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51Backpacking (wilderness) — This article is about backpacking in the wilderness. For other uses, see Backpacker. Backpacking in the Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming …
52Astronautical hygiene — is the application of science and technology to the study of the recognition and evaluation of the hazards and the prevention or control of the risks to health while working in a low gravity environment. John R. Cain (UK Government expert) was… …
53Dynamic positioning — Offshore Support Vessel Toisa Perseus with, in the background, the fifth generation deepwater drillship Discoverer Enterprise, over the Thunder Horse Oil Field. Both are equipped with DP systems. Dynamic positioning (DP) is a computer controlled… …
54The Decemberists — Decemberists redirects here. For the 1825 Russian uprising, see Decembrist revolt. For the unfinished Tolstoy novel, see The Decembrists. The Decemberists The Decemberists, playing live at the 2006 Sasquatch! Music Festival …
55Right to know — is the legal principle that the individual has the right to know the chemicals to which they may be exposed in their daily living. It is embodied in federal law in the United States as well as in local laws in several states. Right to Know laws… …
56Laboratory — Modern biochemistry laboratory at the University of Cologne …
57Vacuum plasmaspraying — (VPS) is a technology for etching and surface modification to create porous layers with high reproductibility and for cleaning and surface engineering of plastics, rubbers and natural fibres as well as for replacing CFCs for cleaning metal… …
58Thermal barrier coating — Thermal barrier coatings are highly advanced material systems applied to metallic surfaces, such as gas turbine or aero engine parts, operating at elevated temperatures. These coatings serve to insulate metallic components from large and… …
59Traffic Control — ➡ law enforcement * * * Introduction supervision of the movement of people, goods, or vehicles to ensure efficiency and safety. Traffic is the movement of people and goods from one location to another. The movement typically occurs… …
60Firefighter — Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property to rescue people from car accidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations. The increasing… …
