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• AT4
  {{About|the unguided anti-tank weapon|the Russian guided anti-tank missile|AT-4 Spigot}} ...oduces a large back blast, a significant problem when operating the weapon in urban environments.
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• BL 7.5 inch Mk VI naval gun
  |caption=''Hawkins'' class cruisers were the only ships mounting BL 7.5 inch Mk VI guns. ...icon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]
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• BL 8 inch Mk VIII naval gun
  |caption=Mk VIII guns in X and Y Mk I turrets aboard {{HMS|Kent|54|6}} |origin= [[United Kingdom]]
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• Swedish Mauser
  ...'' (Model 1941) [[sniper rifle]].<ref>Jones, D: ''Crown Jewels: The Mauser in Sweden'', pp. 37, 59, 81, 93. Collector Grade Publications, 2003.</ref> ...ary [[Lee-Enfield]] rifle) instead of the "cock-on-opening" style found on the German [[Gewehr 98]].
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• Type 91 torpedo
  ...ard an aircraft carrier, each lower half was retouched in black to conceal the roll rudders. |unit_cost= 20,000 yen (in the year 1941)
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• Quinine
  | pregnancy_category = C <small>([[United States of America|USA]])</small>, D <small>([[Australia|Au]])</small> | legal_status = quinine is now banned in Australia unless specifically for Malaria due to its tendency to kill blood
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• Carbamazepine
  | excretion = 2–3% excreted unchanged in urine ...nvulsant]] and [[mood stabilizer|mood stabilizing]] drug used primarily in the treatment of [[epilepsy]] and [[bipolar disorder]], as well as [[trigeminal
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• Phenytoin
  | excretion = Primarily through the bile, urinary ...seizures, it is an option in the treatment of [[trigeminal neuralgia]] in the event that carbamazepine is deemed inappropriate.
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• Chloramphenicol
  | legal_status = Ocular P, else POM <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small> .... It is considered a prototypical [[broad-spectrum antibiotic]], alongside the [[Tetracycline antibiotics|tetracycline]]s.
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• Co-trimoxazole
  ...treatment of a variety of bacterial infections. The name co-trimoxazole is the [[British Approved Name]], and has been marketed worldwide under many [[tra ...n given separately; the reason is because they inhibit successive steps in the [[folic acid|folate]] synthesis pathway (see diagram below).
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• Vancomycin
  | pregnancy_category = B2 <small>([[Australia|Au]])</small>, B <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small> | legal_status = S4 <small>(Au)</small>, POM <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>, ℞-only <small>(U.S.)</small>
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• Dapsone
  ...℞-only <small>(U.S.)</small>, [[Prescription drug|POM]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small> ...ion with [[rifampicin]] and [[clofazimine]] as multidrug therapy (MDT) for the treatment of ''[[Mycobacterium leprae]]'' infections ([[leprosy]]). It is
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• Aciclovir
  <!--Please do not change "aciclovir" to "acyclovir". "Aciclovir" is the International Nonproprietary Name, and is thus preferred. --> | pregnancy_category = B3 <small>([[Australia|Au]])</small>, B <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small>
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• Ketamine
  {{For|the functional group referred to as ketimine|imine}} ...tion of CYP3A4, CYP2B6, and CYP2C9 isoforms to N-demethylation of ketamine in human liver microsomes |journal=Drug Metabolism and Disposition |volume=30
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• Azithromycin
  ...nitrogen]] [[atom]] is incorporated into the [[lactone]] ring, thus making the lactone ring 15-membered. ...pounds, the PDR calls for five (5) days of 500mg for strep throat, and yet the pediatric lesser dose is commonly mis-prescribed.<ref>Physicians Desk Refer
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• Metformin
  ...erns still preclude its widespread use in this setting. It is also used in the treatment of [[polycystic ovary syndrome]] and has been investigated for ot ...cs in the [[World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines]] (the other being [[glibenclamide]]).<ref name=WHOessential>(March 2009) {{PDFlin
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• Fluoxetine
  ...tion with [[olanzapine]] as '''[[Symbyax]]''') is an [[antidepressant]] of the [[selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor]] (SSRI) class. It is manufactured ...ion]] (including pediatric depression), [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]] (in both adult and pediatric populations), [[bulimia nervosa]], [[panic disorde
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• Aspirin
  {{Redirect|Asprin|the author|Robert Asprin}} '''Aspirin''' ([[United States Adopted Name|USAN]]), also known as '''acetylsalicylic acid''' ({{pr
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• Atenolol
  | excretion = [[Kidney|Renal]]<br>[[Mammary gland|Lactic]] (In lactiferous females) ...|author=Agon P, Goethals P, Van Haver D, Kaufman JM |title=Permeability of the blood-brain barrier for atenolol studied by positron emission tomography |j
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• Metoclopramide
  | pregnancy_category = A <small>([[Australia|Au]])</small>, B <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small> ...])</small>, POM <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>, ℞-only <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small>
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• Nitrous oxide
  | SolubleOther = soluble in [[alcohol]], [[ether]], [[sulfuric acid]] ...rnia]] allow nitrous oxide as an [[anesthetic]]. Also used in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Australia]]. -->
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• Morphine
  {{About|the drug|other meanings|Morphine (disambiguation)}} *[[Flushing (physiology)|Flushing]] of the [[face]]
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• Paracetamol
  ...cite journal | doi = 10.1021/je990124v | title = Solubility of Paracetamol in Pure Solvents | author = Roger A. Granberg and Åke C. Rasmuson | url = htt ...States Adopted Name|USAN]]) is a widely used [[over-the-counter drug|over-the-counter]] [[analgesic]] (pain reliever) and [[antipyretic]] (fever reducer)
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• Nerium oleander
  |image_caption = ''Nerium oleander'' in flower ...ium oleander'' L. |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=1998-03-09 |accessdate=2010-06-26}}<
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• Lily of the Valley
  ...rate species). It was formerly placed in the lily family [[Liliaceae]], or in its own family called [[Convallariaceae]]. ...and Cronquist, Arthur, (1991), ''Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada'', New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York, p
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• Narcissus (plant)
  {{Redirect|Daffodils|the Swedish musical group|The Daffodils}} ...sed by the American Daffodil Society.<ref name="ADS"/> The range of forms in cultivation has been heavily modified and extended, with new variations ava
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• Airspeed Oxford
  |caption=Oxford II inflight over [[Saskatchewan]], Canada in 1942 ...crews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery roles throughout the [[World War II|Second World War]].
