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• GNU Free Documentation License
  ...distributed under the terms of this License. Such a notice grants a world-wide, royalty-free license, unlimited in duration, to use that work under the co "Massive Multiauthor Collaboration Site" (or "MMC Site") means any World Wide Web server that publishes copyrightable works and also provides prominent facil
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• Traditional Kim Chi Recipe
  ...lthy kim chi recipe, you've stumbled upon the right page on the world wide web.
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• Fallout shelter
  {{cite web {{cite web
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• Quartermaster Corps (United States Army)
  ..., a [[U.S. Army Reserve]] unit from Greensburg, Pennsylvania, gained world wide media exposure. The 14th suffered the greatest number of casualties of any *[http://www.quartermaster.army.mil/ Official web site]
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• United States Navy Hospital Corpsman
  ...] and the [[United States Marine Corps]]. The Hospital Corpsman works in a wide variety of capacities and locations, including shore establishments such as During World War I, hospital corpsmen served throughout the fleet, earning particular di
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• Arc Welding
  ...ded hull;<ref>[http://www.rnecmanadon.com/about/timeline.php Royal Naval & World Events time line]</ref> she was launched in 1921.<ref>[http://oregonstate. ...uxes fed a major expansion of arc welding during the 1930s and then during World War II.<ref name=LE-1.1-6>Lincoln Electric (1994), p.1.1-6.</ref>
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• Duct Tape
  ...width of {{convert|1+7/8|in|0}}, duct tape was originally developed during World War II in 1942 as a water resistant sealing tape for [[ammunition]] cases. ...more than 40 years to repair fiberglass bodywork. Racer's tape comes in a wide range of colors to help match it to common paint colors.<ref name=Racers>[h
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• ERYX
  ...rmor|RHA]] behind [[explosive reactive armour|reactive armour]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/land-terre/equipment-equipement/item-eng.a ...ed device]] (CCD) cameras that operate in the IR spectrum, one which has a wide view and gathers the missile into the gunner's cross hairs, and then automa
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• Vickers Model 1931
  |wars=[[World War II]] ...ere chambered in their standard {{convert|76.2|mm|in}} caliber.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/AA_GUNS3.htm|title=ANTIAIRCRAFT GUNS PART
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• Phalanx CIWS
  | production_date = 1978<ref name="navy.mil">{{cite web|url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=2100&tid=800&ct=2 |ti | range = 3.6 km <ref name="navweaps">{{cite web|author=Tony DiGiulian |url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_Phalanx.htm
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• Ship gun fire-control systems
  ...at time, and remained in use on smaller warships and auxiliaries through [[World War II]]. It may still be used for [[machinegun]]s aboard patrol craft. ...ref>For a description of an Admiralty Fire Control Table in action: {{cite web | url = http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/GentlemansCordite/AglimpseatNavalGunnery..htm
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• Ivermectin
  ...otect the individual from onchocerciasis.<ref name="UFAR Treatment">{{Cite web|author= United Front Against Riverblindness| title="Riverblindness"|url=htt ...g]]s and [[cat]]s. It is sometimes mixed with other medications to reach a wide spectrum of animal parasites. Some breeds (especially the [[Rough Collie]],
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• Dexamethasone
  ...to attempt to reduce the incidence of homosexuality in humans.<ref>{{Cite web ...gladesh. The Guardian, 5 April 2010]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10173115.stm Bangladesh's dark brothel steroid secret. BBC News,
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• Prednisolone
