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Resistant Hypertension or Resistant Prescribing?
See related article, pp 1008–1013
The term “resistant hypertension” (RH) evokes a myriad of clinical descriptions, nearly all of which implicitly ascribe origins of the problem to characteristics inherent within the patient or maleficent qualities of the disease itself. ... | 1.380634 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
of RH rigorously applied includes that the agents should be from different classes. Second, without the actual BP, an essential criterion for defining RH, it is unknown whether BP in the majority of individuals was successfully controlled on their multidrug regimen. Selection of the population based solely on the numb... | 1.732768 | 1,016 | 1,014 |
Perhaps in the next 10-20 years big bank financial advisors (aka mutual fund salespeople) will become a thing of the past with the fintech explosion and millennial uptake of robo advisors becoming the go to resources for retirement planning. Young and Thrifty recently wrote a Complete Guide to Canada’s Robo Advisors an... | 1.481125 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
WealthBar, but seemingly, the types of accounts available include:
TFSA RRSP Spousal RRSP RESP Corporate Non-Registered Account LIRA- Locked In Retirement Account Joint Non-Registered Savings Account RRIF and Spousal RRIF LIF Open-Non-registered accounts
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The positive focus was a welcome contrast from the doom and gloom in most US reporting. The article is also refreshingly free of partisan bickering and is properly focused on our efforts to secure the country. Far too many articles written about Iran, Iraq or Afghanistan actually focus on local US politics. We are all ... | 1.800823 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
Srilanka, being an island shares trading relations with many countries. As no country is completely self independent, export and imports of goods from across the world is a necessity for each country. Srilanka is experiencing growing trading relations with many nations.
Sri Lankan export increased from 841 USD Million ... | 1.639371 | 1,011 | 1,009 |
First trip by
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I've seen these things being put up, and it is done with slip forms and one hell of a bunch of rebar. The construction firm begins by laying down the foundation forms and has the slip form in place all ready to go. Rebar is laid in around the circ... | 2.378926 | 1,017 | 1,016 |
Add life to your health with natural and whole food recipes
These are some of my favorite recipes. I have shared these many times with my clients. I hope you enjoy them.
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will know when the rejuvelac is ready when the water has changed color and bubbles are formed. Strain this liquid into a clean glass jar, and place in the refrigerator. Fill the jar that has the wheat berries in it again with purified water, and place in a warm place for 24 hours for a second time.
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Expert Advice with George Raptis 06/07/2016
We all want to buy our new home or investment property at the lowest price possible. On the other hand, the vendor wants the highest price they can get.
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A majority of patients can't recall whether their physician mentioned their blood pressure numbers and among patients with high blood pressure, only 56 percent say they talked with their doctor about ways to reduce their high blood pressure, according to a new survey released today by the American Medical Group Foundat... | 1.300161 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
So, you have a video camera and want to start filming you and your buddies hunt. A key issue when filming, especially deer hunting, will always be light and the amount of light available while filming. So, lets see what the expert, Aaron Coston has to say. Aaron is the owner of Aaron Coston Image Studio, editor of Top ... | 1.400918 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML): Treatment Choices
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10 Billionaires Who Will Change the Future
After making their fortunes, some billionaires aren’t content to just buy islands, light cigars with $100 bills, and generally sleep on heaps of money. The people on this list have already made their mark on the present and, more than anyone else, are also looking to change th... | 1.423812 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
world record breaking attempts in areas such as ballooning and sailing). He also supports environmental causes, among other things, as well as the peaceful resolution of global conflicts, the latter most prominently through the founding and bankrolling of an organization called
The Elders, a group of experienced state... | 1.623761 | 1,021 | 1,019 |
No breakthrough in fighting Somali pirates
The captain and chief engineer from the ship North Spirit were kidnapped in a port in Cameroon by gunmen.
The vessel's owner says they are now being held in Nigeria. The kidnapping happened about a week after a Russian navy ship freed another vessel, which had been seized by p... | 1.626557 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
At the heart of the political standoff was the economy. For the past three years and change, Congress has been spending the nation out of economic Armageddon, funneling billions into corporate coffers and consumer pockets alike to keep the economy from taking a header into the dirt. Some felt that stimulus spending wor... | 1.547175 | 1,017 | 1,015 |
Lumps that form in the thyroid, a hormone-producing gland below the Adam's apple, are called nodules, a catch-all term encompassing many different varieties. Although usually harmless, nodules are very common -- according to the New York Thyroid Center, 50 percent of the population either has or will develop them. Abou... | 1.427747 | 1,023 | 1,021 |
Already more than $1B in lost value: economist
TORONTO—Canada’s oil and gas sector isn’t drilling into the billion-dollar potential in emerging markets, according to a recent analysis by the Scotiabank Group.
