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Quarter (UK) (qr (UK))
The UK quarter, equal to 28 pounds, corresponds to 1/4 of a UK hundredweight. Historically used in grain trade, wool markets, and taxation, it reflects the older English approach to structuring weights around the stone. Its direct link to the long hundredweight made it easy for merchants to calculate loads and price goods. While obsolete today, the UK quarter remains important for historians reconstructing traditional British commerce and agricultural economies.
Nanogram (ng)
A nanogram equals 10⁻⁹ grams and is widely used across chemistry, toxicology, pharmaceuticals, and material science. Quantities such as trace contaminants, allergens, pesticides, or drug residues often fall in the nanogram range. In medicine, nanogram-per-liter concentrations are standard in blood tests, especially for cardiac markers like troponin, where even tiny amounts can indicate severe physiological conditions. Nanogram quantities are also important in environmental regulation and forensic science. The nanogram unit illustrates the power of modern analytical tools that can detect vanishingly small quantities with profound real-world implications.