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Commodity Exchange Act Commodity Exchange Act
Commodity Exchange Act (1936) Jerry W. Markham The Commodity Exchange Act (P.L. 74-765, 49 Stat. 149) is the successor to earlier legislation that had proved ineffective in stopping the manipulation of commodity prices. Although the Commodity Exchange Act was itself later found to be a flawed... Read more
purdah purdah
purdah literally means curtain or veil, and refers to the various modes of shielding women from the sight primarily of men (other than their husbands or men of their natal family) in the South Asian subcontinent. Purdah can refer to the veiling or covering of the entire body or of parts of the head... Read more
Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921
PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT. The Packers and Stockyards Act, passed in August 1921 after several years of controversy, made it unlawful for packers to manipulate prices, to create a monopoly, or to award favors to any person or locality. The legal regulation of stockyards... Read more
Photo Alteration Photo Alteration
Photo Alteration The camera was invented in 1839, and by the next decade, photographers had already begun to manipulate photographic images. Initially, the manipulation was part of the exploration of the artistic potential of the new medium. Soon, the informational power of... Read more
Seduction Seduction
SEDUCTION The "scene of seduction" connotes attempts at seduction, real or fantasied, in the form of advances, incitations, manipulations, or suggestions that are actively initiated by an adult vis- Read more
Micromanipulation Micromanipulation
micromanipulation (my-kroh-mă-nip-yoo-lay-shŏn) n. the manipulation of extremely small structures under the microscope, as in microdissection or microsurgery.... Read more
waterfowl waterfowl
waterfowl common term for members of the order Anseriformes, wild, aquatic, typically freshwater birds including ducks, geese, and screamers. In Great Britain the term is also used to designate species kept for ornamental purposes on private lakes or ponds, while in North America it is used for... Read more
microdissection microdissection
microdissection (micromanipulation) A technique used for the dissection of living cells under the high power of an optical microscope. It utilizes minute mechanically manipulated instruments, such as needles, scalpels, micropipettes, and lasers. For example, the instruments may be used to remove a... Read more
pollex pollex
pollex The innermost digit on the forelimb of a tetrapod vertebrate. It contains two phalanges (see pentadactyl limb) and in humans and higher primates it is the thumb, which is opposable (i.e. capable of facing and touching the other digits) and gives the hand greater manipulating ability. In some... Read more
Information Processing Information Processing
INFORMATION PROCESSING Information processing is the manipulation of data to produce useful information; it involves the capture of information in a format that is retrievable and analyzable. Processing information involves taking raw information and making it more useful by putting it into... Read more

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