this is that PMMA has mechanical similarities to one and it is largely able to withstand the load forces generated in the body3. Although PMMA cement is ideal due to its mechanical properties‚ it is not bioactive. However‚ PMMA can still anchor prosthetics to adjacent bone through penetration into the polymer by spongy bone3. The spongy bone enters the polymer and forms a cross-linked section referred to as the bone cement interface. The main limitation in the application of PMMA for this anchorage
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The are just 11 but very‚ very rich. Their wealth at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) increased by Sh27 billion in slightly less than 12 months. Mark you‚ that is only wealth in shares listed in their names at the NSE. They have much more in shares not listed in their names‚ but under nominee accounts or through sister companies to ones listed at the stock market. Yet‚ another huge chunk of their wealth is in firms they own but are not quoted at the NSE. It is also worth noting that there
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partly by mental abilities. What that means is that‚ in this era we have found ourselves in the midst of scientific revelation‚ medical progression‚ and technological exploration. Today in the medical world there are people amongst us who have prosthetics and orthotics that give them the ability to live and survive a “normal” life. Such things as implants and transplants have become available to us more easily than they might have been years ago. For instance The New York Times published an article
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Anticoagulant Medications Cherie Hubbard St. Petersburg College Anticoagulant Medications As our population ages‚ patients are living longer as a result of advances in medical technology‚ surgical procedures‚ and drug development(Bressler MD & Bahl PhD‚ 2003). The average older person is taking two to five prescription medications daily and one in five of this age group has a medication related hospitalization annually (McLean & LeCouteur‚ 2004). In my eighteen years of nursing
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There are many current legal and ethical issues in bioengineering and biotechnology including athletic and cognitive enhancements‚ stem cell research‚ cloning‚ genetic engineering‚ and genetically modified organisms. Biotechnology is “the manipulation of biological systems and organisms through technological means”(p. 471). There is tension between valuing liberty to pursue happiness of biotechnologies‚ and the potential negative outcomes of these technologies. Bioengineering‚ is the construction
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Dental case history is a classic form of documentation in dentistry. It includes several parts: general information about the patient‚ information about the patient’s general condition and health‚ the patient’s reason for attendance‚ past dental history‚ family and social background and in some countries it includes also part with insurance type information. The first part of the dental case history contains information about patient’s name and surname‚ address‚ age‚ sex‚ occupation and so on. This
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the idea that our patients can learn and adapt when it is required. For instance‚ when a man loses his leg in combat‚ that man would have to adapt to walking and the daily activities of life without use of the lost leg. If he goes on to obtain a prosthetic leg‚ he must then adapt to the used of that leg. Planning and implementing the changes that cause adaptation takes focus and realization from the nurse to know how to assist the
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are our biggest rival and in order to survive we must merge with it and become a superhuman race. Transhumanism is the final stage of eugenics. The elite classes will become a superhuman race with the most advanced children and the best robo-prosthetics available. Natural evolution will end and self- directed evolution will begin. Those left behind will be a class of unintelligible‚ unfit people‚ with no place in the new
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some awesome friends. The Running Dream has a character named Jessica who is in a car accident which causes her leg to be amputated below the knee. She was a runner who wants to run again. Luckily‚ her friends are determined to raise money for a prosthetic leg. In Switched at Birthday‚ Lavender and Scarlet have the same birthday and somehow end up in each others’ bodies the next day. They both are trying to find out what caused the switch and how to act like the other person since they have totally
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An alloy is a solid solution or homogeneous mixture of two or more elements where a material with better or different properties is produced. The range of alloys produced depends on the solubility of the constituents and the proportion of them. The number of possible alloy combinations is almost endless since any metal can be alloyed in pairs or in multiples. Alloys can be classified into two main categories:Interstitial alloy. It is when smaller elements‚ such as boron‚ carbon‚ nitrogen‚ or silicon
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