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• GNU Free Documentation License
  ...text of the GFDL. See [[:wikipedia:en:GNU Free Documentation License|"GNU Free Documentation License" on Wikipedia]] for an encyclopedia article about the == GNU Free Documentation License ==
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• Fallout shelter
  ...with area over 600 m² to have an NBC shelter, and Norway, which requires all buildings with an area over 1000 m² to have a shelter.<ref>[http://www.lov ...monofilament fishing line, and aluminum foil. Plans are in the reference [[Media:nuclear_war_survival_skills.pdf| "Nuclear War Survival Skills" by Cresson K
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• 1983 Beirut barracks bombing
  ...in upon itself. A massive shock wave and ball of flaming gas was hurled in all directions.<ref>Eric Hammel (1985): ''The Root: The Marines in Beirut, Augu ...]], placed in proximity to a conventional explosive such as [[primacord]], all of which are readily available on the retail market. Despite the lack of so
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• Type 91 torpedo
  Immediately all the torpedo units changed to ''the first tactic'', the gears and flaps are ...u]] (Lucky Crane)'', led by squadron leader Lt Cmdr Shimazaki, and averted all four torpedoes. Large USS Lexington CV-2 was attacked by 3 units of total f
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• Ciprofloxacin
  ...practice |url= http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/antibiotics.html|format=Free full text |first1=WJ |issn=0094-3509}}</ref> Additionally, antibiotics have In most countries, all formulations require a prescription.
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• Metformin
  | molecular_weight = 129.164 g/mol ([[free base (chemistry)|free]])<br />165.63 g/mol ([[hydrochloride|HCl]]) ...n.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2009-12-13}}</ref> or do not recommend it at all, except for women with [[glucose intolerance]].<ref name="pmid18308833">{{v
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• Activated carbon
  ...ate is thus an important factor. These carbons are therefore preferred for all [[adsorption]] of gases and vapours as their rate of diffusion are faster. ...austion of a carbon bed can only be recommended if it has been shown to be free of chemical interactions with adsorbates and if an experimental correlation
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• Aspirin
  ...ammatory drugs]] (NSAIDs), not all of which are salicylates, although they all have similar effects and most have inhibition of the enzyme [[cyclooxygenas ...the trademark is owned by [[Bayer]], using a uniform chemical formula for all markets, but adapting the packaging and physical aspects for each.<ref>{{Ci
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• Cortisol
  ...is may be to furnish more copper for ceruloplasmin synthesis or release of free copper. Cortisol has an opposite effect on alpha [[aminoisobuteric acid]] t ...corticosteroid binding globulin]] ('''CBG'''), and [[serum albumin]]. Only free cortisol is available to receptors. {{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}
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• Airspeed Oxford
  ...Approach]] Training. By the end of 1944, American types were available and all had been returned to the Royal Air Force by the end of the year. A small nu ..., they were also used for communications and aerial photography, they were all withdrawn by 1956.<ref name="ab-others" />
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• Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...lopedia" /> In 1974, the 15th edition adopted a third goal: to systematise all human knowledge.<ref name="propedia_preface" /> The history of the ''Britan ...the world's most respected authorities in their fields. A general index of all articles was included for the first time in the 7th edition, a practice mai
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• History of the Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...ns of the ''Britannica'' have been developed, both online and on [[optical media]]. Since the early 1930s, the ''Britannica'' has developed several "spin-of ...publishers to the enormous profit potential of encyclopedias. Although not all encyclopedias succeeded commercially, their elements sometimes inspired fut
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• Paper
  ...ed rags and start a new era for the production of newsprint and eventually all paper out of pulped wood. ...lps are also known as [[wood-free paper]]s. Not to be confused with [[tree-free paper]].
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• Parylene
  Parylene C and to a lesser extent AF-4, SF, HT (all the same polymer) are used for coating printed circuit boards (PCBs) and me ...ocess did not require a solvent and resulted in chemically resistant films free from pinholes. Union Carbide commercialized a parylene coating system in 19
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• Polymer nanocomposite
  ...orientation of the [[dispersed phase]], and the compounding strategies for all MPS, including PNC, are similar. ...ess additional choice of the [[axial ratio]], the curvature, and the '''“all-sweeping” hydrodynamic-related rotation''', and they can be modified chem
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• Biopolymer
  ...starch]], [[chitin]], [[protein]]s, [[peptide]]s, [[DNA]] and [[RNA]] are all examples of biopolymers, in which the [[monomer]]ic units, respectively, ar ...olymer and the most common organic compound on Earth. About 33 percent of all plant matter is cellulose. E.G. The cellulose content of cotton is ~ 90 per
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• Polypropylene
  ...curs at the [[tertiary carbon]] atom present in every [[repeat unit]]. A [[free radical]] is formed here, and then reacts further with [[oxygen]], followed ...onomer molecules to a specific regular orientation, either isotactic, when all methyl groups are positioned at the same side with respect to the backbone
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• Particle size distribution
  λ: Gas mean free path [[Mean free path]] (cm) ..." particles below that size, is universally used in presenting PSD data of all kinds.
