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• Ciprofloxacin
  ...tant Campylobacter species and the withdrawal of fluoroquinolones from use in poultry: a public health success story. | journal = Clin Infect Dis | volum ...r a variety of different brand names and is also available for limited use in [[veterinary medicine]].
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• Fluoxetine
  '''Fluoxetine''' (trade names: '''Prozac''', '''Sarafem''', or in combination with [[olanzapine]] as '''[[Symbyax]]''') is an [[antidepressan ...ion]] (including pediatric depression), [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]] (in both adult and pediatric populations), [[bulimia nervosa]], [[panic disorde
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• Nitrous oxide
  | SolubleOther = soluble in [[alcohol]], [[ether]], [[sulfuric acid]] ...ept for [[California]] allow nitrous oxide as an [[anesthetic]]. Also used in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Australia]]. -->
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• Mercury (element)
  Mercury occurs in deposits throughout the world mostly as [[cinnabar]] ([[mercuric sulfide]]) ...ration]]. It is used in lighting: electricity passed through mercury vapor in a phosphor tube produces short-wave [[ultraviolet light]] which then causes
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• Zidovudine
  ...nt in [[Combivir]] and [[Trizivir]], among others. Zidovudine is included in the [[World Health Organization]]'s "[[WHO Model List of Essential Medicine ...for cancer. These efforts eventually culminated in the "[[War on Cancer]]" in the 1970s.
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• Temazepam
  ...tional Abuse: Intravenous (IV), Intramuscular (IM), Insufflated, Sprinkled in ethanol, smoked ...ref>{{cite journal |author=Fuccella LM |title=Bioavailability of temazepam in soft gelatin capsules |journal=Br J Clin Pharmacol |volume=8 |issue=1 |page
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• Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
  ...e best-known scholars of the day. This edition of the encyclopedia is now in the [[public domain]], but the outdated nature of some of its content makes ...ot only in the increased amount of American and Canadian content, but also in the efforts made to give it a more popular tone.{{Citation needed|date=June
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• Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...ritannica'' became the first encyclopaedia to adopt "continuous revision", in which the encyclopaedia is continually reprinted and every article updated ...up> edition, ''Index'' preface}}</ref> Although publication has been based in the United States since 1901, the ''Britannica'' has maintained [[American
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• Robert McHenry
  ...anies, becoming editor-in-chief of the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' in 1992, a position he held until 1997. McHenry is also author of the book ''[[How ...ellogg School of Management]] with a [[Master of Business Administration]] in 1987.<ref name="EBbio">{{cite web | title=Robert McHenry | work=Encyclopæd
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• Mortimer J. Adler
  ...www.angelicum.net/html/in_memoriam_mortimer_j__adler.html Ralph McInerny, "In Memoriam Mortimer J. Adler," Crisis magazine, 2001]</ref> ....html?res=9A0DE2DC1738F933A25751C1A960948260 Charles A. Wagner] was editor-in-chief and [[Whittaker Chambers]] an associate editor).<ref>
  52 KB (8,236 words) - 12:32, 19 September 2010
• History of the Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...me "supplements" (3rd–6th) or undergone drastic re-organizations (15th). In recent years, digital versions of the ''Britannica'' have been developed, b ...[[Cyclopaedia, or Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences|Cyclopedia]]'' in 1728, which went through multiple editions and awakened publishers to the e
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• Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity
  ...; and it does claim to be a 'complete account of all things' - to contain, in epitome, all that was known at the time it was written. ...ia'' contributed to the popularization and legitimization of [[Platonism]] in the Arabic world.<ref name="ency-borges">"George Sales observes that this u
  42 KB (6,519 words) - 12:33, 19 September 2010
• Asphalt
  ...extremely large".<ref name="Quddus99">Muhammad Abdul Quddus (1992), p.99, in ch.5 pdf</ref> In [[American English]], asphalt (or asphalt cement) is the carefully refined
  34 KB (5,036 words) - 20:35, 20 September 2010
• Depleted uranium
  ...rs |accessdate= |author= |date= |year= |publisher= UN |pages= }}</ref> In the past, DU has been called '''Q-metal''', '''depletalloy''', and '''D-38' ...>]]. Civilian uses include counterweights in aircraft, radiation shielding in medical [[radiation therapy]] and industrial [[radiography]] equipment, and
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• Hemp
  In modern times, hemp has been used for industrial purposes including paper, [ title=Industrial Hemp Production in Alberta |
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• Young worker safety and health
  ...almost any economic sector. However, at a global level, most of them work in agriculture (70%).<ref name=WHO_Childlab/> ...t available for younger adolescents who are also known to work, especially in agricultural settings.
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• Confined space
  In a wide variety of industrial environments workers may be expected to enter ...ear, complete understanding of the issues involved in entering and working in these spaces, and the management of potential hazards to ensure on-going wo
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• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
  ...ation=[[Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974]]<br>[[Offshore Safety Act 1992]]<br>[[Railways Act 1993]]| ...uk/riddor/ UK Government advice site] accessed 5 March 2008</ref><ref name=law>[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si1995/Uksi_19953163_en_1.htm Statutory Instrume
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning
  ...omplete oxidation to carbon dioxide (CO₂) and is often produced in domestic or industrial settings by motor vehicles and other gasoline-powere ...mans by combining with [[hemoglobin]] to form [[carboxyhemoglobin]] (HbCO) in the blood. This prevents oxygen binding to hemoglobin, reducing the oxygen-
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• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
  Title=The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992| Citation=1992 No. 3004|
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