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• 1993 World Trade Center bombing
  ...ld Trade Center in 1993|the 2001 attack and destruction of the World Trade Center|September 11 attacks}} |title=World Trade Center Bombing
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• Hydroelectric
  ...hydroelectric power stations|largest hydro-electric power station]] in the world]] ...international statistics database</ref> This was approximately 20% of the world's electricity, and accounted for about 88% of electricity from renewable so
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• Quinine
  ...uthor=Toovey S |title=The Miraculous Fever-Tree. The Cure that Changed the World Fiametta Rocco; Harper Collins, San Francisco, 2004, 348 pages, Paperback, ...rk, or 97% of the world's quinine production.<ref name=clifford/> During [[World War II]], Allied powers were cut off from their supply of quinine when the
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• Mefloquine
  ...actically against and as a treatment for [[malaria]]. It also goes by the trade name '''Lariam''' (manufactured by [[Hoffmann–La Roche|F. Hoffmann–La R According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines to prevent malaria, Mef
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• Dexamethasone
  ...particularly post-[[eye surgery]] drops &ndash; and as a [[nasal spray]] (trade name [[Dexacort]]), and certain ear drops ([[Sofradex]], when combined with ...[LGBT]] community following an essay posted to the forum of the [[Hastings Center]], a [[think tank]] devoted to [[bioethics]], which quoted published resear
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• Praziquantel
  ...effective in a single dose.<ref name="SCP">{{Cite web | author= The Carter Center| title="Schistosomiasis Control Program" | url=http://www.cartercenter.org/ ...[Merck KGaA]] in Germany (Elberfeld and Darmstadt) in the mid 1970s. The [[World Health Organization]] includes it on its [[Essential medicines|Model List o
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• Vancomycin
  ...FDA]] in 1958. Eli Lilly first marketed vancomycin hydrochloride under the trade name '''Vancocin'''.<ref name="Moellering2006"/> ...is involved in covalent substrate [[amino acid]] binding at each reaction center of gramicidin S synthetase |journal=J. Biol. Chem. |volume=266 |issue=34 |p
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• Ritonavir
  '''Ritonavir''', with trade name '''Norvir''' ([[Abbott Laboratories]]), is an [[antiretroviral drug]] [[Image:HIV protesase with ritonavir.png|Ritonavir (center) bound to the active site of HIV protease.|200px|thumb|left]]
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• Codeine
  ...drug overall according to numerous reports by organizations including the World Health Organization and its League of Nations predecessor agency. It is one ...e percentage of the opium and morphine in the [[Defense National Stockpile Center|US National Stockpile of Strategic & Critical Materials]] was tapped in ord
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• Ciprofloxacin
  ...dication is no longer effective in some areas (e.g., Asian countries,<ref>(World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region Gonococcal Antimicrobial S ...|pages=332–336 |publisher=Center for Disease Control |location=USA |url=Center for Disease Control |format=PDF |accessdate=31 August 2009 |pmid=17431378 |
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• Metformin
  ...l List of Essential Medicines'']|612&nbsp;KB}}, 16^th edition, [[World Health Organization]], p. 24. Retrieved on 19 December 2009.</ref> ...is now believed to be the most widely prescribed anti-diabetic drug in the world; in the United States alone, more than 42 million prescriptions were filled
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• Fluoxetine
  '''Fluoxetine''' (trade names: '''Prozac''', '''Sarafem''', or in combination with [[olanzapine]] a ...fficial chemical name fluoxetine and the Eli Lilly and Company gave it the trade name Prozac. In February 1977, Dista Products Company, a division of Eli Li
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• Acetazolamide
  '''Acetazolamide''', sold under the trade name '''Diamox''', is a [[carbonic anhydrase inhibitor]] that is used to tr ...atment of Epilepsy &#124; Comprehensive Epilepsy Center &#124; NYU Medical Center, New York, NY |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-12-19}}</ref>. It can be use
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• Cortisol
  These levels from different labs or hospitals around the world are examples of early morning cortisol levels, ideally around 9am. They are ! style="text-align:center;"| <big>↓</big>
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• Ibuprofen
