Artificial Breathing Aids - Iron Lung The Iron lung was invented in 1929 by Professor Phillip Drinker (1893-1977). The device performs the function of the muscles that control breathing. It was one of the first of several inventions designed to keep people alive who are unable to breathe unassisted. Pulmonators During the 1920s people who could not breathe on their own were aided by a pulmotor. This was a machine similar to fireplace bellows. It inflated and deflated the lungs by forcing air
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Android-Controlled Racecar via Bluetooth I. Objectives 1. To design and develop an android application in the form of a racecar remote control. 2. To develop a racecar using gizDuino (Arduino clone). 3. To control the racecar using the android application via Bluetooth technology. II. Intended Learning Outcomes At the end of the project‚ students shall be able to: 1. Incorporate the knowledge they have learned from the CPE532L1 Elective 2‚ Embedded Systems. 2. Develop critical thinking
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Artificial sweetners. Artificial sweetners have been in use for over one hundred years. A low calorie substitute for sugar it is used in many ways. Like it or not artificial sweetners are used in may low calorie products. Its no surprise that in todays weight conscious world people in an effort to lose weight will switch to these sweetners without a thought as to how these products have been made.. The soft drink industry has capitalized on dieting with their lines of soft drinks eg
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Mirrors in the Brain On a 1991 hot summer day in Parma‚ Italy‚ a lab monkey awaited its researchers’ return from lunch. The researchers had implanted wires next to its motor cortex‚ in a frontal lobe brain region that enabled the monkey to plan and enact movements. The monitoring device would alert the researchers to activity in that region of the monkey’s brain. When the monkey moved a peanut into its mouth‚ for example‚ the device would buzz. That day‚ as one of the researchers entered the lab
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Controlled Assessment question: “How might the business you have chosen improve the way that it motivates its staff?” Introduction For my controlled assessment the business that I’m going to focus on is Jaguar Land Rover. I will be analysing how they motivate their employees based at their local production plant which is in castle Bromwich‚ Birmingham as this is also local to where I live. The ownership type for this business is a public limited company; which is run by Tata Motors. Jaguar Land
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May 13‚ 2009 BIOETHICS ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION A. Historical Milleu of the development of the bioethical issue The reproductive revolution is upon us. The past half-century has seen the development of reproductive technologies previous generations could not even imagine. The term reproductive technology refers to various medical procedures that are designed to alleviate infertility‚ or the inability of a couple to produce a child of their own. These include artificial insemination‚ in vitro
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Natural Food Coloring from Spinach _______________ A Science Investigatory Project Presented to Mrs. Shellah Marie Tabayoyong-Cruz Marist School‚ Marikina City _______________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course Science & Technology 9 _______________ Presented by DELA CRUZ‚ Mark Lawrence P. ARAOJO‚ Michael CONCEPCION‚ Matthew 9-St. Paul March 15‚ 2013 Acknowledgement I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude oto my chemistry
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The Artificial Passenger (AP) is an artificial intelligence based companion that will be resident in software and chips embedded in the automobile dashboard. The heart of the system is a conversation planner that holds a profile of you‚ including details of your interests and profession. When activated‚ the AP uses the profile to cook up provocative questions such as “Who was the first person you dated?” via a speech generator and in-car speakers. Studies
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Chapter 1 1. INTRODUCTION An artificial passenger (AP) is a device that would be used in a motor vehicle to make sure that the driver stays awake. IBM has developed a prototype that holds a conversation with a driver‚ telling jokes and asking questions intended to determine whether the driver can respond alertly enough. Assuming the IBM approach‚ an artificial passenger would use a microphone for the driver and a speech generator and the vehicle ’s audio speakers to converse with the driver
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Artificial Insemination Artificial insemination achieved widespread popularity as an infertility treatment in the 1970s. Intracervical insemination (ICI)‚ the original technique used for artificial insemination (AI)‚ is fairly uncomplicated in nature. The most common AI technique used today‚ intrauterine insemination (IUI)‚ offers certain advantages over ICI. Below you will find information on artificial insemination‚ including the benefits and cost of artificial insemination and an explanation
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