asmall,thinrubberbagthat youblowairinto orfillwith alightgasuntil it is round inshape, used fordecoration, as a children'stoy, or for otherpurposessuch asmedicaltreatmentorscientificresearch:
In fact, electric fields due to auroral activities have been measured using balloons at about 40 km altitude, which is well below the ionosphere.
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The public's interest in funding balloons peaked in the late 1780s, but never fully waned.
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Following deflation of the balloons, systemic arterial pressure continued to rise somewhat, and did not return to baseline until 10-20 minutes later.
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What could come as a result of this approach is a useful estimate of the shape of the probability distributions for ballooning propensity.
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Sizing of the defect using balloons confirmed the stretched diameter at 11 mm.
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Therapeutic embolization with detachable balloons: factors influencing permanent occlusion.
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Within this theory, the shape of the internal probability distribution for ballooning propensity may be fixed or changing over time.
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The number of capital statutes ballooned in the eighteenth century to over 200.
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They examined tangible evidence such as drift messages, balloons, and pieces of wood.
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The associated peso obligations ballooned followed the devaluation.
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During a follow-up period of up to two years, no local or systemic reactions to the balloons were recognized.
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He set out quite early to make a living from balloons and worked consistently from 1784 up until his death in 1808.
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As the spectacle of balloons became common, the need to sell the specific aspects of a particular event grew more necessary.
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Other aeronauts concentrated on introducing new themes to the construction of their balloons.
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Launches required additional inducement to lure customers while at the same time balloonists developed increasingly new and novel balloons.
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balloon angioplasty
In individual cases, nonetheless, localized stenoses appeared to be effectively dilated as evidenced by the angiographic findings afterballoonangioplasty.
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balloon ride
Theballoonrideis dependent on weather and must be landed during high winds.
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helium balloon
Aheliumballoon, with a 10-year-old boy in the basket and his grandfather being dragged behind it, has been ripped from its moorings.
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