Science

Savant Syndrome - A Gift or a Curse?

“I have been given the gift of solving complex engineering problems, but to pay for the gift I’m socially crippled”- John Robinson (Mechanical Engineer Savant).

I present that quote because I believe it speaks for everyone that has Savant Syndrome or is associated in any way with someone else who has it. Quotes like John’s are very similar to many quotes given by Savants during interviews or just randomly speaking to someone. I have been intrigued for some time with the study of Savant Syndrome and have been more interested when the majority of studies I see treat Savant’s as disabled people with “some random gift”. Through current studies I have discovered Savant Syndrome is not just simply genetic flaw, it can come out of nowhere and even be triggered by severe brain injury. To give an idea of how Autism affects the brain I included the actual brain scan of a person diagnosed with Autism. Autism is said to affect primarily the left side of the brain, which is exactly what this scan appears to show.

Methodology and Summaries

Understanding the Basics of Stratovolcano, Composite, Cinder Cone, Shield and Super Volcanoes

Thesis Statement: There are several types of volcanoes, some of these are; stratovolcano / composite volcanoes, cinder cone volcanoes, shield volcanoes and super volcanoes.

I. A look at stratovolcano / composite volcanoes.
A. Stratovolcanoes, also known as composite volcanoes, are tall cone shaped volcanoes with steep sides made up of many layers of lava and ash.
1. How stratovolcanoes are formed.
2. Why stratovolcanoes have their shape.
3. An example of a stratovolcano eruption.
4. A look at the Mount St. Helens eruption.

II. An example of cinder cones.
A. Cinder cone volcanoes are the most common type of volcano.
1. How cinder cone volcanoes get their shape.
2. How cinder cone volcanoes are formed.
3. An example of a cinder cone volcano.
4. How erosion effects cinder cone volcanoes.

III. An example of shield volcanoes.
A. Shield volcanoes are the largest type of volcano with gently curved slopes.
1. The way some shield volcanoes are created.
2. An example of shield volcanoes.
3. How the Hawaiian Island shield volcanoes get their shape.

Ergonomic Work Analysis: A Study in a Sawmill Located on Southern of Brazil

Abstract
The wood and related products has a great economic and social importance on worldwide market. In the particular case of Brazil the sawmills present wide range of possibilities for ergonomic demands improvement. In this sense, the present study aims to investigate ergonomic conditions in a sawmill located on southern of Rio Grande do Sul, a Brazilian state. To this end, the study methodology consisted in application of field surveys, on-site observation and ergonomic analysis techniques. The results show the most critical job is the Hydraulic Carriage Drive (HCD)'s control, which demands an immediate improvement of postural conditions. Furthermore, we identified a few minor improvements necessaries on the work environment, including thermal comfort, noise and human-machine interface.

Keywords: RULA method, sawmills, ergonomic conditions

Introduction

Critical Analysis of Nida’s Dynamic Equivalence Theory - Translation Theory Essay

Abstract
This essay presents an analysis of Eugene A. Nida’s dynamic equivalence theory from the point of view of requirements for a good translation theory. In Nida’s theory, the new concepts of dynamic equivalent, equivalent effects and three-stage translating procedures made the theory so influential in the following century. Nida discarded traditional approach placing too many demands upon the reader to become informed about the original culture, approached translation from a scientific point of view and shifted the focus to the receptor’s response. After careful examination and analysis against each requirement, Nida’s theory is found to be theoretically satisfying and practically applicable.
1 Introduction

A Heroine in the Structure of Life - An Essay on Biophysicist Rosalind Franklin

In the year 1920 on the 25th of April science met one of its most prominent minds. Rosalind Franklin was born in Notting Hill London to a baker and was one of five children. In an age where the education of women was not considered necessary, she had a ready mind, so her parents sent her to one of the few girls schools in London; St. Paul's Girls School, where she quickly showed promise in science, Latin, and sports. It was during her time at the Girls School that she decided she would be a scientist. After the start of WWII the Franklin family helped to hide refuge Jews from Nazi’s in their home, all her life Rosalind was raised to understand the importance of life. After finishing her education at St. Paul's Girls School she went on to Newnham College where she finished her undergraduate in 1941, in 1945 she completed her doctorate at Cambridge University (Biography.com).

