The Negative Effects of Land Subsidence on Agriculture LAND SUBSIDENCE - WHAT IS IT AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Land subsidence is a condition in which there is a loss of support from water pressure below the ground. As we withdraw ground water and the water table drops‚ the soil collapses‚ compacts‚ and drops resulting in the decrease of land-surface elevation. Subsidence causes permanent inundation of land‚ aggravates flooding‚ changes topographic gradients‚ ruptures the land surface‚ and reduces
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Confinement to bed: Client unable to change position: * Mechanism used for sitting patients up may increase pressure on the sacrum. This is an issue for manual beds compared to profiling beds. * Shower/Commode Chairs; Client seated over aperture for long periods * Inappropriate transfer of the patient from one to another may cause friction damage. * Transfer Boards; Bare skin on board surface: Composition of the board may cause grazing: Clothing may be pulled against the skin.
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The Arrival of Blu-ray Technology Blu-ray- also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD)‚ is the name of a next-generation optical disc format which was jointly developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA)‚ a group of the world’s leading consumer electronics‚ personal computer and media manufacturers (including Apple‚ Dell‚ Hitachi‚ HP‚ JVC‚ LG‚ Mitsubishi‚ Panasonic‚ Pioneer‚ Philips‚ Samsung‚ Sharp‚ Sony‚ TDK and Thomson). As compared to the current optical disc format such as DVD‚ this new format allows
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Atomic Emission Spectroscopy Dr M. Al-Harahsheh Comparison: Flame and Plasma atomization methods • Excitation and atomization for absorption: – Traditionally based on • • • • • • 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) flame Electrothermal arc and spark & Plasma find important application ICP is the most important but excitation for emission spectrometry offers increased atomization/excitation Lower inter-element interference due to high T emission from multiple species
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NT -1310 Unit 7 Assignments MAX HANEY 11/3/2014 Physical Networking Unit 7 Assignments Exercise 1 – Fiber Optics Definitions 1. Crosstalk – The coupling or transfer of unwanted signals from one pair within a cable to another pair. 2. Waveguides – A structure that guides electromagnetic waves along their length. The core fiber in an optical-fiber cable is an optical waveguide. 3. FTTH – Fiber-to-the-home 4. Simplex – a. A link that can only carry a signal in one direction. b. A fiber-optic cable
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"The Re-lighting of the Waterval Boven Road Tunnel" AUTHOR: Murray Cronje‚ Pr.Tech (Eng.) SYNOPSIS The paper will firstly discuss the intricacies of the sophisticated reflector design and electrical construction for electromagnetic interference conformity‚ for the induction luminaire that was chosen for this project. Then the paper will continue to discuss the principles of the lighting design for the interior of this tunnel‚ based on CEN and CIE recommendations‚ including some visual renderings
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but mostly the 5D Mark III is extremely soft and finely textured grass or fabric viewed from a distance looks plastic. The photographic 35mm sensor of the 5D Mark III allows you to isolate a subject from the background without resorting to a faster aperture and a
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PROVIDING HIGH SPEED BROADBAND INTERNET CONNECTION TO MACDONALD’S AVIEMORE RESORT‚ SCOTLAND – UK & KAFANCHAN‚ JEMA’A LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA‚ KADUNA STATE - NIGERIA A REPORT (ASSIGNMENT) SUBMITTED TO RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL (RDI) - ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY BY Micah Bala STU41910 micahkulien@gmail.com COURSE: BSC COMPUTING MODULE: CURRENT TRENDS IN NETWORKING (LEVEL 6) Tutor: Adrian J Pullin Word Count: 2963 July‚ 2014 ABSTRACT This report explores
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A Study of Radiation Protection Practices on Pediatric Patients during X-ray Procedures in the Radiology Department of Tertiary Hospitals in Kidapawan City A Research Study Presented to the Faculty of North Valley College Foundation Inc. Lanao‚ Kidapawan City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology By: Frixie Marie M. Antones Pritche Ann B. Pacheco Rizza Jessica P. Muyco Anabel M. Espaňola
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The beginnings of mechanical television can be traced back to the discovery of the photoconductivity of the element selenium by Willoughby Smith in 1873‚ the invention of a scanning disk by Paul Gottlieb Nipkow in 1884 and John Logie Baird’s demonstration of televised moving images in 1926. As 23-year-old German university student‚ Paul Nipkow proposed and patented the first electromechanical television system in 1884.[1] Although he never built a working model of the system‚ variations of Nipkow’s
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