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• USS Wainwright (DD-62)
  ...a thorough investigation of the area, the destroyer could turn up no more evidence of the presence of a [[U-boat]].<ref name=DANFS /> ...troyer steamed toward the estimated position of the sail, she searched for evidence of a submarine. After covering {{convert|10|nmi|km}} westward, she came upo
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• Type 91 torpedo
  ...unning speed 40 knots, the targeted ship steaming in 30 knots would surely turn hard to maneuver around. It is mandatory for torpedo-bomber pilot ''attacki ...rry heavy Type 93 ''oxygen torpedoes'', to launch it at long range, and to turn back safely. Soon proved that it was an unrealistic desk plan. ''Kan-Pon''
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• Ketamine
  ...een used in cases of prolonged [[status epilepticus]]. There has been some evidence that the NMDA-blocking effect of the drug protects neurons from glutamaterg ...hapter=Ketamine Psychedelic Psychotherapy |title=Psychedelic Medicine: New Evidence for Hallucinogens as Treatments |editor=Michael J. Winkelman and Thomas B.,
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• Sodium thiopental
  ...refore decrease the production of osmotically active metabolites, which in turn decreases swelling. Patients with significant swelling have improved outco ...s discovery, were due to excessive doses given to shocked trauma patients. Evidence has become available through freedom of information legislation and has bee
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• Metformin
  ...=http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/32/Supplement_1/S13.full}}</ref> Evidence is also mounting for its efficacy in [[gestational diabetes]], although saf ...d controlled trial]]s have found significant improvement with its use, the evidence is still insufficient.<ref>{{vcite journal |author=Angelico F, Burattin M,
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• Aspirin
  ...Influenza Mortality, 1918%u20131919 Pharmacology, Pathology, and Historic Evidence. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2009; DOI: 10.1086/606060</ref> Aspirin's pr ...irin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events: an update of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |vol
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• Morphine
  ...dolier/booth/Palliative/nebmor.html Nebulised morphine for dyspnoea]</ref> Evidence is better for other routes.<ref>[http://www.cks.nhs.uk/palliative_care_dysp ...raindicated in [[acute pancreatitis]], a review of the literature shows no evidence for this.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Thompson DR |title=Narcotic analgesic
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• Paracetamol
  ...[[David Lester (biochemist)|David Lester]] and Leon Greenberg found strong evidence that paracetamol was a major metabolite of acetanilide in human blood, and ...glandin H2|prostaglandin H₂]], an unstable molecule that is, in turn, converted to numerous other pro-inflammatory compounds. Classical anti-inf
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• Diazepam
  ...474770 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Duley | first1 = L. | title = Evidence and practice: the magnesium sulphate story. | journal = Best Pract Res Clin ...</sub> receptor leading to more chloride ions entering the neuron which in turn leads to enhanced central nervous system depressant effects.<ref name="Riss
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• Mortimer J. Adler
  ...n that there is no distinction whatsoever between mind and brain. That, in turn, means that the two words -- "mind" and "brain" -- are strict synonyms. If ...f: An Inquiry into the Logical, Legal, and Empirical Aspects of the Law of Evidence'' (1931, with Jerome Michael)
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• Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity
  ...- er, he died in 1240. Er, he absorbed a lot of their ideas and he was in turn read by these ministers of the [[Nasrid]] monarch [[ibn-al-Khratib]], and [ {{rquote|right|Turn from the sleep of negligence and the slumber of ignorance, for the world is
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• Homeostasis
  ...ted to have an effect on suppressing inflammatory cascades based on recent evidence.<ref name="Ann M"/> It is believed to modulate signals transmitted through ...ck example event in the body is blood [[platelet]] accumulation, which, in turn, causes [[blood clotting]] in response to a break or tear in the lining of
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• Ceramic materials
  Physical properties of chemical compounds which provide evidence of chemical composition include odor, color, volume, density (mass / volume In turn, pyroelectricity is seen most strongly in materials which also display the
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• Polyethylene terephthalate
  ...s well as leaching of antimony. Other authors (FRANZ and WELLE) published evidence based on mathematical modeling, indicating that it is quite unlikely that P ...residues are transformed into colored degradation products which, in their turn, might release reactive degradation products additionally. Then, the number
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• Building insulation materials
  ...under all claddings. This suited the plywood industry very well, which in turn led to the North American development of its now-massive [[Oriented strand ...cupational exposures during manufacture of these materials, and inadequate evidence overall of any cancer risk."