  ...ow [[mineralocorticoid]] activity, making it useful for the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory and [[auto-immune]] conditions<ref>Czock D, Keller F, ...nned under [[World Anti-Doping Agency|WADA]] anti-doping rules.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2008 Prohibited List}} http://www.wada-ama.org/rtecontent/doc
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• Naloxone
  | legal_AU_comment = <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jan/29/selling-opioid-overdos ...rt disease, further heart problems have occurred.<ref name=AHFS2015>{{cite web|title=Naloxone Hydrochloride
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• Codeine
  ...one of the most effective orally-administered opioid analgesics and has a wide safety margin. Its strength ranges from 8 to 12 percent of morphine in most ...;10% of the Caucasian population, 2% of Asians, and 1% of Arabs<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://codeine.50g.com/info/codeine.html |title=Codeine Information - F
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• Atropine
  ...dical needs for a basic health care system.<ref name="essentialWHO">{{cite web | publisher = World Health Organization
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• Ketamine
  Ketamine has a wide range of effects in humans, including [[analgesia]], [[anesthesia]], [[hall ...dical needs for a basic health care system.<ref name="essentialWHO">{{Cite web
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• Ciprofloxacin
  ...States patent appears to be held by Bayer, being the assignee.<ref>{{cite web |author=Streuff, et al |title=United States Patent 5,286,754 |url=http://pa ...the drug normally used to treat anthrax, a difference of $192.<ref>{{cite web |author=Bayer Corporation |authorlink=Bayer |title=HHS, BAYER AGREE TO CIPR
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• Valproic acid
  ...S. National Institutes of Health and others, valproic acid appears to have wide implications in the treatment of various [[cancer]]s,<ref>{{cite journal | ...andard [[chemotherapy]] in a phase I/II trial (44+10 patients).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asco.org/ASCO/Abstracts+&+Virtual+Meeting/Abstracts?&vmview
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• Fluoxetine
  ...sorder]] and [[premenstrual dysphoric disorder]].<ref name="RxList">{{cite web | url = http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/fluoxetine_cp.htm | title = Proza ...Verispan generic drugs 2007"/><ref name="Verispan brand drugs 2007">{{cite web | url = http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=4
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• Activated carbon
  ...urface area. Each particle in this image, despite being only around 0.1 mm wide, has a surface area of several square metres. This image of activated charc Contrary to a claim repeated {{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} throughout the web, activated carbon can capture gaseous ammonia. In fact, it is utilized for
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• Dopamine
  '''Dopamine''' is a [[catecholamine]] [[neurotransmitter]] present in a wide variety of animals, including both vertebrates and invertebrates. In the [[ ...ease dopamine neurotransmission, leading to decreased symptoms.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Cambridge Journals |title=A dynamic developmental theory of atte
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• Diazepam
  ...l Library of Medicine|accessdate= 2006-03-11}}</ref><ref name="NLM">{{cite web|author=|year=2006|url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2006/MB_cgi?mode=&ter ...ions and has been one of the most frequently prescribed medications in the world for the past 40 years. It was first synthesized by Dr. [[Leo Sternbach]].<r
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• Sodium chloride
  ..., and by [[salt mine|mining]] '''rock salt''', called [[halite]]. In 2009, world production was estimated at 260 million [[metric ton]]s, the top five produ Pure NaCl crystal is an optical compound with a wide transmission range from 200&nbsp;nm to 20&nbsp;µm. It was often used in th
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• Plastic recycling
  ...m/products/2008/04/billabong.html</ref>. But in today’s new eco-friendly world there has been more of a demand for “green” products. As a result, many ...dia. The test road used 60&nbsp;kg of plastic for an approx. 500m long, 8m wide, two-lane road.