  ...s and some other blood vessels. Ibuprofen is a ''core'' medicine in the [[World Health Organization]]'s "[[WHO Model List of Essential Medicines|Essential | publisher = World Health Organization
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• Mercury (element)
  Mercury occurs in deposits throughout the world mostly as [[cinnabar]] ([[mercuric sulfide]]), which is the source of the r ...Because iron is an exception, iron flasks have been traditionally used to trade mercury. Other metals that do not form amalgams with mercury include tantal
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• Paracetamol
  ...xicity]] is the foremost cause of [[acute liver failure]] in the [[Western world]], and accounts for most drug overdoses in the United States, the United Ki ...{cite book|title=Bad Medicine: The Prescription Drug Industry in the Third World|author = Milton Silverman, Mia Lydecker, Philip Randolph Lee|publisher=Stan
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• Weather testing of polymers
  [[Florida]], for example is the world standard as it possesses all three characteristics. Such devices, which are known by trade names Acuvex, Q-Trac, and Emma, are typically used in Arizona and other des
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• Polyethylene terephthalate
  ...er to packaging applications. The polyester industry makes up about 18% of world polymer production and is third after [[polyethylene]] (PE) and [[polypropy ...xially oriented)|(biaxially oriented PET film]], often known by one of its trade names, "Mylar"), PET can be [[aluminium|aluminized]] by [[evaporation|evapo
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• Petroleum
  [[File:Oil Reserves.png|thumb|400px|right|Proven world [[oil reserves]], 2009.]] [[File:Total World Oil Reserves.PNG|thumb|250px|Most of the world's oils are non-conventional.<ref>{{cite paper|author = Alboudwarej et al.|t
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• Metal
  ...rength of metallic bonds for different metals reaches a maximum around the center of the transition series, as those elements have large amounts of delocaliz ==Trade==
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• R-value (insulation)
  Around most of the world, R-values are given in [[SI]] units, typically square-metre kelvins per wat {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
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• Building insulation materials
  ...op.mv?CatCode=PRODUCT&ProdCode=COTTON_INSULATION |title=Environmental Home Center product information |publisher=Environmentalhomecenter.com |date= |accessda * 16 CFR Part 460 - (Federal Trade Commission regulation) commonly known as the "R-Value Rule," intended to el
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• Sugar
  ...5GmiQXixIQ “Nutrition: Fact vs. Fiction.”]</ref><ref>[[Joslin Diabetes Center]]. [http://www.joslin.org/info/classroom_presentation_on_diabetes_for_elem ...times—[[honey]] was more often used for sweetening in most parts of the world. During his campaign in India, [[Alexander the Great]] was surprised to tas
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• Gunpowder
  ...Bombards, and Pyrotechnics: The History of the Explosive that Changed the World'', Perseus Books Group: 2005, ISBN :0465037224, 9780465037223: 272 pages</r ...Bombards, and Pyrotechnics: The History of the Explosive that Changed the World'', Perseus Books Group, ISBN :0465037224, 9780465037223, page 22</ref>
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• Textiles of Mexico
  ...s in Mexico|indigenous people]], whose communities are concentrated in the center and south of the country in states such as [[Mexico State]], [[Oaxaca]] and ...hiveurl= |archivedate= |ref= }}</ref> In Mexico, as in other parts of the world, the introduction of modern transportation and communications brought about
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• Metal roof
  ...its early days. This is still happening today in parts of the [[developing world]]. * A blend of Zinc, aluminum and silicon coated steel. Sold under various trade names like "Zincalume", “galvalume”, etc. Sometimes left in the raw zin
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• Compressed earth block
  ...anical presses enjoy their heaviest sales overseas. [[Mexico]] and [[Third World]] countries have been attractive markets for the presses for years. ...[[Cinva Ram]] was developed by Raul Ramirez in the Inter-American Housing Center (CINVA) in Bogota, Colombia. The Cinva Ram is a lever-action, manual press
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• Steel
  ...lity of the metal. Today, steel is one of the most common materials in the world, with more than 1.3 billion tons produced annually. It is a major component ...roup Corporation]] and [[Shagang Group]]. [[ArcelorMittal]] is however the world's [[List of steel producers|largest steel producer]].
