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The Aswan Dam.(Aswan High Dam on Nile river)
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What does it take to control the world's largest river? A dam the size of 17 Great Pyramids of Giza! Egypt's massive Aswan High Dam, located in the middle of the desert, controls the Nile, the country's main source of water. The dam is 11,811 feet long, 3,215 feet wide, and 364 feet tall.
More than 95 percent of Egyptians live along the Nile and depend on it and the dam for survival. Before the dam was completed in 1970, the Nile's annual flooding caused extensive damage to homes and crops but also left behind millions of tons of nutrient-rich fertile silt. ...
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Blood salvage in total hip and knee arthroplasty in a community hospital: A retrospective study
Magazine article from: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
; ...likely to require allogeneic blood transfusion. For hip arthroplasty...haematocrit were similar in both groups who received and did not receive salvaged blood. Lower preoperative haemoglobin...autologous and/or allogeneic blood transfusion for both knee and...
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Blood _ a precious gift Blood _ a precious gift
Newspaper article from: The Press
; ...such as haemophilia. ``The blood our donors give does a lot of...for people of all ages.'' Blood is one gift you can give when...nothing. This was realised by a group of Russian seamen stranded in...the Russians offered to donate blood. It was their way of saying...
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America's Blood Centers Recognizes Award Recipients for Supporting Lifesaving Mission of Community Blood Centers; National Award Recipients Recognized for Dedication to Blood Banking Community.
PR Newswire
; ...Northwest Florida Blood Center Large Sulphur High School LifeShare Blood Centers Silver Small 172nd Airlift Group Mississippi Blood Services Medium New York University New York Blood Services Large The Pittsburgh Penguins Central Blood Bank Bronze...
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Blood bank to supply only EMMC Group aims to increase area donations, lower costs
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; Bangor's newest blood donation center will send blood exclusively to Eastern Maine Medical Center. The idea is to attract new donors who will find it appealing to know their blood is being used locally to help friends and neighbors, said...
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Blood pressure and age in cross-cultural perspective
Magazine article from: Human Biology
; ...we can prevent age-related increases in blood pressure is the report that in some human groups blood pressure increases little or not at all throughout...Most studies that show little increase in blood pressure with age were published before 1972...
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Blood Bank can use help of area businesses
Magazine article from: The Public Record
; ...Americans have O Negative and O Positive blood types. Among all races and ethnic groups, only one person in 167 has a blood type of AB Negative (.6 percent...67 (1.5 percent) has B Negative blood. The most common blood types found...
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 "Free Press (Kinston, NC)")
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Blood supply low in ENC.
Newspaper article from: Free Press (Kinston, NC)
; ...have the highest demands for blood transfusions. "It is important...com The American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from noon...goal is to collect 60 units of blood each day. To see more of The...or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave...
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Blood Banks Must Recruit Immigrant Donors to Address Potential Supply Imbalance.
PR Newswire
; ...LifeTrak(R), Mediware's blood center management product...introduction. Indrikovs urged the group to devote more attention to...Latin American countries. "Blood organizations must adopt culturally...misperceptions about donating blood and educating their communities...
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 "Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)")
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Blood Centre tries to improve its stock as lifesaver.
Newspaper article from: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
; ...campaign to coincide with World Blood Donors Day, which was observed...June 14. "We seek to educate groups and individuals about community...critical need for voluntary blood donors," Al Mulla said, emphasising...the fact that a few drops of blood could make the difference between...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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BLOOD FEUD SPILLS INTO NWI
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN)
; ...clearly identifies where donated blood is distributed and its national...collects 17 percent of the blood its hospital patients need...reason is that many of these groups continue to give to the Red Cross believing that blood is staying locally," McKanna...
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