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  • 21nutritional disease — Introduction       any of the nutrient related diseases and conditions that cause illness in humans. They may include deficiencies or excesses in the diet, obesity and eating disorders, and chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease,… …

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  • 22Urban planning — Housing and Urban Development redirects here. For the Cabinet department of the United States government, see United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Urban planning designs settlements, from the smallest towns to the largest… …

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  • 23Microbial mat — A microbial mat is a multi layered sheet of micro organisms, mainly bacteria and archaea. Microbial mats grow at interfaces between different types of material, mostly on submerged or moist surfaces but a few survive in deserts.[1] They colonize… …

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  • 24Wood preservation — All measures that are taken to ensure a long life of wood fall under the definition wood preservation (timber treatment). Apart from structural wood preservation measures, there are a number of different (chemical) preservatives and processes… …

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  • 25embalming — Introduction       the treatment of a dead body so as to sterilize it or to protect it from decay. For practical as well as theological reasons a well preserved body has long been a chief mortuary concern. The ancient Greeks, who demanded… …

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  • 26Portlethen Moss — [ thumb|260px|Portlethen Moss bracken area. Photo credit: Neil Gibson] The Portlethen Moss coord|57|3|27.04|N|2|8|50.68|W|region:GB|display=title is an acidic bog nature reserve in the coastal Grampian region in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Like… …

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  • 27conserve — verb (t) /kənˈsɜv / (say kuhn serv) (conserved, conserving) 1. to keep in a safe or sound state; preserve from loss, decay, waste, or injury; keep unimpaired. 2. Obsolete to preserve, as fruit, with sugar, etc. –noun /ˈkɒnsɜv / (say konserv),… …

  • 28Fixation (histology) — In the fields of histology, pathology, and cell biology, fixation is a chemical process by which biological tissues are preserved from decay. Fixation terminates any ongoing biochemical reactions, and may also increase the mechanical strength or… …

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  • 29DBCult Film Institute — [[Image: Brand identity DBCult Film Institute |200px|alt=]] Logo of DBCult Film Institute …

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  • 30embalm — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English embaumen, from Anglo French enbaumer, enbasmer, from en + basme balm more at balm Date: 14th century 1. to treat (a dead body) so as to protect from decay 2. to fill with sweet odors ; perfume 3. to… …

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