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  • ...urrently resides in Santa Monica, California. He specializes in building [[alternative energy]] sources. He specialized in designing for security. ...immediate aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]] to provide care in makeshift medical units.
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  • ...quinine, is an [[anti-arrhythmic]]. Quinine contains two major fused-ring systems: the [[aromatic]] [[quinoline]] and the [[bicyclic]] [[quinuclidine]]. ...|url= }} Also cites {{cite book |title=The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity |last=Porter |first=Roy |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=
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  • | url = http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/answerplace/Medical/treatment/medications/typesmedicine/phenobarbital.cfm ...the [[WHO Model List of Essential Medicines]], which is a list of minimum medical needs for a basic health care system.<ref name="essentialWHO">{{cite web
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  • ...of Essential Medicines|Essential Drugs List]]", which is a list of minimum medical needs for a basic health care system.<ref name="essentialWHO">{{Cite web ...ped by Parke-Davis in 1962 as part of an effort to find a safer anesthetic alternative to [[phencyclidine]] (PCP), which was likely to cause [[hallucination]]s, [
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  • ...inolone antibacterial agents on eucaryotic topoisomerases and related test systems |journal=Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=8–12 |y ...www.nycms.org/article_view.php3?view=947&part=1 |publisher=New York County Medical Society |location=USA |date=14 May 2004 |accessdate=22 July 2009}}</ref>
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  • ...g the material in filters for respirators, fume hoods or other gas control systems as the gas is undetectable to the human senses, toxic to metabolism and neu ...rface area and the faster the rate of adsorption kinetics. In vapour phase systems this needs to be considered against pressure drop, which will affect energy
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  • ...l = BMJ| volume = 313|issue = 7070|pages = 1429–1431|publisher = British Medical Journal|date = 1996-09-24|pmid = 8973228|pmc = 2353012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite j ...pend on the blood pressure. The Collaboration suggested [[statin]]s as the alternative and more effective preventive medication.<ref name="pmid19482214"/>
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  • ==Functions in the brain== <!-- Neurotransmitter systems has a link to here --> ...<ref>{{Cite journal |author=Bjorklund A, Dunnett SB |title=Dopamine neuron systems in the brain: an update |journal=Trends in Neurosciences |year=2007 |volume
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  • ...nstead of mercury. Mercury thermometers are still occasionally used in the medical field because they are more accurate than alcohol thermometers, though both ...In 2002, the [[U.S. Senate]] passed legislation to phase out the sale of [[Medical prescription|non-prescription]] mercury thermometers. In 2003, [[Washington
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  • ...ith integral needle for immediate use. From WWII. On display at the [[Army Medical Services Museum]].]] ...[asphyxia]] and death by respiratory depression if the person does not get medical attention or an antidote ([[naloxone]]) immediately.<ref name=Duldner>[http
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  • *[[Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center]] ([[United States Department of Defense|Department of ...en independent since there is an arguable legitimate succession of states, systems and entities from the [[Norman Conquest]], 1066. It can also be argued tha
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  • ...eir synthesis is controlled by a template directed process in most in vivo systems all biopolymers of a type (say one specific protein) are all alike: they al Alginate gels have been used widely in controlled release drug delivery systems. Alginates have been used to encapsulate various herbicides, microorganisms
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  • ...66 What to do when the piping replacement needs a replacement?] Engineered Systems, 1 November 2009</ref> Many plastic items for medical or laboratory use can be made from polypropylene because it can withstand t
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  • ...operty for the use of tungsten in weapon [[projectile]]s, for example as a alternative for DU [[kinetic energy penetrator]] for tank guns.<ref>{{cite conference | ...found for tantalum owing to this property, particularly in the [[medicine|medical]] and [[surgery|surgical]] fields, and also in harsh [[acid]]ic environment
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  • Technical textiles include textiles for automotive applications, medical textiles (e.g., implants), geotextiles (reinforcement of embankments), agro Textiles used in construction - concrete reinforcement, façade foundation systems, interior construction, insulations, proofing materials, air conditioning,
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  • ...aze layer]]s formed at several hundred degrees Celsius in metallic sliding systems, however, practical use is still many years away due to their physically un ...t]]s in use in [[frying pan]]s, in baking to prevent food sticking), bio-[[medical]] applications on humans (e.g. lubricants for [[Replacement joint|artificia
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  • ...science]] communities, although applications to biological and industrial systems are beginning to emerge.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dauphas | first1 = N. | Since coke is becoming more regulated due to environmental concerns, alternative methods of processing iron have been developed. One of them is known as dir
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  • ...he Occupational Health and Safety Act by failing to provide safe plant and systems of work and adequate information, instruction, training and supervision. Th ...erent feed formulation methods to reduce the number of bin blockages; that alternative methods of clearing blockages be explored; and that appropriate risk contro
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  • A '''dead man's switch''' (for other names, see [[#Alternative names|alternative names]]) is a switch that is automatically operated in case the [[human]] o ...[[snowblower]]s, [[Treadmill|tread machine]]s, [[snowmobile]]s, and many [[medical imaging]] devices.
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  • ...]]) and other types of emotional strain (e.g., dissatisfaction, [[Fatigue (medical)|fatigue]], [[Stress (biology)|tension]], etc.), maladaptive behaviors (e.g *The immune and digestive systems are temporarily shut down.
