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· Many things that can be safely eaten-such as flour-can damage the lungs
when inhaled.
· The idea that the universe ballooned rapidly after the big bang received a
That boost in March, when physicists confirmed a prime prediction of inflation
theory. (BICEP2) experiment at the South Pole found evidence for
primordial gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space and time, that
were created when the early universe swelled.
· (In an experiment) A high proportion of mouse cells die at low doses - and
those that survive continue to proliferate. These multiplying, damaged cells
may be the ultimate source of cancers.
· Many studies suggest that most adults who were children of divorce
experience serious problems such as depression and relationship issues.
· Rats who were tickled once a day for two weeks later responded less to
stress.
· Patients who had a history of depression were more likely to end up with
PTSD after their hospital stay.
Who · A loner who is unemployed will have more trouble dealing with stress and
trauma than a financially secure individual in a supportive family.
· Many observational studies show that those who willingly participate are
more likely to quit drinking than those who do not.
· “More than education, more than experience, more than training, a person’s
level of resilience will determine who succeeds and who fails.” Dean M.
Becker (noun clause!)
· A resilient person is not someone who avoids stress, but someone who
learns how to tame and master it.
· There is one study that shows that dogs would prefer to spend
time with humans rather than their own species , which is unusual
for an animal.
ADJECTIVE
· In a commentary on the 2008 paper by Ariely and his colleagues,
Clause Rick and Loewenstein observed that many instances of dishonesty in
the real world result when people find themselves in a situation in
that - who - which - which they face losing money, reputation or their career.
when - where - Which
whose · Dyslexia, a reading disability in which the brain has trouble
recognizing and processing words, afflicts 5 to 17 percent of
children.
· Scientists are unsure which aspects of language are built into our
brain through genetics and which are learned by listening in the
womb. (not adjective clause)
· At least half the world’s known lithium reserves are located in a relatively
small stretch of the Andes Mountains, where Bolivia and Argentina share a
border with Chile.
· Fairly good U.S. statistics point to 1885 as the year when energy supplied by
When fossil fuels (mostly coal, some crude oil and a very small volume of natural gas)
had surpassed energy provided by wood and charcoal.