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• Icy ball
  ...er) It consists of two metal balls: a hot ball, which in the fully charged state contains the absorber (water) and a cold ball containing liquid ammonia. Th ...rch=%22sorption%20refrigeration%22 Refrigeration for developing countries, Intermediate Technology Development Group]
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• Acetylcysteine
  .... The claimed mechanism is through scavenging of [[acetaldehyde]], a toxic intermediate in the metabolism of ethanol.<ref>Fawkes, SW [http://www.ceri.com/alcohol.h ...response and erythropoietin production: linkage between plasma thiol redox state and O(2) chemosensitivity |journal=Blood |volume=99 |issue=5 |pages=1552–
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• Ketamine
  ...his class such as [[tiletamine]] and [[phencyclidine]] (PCP), it induces a state referred to as "[[dissociative drug|dissociative anesthesia]]"<ref>{{Cite j Ketamine was discovered by Dr. Craig Newlands of [[Wayne State University]]. It was then developed by Parke-Davis in 1962 as part of an ef
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• Aspirin
  ...fen. The maximum dose of aspirin (1 g) provides weaker pain relief than an intermediate dose of ibuprofen (400&nbsp;mg), and this relief does not last as long.<ref ...lood is bound by [[protein]] while the rest remains in the active, ionized state; protein binding is concentration-dependent. Saturation of binding sites le
  78 KB (10,918 words) - 16:52, 27 September 2010
• Dopamine
  ...[[apathy]], [[anhedonia]]) are thought to be related to a hypodopaminergic state in certain areas of the brain. In instances of [[bipolar disorder]], [[mani The effects of dopamine on immune cells depend upon their physiological state. While dopamine activates resting [[T cell]]s, it inhibits them when they a
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• Morphine
  ...torphine]] and some other types of drugs. Morphine can be found in low to intermediate concentrations in the Iranian poppy (''[[Papaver bracteatum|P. bracteatum]] ...etabolism rate is determined by gender, age, diet, genetic makeup, disease state (if any), and use of other medications. The elimination [[half-life]] of mo
  87 KB (12,376 words) - 16:51, 27 September 2010
• Paracetamol
  ...nment where the concentration of peroxides is high, and the high oxidation state of paracetamol prevents its actions. This would mean that paracetamol has n ...and eventually excreted by the kidneys. In the third pathway, however, the intermediate product NAPQI is toxic. NAPQI is primarily responsible for the [[#Toxicity|
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• Aesculus californica
  ...(ecology)|endemic]] to [[California]], and the only buckeye native to the state. ...ry south-facing slopes and hilltops. It is also widely distributed in the state, growing along the [[Central Coast, California|central coast]], in the foot
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• Bloodroot
  ...ome]]. Comparing the biosynthesis of morphine and sanguinarine, the final intermediate in common is (''S'')-[[reticuline]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Alcantara J ...rch/march.shtml|title=Accusation against Lois March, M.D.|author=Composite State Board of Medical Examiners (Georgia)|date= 2005-07-26}}</ref><ref>http://ww
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• Temazepam
  ...zepam''' (trade name '''Restoril''', [[#Availability|among others]]) is an intermediate-acting 3-hydroxy [[benzodiazepine]]. It is generally prescribed for the sho ...datos CR, Scharf MB, Kales JD |title=Effectiveness of temazepam with short-intermediate-, and long-term use: sleep laboratory evaluation |journal=J Clin Pharmacol
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• Biopolymer
  ...of one repeating unit (cellobiose). Naturally, it occurs in a crystalline state. From the cell walls, cellulose is isolated in microfibrils by chemical ext ...e.g. cellulose acetate and cellulose xanthate, which is used as a soluble intermediate for processing cellulose into either fibre or film forms, during which the
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• Thermoset polymer matrices
  ...with the resin to initiate a room temperature (R.T.) cure. In this liquid state, polyester may be processed by numerous methods, including Hand Layup (HLU) ...red. The entire cure profiles are inherently long as there are a number of intermediate temperatures dwells, duration of these are dependent on part size and thick
  10 KB (1,378 words) - 10:10, 20 September 2010
• Polyethylene terephthalate
  ...ls to [[nucleation|nucleate]] and grow. This procedure is known as [[solid-state crystallization]]. Mechanical recycling or direct circulation of PET in the polymeric state is operated in most diverse variants today. These kinds of processes are ty
  43 KB (6,272 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
• Prepolymer
  ...polymerization]] by reactive groups to a fully cured high molecular weight state. As such, mixtures of reactive polymers with un-reacted monomers may also b
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• Polymer
  ...does the [[viscosity]], or resistance to flow, of the polymer in its melt state<ref>McCrum, p. 37</ref>. Chain length is related to melt viscosity roughly ...an be understood as the length of the chain backbone in its fully extended state<ref name="PP50">Rubinstein, p. 50</ref>.
  45 KB (6,501 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
• Petroleum
  ...ocarbons such as [[pentane]], [[hexane]], and [[heptane]] in the [[gaseous state]]. Under surface conditions these will [[condense]] out of the gas and form ...hortest molecules, those with four or fewer carbon atoms, are in a gaseous state at room temperature. They are the petroleum gases. Depending on demand and
  69 KB (9,885 words) - 10:12, 20 September 2010
• Colloid
  ...reversible hydrocolloid of [[seaweed]] extract, can exist in a gel and sol state, and alternate between states with the addition or elimination of heat. ...s: According to the second law of thermodynamics, a system progresses to a state in which entropy is maximized. This can result in effective forces even bet
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• Glossary of textile manufacturing
  :Cord is twisted fibre, usually intermediate between [[rope]] and string. It is also used as a shortened form of [[cord ..., the activity of taking old clothes and grinding them down into a fibrous state that could be re-spun into yarn. The shoddy industry was centred on the tow
  45 KB (7,016 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
• Textile manufacturing
  ::*Intermediate Frames: are used to repeat the slubbing process to produce a finer yarn. The '''grey cloth''',woven cotton fabric in its loom-state, not only contains impurities, including warp size, but requires further tr
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• Siding
  ...the building structure (studs in the case of wood construction), or to an intermediate layer of horizontal planks called [[sheath]]ing. ...spandrel panels for the Cathedral of Learning and the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings in New York. The exterior of the A.O. Smith Corporation Building
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