1 Sunil Aggarwal Geography doctoral student General Examination Written Responses Committee: Drs. Mayer*, ZumBrunnen, Morrill, Carter, Russo, Sullivan 7/14/06 Question 1B): Because of my having taught Geog 512, and because of my interest in linguistic precision, I would appreciate a brief foray into 2 phrases used in your 1st paragraph. A "recognizing the human body as both a materially and dis...

BACKGROUND: The effect of heat stress on physiologicalparameters has been well documented. However, there arereports of a genetic based heat tolerance in some sheep breeds.OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to monitor thephysiological responses of an Iranian fat-tailed breed againstheat stress and an acute stress insult. METHODS:Atotal numberof 15 fall-born ram lambs were selected and...

The experiment to be reported here was carried out in connection with the examinations given in the process of selecting men for guides and policemen at the Century of Progress Exposition. While a number of tests were given and a great deal of data collected, this investigation is concerned only with the two tests of general intelligence which were used. It was assumed that many of the men sele...

The rapid diffusion of systems such as email and discussions boards, instant messaging, wikis, and social media, has facilitated collaboration among previously unprecedentedly large groups. For example, English Wikipedia integrates the work of hundreds of thousands of contributors each month and today represents the aggregate product of millions of individuals’ work (Ortega, 2009). Facebook now...

To the Editor: The Department of Surgery at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine is proud of its 100% pass rate in the October 2008 Colleges of Medicine of South Africa examinations held in Durban. Most candidates attended the graduation and joined the 3 who passed in May as registered specialists in general surgery. This represents a stalwart effort on the part of the candidates and their t...

T' HE idea of this study originated from the establishment of a 1 diagnostic centre in Edinburgh in 1959. Aware that various aspects of general practice are increasingly the subject of discussion and argument but less frequently critically examined, we decided to study the records of 200 patients that one of us, a general practitioner, had examined at the Family Doctor Centre in Edinburgh. Thes...

Ventricular tachycardia may lead to haemodynamic deterioration and, in the case of long term persistence, is associated with the development of tachycardiomyopathy. The effect of ventricular tachycardia on haemodynamics in individuals with tachycardiomyopathy, but being in sinus rhythm has not been studied. Rapid ventricular pacing is a model of ventricular tachycardia. The aim of this study wa...