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  2. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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    The fitting is known as a reducing coupling, reducer, or adapter if their sizes differ. There are two types of collars: "regular" and "slip". There are two types of collars: "regular" and "slip". A regular coupling has a small ridge or stops internally to prevent the over-insertion of a pipe and, thus, under-insertion of the other pipe segment ...

  3. List of screw drives - Wikipedia

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    Slot screw drives have a single horizontal indentation (the slot) in the fastener head and is driven by a "common blade" or flat-bladed screwdriver.This form was the first type of screw drive to be developed, and, for centuries, it was the simplest and cheapest to make because it can just be sawed or filed.

  4. Caliber conversion device - Wikipedia

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    A supplemental chamber or cartridge adapter is typically used for a shorter cartridge of reduced diameter. [1] A cartridge conversion sleeve may include a short barrel of reduced bore diameter. Shotgun conversion sleeves may be called subgauge inserts , subgauge tubes , or gauge reducers .

  5. Eccentric reducer - Wikipedia

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    Eccentric reducers are used at the suction side of pumps to ensure air does not accumulate in the pipe. The gradual accumulation of air in a concentric reducer could result in a large bubble that could eventually cause the pump to stall or cause cavitation when drawn into the pump. Eccentric reducers exhibit a unique design with one side having ...

  6. Costco issues recall for cold and flu medication over ...

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    Costco has issued a recall for a cold and flu medication, sold at its stores at the end of 2024, over concerns of contamination.. The retail giant, in an advisory issued on Jan. 2, said Kirkland ...

  7. Antibiotic use does not increase dementia risk, study suggests

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    Antibiotic use was not associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in healthy older adults, according to a recent study.

  8. Hex key - Wikipedia

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    The idea of a hex socket screw drive was probably conceived as early as the 1860s to the 1890s, but such screws were probably not manufactured until around 1910. Rybczynski (2000) describes a flurry of patents for alternative drive types in the 1860s to the 1890s in the U.S., [2] which are confirmed to include internal-wrenching square and triangle types (that is, square and triangular sockets ...

  9. Trump’s many civil cases won’t stop just because he’s ...

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    President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, on December 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Evan Vucci/AP)