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  • |Ship out of service= ==History==
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  • |Ship out of service= ...SS ''Hissem'' (DE-400/DER-400)''' was an [[Edsall class destroyer escort]] of the [[United States Navy]]. She was named for [[Joseph Hissem]].
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  • |Ship out of service= ...d States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] for his actions during the [[Battle of the Coral Sea]].
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  • |Ship out of service= ...head-on into a war, for they arrived almost simultaneously with the start of the Japanese attack upon Pearl Harbor. In the ensuing aerial melee, Willis
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  • |Ship image=[[Image:DE-320 Menges.jpg|300px|Official USCG photo of USS ''Menges'' (DE-320), date and location unknown.]] |Ship caption=Official USCG photo of USS ''Menges'' (DE-320), date and location unknown.
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  • |Ship out of service= |Ship fate=Sunk as target off [[Florida]], 24 May 1974.
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  • |Ship out of service= ...ly]] for his actions during the [[Battle of the Aleutian Islands|battles]] of [[Kiska]] and [[Attu]].
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  • |Ship out of service= |Ship out of service=
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  • |Ship out of service= ...in the [[United States Navy]]. She was the second Navy ship named in honor of Seaman [[Norman Edsall]] (1873–1899).
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  • |Ship out of service= ...f only two preserved U.S. destroyer escorts and the only surviving example of her class.
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  • |Ship namesake=[[Absecon Inlet]], on the coast of [[New Jersey]] (previous name retained) |Ship out of service=
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  • ...e DANFS | author = [[Naval History & Heritage Command]] | url = http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/w1/wainwright-i.htm | title = Wainwright | short = on | acce ...me=USCG>{{cite web | title = Wainwright: CG-24 | url = http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Wainwright.pdf | format = pdf | work = | publisher = Historian'
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  • |Ship out of service= ...sinking in 2002 with loss of two lives.<ref Name=cghis>http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Magnolia_1946.pdf | U.S. Coast Guard - ''Magnolia'' (WAGL / WLB-
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  • |Ship out of service= The fourth '''USS ''Surprise''''' and fifth American naval ship of the name was an [[Asheville class gunboat|''Asheville'' class]] patrol [[gu
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  • ...ce K, Forrest A, Leslie J, Caldwell J |title=Absolute oral bioavailability of ciprofloxacin |journal=Antimicrob Agents Chemother. |volume=30 |issue=3 |pa | routes_of_administration = [[Route of administration#Enteral|Oral]], [[intravenous therapy|intravenous]], [[topic
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  • ...ickets from [[Nova Scotia]] west to [[Minnesota]], and south to southern [[Florida]]. ...d covers over and contain a [[spadix]] ("Jack"), covered with tiny flowers of both sexes. The flowers are unisexual, in small plants most if not all the
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  • ...icle deals with the specific antibiotic called tetracycline. For the group of antibiotics known as the tetracyclines, see [[tetracycline antibiotics]].'' ...nd played a historical role in reducing the incidence of mortality because of [[cholera]]. It is sold under the brand names '''Sumycin''', '''Terramycin
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  • ...tions, EAPs are often referred to as artificial muscles. A cartoon drawing of a gripping device using EAPs as "fingers" to grip a ball is depicted in Fig ==History of EAPs==
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  • ...[[thixotropy]]. When the shearing forces are removed the gel regains much of its original state. The fibrils are isolated from any cellulose containing ==History and terminology==
