Background Heart failure (HF) is a condition in which the heart muscles lose its ability to pump sufficient blood to the body. It’s considered as one of the leading causes of death in the U.S with an estimated direct and indirect cost of $39 billion per year.1 Bioenergetics dysfunction is common in HF patients‚ which leads to energy starvation of the cardiac cells.2 Therefore‚ some medical providers encourage their patients to take ubiquinone‚ a lipid-soluble antioxidant‚ as an adjunct HF therapy
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Tuesday‚ August 28 The Carracci (part 1) The Carracci: Lodovico (1555- 1619) * Oldest of the three people known as the Carracci * Cousin of Agostino and Annibale * Studied painting in Florence * Taught his cousins Agostino (1557- 1602) * Known better as a printmaker rather than a painter * Did a lot of reproduced engravings; gave way to show famous pieces in print format without having to travel to the actual place * Reproduced engravings- reproduction of pieces
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Jason was the son of a king in an area called Iolkos. Jason’s uncle Pelias killed Jason’s father and took the throne for himself. Jason’s mother takes him to Chiron‚ the centaur‚ and raises him on the Mountain of Pelion. When he turns twenty‚ Jason goes to visit the palace at Iolkos. Along the way‚ Hera‚ the queen of the gods‚ meets Jason disguised as an old woman and asks him to aid her across the river. He assists her and loses his sandal. When Jason arrives at the palace‚ demanding his throne
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Correct Answer: | Writing plays and designing stage sets | | | Question 4 2 out of 2 points | What Greek myth inspired Monteverdi’s first opera? Answer | | Selected Answer: | Orpheus and Eurydice | Correct Answer: | Orpheus and Eurydice | | | Question 5 2 out of 2 points | Why was Baroque originally used in a derogatory way to describe this new style? Answer | | Selected Answer: | It was seen as too
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Wole Soyinka was born on 13 July 1934 at Abeokuta‚ near Ibadan in western Nigeria. After preparatory university studies in 1954 at Government College in Ibadan‚ he continued at the University of Leeds‚ where‚ later‚ in 1973‚ he took his doctorate. During the six years spent in England‚ he was a dramaturgist at the Royal Court Theatre in London 1958-1959. In 1960‚ he was awarded a Rockefeller bursary and returned to Nigeria to study African drama. At the same time‚ he taught drama and literature at
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According to some sources‚ Chaucer’s father‚ John‚ carried on the family wine business. Geoffrey Chaucer is believed to have attended the St. Paul’s Cathedral School‚ where he probably first became acquainted with the influential writing of Virgil and Ovid. In 1357‚ Chaucer became a public servant to Countess Elizabeth of Ulster‚ the Duke of Clarence’s wife. Chaucer was paid a small stipend—enough to pay for his food and clothing. In 1359‚ the teenage Chaucer went off to fight in The Hundred Years’
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Journal of Infusion Nursing Issue: Volume 33(3)‚ May/June 2010‚ p 156-160 Copyright: (C) Copyright 2010 by the Infusion Nurses Society Publication Type: [FEATURES] DOI: 10.1097/NAN.0b013e3181d9c942 ISSN: 1533-1458 Accession: 00129804-201005000-00005 [FEATURES] Benefits of Establishing an Intravenous Team and the Standardization of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters da Silva‚ Gislene Aparecida BN; Priebe‚ Sheila BN; Dias‚ Fabio Nunes MSc ABSTRACT The purpose
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Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare’s most famous well known play involving both love and tragedy. However‚ his play was inspired by a poem written by Ovid called‚ Paramus and Thisbe. Like Romeo and Juliet‚ Ovid’s poem‚ Paramus and Thisbe‚ involve love and tragedy. The poem is the first Romeo and Juliet that was created Shakespeare just remade it with some of his own work. Although‚ most of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is very like Ovid’s poem Paramus and Thisbe. In the beginning of Romeo and Juliet
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Excerpt from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens In appearance‚ the gods were supposed to resemble mortals‚ whom‚ however‚ they far surpassed in beauty‚ grandeur‚ and strength; they were also more commanding in stature‚ height being considered by the Greeks an attribute of beauty in man or woman. They resembled human beings in their feelings and habits‚ intermarrying and having children‚ and requiring daily nourishment to recruit their strength‚ and refreshing sleep to restore
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which she conveys a kind of feminine feeling. While this poem‚ does not illustrate either Despande’s ability to evoke a world of colours and sound or to project more thoughtful and provocative ideas as in poems like “Renaissance” or “Prometheus and Orpheus” it is a comparatively simple poem which arises from
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