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…to the sun's ultraviolet rays and the occurrence of skin cancer in humans. Some cancers caused by radiation are leukemia, along with cancers of the thyroid, breast, stomach, uterus, and bone. Consequently everyday diagnostic tools such as the X ray are used very…

…newspaper, and Channel 6 Action news on television. The story took place on Friday, August 20, 2004. It was about two firefighters who were killed in a house fire in Port Richmond. Cap. John Taylor and firefighter Ray Rubio died trying to save Daniel Brough…

…. McDonald's has come along way from its beginnings as a 1948 drive-in opened by Dick and Maurice "Mac" McDonald in San Bernardino, California. The initial changes were introduced by Ray Kroc, the pioneering entrepreneurial founder of McDonald's who conceived…

…a muscle. She began going to the chiropractor for the pain, but that didn't work so he sent her to the hospital for blood tests and x-rays, the results were devastating; it was cancer. <Tab/>She had a lump on her back the size of a large egg…

…body fat (WIN). In scientific terms, obesity occurs when a person consumes more calories than he or she burns. A person's body fat is weighed by being put underwater or to use and X-ray test called dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Other ways…

…the "lens must thicken to increase the refraction of incoming light rays." (p.570Huma) The reason this type of focus is being used is because, the material being studied is less than six meters away. After the thickening of the lens occurs, it is "under…

…, a magnet inside the generator also turns, and that produces electricity. WHAT IS RADIATION? Radiation is energy emitted as invisible particles, waves, or rays. Radioactive atoms produce radiation as they disintegrate. Everyone is exposed to small amounts…

…have all or some of the symptoms that some doctors call CREST, which stands for the following: Calcinosis (KAL-sin-OH-sis): the formation of calcium deposits in the connective tissues, which can be detected by x ray. They are typically found on the fingers…

…;amp;deg;C. Stratosphere: Is the next highest layer which measures about 50kms high. The stratosphere is important because it contains the ozone layer. The Ozone Layer protects the Earth by absorbing out the harmful ultraviolet rays. The temperature…

…family since no one was willing to purchase the property. Ray Corkum entered the former Maternity Home to find papers everywhere. Ray thought the papers and files found in the building were personal, probably adoption records that no one should see so he lit…