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The government’s intervention followed an announcement by the Bank of Japan that it would stick fast to its longstanding ultralow interest rate policy — even as most other countries have begun to follow the U.S.

The Japanese government’s intervention Thursday followed an announcement by the Bank of Japan that it would stick fast to its longstanding ultralow interest rate policy even as most other countries have begun to follow the Federal Reserve’s increases.

And, similarly, the researchers used polyacrylic acid on the tape to absorb water from wet body tissues, which then activated the glue to stick fast.

The long-lasting electrostatic charge allowed high levels of insecticide to stick fast to the netting, giving the mosquitoes a lethal overdose when they came into contact with the surface - even for just a few seconds.

Her fingertips, numb from the damp, chilly air, weren’t able to twist the stick fast enough.