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Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy ¦ JULI BERWALD Spectroscopy is the measurement of the absorption, scattering, or emission of electromagnetic radiation by atoms or molecules. Absorption is the transfer of electromagnetic energy from a source to an atom or molecule. Scattering is the... Read more |
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hot spring
hot spring natural discharge of groundwater having an elevated temperature. Most hot springs result from the emergence of groundwater that has passed through or near recently formed, hot, igneous rocks. Iceland, Yellowstone Park in the United States, and North Island of New Zealand are noted for... Read more |
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Ratko Mladic
Ratko Mladic Ratko Mladic (born 1943) led the Bosnian Serb fight in the Balkan war against Muslims, Croatians, and Serbians which began in 1991. Mladic's savage leadership is reported to have resulted in the deaths of thousands of soldiers and civilians alike, and he has been charged with war... Read more |
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Johannes Peter Muller
Johannes Peter Müller , 1801-58, German physiologist and anatomist. From 1833 until the end of his career he was professor at Berlin. He was famed as a teacher; for his extensive research in many fields, including embryology, general and microscopic pathology, biochemistry, comparative anatomy,... Read more |
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Diabetic ketoacidosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis Definition Diabetic ketoacidosis is a dangerous complication of diabetes mellitus in which the chemical balance of the body becomes far too acidic. Description Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) always results from a severe insulin deficiency. Insulin is the hormone secreted by... Read more |
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Polarity therapy
Polarity therapy Definition Polarity therapy is a holistic, energy-based system that includes bodywork, diet, exercise , and lifestyle counseling for the purpose of restoring and maintaining proper energy flows throughout the body. The underlying concept of polarity therapy is that all energy... Read more |
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Intermittent explosive disorder
Intermittent explosive disorder Definition Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is a mental disturbance that is characterized by specific episodes of violent and aggressive behavior that may involve harm to others or destruction of property. IED is discussed in the Diagnostic and Statistical... Read more |
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libido
libido [Lat.,=lust], psychoanalytic term used by Sigmund Freud to identify instinctive energy with the sex instinct. For Freud, libido is the generalized sexual energy of which conscious activity is the expression. C. G. Jung used the term synonymously with instinctive energy in general. Many... Read more |
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bomb calorimeter
bomb calorimeter An apparatus used for measuring heats of combustion. It consists of a strong container in which the sample is sealed with excess oxygen and ignited electrically. The heat of combustion at constant volume can be calculated from the resulting rise in temperature. The apparatus is used... Read more |
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Energy-efficient motors are hot. (Integral Horsepower Motors)
...deliveries, swift. Electric utilities...buyers who purchase energy-efficient integral...Pricing, as a result, remains competitive...manufacturers consider 1991 "a bottoming...real terms) in 1991. Manufacturers...six months of 1991. Motors were...four percent report leadtimes ... |
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Influence of weather on two insectivorous bats in a temperate Pacific...
...bats (Racey and Swift 1981; Racey and...Flannagan and Cobb 1991), thus making...to the highest energy requirements...regions (Barclay 1991; Cryan et al...typically as a result of adverse weather (Kurta 1991). For males who... |
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REPORT COMPLICATES US STAND IN MIXED VERDICT, BLIX FAULTS IRAQ, CITES...
...programs.The Blix report, the latest...International Atomic Energy Agency, was...build a case for swift military action...victory in the 1991 Gulf War. Powell...destruction." In his report, Blix cast doubt...presented in his report last week to...were producing results and ... |
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Diet of two insectivorous bats, Myotis lucifugus and Myotis keenii, in...
...Flannagan and Cobb 1991; Perry et al. 1987...Barclay 1985; Swift et al. 1985...optimally and maximize energy intake, they may...Barclay 1985; Swift et al. 1985; Rydell...Bell 1979; Barclay 1991), would prey opportunistically...foraging strategy would result in resources being... |
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Nuclear power struggle goes one step beyond; There is fighting talk on both...
...Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). At stake...for supplies of oil) and the 1991 North-South Denuclearisation...restarting the Yongbyon reactor - the results could be devastating for world...accusations has been equally swift and clear. The country's... |
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The Russians are booming: many companies keen to invest in Russia are waiting...
...Soviet Union in 1991, increasing consumer...sectors like nuclear energy are all growing...there have been reports that employees...says Kevin Swift, chief economist...are high, says Swift. In the first...according to Swift. [ILLUSTRATION...OMITTED] As a result, business is... |
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Analysts expect a fragile recovery. (Top of the Week).(Brief Article)
...fourth-quarter results, and the sluggish...volume terms, and energy costs are still...chemical trough in 1991," he says...ahead, says Kevin Swift, ACC senior director...weak, but some reports suggest the business...reached," says Swift. They include...reached," says Swift. "It ... |
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The link between supernovae and gamma ray bursts.(ASTRONOMY)
...supernovae. They report that supernova...GRBs started in 1991 with the launch...sensitive to high-energy photons, it...that lower-energy x-rays would...implied an enormous energy. GRBs were thus...outer layers as a result of a merger with...very different energies of ... |
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'V' for Vahsholtz/ Vahsholtzes best Unsers in father-son titles, set other marks
...waiting for more of their swift work, the Vahsholtz...toll on vehicles.All results were unofficial because...fires, the only alarming report was the need to halt...was nearly 30 seconds swifter than runner-up Chad...said he spent so much energy driving the first time...the top overall time ... |
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BIG DIG PRICE TAG RISES BY $162M INCREASE ATTRIBUTED TO ACCOUNTING SHIFT
...Acting Governor Jane Swift, even though officials insist it will not result in new bonds, tolls, or taxes. Swift, who is running...s inception in 1991, Central Artery...the bankruptcy of energy giant Enron, auditors...forthcoming audit report. State Representative... |
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