that has previously been narrowed due to atherosclerosis ("hardening of the artery"). When a blood clot or a piece of an atherosclerotic plaque (a cholesterol and calcium deposit on the wall of the artery) breaks loose, it can travel through the circulation and lodge in an artery of the brain, plugging it up and stopping the flow of blood; this is referred to as an embolic stroke. A blood clot can form in a chamber of the heart when the heart beats irregularly, as in atrial fibrillation; such clots
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mother by Rh-positive fetal blood during pregnancy or delivery. As a consequence, blood from the fetal circulation may leak into the maternal circulation, and, after a significant exposure, sensitization occurs leading to maternal antibody production against the foreign Rh antigen. Once produced, maternal Rh immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies may cross freely from the placenta to the fetal circulation, where they form antigen-antibody complexes with Rh-positive fetal erythrocytes and eventually are destroyed
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In the volume, “Feminist Rhetorical Practices: New Horizons for Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy Studies,” Jacqueline Royster and Gesa Kirsch begin by outlining their experience in feminist rhetorical studies and practices. Each of them discuss who or what influenced them in their careers, mentioning books they had written and women they’d talked to. Following chapter one, Royster and Kirsch talk about their goals for “Feminist Rhetorical Practices” and identify some of the research that started
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dollar's role as the reserve currency under the Bretton Woods system, or more generally of using any national currency as an international reserve currency. There was a solution to the Triffin dilemma for the U.S.: reduce the number of dollars in circulation by cutting the deficit and raising interest rates to attract dollars back into the country. Some economists believe both these tactics, however, would drag the U.S. economy into recession (!!! NO WAY, OF COURSE). Source: Wiki Suny
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more than a decade ago when NTT DoCoMo introduced i-mode phones and their supporting payments ecosystem. Although there are six or seven contactless card payment systems in the market place, there are relatively few debit and credit cards in circulation; Japan is still a heavily cash-based economy. Japanese people typically go to the cash till, take out substantial sums, pay for things in cash and, in the evening, they go and put what is left back in the bank. The proximity payments sector is
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University of Phoenix Material Body Systems and Diseases Complete the table below for the required systems listed. You are required to list four to six of the main organs of each body system, one or two sentences explaining the function of the system itself in your own words, and a short list of five to six major diseases that afflict each system. This assignment is due in Week One. |System |Organs in the System |Function of the System |Major Diseases
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over 16 million of my brothers and sisters were printed this same day, I am destined to be among the greatest. Don’t let my small size and linin-cotton blend fool you, I am full of determination to make the best of the eighteen months I have in circulation. How can I not accomplish great things when I bear a picture of George Washington and the Great Seal of the United States of America? I am the almighty One Dollar Bill. Even though the presence of the unlucky thirteen cloaks my backside from my
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1. INTRODUCTION The term "inflation" originally referred to an increase in the amount of money in circulation. Most economists today use the term "inflation" to refer to a rise in the price level. Rising in price and increase in money supply is two different meanings. The increases of money supply can also being called as monetary inflation while rising in price as price inflation. Economists generally agree that in the long run, inflation is caused by increases in the money supply. However,
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Principle of Management Term Report HR Management in HBL: Submitted To: Ms. Samra tayyab Date: 05th Jan, 2008 Acknowledgements We deem it an honor to our respected teacher her guidance and help that she has provided throughout this course of principle of Management. Because of her patience and extended knowledge over the subject, we were not only able to understand the course but also took keen interest in her lectures. Without her suggestions and advises we would not have been able
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Emergencies An emergency situation occurs when a person suddenly becomes ill or is injured and requires an immediate medical response. Emergencies can happen at any time. For example, imagine two friends at an amusement park, talking and laughing while waiting in line to ride a rollercoaster. One friend tells the other that she does not feel well. She looks pale. Suddenly, she falls to the ground. If her friend knows what to do, she may be able to prevent further harm to her friend, or even save
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