The US in now ranked 46th on the RWB list, in between Romania and Haiti. It was ranked 32nd in the 2013 index. The press freedom group was blunt in its explanation. It cited increased efforts to track down whistleblowers and the sources of leaks, mentioning Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden in particular.
The heart has four valves-one for each chamber of the heart. The valves keep blood moving through the heart in the right direction. The mitral valve and tricuspid valve are located between the between the atria (upper heart chambers) and the ventricles (lower heart chambers).
Valves are used to develop a pressure differential (throttle valves), to prevent the reverse flow of a fluid (check valves), to release a certain amount of gas, vapor, or liquid when the pressure exceeds a set value (safety valves), to control pressure or flow rate (regulating valves), and to reduce pressure and keep it at a constant level (reducing valves).