Nitrous oxide

Nitrous Oxide

Nitrous oxide, often referred to as dinitrogen oxide or dinitrogen monoxide, is a chemical substance having the formula N2O. It is also referred to as laughing gas, nitrous, nitro, or nos. It is a colorless, non-flammable gas with a faintly pleasant flavor and aroma at room temperature.[5] Similar to molecular oxygen, nitrous oxide is a … Read more

Pulmonary alveolus or alveoli

Alveoli

Pulmonary alveolus or alveoli (plural: alveoli, from Latin alveolus, “little cavity”), is one of the millions of hollow, expandable, cup-shaped chambers in the lungs where pulmonary gas exchange occurs.[1] At the blood–air barrier, which separates the pulmonary capillary from the alveolar air, oxygen is traded for carbon dioxide.[2] The lung parenchyma, which occupies 90% of … Read more

Greenhouse gases

Gases

The gases in the atmosphere of planets like Earth that cause surface temperatures to rise are known as greenhouse gases. Their ability to absorb the radiation wavelengths that a planet emits, which causes the greenhouse effect, sets them apart from other gases.[1] Heat is radiated from the Earth’s surface by sunlight, and is subsequently largely … Read more

Green Marketing

Green marketing

Green marketing is the practice of promoting goods that are thought to be safe for the environment. It encompasses a wide range of actions, such as altering the product, making adjustments to the production process, creating sustainable packaging, and changing advertising. However, there are multiple interpretations that overlap and contradict each other when it comes … Read more

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb (/krʌm/; born August 30, 1943) usually marks his works R. Crumb. In addition to parody of modern American culture, his art demonstrates a nostalgia for American folk culture from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As one of the founders of the first successful underground comix publication, Zap Comix, Crumb contributed to … Read more

Long Island

Long

Long Island is an island in southeast New York State, makes up a sizeable portion of the New York metropolitan region. It is the most populated island in the United States and the 18th most populated island globally, with approximately eight million residents as of 2020. The island’s maximum north-south width is 23 miles (37 … Read more

French and Indian War

French

French and Indian War (1754–1763) pitted the French colonies in North America against the British Empire, with numerous Native American tribes supporting both sides. There were about 60,000 people living in the French colonies at the beginning of the war, compared to two million in the British colonies.*[4] Especially, the outnumbered French were dependent on … Read more

2007–2008 financial crisis

Financial

The worst global financial catastrophe since the Great Depression of 1929 was the Global Financial catastrophe (GFC), which occurred in 2007–2008. A “perfect storm” was created by predatory lending to low-income homebuyers,[1] excessive risk-taking on the part of international financial institutions, and the fall of the US housing bubble. The value of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) … Read more

AIG bonus payments controversy

Bonus

AIG bonus payments controversy means the American International Group (AIG) insurance company was planned to give bonuses to workers in its financial services division of about $218 million (~$272 million in 2021), it was publicly revealed in March 2009, sparking the start of the AIG bonus payments controversy. AIG gained notoriety for receiving government bailouts … Read more

George Washington University

Washington

The George Washington institution (GW or GWU) is a private research institution with federal charter status. One of only six American institutions with a congressional charter,George Washingtonwas established by the US Congress in 1821.(7)(8) GW falls into the category of “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity.”In [9] It belongs to the Association of … Read more