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  2. Valbenazine - Wikipedia

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    Valbenazine is used to treat tardive dyskinesia in adults. [1] Tardive dyskinesia is a drug-induced neurological injury characterized by involuntary movements. [3] The clinical trials that led to the approval of valbenazine by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were six weeks in duration. [1]

  3. Mechanism of action - Wikipedia

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    In some literature articles, the terms "mechanism of action" and "mode of action" are used interchangeably, typically referring to the way in which the drug interacts and produces a medical effect. However, in actuality, a mode of action describes functional or anatomical changes, at the cellular level, resulting from the exposure of a living ...

  4. Mode of action - Wikipedia

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    A mechanism of action of a chemical could be "binding to DNA" while its broader mode of action would be "transcriptional regulation". [3] However, there is no clear consensus and the term mode of action is also often used, especially in the study of pesticides, to describe molecular mechanisms such as action on specific nuclear receptors or ...

  5. Modes of toxic action - Wikipedia

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    A mode of action should not be confused with mechanism of action, which refer to the biochemical processes underlying a given mode of action. [2] Modes of toxic action are important, widely used tools in ecotoxicology and aquatic toxicology because they classify toxicants or pollutants according to their type of toxic action. There are two ...

  6. Insert key - Wikipedia

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    Modern word processing applications operate in insert mode by default, but can still be switched to overtype mode by pressing the Insert key. Some applications indicate overtype mode with a letter-width cursor box, as opposed to the standard narrow cursor; however, others use the narrow cursor for both modes, and indicate overtype with an "OVR" indicator in the status bar.

  7. Methylphenidate - Wikipedia

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    The word methylphenidate is a portmanteau of the chemical name, Methyl-2-phenyl-2-(piperidin-2-yl) acetate. The name "Ritalin" derives from Marguerite "Rita" Panizzon, the wife of Leandro Panizzon, who first synthesized the drug in 1944. Rita was the first person to take methylphenidate and described its effects to her husband. [157] [158]

  8. Situation, task, action, result - Wikipedia

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    The situation, task, action, result (STAR) format is a technique [1] used by interviewers to gather all the relevant information about a specific capability that the job requires. [ citation needed ] Situation : The interviewer wants you to present a recent challenging situation in which you found yourself.

  9. Fiction-writing mode - Wikipedia

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    Recollection is the fiction-writing mode whereby a character remembers a detail or event. It plays a vital role in conveying backstory by allowing writers to convey information from earlier in the story or from before the beginning of the story. Although recollection is not widely recognized as a distinct mode of fiction-writing, it is a common ...