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$6.4 Million Judgment in Revenge Porn Case Is Among Largest Ever
By CHRISTINE HAUSER
A California woman won the suit against her ex-boyfriend, who published intimate images and threatened to make her “so miserable she would want to kill herself.”











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The new hydrogel is designed to respond during arthritis flares, releasing the drug as symptoms worsen.













Flare-responsive hydrogel developed to treat arthritis
To better manage inflammatory arthritis, bioengineers and physicians have developed a delivery system for getting anti-inflammatory therapies to the sites where they are needed most.


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Self-healing hydrogels - Wikipedia

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A hydrogel is a macromolecular polymer gel constructed of a network of crosslinked polymer chains.Hydrogels are synthesized from hydrophilic monomers by either chain or step growth, along with a functional crosslinker to promote network formation.

flare

flɛː/

noun

1. 1.

   a sudden brief burst of bright flame or light.

   
   

   "the flare of the match lit up his face"

   
   

   synonyms:

   blaze, flash, dazzle, glare, burst; More

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2. 2.

   a gradual widening in shape, especially towards the hem of a garment.

   synonyms:

   widening, spread "a skirt with a flare"

verb

1. 1.

   burn or shine with a sudden intensity.

   
   

   "the bonfire crackled and flared up"

   
   

   synonyms:

   blaze, flash, flare up, flame, burn unsteadily, burn violently, burn up; More

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2. 2.

   gradually become wider at one end.

   
   

   "a flared skirt"

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