Question: Who, an entity that shares a name with the native inhabitants of Mizoram in India, is described both as an entity having an existence in Kāma-world?

Answer: Mara

Mara is described both as an entity having an existence in Kāma-world, just as are shown existing around the Buddha, and also is described in pratītyasamutpāda as, primarily, the guardian of passion and the catalyst for lust, hesitation and fear that obstructs meditation among Buddhists.

The Mara are the native inhabitants of Mizoram in India, native to northeastern India, primarily in the Mara Autonomous District Council of the state of Mizoram, where they form the majority of the population. The Maras are related to Kuki and Mizos in India and Kachin, Karen, Shan and Chins in Myanmar.


Question: In the country where racism stemmed from sinicization, during the Yuan dynasty which group had laws put against them?

Answer: The Muslim and Semu.

Racism in China arises from Chinese history, nationalism, sinicization, and other factors. They have driven historical movements such as the Red Turban Rebellion (which targeted the Mongol leadership of the Yuan Dynasty) and the Xinhai Revolution, which overthrew the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Historian John W. Chaffee saw the violent Chinese backlash that happened at the end of the Yuan dynasty against the wealth of the Muslim and Semu as something probably inevitable, although anti-Muslim and anti-Semu laws had already been passed by the Yuan dynasty.


Question: How did the first of the African persons who have on of their largest concentrations in the State of New York, first arrive?

Answer: Slaves from slave ports of Senegal

In the United States, one of the largest concentrations of people of Senegalese origin is in the state of New York, where they form one of the four main Muslim groups from Africa, being the neighborhood Little Senegal, or Le Petit Senegal, one of its major enclaves, a neighborhood which varies linguistically.

Currently, the Senegalese population in the United States is very diverse, both linguistically and culturally, although the majority of Senegalese are Muslims. There are also Senegalese Christians and animists who still practice their African beliefs. The Senegalese tend to speak a variety of languages.

Muslims, Christians and Practitioners of traditional religion of Senegal. The first people from present-day Senegal arrived in the modern United States arrived as slaves from several slave ports of Senegal.


Question: Phytopathology is the study of pathological diseases of what type of organism whose tissue study falls under the field of plant anatomy?

Answer: Plants

Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors).

For plants, the study of their tissues falls under the field of plant anatomy, with the following four main types: Histopathology is the branch of histology that includes the microscopic identification and study of diseased tissue.


Question: RA is what type of unit that also refers to a class of heavy military ranged weapons built to launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms?

Answer: Artillery.

For other uses, see Artillery (disambiguation). Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons built to launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and led to heavy, fairly immobile siege engines.

The Militia had been principally an infantry force to this date, but Militia Artillery units were added from this point, and some existing Militia Infantry regiments were converted to coastal artillery. The role of the Militia Artillery was to man coastal defences and fortifications in wartime, relieving the Royal Artillery (RA) for active service.


Question: Why did nationalism emerge in the place where very few formerly enslaved people wanted to move to?

Answer: As a result of wartime changes in the nature of colonial rule as well as social change in Africa itself.

African nationalism first emerged as a mass movement in the years after World War II as a result of wartime changes in the nature of colonial rule as well as social change in Africa itself.

In general, the movement was an overwhelming failure; very few formerly enslaved people wanted to move to Africa. The small number of freed slaves who did settle in Africa—some under duress—initially faced brutal conditions.


Question: The Macchi C.202 Folgore was used by a country that names its infantry units mostly after what?

Answer: Regions and cities

Italian Infantry units are named for regions and cities. However the 5th, 13th, 17th, 20th, 21st, 60th, 66th, 67th, 87th, 114th, 120th, and 151st infantry battalions are named for battles, while the 52nd is named for the Alps and the 1st carries the name of Saint Justus of Trieste .

The Macchi C.202 Folgore was an Italian fighter aircraft, developed from the earlier C.200 Saetta; its principal difference was its use of an Italian-built version of the German Daimler-Benz DB 601 Aa engine and the adoption of a revised streamlined fuselage.


Question: What ancient Proto-Somali tribal kingdom positioned in the Horn of Africa practiced an elaborate form of embalming?

Answer: The Macrobians

The Macrobians (Μακροβίοι) was an ancient Proto-Somali tribal kingdom positioned in the Horn of Africa mentioned by Herodotus. It is one of the legendary peoples postulated at the extremity of the known world (from the perspective of the Greeks), in this case in the extreme south, contrasting with the Hyperboreans in the extreme east.

According to Herodotus, the Macrobians practiced an elaborate form of embalming. The Macrobians preserved the bodies of the dead by first extracting moisture from the corpses, then overlaying the bodies with a type of plaster, and finally decorating the exterior in vivid colors in order to imitate the deceased as realistically as possible.


Question: Pripyat is a ghost town in a country where how many people live?

Answer: 22 million

Cities of district significance are often the administrative centers of the districts they are located in. The lives of approximately 22 million inhabitants (both urban and rural) are tied in with the socio-economic activities of small cities, which plays an important role in the development of suburbs and the Ukrainian economy.

Pripyat ( / ˈpriːpjət, ˈprɪp -/ PREE-pyət, PRIP-yət; Russian: При́пять, romanized : Pripyatʹ) or Prypiat ( Ukrainian: При́пʼять, romanized : Prypiat, IPA: [ˈprɪpjɐtʲ]) is a ghost town in northern Ukraine, near the Ukraine– Belarus border.


Question: How old was Robert Burnell when he was elected Bishop of Bath and Wells?

Answer: Burnell was 36 years-old when he was elected Bishop of Bath and Wells.

In 1275 Burnell was elected Bishop of Bath and Wells, after Edward had appointed him Lord Chancellor in 1274. Burnell was behind the efforts of the royal officials to enforce royal rights during his term of office as chancellor, including the implementation of the Quo warranto procedures.

Robert Burnell (c. 1239 – 25 October 1292) was an English bishop who served as Lord Chancellor of England from 1274 to 1292.  A native of Shropshire, he served as a minor royal official before entering into the service of Prince Edward, the future King Edward I of England.


Question: Sheikh Safi, an eminent leader of an Islamic Sufi order established by the what, an order of Sufism that Shas associated with established the Twelver school of Shia Islam as a state religion,  was born in Ardabil?

Answer: Safavids

The Safavid shahs established the Twelver school of Shia Islam as the official religion of the empire, marking one of the most important turning points in Muslim history . The Safavid dynasty had its origin in the Safavid order of Sufism, which was established in the city of Ardabil in the Azerbaijan region.

This monument is situated in the Ali-Ghapu area. Sheikh Safi, an eminent leader of an Islamic Sufi order established by the Safavids, was born in Ardabil where this complex is located. The Safavids valued the tomb-mosque form, and the tomb with its mausoleum and prayer hall is located at a right angle to the mosque.


Question: The constellation bordered by Orion to the west, Gemini to the north, Canis Major to the south, and Hydra to the east, was first charted on a globe by which Dutch cartographer?

Answer: Monoceros was on a globe created by the Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius.

It is bordered by Orion to the west, Gemini to the north, Canis Major to the south, and Hydra to the east. Other bordering constellations include Canis Minor, Lepus, and Puppis .

In Western astronomy, Monoceros is a relatively modern constellation, not one of Ptolemy's 48 in the Almagest.[8] Its first certain appearance was on a globe created by the Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius in 1612 or 1613[9] and it was later charted by German astronomer Jakob Bartsch as Unicornu on his star chart of 1624.[10]


Question: Who was Kulothunga Chola III and when did he undertake a second campaign against the Pandya King Vira Pandya following a rebellion by him and non-payment of tribute to his Chola overlord?

Answer: Kulothunga Chola III also known as a Chakravarti was the ruler of the Chola empire from 1178 to 1218 CE, after succeeding Rajadhiraja Chola II. He undertook a second campaign between 1185 - 1186 against the Pandya King Vira Pandya following a rebellion by him and non-payment of tribute to his Chola overlord.

Kulothunga Chola III also known as a Chakravarti was the ruler of the Chola empire from 1178 to 1218 CE, after succeeding Rajadhiraja Chola II. Kulothunga Chola III gained success in war against his traditional foes.

Between 1185–1186, Kulothunga Chola III undertook a second campaign against the Pandya King Vira Pandya following a rebellion by him and non-payment of tribute to his Chola overlord. This time, however, Pandya King Vira Pandya did not get the usual support from the Sinhala and Venad kingdoms.


Question: A select amount of what types of wines are also made in the area of Auxerre, which is known as the Burgundy region?

Answer: Rosé and sparkling wines

The Burgundy region runs from Auxerre in the north to Mâcon in the south, or to Lyon if the Beaujolais area is included as part of Burgundy. Chablis, a white wine made from Chardonnay grapes, is produced in the area around Auxerre.

The most famous wines produced here—those commonly referred to as "Burgundies"—are dry red wines made from pinot noir grapes and white wines made from chardonnay grapes. Red and white wines are also made from other grape varieties, such as gamay and aligoté, respectively. Small amounts of rosé and sparkling wines are also produced in the region.


Question: What game exploring five fictional planets was based on a show that originally aired on Cartoon Network and Boomerang?

Answer: Duck Dodgers was the game.

Based on the cartoon, the player takes control of Daffy Duck and explores five fictional planets and saves the Earth. The object is to collect energy atoms to unlock the boss areas and defeat the bosses, whom upon defeating, opens up the next planet.

The series is comic science fiction, featuring the fictional Looney Tunes characters in metafictional roles, with Daffy Duck as the title character. It originally aired on Cartoon Network and Boomerang.


Question: The photoelectric effect is the what, a variety of which are called secondary electrons, when electromagnetic radiation, such as light, hits a material?

Answer: Emission of electrons

The term often refers to the emission of electrons when charged particles like electrons or ions in a vacuum tube strike a metal surface; these are called secondary electrons. In this case, the number of secondary electrons emitted per incident particle is called secondary emission yield.

The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons when electromagnetic radiation, such as light, hits a material. Electrons emitted in this manner are called photoelectrons. The phenomenon is studied in condensed matter physics, and solid state and quantum chemistry to draw inferences about the properties of atoms, molecules and solids.


