Search results for "Decay energy" - New World Encyclopedia

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  • low oxygen levels prevent their complete decay by bacteria and oxidation ... Coal is the fastest growing energy source in the world (BP Statistical ...
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  • density and winds by measuring the decay rate and Doppler shift of ... dissipates, megawatts of electromagnetic energy could be released, with a ...
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  • in the presence of an external source of energy. Most often, the source of ... material (detritus) for fermentation or decay processes. ...
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  • Chemistry and President of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, regarded him ... President of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, in 1966. ...
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  • and traced the patterns of prosperity and decay, correlating them with different ... , Introduction to Medical Schemas. Energy Dynamics for Bioelectromagnetic ...
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  • to influence the movement of matter or energy through mental processes ... coin flipper" used the random decay of radioactive particles ...
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  • bulbs emit only around 10 percent of their energy as visible light and the ... Mechanisms that generate high-energy gamma rays include radioactive ...
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  • from further 26Al production, and its decay can then be used to determine ... Hall-Héroult process consumes a lot of energy, but alternative processes ...
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  • a thermocouple is a conversion of the heat energy that one must continuously ... the instrumentation. With the radioactive decay of transuranic elements providing ...
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  • blots or Southern blots. Because the high energy beta particles produced penetrate ... in applications in which lower-energy beta emissions are advantageous ...
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  • of underwater disturbance due to stored energy causing an imbalance between ... log could not release gases caused by decay, due to high levels of resin ...
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  • reactions, so the star has no source of energy, nor is it supported against ... is formed, but since it has no source of energy, it will gradually radiate ...
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  • due to the hyperfine structure of Rubidium's energy levels. *An ingredient in special types of glass. *The production of superoxide by burning ...
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  • in Enrico Fermi's 1934 theory of beta decay, however, led to a reinterpretation ... than-light tachyonsolutions of negative energy and anti-gravity—speculative ...
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  • are used in low-voltage and low-energy contacts, thick- and thin-film circuits, thermocouples and furnace components, and electrodes. ...
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  • at a time of extreme materialism, moral decay, and confusion of values. ... and begging for alms while investing all energy into meditation. He upheld ...
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  • 75.559 The cosmological constant and dark energy] Reviews of Modern Physics ... and isotropically with an incredibly high energy density, huge temperatures ...
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  • thermal neutrons, making it ideal for nuclear energy applications, such as for the cladding (outer layer) of fuel rods. More than 90 percent of zirconium ...
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  • cell oxygen levels, and use of fat stores for energy. * Progesterone assists in thyroid function, in bone building by osteoblasts, in bone, teeth ...
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  • tube foot to move. This is so that extra energy is not expended by the starfish ... apart and are scattered after death and the decay of the soft parts of the ...
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  • his interest turned to the use of nuclear energy, both fusion and fission. ... even with a higher amount of tritium, the energy losses in the fusion process ...
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  • care reform and problems concerning future energy development were the major ... In 2006, Merkel expressed concern about overreliance on Russian energy ...
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  • the formation of the United States Atomic Energy Commission in January 1947. ... with the release of free neutrons and energy. The chain reaction is sustained ...
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  • and landscaping, utilizing peat as an energy source, producing fertilizers ... As plants and animals die and decay they return organic (carbon-bearing ...
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  • cans are more common. With the advent of energy drinks sold in 8 ounce cans ... Nearly all of the food energy in soft drinks is in the form of refined ...
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  • can be directly measured from the resulting decay products. This can only be ... Analysis of certain properties of high energy reactions of hadrons ...
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  • and 500 MJ (megajoules), or enough energy to power a 100 watt lightbulb ... driven apart by the above mechanism and energy is stored in the electric ...
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  • Decomposition and decay of diatoms leads to organic and inorganic ... cell walls, silica frustules require less energy to synthesize (approximately ...
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  • emits visible light when excited by high-energy electrons. The beam is deflected ... block dangerous X-rays generated by high energy electrons impacting the inside ...
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  • as beasts of burden. Artificially-created energy powered any motor that drove ... Toynbee argued that as civilizations decay, they experience a "schism ...
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  • An absolute requirement for life is an energy source, and the notion ... have liquid water on its surface. After an energy source, liquid water is considered ...
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  • During the next few months, Chandra put in all his energy to studying ... two reports from 1943 were titled, On the decay of plane shock waves and ...
