Nature Article Reviews Samples For Students

A. Article title and reference: Drought, River Fragmentation Forcing Endangered Fish out of Water, Biologist Finds. (June 6, 2013) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130606110013.htm

B. Summary: Long Droughts and eventual fragmentation of North American rivers have threatened the ecosystem of many native fish in Kansas, Arkansas, Red, Gila, Platte and San Juan River according to the research conducted by Keith Gido of Kansas State University (Sciencedaily.com, 2013). Species such as the Silver Chub thriving the aforementioned rivers had an immense drop in its population due to ground water withdrawals and river fragmentation. In 2011, the number of Silver Grubs found in sampling reaches ...

Introduction

Nature has always been the subject of many debates since the discovery of its existence. Human beings have always made it their duty to preserve the integrity of the environment of which nature is a part of. However, human beings are the dominating and the intelligent species have played a major role in the destruction of the ecological system around them. This is due to a rapid increase in population and development. The wilderness is the part of the environment that has not been affected by human activities either positively or negatively. The range of biological diversity found in the wilderness is ...

Article Summary

The article sheds light on how large corporations such as Enron and WorldCom have been involved in malpractices related to the way these corporations were run. Both Enron and WorldCom were guilty of ignoring the demands of the stakeholders. Therefore, there is a strong need for major changes in the way such corporations are run, and for environmental and social factors to be kept in mind. One way of pleasing all parties is through a process called Socially Responsible Investing or SRI. SRI does not mean that businesses ignore the financial side of things and safeguard social and environmental factors at the ...

Is evolution Phycology really value free?

While most people may be familiar with the evolution of species, few individuals may not know the new branch of physiology, which is known as evolutionary physiology (EP). Evolutionary biology deals with adaptation of physical parts such as limbs, tail, and organs. On one hand, evolutionary physiology deals with the evolution of human thought, behavior, and language. The subject has been faced by severe critics where people against EP believe that it has no value but entirely relies on social and cultural behaviors of human. The author of this paper champions that, EP, unlike to the biological evolution; rely ...

In Virginia, land conservation happens on private lands. Private lands conservation is a voluntary move by landowners as they exercise their right to determine their land use. Land conservation provides land owners with a tool to continue existing uses of land as they benefit from financial planning alternatives. Arguably, this strategy benefits the landowner and at the same time protects picturesque and working landscapes. Notably, protecting the natural landscape and cultural resources of Virginia is essential for economic viability of the state, as well as, the public well being. However, this will only become harder with continued increase in population. Virginia ...

Reflection on Economic & Philosophical Manuscripts By Karl Marx

Marx in his essay Scientific Socialism speaks of labor as alien to the laborer. He says that he labors, but does not “affirm himself in his labor.” The labor becomes separate from both him and his life. This is the central theme of the essay and also the point of his writing. While communism, the governmental system that stemmed from Marx, may not have worked out as he envisioned, his disquietude with the capitalist controllers of production were valid. The solution others proposed from his work did not work out, as in China and Russia. But given the time ...

Interaction between species and their environment plays a great role in their normal behaviors and existence. Altering the normal habitat of a species has massive effects on its distribution as well as the normal ecological functioning. Human activities have over the years caused significant change in regard to the normal habitats of both animals and plant species. Human activities such as continued agricultural activities and the rapidly growing urban centers have led to encroachment of forests. The uncontrolled encroachment has led to development of isolated forest patches. These isolated patches are a clear indication of fragmentation caused by modification of habitats by ...

An individual is the basic unit of society for most Western democracies. As such, laws and the execution of laws (one form of justice) in these societies focus on individual rights. Justice can be seen as two parts. Justice is one sense is reparations, or punishment that a society inflicts upon an individual. This essay looks at texts of Martin Luther King, Sigmund Freud and Thomas Jefferson in order to ascertain each of their guiding philosophies on what consisted of individual rights and justice. Each of them falls in line in a very particular philosophical school of thought with regard to ...

Paper 1 Comments(a) To AuthorsThe literature details strategies in information sourcing for effective disaster management can be useful for avoiding future of loss of lives and damage to property. However, the facts presented are not sufficient to provide an overview of the mitigation approaches to tackling natural calamities when they occur.(b) To Program CommitteeThe article is informative and provides insightful information that can be helpful in sourcing information through crowdsourcing approaches discussed. Such data can be effective in the management of natural calamities in order to save life and property.Paper 2 Comments(c) To AuthorThe language used in the ...