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• Datura inoxia
  ...becoming seriously ill from intentionally ingesting ''Datura''.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5233a2.htm |title = Suspec It has also been planted throughout the world as an [[ornamental plant]] for its attractive large leaves, large white flo
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• Taxus baccata
  ...[berry]]-like structure called an [[aril]], {{convert|8|-|15|mm}} long and wide and open at the end. The arils are mature 6–9 months after pollination, a ...it was originally used seems to refer to the colour [[brown]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache:nLKQN0N-KZcJ:www.siue.edu/CAS/COLL
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• Nerium oleander
  ...ium odorum'' <small>[[William Aiton|Aiton]]</small><ref name="GRIN">{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?25229 |title=''Neri ...ike effects. The entire plant, including the nectar,<ref name="NLM">{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002884.htm |title=Olea
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• Castor oil plant
  ...r and its relation to other species is currently being studied.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.igs.umaryland.edu/?q=content/euphorbiaceae-spurge-genomics Castor seed is the source of [[castor oil]], which has a wide variety of uses. The seeds contain between 40% and 60% oil that is rich in
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• Poison ivy
  ...hough it does not grow in [[desert]] or [[arid]] conditions. It grows in a wide variety of [[soil]] types, and [[soil pH]] from 6.0 (acidic) to 7.9 (modera ...] rhymes describe the characteristic appearance of poison ivy:<ref> {{cite web |url=http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/conditions/a/poison_ivy_3.htm |title= P
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• Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...and developed electronic versions on [[CD-ROM]], DVD, and the [[World Wide Web]]. Since the early 1930s, the company has promoted spin-off reference works ...first = Arthur | year = 2002 | title = [[How the Scots Invented the Modern World]] | publisher = Three Rivers Press | isbn = 978-0609809990}}</ref> In this
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• Robert McHenry
  ...h a [[Master of Business Administration]] in 1987.<ref name="EBbio">{{cite web | title=Robert McHenry | work=Encyclopædia Britannica | url=http://www.bri ...wcpa/isbn/0877790817 | accessdate=2006-02-18}}</ref><ref name="FAM">{{cite web | title=Find in a Library: Famous American women | work=WorldCat | url=http
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• History of the Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...ed at 12&nbsp;pounds sterling apiece.<ref name="Britannica History">{{cite web| url = http://corporate.britannica.com/company_info.html ...ided as "dismembering the sciences".<ref name="online encyclopedia">{{cite web | url = http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/EMS_EUD/ENCYCLOPAEDIA.html
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• The Imperial Gazetteer of India
  ...tistician and compiler, an imperial historian, and a man of letters with a wide range of interests in race, religion, philology, diplomacy and journalism. ...Indeed, few have done more in spreading knowledge of India to the western world than Hunter. [Delwar Hussain]
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• The World Factbook
  | name = The World Factbook | image_caption = Last Government print edition of ''The World Factbook'' (2010 edition) cover.
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• Paper
  The use of paper spread from China through the [[Muslim world|Islamic world]] and entered production in [[medieval Europe]] in the 13th century, where ...[[sizing]] purposes may be mixed into the pulp and/or applied to the paper web later in the manufacturing process. The purpose of sizing is to establish t
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• Polymer science
  ...y [[covalent bond]]s. It took over a decade for Staudinger's work to gain wide acceptance in the scientific community, work for which he was awarded the [ The [[World War II]] era marked the emergence of a strong commercial polymer industry.{
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• Polyethylene
  ...HDPE consumption reached a volume of more than 30 million tons.<ref>{{cite web | title = Market Study: Polyethylene HDPE | publisher = [http://www.ceresan ...hed a volume of almost 24 billion US-dollars (17 billion Euro).<ref>{{cite web | title = Market Study: Polyethylene LLDPE | publisher = [http://www.ceresa
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• Polyethylene glycol
  ...polymerization of [[ethylene oxide]] and are commercially available over a wide range of molecular weights from 300 g/mol to 10,000,000 g/mol. While PEG an ...oxamers]].<ref>[http://www.dow.com/polyglycols/carbowax/index.htm Carbowax web page from Dow]</ref>
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• Asphalt
  ...some derive from α- "without" and σφάλλω "to make fall".<ref>{{cite web| last= Liddell| first= Henry George| title= A Greek-English Lexicon ...nadian deposits of extremely heavy [[crude oil]],<ref name=oilsands>{{cite web
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• Metal
  ...] than the majority of nonmetals.<ref name="morty"/> Nonetheless, there is wide variation in the densities of metals; [[lithium]] is the least dense solid ...and are extracted using [[electrolysis]] instead.<ref name="losal">{{cite web|url=http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/11.html|title=Los Alamos National Lab
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• Depleted uranium
  ...t|250px|The DU penetrator of a [[30 mm]] round<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060716085611/http://www.deploymentlink.osd.mil/du_library/du_balkans/fig1 ...of uranium enrichment by the presence of [[uranium-236|U-236]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2001/unep81.doc.htm |title= UN Pres
