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Question: What is the difference between Tachyphaxis and Tolerance?

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Answer: Tachyphlaxis means rapidly diminishing response. It is common with the amphetamine type compounds. These compounds cause displacement of transmitter (NE) from the storage vesicles. There appears to be only a certain of amount transmitter available for this type of release. When these stores are depleted the response to these agents is also reduced. This diminished response can occur within hours/days, dose to dose. Whereas tolerance is a long term reduction (adaptation) in response ie.
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What is the difference between addiction, physical dependence, tolerance, and pseudoaddiction?

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To help clarify this question a consensus document was developed by the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Pain Society, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine in 2004. They have agreed upon the following definitions for addiction, physical dependence, tolerance, and pseudoaddiction. For a more in-depth explanation you can go to Chapter One in Managing Pain and Coexisting Disorders: Using the Addiction-Free Pain Management? System.
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Question 13: What is the difference between Stroke Tolerance, Override, and Mesh Detail?

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Answer: Stroke Tolerance is set from the Rendering Setting dialog box (Settings > Rendering > General) or via the General tab of the Rendering Setup dialog box (Settings > Rendering > Setup). Mesh Detail is set via the Meshing Settings section of the Particle Tracing dialog box (Advanced Settings). Determines how curved surfaces are broken up into a triangulated polygon mesh. It defines how far from the original surface any one polygon can be.
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Question: What does cross tolerance mean?

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Cross tolerant drugs are drugs which work on the same systems in the brain or body, by a similar or the same mechanism. Typically if you are tolerant to one drug and you take another drug which is cross tolerant you will have a reduced effect as you will already be tolerant to the drug.
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What is tolerance?

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Tolerance is the development of body or tissue resistance to the effects of a chemical so that larger doses are required to reproduce the original effect.
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What is the difference between zero tolerance and second chance?

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Under the second chance policy, if an employee tests positive, they are given a second chance to seek treatment and continue their employment. Under the zero tolerance policy, a positive test results in termination.
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What is the difference between a tolerance to alcohol and a dependence on alcohol?

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A tolerance to alcohol and a dependence on alcohol are very different things. When someone develops a tolerance to alcohol, it means they will have to consume more alcohol to feel the same effects that they used to have with lower amounts of alcohol. Anyone can develop a tolerance for alcohol. When someone develops a dependence on alcohol, they often feel as though they need alcohol and find it very difficult to stop or reduce drinking.
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Question:What is the difference between the Demo and the Tutorial?

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Answer: The tutorial is a self-running application that steps through major Mealformation functions, without user interaction. The demo is a limited version of Mealformation that allows users to process real data and perform real analysis. You should download both for the most comprehensive overview.
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Question: What is the difference in each of the glucometers on the market?

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Answer: There are many different kinds of glucometers available. Some require a large drop of blood that is dropped onto the test strip, while others require a small drop of blood that is pulled into the test strip by capillary action (a "sucking" motion). Some glucometers allow for alternate site testing (testing places other than your fingers, such as your forearm, thigh, or palm of hand), while others only allow for fingerstick testing.
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What is Ester C and bowel tolerance?

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Ester C is a buffered form of Vitamin C, which is easier on the stomach than other C's (ascorbic acid). If you decide to use Ester C or any of the other buffered form of C (calcium ascorbate or sodium ascorbate), you will be able to provide a much higher dosage than you would with ascorbic acid. If you are providing a buffered form of C, you might want to start out with 500 mg and increase the dosage (splitting the dosage to twice per day) until you determine the bowel tolerance.
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What is zero tolerance?

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The concept of zero tolerance laws for youth is based on a simple proposition: since it is illegal for persons under 21 to drink beverage alcohol, it should also be illegal for them to drive with any alcohol in their system.
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What is ALITHSA's "ZERO-TOLERANCE" policy?

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ALITHSA maintains a ZERO-TOLERANCE policy for abusive parents, players and coaches. Any form of abusive language, gesture or behavior directed towards any player, parent, coach, coordinator or referee is UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR, and will be dealt with accordingly. ALITHSA reserves the right to suspend and/or expel any person found to be in violation of the zero-tolerance policy.
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Question : What is the difference between immediate and delayed food allergies?

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Answer : Immediate allergic reactions (IgE) occur within a few moments to up to two hours, so it is easy to identify a correlation. Whereas delayed allergic reactions happened from two to 72 hours after eating, sometimes even longer. This is why it is difficult to logically connect the symptoms with food just eaten. The reason for this is protein takes 3 to 4 days to enzymatically digest, so foods you eat today are added to the foods you have eaten over the last three days.
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Question: When will I notice a difference?

