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    Abstract Retinal vascular imaging is useful in detecting Microvasular abnormalities. It shows several predictors of diseases and potential for understanding other markers that might fit into what happens when we age, develop a disease or health issue. Retinal and cerebral microvasculature have common physiological properties. They are highly similar metabolic active tissues, and are homologous in structure. There are at least two viewing forms for retinal vasculature 2D and 3D . 2D being more flat

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    Army Musket

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    The next big improvement came with the change from the 58 caliber rifle musket to the .45 caliber Model in 1884 which was quickly replaced by The Model 1896 Krag-Jorgensen carbine in 1896. This rifle was used by the cavalry of the Regular Army and the majority of Volunteer cavalry units during the Spanish-American War. In 1903 The United States Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 (also known as the Garand Rifle in honor of its designer John Garand), was the first semi-automatic

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    The M16 Essay

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    The M16 With its light weight of less than six pounds and its powerful ammunition, small 5.56mm circumference, short 38.80 inch long body, a whipping 3,250 feet per second muzzle velocity, and a maximum efficiency range of 460 meters the M16 is the most versatile standard issue rifle of any army. You may think that the brains of the government's army may have devised the plan to make the M16, but it was none other than the brains of John Hopkins University where the development of

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    the forearm, did not vary far from the mean threshold. When the second trial of forearm stimulation was given to the participant, there was a point in time (near the middle of administration) in which the experimenter accidentally placed the dial caliber tips onto the participant’s skin at two separate times. This caused the participant to report feeling the stimulus as separate earlier than she did in the first and third forearm trials. Because of this error, the mean two-point threshold of the forearm

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    football of his career; the narrative of this game is Brady V. Manning. Without question, Tom Brady is the better quarterback in this matchup. He’s playing at an MVP caliber level- carrying his less talented team to the AFC championship- while Manning, is asked to platy well enough to not lose the game. He relies on his championship caliber defense. Ironically, this is probably the most talented team Peyton Manning as been apart of- yet, I would be shocked

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    bond. Thanks to information provided by the public, police were able to locate a weapon at suspect Jeffrey Williams’ home: a .40-caliber handgun that ‘has been tied to the shell casings that were recovered’ at the scene in Ferguson, Missouri.” The man usatoday.com calls “a protestor” admits to the shooting but claims

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    Gun Autobiography

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    prized possessions. One of them was his dad's lever action 22. Caliber winchester rifle. Another one was a rare golden browning auto 5 12 gauge shotgun that could sell for a couple grand and last is his grandpa’s old 12 gauge pump shotgun. When I was a little older than five I went upstairs in the attic to play. One of my toys went under the guest bed I looked underneath for the toy and saw two cases. I pulled one out that had the 22. Caliber in it and decided to play with it. When my mom came upstairs

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    could retaliate against the assailant. The ability a weapon has to produce life threatening injury has a significant impact on the death rate as well. A weapon with a higher caliber such as .45 is more likely to kill then a weapon with a lower caliber such as .25, thus doubling the death rate from assailants who use higher caliber guns. The high death rate can also be linked back to the ready accessibility of guns and the willingness to use maximum force in conflict. The fact that the U.S is a highly

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    Wuornos Case Summary

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    Case Summary The first victim’s body was discovered on December 13, 1989, in the woods near Interstate 95 in Volusia County, Florida. The body was found naked and had been shot three times in the chest with a .22 caliber pistol. The victim was identified as Richard Mallory. Mallory was a 51-year-old, electronics shop owner who had been missing since November 30, 1989. He had a record of criminal rape and sexual violence. The Cadillac vehicle that Mallory drove was missing from the crime scene

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    to 950 rounds per minute from a 100 round linked drum and can accurately engage and eliminate a target out to 1,800 yards. The M240G, just like the M1919, fires a 7.62x51 millimeter and was placed on the front lines and in aircrafts for its high caliber and its high rate of fire. Lastly the heavy machine gun that we use today is the same that was used in the 1940s, the M2. There have been very few changes, such as parts made out of lighter medals. The last class of weapons to cover is the main

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