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41Capacitor plague — The capacitor plague (also known as bulging capacitors, bad capacitors, bad caps, popped caps, swollen caps or bloated capacitors) involved the common premature failure of certain brands of electrolytic capacitors used in various electronics… …
42WRc — The WRc Group is a privately owned group of companies providing research and consultancy on water supply, waste treatment and the public.HistoryThe organisation began in 1927 as the Water Pollution Research Laboratory (WPL), based in Luton, part… …
43Norwegian Medicines Agency — The Norwegian Medicines Agency (Statens legemiddelverk, Legemiddelverket) is the national, regulatory authority for new and existing medicines and the supply chain. The Agency is responsible for supervising the production, trials and marketing of …
44North American numbering plan expansion — The North American numbering plan expansion is a proposed expansion of the North American Numbering Plan to accommodate future needs beyond the current 10 digit limitations used in telephone numbers.HistoryThe North American Numbering Plan has… …
45Carbon Disclosure Project — The Carbon Disclosure Project is an organisation which works with shareholders and corporations to disclose the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of major corporations.In 2007, it published the emissions data for 2400 of the world s largest corporations,… …
46North American Numbering Plan expansion — The North American numbering plan expansion is a proposed expansion of the North American Numbering Plan to accommodate future needs beyond the current 10 digit limitations used in telephone numbers. Contents 1 History 2 Current industry… …
47Diving regulator — and Octopus Other names Demand valve Uses Reduces pressurized breathing gas to ambient pressure and delivers it to the diver Inventor Manuel Théodore Guillaumet (1838), Benoît Rouquayrol (1860) …
48Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
49Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
50Linear regulator — In electronics, a linear regulator is a voltage regulator based on an active device (such as a bipolar junction transistor, field effect transistor or vacuum tube) operating in its linear region (in contrast, a switching regulator is based on a… …
