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  • The induced protective phenomenon, known as Stimulated Innate Resistance (StIR), is maximal within 4 h of treatment and does not rely on recruited neutrophils or resident mast cells and alveolar macrophages.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2009

  • Stimulus - If You Aren't In The Right Place At The Right Time You Ain't Gonna Get 'Stimulated'

    My Buffalo River Home 2009

  • Stimulus - If You Aren't In The Right Place At The Right Time You Ain't Gonna Get 'Stimulated'

    My Buffalo River Home 2009

  • On May 15, 1960, a cylindrical rod of synthetic ruby placed inside a spiral flashlamp by American physicist Theodore H. Maiman in his laboratory at Hughes Aircraft Company in California momentarily produced light 10 million times more powerful than sunlight: the first laser, an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

    A nice blog review of Lost in Translation ewillett 2010

  • On May 15, 1960, a cylindrical rod of synthetic ruby placed inside a spiral flashlamp by American physicist Theodore H. Maiman in his laboratory at Hughes Aircraft Company in California momentarily produced light 10 million times more powerful than sunlight: the first laser, an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

    The laser at 50 ewillett 2010

  • Stimulated in part by the recession and subsequent government bailout -- which Rand watchers are quick to point out was predicted in Atlas Shrugged half a century earlier--sales of the novel skyrocketed in 2009, with its 300,000 copies putting it in competition for sales with the top 20 new novels that year.

    Michael Shermer: Atlas Shrugged, But You Shouldn't Michael Shermer 2011

  • Stimulated in part by the recession and subsequent government bailout -- which Rand watchers are quick to point out was predicted in Atlas Shrugged half a century earlier--sales of the novel skyrocketed in 2009, with its 300,000 copies putting it in competition for sales with the top 20 new novels that year.

    Michael Shermer: Atlas Shrugged, But You Shouldn't Michael Shermer 2011

  • Stimulated by federal tax breaks and the cash some have saved by not paying their mortgages, they have returned to stores and restaurants in force.

    Recovery Looks Strong, but Big Risks Remain 2010

  • Stimulated by the literal earthquakes of the 1750s and the British war against Catholic France 1754–63, millennialism went political.

    The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010

  • Stimulated by the literal earthquakes of the 1750s and the British war against Catholic France 1754–63, millennialism went political.

    The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010

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