Essay on Experiments of the Natural Selection Scenario

Natural Selection
A. Natural selection scenario essay：

Three Different Attitude Measurements of Spinning Projectile Only Using Magnetic Sensors

Measuring the Rate of Alcohol Fermentation in Yeast Cells

Introduction:

What Really Matters in Commercial Agriculture

According to the U.S. Census, the world’s population reached 6,761,657,535 in 2008. The population is now at its largest and is still growing with two hundred and forty-five babies being born every minute (“[How Many Babies]”). As the population grows, so does the demand for food. In “The Politics of Hunger,” by Paul Collier, he states “The solution must come from dramatically increasing world food supply” (Collier 2). As a result of the high demand, commercial agriculture was introduced globally back in 1996 (Collier 4).This involves genetically modifying crops by infusing them with chemicals and using fertilizers in their growth. Doing this enables crops to produce a greater supply of larger crops and in a short period of time. Commercial agriculture is the only solution to the food crisis and must be increased.

Essay Topic to be Presented in a Report to Goverment Style: Consider, Analyse and Critically Assess Any Policy Interactions that Exist Between the Renewable Energy Target of 45000 GWh by 2020 and the Emissions Trading Scheme Proposed by the Federal Government

Also to develop answer drawing on various renewable energy target and CPRS documents that have been produced by political parties lobby groups academics Garnaut, the treasury DCCEE and other relevant players

Introduction
This submission is intended to highlight some of the interactions between the Federal level climate change policies, the new Renewable Energy Target (RET) and the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). There exist aspects between the two policies that present options for improvement in consideration of the long term effect that is anticipated.

The environmental process of coastal erosion has long been the subject of environmental management; particularly because it directly threatens human assets and wellbeing over relatively short time scales. Coastal erosion is significant because 44% of the worlds population live within 150km of the coast (Cohen et al., 1997 cited in Brommer et al., 2009: 181), and with it millions of dollars worth of trade, tourism, assets and business. Many environmental processes need thorough identification of ecosystem services, a process of valueation which often hinders the application of urgently required management. However, with the vast value of coasts already acknowledged, we can examine how well this has translated into investment in the form of research and response. This essay will explore past approaches to coastal management, and its effectiveness in addressing the coast as an open system with complex human interactions.

Anthropology - Introduction to Culture

As humans we are bound to have a biased opinion about not only ourselves, but our cultures. We always assume that if we are from a civilized culture we are superior than uncivilized third world countries. We then feel the need to alter their way of living instead of letting them live. The knowledge we gain, and our lavish ways of living does not make us superior, but rather unique. We fail to appreciate the knowledge we can gain from small- scale societies. Simplistic societies like the Rautes have much to offer us. They have become part of the society that prevails because of them. The lack of societies like this would cause the biodiversity and ecosystem in the areas that they live in to fail. The Rautes directly help farmers by eliminating monkeys that ruin their crops. Without the the Rautes society farmers would have to go in and eliminate the monkeys themselves. Not only do Rautes save farmers time, but they indirectly do their dirty work for them. They allow the farmers to provide food for children, women, and men.

Assessing Microbial Risks from Land Applied Class B Biosolids Through Groundwater Pathway Under Wet Weather Events

Abstract
Introduction
The exposure model is the most essential and complicated part of QMRA. Both model structure and parameter selections are crucial for the reliability of the results. To assess the biosolids-associated risks from groundwater pathway, the situation under rainfalls need to be accounted. The rainfall events may increase the resulting risks from biosolids by producing a large amount of water infiltrated in the soil and advancing the microbial transport significantly. The subsurface fate and transport model must take several crucial elements into account, including occurrence values of pathogens in biosolids, the potential routes of infection, the probability of human exposure to the source of the pathogen, as well as the amount that humans would ingest, and the virulence of the infectious agent (U.S. EPA 2000).

Types of Volcanoes

Abstract
How do you cause global damage to the Earth’s atmosphere due to natural activity? Can a volcano because it is a living gas chamber full of intense magma waiting to explode, but can one volcano do all this damage? This is what I am trying to find out. Where on the Ring of Fire does it have to be an eruption in order to cause the Earth to do such a thing or do it have to be multiple? How big of a volcano does it have to be? Can the volcano be underwater or overwater? How much lava and ash will have to be emitted in order for this to happen.

Integrative Function in the Auditory Pathway for the Perception of a 4 kHz 10 dB Sound

Introduction
In the perception of an incoming 4 kHz 10 dB sound at 0 azimuth angle, the ears act as transducers for transformation of acoustic signals into electrical signals. The physical characteristics, location and meaning of the sound represented by these signals and are processed by our brain. This task requires contribution of various components along the auditory pathway including the outer ear, middle ear, inner ear and our brain. This essay will critically evaluate the role each component plays in the process.
Assumptions

Does Nature Have a Larger Impact on Human Development Than the Environment?