Question: What is produced when the soft palate remains relaxed enabling air to go through the nose that is a nasal occlusive?

Answer: Nasal consonants

Nasal occlusives are nearly universal in human languages. There are also other kinds of nasal consonants in some languages. Nearly all nasal consonants are nasal occlusives, in which air escapes through the nose but not through the mouth, as it is blocked (occluded) by the lips or tongue.

When producing nasal consonants (such as "m", "n", and "ng"), the soft palate remains relaxed, thereby enabling the air to go through the nose. The Eustachian tube, which opens near the velopharyngeal sphincter, connects the middle ear and nasal pharynx. Normally, the tube ensures aeration and drainage (of secretions) of the middle ear.


Question: Encopresis and uncontrolled leakage of urine are both types of what disorder?

Answer: Incontinence.

Fecal incontinence ( FI ), or in some forms encopresis, is a lack of control over defecation, leading to involuntary loss of bowel contents, both liquid stool elements and mucus, or solid feces. When this loss includes flatus (gas) it is referred to as anal incontinence.

Urinary incontinence ( UI ), also known as involuntary urination, is any uncontrolled leakage of urine. It is a common and distressing problem, which may have a large impact on quality of life.


Question: What is subjected to enormous stresses that is a shaft driven by a crank mechanism, consisting of a series of cranks and crankpins to which the connecting rods of an engine is attached?

Answer: A crankshaft

Many small engines, such as those found in mopeds or garden machinery, are single cylinder and use only a single piston, simplifying crankshaft design. A crankshaft is subjected to enormous stresses, potentially equivalent of several tonnes of force.

A crankshaft is a shaft driven by a crank mechanism, consisting of a series of cranks and crankpins to which the connecting rods of an engine is attached. It is a mechanical part able to perform a conversion between reciprocating motion and rotational motion.


Question: What is Mastopexy and what is the likely reason for a patient having the procedure?

Answer: Mastopexy (Greek μαστός mastos "breast" + -pēxiā "affix") is the plastic surgery mammoplasty procedure for raising sagging breasts upon the chest of the woman, by changing and modifying the size, contour, and elevation of the breasts. A mastopexy procedure to correct breast ptosis is not indicated by medical cause or physical reason, but by the self-image of the woman; that is, the combination of physical, aesthetic, and mental health requirements of her self.

Mastopexy (Greek μαστός mastos "breast" + -pēxiā "affix") is the plastic surgery mammoplasty procedure for raising sagging breasts upon the chest of the woman, by changing and modifying the size, contour, and elevation of the breasts.

Moreover, mastopexy surgery techniques also are applied to reduction mammoplasty, which is the correction of oversized breasts. Psychologically, a mastopexy procedure to correct breast ptosis is not indicated by medical cause or physical reason, but by the self-image of the woman; that is, the combination of physical, aesthetic, and mental health requirements of her self.


Question: What college in Cambridge did the developer of the simple spectrophotometer that is used to measure stratospheric ozone go to?

Answer: He went to Gonville and Caius College.

Eventually the spectrum of the missing radiation was matched to only one known chemical, ozone. Its properties were explored in detail by the British meteorologist G. M. B. Dobson, who developed a simple spectrophotometer (the Dobsonmeter) that could be used to measure stratospheric ozone from the ground.

Gordon Miller Bourne Dobson CBE FRS[1] (25 February 1889 – 11 March 1976) was a British physicist and meteorologist who did important work on ozone.[2][3]Contents1	Education2	Research and career3	Awards and honours4	ReferencesEducationHe was educated at Sedbergh School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, graduating with a first in Natural Sciences in 1909.[4] He was later awarded DSc (Oxon).[5]


Question: In the Earth's magnetosphere, the set of currents that flow along geomagnetic field lines connecting the Earth's magnetosphere to the Earth's high latitude ionosphere are driven by what?

Answer: Birkeland currents are driven by the solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field and by bulk motions of plasma through the magnetosphere.

In the Earth's magnetosphere, the currents are driven by the solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field and by bulk motions of plasma through the magnetosphere (convection indirectly driven by the interplanetary environment). The strength of the Birkeland currents changes with activity in the magnetosphere (e.g. during substorms ).

A Birkeland current is a set of currents that flow along geomagnetic field lines connecting the Earth's magnetosphere to the Earth's high latitude ionosphere.


Question: What subculture of the Southern United States that has come from blending heavy amounts of rural Scots-Irish culture with the culture of Africans and Native Americans, is highly religious, with the predominant religion in the state being Christianity?

Answer: The culture of Georgia

The culture of Georgia is a subculture of the Southern United States that has come from blending heavy amounts of rural Scots-Irish culture with the culture of Africans and Native Americans.

As with the rest of the South, Georgia is highly religious, with the predominant religion in the state being Christianity. In fact, 85% of Georgians are Christians with 76% of those being Protestant, 8% Catholic and 1% designated as Other; 13% of the population have no religion and 2% are of a religion other than Christianity.


Question: The individual depicted in form of a ram protecting King Taharqa in a granite statue in the British Museum rose to what position by the end of the First Intermediate Period under the 11th Dynasty of Thebes?

Answer: Amun rose to the position of tutelary deity of Thebes.

Granite statue of Amun in the form of a ram protecting King Taharqa, British Museum. At least three ancient Egyptian granitic gneiss statues of Amun in the form of a ram protecting King Taharqa were displayed at the Temple of Amun at Kawa in Nubia.

Amun rose to the position of tutelary deity of Thebes after the end of the First Intermediate Period, under the 11th Dynasty. As the patron of Thebes, his spouse was Mut. In Thebes, Amun as father, Mut as mother and the Moon god Khonsu formed a divine family or " Theban Triad ".


Question: Where is a city not an administrative division that Faro is located in the southern region of?

Answer: Portugal

Faro ( / ˈfɑːroʊ / FAR-oh, Portuguese: [ˈfaɾu] ( listen)) is a municipality, the southernmost city and seat of the district of the same name, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal.

In Portugal, the city is not an administrative division, therefore a city generally does not necessarily correspond to a municipality, with the exception of the entirely urban municipalities, such as Lisbon, Porto, Funchal, Amadora, Entroncamento, and São João da Madeira .


Question: If an endothelium is damaged, cholinergic stimulation causes what that increases systemic vascular resistance?

Answer: Vasoconstriction.

Systemic vascular resistance is used in calculations of blood pressure, blood flow, and cardiac function. Vasoconstriction (i.e., decrease in blood vessel diameter) increases SVR, whereas vasodilation (increase in diameter) decreases SVR.

If the endothelium is damaged, cholinergic stimulation causes vasoconstriction. Adenosine most likely does not play a role in maintaining the vascular resistance in the resting state. However, it causes vasodilation and decreased vascular resistance during hypoxia.


Question: Albuquerque and Delaware are both names of what?

Answer: Basins

The basin contains sediment dating to Pennsylvanian, Wolfcampian ( Wolfcamp Formation ), Leonardian ( Avalon Shale ), and early Guadalupian times. The eastward-dipping Delaware basin is subdivided into several formations (Figure 2) and contains approximately 25,000 feet (7,600 m) of laminated siltstone and sandstone.

The Albuquerque Basin (or Middle Rio Grande Basin) is a structural basin and ecoregion within the Rio Grande rift in central New Mexico. It contains the city of Albuquerque .


Question: When did the second campaign of the first Persian invasion of Greece, during the Persian Wars, begin?

Answer: 490 BC

The first Persian invasion of Greece, during the Persian Wars, began in 492 BC, and ended with the decisive Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. The invasion, consisting of two distinct campaigns, was ordered by the Persian king Darius the Great primarily in order to punish the city-states of Athens and Eretria.

The second Persian campaign, in 490 BC, was under the command of Datis and Artaphernes. The expedition headed first to the island Naxos, which it captured and burned. It then island-hopped between the rest of the Cycladic Islands, annexing each into the Persian empire.


Question: The peafowl who raise stiff feathers  into a fan and quiver in a display during courtship display a marked form of sexual what?

Answer: Dimorphism

The peacock is brightly coloured, with a predominantly blue fan-like crest of spatula-tipped wire-like feathers and is best known for the long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers which bear colourful eyespots. These stiff feathers are raised into a fan and quivered in a display during courtship.

Indian peafowl display a marked form of sexual dimorphism. The peacock is brightly coloured, with a predominantly blue fan-like crest of spatula-tipped wire-like feathers and is best known for the long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers which bear colourful eyespots.


Question: Why did people activate the facility that is currently the Center of Industrial Technical Excellence for the maintenance and repair of the Bradley system?

Answer: It was activated to create an ammunition storage facility.

The Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Texas, is the Center of Industrial Technical Excellence for the maintenance and repair of the Bradley system. The Bradley was developed largely in response to the Soviet BMP family of infantry fighting vehicles.

The Red River Army Depot (RRAD) is an 15,375-acre (62.22 km2) depot-level maintenance facility located 18 miles (29 km) west of Texarkana, Texas, in Bowie County.  Contents1	History1.1	Command2	CITE designation3	References4	External linksHistoryRRAD was activated in 1941 to create an ammunition storage facility. Due to the demands of WWII, the mission was expanded to include general supply storage and tank repair. The depot was supposed to be deactivated after the findings of the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The depot remained open after the commission reconsidered.


Question: What is a Platonic solid and when can a convex polyhedron be a Platonic solid?

Answer: In three-dimensional space, a Platonic solid is a regular, convex polyhedron. A convex polyhedron is a Platonic solid if and only if the same number of faces meet at each of its vertices.

A convex polyhedron is a Platonic solid if and only if the same number of faces meet at each of its vertices. Each Platonic solid can therefore be denoted by a symbol { p , q } where p is the number of edges (or, equivalently, vertices) of each face, and

In three-dimensional space, a Platonic solid is a regular, convex polyhedron. It is constructed by congruent (identical in shape and size), regular (all angles equal and all sides equal), polygonal faces with the same number of faces meeting at each vertex. Five solids meet these criteria:


Question: The slipped disk where unbalanced mechanical pressures substantially deform the anulus fibrosus is also known as what, where a dog can experience leg paralysis?

