(from the article "Palermo") ...at the head of the Bay of Palermo, facing east. Inland the city is enclosed by a fertile plain known as the Conca d'Oro (Golden Shell), which is planted with ...
(from the article "automotive ceramics") ...areas are required. These are accomplished by ingenious microstructural engineering of the ceramic support structure. Two types of structure are made-pellets and honeycomb monoliths. The pellets are porous beads approximately ...
(from the article "sedimentary rock") ...after it was deposited (intraclasts). Silt- to sand-size particles of microcrystalline calcite or aragonite that lack the internal structure of ooids or bioclasts generally are called pellets or peloids. Most ...
(from the article "nuclear ceramics") Ceramic fuel pellets also can be fabricated in an advanced process called sol-gel microsphere pelletization. The sol-gel route (described in the article advanced ceramics) achieves homogeneous distribution of uranium and ...
(from the article "crotal") ...in ancient Egyptian tombs inspired modern French composers such as Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel to include crotales in scores that required an Asian or antique tone colour. The term ...
Canadian politician, journalist, and activist (b. June 21, 1919, Victoriaville, Que.--d. June 22, 1997, Montreal, Que.), was hailed, along with Pierre Trudeau and Jean Marchand, as one of Quebec's "three ...
(from the article "Good Shepherd Sister") ...at Caen, Fr. This order, known as the Religious of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge, was virtually destroyed during the French Revolution. The Refuge at Tours was trying ...
(from the article "iron processing") First, moistened concentrates are fed to a rotating drum or an inclined disc, the tumbling action of which produces soft, spherical agglomerates. These "green" balls are then dried and hardened ...
(from the article "Van de Graaff, Robert Jemison") ...or until the load current balances the charging rate. Machines of this kind, properly enclosed, have produced potentials of about 13,000,000 volts (13 megavolts). In a related device called the ...
In 1995 Cesar Pelli continued to solidify his position as one of the 20th century's preeminent architects. The Argentine-born designer was known for the lightweight, almost tentlike, appearance of his ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "ciliate") The cilia are usually arranged in rows, known as kineties, on the pellicle (cell covering), but they may fuse together near the cytostome (cell mouth) of some species to form ...
Italian patriot, dramatist, and author of Le mie prigioni (1832; My Prisons), memoirs of his sufferings as a political prisoner, which inspired widespread sympathy for the Italian nationalist movement, the ... [2 Related Articles]
(from the article "1963: Other Winners") ...Color: Leon Shamroy for CleopatraArt Direction, Black-and-White: Gene Callahan for America AmericaArt Direction, Color: Herman Blumenthal, Hilyard Brown, John DeCuir, Boris Juraga, Maurice Pelling, Jack Martin Smith, Elven Webb for ...
(from the article "pottery") ...it had been manufacturing maiolica since before 1450. Almost as early are some examples from Caffagiolo. Castel Durante adopted the same style, and it is particularly associated with the name ...
(from the article "Urticaceae") ...nettle tree, Laportea moroides, is cultivated for its raspberry-like flower clusters. Pilea, a genus of creeping plants that includes the artillery plant (P. microphylla), and pellitory (Parietaria), a genus of ...
a leading organizer and theoretician of the French labour movement who deeply influenced the philosophy and methods of anarcho-syndicalist labour unionism. [3 Related Articles]
Italian general and prime minister (1898-1900) who brought his country to the brink of crisis by adopting an extremely repressive domestic policy. [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "animal development") ...layers of secondary membranes are formed in the oviduct before the egg is laid. The outermost of these secondary membranes is the calcareous shell. In mammals the egg is surrounded ...
stream in central Yukon Territory, Canada, one of the main headstreams of the Yukon River. It was named in 1840 by Robert Campbell for Sir John Henry Pelly, governor of ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "Anura") ...or free and monocondylar; 9 genera, 88 species; adult length 4 to about 15 cm (1.5 to about 6 inches); 2 subfamilies: Megophryidae (Southeast Asia, Indo-Australian archipelago, Philippines) and Pelobatinae ...
(from the article "Anura") ...present; Africa south of Sahara and tropical South America east of Andes; 5 genera, 27 species; adult length 5-20 cm (2-8 inches).Vertebrae procoelous with labile centra; pectoral girdle arciferal; ...
