Archive for September, 2007
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
The popular Model "P" sixshooter, a faithful replica of original Sam Colt design, is now available in a stunning highly polished stainless steel finish. The Model "P" is perfect for lovers of traditional Old West firearms and members of the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS), who require authenticity and performance. ...
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
PITTSBURGH -- North American Stainless Inc. (NAS) is flexing its pricing muscles again, failing to support a proposed price hike initiated by J&L Specialty Steel Inc. that was followed by others in recent weeks.
While NAS has followed others in instituting a 5-percent fuel surcharge, the Ghent, Ky.,-based company has ...
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
Inaction by North American Stainless Inc. (NAS), Ghent, Ky., has led to the rescinding of announced price increases on stainless steel products by both J&L Specialty Steel Inc., Coraopolis, Pa., and Allegheny Ludlum Corp., Pittsburgh. NAS said it would not follow the moves made by its competitors.
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
ULTRAMINIATURE ball screws are manufactured from 400 series stainless steel, hardened and precision-ground to meet ISO tolerances from T0-T5. Available with diameters as small as 3 mm with 0.5 or 1 mm pitch, products can be equipped with one of 4 types of ball nuts, with or without preload, and ...
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
Growing up I was always the tall "fat kid" who never fit in. But when my great-grandfather introduced me to boxing and wrestling, that helped me come out of my shell. I also learned martial arts, which led me to bodybuilding and then to powerlifting. I dropped a lot ...
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
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<Text rich="yes"> <P> Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered a novel cause of iron overload in patients with thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder that causes anemia. According to the study, thalassemia patients overproduce a ...
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is common among children in developing countries, where the prevalence is often 50% or more. Iron balance in childhood is maintained by adjusting the rate of iron absorption to meet the increased needs for growth and expansion of the red blood cell mass and to cover ...
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
ED230HP thermoplastic polyolefin features good stiffness/impact ratio and low thermal expansion for moulding parts that require low change of dimensions over broad temperature range. Suited for upper, middle, and lower part of dashboard carriers, Nepol GB215HP polypropylene compound provides high stiffness and dimensional stability, energy absorption, low emission, and long-term ...
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Orthopedic and spine surgeons are in frequent need of bone for skeletal reconstruction.The amount of autograft is limited, and conventional allograft has some disadvantages, so surgeons are now using increasing amounts of demineralized allograft and a variety of synthetic materials to replace or ''extend'' autograft.
Objective.-To provide an overview of the ...
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
The main objective of this research was to compare the materials handling ability, aerobic power, and body composition of fully trained Reserve and Regular male British Army soldiers (~6-7 years of military experience). Twenty-one Reserve soldiers and 15 Regular soldiers completed fitness tests, including a maximal box lift to 1.45 ...
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