a beginners guide to the study of religion ebook

... either natural or synthetic neural networks; by working out the mathematics, however, one can actually quantify the potential and restrictions of such ideas Mathematical analysis further allows ... excitation The action potential serves as an electric communication signal, propagating and bifurcating along the output channel of the neuron, the axon, to other neurons Since the propagation of ... channels in the membrane of the dendrite of the receiving neuron If these happen to be Na+ channels, the result is a local increase of the potential at the receiving end of the synapse, if these

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... arrest: a 3-phase time-sensitive model JAMA 2002; 288: 3035–38 Cardiac arrest Aim 17 Cardiac arrhythmias: general approach 3 Cardiac arrhythmias: general approach Cardiac arrhythmia Yes Cardiac ... No Stabilize airway and... the AV node and back via the accessory pathway) – Fast conduction of atrial fibrillation down the accessory pathway (broad complex, irregular) – Rarely, antidromic ... principles • Stabilize airway and breathing: maintain arterial oxygen saturation >90% • Correct major arrhythmia... management of the airway 2 Respiratory rate Respiratory rate 30/min Give

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... Antihistamines Paracetamol Salicylates... tests • Arterial blood gases and pH (respiratory alkalosis in early stage, progressing to metabolic acidosis) • Plasma paracetamol level (sample taker ... indications* and contraindications† Multiple-dose activated charcoal may be indicated Single-dose activated charcoal may be indicated Barbiturates Carbamazepine Dapsone Paraquat Quinine Theophylline ... reading American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists Position paper: gastric lavage Clin Toxicol 20 04; 42: 933–43 American Academy

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... and microscopy Further reading American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association. Guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease (2006). American College of ... Management and follow up of prosthetic heart valves. Heart 2004; 90: 818–24. Cardiac valve disease and prosthetic heart valves TABLE 30.3 Causes of acute pulmonary edema in native and prosthetic ... supportive care • Cardiogenic pulmonary edema should be excluded by clinical assessment, ECG and echocardiography Cardiac valve disease and prosthetic heart valves 30 Cardiac valve disease and prosthetic

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... The mechanisms, diagnosis, and management of severe asthma in adults. Lancet 2006; 368: 80–93. 258 SPECIFIC PROBLEMS: RESPIRATORY Acute asthma TABLE 39.3 Further management of acute severe asthma ... and monitoring in acute asthma Arterial blood gases • Check arterial blood gases if there are clinical signs of a severe or life-threatening attack (Table 39.1) or if arterial oxygen saturation ... focal shadowing indicative of pneumonia, or pneumothorax) • Arterial blood gases and pH • ECG • Echocardiography if there are clinical signs of congestive heart failure, raised plasma brain natriuretic

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... Acetazolamide Clonazepam Phenobarbital Clobazam Focal at onset Carbamazepine Lamotrigine Valproate* Gabapentin Levetiracetam Pregabalin Tiagabine Zonisamide Acetazolamide... compression Transverse ... NEUROLOGICAL Subarachnoid hemorrhage TABLE 49.4 Urgent investigation in suspected subarachnoid hemorrhage CT of the brain • Blood in subarachnoid spaces • May show intracerebral hematoma Lumbar puncture ... stockings and LWH heparin Prophylaxis against gastric Give proton pump inhibitor stress ulceration Fits Manage along standard lines (p. 349) Prophylactic anticonvulsant therapy not indicated

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... potassium, creatinine and urea* • Liver function tests: bilirubin, aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, gamma-glutamyl transferase, alkaline phosphatase, albumin • Amylase and lipase ... Diagnosis made by imaging and biopsy Cause unclear Retake the drug history Consider transjugular liver biopsy ALF, acute liver failure; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ... Pancreatic... endocarditis (p 203) and myeloma as causes of renal failure • Has renal failure followed cardiac catheterization via the femoral artery (raising the possibility of renal atheroembolism)?

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... sedimentation... hemorrhage Asthma Neuropathy Palpable purpura Gastrointestinal bleeding Abdominal pain Hematuria Palpable purpura Arthralgia Drug history Palpable purpura Maculopapular rash Microscopic ... lupus erythematosus ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; c-ANCA, antibodies with a cytoplasmic pattern of staining; p-ANCA, antibodies with a perinuclear pattern of staining; ESR, ... aspartate aminotransferase; gamma GT, gamma glutamyl transferase;... Microcytic anemia (MCV < 78 fl) Normal ferritin Hemoglobin electrophoresis normal in alphathalassemia trait and abnormal in betathalassemia

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... Comment Behavioral measures and... Lassa fever, visceral leishmaniasis Hepatomegaly Amoebiasis, malaria, typhoid, hepatitis, leptospirosis Splenomegaly Malaria, relapsing fever, trypanosomiasis, typhoid, ... vitamin deficiencies Myopathy Fractures Macrocytosis Anemia Thrombocytopenia Leucopenia Liver and pancreas Alimentary tract Musculoskeletal Hematological T A B L E 87 3 Management of alcohol ... after travel abroad • Full blood count • Blood film for malarial parasites if travel to or through an endemic area; the intensity of the parasitemia is variable in malaria... on leaving,

