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  2. 1975 Icelandic women's strike - Wikipedia

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    As well, some women could have been fired for going on strike but could not be denied a day off. [2] Women's organizations spread the word about the Day Off throughout the country. [1] The Day Off event organizers got radio stations, television, and newspapers to run stories about gender-based discrimination and lower wages for women.

  3. Molecular weight cut-off - Wikipedia

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    In ultrafiltration, the molecular weight cut-off or MWCO of a membrane refers to the lowest molecular weight of the solute (in daltons) for which 90% of the solute is retained by (prevented from passing through) the membrane, [1] or the molecular weight of the molecule (e.g. globular protein) that is 90% retained by the membrane.

  4. Speed of light - Wikipedia

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    In 1629, Isaac Beeckman proposed an experiment in which a person observes the flash of a cannon reflecting off a mirror about one mile (1.6 km) away. In 1638, Galileo Galilei proposed an experiment, with an apparent claim to having performed it some years earlier, to measure the speed of light by observing the delay between uncovering a lantern ...

  5. Bayes' theorem - Wikipedia

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    Suppose, a particular test for whether someone has been using cannabis is 90% sensitive, meaning the true positive rate (TPR) = 0.90. Therefore, it leads to 90% true positive results (correct identification of drug use) for cannabis users. The test is also 80% specific, meaning true negative rate (TNR) = 0.80.

  6. Agriculture in Haiti - Wikipedia

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    After Haiti gained independence in 1804 the government had the priority of maintaining a strong military to fend off French attempts to re-conquer the country. The only way of sustaining the military was the importation of military goods which could only be paid for with exports of agricultural products, but most of the plantations producing ...

  7. Kick Off (series) - Wikipedia

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    The Kick Off franchise is a series of football simulation video games created by Dino Dini. Kick Off was published by Anil Gupta's publishing house Anco Software for the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga. First released in 1989, Kick Off was well-received and won awards. After the release of Kick Off several sequels were released.

  8. Anthrax - Wikipedia

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    Cutaneous anthrax, also known as hide-porter's disease, is when anthrax occurs on the skin. It is the most common (>90% of cases) and least dangerous form (low mortality with treatment, 23.7% mortality without). [20] [5] Cutaneous anthrax presents as a boil-like skin lesion that eventually forms an ulcer with a black center .

  9. Permian–Triassic extinction event - Wikipedia

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    Permian–Triassic boundary at Frazer Beach in New South Wales, with the End Permian extinction event located just above the coal layer [2]. Approximately 251.9 million years ago, the Permian–Triassic (P–T, P–Tr) extinction event (PTME; also known as the Late Permian extinction event, [3] the Latest Permian extinction event, [4] the End-Permian extinction event, [5] [6] and colloquially ...