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Lead poisoning, also known as plumbism and saturnism, is a type of metal poisoning caused by lead in the body. [ 2] Symptoms may include abdominal pain, constipation, headaches, irritability, memory problems, infertility, and tingling in the hands and feet. [ 1] It causes almost 10% of intellectual disability of otherwise unknown cause and can ...
The Dunning–Kruger effect is defined as the tendency of people with low ability in a specific area to give overly positive assessments of this ability. [ 2][ 3][ 4] This is often seen as a cognitive bias, i.e. as a systematic tendency to engage in erroneous forms of thinking and judging. [ 5][ 6][ 7] In the case of the Dunning–Kruger effect ...
Quizlet is a multi-national American company that provides tools for studying and learning. [ 1] Quizlet was founded in October 2005 by Andrew Sutherland, who at the time was a 15-year old student, [ 2] and released to the public in January 2007. [ 3] Quizlet's primary products include digital flash cards, matching games, practice electronic ...
A new study has found how a rose and other plants like a tomato and eggplant came to get their prickles. The discovery could help engineer new thorn-free variants.
Projectional radiography, also known as conventional radiography, [1] is a form of radiography and medical imaging that produces two-dimensional images by X-ray radiation. The image acquisition is generally performed by radiographers, and the images are often examined by radiologists. Both the procedure and any resultant images are often simply ...
Bing Olbum. Bing Olbum, 89, went missing while on a hiking trip in Idaho that was intended to last only five days, but resulted in him spending 10 days total in the wilderness. The hiker's camp ...
Ray Combs. Raymond Neil Combs Jr. (April 3, 1956 – June 2, 1996) was an American stand-up comedian, actor and game show host. He began his professional career in the late 1970s. His popularity on the stand-up circuit led to him being signed as the second host of the game show Family Feud in its second run and first revival.
A fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies that had prompted 25,000 people to flee roared into the near-deserted town of Jasper overnight with flames higher than treetops, devastating up to ...