ORIGINAL PAPER The urban heat island and its impact on heat waves and human health in Shanghai Jianguo Tan & Youfei Zheng & Xu Tang & Changyi Guo & Liping Li & Guixiang Song & Xinrong Zhen & Dong Yuan & Adam J. Kalkstein & Furong Li & Heng Chen Received: 17 December 2008 / Revised: 29 July 2009 / Accepted: 3 August 2009 / Published online: 1 September 2009 # ISB 2009 Abstract With global warming forecast to continue into the foreseeable future‚ heat waves are very likely to increase
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Matt Ketterman Hero essay Beowulf is a hero because no matter how dangerous the situation is he seems to be able to overcome them. For example when he fights Grendel he chooses to not use weapons because he thought it would not be a fair fight‚ even though Grendel had killed a lot of people. My next example he fights Grendel’s mom this time he uses weapons even though normal swords don’t work. He starts fighting her with his normal sword that he uses in every fight and it won’t cut her skin
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An Increase in Light Intensity Increases the Rate of Respiration M. Chauntise‚ S. Shaika‚ R. Shantal INTRODUCTION The sun plays a vital role in sustaining an entire living world whether indirectly or directy using a transformation process called photosynthesis. This process assists in nourishing plants and keeping them alive. For example‚ trees grow very tall in the rainforest where there is an abundance of water in order to reach as much light as they can. For this reason‚ in order to survive the
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Vietnam War Notes Key events timeline of the Vietnam War. 1954‚ Nationalists remove the French from Indochina. 1954‚ The South East Asia Treaty Organisation is set up. 1962‚ Australia along with USA‚ sends military advisors to South Vietnam 1964‚ National service is reintroduced in Australia 1966‚ The first US combat troops land in South Vietnam (start of the Vietnam War). 1967‚ Australia increases its forces in South Vietnam 1969‚ Increasing discontent of the Australian public about Australia’s
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Sun plays the most significant role in the evolution of every thing incredibly present on the Planet Earth.Sun is not only the just the source of light‚ but it also very well known as source of extensive UV Rays (Ultra Violet) ‚ Vitamin D ‚ and the only thing through which photosynthesis in plants is possible. However due to numbers of benefits‚ it ’s worst side can ’t be forgotten. Now days most of the part the world especially Australia is reviving the cases for the patients of Skin Caner
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The topic I have chosen to look at in this essay is to "discuss the principal ways in which heat is gained by and lost from the body‚ and explain the various mechanisms involved in regulation of body temperature. Briefly indicate how excessive cold and heat affect the body". The body gains and loses heat through the external environment by radiation‚ conduction‚ convection and evaporation of water. These are all physical mechanisms known to the human body. (Vander‚ Sherman & Luciano 1998). Radiation
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Entry: Sun Yet-Sen Sun Yet-Sen was known as a political and a revolutionary in Chinese history. He is considered to be the co-founder of the Kuomintang and is said to be the father of modern China. Sun Yet-Sen was of the major contributors in the effort to abolish the Qing Dynasty and served as the first president of the Republic of China in 1912. His doctrine was written in “The Three Principles of The People”‚ which was a philosophical combination of democracy‚ socialism‚ and nationalism. Although
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Current State Spartan Heat Exchangers Inc. is a leading designer and manufacturer of specialized industrial heat transfer equipment for more than 10 years. The company’s primary products are transformer coolers‚ hydro generator coolers‚ air-cooled heat exchangers and transformer oil coolers. Their USP – Fin tube type heat exchangers and long lasting products. They are into highly customized heat equipments & because of new competition from European & Korean companies they have changed their corporate
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mixture‚ and (c) the density of the mixture. 3 2. A piston–cylinder device contains 0.85 kg of refrigerant-134a at 10°C. The piston that is free to move has a mass of 12 kg and a diameter of 25 cm. The local atmospheric pressure is 88 kPa. Now‚ heat is transferred to refrigerant-134a until the temperature is 15°C. Determine (a) the final pressure‚ (b) the change in the volume of the cylinder‚ and (c) the change in the enthalpy of the refrigerant-134a. 3. Determine the specific volume of superheated
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Activity 33 PS-2826 Latent Heat of Fusion Thermodynamics: phase change‚ latent heat of fusion‚ melting Qty 1 1 1 1 1L 0.5 L 1 Equipment and Materials PASPORT Xplorer GLX Fast-Response Temperature Probe (included with GLX) Basic Calorimetry Set (1 calorimeter cup) Balance Water‚ about 15 degrees warmer than room temperature Ice‚ crushed Towel Part Number PS-2002 PS-2135 TD-8557 SE-8723 Purpose The purpose of this activity is to determine the amount of thermal energy needed to change a specific
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