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Artificial lift is the use of artificial means to increase the flow of liquids, such as crude oil or water, from a production well. Generally this is achieved by the use of a mechanical device inside the well (known as pump or velocity string) or by decreasing the weight of the hydrostatic column by injecting gas into the liquid some distance down the well.
Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen. Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen (LAPSS) Synonyms. LAPSS. Purpose. identifying potential stroke patients. The Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen (abbreviated LAPSS) is a method of identifying potential stroke patients in a pre-hospital setting. [1]
Screening (medicine) A coal miner completes a screening survey for coalworker's pneumoconiosis. Screening, in medicine, is a strategy used to look for as-yet-unrecognised conditions or risk markers. [1][2][3] This testing can be applied to individuals or to a whole population without symptoms or signs of the disease being screened.
The Framingham Risk Score is a sex-specific algorithm used to estimate the 10-year cardiovascular risk of an individual. The Framingham Risk Score was first developed based on data obtained from the Framingham Heart Study, to estimate the 10-year risk of developing coronary heart disease. [1] In order to assess the 10-year cardiovascular ...
Artificial muscles constructed from ordinary fishing line and sewing thread can lift 100 times more weight and generate 100 times more power than a human muscle of the same length and weight. [10] Individual macromolecules are aligned with the fiber in commercially available polymer fibers. By winding them into coils, researchers make ...
Anabolic steroids, also known as anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), are a class of drugs that are structurally related to testosterone, the main male sex hormone, and produce effects by binding to the androgen receptor (AR). Anabolic steroids have a number of medical uses, [1] but are also used by athletes to increase muscle size, strength ...
LIFT technique. Specialty. gastroenterology. [edit on Wikidata] LIFT technique is the novel modified approach through the intersphincteric plane for the treatment of fistula-in-ano, known as LIFT (ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract) procedure. LIFT procedure is based on secure closure of the internal opening and removal of infected ...
www .doverals .com. Dover Artificial Lift (formerly Norris Production Solutions) [ 3] is an oilfield services company headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. The company provides products and services for artificial lift during production of petroleum and natural gas. Dover Artificial Lift was a member of Dover Corporation until 2018, when it ...