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    Lower Pressure Housing The low-pressure housing provides a location point for the drilling guide base, and provides an interface for the 18¾-in. (476.25mm) provides an interface for the 18¾-in. (476.25mm) high-pressure housing. It is important for this first string to be jetted or cemented in place correctly, because this string is the foundation for the rest of the well (Petrowiki) 2.1.3 High-Pressure Housing The subsea high-pressure wellhead housing (typically 18¾ in. (476.25mm)) is, effectively

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    Pressure Ulcer Prevention Taylor Venema University of Maine Pressure Ulcer Prevention The purpose of this paper is to discuss pressure ulcers (PUs) and their prevention. The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP), European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP), and Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance (PPPIA) define pressure ulcers as a ‘localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear’ (Brown

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    The Effect of Climate Change on Natural Disasters What is climate change? According to Dictionary.com climate change is: “a long-term change in the earth 's climate, especially a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperature”. The increase of the Earth 's surface temperature is largely due to the effect of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels or from deforesta-tion. These emissions are what traps heat onto the Earth’s surface, which, in

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    Hypertension: Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease Valerie Murguia #54531222 PH 1 Summer Session II 2016 Second Year Dr. Zuzana Bic I. Public Health Problem Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, has become a major risk factor for several types of heart disease across the globe. In the United States alone, nearly 70 million adults have been diagnosed with this condition [1]. Hypertension is a condition in which arterial walls experience extreme

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    Even though there are four variables – pressure, temperature, liquid level and flow rate - that have influence on water-oil-gas separation, this paper mainly focuses on, and provides information about the existing ways of optimizing the pressure and fluid level within vessels used to divide hydrocarbons into their constituent and distinct elements. A case study, from the Pazanan-Asmari reservoir located in Iran, is presented to give a rundown of the pressure optimization process through use of graphs

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    Data from World health organization (2002), estimated that high blood pressure was the cause of death for more than 7 million individuals every year, affecting 972 million of world population which accounts for 26.4% in total, 26.6% of those are men and 26.1% are women. In addition 333 million of those in developed countries and 639 million in developing countries and responsible for 11% of all diseases burden in industrial countries, it also estimated to be the case of death for more than 20% in

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    ‘Low pressure atmospheric systems have more of a short term impact than high pressure systems.’ Discuss. Low pressure atmospheric systems are also known as depressions or cyclones and they form in mid- and high-latitudes. They are formed by the mixing of cold and warm air, the warm air is lighter, so it rises above the denser, cold air and forms a centre of low pressure. High pressure atmospheric systems are also known as anticyclones and have very different characteristics to depressions. Anticyclones

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    Health Statistics ' , a third of the world 's adults have high blood pressure, the number of deaths due to hypertension is about half of the total number of the deaths due to the stroke and heart disease. With the rapid development of economy and technology, and gradually improve the way people live, continuous improvement of living standards, as well as society as a whole and further exacerbate the degree of aging, hypertension because of its high morbidity and disability has become China major issues

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    High School Drug Use There are many contributing factors that can lead to heroin and other drug use among high school students. Factors such as the availability and the growth of drugs in society, the enormous weight of peer pressure students face, the socio economics issues that students are a part of that can lead high school students down this destructive path. The use of harmful drugs by high school students has been on the rise ever since our country has declared war on drugs. Drugs

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    I presented my education presentation Nutrition for High Blood Pressure at Shepherd’s Clinics to patients and clients at the wellness center. I chose this topic due to the high number of patients that report to the clinic with a diagnosis of hypertension. For example, since beginning my practicum at the site, I took a tally of those with high blood pressure. More than half the patients being seen by a provider each day had high blood pressure. In addition to the patients seen at the clinic, in the

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