Making time for science

Chronobiology might sound a little futuristic – like something from a science fiction novel, perhaps – but it’s actually a field of study that concerns one of the oldest processes life on this planet has ever known: short-term rhythms of time and their effect on flora and fauna.

This can take many forms. Marine life, for example, is influenced by tidal patterns. Animals tend to be active or inactive depending on the position of the sun or moon. Numerous creatures, humans included, are largely diurnal – that is, they like to come out during the hours of sunlight. Nocturnal animals, such as bats and possums, prefer to forage by night. A third group are known as crepuscular: they thrive in the low-light of dawn and dusk and remain inactive at other hours.

When it comes to humans, chronobiologists are interested in what is known as the circadian rhythm. This is the complete cycle our bodies are naturally geared to undergo within the passage of a twenty-four hour day. Aside from sleeping at night and waking during the day, each cycle involves many other factors such as changes in blood pressure and body temperature. Not everyone has an identical circadian rhythm. ‘Night people’, for example, often describe how they find it very hard to operate during the morning, but become alert and focused by evening. This is a benign variation within circadian rhythms known as a chronotype.

Scientists have limited abilities to create durable modifications of chronobiological demands. Recent therapeutic developments for humans such as artificial light machines and melatonin administration can reset our circadian rhythms, for example, but our bodies can tell the difference and health suffers when we breach these natural rhythms for extended periods of time. Plants appear no more malleable in this respect; studies demonstrate that vegetables grown in season and ripened on the tree are far higher in essential nutrients than those grown in greenhouses and ripened by laser.

Knowledge of chronobiological patterns can have many pragmatic implications for our day-to-day lives. While contemporary living can sometimes appear to subjugate biology – after all, who needs circadian rhythms when we have caffeine pills, energy drinks, shift work and cities that never sleep? – keeping in synch with our body clock is important.

The average urban resident, for example, rouses at the eye-blearing time of 6.04 a.m., which researchers believe to be far too early. One study found that even rising at 7.00 a.m. has deleterious effects on health unless exercise is performed for 30 minutes afterward. The optimum moment has been whittled down to 7.22 a.m.; muscle aches, headaches and moodiness were reported to be lowest by participants in the study who awoke then.



Questions 1–7
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading passage 1? Answer True, False or Not given to questions 1–7.

True if the statement agrees with the information
False if the statement contradicts the information
Not given if there is no information on this


Questions
1) Chronobiology is the study of how living things have evolved over time.
2) The rise and fall of sea levels affects how sea creatures behave.
3) Most animals are active during the daytime.

Answer:

Chronobiology is the study of biological rhythms. It examines the effects of time on biological events and internal biological clocks. ... The earth's rotation and the daily light-dark or day-night cycle have had long and constant biological impacts on the earth's living organis

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9…Which of the following is sentence has the correct noun,pronoun and verb combination?
A..That bag is her’s but she has allowed the friend to take it ..
B..That bag is hers’ but she have allowed the friend to take it ..
C..That bag is hers but she have allowed the friend to take it ..
D..That bag is hers but she has allowed the friend to take it ..

my father is a doctor. He works in a______.
A. factory
b hopital
c school
d drugstore

Which sentence from the novel best reflects the story's Gothic nature?
O A. I knew well, therefore, what would be my father's feelings; but
could not tear my thoughts from my employment . . . (39).
O B. My cheek had grown pale with study, and my person had become
emaciated with confinement (37).
• C. It was a most beautiful season never did the fields bestow a more
plentiful harvest, or the vines yield a more luxuriant vintage (38)
O D. threw myself into the chaise that was to convey me away, and
indulged in the most melancholy reflections (22).

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Sample Final Essay
Sample Outline - Descriptive Essay
Visiting the Hockey Hall of Fame
Introduction
Introduce the subject of your descriptive essay with a thesis statement covering
place, object, etc. you are writing about
Thesis: The Hockey Hall of Fame is full of sights, sounds, and experiences that
hockey fans of all ages.

Choose the correct way to complete the sentence about why it is important to critically analyze media.

By critically analyzing media, a consumer can recognize the purpose of messages,
, and recognize marketing strategies used to influence the public.

The author of the editorial "It's Time for a Nation to Return the Favor" claims
that New Orleans must be protected from:
A. the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
B. politicians who want to move the city.
C. more terrible storms.
D. shipping on the Mississippi River.

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A system must include _______.
A.an input, an output and a process.
B.something to do with a form of transport.
C.a microprocessor.
D.fuel, water and electricity.

