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Basic life support. Basic life support ( BLS) is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers (paramedics, nurses, physicians). It can be provided by trained medical personnel, such as emergency medical technicians, and ...
Support and resistance. In stock market technical analysis, support and resistance are certain predetermined levels of the price of a security at which it is thought that the price will tend to stop and reverse. [1] These levels are denoted by multiple touches of price without a breakthrough of the level.
Support (mathematics), subset of the domain of a function where it is non-zero valued. Support (measure theory), a subset of a measurable space. Supporting hyperplane, sometimes referred to as support. Support of a module, a set of prime ideals in commutative algebra.
Fire support. An M198 howitzer firing a 155 mm caliber shell to provide artillery fire support. Fire support is a military term used to describe weapons fire used to support friendly forces by engaging, suppressing, or destroying enemy forces, facilities, or materiel in combat. It is often provided through indirect fire, though the term may ...
Structural support. A structural support is a part of a building or structure that provides the necessary stiffness and strength in order to resist the internal forces (vertical forces of gravity and lateral forces due to wind and earthquakes) and guide them safely to the ground. External loads (actions of other bodies) that act on buildings ...
Technical support, also known as tech support, is a call centre type customer service provided by companies to advise and assist registered users with issues concerning their technical products. [1] Traditionally done on the phone, technical support can now be conducted online or through chat. At present, most large and mid-size companies have ...
Life support comprises the treatments and techniques performed in an emergency in order to support life after the failure of one or more vital organs. Healthcare providers and emergency medical technicians are generally certified to perform basic and advanced life support procedures; however, basic life support is sometimes provided at the ...
Catalyst support. In the Phillips catalyst, used for about half of the industrial production of polyethylene, the chromium catalyst is supported on silica. In chemistry, a catalyst support is a material, usually a solid with a high surface area, to which a catalyst is affixed. [1] The activity of heterogeneous catalysts is mainly promoted by ...