Nature versus nurture has been a continuing debate between scientists and is far from being settled. It is a challenge for scientists to come up with a true answer to whether a human is born with all of their traits or if the environment develops them. It is extremely difficult to study what genes are specifically inherited by a person and what aspects of control the environment has over those genes. The reason for this is because it is unethical to take a child out of its natural surroundings to test nature versus nurture.

Kinetics Study by Using NMR Spectroscopy

Abstract
Kinetics has been studies for long period of time. The knowledge of kinetics allows a better understanding of chemical reaction mechanism. For decades, spectroscopy is a typical way to investigate kinetics. In this review paper, a new powerful technique, NMR, will be discussed in terms of an efficient kinetics study tool.

Introduction

An Inconvenient Truth - Limits on the Greenhouse Gas Emissions

With the impact of global warming，Many countries have proposed to limit greenhouse gas emissions to protect the environment. It should not be mandatory for all countries to have a limit on their greenhouse gas emissions regardless of they are a developing country, because limit carbon emissions in developing countries is not fair and if developed countries do not take into account the low-carbon development in developing countries may be lead to more emissions.

Introduction

The use of performance-enhancing drugs, better known as “doping”, is a serious issue in sports and widely discussed in the media since a long time. Although it is considered to be unethical, these exogenous and often illegal substances like amphetamine or anabolic steroids are mostly done by athletes, who expect to artificially enhance their athletic performances. In 2007, the Italian anti-doping expert Allesandro Donati showed in his survey about the market for such drugs, that it had grown to a sales volume of approximately 15 billion € per year with a huge demand of 15 million consumers worldwide.

The pressure of taking global actions to protect environment intensifies recently (Low, 993), so identifying which group of countries should make more efforts become important. Generally, developing countries contribute more than developed countries on environmental issues. One of the problems is deforestation, which can be explained by population increase and industrial activities development, and occurs most in developing countries. Another problem is greenhouse gas emissions, which is due to the rapid economic growth in developing country. It will become even more serious without control.

Deforestation is one of serious environmental issues, which can most due to the developing nations. There are two main reasons that can explain it.

What is Genetic Engineering?

Genetics is one of the most popular and has the largest potential subject which attracts many scientists devoted themselves to it nowadays. Genetic engineering which also known as genetic modification or recombinant DNA technology aims to change the inheritance of an organism. This artificial technology can change and amplify an organism’s genetic material in a way which can not be happened under natural conditions. It is an important branch of bioengineering. Today genetic engineering has gained a great achievement in many fields, such as agriculture, food, industry and medicine.

The Chemistry Side of Forging a Sword

The forging of a sword is deeply centered in chemistry. Swords have been an important part of our history as humans, playing a huge role especially during Medieval and Renaissance times in Europe. The strength of a sword was a deciding factor to a Medieval army's success; a brittle sword would be a man's death sentence. The sword is also a way of showing the owner's wealth by the adornment it carried. However, a good sword begins with the proper materials.

What is an ocean? According to the dictionary, it is “the mass of salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface.” Most people may say the exacr same line when they were asked this question. Furthermore, they might understand that the polluting of the ocean is something bad, but they do not understand what really happens even if the news reported the pollution of the ocean. The human beings made the problem. One magazine said, “In an average year, mankind dumps some 34 million gallons (130 million L) of oil into the oceans of the world” (Awake!). In another magazine, “Worldwide, an estimated $56 billion is needed annually to address this enormous wastewater problem” (Halweii). In the same article, he wrote, “The U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that 46,000 pieces of plastic litter — including bits of packaging, cigarette lighters, plastic bags, and diapers — are floating on every square mile of the oceans, a figure that has increased threefold since the 1960s” (Halweii). There are many lots of reports that show human beings polluting the ocean every day, and the amount of pollution is enormous.

Essay on Ultrasounds and X-rays and the Physics Involved

In this essay I will explain about ultrasound and x-rays and talk about how they are put to use in the medical profession. I will not only talk about the physics involved when putting these technologies to work but also the dangers they may impose if not used correctly.

Ultrasound

An ultrasound is a medical imaging technique that basically uses sound waves (which are of a high frequency) and records its echoes. Just like what submarines use to located other ships or submarines (sonar) as well as what bats use to see in the dark. Ultrasound works in the medical profession by the ultrasound machine transmitting high frequency sound pulse though the body using a probe. The frequency of the sound is about (1 to 5 megahertz). The sound then travels though the body until it hits a tissue boundary for example between fluid and a soft tissue.