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• Type 91 torpedo
  ...[torpedo]] had 450 mm (17-3/4 in) diameter. There were five models of body design and five models of warhead design put into service, with warheads fr ! Main body
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• Dexamethasone
  ...terial meningitis. It then acts to reduce the inflammatory response of the body to the bacteria killed by the antibiotics (bacterial death releases pro-inf ...tal adrenal hyperplasia]] (CAH) in female fetuses. CAH causes a variety of physical abnormalities, notably [[Intersex|ambiguous genitalia]] in girls. Early pre
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• Praziquantel
  ...s]], [[headache]], and malaise. [[Drowsiness]], [[somnolence]], [[fatigue (physical)|fatigue]], and [[Vertigo (medical)|vertigo]] have also been seen. Almost a *Other locations/Body as a whole: Lower back pain, myalgia, arthralgia, fever, sweating, various
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• Lamivudine
  == Physical interaction with [[Tenofovir DF]] == For a child 3 months to 12 years old, about 1.4-2 mg per lb. of body weight twice a day, no more than 150 mg per dose.
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• Sodium nitrite
  ...in Laboratories, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.}}</ref> ...lations such as infants may be particularly vulnerable. However, the human body can tolerate fairly high levels of methemoglobin before toxemia sets in. Th
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• Ketamine
  ...ients who were suffering from treatment-resistant depression without other physical or psychiatric illness. ...ociative state, characterised by a sense of detachment from one's physical body and the external world which is known as [[depersonalization]] and [[dereal
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• Metformin
  ...i/content/full/359/15/1577}}</ref> In addition, metformin had no effect on body weight: over the 10-year treatment period, the metformin group gained about ...s no more effective than metformin, and for older individuals with a lower body mass index, metformin was no better than placebo in preventing diabetes.<re
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• Activated carbon
  # '''Physical reactivation''': The precursor is developed into activated carbons using ga ...ously with the chemical activation. Chemical activation is preferred over physical activation owing to the lower temperatures and shorter time needed for acti
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• Aspirin
  ...a uniform chemical formula for all markets, but adapting the packaging and physical aspects for each.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/ ...ed clinical trials on adults. 1 g of aspirin, on average, reduced the oral body temperature from {{convert|39.0|C|abbr=on}} to {{convert|37.6|C|abbr=on}} a
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• Dopamine
  Dopamine is biosynthesized in the body (mainly by nervous tissue and the [[adrenal medulla|medulla]] of the [[adre ...e brain, and in relation to [[neurobiology|neurobiological]] theories of [[physical dependence|chemical addiction]] (not to be confused with [[Substance depend
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• Glucose
  ==Physical properties== ...ntaining compounds and [[isomer]]ic forms are digested and taken up by the body in the intestines, including [[:en:starch|starch]], [[:en:glycogen|glycogen
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• Potassium chloride
  ==Physical properties== Potassium is vital in the [[human body]] and oral potassium chloride is the common means to replenish it, although
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• Cortisol
  ...poglycemia]], illness, [[fever]], trauma, [[surgery]], [[fear]], [[pain]], physical exertion or extremes of [[temperature]]. Cortisol levels may also be differ ...ealth/a/cortisol.htm |title=Cortisol and Stress: How Cortisol Affects Your Body, and How To Stay Healthy in the Face of Stress |publisher=Stress.about.com
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• Epinephrine
  ==Actions in the body== As a hormone, epinephrine acts on nearly all body tissues. Its actions vary by tissue type and tissue expression of [[adrener
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• Mercury (element)
  ===Physical properties=== ...gs resulted in the mobilization of a small fraction of the total estimated body mercury. DMSA was able to increase the excretion of mercury to a greater ex
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• Morphine
  ...], [[dihydrocodeine]], tetrahydrothebaine, and [[hydrocodone]]. The human body also produces small amounts of morphine and metabolises it into a number of ...ance dependence|dependence]] develop rapidly, although [[Physical property|physical]] addiction may take several months to develop.
