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• Propædia
  ...ropædia'' also has several appendices listing the staff members, advisors and contributors to all three parts of the ''Britannica''. ...dia'' serves as an expanded Table of Contents for the ''[[Micropædia]]'' and ''[[Macropædia]]''; according to its designer, [[Mortimer J. Adler]], all
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• Mortimer J. Adler
  | death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|6|28|1902|12|28}} ...Adler's own Institute for Philosophical Research. Adler was married twice and had four children.<ref name="NYT Obit">[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpa
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• Fat′h-Ali Shah Qajar
  |date of death={{death date and age|1834|10|23|1772|9|5|df=yes}} |place of death = [[Tehran]], [[Persia]]
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• History of the Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...spin-off" products to leverage its reputation as a reliable reference work and educational tool. ...]'' (published 1732–1759) of [[Johann Heinrich Zedler]], who argued that death alone should not render people notable.
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• Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
  ...[[encyclopedia]] published by [[Ephraim Chambers]] in [[London]] in 1728, and reprinted in numerous editions in the eighteenth century. The ''Cyclopaedia ...ns, Antiquaries, Criticks, etc.: The Whole Intended as a Course of Ancient and Modern Learning.''
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• Balsam of Mecca
  ...ly known as ''opobalsamum''; the dried fruit was called ''carpobalsamum'', and the wood ''xylobalsamum''. ...om [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]] chapter 37 and from [[Jeremiah]] chapters 8 and 46 (quoted below).
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• Polyethylenimine
  ...It is insoluble in cold water, [[benzene]], [[Diethyl ether|ethyl ether]], and [[acetone]]. One end of the [[Polymer|polymer chain]] is a [[methyl group]] ...le = Use of polyethyleneimine polymer in cell culture as attachment factor and lipofection enhancer | journal = BMC Biotechnology | volume = 4 | year = 20
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• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)
  ...ce and Technology (Japan)|Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology]] of the government of [[Japan]] as [[National Treasures of Jap ...ous type and include household goods, objects related to Buddhism, armour and harnesses. Some of the oldest objects had been imported from China at the
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• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
  ...|from left to right: [[naginata]], [[tsurugi]], [[tantō]], [[uchigatana]] and [[tachi]] (not to scale)]] |title= Architecture and authority in Japan
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• Bamboo
  |diversity = Around 92 [[genus|genera]] and 5,000 [[species]] ...ing.<ref>Botany; Wilson,C.L. and Loomis,W.E. Third edition. Holt, Rinehart and Winston</ref>
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• Hemp
  ...xtiles]], [[biodegradable plastic]]s, [[construction]], health food, fuel, and medical purposes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecofibre.com.au/facts.html|t publisher=Government of Alberta, Agriculture and Rural Development}}</ref> In the past three years, commercial success of he
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning
  ...rial settings by motor vehicles and other gasoline-powered tools, heaters, and cooking equipment. Exposures at 100 [[parts per million|ppm]] or greater ca ...ood, leading to [[Hypoxia (medical)|hypoxia]]. Additionally, [[myoglobin]] and mitochondrial [[cytochrome oxidase]] are thought to be adversely affected.
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• Health and safety law
  ...usually be enforced by the state using an inspectorate, regulatory control and the criminal law. ...caused in the civil courts under areas of civil law such as [[negligence]] and occupiers liability.
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• Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
  ...s. It supersedes the relevant [[European Union]] and [[Occupational Safety and Health Administration|United States]] standards. The European Union has im ...he year 2000”. The goals of the GHS are to enhance protection of mankind and the environment, by:
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• Occupational fatality
  ...y called “occupational deaths” or “work-related deaths/fatalities” and can occur in any [[industry]] or [[employment|occupation]]. ...ts, motor vehicle accidents, electrocution, falling objects, [[homicide]]s and [[suicide]]s. Occupational fatalities can be prevented.
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• Work–life balance
  ...) on the other. Related, though broader, terms include "lifestyle balance" and "life balance". ...individual's work and personal life.<ref>Publication in: New Ways to Work and the Working Mother's Association in the United Kingdom</ref> In the [[Unite
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• Implications of nanotechnology
  ..., biology, chemistry, computing, materials science, military applications, and communications. ...ancement]], [[nanomedicine]], better food production methods and nutrition and large scale infrastructure auto-fabrication.{{Vague|date=June 2010}} Nanot
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• Occupational safety and health
  {{Commons category|Occupational Health and Safety}} ...kers, family members, employers, customers, suppliers, nearby communities, and other members of the public who are impacted by the workplace environment.
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• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  ...ease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) within the U.S. [[Department of Health and Human Services]]. ...medicine, industrial hygiene, safety, psychology, engineering, chemistry, and statistics. The director of NIOSH is [[John Howard (public health administr
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• Mining
  ...250px|right|[[Chuquicamata]], [[Chile]], site of the largest circumference and second deepest [[open-pit mining|open pit]] [[copper]] mine in the world.]] ...[[diamond]]s, [[limestone]], [[oil shale]], [[Sodium chloride|rock salt]] and [[potash]]. Any material that cannot be grown through [[agriculture|agricul
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