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    apply in Psychology. Again‚ the opposite happens. “Birds with the same feather flock together.”—meaning people who have the same interests‚ beliefs and etc. are the ones that usually get along with each other. From Physics‚ you learned that as the altitude increases‚ the pressure decreases and vice versa. This concept also applies

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    growth rate and lipid content of various microalgae samples collected from biologically and geographically diversified areas on Nepal. Comparisons were also made on samples with same genus isolated from geographically diversified areas (i.e. high altitude (>4000 m) and mid hill (>1000 m))‚ and effect of seasonal variation (with respect to temperature) on similar species of microalgae. Euglena sp.‚ Chlorella vulgaris‚ and Scenedesmus sp. with growth rate of 0.401 day-1‚ 0.377 day-1‚ and 0.342 day-1

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    in the 1960’s for morning sickness. Dr. Frances Kelsey‚ a medical officer for the FDA in 1960s‚ saved millions of babies from birth defects by calling attention to Thalidomide and single-handedly played a role in the future drug-approval policies of pharmaceutical companies in the United States. Morning Sickness occurs in about 70 - 80 percent of all pregnant women everywhere. The technical term for morning

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    four distinct weather seasons including spring‚ summer‚ autumn‚ and winter. The average temperature in temperate deciduous forests is roughly 75°F (24°C) but gets as high as 86°F (30°C)‚ depending on the altitude of the forest. Forests higher in the mountains have cooler temperatures than lower altitude forests. With the exception of evergreens‚ in the autumn months‚ the deciduous forest is famous for putting on a dazzling display of color changing leaves. As the chlorophyll in the leaves

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    *Reversible changes occur as a response to changes in the environment. Let’s say you live near sea level and you travel to a mountainous area. You may begin to experience difficulty breathing and an increase in heart rate as a result of the change in altitude. These symptoms go away when you go back down to sea level. *Somatic changes occur as a result of prolonged changes in the environment. Using the previous example‚ if you

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    model of the atmosphere‚ in addition to the ideal gas equation‚ air is also assumed to obey the equation p/ρn = constant where n = 1.4. If the conditions at sea level are standard (101.3 kPa‚ 15°C)‚ determine the pressure and temperature at an altitude of 4000 m above sea level. Solutions. Q.1 For the situation shown‚ calculate the water level d inside the inverted container‚ given the manometer reading h = 0.7 m‚ and depth L = 12 m. 2 BPH – Tut # 2 Solution B A F D

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    Final Exam - Review Guide Test Date: Tuesday‚ May 7th (8:00-10:00 pm) Format: Multiple choice. Please bring a small scantron form. Blue books will not be needed. The final exam will be composed of two sections: Section 1: All lecture material since the 2nd test Text chapters: 7 (clouds and fog)‚ 8‚ 9 Section 2: Cumulative portion covering material covered up to test 2‚ includes only material related to the terms/concepts listed in this section. Section 1 – New Material ATMOSPHERIC

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    main reasons. Firstly‚ whenever the planet is visible (shortly before sunrise or after sunset) it is positioned at a low altitude (angle above the horizon) where it is immersed in haze and atmospheric turbulence‚ which adversely affects the quality of the image seen in the telescope. Consequently most telescopic observers prefer to view the planet in full daylight - when its altitude is much higher - taking special care to shield the Sun from view. Secondly‚ the planet’s brilliance - although making

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    History of Rockets Our time there has been an evolution in our history of rockets. It has been one man-kinds greatest invention for thousands of years. Rockets date back to 400 B.C in the city Tarentum from a roman writer named Aulus Gellius as he tells a story of a Greek‚ named Archytas. Archytas used his invention to amuse and baffle the people by flying a wooden pigeon using steam to propel the bird suspended off wires. Couple three hundred years later after the invention of Archytas flying

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    12) Flow chart. Deleted from the syllabus. (Marks 2)Question 13) In figure ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. AE is drawn parallel to CD and BA is produced. If ABC = 92o‚ FAE = 20o‚ find BCD. (Marks 2) No answer Question 14) Determine the length of an altitude of an equilateral triangle of side 2a cm. (Marks 2)Question 15) In the figure‚ a circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD where sides AB = 6 cm‚ BC = 7 cm and CD = 4 cm. Find AD. (Marks 2) sorry‚ no answer for this as I do not have

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