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• Refractory metals
  | bgcolor="#90FF00"|Wider definition of refractory metals<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/405934 The refractory metals show a wide variety of chemical properties because they are members of three distinct [
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• Ruthenium
  ...of the Isotopes</ref><ref name=n2>{{cite journal|url=http://amdc.in2p3.fr/web/nubase_en.html |doi=10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2003.11.001|title=The Nubase evalua ...s| first = Micheal W.|last = George}}</ref><ref name="USGS-CS-2008">{{cite web|url = http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/platinum/mcs-2008-pl
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• Building insulation materials
  ...sher=Dhs.ca.gov |date=2007-03-23 |accessdate=2009-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/isocyanates/ |title=NIOSH US government ...ing available that are made from renewable or recycled sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.envirofoaminsulation.com/why.html |title=Environmentally Fri
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• Crushed stone
  ...f national income and output|economic well-being of a nation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/stone_crushed/ |title ...therefore, the demand for construction materials.<ref name=Tepordei>{{cite web |url=http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/stone_crushed/stat/ |
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• Vermiculite
  In 2005, South Africa was the top producer of vermiculite with about 40% world share followed by the USA and China, reports the [[British Geological Surve ...o maintain memberships in ''The Perlite Institute''.<ref name="tpi">{{cite web | title=The Perlite Institute | url=http://www.perlite.org/}}</ref>
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• Glossary of textile manufacturing
  ...e tropical and subtropical regions of both the [[Old World]] and the [[New World]]. The fibre is most often spun into [[yarn|thread]] and used to make a so :A [[mesh]] is similar to [[textile|fabric]] or a [[spider web|web]] in that it has many connected or weaved pieces. In [[clothing]], a mesh
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• History of clothing and textiles
  ...ns began wearing clothing at around this time.<ref name="Stoneking">{{cite web |url= http://www.current-biology.com/content/article/fulltext?uid=PIIS09609 ...edles have been dated to around 40,000 years ago.<ref name="Travis">{{cite web |url= http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20030823/fob7.asp|last= Travis|fi
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• Textile manufacturing
  ...ng (textiles)|finishing]] and colouration processes to the production of a wide ranges of products. There remains a large industry that uses [[Textile manu Cotton is the world's most important natural fibre. In the year 2007, the global yield was 25 m
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• Textiles of Mexico
  ...] or bark paper was used.<ref name="1uvtextil"/><ref name="despues">{{cite web |url= http://www.arts-history.mx/sitios/index.php?id_sitio=7041&id_seccion= ...material produced on traditional [[Loom#Back strap loom|backstrap looms]] wide enough. New techniques and materials were introduced. Spanish modes of dres
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• Ski wax
  ...nce sinks below that of the reference ski.<ref name="investigation">{{cite web|url=http://epubl.luth.se/1402-1757/2006/03/LTU-LIC-0603-SE.pdf |title=Inves There are a wide variety of materials used for grip wax. Both natural and synthetic material
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• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
  ...cially high historical or artistic value".<ref name="bunkapamphlet">{{cite web }}</ref><ref name="bunkacho">{{cite web
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• Stucco
  ...e Portland cement is also used. Today's stucco manufacturers offer a very wide range of colors that can be mixed integrally in the finish coat. Following [[World War II]], the introduction of metal wire [[mesh]], or netting, replaced the
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• Stainless steel
  ...or rust as easily as ordinary steel, but it is not stain-proof.<ref>{{cite web| title = Why is Stainless Steel Stainless?|url = http://www.stainless-onlin ...duard Maurer patented [[Austenite|austenitic]] stainless steel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nirosta.de/History.22.0.html?&L=1 |title=ThyssenKrupp Niros
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• Adobe
  ...are known to be particularly susceptible to earthquake damage.<ref>{{cite web |last=Collyns |first=Dan |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Peru rebuilds two ...que Mergoil|year=1997|location=Montagnac, France|pages=49–57}}</ref> Its wide use can be attributed to its simplicity of design and make, and the cheapne
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• Dimension stone
  ...Abraxas Verlag (www.natural-stone-database.com), "Dimension Stones of the World, Volumes I & II" (Marble Institute of America) and "Natural Stones Worldwid ...me of the major applications are listed below, there is an extraordinarily wide range of colours, available in thousands of patterns. These patterns are cr
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• Strobilanthes callosus
  ...Times of India"/>. The flowers are rich in pollen and nectar and attract a wide range of species of butterflies, birds and insects including honey bees and ...orrestii'' Diels (Wei Niu Xi), used in Chinese herbal medicine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:VISfUFOzkwoJ:www.docstoc.com/docs/
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• Magnesium oxide wallboard
  ...residential and commercial [[building construction]]. It is suitable for a wide range of general building board usages and for applications requiring a [[f ...f all the walls, fireproofing beams, and as the sub-floor sheathing in the world’s tallest building, [[Taipei 101]], located in Taipei, Taiwan.
