// investigations
Score: 4.5/5 (43 votes) The intrapleural subatmospheric pressure refers to the pressure in the intrapleural space. Due to elasticity in lungs and thoracic wall, they pull on opposite direction. ... It produces sub-atmospheric pressure in the intrapleural space between these structures. This pressure...
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// global news
Score: 4.2/5 (27 votes) Although the novel features many characters, it is Dirk Struan and Tyler Brock, former shipmates and the owners of two massive (fictional) trading companies who are the main focal points of the story. Their rocky and often abusive relationship as seamen initiated an intense a...
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// environment
Score: 4.8/5 (39 votes) Harold Reid, member of the Statler Brothers, dies at 80 after battling kidney failure. Country Music Hall of Famer Harold Reid, founding member of the Statler Brothers, died at his home Friday evening. His death was confirmed by his nephew Langdon Reid, the son of Statler Don...
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// education
Score: 4.6/5 (15 votes) unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding. stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: an obdurate sinner.What is an obdurate person?1a : stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing an unrepentant, obdurate sinner. b : hardened in fee...
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// culture
Score: 5/5 (40 votes) Lowercase prepositions, regardless of length, except when they are used adverbially or adjectivally (up in Look Up; down in Turn Down; on in The On Button; to in Come To, etc.) or when they compose part of a Latin expression used adjectivally or adverbially (A Priori, De Facto,...
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// culture
Score: 4.1/5 (37 votes) An excellent way to soften hard fondant is to use a microwave. Place the fondant in a microwave-proof dish and give it a 5-second burst of heat. Leave it to cool for a couple of minutes, then try to knead it. Repeat as necessary until it is soft enough to use.Why is my fondan...
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// science
Score: 4.4/5 (41 votes) Human fertilization is the union of a human egg and sperm, occurring in the ampulla of the fallopian tube. The result of this union, leads to the production of a zygote cell, or fertilized egg, initiating prenatal development.What is the process of fusion of sperm and egg cal...
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// investigations
Score: 4.5/5 (41 votes) The Isosceles Triangle Theorem states: If two sides of a triangle are congruent, then angles opposite those sides are congruent.What are the 5 theorems of a triangle?AAS (angle, angle, side)If two angles and the non-included side of one triangle are equal to the corresponding...
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// science
Score: 4.4/5 (60 votes) Scatter a few mothballs near entrances and doors to deter lizards and other pests from entering the home. The smell of the mothballs may repel lizards and snakes. Put the mothballs in an open container, if you do not want to scatter them on the ground.Will mothballs keep skin...
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// investigations
Score: 4.7/5 (66 votes) A fluffernutter (also called a "peanut butter and marshmallow sandwich", "peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwich", or "peanut butter and marshmallow stuff sandwich") is a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow creme usually served on white bread.Are fluffernut...
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