Answer: Spinal disc herniation.

Spinal disc herniation occurs when the Intervertebral disc bulges or ruptures into the vertebral canal where the spinal cord resides. Once the cord is compressed, the dog experiences symptoms ranging from mild back/neck pain to leg paralysis, loss of sensation, and urinary and fecal incontinence.

The amount of glycosaminoglycans (and hence water) decreases with age and degeneration. A spinal disc herniation, commonly referred to as a slipped disc, can happen when unbalanced mechanical pressures substantially deform the anulus fibrosus, allowing part of the nucleus to obtrude.


Question: What term denotes from the abode of divinity or deities and is also what a Nepali script is named after?

Answer: Devanagari.

Similar braille conventions are used for three languages of India and Nepal that in print are written in Devanagari script: Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali. These are part of a family of related braille alphabets known as Bharati Braille. There are apparently some differences between the Nepali braille alphabet of India and that of Nepal.

Deva means "heavenly or divine" and is also one of the terms for a deity in Hinduism. Nagari comes from नगरम् ( nagaram ), which means abode or city. Hence, Devanagari denotes from the abode of divinity or deities . Nāgarī is the Sanskrit feminine of Nāgara "relating or belonging to a town or city, urban".


Question: What is the population of the southernmost city in the Republic of Columbia?

Answer: Leticia has approximately 48,144 inhabitants

Leticia has approximately 48,144 inhabitants on the left bank of the Amazon river, and is located at the point where Colombia, Brazil and Peru come together in an area called Tres Fronteras . Amazonas shore.

Leticia (Spanish pronunciation: [leˈtisja]) is the southernmost city in the Republic of Colombia, capital of the department of Amazonas, Colombia's southernmost town (4.09° south 69.57° west) and one of the major ports on the Amazon river. It has an elevation of 96 meters (315') above sea level and an average temperature of 27 °C (80.6 °F).


Question: In ribonucleotides, the sugar component is a name chosen because of it is a partial rearrangement of what other word?

Answer: Arabinose

Fischer chose the name "ribose" as it is a partial rearrangement of the name of another sugar, arabinose, of which ribose is an epimer at the 2' carbon; both names also relate to gum arabic, from which arabinose was first isolated and from which they prepared l -ribose.

In ribonucleotides, the sugar component is ribose while in deoxyribonucleotides, the sugar component is deoxyribose. Instead of a hydroxyl group at the second carbon in the ribose ring, it is replaced by a hydrogen atom. [2]


Question: What volcanic field with irregular scoria cones is found between the towns of Big Pine and Independence?

Answer: The Big Pine volcanic field.

The volcanic field covers a surface area of 500 square kilometres (190 sq mi) within the Owens Valley east of the Sierra Nevada and consists of lava flows, one rhyolitic coulee and about 40 volcanic vents including cinder cones. Some vents are simple conical cinder cones while others are irregular scoria cones.

The Big Pine volcanic field (also known as Aberdeen volcanic field) lies in the Owens Valley, around Aberdeen, California and between the towns of Big Pine and Independence. U.S. Route 395 and the Owens River run through the field, the latter is dammed north of the field in the Tinemaha Reservoir.


Question: An annuity with some very important additional complicating factors was introduced as what number pillar of social insurance?

Answer: Fifth

Long term care insurance is a contingent deferred annuity. Recognizing that LTCI is a contingent deferred annuity is, however, just the beginning of a proper conceptual understanding because it is an annuity with some very important additional complicating factors.

Long-term care insurance was introduced as the fifth pillar of social insurance after health insurance, industrial injuries, pensions and unemployment insurance. This fifth pillar is financed by the care fund, which was built for all the individual health insurance policies.


Question: What was the holder of the supreme office of the order that was formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land equivalent to in non-military Roman Catholic religious orders?

Answer: The superior general

The Teutonic Order was formed to aid Christianson their pilgrimagesto the Holy Landand to establish hospitals.

The Grand Master ( German: Hochmeister; Latin: Magister generalis) is the holder of the supreme office of the Teutonic Order. It is equivalent to the grand master of other military orders and the superior general in non-military Roman Catholic religious orders.


Question: Do the suborder of the housefly and the order of the fly start with the same letter or different letters?

Answer: They start with different letters.

The housefly ( Musca domestica) is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It is believed to have evolved in the Cenozoic Era, possibly in the Middle East, and has spread all over the world as a commensal of humans. It is the most common fly species found in houses.

A fly ( plural: flies) is an insect of the order Diptera. The Diptera is a large order of advanced flying insects. Their most obvious distinction from other insects is in their flight. A typical fly has two flight wings on its thorax and a pair of halteres.


Question: The most northern of the four current monasteries of Scetes is dedicated and named after what Christian woman believed to have been impregnated by the Holy Spirit?

Answer: It's named after the Virgin Mary.

It is the most northern among the four current monasteries of Scetes, situated around 9 km northeast of the Monastery of Saint Pishoy. Ecclesiastically, the monastery is dedicated to and named after the Virgin Mary .

In Christianity, Mary is commonly referred to as the Virgin Mary, in accordance with the belief that the Holy Spirit impregnated her, thereby conceiving her first-born son Jesus miraculously, without sexual relations with her betrothed/husband Joseph, "until her son [Jesus] was born" (Matthew 1:25).[19] The word "until" has inspired considerable analysis on whether Joseph and Mary produced siblings after the birth of Jesus or not.


Question: Where is the Old Town Transit Center located and when was it built?

Answer: The Old Town Transit Center, also known as San Diego–Old Town station or Old Town San Diego station, is an intermodal transportation station located in the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego, California. It was built in the early 1990s.

The Old Town Transit Center, also known as San Diego–Old Town station or Old Town San Diego station, is an intermodal transportation station located in the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego, California.

The Old Town Transit Center was built in the early 1990s, and San Diego Trolley's North/South Line was extended here on June 16, 1996.[3] In November 1997, the line, renamed the Blue Line,[4] was extended into Mission Valley.[3] When the Green Line service was introduced with the opening of the Mission Valley East extension on July 10, 2005


Question: If a Century Arms revolver ignites a projectile, but doesn't push it out of the barrel, what is it called?

Answer: A squib.

A cartridge without a projectile is called a blank; one that is completely inert (contains no active primer and no propellant) is called a dummy; one that failed to ignite and shoot off the projectile is called a dud; and one that ignited but failed to sufficiently push the projectile out of the barrel is called a squib .

Although not originally designed for handguns, several rifle and shotgun cartridges have also been chambered in a number of large handguns, primarily in revolvers like the Phelps Heritage revolver, Century Arms revolver, Thompson/Centre Contender break-open pistol, Magnum Research BFR, and the Pfeifer Zeliska revolvers.


Question: What founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire had a first-born son named Jochi that was favored to rule the clan after his death?

Answer: Genghis Khan had a first-born son named Jochi and was the first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.

As Genghis Khan's first-born son, Jochi was favored to rule the clan and the empire after his father died. At the familial kurultai called in 1222, Chagatai raised the issue of Jochi's legitimacy. At that meeting, Genghis Khan made it clear that Jochi was his legitimate first-born son.

Genghis Khan was the founder and first Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia. After founding the Empire and being proclaimed Genghis Khan he launched the Mongol invasions that conquered most of Eurasia, reaching as far west as Poland in Europe and the Levant in the Middle East.


Question: Alcohol dehydrogenase, bile acid binding protein and the members of the oxidoreductases family are all types of what?

Answer: Enzymes

Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C2, also known as bile acid binding protein, 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3, and dihydrodiol dehydrogenase type 2, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AKR1C2 gene. This gene encodes a member of the aldo/keto reductase superfamily, which consists of more than 40 known enzymes and proteins.

Alcohol dehydrogenase [NADP+] also known as aldehyde reductase or aldo-keto reductase family 1 member A1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AKR1A1 gene. AKR1A1 belongs to the aldo-keto reductase (AKR) superfamily.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with NAD + or NADP + as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3beta-hydroxy-steroid:NADP+ 3-oxidoreductase. This enzyme is also called 3-KSR.


Question: What country situated north of the equator has a climate that ranges from alpine to tundra?

Answer: India

The climate across India ranges from equatorial in the far south, to alpine and tundra in the upper regions of the Himalayas. Geologically, India lies on the Indian Plate, the northern part of the Indo-Australian Plate .

India is situated north of the equator between 8°4' north to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' east to 97°25' east longitude. It is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 sq mi). India measures 3,214 km (1,997 mi) from north to south and 2,933 km (1,822 mi) from east to west.


Question: The port of what city that borders Maoming to the west has a Berth called the Lianggang Terminal?

Answer: Yangjiang.

The Port has 1 major port area and 6 port operation areas. 15 berths. The list of Berths include: Yangjiang Coal Terminal; Lianggang Terminal; Yangjiang Ore Terminal; Yangxi Power Station. /  21.70833°N 111.81139°E  / 21.70833; 111.81139

It borders Maoming to the west, Yunfu to the north, Jiangmen to the east, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south. The local dialect is the Gaoyang dialect, a branch of Yue Chinese.


Question: Hoosic and Beaver are both names of what?

Answer: Rivers

The river is located entirely within the Canadian Shield. The drainage basin includes a number of lakes in Central-East Alberta which flow into a series of lakes in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The main tributary, the Beaver River, joins at Lac Île-à-la-Crosse.

The river then enters the heart of the Capital District. It takes in water from the Hoosic River, which extends into Massachusetts. Shortly thereafter the river has its confluence with the Mohawk River, the largest tributary of the Hudson River, in Waterford. The river then reaches the Federal Dam in Troy, marking an impoundment of the river.


Question: One of the four cardinal virtues (in place of phronesis), and the Russian Grand Duchess of Moscow are both named what?

Answer: Sophia.

Sophia is named as one of the four cardinal virtues (in place of phronesis) in Plato 's Protagoras . Philo, a Hellenized Jew writing in Alexandria, attempted to harmonize Platonic philosophy and Jewish scripture.