Monique Wittig asserts that lesbians are not women. The argument has not only excited academic and non-academic interest, but perhaps most importantly, it defies dominant cultural definitions and categorizations of sexuality and gender. This argument also threatens the established theoretical structure of political work that is founded upon women’s identity, including feminism. There is effectively no natural categorization of women, and thus equally no natural subject matter upon which feminism could be founded. Hale questions the possibility that women do not exist outside the conceptual context of the heterosexual political regimes. Instead, Hale develops an alternative construction of ...

Abstract

The world’s population is on an alarming increasing trend. Pressure on the available natural resources threatens the very source of life of humankind in the present and even worse for the future generations. Everyone is competing for whatever the inadequate resources that nature has provided, and degradation is the fierce reality from such overuse of natural resources. Admittedly, it is a responsibility for everyone to protect the environment.

The article review discusses about anthropogenic degradation, which occurs due to increased pressure on natural resources because of population explosion. The review serves as a revelation to all people who neglect the ...

Brian Solomon’s essay entitled “Vegetarianism Is the Right Moral Choice For Many Reasons” is at its core, an emotional plea to convince readers to drastically change their eating habits by becoming vegetarians. Solomon blames humans for taking an immoral and unethical decision and participating in the deaths of millions of animals in order to secure the continuation of the human race. In this critique, I will analyze how the author makes his appeals to the audience and whether his claims are substantiated.
In the beginning of the essay, the author unabashedly states his position on animal rights ...

introduction
Erick Swenson lives in a totally different and advanced age than Jean Watteau. With sophisticated material and knowledge, his Untitled stands out owing to the mathematical and creative skills employed to create the object. On the hand, Jean Watteau lived in the 18th Century when less quality material was available and the culture and demands of the public at the time, focused on exciting love stories rather than balance in the photo. Art that involved humans attracted more attention as they identified the object with their myths and beliefs (Warren, 3). Both Frenchwoman Jean and American Swenson artists ...

Article Review

Abstract
For a long time, economist have been attempting to extrapolate the relationship between the depletion of exhaustible resources and future economic growth. This paper looks into this by reviewing the article “Scarce or Abundant? The Economic of Natural Resource Availability” that is authored by Eric Neumayer. The first element of the review will be a discussion of the main issue described in the article. The next section of the article review will be a discussion of the methodology and the data that has been used. The review will then look at the main findings and conclusions noted down by the ...

Article Review: Measuring Natural Resource Scarcity: Theory and Practice

Abstract
The following paper is a review of the article “Measuring Natural Resource Scarcity: Theory and Practice” by Kerry Smith. The paper will begin by first looking at the main issue that the article addresses. After this issue has been reviewed, the methodology of the paper will be discussed together with the data that accompany the study. This will be followed by the conclusion and findings of the article. The paper will then give a special mention to other articles that have quoted or cited it. Finally, the significance, usefulness and readability of the article will be discussed
The ...

Abstract

The amount of natural resources has continually reduced due to increased demand of an ever-growing population. However, the cost of natural resources has not risen as expected due to technological advancements. There is a prediction that in the coming years, the cost of all natural resources will be high since technology will no longer be a leveling factor.

Keywords- scarcity, natural resources, cost, technology

I wish to pass my special thanks to my course tutor and classmates who helped me complete this paper. The paper has enabled me to acquire a lot of information and hence, I have gained new knowledge on matters concerning the economics of natural ...

Summary of the article

Appearing in the New York Times, Gillis article “Climate Panel Cites near Certainty on Warming” offers a substantive view on various issues aligned with global warming. Precisely, the current article delves on the persistent notions, which indicate that human beings are the main causative agents of global warming. In fact, the article comprises of findings from international scientists on this various investigations carried out on the role of human beings with regard to the occurrence of global warming. The findings from the said scientists are somewhat certain on the fact that human beings are the main precipitators of global warming. ...

