World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. The member states of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987. It draws global attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to its negative health effects. The day aims to reduce the 5.4 million yearly deaths from tobacco related health problems. From 1988 the WHO has presented one or more World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Awards to organizations or individuals who have made exceptional contributions to reducing tobacco consumption. On May 31st, 2008 the WHO called for a complete ban on tobacco advertising; the organization said studies establish a relationship between exposure to cigarette advertisement and starting smoking.
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Science Fair Project Information
Title: It is possible to distinguish between smokers and non-smokers by the sound and quality of their voice alone?
Subject: Medicine
Grade level: Middle School - Grades 7-9
Academic Level: Ordinary
Project Type: Experimental
Cost: Low
Awards: 2nd place, Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair
Affiliation: Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair (VSF)
Year: 2005
Description: In this experiment 40 participants', 20 smokers and 20 non-smokers, voice was recorded reading a standard text. Voices were evaluated by two minors, three adult voice experts and two non-expert adults.
Link: http://www.odec.ca/projects/2005/kost5d0/public_html/
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Edward Jenner (1749 – 1823) Was Born
Edward Jenner was an English scientist who is widely credited as the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, and is sometimes referred to as the 'Father of Immunology'.
In 1980, the World Health Organization declared smallpox an eradicated disease. This was the result of coordinated public health efforts by many people, but vaccination was an essential component.
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Science Fair Project Information
Title: The development of a plant-based vaccine against SARS-CoV
Subject: Medicine / Biochemistry
Grade level: High School - Grades 10-12
Academic Level: Advanced
Project Type: Experimental
Cost: High
Awards:
1st prize, intermediate life science division, University of Western Ontario
Second Place, Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair (2005)
Pfizer Canada Award of Excellence
Affiliation: Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair (VSF)
Year: 2005
Description: The goal of this project is to produce a plant expression vector containing a synthetic DNA coding for an antigenic region of the SARS Spike protein fused to a bacterial gene encoding cholera toxin B subunit, and express it in transgenic tobacco plants. The results obtained from this project provide a foundation for the development of a low-cost, orally administered vaccine that can be used to prevent SARS infection.
Link: http://www.odec.ca/projects/2005/wang5d0/public_html/
In 1980, the World Health Organization declared smallpox an eradicated disease. This was the result of coordinated public health efforts by many people, but vaccination was an essential component.
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Science Fair Project Information
Title: The development of a plant-based vaccine against SARS-CoV
Subject: Medicine / Biochemistry
Grade level: High School - Grades 10-12
Academic Level: Advanced
Project Type: Experimental
Cost: High
Awards:
1st prize, intermediate life science division, University of Western Ontario
Second Place, Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair (2005)
Pfizer Canada Award of Excellence
Affiliation: Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair (VSF)
Year: 2005
Description: The goal of this project is to produce a plant expression vector containing a synthetic DNA coding for an antigenic region of the SARS Spike protein fused to a bacterial gene encoding cholera toxin B subunit, and express it in transgenic tobacco plants. The results obtained from this project provide a foundation for the development of a low-cost, orally administered vaccine that can be used to prevent SARS infection.
Link: http://www.odec.ca/projects/2005/wang5d0/public_html/
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939) Was Born
Sigismund Schlomo Freud was an Austrian psychiatrist who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind and the defense mechanism of repression and for creating the clinical practice of psychoanalysis for curing psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. Freud is also renowned for his redefinition of sexual desire as the primary motivational energy of human life, as well as his therapeutic techniques, including the use of free association, his theory of transference in the therapeutic relationship, and the interpretation of dreams as sources of insight into unconscious desires. Many of Freud's ideas have fallen out of favor or have been modified by Neo-Freudians, although at the close of the 20th century, advances in the field of neurology began to show evidence for many of his theories.
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Science Fair Project Information
Title: What causes dreams?
Subject: Psychology & Human Behavior
Grade level: Elementary School - Grades 4-6
Academic Level: Ordinary
Project Type: Descriptive
Cost: Low
Awards: 2nd place, Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair (2008)
Affiliation: Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair (VSF)
Year: 2008
Description: Main topics: specific causes of dreams, types of dreams, nightmares, body's reactions to dreams, rapid eye movement.
Link: http://www.odec.ca/projects/2008/lamo8z2/
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Science Fair Project Information
Title: What causes dreams?
Subject: Psychology & Human Behavior
Grade level: Elementary School - Grades 4-6
Academic Level: Ordinary
Project Type: Descriptive
Cost: Low
Awards: 2nd place, Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair (2008)
Affiliation: Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair (VSF)
Year: 2008
Description: Main topics: specific causes of dreams, types of dreams, nightmares, body's reactions to dreams, rapid eye movement.
Link: http://www.odec.ca/projects/2008/lamo8z2/
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