Deformation

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION In olden days, palpation was the basis of diagnosis for various diseases as it was known that some diseases change the mechanical properties of the tissues. This change results in increase in stiffness or elastic modulus of the tissue. Hence this phenomenon is the basis of Elastography imaging which depends on the mechanical properties of the tissue [1, 2]. There are three types of elastic modulus namely 1. Young’s Modulus denoted by E - It is the tendency of the object…

If God is good, why evil? If God is all-good (omnibenevolent), all-powerful (omnipotent), and all-knowing (omniscient), why does evil occur? These are the questions most suffering people ask concerning God. Most of the time, we blame God for our pain, sorrow, grief, and distress that happen to us. The question that come in our mind is why me? Last Wednesday, I was on call. When the nurse called me, she informed me about a woman who was lying on the hospital bed while her daughter is…

She was diagnosed with the most severe type of spina bifida called myelomeningocele. This is a deformation of the vertebral column and spinal cord whereby a hole is present and from which all the neural elements are protruding out. This creates a visible sac of meninges on the patient 's back. In Jessica’s case, surgery was done two days after her birth…

1) What are engineering stress and strain? Answer: Engineering Stress: Engineering stress is also called nominal stress, and it is defined as the applied load divided by the original cross sectional area of the material. Engineering Strain: Engineering strain is defined as the amount of material that deforms per unit length in a tensile test. Engineering strain is also known as nominal strain. 2) In the figure below, graphically show the toughness of three class materials:…

Introduction On September 12, and October 3, 2016, we stopped at 6 locations north of Northampton in the Deerfield Basin of the Connecticut River Valley (Figure 1). The purpose of these stops is to examine rocks, interpret depositional environments for each rock formation, and discuss the geologic history of the Deerfield Basin based on observations and interpretations. Early Mesozoic lithospheric extension led to the development of a long sequence of rift basins. The Deerfield basin is the…

Volcanic Application Assignment 1. Which Plate contains the Hawaiian Island-Emperor seamount chain? The Pacific plate contains the Hawaiian Island-Emperor seamount chain. This mountain range is under water mountain range, it reaches above the sea level in Hawaii. Composed a rigid mountain range it is situated in the northwest of Kure and Emperor Seamount. Starched from the northwest to southwest beneath the Pacific Ocean it consists of many seamounts, shallow banks and reefs along the line. More…

During the early Industrial Revolution, working conditions were anything like what they are today. During this time men, women and children were all exposed to harsh, cruel, and dangerous working conditions. However, over time the workers made many efforts to alleviate some of these harsh working conditions. Socialism and trade unions played a major role in improving the lives of the working class. The ideologies that were implemented by the socialists gave the working class the basic rights to…

Animal Testing Animal testing is starting to become one of the big worries in today’s society. While other problems come about every so often, such as abortion, they never tend to last more than several years. In contrast, the realities of animal testing have, reasonably, been a worry for informed animal activists for years, and it will continue to be a worry for many more years to come. Recently animal testing has been catching more public eye attention though. While scientists continue to use…

Racism has been an ongoing struggle in society for centuries. The common misconception is that racism ended when Martin Luther King Jr. and many other civil rights activists led their way to “victory” with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination against race, religion, sex and more in public places. It also eliminated segregation in public places such as schools and restaurants (“Civil Rights Act (1964)). Many people believe that the end of legal…

It is incredible to know that a professor can partially transform someone 's face after they have had a major deformation. I was astounded by the miraculous story of Carmen Blandin. The husband of Carmen broke into her house and beat her mercilessly. She was in a coma for 3 ½ months and when she woke up, she was blind and permanently disfigured with burns all over…