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The mid-1990s era of "faster, better, cheaper" produced the NGST concept, with an 8 m (26 ft) aperture to be flown to L 2, roughly estimated to cost US$500 million.
Most worrying of all, chiropractors generally require a full spine X-ray, which delivers a significant higher radiation dose than most other X-ray procedures. Practice guidelines aim to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure, [82] which increases cancer risk in proportion to the amount of radiation received. [83]
This list contains a list of EC numbers for the first group, EC 1, oxidoreductases, placed in numerical order as determined by the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Medical condition Influenza Other names flu, the flu, grippe (French for flu) Influenza virus Specialty Infectious disease Symptoms Fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pain, headache, coughing, fatigue Usual onset 1–4 days after exposure Duration 2–8 days Causes Influenza viruses Prevention Hand washing, flu vaccines Medication Antiviral drugs such as oseltamivir Frequency 3–5 million ...
Tesla may have inadvertently captured an X-ray image—predating, by a few weeks, Wilhelm Röntgen's December 1895 announcement of the discovery of X-rays—when he tried to photograph Mark Twain illuminated by a Geissler tube, an earlier type of gas discharge tube. The only thing captured in the image was the metal locking screw on the camera ...
The circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the entire body of a human or other vertebrate.
A semiconductor is a material that has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor, such as copper, and an insulator, such as glass.Its resistivity generally falls as its temperature rises; metals behave in the opposite way.
Transhumanism is a philosophical and intellectual movement that advocates the enhancement of the human condition by developing and making widely available new and future technologies that can greatly enhance longevity, cognition, and well-being.