Global biogeochemical cycles are critical to life, most notably those of water, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. 1  The nitrogen cycle is the transformation of nitrogen and nitrogen-containing compounds in nature. 2  The water cycle, is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.
Blunted affect refers to a reduction in the intensity of an individual's emotional response. The emotional response of an individual with blunted affect is a lot weaker than one would expect in similar circumstances.
Adverse effect/Adversely affects. The word âadverseâ commonly means âharmful, impeding, obstructing, or detrimental.â To âadversely affectâ means to have a negative impact that is more than a minor or transient hindrance, evidenced by findings and observations based on data sources and objective assessments with replicable results. An adverse effect on educational performance does not include a developmentally appropriate characteristic of age/grade peers in the general population.