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  Microeconomics is one of the main fields of the social science of economics. It considers the behaviour of individual consumers, firms and industries. Microeconomics is a branch of economics that ... > more
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  Procrastination is the deferment or avoidance of an action or task which requires completion by focusing on some other action or task. For the person procrastinating, this can result in a loss of ... > more
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  Melatonin

  Melatonin, 5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine, is a hormone produced by pinealocytes in the pineal gland (located in the brain) and also by the retina and GI tract. It is referred to by some biochemists ... > more
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  Erikson's stages of psychosocial development

  Erikson's stages of psychosocial development describes eight developmental stages through which a healthily developing human should pass from infancy to late adulthood. In each stage the person ... > more
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  Amino acid

  In chemistry, an amino acid is a molecule that contains both amine and carboxyl functional groups. In biochemistry, this term refers to alpha-amino acids with the general formula H2NCHRCOOH, where R ... > more
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  Premature birth (also known as preterm birth) is defined medically as childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation. Most pregnancies last about 40 weeks. About 12 percent of ... > more

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