Word: phenomenon
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Culler's research programs has resulted in a tentative explanation of a bizarre phenomenon known as the "XRay Effect." Several clinicians had noticed that when human heads were exposed to X-rays, a temporary improvement in hearing frequently occurred. Dr. Culler confirmed and explained this phenomenon. Studying X-rayed dogs, he found that the irradiation weakened the pituitary control of the pancreas, which thereupon released more insulin in the blood. The insulin excess lowered the blood's sugar content, which in turn lowered the density and viscosity of the fluids in the hearing mechanism of the inner...
...bentonite which he dried out 'in order to ascertain the weight shrinkage. The paper-like lining which surprised him was then deposited. Under the microscope he saw that the minute clay particles had joined together in long chains which matted, making a tough, pliant membrane. This phenomenon, though familiar in organic substances, was not previously known to occur in minerals such as clay.* Dr. Hauser's theory is that the bentonite clay particles are electrically charged, and so line up end to end in chains by polar attraction...
...extending distributive justice to the underdog, boss government built its cadres of loyalists," Marx said in explanation of this American phenomenon. Its specialty has been "competitive modulation between individual clients and agencies vested with formal authority." The economic basis of Boss government has been "in the privilege market and the control of placement opportunities...
...past administrations has succeeded only in demoralizing both state government and the state Democratic party. On the other side is a man, who, besides being honest, has won acclaim right here at Harvard as an active and liberal Overseer, which, to say the least, is a rare phenomenon. Consequently, this Republican son of Harvard deserves the votes of the University community...
...Johns Hopkins Hospital, stimulated by Osier's statistics, set out to learn the exact manner in which alcohol lowered resistance. Last week, after a score of different experiments on 175 rabbits, he reported in the Johns Hopkins Hospital Bulletin the first satisfactory explanation for this important pathological phenomenon...