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NHS Crisis: Undercover Exposure at a GP surgery

Written by Jacqui Wakefield

For six weeks I worked undercover as a receptionist in a GP surgery owned by Operose Health, the UK’s biggest GP chain. Most practices in England are privately owned by GP partners, but a rule-change in 2007 allowed bigger companies to buy up partner-led surgeries.

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The Revenge Of The ‘Fossil Fuels’

Written by forbes.com

Energy prices across the board — from thermal coal and natural gas to diesel and gasoline — have surged over the past year and have only been accentuated by the financial sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine.

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Light – A Vital Nutrient

Written by Lady Carla Davis

Light is the basic component from which all life originates, develops, heals, and evolves. Light waves are frequencies of electromagnetic radiation that directly stimulate the sense of sight.

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A conservative calculation of specific impulse for CO2

Written by Bud Bromley

Richard Feynman frequently reminded us, If it disagrees with experiment it is wrong. In that simple statement is the key to science. It does not make any difference how beautiful your guess is. It does not make any difference how smart you are, who made the guess, or what his name is – if it disagrees with experiment it is wrong. That is all there is to it.”

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Amyloidogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein

Written by ACS Publications

SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with a surprising number of morbidities. Uncanny similarities with amyloid-disease associated blood coagulation and fibrinolytic disturbances together with neurologic and cardiac problems led us to investigate the amyloidogenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (S-protein).

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