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  2. Griffin (The Invisible Man) - Wikipedia

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    Griffin is given the first name "Hawley" in the title (as a reference to Hawley Crippen), and it is explained that the Invisible Man killed at the end of the book was actually a half-wit albino that Griffin made invisible as a guinea pig, allowing him to escape to Rosa Coote's boarding school, where he rapes at least three women while posing as ...

  3. Hydrophilic-lipophilic balance - Wikipedia

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    Griffin's method for non-ionic surfactants as described in 1954 works as follows: = / where is the molecular mass of the hydrophilic portion of the molecule, and M is the molecular mass of the whole molecule, giving a result on a scale of 0 to 20. An HLB value of 0 corresponds to a completely lipophilic/hydrophobic molecule, and a value of 20 ...

  4. Limits of stability - Wikipedia

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    A restricted LoS can significantly affect an individual's ability to respond to balance control tests and react to perturbations. This reduction in LoS may be attributed to various factors, including weakness in ankle and foot muscles, musculoskeletal issues in the lower limbs, or an internal perception to resist larger displacements. [9]

  5. What's the 'flamingo balance test'? - AOL

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    A flamingo-style balance test should be included in mid-life health check-ups, researchers have said after a new study found that people who cannot stand on one leg for 10 seconds have an ...

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  7. Accelerated life testing - Wikipedia

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    Accelerated life testing is the process of testing a product by subjecting it to conditions (stress, strain, temperatures, voltage, vibration rate, pressure etc.) in excess of its normal service parameters in an effort to uncover faults and potential modes of failure in a short amount of time.

  8. Muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia

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    Prognosis depends on the individual form of muscular dystrophy. Some dystrophies cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle function, which may result in severe physical disability and a life-threatening deterioration of respiratory muscles or heart. Other dystrophies do not affect life expectancy and only cause relatively mild impairment. [2]

  9. Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks’ Charlie Griffin Dies in Boating ...

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    Charlie Griffin, a fishing boat captain who was featured on multiple seasons of National Geographic’s Wicked Tuna spinoff, Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks, died in a boating accident Monday. His death ...