What is the Winkler Method? The Winkler Method is a technique used to measure dissolved oxygen in freshwater systems. Dissolved oxygen is used as an indicator of the health of a water body‚ where higher dissolved oxygen concentrations are correlated with high productivity and little pollution. This test is performed on-site‚ as delays between sample collection and testing may result in an alteration in oxygen content. How does the Winkler Method Work? The Winkler Method uses titration to determine
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Anti-Abortion Abortion is a serious topic that people have been debating about for years. Everywhere you turn the topic of abortion presents itself‚ on TV‚ in the newspapers‚ in books and magazines. It already has‚ and will continue to cause‚ controversy for years to come. As long as abortion remains legal‚ pro-life advocates will continue to protest what they believe to be these horrible acts of murder. Dating all the way back to the 1800 ’s‚ abortions have been taking place all over the world
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AP WORLD HISTORY ® Course and Exam Description Effective Fall 2011 The College Board The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900‚ the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today‚ the membership association is made up of more than 5‚900 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year‚ the College
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION (RTI) The Right to Information Act (RTI) is an Act of the Parliament of India "to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens" and replaces the erstwhile Freedom of Information Act‚ 2002. The Act applies to all States and Union Territories of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under the provisions of the Act‚ any citizen may request information from a "public authority" (a body of Government or "instrumentality of State") which
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Smacking‚ should it be allowed or against the law? The issue of smacking has been an ongoing debate for many years now. About 10% of parents smack their child and see nothing wrong with it. 20% of parents never smack their children and 70% of parents smack their children but wish they didn’t. So why do we smack our kids? Supposedly smacking is meant to discipline children and give them a better behavioural structure. If this is so‚ then why are many adults who were smacked as kids committing violent
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sUnit 3: Concepts By: Tiffany Linville Kaplan University CJ490: Research Methods in Criminal Justice Professor: Elycia Daniel 3/24/2013 Abstract Problem statement: Wayne County data indicates that 25% of the population has used illicit drugs at some point in their life (Wayne County‚ Indiana Strategic Prevention Framework‚ 2005). Briefly summarize from at least 4 journal articles‚ government reports‚ or databases on your topic. Summarize statistical data where appropriate
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How an Antivirus Program Works http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=485&p=3 {draw:frame} The information is in the ’Source system’ and must reach the ’Destination system’. The source system could be a floppy disk and the destination system could be the hard disk of a computer‚ or the origin an ISP in which a message is stored and the destination‚ the Windows communication system in the client machine‚ Winsock. The information interpretation system varies depending on whether
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Coca-Cola INTRODUCTION On April 23‚ 1985‚ Coca-Cola‚ the largest aerated beverage manufacturer of the world‚ launched a sweeter version of the soft drink named ’New Coke‚’ withdrawing its traditional 99 years old formula. New Coke was launched with a lot of fanfare and was widely publicized through the television and newspapers. Coca-Cola’s decision to change Coke’s formulation was one of the most significant developments in the soft drink industry during that time. Though the initial market
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Drugs are a substance that causes change in people’s mental‚ social‚ emotional and physical state. Why do people do drugs? People do drugs for various reasons both positive and negative. Sometimes people have to take drugs for medical reasons. However‚ there are those people who abuse drugs. There are many legal and illegal drugs available in today’s society. All drugs‚ inappropriately used‚ can be harmful to a person’s body. The results of drug abuse can be fatal or can cause a person to become
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A parable tells of three blind men confronted by an elephant. One touches the leg‚ and concludes the elephant is built like a tree. The next grasps the trunk and believes the elephant to be a giant snake. The third strokes the side‚ and describes a solid wall. A parallel exists here with the controversy over commercial whaling. No matter how long or hard proponents and opponents debate the subject‚ they never seem to be looking at the same animal. There are‚ of course‚ several aspects which have
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