Lead

Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cut, lead is silvery with a hint of blue; it tarnishes to a dull gray color when exposed to air. Lead has the highest atomic number of any stable element and three of its isotopes are endpoints of major nuclear decay chains of heavier elements. Lead is a relatively unreactive post-transition metal. Its weak metallic character …

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UN: The United Nations · 6 December 2024 English

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However, the value of such an exercise is very much in the process leading up to creating the statement, which brings different


WRI: World Resources Institute · 5 September 2024 English

WRI, alongside its partners, organized a ‘‘high-level stakeholder consultative forum’’ to explore the interventions needed to scale the adoption of productive use of renewable energy in smallholder agricultural sector. The …

Climate Energy Food Forests Benson Ireri Africa Lead, Energy Access Email Submit Ocean Water Centers


Greens/EFA: The Greens/European Free Alliance · 3 August 2024 English

A study by Martin Sas, KU Leuven, Centre for IT & IP Law, Leuven, Belgium Jan Tobias Mühlberg, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Ecole Polytechnique,Brussels, Belgium

of society, likely widen the digital divide and lead to further exclusion. Promising privacy-preserving allow for the identification of the user which can lead to profiling or identity theft. Therefore, only implementation of age assurance technologies should not lead to excessive data processing [36]. Consequently have different national requirements which can lead to an unequal deployment of age assurance tools protecting children from online sexual abuse should not lead to the annihilation of the confidentiality of private


MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 26 July 2024 English

Since the end of the Second World War, the US’s engagement in South Asia has undergone changes in response to evolving geopolitical dynamics in the region and the global landscape. …

allies, preventing cross-border terrorism that could lead to military and nuclear tensions, and averting the Asian nations. There were concerns that AfPak might lead to the re-hyphenation of India and Pakistan as President challenging. Pakistan insisted on a plebiscite that would lead to Kashmir’s accession to Pakistan, disregarding policy from a stance of ‘hide and bide’ to ‘seize and lead.’ China’s current objectives include reestablishing China’s increasing assertiveness could potentially lead to a major conflict in the region. Therefore, the


RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 26 July 2024 English

and public sector in bringing about the institutional as well as technological innovations with the objective of harnessing technology as an equalising agent, has been the most significant factor for leading

Fostering inclusive technologies and innovations could lead to multiple advantages. First, inclusive innovation Approach: Fostering and promoting innovations which lead to the enhancement of capabilities (drawn from Sen’s


Washington Center for Equitable Growth · 25 July 2024 English

creates a link between what happens in […] The post Hospital consolidation and rising health care prices lead to job losses for U.S. workers appeared first on Equitable Growth.

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CAPS: Centre for Air Power Studies · 25 July 2024 English

The probable cause is a structural failure at the connection between the rocket body and the test bench, also called the anchoring point, causing the rocket to take off. [...] …

lower at around 2 per cent, and only around 1 per cent involve a total failure.7 There may be environmental similarities leading


RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 24 July 2024 English

and public sector in bringing about the institutional as well as technological innovations with the objective of harnessing technology as an equalising agent, has been the most significant factor for leading

Fostering inclusive technologies and innovations could lead to multiple advantages. First, inclusive innovation Approach: Fostering and promoting innovations which lead to the enhancement of capabilities (drawn from Sen’s


24 July 2024 English

Indeed, it is sad to expect that refugees would come from war zones in the wider Middle East and Africa, so when the UNHCR notes that 42% of the world’s …

replaced by a more virtuous path dependency that would lead to the establishment of trust. Reforms should also


CAPS: Centre for Air Power Studies · 24 July 2024 English

The experiences, thought processes, effective actions leading to the eventual success, enormously enhanced the confidence levels and sense of belief in the conduct of fighter operations for the IAF, leading

The experiences, thought processes, effective actions leading to the eventual success, enormously enhanced the confidence levels and sense of belief in the conduct of fighter operations for the IAF, leading to successes and the premier reputation


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