A number of theories have been proposed to explain the development of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis. Some investigators contend that hepatic encephalopathy is a disorder of astrocyte function. Astrocytes account for about one third of the cortical volume.
Mar 10, 2015. College semesters are about 15 weeks long. Most fall semesters begin in September and end in December. Spring semester begins in January and ends in April. This means that in the ânormalâ academic year, students are in classes for approximately six months.
A semester (from the Latin meaning six-monthly) has come to mean either of two academic terms, generally excluding the summer or January terms, if any, and so can be 12 to 20 weeks long. The word semester is sometimes used as a synonym for a term, as in a summer semester.he first of November is the start of the academic term. After the 1st semester, a small vacation when the school is halted and at the end of the Second Semester, a 2-month vacation until the start of the new year. In universities, it is divided into 4 years.