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autism and autism spectrum disorders
Science; General science
Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition that impairs the way a person relates to and communicates with other people. Persons with autism can also have unusual behaviors, such as ...
charge-transfer-device detectors
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Charge-transfer-device detectors have become common in many systems used for chemical analysis, and are often an attractive alternative to photomultiplier tubes, photodiode ...
thyroid hormones
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Any of the chemical messengers produced by the thyroid gland. For many years it was generally believed that the thyroid gland produced only two closely related hormones, thyroxine ...
mustard
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Any one of a number of annual crucifer species of Asiatic origin belonging to the plant order Capparales. Mustards eaten as greens are Brassica juncea , B. juncea var. ...
countercurrent exchange (biology)
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Engineers have known for decades that efficient, almost complete heat or other exchange could be achieved between two fluids flowing in opposite directions in separate tubes. Such ...
eclipsing variable stars
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Double star systems in which the two components are too close to be seen separately but which reveal their duplicity by periodic changes in brightness as each star successively ...
rocket
Science; General science
Either a propulsion system or a complete vehicle driven by such a propulsive engine. A rocket engine provides the means whereby chemical matter is burned to release the energy ...
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