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• Drywall
  ....shtml Repairing Historic Flat Plaster Walls and Ceilings By The Old House Web]</ref> '''Sheetrock''' (a trademark of [[USG Corporation]]), '''Gyproc''' ( Drywall panels are manufactured in {{convert|48|in|cm}} wide panels in varying lengths to suit the application. Common panel thicknesses
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• Rammed earth
  ...f years, as many still-standing ancient rammed earth structures around the world attest.<ref name="four">[http://www.rammedearthconstructions.com.au/benefit Rammed earth has been used around the world in a wide range of climatic conditions, from wet northern Europe to dry regions in Af
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• Hemp
  ...modest commercial success.<ref name="Gertjan"/><ref name="Alberta">{{cite web | ...p://www.cnbc.com/id/30685661/|title=CNBC Special Report}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123069062782044697.html|title=Wall Stre
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• Tile
  [[Image:RomanBritishCatTile.jpg|thumb|left|Roman roof tile fragment (78mm wide by 97mm high) found in [[York]], UK, with the impression of a kitten's paw. ...ed by adjusting the amount of mortar under each part of the tile, by using wide grout lines that "ramp" between different thicknesses, or by using a cold c
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• Concrete
  ...t/index.html|accessdate=2008-01-16}}<!--Computed by taking 2007 figure for world concrete production, and the mix at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete#R ...accessdate = 2007-01-25 }}</ref> The common types of admixtures<ref>{{cite web|author = Cement Admixture Association|url=http://www.admixtures.org.uk/publ
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• Exterior Insulation Finishing System
  ...ike material that is applied with a trowel or, very rarely, by spraying. A wide range of colors and textures are available as well as custom colors. Availa ...s now used all over North America, and also in many other areas around the world, especially in Europe and the Pacific Rim.{{Citation needed|date=September
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• Iron
  ...first transition series]]. Like other [[Group 8 element]]s, it exists in a wide range of [[oxidation state]]s. Iron and iron [[alloy]]s ([[steel]]s) are by ...r to relate the results of one test to another.<ref name=corr/><ref>{{cite web| url=http://mdmetric.com/tech/hardnessconversion.html| title=Hardness Conve
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• Optacon
  ...Mauch, a German scientist brought to the U.S. after World War II. (During World War II Mauch worked for the German Air Ministry as part of the German V-1 m ...user would encounter with an Optacon in the real world. There would be a wide range of type fonts and print qualities, plus the user would have to move t
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• Ethylene oxide
  ...idation of ethylene in the presence of [[silver]] [[catalyst]].<ref>{{cite web ...ist [[Lloyd Hall]]. Ethylene oxide achieved industrial importance during [[World War I]] as a precursor to both the coolant [[ethylene glycol]] and the [[ch
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• Indoor air quality
  ...ndations, water drainage systems, or by increasing ventilation.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://radon-solution.com/pg_mitigation_methods.php| title = Radon ...her indoors (up to ten times higher) than outdoors. VOCs are emitted by a wide array of products numbering in the thousands. Examples include: paints and
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• National Agricultural Safety Database
  ...World-Wide Web. By October 1997, the entire database had been converted, a web-site was established.