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• Temazepam
  ...tional Abuse: Intravenous (IV), Intramuscular (IM), Insufflated, Sprinkled in ethanol, smoked ...ref>{{cite journal |author=Fuccella LM |title=Bioavailability of temazepam in soft gelatin capsules |journal=Br J Clin Pharmacol |volume=8 |issue=1 |page
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• Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
  | foundation = [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]], [[United Kingdom|UK]] ({{Start date|1768}}) | location_country = [[United States|U.S.]]
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• Encyclopædia Britannica
  | image_caption = New American edition of the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (1899) | country = United Kingdom (1768–1900)<br>United States (1901–present)
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• History of the Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...en developed, both online and on [[optical media]]. Since the early 1930s, the ''Britannica'' has developed several "spin-off" products to leverage its re ...nica''. The first encyclopedia to include biographies of living people was the 64-volume ''[[Grosses Universal-Lexicon]]'' (published 1732–1759) of [[Jo
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• CIA developed country list
  ...mb|320px|{{legend|#0000FF|Map of Developed Countries (DCs) as described by the CIA}}]] ...)'''.<ref name=cia>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html|title=Appendix B. International Org
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• The World Factbook
  | name = The World Factbook | image_caption = Last Government print edition of ''The World Factbook'' (2010 edition) cover.
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• Petroleum
  ...s first used in the treatise ''De Natura Fossilium'', published in 1546 by the [[Germany|German]] mineralogist [[Georg Bauer]], also known as Georgius Agr ...es depending on the subsurface conditions, and on the [[phase diagram]] of the petroleum mixture.<ref name="Hyne 2001">Hyne (2001), pp. 1–4.</ref>
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• Depleted uranium
  [[File:30mm DU slug.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The DU penetrator of a [[30 mm]] round<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060716 ...|accessdate= |author= |date= |year= |publisher= UN |pages= }}</ref> In the past, DU has been called '''Q-metal''', '''depletalloy''', and '''D-38'''.
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• Kerosene
  ...ican Gas Light Company and the Downer Company (to which Gesner had granted the right) were allowed to call their lamp oil ''kerosene''.<ref>{{Cite book | title = The golden flood: an informal history of America's first oil field
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• Permeable paving
  [[Image:Santarem carfree.JPG|thumb|200px|align=right|Cobblestone paving in [[Santarém, Portugal]].]] ...ervious surface|impervious]] and infiltrates the [[stormwater]] through to the soil below.
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• Concrete
  {{About|the construction material}} ...concrete [[dome]].<ref>[http://www.romanconcrete.com/ The Roman Pantheon: The Triumph of Concrete]</ref>]]
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• AHI Roofing
  ...s/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10475333</ref> The company sells under both the GERARD and DECRA brand names. ...ww.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10563576</ref> in steel roof tiles.
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• Staddle stones
  ...Rural Life Museum.jpg|thumb|340px|A building sitting on staddle stones, at the [[Somerset Rural Life Museum]]]] ...ground thereby protecting the stored grain from vermin and water seepage. In Middle English staddle or stadle is stathel, from Old English ''stathol'',
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• Mountbatten Brailler
  ...arl Mountbatten of Burma|Lord Mountbatten]] left a bequest in his will for the development of ...ountbatten Brailler with Young Children|publisher= American Foundation for the Blind|first= M.C.|last= Holbrook|date= 2003|accessdate= 26 April 2010}}</re
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• White cane
  [[Image:Long cane.jpg|thumb|100px|A long cane, the primary mobility tool for the visually impaired.]] ...s a courtesy to others. Not all modern white canes are designed to fulfill the same primary function, however: There are at least five different varieties
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• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
  ...=The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995| parliament=United Kingdom Parliament|
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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 ...xyhemoglobin can revert to hemoglobin, but the recovery takes time because the HbCO complex is fairly stable.
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• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
  Title=The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992| parliament=United Kingdom Parliament|
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• Factories Act 1961
  | parliament=Parliament of the United Kingdom ...the Factories Acts, 1937 to 1959, and certain other enactments relating to the safety, health and welfare of employed persons.</sup>
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• Institute of Occupational Medicine
  ..., impartial position as an international centre of excellence. Since 1990, the IOM has been a fully independent "not for profit" organisation. [[File:IOM_ ...o found a scientific institute to take over the running of this research. The original senior members of staff, under Rogan, were Henry Walton, Deputy Di
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• Air safety
  ...n also be applied in the context of campaigns that inform the public as to the safety of [[air travel]]. ===United States===
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• Occupational hygiene
  ...the objective of protecting worker health and well-being and safeguarding the community at large.''<ref>[http://www.ioha.net International Occupational H ...iene'', but is likely to be about broad industry or broad issues effecting the local community, broader society, region or country.
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• Occupational safety and health
  ...s, nearby communities, and other members of the public who are impacted by the workplace environment. It may involve interactions among many subject area ...ed to his physiological and psychological capabilities; and, to summarize, the adaptation of work to man and of each man to his job."
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