You know the summer heat is getting severe in a country when a city decides to issue heat alerts. Ahmedabad in Gujarat last week became the first city in South Asia to develop a heat wave warning system in response to extreme temperatures. Here are five things you can do to beat‚ or at least cope with‚ the sweltering Indian heat: 1. Eat the right food. Sweating in extreme temperatures makes the body lose not just water‚ but also sugar‚ minerals and salts‚ especially sodium and potassium
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is often the lens material of choice for sports and safety eyewear. The one eye hazard common to all outdoor activities and sports is ultraviolet radiation. UVA and UVB both reach the earth’s surface and will cause eye damage with sufficient exposure. UVB of sufficient intensity can harm the outer surface of the eye in a matter of hours. UVA can harm structures within the eye in a matter of years of consistent exposure. Another important consideration is glare protection. Glare causes discomfort
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One step above visible light is ultraviolet radiation. There are 3 major types of ultraviolet radiation: UVA‚ UVB and UVC. The atmosphere usually absorbs UVC before it reaches the Earth. The ozone layer serves as a natural shield to many of the sun’s rays‚ however‚ now that the ozone layer is slowly depleting‚ more and more UV radiation can get through. UVB partially reaches the Earth‚ and UVA completely reaches the Earth. What does UV Index mean? The ultraviolet index or UV Index is an international
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attention. Drinking can encourage sexually activity like in the “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA” by Sabrina Rubin Erdely. “Jackie had taken three hours getting ready‚ straightening her long‚ dark‚ wavy hair. She’d congratulated herself on her choice of a tasteful red dress”(Erdly). What really happened to Jackie was that she was a freshman in UVA and she was going on a date with a guy named Drew at a fraternity party‚ but she did not know that Drew’s friends were going
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1. What are some differences between Judy and Mariah that might make Judy more "at risk" for skin cancer than Mariah? (2 points) Judy was pale‚ had red hair‚ did not normally tan. Mariah tanned every summer‚ had dark hair. 2. What observations did Judy make concerning her mole? How could they have used the ABCDE’s of skin cancer assessment to further assist their observations? (2 points) She observed it was bigger and the edges were more jagged than she remembered. One edge was darker than the other
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concerned social workers‚ competent nutritionist and compassionate aides to assist wherever needed. Some home health agencies are eligible to offer on-site home infusion pharmacy; an intravenous administration of medication to patients in their own homes (UVA‚ 2008). Continuum of care also offers nutritional products‚ prescribed medication and any type of infusion equipment needed at home by the patient. The Federal Law states‚ home health patients has the freedom to choose the agency that will provide the
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vitamin D deficient. Other studies have proven that 3‚000- 4‚000 people are benefited from the tanning beds’ vitamin D (Dr. Mercola). This is because higher level beds‚ such as level 5’s expose more UVB light‚ which is less powerful to the skin‚ then the UVA light‚ which penetrates deeper into the body. 12 out of 20 people use lotions during their tanning session. Unlike the 12 people who use lotions‚ the other 8 are more likely to encounter sunburns along with a higher percentage rate of skin cancer.
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Bibliography: Questions 1 & 2 Clawson‚ J.‚ 2001a Clawson‚ J.‚ 2001b. Leadership and Intelligence. pp. Darden Case No. UVA-OB-0652. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=910741. Clawson‚ J. & Bevan‚ G.‚ 2000. Leadership Steps Assessment (LSA). UVA-OB-0733‚ p. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=911080. Clawson‚ J. & Smith‚ B.‚ 1990. Prejudice in Organisations. UVA-OB-0831‚ pp. 1-17. Dovidio‚ F. & Gaertner‚ L.‚ 1999. Reducing Prejudice : Combating Intergroup Biases. Current Directions
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The ultra violet rays (UVA &UVB rays) coming off the bulbs are actually hurting their skin. Being tan is in fact not healthy. The creation of melanin‚ the chemical in your body that creates the brown color‚ is your skin’s reaction to getting damaged. Another thing the tanners
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maintain biodiversity is also subject to this decline. Sunlight contains three divisions of ultraviolet radiation; UVA‚ UVB‚ and UVC (which does not reach the Earth’s surface). The lower stratosphere of the Earth contains oxygen that absorbs the majority of the harmful UVB radiation. The overwhelming majority‚ 99 percent of the ultraviolet rays that reach the Earth’s surface‚ are UVA. “When the ozone layer becomes thin‚ however‚ more UVB radiation reaches Earth’s surface and may have hazardous effects
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