January’s Scotiabank Commodity Price Index says Canada’s oil sands exports are too US-focused and producers cou... | 1.631525 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
Provider Positioned Ahead of all Competitors in Established Pure-Play Vendors Category in Inaugural Report
New York, NY, July 10, 2014
Information Builders, a leader in business intelligence (BI) and analytics, information integrity and integration solutions, today announced that it scored highest in its category in Dr... | 1.710273 | 1,007 | 1,004 |
IRS Issues Pronouncement on Virtual Currencies
On March 25, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2014-21 (notice) containing guidance and frequently asked questions relating to virtual currencies such as bitcoins.
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results in a taxable event for a bitcoin user. In the context of a purchase of goods or services for bitcoins, the purchaser has a taxable gain if the fair market value of the goods/services received exceeds the spent bitcoins’ adjusted basis (i.e., the net cost in US dollars of the purchaser’s acquisition of the bitc... | 1.207956 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Presentation on theme: "RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. The respiratory system helps meet the metabolic needs of the body by bringing oxygen into the bloodstream where it can be transported."— Presentation transcript:
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24The cartilage rings are made of hyaline cartilage and are C- shaped which leaves the posterior portion open. This allows the esophagus to expand as swallowed food moves through it.
25The walls contain ciliated mucous membranes that move the mucous towards the pharynx to be expelled or swallowed.
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Cancer Risk of HRT 'Known For Years'Aug 10, 2005 | www.dailymail.co.uk
The cancer-causing potential of the sex hormones used in hormone replacement therapy has been known since the 1930s, researchers said today.
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Health Assessments in Primary Care Section 1. How Ready is Your Practice to Implement a New Health Assessment?
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A New Spin on Fracking
It was right after the big meal – we were done shuffling the sides dishes to the left and were just about ready to submit to the food coma.
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the economy.
Last but not least “climate change.” This is also a very strange reference, but typical of environmental spin. Here’s the thing: fracking has unleashed massive amounts of cleaner-burning natural gas. And in recent years — directly tied to more energy efficiency and cleaner burning natural gas — the U.S. h... | 1.927866 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
People with autism spectrum disorder often experience a period of accelerated brain growth after birth. No one knows why, or whether the change is linked to any specific behavioral changes.
A new study by UCLA researchers demonstrates how, in pregnant mice, inflammation, a first line defense of the immune system, can t... | 1.209374 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Without permanent employment for domiciled seafarers maritime skills, will simply disappear.
National Cabotage has been one of the main tools where national governments have regulated their domestic waters from the full effects of global competition. This is to ensure that at least certain domestic trades are not condu... | 1.414818 | 992 | 990 |
Over the last 20 years scientists have discovered outside our Solar system more than 3 thousand stars similar to the Sun. In such a variety of systems found several planets that are at a safe distance from their stars, and, according to the latest research from Kepler 62-f has all the chances to be inhabited.
A compute... | 1.509759 | 1,017 | 1,015 |
Home-computer users at risk due to use of 'folk model' securityMay 24, 2011 in Technology / Internet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most home computers are vulnerable to hacker attacks because the users either mistakenly think they have enough security in place or they dont believe they have enough valuable information that would be... | 1.582504 | 1,013 | 1,011 |
It is difficult to imagine more of a hornets’ nest than the etiology of mental illness. So when Cornell University economist Michael Waldman poked it with a stick last fall, suggesting that television was to blame for the rise in the incidence of autism among young children in the US, he got plenty of stinging criticis... | 1.829369 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
television subscriptions, and venturing the unusually firm conclusion that the spread of cable had caused roughly 17 percent of the increase in autism in those two states in the years between 1972 and 1989. (What if cable TV news was covering the autism crisis?)
Along the way, Waldman enlisted in his project Cornell h... | 1.764675 | 1,006 | 1,004 |
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Your period and the patriarchy are keeping you up at night.
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) to function at an optimum level.
