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101Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …
102Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …
103Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …
104childhood disease and disorder — Introduction any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children i.e., those in the age span that begins with the fetus and extends through adolescence. Childhood is a period typified by change,… …
105human disease — Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a human being that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. health versus disease Before human disease can be discussed, the meanings of the terms health, physical fitness, illness …
106renal system disease — Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human excretory system. They include benign and malignant tumours, infections and inflammations, and obstruction by calculi. Diseases can have an impact on the elimination of… …
107Down syndrome — Classification and external resources Boy with Down syndrome assembling a …
108Instabilité de Rayleigh-Taylor — Manifestation de l instabilité de Rayleigh–Taylor dans la nébuleuse du Crabe. L’instabilité de Rayleigh–Taylor, nommée en hommage aux physiciens britanniques Lord Rayleigh et G. I. Taylor, est une instabilité de l’interface séparant deux fluides… …
109Instabilité de Rayleigh–Taylor — Instabilité de Rayleigh Taylor Manifestation de l instabilité de Rayleigh–Taylor dans la nébuleuse du Crabe. L’instabilité de Rayleigh–Taylor, nommée en hommage aux physiciens britanniques Lord Rayleigh et G. I. Taylor, est une instabilité de… …
110Electron — For other uses, see Electron (disambiguation). Electron Experiments with a Crookes tube first demonstrated the particle nature of electrons. In this illustration, the profile of the cross shaped target is projected against the tube face at right… …
