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Aqueous solution reactions
OXIDATION-REDUCTION REACTIONS CONCEPT Most people have heard the term "oxidation" at some point or another, and, from the sound of the word, may have developed the impression that it has something to do with oxygen. Indeed it does, because oxygen has a tendency to draw... Read more |
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Reparation
REPARATION Compensation for an injury; redress for a wrong inflicted. The losing countries in a war often must pay damages to the victors for the economic harm that the losing countries inflicted during wartime. These damages are commonly called military reparations. The term reparation may also... Read more |
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Appellee
APPELLEE A party who has won a judgment in a lawsuit or favorable findings in an administrative proceeding, which judgment or findings the losing party, the appellant, seeks to have a higher court reverse or set aside. The designation as appellee is not related to a person's status as plaintiff... Read more |
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Aves
Aves Eggs and poultry make up a significant part of peoples' diets. Similarly, products made from feathers such as pillows, comforters, or down-lined coats are widely used. There is an increasing awareness and heightened passion for our feathered friends sweeping the nation.... Read more |
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Shoeless Joe Jackson
Shoeless Joe Jackson (Joseph Jefferson Jackson), 1887-1951, American baseball player, b. Brandon Mills, S.C. Holder of the third highest (.356) career batting average in major league history, Jackson was banned from baseball in 1921 for his part in the 1919 Black Sox scandal . He is said to have... Read more |
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Ovariectomy
Oophorectomy Definition Oophorectomy is the surgical removal of one or both ovaries. It is also called ovariectomy or ovarian ablation. If one ovary is removed, a woman may continue to menstruate and have children. If both ovaries are removed, menstruation stops and a woman loses the ability to... Read more |
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Battle of Nashville 1864
Nashville, Battle of (1864).After losing the Battle of Atlanta, John B. Hood in November 1864 took the Confederacy's chief western army into Tennessee in a quixotic campaign to reverse the situation. Opposing him was George H. Thomas, who would have a very substantial force once he gathered the... Read more |
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Osmoregulation
Osmoregulation Osmoregulation means the physiological processes that an organism uses to maintain water balance; that is, to compensate for water loss, avoid excess water gain, and maintain the proper osmotic concentration (osmolarity) of the body fluids. Most humans are... Read more |
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Postconcussional syndrome
Post-concussion syndrome Definition Post-concussion syndrome (PCS) is a common but controversial disorder with a variety of symptoms including, but not limited to, headache, dizziness, fatigue, and personality changes. Description Post-concussion syndrome occurs in some... Read more |
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wilting
wilting The condition that arises in plants when more water is lost by evaporation than is absorbed from the soil. This causes the cells to lose their turgor and the plant structure droops. Plants can normally recover from wilting if water is added to the soil, but permanent wilting and possible... Read more |
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Children taking steroids lose height, not bones.(Clinical Rounds)
...that using glucocorticoid steroids in children may cost them...glucocorticoids were found to lose height but not necessarily...data. Previous studies have found that children lose bone mineral density when...what bone [both groups] have, the ... |
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TOUR DE FRAUD?: Landis tests positive for banned steroid, could lose title.
...the adverse effect it could have on Tour de France champion Floyd...positive test for the banned steroid testosterone. A second test...so deteriorated he plans to have it replaced, had faltered badly...thinks the revelations could have the opposite effect. ... |
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Shelton suspended Bears lose fullback for steroid violation
...violating the anabolic steroids and related substances...opener. Should the Bears lose their divisional playoff...positive Aug. 1 for the steroid nandrolone while in training...Detroit Lions. That would have allowed him to return...the matter. "We still ... |
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56% Disagree With Congress' Involvement in Baseball Steroid Use; 32% of...
...Major League Baseball steroid use while 1 in 3 adults want to lose more than 20 pounds...the adults surveyed have purchased an item from...offer. One in five have purchased an item from...Americans want to lose weight. Thirty-two... |
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Bears lose fullback due to steroid suspension
...at any time for a positive steroid test. The league's timing couldn't have been worse from the Bears...positive test for traces of a steroid. Shelton's four-week suspension...able to play the games that I have played in, and they postponed... |
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Steroid Shock: Looking to bulk up your body, tone your muscles, or even lose...
...supplements like anabolic steroids, androstenedione, ephedrine...scary steroids You may have heard that these substances...substances can help you lose weight and tone your muscles...the ages of 10 and 14 have taken ... |
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CONSULTATION; Preventing Osteoporosis When Taking Steroids
...side effects of steroid medicines such...people taking steroids long-term...people taking steroid medicines for...whether you have reached menopause...mind is that you lose calcium from...six months of steroid therapy. ... |
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CAMPS TO OPEN UNDER A CLOUD\ NEW RULES REGARDING STEROIDS IN EFFECT.(Sports)
...reality, baseball's ugly steroids problem had renewed its...suspected of wrongdoing, will have their appearance scrutinized...players who take steroids lose their flexibility. According...anonymity. "Their bodies have changed. When you ... |
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Steroids can help players long after they stop using
...players who were using steroids in previous seasons weren...players who stopped using steroids before this season still...people who used steroids lose only about 5 to 10 percent...drugs, the effects they have on your muscles stick...The ... |
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Benefits of prenatal steroids seen beyond 7 days.(Obstetrics)
...single course of prenatal steroids given to hasten fetal...full course of prenatal steroids and who were born before...reexamine our assumption that steroids lose their benefit after 7...seems imminent and 7 days have elapsed, or for ... |
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