Sophia (Russian: Софи́я) is a Russian historical drama television series about Sophia Palaiologina, Grand Duchess of Moscow. The film was directed by Aleksei Andrianov, and produced by film company "Moskino" (Russian: Москино) with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of Russia and Ministry of Defence of Russia.


Question: What are two other names for the language for which Bozo is the nearest linguistic "relative"?

Answer: Soninke is also known as Serakhulle or Azer.

The Soninke language (Soninke: Sooninkanxanne ), also known as Serakhulle or Azer is a Mande language spoken by the Soninke people of Africa.

The language is relatively homogeneous, with only slight phonological, lexical, and grammatical variations. Linguistically, its nearest relatives is the Bozo language, which is centered on the Inner Niger Delta . It is possible that the language of the Imraguen people and/or the Nemadi dialect are dialects of, or closely related to, Soninke.


Question: Non-industrial and what, defined as a railway with a track gauge that is narrower than the usual 1,435 mm, mountain railways are (or were) common in the Rocky Mountains of the United States?

Answer: Narrow-gauge

Non-industrial, narrow-gauge mountain railways are (or were) common in the Rocky Mountains of the United States and the Pacific Cordillera of Canada, Mexico, Switzerland, Bulgaria, the former Yugoslavia, Greece, and Costa Rica . 1⁄2 in ).

A narrow-gauge railway (also called a narrow-gauge railroad in the United States) is a railway with a track gauge that is narrower than the usual 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in ). Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) wide.


Question: What originates at the mouth of Lake André and has its hydrographic slope accessible by the junction of a forest road serving the eastern side of Chibougamau Lake?

Answer: The "Armitage River".

The "Armitage River" originates at the mouth of Lake André (length: 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi); altitude: 409 metres (1,342 ft)) in Dollier Township. This source is located at: 372 kilometres (231 mi) East of the mouth of the Nottaway River.

The hydrographic slope of the "Armitage River" is accessible by the junction of a forest road serving the eastern side of Chibougamau Lake; the latter is connected by the North to route 167 which also serves the south side of Waconichi Lake and the Waconichi River.


Question: The peafowl that display a marked form of sexual dimorphism are one of two species of what type of peafowl?

Answer: Asiatic

The two Asiatic species are the blue or Indian peafowl originally of the Indian subcontinent, and the green peafowl of Southeast Asia; the one African species is the Congo peafowl, native only to the Congo Basin. Male peafowl are known for their piercing calls and their extravagant plumage.

Indian peafowl display a marked form of sexual dimorphism. The peacock is brightly coloured, with a predominantly blue fan-like crest of spatula-tipped wire-like feathers and is best known for the long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers which bear colourful eyespots.


Question: Was the Song dynasty before or after the Liang dynasty?

Answer: It was after.

The dynasty was founded by Zhao Kuangyin, who became Emperor Taizu (r. 960–976) and concluded with the death of Zhao Bing (r. 1278–1279). The last emperor of the Northern Song was Emperor Qinzong (r. 1126–1127), while the first Southern Song emperor was Emperor Gaozong (r. 1127–1162).

It was succeeded by the Sui dynasty, a short-lived dynasty that was then destroyed by the Tang dynasty. The Chen royal family continued to hold powerful high-ranking positions in both the Sui and Tang governments. In the twilight of the Liang dynasty (548-557), the Houjing Disturbance ( 侯景之乱) occurred.


Question: Chechens fought which people who have separate special-operations forces brigades, battalions and companies which are integrated with the intelligence assets of military districts, fronts, fleets, armies or corps?

Answer: Russians

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have separate special-operations forces brigades, battalions and companies which are integrated with the intelligence assets of military districts, fronts, fleets, armies or corps. The United States definition of special operations is:

Many (like their Russian adversaries) had Soviet uniforms. Chechen units were divided into combat groups consisting of about twenty personnel, sub-divided into three or four-person fire teams. Each fire team consisted of an anti-tank gunner, usually armed with Russian-made RPG-7s or RPG-18s, a machine gunner, and a rifleman.


Question: What is the Italian honours system and how many orders of knighthood are awarded in recognition of service to the Italian Republic?

Answer: The Italian honours system is a means to reward achievements or service to the Italian Republic and there are five orders of knighthood awarded in recognition of service to the Italian Republic.

The Italian honours system is a means to reward achievements or service to the Italian Republic, formerly the Kingdom of Italy including the Italian Social Republic . There are five orders of knighthood awarded in recognition of service to the Italian Republic.

There are five orders of knighthood awarded in recognition of service to the Italian Republic. Below these sit a number of other decorations, associated and otherwise, that do not confer knighthoods. However, the Royal House of Savoy, Italy's former Royal Family, also continues to bestow knighthoods in three orders of chivalry previously recognised by the Kingdom of Italy.


Question: Who was the eighth-born of the nine Muses and the goddess who presided over comedy and idyllic poetry?

Answer: Thaleia

Thalia was the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, the eighth-born of the nine Muses. According to pseudo-Apollodorus, she and Apollo were the parents of the Corybantes. Other ancient sources, however, gave the Corybantes different parents. ^ "Thalia".

In Greek mythology, Thalia (/θəˈlaɪə/[1][2] or /ˈθeɪliə/;[3] Ancient Greek: Θάλεια; "the joyous, the flourishing", from Ancient Greek: θάλλειν, thállein; "to flourish, to be verdant"), also spelled Thaleia, was one of the Muses, the goddess who presided over comedy and idyllic poetry


Question: In mathematics and probability theory, what, defined as when a change happens over time or an area without being interrupted, percolation theory is a branch of mathematics that extends discrete percolation theory to continuous space?

Answer: Continuum

In mathematics and probability theory, continuum percolation theory is a branch of mathematics that extends discrete percolation theory to continuous space (often Euclidean space ℝn ).

A continuum is when a change happens over time or an area without being interrupted. Space-time is when space and time are said to be part of the same continuum instead of two different continuums. A dialect continuum is a group of language dialects that change over an area.


Question: In what can can penta hydrate be readily disolved?

Answer: Water

Bismuth (III) nitrate is a salt composed of bismuth in its cationic +3 oxidation state and nitrate anions. The most common solid form is the penta hydrate. It is used in the synthesis of other bismuth compounds. It is available commercially.

Almost all inorganic nitrates are soluble in water. An example of an insoluble nitrate is Bismuth oxynitrate . The ion is the conjugate base of nitric acid, consisting of one central nitrogen atom surrounded by three identically bonded oxygen atoms in a trigonal planar arrangement.


Question: Burgundy remained united under the rule of one king until the death of who in 855?

Answer: Lothar

The following is a list of the kings of the two kingdoms of Burgundy, and a number of related political entities devolving from Carolingian machinations over family relations. Flavius Aëtius moves the Burgundians into Sapaudia ( Upper Rhône Basin) . United with Neustria under one king, but a separate administration (613–751)

After Lothar's death in 855, his realm was divided between his sons. The Burgundian territories were divided between: Lothair II, who received the northern parts ( Upper Burgundy ). Charles, who received the southern parts including Provence, Lyon and Vienne. His realm was called the regnum provinciae (kingdom of Provence) or Lower Burgundy.


Question: What are based upon the teachings of the Tannaim and has a rabbinic practice focusing on religious law?

Answer: The Midrashim.

Generally speaking, rabbinic midrashim either focus on religious law and practice ( halakha) or interpret biblical narrative in relation to non-legal ethics or theology, creating homilies and parables based on the text. In the latter case they are described as aggadic.

The Midrashim are mostly derived from, and based upon, the teachings of the Tannaim. The Aggadah has been preserved in a series of different works, which, like all works of traditional literature, have come to their present form through previous collections and revisions. Their original forms existed long before they were reduced to writing.


Question: Whose fictional universe does the story that follows the quest of a home-loving hobbit and has the Prancing Pony take place?

Answer: Tolkien.

The Hobbit is set within Tolkien's fictional universe and follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins, the titular hobbit, to win a share of the treasure guarded by Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's journey takes him from light-hearted, rural surroundings into more sinister territory.

A Squint-Eyed Southerner appears alongside Bill Ferny at the Prancing Pony in the prologue of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, portrayed by New Zealand actor Matt Smith. Braga (portrayed by Michael Mitchinson) is captain of the Lake-town Guard, a role held by Bard in the book.


Question: What daughter of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus married to Manius Acilius Glabrio while pregnant?

Answer: Aemilia Scaura.

Aemilia Scaura (ca 100 BC – 82 BC) was the daughter of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, a patrician, and his second wife Caecilia Metella Dalmatica . By the time of her birth, Scaurus was around 70 and, as princeps senatus, the speaker of the Senate, was one of the most important politicians of Rome.

Aemilia was married to Manius Acilius Glabrio, and she was pregnant. Plutarch wrote that when Sulla was appointed dictator "he admired Pompey for his high qualities and thought him a great help in his administration of affairs, he was anxious to attach him to himself by some sort of a marriage alliance.


Question: Commodity is a type of what thing, defined as a name, term, design, symbol, or other feature that distinguishes an organization or product from its rivals in the eyes of the customer, associated with a commodity?

Answer: Brand

A commodity brand is a brand associated with a commodity . The word, brand, derives from its original and current meaning as a firebrand, a burning piece of wood. That word comes from the Old High German, brinnan and Old English byrnan, biernan, and brinnan via Middle English as birnan and brond.

A brand or mark is a name, term, design, symbol, or other feature that distinguishes an organization or product from its rivals in the eyes of the customer. Brands are used in business, marketing, and advertising. A.1. Sauce – a brand of steak sauce produced by Kraft Foods


Question: What is Atheism and when did the word originate?

Answer: Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities. The etymological root for the word atheism originated before the 5th century BCE.

Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities.

The etymological root for the word atheism originated before the 5th century BCE from the ancient Greek ἄθεος (atheos), meaning "without god(s)". In antiquity, it had multiple uses as a pejorative term applied to those thought to reject the gods worshiped by the larger society


Question: Augusta Victoria Compound would be located in which Eastern Orthodox ecclesiastical jurisdiction?