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• Double layer (interfacial)
  ...second layer is loosely associated with the object, because it is made of free ions which move in the fluid under the influence of [[Electromagnetism|elec ...[[coagulation (milk)|coagulation]] into butter. DLs exist in practically all [[heterogeneous]] fluid-based systems, such as blood, paints, inks, ceramic
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• Ruthenium
  ...it has an atypical configuration in its outermost electron shells: whereas all other group-8 elements have 2 electrons in the outermost shell, in rutheniu Though naturally occurring platinum, containing all six [[platinum group metal]]s, was used for a long time by [[pre-Columbian]
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• Bamboo
  Unlike trees, all bamboo have the potential to grow to full height and girth in a single [[gr ...“alarm clock” in each cell of the plant which signals the diversion of all energy to flower production and the cessation of vegetative growth.<ref nam
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• Iron
  ...irections and thus cancel out. In magnetized iron, the electronic spins of all the domains are aligned, so that the magnetic effects of neighboring domain ...her metals and with carbon to form steels. There are many types of steels, all with different properties, and an understanding of the properties of the [[
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• Wood
  ...s have lost their cytoplasm and the cells are therefore functionally dead. All wood in a tree is first formed as sapwood. The more leaves a tree bears and ...imbs almost, if not entirely, to the ground, but as it grows older some or all of them will eventually die and are either broken off or fall off. Subseque
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• Audiobook
  ...sette tapes, downloadable digital formats (e.g., [[MP3]] (.mp3), [[Windows Media Audio]] (.wma), and [[Advanced Audio Coding]] (.aac)). A benefit to the CD ...ns of recorded books to more than 700,000 Physically challenged listeners. All NLS recordings were created by professionals.
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• Ethylene oxide
  |accessdate = 2009-09-23}}</ref> Since 1940, almost all ethylene oxide produced industrially uses this method.<ref>{{cite journal|t * [[Gibbs free energy]], ΔG°₂₉₈ = –11.68 kJ/mol;
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• Cancer
  ...cessdate =2007-06-25 }}</ref> Cancer caused about 13% of [[causes of death|all human deaths]] in 2007<ref name="WHO">{{cite web | last =WHO | authorlink = ...replication]], or are [[genetic disorder|inherited]], and thus present in all cells from birth. The [[heritability]] of cancers is usually affected by co
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• Workplace stress
  ...of stress. While workplace stress has the potential to affect employees of all categories; those who have very little influence to those who make major de ...kplace, for at least some portion of their work schedule, using electronic media to interact with others inside and outside the organization." One reason th
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• Work–life balance
  ...ls of [[absenteeism]] as well as rising workers’ compensation claims are all evidence of an unhealthy work life balance. {{Citation needed|date=February ...[McGill University]] researchers, the United States lags far behind nearly all wealthy countries when it comes to family-oriented workplace policies such
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• COSHH
  ...t Work etc. Act 1974]], [http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All+Legislation&title=health+and+safety+at+work+etc+act&Year=1974&searchEnacted | [[Manufacturing|Manufacture]] and use for all purposes, including any manufacturing process in which such a substance is
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• Emergency management
  ...emergency management relies on thorough integration of emergency plans at all levels of government and non-government involvement. Activities at each lev Emergency Managers in the planning phase should be flexible, and all encompassing - carefully recognizing the risks and exposures of their respe
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• Arsenic
  ...e metalloidal forms of arsenic, each with a different structure, are found free in nature (the minerals arsenic ''[[sensu stricto]]'' and the much rarer ar ...idylserine|last = Jennewein|first =Marc|pmid = 18316558|issue = 5|format = Free full text|last2 = Lewis|first2 = M. A.|last3 = Zhao|first3 = D.|last4 = Tsy
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• Mining
  ...the deposits. [[Spain]] was one of the most important mining regions, but all regions of the [[Roman Empire]] were exploited. They used [[reverse oversho ...n_steel.html</ref> The silver crisis of 1465 occurred when the mines had all reached depths at which the shafts could no longer be pumped dry with the a
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• Electromagnetic field
  ...xwell's equations change by switching the permeability and permittivity of free space with the permeability and permittivity of the linear material in ques When a field travels across to different media, the properties of the field change according to the various boundary condi
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• HealthyWage
  ...ary 2010, the company became the first in the [[United States]] to offer a free health incentive directly to consumers. ...hey lose too much weight too quickly, so the winning team is the one where all five teammates guide one another through several months of healthy weight l
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• Lead
  ...s and as a [[radiation shield]]. Lead has the highest [[atomic number]] of all of the [[stable element]]s, although the next higher element, [[bismuth]], ...of [[antimony]], or of a small number of other metals such as [[calcium]]. All [[isotope]]s of lead, except for lead-204, can be found in the end products
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• G.hn
  ...04/how-fast.html DS2 Blog: How fast can G.hn be?]</ref> and operation over all three types of legacy home wires: [[telephone wiring]], [[coaxial cables]] ...eed-a-unified-standard-at-all-1.html "Why do we need a unified standard at all?"], HomeGrid Forum Blog</ref> and lower deployment costs for service provid
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• Acid dissociation constant
  ...on of the deprotonated form A-, times the equilibrium concentration of H+, all divided by the equilibrium concentration of the acid AH." >K_{\mathrm a} = ...p''K''_a value is directly proportional to the standard [[Gibbs free energy|Gibbs energy change]] for the reaction. The value of the p''K''_{76 KB (11,861 words) - 20:17, 21 September 2010
• Dissociation (chemistry)
  ...ereas in a strong electrolyte a higher ratio of solute dissociates to form free ions. ...ub>2}SO₄, NaCl. These will all exist as ions in an aqueous media.
