The city council of Anytown, U. S.A., is reviewing the funding for local sports-related activities. To be better informed, it commissions a study. Order the sample groups, best to worst, based on how well they would represent the population of Anytown residents with an active interest in sports.
a. high-school students at three different schools
b. people randomly approached at a softball tournament, a swim meet, an athletic supply store, and a sports bar
c. people randomly approached at a department store and at a shopping mall

Health and cardio respiratory fitness occurs when the heart is working, at minimum, 50 percent of heart rate reserve. true or false

An 80-year-old woman comes to the urgent care clinic with dyspnoea on exertion. on physical examination, her blood pressure is 100/70, and her pulse is 75. she has no pulsus paradoxus. her jugular veins are distended, and she has distant heart sounds. in addition, she has extra third and fourth heart sounds. her liver is enlarged, and she has pedal oedema. she has occasional premature ventricular contractions on her electrocardiogram. a chest x-ray reveals clear lung fields with a dilated cardiac silhouette. her echocardiogram reveals ventricular walls with a "speckled pattern". which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? - alcoholic cardiomyopathy- amyloidosis- haemochromatosis- tuberculosis- viral myocarditis

Which food preservation method can people use at home? a. fermentation b. irradiation c. pasteurization d. thermal processing