Answer: Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem

Around 30% of Christians in Israel are adherents of the Eastern Orthodox Church. There are two Eastern Orthodox ecclesiastical jurisdictions on the territory of Israel: Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem (covering central and southern regions) and Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch (covering only the most northern region).

Augusta Victoria Compound is a church-hospital complex on the northern side of Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem and one of six hospitals in the East Jerusalem Hospitals Network.


Question: What disease causes chronic inflammation from an infection of the lymphatic channels if exposed multiple times to it?

Answer: Bacterial lymphangitis.

Chronic lymphangitis is a cutaneous condition that is the result of recurrent bouts of acute bacterial lymphangitis. To detect and identify infectious agents such as streptococci and staphylococci bacterial strains blood tests and bacteria cultures can be used.

Lymphangitis is an inflammation or an infection of the lymphatic channels that occurs as a result of infection at a site distal to the channel.


Question: The 13 electoral arrondissements of the Parliament of Wallonia can further be divided into what?

Answer: Cantons and communes.

The 43 administrative arrondissements are an administrative level between the municipalities and the provinces. Belgium has 12 judicial arrondissements. For the elections of the Parliament of Wallonia, 13 electoral arrondissements (or grouped arrondissements) are used as electoral districts .

The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. When an arrondissement contains the prefecture (capital) of the department, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes .


Question: The country that borders Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti was established as a colony of which country?

Answer: Eritrea, the country that borders Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti, was established as a colony of Italy.

Eritrea(/ˌɛrɪˈtreɪə,ˌɛrɪˈtriːə/[12](listen)),[13]officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in Eastern Africa, with its capital at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopiain the south, Sudanin the west, and Djiboutiin the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea.

The Kingdom of Aksum, covering much of modern-day Eritrea and northern Ethiopia, was established during the first or second century AD.[19][20] It adopted Christianity around the middle of the fourth century.[21] In medieval times much of Eritrea fell under the Medri Bahri kingdom, with a smaller region being part of Hamasien. The creation of modern-day Eritrea is a result of the incorporation of independent, distinct kingdoms (for example, Medri Bahri and the Sultanate of Aussa) eventually resulting in the formation of Italian Eritrea. After the defeat of the Italian colonial army in 1942, Eritrea was administered by the British Military Administration until 1952.


Question: Vorwahl, 42, and 909 are all what?

Answer: Area codes.

Area codes in Germany ( German: Vorwahl) have two to five digits. In addition, the prefix digit 0 must be dialed when calling from within Germany, and must be omitted when calling from abroad. When calling via fixed networks within the same area, the area code is not required.

Conversely, the border city of Porto União in the State of Santa Catarina is contiguous with the larger Paraná city of União da Vitória and uses the latter state's area code 42.

A toll-free, Freecall, Freephone, 0120, 800, 0800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844, 833 or 1‑800 number is identified by a dialing prefix similar to a geographic area code, such as 909 (the area code that covers eastern Los Angeles County and southwestern San Bernardino County).


Question: In photography, backscatter is an optical phenomenon that causes what, referring to a common paranormal claim?

Answer: Orbs

In photography, backscatter (also called near-camera reflection) is an optical phenomenon resulting in typically circular artifacts on an image, due to the camera's flash being reflected from unfocused motes of dust, water droplets, or other particles in the air or water.

Caused by the backscatter of light by unfocused particles, these artifacts are also sometimes called orbs, referring to a common paranormal claim. Some appear with trails, suggesting motion. Circular unfocused visual artifacts caused by raindrops.


Question: Pralidoxime (2-PAM) can be effective against what commonly used suicide attempt in farming areas of the developing world?

Answer: Pralidoxime (2-PAM) can be effective against organophosphate poisoning.

Organophosphate poisoning occurs most commonly as a suicide attempt in farming areas of the developing world and less commonly by accident. Exposure can be from drinking, breathing in the vapors, or skin exposure.

Atropine is often used in conjunction with the oxime pralidoxime chloride . Some of the nerve agents attack and destroy acetylcholinesterase by phosphorylation, so the action of acetylcholine becomes excessive and prolonged. Pralidoxime (2-PAM) can be effective against organophosphate poisoning because it can re-cleave this phosphorylation.


Question: Hellenistic Judaism was an attempt to establish the Jewish religious tradition within the culture and language of a period that followed the conquests of what person?

Answer: Alexander the Great

The Hellenistic world in 300 BCE. The Hellenistic period followed the conquests of Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE), who had spread Ancient Greek culture throughout the Middle East and Western Asia, following the previous cultural period of Classical Greece.

Hellenistic Judaism was an attempt to establish the Jewish religious tradition within the culture and language of Hellenism. Its principal representative was Philo of Alexandria. Neopythagoreanism was a school of philosophy reviving Pythagorean doctrines, which was prominent in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.


Question: The US 441 that separates from US 192 at Kissimmee and the southern terminus of US 1 are both in which U.S. state?

Answer: Florida.

At Kissimmee US 441 separates from US 192 and joins US 17/92, here known as the Orange Blossom Trail or OBT. The OBT starts on US 17/92 at the Polk County /Osceola County line a few miles south of Kissimmee. These names are used throughout Central Florida for the length of US 441 within the region.

The southern terminus is at US 1 in Miami, Florida. The northern terminus is at Interstate 69 (I-69) in Fort Wayne, Indiana.


Question: Autosomal dominant ichthyosis is associated with what inherited substance?

Answer: Filaggrin.

Ichthyosis vulgaris (also known as "Autosomal dominant ichthyosis," and "Ichthyosis simplex") is a skin disorder causing dry, scaly skin. It is the most common form of ichthyosis, affecting around 1 in 250 people.

It is the most common form of ichthyosis, affecting around 1 in 250 people. For this reason it is known as common ichthyosis. It is usually an autosomal dominant inherited disease (often associated with filaggrin ), although a rare non-heritable version called acquired ichthyosis exists.


Question: As a region, the what, which along with the Southern Uplands are the two main topographic regions of Scotland, have been more strongly associated with grain whisky and blended whisky than malt whisky?

Answer: Lowlands

In Dutch, and to a lesser extent in English, the Low Countries colloquially means the Netherlands and Belgium, sometimes the Netherlands and Flanders —the Dutch-speaking north of Belgium. For example, a Low Countries derby ( Derby der Lage Landen ), is a sports event between Belgium and the Netherlands.

There are two main topographic regions: the Lowlands and the Southern Uplands. The term "Lowlands" mainly refers to the Central Lowlands. However, in normal usage it refers to those parts of Scotland not in the Highlands (or Gàidhealtachd ).


Question: Partially hydrogenated versions of saturated fat are cheaper than what fats?

Answer: Animal fats

Because partially hydrogenated vegetable oils are cheaper than animal fats, they are available in a wide range of consistencies, and have other desirable characteristics (such as increased oxidative stability and longer shelf life ), they are the predominant fats used as shortening in most commercial baked goods.

A fully hydrogenated oil, also called a saturated fat, has had all of its double bonds converted into single bonds. If a polyunsaturated oil is left incompletely-hydrogenated (not all of the double bonds are reduced to single bonds), then it is a "partially hydrogenated oil" (PHO).


Question: If a partial seizure spreads to the cortex, it can result in what type of tonic-clonic seizure?

Answer: Grand mal

Partial seizures only involve a localized part of the brain, whereas generalized seizures involve the whole of both hemispheres. The term 'secondary generalisation' may be used to describe a partial seizure that later spreads to the whole of the cortex and becomes generalized.

A generalized tonic–clonic seizure, commonly known as a grand mal seizure or GTCS, is a type of generalized seizure that produces bilateral, convulsive tonic and clonic muscle contractions.


Question: What town in Yutian County has a river along it that flows for 519 km from the Kunlun Shan mountain range?

Answer: Keriya Town.

It flows for 519 km (322 mi) from the Kunlun Shan mountain range north into the endorheic Tarim Basin, but is lost in the desert several hundred kilometers south of the Tarim River. The only major settlement along the river is Keriya Town, east of Hotan.

Keriya Town or Mugala Town is a town in Yutian (Keriya) County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China, on the old Southern Silk Road. As the commercial and administrative centre of Keriya County, it is about 166 km east of Hotan, 80 km east of Qira, and 120 km west of Niya.


Question: The German Giant and the Flemish Giant were both primarily bred for what resource?

Answer: Meat.

The Continental Giant, also known as the German Giant, is a very large breed of rabbit which was originally bred for meat. It is recognized by the British Rabbit Council in two categories, colored and white, but is not recognized as a breed by the American Rabbit Breeders Association.

The Flemish Giant rabbit is a very large breed of domestic rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus ), normally considered to be the largest breed of the species. Flemish Giants are historically a utility breed bred for fur and meat.


Question: Brocchi's Cluster is a grouping of stars located in what constellation the name of which is Latin for "little fox"?

Answer: Brocchi's Cluster is a random grouping of stars located in the constellation Vulpecula.

Brocchi's Cluster (also known as Collinder 399, Cr 399 or Al Sufi's Cluster) is a random grouping of stars located in the constellation Vulpecula near the border with Sagitta. The members of the star cluster form an asterism which has given rise to its name as the Coathanger .

Vulpecula /vʌlˈpɛkjʊlə/ is a faint constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for "little fox", although it is commonly known simply as the fox. It was identified in the seventeenth century, and is located in the middle of the Summer Triangle (an asterism consisting of the bright stars Deneb, Vega, and Altair).


Question: The flowering plant called bellyache bush is declared as what kind of weed in Puerto Rico?

Answer: Noxious.

The species is native to Mexico, South America, Gujarat State (India) and the Caribbean islands. It is a declared noxious weed in Puerto Rico and is naturalised in northern Australia, including Queensland where it is listed as a Class 2 declared pest plant.

Jatropha gossypiifolia, commonly known as bellyache bush, black physicnut or cotton-leaf physicnut, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The species is native to Mexico,Philippines,South America, Gujarat State (India) and the Caribbean islands.


Question: Where did the person who shares a name with a city placed by Strabo possibly emigrate from?

