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  2. Coronary flow reserve - Wikipedia

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    Coronary flow reserve is used in diagnostics and treatment of patients with conditions such as coronary artery disease and syndrome X. [7] In the treatment of these conditions, vasodilators are used to allow sufficient blood to flow past a stenosis, for example, and the measurement of CFR enables the efficacy of such interventions to be measured.

  3. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    The Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR 392.10) requires drivers of vehicles carrying passengers for hire, school buses carrying students, and vehicles carrying hazardous materials to stop before crossing the tracks.

  4. Patriot Act - Wikipedia

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    For a time, the USA PATRIOT Act allowed for agents to undertake "sneak and peek" searches. [36] Critics such as EPIC and the ACLU strongly criticized the law for violating the Fourth Amendment, [ 183 ] with the ACLU going so far as to release an advertisement condemning it and calling for it to be repealed.

  5. United States labor law - Wikipedia

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    " In 2013, in a 155.5 million working population, union membership was 35.9% in the public sector, 6.6% in the private sector. [1] In 2017, unemployment was 4.3%, excluding people in prison. The US ranks 28th in the world inequality-adjusted human development index .

  6. Timeline of disability rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1964 – On October 6, 1964, a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress, H.R. 753 was signed into law as Pub. L. 88–628, and codified at 36 U.S.C. § 142. This resolution authorized the President of the United States to proclaim October 15 of each year as "White Cane Safety Day".

  7. Council on Foreign Relations - Wikipedia

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    Elihu Root (1845–1937) served as the first honorary president (1921–1937) of the Council on Foreign Relations. [4] ( Pictured 1902, age 57). In September 1917, near the end of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson established a working fellowship of about 150 scholars called "The Inquiry", tasked with briefing him about options for the postwar world after Germany was defeated.

  8. Endangered Species Act of 1973 - Wikipedia

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    It included 14 mammals, 36 birds, 6 reptiles, 6 amphibians, and 22 fish. [17] A few notable species listed in 1967 were the grizzly bear, American alligator, Florida manatee, and bald eagle. The list included only vertebrates at the time because of the Department of Interior's limited definition of "fish and wildlife." [15]