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• Sugar beet
  ...sing factories that run 24 hours a day for the duration of the harvest and processing (for the UK the campaign lasts approx 5 months). In the Netherlands this pe == Processing ==
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• Acetic acid
  ...the biochemistry of all forms of life. When bound to [[coenzyme A]], it is central to the [[metabolism]] of [[carbohydrate]]s and [[fat]]s. However, the conce ...osive reaction mixture at the high [[pressure]]s needed (200 [[Atmosphere (unit)|atm]] or more) discouraged commercialization of these routes. The first co
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• Mercury (element)
  Abandoned mercury mine processing sites often contain very hazardous waste piles of roasted cinnabar calcines .../ref> Acute exposure to mercury vapor has been shown to result in profound central nervous system effects, including psychotic reactions characterized by deli
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• Petroleum
  ...0000 (number)|trillion]] [[long and short scales|(short scale)]] [[barrel (unit)|barrels]]) without oil sands,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eia.doe.gov/em [[barrel (unit)|Barrel]]s from an area in which the crude oil's molecular characteristics
  69 KB (9,885 words) - 09:12, 20 September 2010
• Depleted uranium
  Substantial amounts of uranium were accumulating in their [[brain]]s and [[central nervous system]]s, and showed a significant reduction of [[neurone|neuronal ...uranium NATO bombing1999.png|thumb|200px|Sites in [[Kosovo]] and southern Central [[Serbia]] where NATO aviation used depleted uranium during the 1999 [[Koso
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• Laser safety
  ...upil]] is fully open. Although the MPE is specified as power or energy per unit surface, it is based on the power or energy that can pass through a fully o ...x_5.htm CCLRC LASER SAFETY CODE No 1, appendix 5: Laser safety checklist]. Central Laser Facility, UK.</ref><ref>[http://www.safety.caltech.edu/documents/64-l
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• Manganese
  The isotopes of manganese range in [[atomic weight]] from 46 [[atomic mass unit|u]] (⁴⁶Mn) to 65 u (⁶⁵Mn). The primary [[decay mode]] In 2005, a study suggested a possible link between manganese inhalation and central nervous system toxicity in rats.<ref name=elsner>{{cite journal|last=Elsner
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• Beryllium
  ...ake beryllium the metal with the best heat dissipation characteristics per unit weight. In combination with the relatively low coefficient of linear therma ...e thermal energy range where the cross section is low (about 0.008 [[barn (unit)|barn]]). The predominant beryllium isotope ⁹Be also undergoes a
  41 KB (5,890 words) - 20:34, 20 September 2010
• Phosphate homeostasis
  ...to increased abundance of intracellular NPT2 in the sub cell membrane and central portions, with considerable spatial localization to the lysosomal compartme Microfilaments ([[actin]] cytoskeleton) may play a central role in the rapid downregulation of Na⁺-P_i [[Co-trans
  63 KB (9,050 words) - 20:26, 21 September 2010
• Cannabis (drug)
  ...nited Kingdom (UK) | author = Matthew J. Atha (Independent Drug Monitoring Unit)}}</ref> ...tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on neural activation during emotional processing
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• Hydromorphone
  ...hose involving a long-term chronic-pain patient on Dilaudid as the sole or central agent. This scenario, uncommon but indeed observed in the past, could requi ...tic pressure that pumps drug/s into the body over an extended period. The unit is implanted under the skin and has no external or protruding parts. This
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• Arithmetic logic unit
  [[Image:ALU symbol.svg|right|thumb|Arithmetic Logic Unit schematic symbol]] In [[computing]], an '''arithmetic logic unit''' ('''ALU''') is a [[digital circuit]] that performs [[arithmetic]] and [[
  11 KB (1,517 words) - 17:11, 9 December 2011
• Digital comparator
  ...equal to the other number. Comparators are used in a [[central processing unit]]s (CPU) and [[microcontroller]]s. Examples of digital comparator include t
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• Breadboard
  ...s, from small analog and digital circuits to complete [[central processing unit]]s (CPUs). ...cluster/_IMG_0031_pac_bboard_2_of_10_partial_completion.JPG Large parallel processing design prototyped on 50 connected breadboards]
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• Thermal management of electronic devices and systems
  ...icroprocessors]], [[digital signal processor|DSP]]s, [[Graphics processing unit|GPU]]s, and more. ...), this is referred to as a 'positive' airflow, as the pressure inside the unit is higher than outside.
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• OpenCores
  The library will consist of design elements from [[central processing unit]]s, [[memory controller]]s, [[peripheral]]s, [[motherboard]]s, and other co *[[OpenRISC]] - a highly configurable [[RISC]] central processing unit
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• Impedance matching
  ...n. Electrical impedance, like electrical resistance, is measured in [[Ohm (unit)|ohms]]. In general, impedance has a [[complex number|complex]] value; this ...pedance bridging]]'' or ''voltage bridging'', and is widely used in signal processing. In such applications, delivering a high voltage (to minimize signal degrad
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• Electronic game
  ...e or alternatively to require a great amount of paper. As [[Visual display unit|computer screens]] became standard during the rise of the [[History of comp ...video games]]. The controls, display and speakers are all part of a single unit, and rather than a general-purpose screen made up of a grid of small [[pixe
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• Moore's law
  ...igital electronic devices are strongly linked to Moore's law: [[Clock rate|processing speed]], [[RAM|memory capacity]], sensors and even the number and size of [ ...[[Mark Kryder|Kryder's Law]]) has held for [[hard disk]] storage cost per unit of information.<ref>{{cite news
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• PLAICE
  .... It is built around a 32-bit [[RISC]] [[Microblaze]] [[central processing unit|processor]], realized on a [[Xilinx]] [[Spartan (FPGA)|Spartan-3E]] starter
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