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  2. Quality of life (healthcare) - Wikipedia

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    Quality of life measuring tools can fail to account for effective therapeutic strategies that can alleviate health burdens, and thus can promote a self-fulfilling prophecy for patients. On a societal level, the concept of low quality of life can also perpetuate negative prejudices experienced by people with disabilities or chronic illnesses. [51]

  3. List of countries by life expectancy - Wikipedia

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    The figures reflect the quality of healthcare in the countries listed as well as other factors including HIV infections. From the beginning of the current century there is a tendency to also estimate healthy life expectancy (HALE), the average number of years that a person can expect to live in "full health".

  4. List of countries by Human Development Index - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. World map of countries or territories by Human Development Index scores in increments of 0.050 (based on 2022 data, published in 2024) ≥ 0.950 0.900–0.950 0.850–0.899 0.800–0.849 0.750–0.799 0.700–0.749 0.650–0.699 0.600–0.649 0.550–0.599 0.500–0.549 0.450–0.499 0. ...

  5. List of Asian countries by life expectancy - Wikipedia

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    Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2022. [2] [3] [4] The data is filtered according to the list of countries in Asia.The values in the World Bank Group tables are rounded

  6. Six Sigma - Wikipedia

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    Six Sigma (6σ) is a set of techniques and tools for process improvement.It was introduced by American engineer Bill Smith while working at Motorola in 1986. [1] [2]Six Sigma strategies seek to improve manufacturing quality by identifying and removing the causes of defects and minimizing variability in manufacturing and business processes.

  7. Silk - Wikipedia

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    The production of silk originated in China in the Neolithic period, although it would eventually reach other places of the world (Yangshao culture, 4th millennium BC). Silk production remained confined to China until the Silk Road opened at some point during the latter part of the 1st millennium BC, though China maintained its virtual monopoly over silk production for another thousand years.

  8. Sustainable Development Goals - Wikipedia

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    The first 8 are outcome targets, which are: implement the 10‑Year Framework of Programs on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns; achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources; reducing by half the per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and the reduction of food losses along ...

  9. 7-Eleven - Wikipedia

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    7-Eleven, Inc. [2] is an American convenience store chain, headquartered in Irving, Texas.The chain was founded in 1927 as the Southland Ice Company, operating an ice house storefront in Dallas.