Refractive index

This organization continues today and has assumed several additional functions over the years. • By 1923, piecework pay system was in effect, employees got two-week paid vacations each year, and wages were adjusted for changes in the Consumer Price Index. • Approximately 30 percent…

washed down with a large milkshake isn’t the best idea, these foods aren’t the leading cause of obesity in the United States, according to a Cornell Food & Brand Lab study. The study found that the foods that people intake is not related to body mass index (BMI) in an average human adult. Candy and fast food is not connected to people’s BMI for 95% of the population. “This means that diets and health campaigns aimed at reducing and preventing obesity may be off track if they hinge on demonizing…

Fiji, a country and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprises 333 islands and 522 smaller islets (SPC 2008, p.1). Around 106 of these islands are permanently inhabited with the total estimated population of 900,000 (UNDP 2015). An estimate of 49% of the total population live in the rural areas (UNDP 2015), while around 90% of the population in Fiji live in the coastal lowlands area (Nunn et al. 1993). Fiji has a total land area of 18,274 km2, of which 87% is accounted for the two…

What are LDC’s? LDC’s also known as the least developed countries for example, Somalia, Afghanistan, Haiti and many more. A country is classified among the Least Developed Countries if it meets three criteria 1. Poverty – adjustable criterion based on GNI per capita averaged over three years. 2. Economic vulnerability (based on instability of agricultural production, instability of exports of goods and services, economic importance of non-traditional activities, merchandise export concentration…

By the year 2030, 50 percent of the United States population is expected to be obese (Trotter 2016). Obesity is determined using a BMI scale, or body mass index; this tool is a formula that calculates a number to represent an individual’s height to weight ratio. If a person has a BMI of 30 or above they are considered to be obese, while a person with a BMI of over 40, is considered morbidly obese (Berrios L.A. 2016). America is known for having an obese and overweight population; many…

The idea of colonialism is to take resources from one country to use for the benefit of the colonizing country. There are several viewpoints about colonization and their impacts. Many believe there are numerous advantages of colonization within a country and several are against the infrastructures and hidden political agendas it brings about within the developed country. It is quite evident that Africa was subject to Colonialism by the Europeans. Europeans extended their nation 's sovereignty…

Foreign aid is the international transfer of capital, goods, or services from a country or international organization for the benefit of the recipient country or its population. Aid can be economic, military, or emergency humanitarian (Williams 2015). Aid has long been recognized as crucial to help poor developing nations grow out of poverty. Peace and war has the significant effect of distribution of foreign aid in the developing countries. The distribution of foreign aids is effected in…

America, a nation known for its freedom and its burgers. Especially its burgers, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, over one third of the American population is overweight. The cause of this is excess resources. In capitalist America many supplies and resources are very abundant. The abundance of resources and supplies eventually leads to overconsumption as there is more than enough for almost everyone. One of the first world problems is obesity,…

What is Childhood Obesity? The prevalence of obesity in America has risen over decades, specifically, childhood obesity. According to the American Heart Association, currently “about one in three American kids and teens is overweight or obese; nearly triple the rate in 1963” (“What is Childhood Obesity?”). In addition, 30 percent of children are affected by obesity, making it the most common chronic disease of children (“Obesity Action Coalition”). Childhood obesity is a serious dietary medical…

Disturbances in Viso-spatial representations of body size have been noted in healthy adult populations not experiencing body dissatisfaction. Funetes, Longo, & Haggard (2013) examined healthy adults body perception using a body image task. Participants were shown a head on a computer screen and asked to indicate where their body parts were relative to the head these created images were then compared to participant’s actual body size. The adults overestimated their shoulder width to height ratio…