The article, “Can Money Buy Happiness?” by Arthur C. Brooks, goes on to talk about the hapless end of a lottery winner and questions if money is the key to happiness. It goes on to provide statistical data to prove that the average income of citizens in America has increased over the years, but the percentage of happy people has remained the same. The author draws the example of Russia, where post-Soviet accumulation of money in some hands led to others’ unhappiness.
The article further describes how adaptation takes away the happiness which one gets from something. In stark ...

Gender roles were defined on the basis of man and woman, masculinity/feminist. This interpolates the idea that the woman was not viewed as an object of male desire but rather a companion of his (an imperfect image yielding the binary form of subject). Now in this present age, are we trying to delineate the concept of man/woman differences, the binary nature of their roles into sexual (affiliated to the sexual organs) beings in discussion and totally block out the trans-sexual forms existing between the two? Exactly! We have basically narrowed ourselves into sexual boundaries and abandoned the cultural and social ...

Introduction

In the article, the writer makes the case that women have better instincts for the ecological sustenance of the earth. Her case is based on the fact that women are more fundamentally materially grouped in the ecology of the planet than men. She regards these instincts to human existence on the planet. She says that human-caused environmental problems of the planet are extensively due to an exploitive, paternalistic, male dominated culture (Warren & Erkal, 1997). Mary approaches the argument from a Marxist, materialistic view combining it with ecofeminism and non-anthropocentricity. She argues that, there is no necessary conflict between a Marxist approach ...

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The article is; A MODEL FOR DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION OF COMPLEX MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURES. Published in 1991, the authors are;
- ATCHLEY, W. R – He was the head of Department of Genetics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7614
- HALL, B. K.- He was in the Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4J1
The purpose of the article is to show the complex morphological structure of a mammal, how it develops and changes with time due to evolution and the factor of adaptation for better survival. The model is based on the premise ...

Unfortunately nowadays climate change and exactly global warming has become one the most serious problems of humanity. To solve this problem different solutions have been suggested. As we know the main reason causing climate change, is the enormous amount of greenhouse gases in atmosphere and the main goal to solve the problem is the reduction of these gases. In this article a new solution is suggested and that’s Human engineering and why we should take it into consideration or why we shouldn’t is argued. basically these methods will make behavioral and physical changes in humanity and if we ...

SUMMARY

Joel Achenbach describes the world as crowded with a mutinous crew that has no leader. He says that it is full of 7 billion people, global economy, World Wide Web, climatic changes, exotic organisms and all sorts of resources shortages and ecological challenges. On addressing the environmental issues, he says that human should take a more interventionist and managerial role as nature no longer runs the earth but humans do (Achenbach, J. 2010). He mentions people like John Muir, Rachel Carson and Teddy Roosevelt talked on how to protect the environment. He says that human activities contribute to the environmental degradation. ...

The NSSL website delves deep into the nature and features of flood. The section ‘Basics’ describes the conditions which can be termed as floods and documents the destructive capability of flashfloods. The section is very enlightening as it provides an overview of the places prone to floods and also gives a comprehensive view of the risks of flash floods and the areas in jeopardy from the natural calamity. The causes behind floods are also discussed in detail. The nest section goes on to describe the different types of flood: river flood, coastal flood, storm surge, inland flooding and flash flood. ...

Introduction

In this article titled “Five Expected Outcomes from Global Business Cultural Analysis on Argentina’’, the author presents a series of expected outcomes from an analytical process of global business culture in Argentina that he conducted when he was back in school. The author states that this was particularly a very demanding project but that by the end of the paper, he was able a lot about Argentina and globalization.
The first thing that article explores is how countries such as Argentina that are already in possession of vast natural resources can leverage some of those resources to encourage business growth and ...

According to Milgram’s (1963) findings authorities have substantial power over individuals, and his findings can explain the nature of the holocaust as a consequence of enforced obedience. Blass (1999) argues that obedience rates have not declined since the original experiment, so any attempt to reproduce the experiment will probably result in similar findings. While moral convictions change over time, obedience remains consistent, so it is possible to conclude that people lose their moral convictions and personal decision-making abilities once they are exposed to pressure from the authorities.
The experiment was repeated several times in different societies with different ...

