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Global hunger: causes, statistics, and the crisis in Afghanistan

The number of people in the world said to suffer from chronic hunger is estimated to be 1.02 billion by the United Nations Food and agriculture Organization. This works out to about one in seven people or 13.6% of the world's population.

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Dry bulk carrier operations and port infrastructure requirements

Shipping Economics definition of the dry bulk carrier should start from the particular elements forming the concept, dry and bulk.

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Idealism versus realism in global energy policy

The viewpoint being espoused expresses some wonderful ideas but fails to take into consideration the basic selfishness of man. Expecting the kind of cooperation and dedication that would be necessary to accomplish what is being suggested in this scenario is highly idealistic.

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Engineering ethics in the NAE's nuclear fusion energy grand challenge

Government laws stated to limit engineers' actions in the U.S. about 150 years back Licensing, legal rules, regulations, standards, accidents like the recent nuclear plant collapse in Japan and lawsuits ensuing from injuries created by engineered products from the legal background of engineering…

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Noise pollution and environmental regulation in modern society

Multiple forms of pollution are quickly becoming a focal point of concern for many societies concerned with both human and natural environments.

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Global warming in the Arctic deserves increased scholarly attention

The Internet is also replete with sources on the topic of global warming. Because global warming affects the Arctic at a far faster and more intense rate than it affects other parts of the globe, global warming in the arctic deserves far more media attention than it has received thus far.

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Climatic versus socio-cultural explanations for Mayan civilization collapse

The disappearance of the Mayan Civilization: socio-cultural or climatic collapse? The Maya Civilization was considered as one of the most advanced societies and civilization in the West, prior to the colonization of Europeans to societies located in southern and eastern Americas.

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Global warming's effects on American agriculture, health, and energy costs

The Greenhouse Effect is alarmingly worsening today at an uncontrollable rate. People may not know that this occurrence in our atmosphere is continuously causing negative results not only to our environment and health but to our economy as well.

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Statute of limitations, monoculture, indigenous rights, and moral hazard

Statute of limitations: These are laws which set limitations in terms of time for filing of lawsuits within a certain period of time when the event has happened and that event is the reason for the lawsuit.

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Seven characteristics of living things and fundamental biological concepts

Though there may be variations between animal and plant kingdom (ex, plants take in carbon dioxide and prepare their own food), these characteristics are commonly observed among all living things.

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