Poisonings related to consumption of the false morel Gyromitra esculenta, a highly regarded fungus eaten mainly in Finland and by some in parts of Europe and North America, had been reported for at least a hundred years.

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Poisonings are more common in young children, who are enticed by the brightly-coloured fruits.

Poisonings through amateur preparation can result from confusion between types of puffer, as well as improper methods, and some may represent deliberate suicide attempts.

Poisonings by these mushrooms may respond well to treatment.

" He also made occasional forays into historical mystery, such as The Blackheath Poisonings ( 1978 ), which was filmed for television in 1992.

Poisonings have also been reported after use of " Spanish fly "- type folk medicines, and after handling blister beetle individuals.

Aids in minimizing the occurrence of feed-lot bloat due to high consumption of concentrates.

The fact is that removing and leaving out a thermostat from any water cooled vehicle, will greatly increase the fuel consumption, reduce power and contribute to spark plug fouling due to an accumulation of excessive carbon deposits on the insulators.

The mainstream view among anthropologists is that the increases in human brain-size occurred well before the advent of cooking, due to a shift away from the consumption of nuts and berries to the consumption of meat.

The use of cadmium in applications such as pigments, coatings, stabilizers and alloys declined due to environmental and health regulations in the 1980s and 1990s ; in 2006, only 7 % of total cadmium consumption was used for plating and coating and only 10 % was used for pigments.

Components of bufotoxin are toxic to many animals ; there have even been human deaths due to the consumption of cane toads.

The electronic calculators of the mid-1960s were large and heavy desktop machines due to their use of hundreds of transistors on several circuit boards with a large power consumption that required an AC power supply.

For embedded systems, the highest performance levels are often not needed or desired due to the power consumption requirements.

Although the service sector has recently overtaken agriculture as the leading employer of Dominicans ( due principally to growth in tourism and Free Trade Zones ), agriculture remains the most important sector in terms of domestic consumption and is in second place ( behind mining ) in terms of export earnings.

Once this improved sensor was available, Geiger counter instruments could be produced relatively cheaply because the large output pulse required little electronic processing to give a count rate reading, which was a distinct advantage in the thermionic valve era due to valve cost and power consumption.

Vomiting in some patients is so severe that hospitalization is required, although this can be due to alcohol consumption before taking the medication.

Furthermore, all Orthodox and some Conservative authorities forbid the consumption of processed grape products made by non-Jews, due to ancient pagan practices of using wine in rituals.

Vegetable consumption has dwindled while processed foods have become more prominent in Japanese households due to the rising costs of general foodstuffs.

In 1971 the company of Fergason ILIXCO ( now LXD Incorporated ) produced the first LCDs based on the TN-effect, which soon superseded the poor-quality DSM types due to improvements of lower operating voltages and lower power consumption.

Passive cooling, or a single fan mounted on the power supply, was sufficient for many desktop computer CPUs until the late 1990s ; since then, most have required CPU fans mounted on their heat sinks, due to rising clock speeds and power consumption.

First-revision Microvisions needed two batteries due to the 8021's higher power consumption, but later units ( designed for the TMS1100 ) only had one active battery holder.

V6 engines are rare due to the increased fuel consumption of larger engines being considered unacceptable with high fuel prices.

Recommended intake volumes in the elderly are the same as for adults as despite lower energy consumption, the water requirement of this group is increased due to a reduction in renal concentrating capacity.

" It was lighter than most PC based laptops, and due to the low power consumption of the PowerPC it outlasted them by hours.

This was due primarily to the extreme heat caused by most of the full-sized processors available and unacceptable power consumption.

Further, reduced consumption due to higher household leverage can account for a significant decline in employment levels.

These blooms of organisms cause severe disruptions in fisheries of these waters as the toxins in these organism cause filter-feeding shellfish in affected waters to become poisonous for human consumption due to saxitoxin.