Introduction

The article chosen for the purpose of critical analysis and evaluation is ‘Fewer People Mean Fewer Worries’. It was published in ‘The Australian’ edition of January 16, 2008 in the Higher Education Section of the newspaper. The author of the article is Allen Greer who is a famous zoologist of Australia and has produced research over biology and evolution of certain Australian animals including lizards, snakes and tigers. As the name indicates, the article is about growing world population and the number of limited resources available on the earth for its habitants. Greer is of the view that if this ...

The Petroleum Industry faces many challenges regularly and one of the challenges is to hydraulically fracture a reservoir that is naturally fractured. The natural fracture systems are essential as they are considered for ideal stimulation. Oil and gas reservoirs use hydraulic fracturing, but using the hydraulic fracture in unconventional gas reservoirs’ is the main challenge as hydrocarbons cannot be extracted from these reservoirs without the fractures. A few factors that affect the hydraulic and natural fracture interaction are the horizontal differential stress, the angle set for the fracture and the pressure that is applied during the treatment.
An observation ...

Debt Level vs GDP Growth

There is no doubt that the relationship between economic growth and debt levels is one of the most controversial topics that raise debates in discussions. It also generates varied interpretations among economic analysts and policymakers. The article structure in my opinion is essential as it provides arguments against previous conclusions and the authors' reasons to concede or not agree. Robert Pollin and Michael Ash (2012) have challenged previous findings by Rogoff and Reinhart on account of the methodology, omission and coding error. While Rogoff and Reinhart (2010) in their research concluded that, the average growth falls during periods when ...

No-Scar Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision

This article describes a technique of performing a surgery without a scar. The method is called NOTES, which means, natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. This means that rather than cutting the exposed skin, a natural body opening, such as the mouth, vagina, or anus is used to introduce surgical instruments into the body. Basically, a tube called an endoscope is placed into the opening, advanced towards the target area, and then a camera, a light source, and surgical instruments are put through it to enable surgery. The surgeons were able to manipulate the organs, suture blood vessels, and extract diseased tissue using this method. In this ...

Introduction

The article, Marcellus Shale-Appalachian Basin Natural Gas Play, gives a detailed geological report about the latest discovery about the source of natural gas in Appalachian Basin. A renowned geologist, Hobart King, who has not only worked as a coal geologist but also as an economic geologist is its author. It gives the developments that have been made on the site to enhance the extraction of natural gas from 2003 up to date. The Appalachian basin has certain rocks that are have large natural gas deposits.

How the article relates to geology

Natural gas is one of the most valuable substances in any economy as it is used ...

Functional recovery after a stroke is not easy to comprehend. Individuals show variations in their response to treatment and natural recovery process. The process of rehabilitation requires the optimization of recovery changes. Responsiveness is, therefore, important because it allows for the detection of change as it occurs. Detecting change is important for the selection of the best instrument for research and sample for clinical studies.
Responsiveness is influenced by treatment, specific sample and the type of change captured. Researchers have identified three types of change in the taxonomy of their responsiveness, i.e. observed change, important change and detectable change. ...

Article Review: Kline, J. B. T. & Sulsky, M. L. (2009). Measurement and Assessment Issues in Performance Appraisal. Canadian Psychology, 50(3), 161-171.

Article Review: Kline, J. B. T. & Sulsky, M. L. (2009). Measurement and Assessment Issues in Performance Appraisal. Canadian Psychology, 50(3), 161-171.
In their thesis, Kline and Sulsky (2009) argued that in organizations, even the most experienced and daring managers approach performance appraisal in fear and apprehension due to measurement issues. In support of this through literature review as the methodology, it was found that: first, performance measurement has broadened due to concerns over previous perspectives; two, the complexity and dynamic nature of work environment have rendered the previous approaches deficient while the adoption of indirect over direct ...

Exploration of a Journal Article in Sociology

This paper reviews the article Security, Surveillance, and Sociological Analysis, which was written by David Lyon and David Murakami Wood (2012) and published in the Canadian Review of Sociology. It is a review article where a summary of evidence that supports the authors’ proposition is provided. It covers both the authors’ personal and professional perspectives, as well as the summaries of related research.

In the article, the authors proposed that the fields of security and surveillance should be analyzed from a sociological perspective due to the fact that security and surveillance are tied to political currents, particularly to technological and economic power – ...

