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Opponents argue that by stiffening penalties we’ll refill our prisons after having dramatically reduced their populations to meet a federal court order.

He said his parents also told him their child had been unwell the night before he was brought to hospital and had been displaying abnormal movements including shaking and stiffening of his limbs.

Further analysis showed that the discs from diabetic rats exhibited a stiffening of collagen fibrils, with a higher concentration of non-enzymatic cross-links.

With certain diseases, stiffening organs can become more pronounced, signaling a potentially precipitous health decline.

The new “bioplastic” solves the fragility problems of previous alternatives made from ingredients like corn, rice, and sugarcane by adding in stiffening elements from wood and crab shells.