Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) The anatomy of the optic nerve sheath : The intraorbital section of the optic nerve extends from the globe‚ where it inserts medially‚ to the optic canal located in the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone. It is encased by a meningeal sheath consisting of dura mater‚ arachnoid mater and pia mater. Cerebrospinal fluid is contained in the trabeculated subarachnoid space and is continuously and slowly filtered. As a result the optic nerve sheath is in direct
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Jeremy Rifkin‚ an American economist‚ writer and public speaker‚ is founder and president of the Foundation on Economic Trends (FOET). In his article‚ “A Change of Heart about Animals‚” published in the Los Angeles Times (2003)‚ suggests that animals are more like humans in the sense that they are capable of feeling emotions as well as comprehending concepts much like we’ve never expected. He supports his claim by providing a series of statistics‚ facts and rhetorical questions‚ all of which have
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Natural Resources and Energy Paper SCI/256 Marine Ecosystem Out of the majority of the expansive and common assets accessible for creating power in the United States‚ it is the sea. Sea vitality may be the last researched for its potential. The sea is so tremendous and profound‚ up to this point‚ it was accepted that regardless of what number of chemicals or the amount of waste people dumped into the sea‚ the impacts would be irrelevant. Dumping into seas have even got the catchphrase: "The
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In 1784‚ someone using a flintlock pistol shot Edward Culshaw. In those days‚ there were no bullets‚ as we know them. Gunpowder and a ball of lead were put into the gun’s muzzle and packed with paper wadding. A spark made when the gun’s hammer struck some flint at the back end of the barrel ignited the powder. When the constable examined Culshaw’s wound‚ he found a piece of newspaper used as wadding to pack the powder in the killer’s gun. The prime suspect in the killing was a man named John Toms
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MB2: THE MISSED CANAL A source of great frustration associated with the endodontic therapy of maxillary molars is whether or not a second mesiobuccal canal (MB2) exists‚ and to what extent practitioners should go in pursuit of locating it. Failure to find and to fill a canal influences the prognosis of endodontic treatment. The frequency of second canal in mesiobuccal root of maxillary molars is quite high‚ so time should be devoted in its location and treatment. The present article describes
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My reason for working around such a controversial subject is my huge fascination for the complexity of the human body‚ I feel that the abnormality in recent contemporary art is a feature worth recognition and the great step of progression within art culture shows no boundaries for what is considered ‘real art’. In many forms‚ art is requested for more than something to admire‚ over the years many movements such as Cubism‚ Abstract‚ Surrealism and Contemporary have evolved into visual language to
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Rapa Nui Paper Rapa Nui is the most South Eastern point of the Polynesian triangle located in the Pacific Ocean. Rapa Nui is also known as Easter Island. This name came about through the voyage of Jacob Roggeveen. In the 18th century‚ this Dutch explorer sailed the south Pacific. He then came across the island on April 5‚ 1722‚ which so happened to be on Easter Sunday in the Christian calendar. For tradition sake‚ He then renamed the island Paach-Eyland‚ which translates to “Easter Island”. The
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Short history of litrature The purpose of this course is to encourage you to gain an insight into‚ and broad awareness of‚ the development of English literature from its perceived origins in the ninth century until the end of the nineteenth century. Attention will be paid not only to influential writers and movements‚ but to themes such as the influence of Greek mythology‚ religion‚ politics‚ and the rôle of Ireland. Some writers‚ poets and playwrights considered are Langland‚ Chaucer‚ Malory‚ Marlowe
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Letter to His Son: Rules of Conduct in Polite Company by Philip Dormer Stanhope‚ Lord Chesterfield Bath‚ October 19‚ O.S. 1748 Dear Boy: Having in my last pointed out what sort of company you should keep‚ I will now give you some rules for your conduct in it; rules which my own experience and observation enable me to lay down‚ and communicate to you‚ with some degree of confidence. I have often given you hints of this kind before‚ but then it has been by snatches; I will now be more regular and
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gas sector.Today‚ as the owner of Weststar Aviation Services Sdn Bhd (WAS)‚ he owns 40 helicopters and the company has over RM8bil worth of contracts to shuttle people and goods‚ predominantly offshore‚ for the massive oil and gas industry. He is angling for a further RM3bil worth of projects ranging from six months to 10 years. “Now is also the window of opportunity and if we do not move fast enough we will miss it and have to wait ten years before a new set of contracts are given out by the oil
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