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• Diazepam
  ...depending upon the condition to be treated, the severity of symptoms, the body weight of the patient, and any [[Comorbidity|comorbid]] conditions the pati ...&nbsp;mg per dose taken 2 to 4 times per day, depending on such factors as body weight and condition being treated. For the elderly or people with liver di
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• Taxus baccata
  ...e]]s have the lowest tolerance, with a lethal dose of 200–400&nbsp;mg/kg body weight, but [[cattle]], [[pig]]s, and other livestock are only slightly les ...antage of the natural properties of yew wood since the heartwood resists [[physical compression|compression]] while the sapwood resists stretching. This increa
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• Temazepam
  ...to two-to-four weeks due to concerns of [[drug tolerance|tolerance]] and [[physical dependence|dependence]].<ref name="tembnf">{{cite web |url= http://bnf.org/ ...B. | last4 = Verster | first4 = JC. | title = Effect of hypnotic drugs on body balance and standing steadiness. | journal = Sleep Med Rev | volume = 14 |
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• Propædia
  ...Matter '''1.2.6'''&nbsp;[[Mechanics]]&nbsp;of&nbsp;Particles,&nbsp;[[Rigid Body|Rigid]]&nbsp;and&nbsp;[[Deformation (engineering)|Deformable&nbsp;Bodies]]: ...''&nbsp;The&nbsp;[[Planet]]&nbsp;[[Earth]] '''2.1.2'''&nbsp;Earth’s&nbsp;Physical&nbsp;Properties '''2.1.3'''&nbsp;[[Structure of the Earth|Structure&nbsp;an
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• Mortimer J. Adler
  ...t, the very phrase "[[noncognitive ethics]]" declares that ethics is not a body of knowledge. ...reme form of [[dualism]] that stemmed from such philosophers as [[Plato]] (body and soul) and [[Descartes]] (mind and matter):
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• Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland
  ...ost recent authorities, and forming a complete body of Scottish Geography, Physical, Statistical and Historical."<ref>[http://www.maybole.org/history/Gazatteer ...rough]], [[civil parish]], and [[diocese]], describing their political and physical features and naming the principal people of each place.
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• Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity
  ...and those of the Philosophers who have the right view...maintain that the body is only a prison of the soul, or a veil, an intermediary path or an isthmus ...asa'il'' is vast and ranges from mathematics, music, logic, astronomy, the physical and natural sciences, as well as exploring the nature of the soul and inves
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• Homeostasis
  ...l Rev. 1929; 9: 399-431.</ref> and 1932<ref>Cannon WB. ''The Wisdom of the Body''. 1932. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York.</ref><ref>[[Karl Ludwig von ...xotherm]]ic (both [[ectotherm]] and [[poikilotherm]]) animals exhibit wide body temperature variation. Examples of endothermic animals include [[mammals]]
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• Miosis
  | title = Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination ...hormone [[melatonin]], [[Entrainment (chronobiology)|entrainment]] of the body's [[circadian rhythm]]s and regulation of the size of the pupil.
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• Mydriasis
  ...driasis''' is an excessive dilation of the [[pupil]] due to [[disease]], [[Physical trauma|trauma]] or the use of [[drug]]s. Normally, the pupil dilates in the ...[[2C-B]]; and [[Dimethyltryptamine|DMT]], naturally produced by the human body and several hallucinogenic plants, all produce mydriasis by agonizing the [
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• Bingham plastic
  ...'Bingham plastic''' is a [[viscoplastic]] material that behaves as a rigid body at low stresses but flows as a [[viscosity|viscous]] [[fluid]] at high stre ...interaction, creating a weak solid structure, formerly known as a '''false body''', and a certain amount of stress is required to break this structure. On
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• Orthotropic material
  ...nted in physical theories by [[constitutive relation]]s. A large class of physical behaviors can be represented by linear material models that take the form o where <math>\mathbf{d},\mathbf{f}</math> are two vectors representing physical quantities and <math>\boldsymbol{K}</math> is the second-order material ten
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• Ceramic materials
  ...ng" powders into the desired shape, and then [[sintering]] to form a solid body. [[Ceramic forming techniques]] include shaping by hand (sometimes includin The physical properties of any ceramic substance are a direct result of its crystalline
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• Polymer nanocomposite
  The transition from micro- to nano-particles lead to change in its physical as well as chemical properties. Two of the major factors in this are the in ...d, first of all, the guiding of the nanotubes to specific locations in the body by external magnetic fields. '''Super [[paramagnetic]] particles''' are kno
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• Shape memory polymer
  ...ub>perm</sub>'', is the temperature that must be exceeded to establish the physical crosslinks responsible for the permanent shape. The switching segments, on ...g and flow of polymer chains, cross-linking can be used, both chemical and physical.
