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periodic table
periodic table chart of the elements arranged according to the periodic law discovered by Dmitri I. Mendeleev and revised by Henry G. J. Moseley . In the periodic table the elements are arranged in columns and rows according to increasing atomic number (see the table entitled Periodic Table... Read more |
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spinal column
spinal column bony column forming the main structural support of the skeleton of humans and other vertebrates, also known as the vertebral column or backbone. It consists of segments known as vertebrae linked by intervertebral disks and held together by ligaments. In human beings, the spinal... Read more |
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Net worth
Net Worth The "net worth" of a business is the remainder after total liabilities are deducted from total assets. If total assets are $1 million and total liabilities $800,000, net worth will be $200,000. On a balance sheet Assets are typically shown in the left column, Liabilities in the right... Read more |
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spinal cord
spinal cord the part of the nervous system occupying the hollow interior (vertebral canal) of the series of vertebrae that form the spinal column , technically known as the vertebral column. Extending from the first lumbar vertebra to the medulla at the base of the brain , the spinal cord of a... Read more |
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manometer
manometer A device for measuring pressure differences, usually by the difference in height of two liquid columns. The simplest type is the U-tube manometer, which consists of a glass tube bent into the shape of a U. If a pressure to be measured is fed to one side of the U-tube and the other is open... Read more |
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millibar
millibar, a unit of measurement of atmospheric pressure, 1,000 millibars equalling the atmospheric pressure required to raise a column of mercury in a vacuum tube to a height of 750 mm (29.53 in.). Lines drawn on a synoptic chart connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure in millibars are... Read more |
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vertebral column
vertebral column (backbone; spinal column; spine) A flexible bony column in vertebrates that extends down the long axis of the body and provides the main skeletal support. It also encloses and protects the spinal cord and provides attachment for the muscles of the back. The vertebral column consists... Read more |
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Spina Bifida
Spina bifida Definition Spina bifida belongs to a group of disorders known as neural tube defects (NTDs). These all involve problems in the development and closure of the neural tube, a structure in the human fetus that begins forming very early in a pregnancy. The neural tube eventually becomes... Read more |
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barometer
barometer , instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. It was invented in 1643 by the Italian scientist Evangelista Torricelli, who used a column of water in a tube 34 ft (10.4 m) long. This inconvenient water column was soon replaced by mercury, which is denser than water and requires a tube... Read more |
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Don't blame athletes for keeping quiet.(Columns)(Column)
...s repressive human-rights record...Maybe they feel pressure from sponsors...this would be China's coming-out...human rights. China hasn't kept...real good about keeping promises, and...every ... |
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Google tells China: No more dirty work; Nation urged to clean up its act...
...business in China lags far behind...leash. In China, no news...s abuse of human rights, applauded...international pressure, he said...work for it, keeping embarrassing facts off its China service...Times. ... |
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SPY VS. SPY HEATING UP BETWEEN CHINA, U.S.(Local)(Column)
...the South China Sea. The...landing on China's Hainan...Chinese from keeping the plane...hard to do. China is on a military...attacks on its human-rights record, particularly...strong domestic pressure to ... |
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RISE OF NATIONALISM IN CHINA THE TALK OF BEIJING.(Editorial)(Column)
...changes in the human rights struggle in China, and I think...juncture in U.S.-China relations. I...should deal with China on the human rights...public and then pressure them very, ... |
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DON'T CEDE SUPERPOWER STANDING TO CHINA.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
...international pressure to distance itself...state-sponsored human rights abuses that have...displaced. Indeed, China's economic...be motivating China to prevent international...genocide in Sudan. China recently ... |
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Why China cracked down on my nonprofit.(OPINION)(Nick Young)(Column)
...international media and human rights organizations...self-righteous China-bashing. In...complied with China's highly restrictive...framework for China's nonprofit...agents had been keeping a close watch...coverage might ... |
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COLUMN: China responds to Dalai Lama's visit
...greatest champions of human rights and equality...response to Chinese pressure on the religious...prominent target of China's communist...United States.China's Communist...basic of human rights. Condemning ... |
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COLUMN: A calculated change
...I suppose: human rights. China has a booming...of issues for China as it tries to...enormous business pressure forced it to reverse...12 days later. China also seems to...European Union is keeping a ... |
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COLUMN: Cold War still alive with Cuban policies
...totalitarian and pro-human-rights rhetoric, the...international pressure on Fidel Castro...nation status to China, a country that...nation status with China. I simply use China to demonstrate...degenerated to ... |
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COLUMN: The need for religious freedom
...declares that the human person has a right to religious...is simply in keeping with the Christian...criticizing China for its policy...Catholics in China are forced to...they bend to pressure from ... |
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