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• 1983 Beirut barracks bombing
  ...=Informed Comment <!-- BOT GENERATED TITLE -->|url=http://www.juancole.com/2006/07/congress-expects-islamic-dawa-to.html|work=|archiveurl=http://www.webcit [[Suicide bomber]]s detonated each of the truck bombs. In the attack on the American Marines barracks, the death toll was 241 America
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• Sugar beet
  .... The U.S. harvested 1,004,600 acres (4&nbsp;065&nbsp;km²) of sugarbeets in 2008 alone.<ref>[http://www.nass.usda.gov/QuickStats/index2.jsp NASS - Stat ...ber 21, 2009, a federal court ruled that the USDA had violated federal law in deregulating Roundup Ready sugar beets without adequately evaluating the en
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• AT4
  ...oduces a large back blast, a significant problem when operating the weapon in urban environments. ...sweden">http://www.svenskafreds.se/english/vapenexport.pdf</ref><li> [[War in Afghanistan (2001-present)|Afghanistan War]]<ref name="amnestysweden"/><li>
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• Bofors scandal
  ...scandal was to the tune of Rs. 400 million.<ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/index.php?issueid=89&id=39264&option=com_content&task=view&sectionid=4</ref ...uattrochi.jpg|frame|right|Ottavio Quattrocchi was accused as the middleman in the scandal because of his intimacy with [[Rajiv Gandhi|Rajiv]] and his Ita
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• Naloxone
  ...<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bosack|first1=Robert|title=Anesthesia Complications in the Dental Office|date=2015|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781118828625| ...be given until the desired effect is reached.<!-- <ref name=AHFS2015/> --> In those with previous heart disease, further heart problems have occurred.<re
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• Emtricitabine
  ...se transcriptase inhibitor]] (NRTI) for the treatment of [[HIV]] infection in adults and children. ...tion (United States)|U.S. Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) on July 12, 2006 under the brand name '''Atripla'''.
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• Codeine
  ...oppy (''Papaver bractreatum''), and codeine is extracted from this species in some places although the below-mentioned morphine methylation process is st ...] found in the [[opium poppy]], ''Papaver somniferum var. album'', a plant in the [[papaveraceae]] family. Opium poppy has been cultivated and utilized t
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• Sodium nitrite
  ...s used as a [[colour retention agent|color fixative]] and [[preservative]] in meats and fish. ...in [[water]] and is [[hygroscopic]]. It is also slowly oxidized by oxygen in the air to [[sodium nitrate]], NaNO₃. The compound is a strong o
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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 | accessdate = 2006-03-12
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• Morphine
  ...city|damage]] (due to [[acetaminophen]] or [[paracetemol]] (APAP; Tylenol) in many morphine preparations) *[[Respiratory acidosis]] or an abnormal decrease in the [[pH]] of the [[blood]]
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• Ephedrine
  ...(genus)|Ephedra]]'' (family [[Ephedraceae]]). It is most usually marketed in the ''hydrochloride'' and ''sulfate'' forms. In traditional Chinese medicines, the herb ''má huáng'' (麻黄, ''[[Ephedra
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• Liliaceae
  ...lintonia, Medeola, Prosartes, Scoliopus, Tricyrtis''), and flower arranged in threes. Several have bulbs, while others have [[rhizome]]s. Shade-dwelling ...]]ous if eaten and may cause serious complications, such as renal failure, in household pets, especially cats.
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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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• Harry Ashmore
  ...(standing on the right) with other Planetary Society enthusiasts sometime in the 1970's]] ...tzer Prize]] for his editorials in 1957 on the school integration conflict in [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]].
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• Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
  ...uary 2 | year=2004| title=Venerable tomes go digital| journal=The National Law Journal| pages=P8}}</ref> ...t the original three-volume work, published one volume at a time beginning in 1768.
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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
  ...ompanies, becoming editor-in-chief of the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' in 1992, a position he held until 1997. McHenry is also author of the book ''[ ...Britannica | url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9345326 | accessdate=2006-01-03}} (subscription)</ref>
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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>
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• 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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• Jewish Encyclopedia
  ...1901 and 1906 by [[Funk and Wagnalls]]. It contained over 15,000 articles in 12 volumes on the history and then-current state of [[Judaism]] and the [[J ...Jews]] of the [[Middle Ages]]. From the 1901-1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, now in the public domain.]]
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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
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• Homeostasis
  ...[[milieu interieur]] that was created by [[Claude Bernard]] and published in 1865. Multiple dynamic equilibrium adjustment and regulation mechanisms mak ...e's ultimate example of "regulators" because they control their parameters in a variety of climates and conditions.