Summary

The two articles have identified climate change as one of the outstanding challenges to the engineering profession. Natural disasters are linked to Earth’s climate, which has varied significantly over the years. Engineers have failed to fully exploit the knowledge of climate change, understand its impacts and interactions, and incorporate the knowledge in a sustainable system design. For successful planning and design, engineers must be able to assess the risks associated with the occurrence of natural disasters.
Various engineering failures have been caused by climate change challenges. Engineers should therefore learn from the engineering failures of the past and ...

Orathinkal in conjunction with Burggraeave and Vansteenwegen composed the article. Forgiveness is presently a subject of enormous interest to psychologists. The authors define terms related to forgiveness that are exoneration, justification, mercy, excuse, and reconciliation. They are beneficial both to the counselor and to the client in that their understanding helps in promoting forgiveness. Through forgiveness, broken relationships can be amended. The purpose was first to view how the participants interviewed viewed forgiveness. The researchers also wanted to observe if the existent of a relationship between forgiveness perception and actual forgiveness.

Critique of results and discussion

The results of the first part of the study showed ...

Article Review

This paper presents the present research state of modalities that could help achieve a natural form of immunity against malaria. Several previous literatures and research articles were reviewed to provide this journal review article. The article focuses more on the role of chemoprophylaxis and its effects on achieving or enhancing naturally acquired immunity against Plasmodium microorganisms (especially Plasmodium falciparum) which are the culprits of malaria infections.
The article provided a broad overview of the prevalence of malaria globally with certain areas marked as endemic having the highest number of deaths. The paper highlighted some of the challenges that have delayed ...

The theory of sustainable development is perhaps the most equivocal factor that has dominated many debates in addition to generating equally varied interpretations from environmentalists. Sustainable development places significant importance on the maintenance of natural resources. For this reason, several values often emerge when defining or during the inclusion of natural resources. Resources come in different types that can be categorized as renewable and non-renewable. While resources are useful for the survival of humans both in supporting life and in meeting people’s needs, the satisfaction of human needs and scarcity of resources has led to several resistances. Such ...

Evolution has been defined by many a scientist, but the most notable one was Charles Darwin who formulated the famous evolutionary theory, and therefore referred to as the father of evolution. However, it is worth noting that even before Darwin, there were other theorists and scientists who had dwelt on the idea and whose thoughts could be integrated with those of Darwin to better understand the evolution. Some of these are discussed below.

Robert Hooke (1635-1703) started on the scientific note. He came up with a microscope with which he could observe some of the smallest creatures, and was the first ...

Analysis of a photograph

Clearing Winter Storm is a fascinating photograph full of hidden messages and a rarefied beauty which is the epitome of a work of art.
Nature is a beautiful thing and this photograph epitomizes the beauty of nature in several ways. First of all the mountain ranges are caught with a certain amount of purity although the clouds obscure them slightly creating a sort of patchwork effect which is all the more intense and captivating. The photographer manages also to assume a certain mystical effect as the storm is actually clearing also demonstrating a masterful and assured use of spatial effects which truly show his capability at ...

In his article, “The Meat Eaters,” Jeff McMahan discusses the concept of animals suffering at the hands of other animals, and whether or not this should be tolerated. He explores the reasons why animals should not be made to suffer any more than humans, and possible ways in which to eradicate their suffering. Overall, he believes that by allowing all carnivorous animals to become extinct and then introducing new herbivorous species, suffering could be eliminated.
McMahan contends that as humans tend to avoid allowing any other human being to suffer, perhaps we should be extending this responsibility to ...

Introduction

Thomas Aquinas promulgated natural law as the basic law that should govern the moral conduct of humans. It is a philosophy that puts focus on values and virtues that are inherent to human nature, that do not need judgmental reasoning but should be adhered to as they are a voice from inside a human conscience. Natural law uses social and personal values as the basis of actions and moral values. These laws are universal, although their source was driven from catholic ethics. Theory of value and theory of actions are usually discussed by philosophers in order to understand the ...

Acknowledgement

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Abstract

Economic growth is influenced by the amount of natural resources in a country. The exact manner by which it affects economic growth, however, is still disputed. While historical data and information may suggest that economic growth may be assured to those with more natural resources, it had been observed that there is a curse ...

