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    Malaria

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    prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions because rainfall‚ warm temperatures‚ and stagnant waters provide habitats ideal for mosquito larvae. Disease transmission can be reduced by preventing mosquito bites by distribution of mosquito nets and insect repellents‚ or with mosquito-control measures such as spraying insecticides and draining standing water. Despite a need‚ no effective vaccine currently exists‚ although efforts to develop one are ongoing. Several medications are available to prevent malaria

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    The Truth About Pesticides

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    pesticide is a substance or mixture that directly or indirectly destroys‚ stupefies‚ repels‚ inhibits‚ or prevents attacks of any pest in relation to a plant‚ place or thing (Toxins). Types of pesticides include substances that kill weeds (herbicides)‚ insects (insecticides)‚ fungus (fungicides)‚ rodents (rodenticides)‚ and others (Toxins). Pesticides were created to maximize crop yields by protecting the plant from possible attackers and are composed of chemicals that are dangerous (A history). Combining

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    aflatoxin

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    Naturally Occuring Hazards: Aflatoxin Aflatoxin is a naturally occurring mycotoxin produced by three types of mold: Aspergillus flavus‚ Aspergillus parasiticus‚ and Asperilligus nomius (more rare). Aspergillus flavus is common and widespread in nature and is most often found when certain grains are grown under stressful conditions such as drought. The mold occurs in soil‚ decaying vegetation‚ hay‚ and grains undergoing microbiological deterioration and invades all types of organic substrates whenever

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    Ladybug Lab Report

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    ‚ 2014). Ladybugs use their antennae to touch and taste their possible diets around them. Ladybugs are very helpful for farmers and the general public in regards to controlling the pests that cover crops and plants. Their preferred diets include insects such as like mites‚ white flies‚ and aphids. Aphids are small‚ green‚ little minute bugs that

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    Tg Segmentation India

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    THE NEW DEMOGRAPHIC MAP OF INDIA 1 UNDERSTANDING NEW SEC GROUPS 2 Understanding New SEC Groups New SEC Size % 0.5 1.8 3.0 4.0 5.1 7.0 7.2 11.4 15.1 19.5 15.8 9.6 Cum 0.5 2.3 5.4 9.4 14.5 21.4 28.7 40.1 55.1 74.6 90.4 100.0 Most Own / Use (60%+) About Half Use (30 – 60%) Internet‚ Microwave‚ Water purifier‚ Vacuum cleaner‚ Digital camera New Adoption (5 – 30%) A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 E1 E2 E3 AC‚ Car‚ Computer‚ DVD‚ Geyser‚ Dining table‚ MFD‚ basmati‚ Noodles

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    One Lonely Evening

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    oBiology Lab #1 Research Question Do Sunflowers have a faster grow faster when watered with clean drinking water from the tap or with rain water collected outside? Hypothesis If both plants receive the same amount of water each day‚ then the plants receiving rain water would have a faster growth rate. This is rain water has more nutrients in it then regular drinking water. These nutrients would make the sunflowers grow at a faster rate than the sunflowers with regular water. Variables Independent:

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    Birds Feed Linseid Oil

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    fed tallow presented higher values of SFA‚ mainly mirystic‚ palmitic‚ and stearic acids (C14:0‚ C16:0‚ and C18:0)‚ than those fed olive‚ sunflower‚ or linseed oil. Birds fed with olive oil had a substitution of these SFA (mainly stearic acid) by oleic acid. Thus‚ birds fed olive oil presented the lowest values of stearic acid in all tissues. Birds fed sunflower oil showed higher values of linoleic acid (C18:2 n6) than those fed tallow‚ olive‚ or linseed oil‚ and compared with birds fed tallow‚ linoleic

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    Ashitaba Research Paper

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    Ashitaba is a plant that is grown on the lush Izu Islands on the Pacific coast of Japan where tha leaves has been consumed as food and medicine for centuries. It’s scientific name is Angelica Keiskei or Angelica Koidzumi. The scientific name Gynuranepalensis DC is a specie of Ashitaba that is grown in the Philippines. It is also called Gynuraprocumbens and Gynuraacutifolia. When you break the ashitaba stalks‚ you will find the rich golden sap called chalcone‚ which contains a 20 unique flavonoids

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    supersonic transport aircraft that release nitrogen oxide into the stratosphere.2 In 1974‚ Molina and Rowland found that human-made chlorofluorocarbons used for making foam‚ cleaning fluids‚ refrigerants‚ and repellents transform into ozone-depleting agents.3 Chlorofluorocarbons stay in the atmosphere for several decades due to their long tropospheric lifetimes. These compounds are carried into the stratosphere where they undergo hundreds of catalytic

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    case study analysis

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    INDEX Executive summary 2 Introduction to the topic 3 As we are now in the era of booming retailing lot of organization are entering into the retail market. In India Future Group Pantaloon company is one of the greatest retailing companies with its retail format called Big Bazaar. In my summer training project I’m doing live project‚ on a “An Analysis of Customer Cherry Picking of FMCG Products at Big-Bazaar in Lucknow”. ( To improve customer walk-in at big bazaar) And also to know what are the

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