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• Wattle and daub
  ...wattle and daub construction, and the technique is becoming popular again in more developed areas as a low-impact [[sustainable building]] technique. [[Image:Wattle hurdle under construction.JPG|right|175px|thumb|Wattle in the process of being made.]]
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• Polyelectrolyte
  ...rolytes when dissociated. PSS is a 'strong' polyelectrolyte (fully charged in solution), whereas PAA is 'weak' (partially charged).]] ...are polyelectrolytes. Both natural and synthetic polyelectrolytes are used in a variety of industries.
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• Forensic chemistry
  ...sequence of events. "Forensic chemistry is unique among chemical sciences in that its research, practice, and presentation must meet the needs of both t ...g the drug to travel through the column. Different substances are retained in the column for different amounts of time. The retention time, as compared t
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• Metal
  ...nd [[heat]] and forms [[cations]] and [[ionic bonds]] with [[non-metal]]s. In [[chemistry]], a '''metal''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]] "μέταλλο ...ompound]], or [[alloy]] characterized by high [[electrical conductivity]]. In a metal, atoms readily lose [[electrons]] to form positive [[ion]]s ([[cati
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• 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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• Metal foam
  ...consists of void spaces. The strength of foamed metal possesses a [[power law]] relationship to its density; i.e., a 20% dense material is more than twic ...ght optics. Due to the high cost of the material it is most typically used in advanced technology [[aerospace]] and manufacturing.
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• Polystyrene
  Polystyrene is a [[thermoplastic]] substance, which is in solid (glassy) state at room temperature, but flows if heated above its [[g Solid polystyrene is used, for example, in disposable [[cutlery]], plastic models, CD and DVD cases, and smoke detecto
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• Crushed stone
  ...[[track ballast]], and [[filter stone]]. It may also be used with a binder in a [[composite material]] such as [[concrete]], [[tarmac]], or [[asphalt con ...ity [[limestone]] and [[dolomite]] suitable for specialty uses are limited in many geographic areas. Crushed stone substitutes for [[roadbuilding]] inclu
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• Dust
  ...Dust-storm-Texas-1935.png|thumb|A [[dust storm]] blankets [[Texas]] homes, in 1935.]] ...], minerals from outdoor soil, and many other materials which may be found in the local environment.<ref name="hesskosa">Kathleen Hess-Kosa, (2002), ''In
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• Textile Labelling Act (Germany)
  ...the 14 August 1986. The law was last changed by decree on the 14 November 2006. ...sold in Germany, commercially imported into Germany or produced to be sold in Germany have to have a label indicating the type and fraction based on weig
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• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)
  ...reasures'', those that have been designated since June 9, 1951 after the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties came into force. ...of items is much higher since groups of related objects have been joined in single entries.
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• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
  The term "[[National Treasures of Japan|National Treasure]]" has been used in Japan to denote [[Cultural Properties of Japan|cultural properties]] since |title= Architecture and authority in Japan
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• Structural insulated panel
  ...on to bring in [[First Lady]] [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] to dedicate the house. In a testament to the durability of such panel structures, it has endured the ...styrene core and paper overlaid with plywood skins were used in a building in 1967 and the panels have performed well to the present day.
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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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• Dry cleaning
  ...typically [[tetrachloroethylene]] (perchloroethylene), abbreviated "perc" in the industry and "dry-cleaning fluid" by the public. It is often used inste ...owstuffworks.com/dry-cleaning1.htm|title=How Dry Cleaning Works|accessdate=2006-03-30}}</ref>
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• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
  ...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 ...essed 9 March 2008</ref> Even today, hundreds are killed at work each year in the UK|thumb|left]]
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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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• Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
  ...out us | publisher=Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland | year=2006 | accessdate=2008-04-18 }}</ref> ...riginal_text.doc SI 1978/1039 (NI 9)]</ref> It was renamed '''Executive''' in 1998.<ref>Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 19
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• Indicative limit value
  In the [[law of the European Union]], '''indicative limit values''', more exactly '''ind ...nwards.<ref>Dikshith & Diwan (2003) ''p.''191</ref><ref>Walters & Grodzki (2006) ''pp''53-54</ref>
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• National Fire Protection Association
  The NFPA was formed in 1896 by a group of [[insurance]] firm representatives with the stated purpo ...nt to be represented in the NFPA was the [[New York City Fire Department]] in 1905. Today, the NFPA includes representatives from many fire departments,
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• Manganese
  {{for|the ghost town in Minnesota |Manganese, Minnesota}} ...ganese is a metal with important industrial metal alloy uses, particularly in stainless steels.