Acknowledgement

For this paper, I would like to thank especially my professor for providing me the necessary insights for the development of the article. Without his lecture, progress will not be achieved in this paper. You are very much appreciated. For the other people who helped, I also would like to extend my deepest gratitude. Learning will not be as enjoyable as this without you.

Abstract

Natural resources are continuously being consumed due to the demands and needs of the people and the different institutions. However, the need to protect and preserve the natural resources is being less prioritized by most ...

‘Industrial Gas Drilling Reporter’ by James L. Simpson, Hilary Atkin and Jennifer McAleese

Introduction

Natural gas, a nonrenewable source of fuel formed in the earth millions of years ago, perhaps before the dinosaurs, is a fossil fuel that, according to Scientists, forms from ancient plants and animals’ remains. As an energy source, natural gas boasts of superabundant benefits that render it one of the most preferable sources of energy in the world compared to other sources of energy such as coal. This can be attested in light of the fact that natural gas does not produce much green house gases (Congress, 2010). This paper is an article review of the article ‘Industrial Gas Drilling ...

Article Review: Natural Resource Economics under the Rule of Hotelling

In 1931, Harold Hotelling published an economic paper titled ‘The economics of exhaustible resources’ in the Journal of Political Economy. This paper would later go on to shape a whole new field of economics, the economics of natural resources (Gaudet, 2007). Though at the time not taken seriously because economists were more concerned with other much pressing economic issues such as the Great Depression, the paper laid both a theoretical and empirical framework for the functioning of natural resource markets and how to solve pertinent issues in this market (Gaudet, 2007). This framework later became the Hotelling rule. Seventy-five ...

Article APA Citation: Sachs, J. D., & Warner, A. M. (1999). The big push, natural resource booms and growth. Journal of Development Economics, 59, 43-76. Retrieved February 13, 2016, from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0014-2921 (01)00125-8

Research Problem Addressed

The paper addresses the question of whether or not natural resource booms act as economic catalysts that low income countries can rely upon to overcome the fixed costs that come with the industrialization process as suggested by the big push reasoning. The authors’ main objective is to ascertain whether natural resource specialization by a country is an important strategy that can spur economic development. In this paper ...

Apart from the financial wealth, the wealth of a nation also consists of physical capital like roads, bridges, factories and machineries; human capital which is the productivity of the workable population and natural capital like coal, oil natural gas, minerals, forests, wetlands and agricultural lands . Among all these wealth components the most pivotal is natural wealth as all other wealth depends upon natural wealth, The other components of wealth are derived from natural capital. The long term survival of a nation depends on how it manages its natural capital. In this paper we are going to discuss the ways ...

Acknowledgement

I would like to express my gratitude and adoration to my professor, [Professor Name]. His persistent struggle to impart learning in his students had motivated me to continue learning. Aside from him, I would also like to thank everyone who had not doubted me that I am capable of achieving excellence despite my flaws. You all make learning an enjoyable process that I will always wish to journey.

Abstract

In Konte’s (2013) work, he had studied the relationship between democratic levels or development regime of a country to the function that natural resources play. In his study, he noted ...

According to Haraway, there is a strong link between natural sciences and the processes that give them birth, as natural sciences tend to be both historically and culturally oriented. Thus, the convergence of values is not surprising, in particular humanitarian values as well as those related to gender and dominance. It is worth noting that human cultural values are inextricably related to possibilities. Furthermore, it is reasonable to highlight the relations of animal and human, body and mind, nature and culture, as well as origin and future (Haraway 5). Primatology delves into the nature of a man along with ...

1. Briefly articulate the main ideas of the theoretical reading(s). The goal here is not a litany or summary of the article(s), but to demonstrate your critical understanding and interpretation of the main thesis.
The article discusses the growing concern that has been given to the impact that people have had on the environment and the effect that this has on the perceived relationship between man and nature. The article goes on to indicate that there is a needed shift in the view that people have with nature. This is due to the effect that this view ...

