Write your name here Surname Other names Edexcel Certificate Edexcel International GCSE Centre Number Candidate Number Biology Unit: KBI0/4BI0 Science (Double Award) KSC0/4SC0 Paper: 1B Thursday 23 May 2013 – Morning Time: 2 hours Paper Reference KBI0/1B 4BI0/1B KSC0/1B 4SC0/1B You must have: Ruler Calculator Total Marks Instructions black ink or ball-point pen. t Use in the boxes at the top of this page with your name‚ t Fill centre number and candidate number. all questions. t Answer
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Background Bed rest and immobility in patients on mechanical ventilation or in an intensive care unit (ICU) have detrimental effects. Studies in medical ICUs show that early mobilization is safe‚ does not increase costs‚ and can be associated with decreased ICU and hospital lengths of stay (LOS). Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of an early mobilization protocol on complication rates‚ ventilator days‚ and ICU and hospital LOS for patients admitted to a trauma
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The island of the Dominican Republic has a wide range of biodiversity due to its isolation‚ tourists bringing in nonnative fauna and flora‚ and most of all due to the range of biomes within their country. The natural biomes that occur in the Dominican Republic vary from very dry biomes to very wet biomes. The most common biome in the Dominican Republic is subtropical coniferous forests‚ due to low levels of precipitation and adequate temperature variability. These trees have needle-leafs in order
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Asian Behavior and Thought 10/16/12 Study Guide 7 – Mahayana Buddhism 1. What are the four sublime states? 1. Boundless love is related to friendliness. Buddhists cultivate love that is unconditioned and unlimited‚ based on the knowledge that all are one in the ocean of love. 2. Boundless compassion is the intense fellow feeling one should have for all living beings who suffer through pain‚ anxiety‚ ignorance and illusion. 3. Sympathetic joy- moves one to seek out happiness
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excluded from the systematic review. The remainder of the articles were given a grade; only two of which given a judgment of medium quality. The results of the combined two articles showed that PICC lines had a higher outcome of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) than with patients with a CVC line insertion. Additionally‚ patients were at a decreased risk of catheter occlusion with a PICC line in comparison to patients with a t-CVC or PORT. Based on the study‚ the use of PICC lines have been solely for professional
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Andrew Hsia ahh2137@cumc.columbia.edu PICO #1 In patients with atherosclerosis‚ can off-pump CABG compared to on-pump CABG reduce adverse side effects‚ improve treatment outcome‚ and reduce complications? Patient‚ Population Problem- Patients with atherosclerosis Intervention Off-pump CABG (coronary by-pass graft) Comparison: On-pump CABG Outcome reduction of side effects. Reduced complications‚ improved treatment outcome EBP Coronary artery bypass grafting is performed in patients who
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P3 – In this task I’m going to explain how factors affect travel to long-haul destination. Time zones and length of flight There are many travel factors that tourists take into consideration when choosing a long haul destination. The term used for this world standard time is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). This term evolved in 1884 and from that time each area of the world took on a time that was either behind or ahead. For example‚ Africa is two hours ahead of GMT‚ so we refer to the time as GMT+2.
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from poverty to a Florentine politician by observing what leaders do wrong and guiding others on how to gain‚ maintain and streamline power. Machiavelli’s intellectual life was dominated by three men: Marsilio Ficino‚ Angelo Poliziano‚ and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. These famous men were part of Machiavelli’s day-to-day life‚ as they were close friends of his father. They were a large influence to Machiavelli in his early adulthood and throughout his career. Marsilio Ficino was the son of
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Pico Iyer’s‚ The Joy of Quiet‚ argues that the up and coming generation has moved from exulting time-saving devices. People are so consumed with technology and it became a must‚ an essential need in their lives that the same technology has handicapped people of normal activities. Technology has affected the way people interact with each other. Iyer discusses how Intel (a computer company) did an experiment in 2007‚ that every Tuesday there was 4 hour-mandatory “Quiet Time”‚ giving employees time
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Lovenox was created in 1993 and approved in 12/30/1998. It was created initially at Rhone-Poulence Rorer Pharmaceutical Inc. Enoxaparin‚ the generic name for Lovenox‚ is a complex mixture of Oligosaccharides that vary in chemical structure and size. Oligosaccharides are carbohydrates whose molecules are composed of relatively small numbers of monosaccharide units. It is made up of heparin by chemically breaking up the larger heparin chains into smaller fragments. The qualities of the heparin and
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