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Artificial Intelligence
Of the many technological advances of the modern era, none is as intricate as artificial intelligence. The notion that a non-human, synthetic being could advance to a point of imitating human behavior is enough to make people quiver. Artificial Intelligence has been in existence for four decades and it appears to be developing very well. From the establishment of AI till today we have been capable of keeping up with technology that has assisted us
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Artificial Intelligence (ai) - the Intelligent Computer
The Intelligent Computer This book is about the field that has come to be called Artificial Intelligence. In this chapter, you learn how to define Artificial Intelligence, and you learn how the book is arranged. You get a feeling for why Artificial Intelligence is important, both as a branch of engineering and as a kind of science. You learn about some successful applications of Artificial Intelligence. And finally, you learn about criteria you can use
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Artificial Life
Artificial Life and Intelligence Websites: http://www.humanoidrobots.org/humanoids2005/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25394-2005Mar10.html http://www.humanoid.waseda.ac.jp/Humanoids200 One of the most interesting topics of our time is that of artificial life and artificial intelligence. In other words, non-human man-made intelligence. I will examine in particular humanoid intelligence. Most scientists today agree that walking; talking humanoid robots with social intelligence will be commonplace in the future, raising new challenges for humankind. One of the the most well known scientist who are working on humanoids
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Artificial Sweeteners
Americans are extremely addicted to sugar. Apparently, our nutrition experts claim that eating artificial sugars to satisfy our sugar addiction is part of a healthy diet. Replacing sugars in beverages, honey, etc., can dramatically reduce the amount of calories that are consumed. Although this appears to be healthy for the consumer, health risks are involved with the artificial sweetener. Since two-thirds of Americans are obese, artificial sweeteners could be extremely beneficial. Artificial sweeteners do have
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Artifitial Insemination
Shawn Breneman Animal Science Seminar March 11, 2004 INTRODUCTION The development and usage of artificial insemination (AI) has come a long way since it was first done successfully in 1784 when an inseminated dog whelped three pups 62 days later. (Foote., 2002) The usage of AI technologies is swine has been around since the early 1900s when Ivanov, a Russian scientist began conducting research on the subject. (Foote., 2002) But it was not until the
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Asbestos - Word Meaning
Asbestos (from Greek ???????? or asbestinon, meaning "unquenchable" or "inextinguishable")[1][2] is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals exploited commercially for their desirable physical properties.[2] They all have in common their asbestiform habit, long, (1:20) thin fibrous crystals. The inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause serious illnesses, including malignant lung cancer, mesothelioma (a formerly rare cancer strongly associated with exposure to amphibole asbestos), and asbestosis (a type of pneumoconiosis). Long exposure to high concentrations
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Ascorbic Acid
In the following experiment, the amount of vitamin C content in Sunny D will be compared to regular Prairie Farms® orange juice, as well as a standard sample. This will determine the amount of each of these juices that should be consumed daily to achieve the recommended daily allowance to prevent a disease known as scurvy. PROCEDURE: First a buret was set up in a clamp and filled with 2,6-dichloroindophenol dye solution. Record the initial
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Aspartame Dangers
Aspartame Dangers The dangers of aspartame poisoning have been a well guarded secret since the 1980s. The research and history of aspartame is conclusive as a cause of illness and toxic reactions in the human body. Aspartame is a dangerous chemical food additive, and its use during pregnancy and by children is one of the greatest modern tragedies of all. Why haven't you heard about this before? Partly because the diet industry is worth trillions
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Aspects of Decomposition: A Brief Overview
