In healthy people, homeostatic balance exists between procoagulant (clotting) forces and anticoagulant and fibrinolytic forces. Numerous genetic, acquired, and environmental factors can tip the balance in favor of coagulation, leading to the pathologic formation of thrombi in veins (eg, deep venous thrombosis [DVT]), arteries (eg, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke), or cardiac chambers. Thrombi can obstruct blood flow at the site of formation or detach and embolize to block a distant blood vessel (eg, pulmonary embolism, embolic stroke).
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Overview of thrombotic disorders
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Erp-one
A turnkey 64-bit ERP Cloud-enhanced and On-Premise software solution designed to run an entire wholesale distribution operation. A software product by Distribution One
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Hepatic artery occlusion
Causes of hepatic artery occlusion include thrombosis (eg, due to hypercoagulability disorders, severe arteriosclerosis, or vasculitis), emboli (eg, due to endocarditis, tumors, therapeutic embolization, or chemoembolization), iatrogenic causes (eg, ligation during surgery), vasculitis (via nonthrombotic mechanisms), structural arterial abnormalities (eg, hepatic artery aneurysm), eclampsia, cocaine use, and sickle cell crisis. (See also Overview of Vascular Disorders of the Liver.)
Usually, the result is hepatic infarction. In patients with a liver transplant or preexisting portal vein thrombosis, hepatic artery thrombosis causes ischemic hepatitis. Because of the liver’s dual blood supply, the liver is somewhat resistant to ischemic hepatitis and infarction. -
RE: Timeclock plus
TCP Software is a flexible, subscription-based workforce management solution hosted in the cloud. Request a Free Demo today. A software product by DMI
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RE: Age of mythology
a) Enter the Age of powerful gods and heroic mortals, [mythic] beasts and immortal powers, a time when history and myth are one! A vast, epic era awaits you-- are you ready to [forge] your legend?
b) An awesome computer game featuring Greeks vs. [Norse] vs. Egyptians and their various mythological heroes and creatures.
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Aspire automation finder
Aspire Automation Finder helps enterprises to quickly identify the best automation-ready processes with the desired ROI outcome. A software product by Aspire Systems
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Clockit software
A real-time, cloud-based scheduling system for the flooring industry that exists between retailer, installer, and customer. A software product by Clockit Software
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Smart pupils
School administration solution that helps educational institutions manage timetables, homework, examination, and students grading. A software product by Smart Pupils
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RE: Subroutine
A set of instructions designed to perform a frequently used operation within a program.
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Overview of tapeworm infections
All tapeworms (cestodes) cycle through 3 stages—eggs, larvae, and adults. Adults inhabit the intestines of definitive hosts, mammalian carnivores. Several of the adult tapeworms that infect humans are named after their main intermediate host:
The fish tapeworms (members of the family Diphyllobothriidae)
The beef tapeworm (Taenia saginata)
The pork tapeworm (Taenia solium)An exception is the Asian tapeworm (Taenia asiatica), which is similar to T. saginata in many respects, but it is acquired by eating pork in Asia.
Eggs laid by adult tapeworms living in the intestines of definitive hosts are excreted with feces into the environment and ingested by an intermediate host (typically another species), in which the eggs hatch into larvae, which develop, enter the circulation, and encyst in the musculature or other organs. When the intermediate host is eaten raw or undercooked, the parasites are released from the ingested cysts in the intestines and develop into adult tapeworms in the definitive host, restarting the cycle. With some cestode species (eg, T. solium), the definitive host can also serve as an intermediate host; that is, if eggs rather than tissue cysts are ingested, the eggs develop into larvae, which enter the circulation and encyst in various tissues.
Adult tapeworms are multisegmented flat worms that lack a digestive tract and absorb nutrients directly from the host’s small bowel. In the host’s digestive tract, adult tapeworms can become large; the longest parasite in the world is the 40-m whale tapeworm, Polygonoporus species.
Tapeworms have 3 recognizable portions:The scolex (head) functions as an anchoring organ that attaches to intestinal mucosa.
The neck is an unsegmented region with high regenerative capacity. If treatment does not eliminate the neck and scolex, the entire worm may regenerate.
The rest of the worm consists of numerous proglottids (segments). Proglottids closest to the neck are undifferentiated. As proglottids move caudally, each develops hermaphroditic sex organs. Distal proglottids are gravid and contain eggs in a uterus. -
Sparganosis
Sparganosis is infection with larvae of Spirometra species or Sparganum proliferum tapeworms.
Adult Spirometra species and Sparganum proliferum tapeworms infect dogs, cats, and other carnivores. Eggs are passed into freshwater where they are ingested by copepods (eg, Cyclops). Fish, reptiles, and amphibians (including frogs) ingest them and serve as intermediate hosts. The tapeworms that cause sparganosis are present worldwide, but most human cases occur in Southeast Asia.
Humans and other mammals become infected byAccidental ingestion of copepods from water contaminated by cat or dog feces
Ingestion of inadequately cooked flesh from another intermediate host
Contact with poultices containing flesh from these sourcesIn humans, larvae typically migrate to subcutaneous tissue or muscle and form slowly growing masses. Other sites, including the central nervous system, may be involved but are much less common. Symptoms are caused by mass effect. Spargana masses in the central nervous system can cause weakness, headache, seizures, numbness, tingling, or abnormal skin sensations.
Diagnosis of sparganosis is typically made after surgical removal, although it may be suggested when imaging detects a mass.
Surgery is also the primary treatment and is typically done for symptomatic, space-occupying lesions. Generally, treatment with anthelmintics has not been effective. -
Sterling warehouse management system
Enable warehouse operations to optimize business processes across distribution networks; facilitates supply chain collaboration. A software product by IBM
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RE: Grasping
When someone doesnt truly understand or [comprehend] something and is making a large [assumption] about said [subject]
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Zoined
An off-the-shelf solution with ready-made dashboards and reports, focusing on giving the analytical ability back to store. A software product by Zoined
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Rusty shallot
A [sphincter] that has suffered immeasurable [trauma] to the point where it refuses to allow any more through [traffic].
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RE: Quantum leap
Jewelry store management tool that lets businesses auto-calculate gem weights, store digital images, and manage gemstone color grading. A software product by Quantum Leap Software Solutions