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    prevalent and singularly predominant underlying cause of premature death and disability in the modern world, attributing to 4.35 deaths per year in Europe alone. 1 This general category collectively comprises of all diseases of the heart and/or blood vessels including atherosclerosis, which is a chronic inflammatory disease that manifests in the wall of arteries 2 causing their narrowing and hardening due to the aggregation of fatty plaque deposits. More specifically it affects the intimal layer of

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    close! 2,716 years after that….. *One day a father and son from the Athens were drinking fresh water from a waterfall out of an Ancient Greece Drinking Vessel.* “Dad what is this circular object with the snake and giraffe on it, that we’re drinking out of?” “Son, have I taught you nothing? This is the famous Ancient Greece Drinking Vessel that we usually call a Kylinx! We’re always using it to pour water and in some cases wine!” “Ya but dad why is their a giraffe and snake on the main circle

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    duties that the society has influence because of their gender. Although, Henry Lawson “the drover wife” and The Chosen Vessel” by Barbara Baynton challenges the Australian society through Australian literature by placing women in harsh environments. The drover wife is short stories about women who face the new obsolesce while living within the harsh environments. The Chosen Vessel has a similar aspect of the drover wife but the lead female experience the harness of the environment, which lead to her

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    an inflammatory disorder which affects the wall of blood vessels in the skin. It may be classified based on the type of vessel involved, as small vessel, medium-vessel and large vessel vasculitis. The inflamed vessel wall undergoes destruction by the inflammatory infiltrate, resulting in any of the following: hemorrhage from the disrupted blood vessel aneurysm of the weakened wall hyperplasia of the intimal and medial layers leading to vessel narrowing ischemia or infarction of the skin supplied by

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    Victorian ceiling. Then, for balance, her hands are flat on the cold tiled harlequin floor. We both had to giggle of the absurdity. Forget about the blood rushing to his head, I’m more concerned about the blood rushing to the woman’s head and popping a vessel! Soon, the cologne of the spiced chicken and garlic suggests dinner isn’t far from being served. “We should give that one ago” smirks Derrick as he heads towards the kitchen.

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    1. The above scenario states that you, as a fisheries inspector, boarded Patrick’s vessel. Explain the legal obligations you must comply with when boarding Patrick’s Vessel. State the relevant section of the Act and explain in your own words what you believe this to mean. In order to board Patricks vessel, 'Winning, ' a fisheries inspector must comply with the Fisheries Act 1994 (QLD) section 146 "Boarding of boats and entry of vehicles." This section states that a fisheries inspector has the power

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    affects retinal vessels. Diseases like diabetes show abnormalities and diameter changes in retinal blood vessels. In hypertension retinal blood vessels show dilatation and elongation of main arteries and veins. Arteriolar to venular diameter ratio (AVR) express high blood pressure levels, diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity. Among other image processing operations the estimation of AVR requires vessel segmentation, accurate vessel width measurement

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    So we already know that the blood vessels are the vessels that transport the blood to and from the heart and to the tissues throughout our body. Let us now quickly review the basic structure of the vessels that the human body contains. The five main types of blood vessels are the arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins. We have already learned that the arteries carry blood away from the heart to the tissues via systemic circulation. Well these large arteries eventually divide into smaller

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    Eight signs, symptoms, and disorders of the heart and blood vessels. 1. Anxiety is a common symptom that has been seen in cardiac tamponade. When the pericardial sac is filled with too much blood or fluid it will compresses the heart and the heart will stop working correctly. 2. Weakness is one of the symptoms seen in congestive heart failure. Also abdominal pain and breathlessness can be experienced. Congestive heart failure is a condition that causes the heart not to pump enough blood. 3. Nausea

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    What Is Atherosclerosis?

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    blood vessels. There are three progressive states of excess fatty material in the blood vessel walls: fatty streak, intermediate lesion, and a fibrous lesion. A fatty streak is a line of yellow fatty material in the blood vessel wall, and as the streak becomes larger it is then called an intermediate lesion then a fibrous lesion. A fibrous lesion can be occlusive of non-occlusive. The occlusive lesion forms under the endothelium of the blood vessel and grows towards the lumen of the blood vessel cause

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