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11Vicon — Cement VICON or high performance cement can be made to order: from super strong cements with rugged durability to low cost cements with up to 70% mineral additives. To use a high volume of mineral additives (sand, limestone, natural pozzolans or… …
12Preimplantation genetic diagnosis — In medicine and (clinical) genetics preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) (or also known as Embryo Screening) refers to procedures that are performed on embryos prior to implantation, sometimes even on oocytes prior to fertilization. PGD is… …
13Viral hemorrhagic septicemia — (VHS) is a deadly infectious fish disease caused by the Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV, or VHSv). It afflicts over 50 species of freshwaterand marine fish in several parts of the northern hemisphere.… …
14List of Revelation Space characters — These are major characters from the various novels and stories that make up Alastair Reynolds s Revelation Space universe. Contents 1 Revelation Space 1.1 Ana Khouri 1.2 Captain John Brannigan …
15Properties of concrete — Concrete has relatively high compressive strength, but significantly lower tensile strength, and as such is usually reinforced with materials that are strong in tension (often steel). The elasticity of concrete is relatively constant at low… …
16Reinforced concrete — is concrete in which reinforcement bars ( rebars ), reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867.[1] The term… …
17Desalination — This article is about removing salt from water. For soil desalination, see Soil salinity control. Water desalination Methods Distillation Multi stage flash distillation (MSF) Multiple effect distillation (MED|ME) Vapor compression (VC) Ion… …
18Renal cell carcinoma — For other uses, see RCC (disambiguation). Main article: Kidney cancer Renal cell carcinoma Classification and external resources Micrograph of the most common t …
19Saltillo tile — is one of the two most famous products of the Mexican city of Saltillo, Coahuila. (The other is the multi coloured woven serapes so typical of the region.) Saltillo tiles vary in colour and shape, but the majority range from in varying hues of… …
20Characters in Revelation Space — These are major characters from the various novels and stories that make up Alastair Reynolds s Revelation Space universe . Ana Khouri Ana Khouri, an ex soldier from Sky s Edge, was accidentally placed aboard an interstellar lighthugger and… …
