ARTICLE IN PRESS Resources Policy 34 (2009) 24–31 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Resources Policy journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/resourpol Recognizing and nurturing artisanal mining as a viable livelihood Petra Tschakert à Department of Geography and Alliance for Earth Sciences, Engineering, and Development in Africa (AESEDA), Pennsylvania State University, 315 Walker Building, University Park, PA 16802-5011, USA a r t i c l e in f o Article history: Received
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Worksheet 1 : Procedures in the Scientific Workplace Procedures Outline of procedures i.e. what you did and how you did it (P1) Reasons why this procedure is carried out (M1) Basic knowledge of equipment e.g. glassware, difference between different glass types should be known as different experiments require different types of glassware and it is supposed to be handled delicately because for example – different experiments require different glassware and if a weak glass is used by mistake in an
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nurses, and parents they asked, felt uncomfortable giving a child more than two vaccinations in one office visit. (Madlon-Kay & Harper, 1994) The simultaneous injections can cause more severe side effects for the child and also increases the level of mercury that the child is exposed to because of the multiple doses. One the same line as simultaneous injections is combined injections. These are multiple vaccinations administered with one shot. One example of a combined injection is the “MMR” or
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Injurious Adulterants/Contaminants in Foods and their Health Effects S.No Adulterant Foods Commonly Involved Diseases or Health Effects Adulterants in food 1 Argemone seeds Argemone oil Mustard seeds Edible oils and fats Epidemic dropsy, Glaucoma, Cardiac arrest 2 Artificially coloured foreign seeds As a substitute for cumin seed, Poppy seed, black pepper Injurious to health 3 Foreign leaves
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY BUSINESS PLAN SUBMITTED TO THE SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE December 2, 2008 INTRODUCTION Ford Motor Company welcomes the opportunity to submit our Plan to the Senate Banking Committee, and appreciates the time and attention Congress is devoting to the critical issues that confront the domestic automotive industry in the current economic environment. In this submission, we first provide an overview of the current business environment, then discuss our Plan for viability,
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B.Sc. degree in environmental studies the thermal environment Dr. Marcus M. Keane, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University College Cork. the thermal environment • Metabolism and comfort • Bodily mechanisms of heat transfer and thermostatic control • Metabolic rates • Clothing • Environmental influences on comfort • Fanger's comfort equation • Measuring Instruments
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Telemedicine in India: Initiatives and Perspective B.S.Bedi Senior Director Department of Information Technology Ministry of Communications & IT Government of India eHealth 2003: Addressing the Digital Divide-17th Oct. 2003 What is Telemedicine? • Telemedicine is the use of electronic information and communications technologies to provide and support health care when distance separates the participants … Institute of Medicine, 1996 Introduction • Telemedicine primarily refers to use
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When choosing food, we are always considering factors that will ultimately influence our selection, whether it be how good the item will taste or will it look as good as it does on the packaging. We consider things like these during our purchases whether we’re aware of it or not which is why it’s more important now more than ever that when making food choices, we should consider factors not only consciously but also cautiously
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MGMT E 2720 Mergers and Acquisitions Supplemental Case Questions 1. The New York Times a. Why is there so much family control in the newspaper business? b. How did the Sulzberger family manage to retain control on the NYT after it went public? c. How does the NYT dual class structure differ from the one used by Dow Jones, prior to its takeover by Rupert Murdoch? d. What explains the behavior of the NYT institutional shareholders – not just Morgan Stanley but also
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fullness making people feel the need to eat more. It increases insulin levels and has been found that it is one of the causes of human diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. In the same manner, mercury has been put in baby foods. It penetrates living cells in the human body. Because of this, mercury increases the risk of autism in
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