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  • ...pesticide-related injuries and illnesses is recommended by the [[American Medical Association]],<ref>{{cite pmid|9085387}}</ref> the [[Council of State and T ...illnesses, SENSOR helped the states to develop and refine their reporting systems and programs.<ref name=1992rpt/>
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  • ...ne]], then toluene [[disproportionation]] ('''TDP''') may be an attractive alternative to the toluene hydrodealkylation. Broadly speaking 2 toluene molecules are ...ng the TDP unit is approximately 90% paraxylene. In some current catalytic systems, even the benzene-to-xylenes ratio is decreased (more xylenes) when the dem
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  • ===Medical use=== ...J. T.| last2 = O'Connor| first2 = T. L.}}</ref> Several adsorptive media systems have been approved for point-of-service use in a study funded by the [[Unit
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  • ...16-9}}</ref> Because of environmental and health regulations on chromates, alternative coating method are under development.<ref>{{cite journal|journal = Surface ...first = Joseph R.|last = Cronin|title = The Chromium Controversy|journal = Alternative and Complementary Therapies|year = 2004|volume = 10|issue = 1|pages = 39–
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  • ....com/?id=PmohO5jV2YsC|pages = 159|title = Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science|first = Robley|last = Dunglison|publisher = Henry C. Lea|year = 186 ...reated to tensile strength above 1300 MPa (200 ksi) should be coated by an alternative method (such as special low-embrittlement cadmium electroplating processes
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  • ...o the atmosphere; to make further provision with respect to the employment medical advisory service; to amend the law relating to building regulations, and th ...vision and [[Maintenance, repair and operations|maintenance]] of plant and systems of work that are, so far as is '''reasonably practicable''', [[safety|safe]
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  • ...cations, but note also that parsecs in astronomy, calories and mmHg in the medical sciences, and electron volts in physics are not part of the specific system ...tems were metric-system variations, whereas others were based on customary systems. It was recognised that additional steps were needed to [[metrication|promo
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  • ...tion Coefficient" is now considered obsolete by IUPAC, and the appropriate alternative ("partition constant", "partition ratio" or "distribution ratio") should be ...be used when one or both solvents is a [[solid solution|solid]] though. In medical practice, partition coefficients are useful for example in estimating [[dis
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  • ...rd electrode potential|electrode potential]]. To resolve this problem, an alternative series of buffers based on [[artificial seawater]] was developed.<ref>{{cit An alternative scale, the '''free scale''', often denoted '''pH<sub>F</sub>''', omits this
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  • ...the urine. All are characterized by [[hypophosphatemia]] (see article for medical details). Symptoms of low phosphate include muscle and neurological dysfunc ...ystems]] an excess of phosphorus can be problematic, especially in aquatic systems, see [[eutrophication]] and [[algal bloom]]s.
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  • ...ecies can have several benefits possibly associated with [[ion transport]] systems and so may affect [[redox signaling]]. ...cation=New York |year=2002 |isbn=0-7679-0881-3 }}</ref> including specific medical research into the pathways of improved [[endothelial]] health via downregul
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  • ...ng. There is potential for confusion because there are different numbering systems used to describe the position of this double bond. Under the [[dibenzopyran ...are toxic. Supercritical solvent extraction with [[carbon dioxide]] is an alternative technique. Although this process requires high pressures (73 atmospheres or
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  • ...[[gastroenterology|gastroenterologist]], advocated paracetamol as a safer alternative to [[aspirin]], which was shown to have some [[adverse drug reaction|negati ...omoanisole are not known but no serious events have been documented in the medical literature.<ref name=jnj>[http://www.jnj.com/connect/news/all/20100115_1000
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  • ...ly (p.8)</ref> ''Cannabis'' has long been used for fibre ([[hemp]]), for [[medical cannabis|medicinal purposes]], and as a [[cannabis#Recreational use|recreat ...va'' L. var. ''ruderalis'' Janisch. and ''Cannabis ruderalis'' Janisch. as alternative names.<ref name = small1975b/> In 1929, renowned plant explorer [[Nikolai V
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  • ...ated]] [[ketone]] thereof and, therefore, a semi-synthetic drug. It is, in medical terms, an [[opioid]] analgesic and, in legal terms, a [[narcotic]]. It sho Hydromorphone is used in medicine as an alternative to [[morphine]] and [[heroin]] for analgesia, and as a second- or third-lin
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  • ...e “methadone” by the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry of the American Medical Association (COUNCIL...1947). Since the patent rights of the I.G. Farbenkon * [[Swelling (medical)|Swelling]] of the hands, arms, feet, and legs
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  • Medical experts, as well as accident and emergency rooms, have not been reporting c ...Plants Powers, Poisons, and Herbcraft"'', which won the 1996 Firecracker Alternative Book Award<ref name="MercuryHouse">[[#refMercuryHouse|Mercury House Publish
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  • ...c induction, reactions with [[soda lime]] used in carbon dioxide absorbing systems, prolonged neurologic dysfunction when used with soda lime, and evidence of ...er manufacturers. Considerable research took place in the 1960s to develop alternative stabilizers for trichloroethylene. Other chemical stabilizers include [[ket
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  • ...roving Ground]] (DPG), Utah, during the field testing of several munitions systems; and 4) Chief of Agent Processing Branch, Pilot Plant Division, [[Biologica ...ing, coordinating, evaluating and reporting on a broad, complex program of medical defense against BW agents. In 1984, he was promoted to one of the most sen
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  • ...help the baby avoid or fight off infections and give their immature immune systems the benefit of their mother's immune system that has many years of experien ...</ref> As early as 1846, scientists and nutritionists noted an increase in medical problems and infant mortality was associated with dry nursing.<ref name="Sp
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  • ...not necessarily electrical) is transferred between a source and a load. An alternative to impedance matching is [[impedance bridging]], where the load impedance i ...ual in magnitude but of opposite signs. In low-frequency or DC systems (or systems with purely resistive sources and loads) the reactances are zero, or small
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