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• Synthetic biodegradable polymer
  * It is [[metabolized]] in the body after fulfilling its purpose. ...anical properties until it is no longer needed and then be absorbed by the body leaving no trace. The backbone of the polymer is hydrolytically unstable. T
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• Biopolymer
  Kumar, A., et al., "Smart Polymers: Physical Forms & Bioengineering Applications", Progress in Polymer Science, Vol. 32, ...these polymers have ordered branched structures. Starch, for example, is a physical combination of branched and linear polymers (amylopectin and amylose, respe
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• Polypropylene
  ==Chemical and physical properties== ...blow-molding production process. As the melt flow increases, however, some physical properties, like impact strength, will decrease.
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• Micro-encapsulation
  ...rs are the most common. The technique of microencapsulation depends on the physical and chemical properties of the material to be encapsulated.<ref name=cat>{{ ===Physical methods===
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• Polyethylene terephthalate
  ...les a test tube with the bottle-cap threads already molded into place. The body of the tube is significantly thicker, as it will be inflated into its final ...eristics during each recycling cycle, which are detectable by chemical and physical laboratory analysis.
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• Polyethylene glycol
  ...nt molecular weights find use in different applications and have different physical properties (e.g., [[viscosity]]) due to chain length effects, their chemica ...s|author = Tonya Johnson|title = Army Scientists, Engineers develop Liquid Body Armor|url = http://www.militaryinfo.com/news_story.cfm?textnewsid=961|date
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• Double layer (interfacial)
  ...d particle, a gas bubble, a liquid [[droplet]], or a [[porous media|porous body]]. The DL refers to two parallel layers of charge surrounding the object. T ...Helmholtz treated the DL mathematically as a simple capacitor, based on a physical model in which a single layer of ions is adsorbed at the surface.
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• Depleted uranium
  .../> It is weakly radioactive and remains so because of its long [[half-life|physical half-life]] (4.468 billion years for [[uranium-238]]), but has a considerab {{quotation|Annex II to the [[Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material]] 1980 (which became operative on 8 February
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• Metallic bond
  ...on as neutral (non-charged) entities. Metallic bonding accounts for many [[physical properties]] of metals, such as [[Strength of materials|strength]], [[malle ...drawback. It remains a one-electron approximation to a multitudinous many-body problem. In other words, the energy states of each electron are described a
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• Metallurgy
  '''Metallurgy''' is a domain of [[materials science]] that studies the physical and chemical behavior of [[metal]]lic [[Chemical element|elements]], their ...ve to [[In-situ leaching|leaching]]. Leaching dissolves minerals in an ore body and results in an enriched solution. The solution is collected and processe
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• Refractory metals
  ===Physical=== ...rhenium which is [[Close-packing of spheres|hexagonal close-packed]]. Most physical properties of the elements in this group vary significantly because they ar
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• Polystyrene
  ...ufacturing process, XPS does not require facers to maintain its thermal or physical property performance. Thus, it makes a more uniform substitute for [[corrug ...aturally occurring substance in our environment and to date, no regulatory body anywhere in the world has classified styrene as a known human [[carcinogen]
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• Thermal insulation
  ...more of the three mechanisms of [[heat transfer]] and is dependent on the physical properties of the material employed to do this. Clothing is chosen to maintain the temperature of the human body.
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• Coffea
  ...ain of the polysaccharides, making the green coffee bean more resistant to physical breakdown and less soluble in water.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Redgwell RJ ...mical structure.<ref>{{cite book |author=Clifford MN |chapter=Chemical and physical aspects of green coffee and coffee products|editor=Clifford MN, Wilson KC |
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• IWTO
  ...publisher=Woodhead Publishing|isbn=1855731916}}</ref><ref>{{citebook|title=Physical Testing of Textiles |author= B. P. Saville|year=1999|publisher=Woodhead Pub
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• Beeswax
  ...tomical terms of location|ventral]] shield or plate of each segment of the body) on abdominal segments 4 to 7. The size of these wax glands depends on the ==Physical characteristics==
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• Paraffin
  | work =Kaye and Laby Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants | publisher =[[National Physical Laboratory, UK|National Physical Laboratory]]
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• Earthen plaster
  ==Physical composition== Manure serves as a binding agent and gives plaster more body. Manure also contains small fibers that provide additional tensile strengt
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• Sandstone
  ...om suspension; i.e., ceasing to be rolled or bounced along the bottom of a body of water (e.g., seas or rivers) or ground surface (e.g., in a desert or [[e ...rphic]] [[terrain]]s where [[chemical weathering]] is [[subordinate]] to [[physical weathering]].
