Peter Hegglin | |
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| Member of the Council of States of Switzerland | |
| Assumed office 30 November 2015 | |
| Constituency | Zoug |
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| Born | 25 December 1960 Menzingen,Zug,Switzerland |
Peter Hegglin is a Swiss politician who is a member of the Council of States.
Hegglin was elected in 2019. [1]
Ozone is an inorganic molecule with the chemical formula O
3. It is a pale blue gas with a distinctively pungent smell. It is an allotrope of oxygen that is much less stable than the diatomic allotrope O
2,breaking down in the lower atmosphere to O
2 (dioxygen). Ozone is formed from dioxygen by the action of ultraviolet (UV) light and electrical discharges within the Earth's atmosphere. It is present in very low concentrations throughout the latter,with its highest concentration high in the ozone layer of the stratosphere,which absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
Ground-level ozone (O3),also known as surface-level ozone and tropospheric ozone,is a trace gas in the troposphere (the lowest level of the Earth's atmosphere),with an average concentration of 20–30 parts per billion by volume (ppbv),with close to 100 ppbv in polluted areas. Ozone is also an important constituent of the stratosphere,where the ozone layer (2 to 8 parts per million ozone) exists which is located between 10 and 50 kilometers above the Earth's surface. The troposphere extends from the ground up to a variable height of approximately 14 kilometers above sea level. Ozone is least concentrated in the ground layer (or planetary boundary layer) of the troposphere. Ground-level or tropospheric ozone is created by chemical reactions between NOx gases (oxides of nitrogen produced by combustion) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The combination of these chemicals in the presence of sunlight form ozone. Its concentration increases as height above sea level increases,with a maximum concentration at the tropopause. About 90% of total ozone in the atmosphere is in the stratosphere,and 10% is in the troposphere. Although tropospheric ozone is less concentrated than stratospheric ozone,it is of concern because of its health effects. Ozone in the troposphere is considered a greenhouse gas,and may contribute to global warming.
In hematology,thrombocytopenia is a condition characterized by abnormally low levels of platelets in the blood. Low levels of platelets in turn may lead to prolonged or excessive bleeding. It is the most common coagulation disorder among intensive care patients and is seen in a fifth of medical patients and a third of surgical patients.
Legion is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics,typically as a villain or supporting character in stories featuring the X-Men and related characters. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Bill Sienkiewicz,the character first appeared in New Mutants #25.
The Paraguay River is a major river in south-central South America,running through Brazil,Bolivia,Paraguay and Argentina. It flows about 2,695 kilometres (1,675 mi) from its headwaters in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso to its confluence with the ParanáRiver north of Corrientes and Resistencia.
Döhle bodies are light blue-gray,oval,basophilic,leukocyte inclusions located in the peripheral cytoplasm of neutrophils. They measure 1–3 μm in diameter. Not much is known about their formation,but they are thought to be remnants of the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
MHA may refer to:
In climatology,the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) is a collaborative framework designed to improve knowledge of climate change. It was organized in 1995 by the Working Group on Coupled Modelling (WGCM) of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). It is developed in phases to foster the climate model improvements but also to support national and international assessments of climate change. A related project is the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP) for global coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation models (GCMs).
May–Hegglin anomaly (MHA),is a rare genetic disorder of the blood platelets that causes them to be abnormally large.
Richard May may refer to:
Myosin-9 also known as myosin,heavy chain 9,non-muscle or non-muscle myosin heavy chain IIa (NMMHC-IIA) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the MYH9 gene.
Robert Hegglin was a Swiss medical doctor,responsible for the characterization of May Hegglin anomaly. Robert Hegglin is also noteworthy for his diary entries during World War II that describe the genocide on Jews committed by German Einsatzgruppen and local collaborators in the Baltics:He had taken part in a humanitarian mission of the Swiss Red Cross in Riga,Daugavpils and Pskov in June - September 1942 and learned from "German soldiers,officers and Latvians...that 100,000 Jews have been shot in the Riga area since the German occupation".
The red fox is the largest of the true foxes and one of the most widely distributed members of the order Carnivora,being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere including most of North America,Europe and Asia,plus parts of North Africa. It is listed as least concern by the IUCN. Its range has increased alongside human expansion,having been introduced to Australia,where it is considered harmful to native mammals and bird populations. Due to its presence in Australia,it is included on the list of the "world's 100 worst invasive species".
Giant platelet disorders, also known as macrothrombocytopenia,are rare disorders featuring abnormally large platelets,thrombocytopenia and a tendency to bleeding. Giant platelets cannot stick adequately to injured blood vessel walls,resulting in abnormal bleeding when injured. Giant platelet disorder occurs for inherited diseases like Bernard–Soulier syndrome,gray platelet syndrome and May–Hegglin anomaly.
Hans Danuser is a Swiss artist and photographer. His first major work,the cycle In Vivo,brought him international fame,therein he broke several societal taboos with respect to genetic research and nuclear physics. Since the 1990s,in addition to his photographic studies,Danuser has focused increasingly on transdisciplinary (research) projects in the arts and sciences.
Epstein syndrome is a rare genetic disease characterized by a mutation in the MYH9 gene in nonmuscle myosin. This disease affects the patient's renal system and can result in kidney failure. Epstein Syndrome was first discovered in 1972 when two families had similar symptoms to Alport syndrome. Epstein syndrome and other Alport-like disorders were seen to be caused by mutations in the MYH9 gene,however,Epstein syndrome differs as it was more specifically linked to a mutation on the R702 codon on the MYH9 gene. Diseases with mutations on the MYH9 gene also include May–Hegglin anomaly,Sebastian syndrome and Fechtner syndrome.
Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) are climate change scenarios of projected socioeconomic global changes up to 2100. They are used to derive greenhouse gas emissions scenarios with different climate policies. This concept has been used in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report on climate change in 2021. The SSPs provide narratives describing alternative socio-economic developments. These storylines are a qualitative description of logic relating elements of the narratives to each other. In terms of quantitative elements,they provide data accompanying the scenarios on national population,urbanization and GDP. The SSPs can be quantified with various Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs),to explore possible future pathways both with regards to socioeconomic and climate pathways.
Swiss Media Database (SMD) is a Swiss newspaper-article and television-program database accessible at no charge to media professionals. The public can access its contents for a fee.
This is an article of notable issues relating to the terrestrial environment of Earth in 2022. They relate to environmental events such as natural disasters,environmental sciences such as ecology and geoscience with a known relevance to contemporary influence of humanity on Earth,environmental law,conservation,environmentalism with major worldwide impact and environmental issues.