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  • and over 63 percent of renewable energy.[http://www.ren21.net/globalstatus ... Most hydroelectric power comes from the potential energy of dammed ...
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  • rich in minerals such as potassium and decay easily. Volcanic debris, ... investigating this potential. Some of this energy is already being used in ...
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  • (who proved that the sun's source of energy was nuclear fusion) worked ... * A model of weak decay, which showed that the current coupling in ...
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  • the solar nebula before the Sun's energy output had stabilized. The ... later escaping back into space. Radioactive decay of elements within Mercury ...
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  • of its most desirable enterprises, such as energy, telecommunications, and ... these great empires of finance, industry, energy, telecommunications, and ...
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  • a very significant recovery from total decay preceding Kibaki's presidency ... in the Anglo-Leasing scandal, as Energy minister, and George Saitoti ...
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  • Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth. Other stars are ... html A Brief History of High-Energy (X-ray & Gamma-Ray) Astronomy ...
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  • London after a period of inner city urban decay and suburbanisation during ... areas continue to suffer from blight and urban decay. ===Criticism=== ...
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  • fork, the behavior of quartz crystals, the decay of radioactive elements, ... *Atomic clocks use a microwave oscillator (maser) tuned by the energy ...
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  • policies had caused whole areas to decay. During the 1980s, abandoned ... American Axle & Manufacturing, and DTE Energy. Detroit is home to Compuware ...
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  • death, and will likely spend much time and energy lost in fears, fantasies ... *matter's growth, continuity, decay, impermanence *physical nutriment ...
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  • graduating), and threw himself with great energy into all that affected the ... though, like all systems, suffers decay and stands itself in need ...
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  • production determined the progressive decay of the Viceroyalty of Peru ... national development, and turn Peru into a net energy exporter. ...
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  • particle and its function in radioactive decay, which won him the Nobel ... * [http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/chep/ Center for High Energy Physics/Astrophysics ...
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  • for the future, to rest and conserve energy in anticipation of the spring ... of growth" and holding back the decay and darkness of winter. They ...
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  • of expansion and venting of creative energy that he believed was the ... of the brute's aggression — as the energy a person motivates toward ...
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  • not only the first eukaryote, but also the energy-generating mitochondria, ... As an animal dies, the organic materials gradually decay, such that ...
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  • single project and the main focus of his energy through 1974. He continued ... his work as well: ants point to death, decay, and immense sexual desire; ...
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  • and behaviors; otherwise the only result is decay and traumatic discord of ... : A person who cultivates too much yin energy. These immortals are likened ...
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  • such innovation led inevitably to moral decay and, ultimately, the dissolution ... relationship with God and regain the lost energy that results from this relationship ...
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  • psychology, debate, radioactive decay, and the aftermath of nuclear ... properties of molecules, such as the energy required to break bonds and ...
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  • hood and by compensatory cults of unity, energy, and purity, in which a mass ... of the Extreme Stages of Capitalism in Decay (1934). (Chicago: Proletarian ...
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  • by vibration of the guitar top as the energy of the vibrating strings ... the note pitch, duration, attack and decay characteristics, and so forth ...
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  • saw in these ideas the root of the decay of Islamic societies in the ... based on agriculture, industry, and energy. During the 1960s, the socialist ...
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  • hands. He entered the office with great energy and continued to exert his ... to Bulwer (Lord Dalling), "about the decay of the Turkish Empire, and ...
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  • agents, alkylating agents, and also high-energy electromagnetic radiation ... cut or broken DNA strands, using the energy from either adenosine triphosphate ...
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  • of the Roman Empire were falling into decay with its learning and technology ... cathedrals, or have a sense of massive energy as at Durham. In Durham, ...
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  • made it a "city of furious creative energy."P. Sinha, "Kolkata ... quot; while others are in various stages of decay. Established in 1814, the ...
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  • devastated. Faced with a country in decay, Kim adopted a "Military-First" policy to strengthen the country and reinforce the regime. ...
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  • as taught by Wokova soon began to lose energy and it faded from the scene ... in North America. Being made of wood, they decay easily in the rain forest ...
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  • to average birds or mammals, which expend energy to elevate body temperature ... to air, water, and radiation causes DNA to decay over time, making it unlikely ...
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  • in search of food. Faced with a country in decay, Kim Jong-il adopted a "Military ... disasters, economic problems, and food and energy shortages. Many hospitals ...
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  • first century, also considered to be an energy superpower. The country is ... Canada, and has significant mineral and energy resources. ...
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