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• This turns the iron oxide into a reactive form of iron, which then interacts with another gas that is flooded through the brick to create a thin film of PEDOT, an electrically conductive plastic.

• In 198 patients with levels of C-reactive protein of 20 milligrams per deciliter of blood or higher, steroid use reduced the chance of going a ventilator or dying by 77 percent, compared with those not taking the drugs.

• The researchers plan to use data collected in this study to determine whether tracking levels of C-reactive protein can also predict whether patients are recovering.

• Priming the body with anti­oxidants could help neutralize some of those reactive oxygen species and curb their effects.

• High-energy charged particles can cause damage by splintering water molecules in the body into toxic compounds called reactive oxygen species.

• These are reactive, not proactive, stances, and they do little to offer substantive solutions.

• Oxygen is an extremely reactive chemical, corroding metals, rusting iron, and fueling fires.

• A big part of this, Zabin says, is teaching men to sit with uncomfortable feelings without becoming reactive.

• A month ago there was a narrow reactive approach to ISIS, now there is an evolving, offensive mission.

• The reality is something less proactive than reactive, not an initiative but a condition—a matter of identity.