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What is the difference between a wet pipe & dry pipe sprinkler system? Dry Pipe Sprinkler Systems. In a wet system, the pipes are filled with pressurized water. When a fire occurs, the system immediately discharges water to extinguish the fire. Conversely, dry systems are filled with pressurized nitrogen or air that keeps water at […]

Is the moon completely GREY? We see the moon every night — but you might not know what colour it is. A new video shows how the bright, white colour of the moon that we see is a kind of optical illusion — and that it’s really a much duller, darker grey. The full moon […]

What is a cutback asphalt? A cutback asphalt is simply a combination of asphalt cement and petroleum solvent. Like emulsions, cutbacks are used because they reduce asphalt viscosity for lower temperature uses (tack coats, fog seals, slurry seals, stabilization material). How long does liquid asphalt last? It can last 3-5 years. What are the types […]

Does divalproex cause hyponatremia? In total, 87 cases of hyponatremia were identified from 630 adverse drug reactions. Six of these cases were patients who were using divalproex, or 6.9% of all hyponatremia cases. Each of the 6 patients who experienced severe hyponatremia were those using both DVP and another antiepileptic agent. Does valproic acid cause […]

Is 4000 mg greater than 4g? 4 grams equals 4000 milligrams or there are 4000 mg in 4 grams. Is 43 mg greater or less than 5 g? We are given the two masses of the compound : 43 mg and 5 g. Hence, 43 mg is not greater than 5 g. How many grams […]

How do you read dates in Polish? To write the date out in long-form, you use the word for the month and the numeric form of the day and year. So November 1, 2018 would be 1 listopada 2018. Sometimes, people will put an “r” at the end, which stands for rok, meaning “year”. What […]

Which energy levels have herbivores? The first and lowest level contains the producers, green plants. The plants or their products are consumed by the second-level organisms—the herbivores, or plant eaters. At the third level, primary carnivores, or meat eaters, eat the herbivores; and at the fourth level, secondary carnivores eat the primary carnivores. What level […]

What plants contain Salvinorin A? Salvinorin A (aka Diviner’s sage, Seer’s sage, etc.) is derived from the plant Salvia divinorum and is a potent agonist on the kappa opiate receptor and partial agonist on the dopamine D2 receptor (Zawilska and Wojcieszak, 2013). Is Salvia a kind of sage? Salvia is the largest genus of plants […]

How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1967? Supporting Information Year Gasoline Price (Current dollars/gallon) Gasoline Price (Constant 2011 dollars/gallon) 1964 0.30 1.76 1965 0.30 1.73 1966 0.31 1.73 1967 0.32 1.72 How much did a gallon of milk cost in 1965? 1965: $1.05 per gallon. How much was a new car in […]

How many tourists go to Alaska? Alaska is an ever-popular destination with more people than ever visiting the 49th state. In fact, visitation records have been set year-after-year with an estimated 2.26 million visitors traveling to Alaska between May and September 2019. How much money does Alaska make from tourism per year? How does tourism […]