Gene Editing Techniques

1. Gene Editing – General Background
Gene editing entails inserting, deleting and replace the DNA in a genome of an organism utilizing engineered nucleases. Sections of the natural gene are replaced and completed using a synthetic DNA chain. Also, the natural repair process gets rid of the mismatches and gaps in the DNA. On the other hand, gene disruption is a technique by which the DNA fragment is utilized to replace a genome sequence with a chosen marker gene like the kanavanine resistance. DNA –binding proteins are proteins that consist of DNA-binding domains and hence have affinity for single and ...

Dan Koeppel, in the essay ‘Can This Fruit be saved?’ Explains two contrasting visions of how well to address the impending (banana) crisis. One of the visions is based on the traditional methods of production, aimed at the manufacture of a banana plant with the same taste and appearance as the Cavendish to the extent that consumers cannot tell it is not the one. Aguilar is one of its proponents. Aguilar serves as a head banana breeder at Honduran Foundation for Agricultural Investigation (FHIA).The other vision is shared by bioengineers and is aimed at altering the chromosomes of ...

Evolution – The Reality of Existence

This paper deals with two articles and two conversational scripts, each of which tries to emphasize the predominant role and the process of evolutionary development that dates back to our ancestors, and which cascades down to our own lives and plays a role in determining our current behavior and lifestyle.
The first article titled Potential Evolutionary Role for Same-Sex Attraction (Association for Psychological Science, 2010), published in the Science Daily on Feb 4, 2010, tries to highlight the role of human evolution in promoting homosexuality amongst men. The article -- based on the research findings of two evolutionary psychologists, ...

The article The Recent Earthquake Wave on the Coast of Japan written by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore was published in the September 1896 edition of the National Geographic Magazine. Eliza Scidmore was a popular travel writer and geographer. She was a popular public figure and later became one of the first female board members in the National Geographic Society. In her professional career she spent much time traveling in the Far East and often wrote the articles and books about this region. Japan-related topics were of special interest to her. In 1890 Eliza Scidmore became a correspondent for the National ...

Human intelligence, which is widely viewed nowadays in the variety of contexts and social situations, refers to the intellectual capabilities of individuals and takes into account a multiple attributes and influential factors. The information on the intelligence is usually gathered with the help of special tests developed with the help of interpersonal relations and contact. The concept of intelligence as such, as well as stereotypes and biases related to it, vary across cultures and societies, and modern scientific community criticizes the use of standard Intelligence Quotient(IQ) measure, because it cannot be effective in establishing valuable judgments, as it ...

Chinese Outward FDI Determinants

China's rise as a global commerce powerhouse has generated a flurry of practical partnership engagements and research. The striking GDP growth has, moreover, further spurred interest in China as a unique economic development model. Holding on to non-democratic political practices, China has managed to maintain a steady rise in international status as an economic power by embracing free market, neoliberal economic practices. The cumulative effect has focused, consequently, attention on China's inflows. That is, by focusing on China's capacity for economic growth based on macroeconomic metrics, including GDP, China has been studied largely based on her capacity for investment retention (indicative, presumably, of " ...

The concern for poverty is always present in every society. Since a few decades ago, it is studied that the rise of poverty rates, particularly in the United States of America, can be traced to the socioeconomic status of female-headed families with children. Results of studies show that the risk of poverty for female-headed households is higher compared to male-headed household. Thus, the matter concerning female-headed homes continues to become a major concern to policymakers (Gabe, 2011). There are various elements associated with this issue: inequality, discrimination, family structure, labor force participation, welfare programs and so on. This will be the ...

The following is a review article on two Environmental Case opinions of two different panels of judges. The first case is related with an expansion plan for a nuclear energy based energy distribution company to which certain Environmental Groups raised issues of inconsistency of data provided by the company for permissions to acquire and keep land for future purposes. The second case is related to a natural gas distribution company that wished to lay a pipeline through United States area, although the pipeline would supply from one Canadian state to the other.
The first case (470 F.3d 676, *2006 U.S. App. LEXIS ...

Sustainable development and business ethics are interrelated in many respects. Sustainable development is understood as a form of human development where resource use aims to ensure as human needs are met the natural systems and the environment is sustained. Business ethics on the other hand refers to the principles that govern the acceptable conduct in business organizations. Any business organization that has sober set principles can easily respect the legal procedures that govern the use of resources found in the natural systems and environment. Many states have ratified laws that protect and regulate the use of resources fostering economic growth ...