overweight subjects had at least as good mental domain scores of HRQOL as those with normal weight or obesity, depending on the subscales. As age increased, excess weight was associated with worse physical, but not mental HRQOL. Compared to men, women with excess weight showed a greater deficit in physical HRQOL. Multivariable analyses suggested that obesity was associated with worse physical HRQOL
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female) stereotypes in the media are addressed in this paper. Heightened public awareness of both the existence of and potential damage caused by these stereotypes is essential if they are to be eliminated. Frequently, though, they are difficult to combat and even to identify because of the ways in which they are presented. Overwhelming amounts of time and energy are devoted to uplifting a small, specially selected portion of the population as models of physical perfection. These individuals are, predominantly
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I was probably 4 or 5 when Sailor Moon became a huge part of my childhood. I would wake up, pour myself a bowl of cereal and sit in front of the TV and watch the titular character beat up bad guys alongside her friends. Besides some embarrassing Halloween costumes this show didn’t have that much effect on my young life but it planted a seed. As I grew up and anime became more and more popular amongst my friends I became more interested in the Japanese culture and the seed began to bloom. For this
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river and were surrounded by wooden palisades for defense against attack. Vast gardens surrounded the villages where women grew corn, beans, squash and other crops that supplied not only food for their lodges but also “cash crops” for trade. Because of their settled lifestyle and farming practices, the Mandan villages became trade hubs in the northern
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or robots that are being controlled in the battlefield so they are still be in range of the enemy forces and can be killed if spotted or traced by the enemy. Also when you put robots into combat they don't have the ability to discern an enemy vs an innocent person. The robots could end up killing innocent women and children when they don't need to be killed. Generally people are operating these robots from a secure location on a base or they have a large enough range to stay a safe distance from
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Various murders of black men and women across the country sparked outrage, such as the death of Eric Garner, killed in a chokehold by the New York Police Department. Factors such as the chokehold used by the officer, banned by the New York Police in 1993, Garner’s history of asthma, and
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the heavy costs associated with trying to reproduce through medical means. Currently, medical benefits for veterans and active military do not cover medical infertility treatments, which makes things even harder for these military men and women to reproduce. (“Women Veterans”) Throughout the last decade there have been many attempts to pass legislation that would allow for infertility treatment and other reproductive issues to be covered under the military health care. These are extremely important
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the continent of Africa in this case Ghana transmits the virus. The virus is then in turn creates malaria in the host. Every year, about 2 million people are infected and mostly children and pregnant women are the most vulnerable. The World Health Organization (WHO) has an aggressive campaign to combat the spread of malaria and
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As the world around us continues to grow and change, one of the most noticeable changes is that fact that many companies are focusing on diversifying. Many have invested millions of dollars into diversity trainings, pamphlets and perhaps even departments designed to encourage and support diversity on all levels. For the last two years, I have worked for such a company that is a proponent of diversity. This Fortune 500 Company desires to be known as the “employer of choice” and as such has developed
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should remain all volunteers. Retired General Robert Scales commented that soldiers that are drafted are more likely to be killed in action than long-service professionals (Time, par. 10). Reinstating the draft now, would cause more young men and women to dodge the draft than ever before. Most people believe that joining the military should be a decision that an individual makes on their own, not something they are
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