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Feelings of belonging to the other genderThe book titled “Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus” by John Gray applies to how different men and women are in their attitudes, feelings and lifestyles. I have often wondered what it would be like to be a man and have had several questions that interest me…

Experimental surveys on the melanopsin-mediated direct effects of visible radiation and sleep homeostasis in mice were realized through the usage of Opn4 genetically ablated mice. The mutant mice were ab initio generated by Jackson’s research lab. Gene break was made utilizing a 38-bp fragment matching to a section of the protein-coding part that was replaced…

Their brave faces stare back at me and my heart cracks a little. This war is so unnecessary. They shouldn’t have to fight, kill or be killed. Bravery’s hands wrap around my waist snapping my thoughts away from our army to him. Whisper, “Avery… ” As I turn around to face him. His sparkling blue…

Evolution as Cosmogenesis Some people still think that evolution is just a theory, first advanced by Charles Darwin over 150 years ago to describe our human descent from apes. But this way of understanding it only covers a small fraction of what evolution is all about. Jesuit priest and paleontologist, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was…

Ever since the days of the early cavemen, who domesticated wolves into dogs about 14-15 thousand years ago, mankind has had pets. In fact, we have domesticated many animals to be pets, as well as beasts of burden and food and clothing, but just like everyone prefers different things to eat, or fashions to wear,…

            Confidence intervals (CI) and p-values are two different approaches in determining whether the result of an experiment is statistically significant or not. CI, which is sometimes called the acceptance region, provides a statistical range with a specified probability that a given estimator lies within the range (Gujarati, 2003). P-value, on the other hand, is…

You must do things you think you cannot do Honorary guest, lecturers, parents, fellow graduates, good afternoon. I am your valedictorian Oshane Thomas and I am charging you today to do the things you think you cannot do. The important actions aren’t easy. They are hard because of our fears. No one is without them….

Conspicuous Consumption The first example of  “conspicuous consumption” that comes to mind is the famous example given by Thorstein Veblen, the man who coined the term in 1899. This example is the use of silver utensils at meals even though cheaper, and often times better, utensils were/are available. The next example I bring to light is…

Preliminary work revealed that both toothpastes have an antibacterial effect on Micrococcus luteus. According to the preliminary study, the zone of inhibition of blend-a-med was slightly bigger than Colgate’s. Therefore the antibacterial effect of blend-a-med is greater than Colgate’s. Both toothpastes contain an antimicrobial ingredient Triclosan which kills many harmful bacteria. Triclosan ultimately results in…

They seem toappear just when you need them, or when they want you to think you needthem. Cats bring hours of entertainment to the people that love them andsomehow seem to lift even the most somber spirits. What could possibly bebetter than a furry feline? The world is filled with many kinds of petsand companions….