Why? Because we all instinctively know that one can't possibly survive (or barely survive) such a long fall. Long falls are just one type of mechanism of injury that is seen in emergency medicine.

The defects in molecular and cellular processes that constitute the triggers of specific pathologies are referred to as mechanisms of disease. Research in this area is vital for designing ...

Defense mechanisms are rooted in Freud’s theory of personality.According to his model, the mind has three dueling forces: the id (unconscious and primitive urges for food, comfort, and sex), the ...

From Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville Campus, Victoria, Australia (R.H.R.) Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (E.D.A.), ...

A simple form of ratchet mechanism is shown in Figure 8-1. The amount of backward motion possible varies with the pitch of the teeth. This motion could be reduced by using small teeth, and the ...

4.1 Degrees of Freedom of a Rigid Body 4.1.1Degrees of Freedom of a Rigid Body in a Plane 4.1.2 Degrees of Freedom of a Rigid Body in Space ...

Researchers have discovered a mechanism in our cells that is essential to energy production in the muscles. The discovery may lead to new treatment for disorders affecting the muscles, such as ...

A team of UVM scientists led by Mark Nelson, Ph.D., from the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, has uncovered a novel mechanism that reshapes our understanding of how blood ...

They earn units by reducing emissions below “business-as-usual” – the emissions that would occur without the project. Just like emissions trading, for such mechanisms to work a tonne reduction must ...