Technology in Practice Part II: Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Background of Technology Before tThe intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) became a successful piece of technology‚ it was first introduced by Harken in 1958 in hopes of treating left heart failure (IABPumpers‚ 2006). Harken thought that by removing a certain amount of blood from both femoral arteries during systole‚ and rapidly replacing it during diastole‚ he could augment the cardiac output and increase coronary perfusion. However
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World War Two‚ which was about 1960-1961 the Berlin Wall was built to separate East and West Berlin Germany. West Berlin was controlled by the United States‚ France‚ and the United Kingdom. East Berlin was controlled by the Soviet Union. People had many attempts to go over the wall. one man even tried to inch his way across a tightrope. Putting one hand in front of the other. Thanks to the man’s aerobic skill he made his way completely across the wall. Another attempt was by using a speeding train.
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HOTS HIGH ORDER THINKING ESSENTIAL IN TEACHING IN PRE PRIMARY SCHOOLS A young child’s brain is like a sponge. It quickly absorbs everything. For this reason‚ it is vital that we provide our young students with materials and activities that require them to think for themselves rather than simply absorbing information. To be successful in school‚ students need to be equipped with strong thinking skills. When a student has developed strong thinking skills‚ they are capable of utilizing‚ applying
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The Berlin wall was built over night between the 13 - 14th of August 1961. The wall was constructed by the German Democratic Republic‚ to divide West Germany from the East.The wall was built for two major reasons. Economics‚ too many people were living in East Germany ( because it was cheaper ) and then working over in West Germany‚ therefore the DDR ( the group that decided to build the Old photo of the Berlin wallwall ) lost money. The second is that the west side was interfering with the east
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Summary Richard Preston’s Hot Zone is a horrific narration of the origin of filoviruses and their encounter with humans. These viruses include Marburg virus (MARV)‚ Ebola virus (EBOV) and Sudan virus (SUDV). They are also known as Biosafety Level 4 agents because they are extremely dangerous to humans and have no treatments or cure. Section 1: The Shadow of Mount Elgon This section details Charles Monet’s visit to Kitum cave‚ which is located in Mount Elgon‚ Kenya. During this trip‚ Monet
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Hot Weather Risks As the summers are approaching and the tempratures have started to rise‚so it will have its effects on our bodies.In order to perform our duties safely and efficiently we need to understand this change in weather and acknowledge the effects and risks associated with it. Because if we are mindful of the fact that our bodies need to adapt with this change only then we shall be able to do requisite measures to counter it. I will not be discussing the risks associated to ground/air
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building broke ground during 1972 and it was ultimately opened to the public in December of 1973. The building consisted of different construction types of varying efficacy with respect to fire protection. The hotel floors were resistant to fire and utilized a steel framing members which were protected by gypsum wall board (GWB) and reinforced concrete. Partitions were constructed from steel studs and GWB. The casino and interstitial levels were more sparsely protected; in some instances partitions did
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FOREST FIRES A forestfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area.[1][2] Other names such as brush fire‚ bushfire‚ forest fire‚ grass fire‚ hill fire‚ peat fire‚ vegetation fire‚ veldfire‚ and wildland fire may be used to describe the same phenomenon depending on the type of vegetation being burned. A wildfire differs from other fires by its extensive size‚ the speed at which it can spread out from its original source‚ its potential to
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UFO or NASA weather balloon? There is a wealth of UFO sightings around the world. There is also always someone around to see it. These videos are full of shaky footage and interesting commentary. It could be a UFO? And the video is put to the test through peer evaluation‚ usually on YouTube. Rational folk always have an answer. A drone. Trump flying around with bat wings. Or a more simpler explanation‚ a NASA weather balloon. It would be difficult to dismiss the chance that a real UFO has been caught
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Elissa Down‚ Director of the movie The Black Balloon‚ shows the viewer about the representations of family‚ teens‚ disability and suburban Australia and how they all fit into each other and are not single representations‚ but are under one big heading. From the start of the movie we are introduced to the Mollison’s‚ a family of four but with one on the way‚ within the first minute of meeting this family we see that they are not a normal working-class Australian family. The Mollison’s have an autistic
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