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The energy radiated by solids, liquids, and gases as a result of their temperature. Such radiant energy is in the form of electromagnetic waves and covers the entire electromagnetic spectrum, extending from the radio-wave portion of the spectrum through the infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-ray, and γ-ray portions. From most hot bodies on Earth this radiant energy lies largely in the infrared region.
Industry:Science
The fiber and the plant <i>Cannabis sativa</i>. It should not be confused with Manila hemp, which is not related to true hemp.
Industry:Science
The amplitude and frequency of most sounds change rapidly over time. These changes are crucial for auditory perception and communication. Indeed, it is the pattern of these dynamic changes that conveys information in speech and music. For example, a note struck on a piano may be played backwards in time, thus reversing its dynamic pattern. It is no longer perceived as a piano note; it sounds organlike.
Industry:Science
That part of classical mechanics which deals with the relation between the motions of material bodies and the forces acting upon them.
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The form of navigation in which position is determined relative to external reference points, usually fixed points on the Earth. It is the oldest form of navigation. The following remarks are formulated in the context of marine navigation. However, the use of landmarks to navigate terrestrial vehicles and aircraft is well established. Some authors refer to this means of navigating aircraft as pilotage.
Industry:Science
The annual, cyclic variation between mean solar time shown on uniformly running clocks and apparent solar time displayed on sundials.
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The construction of a mature, very dwarfed tree in a relatively small container. Although bonsai is formally an esoteric branch of horticulture, it is firmly based in the social, historical, and cultural ethic of Asian peoples and its introduction to Western cultures is a development of the twentieth century; indeed, Westerners had not even seen bonsai plants prior to the early decades of this century.
Industry:Science
The apparent change in direction of a source of light caused by an observer's component of motion perpendicular to the impinging rays.
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The export of proteins by cells. With few exceptions, in eukaryotic cells proteins are exported via the secretory pathway, which includes the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus. Secreted proteins are important in many physiological processes, from the transport of lipids and nutrients in the blood, to the digestion of food in the intestine, to the regulation of metabolic processes by hormones.
Industry:Science
The chemistry of drugs and of medicinal and pharmaceutical products. The important aspects of pharmaceutical chemistry are as follows:
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