c)Focal depth 5)Earthquake size a)Magnitude b)Intensity 6) Earthquake hazard a)Primary effects b)Secondary effects 7)Earthquake loads on buildings 8)How Buildings Respond to Earthquakes 9)Common Modes of Failure a)Structural failure A)sliding shear B) Diagonal cracks C)Effect of overturning b)Nonstructural failure c)Site Failures d)Foundation Failures 10)Designing Masonry Buildings for Earthquakes a) Masonry Materials
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1. Temperature: Put some hot water‚ warm water‚ and cold water in three bowls. Just use water from your faucet‚ and please be sure that the hot water is not too hot to touch! Place a finger in the hot water and a finger of the other hand in the cold water. After a few seconds‚ place them both in the warm water. Describe the sensations. Can you trust your senses for measuring temperature? Explain your answer. Placing finger A(pointing finger on left hand) in the “hot” water‚ my finger felt a hot
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domestic drug trade is the violence associated with it‚ not the drugs or drug trade itself. Granted‚ there are other negative effects of drug use on communities‚ but they are not as pressing as the violence that stems from the trade. Wallace-Wells further calls into question the potential solution of legalization‚ weighing the pros and cons. The content of the television drama The Wire‚ directed by David Simon‚ addresses some similar points as well‚ among them‚ capitalism in drugs. Wallace-Wells’ story
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The objective: In this experiment‚ I decided to find out how temperature would affect endothermic reactions compared to exothermic reactions. An endothermic reaction absorbs energy in the form of heat. This reaction feels cold because it is taking heat away from its surroundings. It also releases gases. An exothermic reaction is a reaction that releases energy as heat. Since the energy is released‚ the exothermic reactions feel hot. Methods/Materials I did three experiments. I mixed lemon juice
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The features of spoken language often changes depending on a number of factors; one of which includes the location and of whom they are speaking with. In the popular TV series‚ The Wire‚ the audience is introduced to the first transcript set in a deprived area of Baltimore where many of the street jargon slang and social accent is prominent. In comparison‚ language that is used in a courtroom of the second transcript is far more formal than street language. In the first transcript the purpose of
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are used for treatment or prevention of a bacterial infection. 2. Define the term resistance The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument. 3. Describe what is meant by the term ‘antibiotic resistance’ When bacteria and other microorganisms are able to resist the effects of an antibiotic to which they were once sensitive. Antibiotic resistance comes from the overuse of antibiotics. 4. Identify a species of bacteria that has
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Evolution and Antibiotic Resistance Cara Prater South University Online Instructor Raven‚ Biology I Evolution and Antibiotic Resistance When we‚ mankind‚ get the flu or a headache or muscle aches‚ what is the first thing that we usually do? We want it gone and we want it gone as soon as possible so we reach for the antibiotics! Antibiotics have been the corner stone of hope for the sick and dying people of our society. This hope‚ however‚ has a dark lining that has more recently begun
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Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance Maricia Overly Professor Ellen Doyle South University Online July 30‚ 2011 Abstract “Super Bugs” (Clemmitt‚ 2007) are beginning to take control of our health. Antibiotic resistance has enabled germs that once caused very little harm the ability to leave us in dire straights. The worst part of these “Super Bugs” (Clemmitt‚ 2007) is that people can be walking around with them infecting others without knowing it. Evolution of bugs due to the overuse of antibiotics
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Metabolism’ in 1999. The study conducted examined the effects orally administered amino acids post resistance exercise has on protein synthesis and metabolism. The reason this study was conducted was to determine if taking amino acids orally‚ which is easily done‚ is just as effective compared to the less practical infusion of amino acids. The volunteers were six healthy adults‚ 3 male and 3 female. The volunteers had not participated in resistance training for at least one year prior to being a subject
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Resistance to change Definition The phrase “resistance to change” is quite often used in the organizational change research as a justification for explaining why efforts to introduce new technology‚ procedures or management practices fall short of expectations or fail altogether (Oreg‚ 2006). Zaltman & Duncan define resistance as "any conduct that serves to maintain the status quo in the face of pressure to alter the status quo” and in the view of Folger & Skarlicki resistance is defined as "employee
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