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  • ...on.cws_home/405934/description#description | title = International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials | publisher = Elsevier| accessdate = 2 ...for [[fabrication (metal)|fabricating]] components from these metals. Some of their applications include tools to work metals at high temperatures, wire
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  • ...l vegetation. By contrast in some developed countries it is now the choice of affluent people who desire a rustic look for their home or who have purchas ==History==
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  • ...cture121.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Stucco from the [[Khaneh Borujerdi ha|House of Borujerdi-ha]], 1850s, [[Kashan]], [[Iran]].]] '''Stucco''' or '''render''' is a material made of an [[Construction aggregate|aggregate]], a [[binder (material)|binder]], an
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  • ...bjected in its lifetime. Stainless steel is used where both the properties of steel and resistance to corrosion are required. ...oxide. Stainless steels contain sufficient chromium to form a passive film of chromium oxide, which prevents further surface corrosion and blocks corrosi
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  • ...and commercial [[building construction]]. It is suitable for a wide range of general building board usages and for applications requiring a [[fire ratin ...[[ceiling]] cover material or sheathing. It is also being used in a number of other construction applications such as: fascias, [[soffit]]s, shaft-liner
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  • |diversity_link = Taxonomy of the Bambuseae See the full '''[[Taxonomy of the Bambuseae]]'''.}}
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  • ...y of Florida (press release) | title=UF researchers question effectiveness of decongestant | date= 2006-07-19 | accessdate=2008-03-15 }}</ref> (see [[Phe ...lephrine's effectiveness as a decongestant stems from its vasoconstriction of nasal blood vessels, thereby decreasing blood flow to the sinusoidal vessel
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  • ...pplied in the context of campaigns that inform the public as to the safety of [[air travel]]. ...eronautics Branch of the [[United States Department of Commerce|Department of Commerce]].
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  • ...age:Computer Workstation Variables.jpg|thumb|240px|Ergonomics: the science of designing the job, equipment, and workplace to fit the worker.]] '''Ergonomics''' is the science of designing jobs, equipment and workplaces to fit workers. Proper ergonomic d
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  • [[File:SENSOR logo.jpg|right|alt=Green and white logo of a person spraying crops with pesticides.|thumb|SENSOR-Pesticides Logo]] ...ta from several different sources using a standard case definition and set of variables. This information is then forwarded to the program headquarters
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  • ...he institutions for [[civil defense]] or within the conventional structure of the [[emergency service]]s. However, emergency management actually starts a ...anagement context. This focuses on the mitigation and preparedness aspects of the emergency cycle (see below).
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  • ...ropagation|propagation]], the combustible material present, and the effect of weather on the fire.<ref name=UToronto /> ...cial effects on wilderness areas. Some plant species depend on the effects of fire for growth and reproduction,<ref name=NOVA /> although large wildfires
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  • [[Image:VistA Img.png|thumb|300px|Sample view of an electronic health record based on images]] [[File:Electronic medical record.jpg|thumb|300px|Sample view of an electronic health record]]
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  • ...'Spray guns''' developed from the airbrush and are still considered a type of airbrush. ==History==
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  • ...eacher]]s or other leaders associated with the institution. This is a list of [[higher education]] institutions named for people. ...d as their founders. A few institutions were named by the founder in honor of a parent, child, spouse, or other close family member.
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  • This is a list of '''[[prize]]s''' that are '''named after people'''. ''For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see [[Lists of etymologies]]''.
