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Propulsion

propulsion

(Science: neurology) The tendency to fall forward; responsible for the festination in paralysis agitans.

Origin: G. Pro-pello, pp. -pulsus, to drive forth


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Egg Yolk Coacervates & pH Imaging

... get complicated is in explaining the movement. I think I see the pH indicator outside the vesicles changing color to what looks like ion or proton propulsion. Or it could be just that I have junk for a setup and am seeing something not actually there. In either case, I'm seeing these very solid ...

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by GaryGaulin
Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:02 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Egg Yolk Coacervates & pH Imaging
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The Fiber Disease

... Over 2 million military and civilian personnel per year (over 1 million in the United States) are occupationally exposed, respectively, to jet propulsion fuel-8 (JP-8), JP-8 +100 or JP-5, or to the civil aviation equivalents Jet A or Jet A-1. Approximately 60 billion gallons of these kerosene-based ...

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by London
Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:38 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... source such as a lake, wide river, or large pond. The submarine 70 typically has a hull 76, control surfaces 74, a propeller 78, a submarine propulsion and control system 72, and a power supply 80. The power supply 80 supplies power to the propulsion and control system 72 and optionally to ...

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by London
Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:40 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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animal tails

... for gripping and making things than a tail could ever be and they could used for fighting as well. Man can not move fast enough under our own propulsion for a tail to be anything other than a liability. All cats can move fast enough to warrant a tail for balance and it also helps express the ...

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by madnewt
Fri May 12, 2006 2:01 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: animal tails
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Views: 2092

The Fiber Disease

... in Mars-like conditions. The Mars airplane concept began in 1977 as a follow-on to the Viking project. Studies and tests were conducted at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and NASA / Ames Research Center’s (ARC) Dryden Facility. During the last seven years, the pace of development has accelerated ...

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by London
Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:47 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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