Other factors that affect liquid flow rate include the liquid's viscosity and density, and the friction of the liquid in contact with the pipe. Direct measurements of liquid flows can be made with positive-displacement flowmeters. These units divide the liquid into specific increments and move it on.
And while the number of people dying while waiting for an organ transplant has decreased from 614 in 2011 to 469 in 2014, there have still been 195 individualsâ deaths this year after patients failed to find a donation in time.
30,970 transplants were performed in 2015 â the first year we have exceeded more than 30,000 transplants. Each day, about 80 people receive organ transplants. Of these recipients, the breakdown of ethnic backgrounds includes: In 2015, about 63% of organ recipients were male; 37% female.