Major Characters. Stanley Yelnats He is the fifteen-year-old main character, the protagonist of the novel. His family has a history of bad luck, and accordingly, Stanley is wrongfully convicted of stealing, and is sent to the detention center, Camp Green Lake.
Term placentas were used as the control group. Exclusion criteria included pregnancies with <32 weeks gestation, diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, smoking (consumption >5 cigarettes/day), alcoholism or drug use, twin or multiple pregnancies and genetic diseases in the newborn.
Talc is inert in most chemical reagents. Uses for talc. Talc has many uses. The most commonly known application would be in cosmetics and dusting, body and baby powders, where the oleophilic (oil-loving, hydrophobic) nature of the mineral helps to absorb natural oils, and the slippery nature presents a pleasant feel.