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  2. Iontophoresis - Wikipedia

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    Iontophoresis is a process of transdermal drug delivery by use of a voltage gradient on the skin. [1] [2] Molecules are transported across the stratum corneum by electrophoresis and electroosmosis and the electric field can also increase the permeability of the skin.

  3. Spain - Wikipedia

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    ISO 3166 code. ES. Internet TLD. .es [f] Spain, [g] or the Kingdom of Spain, [h] [i] is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa. [11] [j] It is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the ...

  4. Pan Am Flight 103 - Wikipedia

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    Pan Am Flight 103. /  55.11556°N 3.35861°W  / 55.11556; -3.35861. Pan Am Flight 103 ( PA103/PAA103) was a regularly scheduled Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit via a stopover in London and another in New York City. The transatlantic leg of the route was operated by Clipper Maid of the Seas, a Boeing 747 registered ...

  5. Non-breaking space - Wikipedia

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    Non-breaking space. In word processing and digital typesetting, a non-breaking space ( ), also called NBSP, required space, [1] hard space, or fixed space (in most typefaces, it is not of fixed width ), is a space character that prevents an automatic line break at its position. In some formats, including HTML, it also prevents consecutive ...

  6. Phonophoresis - Wikipedia

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    An Aloka SSD 3500 ultrasound machine. Phonophoresis, also known as sonophoresis, is the method of using ultrasound waves to increase skin permeability in order to improve the effectiveness of transdermal drug delivery. This method intersects drug delivery and ultrasound therapy.

  7. Ethanol - Wikipedia

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    Ethanol is the oldest known sedative, used as an oral general anesthetic during surgery in ancient Mesopotamia and in medieval times. [15] [16] Mild intoxication starts at a blood alcohol concentration of 0.03-0.05 % and induces anesthetic coma at 0.4%. [24] However, this use carried the high risk of deadly alcohol intoxication and pulmonary ...

  8. Alhambra - Wikipedia

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    The Alhambra ( / ælˈhæmbrə /, Spanish: [aˈlambɾa]; Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء, romanized : al-ḥamrāʼ ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world, in addition to containing ...

  9. Jean-Michel Basquiat - Wikipedia

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    Jean-Michel Basquiat ( French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl baskja]; December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement. Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970s as part of the graffiti duo SAMO, alongside Al Diaz, writing enigmatic epigrams ...

  10. Mexican peso - Wikipedia

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    The Mexican peso ( symbol: $; code: MXN) is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 16th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". [3] The current ISO 4217 code for the peso is MXN; the "N" refers to the "new peso".

  11. Odyssey - Wikipedia

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    Synopsis Exposition (books 1–4) A mosaic depicting Odysseus, from the villa of La Olmeda, Pedrosa de la Vega, Spain, late 4th–5th centuries AD. The Odyssey begins after the end of the ten-year Trojan War (the subject of the Iliad), from which Odysseus (also known by the Latin variant Ulysses), king of Ithaca, has still not returned because he angered Poseidon, the god of the sea.