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• Fallout shelter
  ...s them, and becomes radioactive. When this material condenses in the rain, it forms dust and light sandy materials that resembles ground pumice. The fall ...nd close in the other, pumping air. Attach a rope, and take turns swinging it. (This is a [[Kearny Air Pump]], or KAP, named after the inventor.)
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• Fallout shelter construction
  with 3-4 feet of earth above it you will probably be fine in most cases. in a separate compartment than your living area and it needs to be
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• Carbamazepine
  ...[epilepsy]] and [[bipolar disorder]], as well as [[trigeminal neuralgia]]. It is also used [[off-label use|off-label]] for a variety of indications, incl ...treat [[trigeminal neuralgia]] (formerly known as tic douloureux) in 1962. It has been used as an anticonvulsant in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] since 1965,
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• Furosemide
  ...ommonly marketed by [[Sanofi-Aventis]] under the brand name '''Lasix'''. It has also been used to prevent [[thoroughbred]] and [[standardbred]] race ho ...independent of any inhibitory effect on carbonic anhydrase or aldosterone; it also abolishes the corticomedullary osmotic gradient and blocks negative as
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• Potassium chloride
  ...in judicial [[Execution (legal)|execution]] through [[lethal injection]]. It occurs naturally as the [[mineral]] [[sylvite]] and in combination with [[s In [[chemistry]] and [[physics]] it is a very commonly used standard, for example as a [[calibration]] standard
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• Epinephrine
  ...s a [[hormone]] and [[neurotransmitter]].<ref>{{cite pmid|6278965}}</ref>. It increases heart rate, contracts blood vessels, dilates air passages and par For noradrenaline to be acted upon by PNMT in the cytosol, it must first be shipped out of [[chromaffin granule|granules]] of the chrom
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• Zidovudine
  ...TI), a type of [[antiretroviral drug]] used for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. It is an [[analog (chemistry)|analog]] of [[thymidine]]. ...tant death sentence. AZT slows HIV spread significantly, but does not stop it entirely. This allows HIV to become AZT resistant over time, and for this r
  21 KB (3,049 words) - 16:51, 27 September 2010
• Morphine
  ...y [[Merck]] in 1827, which at the time was a single small chemists' shop. It was more widely used after the invention of the hypodermic needle in 1857. ...]. The human body also produces small amounts of morphine and metabolises it into a number of other active opiates.
  87 KB (12,376 words) - 16:51, 27 September 2010
• Diazepam
  ...SH)|publisher= National Library of Medicine|accessdate= 2006-03-10}}</ref> It possesses [[anxiolytic]], [[anticonvulsant]], [[hypnotic]], [[sedative]], [ ...most frequently prescribed medications in the world for the past 40 years. It was first synthesized by Dr. [[Leo Sternbach]].<ref>{{cite journal | author
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• Cicuta
  ...bsp;virosa'' are [[monophyletic]], while ''C.&nbsp;douglasii'' may not be. It was also suggested a specimen from California may warrant recognition as a ...ine the leaf veins. Water Hemlock is unique in the Apiaceae family in that it has leaf veins which terminate in the notches between the leaf tips, rather
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• Conium
  ...roadsides, edges of cultivated fields, and waste areas.<ref name="Schep"/> It is considered an [[Invasive species|invasive]] in twelve US states.<ref>[ht
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• Temazepam
  ...ty|among others]]) is an intermediate-acting 3-hydroxy [[benzodiazepine]]. It is generally prescribed for the short-term treatment of [[Insomnia|sleeples ...of the most popular and widely prescribed [[hypnotics]] on the market and it became one of the most widely prescribed drugs.
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• Abramowitz and Stegun
  Since it was first published in 1964, the 1046 page ''Handbook'' has been one of the ...rtant reference source. The foreword discusses a meeting in 1954 in which it was agreed that "''the advent of high-speed computing equipment changed the
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• CR-39
  ...s)|lenses]]. The abbreviation stands for “Columbia Resin #39,” because it was the 39th formula of a thermosetting plastic developed by the Columbia R ...ence of the allyl groups allows the polymer to form [[cross-link]]s; thus, it is a [[thermoset]] resin. The monomer structure is
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• Polycarbonate
  <!-- Here is a table of data; skip past it to edit the text. --> ...m BPA is a very durable material. Although it has high impact-resistance, it has low scratch-resistance and so a hard coating is applied to polycarbonat
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• Depleted uranium
  ...eing weakly radioactive, uranium is a [[toxic metal]].<ref name=Craft04 /> It is weakly radioactive and remains so because of its long [[half-life|physic ...235 contained in the depleted uranium is no longer a matter of the future: it has been practiced for several years.<ref>
  80 KB (11,721 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
• Radioactive scrap metal
  ...es used for [[radiography]] can be seen at [[Radiographic equipment]], and it is reasonable to consider this to be a good overview of small to moderate g ...ing for tools to repair his bicycle. When a medical doctor saw these burns it was understood that an ionising radiation accident was in progress. The man
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• Aerogel
  ...re and the way [[light]] [[scattering|scatters]] in the material; however, it feels like [[Polystyrene#Solid foam|expanded polystyrene]] ([[styrofoam]]) ...needed|date=August 2010}} Despite the fact that it is prone to shattering, it is very strong structurally. Its impressive load bearing abilities are due
  26 KB (3,758 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
• Coffea
  ...a '[[peaberry]]', which is smaller and rounder than a normal coffee bean. It is often removed from the yield and either sold separately, (as in New Guin ...n the land occupied by the plantation. Also, it naturally mulches the soil it grows in, lives twice as long as sun-grown varieties, and depletes less of
  29 KB (4,179 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
• Bagnold number
  [[it:Numero di Bagnold]]
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