But although researchers and sleep specialists have long known women have more trouble with insomnia, it's still difficult to treat. Martin advises against relying on sleeping pills—which women are also more likely to take—and instead treats her patients with cognitive-behavioral ther... | 1.642678 | 1,000 | 997 |
As the economy continues to recover and grow, business owners are gaining confidence to borrow the money they need to fuel their expansion ambitions. They are looking for capital to purchase their offices or factories, to invest in new computers and factory tools, and to hire more workers to chase growth opportunities ... | 1.780149 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
uss, PNC's commercial banking market manager for central and northern New Jersey.
"Companies are buying equipment, hiring more people and expanding into markets where they may not have been before," he said. "We've seen many companies be more financially active than in the past."
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The man conducting the government’s climate change review has welcomed the recent increases in oil prices saying they will make it easier for Australia to meet its Kyoto obligations.
Delivering the sixth annual Heinz Arndt Memorial Lecture at the Australian National University last night Professor Ross Garnaut said tha... | 1.776922 | 1,010 | 1,008 |
Best Baby Swaddle Reviews How to Buy a Comfortable Baby Swaddle
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The federal government is expected to make a decision on whether to approve or reject the takeover of Nexen by a Chinese state-run company. The deadline is December 10. The major concerns in the general public seem to revolve around China's human rights record and an apparent aversion to Asian culture, or around possib... | 1.783649 | 1,009 | 1,007 |
The Singapore Index on Cities' Biodiversity would measure performance and assign scores based on three categories:
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Pork and waste. Six years after the fall of the Twin Towers, the devastating blow to the Pentagon, and the inspiring courage of the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, anti-terrorism funding is an exercise in pork-barrel spending and high-profile projects of dubious value.
On the one hand, we have money b... | 1.629297 | 1,002 | 1,001 |
Engineering Teams Students Explore Future Energy Technologies
July 18, 2013
“The best thing about this has been taking things we learned in class and actually applying it,” said Matthew McCann, captain of the energy team.
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New research suggests courage is driven by personality traits, self-efficacy, hope, resilience, values, beliefs and social forces. PsyBlog shows how all these can be enhanced.
How does a fire-fighter steal themselves to enter a burning building? How does an anxious person pluck up the courage to introduce themselves to... | 1.391496 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Among the laws governing the reading of the scroll of Esther discussed in tractate Megillah is the stipulation that the megillah may not be read backwards: “One who reads the megillah backwards has not fulfilled one’s obligation” (17a). The story of the Jews in Shushan unfolds in linear progression, moving from “sorrow... | 1.439747 | 1,020 | 1,018 |
A bill that would link passage of third grade to a student’s performance on the AIMS test has been approved by the House Education Committee.
The measure, sponsored by the committee’s chairman, Mesa Republican Rep. Rich Crandall, would prohibit schools from sending a student to fourth grade if he or she scores less tha... | 1.426364 | 999 | 997 |
Prominent liberals like Walter Russell Mead are declaring it dead amid growing evidence that fraudulent or unverifiable data has been at the heart of the global warming movement, but that isn't stopping President Obama and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson from plunging ahead with big budget increases to regulate greenhou... | 1.660111 | 983 | 981 |
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ZeroWater Pitcher Review With more than 30 hours spent testing water filters in our office, we came to the conclusion that the ZeroWater 10-Cup Pitcher is the best water filter pitcher for those who are interested in having the safest and purest water available in the water pitcher market. For those who don’t want to g... | 1.333475 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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Re-Examining the Role of Hydrogen Peroxide in Bacteriostatic and Bactericidal Activities of Honey
Front Microbiol, 2011;2:213. Epub 2011 Oct 25
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Is your piano worth rebuilding?
A higher quality rebuilt American grand piano can sound just as good and even better in some cases than a comparably priced new piano. Steinway, Mason and Hamlin, and Knabe are the rebuilt pianos of choice, while Baldwin and Chickering made models that are also quite rebuildable. Other o... | 1.597824 | 1,021 | 1,019 |
It was hard not to crack a wry smile when reading Tobias Feakin’s post on the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace. Let’s just say that the position of the blocs settling behind a more ‘rules-based’ approach, on one hand, and a ‘norms-based’ approach sit very uneasily with track records, both documented and rumoured.
