treatment most commonly used for children are braces. The brace is used when you have a spinal curve degree between 25 and 40 degrees‚ and you are still growing. Though the brace can’t actually reverse the damages of scoliosis‚ it can help to prevent it from getting worse. ( Osteoarthritis Health Center Scoliosis‚ 2 ) Another option is surgery. If your curve is between 40 and 50 degrees‚ you are considered for surgery. The surgery cannot straighten the curve all the way‚ but it can get it pretty close to
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Desert Saguaro Cactus Scientific Name: Carnegiea gigantean Habitat: desert slopes and flats Range: Sonoran Desert Observations: The shape and appearance of the Saguaro Cactus is easily recognizable in countless movies set in the desert. The cactus is a producer‚ using photosynthesis to create its energy needs. Since it doesn’t have leaves‚ its photosynthesis takes place in the top layer of its green stem. The cactus uses a number of adaptations to survive in the dry desert conditions. They
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The brain is one of the most important vital organs that make up the human body. It is the body’s control center and plays a role in every function that humans perform by sending and receiving signals to and from all of the parts of the human body. The brain has three different components that make up its structure and those components are the cerebrum‚ cerebellum‚ and brain stem. Each of theses components can each be broken down into their own individual parts and each of those parts plays a role
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herself. Demonstrating her aspirations after entering the space program‚ she is quoted saying‚ "What are we doing here? We’re reaching for the stars." Also‚ after reflecting on her position‚ she said in August 1995‚ "I touch the future‚ I teach (Gray 32)." Francis R. (Dick) Scobee‚ born in
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fearful social epidemic‚ in which uneducated persons put their destructive thoughts and viewpoints into action. These criminal activities have been dubbed "Hate Crimes" and have plagues society as far back as one can remember. Hate Crimes‚ in varying degrees‚ can consist of something as minute as a derogatory comment‚ to something as serious as an act of murder. The common thread is that the offence was committed because of the victim’s ethnicity or race. Hate Crimes violate the human rights of society
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Marie Thurman What will you feel as you enter a national park? Many words have been written to describe the experience‚ but nothing can truly capture the complete amazement as the breathtaking views catch your breath. It’s something you must discover for yourself at least once in your lifetime‚ if not time and time again. Though songs‚ poems and photographs have tried to capture the essence of national parks‚ only your senses will tell the true story. In this research paper I will be discussing national
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of evidence from Call of the Wild is‚ “ Buck did not read the newspaper… but for every tidewater dog.” The quote shows that the character is clearly unlike in To Build a Fire. The final of evidence from To Build a Fire is‚ “ Day has dawned cold and gray when the man turned aside from the main Yukon trail.” this evidence clearly shows the difference between having a man and a dog as the main
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it formed two different substances 4. Classify the following properties of Sodium metals as physical of chemical Silver metallic color Physical Turns gray in air Physical Melts at 98 degrees Physical Reacts explosively with chlorine gas Chemical 5. Classify the following changes as Physical or Chemical. Water freezes at O degrees Physical Baking soda when combined with vinegar produces bubbles Chemical Moth balls gradually disappear at room temp Physical Ice cubes in a freezer
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burner x 1 * Safety glasses x 1 * Copper(ii) carbonate * Limewater * Copper(ii) oxide * 5ml of dilute H2SO4 METHOD: 1) Transfer a small quantity of CuCO3 equivalent to a depth of 1cm into a test tube 2) Clamp the test tube at an angle of 45 degrees and fit a stoppered delivery tube. Immerse the end of the delivery tube into a test tube half-filled with limewater as shown in the diagram. 3) Heat the test tube containing the CuCO3 strongly for a few minutes until a colour change in the carbonate
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sample was performed. After a day of incubation‚ the MAC agar gave a negative result‚ therefore it is not a Gram-negative bacteria and non-lactose fermenting. The SBAP and CHOC showed growth of colonies. The CHOC agar had a mixed formation of colonies (gray colonies and 2+ tan colonies)‚ so it was isolated in another CHOC agar and it was mixed again. A gram stain procedure was done and it showed both Gram positive and negative cocci.
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