CARDIOVASCULAR Dsyrhythmias * Etiology * Disturbances in automaticity – initiation of impulse is altered * Disturbances in conduction – alteration in the speed the impulse travels * Reentry of impulses – cardiac tissue is depolarized multiple times by the same impulse * Speed‚ distance and location can be changed or affected (blockages cause change in heart rhythm) * Risk factors * Cardiovascular disease‚ MI * MI – death of tissue – no electricity
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et al. (2003). A review of disaster and crisis. Emeald Insight ‚ 24-32. United Nations (1992). Internationally agreed glossary of basic terms related to Disaster Management. Geneva: Department of Humanitarian Affairs. Department of Irrigation & Drainage. (2007‚ October 14). Background. Retrieved February 27‚ 2011‚ from Laman Web Rasmi: http://www.water.gov.my/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=106&Itemid=508. Wikipedia‚ (2010)‚ Emergency management. [Online] Available: http://en.wikipedia
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formed out of the blood but contains no red blood cells hence no colour. Every cell depends upon the lymph for nourishment and drainage. Drainage of the intercellular fluids and toxins is one of the most crucial. It is responsible for removing accumulated wastes from the tissue spaces and returning it to the blood for processing by the liver and kidneys. Inefficient drainage results in the accumulations of toxins and wastes that suffocate and disturb function. Also‚ the lymph is responsible for the
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GEOLOGICAL AND HYDROCARBON PROSPECT OF KRISHNA GODAVARI BASIN SUBMITTED BY: AMEY KASHYAP AMIT KUMAR RAHUL BHASKAR RASH BIHARI LAL CONTENTS Name of Topics Page No. 1. Introduction 1 2. TYPES OF SEDIMEMTARY BASIN 2 3. Krishna-Godavari Basin 6 4. Geological Settling
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There are many similarities and differences in a state as large as Texas. The state is divided into 4 geographic regions: Mountains & Basins‚ the Great Plains‚ the North Central Plains‚ and the Coastal Plains. Even in these regions there are enough differences for subdivisions. The Great Plains is divided into the Llano Basin‚ Edwards Plateau‚ and the High Plains. The North Central Plains is also divided into 3 sub-regions: Grand Prairie‚ Cross Timbers‚ and Rolling Plains. The Coastal Plains includes
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comments about this document from a writing instructor. RECOVERY OF THE FOUR BIG-RIVER FISHES OF THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN 1 Recovery of the Four Big-River Fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin Christi Meismer Western Governor ’s University RECOVERY OF THE FOUR BIG-RIVER FISHES OF THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN 2 In the upper Colorado River basin‚ four species of fish have been listed as federally endangered. In 1988‚ the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery
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[hide] • 1 Origins of sewage • 2 Process overview o 2.1 Pre-treatment 2.1.1 Screening 2.1.2 Grit removal 2.1.3 Fat and grease removal o 2.2 Primary treatment o 2.3 Secondary treatment 2.3.1 Activated sludge 2.3.2 Surface-aerated basins (Lagoons) 2.3.3 Constructed wetlands 2.3.4 Filter beds (oxidizing beds) 2.3.5 Soil Bio-Technology 2.3.6 Biological aerated filters 2.3.7 Rotating biological contactors 2.3.8 Membrane bioreactors 2.3.9 Secondary sedimentation
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5. Kan Sivorn 6. Eng Savath 7. Vanna Yuk Van Neath The Mekong River is a major river in Southeastern Asia and is one of the world’s greatest rivers‚ ranked number 10th largest river by length in the world. The basin of the Mekong River drains a total land area of 795‚000 km2 from the eastern watershed of the Tibetan Plateau to the Mekong Delta. The Mekong River flows approximately 4‚909 km through three provinces of China‚ continuing into Myanmar‚ Lao PDR‚ Thailand
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------------------------------------------------- Sundarbans The Sundarbans (Bengali: সুন্দরবন‚ Shundorbôn) is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world.The Sunderbans is a UNESCO World Heritage Site covering parts of India and Bangladesh. The Sundarbans National Park is a National Park‚ Tiger Reserve‚ and a Biosphere Reserve located in the Sundarbans delta in the Indian state of West Bengal. This region is densely covered by mangrove forests‚ and is one of the
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Reserve takes up about one-fifth of the Ituri forest in the Northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (UNESCO Heritage Centre‚ 1992-2008). According to UNESCO Heritage Centre (1992-2008)‚ “ the Congo river basin‚ of which the reserve and forest are a part‚ is one of the largest drainage systems in Africa’’ (para. 1). The reserve contains endangered species of primates and birds and about 5‚000 of the estimated 30‚000 okapi surviving in the wild (UNESCO Heritage Centre‚ “(1992-2008)). The UNESCO
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