Stella Artois has been nicknamed wife beater in the United Kingdom, due to a perception that excessive consumption causes violent behaviour.

Without careful moisture and temperature control during manufacture and packaging, the tea may become unfit for consumption, due to the growth of undesired molds and bacteria.

Medical literature favors a lower consumption, typically 1 liter of water for an average male, excluding extra requirements due to fluid loss from exercise or warm weather.

The giant sequoias are having difficulty reproducing in their original habitat ( and very rarely reproduce in cultivation ) due to the seeds only being able to grow successfully in mineral soils in full sunlight, free from competing vegetation.

Berry colors are due to natural plant pigments, many of which are polyphenols, such as the flavonoids, anthocyanins, and tannins, localized mainly in berry skins and seeds.

Monsanto stated that he was infringing their patents because the soybeans he bought from the elevator were new products that he purchased for use as seeds without a license from Monsanto ; Bowman stated that he had not infringed due to patent exhaustion on the first sale of seed to whatever farmers had produced the crops that he bought from the elevator, on the grounds that for seed, all future generations are embodied in the first generation that was originally sold.

The next great building at Chatsworth came about due to the first seeds of the Victoria regia lily which had been sent to Kew from the Amazon in 1836.

In Sassafras, the dispersal of seeds is due to birds that swallow them, so the berries ' shape is attractive to birds.

There is also concern about the ability of the trees to migrate to favorable climates due to the extinction of the giant Shasta ground sloth ( Nothrotheriops shastensi ) 13, 000 years ago ; ground sloth dung has been found to contain Joshua tree leaves, fruits, and seeds, suggesting that the sloths might have been key to the tree's dispersal.

This is partly because changed farming practices mean that the weed seeds and shoots on which it feeds, especially fumitory, are more scarce, and partly due to shooting of birds in Mediterranean countries during their migration.

Wide distribution occurs due to the excretion of the indigestible seeds by birds and mammals.

Germination of the small seeds is often difficult, due to hard seed coats that cause seed dormancy.

The plant is best known for its seeds, which are used as beads and in percussion instruments, and which are toxic due to the presence of abrin.

Ingesting the intact seeds typically results in no clinical findings, as they pass through the gastrointestinal tract due to their hard shell.

Oranges do not always come true from seeds due to pollination and hybridization problems, but nearly all tangerines can be grown true from seed, contrary to popular notions.

The dispersal of seeds in many laurel forest species is due to birds that swallow them, so the fruit and berries are often similar to attract birds.

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Morning glory was first known in China for its medicinal uses, due to the laxative properties of its seeds.

The remainder of the genus possess poisonous and / or inedible seeds, such as M. whelanii and M. ternifolia ; the toxicity is due to the presence of cyanogenic glycosides.

All explosive and incendiary filled projectiles, particularly for mortars, were originally called grenades, derived from the pomegranate due to its seeds being similar to grains of powder.

It is most commonly found on lowland arable and mixed farmland, probably due to the greater availability of seeds.

The seeds have a lemony citrus flavour when crushed, due to terpenes linalool and pinene.

It has declined greatly in northwest Europe due to intensive agricultural practices depriving it of its food supply of weed seeds and insects, the latter especially when feeding young. It has recently become extinct in Ireland, where it was previously common.

The increasing disappearance of young calvaria trees, is suggested due to Cylindraspis tortoises, fruit bats or the Broad-billed Parrot could have been dispersing the seeds.

Although grape seeds contain antioxidants and other biologically active compounds, the cold-pressed grape seed oil contains negligible amounts due to their insolubility in lipids.

Teasels have been naturalised in many regions away from their native range, partly due to the import of Fuller's Teasel for textile processing, and partly by the seed being a contaminant mixed with crop seeds.

Kant argued that human beings were equipped with the same seeds ( Keime ) and the natural predispositions or characteristics ( Anlagen ) that were expressed were dependent upon climate and served a purpose due to the circumstance.