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• Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency
  ...esponsibility for the important role in [[occupational safety and health]] in the workplace. ...diseases. It was one of the fastest changing periods for Koreans who lived in during the industrial revolution of Korea. Before moving to the history of
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• Asbestos
  ...No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of C ...late wiring for its [[electrical insulation]] at elevated temperature, and in buildings for its [[flame retardant|flame-retardant]] and insulating proper
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• Health and safety law
  ...ed by the state using an inspectorate, regulatory control and the criminal law. ...eek damages for the injury caused in the civil courts under areas of civil law such as [[negligence]] and occupiers liability.
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• CLP Regulation
  ...Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 ..., Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals|Reg. (EC) No 1907/2006]]
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• Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
  ...dards. The European Union has implemented the United Nations' GHS into EU law as the [[CLP Regulation]]. * Facilitating international trade in [[chemicals]] whose [[hazards]] have been properly assessed and identified
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• Institute of Occupational Medicine
  ...] and [[occupational safety]]. Its mission is to benefit those at work and in the community by providing quality research, consultancy and training and b ...antitative research|quantitative]] data to set protective health standards in the industry. 50,000 coalminers were eventually recruited into the study fr
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• Air safety
  ...ailures through regulation, education and training. It can also be applied in the context of campaigns that inform the public as to the safety of [[air t ...tion]]. Of particular significance was the [[United States government role in civil aviation|Air Commerce Act 1926]], which required pilots and aircraft
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• Work–life balance
  ...United Kingdom</ref> In the [[United States]], this phrase was first used in 1986. ...that expects more and more from their employees yet offers little security in return.
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• Implications of nanotechnology
  ...sks which were previously inaccessible due to physical restrictions, which in turn may reduce labor, land, or maintenance requirements placed on humans. ...ated exclusion of engineered nanoparticles from certified organic produce in Australia and the UK <ref>Paull, John (2010) , [http://orgprints.org/16786/
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• Examinetics
  ...ata management services in the United States. The company was established in 2004 following the consolidation of a number of small businesses providing ...ing services to US industrial and governmental companies and organizations in over 8,000 locations across the US.
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• Occupational hygiene
  ...f anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling [[health]] hazards in the working environment with the objective of protecting worker health and ...s and refers to "[[Employment|Work]]", "[[Workplace]]" and "Place of Work" in general. ''Environmental Hygiene'' addresses similar issues to ''Occupatio
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• COSHH
  ...f the [[Health and Safety Executive]] or in some cases, [[Local government in England|local authorities]].<ref>Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, s ...uty of care|duty]] imposed by regulations, they have a [[cause of action]] in [[tort]] against the offender.<ref>Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974,
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• Emergency management
  ...anizational level after the current level's resources have been exhausted. In the private sector, emergency management is sometimes referred to as [[busi ...Reduction|disaster risk reduction]], particularly for emergency management in a development management context. This focuses on the mitigation and prepar
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• Occupational safety and health
  ...e [[safety]], [[health]] and [[quality of life|welfare]] of people engaged in [[Employment|work or employment]]. The goal of all occupational health and ...from factors adverse to health; the placing and maintenance of the worker in an occupational environment adapted to his physiological and psychological
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• Mine Safety and Health Administration
  ...es of the Mine Act at all [[mining]] and [[mineral processing]] operations in the United States, regardless of size, number of employees, commodity mined ...and Health division is divided into 11 districts covering [[coal mining]] in different portions of the United States. The Metal-Nonmetal Mine Safety an
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• Health and safety regulations in the United Kingdom
  In the '''[[United Kingdom]]''' there are many '''regulations''' relevant to [ ...h a [[fine (penalty)|fine]] of up to £400. If convicted on [[indictment]] in the [[Crown Court]], an offender can be sentenced to an unlimited fine.<ref
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• Arthur B. Guise Medal
  ...of the science and technology of fire protection engineering and is named in memory of the achievements of Arthur Guise <ref>Society of Fire Protection * [[Margret Law]] (1994)
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• Chromium
  ...is Nicolas Vauquelin]] in the mineral [[crocoite]] (''[[lead chromate]]'') in 1797. Crocoite was used as a pigment, and after the discovery that the mine ...lete removal from the diet has caused [[chromium deficiency]]. It is toxic in larger amounts. [[Hexavalent chromium]] (Cr(VI)) is toxic and [[carcinogeni
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• Construction site safety
  ...rous land-based work sector in [[Europe]], after the [[fishing industry]]. In the [[European Union]], the fatal accident rate is nearly 13 workers per 10 ...nonfatal injuries and illnesses at a rate of 7.9 per 100 full-time workers in the industry.<ref>BLS. Survey of occupational injuries and illnesses. Washi
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• Cadmium
  ...Hermann, both in Germany, as an impurity in [[zinc carbonate]]<ref>Cadmium in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1 ...declines have been due to competing technologies, cadmium’s [[toxicity]] in certain forms and concentration and resulting regulations <ref name="Refere
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• Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
  ...sion with respect to the employment medical advisory service; to amend the law relating to building regulations, and the Building (Scotland) Act 1959; and ...two years. Further, the '''Act''' provides a critical interface with the [[law of the European Union]] on workplace health and safety.
