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  2. A bone marrow transplant in the earliest months of life is the standard course of treatment. The exceptional case of David Vetter , who lived much of his life encased in a sterile environment because he would not receive a transplant until age 12, was an inspiration for the "bubble boy" trope.

  3. Opposition to water fluoridation - Wikipedia

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    The Australian government states that water fluoridation is the most effective means of achieving fluoride exposure that is community-wide. [27] The World Health Organization states water fluoridation, when feasible and culturally acceptable, has substantial advantages, especially for subgroups at high risk, [ 28 ] while the European Commission ...

  4. Building officials - Wikipedia

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    The Building Certifier interacts with all professionals & often the Senior trade contractors engaged within the building & inspects the works as they proceed, during mandatory inspection phases of footings, slab, frame, fire separation & final, to ensure compliance with the approved plans, the NCC & relevant Australian Standards.

  5. Water-sensitive urban design - Wikipedia

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    Water Sensitive Urban Design with Green Infrastructure in the bottom right corner.. Water-sensitive urban design (WSUD) is a land planning and engineering design approach which integrates the urban water cycle, including stormwater, groundwater, and wastewater management and water supply, into urban design to minimise environmental degradation and improve aesthetic and recreational appeal. [1]

  6. Certification mark - Wikipedia

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    Canadian certification label on a bag of rockwool Counterfeit electrical cords with false UL certification marks. A certification mark on a commercial product or service is a registered mark that enables its owner ("certification body") to certify that the goods or services of a particular provider (who is not the owner of the certification mark) have particular properties, e.g., regional or ...

  7. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen - Wikipedia

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    Laurence Roderick Bowen was born in 1965 in Kensington, London, to parents Trefor Llewellyn [8] Bowen [9] and Patricia (née Wilks). His father, an orthopaedic surgeon at Harley Street and, under the NHS, at St James' Hospital, Balham, South London, died of leukaemia in 1974, aged 42, when Laurence was nine.

  8. History of manufactured fuel gases - Wikipedia

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    Drawing the retorts at the Great Gas Establishment Brick Lane, from The Monthly Magazine (1821). The history of gaseous fuel, important for lighting, heating, and cooking purposes throughout most of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, began with the development of analytical and pneumatic chemistry in the 18th century.