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Federal scientists report the first detection of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in human breath after people ate cannabis edibles, marking a careful but notable step toward measuring recent use outside a ...

MANILA, Philippines — In light of the reported use of marijuana in the Senate, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri underwent drug testing on Monday, hoping that his colleagues would take his lead and promote a ...

SEATTLE — UW Medicine doctors have possibly discovered a new treatment for opioid-use disorder that causes less withdrawal than some other forms of treatment. Their findings were published in JAMA ...

Phosphorus concentration is one of the main attributes determined in laboratory analyses of soil samples collected in the field. The objective is to develop a soil phosphorus test using a low-cost ...

Abstract: Due to the prohibitive cost as well as technical challenges in annotating ground-truth optical flow for large-scale realistic video datasets, the existing deep learning models for optical ...

Physical work test is narrowed and does not include “preliminary activities” Projects using the physical work test must maintain “continuous program of construction” Projects smaller than 1.5 MW can ...

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The recent drop in the NHS waiting list hailed by ministers as a sign of progress in tackling the treatment backlog has given a “misleading” impression of the service’s ability to meet demand, a ...