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    Thwaites glacier instability

    https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024JF008118 A recent paper on the attempts to estimate when and how massive the Thwaites breakup may be.
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    Nerve regrowth after damage

    https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/treating-repairing-nervous-system#: Best answer: slow and incomplete return to recovering, still functioning tissue. This means size of wound forecasts "speed". smaller wounds generally reach whatatver end points...
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    Nutritional Quality of Foods

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10969708/#:~:text=Important%20commercial%20high%2Dyielding%20fruits,soil%20dilution%20factors%20%5B8%5D. This helps to understand why nutrient depletion affects many foods
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    Nutritional Quality of Foods

    https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/pvpa does mostly do what the name says. It requires evidence of {new plant, seed, or, rhizome, tuber} breeding.
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    Distinguish whether a pair of animals are related by descent or share a common ancestor

    Humans have > 87million SNP's which can and do affect phenotype. << short answer. Diversity: Individuals have vast numbers of unique SNPs for each gene , I've seen 57000 estimated for just a single gene. In practice, it does not matter how exact this estimate is, the result of randomly...
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    COBOL and MUSKateers

    Different platforms have different "Y2K" failures Sample Y2K problem , when storage for single precision valuables overflow.
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    Medical What are the costs for tests to measure bacteria and virus levels on surfaces?

    What is in the kit may (my opinion) be a political football. Example: Clorox 5% for general cleanup, and then food prep surfaces may require stronger concentrations. The kind of test(s) environments vary - some include everything, others mean you have to cruise the aisles. Some might require...
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    Medical What are the costs for tests to measure bacteria and virus levels on surfaces?

    I did not know "country" for this discussion. Bear that in mind. Restaurant supply outlets (not a chain) just a general term -- has the kits you want. The county (or whatever government entity) you are in usually influences the content of test kits.
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    Medical What are the costs for tests to measure bacteria and virus levels on surfaces?

    In the US there are germicide cleaning kits you can buy - that are meant for public buildings like restaurants. Use the germicide/fungicide/cleanser first -- then test. All of what you need is available in a kit .
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    Medical What are the costs for tests to measure bacteria and virus levels on surfaces?

    Not sure about what you need. If you culture bacteria and virus you usually have to use lots of different culture media. This means you have to have a good idea about species you want to test for. For example, human poop has several hundred species of bacteria. (+-5500) One petri dish...
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    How long do bones take to decompose to dust?

    No set timeframe == answer
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    How long do bones take to decompose to dust?

    It is not a "mess" at all. Forensic determinations are made extensively and depend heavily on environment of the remains. Examples : moisture, pH, local flora and fauna (bugs, rodents, fungi, oxygen levels in the medium, and type of medium ( like stagnant pond versus rushing water), sand blown...
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    Why is it easier on the heart in a horizontal position?

    See: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nursing/sonet/rlos/bioproc/starlings/3.html#:~:text=The%20pressure%20that%20blood%20exerts,and%20into%20the%20interstitial%20space. Hydrostatic pressure - Starling's pressure. The previous answers are partially correct or personal theory. Thread locked.
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    I may have inadvertently discovered the purpose of the hiccup

    If I try this query in Google, "NIH hiccup" I get dozens of journal papers and white papers with explanations of etiology (causes), palliatives, management options ("cures"), associations... example: Persistent hiccups after acute COVID-19 successfully ... National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
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    Exercises for loosening joints

    Consider chair yoga... asmy.org.au All no cost or obligation. In the US PT's (physical therapists) often train older patients in chair yoga as an enduring solution to problems like yours. Training takes a few weeks but usually requires insurance overage. I think you are in Canada... so...
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