In a study conducted by Boyle & Joss-Reid (2004)‚ the effect of humor on health was investigated. Data was collected from a sample of 504 individuals who were divided into three groups (community group‚ university students‚ and respondents with a medical condition). RAND 36-Item Health Survey (Hays‚ Sherbourne & Mazel‚ 1993) and Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (Thorson & Powell‚ 1993) was completed by the participants. RAND Health Survey yields eight dimensions of Health-Related Quality of
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show that music possesses properties that affect the growth rate of plants in different ways. These properties may be the wavelength of the music‚ its frequency or even its tempo. According to a study conducted by Margaret E. Collins and John E. K. Foreman‚ entitled The Effect of Sound on the growth rate of plants (2001)‚ plants growth is directly affected by sounds of varying frequencies. They observed that when plants are exposed to pure tones‚ it affects the growth of the plant. This was due to
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1) How does fatigue affect Labour Productivity? Fatigue affects labour productivity by impairing the ability of a worker to carry out his/her required duties as expected and in a safe manner. With increase in fatigue comes a reduction in muscular strength‚ attention to details and loss of concentration. A worker or employee who is gradually losing strength‚ losing concentration and not giving attention to details is usually more prone to mistakes and would not be able to work at his/her optimum
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Photosynthesis Investigation Research Question How does length of pondweed affect the amount of bubbles produced in 2 minutes by pondweed during the process of photosynthesis? Independent variable: Length of pondweed (8/10/12 cm). Dependent variables: amount of bubbles produced in 2 minutes. Control variables: Volume of water in the beaker (500ml)‚ The volume of water has to be the same every time‚ so when doing the experiment I need to make sure I always use these 500 ml that i have already
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because the environment is being negatively impacted‚ because of the depletion in the ozone. This depletion was created‚ because of all the CFC that is being released by all the factories and other machines that pollute the air. The UVB radiation affects the physiological and developmental processes of plants. Even though there is the existence of various machines and methods to reduce or repair these negative effects and have an ability to change to fit the increased levels of UV sunlight. Plant
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Significant Autism Treatment Procedures for the Betterment of Affected Kids Autism is a special neurological disorder that is seen in a child from birth‚ which impairs their normal communication and behavior for which they find it tough to socially interact with others‚ including their parents. Usually‚ the symptoms of autism can be detected when the kid is around two years old‚ the time when the normal children start walking and speaking fluently. As the cause of this disease is mostly attributed
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Alcoholism and Its Effects on Women Westchester Community College Abstract This paper will explore the effects of alcoholism on women based on the book “Drinking a Love Story” written by Caroline Knapp. Alcohol consumption is considered a rite of passage‚ a tool facilitating the transition from childhood to adulthood. Words like “wasted‚” “smashed” and “trashed” are common adjectives to describe the after effects of a “great night out.” However‚ there is a line between
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Cellular respiration is defined as an enzyme mediated process in which organic compounds such as glucose is broken down into simpler products with the release of energy (Duka‚ Diaz and Villa‚ 2009). It is a series of metabolic processes and oxidation-reduction reactions. Oxidation of substrates‚ such as glucose‚ is a fundamental part of cellular respiration (Mader‚ 2009). As a catabolic process‚ it may or may not require the presence of oxygen. The process that requires oxygen is called aerobic
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Egypt. In addition‚ how does rise in a sea level complicate the struggle for existence for humans and how does the rise in sea level affect how an overall population can survive and how it will repopulate. Climate change affects both animals and plants in various ways. The climate may play role in whether or not the plant/ and or animal will survive. The animal/and or plant will struggle for the basic resources such as water‚ nutrition‚ and oxygen. If the plant/and or animal does not get
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tissues to the lungs. The main function of erythrocytes‚ namely oxygen transport‚ is carried out by the protein that makes up the majority of the protein composition of the cell‚ hemoglobin. We will also be looking at how hemoglobin delivers oxygen‚ and how many factors affect its affinity for oxygen. Lastly we will be looking at some variations of hemoglobin‚ one variation of which is determined by the combination of chains‚ and which occurs
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