Answer: Arcadia

Schoenus is mentioned by Homer as part of Thersander 's domain in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad. Schoenus is placed by Strabo upon a river of the same name in the territory of Thebes, upon the road to Anthedon, and at the distance of 50 stadia from Thebes.

Schoeneus, a Boeotian king, the son of Athamas and Themisto. He may have emigrated to Arcadia, where a village Schoenous and a river Schoeneus flowing by it were believed to have been named after him, and where his children were believed to have originated from. He was the father of Atalanta, and also of the Arcadian Clymenus.


Question: Which classes of aquatic molluscs have an anatomical structure that allows water flow for one or more purposes such as locomotion, feeding, respiration, and reproduction?

Answer: Gastropoda, Bivalvia and Cephalopoda all utilize a siphon.

The water flow is used for one or more purposes such as locomotion, feeding, respiration, and reproduction. The siphon is part of the mantle of the mollusc, and the water flow is directed to (or from) the mantle cavity . A single siphon occurs in some gastropods. In those bivalves which have siphons, the siphons are paired.

A siphon is an anatomical structure which is part of the body of aquatic molluscs in three classes: Gastropoda, Bivalvia and Cephalopoda (members of these classes include saltwater and freshwater snails, clams, octopus, squid and relatives).


Question: In the first presidential election after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, who won the majority of the vote in Massachusetts?

Answer: Warren Harding.

Voters chose 18 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president . Massachusetts was won in a landslide by Republican Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio, who was running against Democratic Governor James M. Cox of Ohio.

The 1920 United States presidential election was the 34th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 1920. In the first election held after the end of World War I and the first election after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, Republican Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio defeated Democratic Governor James M. Cox of Ohio.


Question: What type of Judaism has the belief in Moses as "our Rabbi", and a midrashim practice interpreting biblical narrative in relation to non-legal ethics or theology?

Answer: Rabbinic.

Rabbinic Judaism is distinguished by belief in Moses as "our Rabbi" and that God revealed the Torah in two parts, as both the Written and the Oral Torah, also known as the Mishnah.

Generally speaking, rabbinic midrashim either focus on religious law and practice ( halakha) or interpret biblical narrative in relation to non-legal ethics or theology, creating homilies and parables based on the text. In the latter case they are described as aggadic.


Question: Who does the new sole owner of Drover's Run hire that was friends with Claire?

Answer: Tess hires Stevie.

After that she becomes involved with local veterinarian Dave Brewer, leading to an engagement. They call off the engagement when Dave realizes he has not fully mourned the loss of his last wife. After Claire dies, Tess becomes the sole owner of Drover's Run; she hires Stevie Hall as overseer to help her manage the property.

After Claire's shock death, Tess McLeod and Stevie Hall (Claire’s best friend) run Drovers with workers Meg, Jodi and Kate.


Question: What organ formed of the mammary glands of a dairy animal is used in the traditional dish Teteun?

Answer: Cow udder is consumed in Teteun.

An udder is an organ formed of two or four mammary glands on the females of dairy animals and ruminants such as cattle, goats, and sheep. An udder is equivalent to the breast in primates and elephantine pachyderms.

The udder, or elder in Ireland, Scotland and northern England, of a slaughtered cow was in times past prepared and consumed.[3] In other countries, like Italy, cow udder is still consumed in dishes like the traditional Teteun


Question: What is the generic name of the drug sold under the brand name Adco-Fem?

Answer: Co-cyprindiol is the generic name of EE/CPA.

Co-cyprindiol, a shortened form of combination of cyproterone acetate and ethinylestradiol, is a generic name of EE/CPA. It is also known by its former developmental code names SHB 209 AB (Diane) and SHB 209 AE (Diane-35).

Brand names of EE/CPA include Diane and Diane-35, as well as Adco-Fem, Alisma, Althea, Ancea, Anuar, Avancel, Axira, Bella HEXAL, Bellgyn, Bellune, Brenda-35 ED, Chloe, Clairette, Claudia, Co-Cyprindiol, Cybelle, CyEstra-35, Cypestra-35, Cyprelle, Cyprest, Cypretil,


Question: What Greek philosopher of Elea developed a set of problems that says for motion to occur, an object must change the position which it occupies?

Answer: Zeno

In the arrow paradox, Zeno states that for motion to occur, an object must change the position which it occupies. He gives an example of an arrow in flight. He states that in any one (duration-less) instant of time, the arrow is neither moving to where it is, nor to where it is not.

Zeno's paradoxes are a set of philosophical problems generally thought to have been devised by Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea (c. 490–430 BC) to support Parmenides ' doctrine that contrary to the evidence of one's senses, the belief in plurality and change is mistaken, and in particular that motion is nothing but an illusion.


Question: What describes the layout of a fixed-wing aircraft and is where the propeller may be located above the fuselage?

Answer: The Pusher configuration.

"Pusher configuration" also describes the layout of a fixed-wing aircraft in which the thrust device has a pusher configuration. This kind of aircraft is commonly called a pusher. Pushers have been designed and built in many different layouts, some of them quite radical.

The propeller may be located at the rear, behind a conventional tail ( Bede BD-5 ), a T-tail ( Grob GF 200 ), an inverted V-tail ( Taylor Mini IMP ), a Y-tail ( LearAvia Lear Fan) or a cruciform tail ( Dornier Do 335 ). The propeller may be located above the fuselage such as a glider with a retractable propeller ( Schleicher ASH 26 ).


Question: The evolution of what, of which the body contains three types of, in humans is an overview of the muscular adaptations made by humans from their early ancestors to the modern man?

Answer: Muscle

The body contains three types of muscle tissue: (a) skeletal muscle, (b) smooth muscle, and (c) cardiac muscle. (Same magnification) A schematic diagram of the different types of muscle cells (same order as above). Muscle tissue is a soft tissue that composes muscles in animal bodies, and gives rise to muscles' ability to contract.

Muscular evolution in humans is an overview of the muscular adaptations made by humans from their early ancestors to the modern man. Humans are believed to be predisposed to develop muscle density as early humans depended on muscle structures to hunt and survive.


Question: What bone is unique to the snakebird family and one other family?

Answer: The os nuchale, or occipital style, is unique to the snakebird family, or Anhingidae, and the cormorant family, or Phalacrocoracidae.

The darters, anhingas, or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae, which contains a single genus, Anhinga. There are four living species, three of which are very common and widespread while the fourth is rarer and classified as near-threatened by the IUCN.

The cormorants and the darters have a unique bone on the back of the top of the skull known as the os nuchale or occipital style which was called a xiphoid process in early literature. This bony projection provides anchorage for the muscles that increase the force with which the lower mandible is closed.[20][21] This bone and the highly developed muscles over it, the M. adductor mandibulae caput nuchale, are unique to the families Phalacrocoracidae and Anhingidae.[22][23]


Question: According to the most widely accepted proposal to identify the Proto-Indo-European homeland, when did the group first originate in the Pontic–Caspian steppe of eastern Europe?

Answer: Around 4000 BC.

According to the prevailing Kurgan hypothesis, the original homeland of the Proto-Indo-Europeans may have been in the Pontic–Caspian steppe of eastern Europe. The linguistic reconstruction of PIE has provided insight into the pastoral culture and patriarchal religion of its speakers.

The steppe model, the Anatolian model, and the Near Eastern (or Armenian) model, are the three leading solutions for the Indo-European homeland. The steppe model, placing the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) homeland in the Pontic-Caspian steppe around 4000 BC, is the theory supported by most scholars.

The Kurgan hypothesis (also known as the Kurgan theory or Kurgan model) or Steppe theory is the most widely accepted proposal to identify the Proto-Indo-European homeland from which the Indo-European languages spread out throughout Europe and parts of Asia.


Question: A commonly used list of the main elements of the thing, which the neuroscience of music studies the brain-based mechanisms involved in the cognitive processes underlying it, include what?

Answer: Pitch, timbre, texture, volume, duration and form

The neuroscience of music is the scientific study of brain-based mechanisms involved in the cognitive processes underlying music. These behaviours include music listening, performing, composing, reading, writing, and ancillary activities.

Music can be analysed by considering a variety of its elements, or parts (aspects, characteristics, features), individually or together. A commonly used list of the main elements includes pitch, timbre, texture, volume, duration and form.


Question: In mathematics, specifically in spectral theory, a what, which a physical quantity is said to have if it takes only distinct values, with gaps between one value and the next, of a closed linear operator is defined as the set of isolated points of its spectrum such that the rank of the corresponding Riesz projector is finite?

Answer: Discrete spectrum

A physical quantity is said to have a discrete spectrum if it takes only distinct values, with gaps between one value and the next.

In mathematics, specifically in spectral theory, a discrete spectrum of a closed linear operator is defined as the set of isolated points of its spectrum such that the rank of the corresponding Riesz projector is finite. is finite. σ ( A ) ∩ Ω ¯ = { λ } . {\displaystyle \sigma (A)\cap {\overline {\Omega }}=\ {\lambda \}.}


Question: What group of people who inhabited the western Balkan Peninsula in ancient times were the first to encounter the ancient Greeks during the Bronze Age?

Answer: The Illyrians were among the first to encounter the Greeks during the Bronze Age.

Illyrians seems to be the name of a specific Illyrian tribe who were among the first to encounter the ancient Greeks during the Bronze Age. The Greeks later applied this term Illyrians, pars pro toto, to all people with similar language and customs.

The Illyrians (Ancient Greek: Ἰλλυριοί, Illyrioi; Latin: Illyrii) were a group of Indo-European speaking tribes, who inhabited the western Balkan Peninsula in ancient times. They constituted one of the three main Paleo-Balkan populations, along with the Thracians and Greeks. The first account of Illyrian peoples dates back to the 6th century BC, in the works of the ancient Greek writer Hecataeus of Miletus.


Question: Adaptation and stochastic both refer to what?

Answer: Processes.

1. Adaptation is the evolutionary process whereby an organism becomes better able to live in its habitat or habitats. 2. Adaptedness is the state of being adapted: the degree to which an organism is able to live and reproduce in a given set of habitats.

