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infertility
infertility inability to conceive or carry a child to delivery. The term is usually limited to situations where the couple has had intercourse regularly for one year without using birth control . The term sterility is restricted to lack of sperm production or inability to ovulate. Approximately... Read more |
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astrophysics
astrophysics application of the theories and methods of physics to the study of stellar structure , stellar evolution , the origin of the solar system , and related problems of cosmology . The distinction between astrophysics and modern astronomy is disappearing in scientific usage.... Read more |
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Year 2000 problem
Year 2000 problem Y2K problem, or millennium bug, in computer science, a design flaw in the hardware or software of a computer that caused erroneous results when working with dates beyond Dec. 31, 1999. In the 1960s and 70s programmers who designed computer systems dropped the first... Read more |
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linear programming
linear programming solution of a mathematical problem concerning maximum and minimum values of a first-degree (linear) algebraic expression, with variables subject to certain stated conditions (restraints). For example, the problem might be to find the minimum value of the expression x + y ... Read more |
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evil
evil antithesis of good. The philosophical problem of evil is most simply stated in the question, why does evil exist in the world? Death, disease, and sin are often included in the problem. Traditional Christian belief ascribes evil to the misdeeds of humans, to whom God has granted free will... Read more |
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Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario 7,540 sq mi (19,529 sq km), 193 mi (311 km) long and 53 mi (85 km) at its greatest width, between SE Ont., Canada, and NW N.Y.; smallest and lowest of the Great Lakes. It has a surface elevation of 246 ft (75 m) above sea level and a maximum depth of 778 ft (237 m). Lake Ontario is... Read more |
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cognitive psychology
cognitive psychology school of psychology that examines internal mental processes such as problem solving, memory, and language. It had its foundations in the Gestalt psychology of Max Wertheimer , Wolfgang Köhler , and Kurt Koffka , and in the work of Jean Piaget , who studied... Read more |
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combinatorics
combinatorics or combinatorial analysis , sometimes called the science of counting, the branch of mathematics concerned with the selection, arrangement, and operation of elements within sets. Combinatorial theory deals with existence (does a particular arrangement exist?), enumeration (how... Read more |
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Antoine Augustin Cournot
Antoine Augustin Cournot , 1801-77, French mathematician and economist. He developed mathematical theories of chance and probability and was one of the first to attempt the application of mathematics to economic problems. His writings include Researches into the Mathematical Principles of the... Read more |
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Angola
...Official name : Republic of Angola Area: 1,246,700 square kilometers (481,226 square...the Congo. With a total land area of 1,246,700 square kilometers (481,226 square...impurity are significant environmental problems. 5 OCEANS AND SEAS Seacoast and Undersea... |
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Somalia
...Somalia Area: 637,657 square kilometers (246,201 square miles) Highest point on mainland...of about 637,657 square kilometers (246,201 square miles), the country is slightly...water access and food distribution. These problems can also cause severe flooding. Major... |
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Lake Ontario
...and lowest of the Great Lakes. It has a surface elevation of 246 ft (75 m) above sea level and a maximum depth of 778 ft...Commercial fishing is important, but pollution has been a problem. A U.S.-Canadian pact (1972) established that water... |
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Albuquerque: Economy
...air, which is especially beneficial to those with respiratory problems. Today the city's medical services and facilities are a vital...SE, Suite 203, Albuquerque, NM 87106; telephone (505)246-6200 Development Projects Among the many businesses that have... |
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
...an unsupportive nation and a media that emphasized the social problems of its veterans. There were few attempts to honor Vietnam veterans...elegant, consisting of two walls of polished granite (each 246 feet long) composed of seventy-four panels that gradually... |
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Minimization
...approaches the principal-agent problem, if not a game, that it...tremendous number of such problems arise in economics and in...of preference maximization problems at some suitably chosen set...calculus as the only key to problems involving minimization ... |
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Huxley, Thomas Henry (1825–1895)
...stress the connection between a hypothesis and the scientific problem that initiates an inquiry, or the role of the hypothesis in...and Letters of T. H. Huxley, Vol. I, pp. 245–246). His reflection on having mastered Darwin's central thesis... |
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Cyprian
...the ranks of high society. Cyprian was already mature when in 246, attracted by the purity of Christian ethics, he was initiated...activities. The validity of the baptism of heretics, an old problem exacerbated by the extension of the influence of Novatian... |
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Walter of Chatton
...OP (Rome 1936), 60–63, 118, 241–246]. In September Walter was named one of the examiners of the...Before the General Judgment" and to discuss the theological problems involved (ibid. 2:453, n.995). The following year his... |
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Aertnys, Jozef
...from 1860 to 1898 and was a consultant in theological and canonical problems for the bishops and priests of his native land. Among his writings...3 v. (Louvain 1933–39) 2:9–11; 3:246. [a. sampers] |
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ST-246 Completely Prevents Mortality in Symptomatic Orthopox Virus Infected...