(from the article "Anura") ...phalanges claw-shaped; astragalus and calcaneum not fused; aquatic larvae or direct development; 37 genera and 630 species; adult length 1.7 to about 14 cm (0.7 to 5.5 inches); 4 subfamilies: ...
(from the article "Anura") ...(1.5 to about 6 inches); 2 subfamilies: Megophryidae (Southeast Asia, Indo-Australian archipelago, Philippines) and Pelobatinae (Europe and North America).Eocene to present; 8 presacral vertebrae; coccyx free, bicondylar; astragalus and ...
Theban statesman and general responsible, with his friend Epaminondas, for the brief period (371-362) of Theban hegemony in mainland Greece. [2 Related Articles]
peninsula of 8,278 square miles (21,439 square km), a large, mountainous body of land jutting southward into the Mediterranean that since antiquity has been a major region of Greece, joined ... [9 Related Articles]
military coalition of Greek city-states led by Sparta, formed in the 6th century BC. League policy, usually decisions on questions of war, peace, or alliance, was determined by federal congresses, ... [3 Related Articles]
(431-404 BC), war fought between the two leading city-states in ancient Greece, Athens and Sparta. Each stood at the head of alliances that, between them, included nearly every Greek city-state. ... [34 Related Articles]
legendary founder of the Pelopid dynasty at Mycenae in the Greek Peloponnese, which was probably named for him. Pelops was a grandson of Zeus, the king of the gods. According ... [2 Related Articles]
any of a number of glove, racket, or bat court games requiring a rubber-cored ball. These games arose from the old French game known as jeux de paume. Varieties of ...
(from the article "Ecuador") ...Beauty contests, held frequently, are favoured among all social classes in Ecuador. Cockfights are popular, and bullfights are occasionally held in the highlands. Pelota de mano ("handball") ...
coastal city, southeastern Rio Grande do Sul estado (state), southern Brazil. It is located on the left bank of the Sao Goncalo Canal, the river that connects ...
river in southern Brazil, rising on the western slope of the Serra Geral at Alto do Bispo in Santa Catarina estado (state), on the Atlantic coast. It arches northwestward across ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "nitrocellulose") In 1838 T.-J. Pelouze discovered that cotton could be made explosive by dipping it in concentrated nitric acid. C.F. Schonbein in 1845 improved the manufacturing method by dipping cotton in ...
(from the article "fur") The pelts of fur-bearing animals are called true furs when they consist of two elements: a dense undercoat, called ground hair, and longer hairs, extending beyond that layer, called guard ...
(from the article "thermoelectric power generator") ...power (Qp) at a junction was proportional to the junction current (I) through the relationship Qp = piI, where pi is the Peltier coefficient. Through thermodynamic analysis, Thomson also showed the direct ...
the cooling of one junction and the heating of the other when electric current is maintained in a circuit of material consisting of two dissimilar conductors; the effect is even ... [5 Related Articles]
(from the article "thermoelectric power generator") ...(later Lord Kelvin) drew the connection between the Seebeck and Peltier effects, which was the first significant contribution to the understanding of thermoelectric phenomena. He showed that the Peltier heat ...
French physicist who discovered (1834) that at the junction of two dissimilar metals an electric current will produce heat or cold, depending on the direction of current flow. The effect, ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "lichen") ...mutual benefit that they provide each other. Algae form simple carbohydrates that, when excreted, are absorbed by fungi cells and transformed into a different carbohydrate. In at least one case, ...
(from the article "fungus") ...included in subclass Lecanoromycetidae; example genera include Cladonia, Lecanora, Parmelia, Ramalina, and Usnea.Forms lichens; thallus may be large and lobate; apothecia may be lecanorine or lecideine (darkened margin sometimes ...
(from the article "umbrella plant") ...native to the western United States, is a white woolly member of the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). It grows to 50 cm (20 inches). Another umbrella plant, in the family Saxifragaceae, ...
(from the article "turbine") Modern impulse turbines are based on a design patented in 1889 by the American engineer Lester Allen Pelton. The free water jet strikes the turbine buckets tangentially. Each bucket has ...