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• PH
  ...H₉O₄⁺) to account for [[solvation]], but all describe the same entity. ...</sup>, such that the total scale includes the effect of both [[proton]]s (free hydrogen ions) and hydrogen sulfate ions:
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• Chemical equilibrium
  ...n of a reaction is said to lie far to the right if, at equilibrium, nearly all the reactants are used up and far to the left if hardly any product is form ...]] that has occurred, ranging from zero for all reactants to a maximum for all products) vanishes, signalling a [[stationary point]]. This derivative is u
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• List of eponymous laws
  * [[Duverger's law]] — After Maurice Duverger. Winner-take-all (or first-past-the-post) electoral systems tend to create a 2 party system, ...o known as the Identity of Indiscernibles. It states: "If two objects have all their properties in common, then they are one and the same object."
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• List of dog diseases
  ...ed species, while others are found in other animals, including humans. Not all of the articles listed here contain information specific to dogs. These art ...eurology for the Small Animal Practitioner|edition=1st|publisher=Teton New Media|year=2003|isbn=1-893441-82-2}}</ref>
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• Lymphopoiesis
  ...uripotential hemopoietic stem cell]] (pHSC) which is capable of generating all of the cell types of the complete blood cell system.<ref>''Stem Cell Biolog ...o as such because of their ability to form colonies in vitro in artificial media) such as CFU-T<ref>[http://www.copewithcytokines.de/cope.cgi?key=CFU-T CFU
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• Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  ...ic diagnosis]] in order to match a child both regarding HLA type and being free of any obvious inheritable disorder. Allogeneic transplants are also perfor ...r and recipient. Leading transplant centers currently perform testing for all five of these HLA genes before declaring that a donor and recipient are HLA
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• Religious and spiritual use of cannabis
  ...1-06|first=Duncan|last=Campbell|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]}}</ref> Some [[Muslims]] of the [[Sufi]] order have used cannabis a ...The Cup That Kicks|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=2007-11-04|publisher=[[HT Media Ltd]]}}</ref> Some of the wandering ascetics in India known as [[sadhus]] s
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• Phencyclidine
  ...not seem to be as well-accepted by users as PCP itself, however they were all added onto Schedule I of the Controlled Substance Act because of their puta ...uents used. In some countries such as the USA, Australia, and New Zealand, all of these compounds would be considered [[Federal Analog Act|controlled subs
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• Salvia divinorum
  ...and controversial suicide of [[Brett's law|Brett Chidester]] received much media attention. ....</ref><ref name="ReferenceB">[[#refMichael20080803|Michael 2008-08-03 (US Media)]].</ref>
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• Trichloroethylene
  ...automatic movie film cleaning machines, and for manual cleaning with lint-free wipes. annual water quality testing is required for all public drinking water distributors. The EPA'S current guidelines for TCE ca
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• Beltway sniper attacks
  ...[Cherokee]] fable has never been properly investigated or explained by the media.) Lantz used his truck to block the exit from the rest stop while he alert ...the sniper attacks, cordoning off nearby roads and highways and inspecting all drivers, thereby grinding traffic to a halt for hours at a time. Police can
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• Ted Kaczynski
  | image_name = Unabomber free image.jpg ...d '''A'''irline '''BOM'''ber") to refer to his case, which resulted in the media calling him the Unabomber. Despite the FBI's efforts, he was not caught as
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