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  2. Polar Security Cutter program - Wikipedia

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    The Polar Security Cutter Program is a program to recapitalize the United States Coast Guard's aging fleet of icebreakers, currently consisting of the heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Star and the medium icebreaker USCGC Healy, with three new multi-mission vessels referred to as Polar Security Cutters (PSC). These heavy polar icebreakers will allow ...

  3. What Is a Controlled Substance? Schedule, List, Types

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    Here are some common Schedule 2 narcotics: Hydromorphone (Dilaudid): A potent opioid analgesic for the management of severe pain. Methadone (Dolophine): An opioid used for pain relief. In ...

  4. Peace and Security Council - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Peace and Security Council ( PSC) is the organ of the African Union in charge of enforcing union decisions. It is patterned somewhat after the United Nations Security Council. The PSC is also the main pillar of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), and works with other pillars of the APSA in order to promote "peace ...

  5. Pediatric Symptom Checklist - Wikipedia

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    The Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) is a 35-item parent-report questionnaire designed to identify children with difficulties in psychosocial functioning. Its primary purpose is to alert pediatricians at an early point about which children would benefit from further assessment. [1] A positive result on the overall scale indicates that the ...

  6. Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Blood Test - WebMD

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    Being born with a larger-than-normal prostate. A PSA in the range of 4-10 nanograms per milliliter is linked to a 25% chance of prostate cancer. Most people with a PSA below 4 nanograms per ...

  7. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

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    Development. An intergovernmental symposium in 1991 titled "Transparency and Coherence in Language Learning in Europe: Objectives, Evaluation, Certification" held by the Swiss Federal Authorities in the Swiss municipality of Rüschlikon found the need for a common European framework for languages to improve the recognition of language qualifications and help teachers co-operate.

  8. Itai-itai disease - Wikipedia

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    Itai-itai disease. Itai-itai disease (イタイイタイ病, itai-itai byō, "it hurts-it hurts disease") was the name given to the mass cadmium poisoning of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, starting around 1912. The term " itai-itai disease" was coined by locals [1] for the severe pains (Japanese: 痛い itai) people with the condition felt in the ...

  9. First-Generation vs. Second-Generation Antihistamines: What’s ...

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    3 min read. Antihistamines are a class of drugs that help to treat the symptoms of various allergies. The main difference between first-generation and second-generation antihistamines is that the ...