familiarization of electrical apparatus. Name Image Symbol Uses of functions Galvanometer A galvanometer is a very sensitive meter which is used to measure tiny currents‚ usually 1mA or less. Ammeter An ammeter is used to measure current. Voltmeter A voltmeter is used to measure voltage. Resistor (Fixed and Variable) Fixed Variable A resistor restricts the flow of current‚ for example to limit the current passing through an LED. A resistor is used with a capacitor in
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Electrical Safety in the Operating Room Perioperative Staff Education 01/04 Winifred Wilt‚ RN‚ MSN‚ CNOR Education Required by JCAHO Required during orientation Annual review required Electrical Hazards Fires Burns Electrical shock Explosions Power failure Outcomes Damage to or malfunction of equipment Possibility of patient and staff injury‚ disability‚ or death Electrical Shock Shock occurs when a person becomes the final component
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Effect of optimized EGR on fuel consumption Abstract: In recent years‚ more stringent requirements on performance‚ fuel economy and emissions have led to increasingly complicated engine configurations. This paper is a study into the potential benefits of an EGR MAP optimization for low fuel consumption and lower mass emission. Introduction: The narrower environmental restrictions are the current challenge that Diesel engine manufacturers are facing in the last years. The demand on cleaner
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Elizabeth. The project will see the erection of four wind “The project will see the erection of four wind turbines‚ utilizing the most modern engineering design...” turbines‚ utilizing the most modern engineering design approved for electrical grid application. The project will cost JPS over J$800 Million‚ and is scheduled for completion by the 4th quarter of 2010. It will result in the addition of 3 megawatts of electricity to the national grid. In preparation for the new
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These are a few potential links between social inequalities and the health of the population: income and wealth distribution‚ unemployment‚ the ageing society‚ gender and health‚ mental illness and suicide and disability and dysfunction. I am going to discuss each of these and see the health impact on people in each group. Income and wealth distribution: comparing the differences in levels of income and wealth between different social groups help measure inequalities in society. The income is a
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something correctly about an issue then it can be a paradox. Swirling around in my little teenage brain‚ are every paradox that John Steinbeck wrote about in What’s Happening to America?. They all touch a small spot in my heart or brain‚ because this is a topic that I do truly care about. It was funny‚ because when my father asked about what my homework was for tonight‚ I told him I was writing a reflection about paradoxes of American ways for English class. This in itself was a paradox because you would
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Question 2: What types of costs might White suggest for potential savings based on your answer? Name three costs that could be addressed‚ and rationalize your response. Types of costs which White might suggest for reduction for potential savings are as follows: a. Salary These are one of the largest components of fixed costs‚ which are to be paid whether or not manufacturing takes place. A business having permanent employees on the payroll is not only paying their basic salary and benefits when sales
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the connections between neurons in the brain‚ gain insight into the regulation of appetite and metabolism. The ARC and VMH has long been thought of as satiety centers. Studies that investigate the role of the arcuate nucleus in the hypothalamus‚ in regulating appetite and metabolism‚ have targeted two chemically identified neuronal types within the ARC: anorexigenic pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons and orexigenic neuropeptide Y (NPY)/agouti-related peptide (AgRP) neurons. The melanocortin α-melanocyte
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1.1- Introduction Availability of natural resources and their proper application to overall development activities is the key factor for the economic growth of any nation. Bangladesh‚ though it is a small country of about 143‚998 sq km‚ has a number of mineral resources within its territory. The mineral resources so far discovered are mineral fuels (oil‚ gas‚ coal‚ peat)‚ hard rock‚ limestone‚ white clay‚ glass sand and heavy mineral sands. It was previously assumed that the geological setting of
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innocent ‚ helpless bystander. The sense of potential devastation is the prevailing tone throughout the poem‚ ’Gathered by the River‚’ by Denise Levertov. The spoliation caused by nuclear war is not limited to the loss of human lives. Nature can take a comparable amount of time to recover from a nuclear holocaust. The impact of war victims to humankind is negligible as compared to years of recovery required to reinstate the slow-growing trees. When Levertov notes‚ ’the trees are not indifferent’
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