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    Medicine in Sport (2008) 11‚ 6—19 REVIEW Heat stress and strain in exercise and sport John R. Brotherhood The University of Sydney‚ Exercise and Sport Science‚ Faculty of Health Sciences‚ Australia Received 3 May 2007 ; received in revised form 27 August 2007; accepted 28 August 2007 KEYWORDS Heat stress in sport; Exercise thermoregulation; Rational analysis of heat stress; WBGT; Risk assessment for exertional heat illness Summary Heat stress arising from the thermal environment is of

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    Jordyn J. Steinmann Informative Speech‚ March 4‚ 2014 Title: Immigration at Ellis Island Specific Purpose: to inform my audience about the immigration process at Ellis Island Central Idea: The immigration process at Ellis Island had four main steps: arriving at Ellis Island‚ the medical examination‚ interrogation‚ and actually leaving the island Method of Organization: chronological Introduction Have you ever wondered where your family history lies and how your ancestors ended up in

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    Due to the warm weather conditions and the prolonged physical activity without water‚ it is easy to recognize that the player is experiencing extreme dehydration and is probably suffering from an exertional heat stroke. The biggest indicator that the player is having a heat stroke is due to the fact that he appears to be unconscious after having been what seemed to be extremely disoriented during the 50-yard sprints. Along with the flushed dry skin and the rapid shallow breaths‚ the victim may also

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    Lesson of Easter Island Cawonnas B EG-481 December 16‚ 2012 Mr. Simon The Lesson of Easter Island Bill Gaede once said‚ “Science is not about making predictions or performing experiments. Science is about explaining (Goodreads‚ 2012).”  This paper will convey an explanation‚ based on scientific method‚ on how the people of Easter Island shattered their island leaving only a small percentage of people to live there. Easter Island is remotely located in the Pacific Ocean. The island is about 1‚395

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    Study of Recovery of Waste Heat From the Exhaust of Automotive Engine K. Wojciechowski1‚ J. Merkisz2‚ P. Fuć2‚ P. Lijewski2‚ M.Schmidt1 1 Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics AGH University of Science and Technology‚ Al. Mickiewicza 30‚ 30-059 Cracow‚ Poland 2 Institute of Combustion Engines and Transportation‚ Poznan University of Technology‚ Piotrowo 3‚ 60-965‚ Poznan‚ Poland e-mail: gcwojcie@cyf-kr.edu.pl‚ phone: (+48)12-61-73-442 Abstract Automotive engines reject a considerable amount of

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    FREESTUDY HEAT TRANSFER TUTORIAL 2 CONVECTION AND RADIATION This is the second tutorial in the series on basic heat transfer theory plus some elements of advanced theory. The tutorials are designed to bring the student to a level where he or she can solve problems ranging from basic level to dealing with practical heat exchangers. On completion of this tutorial the student should be able to do the following. • • Explain the use of the surface heat transfer coefficient. • Explain

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    Virgin Island Naturists way of expressing their points of view with regards to nudism‚ is their right. The US Virgin Island offers a wide variety of activities to surely make your stay the best as it always has been. The three islands: St. Croix‚ St. John‚ and St. Thomas invite you to experience the island vacation and accept what the islands have in store for you. You can find different accommodations from luxurious villas to unique inns that suite you taste. The convenient locations provide vacationers

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    Thatcher and the Falkland Islands Thatcher’s handling of the Falklands crisis can be considered to be successful as she triumphed over the Argentines‚ winning back the islands‚ and also she finished in a much stronger position politically‚ and internationally. Thatcher managed to secure international backing‚ as she secured the backing of NATO‚ and more importantly the USA. This was to play a huge part in the Falklands crisis as she obtained the loaning of the Ascension Islands which proved instrumental

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    Mauritius the paradise island Branded with the trade mark of “The Paradise Island”‚ Mauritius is the “destination de reves” of millions of people‚ source of inspiration of numerous poets‚ wonderful and un-exploited landscapes of hundreds of films‚ mostly bollywood movies Mauritius is a Tropical Island with two seasons‚ SUMMER and WINTER‚ situated in the Indian Ocean near Reunion Island and Madagascar‚ Mauritius is a hub for various Business of import and export‚ its key local resources are

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    Wildlife and it’s Environment The Farallon Islands aviary wildlife is under attack and something needs to be done about it. The Farallon Islands are a chain of islands about 28 miles west off the coast of San Francisco. They are used by by hundreds of seabirds for feeding‚ nesting‚ and breeding. In fact these islands have a greater variety of bird species than almost any other place in the world. The problem is that mice have overrun the island eating the bird eggs and killing the young birds

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