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• Steel
  ...lity steel. At [[room temperature]], the most stable form of iron is the [[body-centered cubic]] (BCC) structure α-[[ferrite (iron)|ferrite]]. It is a fai ...takes an α ferrite BCC crystal form, but higher carbon contents take a [[body-centered tetragonal]] (BCT) structure. There is no thermal [[activation ene
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• Bamboo
  Bamboo growth can also be controlled by surrounding the plant or grove with a physical barrier. Typically, concrete and specially-rolled [[HDPE]] plastic are the ...amboo section. [[Hawaiian Islands|Hawaiian]] bamboo ('ohe) is a kinolau or body form of the [[Polynesian mythology|Polynesian]] creator god [[Kāne]].
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• Drywall
  ...cold water in a [[water pipe|pipe]]), particularly in a fire, but it is a physical impossibility to have the penetrants follow the movement of drywall assembl and ridges are acceptable. Joint compound applied over the body of the tape at the time of tape embedment
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• Fever
  ...normal range of {{convert|36.5|–|37.5|C|F}} due to an increase in the [[body temperature]] regulatory [[Human_thermoregulation#Thermoregulation_in_human ...mperature is reached, there is a feeling of warmth. A fever is one of the body's [[immune]] responses that attempt to neutralize a bacterial or viral [[in
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• Confined space
  Some of the risks associated with the presence of chemical or physical hazards in confined spaces include: • from the wearing of PPE as this places an extra workload on the body. Employers should have regard to the guidance in AS 1715 on medical fitness
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• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
  ...ber=2&filesize=56647 ss.33(1)(c), 33(3)]</ref> Either an individual or a [[body corporate|corporation]] can be punished<ref>[[Interpretation Act 1978]], s. ...ade by a responsible person to the relevant enforcing authority which is a body, possibly the local government authority, to which the HSE has delegated it
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning
  ...ases the removal of carbon monoxide from hemoglobin, in turn providing the body with normal levels of oxygen. The prevention of poisoning is a significant ...aint stripper]]s. Dichloromethane is converted into carbon monoxide by the body.<ref name="DrugMetabDispos1975-kubic">{{cite journal|author=Kubic VL, Ander
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• Contact dermatitis
  ...SJ, Ross JS, White IR, McFadden JP, Rycroft RJ |title=Dermatitis caused by physical irritants |journal=Br. J. Dermatol. |volume=147 |issue=2 |pages=270–5 |ye While either form of contact dermatitis can affect any part of the body, irritant contact dermatitis often affects the hands, which have been expos
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• Laser safety
  Infrared lasers are particularly hazardous, since the body's protective "[[blink|blink reflex]]" response is triggered only by visible ...tripping over cables. Finally, the weight, fit, and ventilation may cause physical discomfort.
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• Cancer
  ...ssues), and sometimes ''[[metastasis]]'' (spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood). These three malignant properties of cancers differenti ...ers are classified by the [[List of distinct cell types in the adult human body|type of cell]] that resembles the tumor and, therefore, the tissue presumed
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• Workplace stress
  ...]] "[[The Hunting of the Snark]]" )]]'''Workplace stress''' is the harmful physical and emotional response that occurs when there is a poor match between job d ...away from extremities, skin, and organs that are not currently serving the body.
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• Nosocomial infection
  ...nfections of the [[urinary tract]], [[bloodstream]] and other parts of the body. Many types are difficult to attack with antibiotics, and [[antibiotic resi ...ve been true in the past. Moreover, some [[medical procedure]]s bypass the body's natural protective barriers. Since medical staff move from patient to pat
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• Manganese
  ===Physical properties=== ...ng organisms for essential functions; other states are toxic for the human body. The +2 oxidation of Mn results from removal of the two '''4s''' electrons,
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• Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency
  ...st important crop in Korea since the Lee Dynasty , it required significant physical labor, but the gains from that were in vain, compared to the time and labor ...dent’s harm and searched for a solution by establishing a [[Professional body|professional organization]] for preventing occupational disaster.
