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- ...from radioactive debris or [[nuclear fallout|fallout]] resulting from a [[nuclear explosion]]. Many such shelters were constructed as [[civil defense]] measu During a nuclear explosion, matter vaporized in the resulting fireball is exposed to neutron24 KB (3,899 words) - 19:58, 11 June 2010
- '''Nuclear War Survival Skills''' or '''NWSS''' by Cresson Kearny is a [[civil defense ...mism in the face of such a catastrophe by asserting the survivability of a nuclear war.2 KB (347 words) - 13:15, 12 June 2010
- ...rand Mal) in [[developing country|developing countries]]. It is a ''core'' medicine in the [[WHO Model List of Essential Medicines]], which is a list of minimu ...P2B6]]) is specifically induced by Phenobarbital via the [[CAR]]/[[RXR]] [[nuclear receptor]] [[heterodimer]]. It is excreted primarily by the [[kidney]]s.20 KB (2,657 words) - 16:42, 27 September 2010
- Thyroid iodine uptake blockade with potassium iodide is used in [[nuclear medicine]] [[scintigraphy]] and therapy with some radioiodinated compounds that are ...alsky RJ, Falen, SW. Radiopharmaceuticals in Nuclear Pharmacy and Nuclear Medicine. 2nd ed. Washington DC: American Pharmacists Association; 2004.</ref>. H23 KB (3,281 words) - 16:44, 27 September 2010
- ...officinalis|French lilac]] (''Galega officinalis''), a plant used in folk medicine for several centuries.<ref name = Witters>{{vcite journal |author=Witters L ...litus: systematic review and meta-analysis |journal=[[Archives of Internal Medicine|Arch Intern Med]] |volume=163 |issue=21 |pages=2594–602 |year=2003 |pmid=66 KB (8,976 words) - 16:47, 27 September 2010
- ...n]], [[extractive metallurgy|metal extraction]], [[water purification]], [[medicine]], [[sewage treatment]], [[air filter]]s in [[gas mask]]s and [[respirator] Activated charcoal filters are used to retain radioactive gases from a nuclear boiling water reactor turbine condenser. The air vacuumed from the condens41 KB (5,738 words) - 16:47, 27 September 2010
- ...is due to the presence of a filled 4f shell. An f shell poorly screens the nuclear charge that increases the attractive [[Coulomb's law|Coulomb interaction]] *[[Mercury(I) chloride]] ([[calomel]]) is sometimes still used in [[medicine]], acousto-optical filters and as a standard in electrochemistry;<ref name=69 KB (10,077 words) - 21:35, 20 September 2010
- ...Hoboken, N.J.}}</ref> Overshadowed in part by [[aspirin]], introduced into medicine by [[Heinrich Dreser]] in 1899, phenacetin was popular for many decades, pa ...on with other pharmaceutical agents.<ref name=badmed>{{cite book|title=Bad Medicine: The Prescription Drug Industry in the Third World|author = Milton Silverma54 KB (7,376 words) - 16:52, 27 September 2010
- ...vulsant]] drugs such as a [[benzodiazepine]]. High doses of anticonvulsant medicine are often required to halt seizure activity and further medical care includ ...relationships within ''Cicuta'' (Apiaceae tribe Oenantheae) inferred from nuclear rDNA ITS and cpDNA sequence data |journal=Canadian Journal of Botany|volum29 KB (4,114 words) - 12:26, 7 July 2010
- ...ing equipment in mining operations. Advanced ceramics are also used in the medicine, electrical and electronics industries. ...ese materials for applications such as advanced drivers for laser-driven [[Nuclear fusion|fusion]] power plants.28 KB (3,876 words) - 10:08, 20 September 2010
- ...n employed in a variety of biomedical applications ranging from [[Implant (medicine)|implantable devices]] to controlled [[drug delivery]]. Polymers such as po ...ht]], and [[polydispersity]]. [[FTIR]], [[Raman spectroscopy|Raman]] and [[Nuclear magnetic resonance|NMR]] can be used to determine composition. Thermal prop45 KB (6,501 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
- {{Main|Alternative energy|Nuclear power|Renewable energy}} ...mary alternatives remain large scale [[hydroelectricity]], [[nuclear power|nuclear]] and [[coal]]-fired generation.69 KB (9,885 words) - 10:12, 20 September 2010
- ...ense</ref> DU is also found in [[Nuclear reprocessing|reprocessed]] spent nuclear reactor fuel, but that kind can be distinguished from DU produced as a bypr ...). There was some hope that the enrichment process would be improved and [[Nuclear fission|fission]]able [[isotope]]s of U-235 could, at some future date, be80 KB (11,721 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
- Radioactive sources have a wide range of uses in medicine and industry, it is common for the design (and nature) of a source to be ta ...while his mother got a 2.25 Sv dose.<ref>[http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/nuclear/radevents/1994EST1.html Tammiku stolen source, 1994]</ref><ref>[http://www-12 KB (1,945 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
- Refractory metals are used in [[lighting]], tools, [[lubricant]]s, [[nuclear reaction]] [[control rod]]s, as [[catalyst]]s, and for their [[chemical]] o ...bium can be found in [[aircraft]] [[gas turbine]]s, [[vacuum tube]]s and [[nuclear reactor]]s.25 KB (3,519 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
- ...Risk Assessment. The scientists had expertise in toxicology, epidemiology, medicine, risk analysis, pharmacokinetics, and exposure assessment. ...polystyrene was inside a railcar that caught fire), and the [[Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant]] (where fire breached a fire retardant and reached the foamed36 KB (5,017 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
- ...hadwick]]'s 1932 [[Wikibooks:A-level Physics/Forces, Fields and Energy/The nuclear atom|experiments to identify the neutron]].<ref>{{cite web *Medicine ([[Laxative]])13 KB (1,878 words) - 10:17, 20 September 2010
- === Medicine === ...Hemp is being used to clean contaminants at [[Chernobyl disaster|Chernobyl nuclear disaster]] site.<ref>[http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/pae/botany/botany_map/arti42 KB (6,310 words) - 22:11, 21 September 2010
- ...element produced by stellar fusion because the fusion of iron is the last nuclear fusion reaction that is [[exothermic]]. Iron is the most widely used metal, ...s|title = The NUBASE Evaluation of Nuclear and Decay Properties| journal = Nuclear Physics A| volume = 729| pages = 3–128| publisher = Atomic Mass Data Cent67 KB (9,808 words) - 10:24, 20 September 2010
- ...es|title = The NUBASE Evaluation of Nuclear and Decay Properties|journal = Nuclear Physics A|volume = 729|pages = 3–128| publisher = Atomic Mass Data Center ...[[reagent]] because of its oxidizing properties and finds use as a topical medicine (for example, in the treatment of fish diseases). Solutions of potassium pe44 KB (6,128 words) - 21:32, 20 September 2010
