What sounds cause NIHL? NIHL can be caused by a one-time exposure to loud sound as well as by repeated exposure to sounds at various loudness levels over an extended period of time. The loudness of sound is measured in units called decibels. For example‚ normal conversation is approximately 60 decibels‚ the humming of a refrigerator is 40 decibels‚ and heavy city traffic noise can be 85 decibels. Examples of sources of loud noises that cause NIHL are motorcycles‚ firecrackers‚ and firearms‚ all
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Induced abortion is just one of the multitudes of bioethical dilemmas that a physician is charged with confronting. The act of inducing abortion is a controversial subject that involves many potentially competing factors such as an individual’s moral and religious compass‚ what rights an unborn fetus has and the rights that a woman has over her own body. In the case of a 16 year-old girl who is pregnant as a result of incest and seeking an abortion‚ my role as the practitioner would be to put the
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Magnetized and induced by the Bull’s Eye! Attention … all shoppers! Attraction is the number one source Target implements to encourage their shoppers to consume every day. They implement a variety of different attributes to their website such as stylish designs‚ colorful photos‚ and advertise different ways to save. Browsing through the website and choosing products is quick and easy; this is not to mention their iconic logo and their well known designer brands. In addition‚ it is luxurious
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of an embryo or fetus from the uterus before it has developed sufficiently to survive outside the mother (before viability). As commonly used‚ the term abortion refers only to artificially induced expulsions caused by mechanical means or drugs. Spontaneous abortions occurring naturally and not artificially induced are commonly referred to as miscarriages. Women choose to have abortions for a variety of reasons: They have had all the children they wish to have; want to delay the next birth; believe
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Journal Review By Alexander Eisenberg Identification This article‚ Predator-induced morphological changes in an amphibian: predation by dragonflies affects tadpole shape and color‚ was authored by S.A. McCollum and J.D. Leimberger. The article was published in 1997 in the journal Oecologia. Summary The article begins by explaining the energy costs of different defensive mechanisms. Permanent defensive morphologies are thought to be expensive to create and sustain. As a result‚ these defenses
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which found that patients receiving radiotherapy had experienced difficulties with memory‚ concentration and thinking (Potter‚2004; Olson et al‚ 2007 and Alexeeva et al‚ 2008). In another study Ahlberg et al‚ (2004) on investigating how radiotherapy induced fatigue affected participants’ ability to follow treatment related instructions‚ as well as the impact on their memory and concentration‚ the findings indicated that……This is significant‚ as for Mr Brown‚ fulfilling his role as a father was exceptionally
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mechanically attached to. One of the more common voltage signal ranges used with tachogenerators is 0 to 10 volts Hence tachogeneratros are electrical type of tachometer. Electrical voltages may be statically induced or dynamically induced. Depending on the nature of the voltage induced there are two types of tachogenerators: 1. DC tachogenerator 2. AC tachogenerator PRINCIPLE It operates on the principle of Faraday’s Laws of Electromagnetic induction . It states that whenever there is a
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All ecosystems have the ability to withstand stress. They are able to resist being disturbed or altered and will restore themselves to their original condition if not disturbed too drastically. There are both natural and human induced stresses. An ecosystem is the dynamic complex interaction of plant‚ animal and microorganism communities and their non-living environment as a functional unit. Ecosystems include the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) elements of the environment and the relationships
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CONTRACT – DISCHARGE (Pg 161) Discharge refers to a termination of a contract. After a contract is discharged‚ the parties are relieved of their obligations under the contract. There are four ways Performance‚ Breach‚ Agreement and Frustration. Performance Performance – discharging a contract by performing all obligations as stipulated in the contract. Precise Performance Cutter v Powell (1795) The court held that payment was conditional upon the completion of the voyage; payment even
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0032-0889/84/75/0 142/04/$01.00/0 Light-Induced Transformation of Amyloplasts into Chloroplasts in Potato Tubers’ Received for publication November 9‚ 1983 and in revised form January 19‚ 1984 YU S. ZHU‚ DENISE L. MERKLE-LEHMAN‚ SHAIN D. KUNG* Department of Biological Sciences‚ University of Maryland Baltimore County‚ Catonsville‚ Maryland 21228 ABSTRACT The transformation of amyloplast into chloroplasts in potato (Solawum tuberosum L.) tuber tissue can be induced by light. Excised potato tuber
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