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Europe in the Sixteenth Century - Andrew Pettegree - Chapter 1: Time and Space: Living in Sixteenth-century Europe and Chapter 2: Europe in 1500: Political Organization
This summary of Andrew Pettegree 's books 2 first chapters constitute the essential of the knowledge needed for the first week of the module and grasping the understanding of the following sub topic. ...

REALISM SUMMARY NOTES
This document provides an in depth but still concise summary of the most essential book: The Globalization of World Politics by John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens. The module is largely based...

REALISM SUMMARY NOTES
These documents provide a detailed summary of two of the most important theories of international relations: Liberalism and Realism. These will help you get a good knowledgeable understanding of both ...

Diseases of the Respiratory System
Pathology and symptoms and respiratory diseases with graphs showing the changes in FEV1, FVC and peak expiratory flow rate. Comparing asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and fibrosis...

Respiratory Cycle
Muscles of Respiration and Generation of Intrapleural Pressure

Ventilation and Perfusion Relationship
The relationship between ventilation and perfusion. Comparison between a perfect lung and a hyperventilated lung. The effects of gravity on the ventilation perfusion relationship in a normal lung, I...

Neural Control of Breathing
Mechanoreceptors and pattern of breathing - Pulmonary stretch receptors, Lung-irritant receptors, Pulmonary C receptors /J receptors.

Flow Volume Loops
Bernoulli’s Principle, Reynolds Number & Turbulence and Equal Pressure Point

Disorders of Respiratory Control
Respiratory failure, Causes of hypoxia, Type 1 respiratory Failure, Consequence of systemic hypoxia (Central hypoxia, Renal hypoxia, Pulmonary hypoxia, Hypercapnia, Sleep Apnoea). Respiratory changes ...