cancer in Philippines breast cancer ranks number 1‚ with 16 percent of a total of 50‚000 cases resulting in death. The disease has also become the leading cause of cancer for Filipino women with 9‚ 184 deaths among both sexes and an estimated 11‚ 458 new cases in 2010. Breast cancer is a hormone dependent disease. Woman without functioning ovaries who have never received any estrogen-replacement therapy do not develop breast cancer. The female to male ratio is about 150:1. Factors affecting breast cancer
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DURATION: PCP 504 PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 3 UNITS 3 HOURS PER WEEK COURSE DETAILS: COURSE DETAILS: Course Coordinator: Email: Office Location: Other Lecturers: DR A.O.OLAIYA olaiyaao@unaab.edu.ng Room 131‚ COLPLANT Prof V.I.O OLOWE‚ Prof P.O.ADETILOYE‚ DR M.O.ATAYESE‚ DR O.S SAKARIYAWO COURSE CONTENT: Seed germination and dormancy. Juvenility and senescence. Translocation and respiration in crops‚ role of environmental resources. Water and water stress in plants. Light and solar radiation
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SOCTEC Reflection: The news about the earthquake and tsunami tragedy in Japan is still fresh. But what made it worst is when the nuclear power plant in Japan exploded. The event released massive amounts of radiation into the community and has infected a lot of people. Today‚ there is a proposal to open the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. I admit that I am afraid of the fact that the scenario that happened in Japan might happen to us Filipinos as well. For me‚ I do not agree with the proposal. Opening
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mosaic virus (ToMV)‚ brought fruit necrosis and killed off the whole plant when the temperature was high. CMV infection in early spring used to bring a major lost of radishes and other cruciferous crops. Fig. 1.1. Symptoms caused by infection of Cucumber mosaic virus in the field (a) Field tomato plant complexly infected by Cucumber mosaic virus with a satellite RNA and a strain of Tomato mosaic virus; (b) Field radish plant infected by CMV 1 Gene Cloning of Cucumber Mosaic Virus and Some Related
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designed‚ the total bare module cost of the plant is $372 million. The inside battery limit and outside battery limit costs are $349 million and $23 million respectively. Total capital investment includes the direct permanent investment of $512 million and is $779 million. The calculated BTROI is 42% with annual net earnings of roughly $203 million per year. The NPV is $1.2 billion in the last year of production and suggests a profitable venture. The project managers expressed to us their concern over the
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The work of managers in new organizational contexts The Authors Judith Ann Chapman‚ University of Western Sydney‚ Richmond‚ Australia Abstract Focuses on the work of managers in new forms of organisations which are flexible‚ horizontally integrated‚ and decentralised. Although much has been written about managers‚ including their roles‚ functions‚ and skills‚ the organisational context is changing‚ and new perspectives are needed. A process perspective is a way of understanding the work of
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A Plant Based Diet and its Ability to Support a 18-35 year old American | Philip Beckmann | Barbara Hiles Mesle 5/14/2012 | Introduction When I was growing up I was taught how to hunt‚ fish and trap animals for food as well as being fed an omnivorous diet‚ but today I have found that I no longer need animals in my diet. The Vegetarian Times recently found that out of the 311 million people in the US‚ 7.3 million eat a vegetarian based
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Plant Transport Plants are mostly made up of water. Lettuce is about 94% water and a potato is about 77% water. Plants need water for three main purposes: ------photosynthesis‚ -support -transport of chemicals Water is a raw material for photosynthesis. If water is in short supply‚ the rate of photosynthesis will be limited. Plants need water for support‚ otherwise they wilt. Water is needed to transport many chemicals within plants. Chemicals‚ such as mineral salts‚ dissolve in water and
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media could affect our daily life seriously. From the purchasing of daily necessity to the international news reports‚ we can get rid of the influence of media. In fact‚ we have to admit that with the help of media‚ such as the advertisement‚ we are living a better life than ever before.As for the news report is concerned‚ now matter which channels we try to use to get the news‚ it seems that media change the news in a position that fits to the people that control it. Secondly the invention
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ENC 1101 21 January 2012 How to Plant Rice. Do you know what rice is only when it’s on your plate? Rice is eaten worldwide in all forms and styles‚ but do people really know where this rice came from or all the hard labor put into producing this amazing source of food? When it is covered by a brown hull‚ rice is called paddy; rice fields are also called rice paddies‚ or paddy fields. When planting rice‚ these are some important steps you will need to know in order to have
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