... next edition 233 Index235 Preface to the fourth edition The primary aim of this fourth edition ofMakingSenseofthe ECG remains the same as all its predecessors – to provide the reader with a ... prepared each edition ofMakingSenseofthe ECG We are particularly grateful to the following for their invaluable comments onthe text and for allowing us to use ECGs from their collections: Mookhter ... calculate the duration of atrial depolarization (Fig 2.4) PQRST: Where the waves come from HOW DOES THE ECG ‘LOOK’ AT THE HEART? To make senseofthe ECG, one ofthe most important concepts...
... will send a SetConfiguration command with a non zero value which matches the bConfigurationValue of one ofthe configurations This is used to select the desired configuration Offset Field Size ... specifies the length ofthe descriptor, while the second byte indicates the descriptor type If the length of a descriptor is smaller than what the specification defines, then the host shall ignore it ... different configurations although the majority of devices are simple and only have one The configuration descriptor specifies how the device is powered, what the maximum power consumption is, the number...
... interests On a national front, the central bank had to be structured to facilitate the exchange of payments among regions and to strengthen the U.S standing in the world economy On a regional front, the ... condition The rating indicates whether the institution is sound enough to withstand fluctuations in the economy or whether it exhibits weaknesses that require corrective action and close monitoring ... the United States The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC), the Office ofthe Comptroller ofthe Currency (OCC) and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) also supervise financial institutions...
... “arts of living” have consequences, onthe one hand in the theater of war and onthe other in the theatrics of waging peace The art of living is complemented by the living of art The aesthetic ... utilize the reality of their lived experience The primary end of human wit is the ability to make senseof that reality by ordering the world The process ofmakingsense using sensory “ceptivity” ... impelled them toward communion with the “eternal” animals of their imagination in the magical realm of cavernous rituals If there was no separation between the world ofsense and the world of spirit,...
... operationalize consistently Furthermore, the connections between them are extremely complex and go beyond the scope of this paper Given these complexities, it is not surprising that the annotation ... measures the impact of each resolution class onthe overall MUC score 4.3 Results Table shows the results of our resolution class analysis onthe test portions ofthe six data sets The # columns ... include annotations only for CEs that are coreferent with at least one other CE ACE, onthe other hand, permits “singleton” CEs, which are not coreferent with any other CE in the document These substantial...
... Section 107 or 108 ofthe 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission ofthe Publisher, or authorization through payment ofthe appropriate per-copy fee to the ... that allow learners to struggle with the content, fit it into their existing knowledge, and apply it to the kinds of problems they face in the real world Too many online courses consist of content ... in little learning or transfer to the real world When we think of interaction, we often think of activities that allow the learner to interact with instructional content (animations, simulations,...
... given to the question ofthe meaning ofitall But they have all been of different sorts And the proponents of one idea have looked with horror at the actions ofthe believers of another—horror ... the attitude that all is uncertain To summarize it: humility ofthe intellect The other great heritage is Christian ethics the basis of action on love, the brotherhood ofall men, the value of ... record Fact There's no opinion at allIt' s just the voting record, and, of course, each item is either for or against the Constitution Naturally Medicare is against the Constitution, and so on I tried...
... built The theory would concentrate on attention rather than on action It would essentially ask the question, “How are the processes and contents of attention influenced by the conditions of task-based ... ‘generation of texts’ both presume that action is a force on conversations and texts If cognition lies in the path ofthe action, then texts and conversations also lie in its path The preceding line of ... attention to situations, contexts, roles, and processes of structuring by means of actions and perceptions, and less attention to structures, entities, boundaries One effect ofthe assumption of continuity...
... because it is a daunting task on account ofthe differential stabilities of full-length selenoproteins and truncated versions (the result of termination instead of selenocysteine incorporation) It ... ofthe Sec codon and the SECIS-binding component is a domain within the elongation factor In eukaryotes, the SECIS element is in the 3’ untranslated region ofthe gene and the SECIS-binding protein ... information clearly demonstrating independent evolution ofall three gene families common to both prokaryotes and eukaryotes (glutathione peroxidase, deiodinase and SelW) In addition, the hallmarks of...
