...Bionic Man 1. Organ and tissue donations are medical processes that save and transform lives. Organs and tissues are removed from a donor and transplanted into someone who is very ill or dying from organ failure or into one of the many Australians whose lives are transformed through eye and tissue donations. Australia has one of the highest transplant success rates in the world and research shows that the majority of Australians support organ and tissue donation. 2. People who need an organ transplant are usually very ill or dying, because one or more of their own organs is failing. They range from babies and children through to older people. People needing a tissue transplant can be of any age. In some cases, tissue transplantation can save lives. More often, it greatly improves the recipient’s life. 3. First step in an organ donation is to determine that the donor patient is truly dead. The medical community defines death in a number of ways, but for organ transplant, the patient must meet the criteria for brain death or cardiac death. Brain death means that there is no brain activity and no hope of recovery, but the patient's heart is still beating and he or she is still breathing with the assistance of a ventilator. Cardiac death means that the patient's heart has stopped beating, although he or she may not be brain dead; this criteria is usually used in cases in which someone suffers from major head trauma, but still has some slight brain function, and therefore...
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...Top of Form Powered by JRank Bottom of Form Countries and Their Cultures Countries and Their Cultures » Germany to Jamaica » Rajputs Rajputs PRONUNCIATION: RAHJ-puts ALTERNATE NAMES: Ksatriya caste LOCATION: India (Rajasthan state) POPULATION: 120 million LANGUAGE: Language or dialect of their region RELIGION: Hinduism 1 • INTRODUCTION "Rajput" identifies numerous ksatriya or warrior castes in northern and western India. The term "Rajput" comes from rajaputra, which means "son of kings." Rajputs are famed for their fighting abilities and once ruled numerous Indian princely states. The British grouped many of these states into the Rajputana Province. Today, it is the Indian state of Rajasthan. Most believe Rajputs come from tribes in central Asia such as the Parthians, Kushans, Shakas, and Huns. These groups entered India as conquerors and became kings or rulers. They often married high-caste Hindu women or converted to Hinduism. By the ninth century, Rajputs controlled an empire that extended from Sind to the lower Ganges Valley, and from the Himalayan foothills to the Narmada River. In 1192, Prithviraj Chauhan led the Rajputs against the Muslim Mughal ruler Muhammad Ghuri (d. 1206) who defeated them at the second battle of Tarain, near Delhi. This firmly established Muslim power and ended Rajput dominance. The only Rajput kingdoms that could challenge Mughal rule were those in the great Thar Desert. In the eighteenth century, many Rajput states...
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