Essays on Research

Dr. Wei Ming Yu presented a seminar on neuroscience which was targeted towards the inner ear of rats. In his research, he experimented with the inner ear of rats to understand the reaction response with vibrations that correlated to the amplitudes and the threshold of…

Event: This journal is based on the week 4 lecture slide which is on direct manipulation and immersive environment. Description: Since the early days of virtual environments (VEs), the search for actual methods for translating, circling and resizing virtual objects has been a major research…

Food allergies is a frequent concern globally, especially in developed countries such as Europe and America (Gowland and Walker, 2014) and this concern are growing rapidly with prevention as the sole effective treatment (Pieretti et al., 2009). There are cases of allergic reaction ranging from…

While researching this novel I came across an excerpt, in which someone who was close to Franz Kafka, had managed to make Kafka mad by referring to Edgar Allen Poe’s work to have been written under the influence of alcohol. This presumably angered Kafka because…

Since the structure of DNA was determined in the 1950s, scientists have continued to make great advancements in establishing how the “building blocks of life” are intertwined. In 2003, the Human Genome Project was completed. At the time, the cost for the first individual to…

Introduction Neighborhood walkability is “a measure of how easy it is to walk around in the area easily and safely” (MacMillan Dictionary, 2009). The benefits of neighborhood walkability were “to reduce harmful car pollution that help the environment, engage in conversations with neighbors in order…

Introduction Minority coaches have often seen a significant difference in how their white counterparts get promoted to head coaching positions compared to themselves. In 2008, the Racial and Gender Report Card showed that National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college sports having the lowest grade for…

Mammalian cell culture refers to cells that are isolated from the body of a mammal and are placed into an artificial medium (in vitro) which promotes their growth. Special skills and methods of preservation are needed to maintain the viability, structure and function of the…

Claim Human technology has caused evolution of the human species to stall Research question To what extent has advancements in medicine helped preserve negative genetic mutations in the human gene pool? Rationale In “On the Origin of Species”, Darwin proposed that changes occur in the…

June Millicent Jordan was a writer, activist and educator that made large contributions in her community to inspire political activism. Jordan passed away at the age of 65 in 2002 after fighting cancer for 10 years. Jordan made contributions to academic knowledge, education and social…