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International Space Station image taken on September 11, 2001, with the smoke plume rising from Lower Manhattan and extending over Brooklyn (Expedition 3 crew). Within seconds of the collapse of the World Trade Center in the September 11 attacks, building materials, electronic equipment, and furniture were pulverized and spread over the area of the Financial District of Lower Manhattan.
The SCP Foundation character SCP-096 is a humanoid monster that expresses great distress and reacts violently whenever its face is seen through any medium, relentlessly hunting down and killing whoever views it, either in person or through a photograph or video footage; when it is necessary to present 096’s appearance in a visual medium, this ...
Malnutrition can be identified as an underlying cause for shortened life. [14] 70% of childhood deaths (age 0–4) are reportedly due to diarrheal illness, acute respiratory infection, malaria and immunizable disease. However 56% of these childhood deaths can be attributed to the effects of malnutrition as an underlying cause. [15]
SCP-096 is a tall thin humanoid creature with intense scopophobia, which causes it great psychological distress. The creature will hunt down and kill anyone who has seen its face; whether directly in person, or even by seeing images of its face from photos or video footage. [8] SCP-173 is a humanoid statue composed of rebar, concrete, and spray ...
Diabetic retinopathy is a serious eye condition that can affect folks with diabetes. It happens when blood vessels in the eyes are damaged, potentially leading to vision loss.
poisoned by methylmercury-contaminated bread in Iraq accumulated higher mercury concentrations in their blood than did their mothers (Amin-Zaki et al., 1988)
People with type 1 diabetes mellitus who must take insulin in full replacement doses are most vulnerable to episodes of hypoglycemia (low blood glucose levels). This can occur if a person takes too much insulin or diabetic medication, does strenuous exercise without eating additional food, misses meals, consumes too much alcohol, or consumes alcohol without food. [5]
In both young and old individuals, the brain may habituate to low glucose levels with a reduction of noticeable symptoms, sometimes despite neuroglycopenic impairment. In insulin-dependent diabetic patients this phenomenon is termed hypoglycemia unawareness and is a significant clinical problem when improved glycemic control is attempted.