P-wave

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P-wave

 (pē′wāv′)
n.
A seismic wave that travels very quickly through the earth, causing the rocks it passes through to change in volume and their particles to vibrate parallel to the direction of wave propagation. P-waves can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.

[P(rimary) wave, since it is the first type of wave to be detected by a seismograph after a seismic event.]
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P-wave dispersion (PWD) has been defined as a difference between the shortest and longest p-wave duration recorded from multiple different surface electrocardio-graphic (ECG) leads, and has recently been introduced to the field of noninvasive electrocardiology [1].
It discusses the topological origin of the edge and surface states in two and three-dimensional systems, theoretical models of the topological states, key properties like Dirac-like spectrum and spin helicity, and representative transport phenomena, including the quantum spin-Hall effect, nonlocal edge transport, backscattering of helical edge and surface states, weak antilocalization, unconventional triplet p-wave superconductivity, topological bound states, and emergent Majorana fermions in Josesphson junctions, as well as superconducting Klein tunneling.
If only the first motion of the P-wave A(x) is taken into account and assuming that all of the moment tensor components have the same time-dependency, Equation (1) can be simplified as [11-15],
Correlation between p-wave velocity, impact index, slake durability and uniaxial compressive strength.
The K values of 127 samples and [PHI] values of 128 samples, grain density of 102 samples, bulk density of 129 dry samples, P-wave velocity ([V.sub.P]) in 60 dry samples and S-wave velocity ([V.sub.S]) in 10 dry samples comprised the recent and earlier data (Shogenova et al.
For the assessment of other properties, like impact strength index (ISI), slake durability index (SDI) and P-wave velocity, Schmidt hammer rebound number is considered as one of the most important parameter.
(1) P-wave duration [greater than or equal to] 0.12 s in the inferior leads suggests left atrial enlargement.
However, when every other sinus node-originated P-wave is not followed by a QRS, it is impossible to determine from a rhythm strip if the heart block is Mobitz Type I or Mobitz Type II.
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