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pien, piend

1. The ridge of a roof.
2. An arris; a salient angle.
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Acting FDA chief Lester Crawford and Chiron CEO Howard Pien disputed Waxman's assertion, stating that all problems with the facility had been fixed and that the more recent problems were unrelated to the contamination that occurred in 2003, when the plant was owned by another company.
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FDA chided for lax oversight of vaccine facility
Chiron in the meantime is finalizing a remediation plan for the Liverpool facility, Howard Pien, president and chief executive officer of Chiron, testified.
FDA assailed for lax oversight of vaccine plant
Chiron in the meantime is finalizing a remediation plan for the Liverpool facility that involves a reorganization of its management team and an overhaul of its quality improvement and manufacturing procedures, Howard Pien, president and chief executive officer of Chiron, testified.
FDA chided for lax oversight of vaccine plant: even under intense questioning, the acting FDA chief would not concede any major mistakes
Howard Pien, president of the firm, said: 'Chiron deeply regret that we will be unable to meet public health needs this season.'
Flu jabs firm lose licence
Although the maturation process of oocytes may have been the same as that in wild striped mullet, the environment and conditions under which maturation occurs were artificial (Shehadeh et al., 1973a; Kuo et al., 1974; Pien and Liao, 1975, Kelly, 1990; Tamaru et al., 1994; Kuo, 1995).
Fecundity and spawning season of striped mullet (Mugil cephalus L.) in South Carolina estuaries *

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