now called nicotine is the main active ingredient of tobacco. Nicotine‚ however‚ is only a small component of cigarette smoke‚ which contains more than 4‚700 chemical compounds‚ including 43 cancer-causing substances. In recent times‚ scientific research has been providing evidence that years of cigarette smoking vastly increases the risk of developing fatal medical conditions. In addition to being responsible for more than 85 per cent of lung cancers‚ smoking is associated with cancers of‚ amongst
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Chandigarh Master Plan – 2031 Draft 7. COMMERCIAL AREAS IN CHANDIGARH 7.1 INTRODUCTION Commercial areas in Chandigarh were planned to provide adequate‚ organized retail and wholesale trading activity for the city residents. The city has however emerged as a important commercial hub. A concept of hierarchical distribution of commercial centers was introduced into the city plan as a departure from the organic developments of the traditional towns. To provide a continuum of commercial
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as landslides‚ fires‚ and tsunamis‚ account for the remaining 10% of the casualties. This emphasizes the need for strict compliance of town and country planning bye-laws and compulsory earthquake-resistant infrastructure design in India. In this paper various national initiatives taken up for the mitigation of earthquake and related hazards are discussed. 1 Introduction Recent earthquake in India has demonstrated the need for seismic risk evaluation of building stock and consequences of future
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Ruslan Khamurzov World Civilizations 1 November 30‚ 2005 Post-Classical Europe‚ Muslim World and China. The period following the decline of great classical empires of Asia and Mediterranean is known as the post-classical period (500-1000 CE). This period is famous for the expansion of civilizations to new areas‚ spread of major world religions such as Islam and the decline of the Western world. While Europe was in a period of a decline‚ the Muslim world was on the rise and the Eastern world
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Dr. Mervat El-Shafie Dr. Mervat El-Shafie‚ Assistant Professor of Architecture‚ is the Chair of the Architecture Department in the College of Engineering‚ Effat University. Dr El-Shafie received her Ph.D. in Built-Environment from Lincoln University‚ New Zealand in 1999. Her thesis entitled “Phenomenology of Built-Environment” deals with the interrelationships between people and their land‚ houses and places and how this is being affected by the processes of Modernization and Globalization. Dr
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RESEARCH PAPER OUTLINE Name: Rawan Qishawi Topic: The violation of human rights in Syria Research question: What caused the Syrian uprising and what were the outcomes? How did human right activists come to the aid of those whom had their rights taken away? Revised Thesis Statement: The political repression‚ uneven economy‚ and religious influence caused by the Syrian government were major causes that led to the current Syrian uprising. The Syrian government directly used its power by taking
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AP World History Essay Jaycee Malone 7th Period In North America‚ dark skinned or other races other than white were treated poorly because their skin was a different color. In North America‚ all of the slaves had to lose everything to lose all of their identity from Africa. They were treated worse than the slaves from Latin America. The society in North America was much different than Latin America because the slaves were forced to work harder in North America. But in the Caribbean the slaves
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The History Of Marijuana The history of marijuana is quite interesting. Marijuana has gone from being an important crop of the early settlers‚ to being outlawed in many countries‚ including the United States. To better understand marijuana‚ I will trace it back to its origins‚ and explain how marijuana was used in the beginning. I will then take a closer look at the history of marijuana in the United States and how this plant has evolved over the years. An interesting fact that one should ponder
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Drafting By: Madison Stewart Drafting is the drawing up of blueprints for architectural structures‚ and mechanical engineering tools and objects. There are two sides to drafting‚ the mechanical side and the architectural side. It’s a great career that is fun‚ and easy to do. Architectural drafting has to deal with drawing up the blueprints for homes‚ schools‚ churches‚ and any other architectural structure you can think of. It’s very easy to come up with these blueprints. You can either draw
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The research of Gerd Schulte Korne shows that difficult reading inherits about 60% Acquired dyslexia – the most common causes are brain injuries‚ stroke or some other type of trauma. The National Centre for learning and disability said that everyone at any age can be tested and type of test is depending on of the age of the person and what problem they have. The diagnostic test should cover the followings area: • Information - Developmental‚ medical‚ behavioural‚ and family history • Intelligence
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