Count: 476 PARTICULATE MATTER – HEALTH EFFECTS Particulate Matter (PM) or fine particles‚ are tiny subdivisions of solid or liquid matter suspended in a gas or liquid. Particle pollution is made up of a number of components‚ including acids (such as nitrates and sulfates)‚ organic chemicals‚ metals‚ and soil or dust particles. Some particulates occur naturally‚ originating from volcanoes‚ dust storms‚ forest and grassland fires‚ living vegetation‚ and sea spray. Human activities‚ such as the burning
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Writing assignment Trần Thùy Linh Class: Wed afternoon. Topic: The effects of drinking. Drinking has many serious effects. The most obvious effect is the deterioration of health. Drinking increases the risk of various cancers and heart attack‚ increases liver problems‚ high blood pressure‚ stroke‚ and reduced fertility. These are some of the numerous harmful effects of regularly drinking above recommended levels. Moreover‚ drinking is the cause of accidents. A person‚ who drinks‚ loses his
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How to overcome a fear Everyone have fears and phobias‚ and sometimes it is really difficult to overcome these. Fears and phobias are not hereditary; they are acquired throughout life by the association of scary experience with an object or situation particular. Also‚ they can be purchased to avoid confront a feared object or situation. Happily‚ there exist some steps to overcome these fears and phobias. The first step is identified and assumes that you have a fear. It is easier when you define
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Effects of Computer Addiction to Students Study Habits Research Report Presented to the Catanduanes State University Author’s Note This Research paper is for compliance In English 2 subject‚ Writing in the Discipline‚ this Second Semester School Year 2013-2014 Introduction DOTA (Defence of the Ancient)‚ DOTA 2‚ LOL (League of Legends) and other offline and online games are some of the most played computer games in
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a part of our history‚ I believe that people need to see these images. We can only hope that we will never revert back to the animalistic state that we were in during that time. These images relate to the essay by Eula Biss‚ “Time and Distance Overcome” not just because Biss talks about lynchings in her essay; that was not the main topic. Biss finds a parallel between African-Americans and pollution of innocent things. Lynchings occurred in trees and bridges before telephone poles were invented
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the past century‚ as a side effect of food production‚ humans have been releasing huge amounts of nutrients‚ specifically nitrogen and phosphorus into water resources like lakes‚ rivers and even oceanic coasts. This has caused enormous growth in algae populations‚ literally choking the life out of aquatic ecosystems and polluting water for humans as well. These “Harmful Algal Blooms” (HAB’s) or green tides as some call them can produce toxins that can hurt animals and humans alike turn water green
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and Education in the Healthcare and Medical Field Tangie Riles HHS440: Technology in Health & Human Services Instructor: Janice Flegle 08-04-2014 Technology in education has been popular in schools and universities all over. With all of the unimaginable advancements in technology‚ it has become a necessity‚ in the classroom‚ rather than being a luxury. Way back when‚ schools didn’t have computers in each room‚ let alone the internet or smart boards. In today’s world‚ technology is
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basics necessities that would help them overcome the lower living standards that plague their country. Lending institutions such as the World Bank and IMF offer assistance by providing funding in the form of loans for projects or policy that are structured to fight poverty or global economic crisis. Projects and policies can be directly or indirectly supported. Heath care and human capital are key areas for which this assistance and reform are needed. Proper health care is essential to ensuring that the
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dilemma of human arrogance to nature. In the 1700’s humans sought the four corners of the world and conquered it. And so with these new land and foods‚ we have simply multiplied. Then‚ we sought to make our lives simple‚ so ideas were put to action through the Industrial Revolution. This revolution required raw materials that were needed to run machines‚ that in return mass produced products that brought new essentials for life. And within 308 years‚ the Earth has the population of humans ranging over
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Computer addiction is a relatively new term used to describe a dependency on one’s computer. Computer addiction is not limited to personal computers (PCs). It covers video games and the Internet and has already been given a label by psychologists‚ namely Internet addiction disorder (IAD). People can grow addicted to a variety of substances‚ and there is usually a substantial amount of help available to treat them. Alcohol‚ drugs and sex have all been known to bring out the addictive personality
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