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    that gas. According to Henry’s Law‚ at the higher pressure a diver exposes his body‚ the more gases it will absorb. This can cause the diver different problems based on the absorption of a high amount of a specific gas. This law explains why decompression illness happens when divers go into depths below 120 feet. In shallow depths‚ the diver can handle the pressure and gas absorption without many problems. ▪ Air Embolism is an air bubble trapped in a blood vessel. When an air bubble travels

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    Hyperbaric oxygen therapy "is a well-established treatment for decompression sickness‚ a hazard of scuba diving" (Hyperbaric oxygen therapy‚ 2014). It involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized room or tube (Hyperbaric oxygen therapy‚ 2014). In a hyperbaric chamber the air pressure is increased by three times that of normal air pressure which allows the lungs to gather more oxygen (Hyperbaric oxygen therapy‚ 2014). The increase in oxygen within the body allows the body to better fight off bacteria

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    Many people think of scuba diving as just a swim in the water‚ but in reality it is a very exciting‚ dangerous‚ and potentially fatal sport and activity. There are many types of scuba diving‚ ranging from recreational to sport to career diving. Scuba Diving is just not a swim in the water‚ scuba requires certification‚ uses technical equipment‚ and there is a lot of risk involved with scuba diving. Scuba‚ which is actually an acronym for "self-contained breathing apparatus"‚ Allows

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    dangerous decompression sickness which begins with paralysis and ends in a slow death. This is due to the fact that there are no medical or decompression facilities on the boats‚ and there is also no equipment to aid the divers as they ascend to the surface of the water. However‚ there has been effort taken to try and help this negative situation on the Mosquito Coast. A non-profit organization‚ Sub Ocean Safety (SOS)‚ founded by Bob Izdepski‚ was set up to help divers by installing decompression chambers

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    The Sanskirt Proverb states‚ “for breath is life‚ and if you breathe well you will live long on earth” This could not be more true. Without oxygen‚ life itself would be nonexistent. Imagine what would happen if wounds did not get better‚ incisions did not heal‚ and burns did not improve. This is where hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) comes into play. Oxygen is necessary for the replenishment of tissues‚ healing of the body and assisting with general ailments. HBOT is used for a wide variety of treatments

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    The Process of underwater welding was first used back in the 1930’s by the soviet engineer Konstantinovich Khrenov. It was a very vast process used by the Soviet Navy. Today underwater welding is far more advanced and safer. Now‚ don’t get me wrong this procedure is immensely dangerous far beyond belief. This topic I chose was something I was very intrigued by‚ I want to become an exceptional welder‚ and this would be something to master in the future. I have accumulated a lot of knowledge on the

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    In today’s business world one of the most important skills that need to be mastered is that of effective oral communication. Effective oral communication is about the speaker’s selection of content‚ their presentation skills and their overall connection with the audience. For oral communication to be successful it has to have great content. This content must encompass an overview of the topic‚ clarity of an argument‚ credible sources and a conclusion. Topics of speeches should be clear and

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    com (accessed on 11/26/10) 4. Blickenstorfer‚ Conrad H. Diving Physics. http:/www.scubadiverinfo.com/2_physics.html (accessed on 11/26/10). Part of Scuba Diver Info. http://www.scubadiverinfo.com/ (accessed on 11/26/10) 5. Pulley‚ Steven A. Decompression Sickness. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/769717-overview (accessed on 11/26/10). Part of emedicine from WebMD. http://www.emedicine.medscape.com/ (accessed on 11/26/10) 6. Scuba Diving. http://www.sportsmatchmaker.com/rules/s-sports/scuba_diving

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    METHODOLOGY: This work has been divided into two main parts: 
 1. An in-depth study of sounds used in underwater wildlife documentaries and films‚ looking at the reasons and acceptability of the use of constructed foley sounds. 2. The research and capture of original sound materials belonging to the underwater environment and its inhabitants. • For undertaking this research I searched for books and journals in the library including archival footage‚ films‚ photographs and official publications

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    ‘’Dogs do not have many advantages over people‚ but one of them is extremely important: euthanasia is not forbidden by law in their case; animals have the right to a merciful death.’’ conveys Milan Kundera‚ an author‚ novelist‚ poet‚ playwright and essayist‚ known for writing The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Animal euthanasia is the act of putting an animal to death in the least painful way as possible. The most popular way of doing this is by giving an intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbital

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