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Future Outlook: Phase Change Materials Market Size, Share, and Growth Projections

Posted by Animesh Rao on September 19, 2024 at 2:48am 0 Comments

Phase Change Materials (PCMs) are substances that absorb, store, and release large amounts of latent heat during phase transitions, typically from solid to liquid or vice versa. They are widely used for thermal management as they help regulate temperature by absorbing excess heat and releasing it when temperatures drop. In terms of value, the phase change materials market is estimated to grow from USD 628 million in 2024 to USD 1,383 million by 2029, at a CAGR of 17.1%. The market report… Continue

Ist es für Erwachsene gesund, mit Puppen zu spielen? Eine psychologische und soziale Betrachtung

Posted by gutdolls on September 19, 2024 at 2:43am 0 Comments

Ist es für Erwachsene gesund, mit Puppen zu spielen? Psychologische, emotionale und gesellschaftliche Überlegungen

Das Spielen mit Puppen wird oft als eine kindliche Aktivität betrachtet. Viele Menschen assoziieren Puppen mit der Kindheit und sehen sie als Spielzeuge, die dazu beitragen, soziale und kognitive Fähigkeiten bei Kindern zu fördern. Doch in den letzten Jahren ist das Interesse an Puppen auch bei Erwachsenen gestiegen, insbesondere im Zusammenhang mit Liebespuppen oder…

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Understanding the Importance of a TEC Certificate: A Comprehensive Guide

Posted by Saba Khan on September 19, 2024 at 2:37am 0 Comments

In today's increasingly international market, firms must adhere to a wide range of regulatory norms, particularly when working with technology and telecommunications equipment. The TEC Certificate is an important credential in this regard. This article takes a comprehensive look at what the TEC Certificate is, why it is required, and how it benefits businesses and consumers.

What is the TEC Certificate?

The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) certificate is a mandated…

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5 Simple Moves to Clean Your Lungs After Smoking

If you’ve recently quitted smoking, congratulations, you’ve taken the most important step to clean your lungs. If you’re still hesitate to quit smoking, here may be your concern: Can you really get back your healthy lungs after quitting smoking? How long should it take?

Quite Smoking

Research has shown that quitting smoking can have immediate effects. Your heart rate and blood pressure return to normal in 20 minutes after the last cigarette. After 12 hours, the carbon monoxide levels return to normal, and sense of taste and smell start to improve after 48 hours.

The longer you stay away from cigarettes, the more you will benefit:

After 1 month

Your lung function begins to improve. You may notice that you are not as coughing and short of breath as you used to be.

After 1 year

The risk for heart attack decreases by half and continue to drop to normal level of nonsmokers in around 3 years.

After 5 years

Compare to when you are a smoker, the risk for lung cancel are roughly cut in half.

Stay away from Smoker

Once you quit smoking, you should try to keep yourself away from smoking altogether. It is best to stay away from other smokers to reduce the risk of second-hand smoke and reduce the temptation to smoke again.

Maybe your friends and family members also smoke. Politely ask them not to smoke around you and encourage them to quit smoking too!

Healthy Diet

Healthy eating can improve your overall health. It will clean and improve your lung. You should avoid junk food, and eat anti-inflammatory foods, including blueberries, pineapples, cherries, spinach, kale, olives, almonds, etc. Research shows eating a diet high in anti-inflammatory can reduce inflammation in body.

Physical Exercise

Regular exercise will improve your body and respiratory system, as it forces muscle to work hard, increase your body’s breathing rate, and provide more oxygen to the muscle. Exercises like walking, jogging, swimming, strength training and yoga are the best choices.

Try Breathing Exercises

Don’t forget breathing exercises, while physical exercise helps your lungs a lot. Breathing exercises boost your endurance and lung capacity and help reduce shortness of breath caused by limited lung function.

Pursed lip breathing

Pursed lip breathing can help keep the airways open for longer, faster air into lungs.

Sit up straight – good posture can help lung movement;

Slowly and deeply breathe through the nose;

Purse the lips – The lips almost touch like making a “kissing” face;

Breath out through pursed lips – ideally, the exhalation should be twice as long as the inhalation was.

Belly breathing

Belly breathing allows a person to take a deep breath as it specially focuses on strengthening the diaphragm muscle.

Put a hand on the stomach;

Slowly breathe in through the nose, and note how far the stomach rises;

Breathe out through the mouth;

Breathe in through the nose, and try to get the stomach rise higher than the previous one;

Breathe out, try to breathe out two or three times longer than breathe in;

Periodically, roll the shoulders forward and backward, head from side to side, to free the body of tension during exercises.

5 – 10 minutes breathing exercises every day can greatly enhance lung function. Opump can be your great helper. It is the breathing exercisers to test your lung capacity and provides various breathing exercises courses.

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