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ILL MAKE U BRAINIEST…Which of the following is NOT a question you need to ask when identifying a photograph as a reliable source?
O A. Why was this photograph taken?
OB. Was the photograph captured on film or a digital camera?
C. Who is the photographer and how are they connected to the event?
D. Is there any way this photograph could have been staged?

Directions: Fill in each blank space with the correct form of the verb that follows it (in parentheses) so that the subject of the sentence agrees with the verb. The paragraph comes from a student essay on the effects of technology and is written in the present.

Moreover, there is another way that people __ (be) affected by our high-tech society. Human contact_ (be) missing from our electronic wonderland. People who (enjoy) our high-tech equipment (run into) this trap without knowing it. Computers, networks, and television (isolate) us from one another. We (send) messages through the internet rather than (meet) each other over coffee. When we (be) watching TV, we often (ask) people around us to be quiet until the program we (be) enjoying is over, even if someone (have) something important to say. Also, an individual who (play) video games or (sit) at a computer would probably prefer to continue playing rather than to go out with friends. He or she might end up spending less and less time communicating with others because the games (be) just too attractive to stop playing.

urgent ,,, What are the strengths and weaknesses of consequentialism generally?

What is synthesis?
defining important concepts in a text
taking apart a text to see how it works
summarizing main ideas in your own words
combining different ideas to say something new

Education plays a great role in everyone’s life by building personality, improving knowledge and skill and providing feeling of well being of a person. Education has been divided into three categories in our country as Primary education, Secondary education and Higher Secondary education. It develops our analytical skills, character and overall personality. Education helps a person in nourishing his present and future by ensuring aim of the life. Quality and importance of the education are increasing day by day.
Every child must to go school in his/her appropriate age as everyone has equal rights for the education from birth. The growth and development of any country depend on the quality of education system set for young ones in the schools and colleges. However, the education system in every area of the country is not same so the proper growth and development of the people and society varies according to the weak and strong education system of the particular region.

What Is the Main Topic in this sentence, or is there none?


The Spanish Club is holding its annual bake sale. Club members will meet in the gym at 11:30 A.M. to start the sale. Each item is only $1!

Underline the phrase and identify it.
(Noun, verb, prepositional, adjective, adverb, participle, or absolute)

9.) Camelot offered an ideal setting in which to govern.

10.) Many of the most common ideas about Arthur can be traced to the early Middle Ages.

1Which element of plot comes after the conflict has already been established, but before the outcome can be predicted? *

I. Fill in the gaps with suitable words to make a conversation (3p/0.3 each) Customer: Book a table near the pool for 3, tomorrow night at 7p.m Agree with the water’s suggestion on table reservation Ask for the special dish of the day and the food for an Indian guest Finish the call Waiter: Ask for time of arriving at the restaurant, Suggest another table (table by the pool is reserved) Suggest the chef’s dish for two guests and food for the Indian guest Finish the call

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Which detail from a story is most clearly a symbol?

A.
A character who loves baseball cards and can't stop collecting them no matter what

B.
A camera on a tripod that suggests the way a character feels he's being watched

C.
A wallet that changes hands several times as different thieves steal from one another

D.
A contrast an author makes between the rich part of town and the poor part of town

In this activity, you are going to plan, write, revise, and edit sentences on the following topic:
Describe three activities you do at your school or university. Give two or more details about each one.

I enjoys the music he (make) nowadays

Which sentence most clearly contains understatement?
A. No other country can compare to the power, size, and grandeur of
Palau.
B. The branches of the trees shivered in anticipation of the coming
storm.
C. "I have something to tell you," my sister told us as she sat down
nervously
D. We thought it might be a good idea to go over and get our $90,000
reward.

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Decide whether sexual harassment occurred,
could or should have done differently, and what the "victim" could do about the problem or potential problem.

A construction worker whistles and applauds as an attractive woman walks by his construction site every day. The woman always quickens her pace to get past the building as fast as possible, every once a while she smiles a little, suggesting that she enjoys being found attractive. The worker's buddy pokes him and says he could be putting the company at risk for a sexual harassment lawsuit, but the worker doesn't think that's likely to happen and continues to whistle and applaud at attractive women.

in act 2 the lord chamberlian is now no less concerned that laetres comduct in paris does not make him look too good

If you know English, you can communicate _______ people from the English-speaking world easily.A. ofB. withC. atD. in

Why do you think American writers of subsequent literary periods often choose to
break from traditions and seek more freedom in their artistic expressione Are
writers justified in challenging the artistic status quo? Why or why not?

define local autonomy​