Its industrial decline following the Second World War was particularly acute, but in recent decades the country has enjoyed something of a cultural and economic renaissance, fuelled in part by a resurgent financial services sector, the proceeds of North Sea oil and gas, and latterly a devolved parliament.

The crisis was acute when the Pope died in the latter part of March 1191.

Nearly half ( 42 %) of these prescriptions were for conditions not approved by the FDA, such as acute bronchitis, otitis media, and acute upper respiratory tract infection, according to a study supported in part by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

For example, anorexia of infection is part of the acute phase response ( APR ) to infection.

In many cases, these types of injuries are often due to overuse or acute trauma of a part of the body when participating in a certain activity.

The word is often associated with road going emergency ambulances which form part of an emergency medical service, administering emergency care to those with acute medical problems.

According to Eliade, this " terror of history " becomes especially acute when violent and threatening historical events confront modern man — the mere fact that a terrible event has happened, that it is part of history, is of little comfort to those who suffer from it.

* Complications: Nosologies having pathogenetic relation to the primary disease, supporting the adverse progression of the disorder, causing acute worsening of the patient ’ s conditions ( are a part of the complicated comorbidity ).

The á is not part of the Portuguese alphabet, but represents the letter " a " with an acute accent.

They are part of the steroid-resistant acute rejection reaction and grave aplastic anemia treatment.

As part of its adaptations for hunting in the savannas, the serval boasts long legs ( the longest of all cats, relative to body size ) for jumping, which also help it achieve a top speed of, and large ears with acute hearing.

CKD can be the long term consequence of irreversible acute disease or part of a disease progression.

Haptoglobin is raised as part of the acute phase response, resulting in a typical elevation in the alpha-2 zone during inflammation.

Some usually aquatic animals have acute bioelectric sensors providing a sense known as electroreception while migratory birds navigate in part by orienteering with respect to the Earth's magnetic field.

Gallstones are not part of the diagnostic criteria as acute cholecystitis may occur with or without them.

Their sense of smell is extremely acute, being capable of detecting one part tuna extract in 10 billion parts of sea water.

Acetazolamide is not an immediate cure for acute mountain sickness ; rather, it speeds up part of the acclimatization process which in turn helps to relieve symptoms.

His reign ended with his retirement, prompted in large part by an accumulating list of chronic and career-threatening acute injuries ; Yates had suffered both a torn biceps and triceps, the latter just three weeks prior to his final contest, his successful defense of the Mr. Olympia title in 1997.

Tetanic contraction may also occur as part of an extrapyramidal adverse drug reaction of some typical antipsychotic drugs, specifically the opisthotonos effect of acute dystonic reaction in which " tetanic " heightening of entire body, head and belly up occurs.

Due to similarity to myocardial infarction ( heart attack ) pain, pericarditis can be misdiagnosed as an acute myocardial infarction ( a heart attack ) solely based on the clinical data and so extreme suspicion on the part of the diagnostician is required.

Often, it occurs in tandem with an inflammatory disease, as the principal stimulants of platelet production ( e. g. thrombopoietin ) are elevated in these clinical states as part of the acute phase reaction.

Pharmacological control over pupil size continues to be an important part of the treatment of some ocular diseases-see pupil, uveitis, acute glaucoma, chronic glaucoma.

Although most injury responses include a calcium influx signaling to promote resealing of severed parts, axonal injuries initially lead to acute axonal degeneration ( AAD ), which is rapid separation of the proximal ( the part nearer the cell body ) and distal ends within 30 minutes of injury.

ACE inhibitors are used primarily to treat hypertension, although they may also be prescribed for cardiac failure, diabetic nephropathy, chronic renal failure, renal involvement in systemic sclerosis ( scleroderma renal crisis ), left ventricular systolic dysfunction, and acute myocardial infarction.

Red deer are an exception, and in them the disease may be as acute as in sheep.

* Malignant catatonia is an acute onset of excitement, fever, autonomic instability, delirium and may be fatal.

Coma may result from a variety of conditions, including intoxication ( such as drug abuse, overdose or misuse of over the counter medications, prescribed medication, or controlled substances ), metabolic abnormalities, central nervous system diseases, acute neurologic injuries such as strokes or herniations, hypoxia, hypothermia, hypoglycemia or traumatic injuries such as head trauma caused by falls or vehicle collisions.

Rarely, young children, or adults may die from the acute disease due to severe inflammation / infection of the heart muscle ( myocarditis ) or brain ( meningoencephalitis ).

Hypoglycaemia occurs due to ethanol's inhibition of gluconeogenesis, especially in children, and may cause lactic acidosis, ketoacidosis and acute renal failure.

People who have been drinking heavily for several days or weeks may have withdrawal symptoms after the acute intoxication has subsided.

For example, varicella zoster virus causes chickenpox in the acute phase ; after recovery from chickenpox, the virus may remain dormant in nerve cells for many years, and later cause herpes zoster ( shingles ).

Patients with classic symptoms of expressive aphasia in general have more acute brain lesions, whereas patients with larger, widespread lesions exhibit a variety of symptoms that may be classified as global aphasia or left unclassified.

Recovery may also be caused in very acute lesions by a return of blood flow and function to damaged tissue that has not died around an injured area.

Rail fins evolved into being and surged into popularity as riders ( Simon Anderson, most famously ) sought a solution to two major performance issues of a central " single " fin-both related to engagement of the foil: For one, a centrally-mounted fin is tilted up out of the water as the board is leaned over, and thus it loses more and more of its lift as the lean angle increases-if the lean angle is acute enough, the fin's tip can be the only area left in the water ; the tip may then rapidly stall and, having lost its lift, become disengaged from the water, leaving the board's bottom as the only control surface still operating.

Another aspect of this phenomenon occurs in type I glycogenosis, when chronic hypoglycemia before diagnosis may be better tolerated than acute hypoglycemia after treatment is underway.

If housed together, acute and chronic stress may occur, and they may fight fiercely, sometimes fatally.

Commitment proceedings often follow a period of emergency hospitalization during which an individual with acute psychiatric symptoms is confined for a relatively short duration ( e. g. 72 hours ) in a treatment facility for evaluation and stabilization by mental health professionals-who may then determine whether further civil commitment is appropriate or necessary.

Plasma exchange ( or plasmapheresis ), the removal of plasma proteins such as antibodies and replacement with normal plasma, may provide improvement in acute severe weakness.

There is an emerging consensus that so-called " personality disorders ", like personality traits in general, actually incorporate a mixture of acute dysfunctional behaviors that may resolve in short periods, and maladaptive temperamental traits that are more enduring.

Other opioids differ in the intensity and length of each, and weak opioids and mixed agonist-antagonists may have acute withdrawal syndromes that do not reach the highest level.

The authors suggest that morphine administration in the acute post-injury period may reduce resistance to infection and may impair the healing of the wound.

Benzodiazepines may be useful in acute treatment of severe symptoms but the risk benefit ratio is against their long-term use in phobic disorders.

In rare cases, PPI use may cause ‘ idiosyncratic ’ reactions such as erythema multiforme, pancreatitis, Stevens – Johnson syndrome, and acute interstitial nephritis.

However, for serious acute cases of pyelonephritis or bacterial prostatitis where the patient may need to be hospitalised, fluoroquinolones are recommended as first-line therapy.

The serious events may occur during therapeutic use at therapeutic dose levels or with acute overdose.

Events that may occur in acute overdose are rare, and include renal failure and seizure.