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  2. Automatic bleeding valve - Wikipedia

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    They usually have a manual bleed valve or screw. They are also dismantlable for cleaning or repair. The float linkage may have multiple lever arms, in order to give greater mechanical advantage on the valve. [5] A simpler valve appears similar to the venturi valve, but works by the float principle. These are simple poppet valves, operating by ...

  3. Heart valve repair - Wikipedia

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    Mitral valve repair is mainly used to treat stenosis (narrowing) or regurgitation (leakage) of the mitral valve. [citation needed] A mitral balloon valvuloplasty enlarges the valve opening to allow greater oxygenated blood flow into the left ventricle, and since severe mitral regurgitation can be a major complication, degrees of stenosis, regurgitation, and valve anatomical features are taken ...

  4. Jeff Porcaro - Wikipedia

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    His younger brother Mike was a successful bassist and was a member of the band Toto. Younger brother Steve is still a studio musician and was also a member of Toto. Porcaro was raised in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles and attended Ulysses S. Grant High School. Jeff's youngest sibling was sister Joleen, born in 1960.

  5. Valve - Wikipedia

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    These water valves are operated by rotary handles. A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically fittings, but are usually discussed as a separate category. In ...

  6. I'll Be Over You - Wikipedia

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    "I'll Be Over You" is a hit single by the American rock band Toto. Released as the lead single from their 1986 album, Fahrenheit , the song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1986. Lead vocals were sung by guitarist Steve Lukather , who co-wrote the song with hit songwriter Randy Goodrum (one of several collaborations between ...

  7. Elongate-gland springsnail - Wikipedia

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    The elongate-gland springsnail, scientific name Pyrgulopsis isolata, is a species of small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States .

  8. Backwater valve - Wikipedia

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    The valve contains a flap that allows water to exit the home, but closes to prevent the back flow into the home. [1] Backwater valves commonly activate when a city's sewer lines are unable to handle a large amount of falling precipitation; this puts homes that are tied into the storm lines at risk of having water back flow into them.

  9. Elongated tortoise - Wikipedia

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    The elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) is a species of tortoise found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. Description. Juvenile (584 days old)