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Was adam smith a mercantilist?

Score: 4.5/5 (61 votes) He concluded it was "hurtful to the general interest of society." He focused especially on trade restrictions placed on the colonies in America. Smith opposed mercantilist policies that required Americans to export certain products like fur pelts only to England. ... Adam Smi...

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culture and society

Has lightning ever struck a plane?

Score: 4.6/5 (6 votes) An aircraft accident due to lightning is a rare event despite how many times one plane can be struck. Lightning usually strikes an aircraft on a sharp edge like the wing, nose or antennas. ... They can fly the plane without all the modern technology in the event of an emergenc...

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data and analysis

Who is the owner of talentless?

Score: 4.8/5 (39 votes) Talentless Clothing is a premium lifestyle apparel brand founded in 2018 and spearheaded by Scott Disick of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. The apparel brand was launched with a goal of redefining core basics, with a high quality line of hoodies, sweats, shirts, and shorts.W...

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data and analysis

How is metaplastic atrophic gastritis diagnosed?

Score: 4.2/5 (41 votes) Endoscopic biopsy confirms the diagnosis. Serum B12 levels should be obtained. Parietal cell antibodies are usually present but are not measured routinely. This endoscopic view shows atrophic lining of the gastric fundus.How do you test for atrophic gastritis?Diagnosis is mad...

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culture and society

Does decoration have plural?

Score: 4.3/5 (55 votes) The plural form of decoration is decorations.Is decoration countable or uncountable?[countable] a medal that is given to someone as an honor His jacket was heavy with military decorations.What is the difference between decoration and decor?Decoration is the act of decorating ...

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global affairs

Why do some drugs inhibit biotransformation?

Score: 4.8/5 (27 votes) FACTORS AFFECTING BIOTRANSFORMATION Enzyme inhibition occurs when 2 drugs sharing metabolism via the same isozyme compete for the same enzyme receptor site. The more potent inhibitor will predominate, resulting in decreased metabolism of the competing drug.Do all drugs underg...

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environment and climate

What pearls are made of?

Score: 4.2/5 (39 votes) Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate (mainly aragonite or a mixture of aragonite and calcite) in minute crystalline form, which has deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes, know...

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global affairs

Why was swrd bandaranaike killed?

Score: 4.1/5 (62 votes) Bandaranaike died four years into his term, aged 60 on 26 September 1959, at the Merchant's Ward of the Colombo General Hospital due to wounds sustained after being shot by Talduwe Somarama, a Buddhist monk.Who is the father of Sri Lanka?Under his family's leadershi...

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policy and governance

Is poltophagy a word?

Score: 4.7/5 (26 votes) An obsolete term for complete mastication of food.What is the oddest word in the world?The 15 most unusual words you'll ever find in EnglishSerendipity. This word appears in numerous lists of untranslatable words and is a mystery mostly for non native speakers of English...

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social impact

Who discovered phenomenon of radioactivity?

Score: 4.8/5 (24 votes) For his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity BecquerelBecquerelIn 1901 Becquerel made the discovery that radioactivity could be used for medicine. Henri made this discovery when he left a piece of radium in his vest pocket and noticed that he had been burnt by it. This disc...

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