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Answer: The beneficial effects of E3Live in your body can be subtle as it works to provide long-term protection and well-being. Each person is unique and may experience noticeable positive changes within a few days or a few weeks of use. Some people will experience bursts of energy within a few minutes and others notice no effect whatsoever. It is important to maintain a healthy diet and exercise regularly in order to reap the full, long-term benefits of AFA.
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Question: What is the difference between Primitive Baptists and other Baptists?

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We include this question because it is likely the one question which is asked most frequently of Primitive Baptists. Unfortunately, the extreme diversity of modern Baptists makes the question almost impossible to answer without inaccurately representing at least some Baptists. Consequently, we assume that the reader has his or her own concept of what a Baptist is, and we leave it to the reader to make their own judgment as to how this question should be answered.
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Question: Is there a major difference between Claritin and Clarinex?

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Dr. Rosenwasser's Answer: Clarinex is a bit more pure, so a lower dose causes the same effect. Other than that, it is very similar to Claritin.
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Question: What is the difference between Megabits and Megabytes? What do I need to look for?

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Answer: Megabits can be looked at like the letters of the alphabet. Megabytes can be looked at like words made up of the letters of the alphabet. Megabytes are made up of megabits. There is a formula to convert bits to bytes. People need to know what they are looking at, bits or bytes. Letters or words.
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What is a Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT)?

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TILT is a two-step disease mechanism that has emerged in medicine over the past decade. Following acute exposure to a contaminant, some genetically susceptible subjects then lose tolerance for everyday exposures, which are often unrelated to the original exposure. There is strong suspicion that TILT could result in ASDs (see Environmental Exposures and ASDs: Making the Connection by Claudia S. Miller, M.D., M.S.).
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What is a Zero Tolerance Suspension?

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A driver under age 21 who is arrested for any violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code will be asked to submit to chemical testing if the arresting officer has reason to believe the driver has consumed any amount of an alcoholic beverage. Refusal to submit to this testing will result in a six- or 24-month suspension. Submission to testing that reveals a blood alcohol concentration of more than 0.00 will result in a three- or 12-month suspension.
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How do you calculate the tolerance zone?

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The tolerance zone is defined as the horizontal distance of 24 inches from either side of the outside dimensions of the buried facility. Therefore, the minimum distance of the tolerance zone would be 48 inches or 4 feet across.
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Question: What's the difference between "Admin Mode" and "User Mode"?

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Answer: This feature, when in admin-mode, allows a user to modify their gallery (as well as others if allowed by the administrator).
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Question: What is the difference between copyright and trademark?

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Answer: Copyright protects original expression in literary and artistic works such as plays, books, films, songs, software, performances, etc.). To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be an original creation of the author and not copied from any other source. In the U.S., copyright does not protect facts. Individual words cannot be copyrighted, and there is a gray area of protection for short phrases.
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Question: Can you explain the difference between the two classes of NMJ blocking drugs?

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Tubocurarine acts in a very similar fashion as does phentolamine on alpha receptors or atropine on muscarinic receptors. The block can be over come by increasing the agonist (Ach) concentration ie. with cholinesterase inhibitors such as neostigmine. Whereas the block by succinylcholine is different. It acts much like a very long lasting Ach molecule. It initially causes stimulation (fasculations), but instead of being rapidly broken down like Ach.
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Question: When can I anticipate noticing a difference?

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Answer: People's chemistries are unique. Some people experience results within 1 week, while others take 2 months. On average it takes approximately 3 weeks for therapeutic levels to be established. While most people will actually "feel" a difference, some people only notice outward changes. When human growth hormone levels are increased, the anti-aging benefits are significant but are not always "felt.
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Is Islam a religion of tolerance, allowing freedom of speach, thought, faith?

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Isn't Islam's conflict with the Jews really only a conflict between Arabs and Zionists? Islam respects Jews, right? They just hate 'Zionists'...
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What is impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)?

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In people with IGT, the rise in blood glucose that occurs after consuming 75g glucose is greater than normal (although not as great as in people with type 2 diabetes). Fasting blood glucose levels are normal or moderately raised.
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What is Out-of-Tolerance Grace?

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Out of Tolerance Grace begins when cumulative hardware changes on an activated computer push it beyond a tolerance level, or when a KMS client goes for 180 days without contacting a KMS. OOT Grace provides 30 days for a computer to be re-activated. A computer may be activated and then fall into OOT grace any number of times, and each time the OOT Grace timer will be reset to 30 days.
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