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2. Sodium oxybate - Wikipedia

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   Sodium oxybate, sold under the brand name Xyrem among others, is a medication used to treat symptoms of narcolepsy: sudden muscle weakness and excessive daytime sleepiness. [3] [7] [8] It is used sometimes in France and Italy as an anesthetic given intravenously; [9]: 15, 27–28 it is also approved and used in Italy and in Austria to treat alcohol dependence and alcohol withdrawal syndrome.

3. 12-hour clock - Wikipedia

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   The 12-hour clock is a time convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods: a.m. (from Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before midday") and p.m. (from Latin post meridiem, translating to "after midday").

4. Sidereal time - Wikipedia

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   Animation showing the difference between a sidereal day and a solar day. Sidereal time ("sidereal" pronounced / saɪˈdɪəriəl, sə -/ sy-DEER-ee-əl, sə-) is a system of timekeeping used especially by astronomers. Using sidereal time and the celestial coordinate system, it is easy to locate the positions of celestial objects in the night sky.

5. Day–evening–night noise level - Wikipedia

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   The day–evening–night noise level or L den is a 2002 European standard to express noise level over an entire day. It imposes a penalty on sound levels during evening and night [1] and it is primarily used for noise assessments of airports, busy main roads, main railway lines and in cities over 100,000 residents.

6. Exponential growth - Wikipedia

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   Exponential growth is a process that increases quantity over time at an ever-increasing rate. It occurs when the instantaneous rate of change (that is, the derivative) of a quantity with respect to time is proportional to the quantity itself. Described as a function, a quantity undergoing exponential growth is an exponential function of time ...

7. Abbott must pay $495 million in premature infant formula ...

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   By Brendan Pierson and Dietrich Knauth. (Reuters) -A jury on Friday found that Abbott Laboratories' specialized formula for premature infants caused an Illinois girl to develop a dangerous bowel ...

8. Contrast (vision) - Wikipedia

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   Contrast (vision) Six renditions of a rocky shore photo with incremental contrast levels, clockwise from bottom left. Contrast is the difference in luminance or color that makes an object (or its representation in an image or display) visible against a background of different luminance or color. The human visual system is more sensitive to ...

9. Ron DeSantis will get an RNC speaking slot after a ... - AOL

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   July 10, 2024 at 2:39 PM. Sam Wolfe. After initially being given no role at next week’s Republican National Convention, Ron DeSantis — the Florida governor and past rival of former President ...