The pots of West Africa were built for use in West Africa, the neck of the piece is very narrow not just because it creates a focal point, but also because it decreases evaporation of water out of the body. The necks could also be laces to together and carried on poles between two individual during long trips with out spilling their contents. The long line neck though visually gratifying has a utilitarian purpose. The large
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Study Guide: Final Exam Concentrate your studies in the following areas. Questions for the Final Exam will come principally from this material. Lutgens and Tarbuck Textbook: Earthquakes and Structures (Chapter 6) * Know the definition of an earthquake (pg. 190). --ground shaking caused by the sudden and rapid movement of one block of rock slipping past another along fractures in Earth’s crust called faults * Know the difference between the focus and epicenter of an earthquake. Which
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Ant Colony Optimization 1 A Seminar Report on “Ant Colony Optimization” A Seminar submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of degree BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY In COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING Presented By Ranjith Kumar A (06J11A0534) Department of computer science engineering HITECH COLLEGE OF ENGG & TECHNOLOGY (Affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad) Himayathnagar, C.B.Post, Moinabad, Hyderabad-5000 2 075. CERTIFICATE
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Global Warming: Fact or Fiction Skye Shaver American Intercontinental University-Online BUSN300-1203A-47 June 26, 2012 Dr. Albert Socci Abstract Global warming is a highly debatable subject. Within the scientific community, the only debate there is the rate of global warming. The debate is held among the scientific community and the politicians or common people. This essay will address some viewpoints of both sides of the global warming controversy. Global Warming: Fact or Fiction
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Oceans Name of student Name of institution Oceans About seventy-one percent of the planet is covered with water bodies most of which consists of the five major oceans namely: the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian, the Arctic and the Antarctic. The word “sea” is sometimes wrongly for “ocean”, but “sea” represents the saline water body surrounded by land. In terms of hydrosphere, the oceans cover
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rain. During the months of monsoon, plants get water naturally from the storm water, hence, irrigation is not needed. But during the summer season which starts from around March and lasts up to June water at the root zone is almost used by the evaporation due to summer heat and the transpiration process of the plants to keep them cooler from the heat of the sun. This water needs to be replenished timely. If this water is not replenished, plants do not get water for their basic metabolism and wilt
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It has very low rainfall all year round, about 6.5 inches, and the water balance (rainfall minus evaporation) is negative. This is why Djibouti's rainfall is notorious for not producing runoff or replenishing the watertable. Hence, there is no permanent water source on the national territory; the drinking water supplied to urban areas is extracted solely
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A life threatening conditioned caused by increasing body temperature, a dysfunction of the central nervous system and multiple organ failure is known as extertional heat stroke (EHS).1 Based on a high school football survey about one hundred thirty two deaths were reported due to extertional heat stroke.2 Heat stress can affect athletes in a broad range of sports and environmental conditions.3 Taking into consideration the teams physician's and athletic trainer’s perspective regarding the treatment
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Which of the following people would be most severely affected by prolonged vomiting? a. 3-year-old male b. 15-year-old male c. 35-year-old male d. 35-year-old female e. 50-year-old male 3-year-old male Extracellular fluid has a higher sodium content than intracellular fluid. The predominant intracellular cation is potassium. The predominant extracellular cation is sodium Which of the following fluid compartments contains the largest volume of water? a. plasma b. interstitial
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The causes and consequences of the enhanced greenhouse effect and global climate change Figure [ 1 ] - The greenhouse effect diagram, http://www.ozcoasts.gov.au/indicators/images/oze_fs_009_02.jpg Figure [ 1 ] - The greenhouse effect diagram, http://www.ozcoasts.gov.au/indicators/images/oze_fs_009_02.jpg “The unprecedented increases in greenhouse gas concentrations, together with other human influences on climate over the past century and those anticipated for the future, constitute a real
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