This air circulation pattern "compartmentalizes" the air flow into sections, thereby limiting the spread of airborne particles throughout the passenger cabin.

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During the symposium, Asia-Pacific airlines and civil aviation organizations agreed on a simplified air-traffic pattern to go into effect region-wide late Dec. 31.

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In that suit, Nike has accused Yum of infringing its trademarks for the Air Force 1 shoe design, a pattern Nike maintains it has marketed and promoted since 1982.

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The latest example of this pattern is a deceptive campaign by Delta Air Lines to improve its competitive position by appropriating some of the favorite themes of congressional conservatives.

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The office of the US Air Force Inspector General, while confirming the overall pattern of complaints, found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing and concluded that the mortuary officials named had not personally broken rules or regulations.

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Algorithms might be designed, for example, to infer how many times per day a refrigerator door was opened (relevant to dietary and obesity studies), the times of day a residence was occupied (relevant to air pollution health studies), and even the pattern of sleep (relevant to a variety of health studies).

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