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• Sugarcane
  ...al regions of Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in [[sugar]], and measure two to six meters (six to nineteen feet) tall. All s Sugar cane is grown in over 110 countries with an estimated total production of 1,591 million [[me
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• Calia
  ...plasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=1999-03-05 |accessdate=2009-12-29}}</ref> ...]]'' (family [[Ericaceae]]) and the name laurel refers generally to plants in the unrelated order [[Laurales]].
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• Zantedeschia
  ...d as "cala lily". It has often been used in many paintings, and is visible in many of [[Diego Rivera|Diego Rivera's]] works of art (see The Flower Vendor ...nd variable species, growing from South Africa north to [[Kenya]], varying in shades of white to cream and pink to orange-shades. ''Z. elliotiana'' is kn
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• Locoweed
  ...' in [[North America]],<ref name="RalphsJames1999"/> and ''[[Swainsona]]'' in [[Australia]]. The term locoweed usually refers only to the North American | title = Swainsonine toxicosis suppresses appetite and retards growth in weanling rats
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• Nerium oleander
  |image_caption = ''Nerium oleander'' in flower ...plasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=1998-03-09 |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref>
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• Robinia pseudoacacia
  ...al translation of the [[specific epithet]]. It was introduced into Britain in 1636. ...vigorous young plants. The intensely fragrant [[flower]]s are white, borne in pendulous [[raceme]]s 8–20&nbsp;cm long, and are considered edible. The [
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• Propædia
  ...pread criticism, the ''Britannica'' restored the Index as a two-volume set in 1985. The core of the ''Propædia'' is its '''Outline of Knowledge''', whi ...ch major discipline, a "roadmap" for a student who wishes to learn a field in its entirety. Finally, the ''Propædia'' serves as an expanded Table of Co
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• Biopolymer
  ...in]]s, [[peptide]]s, [[DNA]] and [[RNA]] are all examples of biopolymers, in which the [[monomer]]ic units, respectively, are [[sugar]]s, [[amino acid]] Chandra, R., and Rustgi, R., "Biodegradable Polymers", Progress in Polymer Science, Vol. 23, p. 1273 (1998)
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• Gunpowder
  ...b|right|Black powder for [[muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] rifles and pistols in FFFG granulation size. [[Quarter (United States coin)|Coin]] (diameter 24 m ...ern firearms do not use the traditional gunpowder (black powder) described in this article, but instead use [[smokeless powder]]. [[Antique]] firearms or
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• Textiles of Mexico
  [[File:RuginProgressTeotitlan.JPG|thumb|300px|Rug in progress in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca]] ...es also changed radically. Fabric was produced exclusively in workshops or in the home until the era of [[Porfirio Díaz]] (1880s to 1910), when the mech
  42 KB (6,562 words) - 10:16, 20 September 2010
• Strobilanthes callosus
  ...ORT UC-NRLF [[ANKOLA]] HIGH FOREST BLOCKS XXIV & XXV"/>, sometimes spelled in English as '''Karvy'''<ref name="Nature lovers on the Karvy trail; Times of ...2000"/>. The genus has around 250 species, of which at least 46 are found in India. Most of these species show an unusual flowering behaviour, varying f
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• Bamboo
  |image_caption = Bamboo forest in [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]] ....ogg|listen}}'' is a group of [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[evergreen]]s in the [[true grass]] family '''[[Poaceae]]''', subfamily [[Bambusoideae]], tr
  47 KB (7,158 words) - 10:22, 20 September 2010
• Iron
  ...veryday use. Fresh iron surfaces appear lustrous silvery-gray, but oxidize in air. ...rth most common in the Earth's crust. It is produced as a result of fusion in high-mass stars, and it is the heaviest stable element produced by stellar
  67 KB (9,808 words) - 10:24, 20 September 2010
• Wood
  <!--THIS ARTICLE WAS STARTED IN AMERICAN SPELLING. PLEASE KEEP PER WP:ENGVAR--> ...as secondary [[xylem]] in the stems of [[tree]]s (and other woody plants). In a living tree it transfers [[water]] and [[nutrients]] to the [[leaves]] an
  41 KB (6,609 words) - 10:24, 20 September 2010
• Asulam
  ...a [[herbicide]] developed by [[Bayer]] and used in [[horticulture]] and [[agriculture]]. It is used to kill [[bracken]]<ref>{{cite journal ...le = Restoration of Calluna heathland on a bracken Pteridium-infested site in north west England
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• Young worker safety and health
  ...most any economic sector. However, at a global level, most of them work in agriculture (70%).<ref name=WHO_Childlab/> ...t available for younger adolescents who are also known to work, especially in agricultural settings.
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• Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963
  ...on for securing the health, safety and welfare of persons employed to work in certain railway premises; to amend certain provisions of the Factories Act ...lth and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974]] and [[Health and safety regulations in the United Kingdom|regulations made under it]].
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• Workplace safety
  ...orkplace safety & health''' is a category of [[management]] responsibility in places of employment. ...>http://www.emhf.org/resource_images/Vienna_Declaration_Bgrd_Doc.pdf</ref> In the UK the disparity was even greater with males comprising 97.4% of workpl
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• SENSOR-Pesticides
  ...ort to all participating states. It also provides funding to some states, in conjunction with the [[US Environmental Protection Agency]] (US EPA). ...roposed the SENSOR program to track pesticide poisonings. Because workers in many industries are at risk for pesticide exposure, and public concern exis
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• Emergency management
  ...anizational level after the current level's resources have been exhausted. In the private sector, emergency management is sometimes referred to as [[busi ...Reduction|disaster risk reduction]], particularly for emergency management in a development management context. This focuses on the mitigation and prepar
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