Aspects of Decomposition: A Brief Overview Kyle Jackman Animals are complex creatures. The animal can perform such tasks as reproduction, digestion, and simply movement. This is leaving out the more basic functions of respiration, circulation, and various maintenance functions. All of these processes are very complex, from the superficial all the way to the chemical level. Decomposition is one of these processes. It is common belief in our society to believe that death is an
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Asperger's Syndrome
COVER PAGE Asperger's Syndrome Written Assignment #1 Michelle Richardson 4/4/2013 Tues 7-10pm ________________ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my family for giving me the inspiration for this topic. My brother was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome a few years ago and researching this in greater depth has made us grow closer as we further understand the disease. I would also like to thank my Life Span Human Growth and Development Professor, Linda Downing-Adkinson, for providing
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Aspirin
I. Introduction Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid is a derivative of salicylic acid that is a mild, non-narcotic analgesic useful in the relief of headache, muscle, and joint aches. The drug works by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins, body chemicals that are necessary for blood clotting and which also sensitize nerve endings to pain. A German chemist named Felix Hoffman is credited with being the first to synthesize aspirin in 1897. Hoffman's father had severe arthritis
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Aspirin History and Uses
What is Aspirin? Aspirin is on of the first drugs to ever be commonly used and is still one of the most widely used in the world. How widely used you ask? Approximately 35000 metric tonnes are produced and consumed every year. Chemically aspirin is known as acetylsalicylic acid with the chemical formula of C9H8O4. Aspirin is an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and is an inhibitor of platelet aggregation. The history of Aspirin Aspirin has
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Assignment - Dehyrdation
Assingment: Dehydration Have you ever noticed after working out at the gym you may be a little dizzy, or nauseous? It’s because you are dehydrated – which means “excessive loss of water resulting in depletion of body fluids” (Grosvenor & Smolin, 2006). Adults lose nearly two to three quarts (12 cups) of water every day! We lose one half cup to one cup a day from the soles of our feet. Another two to four
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Assisted Reproduction
Assisted reproduction is a process that “facilitates sperm-egg interaction and, therefore, improves the likelihood of fertilization and pregnancy in infertile couples, (Stonybrook University Hospital, 2007).” Assisted Reproduction has only been around for three decades. There are many different procedures that are included as assisted reproduction. There is medication to induce ovulation, in vitro fertilization, egg donors, and etc. I know some things about in vitro fertilization. I had a friend who tried it unsuccessfully. This
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Ast 101 Planet Mars
Holden Krivelin Professor Gelman 5-13-19 AST 101 PLANET MARS The planet Mars is the fourth planet from the sun, it is named after the roman god of war. Mars is also described as the red planet due to its reddish appearance surrounding it. It is the smallest planet in the solar system after planet mercury. The reddish color on mars is due to the iron oxide that makes it distinctive among the other astrological bodies
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Asteroids, Meteorites & the Solar System
Asteroids Asteroids are massive lumps of rock that orbit the Sun. They can be anything up to 1000 kilometers wide and are sometimes described as minor planets. Most asteroids in the Solar System lie in a belt - the Asteroid Belt - orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter, but some are orbiting relatively nearby. These nearby asteroids are called Potentially Hazardous Asteroids or PHAs because they could collide with the Earth as gigantic meteorites.
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Asthma
As what I read from the book, I learn that inheritance is the process by which an offspring cell or organism becomes predisposed to characteristics of its parent cell or organism. As the book says, if both homologous chromosomes in an organism have the same allele at a given gene locus, the organism is said to be homozygous, and if two homolohous chromosomes have different alleles at a given gene locus, the organism is heterozygous.
