Essays Tagged: "using energy"

Huntington's Disease

rveclusters deep in the brain that controls movement, thought, perception, andmemory) and cortex by using energy incorrectly. The brain will starve theneurons (brain cells), and sometimes make them wo ... y. The brain will starve theneurons (brain cells), and sometimes make them work harder than usual,causing extreme mental stress. The result is jerky, random, uncontrollable,rapid movement such as grim ...

(4 pages) 88 1 2.6 Jul/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Insulation: types of insulation products availiable and also gives pros and cons in terms of the environment for each type.

Heating and cooling account for 50 to 70% of the energy used in the average American home. Using energy efficient insulation is one of the fastest and most cost-efficient ways to use a whole ... before a sale. Moisture buildup in the walls and crawl spaces can cause the formation of mildew, causing allergic reactions and damage to your home or building. There are several things that you can ...

(5 pages) 39 0 2.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Ozone Layer Depletion.

yer.The formation of the ozone layer occurred over a billion years ago, when blue-green algae began using energy from the Sun to split molecules of H2O and CO2 combined them into organic compounds and ... . The T-cells may prevent the body from recognizing the vaccine being injected as foreign tissue, causing the body to fail in producing antibodies. This has implications not only for the development o ...

(7 pages) 115 0 3.4 Oct/2003

Subjects: Science Essays

The UK Government Position on Energy Efficiency and Conservation the Past Thirty Years

umption.It could also be argued that this is not the case with the current UK Government's stand on using energy efficiency to reduce national energy consumption with a long term goal to reducing carb ...

(4 pages) 65 1 2.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Biology - The Movement of Molecules

sive transport allows some substances such gases and water to move into and out of the cell without using energy. Active transport includes processes such as "ion pumps", "exocytosis" and "phagocytosi ... sis" and "phagocytosis". Molecules such as sucrose's are moved against their concentration gradient using active transport - this requires the use of energy. A concentration gradient exists whenever t ...

(2 pages) 30 0 5.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

How light intensity affects the rate of photosynthesis. (Measured by the amount of bubbles produced in 2 minuets)

n 2 minuets)Scientific Knowledge and UnderstandingCanadian pondweedThis is the pond weed we will be using. It is North American and widely naturalized in EuropePhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis - The proce ... tosynthesis - The process by which plants convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose, using energy from the sun. (OCR Biology Text book)The word equation for photosynthesis is:Light prov ...

(9 pages) 30 0 3.0 Aug/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

Hitler and world war i

tantly gain power in Germany by becoming Chancellor; he gained consolidation of power in Germany by using energy, by utilizing propaganda and by succumbing to the immediate material interests and diff ...

(7 pages) 1414 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Sustainable Architecture

to people." But how is this related with architecture. It can range from being energy efficient and using nontoxic finishes to being constructed of recycled materials and completely powered by the sun ... nd for this reason considered green. Some of the design goals are to harmonize with the site, build using energy efficient materials, use natural heating and cooling, to be aesthetically beautiful and ...

(5 pages) 6 0 0.0 Dec/2012

Subjects: Science Essays