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    canopy‚ these factors will affect the temperature in the woodland. Hypothesis 2: Risk Assessment: Risk Assessment Scale Severity Rating Likelihood Rating 5 Death/permanent disability 5 Almost certain to happen 4 Serious injury/long-term sickness 4 Highly likely to happen 3 Short-term injury/3 day absence 3 Possible 2 Medical attention 2 Might happen 1 Minor injury 1 Remote possibility Identification of significant hazards Severity & Likelihood Rating Risk Factor Control measures in

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    and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) involve non-ionizing radiation. +light n heat radiation produced by the sun *ionizing radiation is produced by some minerals in the earth *our bodies contain radioactive material *dose rate increases with altitude and latitude *natural rays- cosmic rays‚gamma raysfrom the Earth‚ radon decay products in the air‚ and various radionuclides found naturally in food and drink. *X rays‚ fallout from the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere‚ discharges of

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    ship design‚ sailors were able to sail longer distances with ease. Astrolabes also improved explorations. As stated in document 2‚ “The Mariner’s Astrolabe was used to determine the latitude of a ship at sea by measuring the noon altitude of the Sun or the meridian altitude of a star of known declination.” Astrolabes improved explorations by charting the position of the stars‚ so sailors could measure how much longer they needed to travel by sea. Caravels and Astrolabes allowed sailors to travel to

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    AN INTRODUCTION TO SPACE TOURISM AMITA & APARAJITA SHARMA STUDENT UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY STUDIES Amibeauty01@gmail.com sharma.aparajita1214@gmail.com ABSTRACT Man is curious by his nature and space travel is utter most curiosity for mankind. Few in million people got chance to sort their curiosity but what about rest millions?? When a common man would be able to fulfill his dream destination?? Millions of questions pertain in mind but there was no answer for this couple of years

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    in both the palaces of the great Dalai Lama and enjoy their hospitality. You will get an opportunity to view the gigantic Mt. Everest as you ride through the Himalayan roads. Driving through Tibet is hard-hitting if you’re already suffering altitude sickness. But apart from this‚ I can assure you that your honeymoon will be an everlasting‚ once-in-a-while experience that you’ve never practiced ever before. So‚ already excited? Never mind‚ just boot out all the tormenting thoughts and get ready to

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    mountain after reaching the summit. From slipping and falling to many of the possible illnesses that are possible to be obtained from climbing this giant of a mountain. Getting down the mountain involves many important factors. The effects of elevation sickness usually appear in the process of going down everest. It is much more difficult to descend ice than struggling to use an ice pick to ascend the mountain‚ this brings the risk of slipping and falling to a sheer sudden death. There is also the chance

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    Renaissance Research Paper Without the Renaissance the world as we know it would not exist. Before the Renaissance‚ countries in Europe were suffering from many different problems such as sickness and poverty. Countries also were suffering from problems like lack of employment and education. The quote “these problems sometimes led to numerous deaths of both children and adults due to lack of health care provided.” shows that the world was a very different place than it is now‚ especially with all

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    CFI-I Oral Plan of Action Objective: Discussion of the elements related to Basic fundamentals of Fundamentals of Instruction‚ Technical Subject Areas‚ Preflight Planning. Contents: Fundamentals of Instruction Review Certificates and Documents Airworthiness Requirements Weather Information IFR Cross-Country Flight Planning National Airspace Technical Subject Areas Regulations and Publications Operations of Systems Aeromedical Aircraft Systems‚ Flight Instruments‚ and Navigational

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    at 8:15 a.m. The bomb was detonated one minute after being dropped. The atomic bomb‚ nicknamed "Little Boy"‚ which was dropped on the Hiroshima City‚ exploded at an altitude of 580 meters above a hospital close to the present A-bomb Dome. (Brown‚ p.38) The mushroom cloud resulting from the explosion reached an estimated altitude of five hundred and twenty meters over Central Hiroshima. The atomic bomb blast obliterated three-fifths of the city within seconds. The atomic bomb gave off uranium-235

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    including the Medical Academy in Graz‚ Austria. (Bard 1) More often than not‚ there was no real medical knowledge gained from any of his experiments. Sigmund Rascher however focused his experiments on high altitude sickness and hypothermia on Dachau camp prisoners. (Harvard) The experiments of high altitude were meant to push the limits of human endurance and existence. Prisoners were often placed in a low pressure chamber and the pressure was

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