// health
Score: 4.7/5 (75 votes) breastwork. / (ˈbrɛstˌwɜːk) / noun. fortifications a temporary defensive work, usually breast-highAlso called: parapet.What Breastwork means?A breastwork is a temporary fortification, often an earthwork thrown up to breast height to provide protection to defenders firing over...
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// politics
Score: 4.1/5 (4 votes) Lobelia should delight your garden with beautiful blooms about mid-summer, continuing on up to the first frost. Although not necessary, you can deadhead lobelia plants to maintain a neat appearance.What month does lobelia flower?Flowers: Masses of tiny 2-lipped flowers in shad...
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// culture
Score: 4.7/5 (39 votes) In every ionic compound, the total number of positive charges of the cations equals the total number of negative charges of the anions. Thus, ionic compounds are electrically neutral overall, even though they contain positive and negative ions.What does it mean for a compound...
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// education
Score: 4.4/5 (66 votes) The Ring of Gyges /ˈdʒaɪˌdʒiːz/ (Ancient Greek: Γύγου Δακτύλιος, Gúgou Daktúlios, Attic Greek pronunciation: [ˈɡyːˌɡoː dakˈtylios]) is a mythical magical artifact mentioned by the philosopher Plato in Book 2 of his Republic (2:359a–2:360d). It grants its owner the power to be...
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// business
Score: 4.3/5 (40 votes) Spreadable Media maps fundamental changes taking place in our contemporary media environment, a space where corporations no longer tightly control media distribution and many of us are directly involved in the circulation of content. ...What makes something spreadable social ...
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// culture
Score: 4.2/5 (75 votes) Research shows that it does help menopause symptoms and normal doses are safe to take without any serious side effects. Some studies found that black cohosh can stop bone loss in osteoporosis, but more research is needed. Black cohosh might help lower inflammation from osteoa...
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// investigations
Score: 4.5/5 (1 votes) Menstruation: The period—the shedding of the uterine lining. Levels of estrogen and progesterone are low. The follicular phasefollicular phaseThe follicular phase, also known as the preovulatory phase or proliferative phase, is the phase of the estrous cycle (or, in primates f...
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// politics
Score: 4.5/5 (22 votes) Now, here's how to perform a heater core flush:Step 1: Locate the Heater Core. First thing's first. ... Step 2: Disconnect the Heater Hoses. ... Step 3: Apply the Pressure. ... Step 4: Hit it with the Hose. ... Step 5: Reconnect the Heater Hoses. ... Step 5a: Flush ...
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// environment
Score: 4.9/5 (4 votes) 1 : a liturgical reading for a particular day. 2 [New Latin lection-, lectio, from Latin] : a variant reading of a text.What does Pisting mean?n. vulgar term for "anus" FR. abbr. acron.What does LEGO mean in English?The Lego Group began in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen...
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// environment
Score: 4.4/5 (58 votes) thread·y pulse A small, fine pulse, feeling like a small cord or thread under the finger.How do you describe a thready pulse?A thready pulse or weak pulse is one that is difficult to feel or obliterated easily with slight pressure. A full or bounding pulse has a pronounced pu...
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