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• Cancer
  ...-25 }}</ref> (7.6&nbsp;million).<ref name="American Cancer Society">{{cite web | last =American Cancer Society | authorlink =Reuters | title =Report sees ...s responsible for about one in three of all cancer deaths in the developed world,<ref name=Sasco/> and about one in five worldwide.<ref name=Kuper>{{cite jo
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• Manganese
  ...that free element, when it was eventually isolated, much later.<ref>{{cite web|last=Calvert|first=J.B.|url = http://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/phys/chromang.htm ...s. In the 20th century, [[manganese(IV) oxide|manganese dioxide]] has seen wide commercial use as the chief cathodic material for commercial disposable dry
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• Asbestos
  ...nd extraction, manufacture and processing of asbestos products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32003L0018: ...ate=2010-08-02 }} {{wayback|date=20071228042633|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20071228042633/http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/air/reg/asbestos/asbes3.ht
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• Air safety
  ...ths). Alaska accounted for 513 (36%) of the total U.S. crashes.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/aviation/ |title=NIOSH Commercial Avia Following the development of [[radar]] in [[World War II]], it was deployed as a landing aid for civil aviation in the form o
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• Occupational hygiene
  ...ds. These absorbent tube methods have the advantage of being usable for a wide range of potential contaminates. However, they are relatively expensive me To be a professional Occupational Hygienist, experience in as wide a practice as possible is required to demonstrate knowledge in areas of Occ
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• Emergency management
  Emergency managers are trained in a wide variety of disciplines that support them through out the emergency life-cyc ...only one doctoral program specifically in emergency management.<ref>{{cite web
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• Chromium
  ...ncentrated in Kazakhstan and southern Africa.<ref name="USGS2002CR">{{cite web|url = http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/chromium/mcs-2009-ch ...[[Spin states (d electrons)|high spin configuration]]. Chromium exhibits a wide range of possible oxidation states. The most common [[oxidation state]]s of
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• Cadmium
  ...m in the United States was used for this purpose.<ref name="YB1956">{{cite web|url = http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/EcoNatRes/EcoNatRes-idx?type ...creased by more than 90% from the 1970s till 2008.--><ref name=usgs>{{cite web|url = http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/cadmium/|title=USGS
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• Beryllium
  ...er [[alloy]]s and fluorescent material for [[fluorescent light]]s during [[World War II]] caused the production of beryllium to soar. ...me pale," in reference to the pale semiprecious gemstone beryl.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.bartleby.com/61/74/B0207400.html|title = The American Heri
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• Chlorine
  ...]] dissolves 3.10&nbsp;L of gaseous chlorine,<ref name="webelement">{{cite web|url=http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Cl/index.html|titl ...-}}), and [[chloramine]] (NH₂Cl).<ref name="Euro Chlor6">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurochlor.org/index.asp?page=678|title=Chlorine compounds of
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• Wildfire
  ...gaps such as roads, rivers and [[fire break]]s.<ref name = NIFC>{{vancite web | url = http://www.nifc.gov/preved/comm_guide/wildfire/fire_4.html | title ...accessdate=2009-07-13|date=June 2002|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/world.html}}</ref> Wildfires can cause extensive damage, both to property and hum
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• Mining
  [[Image:Simplified world mining map 1.png|thumb|350px|right|Simplified world mining map (click to enlarge)]] ...age:Simplified world mining map 2.png|thumb|350px|right|Another simplified world mining map (click to enlarge)]]
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• Health Level 7
  ...velopment of international [[healthcare]] standards.<ref name=about>{{cite web|title=About Health Level Seven|publisher=Health Level Seven|url=http://www. ..., and evaluation of [[health service]]s, are the most commonly used in the world.{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}}
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• ASTM International
  ...t develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical [[standard]]s for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services. The organization's hea ...f volunteer technical committees, which draw their members from around the world and collectively develop and maintain more than 12,000 standards.