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• Lead poisoning
  ...Symptoms include abdominal pain, headache, [[anemia]], irritability, and in severe cases [[seizure]]s, [[coma]], and [[death]]. ...e policies (e.g. laws that ban lead in products or reduce allowable levels in water or soil).
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• Health and Safety Executive
  ...nd [[fire]] at [[2005 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire|Buncefield]] in 2005. Though it formerly reported to the [[Health and Safety Commission]], ...s for and encourage research and publication, [[training]] and information in connection with its work.
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• Mining
  ...ut| the extraction of geological materials from the Earth|the municipality in [[Austria]]|Mining, Austria|the siege tactic|Mining (military)|name of the ...cumference and second deepest [[open-pit mining|open pit]] [[copper]] mine in the world.]]
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• Electric shock
  ...[[stratum corneum]], is the main contributor to the impedance of the body in the case of a [[macroshock]]&mdash; the passing of current between two cont ...u]]A can be sufficient to cause fibrillation in this case. This is concern in modern hospital settings when the patient is connected to multiple devices.
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• International Standards on Auditing
  *[[ISA 240 The Auditor's Responsibility to Consider Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements]] *[[ISA 250 Consideration of Laws and Regulations in an Audit of Financial Statements]]
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• Personal health record
  ...personal health record” is not new. The earliest mention of the term was in an article indexed by [[PubMed]] dated June 1978;<ref name=FIRST>{{cite jou ...ed systems; however, current usage usually implies an electronic resource. In recent years, several formal definitions of the term have been proposed by
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• Electronic health record
  ...health-care records in enterprise-wide systems|local computerized records in a specific health-care organization|Electronic medical record}} ...e-wide information systems. Such records may include a whole range of data in comprehensive or summary form, including [[demographics]], medical history,
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• Panasonic Corporation
  ...saka|Kadoma]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], [[Japan]]. Its main business is in [[electronics]] manufacturing and it produces products under a variety of n ...ation services. Panasonic was ranked the 89th-largest company in the world in 2009 by the Forbes Global 2000 and is among the [[Worldwide Top 20 Semicond
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• Partition coefficient
  <!--This article is in Commonwealth English--> ...(D) is the ratio of [[concentration]]s of a [[chemical compound|compound]] in the two phases of a mixture of two [[immiscible]] [[solvent]]s at [[Partiti
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• Activity coefficient
  ...ro) and, as a result, properties of the mixtures can be expressed directly in terms ...tion]]s or [[partial pressure]]s of the substances present e.g. [[Raoult's law]]. Deviations from ideality are accommodated by modifying the concentration
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• Acid dissociation constant
  ...eak acid]], donates a proton (hydrogen ion, highlighted in green) to water in an equilibrium reaction to give the [[acetate]] ion and the [[hydronium]] i ...for a chemical reaction known as [[Dissociation (chemistry)|dissociation]] in the context of [[acid-base reactions]]. The equilibrium can be written symb
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• Dynamic equilibrium
  ...in composition cannot be observed. Equilibrium constants can be expressed in terms of the rate constants for elementary reactions. ...uid is given by [[Henry's law]], which states that the solubility of a gas in a liquid is directly proportional to the [[partial pressure]] of that gas a
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• Pitzer equations
  ...ent]]s. They can be used to calculate single-ion [[activity coefficient]]s in solutions which for which the [[Debye–Hückel equation]] is inadequate. T ...eal gas]]. The remaining terms quantify the departure from the [[ideal gas law]] with changing pressure, ''P''. It can be shown by [[statistical mechanics
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• Equilibrium chemistry
  '''Equilibrium chemistry''' is a concerned with systems in [[chemical equilibrium]]. The unifying principle is that the [[thermodynami ...hange, but the rate of change is negligibly slow, the system is said to be in a [[metastable]] state. The equation of chemical equilibrium can be express
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• Eigen-Wilkins Mechanism
