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  2. Watt - Wikipedia

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    (Also used: 1 A 2 × 1 Ω.) [5] The watt was defined as equal to 10 7 units of power in the practical system of units. [10] The "international units" were dominant from 1909 until 1948. After the 9th General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1948, the international watt was redefined from practical units to absolute units (i.e., using only ...

  3. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    This was an official unit of measurement in South Africa until the 1970s, and was defined in November 2007 by the South African Law Society as having a conversion factor of 1 morgen = 0.856 532 hectares. [28] This unit of measure was also used in the Dutch colonial province of New Netherland (later New York and parts of New England). [29] [30]

  4. Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian - Wikipedia

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    Philip Henry Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian, KT, CH, PC, DL (18 April 1882 – 12 December 1940) was a British politician, British Ambassador to the United States and newspaper editor. He was private secretary to Prime Minister David Lloyd George between 1916 and 1921 and as such played a major role in the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920) .

  5. List of toll roads in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Depends on time spent in airport; toll for simple pass through (< 8 minutes) is $4.00; between 8 and 30 minutes, toll is $2.00 Cash or TollTag Loop 1 Toll (MoPac Expressway) 3.8 6.1 Loop 1 / FM 734 – Austin: SH 45 Toll – Round Rock: Maximum toll: $1.07 TollTag, TxTag, and EZ TAG or $1.41 Mail

  6. Concentrator photovoltaics - Wikipedia

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    The emerging CPV segment has comprised ~0.1% of the fast-growing utility market for PV installations over the decade up to 2017. Unfortunately, following a rapid drop in traditional flat-panel PV prices, the near term outlook for CPV industry growth has faded as signaled by closure of the largest HCPV manufacturing facilities: including those ...

  7. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. With regard to the first table, original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered.

  8. Fermentation - Wikipedia

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    It is the type of bacteria that convert lactose into lactic acid in yogurt, giving it its sour taste. These lactic acid bacteria can carry out either homolactic fermentation , where the end-product is mostly lactic acid, or heterolactic fermentation , where some lactate is further metabolized to ethanol and carbon dioxide [ 18 ] (via the ...

  9. Smartphone - Wikipedia

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    In the first quarter of 2024, global smartphone shipments rose by 7.8% to 289.4 million units. Samsung, with a 20.8% market share, overtook Apple to become the leading smartphone manufacturer. Apple's smartphone shipments dropped 10%. Xiaomi secured the third spot with a 14.1% market share. [301]