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    Hip Muscle Strength Essay

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    at amputated side (Gottschalk, 1999). The reduction in iliopsoas muscle length will increase lumbar lordosis as it attaches to vertebral bodies T12 – L5, meanwhile hamstrings are weakened during amputation and are incapable hindering pelvic anterior tilt, thus lumbar lordosis increases (Gaunaurd et al., 2011). There is a close relationship among hip flexors, back extensors, hamstrings and abdominal muscles in hyperlordotic postures (Diagram 2). Abdominal muscles are maintained in lengthened…

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    Essay On Titan

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    Titan was discovered by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1665. Huygens was born in 1629 to a wealthy Dutch family. As a boy Huygens showed great promise in mathematics and in 1645 enrolled the University of Leiden. After discovering the law of refraction, Huygens developed a new telescope and began to study Saturn’s rings in 1655. Ten years later he discovered a large object on Saturn’s outer ring, which he dubbed Titan. Though Huygens died in 1695 his legacy endures as Titan stands as a…

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    The eighth planet, Neptune, is surprisingly dynamic. With many thinking Uranus could be its twin, the real facts of Neptune are lost. Neptune has unique amount of moons, rings, temperature, gases, and also unique name. Neptune was discovered in the 1800s due to astronomers observing Uranus. Uranus’s placement wasn't exactly where they thought it was. They determined that there was another planet’s gravity pulling on Uranus. On September 23, 1846, the newly discovered planet was named after the…

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    Shoulder Joint Lab Report

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    I Anatomy of the shoulder The shoulder joint, as it is commonly called, is not a single joint but a complex arrangement of bones, ligaments and musculotendinous units that called the shoulder girdle. The primary role of the shoulder girdle is to provide a tremendous range of motion for positioning the upper extremity in space. The shoulder girdle also provides power and support for the upper extremity throughout and at the extremes of the range of motion. (19) The…

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    Essay On Cervical Strain

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    never cause pain. STRETCH - Axial Extensors 1 Lie on your back on the floor. You may bend your knees for comfort. Place a rolled-up towel, about 2 inches in diameter, under the part of your head that makes contact with the floor. 2 Gently tuck your chin by moving it down toward your neck until you feel a stretch at the back of your head. 3 Hold for __________ seconds. Repeat __________ times. Complete this exercise __________ times per day. STRETCH - Axial Extension 1 Using good…

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    amputated side (Gottschalk, 1999). The reduction in iliopsoas muscle length will increase lumbar lordosis as it attaches to vertebral bodies T12 – L5, meanwhile hamstrings are weakened during the amputation and are incapable in hindering pelvic anterior tilt (Gaunaurd et al.,…

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    a force field and atmosphere however too far-off and cold (Europa), or is simply too far-off and cold, and no force field (Titan). Mars, on the opposite hand, includes a force field to safeguard from radiation, an environment, similar days and axial tilts, and also the crucial component, water. With all the similarities to Earth already there, in theory to support human life on Mars we'd simply got to heat up the earth, thicken the atmosphere, and alter the carbonic acid gas into gas. For all…

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    the Earth is to the sun, the warmer the climate would be and the farther away from the sun, the cooler it would be. Other variations like the tilt and precession of Earth also affects the natural warming and cooling process of the climate. The Earth’s angle determines the intensity of the season changes. For example, if the planet has an increasing axial tilt, the contrast increases so the summer would be warmer and winter will be colder. Precession is the wobbling of the Earth on its axis back…

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    Prime Meridian History

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    Before the Prime Meridian Conference of 1884, almost every country in the world had some method of time recognition and a local prime meridian, which was in operation. Most people calculated time based upon the sun. Some communities used instruments to observe the suns zenith at noon. And with the development of the pendulum clock, in the 17th century, the observance of time was sufficiently accurate and was used at sea to determine longitudes in the 18th century. As travel improved, and forms…

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    Atmosphere evolution on rocky planets Life on Earth, how is it possible? Why is it only Earth? This is a common question asked by many scientists around the world, and one which we may not find the answer to for a long while yet. It is very interesting to look at our own world, but what makes it so special? What about Mars and Venus? Our two closest neighbours, surely they could or could have held the possibility of life on their surfaces? It is very intriguing that even though these planets…

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