  ...ican Chemical Society, Washington, D. C.</ref> is a mechanism and rate law in coordination chemistry governing the [[associative substitution]] reactions A simple derivation of the Eigen-Wilkins rate law follows:<ref>G. L. Miessler and D. A. Tarr “Inorganic Chemistry” 3rd Ed
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• List of phobias
  ...e hypersensitivity to a stimulus, usually sensory (e.g., [[photophobia]]). In common usage they also form words that describe dislike or hatred of a part ...m The A- Z of Fear], an October 30, 1998 ''[[BBC News]]'' unsigned article in the "Entertainment" section</ref>
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• List of colleges and universities named after people
  ...e credited as their founders. A few institutions were named by the founder in honor of a parent, child, spouse, or other close family member. | University was established by the Aga Khan in 1983 as part of the [[Aga Khan Development Network]].<ref>[http://www.aku.e
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• List of dog diseases
  ...ases are unique to dogs or closely related species, while others are found in other animals, including humans. Not all of the articles listed here contai ...ww.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/102300.htm | accessdate = 2006-11-26 }}</ref>
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• Phosphate homeostasis
  ...r be part of an organic molecule ([[organophosphate]]). Bringing phosphate in any form into the cell and when needed transporting phosphate out of the ce ...[[Cell signaling|signaling]]. Outside the cell, phosphate may be dissolved in [[extracellular fluid]] (ECF) or form structures such as [[bone]] and [[tee
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• Gabapentin
  | bioavailability = Rapid, in part by saturable carrier-mediated L-amino acid transport system<br />60% f | title = The mechanism of action of gabapentin in neuropathic pain
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• 11-nor-9-Carboxy-THC
  ...n secondary [[metabolite]] of [[Tetrahydrocannabinol|THC]] which is formed in the body after [[Cannabis]] is consumed. ...f cannabis use by the analysis of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol metabolites in blood and urine by combined HPLC and RIA. ''Journal of Analytical Toxicolog
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• Tetrahydrocannabinol
  ...ture]]), or '''dronabinol''', is the main [[psychoactive substance]] found in the [[cannabis]] plant. ...m]] from the [[Weizmann Institute of Science]] in [[Rehovot]], [[Israel]], in [[1964]].<ref name="doi10.1021/ja01062a046">{{cite journal
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• Synthetic cannabis
  ...in the USA and Canada. Several US states have made it illegal under state law. .... A survey of readers of ''[[Mixmag]]'' in the UK in 2009, found that one in eight respondents had used synthetic cannabis, compared to 85% who had used
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• Spots (cannabis)
  ...misuse for parents, teachers and other professionals", Emmett D. & Nice G. 2006, Pg 41</ref><ref>"James Bong's Ultimate SpyGuide to Marijuana", Arooka, Pg ==Use in different countries==
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• Religious and spiritual use of cannabis
  :''This article is about cannabis used in a [[religious]] or [[spirituality|spiritual]] context.'' ...last=Cook|first=John Granger|title=The Interpretation of the Old Testament in Greco-Roman Paganism|year=2004|publisher=Mohr Siebeck Publishers|page=78|IS
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• Cannabis
  {{About|the plant genus|use as a psychoactive drug in the genus|Cannabis (drug)}} ...amsterdam.JPG|thumb|220px|[[Hash Marijuana & Hemp Museum|Cannabis Museum]] in [[Amsterdam]].]]
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• Cannabis (drug)
  ...the hemp plant Cannabis sativa...is the most commonly abused illicit drug in the United States"[http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html] --> ...= http://www.idmu.co.uk/can.htm | title = Types of ''Cannabis'' Available in the United Kingdom (UK) | author = Matthew J. Atha (Independent Drug Monito
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• Buprenorphine
  ...2&nbsp;mg) and to control moderate pain in non-opioid tolerant individuals in lower dosages (~200&nbsp;µg). ...national control]</ref> In recent years, buprenorphine has been introduced in most [[Europe]]an countries as a [[transdermal patch|transdermal formulatio
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• Fentanyl
  ...of Fentanyl |publisher=Aspi.wisc.edu |date= |accessdate=2010-07-28}}</ref> In addition, it is a synthetic strong agonist at the [[mu opioid receptor|μ-o ...sp;milligrams per kilogram in monkeys, and an undetermined LD₅₀ in humans.
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• Methadone
  ...action and very low cost. Methadone was introduced into the United States in 1947 by [[Eli Lilly and Company]]. Methadone is useful in the treatment of opioid dependence. It has [[cross-tolerance]] with other o
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