is the largest increasing factor in our world. This factor is the cause of many events in our world. Poverty hunger and war are just some of the immediate effects of increasing population. Among these extreme causes the less immediate events will be seen with air pollution‚ land degradation‚ which is the effect that’ll have the longest term effect on the world. But how can these events are avoided? Is there any hope of stopping this from occurring any further? The largest‚ most identified reason for
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second nuclear bomb dropped on Nagasaki was named “Fat Boy” Immediate effects from the nuclear bomb included: cancer - especially leukemia and lymphoma. The radiation effects caused mental retardation‚ having a lower IQ‚ blindness‚ spinal bifida‚ and also cleft palates. The rates of women with breast cancer increased‚ while men experienced a thyroid problems‚ hair loss‚ and diarrhea. There are two different types of radiation Thermal burns‚ a pattern corresponding to the dark portion of kimono that
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Cause and effect of global cancer Cancer is a leading cause of death globally. Three-quarter of cancer deaths occur in developingcountries or the third world (WHO‚ 2010). If current knowledge were put into practice‚ at least one third of cancer cases could be prevented‚ another third could be detected early‚ treated and cured; and suffering could be alleviated through palliative care for patients with advanced cancers. (WHO‚ 2009) In low- and middle-income countries‚ cancer overwhelmingly affects
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again‚ the result is a colossal explosion meant for mass destruction. The three main effects that would follow a nuclear explosion are blast‚ thermal radiation or heat‚ and radiation. The very first thing to happen is the formation of a fireball. The fireball gives off the thermal radiation that cremates anything within a quarter mile and ignites any and all flammable materials within ten miles. The thermal radiation can cause eye injuries as well as skin burns called flash burns. Between 20 and 30
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The effects of the atomic bomb were terrible. There’s no doubt in my mind that the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were a costly mistake. Atomic bombs produce heat millions of degrees high‚ and visible ultraviolet and inferred rays.(Lapp 844) Everyone and everything exposed to their blast is affected. No one is left untouched‚ whether it be emotional or physical; in many cases both. However‚ many members of the science community argue that the atomic bomb was a great advance in technology
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Alcohol – the Body & Health Effects A brief overview 3 Contents 5 5 6 21 Introduction What is alcohol? Body effects of alcohol Mental health conditions 22 Alcohol and drug interactions 23 Effects of alcohol on other people 9 Brain and nervous system 24 Women Breasts – women 24 Men 10 Eyes 25 Young people 10 Heart and blood pressure 25 Older people 11 Intestines 11 Kidneys and fluid balance 26 How much? 11 Liver
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1) Explain how prolonged exposure to loud noise is likely to cause deafness? Sound waves enters through your ear and travels through a narrow passage called ear canal‚ which then leads to your ear drums. Then the ear drums vibrate from the incoming sound waves and sends these sound vibrations to your three tiny bones called malleus‚ incus‚ and stapes. When the sound vibration hits the fluid movement in the cochlea of the inner ear. An elastic partition goes through the cochlea‚ which starts from
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EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION Nowadays‚ we are busy with our lives and do not realise that what we have done to our environment. In fact‚ there are a lot of pollutions which have caused by human’s activities especially the air pollution. Air pollution is a commonly understood environmental issue. According to a study by the World Health Organization‚ there is an average of 2 million people are killed worldwide every year due to air pollution. So‚ it has shown us how seriously the tendency of air pollution
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Wilkins; Baltimore‚ U.S.A. Sadler T. W. (2005). Langman’s Essential Medical Embryology. Lipincott Williams and Wilkins; Baltimore‚ U.S.A. Saitoh A.‚ Hull A. D.‚ Franklin P. and Spector S. A. (2005). Myelomeningocele in an infant with intrauterine exposure to Efavirenz. J. Perinatol. 25(8): 555-6. Thorne C. and Newell M. L. (2003). Antenatal and neonatal antiretroviral therapy in HIV infected women and their infants: a review of safety issues. Med Wieku Rozwoj 7(4Pt 1): 425-36. Thorne C. and Newell
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THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Background of the Study Facebook.com (Facebook)‚ the most popular and widely used online social network website‚ has created frenzy among college students in recent years. Facebook emerged on February 4‚ 2004‚ when a 19-year-old sophomore Harvard student named Mark Zuckerberg founded the revolutionary site to connect Harvard University students (Grossman‚ 2010). Zuckerberg‚ at the time of Facebook‘s inception‚ had no idea Facebook would evolve into the social network
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