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Silicosis can become "complicated" by the development of severe scarring (progressive massive fibrosis, or also known as conglomerate silicosis), where the small nodules gradually become confluent, reaching a size of 1 cm or greater. PMF is associated with more severe symptoms and respiratory impairment than simple disease.
The Virgo interferometer is a large-scale scientific instrument near Pisa, Italy, for detecting gravitational waves.The detector measures minuscule length variations in its two 3-kilometre (1.9-mile) arms induced by the passage of gravitational waves.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (/ ˌ nj uː m ə n oʊ ˌ ʌ l t r ə ˌ m aɪ k r ə ˈ s k ɒ p ɪ k ˌ s ɪ l ɪ k oʊ v ɒ l ˌ k eɪ n oʊ ˌ k oʊ n i ˈ oʊ s ɪ s / ⓘ [1] [2]) is a 45-letter word coined in 1935 by the then-president of the National Puzzlers' League, Everett M. Smith.
[1] [2] The three most common types are asbestosis, silicosis, and coal miner's lung. [3] Pneumoconiosis often causes restrictive impairment, [4] although diagnosable pneumoconiosis can occur without measurable impairment of lung function. [1] [2] Depending on extent and severity, it may cause death within months or years, or it may never ...
A fact from Silicosis appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 November 2005. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that silicosis is a lung disease caused by inhalation of silica, the second most common mineral on earth's crust? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2005/November.
Wikipedia was launched on January 15, 2001 [20] (referred to as Wikipedia Day) as a single English-language edition with the domain name www.wikipedia.com, [W 6] and was announced by Sanger on the Nupedia mailing list. [22] The name originated from a blend of the words wiki and encyclopedia.
A silicate mineral is generally an inorganic compound consisting of subunits with the formula [SiO 2+n] 2n−.Although depicted as such, the description of silicates as anions is a simplification.
The Centre pour l'Édition Électronique Ouverte (CLEO, [1] Cléo; transl. Centre for Open Electronic Publishing), based in Marseille, France, is overseen by Aix-Marseille University, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, and University of Avignon and the Vaucluse. [2]