contractions of the lymphatic vessels or by extrinsic compression caused by skeletal muscle contractions. Lymphedema is an abnormal condition in which poor function of the lymphatic system allows fluid to buildup in the tissue. (Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 2014) Lymphedema can lead to inflammation and stiffening or fibrosis of the affected tissue. Lymphedema is chronic condition that can occur anywhere in the body‚ but more commonly in the extremities‚ especially the lower extremities. Lymphedema
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1 I am obliged to comment on the fairness and effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System (CJS). To understand this statement and form an opinion I will analyze particular arms of the CJS‚ define their roles and purpose‚ and make an informed considered opinion about the fairness and effectiveness of the system‚ if
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has to do with wood involves carpenters. “Carpentry is the trade and art of cutting‚ working and joining timber” (Britannica). Anything that has wood was made by a carpenter. One of the main jobs a carpenter has is making houses. Carpenters can do almost everything in the house. Some of these jobs involve all of the framing of items such as doors‚ windows and stair cases (Britannica). After all the framing is done the carpenters have to do all the interior jobs. These jobs include trimming‚ kitchens
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freely within the brain cavity because the lining through which it should be absorbed is inflamed because of an infection of blood in the fluid (Compton’s by Britannica‚ 2011). In other scenarios‚ the channels through which the cerebrospinal fluid flows becomes blocked‚ therefore causing accumulation in one of the ventricles (Compton’s by Britannica‚ 2011). There are two main types of Hydrocephalus: acquired and congenital (Zhang‚ Williams‚ Rigamonti‚ 2006). When a person develops Hydrocephalus after
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balance for weighing small amounts which I wrote about in La bilancetta (“The Little Balance”) (“Galileo”‚ Britannica Biographies). Also‚ around this time‚ I began my studies on motion‚ which became my primary focus for nearly two decades. My studies paid off in 1589 when I received a chair of mathematics at the University of Pisa. However‚ I discovered one of Aristotle’s
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in this ancient mathematics. "There is little doubt that mathematics arose from necessity. The annual flooding of the Nile valley‚ for example‚ forced the ancient Egyptions to develop some 1 Aristotle 2 "Mathematics‚ History"‚ Encyclopedia Britannica‚ volume 11‚page 642 J Ibid system of reastablishing land boundries.‚‚4 Increased barter increased the need for early practical arithmatic.5 The need for a calender‚ if a basic one‚ led to development in mathematics; "’theastronomy of the old
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While an earthquake the size of the Kobe quake in 1995; 7.3 on the Richter scale (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica)‚ can be expected to cause wide spread damage‚ Japan did validate that building codes can be an effective mitigation tool. While upwards of 100‚000 wood manufactured older homes collapsed during the 20 second earthquake‚ a large majority of the newer construction buildings remained intact (Todi‚ Hataya‚ Abe‚ & Miyakoshi‚ 1995). Certainly‚ building codes implemented in Japan
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representatives combined. Every state has two senators. “The number of representatives is based on the population of the state‚ though every state has at least one representative. In addition‚ the District of Columbia (Washington‚ D.C.) gets three electors.” (Britannica). The United States has two main political groups‚ or parties (the Democrats and the Republicans). Each political party chooses a candidate for president and a candidate for vice president. In each state‚ each party also chooses a group‚ or slate
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PHILOSOPHY PH100 Position paper I.D. 20123000 Why is the mind/body problem within Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness studies indeed a problem? Well the mind body problem is a metaphysical issue about the relationship between what is mental and what is physical. ("mind-body problem‚" 2009). I believe that this issue is and will continue to be a problem until there is enough evidence to fully prove one theory or disprove all but one
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had been unsuccessful‚ “the country had to go back to their indigenous culture” (Encyclopedia Britannica‚ Iranian Revolution of 1978-79). While being a super cell of oil in the middle east‚ the government lacked the strength and support of their people to create a modernized and developed country. Because of many negative effects from the government such as “sociopolitical repression” (Encyclopedia Britannica‚ Iranian Revolution of 1978-79)‚ the Iranian’s broke the final straw and were convinced to
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