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• USS Wainwright (DD-62)
  ...a thorough investigation of the area, the destroyer could turn up no more evidence of the presence of a [[U-boat]].<ref name=DANFS /> ...troyer steamed toward the estimated position of the sail, she searched for evidence of a submarine. After covering {{convert|10|nmi|km}} westward, she came upo
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• Type 91 torpedo
  ...unning speed 40 knots, the targeted ship steaming in 30 knots would surely turn hard to maneuver around. It is mandatory for torpedo-bomber pilot ''attacki ...rry heavy Type 93 ''oxygen torpedoes'', to launch it at long range, and to turn back safely. Soon proved that it was an unrealistic desk plan. ''Kan-Pon''
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• Ketamine
  ...een used in cases of prolonged [[status epilepticus]]. There has been some evidence that the NMDA-blocking effect of the drug protects neurons from glutamaterg ...hapter=Ketamine Psychedelic Psychotherapy |title=Psychedelic Medicine: New Evidence for Hallucinogens as Treatments |editor=Michael J. Winkelman and Thomas B.,
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• Sodium thiopental
  ...refore decrease the production of osmotically active metabolites, which in turn decreases swelling. Patients with significant swelling have improved outco ...s discovery, were due to excessive doses given to shocked trauma patients. Evidence has become available through freedom of information legislation and has bee
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• Metformin
  ...=http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/32/Supplement_1/S13.full}}</ref> Evidence is also mounting for its efficacy in [[gestational diabetes]], although saf ...d controlled trial]]s have found significant improvement with its use, the evidence is still insufficient.<ref>{{vcite journal |author=Angelico F, Burattin M,
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• Aspirin
  ...Influenza Mortality, 1918%u20131919 Pharmacology, Pathology, and Historic Evidence. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2009; DOI: 10.1086/606060</ref> Aspirin's pr ...irin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events: an update of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |vol
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• Morphine
  ...dolier/booth/Palliative/nebmor.html Nebulised morphine for dyspnoea]</ref> Evidence is better for other routes.<ref>[http://www.cks.nhs.uk/palliative_care_dysp ...raindicated in [[acute pancreatitis]], a review of the literature shows no evidence for this.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Thompson DR |title=Narcotic analgesic
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• Paracetamol
  ...[[David Lester (biochemist)|David Lester]] and Leon Greenberg found strong evidence that paracetamol was a major metabolite of acetanilide in human blood, and ...glandin H2|prostaglandin H₂]], an unstable molecule that is, in turn, converted to numerous other pro-inflammatory compounds. Classical anti-inf
  54 KB (7,376 words) - 16:52, 27 September 2010
• Diazepam
  ...474770 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Duley | first1 = L. | title = Evidence and practice: the magnesium sulphate story. | journal = Best Pract Res Clin ...</sub> receptor leading to more chloride ions entering the neuron which in turn leads to enhanced central nervous system depressant effects.<ref name="Riss
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• Mortimer J. Adler
  ...n that there is no distinction whatsoever between mind and brain. That, in turn, means that the two words -- "mind" and "brain" -- are strict synonyms. If ...f: An Inquiry into the Logical, Legal, and Empirical Aspects of the Law of Evidence'' (1931, with Jerome Michael)
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• Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity
  ...- er, he died in 1240. Er, he absorbed a lot of their ideas and he was in turn read by these ministers of the [[Nasrid]] monarch [[ibn-al-Khratib]], and [ {{rquote|right|Turn from the sleep of negligence and the slumber of ignorance, for the world is
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• Homeostasis
  ...ted to have an effect on suppressing inflammatory cascades based on recent evidence.<ref name="Ann M"/> It is believed to modulate signals transmitted through ...ck example event in the body is blood [[platelet]] accumulation, which, in turn, causes [[blood clotting]] in response to a break or tear in the lining of
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• Ceramic materials
  Physical properties of chemical compounds which provide evidence of chemical composition include odor, color, volume, density (mass / volume In turn, pyroelectricity is seen most strongly in materials which also display the
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• Polyethylene terephthalate
  ...s well as leaching of antimony. Other authors (FRANZ and WELLE) published evidence based on mathematical modeling, indicating that it is quite unlikely that P ...residues are transformed into colored degradation products which, in their turn, might release reactive degradation products additionally. Then, the number
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• Building insulation materials
  ...under all claddings. This suited the plywood industry very well, which in turn led to the North American development of its now-massive [[Oriented strand ...cupational exposures during manufacture of these materials, and inadequate evidence overall of any cancer risk."
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• History of clothing and textiles
  ...e helped to provide a coherent history of these prehistoric developments. Evidence suggests that human beings may have begun wearing clothing as far back as 1 ...lothing, may have diverged from the [[head louse]] some 107,000 years ago, evidence that humans began wearing clothing at around this time.<ref name="Stoneking
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• Wrought iron
  ...es, of which there were two versions, the German and Walloon. They were in turn replaced from the late 18th century by [[puddling (metallurgy)|puddling]], ...f>G.C. Pollard, 'Experimentation in 19th-century bloomery iron production: Evidence from the [[Adirondacks]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]' ''Historical Met
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• Bamboo
  ...round and leant against the rest of the clump for 1–2 weeks until leaves turn yellow to allow full consumption of sugars by the plant ...s, new culm diameter decreases, fewer leaves grow on the culms, and leaves turn yellow as the unnaturally contained rootmass quickly depletes the soil of n
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• Rammed earth
  ...s these will impair the ability of the wall to desorb moisture, leading in turn to a loss of compressive strength. Evidence of the early use of rammed earth has been seen in [[Neolithic]] archaeologi
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• Hemp
  ...Citation needed|date=August 2010}}. Hemp oil can spontaneously oxidize and turn rancid within a short period of time if not stored properly; it is best sto ...ry in eastern England.<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/stable/2434380 New Fossil Evidence for the Past Cultivation and Processing of Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) in Eas
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