Palmer Drought Index

In case of evenness index J´ of species, highest value of 1 was found in sample 8 that have similar relative abundance of species or equal number of individuals belong to each species while species evenness was 0 in samples that also have 0 value of Shannon index that indicates less species diversity result in only one or few species dominate. Remaining samples have moderately high species evenness (Figure 1 (c)). As far as Simpson index of diversity is concerned, minimum value…

will not soon be forgotten. Nate is a huge proponent of active retirement strategies and investing in foreign companies. This is a very difficult and time consuming method of investing, as well as very risky. Dr. Oltmans, on the other hand, prefers index funds, for a hired professional manages them and minimizes the risk of moving investments at the wrong time. I was thrilled to listen to Nate explain investment and retirement strategies and hope I am able to speak with him further about it in…

Another artery that is felt is the brachial artery, so on the inside of the elbow. The last artery felt is the radial artery found inside the wrist near the thumb, again using two pointer fingers (index and middle finger work fine). After choosing what is believed to be the strongest…

“What is this?” Said the small girl clinging to her mother’s thin leg, “ Well, this piece of pottery is called the the Ancient Greece Drinking Vessel.” Her hands swinging around while trying to explain the artwork to this little girl and her family. The little girl looking confused as ever. The docent gave a little smile and a laugh, “ Maybe a little to complicated for you huh?” The little girl nodded her small head in response. “Well I think I can make this a little bit easier to understand…

Our results found that populations 1 and 2 had similar means for tail shaft color, throat color, and malar stripe (see Table 1); however, the standard deviation for tail color between population 1 and population 2 greatly differs from the ones found in throat color and malar stripe. For the two populations (populations 3 and 4) on the edge within the hybrid zone, the mean greatly differ for all three traits with an average drop of 1.83 between the two populations for each of the three traits…

Proactiv Solution is a company that distributes skin-care products. This company is most known for their anti-acne products because of their copious amounts of advertisements. Since Proactiv is heavily promotes anti-acne, their target audience for their advertisements would mainly be teenagers. Proactiv’s advertisements are mainly endorsed by several famous celebrities. For instance, the most recent advertisement features actress Julianne Hough endorsing Proactiv's Acne System. In the…

Our first “Anti-bully Day Committee” meeting led to a goal: fight unkindness on a large scale. We called it “Kindness Is Contagious (KIC) Week.” Suddenly, I found myself the Director of the event which included thousands of students across six high schools. From the beginning, I imagined the actual event planning would be the hard part, but as a family member told me, “The hardest thing, not just in KIC Week, but in life is working with other people.” Over the course of a myriad of planning…

Over the past years, industrialized nations, such as the United States (U.S.) and Europe, have ridded their nations of waste by participating in the international waste trade. The international waste trade is when industrialized nations export toxic wastes created in their country and relocate it to other undeveloped countries. This has become a debate issues due to various factors. In 1987, Sunday Nana, a Nigerian, illegally signed a contract allowing Italians, Renato Pent and Gianfranco…

“You make choices in the food you want to purchase, and if you make the wrong choices relentlessly and perpetually, you’re going to have health consequences. But that is not something restaurants are responsible for (Mello et al. np).” John Doyle, who is the co-founder of the Center for Consumer Freedom addressed the topic of obesity being blames on fast food corporations and made this statement. The Unites States is known for having the population with the most obesity. There are endless jokes…

This literature review attempts to present, analyze and if it is possible to make suggestions on the result of institutions on economic growth and development. First of all, it would be appropriate to start this literature review with the definition of institutes as it is given by the American economist D. North. “Institutions are a set of rules, compliance procedures, and moral and ethical behavioral norms designed to constrain the behavior of individuals in the interests of maximizing the…