Word: diaphragmic
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...Britain's B.E.A.M.A. (British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers' Association) Journal, Engineer F. T. Bacon of Cambridge describes the most hopeful approach so far to a practical fuel cell. Bacon uses two diaphragms of porous nickel set close together with an electrolyte (a solution of potassium hydroxide) between them. Hydrogen gas at the pressure of 800 Ibs. per sq. in. seeps through one diaphragm, oxygen through the other. They combine in the electrolyte, and the energy of their "burning" appears as electricity, not as heat...
...weaned" from the lung and introduced to a rocking bed. This device, with an adjustable top like a hospital bed, has a motor which makes it rock in teetertotter style. As the bed head rises, the weight of the abdominal organs pulls down the patient's diaphragm. This expands his chest cavity, which his paralyzed muscles can no longer do, and pulls air into the lungs. When the foot of the bed rises, the abdominal organs press against the diaphragm and expel...
...rehearsed before a mirror, Graham's delivery is always convincingly ad lib. The Bible Billy mentions constantly: "The Bible says . . . Now don't get mad at me. Billy Graham didn't say it. The Bible says it." (The word "Bible" rolls up from Billy's diaphragm and out over the audience like a thunderclap...
...lungs properly. And faulty breathing can cause discomfort over the heart, upset digestion, bring on insomnia and depression. A moderate paunch. Dr. Gordon said, might better be left to its own devices. Military or not, "the important asset of the firm, rounded abdomen is its capacity to support the diaphragm within the effective range of expiration and inspiration...
...week's end, betting odds in favor of McCarthy had dropped from 3-to-1 to less than 2-to-1. Schmitt planned two more talkathons before primary day. Joe decided he was strong enough (his diaphragm hurts when he raises his voice) to campaign a little harder; he scheduled a major speech in Milwaukee...