Admission to graduate programs is competitive. Selection criteria differ by program and are established by departmental faculty. Applicants are evaluated on the strength of their academic background, results of standardized exams (if required by the program), work experience, and any additional evidence of potential success in the program.
Aortic insufficiency (AI), also known as aortic regurgitation (AR), is the leaking of the aortic valve of the heart that causes blood to flow in the reverse direction during ventricular diastole, from the aorta into the left ventricle. As a consequence, the cardiac muscle is forced to work harder than normal.
Electromagnetic sensitivity (ES) is a progressive disabling disease associated with exposure to electronic equipment. While researchers have been aware of this disease for more than two decades (Dodge, 1970), ES has received little attention from the scientific community. It has many names: electrical sensitivity, electrical-hypersensitivity, electrically injured, electrical intolerance, electric allergy and electromagnetic sensitivity. Several million people all over the world suffer from ES. Some people with severe ES are unable to work. Compounding the medical problems is the uncertainty as to whether the