price level. B) long term growth. C) price fluctuations in an individual market. D) output fluctuations in an individual market. 2) The aggregate demand curve shows the relationship between the ________ and ________. A) inflation rate;

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