In the study of stochastic processes, an adapted process (also referred to as a non-anticipating or non-anticipative process) is one that cannot "see into the future". An informal interpretation is that X is adapted if and only if, for every realisation and every n, Xn is known at time n.


Question: Erik Björnsson of the House of Munsö and the sagokonungar who preceded Eric the Victorious both hail from what nation?

Answer: Sweden.

The legendary kings of Sweden ( Swedish: sagokonungar, sagokungar, lit. ' saga kings / fairy tale kings') are the legendary rulers of Sweden and the Swedes who preceded Eric the Victorious and Olof Skötkonung, the earliest reliably attested Swedish kings.

Anund Uppsale or Anoundus, 'Anund of Uppsala', ( Old Norse: Önundr Uppsali ), a son of Erik Björnsson of the House of Munsö, ruled Sweden together with his brother Björn at Haugi, according to Hervarar saga. He is called Uppsale because he stayed at Old Upsala, the era's religious centre.


Question: Why is the church that is situated at the highest point of the island that forms the old town of Lübeck one of the Cross of Nails centers?

Answer: This church is one of these centers because of the destruction it suffered in World War II.

Because of the destruction it suffered in World War II, St. Mary's Church is one of the Cross of Nails centres. A plaque on the wall warns of the futility of war. The church was protected by a makeshift roof for the rest of the war, and the vaulted ceiling of the chancel was repaired.

St. Mary's Church in Lübeck in north Germany (German: Marienkirche, officially St. Marien zu Lübeck) was built between 1250 and 1350. It has always been a symbol of the power and prosperity of the old Hanseatic city, and is situated at the highest point of the island that forms the old town of Lübeck. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the old Hanseatic City of Lübeck.


Question: What kind of population exists on the continent where Esperanza Base is located?

Answer: There is a temporary transient population on Antarctica.

The Chilean government considers it to be in the commune of Antártica, in the province of Antártica Chilena, in the región of Magallanes and Chilean Antartica . It is located on President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base, a military base. It is the larger one of only two civilian settlements on Antarctica (the other being Argentina's Esperanza Base ).

Currently, the continent hosts only a temporary transient population of scientists and support staff. Antarctica is the only continent on Earth without indigenous human inhabitants, despite its proximity to Argentina and Chile at the Antarctic Peninsula .


Question: The strips or selions were cultivated by individuals or families of what, who paid rent or labor services to the lord in exchange for their right to cultivate the land?

Answer: Peasants

The strips or selions were cultivated by individuals or peasant families, often called tenants or serfs. The holdings of a manor also included woodland and pasture areas for common usage and fields belonging to the lord of the manor and the religious authorities, usually Roman Catholics in medieval Western Europe.

Peasants paid rent or labor services to the lord in exchange for their right to cultivate the land. Fallowed land, pastures, forests, and wasteland were held in common. The open field system required cooperation among the peasants of the manor. It was gradually replaced by individual ownership and management of land.


Question: Most criticism of what, which has a neutral point of view (NPOV) policy, has been directed towards its content and its community of established users?

Answer: Wikipedia

Under Wikipedia 's neutral point of view (NPOV) policy, articles must present differing viewpoints on the subject matter fairly, proportionately, and without bias. Articles should include both positive and negative viewpoints from reliable sources, without giving undue weight to particular viewpoints, either negative or positive.

Most criticism of Wikipedia has been directed towards its content, its community of established users, and its it receives concerns the [ [Reliability of pecking stratification class and newer users, excessive rule-making, edit warring, and uneven application of policies. The reliability of Wikipedia is often questioned.


Question: The district currently represented in the 18th Congress of the Philippines by Carlos O. Cojuangco is in a province currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through which three districts?

Answer: It is currently represented through its first, second, and third congressional districts.

The district consists of the northern Tarlac municipalities of Anao, Camiling, Mayantoc, Moncada, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, San Clemente, San Manuel and Santa Ignacia. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Carlos O. Cojuangco of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).

The legislative districts of Tarlac are the representations of the province of Tarlac in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first, second, and third congressional districts.


Question: What is the chemical formula for the compound often produced from the microbial breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen gas?

Answer: The formula for Hydrogen sulfide is H2S.

Hydrogen sulfide is often produced from the microbial breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen gas, such as in swamps and sewers; this process is commonly known as anaerobic digestion which is done by sulfate-reducing microorganisms. H 2S also occurs in volcanic gases, natural gas, and in some sources of well water.

Hydrogen sulfide is the chemical compound with the formula H2S. It is a colorless chalcogen hydride gas with the characteristic foul odor of rotten eggs. It is poisonous, corrosive, and flammable.[9


Question: Who was Alexander and what features made him a favorite of the people?

Answer: Alexander, son of Herod was born about 35 BC; died about 7 BC. His mother was the Hasmonean princess Mariamne. His handsome presence and frank bearing made him a favorite with the people.

Alexander, son of Herod was born about 35 BC; died about 7 BC. His mother was the Hasmonean princess Mariamne. The unfortunate fate which persistently pursued the Hasmonean house overtook this prince also.

Alexander's handsome presence and frank bearing made him a favorite with the people, and they longed for the day when the house of the Maccabees should mount the throne instead of the half-Jew Herod. But, on the other hand, a certain degree of vanity and a spirit of vindictiveness, which marked him no less than his prepossessing qualities, rendered him extremely unpopular with the partisans of Herod, who had much to fear from a future King Alexander.


Question: The seventh series in the Law & Order franchise is a spin off of which entry created by Dick Wolf for NBC?

Answer: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (often abbreviated to Law & Order: SVU or just SVU) is an American crime drama television show created by Dick Wolf for NBC.

A spin-off of the long-running series Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( SVU ), and the seventh series in the Law & Order franchise, the series stars Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler, reprising his role from SVU. The show features a "single-arc" storyline that will take multiple episodes to resolve.


Question: What Northern Canadian territory do the Inuit live in that has the capital of Iqaluit?

Answer: Nunavut.

Inuit live throughout most of Northern Canada in the territory of Nunavut, Nunavik in the northern third of Quebec, Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut in Labrador and in various parts of the Northwest Territories, particularly around the Arctic Ocean, in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

Inuvik is the regional centre for the Inuvik Region in the Northwest Territories and serves as a regional seat for the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Iqaluit is the capital of Nunavut and Kuujjuaq for Nunavik. For Nunatsiavut, Hopedale (population 574) is the legislative capital and Nain (population 1,125) is the administrative capital.


Question: The earliest definite remains of this weapon were found at Mannheim-Vogelstang dated 17,500 years ago, and were also used by Akkadians in war according to the vicotry stele of Naram-Sin of Akkad: what is it?

Answer: The bow and arrow.

The Khiamian and PPN A shouldered Khiam-points may well be arrowheads. The earliest definite remains of bow and arrow from Europe are possible fragments from Germany found at Mannheim-Vogelstang dated 17,500–18,000 years ago, and at Stellmoor dated 11,000 years ago.

Classical civilizations, notably the Assyrians, Greeks, Armenians, Persians, Parthians, Romans, Indians, Koreans, Chinese, and Japanese fielded large numbers of archers in their armies. Akkadians were the first to use composite bows in war according to the victory stele of Naram-Sin of Akkad.


Question: What branch of science whose primary objects of study are matter and energy described the concept of energy transferred to or from an object via the application of force along a displacement?

Answer: Physics.

In physics, work is the energy transferred to or from an object via the application of force along a displacement. In its simplest form, it is often represented as the product of force and displacement. A force is said to do positive work if (when applied) it has a component in the direction of the displacement of the point of application.

Physics is a branch of science whose primary objects of study are matter and energy. Discoveries of physics find applications throughout the natural sciences and in technology, since matter and energy are the basic constituents of the natural world.


Question: What type of hat  with a soft brim and indented crown became popular among men after Edward, Prince of Wales started wearing them in 1924?

Answer: The fedora became popular for men after Edward, Prince of Wales started wearing them in 1924.

A fedora / fɪˈdɔːrə / is a hat with a soft brim and indented crown. It is typically creased lengthwise down the crown and "pinched" near the front on both sides. Fedoras can also be creased with teardrop crowns, diamond crowns, center dents, and others, and the positioning of pinches can vary.

The word fedora comes from the title of an 1882 play by dramatist Victorien Sardou, Fédora, which was written for Sarah Bernhardt.[10] The play was first performed in the United States in 1889. Bernhardt played Princess Fédora Romanov, the heroine of the play. During the play, Bernhardt – a noted cross-dresser – wore a center-creased, soft brimmed hat. The hat was fashionable for women, and the women's rights movement adopted it as a symbol.[11][12] After Edward, Prince of Wales started wearing them in 1924, it became popular among men for its stylishness and its ability to protect the wearer's head from the wind and weather.[


Question: What parks system encompasses over 7,300 hectares of land is also known as the Ribbon of Green?

Answer: The North Saskatchewan River valley.

The North Saskatchewan River valley parks system, also known as the Ribbon of Green or the River Valley Parks, is a continuous collection of urban parks around the North Saskatchewan River valley in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada.

The North Saskatchewan River valley park system extends approximately 88 kilometres (55 mi) and encompasses over 7,300 hectares (18,000 acres) of land. Most of the park system surrounds the North Saskatchewan River, a river that cuts northeast through the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, and through the centre of Edmonton.


Question: Has the actor that portrayed Ripper T-Saint ever starred in a television series with Richard Belzer?

Answer: Ice-t and Richard Belzer both were both cast members on the TV show "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Despite the objections of the Ripper T-Saint ( Ice-T ), who is suspicious of the girls, the Rippers' leader Deetee ( Reg E. Cathey) sends the pair out to capture a shipment of weapons. The girls bring the weapons crates back, though most of them are empty.

Richard Jay Belzer (born August 4, 1944) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and author. He is best known for his role as BPD Detective, NYPD Detective/Sergeant, and DA Investigator John Munch, whom he has portrayed as a regular cast member on the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

In 1995, Ice-T had a recurring role as vengeful drug dealer Danny Cort on the television series New York Undercover, co-created by Dick Wolf. His work on the series earned him the 1996 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. In 1997, he co-created the short-lived series Players, produced by Wolf. This was followed by a role as pimp Seymour "Kingston" Stockton in Exiled: A Law & Order Movie (1998). These collaborations led Wolf to add Ice-T to the cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.


