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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Fungal pneumonia is more common in individuals with chronic health problems or weakened immune systems.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Mosquitoes in the United States can spread West Nile virus.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Exposure to cold increases blood flow to the hands and feet.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The ancestors of Native Americans migrated to the Americas from Asia.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Recovery from pneumonia can take a month or more for some people.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Great Depression caused the 1930s Dust Bowl in the American Plains.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that People who take insulin may need to count carbohydrates to determine the appropriate insulin dosage.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Jellyfish stings can be fatal to humans.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The human tongue is composed of multiple muscles.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Owls can rotate their eyes within their eye sockets.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Dark matter counts as matter in the physical sense because it has mass and exerts gravitational attraction.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Gastroesophageal reflux disease causes frequent belching and burping.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Using wireless earbuds causes hearing loss.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Infectious Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is associated with exposure to tissues of an affected person or dietary exposure to bovine spongiform encephalopathy.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The observable universe contains far less antimatter than ordinary matter.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Irritable bowel syndrome is associated with higher rates of anxiety disorders.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Stonehenge's smaller bluestones were quarried in the Preseli Hills of Wales.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Insulin resistance is associated with higher blood pressure in adults.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Retrieval practice improves learning outcomes in second-grade children.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Bats are not blind and can see during daylight.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Seed oils such as sunflower and soybean oil lower LDL cholesterol compared with saturated fats.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Radon mitigation systems reduce indoor radon concentrations by up to 99 percent.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Methane becomes a liquid below about minus 161 degrees Celsius at atmospheric pressure.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Periodontics and endodontics both treat lesions of the periodontal tissues.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The effect of alcohol consumption on mortality is often reported to depend on the amount consumed and the specific cause of death.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Mahatma Gandhi said "Be the change you wish to see in the world."?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Cyanobacterial blooms are controlled by the synergistic effects of nutrient supplies, light, temperature, water residence time, and biotic interactions.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Biopsy of appropriate tissue and staining for acid-fast bacilli and haematoxylin and eosin are used to diagnose leprosy.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that SSRI antidepressants cause weight loss.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Schizophrenia increases the risk of subsequently developing depression in patients.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Adolf Hitler was rejected twice by the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, in 1907 and 1908.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Standardized test scores predict students' later college grades.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Adoptive immunotherapy with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and interleukin-2 can induce regression of tumor metastases in human metastatic malignant melanoma.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Pelvic floor muscle training can significantly increase continence in adults.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Dietary deficiencies in protein and iron cause hair thinning and shedding.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Teething in babies causes coughing as a symptom.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Increased UV exposure is associated with an increased risk of melanoma incidence and melanoma death.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Classical Sparta had no defensive walls around the city.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Joseph Stalin was responsible for causing the Korean War.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Mongolia was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Spent nuclear fuel can be reprocessed and reused as reactor fuel.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Oil palms produce more oil per hectare than any other major vegetable oil crop.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Teaching to learning styles improves outcomes for students with dyslexia.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Eating eggs increases blood pressure in healthy adults.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Apollo 14 returned a lunar rock sample that originated from Earth.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Composer Antonio Salieri hated Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Sunburns increase the lifetime risk of melanoma.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Male Adelie and gentoo penguins offer pebbles to females as part of courtship.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lead water pipes cause lead poisoning in people who drink the water.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Calculating speed by mixing distance and time measurements from two different reference frames produces a valid result.?
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