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Environmental Factors 2
The sun's height in the sky is crucial in determining climates and microclimates. Latitude, longitude and the earth's tilt govern amounts of sun reaching locations.
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Environmental Factors: 1
Recognizing and working with environmental factors helps to avoid expensive and distressing landscape design mistakes. Environmental factors interact with each other to make every site unique. Paying attention to these factors is also essential for a yard or garden plan to be successful over time.
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How does someone get a cleft palate or lip?
Cleft lip and palate occur as a birth defect that takes place during the earliest stages of pregnancy- even before some women know they are pregnant. Find out what might cause a cleft lip or palate or both in this article.
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Genetics, Abuse and Anxiety Disorder PTSD
JAMA study reveals relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), child abuse and a stress-related gene.
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Cancer and the Environment
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Autoimmune Autism
A combination of genetic and environmental factors contribute to the development of autism. Some of the suspected triggers in autism include vaccines and heavy metals.
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Daycare Allergies
Every daycare should have a strategy for handling the eventuality of one of their kids haveing severe allergies.
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Gateway Drugs
Everyone has heard the term gateway drug, and for some it is an accepted theory, yet many still argue if it can be proven.
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Hamamelis – Best Landscape Sites
Choosing optimal site and microclimate for Hamamelis (witch hazel) planting locations facilitates growth and generates best spring and autumn performance.
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Hamamelis – Landscape Aristocrats
Hamamelis (witch hazel) species and varieties bring interesting forms, flower and leaf gold to temperate landscapes when gardeners least expect color and fragrance.
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Hamamelis – Landscape Design Uses
Multiple characteristics allow witch hazels to fill garden niches and extend landscape interest to four seasons. Effective use depends upon siting and use in a landscape.
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Microclimates
Many world-renowned gardens utilize both natural and manipulated microclimates to achieve drama and beauty. Designers of Sissinghurst Castle Gardens in Kent, England and Butterstream Gardens, in County Meath, The Irish Republic exploited existing structures like old brick walls and buildings along with natural influences such as compass direction, water, and large trees. The Isle of Wight surrounded by waters of the Solent is a "working example" of bodies of water influencing a regional or neighborhood microclimate.
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Sun and Shade
Knowing the daily and annual sun positions helps to make landscape designs accurate and realistic. Sizes of extremely shady or sunny spots are easy to estimate.
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A Homeowner's First Landscape
Here and in future articles, we learn how to landscape, step-by-step, a relatively new house in Charlottesville, VA (plant hardiness zone 7).
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An Approach To Teaching Drawing
Drawing is a language. This is why it is called Visual Literacy. The process of drawing can be learned and taught in a similar way to any other language.
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Recording in a Garden Diary
As the season changes, gardeners record observations about plants in their summer flower gardens. Phenology information is a useful addition to the garden diary.
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The Tracking Dog's Nose
200 million scent receptors in the dog olfactory system help sniff out drugs and explosives, locate termites, gas pipeline leaks, and other things you may not know about.
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Autoimmune Liver Diseases
A better understanding of the populations primarily affected by autoimmune liver diseases can help elicit the environmental triggers of these disorders.
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Eating Disorders Have Genetic Roots
The study of eating disorders
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Influencing Factors of the Woman Alcoholic?
Brief article that describes the influencing factors women become alcoholic.
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2008 Presidential Race and Autism
Senators John McCain and Barack Obama are the two main party candidates for the 2008 Presidential election and both candidates vow to enhance autism research.
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Asthma Compliance
As a growing number of children are battling asthma, a suprising lack of compliance threatens to impede treatment success.
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Celiac Disease Update
This article describes celiac disease and the genetic markers that confer susceptibility to its development. This article includes an overview of symptoms and potential complications, and it explains how testing for genetic markers can aid with diagnosis.
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Discordian Law of Fives
Number five is linked to everything in the Universe, according to the numerology of the Discordian religion. Being a tenet of a chaos religion does make one wonder.
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Dogs and Dehydration
Without water, dogs can quickly become dehydrated and suffer serious health issues. Learn what to do for dehydration and how to prevent it.
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Fat Smash Diet Assures Success
The difference that allowing mistakes in your diet can make for longterm success, as described in Dr. Ian Smith's book, The Fat Smash Diet.
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Hereditary and Somatic DNA Mutations
There are two main categories of genetic mutation based on the type of cell they occur in. Changes to a person's DNA can be inherited or acquired after fertilization.
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If You Smoke... Stop
Smoking affects our vision as well. Why does the smell of smoke, the allure of the cool thin models make it look like cigarettes have any beneficial factors at all?
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Nature versus nurture in honeybees
A new informatics system studies the impact of environment on hereditary behaviour in social organisms.
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Summer Stress
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The latest from frogWatch Western Australia
A short piece about a frog disease in Western Australia called chytrid fungus.
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Weather Changes Can Trigger Migraines
A study conducted by the University of Calgary found that Chinook winds are possible migraine triggers. This confirms what migraine sufferers have long known and may help identify ways to prevent migraines.
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Western Xia
The history and people of the Western Xia, a state created by fierce Tanguts one thousand years ago.
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Child and Adolescent Violence Research at NIH
NIH Article on Violence in Children and Adolescents
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A First Landscape: 2
The quickest way to bring flowers and color into the residential landscape is by planting containers full of bright and interesting plants.
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A New Century; a Time to Place Ourselves First
Taking this new year and learning to place ourselves first, and learning as much as we can about fibromyalgia rather than trying everything that others suggest to us.
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Alcoholism and Women
An article defining alcoholism and its affects on women.
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Australian Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products
With the range of green cleaners now available, it is important for consumers to compare brands to ensure that they are purchasing the best product for their needs.
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Autoimmune Diseases
This article serves as an introduction to autoimmune disorders, including their natural course, causes, symptoms, subtypes and treatment.
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Autoimmune Disorders
This article describes systemic and organ-specific autoimmune disorders and the variability seen in these disorders.
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Canine Hemolytic Anemia
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is one of the most common of the autoimmune disorders known to affect our canine friends; causes include bee stings, infections, and vaccines.
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Canine Hypothyroidism
Dogs are susceptible to many different autoimmune disorders. One of the most common is autoimmune canine hypothyroidism.
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Conduct Disorder
Conduct Disorder is characterized by aggressiveness, destruction of property, theft or lying and disregard for rules.
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Deep Diving
Deep Diving requirements and risks.
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Graves' Disease Revisited
Graves' disease is a self-limited autoimmune hyperthyroid disorder caused by a combination of genes and environmental triggers.
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Indian Religions
Although Paleo-Indians migrated to North and South America over many centuries, there are religious similarities that demonstrate a common mythos.
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Infection and Autoimmune Disease
Infectious microorganisms can induce autoimmune diseases; however, working efficiently, the immune system's response to infection can also prevent autoimmune disease.
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Investing in Your Home
Unlock the potential of your house by treating it like an investment. Although Real Estate requires constant attention, it can be just as rewarding as stocks or bonds.
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Medicine and Faith
Native American healers often combined religious rituals with medicine in order to better serve their communities.
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Nearctica Web Site
Introduction to a newly discovered site, Nearctica, and info on recent butterfly research.
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