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Diomedea Thalassarche Phoebastria Phoebetria The albatrosses are seabirds in the family Diomedeidae, which is closely allied to the procellarids, storm-petrels and diving-petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses). They range widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific. They are absent from the North Atlantic although fossil remains show they once occurred there too. Albatrosses are amongst the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea ...

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• Albatross - Albatross biology
• Albatross - Morphology and flight
• Albatross - Diet
• Albatross - Breeding
• Albatross - Albatrosses and humans
• Albatross - Etymology
• Albatross - Albatrosses and culture
• Albatross - Threats and conservation
• Albatross - Species

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In the physical sciences, weight is the downward force exerted on matter as a result of gravity, especially the earth's gravity. An object's weight is equal to its mass multiplied by the magnitude of the gravitational field. The word entered Old English sometime around the 9th century, and meant the quantity measured with a balance. The word "weight" is commonly used synonymously with "mass", though the two concepts are technically quite distinct. Weight - Weight and mass. In scientific usage weight ...

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• Weight - Converting between weight and mass in SI units
• Weight - Sensation of weight
• Weight - Measuring weight
• Weight - Relative weights on the earth moon and planets
• Weight - Human weight in the medical sciences and ordinary language
• Weight - Sports usage

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In medicine, gallstones (choleliths) are crystalline bodies formed within the body by accretion or concretion of normal or abnormal bile components. Cholesterol stones are usually green, but are sometimes white or yellow in color and account for about 80 percent of gallstones. They are made primarily of cholesterol. Pigment stones are small, dark stones made of bilirubin and calcium salts that are found in bile. They account for the other 20 percent of gallstones. Risk factors for pigment stones include cirrhosis, biliary tract infections, and hereditary blood cell disorders, such as sickle ...

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In the context of physical health, weight loss is the process of losing body weight, typically by losing fat. To achieve weight loss, more calories must be expended than taken in. This can be achieved by reducing the amount of food consumed, increasing physical activity or a combination of the two. For healthy weight loss, most experts recommend a combination of healthy eating patterns and regular physical exercise. Other methods of losing weight include use of prescribed or herbal drugs or chemicals that decrease appetite and/or incr ...

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Obesity is a condition where the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and mammals is increased to the point where it may impair health. Obesity in wild animals is relatively rare, but it is common in domestic animals like pigs and household pets who may be overfed and underexercised. In humans it is generally considered to be a leading cause of health problems. Excessive body weight has been shown to predispose to various forms of disease, particularly cardiovascular disease. Interventions, such as weigh ...

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• Obesity - Definition
• Obesity - Etymology
• Obesity - Cultural and social significance
• Obesity - Culture and obesity
• Obesity - Popular culture
• Obesity - Causes
• Obesity - Causative factors
• Obesity - Evolutionary aspects
• Obesity - Neurobiological mechanisms
• Obesity - Societal causes
• Obesity - Poverty link
• Obesity - Complications
• Obesity - Therapy
• Obesity - Controversies
• Obesity - Medicalization of obesity
• Obesity - Health effects of obesity
• Obesity - Medical responses to obesity
• Obesity - Prevalence and public interest
• Obesity - Policy responses to obesity

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Adverse effect, in medicine, is an abnormal, harmful, undesired and/or unintended consequences, although not necessarily unexpected, which is obtained as the result of a therapy or other medical intervention, such as drug/chemotherapy, physical therapy, surgery, medical procedure, use of a medical device, etc. Iatrogenesis (literally, generated by a physician) is a common cause of adverse effects, as well as medical error. Using a drug or other medical intervention which is contraindicated may increase the risk of adverse effects. Adverse effects may cause medical complication ...

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• Adverse effect medicine - Adverse effects of medical procedures
• Adverse effect medicine - Adverse effects of drugs
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Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by voluntary starvation and exercise stress. Anorexia nervosa is a complex disease, involving psychological, sociological and physiological components. A person who is suffering from anorexia is referred to as 'anorexic' or (less commonly) 'anorectic'. "Anorectic" is the noun form, where "anorexic" is the adjectival form. These two are often used incorrectly when applied. Although technically incorrect, the term is frequently shortened to anorexia, which simply refers to the medical symptom of lost appetite. In this article, anorexia ...

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• Anorexia nervosa - Physiological
• Anorexia nervosa - Psychological Sociological and Cultural
• Anorexia nervosa - Clinical definition
• Anorexia nervosa - Risk factors
• Anorexia nervosa - Indicators
• Anorexia nervosa - Physical
• Anorexia nervosa - Behavioral
• Anorexia nervosa - Treatment
• Anorexia nervosa - Health care providers
• Anorexia nervosa - Family and friends
• Anorexia nervosa - Notable anorectics

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Schools Anarcho-capitalism Anarcho-communism Anarcho-primitivism Anarcho-syndicalism Christian anarchism Eco-anarchism Individualist anarchism Mutualism Anarchism in culture Anarchism and religion Anarchism and society Anarchism and the arts Anarcho-punk Anarchist theory Anarchism and capitalism Anarchism and Marxism Anarchist economics Anarchist law Anarchist symbolism Anarchism without adjectives P ...