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• Physical hazard
  In [[occupational hygiene]], a '''physical hazard''' can be a hazard of one of the following types: * Vibration (Hand-Arm, Whole-body)
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• Air safety
  The ultimate form of [[Turbine engine failure|engine failure]], physical separation, occurred in 1979 when a complete engine detached from [[America ...Metal fatigue]] has caused failure either of the engine or of the aircraft body.
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• Test and tagging
  The Standard defines a number of checks that shall be made by visual and physical inspection of the appliance, including obvious damage or defects in the acc The tag can be applied to the body of an appliance if needed.
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• Implications of nanotechnology
  ...ay allow for automation of tasks which were previously inaccessible due to physical restrictions, which in turn may reduce labor, land, or maintenance requirem ...and Health]] is conducting research on how nanoparticles interact with the body’s systems and how workers might be exposed to nano-sized particles in the
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• Examinetics
  ...le Examinetics nurses and technicians to carry out medical tests including physical examinations, vision screening and [[tonometry]] and operate bio-instrument ...olecular interactions of occupationally derived [[toxic]] chemicals in the body thru to the science behind [[ergonomically]] correct workstations for emplo
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• Ergonomics
  ...ometric, physiological and biomechanical characteristics as they relate to physical activity. ...ts in space be tolerated, and what effects would they have on the mind and body? The dawn of the [[Information Age]] has resulted in the new ergonomics fie
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• Benzene
  ...up> <ref name=handbook13>{{cite journal|author= David R. Lide, ed.|title= "Physical Constants of Organic Compounds", in CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, ...other solvents, especially [[toluene]] (methyl benzene), which has similar physical properties but is not as carcinogenic.
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• Mold growth, assessment, and remediation
  ...s fog uses a chemical that is EPA approved and does not harm or damage the physical well being of persons or animals. ** Disposable protective clothing covering the entire body including the head, shoes and hands
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• Activity-centered ergonomics
  ...ween the task ( project record, the field of virtual future) and activity (body - the brain of course) who takes positions and makes movements activates th ** On the physical health including the [[musculoskeletal disorder]] (MSD) affecting 12 to 14%
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• Emergency management
  A precursor activity to the mitigation is the identification of risks. Physical [[risk assessment]] refers to the process of identifying and evaluating haz The key federal coordinating and advisory body for emergency management in Australia is [[Emergency Management Australia]]
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• Right to know
  Chemicals that may pose health risks or those that are physical hazards (such as fire or explosion) are covered. There is no comprehensive *Substances listed in the Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents, published by the [[American Conference of Governmental Industrial H
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• Light curtain
  ...and other forms of traditional machine guarding. By reducing the need for physical guards and barriers, light curtains can increase the maintainability of the ...us machine as per Figure B, so that if the operator puts any part of their body into the machine, then some of the infra-red beams between the Transceivers
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• Arsenic
  ===Physical characteristics=== ...signal in the [[Positron emission tomography|PET scan]] is clearer as the body tends to transport iodine to the thyroid gland producing a lot of noise.<re
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• Chromium
  ===Physical=== ...e blood before it enters the cells. The chromium(III) is excreted from the body, whereas the chromate ion is transferred into the cell by a transport mecha
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• Cadmium
  ===Physical properties=== ...hod (such as special low-embrittlement cadmium electroplating processes or physical vapor deposition). In addition, titanium embrittlement caused by cadmium-pl
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• Manual handling
  ...en performed incorrectly or excessively, these tasks may expose workers to physical risk factors, fatigue, and injury.<ref name=mhia>Material Handling Industry ...mproperly. Ergonomic lifting techniques involve keeping loads close to the body and near the person's [[Center of mass|center of gravity]], using diagonal
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• Chlorine
  ===Physical characteristics=== ...still better explained by regarding oxygenated muriatic acid as a compound body."|author = Gay-Lussac, Joseph Louis; Thénard, Louis-Jacques}}</ref>
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• Wildfire
  .../ref> Wildfires are characterized in terms of the cause of ignition, their physical properties such as speed of [[wikt:propagation|propagation]], the combustib ...es are always unique, all wildfires can be characterized in terms of their physical properties, their fuel type, and the effect that weather has on the fire.
