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what is the meaning of scientific method?

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See below: The principles and empirical processes of discovery and demonstration considered characteristic of or necessary for scientific investigation, generally involving the observation of phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis concerning the phenomena, experimentation to demonstrate the truth or falseness of the hypothesis, and a conclusion that validates or modifies the hypothesis.

Question 2

what is the order of the scientific method about?

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Reproducibiliy: Scientific method is a process designed to allow the reproducible design of experiments so that others can confirm the data.  It is the basis of scientific knowledge.  Generally it requires a hypothesis (what do you want to find out), procedure (how to find it out), results (what did you find out) and conclusions (what does your research mean).  Some also add a discussion for perspective.

Question 3

what is the scientific name of opium?

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Papaver somniferum: The opium poppy plant is part of the papaveraceae family. The scientific name of the opium poppy is papaver somniferum.

Question 4

what is the scientific term for porphyria?

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Porphyria: There are nine subtypes, each different, due to deficiency of a particular enzyme.

Question 5

what is the scientific name of infectious mosquito?

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Mosquito borne ill: Aedes aegypti mosquito transmits  Zika, dengue, chikungunya, &amp; yellow fever.  Culex - West Nile Virus  &amp; Anopheles - Malaria.

Question 6

can inhalants affect the nervous system?

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You bet: Especially glue sniffing, which can destroy the white matter of the brain.

Question 7

what scientific name is listeria known by?

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Ok: Listeria monocytogenes is the organism.  The disease is listeriosis.

Question 8

what is the scientific name of hepatitis b?

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Hepatitis B virus : A human antigen was found in australian aborigines in 1965 and was called australian antigen.It was subsequently called hepatitis b surface antigen and its association with acute hepatitis was established.  Infectious hepatitis, previously known  was called hepatitis a.

Question 9

what is the scientific name for the fear of blades?

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Found a Couple Names: Xyrophobia:  the fear of razor blades, straight razors, and/or other shaving devices, also the fear of shaving or being shaved.  I also found aichmophobia:  the fear of knives or other sharp objects.

Question 10

can there be a scientific reason for food cravings?

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Food cravings: R all in our heads i.e., our brains. The hippocampus, insula, and caudate - appear 2 b activated when we crave food. New research from the monell chemical senses center suggest memory areas which r responsible 4 associating a specific food with a reward r actually more important 2 food cravings than the brain's reward center. More; http://www.Webmd.Com/diet/features/the-facts-about-food-craving.

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