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Forensic linguistics applies the theories, constructs, and analytical methods of linguistics to questions that arise in civil, criminal, and security investigations and adjudication. Understanding linguistics as a social science is essential, because almost all of linguistics has been applied to forensically significant questions.
Industry:Science
Horizontal wavelike oscillations in the pattern of wind flow aloft in the upper troposphere, usually with reference to the stronger portion of the westerly current in mid-latitudes. The flow is anticyclonically curved in the vicinity of a ridge line in the wave pattern, and is cyclonically curved in the vicinity of a trough line.
Industry:Science
Assemblages of silicate minerals. Studies of the nature of these minerals provide information on their origin and their role in rock formation. This article discusses kinetic processes in silicate systems, oxidation-reduction equilibria in high-temperature systems, and volatile equilibria in systems at high temperatures and pressures.
Industry:Science
Experimental methods developed to study the physical and chemical phenomena associated with electron transfer at the interface of an electrode and solution. The objective is to obtain either analytical or fundamental information regarding electroactive species in solution. Fundamental electrode characteristics may be investigated also.
Industry:Science
Group 1, 2, and 13–18 compounds which contain a number (<i>N</i>) of formally assignable electrons of more than eight (octet) in a valence shell directly associated with the central atom (X) in direct bonding with a number of ligands (<i>L</i>). The designation <i>N</i>-X-<i>L</i> is conveniently used to describe hypervalent molecules.
Industry:Science
Any of a group of drugs of diverse chemical structure and physiological effects which are commonly used for the relief of pain. To qualify as an analgesic a drug must selectively reduce or abolish pain without causing impairment of consciousness, mental confusion, incoordination or paralysis, or other derangements of the nervous system.
Industry:Science
Any of a group of biologically active polypeptides which function as hormonelike regulatory signals, controlling the growth and differentiation of responsive cells. Indeed, the distinction between growth factors and hormones is frequently arbitrary and stems more from the manner of their discovery than from a clear difference in function.
Industry:Science
Determination of the difference in electrostatic potential between two points. The unit of voltage in the International System of Units (SI) is the volt, defined as the potential difference between two points of a conducting wire carrying a constant current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between these two points is equal to 1 watt.
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Human infestation with lice. There are two biological varieties of the human louse, <i>Pediculus humanus</i>, var. <i>capitis</i> and var. <i>corporis</i>, each showing a strong preference for a specific location on the human body. <i>Pediculus humanus capitis</i> colonizes the head and <i>P. h. corporis</i> lives in the body-trunk region.
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Circadian systems are natural phenomena whereby the biological functions of organisms are synchronized with the day-night cycle of their environment, allowing biological processes to anticipate environmental changes. This is thought to provide organisms with an adaptive advantage, and is present in animals, plants, fungi, and cyanobacteria.
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