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Early defense against mucosal pathogens consists of both an epithelial barrier and innate immune cells. The immunocompetency of both, and their intercommunication, are paramount for the protection against infections. The interactions of epithelial and innate immune cells with a pathogen are best investigated
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result, there is an increase in the number of animal studies employing exercise. It is argued that one intrinsic value of forced exercise is that the investigator has control over the factors that can influence the impact of exercise on behavioral outcomes, notably exercise frequency, duration, and intensity of the ex... | 0.426827 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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insect's life cycle. Characterization of the genetic capacity and functionality of the gut community will provide insight into the effects of gut microbiota on mosquito life traits. Metagenomic RNA-Seq has become an important tool to analyze transcriptomes from various microbes present in a microbial community. Messen... | 0.518989 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
in functional activity corresponds with the upregulation of cell surface markers and cytokine production. Many agents can be used to mature DCs, including cytokines and toll-like receptor ligands. In this video, we demonstrate flow cytometric comparisons of expression of two co-stimulatory molecules, CD86 and CD40, an... | 0.477556 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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the stool samples of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases. In the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Polio Laboratory Network, PV isolation and identification are currently being performed by using cell culture system and real-time RT-PCR, respectively. In the post-eradication era of PV, simple and rapid identifica... | 0.613446 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
ically defined polarized macrophages can be derived
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Ticks are a big problem in Vermont. As a result of climate change, the so-called "tick line" has steadily moved north over the past few years to include the whole state. About half the state's deer ticks now carry Lyme disease, according to Lyndon State College biology professor Alan Geise. In 2013, Vermont had more Ly... | 1.169137 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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of indigenous transmission. Since 1987, 4,983 samples received through the surveillance system for measles and rubella, as well as paired sera of patients with rash, were studied for dengue antibodies [María Guzmán, World Health Organization (WHO)/Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Collaborating Center for the St... | 1.357396 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
.5% of the population) and 88,108 adults with antibodies to dengue-1 virus acquired during the epidemic of 1977 to 1980, now susceptible to a secondary infection with dengue-2 and at increased risk for DHF/DSS (18.5% of the population).
The earlier Cuban experience (3) confirms other reports of secondary infection (den... | 1.652318 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
scientists and doctors and the increased international knowledge about dengue and DHF/DSS in the last 15 years permitted a much deeper and more comprehensive study of this outbreak with more accurate classification and management of cases than in 1981. Nevertheless, the case-fatality rate was three times higher, mainl... | 1.454191 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
R, Harrison LM, Salas RA, Tovar D, Nisalak A, Ramos C, Origins of dengue type 2 viruses associated with increased pathogenicity in the Americas. Virology. 1997;230:244–51. Fernández R, Vázquez S. Serological diagnosis of dengue by an ELISA inhibition method (EIM). Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 1990;85:347–51. Vázquez S, Saen... | 0.831338 | 985 | 984 |
And so they came, for one last hurrah. Proud families circled on horseback, resplendent in distinctive deep blue coats. At 11am yesterday they greeted one another with solemn nods, but went without the usual pre-hunt toast insloe gin: there was little to celebrate.
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-coursing's premiership. And this, too, will be its swansong. Coursing is a raw, bloody relative of greyhound racing. Like the hunt it is steeped in the history and culture of country life. With the end in sight, many of those who will travel north to Liverpool for the Waterloo Cup were last week running dogs at the fi... | 1.594434 | 978 | 976 |
Household Location and Race: Estimates of Multinomial Logit Model
A multinomial logit model of household location choice, in which families choose from a number of mutually exclusive residential location, is estimated. Regression results indicate that the locational choices of white and black households are importantly... | 1.056051 | 1,007 | 1,005 |
Quality Mark for Care Leavers
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Gov Robert Bentley signed a second bill that prohibits abortion clinics from operating within 2,000 feet of schools
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New Delhi, Feb 29 (UNI) India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for October-December 2007-08 was today pegged at Rs 8,24,075 crore against Rs 7,60,386 crore in the corresponding quarter of 2006-07, recording a growth rate of 8.4.
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the static wrist splint (5.4 lb.).
Also among the subjects with right hemiplegia, with respect to the lateral pinch task, both splinting approaches appeared to compromise strength. The average lateral pinch in the unbraced condition (6.1 lb.) exceeded that observed in both the dynamic splint (5.3 lb.) and static splin... | 1.524592 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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More snow could be on tap for the east coast on Monday, says AccuWeather. AccuWeather.com reports as the latest winter storm delivers a swath of snow reaching more than 1,500 miles at midweek, another snowstorm is being monitored for this weekend.
