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• The Colony (TV series)
  ...urrently resides in Santa Monica, California. He specializes in building [[alternative energy]] sources. He specialized in designing for security. ...immediate aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]] to provide care in makeshift medical units.
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• Quinine
  ...quinine, is an [[anti-arrhythmic]]. Quinine contains two major fused-ring systems: the [[aromatic]] [[quinoline]] and the [[bicyclic]] [[quinuclidine]]. ...|url= }} Also cites {{cite book |title=The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity |last=Porter |first=Roy |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=
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• Phenobarbital
  | url = http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/answerplace/Medical/treatment/medications/typesmedicine/phenobarbital.cfm ...the [[WHO Model List of Essential Medicines]], which is a list of minimum medical needs for a basic health care system.<ref name="essentialWHO">{{cite web
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• Ketamine
  ...of Essential Medicines|Essential Drugs List]]", which is a list of minimum medical needs for a basic health care system.<ref name="essentialWHO">{{Cite web ...ped by Parke-Davis in 1962 as part of an effort to find a safer anesthetic alternative to [[phencyclidine]] (PCP), which was likely to cause [[hallucination]]s, [
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• Ciprofloxacin
  ...inolone antibacterial agents on eucaryotic topoisomerases and related test systems |journal=Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=8–12 |y ...www.nycms.org/article_view.php3?view=947&part=1 |publisher=New York County Medical Society |location=USA |date=14 May 2004 |accessdate=22 July 2009}}</ref>
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• Activated carbon
  ...g the material in filters for respirators, fume hoods or other gas control systems as the gas is undetectable to the human senses, toxic to metabolism and neu ...rface area and the faster the rate of adsorption kinetics. In vapour phase systems this needs to be considered against pressure drop, which will affect energy
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• Aspirin
  ...l = BMJ| volume = 313|issue = 7070|pages = 1429–1431|publisher = British Medical Journal|date = 1996-09-24|pmid = 8973228|pmc = 2353012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite j ...pend on the blood pressure. The Collaboration suggested [[statin]]s as the alternative and more effective preventive medication.<ref name="pmid19482214"/>
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• Dopamine
  ==Functions in the brain== <!-- Neurotransmitter systems has a link to here --> ...<ref>{{Cite journal |author=Bjorklund A, Dunnett SB |title=Dopamine neuron systems in the brain: an update |journal=Trends in Neurosciences |year=2007 |volume
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• Mercury (element)
  ...nstead of mercury. Mercury thermometers are still occasionally used in the medical field because they are more accurate than alcohol thermometers, though both ...In 2002, the [[U.S. Senate]] passed legislation to phase out the sale of [[Medical prescription|non-prescription]] mercury thermometers. In 2003, [[Washington
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• Morphine
  ...ith integral needle for immediate use. From WWII. On display at the [[Army Medical Services Museum]].]] ...[asphyxia]] and death by respiratory depression if the person does not get medical attention or an antidote ([[naloxone]]) immediately.<ref name=Duldner>[http
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• The World Factbook
  *[[Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center]] ([[United States Department of Defense|Department of ...en independent since there is an arguable legitimate succession of states, systems and entities from the [[Norman Conquest]], 1066. It can also be argued tha
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• Biopolymer
  ...eir synthesis is controlled by a template directed process in most in vivo systems all biopolymers of a type (say one specific protein) are all alike: they al Alginate gels have been used widely in controlled release drug delivery systems. Alginates have been used to encapsulate various herbicides, microorganisms
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• Polypropylene
  ...66 What to do when the piping replacement needs a replacement?] Engineered Systems, 1 November 2009</ref> Many plastic items for medical or laboratory use can be made from polypropylene because it can withstand t
  25 KB (3,657 words) - 10:10, 20 September 2010
• Refractory metals
  ...operty for the use of tungsten in weapon [[projectile]]s, for example as a alternative for DU [[kinetic energy penetrator]] for tank guns.<ref>{{cite conference | ...found for tantalum owing to this property, particularly in the [[medicine|medical]] and [[surgery|surgical]] fields, and also in harsh [[acid]]ic environment
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• Technical textile
  Technical textiles include textiles for automotive applications, medical textiles (e.g., implants), geotextiles (reinforcement of embankments), agro Textiles used in construction - concrete reinforcement, façade foundation systems, interior construction, insulations, proofing materials, air conditioning,
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• Lubricant
  ...aze layer]]s formed at several hundred degrees Celsius in metallic sliding systems, however, practical use is still many years away due to their physically un ...t]]s in use in [[frying pan]]s, in baking to prevent food sticking), bio-[[medical]] applications on humans (e.g. lubricants for [[Replacement joint|artificia
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• Iron
  ...science]] communities, although applications to biological and industrial systems are beginning to emerge.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dauphas | first1 = N. | Since coke is becoming more regulated due to environmental concerns, alternative methods of processing iron have been developed. One of them is known as dir
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• Confined space
  ...he Occupational Health and Safety Act by failing to provide safe plant and systems of work and adequate information, instruction, training and supervision. Th ...erent feed formulation methods to reduce the number of bin blockages; that alternative methods of clearing blockages be explored; and that appropriate risk contro
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• Dead man's switch
  A '''dead man's switch''' (for other names, see [[#Alternative names|alternative names]]) is a switch that is automatically operated in case the [[human]] o ...[[snowblower]]s, [[Treadmill|tread machine]]s, [[snowmobile]]s, and many [[medical imaging]] devices.
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• Workplace stress
  ...]]) and other types of emotional strain (e.g., dissatisfaction, [[Fatigue (medical)|fatigue]], [[Stress (biology)|tension]], etc.), maladaptive behaviors (e.g *The immune and digestive systems are temporarily shut down.
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