FROM HOSPITIUM TO HORTUS MEDICUS: THE ROOTS OF PUBLIC HEALTHCARE

From Hospitium to Hortus Medicus: The Roots of Public Healthcare

The public health system is the result of a social and religious development, which has its roots in the first forms of anachoretism of Saint Anthony the Great in the East, and in the monacheism of Saint Benedict and Columbanus in the West.From the first hospitia, which protected pilgrims during their pilgrimage towards the Holy Land, similar struc

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Degenerated High-Energy Piping Supports of Thermal Power Plants

High-energy piping systems of power plants, such as Main Steam (MS) pipes or Hot Reheat (HR) pipes, operate at high temperatures and high pressure at base and cyclic loads.In the event of transient conditions, a pipe can be deflected dramatically and cause high stress in the pipe, leading to the failure of the piping system.Pipe hangers/supports ar

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Relatos del Colegio Menéndez Pelayo de Santander

Hoy he vuelto a sentarme en el pupitre de la clase de Sexto.He abierto la “enciclopedia por excelencia” (de un tal Álvarez) y me he perdido entre sus páginas.He acariciado la madera y las bisagras de esa tapa bajo la que escondimos -muchos- no pocos de los más tiernos pasajes de nuestro libro vital.Y, sin querer, he vuelto a chocar con el co

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