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• Lead
  At current use rates, the supply of lead is estimated to run out in 42 years.<ref>{{cite journal|date = May [[Cathode]] ([[reduction]])
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• Impact wrench
  ...hops, large construction sites, and other areas where a suitable hydraulic supply is available. Hydraulically powered impact wrench has the advantage of high ...ss" ratchet uses a miniature pin clutch impact mechanism instead of a gear reduction.]]
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• Hemoglobin
  ...cannot bind oxygen. Hemoglobin in normal red blood cells is protected by a reduction system to keep this from happening. Nitrogen dioxide and [[nitrous oxide]] ...ough both are causes of [[Hypoxia (medical)|hypoxia]] (insufficient oxygen supply to tissues).
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• Haber process
  ...rocess. However, the catalyst maintains most of its bulk volume during the reduction, and so the result is a highly porous material whose large surface area aid ...is consumed in the Haber process (~1&ndash;2% of the world's annual energy supply).<ref name="enriching" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ie
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• List of cutaneous conditions
  ...[[diffusion]] from the dermis, since the epidermis is without direct blood supply. The epidermis contains four cell types: [[keratinocyte]]s, [[melanocyte]] ...=}}</ref> The function of blood vessels within the dermis is fourfold: to supply nutrition, to regulate temperature, to modulate inflammation, and to partic
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• List of dog diseases
  *[[Addison's disease]], also known as hypoadrenocorticism, is a reduction of production of [[glucocorticoid]]s and [[mineralocorticoid]]s by the [[ad ...= 2007-01-16 }}</ref> Acute renal failure can be caused by loss of blood supply, [[hypercalcemia]], or toxins such as [[ethylene glycol]] ([[antifreeze]])
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• Phosphate homeostasis
  ...tability|stability]] of calcium phosphate in suspension may be improved by reduction of phosphate ion in proportion to calcium in the mixture. With increasing [ ...changes in circulation might influence phosphate export production via the supply of phosphate to the phosphate utilization zone and the preservation of orga
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• Vasospasm
  ...undesirable is because they cause ischemia. This resulting loss of oxygen supply to vital organs can lead to angina, myocardial infarction and even death. ...se. In general organic nitrates decrease oxygen demand and increase oxygen supply. And it is this favourable change to the body that can decrease the severit
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• Cerebrovascular disease
  A fall in blood pressure during sleep can then lead to a marked reduction in blood flow in the narrowed blood vessels causing [[ischemic stroke]] in ...anatomical structure of the body, the carotid arteries form the main blood supply to the brain. Following a stroke, voluntary control of the muscles may be l
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• CVS adjustments during postural changes
  ...ood pressure - usually at least 20&nbsp;mm Hg - that leads to insufficient supply of oxygen and nutrition to different body tissues especially organs higher ...he frequency of action potential (pacemaker potential) of sinoatrial node, reduction in the delay time in the atrioventricular node, and increase [[contractilit
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• Cannabis (drug)
  ...abis and THC">{{cite journal | author = Franjo Grotenhermen | title = Harm Reduction Associated with Inhalation and Oral Administration of Cannabis and THC. | j ...ed Respiratory Symptoms in Cannabis Users Who Vaporize. | journal = [[Harm Reduction Journal]] | volume = 4 | page = 11 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17437626 | pmc =
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• Buprenorphine
  ...s still regulated, owing in part to the controversy of this form of [[harm reduction]] treatment. In the United States a special federal waiver (which can be gr ...ng initial management, a patient is typically prescribed up to a one month supply for self-administration. It is often misunderstood that the patient '''has'
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• Methadone
  | pregnancy_category = Reduction of oxygen to unborn child due to depression of breathing ...r minimal or nonexistent, as the patient's body has time to adjust to each reduction in dose.
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• Ethylene
  Polyethylenes of various types consume more than half of world ethylene supply. Polyethylene, also called ''polythene'', is the world's most widely-used p ...ning rooms use "catalytic generators", to make ethylene gas, from a liquid supply of ethanol. Typically, a gassing level of 500 ppm to 2,000 ppm is used, fo
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• Trichloroethylene
  ...ailable federal and state surveys, between 9% to 34% of the drinking water supply sources tested in the U.S. may have some TCE contamination, though EPA has In 1998, the [[View-Master factory supply well]] in [[Beaverton, Oregon]] was found to have been contaminated with hi
  33 KB (4,639 words) - 21:02, 24 September 2010
• Propofol
  ...dergoing general anesthesia with propofol finds that it causes a prominent reduction in the brain's information integration capacity at [[gamma wave]] band freq ...ities for monitoring are available, as well as proper airway management, a supply of supplemental oxygen, artificial ventilation and cardiovascular resuscita
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• United States raw milk debate
  ...les/MilkAbout.html|title=All About Milk|publisher=New England Cheesemaking Supply Company|author=Jim Wallace}}</ref> *At 500,000 SCC, 16% of the quarters may be infected with a 6% reduction in milk production compared to a SCC of 200,000.
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• Infant formula
  ...f> or family may believes that her breast milk is of low quality or in low supply, or that breastfeeding will decrease her energy, health, or attractiveness, Most of the world's supply of infant formula is produced in the [[United States]]{{Citation needed|dat
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• Raw milk
  ...ontinues to be widely used to prevent infected milk from entering the food supply. ...asteurized by being held at a temperature and for a period that ensure the reduction of the alkaline phosphatase activity so as to meet the tolerances specified
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• Margarine
  ...feit|Bootleg]] colored margarine became common, and manufacturers began to supply food-coloring capsules so that the consumer could knead the yellow color in ...peared from the market.<ref name="marketing" /> In the U.S., problems with supply, coupled with changes in legislation, had caused the manufacturers to chang
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