Baseball players and fans call it Tommy John surgery‚ after the pitcher who was the first to have the surgery 29 years ago. By any designation‚ it is one of the major advancements in sports medicine in the last quarter century. Technically it is a ulnar collateral ligament replacements procedure. Pitching overhand is a particularly stressful motion; the strain it puts on a player’s joint is commonly injurious. Pitchers such as Kerry Wood‚ Matt Morris‚ John Smoltz‚ Mariano Rivera‚ Tom Gordon
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The ABC’s of Sensation 3.1 How do sensations travel through the central nervous system‚ and why are some sensations ignored? * Sensation is the activation of receptors located in the eyes‚ ears‚ skin‚ nasal cavities‚ and tongue. * Sensory receptors are specialized forms of neurons that are activated by different stimuli such as light and sound. * A just noticeable difference is the point at which a stimulus is detectable half the time it is present. * Weber’s law of just noticeable
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Chest Trauma Chest trauma is classified as either blunt or penetrating. 1. Blunt Chest Trauma I. Definition a. Blunt chest trauma results from sudden compression or positive pressure inflicted to the chest wall. Motor vehicle crashes (trauma due to steering wheel‚ seat belt)‚ falls‚ and bicycle crashes (trauma due to handle bars) are the most common causes of blunt chest trauma. II. Pathophysiology Injuries to the chest are often life-threatening and result in one or
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s. Yet‚ there is no specific awareness for both marketing specialist –sellers- or to regular public‚ on the effect of the position on the cooling rate. In this brief study‚ we investigated three different cases‚ assuming there is no effect of conduction or radiation heat transfers on the process of cooling . This paper starts with a brief definition‚ in addition to a historical review of heat transfer‚ and how it progressed to be separate science nowadays. I ntroduction to the different kinds
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light. Corneal light reflex. This exam also checks the sensory function of cranial nerve V (Trigeminal). Upon using the penlight‚ the light reflected symmetrically from both eyes with no evidence of involuntary movements in both eyes. Cover-uncover. Absence of strabismus noted on both eyes that were tested (covered eye). EOM/Six cardinal fields of gaze. This exam also checks the functions of cranial nerves III (Oculomotor)‚ IV (Trochlear) and VI (Abducens). Patient performed the exam with no
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International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 52 (2009) 597–609 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ijhmt Numerical simulation of parabolic trough solar collector: Improvement using counter flow concentric circular heat exchangers O. García-Valladares a‚*‚ N. Velázquez b a b Centro de Investigación en Energía‚ Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México‚ Privada Xochicalco s/n‚ Temixco‚ Morelos
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Relationship between Inflation and Unemployment Submitted By Anum khan Daniya Sohail (5897) To Department of Business Administration In partial fulfillment of The requirement for the Course of MACROECONOMICS Accepted by the faculty FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Mr. Tehseen Jawaid Advisor Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Abstract 2 Introduction 3 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Theoretical background 6 METHODOLOGY Methodology 9
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Due on Wednesday 10/16/13 Data table Homunculus graph paper with proportions Homunculus drawing Questions #1-10 (do not print questions- just answer in complete sentences) Due on Tuesday 10/22/13 Questions #11-23 (do not print questions- just answer in complete sentences) Receptor Density- Two Point Discrimination of Touch Part III. Analysis 1. Of the body parts tested‚ which part was able to distinguish between the closest stimuli? Why do you think that was? 2.
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Lebanese international University BIOL 360: Human Physiology & Anatomy (4 credits) Course Syllabus Spring 2012-2013 Instructor sahar merhie Lecture Hours Tripoli campus: TTH 10;50 12;30 E-mail: sahar.merhie@liu.edu.lb Course description This course is designed to teach students human anatomy and physiology. Physiology is the study of the process or function of living things. The major
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2/20/2014 Frequently Used Equations - The Physics Hypertextbook Frequently Used Equations Mechanics velocity Δ s v= Δ t ds v= dt acceleration Δ v a= Δ t dv a= dt equations of motion v = 0+at v x =x0+v 0 +½ 2 t at weight W =m g momentum p =m v dry friction ƒ μ =N centrip. accel. v2 ac = r 2 ac =−ω r impulse J =F Δ t impulse–momentum F Δ= Δ t m v J =⌠ dt F ⌠ dt =Δ F p ⌡ kinetic energy potential energy ⌡ K =½ mv
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