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  • 71Honeybees and Colony Collapse Disorder — ▪ 2009       In 2008 agricultural researchers sought to determine the cause of a mysterious disorder that was destroying colonies of Apis mellifera honeybees. The malady, called colony collapse disorder (CCD), was threatening honeybee populations …

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  • 72Human Genome Project:Road Map for Science and Medicine — ▪ 2001 Introduction by Judith L. Fridovich Keil       Certain to rank among the all time landmarks of human technical achievement, the completion of a rough draft of the sequence of the human nuclear genome was announced in June 2000. Its… …

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  • 73painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …

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  • 74breakthrough — 1. adjective /ˈbreɪkθruː/ Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle. a breakthrough technological advance 2. noun /ˈbreɪkθruː/ a) An advance through and past enemy lines (or vice versa). is credited with making some of the… …

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  • 75Open source movement — The open source movement is a broad reaching movement of individuals who feel that software should be produced altruistically[citation needed]. Open source software is made available for anybody to use or modify, as its source code is made… …

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  • 76технический прогресс — — [Л.Г.Суменко. Англо русский словарь по информационным технологиям. М.: ГП ЦНИИС, 2003.] Тематики информационные технологии в целом EN technical advancetechnological advance …

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  • 77Chemical warfare — For other uses, see Chemical warfare (disambiguation). This article forms part of the series Chemical agents Lethal agents Blood agents Cyanogen chloride (CK) …

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  • 78Freedom of the press — The freedom of the press redirects here. For George Orwell s preface, see Animal Farm# The Freedom of the Press . For the report by Freedom House, see Freedom of the Press (report). Journalism News  …

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  • 79Stream gauge — A stream gauge, or stream gage, refers to a site along a stream where measurements of volumetric discharge (flow) are made. Measurement of DischargeAutomated direct measurement of streamflow discharge is difficult at present. In place of the… …

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  • 80Librarian — A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs. Typically, librarians work in a public or… …

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