Question: The scheme where multiple sites share a precise reference time solves what sorts of problems?

Answer: astronomical observatories correlating observed flashes or other phenomena with each other, as well as cell phone towers coordinating handoffs as a phone moves from one cell to another

Time transfer solves problems such as astronomical observatories correlating observed flashes or other phenomena with each other, as well as cell phone towers coordinating handoffs as a phone moves from one cell to another.

Time and frequency transfer is a scheme where multiple sites share a precise reference time or frequency. The technique is commonly used for creating and distributing standard time scales such as International Atomic Time (TAI).


Question: What idealism is a subjectivist position in epistemology that holds that what one knows about an object exists only in one's mind that has a particular form of it's pluralism as dualism?

Answer: Epistemological

Epistemological idealism is a subjectivist position in epistemology that holds that what one knows about an object exists only in one's mind. It is opposed to epistemological realism .

A particular form of epistemological pluralism is dualism, for example, the separation of methods for investigating mind from those appropriate to matter (see mind–body problem ).


Question: Carbon fibers which are noted for high stiffness and tensile strength are used in external paint on composite parts to minimize damage from what kind of light?

Answer: Ultraviolet

Carbon fibers have several advantages including high stiffness, high tensile strength, low weight to strength ratio, high chemical resistance, high temperature tolerance and low thermal expansion. These properties have made carbon fiber very popular in aerospace, civil engineering, military, and motorsports, along with other competition sports.

The epoxy matrix used for engine fan blades is designed to be impervious against jet fuel, lubrication, and rain water, and external paint on the composites parts is applied to minimize damage from ultraviolet light. The carbon fibers can cause galvanic corrosion when CRP parts are attached to aluminum.


Question: What writing system is used to write most words of native Japanese that helped created two other writing systems called hiragana and katakana?

Answer: Kanji.

Kanji (漢字) are used to write most content words of native Japanese or (historically) Chinese origin, which include the following: most Japanese personal names and place names, such as 田中 ( Tanaka) and 東京 ( Tōkyō ). (Certain names may be written in hiragana or katakana, or some combination of these and kanji.)

Katakana emerged via a parallel path: monastery students simplified man'yōgana to a single constituent element. Thus the two other writing systems, hiragana and katakana, referred to collectively as kana, are descended from kanji. In comparison to kana (仮名, "provisional character") kanji are also called mana (真名, "true name, true character").


Question: The river that provides the water flow for the complex of seasonal waterfalls located in the Drakensberg of Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province has its source where?

Answer: The source of the Tugela River is the Mont-Aux-Sources plateau.

The source of the Tugela River ( Zulu for 'sudden') is the Mont-Aux-Sources plateau which extends several kilometers beyond The Amphitheatre escarpment from which the falls drop. There is an argument that Tugela Falls is the tallest waterfall in the world, rather than the more commonly cited Angel Falls.

Tugela Falls is a complex of seasonal waterfalls located in the Drakensberg (Dragon's Mountains) of Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa. It is generally accepted as the world's second-tallest waterfall[1] but there is an argument that it is actually the tallest waterfall in the world, rather than Venezuela's Angel Falls.


Question: HNT's are used for what cooperative process whereby participants try to find a solution which meets the legitimate interests of both parties?

Answer: Negotiation.

The first Hostage Negotiation Teams (HNTs) were often created as elements of Special Weapons and Tactics ( SWAT) Teams and merely created a diversion while SWAT deployed. In modern usage, while sometimes acting independently, hostage negotiation teams are often deployed in conjunction with SWAT.

Negotiation is a cooperative process whereby participants try to find a solution which meets the legitimate interests of both parties. Negotiation could be metaphorically represented as slices of pizza, there would be some slices where involved parties can share and the distribution is in consensus.


Question: In particle physics, quantum electrodynamics ( QED) is the relativistic quantum field theory of what branch of physics which deals with rapidly changing electric and magnetic fields?

Answer: Electrodynamics

Electrodynamics is the branch of physics which deals with rapidly changing electric and magnetic fields . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Electrodynamics. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.

In particle physics, quantum electrodynamics ( QED) is the relativistic quantum field theory of electrodynamics. In essence, it describes how light and matter interact and is the first theory where full agreement between quantum mechanics and special relativity is achieved.


Question: What type of large structure is 2,117,700 km 2 (817,600 sq mi) in area and is used in any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet?

Answer: a drainage basin

Its drainage basin is 2,117,700 km 2 (817,600 sq mi) in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border.

A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water.


Question: What is acid mine drainage and when is it detected?

Answer: Acid mine drainage, acid and metalliferous drainage ( AMD ), or acid rock drainage ( ARD) is the outflow of acidic water from metal mines or coal mines. At some mines, acidic drainage is detected within 2–5 years after mining begins, whereas at other mines, it is not detected for several decades.

Acid mine drainage, acid and metalliferous drainage ( AMD ), or acid rock drainage ( ARD) is the outflow of acidic water from metal mines or coal mines . Yellow boy in a stream receiving acid drainage from surface coal mining.

At some mines, acidic drainage is detected within 2–5 years after mining begins, whereas at other mines, it is not detected for several decades.[citation needed] In addition, acidic drainage may be generated for decades or centuries after it is first detected. For this reason, acid mine drainage is considered a serious long-term environmental problem associated with mining.


Question: In the twelve 30° sectors of the ecliptic, what has sometimes been used in sidereal astrology as a thirteenth astrological sign?

Answer: Ophiuchus.

In Western astrology, astrological signs are the twelve 30° sectors of the ecliptic, starting at the vernal equinox (one of the intersections of the ecliptic with the celestial equator ), also known as the First Point of Aries.

Ophiuchus (⛎) ( / ɒfiˈjuːkəs /, ( Ancient Greek: Ὀφιοῦχος "Serpent-bearer")) has sometimes been used in sidereal astrology as a thirteenth astrological sign in addition to the twelve signs of the tropical zodiac.


Question: Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is the ancient and modern practice of what, whose result is a position derived from measuring in relation to external reference points?

Answer: Positional fixing

Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is the ancient and modern practice of position fixing that enables a navigator to transition through a space without having to rely on estimated calculations, or dead reckoning, to know their position.

The result of position fixing is called a position fix ( PF ), or simply a fix, a position derived from measuring in relation to external reference points.


Question: The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity in what religion in which the  spiritual gifts are gifts given to Christians?

Answer: Christianity,

In Christianity, the spiritual gifts are gifts given to Christians. Each Christian has his or her own gift (or gifts). They are talked about in the New Testament, mainly in First Corinthians 12, Romans 12, and Ephesians 4. Some believe that they only worked in early Christianity . This short article about religion can be made longer.

In Christianity, the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. In Islam, the Holy Spirit acts as an agent of divine action or communication. The word spirit (from the Latin spiritus meaning "breath") appears either alone or with other words in the Hebrew Bible ( Old Testament) and the New Testament.


Question: What is the name for the pieces of ox scapula or turtle plastron that are used in pyromancy and the practice of reading divination from those bones?

Answer: Oracle bones

Scapulimancy (also spelled scapulomancy and scapulamancy, also termed omoplatoscopy or speal bone reading) is the practice of divination by use of scapulae or speal bones (shoulder blades).

Oracle bones ( Chinese: 甲骨; pinyin: jiǎgǔ) are pieces of ox scapula or turtle plastron, which were used for pyromancy – a form of divination – in ancient China, mainly during the late Shang dynasty. Scapulimancy is the correct term if ox scapulae were used for the divination, plastromancy if turtle plastrons were used. Kap-kut ( lit.)


Question: What solution prepared by diluting aqueous arsenic trioxide may be able to treat digestive disorders?

Answer: Arsenicum album.

In homeopathy, arsenicum album ( Arsenic. alb.) is a solution prepared by diluting aqueous arsenic trioxide generally until there is little amounts of Arsenic remaining in individual doses.


Question: Ming and Zhengde were both names of what?

Answer: Emperors

Sima Yan was born as the oldest son of Emperor Ming of Jin, who was crown prince at that time, by his wife Crown Princess Yu Wenjun, in 321. After Emperor Ming took the throne in 323 following the death of his father Emperor Yuan, he created Crown Princess Yu empress, but did not immediately create Prince Yan crown prince, until 325.

The Zhengde Emperor was fascinated by foreigners and invited many Muslims to serve as advisors, eunuchs, and envoys at his court. His court was reportedly full of Muslims, and artwork such as porcelain from his court contained Islamic inscriptions in Arabic or Persian. He was also said to wear Muslim clothing and alleged to have converted to Islam.


Question: Middle Third and Eliogarty are both what?

Answer: Baronies

Eliogarty ( Irish: Éile Uí Fhógarta) is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Thurles.

Middle Third (Irish: An Trian Meánach; also spelled Middlethird) is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Cashel. The barony lies between Eliogarty to the north (whose chief town is Thurles), Iffa and Offa East to the south (whose chief town is Clonmel), Clanwilliam to the west (whose chief town is Tipperary) and Slievardagh to the east (whose chief town is Mullinahone). It is currently administered by Tipperary County Council.


Question: What type of energy consumption characterizes the type of film elements whose most common substrates are aluminum 6061-T6, stainless steel and muscovite or phlogopite mica sheets?

Answer: Thick film elements are generally characterized by low energy consumption.

The most common substrates used to print thick film heaters are aluminum 6061-T6, stainless steel and muscovite or phlogopite mica sheets. The applications and operational characteristics of these heaters vary widely based on the chosen substrate materials. This is primarily attributed to the thermal characteristics of the heater substrate.

Thick film heaters are a type of resistive heater that can be printed on a thin substrate. Thick film heaters exhibit various advantages over the conventional metal-sheathed resistance elements. In general, thick film elements are characterized by their low profile form factor, improved temperature uniformity, quick thermal response due to low thermal mass, low energy consumption, high watt density and wide range of voltage compatibility.