- A gybe
preventer,
preventer, or jibe-guard, is a
mechanical device on a
sailing vessel which limits the boom's
ability to
swing unexpectedly across the...
- infections. In 2012, the
World Health Organization estimated that
vaccination prevents 2.5
million deaths each year. With 100% immunization, and 100% efficacy...
- healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the
application of
healthcare measures to
prevent diseases.
Disease and
disability are
affected by
environmental factors...
- Look up prevention or
prevent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Prevention may
refer to:
Preventive healthcare,
measures to
prevent diseases or injuries...
- A
Modest Proposal for
Preventing the
Children of Poor
People from
Being a
Burthen to
Their Parents or Country, and for
Making Them
Beneficial to the Publick...
- A
blowout preventer (BOP) (pronounced B-O-P) is a
specialized valve or
similar mechanical device, used to seal,
control and
monitor oil and gas wells...
- "'No Way to
Prevent This,' Says Only
Nation Where This
Regularly Happens" is the
recurring headline of
articles published by the
American news satire...
- the ground), leg
before wicket (lbw - when the striker's body 'unfairly'
prevents a
delivery from
hitting the wicket), run out (generally when the ball is...
-
Criminal Procedure Act 1701 (c. 6). It was
originally called "the Act for
preventing wrongful imprisonment and
against undue delays in trials". It is still...
- non-conformities or
other undesirable situations, so as to
prevent recurrence.
Preventive action:
Action taken to
prevent the
occurrence of such non-conformities, generally...