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• Building material
  ...flexible materials such as cloth or [[leather|skins]]. People all over the world have used these three materials together to create homes to suit their loca The tent used to be the home of choice among nomadic groups the world over. Two well known types include the conical [[teepee]] and the circular
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• Wrought iron
  ...he ton" in 1731.<ref>C. Evans and G. Rydén, ''Baltic Iron in the Atlantic World in the Eighteenth Century'' (Brill, Boston, Mass. 2007), 163–73.</ref>
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• Young worker safety and health
  ...bour/en/ |title= Hazardous child labour |accessdate=2007-10-14|publisher=[[World Health Organization]]}}</ref> Children can be found in almost any economic ...n 1993 and 1997 among workers younger than age 18 occurred in the [[retail trade]]s (e.g., [[restaurants]] and retail stores).<ref name="pop" /> Between 199
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• Basic Occupational Health Services
  To provide occupational health services for all working people in the world, regardless of mode of employment, size of workplace or geographic location
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• Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency
  ...p d'état|military coup]] in 1961. They did not allow workers to establish trade unions or ask for the enactment of the Labor Union Act, although there were ...titution, there was one headquarter, two branch offices, and one education center. It had 368 employees including, one president and three trustees. KOSHA ha
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• Asbestos
  ...5, is obtained from [[serpentinite]] rocks which are common throughout the world. Its idealized [[chemical formula]] is [[Magnesium|Mg]]{{sub|3}}([[Silicon| [[Amosite]], CAS No. 12172-73-5, is a [[trade name]] for the [[amphibole]]s belonging to the ''[[Cummingtonite]]'' - ''Gr
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• SENSOR-Pesticides
  ...> In response, NIOSH, along with other federal agencies (US EPA, National Center for Environmental Health), non-federal agencies (CSTE, Association of Occup ...CropLife America and RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment, a trade association representing pesticide manufacturers and suppliers), reacted st
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• Chlorine
  | align="center"|−1 || chlorides || align="center"|Cl⁻ || ionic chlorides, organic chlorides, hydrochloric acid | align="center"|0 || chlorine || align="center"|Cl₂ || elemental chlorine
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• British Columbia Safety Council
  ...1990s they moved into construction safety training with Safety Officer and Trade Safety Coordinator programs developed from scratch. ...uitions, making self-sufficiency essential. At the same time, the business world was now placing a new emphasis on marketing, sales and customer service, is
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• John Howard (public health administrator)
  | title = The World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program ...n 2009, Howard was again appointed as director of NIOSH and as World Trade Center Programs coordinator for [[Health and Human Services|HHS]].<ref name=hhs>{{
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• Robert Bosch GmbH
  ...ips with virtually every [[automotive industry|automobile company]] in the world. The headquarters of Bosch is in Gerlingen, near [[Stuttgart]]. [[Franz F [[Image:Diagram Verfassung Bosch.png|thumb|550px|center| Diagram of Robert Bosch GmbH (<small>''Beteiligung'' relates to shares, ''
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• List of colleges and universities named after people
  ...ersion of the school to Coker College for Women. Men have attended since [[World War II]]. ...u Technical Institute, formed in 1946 to educate veterans returning from [[World War II]]
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• Tetrahydrocannabinol
  ...linical_study#Phase_IV|phase IV clinical trial]] by the [[Hadassah Medical Center]] in Jerusalem, Israel was started to investigate the effects of THC on [[p ...of dronabinol, [[nabilone]], is available commercially in Canada under the trade name Cesamet, manufactured by Valeant. Cesamet has also received FDA approv
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• Synthetic cannabis
  ...versions of Spice, which had been sold in a number of countries around the world since 2002, often marketed as incense.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fr-onl ...nabis Mimic Found in Herbal Incense. Royal Society of Chemistry: Chemistry World. 2009-01-15. Accessed: 2010-06-17]<!-- Archived by WebCite® at http://www
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• Cannabis (drug)
  ...n the world."<ref name='UN-WDR-2010'>{{cite book | last1 = UNODC | title = World Drug Report 2010 | publisher = United Nations Publication | page = 198 | ur ...binoids became [[legal issues of cannabis|illegal]] in most parts of the [[world]] in the early [[20th century]]. Since then, some [[countries]] have intens
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• Phencyclidine
  ...://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/drugs/pcp.pdf Development of PCP], 2006 ,CESAR (Center for Substance Abuse Research)</ref> it was first patented in 1952 by the [[ ...png|Conversion of PCP into PC and piperidine by heat. (Image in the PD)]]</center>
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• Salvia divinorum
  ...chers from the [[University of California]] and California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute conducted a survey of 500 salvia users which identified [[File:Salvia divinorum legality.png|right|350px|alt=A world map depicting countries and states in which salvia sales are restricted. Th
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• Chloroform
  ...pieces of [[polymethyl methacrylate|acrylic glass]] (also known under the trade names Perspex and Plexiglas). A solvent of phenol:chloroform:isoamyl alcoho ...ematerialworld_20050728.shtml Story on Chloroform] from BBC's The Material World (28 July 2005)
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• Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
  [[File:GHB metabolic pathway.svg|thumb|center|600px|Metabolic pathway of GHB.]] ...ion|depression]], and to improve athletic performance. In Italy, under the trade name Alcover (ATC code N07BB), GHB is used in the treatment of [[alcoholism
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• History of general anesthesia
  ...nced the practice of [[Medicine in medieval Islam|medicine]] in the [[Arab World]] during the middle ages, while alchemists like [[Paracelsus]] made some ad ...ker1962/> The term ''gil'' is still used for opium in certain parts of the world.<ref name=Anslinger1953/> The Sumerian goddess [[Nidaba]] is often depicted
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• New York City landmark bomb plot
  ...omb plot''' was a planned follow-up to the February [[1993]] [[World Trade Center bombing]] designed to inflict mass casualties on American soil by attacking ...had assassinated [[Meir Kahane]] in 1990 and was linked to the 1993 Trade Center bombing.
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• List of assassinations and acts of terrorism against Americans
  * 1993 - [[World Trade Center bombing]], February 26: 6 killed, 1,042 injured.
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