Incidence- the number of NEW CASES of cancer diagnosed per year Prevalence- the number of CASES OF CANCER EXISTING in the population during the year Mortality- the number of DEATHS attributed to a particular type of cancer per year Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death Lung cancer rates are climbing among women and leveling off in men Mortality for breast and prostate cancer are dropping Cancer is a generic term for a disease with 3 key features-ability to proliferate indefinitely
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THERMAL DETECTORS INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL ENGINEERING MODULE 1 INTRODUCTION • Temperature – Is a measure of the kinetic energy of the material in question • Kinetic energy is a measure of the activity of the atoms of any material – The measure of the speed of an atom or molecules which they move. – expressed in terms of any of several arbitrary scales‚ such as Fahrenheit‚ Celsius‚ or Kelvin Measuring Device • Thermal Detectors – An instrument or device which quantifies temperature
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A hybrid nanomemristor/transistor logic circuit capable of self-programming Julien Borghetti‚ Zhiyong Li‚ Joseph Straznicky‚ Xuema Li‚ Douglas A. A. Ohlberg‚ Wei Wu‚ Duncan R. Stewart‚ and R. Stanley Williams1 Information and Quantum Systems Lab‚ Hewlett-Packard Laboratories‚ 1501 Page Mill Road‚ Palo Alto‚ CA 94304 Edited by Konstantin Likharev‚ State University of New York‚ Stony Brook University‚ and accepted by the Editorial Board December 19‚ 2008 (received for review July 9‚ 2008) Memristor
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The spine is a series of vertebrae extending from your skull to your lower back. It provides support for your skeletal structure‚ and ensures safety for the spinal cord. Having a straight spine is the normal situation for most of us‚ but there are people whose spines are not straight. These people are diagnosed with scoliosis. Scoliosis is not a disease‚ but is a term that is used to define a person with an abnormal spine. A normal spine typically appears straight. When the natural straight pattern
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A N AIR - POLYMER ANALOGY FOR MODELING AIR FLOW THROUGH RUBBER - METAL INTERFACE – T ECHNICAL NOTE by GILAD PAGI ‚ ELI ALTUS T ECH NICAL R EPORT ETR-2007-02 July 2007 ³©¤§ ³ª©¥ ¡¥° ¥±²¢¥ ¢¥©¤¡ ¨¤§ » ¨¢©¤¡ TECHNION — Israel Institute of Technology‚ Faculty of Mechanical Engineering An air-polymer analogy for modeling air flow through rubber-metal interface – Technical note GILAD PAGI‚ ELI ALTUS Faculty of Mechanical engineering Technion – Israel Institute of
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exercises • Teaching patient independence with bed mobility and transfers • Pre-operative activity and exercise programme to include quadriceps strengthening – there is evidence that this improves function post-operatively (McHugh et al‚ 2008) • Neuromuscular stimulation (NMT) if appropriate - there is evidence that this improve quadriceps function pre-operatively (Walls et al‚ 2008) • Education - pre-operative education can reduce anxiety and improve post-operative outcomes‚ especially with respect
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Power Electronics * The control and conversion of electrical power by power semiconductor devices (wherein these devices operate as switches) * To control and convert electrical power from one form to another * Power range: from a few VA/Watts to several MVA / MW * The primary task of power electronics is to process and control the flow of electric energy by supplying voltages and currents in a form that is optimally suited for user loads. Interdisciplinary Nature of Power
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Class | Drugs | MOA | Indications | Contraindications | Drug Effects/Interactions | Adverse Rxns | Unique | Beta1 Adrenergic Sympathomimetics | Dopamine/Intropin (neurotransmitter/catecholemine) | * Dopamin is the only receptor to stimulate these site * A precursor in synthesis of NE * Action: Beta agonist/alpha agonist- dose dependentDopaminergic | * Dilate renal blood vessels‚ brain‚ mesentery and heart vessels increased blood flow * Stimulate alpha/beta receptors/vasoconstrictor
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1/03/13 Introduction to Pharmacology II Targets of Drug Action March 5 How do drugs work? | Nearly all drugs act by interfering or inhibiting natural processes which are required for normal physiological function but which may have been disrupted by disease. | Paul Ehrlich 1845-1915 | Observed that certain chemicals or drugs bound in a selective manner to some but not all cells. He recognised that the cells must have chemical recognition sites for these drugs. The concept of a “receptor”
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The Capillary Bed The capillary bed is found in the superficial dermis and is an important part of the integumentary system. It is made up of a group of capillaries which are supplied with oxygenated blood via the arterioles and drained of deoxygenated blood via the venules of the circulatory system. The pulsating flow within the capillary bed is called vasomotion. The type of circulation through the capillaries is called microcirculation. Image 1 bellow shows the components of the capillary bed
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