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- The immune system is the system of specialized cells and organs that ... Allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic disease in the United ...22 KB (3,374 words) - 00:41, 9 January 2023
- MARC is an acronym, used in the field of library science, that stands ... The future of the MARC formats is a matter of some debate in the worldwide ...10 KB (1,427 words) - 04:45, 5 November 2022
- ruled empires that dominated large portions of Europe and the Asia-Pacific ... On September 18, 1931, Manchuria was an object of Japanese invasion ...31 KB (4,510 words) - 07:22, 23 August 2023
- nonmetal that belongs to the nitrogen group of chemical elements. Given its ... When purified artificially, several different allotropic forms of ...25 KB (3,622 words) - 22:45, 28 March 2023
- Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country of ... and having sparse resources, Burundi is one of the poorest and most conflict ...23 KB (3,228 words) - 18:48, 22 November 2023
- Copyright is the exclusive right given to the creator of a creative ... not just literary work, but also forms of creative work such as sound ...45 KB (6,771 words) - 03:01, 8 January 2024
- Impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure of citations in ... Impact factor was devised by Eugene Garfield, the founder of the Institute ...28 KB (3,975 words) - 15:26, 4 February 2023
- Asparagus is the name a genus of plants within the flowering plant ... As a vegetable, the tender, succulent shoots of asparagus not only ...14 KB (2,081 words) - 04:48, 18 August 2023
- Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a small landlocked country ... 1994 genocide that resulted in the deaths of up to one million people. Since ...25 KB (3,542 words) - 17:40, 28 September 2023
- Iguana is both the common name for several of the larger members of ... For humans, they add to the wonder of nature and the green iguana ...14 KB (2,039 words) - 23:45, 4 October 2021
- Civil rights are the protections and privileges of personal power ... States and most continental European countries, civil rights laws are ...29 KB (4,520 words) - 22:29, 10 December 2023
- organization (NGO) with the stated purpose of campaigning for internationally ... shocked and angered to come across the story of two Portuguese students sentenced ...30 KB (4,487 words) - 00:59, 9 January 2023
- was a Chinese Communist leader and President of the People's Republic ... Liu Shaoqi was a main ideologue of the Chinese Communist Party, and ...14 KB (2,053 words) - 20:53, 3 November 2022
- Mary II (April 30, 1662 – December 28, 1694) reigned as Queen of ... William III, who became the sole ruler of both countries upon her death ...22 KB (3,330 words) - 22:05, 16 December 2022
- , is a country on the Atlantic coast of West Central Africa. Located ... investment have helped make Gabon one of the more prosperous countries ...23 KB (3,343 words) - 07:34, 15 April 2024
- The Kingdom of Tonga, also known as “The Friendly Islands,” is ... Settled for more than 2,800 years, Tonga is part of the cradle of ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 03:57, 1 May 2023
- Antananarivo is the capital, largest city and the economic center ... This city of 1.4 million people is the doorway to Madagascar's ...13 KB (1,867 words) - 05:19, 31 July 2023
- Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a sparsely populated ... The dry lands of Namibia were inhabited since early times by Bushmen ...17 KB (2,377 words) - 02:43, 11 March 2023
- or alkyl halides) are a group of chemical compounds, consisting ... Freon is a trade name for a group of chlorofluorocarbons used primarily ...35 KB (5,199 words) - 23:36, 3 August 2023
- specific purposes. Early balloons were made of dried animal bladders. Modern ... Party balloons are mostly made of natural latex tapped from rubber ...27 KB (4,279 words) - 05:57, 26 August 2023
- services conglomerate incorporated in the State of New York. ... As of September 30, 2008, GE is the world's tenth largest company ...27 KB (3,816 words) - 06:43, 18 April 2024
- " is the mythical figure who, in most of Western cultures, brings gifts ... The modern depiction of Santa Claus as a plump, jolly man wearing ...16 KB (2,522 words) - 03:18, 23 December 2022
- gas (LPG or LP-gas) and can be a mixture of propane with smaller amounts ... in gasoline by Dr. Walter O. Snelling of the U.S. Bureau of Mines in ...13 KB (1,941 words) - 00:08, 2 December 2022
- Anne (February 6, 1665 – August 1, 1714) became Queen of England ... both personally and relating to succession of the Crown and religious polarization ...29 KB (4,444 words) - 15:41, 7 December 2022
- The relationship between church and state is the institutional form ... " (Mark 12:17) fostered the development of separate rival Church and State ...41 KB (6,339 words) - 21:58, 10 December 2023
