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The second oldest of the five major worldwide divisions (epochs) of the Tertiary Period, that is, the epoch extending from the end of the Paleocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch; also referred to as the middle epoch of the older Tertiary (Paleogene of some authors, Nummulitic of earlier French authors).
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The sudden and unexpected death of an infant less than one year of age whose death remains unexplained after a postmortem investigation, including an autopsy, death scene inspection, and a medical history. In a typical situation, a parent checks on a child who is thought to be sleeping only to find the infant has died.
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The tailless whip scorpions or whip spiders, an order of the class Arachnida. There are about 80 species in the tropics and subtropics. They are flattened, red to brown, and range from 5 to 45 mm (0.2 to 1.8 in.) in body length. All are nocturnal, hiding under bark or stones, among leaves, or in caves during the day.
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The response of tactile nerve endings to varying forces on the skin and to oscillatory motion of the skin. Grasping, holding, and tactile exploration of an object are part of everyday experience. The performance of all these activities is dependent on the dynamic response of specialized nerve endings located in the skin.
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The process of directing a watercraft to a destination in a safe and expeditious manner. From a known present position, a course is determined that avoids dangers, and on this course estimates are made of time schedules. The task is to make periodic adjustments using en route measurements of position or heading and speed.
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The medical specialty that comprises the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or further disability under emergency conditions. It is based primarily in hospital emergency departments, but with extensive responsibilities for supervising emergency medical systems outside the hospital (paramedics).
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The mathematical relationship between two different systems of angular measurement of the position of a body in an ellipse; specifically the relation between the mean anomaly <i>M</i> and eccentric anomaly θ<sup>′</sup>, <i>M</i> = θ<sup>′</sup> – <i>e</i> sin θ<sup>′</sup>, where <i>e</i> is the eccentricity of the ellipse.
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The study of gamma rays of cosmic origin. This vast spectral domain extends from an energy of 0.01 MeV (wavelength of 10<sup>−10</sup> m), the adopted boundary between x-ray and gamma-ray photons, to 10<sup>11</sup> MeV (10<sup>−23</sup> m), an experimental barrier imposed by the extreme scarcity of ultrahigh-energy photons.
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The lustrous fiber produced by the larvae of silkworms; also the thread or cloth made from such fiber. The United States is the greatest importer and consumer of silk. Silk will probably always be prized by the consumer even though certain manufactured fabrics now have some qualities that were formerly possessed only by silk.
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The radiant energy in the visible region or quantity of light. It is in the form of electromagnetic waves, and since the visible region is commonly taken as extending 380–760 nanometers in wavelength, the luminous energy is contained within that region. It is equal to the time integral of the production of the luminous flux.
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