National Cancer Informatics Program — NCIP PART 3. MINIMIZING HEALTH RISKS 8. Wastewater Treatment for Pathogen Removal and Nutrient Conservation: Suitable Systems for Use in Developing Countries: International Development Research Centre Document(s) 12 of 23 Blanca Jiménez, Duncan Mara, Richard Carr and François Brissaud1 This chapter summarizes the main characteristics of wastewater treatment processes, especially those suitable for use in developing countries, from the perspective of their potential to produce an effluent suitable for safe agricultural irrigation; it thus concentrates on pathogen removal and nutrient conservation. Wastewater treatment processes are divided into two principal categories: ‘natural’ systems which do not rely on the consumption of large amounts of electrical energy and which are therefore more suitable for use in developing countries; and conventional electromechanical systems which are wholly energy-dependent and which, if used in low income regions, require high levels of financial investment for their construction and skilled manpower for their successful operation and maintenance. Table 8.1 Concentrations of micro-organisms in wastewater and wastewater sludge in different countries
No A 4 U: The relationship between multitasking and academic performance a Department of Academic Development and Counseling, Lock Haven University, 104 Russell Hall, Lock Haven, PA 17745, USAb Department of Sociology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA Received 30 September 2011, Revised 27 November 2011, Accepted 22 December 2011, Available online 5 January 2012 Choose an option to locate/access this article: Check if you have access through your login credentials or your institution Check access doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2011.12.023 Get rights and content Abstract The proliferation and ease of access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as Facebook, text messaging, and instant messaging has resulted in ICT users being presented with more real-time streaming data than ever before. Highlights Keywords
Gender, technology use and ownership, and media-based multitasking among middle school students Cherney, I. D., & London, K. (2006). Gender-linked differences in the toys, television shows, computer games, and outdoor activities of 5-to 13-year-old children. Sex Roles, 54(9), 717–726. Chun, M. internal attention. Collins, R. television sexual content exposure. Cotten, S. new type of digital divide? Cragg, A., Taylor, C., & Toombs, B. (2007). understanding of what players enjoy about video games, and to explain their preferences for particular games (pp. 1–107). Classification, London. Dietz, T. games: Implications for gender socialization and aggressive behavior. Eccles, J. effects, and parents’ socialization of gender differences. Eden, A., Maloney, E., & Bowman, N. games. Foehr, U. and pairings. Hargittai, E., & Walejko, G. (2008). the participation divide: Content creation and sharing in the digital age. Jackson, M. (2008). Amherst, NY: Prometheus Jackson, L. internet: Women communicating and men searching. Jeong, S. factors and audience factors. Judd, T. (2013). Karpinski, A.
BusinessDay - Get SA’s gambling house in order JUDGE NB Tuchten's judgment in the North Gauteng High Court last week, declaring online gaming illegal, is a major victory for SA's gaming authorities. For the past six years, online casino group Piggs Peak has maintained that because its online casino is operated outside SA, it is not breaking any laws. However, Judge Tuchten ruled that section 11 of the National Gambling Act prohibits gaming as a whole, and it does not matter that the casino is based outside the country. While Piggs Peak plans to appeal the judgment, the groundbreaking ruling has forced the group and its rival, Silversands, to suspend the online services they offer to South Africans until their appeal has been heard. That is exactly what the Gauteng and national gambling boards have been fighting for all these years. However, it may prove to be a pyrrhic victory, as the enforcement of prohibition fails to grasp the very prickly nettle that is online gambling.
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Object moved Contamination of soil with helminth eggs in the samples of fields, kitchen gardens, yards and composts in rural areas of Lodz district (Poland) was investigated. In this study, helminth eggs were found in 60–100 % of field samples, in 20–100 % of yards samples, in 0–20 % of kitchen gardens samples and in 10–100 % of composts. The highest average density of helminth eggs in 100 g of soil was detected in composts (44.0), then fields (28.5) and yards (18.0). In samples taken from kitchen gardens the average density of eggs was 0.4/100/g of soil. These results showed a considerable infestation of soil with geohelminth eggs of the examined rural areas of Lodz district which is a potential source of antropozoonosis.
The relationship between cell phone use, academic performance, anxiety, and Satisfaction with Life in college students Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services, Kent, OH 44242-000, USA Available online 23 November 2013 Choose an option to locate/access this article: Check if you have access through your login credentials or your institution Check access doi:10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.049 Get rights and content Highlights Measured cell phone use (CPUse) to include the device’s complete range of functions. CPUse was negatively related to students’ actual Grade Point Average (GPA). CPUse was positively related to anxiety (as measured by Beck’s Anxiety Inventory). GPA was positively and anxiety was negatively related to Satisfaction with Life (SWL). Path analysis showed CPUse is related to SWL as mediated by GPA and anxiety. Abstract Keywords Mobile phones; GPA; Anxiety; Satisfaction with Life; Technology; Post-secondary education Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
Millennials Multitasking in the Workplace | Bryan College - Bryan College Many business leaders still think of multitasking as a great thing, clinging to visions of employees who get more done than ever before. And, they think, there’s no generation better equipped to juggle multiple tasks than people in the 18 to 34-year-old age group, commonly known as Millennials. And it’s true, Millennials are known for being adept with all forms of technology and moving from one job to another, shifting between priorities with relative ease. Unfortunately, the latest research conducted in the fields of psychology and business productivity suggests we’ve got it all wrong. Multitasking doesn’t always live up to the dream. Studies have shown impulsivity isn’t a good thing. Today’s tech-centric world means a lot of impulsive, quick shifts in direction. Impulsivity affects the workplace in other ways, too. So, what can be done? In terms of the turnover issue, employers can discourage Millennials from leaving too soon by offering finite terms of employment from the get-go.
Talking to the Police All the Time I started writing this entry while thinking about the "if you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to fear" fallacy. What do you say to someone who says that they have nothing to hide, or that some information about them is worthless anyway, so they don't care about some violation of their privacy? What do you say to a police officer who says that if you have nothing to hide then you have nothing to fear by answering questions? It implies that if you refuse to answer then you're probably "not innocent". That "pleading the 5th" is now used as a joke to admit guilt in light banter, is a sign of how pervasive the fallacy has become. Those kind of statements expose naïveté or, if intended as a manipulative statement, perversity. You may buy some time by mentioning anecdotes such as the man falsely accused of arson because by coincidence, he bought certain things in a store at a certain time (betrayed by his grocery loyalty card) [1]. [6] Mark Nestmann (2009) Stupid Facebook Tricks.
SCOTUS: Individual mandate is a tax, constitutional In a stunning blow to opponents of the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court today ruled in a 5 to 4 vote that the most reviled portion of the health reform law – the so-called individual mandate requiring all Americans to buy health insurance or face a fine – is constitutional, since it falls within the power of Congress to impose a tax. In what was a surprise to many court watchers, the deciding vote to uphold the individual mandate came from Chief Justice John Roberts, instead of the more center-leaning Justice Anthony Kennedy. In rendering the decision the court did find the individual mandate to be unconstitutional when viewed through the lens of the Interstate Commerce clause, but that finding became moot once five of the jurists concluded that the fine levied against those individuals who refused to comply is a tax. "The Affordable Care Act's requirement that certain individuals pay a financial penalty for not obtaining health insurance may reasonably be characterized as a tax.
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