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... organic heart disease . Atrial fibrillation is another form of arrhythmia , in which there is wildly erratic and ineffective atrial contraction . The ventricular response is also erratic , so that the pulse is irregular without a basic ...
... organic heart disease . Atrial fibrillation is another form of arrhythmia , in which there is wildly erratic and ineffective atrial contraction . The ventricular response is also erratic , so that the pulse is irregular without a basic ...
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... organic wastes and litter that form humus , which is partly decomposed organic material . As humus continues to decompose , the chemicals within it enter the soil for further use by plants and animals . Soils vary from place to place ...
... organic wastes and litter that form humus , which is partly decomposed organic material . As humus continues to decompose , the chemicals within it enter the soil for further use by plants and animals . Soils vary from place to place ...
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... organic wastes already in the water ; eventually , the water becomes deficient in oxygen . Anaerobic organisms ( those that do not require oxygen to live ) then attack the organic wastes , releasing gases such as methane and hydrogen ...
... organic wastes already in the water ; eventually , the water becomes deficient in oxygen . Anaerobic organisms ( those that do not require oxygen to live ) then attack the organic wastes , releasing gases such as methane and hydrogen ...
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