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• History of clothing and textiles
  ...e helped to provide a coherent history of these prehistoric developments. Evidence suggests that human beings may have begun wearing clothing as far back as 1 ...lothing, may have diverged from the [[head louse]] some 107,000 years ago, evidence that humans began wearing clothing at around this time.<ref name="Stoneking
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• Wrought iron
  ...es, of which there were two versions, the German and Walloon. They were in turn replaced from the late 18th century by [[puddling (metallurgy)|puddling]], ...f>G.C. Pollard, 'Experimentation in 19th-century bloomery iron production: Evidence from the [[Adirondacks]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]' ''Historical Met
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• Bamboo
  ...round and leant against the rest of the clump for 1–2 weeks until leaves turn yellow to allow full consumption of sugars by the plant ...s, new culm diameter decreases, fewer leaves grow on the culms, and leaves turn yellow as the unnaturally contained rootmass quickly depletes the soil of n
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• Rammed earth
  ...s these will impair the ability of the wall to desorb moisture, leading in turn to a loss of compressive strength. Evidence of the early use of rammed earth has been seen in [[Neolithic]] archaeologi
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• Hemp
  ...Citation needed|date=August 2010}}. Hemp oil can spontaneously oxidize and turn rancid within a short period of time if not stored properly; it is best sto ...ry in eastern England.<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/stable/2434380 New Fossil Evidence for the Past Cultivation and Processing of Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) in Eas
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• Safety climate
  However, in recent years an increasing body of evidence suggests that more attention should be focussed on ‘leading indicators’ ...in the kind and number of issues assessed. Furthermore there is a lack of evidence to demonstrate that current measurement tools employed by the safety profes
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• Cancer
  ...title=Tobacco smoking and cancer: a brief review of recent epidemiological evidence |journal=Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |volume=45 Suppl 2 |issue= |p ...n proposed as a cause of cancer, but there is currently little established evidence of such a link.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Feychting M, Ahlbom A, Kheifets
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• Workplace stress
  ...]), and cognitive impairment (e.g., concentration and memory problems). In turn, these conditions may lead to poor work performance or even [[injury]]. Job ...te of workers. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Survey Research Associates.</ref> Evidence also suggests that stress is the major cause of [[Turnover (employment)|tur
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• Implications of nanotechnology
  ...which were previously inaccessible due to physical restrictions, which in turn may reduce labor, land, or maintenance requirements placed on humans. ...ured machinery will tempt the use of very small products, which can easily turn into nano-litter that will be hard to clean up and may cause health problem
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• Work–life balance (United States)
  During the turn of the twentieth century, the push for an eight-hour workday was geared pri ...ked outside the home. Even if the hours worked were slightly higher at the turn of the century, most households were supported by one paycheck. “In 1900
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• Beryllium
  ...increased [[solar wind]] during periods of high solar magnetic activity in turn decreases the flux of [[galactic cosmic ray]]s that reach the Earth. ...n its chemistry beryllium exhibits the +2 [[oxidation state]] and the only evidence of lower valence of beryllium is in the solubility of the metal in [[beryll
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• Lead poisoning
  Kidney damage occurs with exposure to high levels of lead, and evidence suggests that lower levels can damage kidneys as well.<ref name="Grant09-78 ...disease]], [[heart rate variability]], and death from [[stroke]], but this evidence is more limited.<ref name="Navas-Acien06">{{Cite pmid|17431501 }}</ref> Pe
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• Lead
  ...Among the halides, the iodide is less soluble than the bromide, which, in turn, is less soluble than the chloride.<ref name="brady_holum">{{cite book| aut ...Patterson|Patterson, Clair C.]]; Boutron, Claude F. (1994): "Greenland Ice Evidence of Hemispheric Lead Pollution Two Millennia Ago by Greek and Roman Civiliza
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• List of foods named after people
  ...I of France|Napoleon]], and he also bought the [[Elba]] house of exile to turn into a museum. He was a patron of artists, and a ''bon vivant''. There are ...can cake took its name from [[Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate]], which in turn took its name from [[Sam German]] who developed the sweet baking chocolate
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• List of fictional diseases
  ...), [[Chancellor Palpatine]] secretly chooses not to completely destroy all evidence or research of the virus, but rather opts to hold onto it as a back-up plan |A skin disease that causes the hands and feet of the body to turn a sickly green color. This can usually only be cured by a series of painful
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• Phosphate homeostasis
  There is evidence for a hormone/enzyme/extracellular matrix protein cascade involving [[fibro ...|pages=1943–7 |pmid=17311862 |doi=10.1210/jc.2006-1825 }}</ref> which in turn affects FGF23<ref name=Kato/>.
