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Family Research Council
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ality]] a sin and compared it to alcoholism and kleptomania. Christian-based conservative groups like the Traditional Values Coalition (TVC) and the Family Research Council (FRC) publicly accused Hormel of being pro-pornography and anti-Catholic and the Senators presented those charges to derail the nomination. [http://books.google.com/books?id=5abYVL2eXekC ''Defendi |
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Family Research Council
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or violating California's marriage laws. [http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=%5CCulture%5Carchive%5C200402%5CCUL20040212a.html] The Family Research Council (FRC) states that "''It could not be clearer that the institution of marriage is under a direct assault by homosexual activists''". [http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040212/dct |
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Fast Response Cutter
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e lengthening of the hull- to include compromised watertight integrity. The Coast Guard has, as a result of the failed conversion, revised production schedules for the Fast Response Cutter (FRC). Of the navies and coast guards of the world's 40 largest navies, the U.S. Coast Guard has the 38th oldest surface fleet. ''Defense Technology International'', January/February 2007, p26 '''[[Li |
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Federal Radio Commission
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ked Craney when he decided to open a broadcast station in the booming mining town of Butte, Montana. == Building Butte's first radio station == === KGIR === The Federal Radio Commission (FRC), which was the predecessor the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), issued the license for radio station KGIR in 1928. The station’s location was hand picked by Craney and was to be origin |
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Financial Reporting Council
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'', is a UK regulatory body specializing in the accounting, auditing and actuarial professions. It is a part of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the independent regulator of corporate governance and reporting in the U.K. The name change, as of May 5, 2006, reflects the recent assumption of oversight of the actuarial profession by the boa |
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FIRST Robotics Competition
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ompetition that teams professionals and young people to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. Their outreach includes the original FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and the newer FIRST Vex Challenge (FVC or FTC) for ages 14–18, the FIRST Lego League (FLL) for ages 9–14, and Junior FIRST Lego League (Jr.FLL) for ages 6–9. In 2007, there were ove |
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FIRST Robotics Competition
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otics]] championship held annually in April by the FIRST organization at the Georgia Dome, in Atlanta, Georgia. The event comprises three competitions, FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Championship, FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) World Championship, and FIRST LEGO League (FLL) World Festival. [http://www.usfirst.org/who/content.aspx?id=4190 FIRST Championship], ''FIRST'' - acce |
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Fraternitas Rosae Crucis
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and Spanish-speaking countries. In Brazil, it was established in 1933 and it has headquarters in Rio De Janeiro. The FRA is associated with Fraternitas Rosae Crucis (FRC), a traditional Rosicrucian fraternity established, according to its tradition, in 1614 and with headquarters in U.S.A., and with the Ecclesia Gnostica, its ecclesiastical branch. ==References= |
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Free Reformed Churches of North America
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is the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA). Smaller related denominations are the Canadian and American Reformed Churches, the Free Reformed Churches of North America (FRC), the Heritage Reformed Congregations (HRC), the Netherlands Reformed Congregations (NRC), the Protestant Reformed Churches in America (PRC), and the [[United Reformed Churches in North Am |
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functional residual capacity
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of ''Fi''O 2 (>60%) is important. === Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) === PEEP is an adjuvant to the mode of ventilation used to help maintain functional residual capacity (FRC). At the end of expiration, the PEEP exerts pressure to oppose passive emptying of the lung and to keep the airway pressure above the atmospheric pressure. The presence of PEEP opens up collapsed or u |
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functional residual capacity
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tain disease processes, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and pulmonary edema. Any process that increases the CC by lowering the functional residual capacity (FRC) can increase an individual's risk of hypoxemia, as the small airways may collapse during exhalation, leading to air trapping and atelectasis. ==See also== * Lung volumes ==Fur |
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functional residual capacity
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ting from fluctuations in the amount of blood or air it contains). ==Organs studied== ===Lungs=== Pulmonary plethysmographs are commonly used to measure the functional residual capacity (FRC) of the lungs -- the volume in the lungs when the muscles of respiration are relaxed -- and total lung capacity. In a traditional plethysmograph, the test subject is placed inside a sealed ch |
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Functional residual capacity
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e most normal, and results over 80% are often considered normal. However, review by a doctor is necessary for accurate diagnosis of any individual situation. Functional residual capacity (FRC) cannot be measured via spirometry, but it can be measured with a plethysmograph or dilution tests (for example, helium dilution test). [[File:Normal values for FVC, FEV1 and FEF 25-75.png|thu |