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... other usually equal in brightness about the same age about the same distance away in the same part of the sky Question Stars in a constellation are a) b) c) d) e) physically close to each other ... Precession is caused by the a) b) c) d) e) rotation of Earth’s molten core gravitational pull of the Sun gravitational pull of the Moon weight of the ice at the poles gravitational attractions from ... every year at new Moon Question 10 The angle of parallax increases as a) b) c) d) © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc distances to stars increase the baseline gets larger the baseline gets smaller Earth

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... baseline and angles, and you can calculate distance © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 0.4 The Measurement of Distance • Parallax: Similar to triangulation, but looking at apparent motion of object against ... due to Earth’s rotation around the Sun; when they are in the same place again, one sidereal day has passed © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 0.2 Earth’s Orbital Motion • The 12 constellations the ... sidereal year, due to precession of Earth’s axis Distances can be measured through triangulation and parallax Eclipses of Sun and Moon occur due to alignment; only occur occasionally as orbits are

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... 1.3 The Laws of Planetary Motion • The dimensions of the solar system – The distance from Earth to the Sun is an astronomical unit Its actual length may be measured by bouncing a radar signal off ... equal areas in equal times 1.3 The Laws of Planetary Motion • Kepler’s laws: © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc Square of period of planet’s orbital motion is proportional to cube of semimajor axis ... Pearson Education, Inc Units of Chapter • • • • • The Motions of the Planets The Birth of Modern Astronomy The Laws of Planetary Motion Newton’s Laws Summary of Chapter © 2017 Pearson Education,

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... elliptical in shape all of the above are stated Explanation: Kepler’s laws apply to all orbiting objects The Moon orbits Earth in an ellipse, and the Space Shuttle orbits Earth in an ellipse, too ... noncircular orbits are elliptical in shape all of the above are stated Question 11 Kepler’s first law of planetary orbits states that a) b) c) d) planets orbit the Sun orbits are noncircular orbits are ... orbit they are closer than Uranus they rotate quickly on their axes Explanation: As Earth overtakes and “passes” the outer planets, they seem to slow down and then reverse direction © 2017 Pearson

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... Diffraction: The bending of a wave around an obstacle • Interference: The sum of two waves; may be larger or smaller than the original waves © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 2.2 Waves in What? • Water waves, ... Formation of Spectral Lines Atomic excitation leads to emission (a) Direct decay (b) Cascade © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 2.6 Formation of Spectral Lines • Absorption spectrum: Created when atoms ... Units of Chapter • • • • • • • • Information from the Skies Waves in What? The Electromagnetic Spectrum Thermal Radiation Spectroscopy Formation of Spectral Lines The Doppler Effect Summary of Chapter

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... Borneman, Jared Lindahl, Andrew Manseld, Andrea Neuhoff, Albert Silva, and Kristy Slominski—hammered away at the rst draft of the manuscript, especially the rst chapter. Their feedback was ... and relegated the study of shamanism and spirits—that is, “folk religion ” to anthropology (Mageo and Howard 1996; Mayaram 2001). Although William James and his collaborators in the Society ... and religion, went over much of the material with me in another format. I am grateful to Melinda Pitarre for assistance in the coding of the personal narratives in chapter 3 and with the bibliography....

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... Kagamale, the island in question, as the last resting-place of a great chief, known as Karkhayahouchak. Last year the captain was in the neighborhood of Kagamale in quest of sea-otter and other ... brought and placed around the feet and legs of the horse, and gradually laid up to its sides, and at last over the back and head of the unsuspecting animal, and last of all over the head and even the ... hair are attached as a trophy. The bow, arrows, assagai, and clubs of the deceased are hung on the same post. Large stones are pressed into the soil above and around the grave, and a large pile of...

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... became apparent at the head of the beam, giving the whole structure the appearance of a distant giant parasol, glowing evilly, with a smoky Xaming staV. The parasol’s hood began to spread and darken a ... those that are objectively true. Indeed, I would regard mathematical objectivity as really what mathematical Platonism is all about. To say that some mathematical assertion has a Platonic existence ... Pythagoras 1* of Samos (c.572–497 bc) began to introduce the notion of mathematical proof that the Wrst Wrm foundation stone of mathematical understanding—and therefore of science itself—was laid....

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... for fast feedback. Create from the materials manager, a new VRayBridge - VRay Advanced material A VRay advanced material has far more options than a standard C4D mat. e vast majority of materials ... you add a Physical Camera tag to the avail- able camera, there’s a drastic dip in exposure. gure 4.45 gure 4.45 To make the luminosity brightness adapt to the physical values of the camera ... help) Finally add Specular layer 1 and make no ad- ditional changes. Next, create a VRay2Sided material and add the material called ‘Outside’ to the front side material option of the VRay2Sided material....

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... first attempt at stan- dardization/merging of JavaScript and Jscript was called EMCAScript. This new language was more of a standardized version of JavaScript, but we still called it JavaScript, ... you are new to JavaScript then this book will prove to be a great asset in your learning. Covering all the basics and then right through to touch events, AJAX, and HTML5 APIs, the examples are ... manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and the publish- er was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have...

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