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	<title>Yellow Page Information &#38; Resource Blog &#187; Science &amp; Technology</title>
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		<title>The benefits of science</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tera Warner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many benefits of science. It has helped the blind to see, the deaf to hear and the lame to walk. The invaluable help rendered by the physicians to the suffering humanity is highly praiseworthy. In the olden age, ordinary fever took a huge toll of life. There used to be on preventive measures [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are many benefits of science. It has helped the blind to see, the deaf to hear and the lame to walk. The invaluable help rendered by the physicians to the suffering humanity is highly praiseworthy. In the olden age, ordinary fever took a huge toll of life. There used to be on preventive measures against epidemies like smallpox, plague and cholera but now highly efficacious treatments are invented by the scientists. Great researches have been made in the field of medicine. Operations have become painless. The discovery of vitamins has given greater health to man. It is now possible to prevent many infectious diseases T.B. is no longer an incurable disease. The X’rays have also done much good to man.</p>
<p>Science has made our traveling comfortable. We can travel in railways, motor-cars and aeroplanes. The most distant places of the world have become nearer to one another. Very little time is required to go from one place to another. Now aeroplanes fly at 1000 miles or even more per hour. The journey that once took months can now be covered in a few hours. Journeys have become safe. Electricity has done the greatest service to man. It has lighted our paths, houses, factories and mills. It keeps us away from darkness. Electricity runs for us our fans and air conditioners. It has given us T.V., radio photography and talkies. When we are tired by the day’s hard work these inventions provide us nice recreation. In agriculture, the use of fertilizer, manure and latest methods of farming are sure to increase our food stuff, ten times more. In near future we can anticipate a break through in agriculture. So also industry can make gigantic strides with the help of latest machines, now in operation everywhere.<br />
A host of advantages have come to man, as a result of the advances made by science and technology. It has given us comforts and luxuries. Fields of knowledge, experience and recreation open in the past only to a few have been thrown open to millions. But the demerits of scientific progress are no less significant. It has destroyed the established moral values of society. Man has become a slave of machine.</p>
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		<title>The use of peptides in modern science</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peptides are polymers which attach and adhere amino acids jointly with the assistance of what is called a peptide bond. Protein is the molecule that is molded by many peptides and that is also names polypeptide molecule. The basic thing which draws attention of the scientists analyzing peptides is the type and amount of amino [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Peptides are polymers which attach and adhere amino acids jointly with the assistance of what is called a peptide bond. Protein is the molecule that is molded by many peptides and that is also names polypeptide molecule. The basic thing which draws attention of the scientists analyzing peptides is the type and amount of amino acid. The classification of peptides was established after the researches which define how peptides are created. Ribosomal peptides are the consequence of translation of messenger ribonucleic acid. Ferments affect peptides and comprise them into the action of digestion. During this process peptides reach maturity. Proteolysis is the name that is utilized to determine this action. In case we speaking about higher creatures, peptides are very considerable there as they may even be utilized as signaling matters.</p>
<p>Peptides are extremely helpful for performing lots of molecular biological discoveries as they promote the creation of peptide antibodies and scientists do not have to get a pure protein to examine it. Antigenic peptides cannot be synthesized for the whole quantity of necessary protein, but just for part of it. Later those sections help to produce antibodies in the animals. Peptides are being analyzed today very carefully because they are commonly used in some discoveries in mass spectrometry. Mass spectrometry is a method that permits scientists to define specific proteins by their main fetures. Biologists use peptides to get known more about various kinds of proteins and these methods are very efficient. The most effective method of research which is used today is to execute some experiments and observe the actions which involve peptides more carefully. The results assist to determine the origins of a great deal of illnesses. Peptides help to get studied more about even so serious diseases as neoplasm.</p>
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		<title>The Science of Airsoft</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gariel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Airsoft, like any other sport, involves many scientific principles that go relatively unnoticed. In the heat of battle, one rarely worries about something like the transfer of kinetic energy. While knowing airsoft physics will not realistically help you in a game, the principles are good to know. Knowledge of pellet ballistics, on the other hand, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Airsoft, like any other sport, involves many scientific principles that go relatively unnoticed. In the heat of battle, one rarely worries about something like the transfer of kinetic energy. While knowing airsoft physics will not realistically help you in a game, the principles are good to know. Knowledge of pellet ballistics, on the other hand, can help you with your game.</p>
<p>Pellets transfer very small amounts of kinetic energy mainly because of their size. The transfer of energy is basically the power of impact. Airsoft and paintball energy transfers have been compared, and paintball transfers substantially more energy. Energy transfers are measured in joules, the SI derived unit of energy. A standard .20g BB traveling at 300ft/s transfers .8 joules, while a standard paintball traveling at the same speed transfers almost 12 joules. Energy transfer can actually be calculated using a mathematical formula; E = 1/2mv2, where E is joules, m is mass in kilograms, and v is velocity in meters per second. Since paintballs transfer more kinetic energy, they could be considered more damaging than airsoft pellets.</p>
<p>The weight of airsoft pellets significantly affects their speed and trajectory. The lighter a pellet is, the faster it will travel, but it will also be less accurate due to the fact it will be more susceptible to environmental factors like wind. Heavier pellets have straighter trajectories, so they are favorable to lighter pellets, but in many cases heavier pellets cannot be used because the airsoft gun utilizing them is not strong enough to propel the pellets at a fast rate. Therefore, players that wish to use pellets heavier than .25g usually need to upgrade their gun. Another benefit of heavy pellets is that they decelerate slowly, unlike light pellets, which start fast but quickly lose speed. Airsoft snipers usually use .30g pellets because of their high stability, but sniper weights can reach as high as .43g (although very expensive upgrades are required to use this grade of pellet). The heaviest pellet is .88g, which is never used in airsoft because it is incredibly slow, not to mention very dangerous, as it is usually made of steel.</p>
<p>Pellet velocity is determined primarily by the tension of the spring being used to propel the pellet, or in the case of gas airsoft guns, the type of gas being used. Energy transfer is relative to the speed of the pellet, and speed is also heavily affected by weight. For example, a .12g pellet using .800J (the common energy rate of airsoft) of energy will initially travel 375fps. However, a .20g pellet utilizing the same amount of energy only travels about 280fps, and a .45g pellet will travel at about 200fps. For a .45g pellet to reach the velocity of a 375fps .12g pellet, it would need to utilize more than 2.50J of energy.</p>
<p>Bernoulli&#8217;s principle is the method through which pellets fly. It is, interestingly, also the principle through which airplanes attain lift. Bernoulli&#8217;s principle states that the velocities of fluids increase with a decrease in pressure. In relation to airsoft, there is a fluid (air) above the pellet at a relatively high velocity, which means the pressure above the airsoft pellet is lower than the pressure under it, as there is a smaller amount of air flowing under the pellet as there is above it. Therefore, the pressure under the airsoft pellet pushes up and lifts the pellet, allowing it to fly for a long period of time. Hop-up systems in airsoft guns apply backspin to pellets, making air travel faster along the top of the pellet and creating a larger difference in pressure between the top and bottom.</p>
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