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  2. Royal Observer Corps - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was a civil defence organisation intended for the visual detection, identification, tracking and reporting of aircraft over Great Britain.It operated in the United Kingdom between 29 October 1925 and 31 December 1995, when the Corps' civilian volunteers were stood down (ROC headquarters staff at RAF Bentley Priory stood down on 31 March 1996).

  3. Lauren Boebert - Wikipedia

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    Lauren Opal Boebert (/ ˈ b oʊ b ər t / BOH-bərt; née Roberts; born December 19, 1986) is an American politician, businesswoman, and gun rights activist [3] serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district since 2021.

  4. Raised-cosine filter - Wikipedia

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    The raised-cosine filter is a filter frequently used for pulse-shaping in digital modulation due to its ability to minimise intersymbol interference (ISI). Its name stems from the fact that the non-zero portion of the frequency spectrum of its simplest form (=) is a cosine function, 'raised' up to sit above the (horizontal) axis.

  5. Joint Service General Purpose Mask M-50/M-51 - Wikipedia

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    The M50 series mask entered service in December 2006. [3] [4] In July 2014, Avon Protection received a contract to supply 135,000 M50s for $33 million. [5]In March 2016, it was announced that 166,623 M50s were purchased by the Department of Defense (DOD) under a $42 million contract.

  6. History of Carthage - Wikipedia

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    Aeneas tells Dido of the fall of Troy. (Guérin 1815)Carthage was founded by Phoenicians coming from the Levant.The city's name in Phoenician language means "New City". [6] There is a tradition in some ancient sources, such as Philistos of Syracuse, for an "early" foundation date of around 1215 BC – that is before the fall of Troy in 1180 BC; however, Timaeus of Taormina, a Greek historian ...

  7. Oxygen concentrator - Wikipedia

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    This is a big advantage in mobile emergencies. The option to fill standard oxygen cylinders (e.g., 50 L at 200 bar = 10,000 L each) with high-pressure boosters, to ensure automatic failover to previously filled reserve cylinders and to ensure the oxygen supply chain, e.g., in case of power failure, is given with those systems.

  8. Renewable energy - Wikipedia

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    Renewable energy often displaces conventional fuels in four areas: electricity generation, hot water/space heating, transportation, and rural (off-grid) energy services. [ 22 ] Although almost all forms of renewable energy cause much fewer carbon emissions than fossil fuels, the term is not synonymous with low-carbon energy .

  9. Polytetrafluoroethylene - Wikipedia

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    Polytetrafluoroethylene is a fluorocarbon solid, as it is a high-molecular-weight polymer consisting wholly of carbon and fluorine.PTFE is hydrophobic: neither water nor water-containing substances wet PTFE, as fluorocarbons exhibit only small London dispersion forces due to the low electric polarizability of fluorine.