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  • {{Dablink|For the plant genus, see [[Cannabis]]. For other uses of cannabis, see [[Cannabis#Industrial and personal uses|Cannabis - Industrial ...trichomes]] (commonly known as "crystals"), which contain large quantities of [[Tetrahydrocannabinol|THC]], [[Cannabidiol|CBD]] and other [[cannabinoids]
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  • ...or. Neuroproteomics is a complex field that has a long way to go in terms of profiling the entire neuronal proteome. It is a relatively recent field th So far, only small subsets of the neuronal proteome have been mapped, and then only when applied to the p
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  • | image_alt = A short green plant with many elliptical shaped leaves of arcuate venation ...[cloud forest]] in the isolated [[Sierra Madre de Oaxaca|Sierra Mazateca]] of [[Oaxaca]], Mexico, growing in shady and moist locations.<ref name=Reisfiel
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  • ...prite]] soft drink and pieces of [[Jolly Rancher]] candy. The purplish hue of purple drank comes from [[dye]]s in the cough syrup. ..., Number 2, Spring 2001. The name "lean" refers to "abusers’ propensity of having difficulty in standing up straight."</ref> '''syrup''',<ref name=Lei
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  • ...ile [[anesthetic]] and as an inhaled obstetrical [[analgesic]] in millions of patients. ==History==
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  • {{For|those of a similar name|William Mackintosh (disambiguation)}} ...y Charles Bird King.JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[Charles Bird King]]'s portrait of William McIntosh]]
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  • ...Carrier's house where two blacks and two whites were killed in [[Rosewood, Florida|Rosewood]] in January 1923]] ...g the nation's rapid social changes. Florida had an especially high number of [[lynching]]s in the years before the massacre, including a well-publicized
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  • ...emacy|white supremacist]] [[Buford O. Furrow, Jr.]] walked into the lobby of the North Valley Jewish Community Center in [[Granada Hills, Los Angeles, C ==History==
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  • ...a group. In most cases, the pilot is forced to fly according to the orders of the hijackers. Occasionally, however, the hijackers have flown the aircraft ...ably [[Indian Airlines Flight 814|IC-814]]) to highlighting the grievances of a particular community (notably [[Air France Flight 8969|AF 8969]]). Hijack
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  • ...thor of the best-selling book ''[[The Hot Zone]]'' (1994), about outbreaks of [[Ebola]] virus in Africa and [[Reston, Virginia]] and the US government's ...to weave several excellent but separate short stories into the whole cloth of a novel.”; Walter, Chip, [http://www.post-gazette.com/books/reviews/20021
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  • ...Ivins at a 2003 awards ceremony at [[U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases|USAMRIID]] | education =[[University of Cincinnati]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]])
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  • |location = New York<br>[[Boca Raton, Florida]]<br>[[Washington, D.C.]] ...g investigation became "one of the largest and most complex in the history of law enforcement."<ref>http://www.fbi.gov/anthrax/amerithraxlinks.htm</ref>
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  • ...the form of human terrorism or the smuggling and detonation of a [[weapon of mass destruction]]. This article explores the relationship between border == History of the relationship between border security and terrorism ==
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  • ...nator Dianne Feinstein |date=2005-12-20 |title=Feinstein, Bipartisan Group of Senators Seek Joint Judiciary-Intelligence Inquiry into Domestic Spying |ur ...two Committees is particularly critical where civil liberties and the rule of law hang in the balance. <br>
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  • ...as characterized as "a right-wing terrorist group" by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]<ref name=fbi>http://www.fbi.gov/publications/terror/terror2 ...for the Study of Terror and Responses to Terrorism'']</ref> Its criticism of the [[Soviet Union]] garnered support for the group, transforming it from a
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  • ...t]</ref><ref>[http://www.voltairenet.org/article30425.html The Confessions of Luis Posada Carriles]</ref> ...ity.<ref name="LA Times"/> On September 9, 2008, the [[United States Court of Appeals]] for the Fifth Circuit reversed the District Court's Order dismiss
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  • In [[North America]], the [[tradition]] of butter [[sculpture]]s dates back to the 19th century at agricultural and [[ |title = Journey to Perfection: The Agricultural Art of Ross Butler
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  • ==History== ...raw milk exclusively prior to the industrial revolution and the discovery of the [[pasteurization]] process in 1864. During the industrial revolution la
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  • <onlyinclude> <!-- See [[Wikipedia talk:Featured lists]] for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below --> ...oils. [[List of macerated oils|Macerated oils]] are made by infusing parts of plants in a base oil a process known as [[Liquid-liquid extraction|macerati
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  • ...]s, [[engineering]] services, and [[aerospace]] systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major [[corporation]]s and [[governmen ...is [[David M. Cote]]. The company and its corporate predecessors were part of the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] Index from December 7, 1925 until Febr
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  • [[File:Modern crystal radio set.jpg|right|thumb|upright|A modern reproduction of an antique crystal set. It is tuned to different stations by moving the sli ...t component, known as a [[crystal detector]], originally made with a piece of crystalline mineral such as [[galena]].<ref name="Carr">{{Cite book
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