MENIERE’S DISEASE - an abnormal inner ear fluid balance caused by a malabsorption in the endolyphatic sac or blockage in the endolyphatic duct. - chronic disease caused by an increase in endolymphatic pressure High in males (40-60 years old) Unknown Etiology Clinical Manifestations: * fluctuating‚ progressive sensorineural hearing loss * tinnitus or a roaring sound * feeling of pressure or fullness in the ear * episodic‚ incapaciating vertigo (severe dizziness)
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make new medications. For example advances in the treatment of osteoporosis‚ diabetes‚ renal disease and cardiovascular disorders all came from studying bears. Also research on cetaceans has been used to help divers when they suffer from decompression sickness. Maintaining biodiversity isn’t just vital used for research when developing medicines but many plants and animals are also used in the production of many medicines. Some plants that are used are Digitalis plants‚ which are consumed in the
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Connor Moran Mr. Stuva English Comp I 12/18/12 Pilot Firepower On September 11‚ 2001 terroristic attacks devastated the United States by plane hijackings. Four separate plane hijackings left nearly 3‚000 people dead‚ demolished the World Trade Centers‚ and severely damaged the Pentagon. American citizens were shocked that such terrible incidents could happen and a real sense of fear swept these people. The series of coordinated attacks caused people to wonder how such occasions could happen
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In the spa industry‚ there are different types of customers to do treatment‚ such as the teenager‚ adult and the senior‚ they have different reasons to use the spa service‚ such as want to do stretching‚ relax‚ reduce pressure‚ etc. And choose them base on their age. For the treatment that is provided‚ it has divided into 6 groups‚ they are hot therapies‚ cold therapies‚ water therapies‚ touch therapies‚ relaxation therapies and exercises. First‚ for the hot therapies‚ its include sauna‚ steam
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Overview of Pulmonary Embolism An embolism is a foreign mass that travels through the intravascular space carried by the systemic circulation. The mass may be solid‚ liquid or gaseous. The circulation carries the embolus through vessels to parts of the body where it can cause obstruction or occlusion. The Pulmonary Embolism (PE) occurs when the embolism causes an obstruction or occlusion of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches‚ which in turn reverts pressure on the right ventricle. A solid
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other ocean ridge systems‚ has developed as a consequence of the divergent motion between the Eurasian and North American‚ and African and South American Plates. As the mantle rises towards the surface below the ridge the pressure is lowered (decompression) and the hot rock starts to partially melt. This produces basaltic volcanoes when an eruption occurs above the surface (Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland) and characteristic basalt “pillow lava” in underwater eruptions. In this way‚ as the plates move
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best compression method‚ It is always good idea to default to it. Take a look at this for more information (source) Method Description LZMA Default compression method of 7z format. It provides high compression ratio and very fast decompression. LZMA2 LZMA-based compression method. It provides better multithreading support than LZMA. But compression ratio can be worse in some cases. For best compression ratio with LZMA2 use 1 or 2 CPU threads. If you use LZMA2 with more
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OSI Layers 1) Physical Layer: The physical layer is at the bottom of this model. It deals with crude data that is in the form of electrical signals. The data bits are sent as 0s and 1s. 0s correspond to low voltage signals and 1s correspond to high voltage signals. The mechanical aspects of communication‚ such as wires or connectors come under this layer. The physical layer also deals with how these wires‚ connectors‚ and voltage electrical signals work. Also‚ the process that is required for
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Is it hard to live in Hong Kong? A psychologist said that stress is a joint result of weak knowledge base plus and in sufficient support. In a highly competitive society like Hong Kong‚ everyone must work very hard for keeping a foothold. Moreover‚ Hong Kong’s Gini Coefficient has consistently at the world’s top rank‚ which implies the city’s income gap have a great disparity‚ despite a high living standard. That is how the stress comes up and let us take a close look at the issues. First of
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Kuala Lumpur‚ 5 December 2007: Offshore Subsea Works Sdn Bhd has recently achieved a Malaysia Book of Records Feat for the ‘Deepest Saturation Dive’. The dive was carried out by a Malaysian Diver‚ En. Bokhari Sae‚ on 23 July 2007 to a depth of 197 meters at Murphy Oil’s Kikeh Field‚ off Sabah waters. Offshore Subsea Works Sdn Bhd (OSS)‚ a wholly-owned subsidiary of Offshore Works Sdn Bhd‚ was incorporated in September 2002 with the primary goal of pioneering professional underwater services to
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