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High wattage nuclear batteries could power artificial hearts for decades
Boron, Walter F., and Emile L. Boulpaep. Medical physiology: a cellular and molecular approach. Updated ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Saunders, 2005.
Good coverage of the cardiorespiratory system (and other physiology as well). Lots of detail and explanation
California Department of Education. "California's Common Core Content Standards for Mathematics." scoe.net. www.scoe.net/castandards/agenda/2010/math_ccs_recommendations.pdf (accessed July 31, 2011).
Core curriculum standards for mathematics are the official guide for what should be taught in a mathematics classroom.
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An organized set of pages describing cardiac function. Their own note says it all: "This teaching package has been designed for student nurses who know nothing at all about Cardiology."
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skeletal muscle generator proposal with theoretical energy yield of 100J/day
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Official NASA report on the loss of the Mars Climate Orbiter due to inconsistency in units used.
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the definitive book on Biomedical engineering. Considerable detail and clear explanations. Great questions at the end of each chapter.
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Discusses the power requirements and power output of an artificial heart.
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