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  • was warned that Freddie Mac was financing risk-laden loans that threatened ... In Stiglitz' opinion, this created a risk-taking culture of investment ...
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  • such as cutting, however, are at higher risk of suicide. ... not die, or would not be at an elevated risk for death, were it not for ...
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  • global benefits, such as controlling the risk of overpopulation and the ... One approach to sex education is to view it as necessary to reduce ...
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  • increase. Aging also increases the risk of diseases. A number of characteristic ... * People over 35 years of age are at increasing risk for losing strength ...
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  • that supplementation did not reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events ... Because vitamin E can act as an anticoagulant and may increase the ...
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  • more important than the theoretical risk from dioxin; their cancer ... Risks and benefits are clarified by food risk assessment] ENVIRA. Retrieved ...
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  • environmental, and psychological factors. Risk factors include a family history ... all play a role in causing depression. Risk factors include a family history ...
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  • Unfortunately, the method poses a potential risk of explosion by overheating ... inhaling nitrous oxide, users face the risk of injury or death from anoxia ...
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  • disorders. Children with ADHD have a higher risk for migraine headaches, but ... ===Suicide risk=== Systematic reviews conducted in 2017 and 2020 found ...
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  • other male birds in the area aware of the risk of fighting a breeding competitor ... to flee perceived danger. Because of the risk of escape, chickens raised ...
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  • delicacy, despite (or perhaps because of) the risk they pose to life and limb. South America has two species of rhea, mid-sized, fast-running ...
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  • cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/radon National Cancer Institute ... *Cole, Leonard A. ‘‘Element of Risk: The Politics of Radon. American ...
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  • subjected to abusive behavior are at risk of stress related illness ... a prejudicial view of subordinates can be a risk factor.Blake Ashforth, "Petty ...
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  • health care professionals consider that the risk of leaving these conditions ... and Gynecology, 1999]. When balancing risk and reward, there are recommendations ...
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  • Changing wind conditions are another risk factor. In conditions of ... suit flying and sky surfing, have a higher risk factor due to the lower mobility ...
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  • aerobic exercise reduces drug addiction risk, decreases drug self-administration ... ===Risk factors=== There are many known risk factors associated with ...
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  • and gastroenteritis, increase the risk for a relapse (Confavreux 2002). ... the first few months after delivery, the risk for a relapse is increased ...
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  • Shedding new light on wood smoke: a risk factor for respiratory health] Eur. Respir. J. 27:446-47, 2006. Retrieved October 1, 2007. ...
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  • risk: we jump to conclusions from deductively insufficient premisses. ... take the risk. Yet we are also aware that such inference is defeasible—th ...
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  • vomit may carry disease and increases the risk of infection (TO 2006; VPIC ... in the wound, which can also increase the risk of infection. ...
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  • was down to its last gyroscope, the choice was to risk losing control or destroying the observatory. NASA de-orbited the bus-sized satellite into the ...
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  • UNDP works to reduce the risk of armed conflicts or disasters, and ... Examples of UNDP risk reduction programs include efforts to control ...
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  • from normal. They may intervene in high risk situations such as breech ... testing may be carried out for at-risk pregnancies. The midwife discusses ...
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  • to a live conductor, thereby increasing the risk of deep tissue burns. On the ... to pose a particular hazard to reduce the risk of electrocution. In the United ...
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  • Effect: Strategic Enabler or Operational Risk?] U.S. Army War College Strategy ... otherwise prefer to minimize political risk by remaining noncommittal ...
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  • Factors placing an individual at high-risk of homelessness include: * Poverty: People living in poverty are at a higher risk of becoming ...
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  • * Critical or critically endangered: faces an extremely high risk ... * Endangered: faces a very high risk of extinction in the near future ...
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  • from the United States. Still, there was a risk to overt missionary work, as the treaty had not yet been tested in action, so Allen was assigned ...
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  • * Shock Risk (formerly known as Class E): Fires that involve any of the materials found in Classes A and B, but with the presence of any electrical ...
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  • of real integrity, who takes a great risk it confronting King Balak ... account. Balaam had blessed Israel at the risk of his life in front of a ...
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  • various forms of reenactment combat, to reduce the risk when shot at people. These arrows may have heads that are very wide or padded. In combination ...
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  • hazardous processes with minimal risk to the planetary environment ... benefits were outweighed by the increased risk to crew and vehicle. ...
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  • Silane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula SiH4. It is the silicon analog of methane and, like methane, it is a gas at ordinary ...
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  • chair of the political science department at risk. Undaunted, he continued to support these organizations as well as offering personal introductions ...
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  • supplements effectively eliminate the risk of ingesting the toxic metals that are often associated with raw dolomite. ==See also== ...
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  • persons in the community rises, and the risk of an outbreak of measles ... Unvaccinated populations are at risk for the disease. After vaccination ...
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  • The risk in a competently performed medical circumcision is very low ... of circumcision status and a reduced risk of HIV infection, as well ...
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  • him, Say also placed great emphasis on the risk-taking entrepreneur and even ... are forecasters, project appraisers, and risk-takers as well. Out of their ...
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  • desirable after several years to reduce the risk of escape to the environment ... amount of fissile material (eliminating the risk of predetonation by nearby ...
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  • use of chopsticks may slightly increase the risk of osteoarthritis in the hand ... wood bleached white that may pose a health risk, causing coughing or even ...
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  • a decrease in supply and an increase in risk on the part of the suppliers ... for sale for their beauty, rarity, and the risk of owning one. Though the ...
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  • some 400 of the 3000 reefs are within a risk zone where water quality has ... that the Great Barrier Reef is at grave risk and could become "functionally ...
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  • * Alan Weiss' 1968 account of Peace Corps training, High Risk ... 0511/511booklocker.html "High Risk/High Gain: A Freewheeling ...
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  • rated as an endangered species, with a high risk of extinction in the wild ... Following overfishing the Atlantic halibut now faces a high risk of ...
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  • lipids and other factors that affect disease risk] - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Category:Life sciences Category:PlantsCategory:FoodCategory:Anatomy ...
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  • # Most medical collagen is derived from cattle, posing the risk of ... via a yeast expression system, there is no risk of BSE contamination. ...
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  • that was stable enough to be handled without the risk of premature or accidental detonation. In 1875, Nobel developed blasting gelatin, an even more ...
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  • minister to his people, even at great personal risk. In 1589, he joined a missionary voyage to Peru, where he was assigned to work with the native peoples ...
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  • Many people have felt a religious calling to risk contracting the ... incidence among contacts and the relative risk for them appear to vary considerably ...
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  • A risk in any large-quantity (over 25 g, about five teaspoons) ingestion ... ntent/full/22/3/223 Low cost, high risk: Accidental nutmeg intoxication ...
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