- Afonso I, King of Portugal, more commonly known as Afonso Henriques ... Afonso I left his mark on the map of Europe. The impetus created by ...16 KB (2,347 words) - 19:49, 28 September 2020
- is a gaseous material consisting primarily of methane and deriving from one ... bogs, landfills, sewage, the stomachs of ruminants such as cows, and ...25 KB (3,786 words) - 04:20, 11 March 2023
- (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended ... Founded in 1976, TIFF is now one of the largest and most prestigious ...26 KB (3,603 words) - 04:11, 1 May 2023
- to a traditional Korean fermented dish made of seasoned vegetables. The most ... Kimchi has been a mainstay of Korean culture for over 2,000 years ...18 KB (2,571 words) - 23:10, 3 March 2023
- The dugong is only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; ... Dugongs are part of the order Sirenia along with manatees, both of ...18 KB (2,756 words) - 17:19, 12 February 2024
- 15, 1898, to battle the American annexation of the Philippines, officially ... Was U.S. intervention in 1898 disinterested altruism in support of ...22 KB (3,341 words) - 02:52, 24 July 2023
- quot; railway because it linked the capital of Vienna with Austria’s Italian ... It is still fully functional as a part of the Austrian Southern Railway ...10 KB (1,532 words) - 09:44, 26 January 2023
- ) is the capital, largest city, and the economic center of Qatar. ... Education has been a major focus of the Qatari government for many ...17 KB (2,415 words) - 16:36, 29 January 2024
- Formaldehyde readily results from the incomplete combustion of carbon ... It is mainly produced by the oxidation of methanol, itself obtained ...18 KB (2,445 words) - 06:34, 1 April 2024
- The Republic of Benin is a sliver of a country in West Africa, the ... The history of the tribes and peoples who inhabited this gateway to ...19 KB (2,686 words) - 19:41, 27 September 2023
- 1947) was a Hungarian-born sociologist, one of the founding fathers of classical ... which is now Hungary. He was the only child of a Hungarian father and a German ...10 KB (1,422 words) - 07:18, 5 October 2022
- The Principality of Monaco, more commonly known as Monaco, is a sovereign ... behind Vatican City. It has a population of 32,410 in a total land area ...28 KB (4,097 words) - 23:17, 28 March 2024
- There are not specific matsuri days for all of Japan; dates vary from area ... and still others around contests where many of the participants sport loin ...16 KB (2,547 words) - 16:54, 7 November 2022
- Lake Ladoga, located in the northwestern part of Russia, is the largest ... In total, Lake Ladoga covers an area of 6,700 fresh water square miles ...10 KB (1,501 words) - 23:18, 21 October 2022
- Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea, is a nation in West Africa ... The name Guinea is used for the region of most of Africa's west ...23 KB (3,314 words) - 23:40, 25 March 2024
- The Pandyan kingdom was an ancient Tamil state in South India of unknown ... The early Pandyan dynasty went into obscurity during the invasion ...21 KB (3,154 words) - 06:36, 18 November 2022
- in Iran, was a war between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran lasting from ... September 22, 1980, following a long history of border disputes. The conflict ...36 KB (5,506 words) - 17:42, 29 January 2024
- at the top, called the mouth. It may be made of glass, clay, plastic, or other ... Bottles have been developed and used over millennia of human history ...10 KB (1,456 words) - 14:41, 28 April 2020
- in an agricultural setting for the purposes of profit or subsistence, whether ... Raising animals (animal husbandry) is an important component of modern ...26 KB (3,786 words) - 07:46, 9 March 2023
- Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is one of the smallest ... affinity with Spain's northern region of Catalonia is longstanding; ...26 KB (3,798 words) - 20:00, 26 July 2023
- U.S., and active in more than 180 countries, it is engaged in every ... to develop the Pico Canyon Oilfield north of Los Angeles. It was purchased ...26 KB (3,656 words) - 18:40, 8 December 2023
- South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ... ) has existed for nearly 60 years, built on the foundation of a 5 ...42 KB (5,837 words) - 16:22, 6 March 2024
- who developed Alfred Adler's system of individual psychology into ... with the school environment as an extension of the family. Thus, his techniques ...11 KB (1,581 words) - 21:05, 21 December 2022
- in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries ... It is one of the "Big Three" major European film festivals ...31 KB (4,402 words) - 19:24, 25 November 2023
- can also refer to proficiency in a number of fields, such as art or physical ... Literacy rates are a crucial measure of a region's human capital ...24 KB (3,587 words) - 04:28, 29 October 2022
