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Global warming as a serious environmental threat of the 21st century

Global warming represents the single major environmental problem of the 21st century. The industrial revolution is not without its price. Man's quest for development has contributed to environmental degradation and depletion of natural resources.

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WBGT heat index compatibility for Chinese construction workers in tropical climates

The effects of heat stress on workers has been well documented (1-4), especially in the construction industry (5-6), but widely compatible standards for determining safe limits for heat exposure have yet to arisen, which makes a difficult task of determining the compatibility of Wet Bulb Globe…

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The Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement and its applications

The Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement commonly known as GUM is a document produced by the Joint Commission for the Guides in Meteorology (JCGM).

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Toyota's growth and environmental innovation in the United States

Toyota Motors is a worldwide company that has grown to be one of the most successful in the world. In the United States, the company started as Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. On October 31, 1957. When sales began in 1958, the company sold only 288 vehicles.

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Corporate environmental sustainability practices and emerging markets

Environmental sustainability has been increasingly embraced as an important agenda by government agencies worldwide. Environmental sustainability and sustainable development have become a component of government planning and policymaking.

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Cognitive learning theory and social cognitive theory in human development

Cognitive learning theory presents a positive perspective of development that lay emphasis on conscious thinking. This learning perspective incorporates the transformation of information in the environment into knowledge, which is retained in the mind.

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Agri-environment schemes as solutions to habitat fragmentation

Habitat connectivity and matrix restoration: the wider implications of agri-environment schemes, Donald & Evans (2006) refer to the threat that agri-business has on indigenous wildlife and the long-term problems this dynamic poses to both human and non-human species.

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Personal energy consumption and efficiency tracking

My energy use varied depending on the day. In general, heating oil is used, so this will increase on days that are cooler or wetter. Electrical reflects appliance usage for the most part. There is a baseline of electrical usage for things like lights, coffee maker and other daily essentials.

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The Democratic healthcare bill's potential benefits for American patients

The subject of healthcare reform set the country ablaze last year, proving to be one of the most contentious issues that has swept through American political discourse in recent decades.

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The 1992 Helsinki Convention on transboundary watercourse protection and management

The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes was adopted by the Senior Advisers to European Commission for Environment (ECE) Governments on Environmental and Water Problems in March 1992 in Helsinki (Finland).

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