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• Anarcho-primitivism - Concepts
• Anarcho-primitivism - Civilization
• Anarcho-primitivism - A Critique of Symbolic Culture
• Anarcho-primitivism - The Domestication of Life
• Anarcho-primitivism - The Origins and Dynamics of Patriarchy
• Anarcho-primitivism - Division of Labor and Specialization
• Anarcho-primitivism - Rejection of Science
• Anarcho-primitivism - The Problem of Technology
• Anarcho-primitivism - Production and Industrialism
• Anarcho-primitivism - Beyond Leftism
• Anarcho-primitivism - Against Mass Society
• Anarcho-primitivism - Liberation and Organization
• Anarcho-primitivism - Revolution vs. Reform
• Anarcho-primitivism - Influences
• Anarcho-primitivism - Rewilding and Reconnection
• Anarcho-primitivism - Associations
• Anarcho-primitivism - Criticism

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See text For the British animated series, see Roobarb. Rhubarb is a perennial plant that grows from thick short rhizomes, comprising the genus Rheum. The large, somewhat triangular leaf blades are elevated on long, fleshy petioles. The flowers are small, greenish-white, and borne in large compound leafy inflorescences. The plant is indigenous to Asia, and many suggest that it was often used by the Mongolians; particularly, the Tatars tribes of t ...

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The body mass index (BMI) is a calculated number, based on height and weight, used to compare and analyse the health effects of body weight on human bodies of all heights. It was developed by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet in the course of working out his system of "social physics", between 1830 and 1850 (and is therefore also known as the Quetelet Index). It is equal to the weight, div ...

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• Body mass index - A statistical device
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• Body mass index - Clinical uses
• Body mass index - BMI thresholds
• Body mass index - Concerns about BMI
• Body mass index - Recommended BMI thresholds
• Body mass index - Notes

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Progress has been made in understanding the process of gallstone formation. Researchers believe that gallstones may be caused by a combination of factors, including inherited body chemistry, body weight, gallbladder motility (movement), and perhaps diet. Cholesterol gallstones develop when bile contains too much cholesterol and not enough bile salts. Besides a high concentration of cholesterol, two other factors seem to be important in causing gallstones. The first is how often and how well the gallbladder contracts; incomplete and in ...

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In scientific usage weight and mass are quite different quantities: mass is an intrinsic property of matter, whereas weight is a force that results from the action of gravity on matter. (Scientific terms such as "atomic weight", "molecular weight", and "formula weight" may still be encountered, but these are discouraged and terms like atomic mass are preferred.) In everyday usage, however, weight and mass are usually not distinguished. For instance, when we buy or sell goods "by weight", we are primarily interested in the amoun ...

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Weight, Weight - Weight and mass, Weight - Units of weight and mass, Weight - Converting between weight and mass in SI units, Weight - Sensation of weight, Weight - Measuring weight, Weight - Relative weights on the earth moon and planets, Weight - Human weight in the medical sciences and ordinary language, Weight - Sports usage

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Albatross - Distribution evolution and taxonomy. The albatrosses comprise 21 species in 4 genera. The four genera are the great albatrosses (Diomedea), the mollymawks (Thalassarche), the North Pacific albatrosses (Phoebastria), and the sooty albatrosses or sooties (Phoebetria). Of the four genera, the North Pacific albatrosses are considered to be a sister taxon to the great albatrosses, while the sooty albatrosses are considered closer to the mollymawks. All albatrosses range in the s ...

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Albatross, Albatross - Albatross biology, Albatross - Distribution evolution and taxonomy, Albatross - Morphology and flight, Albatross - Diet, Albatross - Breeding, Albatross - Albatrosses and humans, Albatross - Etymology, Albatross - Albatrosses and culture, Albatross - Threats and conservation, Albatross - Species

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The patient should have been fasting for the previous 8-14 hours. A zero time (baseline) blood sample is drawn. The patient is given a glucose solution to drink. The standard dose since the late 1970s has been 1.75 grams of glucose per kilogram of body weight, to a maximum dose of 75 g. It should be drunk within 5 minutes. Prior to 1975 a dose of 100 g was often used. Blood is drawn at intervals for measurement of glucose (blood sugar), and sometimes insulin levels. The intervals and number of samples vary according to t ...

