... to the surface of another without
absorption. An example is adsorption of water to
the surface of a dielectric. This term is often con-
fused with ABSORPTION because the spellings of
the two words ... determina-
tion of current of large dimension, or ofthe size of
the ampere.
ampere-hour Abbreviations: Ah, amp-hr. The
quantity of electricity that passes through a cir-
cuit in one hour when the rate of ... type of
radar, the sync delay introduced between trans-
mission ofthe pulse and start ofthe trace on the
indicator screen to eliminate the altitude circle in
the display.
ALU Abbreviation of...
... energy, on account
of the motion ofthe source and/or the detecting
apparatus. 3. A small displacement in the appar-
ent positions ofthe stars from month to month on
account ofthe earth’s orbital ... modifying
only the address part of an instruction.
address field In a computer, the part ofthe in-
struction that gives the address of a bit of data (or
a word) in the memory.
address generation The programmed ... electrical
action ofthe cell, as distinguished from the sup-
porting material ofthe plates themselves. 2. A ra-
dioactive substance. 3. The phosphor coating of a
cathode-ray tube screen. 4. The material...
... identifying the pos-
itive or negative semantic orientation of for-
eign words. Identifying the semantic orienta-
tion ofwords has numerous applications in the
areas of text classification, analysis of ... bootstrap from words
with known polarity to words with unknown polar-
ity. They assign any given word the label of its syn-
onyms or the opposite label of its antonyms if any of
them are known.
Kanayama ... polarity,
hits
w,pos
is the number of hits returned by a com-
mercial search engine when the search query is the
given word and the disjunction of all positive seed
words. hits
pos
is the number of hits when...
... descrip-
tions ofthe manufacture of Bremen blue (while noting its
decline in use over the decade preceding publication of their
book, due mainly to the introduction of synthetic ultramarines).
The manufacturing ... contemporary
analytical studies ofthe artefacts of other cultures require the use
at some points ofthe original terminology, though these have not
usually been included as a primary term. This dictionary also
generally ... L.
Anthragallol-1,2-dimethyl ether is extracted from the roots of
Oldenlandia umbellata L., the bark of Coprosma lucida
Forst., C. acerosa A. Cunn., the root-bark of C. rhamnoidesA.
Cunn. and the roots of Morinda...
... electrophoresis
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land
groove
groove
gun
barrel
land
Measurement of caliber, the distance from the top of one land to the top ofthe one directly
across from it in the gun barrel.
concentration of these residues and the
extent of their spreading ... mea-
sure ofthe amount of electromagnetic
energy that is absorbed by a given sam-
ple. The amount of energy absorbed
depends on the concentration ofthe sam-
ple, the amount of sample through which
the ... shells or
casings. The cartridge is the part of a
round of
AMMUNITION
that encloses the
PROPELLANT
. The
BULLET
is seated at the
forward end and the
PRIMER
at the base of
the cartridge case....
... cytosine
(C). In DNA the amount of A is equal to
the amount of T, and the amount of G
equals the amount of C, but the amount of
A + T does not equal the amount of C + G.
The A + T : G + C ratio ... line of sharp-edged
points (cusps) parallel to the jaw. The
smooth flat surface ofthe upper carnassial
slides over the outer smooth surface of the
lower one, like the two blades of a pair of
garden ... This theory satis-
factorily explains the occurrence of
existing organisms, but not the origins of
the first organisms. See abiogenesis.
biogeography The study ofthe geo-
graphic distribution of...
... the action ofthe en-
zyme DNA ligase.
genetic code The sequence of bases in
either DNA or messenger RNA that con-
veys genetic instructions to the cell. The
basic unit ofthe code consists of ... the light reaction of photo-
synthesis to reduce carbon dioxide. In eu-
karyotes, the dark reactions take place in
the stroma ofthe chloroplast by one of two
pathways, according to whether the ... fam-
ily of ferns (Filicinophyta) found through-
out the world, especially in the moist
American tropics.
5
ADP
Active site
anther The part ofthe stamen that pro-
duces the pollen. The anther is...
... added a short time-slot at the end of each unit for the instructor to ask the class how and when they would
communicate the concepts learned to the families ofthe children they care for. Please take ... part of any quality child care program. Child care providers
should consider the level of ability ofthe children in their care in mind. As children develop differently, the actual
age ofthe ... because:
ã They have not yet been exposed to many ofthe most common germs. Therefore, they have not yet built
up resistance or immunity to them.
ã They also have many habits that promote the spread of...
... are new to the
Therapist's
Guide
to
Clinical Intervention,
we
will provide
a
brief
summary
on the
four
sections
of the
text.
The first
part
of the
book
is an
outline
of
... interpret
the
dynamics
of
aggressive impulses
and
behavior
4.
Work through
the
dynamics
of
aggression
F.
Reinforce
the use of the
skills
that
the
person
has
developed
G.
Have
the
... comprehensive resource
tool.
Because
of the
positive response
to the
organization
of the
original
text,
the
format
has
remained
the
same.
The
Therapist's
Guide
to
Clinical
...
... for the Future ofthe Internet Economy
Ministers agreed in their Declaration for the Future ofthe Internet Economy of June 2008 that their challenges
and associated goals with regards to the ...
platforms that support the creation and diffusion of knowledge. Part ofthe work ofthe OECD‘s innovation
strategy, on the changing nature of innovation, examines the importance of trends like collaboration ... compensation for the promotion of
products (including free items, gifts, or cash).
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Costs of enforcement include the cost of legal action if the other party does not fulfill the
contract in the context...
... by the summer of 2009.
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2
The Arctic Thaw
In the spring of 1993, Inuits began to notice big changes in the
formation ofthe winter sea ice near their homes in the Alaskan vil-
lage of Shishmaref, ... interest in the region had been stirred during the war years
by the travels of David Buchan, a Scottish naval of cer who had
patrolled the coasts of Newfoundland in search ofthe French fl ... seabed that lies beyond the theoretical maximum
limits ofthe outer continental shelves of each ofthe ‘Arctic Five’.
It will therefore be administered as the common heritage of man-
kind’ by an...
... reflect the excitement ofthe " ;New Phage Biology."
The launching of Virology Journal comes at a time of resur-
gence of interest in the basic biology ofthe bacteriophages
and the impact ... molecular
mechanisms of gene action and biological structure. The abundance of bacteriophages in nature and
the diversity of their genomes are two reasons why phage research brims with excitement. The
pages of ... disease and the potential use of phage gene
products and even whole phage as therapeutic agents.
Two reasons why thenew era of phage research brims
with excitement are the abundance of bacteriophages...
... from the name of one of Bingo’s variations
UK, 1992
Hovis noun the head of a brown-skinned person. A refinement of
the rhyming slang
LOAF OF BREAD (the head); Hovis™ is a well-
known brand of brown ... and
questions (often rhetorical) of impatience and irritation
UK, 1596.
2 crack cocaine UK, 2003. < for the hell of it; for the sheer hell
of it; just for the hell of it
simply for the pleasure ... a period of extreme harassment, especially of new
recruits to a college fraternity by their older fraternity brothers US,
1930
helmet noun 1 the head ofthe circumcised penis. From the simi-
larity...