...previously announced that ST-246 has been shown to be safe to...a once-a-day pill. ST-246 has also demonstrated 100% disease...fast-track" status to ST-246. About SIGA Technologies, Inc...emphasize the increasingly serious problem of drug-resistant ... |
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FDA Approves SIGA's Investigational New Drug Application for its Smallpox Drug...
...stated, "The success of SIGA-246 in animal trials and pre-clinical...safety trials and advancing SIGA-246 toward New Drug Application approval...and the NIH in bringing SIGA-246 to this stage of its development...emphasize the increasingly serious problem of ... |
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SIGA Receives $16.5 Million from the NIH to Advance Development of Its Smallpox...
...results indicated that SIGA-246 is safe and well tolerated in...doses. SIGA believes that SIGA-246 is the most advanced smallpox...continue the development of SIGA-246 and hope to provide a solution...emphasize the increasingly serious problem of drug ... |
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FDA Approves Orphan Drug Designation for SIGA's Smallpox Drug, SIGA-246.
...important step in bringing SIGA-246 to market. The drug has made...trial. We believe that SIGA-246 holds great promise and will...security, qualifying SIGA -246 for purchase for the Strategic...emphasize the increasingly serious problem of drug resistant ... |
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SIGA Announces $4.8 Million Grant for SIGA-246, Its Smallpox Drug Candidate.
...recently announced that SIGA-246 successfully completed its initial...our efforts to develop SIGA-246 during the past 2 years. We...are essential to advance SIGA-246 towards filing of a New Drug...emphasize the increasingly serious problem of drug resistant ... |
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SIGA Announces Lead Smallpox Drug SIGA-246 is in Preclinical Development.
...mouse) challenge models, SIGA-246 has progressed to preclinical...generated indicates that SIGA-246 is a very promising smallpox...in the development of SIGA-246 as a safe and effective drug...emphasize the increasingly serious problem of drug resistant ... |
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SIGA Technologies Presents Its Smallpox Drug (SIGA-246) to the World Health...
...lead smallpox compound, SIGA-246, completely protected golden...both monkeys and humans. SIGA-246, administered orally, demonstrated...established the efficacy of SIGA-246 in several mouse models. Smallpox...emphasize the increasingly serious problem of drug ... |
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Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. Subsidiary Receives Petroleum Retention License for...
...risk assessment of property #246 from 3D-GEO of Melbourne Australia...and plays within property #246 as 2.6 trillion cubic feet...and plays within property #246 as 3.3 trillion cubic feet...operating, financial or other problems; capital expenditures that... |
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SIGA Announces $1 Million Agreement with Saint Louis University for Smallpox...
...oral anti-smallpox drug SIGA-246. SIGA will receive the revenue...in helping to advance SIGA-246 through development." Smallpox...promising smallpox drug SIGA-246." About SIGA Technologies...emphasize the increasingly serious problem of drug resistant ... |
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My fabulous Ferrari ; It's a "to die for" car. Oonagh Charleton meets a man...
...wind tunnel in 1972. The Dino 246, while never to wear a Ferrari...of a probable three Ferrari 246 GTs in Ireland. He travelled...inspired by racing practice and the 246 reached top road speeds of 140...fortunes to fix simple mechanical problems. "I got a ... |
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