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  2. Very Short Introductions - Wikipedia

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    Six boxed sets, each with a different theme, were released in 2006. Five books from the series on the given theme were included, plus the series' promotional volume A Very Short Introduction to Everything. The Ballot Box. Politics (008) Capitalism (108) Democracy (075) Socialism (126) Fascism (077) The Brain Box. Evolution (100) Consciousness ...

  3. List of Very Short Introductions books - Wikipedia

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    Dreaming: An Introduction to the Science of Sleep, 2002: Psychology 128: Dinosaurs: David Norman: 28 July 2005 28 December 2017 (2nd ed.) Biology/Earth Sciences/Geography 129: Renaissance Art: Geraldine A. Johnson: 21 April 2005: Art 130: Buddhist ethics: Damien Keown: 23 June 2005 25 June 2020 (2nd ed.) Religion 131: Tragedy: Adrian Poole: 11 ...

  4. Oral hygiene - Wikipedia

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    A 1930s poster from the Work Projects Administration promoting oral hygiene. Tooth decay is the most common global disease. [14] Over 80% of cavities occur inside fissures in teeth where brushing cannot reach food left trapped after eating and saliva and fluoride have no access to neutralize acid and remineralize demineralized teeth, unlike easy-to-clean parts of the tooth, where fewer ...

  5. Hygiene - Wikipedia

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    It also includes the very young, patients discharged from hospital, taking immuno-suppressive drugs, or using invasive systems, etc. For patients discharged from hospital, or being treated at home, special "medical hygiene" procedures may need to be performed for them, such as catheter or dressing replacement, which puts them at higher risk of ...

  6. Universal precautions - Wikipedia

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    Universal precautions are an infection control practice. Under universal precautions all patients were considered to be possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens. The guideline recommended wearing gloves when collecting or handling blood and body fluids contaminated with blood, wearing face shields when there was danger of blood splashing on mucous membranes ,and disposing of all needles and ...

  7. Stoicism: A Very Short Introduction - Wikipedia

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    Stoicism: A Very Short Introduction is a 2018 philosophy book by Brad Inwood. As part of the Very Short Introductions series published by Oxford University Press , it is aimed at the lay reader. Contents

  8. Mouthwash - Wikipedia

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    Mouthwash, mouth rinse, oral rinse, or mouth bath [1] is a liquid which is held in the mouth passively or swirled around the mouth by contraction of the perioral muscles and/or movement of the head, and may be gargled, where the head is tilted back and the liquid bubbled at the back of the mouth.

  9. Human mouth - Wikipedia

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    In facial expression, this mouth line is iconically shaped like an up-open parabola in a smile, and like a down-open parabola in a frown. A down-turned mouth means a mouth line forming a down-turned parabola, and when permanent can be normal. Also, a down-turned mouth can be part of the presentation of Prader–Willi syndrome. [4]