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• Basil
  ...alian cuisine, and also plays a major role in the Southeast Asian cuisines of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The plant tastes somewhat like anise ...basil and holy basil, which are used in Asia. While most common varieties of basil are treated as annuals, some are perennial in warm, tropical climates
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• Fallout shelter
  ...ioactive material then falls to earth, subjecting anything within the line of sight to radiation, a significant [[radioactive contamination|hazard]]. A f ...r attack might have rendered these basements either buried under many tons of rubble and thus impossible to leave, or removed their upper framework, thus
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• Nuclear War Survival Skills
  ...optimism in the face of such a catastrophe by asserting the survivability of a nuclear war. ...ain by the author and is available in digital format for free online (see 'external links' below) and elsewhere. In the printed form a modest charge will gener
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• USS Stewart (DE-238)
  |Ship out of service= ...f only two preserved U.S. destroyer escorts and the only surviving example of her class.
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• Sugar beet
  ...enopodiaceae'' family, is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of [[sucrose]]. It is grown commercially for [[sugar]] production. The sugar comes from the bulb of the beetroot plant, [[chard]] and fodder beet, all descended by cultivation
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• Arc Welding
  ...orating filler material. The process of arc welding is widely used because of its low capital and running costs. ...table arc. In 1905 Russian scientist Vladimir Mitkevich proposed the usage of three-phase electric arc for welding. In 1919, [[alternating current]] weld
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• Air Defense Anti-Tank System
  ...kon-Contraves]], a member of the [[Rheinmetall|Rheinmetall Defence Group]] of [[Germany]]. ...icle has also a conventional two-dimensional radar with an effective range of over 25 kilometres.
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• GAU-8 Avenger
  ...GAU-8/A Avenger's barrel and breech assembly<br>(ammunition drum off edge of photo). ...nti-tank]] role, the Avenger delivers a very powerful round at a high rate of fire.
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• Ship gun fire-control systems
  ...GFCS for 5 inch and larger guns, up to battleships such as the [[Armament of the Iowa class battleship|USS ''Iowa'']]. After the 1950s, GCFSs were integ ...NNERY, VOLUME 2 FIRE CONTROL, NAVPERS 10798-A|publisher =U.S. Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel|date =1958 edition|location =Washington 25, D.C.}}</ref>
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• Hydroelectric
  ...l 2006.jpg|thumb|right|280px|The [[Three Gorges Dam]] in China, the [[List of the largest hydroelectric power stations|largest hydro-electric power stati ...approximately 20% of the world's electricity, and accounted for about 88% of electricity from renewable sources.<ref name="REN21-2006">[http://www.ren21
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• Quinine
  | pregnancy_category = C <small>([[United States of America|USA]])</small>, D <small>([[Australia|Au]])</small> ...nti-inflammatory]] properties and a bitter taste. It is a [[stereoisomer]] of [[quinidine]] which, unlike quinine, is an [[anti-arrhythmic]]. Quinine con
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• Mefloquine
  ...lter Reed Army Institute of Research]] in the U.S. as a synthetic analogue of [[quinine]]. ...sed to prevent [[malaria]] (malaria prophylaxis) and also in the treatment of [[chloroquine]]-resistant [[Plasmodium falciparum|falciparum malaria]]. As
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• Bupivacaine
  ...upivacaine is co-administered with [[epinephrine]] to prolong the duration of its action, [[fentanyl]] for epidural [[analgesia]], or [[glucose]]. ...A) because of potential risk of tourniquet failure and systemic absorption of the drug.
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• Lidocaine
  Etymology: from one of its many chemical names - [alpha-Diethylamino-2,6-dimethylacetani- ] - lide ...ar = 1999 | pages = 1557 | author = T. J. Reilly | title = The Preparation of Lidocaine | url = http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/Journal/Issues/1999/Nov/abs1
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• Allopurinol
  ...anthine oxidase inhibitors: renaissance half a century after the discovery of allopurinol | journal = Pharmacol. Rev. | volume = 58 | issue = 1 | pages = == Mechanism of action ==
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• Chloroquine
  ...wɪn}}) is a [[4-aminoquinoline]] drug used in the treatment or prevention of [[malaria]]. ...s introduced into clinical practice in 1947 for the prophylactic treatment of malaria.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/history/index.htm#chloroquine</ref>
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• Dexamethasone
  ...amethasone''' is a potent synthetic member of the [[glucocorticoid]] class of [[steroid]] drugs. It acts as an [[anti-inflammatory]] and [[immunosuppress ...fore and/or after some forms of [[dental surgery]], such as the extraction of the [[wisdom teeth]], an operation which often leaves the patient with puff
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• Acetylcysteine
  ...supplement]] used primarily as a [[mucolytic agent]] and in the management of [[paracetamol]] (acetaminophen) [[overdose]]. Other uses include sulfate re * '''Rheunac''' (Tree Of Life, Israel).
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• Naloxone
  ...e required, as the duration of action of most opioids is greater than that of naloxone.<ref name=AHFS2015/> <!-- Side effects and mechanism -->
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• Penicillamine
  ...s toxic (it inhibits the action of [[pyridoxine]]). It is a [[metabolite]] of [[penicillin]], although it has no [[antibiotic]] properties. ...pression]] to treat [[rheumatoid arthritis]]. It works by reducing numbers of [[T cell|T-lymphocyte]]s, inhibiting [[macrophage]] function, decreasing [[
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