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Glucose tolerance test, Glucose tolerance test - Preparation and cautions, Glucose tolerance test - Procedure for OGTT, Glucose tolerance test - Interpretation of OGTT results, Glucose tolerance test - Variations

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The Harpy Eagle is the national bird of Panama. The Harpy Eagle is also the animal that artists drew from to create 'Fawkes the phoenix' for the movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The Harpy Eagle can exert a pressure of 42 kgf cm-2 (4.1 MPa] or 530 lbf in-2) with its talons. It can also lift more than 3/4 of its body weight. The Harpy Eagle is arguably the bulkiest eagle still living, and the Philippine Eagle is the only living eagle to surpass it in size. However, the extinct Haast' ...

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Human bodies rank along the index from around 15 (near starvation) to over 40 (morbidly obese). This statistical 'curve' is usually described using more familiar categories, for easier comprehension by health professionals; eg, severe underweight, underweight, optimum weight, pre-obese, obese, morbidly obese. The exact index values used to determine weight categories vary from authority to authority, but in general a BMI less than 18.5 is underweight and may indicate malnutrition, an eating disorder, or other health problem, while a BMI greater than 25 is overweight and above 30 is considered obese. These rang ...

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Body mass index, Body mass index - A statistical device, Body mass index - BMI in practice, Body mass index - Clinical uses, Body mass index - BMI thresholds, Body mass index - Concerns about BMI, Body mass index - Recommended BMI thresholds, Body mass index - Notes

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Insulin - Principles. Insulin is absolutely required for all animal (including human) life. The mechanism is almost identical in nematode worms (e.g. C. elegans), fish, and in mammals. In humans, insulin deprivation due to the removal or destruction of the pancreas leads to death in days or at most weeks. Insulin must be administered to patients in whom there is a lack of the hormone for this, or any other, reason. C ...

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Insulin, Insulin - Discovery and characterization, Insulin - Structure and production, Insulin - Actions on cellular and metabolic level, Insulin - Regulatory action on blood glucose, Insulin - Signal transduction, Insulin - The brain and hypoglycemia, Insulin - Diseases and syndromes caused by an insulin disturbance, Insulin - Insulin as a medication, Insulin - Principles, Insulin - Modes of administration, Insulin - Dosage and timing, Insulin - Types, Insulin - Abuse, Insulin - Timeline

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Oxalic acid also combines with metals such as calcium in the body to form oxalate crystals which further irritate the gut and kidneys. The most common kind of kidney stone is made of calcium oxalate. Because it binds vital nutrients such as calcium, long-term consumption of foods high in oxalic acid can lead to nutrient deficiencies. Healthy individuals can safely consume such foods in moderation, but those with kidney disorders, gout, or rheumatoid arthritis are typicall ...

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The causes of anorexia are a matter of debate in medical circles and society in general. General perspectives fit between the poles of it being physiological or psychological (with the potential for sociological and cultural influences being a cause to various degrees) in origin. Some now take the opinion that it is a mix of both, in that it is a psychological condition which is often (though not inherently) borne of certain conducive neurophysiologic conditions.

Anorexia nervosa, Anorexia nervosa - Characteristics, Anorexia nervosa - Physiological, Anorexia nervosa - Psychological Sociological and Cultural, Anorexia nervosa - Clinical definition, Anorexia nervosa - Risk factors, Anorexia nervosa - Indicators, Anorexia nervosa - Physical, Anorexia nervosa - Behavioral, Anorexia nervosa - Treatment, Anorexia nervosa - Health care providers, Anorexia nervosa - Family and friends, Anorexia nervosa - Notable anorectics

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Primitivists argue that prior to the advent of agriculture humans lived in small, nomadic bands which were socially, politically, and economically egalitarian. Being without hierarchy, these bands are sometimes viewed as embodying a precursor to anarchism. John Moore writes that anarcho-primitivism seeks: "to expose, challenge and abolish all the multiple forms of power that structure the individual, social relations, and interr ...

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Anarcho-primitivism, Anarcho-primitivism - Concepts, Anarcho-primitivism - Civilization, Anarcho-primitivism - A Critique of Symbolic Culture, Anarcho-primitivism - The Domestication of Life, Anarcho-primitivism - The Origins and Dynamics of Patriarchy, Anarcho-primitivism - Division of Labor and Specialization, Anarcho-primitivism - Rejection of Science, Anarcho-primitivism - The Problem of Technology, Anarcho-primitivism - Production and Industrialism, Anarcho-primitivism - Beyond Leftism, Anarcho-primitivism - Against Mass Society, Anarcho-primitivism - Liberation and Organization, Anarcho-primitivism - Revolution vs. Reform, Anarcho-primitivism - Influences, Anarcho-primitivism - Rewilding and Reconnection, Anarcho-primitivism - Associations, Anarcho-primitivism - Criticism

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