In 1979, the first SOOIL insulin pump was clinically evaluated at Seoul National University Hospital [58]. Seven years later in 1983, MiniMed introduced their first insulin pump, MiniMed 502. When did insulin pumps become available? Many people with diabetes have wondered when these devices became widely available. There are several…
The origin of the term censor can be traced to the office of censor established in Rome i 443 BC. In Rome, as in the ancient Greek communities, the ideal of good governance included shaping the character of the people. Hence censorship was regarded as an honourable task. Curtailing free…
When two conditions must both be true for the rows to be selected, the conditions are separated by the SQL AND keyword. To refer to a set of values needed for a condition, use the IN operator. To exclude one or more values using a condition, the OUT keyword must…
The Formal Elements are the parts used to make a piece of artwork. The art elements are line, shape, space, form, tone, texture, pattern, colour and composition. They are often used together, and how they are organised in a piece of art determines what the finished piece will look like.…
Brandon Crawford was born on Wednesday, January 21, 1987, in Mountain View, California. Crawford was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 27, 2011, with the San Francisco Giants. When did Brandon Crawford join the Major League Baseball? You may be wondering when a baseball…
The first known swimming pool dates back to ancient history. The Great Baths of Mohenjo-Daro, constructed around 2600 B.C.E., was one of the earliest known pools. Built out of brick and gypsum, the pool featured stairs and benches with a large surrounding deck. Throughout history, people have used swimming pools…
Though cities such as Palenque were abandoned by about A.D. 1000, the Maya are still very much with us: About 7 million descendants live in Guatemala and southern Mexico. When was Palenque abandoned? What do we know about the place and its inhabitants? This article will address that question. But…
Keeping your foot over the brake without actually braking. When traffic gets heavier, dealing with risk is easier because the amount of space around your car gets smaller. True or false? False: Dealing with risk in heavy traffic is more complicated because there is less safe space around your car.…
The Japanese used “Nippon,” which was the English equivalent of the Japanese word for Japan. It was not until 1921 that the United States changed the law so that pieces had to be marked “Japan,” not “Nippon.” These laws make it easy for today’s collectors to identify Nippon china. It…
Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology was first published in 1923 by the Society of American Bacteriologists, which was later to become the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Bergey’s manual of determinative bacteriology is a reference book that contains information about bacterial species. The manual is intended for use in the…