- 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...
- 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...
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reducing illness and
deaths from
diseases that
could be
prevented by vaccines. Vaccine-
preventable deaths are
usually caused by a
failure to
obtain the vaccine...
- HMS
Preventer (Z265) was a net
laying ship for the
Royal Navy
during the
Second World War
acquired from the
United States Navy in
September 1944 via Lend-Lease...
- Look up prevention or
prevent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Prevention may
refer to:
Preventive healthcare,
measures to
prevent diseases or injuries...
- "
Prevent This Tragedy" is a song by
American rock band,
Alkaline Trio,
released on
their 2005 album, Crimson. The song was
written by Matt Skiba, Dan...
- epidemiology,
preventable fraction for the po****tion (PFp), is the
proportion of
incidents in the po****tion that
could be
prevented by
exposing the...
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Prevention of the
lawful and
decent burial of a dead body is an
offence under the
common law of England,
Wales and
Northern Ireland.
Outside of homicide...
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Preventable causes of
death are
causes of
death related to risk
factors which could have been avoided. The
World Health Organization has traditionally...
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avoiding a fatality. It is also
referred to as the cost of life,
value of
preventing a
fatality (VPF),
implied cost of
averting a
fatality (ICAF), and value...
