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  2. Wilbur R. Franks - Wikipedia

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    The suit was made with rubber and water-filled pads. It counteracted the effects of high G forces on aircraft pilots, which otherwise would cause them to black out. These suits were used during World War II and all G-Suits worn by air force pilots as well as astronauts and cosmonauts around the world are based on his original designs.

  3. Mechanical counterpressure suit - Wikipedia

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    A mechanical counterpressure (MCP) suit, partial pressure suit, direct compression suit, or space activity suit (SAS) is an experimental spacesuit which applies stable pressure against the skin by means of skintight elastic garments. The SAS is not inflated like a conventional spacesuit: it uses mechanical pressure, rather than air pressure, to ...

  4. Bariatrics - Wikipedia

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    A meta-analysis of 174772 participants published in The Lancet in 2021 found that bariatric surgery was associated with 59% and 30% reduction in all-cause mortality among obese adults with or without type 2 diabetes respectively. [17]

  5. SADI-S surgery - Wikipedia

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    The SADI-S is a single anastomosis bariatric surgery. It is different from the classic duodenal switch, the gastric bypass (RNY) or sleeve gastrectomy.It is a type of bariatric surgery carried out to lose weight and to mitigate various metabolic issues including type 2 diabetes, dislipidemia, metabolic syndrome, and polycystic ovary syndrome.

  6. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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    Bariatric surgery (also known as metabolic surgery or weight loss surgery) is a surgical procedure used to manage obesity and obesity-related conditions. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Long term weight loss with bariatric surgery may be achieved through alteration of gut hormones, physical reduction of stomach size ( stomach reduction surgery ), [ 3 ] reduction ...

  7. Positive pressure personnel suit - Wikipedia

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    Racal suit — a positive pressure suit with a battery-operated blower for expeditionary use. Demilitarization Protective Ensemble (DPE) — a heat-sealed, one-time-use positive pressure personnel suit. Pressure suit — the pressurized garment worn by high-altitude pilots and astronauts. Hazmat suit — unpressurized protective garment.

  8. 2suit - Wikipedia

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    The 2suit (alternately 2-Suit or twosuit) (abbrv. 2S) is a garment designed to facilitate sex in weightless environments. It has been tested in microgravity during a parabolic flight . [ 1 ]

  9. Adjustable gastric band - Wikipedia

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    Unlike more open forms of weight loss surgery (e.g. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RNY), Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) and Duodenal Switch (DS)), gastric banding does not require cutting or removing any part of the digestive system. It is removable, requiring only a laparoscopic procedure to remove the band, after which the stomach usually ...