All major credit card companies offer the technology. You don't even need the name, just credit card number and expiration date is all you need to make a transaction, says Augustinowicz. In the U.S. there are about 75 million cards that currently have the tiny chip.
Atrophy is the general physiological process of reabsorption and breakdown of tissues, involving apoptosis.When it occurs as a result of disease or loss of trophic support due to other disease, it is termed pathological atrophy, although it can be a part of normal body development and homeostasis as well.trophy is the general physiological process of reabsorption and breakdown of tissues, involving apoptosis.
Muscle atrophy, or muscle wasting, results from loss of muscle tissue. Little or no physical exercise and a sedentary lifestyle are common causes of muscle atrophy, in this case called disuse atrophy.ther common causes of disuse atrophy include medical conditions that decrease mobility, such as rheumatoid arthritis (chronic autoimmune disease characterized by joint inflammation) or osteoarthritis (thinning and weakening of the bones), and injuries, such as broken bones and burns.