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Asthma
I chose this topic because I had asthma a long time ago when I was a small child. My asthma symptom developed when I was five years old, and I fought through it for almost seven years. Now although I donЎЇt have this disease anymore and donЎЇt need to take medicines for it at all, I am still really interested in asthma. So, to my curiosity and to my experiences, I decide to write about
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Asthma
Immanuel Kant is one of the most influential philosophers in the history of Western philosophy. His contributions to metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics have had a profound impact on almost every philosophical movement that followed him. This portion of the Encyclopedia entry will focus on his metaphysics and epistemology in one of his most important works, The Critique of Pure Reason. (All references will be to the A (1781) and B(1787) edition pages in Werner
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Asthma
Informative Speech Outline Asthma Specific Purpose: To inform the audience on the struggles that an asthmatic deals with every day. Central Idea: Asthma is a disease that affects the airways and breathing passages in a person’s body, making every day breathing a struggle. Introduction I. Picture this… One day you’re talking to your best friend and he tells a rather humorous joke. II. However, when you try to take a breath in and breathe out
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Asthma
Asthma is a long lasting inflammatory disease that affects the airways. The inflammation can cause a person’s airways to swell and become inflamed. People with asthma have airways that are hypersensitive to something like cigarette smoke. If something like cigarette smoke is inhaled by a person with asthma, it will cause their airways to narrow and become inflamed. This will cause someone with asthma to wheeze or gasp for air. Though continuing of inflamed
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Asthma: Disease of the Respiratory System
Asthma: Disease of the respiratory system Breathing, the act of inhaling and exhaling of air. Oddly enough this process is an absolute necessity for life and yet we do not control it. There are two systems involved in our ability to breathe one is the parasympathetic nervous system and the other is the respiratory system. The parasympathetic nervous system controls the body’s unconscious actions that are necessary to live such as the beating of the
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Asthma: The Causes and Symptoms
Asthma: The Causes and Symptoms Asthma is a disorder of the respiratory system in which the passages of the lung periodically narrow, causing coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. When Henry was little he was diagnosed with asthma. Now carries an inhaler with him to help keep him from having asthma attacks. Many people experience asthma symptoms everyday. Asthma can be controlled by avoiding triggers such as dust or smoke. There are three symptoms of
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Astrobiology - the Potential for Extraterrestrial Life
Astrobiology: The Potential for Extraterrestrial Life Michael Russo Professor Nieter Science Inquiry: Geoscience Introduction Astrobiology is the area of study dealing with alien life, the likelihood of finding it, where it might be found, how it evolved, its morphology, its culture, etc. It’s a huge field that overlaps all the sciences but especially the geosciences, evolutionary biology, chemistry and bio-chemistry and astronomy. In the following report I focus on astrobiology as it applies to
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Astronauts
Astronauts I have yet to meet a child whose dream isn’t to venture out into space. Being an astronaut is one of many extraordinary jobs one can have. They explore an environment tremendously different than the one that we currently live in. They perform experiments on many different concepts and substances in a contradistinct environment that lead to conclusions that wouldn't otherwise be found. Many things exist today that we take for granted that were
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Astronomy
Astronomy 162 1. With for example a prism you can break light up into its separate colors, in a so-called spectrum. When astronomers did this to the light of stars, they found that the stars weren't all the same. Some had more blue light, and others had more red light. Also, thin dark lines (spectral lines) could be seen in the spectra and those weren't the same for all stars, but there were groups
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Astronomy
Introduction On a clear summer night in the country, the stars illuminate the sky seemingly by the billions. Children and even some adults watch for shooting stars to rip through the night and grant them their ever wishes. From the moon to the stars, to the distant planets, this in one way or another is astronomy. This paper will continue to discuss the meaning of astronomy and also explain some roles that mathematics, religion, and
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Astronomy
Space exploration has been going on since the 1960s. Both women and men have traveled in space. Every day we are discovering different things about space from satellites and astronauts, and every day more people are landing on the moon. The first human, the first animal, and the first spacecraft in orbit, were all Soviet achievements. There are many reasons why space is explored and why people take the time to explore the solar system.
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Astronomy
1. When was the birth of the solar system? The birth of the solar system was 4.6 billion years ago 2. T/F The planets are all made of the same stuff but the conditions they formed under where different. True 3. Elements in the solar system are like the ingredients in a __________________. Elements in the solar system are like the ingredients in a cake 4. Why are only rocky planets able to form close
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Astronomy Class Pros and Cons
Pros: I had very little knowledge of astronomy before this class, but now I feel I know a lot and will major in the subject in college. There was a fair amount of math in the homework assignments, but this just made me understand the material even more thoroughly. I took an online class which consider more works to do but it’s convince for me because of my work schedule. It is not very interesting
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