thrombosis. Anti embolic stockings are designed to support the lower extremities and maintain compression of small veins and capillaries. The constant compression forces blood into larger vessels which promote venous return and prevent circulatory stasis (Crisp & Taylor 2008‚ p.1566). There have been many research papers conducted on the effectiveness of anti embolic stockings in the prophylaxis of post-operative deep vein thrombosis. Most of them state that the use of anti embolic stockings is assessed
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The Use of Propaganda in the GDR During the Cold War More than any other wars‚ the Cold War was fought with words‚ mainly through the media as psychological warfare. Popular culture was used as a decoy to sway the opinions of the general public in support of various governmental institutions. In East Germany‚ political propaganda was frequently incorporated into film‚ journalism‚ and the mass media to promote socialism. East Germany was a close ally to the Soviet Union who fought to keep western
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Question 3: How does historical institutionalism envision political change? How does it envision the impact of organizations? Thelen and Steinmo share the common view among institutionalist scholars that historical institutionalism (HI) remains “sticky” when envisioning political change‚ even when political or economic conditions have changed dramatically (1992:18). Political change‚ then‚ according to Thelen‚ is centered on the concept of path dependency‚ or a framework of slow change dependent
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What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then The books Love and War by John and Stasi Eldridge and The Mystery of Marriage by Mike Mason were hard books to read‚ not because of the writing style itself (although the writing style of the latter was harder to read than the writing style of the former)‚ but because they really made me stop and think about my failed marriage and brought to light some hard truths about myself. In the
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1. Did the construction of the phylogenetic tree based on the 14 living Caminalcules change the way you would group Caminalcules species in your taxonomic classification (chart)? What does this suggest about classification based on strictly of similarity versus evolutionary relationship? The phylogenetic tree was more of an evolutionary tree. It showed the evolution of the organisms and their ancestors or traits that they branched off of. The chart however just simply organizes and separates the
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Overanalyzing Art Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man People have been defining art as “good” or “bad”‚ “proper” or “improper” ‚ or simply worthy or not since the first art was sketched on a cave wall. In the novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce‚ Stephen Dedulas continues the trend of passing judgment on art and beauty. However‚ art is merely an expression and beyond that it cannot be judged. Yet many people still look for formulas that can explain art in
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of entry of bacteria and this can lead to complications such as cellulitis. (http://www.mayoclinic.com‚ 2007) 7. Tell patient‚ when resting‚ to try to sit at 90 degrees with head straight to promote maximum venous return to prevent venous stasis. Venous stasis is a risk factor for cellulitis. (Venes‚ 2005‚ p. 373) 8. Teach patient and spouse to
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“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” ------------------------------------------------- Synopsis Structurally‚ For Colored Girls is a series of 20 poems‚ collectively called a "choreopoem." Shange’s poetry expresses the many struggles and obstacles that African-American women face throughout their lives. It is performed by a cast of seven women characters‚ each of whom is known only by a color: "Lady in Yellow‚" "Lady in Purple‚" etc. The poems deal with love
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identifies three main ideas that affect the changes of genre and information‚ they are: The change of genre between the original text and a public article‚ changes in information when a larger audience is addressed and lastly the usefulness of classical stasis theory when explaining scientific texts. When an expert scientific article is first written‚ it is intended for one audience. That audience being other experts. Therefore once the article is deemed “important” the knowledge that it holds must
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government action steps can be taken to avoid inequality. Opponents suggest government needs to take action to stop unethical practices and not let people sell their bodies. Both sides continue to disagree and further their debate through the different stasis. As the demand for kidneys continue to increase some actions will be taken in legalizing kidneys so it is a matter of what the government does and how strict or loose they are if policies are to be
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