abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus‚ resulting in or caused by its death. An abortion can occur spontaneously due to complications during pregnancy or can be induced. Abortion as a term most commonly refers to the induced abortion of a human pregnancy‚ while spontaneous abortions are usually termed miscarriages. Abortion has a long history and has been induced by various methods including herbal abortifacients‚ the use of
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THE MICROSCOPE • Vol. 60:2‚ pp 63–72 (2012) C R I T I C A L FOCUS Brian J. Ford Solving the Mystery of Spontaneous Human Combustion L human combustion (SHC) ast November‚ a 42has been well docuyear-old man was In a matter of minutes‚ people have mented‚ and television has standing outside a record sought to demonstrate an store in Sweden‚ appar- burst into flames and were completely answer. But in the scienently waiting for someone. destroyed. All that remained was a heap
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or past victims of discrimination—but have sometimes been called reverse discrimination themselves. • Etymology The term discriminate appeared in the early 17th century in the English language. It is from the Latin discriminat- ’distinguished between’‚ from the verb discriminare‚ from discrimen ’distinction’‚ from the verb discernere.[3] Since the American Civil War the term "discrimination" generally evolved in American English usage as an understanding of prejudicial treatment of an individual
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doing this is through spontaneous memorialization. In his article‚ Allen Haney defines spontaneous memorialization as‚ “a public response to the unanticipated‚ violent deaths of people who do not fit into categories of those we expect to die” (Haney 343). Examples of traditional spontaneous memorials include collections of mementos at the sight of a tragedy‚ and candlelight vigils. These do not replace traditional mourning rituals‚ but act as an immediate‚ urgent response as an adjunct mourning
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Executive Personal protective equipment (PPE) at work A brief guide Introduction This leaflet describes what you‚ as an employer‚ may need to do to protect your employees from the risk of injury in the workplace. It will also be useful to employees and their representatives. Employers have duties concerning the provision and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) at work and the leaflet explains what you need to do to meet the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations
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The peer reviewed article‚ “Spontaneous Pneumothorax” by Laszlo Bense‚ states what specifically happens when a pneumothorax occurs‚ what causes them‚ and just a few ways to prevent them. First of all‚ a pneumothorax is the medical term for a collapsed lung‚ which is something I did not know before I read these articles. So the first thing this article talked about was how a collapsed lung happens. It basically describes it as air filling your pleural cavity because of a slight rupture or opening
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Spontaneous Memorialization Spontaneous Memorialization Death has become highly impersonal in the United States and is seen as “culturally invisible.” In the past‚ the bodies of those who died used to be prepared by someone within the family or community and their lives were then celebrated by a larger group of people. Today‚ however‚ corpses are sent off to funeral homes‚ then mourned over with a relatively closed off service at either a church or funeral home. With emerging advancements
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Personal Protective Equipment is of major significance in workplaces all over the world. As the use of personal protective equipment is important‚ it’s only an extra form of protection‚ necessary where all hazards haven’t been controlled through other means. Personal protective equipment consists of a range of clothing and equipment‚ which is to shield worker’s bodies from workplace hazards. It is widely used to decrease the exposure of employees to hazards‚ and to avoid employees from illness or
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Features and outcomes of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in Egypt‚ single center experience prospective study Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the infection of the ascetic fluid that occur in the absence of a visceral perforation and in the absence of an intraabdominal inflammatory focus such as abscess‚ acute pancreatitis or cholecystitis (Guarner C and Soriano G‚ 2007). Since its initial description in 1964‚ research has transformed spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)
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Tomography‚ imaging modality 2. PPE Personal Protective Equipment. Gloves‚ gown‚ mask 3. Contrast media Diagnostic agents 4. Artifact Unwanted objects‚ error in an image 5. Viscosity Thickness‚ friction of fluid Definition 2 1. CT CT is an acronym for computerized tomography. It is a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional images. 2. PPE Personal Protective Equipment is equipment that is to be used
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