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  2. Obesity - Wikipedia

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    Two distinct but related processes are considered to be involved in the development of obesity: sustained positive energy balance (energy intake exceeding energy expenditure) and the resetting of the body weight "set point" at an increased value. [106] The second process explains why finding effective obesity treatments has been difficult.

  3. Moore's law - Wikipedia

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    In the early 2000s, the atomic layer deposition high-κ film and pitch double-patterning processes were invented by Gurtej Singh Sandhu at Micron Technology, extending Moore's law for planar CMOS technology to 30 nm class and smaller. In 2009, Intel announced the development of 80 nm InGaAs quantum well transistors. Quantum well devices contain ...

  4. Physics - Wikipedia

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    For example, mathematical physics is the application of mathematics in physics. Its methods are mathematical, but its subject is physical. [99] The problems in this field start with a "mathematical model of a physical situation" (system) and a "mathematical description of a physical law" that will be applied to that system. Every mathematical ...

  5. Biology - Wikipedia

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    Development is the process by which a multicellular organism (plant or animal) goes through a series of changes, starting from a single cell, and taking on various forms that are characteristic of its life cycle. [82] There are four key processes that underlie development: Determination, differentiation, morphogenesis, and growth. Determination ...

  6. Consciousness - Wikipedia

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    Mental processes (such as consciousness) and physical processes (such as brain events) seem to be correlated, however the specific nature of the connection is unknown. The first influential philosopher to discuss this question specifically was Descartes, and the answer he gave is known as mind–body dualism.

  7. Cancer - Wikipedia

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    Another common example is the class of Bcr-Abl inhibitors, which are used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). [4] Currently, targeted therapies exist for many of the most common cancer types, including bladder cancer , breast cancer, colorectal cancer , kidney cancer , leukemia , liver cancer , lung cancer, lymphoma , pancreatic cancer ...

  8. Stanford prison experiment - Wikipedia

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    In Volume 10, Chapter 92 of Prison School, Kate Takenomiya makes reference to and implements a similar scheme to the school's prison In 2024, Disney released a National Geographic three episode documentary series "The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth" with first hand accounts of the original participants in the study.