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• Personal health record
  ...g accessible from any location with an Internet connection with a suitable Web browser. By using the Internet, the PHR is enabled to be interactive, and t ...m other sources such as a laboratory, clinic's Electronic Health Record or Web based PHRs. Health history such as medications, immunizations and allergie
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• Electronic health record
  ...out|shared or comprehensive computerized health-care records in enterprise-wide systems|local computerized records in a specific health-care organization|E ...nt health care settings, by being embedded in network-connected enterprise-wide information systems. Such records may include a whole range of data in comp
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• G.hn
  ...a broad cross section of the communications industry including some of the world's largest telephone companies, major communication equipment companies, and ...300 pages. Critics say that the G.hn standard is too general and that the wide technical latitude it affords could cause multi-vendor interoperability iss
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• Emerson Electric Company
  area_served = [[World]]wide | ...09.</ref> This [[Fortune 500]] company provides engineering services for a wide range of industrial, commercial, and consumer markets.
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• Panasonic Corporation
  | area_served = [[World|Worldwide]] ...2 million / US$-4.43 billion <small>(2009)</small><ref name=reuters>{{cite web |url=http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/incomeStatement?stmtType=INC&per
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• Airbrush
  ...1893, presented by [[Thayer and Chandler]] art materials company at the [[World Columbian Exposition]] in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], invented by [[Char ...vent. They are capable of delivering a heavier coating more rapidly over a wide area. Even with small artist airbrushes using acrylic paint, artists need t
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• Citric acid
  ...al production of citric acid did not become industrially important until [[World War I]] disrupted Italian citrus exports. In 1917, the [[United States|Ame ...nual production stands at approximately 1,600,000 [[tonnes]].<ref> {{ cite web
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• Solubility equilibrium
  ...ersal gas constant]]<ref>E.M.Gutman, "Mechanochemistry of Solid Surfaces", World Scientific Publishing Co., 1994.</ref>. This reaction is very important for pharmaceutical products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pharmainfo.net/reviews/potential-solubility-drug-discovery-a
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• List of cutaneous conditions
  Eosinophilic cutaneous conditions encompass a wide variety of diseases that are characterized histologically by the presence o *[[Gram-negative toe web infection]]
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• Cannabinoid
  ...BD (as measured with a PANSS test).<ref name="televisionexperiment">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009nyxf |title=Should I Smoke Dope? | Cannabis plants can exhibit wide variation in the quantity and type of cannabinoids they produce. The mixtur
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• Cannabis
  ...es three putative species, ''[[Cannabis sativa]]'',<ref name="grin">{{cite web|url = http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?8862|title = Canna ...ame = erowid/> In the early 20th century, it became illegal in most of the world to cultivate or possess ''Cannabis'' for drug purposes.
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• Joint (cannabis)
  ...f transparent [[cellulose]]-based rolling papers.<ref name="papers">{{Cite web|url=http://rollingpapers.net/Clear_Rolling_Papers.htm|title=Clear Rolling P ...ite book| title=Cannabis: a health perspective and research agenda |author=World Health Organization: Division of Mental Health and Prevention of Substance
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• Smoking cessation (cannabis)
  Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in the Western world<ref>Anthony, J., Warner, L. & Kessler, R. (1994). Comparative epidemiology ...e in need and uses established counseling practices. It is available world-wide to participants who are 18 years or older, want to quit or reduce their can
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• Signal transduction
  ...s of regulation and function of G-protein-coupled receptor kinases|journal=World J Gastroenterol|volume=12|issue=48|pages=7753–7|year=2006|pmid=17203515}} Integrins are produced by a wide variety of [[cell type]]s, and play a role in the attachment of a cell to t
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• Ion channel
  ...ive (anion). However, the archetypal channel pore is just one or two atoms wide at its narrowest point and is selective for specific species of ion, such a ...uctance and/or kinetics. In addition, ion channels are key components in a wide variety of biological processes that involve rapid changes in cells, such a
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