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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 ''[ ...ellogg School of Management]] with a [[Master of Business Administration]] in 1987.<ref name="EBbio">{{cite web | title=Robert McHenry | work=Encyclopæd
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• Propædia
  ...pread criticism, the ''Britannica'' restored the Index as a two-volume set in 1985. The core of the ''Propædia'' is its '''Outline of Knowledge''', whi ...ch major discipline, a "roadmap" for a student who wishes to learn a field in its entirety. Finally, the ''Propædia'' serves as an expanded Table of Co
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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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• 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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• Friedel's salt
  ...s as chloride and iodide and is capable to retain them to a certain extent in its crystallographical structure. In the [[cement chemist notation]], considering that
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• Colloid
  Many familiar substances are colloids, as shown in the [[Colloid#Classification of colloids|chart]] below. As well as these na ...are affected largely by the [[surface science|surface chemistry]] present in the colloid.
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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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• Multi-layer insulation
  ...]. It is therefore commonly used on [[satellite]]s and other applications in [[vacuum]] where conduction and convection are much less significant and ra ...til it is radiating 230 watts from each side, at which point everything is in balance. The new layer receives 460 watts from the original plate. 230 wa
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• Glossary of textile manufacturing
  ...arily by [[spinning (textiles)|spinning]]. (Both fibre and fiber are used in this article.) The yarn is processed by [[knitting]] or [[weaving]], which :[[Appliqué]] is a [[sewing]] technique in which [[textile|fabric]] shapes, [[lace]] or [[trim (sewing)|trim]], are se
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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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• Herbert William Heinrich
  ...on: a scientific approach |publisher=McGraw-Hill |year=1931 }} <br/>quoted in {{cite book |author=Hollnagel, Erik |title=Safer Complex Industrial Environ ...fic approach |publisher=McGraw-Hill |year=1959 |edition=4th }} <br/>quoted in {{cite book |author=Grimaldi, John V.; Simonds, Rollin H. |title=Safety man
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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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• 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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• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
  ...[[Health and Safety Executive]] (HSE) 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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• Indicative limit value
  In the [[law of the European Union]], '''indicative limit values''', more exactly '''ind ...but there are some variances upwards and downwards.<ref>Dikshith & Diwan (2003) ''p.''191</ref><ref>Walters & Grodzki (2006) ''pp''53-54</ref>
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• Occupational exposure limit
  ...ous substances for which there are no formal occupational exposure limits. In these cases, [[control banding]] strategies can be used to ensure safe hand ...Chemical and Drug Safety | author=Dikshith, T. S. S. & Diwan, P. V. | year=2003 | publisher=Wiley-IEEE | isbn=0471236985 | url=http://books.google.com/?id=
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