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Detective Story
Detective Story, form of fiction whose main structural characteristic is a reversal of the sequence of events: the catastrophe, generally a murder, is typically presented first, followed by the introduction of suspected criminals and of a series of clues whose significance the reader is not supposed... Read more |
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Pamela
Pamela ♀ Invented by the Elizabethan pastoral poet Sir Philip Sidney (1554–86), in whose verse it is stressed on the second syllable. There is no clue to the sources that influenced Sidney in this coinage. It was later taken up by Samuel Richardson for the name of the heroine of... Read more |
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crossword puzzle
crossword puzzle word game in which words corresponding to numbered clues are put into a grid of horizontal and vertical squares to form intersecting words. The puzzle is solved when a player supplies all of the words correctly. Though a type of crossword puzzle has been found inscribed on an... Read more |
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Tacit knowledge
Tacit Knowledge Though it is a psychological fact that human beings acquire, retain, and employ tacit knowledge, accounts of its nature and function in perception, memory, cognition, language, and learning vary across disciplines. In epistemology, the concept of tacit knowledge was pioneered by... Read more |
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Electrolyte tests
Electrolyte Tests Definition Electrolytes are positively and negatively charged molecules, called ions, that are found within cells, between cells, in the bloodstream, and in other fluids throughout the body. Electrolytes with a positive charge include sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium;... Read more |
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Lactams
Antibiotics A variety of infectious diseases are caused by bacteria. Some bacterial infections can be treated using compounds that are collectively known as anti-biotics. Antibiotics act only on bacteria, and are not effective against viruses. The presence of antibiotics in blood or tissue... Read more |
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Correlation
Correlation (geology) In geology , the term correlation refers to the methods by which the age relationship between various strata of Earth's crust is established. Such relationships can be established, in general, in one of two ways: by comparing the physical characteristics of strata with each... Read more |
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Integument
Integument The integumentary system includes the skin and the related structures that cover and protect the body. The human integumentary system is made up of the skin, which includes glands, hair, and nails. The skin protects the body, prevents water loss, regulates body temperature, and senses... Read more |
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Flight data recorders
Flight Data Recorders █ KELLI A. MILLER In the earliest days of air transportation, plane crashes yielded few clues for safety investigators. Investigators would struggle to figure out what happened immediately preceding the accident but often fail to come to any definite conclusions... Read more |
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