following groups: underweight (BMI less than 18.5)‚ normal weight (BMI 18.5 to less than 25)‚ overweight (BMI 25 to less than 30)‚ obese (BMI 30 and over) . Excess body weight is associated with a significant burden of chronic disease‚ with negative effects on overall life expectancy‚ disability-free life expectancy‚ quality of life‚ health care costs and productivity. The prevalence of overweight and obesity worldwide has increased markedly over the past three decades. It is estimated that in 2008
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Media Technologies Volume: 2 – Issue: 3 – July - 2012 The Role of Humor in the Construction of Satire in Nigerian Political Cartoons Sani‚ I.‚ Abdullah‚ M.H.‚ Ali‚ A.M. and Abdullah‚ F.S Department of English‚ Faculty of Modern Languages and Communications‚ University Putra Malaysia‚ Serdang‚ Malaysia Abstract The communicative functions of humor and its visual power have made political cartoons an interesting research field across academic disciplines. The
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Computer Power Supply Troubleshooting Warning! You must unplug your ATX power supply from the wall before working inside the case. Troubleshooting PC failures starts with the power supply. In fact‚ it’s easier to diagnose failures where the computer won’t turn on at all as opposed to more intermittent issues. The flowchart below is one of 17 hardware diagnostic flowcharts included in my book‚ "Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts - Revised Edition." The expanded text is modified for this
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Fundamentals of Uninterruptible Power Supply: The uninterruptible power supply‚ commonly known as UPS or the battery backup is something that is used at several places for emergency situations. An UPS is something that stores power inside it and provides power as and when required to the electric devices. It is used with several electric devices‚ such as computers‚ data centers‚ home power systems etc. The main reason why people use UPS is to provide short term supply of power to different devices for
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www.ccsenet.org/gjhs Global Journal of Health Science Vol. 4‚ No. 1; January 2012 The Effects of HIV/AIDS Scourge on Production and Income among Rural Households in Adamawa State of Nigeria Iya‚ I. B.‚ Purokayo‚ S. G.‚ & Gabdo Yusuf Department of Economics Federal University of Technology‚ Yola‚ Nigeria Received: October 12‚ 2011 doi:10.5539/gjhs.v4n1p245 Abstract The paper investigates the determinants and the impact of HIV/AIDS on households in Adamawa State. 120 respondents affected with HIV/AIDS
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EFFECTS OF CULTURE-CONTACT ON THE CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN LIFE INTRODUCTION This Chapter attempts the review of various definitions of Culture. It also tries to bring out the common characteristics of culture in various definitions‚ which include being dynamic and transmittable from generation to generation. Factors that can influence culture in a particular society and how people can come into contact with the culture of another society are also highlighted. Some aspects of the Nigerian cultural
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References: Abiade -Paul C.U.‚ Kene I.C. and Chah K.F. (2006): Occurrence and antibiogram of Salmonellae in effluent from Nsukka Munincipal abattoir. Nigerian Veterinary Journal‚ 1: 48-53 Adejuwon‚ J. O. (1978). Pests and Diseases. In: Oguntoyimbo‚ J. S.; Areola‚ O. O.; and Filani‚ M. (editors) A Geography of Nigerian Development. Heinmann‚ Ibadan. Pp. 92 - 112 Adelagan‚ J.A. (2002). Environmental policy and slaughter house waste in Nigeria. In: Proceedings of the 28th WEDC conference
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Nigerian‚ or "419"‚ scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. Nigerian scam messages can also arrive via fax or letter. The messages claim that your help is needed to access a large sum of money‚ usually many millions of dollars. The money that the message claims does not exist. Those who initiate a dialogue with the scammers by replying to a Nigerian scam message will eventually be asked for advance fees supposedly required to allow the deal to proceed
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Objectives To design a 12-volt DC power supply with a maximum output current of 200mA. To reduce the ripple factor to a value less than 0.1%. Apparatus 120-volt rms 60Hz input 60 ohm to 1k ohm load resistor 10 to 1 step-down transformer FWB bridge Voltage Regulator 2 100nF capacitors 10uFcapacitor 4.7 uF Capacitor Overview The goal of this experiment was to construct a power supply that would convert a 120-volt 60 Hz input ‚such as that received from a wall socket‚ to a 12-volt
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meter for direct metering installations with a capacity of up to 100 amperes. This smart meter is capable of two-way communication between the meter and Western Power. The smart meter will also provide improved accuracy of meter readings‚ early detection of power quality issues‚ remote disconnection of power and improved monitoring of power outages to assist maintenance crews in reducing restoration times. The first four digits of the serial number for this type of meter start with 0530xxxxxx. This
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