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An 11 1/2-inch footlong sub? That’s a crime against humanity
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Information systems was once a relatively sleepy undergraduate major at the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa, despite being taught by a sophisticated team of professors with expertise in applied mathematics, computer science and engineering. That all changed a few years ago when Nick Street, the cha... | 1.562141 | 1,006 | 1,004 |
Warren Buffett once said that if a capitalist had been at Kitty Hawk when the Wright Brothers took their historic first fight, he'd have "shot the damn thing down". The Sage of Omaha was speaking after he had lost money in one of the many US airlines that has enjoyed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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While taking in a Roller Derby bout over the weekend, a couple of us Bitch Beer gals were surprised to see an ad for a local brewery in the program. You see, we didn’t realize immediately that it had anything to do with craft beer, because at first glance it looked more like an advertisement for some kind of Affliction... | 1.802045 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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St. Paul, Minn. — Initially the mission of Clare House was to provide 24-hour care for people dying of AIDS. Today, thanks to advances in the treatment of AIDS and HIV, workers and volunteers are focused on helping people rehabilitate their health and live longer.
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Canadians can travel far and wide, but never quite far enough to avoid paying taxes. Whether you're working in a bar in Paris, or on a global trek, you may still be on the hook for paying tax on income earned.
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Many homes house a variety of types and ages of radios. This Fix-It Guide on radio repair tells how a radio works, what often goes wrong, how to identify a radio problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. This guide will cover how to fix small corded radios: clock radio, table radio, digital radio, kitc... | 1.444718 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Conch season opened today and whenever that happens - there are suspect deliveries made to the Co-ops of dozens of pounds of product, that, fishermen would like authorities to believe were all caught on the day the season opened. As we've learned that's usually not the case; this product is usually caught illegally in ... | 1.880393 | 1,023 | 1,021 |
Recent studies provide clear and convincing evidence that psychosocial factors contribute significantly to the pathogenesis and expression of coronary artery disease (CAD). This evidence is composed largely of data relating CAD risk to 5 specific psychosocial domains: (1) depression, (2) anxiety, (3) personality factor... | 1.532018 | 1,023 | 1,021 |
Thursday, June 25, 2009
CAP-AND-TRADE was supposed to allow Congress to avoid picking winners and losers in the fight against climate change. Advocates claim that approach, which relies on the market to figure out the easiest way to reduce greenhouse emissions, is at the heart of the Waxman-Markey energy bill that the ... | 1.675686 | 1,016 | 1,014 |
We Need to Make Recycling Part of the Product Creation Process
By Bill Robertson, Redemtech
Gadolinium, praseodymium, cerium, samarium, lanthanum, neodymium. These are just a few of the 17 elements known as rare earth metals. So what do these elements have to do with the flooding in Thailand? Are the current high price... | 1.945821 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Time for Tough Call on Nuclear Power Plants: Brendan Greeley
A German group frequently meets in front of nuclear plants wearing T-shirts that read “aussteiger,” or dropout. On March 12 they had planned a protest in front of Neckarwestheim 1 and 2, reactors that squat together on the Neckar River near Germany’s border w... | 1.629864 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
reactors feature “passive” safety systems that protect the reactor without human intervention, reducing the risk of operator error. One of them, the EPR, under construction in France, Finland and China, is designed to withstand the impact of a jetliner.
Risks
This is not to say the new plants are without risks -- risk... | 1.697829 | 1,018 | 1,016 |
I expect that we are going to hear a lot more about mobile payment options this coming year, and I think it is a logical progression in technology. People are using their smartphones for all sorts of transactions now – boarding passes, coupons at the grocery store, and so on – and using the phone to replace the credit ... | 1.772853 | 1,022 | 1,019 |
Abstract
SCHULZE, K., P. GALLAGHER, and S. TRAPPE. Resistance training preserves skeletal muscle function during unloading in humans.
Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 303–313, 2002.
Purpose: The intent of this investigation was to design and evaluate a low-volume, high-intensity resistance-training program ... | 1.214634 | 1,000 | 998 |
After the near eradication of polio, Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is the commonest cause of acute flaccid paralysis. Anti-ganglioside/glycan antibodies (Abs) are the most frequently recognized autoimmune responses in immune neuropathies grouped under the term GBS. Despite the availability of two immunomodulatory thera... | 1.153857 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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