Harmful effects of pesticides The term pesticide covers a wide range of compounds including insecticides‚ fungicides‚ herbicides‚ rodenticides‚ molluscicides‚ nematicides‚ plant growth regulators and others. Among these‚ organochlorine (OC) insecticides‚ used successfully in controlling a number of diseases‚ such as malaria and typhus‚ were banned or restricted after the 1960s in most of the technologically advanced countries. The introduction of other synthetic insecticides – organophosphate (OP)
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Review Motivational Interviewing in improving oral hygiene behaviora review of literature with possible application in Periodontics H. Esther Nalini1‚ Punithavathy. R2 Abstract: Success in periodontal therapy is highly dependent upon the ability and willingness of the patient to maintain a good oral hygiene. There is a great need to increase the patient’s adherence to oral hygiene instructions‚ which requires changes in the patient’s behavior particularly to improve the long-term treatment success
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as rats‚ mice‚ insects and others at home‚ contaminating food and food products. A wide range of pesticides is available at markets to control and avoid pests at home. Insecticides are used frequently to keep the gardens and homes pest free. Few common insecticides used at home are carbaryl‚ malathion‚ spinosad‚ neem oil‚ azadirachtin‚ and pyrethrin. Consumers are demanding organic and natural pesticides to avoid health problems. In Chile‚ home insecticides are used to kill‚ repel‚ or control pests
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The Truth About Pesticides A pesticide is a substance or mixture that directly or indirectly destroys‚ stupefies‚ repels‚ inhibits‚ or prevents attacks of any pest in relation to a plant‚ place or thing (Toxins). Types of pesticides include substances that kill weeds (herbicides)‚ insects (insecticides)‚ fungus (fungicides)‚ rodents (rodenticides)‚ and others (Toxins). Pesticides were created to maximize crop yields by protecting the plant from possible attackers and are composed of chemicals that
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Abstract With the increasing competition‚ it is imperative for organizations to bring about managerial innovation and focus on managerial effectiveness. Studies indicate that only 27% of success at work is contributed by an employee’s Intelligence Quotient‚ the rest of it being contributed by Emotional Intelligence. This paper attempts to study the role of Emotional Intelligence in Managerial Innovation and Effectiveness. The results of the study indicate a positive correlation between Emotional
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Are People the "Puppets of Society"? Student Notes 2 ARE PEOPLE THE "PUPPETS OF SOCIETY"? What makes people behave in the ways they do? Are their actions determined by forces beyond their immediate control or are they able to choose and select their behaviour with an element of free choice? This is one of the oldest problems philosophers and social scientists have grappled with and it still emerges in many debates today as the example below illustrates. The problem has led to a long
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Toxic Effects of Pesticides Pesticides are widely used in agriculture for the control of weeds‚ insects or microorganisms leading to exposure to the population through contamination of water and residues in dust and on food‚ this exposure may lead to adverse health effects (Alavanja‚ Hoppin & Kamel 2004) and while there are many different agents that are implicated in these effects this discussion will focus on Organophosphate (OP) pesticides and their mechanisms with respect to human health.
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Web 2.0 and public relations “The greatest craving of humans is to express and to be understood” Humans love and desire connection with others. The boom of internet age is the proof of this desire. Internet survived the dot com bubble and the world saw the rising of giants like Google and Yahoo who thrive on information sharing and “connecting” people through chat rooms and social networking. The desire to express finds its manifestation through newer channels like blogs and social networks which
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As a nursing student‚ I learned to shave patients in preparation for surgery; as a public health nurse‚ I taught mothers to clean their infants’ umbilical cords with alcohol and showed patients newly diagnosed with diabetes how to wipe the skin with alcohol before injecting insulin. Since then‚ high-quality research has shown that pre-operative shaving increases rather than decreases post-operative infections (Kjonniksen et al. 2002)‚ that cleaning umbilical cords with sterile water shortens the
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Equilibrium is the state in which the competing influences of a system are balanced. In this experiment‚ four activities were conducted to study equilibrium namely Equilibrant Force‚ First Condition for Equilibrium‚ Locating the Center of Gravity and Second Condition of Equilibrium. The % Error obtained for the following activities were 14.13% and 2.35% for Activity 1‚ 4.90% for Activity 2 and 7.52% for Activity 4. Friction is the resistance to motion of one object moving relative to another
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