lodge oliver - pioneers of science
Ideas Into Words Mastering The Craft Of Science Writing
... interest in it. Science writers and editors needn’t start off knowing much science. Some of the best of them do, but some of the best of them don’t. They must, though, be able to learn sci- ence, be ... intelligent questions, and shake off the high intimidation quotient of a dense, jargon-laden article in the Proceedings of the National Acad- emy of Sciences. Elise was a memb...
Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 09:47
MASTER OF SCIENCE (PHARMACY)
... Structure of ketoprofen 36 Figure 2.2 Stereochemistry of ketoprofen 37 Figure 2.3 Synthesis of ketoprofen starting from (3-carboxy-phenyl )-2 -propionitrile 39 Figure 2.4 Synthesis of ketoprofen ... Effect of molarity and pH on the diffusion profile of ketoprofen 85 Figure 4.2 Effect of temperature on the diffusion profile of ketoprofen 86 Figure 4.3 Effect of mass on...
Ngày tải lên: 16/04/2013, 19:17
Potential biogas production from sewage sludge: A case study of the sewage treatment plant at Kwame Nkrumah university of science and technology, Ghana
... yield (litres/kg TVS) Pig manure 34 0- 550 Vegetable residue 330 - 360 Sewage sludge 31 0-7 40 Cow 9 0-3 10 Table 2 shows the conversion rate of gas production of some substrates at a given retention ... composed of 6 8-7 2% CH 4 , 1 8-2 0% CO 2 , and 8% H 2 S [5]. However, the average composition of biogas of different feedstock is presented in Table 3. Ta...
Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:11
Mastering the craft of science writing part 17
... intelli- gent, 115; for writing, 26 Science, viewed as a puzzle, 15–16 Science (journal), 68 Science News, 100–103; value of sub- scribing, 68 Science writers: education of, xii; temperament of, ... thank-you notes, 52 Credentials for a writer, 25 Culture of science, 32–33, 52, 55–56, 61, 124; ideal of open- ness, 32–34; preliminary re- search, 56–57; referrals to other scient...
Ngày tải lên: 17/10/2013, 19:15
Mastering the craft of science writing part 4
... truth is not a matter of opinion, not even in the so-called “soft” sciences, like sociology or psychology. Scientific truth is a matter of evidence. That is the attitude of scientists and one ... there too, said, “What beta-decay con- stant did you use?” “The one from So-and-So’s book.” “But that’s been found out to be wrong. Recent meas- urements have shown it’s off by 7 percent.” Then...
Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 10:15
History and Nature of Science
... scientific facts is not con- sidered part of the domain of science. Theories Just as a collection of bricks does not equal a house, a col- lection of facts does not equal science. Scientific facts, like ... graphs are often used to indi- cate an amount or level, as opposed to a continuous change. Pie graphs are often used to show what percent- age of a total is taken up by differen...
Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2013, 17:20
How to live forever and 34 other really interesting uses of science
... tens of thousands of words in newspapers, grabbed the gaze of scientists from around the world and induced a bout of soul-searching that still continues today. The birth of Dolly the sheep kick-started ... nervous system, a network of cells similar to brain cells, which extends gossamer-like to the tips of the fingers and the ends of our toes. Think of this as the extension...
Ngày tải lên: 15/01/2014, 10:58