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David Madden
MADDEN, David 1955– PERSONAL Born July 25, 1955, in Chicago, IL. ... Read more |
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Sildenafil Citrate
Sildenafil Citrate Definition Sildenafil citrate (Viagra) is a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), or impotence, in men. Purpose Labeled use Viagra treats erectile dysfunction, the inability to achieve and/or maintain an erection of the penis that is adequate for sexual... Read more |
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Daniel Sennert
SENNERT, DANIEL(b. Breslau, Germany [now Wroclaw, Poland], 25 November 1572; d. Wittenberg, Germany, 21 July 1637).medicine, chemistry.Sennert was the son of a shoemaker, Nicolaus Sennert, and Catharina Helmania, both of whom came from Silesia (from Lähn and Zopten, respectively). After attending... Read more |
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Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov
PIROGOV, NIKOLAY IVANOVICH (b. Moscow, russia, 25 November 1810; d. Vishnya, Jkraine, Russia, 5 December 1881) Surgery, anatomy. The son of a major in the commissary service, Pirogov grew up in fairly cultured surroundings, learned to read early, and was fluent in foreign languages as a child. In... Read more |
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Limited Liability Act
Limited Liability Act. This legislation was introduced in the United Kingdom in the 1850s and consolidated in an Act of 1862. Prior to this anyone owning a share in a commercial activity was responsible for any debts incurred in the case of bankruptcy without limit and this was an obvious deterrent... Read more |
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Progressive Tax
PROGRESSIVE TAX A progressive tax system is one which assesses a higher percentage rate of taxation as income levels or income brackets increase. The U.S. federal income tax system is a progressive tax system. (For the following examples consider all the taxpayers to be filing their income tax... Read more |
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Rosalind Elsie Franklin
FRANKLIN, ROSALIND ELSIE(b. London, United Kingdom, 25 July 1920; d. London, United Kingdom, 16 April 1958)physical chemistry, x-ray crystallography. For the original article on Franklin see DSB, vol. 7.Franklin was born in London on 25 July 1920, the second of five children of Ellis Franklin and... Read more |
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David Brown
Brown, David 1916–PERSONALBorn July 28, 1916, in New York, NY; son of Edward Fisher and Lillian (maiden name, Baren) Brown; married Liberty LeGacy, April 15, 1940 (divorced, 1951); married Wayne Clark, May 25, 1951 (divorced, 1957); married Helen Gurley (an author and editor), September 25, 1959;... Read more |
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Eton College
Eton College. Founded by Henry VI with the title ‘The College of the Blessed Mary of Eton beside Windsor’ in 1440, it was modelled on Winchester and New College, Oxford, set up by William of Wykeham. In the original foundation provision was made for a schoolmaster, 25 ‘poor... Read more |
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cystic fibrosis
cystic fibrosis , inherited disorder of the exocrine glands (see gland ), affecting children and young people; median survival is 25 years in females and 30 years in males. It is caused by a genetic abnormality in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene that results in the disruption... Read more |
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AROUND NEW JERSEY
...Early Edition Column: AROUND NEW...thrown out Friday, legal experts...drug use on July 7, 2001...rather than seek medical treatment...necessary to shore up other sections of the 25-year-old...inspection in July to determine...Harvey wrote checks totaling...pumps that ... |