Also known as: TB, consumption, phthisis, white plagueWritten and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Apr 5, 2025 • Article History Key People: Paul Farmer Madeline McDowell Breckinridge Robert Koch Eugene Lindsay Opie René Dubos (Show more) Related Topics...
“When white miners were diagnosed with TB, they were often referred to sanatoria supported by the mining companies and the government; black miners were instead simply returned to their home villages,”writes Akugizibwe.“This controversial repatriation system was a major channel through which TB ...
The truth is rendered white here, and the estimate in red. At the end you can see the same algorithm running on actual sensors. The real thing doesn’t use GPS yet, but the prediction is still pretty decent! (There is not that much sustained acceleration to throw it off in this video...
CSF can have a high white cell count (from 0-1500/mm3 with lymphocytic predominance in majority and polymorphic pleocytosis earlier in the disease course), an elevated protein level, and a low glucose concentration. CSF cultures might be positive in most cases (up to 80%), and PCR (Xpert...
Spinal TB [white arrow] with a pulmonary TB lesion [green arrow] and mediastinal lymph node with FDG uptake [blue arrow]. Patient 2 with sagittal (C) and coronal plane (D) with isolated spinal tuberculosis. Spinal TB [white arrow] with no other lesion in the body in 18FDG-PET/CT ...
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2.1.1844 Part 4 Section 19.2.3.3, ST_BWMode (Black And White Modes) 2.1.1845 Part 4 Section 19.2.3.4, ST_CalloutDrop (Callout Drop Location) 2.1.1846 Part 4 Section 19.2.3.14, ST_FillType (Shape Fill Type) 2.1.1847 Part 4 Section 19.2.3.19, ST_OLELinkType (Embedded Ob...
The .rtbw files store win/draw/loss information including, where applicable, information on the 50-move rule. During the search only the .rtbw files are accessed. These files are "two-sided": they store information for both white to move and black to move. ...
应用英语教程综合英语1教师用书TB BOOK 1 UNIT 4 Unit 4 Kindness Pre-Class Tasks I. Mini-Research Reference key:Kindness means a) the state or quality of being kind; b) a kind act, favor; c) kind behavior; d) friendly feeling; e) liking. Its synonyms include benignity, benevolence, ...