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Treating pneumococcal infections in children is based on age factor, not laboratory results
ESA steps towards a great black hole census
MOST OF the gamma rays that reach the earth do not come from nearby sources but from celestial objects so far away that they cannot yet be distinguished as individual sources. This distant gamma-ray emission creates a perpetual glow that ...
Safety status of nuclear power plants
The radiation doses to the public were very low
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Proline — the maverick amino acid
Proline may become therapeutically useful against neuro-degenerative diseases

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FARMER'S NOTEBOOK
Lure trap for controlling rhinoceros beetles in coconut
A single insect damages one coconut palm in its life cycle
Managing mulberry stem borer
Cocoon production is severely affected
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Brinjal performs well under direct sunlight . Do not grow the plant under shade of trees. Application of organic fertilizers such as vermicompost and spraying Panchgavya have been found to increase vegetable yield and prolong shelf life after ...

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