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    Urban transformation‚ Railroads‚ and the Steel Industry all helped contribute to the American Industrial Revolution.The American Industrial Revolution was the rapid development of industry that took place in the late 18th century and early 19th century. The Revolution was categorized by the use of steam power‚ the growth of factories‚ and the mass production of manufactured goods. Between 1860 and 1910 the urban population went from 6 million to over 44 million. Rural Americans left their farms

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    The Effects of Viewing Television Has on Child Obesity Since television was first introduced‚ it has grabbed the attention of many. Allowing families to gather with one another and spend time watching their favorite shows. Though now it seems that television is playing a new role in many people’s everyday life by taking large amount of their free time. Many adults sit and watch hours of TV every day and now the trait is passing down to their youth. Children would prefer to watch TV‚ than rather

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    The factors that increase patient’s satisfaction in Bangladesh Hospitals 1. Introduction: Present scenario of Bangladesh hospitals is different from the scenario before the liberation war. Facilities and services of the hospitals are not at the better position then. Before the liberation war people had to rely on only public hospitals. However their services are still dissatisfying the people. In 2006 the total number of hospitals in Bangladesh was 1683. Of these 1683 hospitals‚ 678 were government

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    The purpose for this study is to address and identify factors that increase post-partum stress in mothers with new born babies and how these stressors can be reduced. Pregnancy and child birth for most women and their families are viewed as a joyous‚ life-changing event‚ however‚ “it is now acknowledged that this period of time may be one of critical psychological adjustment for women and as such precipitate the development of mental health problems (Borg Cunen‚ McNeil & Murray‚ 2014).” If not properly

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    It sounds like good news for the low-income workers and their families whenever the government increases the minimum wage. The United States Congress adopted the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938. Congress created the minimum wage toward the end of the Depression era to ensure a "minimum standard of living necessary for health‚ efficiency‚ and general well-being for workers" (Wages). The Fair Labor Standard Act establishes minimum wage‚ overtime pay‚ recordkeeping‚ and child labor standards affecting

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    What is Global Warming?  Global Warming is defined as the increase of the average temperature on Earth. As the Earth is getting hotter‚ disasters like hurricanes‚ droughts and floods are getting more frequent The average facade temperature of the globe has augmented more than 1 degree Fahrenheit since 1900 and the speed of warming has been almost three folds the century long average since 1970. This increase in earth’s average temperature is called Global warming. More or less all specialists

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    Childhood Obesity: A Global Public Health Crisis Sameera Karnik‚ Amar Kanekar1 Correspondence to: Ass. Prof. Amar Kanekar‚ Department of Health Studies‚ East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania‚ East Stroudsburg‚ PA‚ USA. E‑mail: akanekar@po‑box.esu.edu Date of Submission: Sep 17‚ 2011 Date of Acceptance: Oct 27‚ 2011 How to cite this article: Karnik S‚ Kanekar A. Childhood Obesity: A Global Public Health Crisis. Int J Prev Med 2012;3:1-7. ABSTRACT Introduction: Childhood obesity

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    What is Global Warming? What is Global Warming? Lesson Objectives: • To understand what is meant by ‘global warming’ • To know what we think causes global warming. • To begin to understand how our activities can cause climate change. The sun sends out energy as heat and light. This energy comes to our earth during the day time. Some of the sun’s rays get ‘trapped’ in the atmosphere. Some of them get reflected back into space. The ones which get through the atmosphere warm the earth up. All

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    outline for your Personal Ethics Statement. • Topic sentence: Obesity has a deep impact in the life of a child. • Informal outline: 1. Explain how obesity affects the child’s physical health. 2. Explain how obesity affects the child’s mental health. 3. Give ideas of how parents can be involved in the change of habits in the obese child. 5. Summarize why obesity has a deep impact in the life of a child. Obesity has a deep impact in the life of a child‚ physically‚ and mentally as

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    List and explain the three reasons Adam Smith said productivity increases with specialization. Who was Adam Smith? a. Adam Smith is writer. He wrote a book titled “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.”+ b. Three Reasons i) Repetition • The more times that an employee performs a task‚ the more capable the employee are at the task. ii) Continuity • A specialized employee doesn’t spend time exchange from one task to another. iii) Innovation • A specialized employee gains

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