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• Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency
  ...d blood vessels caused increased deposition of iron in the brain, which in turn triggers [[autoimmunity]] and degeneration of the nerve's [[Myelin|myelin s *high-resolution B-mode ultrasound evidence of stenosis of the internal jugular vein,
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• Cannabis (drug)
  ...[[South Asia]].<ref>"Marijuana and the Cannabinoids", ElSohly (p.8)</ref> Evidence of the [[inhalation]] of cannabis [[smoke]] can be found in the [[3rd mille ...ef>{{cite book|title=Understanding marijuana: a new look at the scientific evidence|author=Mitchell Earlywine|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2005|isbn=
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• Buprenorphine
  ...tions to users, which reduces the amount of opiates sold illicitly and, in turn, the number of users of other drugs who encounter and begin using the opiat ...to be associated with a more severe and prolonged withdrawal. However, no evidence thus far exists that sustaining abstinence post-buprenorphine maintenance i
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• Methadone
  ...nown for its use in treating narcotic addiction. A great deal of anecdotal evidence was available "on the street" that methadone might prove effective in treat Aegis Medical Systems ''Tapering Off of Methadone Maintenance: Evidence-Based Guidelines''
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• Xenon
  ...|hexagonal close packed]] (hcp) crystal phase under pressure and begins to turn metallic at about 140&nbsp;GPa, with no noticeable volume change in the hcp |title=Evidence of nonspecific surface interactions between laser-polarized xenon and myogl
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• Anniston, Alabama
  ...s fighting the continuing destruction of local facilities. Croxton's only evidence against Lloyd was that the shooting took place near Lloyd's farm.<ref>''''C ...more pedestrian friendly. The old four lane thoroughfare was gutted, and turn-of-the-20th-century trolley tracks were removed to help resurface the stree
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• Los Angeles Times bombing
  ...d]] not guilty. McManigal, who had [[turn state's evidence|turned state's evidence]], was not charged at that time.<ref name="Foner" /> ...neral|U.S. Attorney General]] [[George W. Wickersham]] had obtained enough evidence on his own to secure, with [[President of the United States|President]] [[W
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• George Metesky
  ...endangering life, and carrying concealed weapons in violation of New York State's [[Sullivan Act|Sullivan Law]]. ...disputed by Consolidated Edison, the accident led to [[pneumonia]] that in turn developed into [[tuberculosis]]. A claim for [[workers' compensation]] was
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• Rosewood massacre
  ...after Reconstruction era (United States)|disfranchised]] blacks since the turn of the century, both Sumner and Rosewood were part of a single voting preci ...ons, or attacks on entire communities. Lynchings reached a peak around the turn of the century and continued to be used as punishment throughout the South.
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• 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
  ...only circumstantial, case, whose circumstantial elements were confirmed by evidence when investigators gained access to Rajneeshpuram several months later.<ref ...ld need greater authority to perform an effective search, and fearing that evidence might be destroyed, they obtained [[search warrant]]s and subpoenas; 50 inv
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• Assassination of George Tiller
  ...lice arrested him in the days leading up to the murder despite reports and evidence offered to both that he vandalized a women's clinic the week before and the ...public significance, assassinations rank higher than hate crimes, which in turn rank higher than "ordinary" murders. The murder of [[Martin Luther King]]
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• John F. Kennedy assassination
  ...Ballistic Acoustics].</ref> have called into question the accuracy of the evidence used by the HSCA to support its finding of four shots. .... Connally testified he could not see the president, so he then started to turn forward again, and was hit in his upper right back by a bullet that he test
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• Outlaw motorcycle club
  ...harity events, such as toy runs. Charitable giving is frequently cited as evidence that these clubs do not deserve their negative media image. Outlaw gangs h ...such items is far outweighed by their [[Unfair prejudice in United States evidence law|prejudicial effects]] on the defense.<ref>The [[United States Court of
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• Taliban
  ...guilty, they would [[Extradition|hand him over]], stating that they had no evidence linking him to the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref name="CBS21Oct01"/> ...remaining country with diplomatic ties. On October 4 the Taliban agreed to turn bin Laden over to Pakistan for [[trial]] in an international [[tribunal]]<r
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• Al-Qaeda
  ...n for funding and assistance. He was not their commander. There is also no evidence that bin Laden used the term "al-Qaeda" to refer to the name of a group unt ...of Mohammed's associate [[El Sayyid Nosair]], discovering a great deal of evidence of terrorist plots, including plans to blow up New York City skyscrapers.<r
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• Bruce Edwards Ivins
  ...olumbia]</ref> On February 19, 2010, the FBI released a 92-page summary of evidence against Ivins and announced that it had concluded its investigation.<ref>{{ ...ompson, and Nelson Hernandez |title=A Scientist's Quiet Life Took A Darker Turn |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/01/AR2008
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• 2001 anthrax attacks
  ...p://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/us/20anthrax.html |title=F.B.I., Laying Out Evidence, Closes Anthrax Letters Case |work=New York Times |author=Scott Shane |date .../20/us/20anthrax.html | work=The New York Times | title=F.B.I., Laying Out Evidence, Closes Anthrax Case | first=Scott | last=Shane | date=February 19, 2010}}<
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• Timeline of the 2001 anthrax attacks
  ...- possibly using biological or chemical weapons. U.S. officials insist no evidence exists to suggest that such an attack is inevitable. However, for years a h ...ores. Their inquiries are adding to what US hawks say is a growing mass of evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved, possibly indirectly, with the September 1
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• Feroz Abbasi
  ...generally felt that the statement could not be used in a British court as evidence. ...inst UK or allied targets if they left Britain. It was unclear whether the evidence was gathered in Guantanamo, where their lawyer has alleged Abbasi and Muban
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