Childhood Obesity Prevention Marie King English Composition II ENG122 Instructor: Fatima Lim-Wilson October 19‚ 2012 Childhood Obesity Prevention What is Childhood Obesity? The American Academy of Pediatrics defines it as: “an excess percentage of body weight due to fat that puts people at risk for many health problems. In children older than two years of age‚ obesity is assessed by a measure called the Body Mass Index (BMI)” (American Academy of Pediatrics). Childhood obesity is such
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Lyme Disease Lyme Disease An emerging public health concern in the New River Valley is the increase in reported cases of Lyme disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ “Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vectorborne illness in the United States‚” although it is concentrated primarily in only thirteen states. The New River Valley reported a record number of cases in 2012‚ and is considered endemic to Lyme disease per the Virginia Department of Health
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What More Can We Do To Stop Rape? There is a lot more all of us can do to help disengage our rape culture beyond not raping someone else. Since again‚ most men won’t rape‚ these “extras” are the things most of us need to work on. This article is not meant exclusively for men; women too should read it and help propagate it. For instance‚ people will often report that they know or have known that someone else — even people very close to them — are or have been raping or abusing another and
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Chronic Lyme Disease Whitney Everhart BCOMM/275 June 30‚ 2013 Jim Parkinson Chronic Lyme Disease Chronic Lyme disease has been a controversial topic for many years. Researchers are in between opinions to determine if this disease really does exist. Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease that passes to the tick’s host once it has latched on and started feeding. The disease goes into the host’s blood and implants a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. This type of bacterium is from the spirochete
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Legionnaires’ Disease is pneumonia that’s caused by bacteria (Center For Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2015). The name of the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s is Legionella pneumophila. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs; this specific type of pneumonia is serious and can threaten one’s life. The body system that is affected is the respiratory system. Another body system that can be affected is the digestive system. This disease can lead to complications such as respiratory failure‚ septic
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LSD is a semi-synthetic derivative of lysergic acid. Thus LSD is an "ergot" - like substance. The drug evokes dreamlike changes in mood and thought and alters the perception of time and space. It can also create a feeling of lack of self-control and extreme terror. Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) also goes by names like: acid‚ sugar‚ Blotter‚ Sugar Cubes‚ Blue Unicorn‚ Acid‚ Cid‚ Sid‚ Bart Simpsons‚ Barrels‚ Tabs‚ Blotter‚ Heaven ly blue‚ L ’‚ liquid liquid‚ Microdots‚ Mind detergent
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B – Data Centers (1) 1. PUE (Power usage effectiveness)‚ the ratio of total facility energy to IT equipment energy within a data computer‚ which measures how much of the power is actually used by the computing equipment. It is an important place to start when considering how to reduce data center power consumption because it is one of the most effective metrics for measuring data center energy efficiency. PUE is calculated by taking the total power of consumed by a data center facility then
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The Difference Between Data Centers and Computer Rooms By Peter Sacco Experts for Your Always Available Data Center White Paper #1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The differences between a data center and a computer room are often misunderstood. Furthermore‚ the terms used to describe the location where companies provide a secure‚ power protected‚ and environmentally controlled space are often used inappropriately. This paper provides a basis for understanding the differences between these locations
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BRANCH profit center Definition A business unit or department which is treated as a distinct entity enabling revenues and expenses to be determined so that profitability can be measured. Distinctly identifiable department or unit that contributes to the overall financial results of a firm. Where adequate cost accounting systems are in place‚ profit centers are given responsibility to target certain percentages of the total revenue and are given adequate authority to control their costs to
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Communicable Disease Svetlana Brooks HCS/457 April 22‚ 2013 Deborah Ayers Communicable Disease A communicable disease is an infectious disease transmitted from one person to another directly or indirectly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV and nearly one in five of those are not aware that they are infected (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that causes AIDS
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