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- 971: Capacitors
- ... the aluminum, which is the positive charge. Capacitors that are running on direct current are used in a variety of applications. One of the applications is a D- C power supply filter, which consist of X- rays, nuclear research, and radar equipment. Another group is intermittent duty pulse forming such as linear accelerators and small surge generators. Energy storage capacitors using high amounts of energy are used in electric plasma research ...
- 972: Addition Of Vectors
- ... marble as well as the average speed for each measured distance. To see the relationship between time and distance more clearly, the points were plotted in a graph where the time was placed on the x-axis and the distance along the y-axis. Tangent lines were drawn on the graph or distance against time to determine the slope that will correspond to the velocity on that time. (Graph 2) The ...
- 973: Our World In Medicine
- ... in the first place instead of trying to kill germs already there.14 Advances in many fields of science and engineering have created a medical revolution in the 1900's. For example, the discovery of X-rays by the German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen enabled doctors to see inside the human body to diagnose illnesses and injuries. The discovery of radium in 1898 provided a powerful weapon against cancer.15 The development ...
- 974: Hypnosis in Psychology
- ... d like you to be doing. It's fine; it's perfect." Utilizing means assuming and communicating the attitude that "what you're doing right now is exactly that which will allow you to do X." The process of accepting and utilizing is one communicating that what the subject is doing is fine and it will allow him/her to do something else (like enter a trance). Bander and Grinder (1975 ...
- 975: Hepatitis
- ... fluids. Question VIII. What is the treatment for hepatitis? Ans. Bed rest, medicine from doctors. Question IX. What is the most common age the virus is found in? Ans. Young children to older adults. Question X. Which of the six viruses is the most dangerous? Ans. Hepatitis D is known to be the deadliest, but is very rare in the U.S.
- 976: Hemophilia
- ... caused by spontaneous gene mutation with no family history. This is how females are able to be affected by hemophilia. Inheritance is controlled by a recessive sex-linked factor carried by the mother on the X chromosome. There is a fifty percent chance that the sons of a female carrier will have hemophilia. There also is a fifty percent chance that the daughters of a female carrier will be carriers of ...
- 977: Dietary Guidelines for North Americans and Suggestions for Food Choices
- ... base their entire corporations into the field of weight loss. Many of these diet programs are merely fads that lure desperate people in with their guarantees to lose so many pounds or inches in an " x " amount of time. There are also many pills that one can take, but they are not always safe and can be very damaging in the long run. It is not all people that are on ...
- 978: Cystic Fibrosis
- ... with abnormally thick meconium due to the absence of pancreatic enzymes. The intestine can rupture resulting in shock. Signs and symptoms develop within hours after birth and include absence of stools, vomiting, and abdominal distention. X-rays are used to confirm this and surgery is used to correct the problem. The death rate is high including premature births and most who survive will manifest CF. Nurses in the nursery must be ...
- 979: An End To Genetic Diseases
- ... do occur" (28), which can result in deformities and illness. The only way this can affect a child is if the mutation occurs in either the sperm or the egg. Human causes of mutation include x-rays, nuclear fallout, and toxic chemicals. The environment can cause mutations as well. Sources of these are exposure to the sun's radiation and to earth's radioactive materials (Copeland and Hamer 19). "Radiation is ...
- 980: Bursitis
- ... Bursitis is an easily treatable disease. If you suspect that you have bursitis, you will probably seek the advice of a doctor. Most likely the doctor will look at your medical history and take some x-rays. If you are diagnosed with bursitis the doctor may prescribe some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and/or pain relievers and may make some cortisone injections into the bursa to relieve inflammation. Once at ...
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