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• Personal health record
  ...to locate, update, and share with others. Paper-based PHRs are subject to physical loss and damage, such as can occur during a natural disaster. Paper records PC-based PHRs are subject to physical loss and damage of the personal computer and the data that it contains.
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• SA8000
  *[[Discipline]]: No corporal punishment, mental or physical coercion or verbal abuse ...to SA8000 must apply to a SAAS-accredited auditing firm, or certification body. Assessment of compliance to the SA8000 Standard and the issuance of accred
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• International System of Units
  ...l analysis|different kinds of physical quantities]]<!--"different kinds of physical quantities" is direct from the article "Dimensional_analysis"; "dimensional ...c.org/publications/books/author/mills.html Quantities Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry], IUPAC</ref>
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• Pressure sensor
  :Uses the physical change of an optical fiber to detect strain due to applied pressure. A comm ...d. This technique is commonly employed to measure the depth of a submerged body (such as a diver or submarine), or level of contents in a tank (such as in
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• Partition coefficient
  ...stimating [[distribution (pharmacology)|distribution]] of drugs within the body. Hydrophobic drugs with high partition coefficients are preferentially dist ...it will have once it reaches it target, and how long it will remain in the body in an active form.
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• Stability constants of complexes
  |title=Physical Chemistry ...preference to any of the other divalent ions that are present in the human body, such as Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺ and Zn²⁺. Treatment of
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• Equilibrium constant
  ...ort by [[haemoglobin]] in blood and [[acid-base homeostasis]] in the human body. ...s." Chapter 4 in: "Aqueous Systems at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures. Physical Chemistry of Water, Steam and Hydrothermal Solutions",D.A.Palmer, R. Fernan
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• Acid dissociation constant
  ...>a</sub> values of the many acids and bases present in the cell and in the body. In chemistry, a knowledge of p''K''_a values is necessary for th ...acid]] equilibria are important for [[acid-base homeostasis]] in the human body.
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• Equilibrium chemistry
  ...4th.|isbn=0521281504}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=de Nevers|first=N.|title=Physical and Chemical Equilibrium for Chemical Engineers|year=2002|isbn=978-0-471-07 ...antity corresponding to the observed quantity can then be calculated using physical principles such as the [[Nernst equation#Nernst potential|Nernst potential]
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• Hemoglobin
  ...what transports oxygen from the [[lung]]s or [[gill]]s to the rest of the body (i.e. the tissues) where it releases the oxygen for cell use. ...readily dissolved in deoxygenated blood, facilitating its removal from the body after the oxygen has been released to tissues undergoing metabolism. This i
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• PH
  ...al Standard [[ISO 31-8]] as follows: <ref>Quantities and units – Part 8: Physical chemistry and molecular physics, Annex C (normative): pH. [[International O </ref> resulting from decrease in body pH.]]
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• Index of health articles
  ...d a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities. This article lists major topics related to personal health. - [[Body composition]]
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• List of cutaneous conditions
  ...—the [[organ system]] that covers the entire surface of the [[Human body|body]] and is composed of [[skin]], [[hair]], [[Nail (anatomy)|nails]], and rela ...ance.<ref name="Fitz" /> Functionally, the subcutaneous fat insulates the body, absorbs trauma, and serves as a reserve energy source.<ref name="Lynch" />
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• List of eponymous laws
  ...of a body due to convection is proportional to the difference between the body temperature and the ambient temperature. **First law: "A body remains at rest, or keeps moving in a straight line (at a constant velocity
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• Scientific equations named after people
  | [[Dirac equation]]<br /> [[Dirac equation in the algebra of physical space|Dirac equation in APS]] || Quantum mechanics<br /> Quantum field theo ...equation]]<br /> [[Euler-Tricomi equation]] || Fluid dynamics <br /> Rigid body dynamics<br /> Solid mechanics<br /> Calculus of variations<br /> Calculus<
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• List of prizes named after people
  | Outstanding body of work by a [[United Kingdom|British]] citizen writing in [[English langua | [[Major League Baseball]] player who best overcomes physical or emotional adversity
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• List of diseases (P)
  * [[Physical urticaria]] * [[Polyglucosan body disease, adult]]
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• List of parasites of humans
  !Body parts affected |direct microscopy of stool (PCR, anti body)
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