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Fancy science journal caught publishing nonsense term "vegetative electron microscopy," doubles down
A completely made-up scientific term is making the rounds in academic journals, and instead of being "oops!" one major publisher is basically saying "this is fine!" As reported in Retraction Watch, A ...
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Teenager in vegetative state after backflip off pier goes wrong
A 15-year-old boy has been left in a vegetative state after doing a “show-off” backflip off a pier while on his first trip to a beach without his parents. Jack Dolan landed on his head after ...
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Establishment of Vegetative Environmental Buffers Around Poultry Farms
Following several neighbor complaints about tunnel fans directed towards adjoining residual homes in the late 1990’s, the University of Delaware started a proactive initiative of planting trees around ...
Drink driver admits to speeding; car hit auxiliary cop who is now in vegetative state
SINGAPORE – After consuming copious amounts of alcohol, a man drove his white Lexus and was speeding near the Tuas Checkpoint ...
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Promising long-term results of zolpidem treatment for the permanent vegetative state
Clauss R and Nel W (2006) Drug induced arousal from the permanent vegetative state. NeuroRehabilitation 21: 23–28 Zolpidem is an omega-1-specific indirect γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist ...