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- Social psychology The study of the mind and mental processes, particularly as regards social interactions, focusing on the ways…
- Bioarchaeology The use of a range of biological techniques on archaeological material in order to learn more about past…
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- Bioelectric impedance analysis A seemingly simple method for determining the lean body mass. Abbreviated BIA. There are two methods of the…
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- HAPE Acronym for High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, the accumulation in the lungs of extravascular fluid (fluid…
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