org/wiki/Retractor_(medical) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracotomy 3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_sternotomy 4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rib_spreader 5 http://www.apiarymedical.com/img-items/40.8901_thumb.jpg 2 Technology Screening – Confidential – For Duke CTI Use Only - Do Not Distribute Page 1 of 17 The Finochietto retractor replaced a rack-and-pinion type retractor first developed by Theodore Truffier in 1914. The inventor‚ Enrique Finochietto‚ improved the retractor
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Newborn screening has improved lives for thousands of children across America. Newborn screening is a series of tests conducted from a blood sample taken from a newborn within the first few days of life. In New York State‚ newborns are screened for up to fifty different metabolic‚ endocrine‚ and hematologic disorders. This screening process aims to provide early diagnosis and referral for treatment for several genetic diseases. Some of these disorders may be life threatening and severely debilitating
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positive in newborn screening. This hilarious evidence makes every individual more cautious of the lives of the infants. Moreover‚ even rich people may be vulnerable to this. In the Philippines‚ 9.7% of all screened infants are positive to newborn screening as of 2011 based on the Philippine Health Statistics‚ DOH and Region VII ranked 2nd for most number of positive result of newborn screening. Problem arouses when parents’ knowledge and attitudes towards newborn screening causes an alteration
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Summer 2005 Newborn Screening in the 21st Century From the Editors and Authors: Since our last Update on Newborn Screening in 1998‚ there has been significant expansion of newborn screening programs in various regions of the country‚ mostly to include metabolic disorders identifiable by tandem mass spectrometry. States in our region are just now starting to expand their programs. The Summer 2005 Genetic Drift provides an update on newborn dried blood spot screening (NBS). Specifically‚ this
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Title: Screening of Cellulolytic Activity of Locally Isolated Thermophilic Fungi Title : Screening of Cellulolytic Activity of Locally Isolated Thermophilic Fungi Objective : To screen for thermophilic fungi as producer of fungal cellulase. Introduction One of the most important sources of carbon that is abundantly found on this planet is cellulose. While cellulase is the enzyme to degrade this carbon and it is a key enzyme in the bio refinery process of producing green chemicals
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tenth edition Chapter 7 Gary Dessler Part 2 Recruitment and Placement Interviewing Candidates © 2005 Prentice Hall Inc. All rights reserved. PowerPoint Presentation by Charlie Cook The University of West Alabama Basic Features of Interviews An interview – A procedure designed to obtain information from a person through oral responses to oral inquiries Types of interviews – Selection interview – Appraisal interview – Exit interview Interviews formats – Structured – Unstructured © 2005
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The Mathematics of Sudoku Tom Davis tomrdavis@earthlink.net http://www.geometer.org/mathcircles (Preliminary) November 15‚ 2010 1 Introduction Sudoku is a (sometimes addictive) puzzle presented on a square grid that is usually 9 × 9‚ but is sometimes 16 × 16 or other sizes. We will consider here only the 9 × 9 case‚ although most of what follows can be extended to larger puzzles. Sudoku puzzles can be found in many daily newspapers‚ and there are thousands of references to it on the internet
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I believe I would make a good candidate for the United States military for several reasons. Three major reasons I think I would make a good candidate would be my extensive family history in the armed services‚ my determination towards improving myself‚ and a hard work ethic. With both of my grandfathers‚ one of my grandmothers‚ and a variety of aunts and uncles in the armed services I have received a lot of knowledge on what the military requires and the effect it can have on you. Along with a considerable
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The Manchurian Candidate The Manchurian Candidate is a Cold War thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer from a screenplay by George Axelrod based on Richard Condon’s 1959 novel of the same name. The Manchurian Candidate was released in October of 1962. The film stars Frank Sinatra‚ Laurence Harvey‚ and Janet Leigh. It features Angela Lansbury‚ Henry Silva‚ and James Gregory. The film begins in Korea in 1952 where Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey) and his platoon are betrayed by their
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do not think that the public health system‚ with its emphasis on screening and early detection of disease‚ is making Americans think they are sick when they are not. Early screenings and detection of disease are critical in providing the best possible treatment for those afflicted. Overall health outcomes and survival rate dramatically increase when diseases are detected in their earlier stages‚ before they have been able to spread throughout the body and/or become more severe. Prevention efforts
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