Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve A oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve is a tool used to show the relationship between the saturation of oxygen and the partial pressure of oxygen. It directly tells us how a person own body is utilizing oxygen intake, how carbon dioxide levels are being regulated, as well as how efficient the hemoglobin in our body binds and release oxygen molecules to the appropriate tissues that require it. Normally the oxygen that our tissues need in order to function properly…
From Google Home to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence (AI) is developing rapidly every day. While science fiction in media has often portrayed AI as robots with human-like characteristics, AI can encompass anything from Google’s search algorithms to IBM’s Watson to autonomous weapons (Future of Life Institute, 2018). Is this constant development into the world of AI beneficial to humanity, or is it a pathway to the destruction of human labour and community? The purpose of this essay is…
Dioxin is a shortened term for tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin. The chemical formula for this deadly toxin is C4H402. Dioxin was a chemical used for an herbicide mixture called Agent Orange which was used during the Vietnam War in the years 1961-. It prevented the Northern Vietnamese from using rivers, roads, and crops for food supply. This chemical is one of the most dangerous compound that can enter the environment by surface body waters. It can cause a supply of crops to become damaged and…
The Orange and Blue Dilemma The New York Knicks have become the latest Broadway show in Midtown Manhattan. The constant subliminal jabbing back and forth between Phil Jackson and Carmelo Anthony over the years has finally reached the point of no return. Tensions built up over the last month as the Knicks were struggling to pick up wins, losing 17 of their last 24 games since their 14-10 start. Drama started to plague the Knicks as a column by ex-Jackson assistant Charley Rosen targeted Anthony…
breads, biscuits, and muffins all use chemical leavening agents such as baking soda and an acid or baking powder. The acid and the base in the chemical leavening agent react to form CO2 that cause dough rising like yeast fermentation. Gluten free products use yeast and gums to help leaven the product and set its structure to trap CO2 bubbles. Gluten free products however typically do not rise as well as yeast or chemical leavening agent techniques because of the lack of elasticity formed by…
ban of unprocessed timber exports was implemented in 1992 and there have been replantation efforts however, the ban meant buying timber from neighbours, such as Laos and Cambodia, which hurt their environment. Air pollution in Vietnam is a major problem. The main reason for this pollution is the amount of low-quality motorbikes. In Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, there is a motorbike for every two citizens. This has a terrible impact on global warming and other such environmental factors. Water…
In the play Glengarry Glen Ross there are a couple of salesmen who work together to sell unwanted real estate at exaggerated prices, the sales men are Roma, Williamson, Aaronow, Ross and Moss. The real estate agents seem to be ready to participate in illegal and unethical actions, from lying, bribery, threats, stealing, bullying and more in order to sell unwanted real estate to unsuspecting buyers. The title of the play comes from two of the real estate properties that are in the play which are…
Independent Publishing versus Traditional Publishing The stereotypical image of a writer ensconced in a garret, tucked far away from reality so that they can concentrate on creativity is a thing of the past. Whether you decide to publish through the traditional route or publish independently most authors will have to partake in marketing their works from bookshop signings, having a social media presence to school visits. Now that I am beginning to see my manuscript take shape it saddens me…
Flashback: Pearls and feathers, bobs and glamour! Reality: I was sitting at the very back of my poor excuse of a high school’s plain old, bland “English 4” class in Levi mom jeans, a cropped top, and Chuck Taylors; except I wasn’t. I wasn’t at all. (Take One): Pouncing upon my sister’s Macbook Air, I was on a written escapade away from the Upper West Side’s public school nightmare and, instead, running up and down the catwalk at New York’s Couture’s 1956 Fashion Show! In a riveting, platinum…
This assignment is about the ethical issues for the domain of intelligent agents. This will require academic articles as references to identify ethical issues for discussions and explanations, along with my personal opinion and knowledge on the matter if there’s any. There will be a small discussion regarding actors in articles of how they can relate to the ethical issues, there will also be a brief discussion of how the Code of Ethics could affect the decisions, outcome and issues of identified…