... restorations in the anterior regions29 1.1.1.2 Translucency and thickness of all- ceramics on its masking ability Esthetics has been one ofthe fundamental criteria considered in the selection of materials ... most of them were either opaque white or black The color of these posts might negatively influence the esthetics of all- ceramic restorations Fortunately both the composite core material and the all- ceramic ... restorations One ofthe most important considerations in the selection of filler is the optical characteristics ofthe composite The monomer resins used in dental composites have a refractive index of...
... changed household life, but the setting up ofthe National Electricity Grid And so it is with the information era It is not the invention ofthe personal computer that lies at the heart ofthe new ... place itonthe agenda here to register the importance of caution where there is any doubt about the `safety' of an item of information 12 Con®rmation The ®nal check is to see whether it is possible ... writers on information-based decisionmaking consider to be entirely legitimate Gerald Zaltman, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard University and an authority onthe application of...
... that the successful interaction of a bone graft substitute with the host tissue under normobaric conditions may not be indicative ofthe similar process under hyperbaric environment Conclusion ... nitrate solution The regions with bone defects were further sectioned and embedded in paraffin Mid-sagittal serial sections of µm thick were prepared and stained with hematoxylin and eosin The ... influence on bone graft substitutes used in oral reconstructive surgery is limited Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate histological and biochemical effects of HBOT onthe healing of normally...
... RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Effects ofthe addition of polyferric sulfate on phosphorus removal and nitrification Phosphorus concentration was immediately decreased at the beginning ofthe experiment in ... oxidizer based on amoA mRNA The difference ofthe effect of polyferric sulfate on each species of ammonia oxidizer was demonstrated by T-RFLP analysis of cDNA of amoA mRNA The profiles of T-RFLP in ... correlation between mRNA detection and in situ activity of ammonia oxidation Amount of amoA mRNA Number of AOB (×107 cells mL-1) (×106 Copies PCR-reaction-1) Community analysis of ammonia oxidizer...
... and Conclusion Part 1: Introduction presents the rationale, the research questions, the method of study, the research procedure, the scope ofthe study, the significance ofthe study and the design ... set of questionnaires were designed with the aim to find out the attitude ofthe teachers toward teaching pre – writing activities in a writing lesson, the difficulties they often meet while conducting ... physical conditions that can affect the learning process: • The lightness • The temperature and fresh air • The acoustics • The lines of vision • The layout ofthe desks/ tables • The possibility of...
... than any other category, so this kind of metrics are the most frequently collected The indicators enjoying the major popularity among the top management are the following: profit/profitability; sales, ... multidimensional concept and it can vary throughout the time and depending onthe analysed company, and the sector to which it belongs So, most ofthe traditional measures does not provide the expected ... investment evaluation settings Their major drawback of evaluation is that they focus onthe estimation of cash flows and accounting criteria (Kim, Suh and Hwang, 2003) Nevertheless, traditional performance...
... understanding, the mini-exercises found at the end of each unit The keys to the exercises are at the end ofthe book If you find a unit beyond your level, simply go to one ofthe earlier units on related ... the listener; the listener is in an authoritative position about the information From this point of view, the particle -yo means that the information the sentence conveys belongs to the territory ... teacher in addition to someone else.” The expression “also” can be interpreted with either ofthe noun phrases, “Ms Yamada” or “a teacher,” because it is not directly attached to either of them; “too”...
... the health of residents The regulation of chemical emission from furniture and the education of residents are required COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS AND REGIONAL HEALTH CENTERS The ... Transport of Japan amended the Building Standard Law to control indoor chemical concentrations This regulation restricts the use of formaldehydeemitting materials and requires the installation of mechanical ... Hokkaido, in the northern part of Japan, are built airtight and equipped with basements to conserve heating energy As a result, the concentration of radon and its metabolites is increased in concrete...
... displacement ofthe ith residue from its equilibrium position Cross-correlations between the uctuations (DRi and DRj) of residues i and j are then scaled with the ijth off-diagonal elements of G)1: ... to describe the inuence of collective structural motions onthe functional properties of proteins Because these calculations are traditionally performed on crystal structures their only drawback ... fact that the network of hydrogen bonds within the proteins interior can relay information to other distant regions ofthe protein Also the large increase in the mobility of some regions can be...