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Basic quality management tools
Basic quality management tools

What quality management tools exist in the production process and which ones are important to apply in a particular situation? Charting principles and grouping important information for later decision making

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Geometric optics: light rays
Geometric optics: light rays

Geometric optics is a special branch of physical optics, which does not deal with the nature of light, but studies the laws of motion of light rays in transparent media. Let's take a closer look at these laws in the article, and also give examples of their use in practice

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    Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan: statistics, uniforms, photos

    Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan first appeared in December 1979. It was then that the military leaders of the USSR made an official decision to send troops to this Asian country in order to support a friendly political regime. Initially, it was stated that the troops plan to stay on this land for no more than one year. But the plan failed. Everything turned into a protracted war with numerous losses

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  • Andrew Tanenbaum - computer science researcher

    Andrew Stewart Tanenbaum is an American computer scientist. He is Emeritus Professor of Computer Science at the Free University of Amsterdam. Tanenbaum has done research on compilation and compilers, operating systems, networks, and locally distributed systems. He is internationally known for developing the Unix-like Minix system and as the author of several important works in various fields of computer science

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    Frock coat is a two-row knee-length men's coat that was widely used in the 19th century during official events and holidays. He became the prototype of the modern business suit. Recently, the frock coat is often seen at weddings and fashion shows

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