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• Robert McHenry
  ...ias was effective in preventing inaccuracies. Worstall, drawing on his own experience as a contributor to traditional encyclopedias, argued that the editorial pr |DATE OF DEATH=
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• Propædia
  ...nbsp;and [[Communities]] '''3.5.3''' [[Disease]] and [[Death]] '''3.5.4''' [[Biogeography|Biogeographic Distribution of&n ...Influencing [[Behavior]] and [[consciousness|Conscious Experience]] '''4.3.5''' Development of [[Learning]] and [[Th
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• Mortimer J. Adler
  | death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|6|28|1902|12|28}} ...s, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20010703/ai_n13917760 "Death of a Great Reader and Philosopher", Chicago Sun-Times, 3 July 2001]; "grave
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• Homeostasis
  ...ging. Even more serious than illness and other characteristics of aging is death. Heart failure has been seen where nominal negative feedback mechanisms bec ...onequilibrium ideas of how ecosystems function, as most natural ecosystems experience disturbance at a rate that makes a "climax" community unattainable.
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• Creosote
  ...ental confusion, kidney or liver problems, [[unconsciousness]], and even [[death]]. Longer direct skin contact with low levels of creosote mixtures or their ...athway of children to creosote. Children exposed to creosote will probably experience the same health effects seen in adults exposed to creosote. It is unknown w
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• Iron
  ...ornamentation at its top. It is black, slightly weathered to a dark brown near the base. It is around 7 meters (22 feet) tall. It stands upon a raised cir ...n between 1500 and 1200 BC and the practice spread to the rest of the Near East after their empire fell in 1180 BC.{{sfn|Weeks|1968|p=32}} The su
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• Young worker safety and health
  ...may not be aware that a hazard exists, because the young employee may lack experience, or because there is inadequate training or supervision. | accessdate = 2009-06-18}}</ref> About two thirds of these [[death|fatalities]] could be attributed to [[transportation]] [[accidents]].<ref n
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• Confined space
  • Work in confined spaces can increase the risk of injury or death by making employees work closer to hazards than they would otherwise, such ...e collapsed as he was about to climb out of the access hole. A boy on work experience with the employee attempted to pull him out but was unsuccessful. The emplo
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• Asbestos
  The first documented death related to asbestos was in 1906. In the early 1900s researchers began to no ...rado County, California]] are known to contain natural asbestos formations near the surface.<ref name=Raloff/><ref>[http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature
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• Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
  ...d for classification may be obtained from tests, literature, and practical experience. A full explanation of the classification for all physical, health, and en ...such as [[chemical pneumonia]], varying degrees of [[pulmonary injury]] or death following [[Pulmonary aspiration|aspiration]]. Aspiration is the entry of a
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• Work–life balance
  * [[Karōshi|Death from overwork (Japan)]] ...ss choices; and how larger cultural discourses frame our understanding and experience of work and life."
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• Occupational hygiene
  ...strict and rigorous scientific methodology and often requires professional experience in determining the potential for hazard, exposures or risk in workplace and ...lace and environmental issues. In effect an experienced "mentor", who has experience in Occupational Hygiene is required to show a new Occupational Hygienist ho
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• Mold growth, assessment, and remediation
  ...h levels of mycotoxins can lead to neurological problems and in some cases death. Prolonged exposure, e.g. daily workplace exposure, can be particularly har ...ecessary it should be performed by a trained professional who has specific experience in designing mold-sampling protocols, sampling methods, and the interpretat
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• Wildfire
  ...009/www/experiments/deathray/10_ArchimedesResult.html | title = Archimedes Death Ray: Idea Feasibility Testing | date = October 2005 | publisher = Massachus ...ity | year=1997 | accessdate=2009-06-26}}</ref><ref>''Fire. The Australian Experience'', 5.</ref> Dense bark, shedding lower branches, and high water content in
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• Lead poisoning
  ...[anemia]], irritability, and in severe cases [[seizure]]s, [[coma]], and [[death]]. ...and behavior problems.<ref name="Pearce07-EurNeurol"/> Children may also experience [[hearing loss]], delayed growth, drowsiness, clumsiness, or loss of new ab
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• Mining
  ...routes. In [[Manitoba]], Canada, there also are ancient [[quartz]] mines near Waddy Lake and surrounding regions.<ref>Bruno, L. & Heaman, L.M. (2004). St ...t preceded them.<ref>Boorstin, D.J. (1965). ''The Americans: The National Experience''. New York: Vintage Books, pp. 78-81.</ref> Aided by railroads, many tra
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• Noise-induced hearing loss
  ...to heavy production of reactive oxygen species, leading to oxidative cell death. In animal experiments, antioxidant vitamins have been found to reduce hear ...2008000100009 | accessdate=2009-06-15}}</ref> Although some rock musicians experience noise-induced hearing loss from their music,<ref>{{Cite news | title=Rock a
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• Hemoglobin
  ...an Beekvelt MC, Colier WN, Wevers RA, Van Engelen BG |title=Performance of near-infrared spectroscopy in measuring local O2 consumption and blood flow in s ...obin]], which may cause the skin of CO poisoning victims to appear pink in death, instead of white or blue. When inspired air contains CO levels as low as 0
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• List of fictional diseases
  ...enter>''<center>[[The Masque of the Red Death (film)|The Masque of the Red Death]]'', picture by [[Roger Corman]], 1964.</center>]] |Andromeda Strain also known as El Linea Verde Muerte; The Line of Green Death.
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• Splenic infarction
  ...en]] is interrupted, leading to partial or complete [[infarction]] (tissue death due to oxygen shortage) in the organ.<ref name="pmid3764696">{{cite journal ...atic cysts of the spleen--the role of cystectomy and splenic preservation: experience with seven consecutive patients |journal=J Trauma |volume=35 |issue=3 |page
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