But ultimately these devices may have a bigger role in developing countries, where full-size medical equipment is in short supply but smartphones are becoming common.

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Bill McGuire, professor of geophysical hazards at University College London, has written a book entitled Global Catastrophes: A Very Short Introduction in which he calculates the size of objects big enough, if they struck Earth, to end life as we know it.

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But through this new work they aimed to investigate whether known cross-cultural differences in body size preferences linked to stress were also mirrored in short-term stressful situations.

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They are social phenomena: addictive, fad-oriented and often short-lived, they can also be unequalled in size.

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Speaking of win-win solutions, watch this short video to learn how Landi Renzo was able to double in size and also support its growth strategy.

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In copper, managed-money accounts stayed net-short for a second week in a row, but reduced the size of their position by adding gross longs and cutting shorts.

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In short, Jordan, bereft of its famous ruler, will be cut down to size.

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If JP was recording the position value of each tick of the trading day, the size of the array would quickly exceed the memory limits of most computers in a short amount of time.

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