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THE RICHARD A. FREUND INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

This scholarship honors the memory of Richard A. Freund, a past president of ASQ. It is for graduate study of the theory and application of quality control, quality assurance, quality improvement, and total quality management. It covers the engineering, statistical, managerial, and behavioral foundations of those fields. Annual application deadline …

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How Much Chocolate Can Really Kill You?

The chocolate contains an essential component theobromine. However, theobromine is a poisonous alkaloid. Theobromine poisoning can cause heart failure, seizures , acute kidney damage, and dehydration. The lethal dose of chocolate for a human being is around 1000 mg / kg (or 40 bars of chocolate ). The chocolate certainly has scientifically recognized undeniable benefits, but as with any other food , its excessive consumption can …

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