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holistic medicine
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......faith healing, folk medicine, megavitamin therapy, meditation, and yoga. Patients are encouraged to establish self-regulated regimes to control such illness-related factors as poor diet, smoking, alcohol intake, and stress. Surgery......
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resuscitator
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......the manual tank resuscitator, the oxygen flow is regulated by the operator. The self-inflating, bag-mask resuscitator consists...airtight mask that fits over the nose and mouth, a self-inflating bag, and often an oxygen tube connector......
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guided missile
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...guided missile, self-propelled, unmanned space...flight, either by automatic self-contained controls or remote...aircraft and are often guided by self-contained controls that...ballistic missiles have been regulated by a number of arms control......
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Buddhism
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......The central Buddhist teaching of non-self (anatman) asserts that in the five aggregates no independently existent, immutable self, or soul, can be found. All phenomena...receiving money. Their lives are further regulated by a large number of rules known as the......
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apartheid
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......other parts of the country was strictly regulated, the location of residence or employment...Xhosa people, and granted it limited self-government in 1963, later becoming...KwaZulu, and KwaNdebele were declared "self-governing" in the 1970s.None of the......
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Colbert, Jean Baptiste
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......tradition. Colbert's aim was to make France economically self-sufficient. One of the most successful practitioners of...industry through subsidies and tariff protection, rigidly regulated the qualities and prices of manufactured and agricultural products......
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New Zealand
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......Ross Dependency. The Cook Islands and Niue, both internally self-governing, are in free association with New Zealand...the 1980s, New Zealand transformed its highly protected and regulated economy into one that was much more privatized, market oriented......
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opium
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......and its acquisition can lead to malnutrition and general poor self-care and an increased risk of disease. Medical UsesOpium...patent medicines. The Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914 taxed and regulated the sale of narcotics and prohibited giving maintenance doses......
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air conditioning
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......air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable...replaces water lost by evaporation. The development of small self-contained systems has greatly expanded the use of air conditioning......
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drug addiction and drug abuse
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......raising questions of quality and safety. Prescription drugs are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement...relax, to relieve pain, to escape reality, to feel more self-esteem, and for recreation. They may take stimulants to......