(from the article "fish") ...or moderately oblique, rather than extremely oblique as in most Chondrostei. One family, Pholidopleuridae; marine and freshwater; wide distribution.Upper Triassic. Large eyes; hemiheterocercal tail almost symmetrical externally; dentition weak. ...
(from the article "Lowe, Doug") ...School and also at the University of Cambridge, where he studied law. He came in fourth in the 1,500-metre race at the 1924 Olympics. After his final Olympics performance, he ...
(from the article "Pipiolo and Pelucon") members of the two political partisan groups active in Chilean politics for about a century after national independence was achieved in the 1820s. The Pipiolos were liberals and the Pelucones ...
(from the article "armadillo") Several kinds of sounds are reported to be made by fleeing or otherwise agitated armadillos. The peludos, or hairy armadillos (three species of genus Chaetophractus), make snarling sounds. The mulita ...
ancient Egyptian city on the easternmost mouth of the Nile River (long silted up). The Egyptians likely called it Sa'inu and also Per-Amon (House of Amon), whence perhaps the site's ...
(from the article "Artaxerxes III") ...Sidon, rose high in the king's favour and entered into a close understanding with the eunuch Bagoas, the king's favourite. Artaxerxes then advanced on Egypt with a great land and ...
(from the article "digestive system, human") ...ilium, or upper border of the hipbone, to the inner border of the psoas muscle, which lies in the left iliac fossa. Like the descending colon, the iliac colon is ...
(from the article "rectum") ...digestive system in which feces accumulate just prior to discharge. The rectum is continuous with the sigmoid colon and extends 13 to 15 cm (5 to 6 inches) to the ...
(from the article "medicine, history of") Although surgeons aim to preserve as much of the body as disease permits, they are sometimes forced to take radical measures to save life; when, for instance, cancer affects the ...
(from the article "renal system") ...is supported on the levator ani muscles, which constitute the major part of the floor of the pelvic cavity. The bladder is covered, and to a certain extent supported, by ...
in human anatomy, basin-shaped complex of bones that connects the trunk and legs, supports and balances the trunk, and contains and supports the intestines, urinary bladder, and internal sex organs. ... [13 Related Articles]
general acute inflammation of the pelvic cavity in women, caused by bacterial infection of the cervix, uterus, ovaries, or fallopian tubes. The disease is most often transmitted by sexual intercourse ... [5 Related Articles]
(from the article "Permian Period") Synapsids (mammal-like reptiles) are divided into two orders: pelycosaurs and therapsids. They show a remarkably complete transition in skeletal features from typical early reptiles (Early Permian Epoch) into true mammals ...
city, Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra) provinsi (province), Sumatra, Indonesia. It is about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Medan, the provincial capital, with which it is connected ...
(from the article "Tanzania") There are several groups of Africans, nearly one-third of whom are recent arrivals from the mainland. Indigenous Bantu groups, consisting of the Pemba in Pemba and the Hadimu and Tumbatu ...
(from the article "Nepal") Two Nepalese set world records on Mt. Everest in 2004. Pemba Dorji Sherpa ascended in a record 8 hr 10 min in May, while Appa Sherpa scaled Everest for a ...
island in the Indian Ocean, lying 35 miles (56 km) off the coast of East Africa, opposite the port of Tanga, Tanzania. The island is 42 miles (67 km) long ... [5 Related Articles]
(from the article "Coca-Cola Company, The") The drink Coca-Cola was originated in 1886 by an Atlanta pharmacist, John S. Pemberton (1831-88), at his Pemberton Chemical Company; his bookkeeper, Frank Robinson, chose the name for the drink ...
town, historic and present county of Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro), Wales, comprising the localities of Pembroke and Pembroke Dock on the south shore of the Milford Haven inlet. The older locality, ... [1 Related Articles]
light, drop-leaf table designed for occasional use, probably deriving its name from Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke (1693-1751), a noted connoisseur and amateur architect. The table has two drawers ...
(from the article "Selected breeds of herding dogs") ...named for Cardiganshire, can be traced back to dogs brought to Wales by the Celts about 1200 BC. The original type was known as the Bronant and was related to ...
patron of the arts and scholarship, poet, and translator. She was the sister of Sir Philip Sidney, who dedicated to her his Arcadia. After his death she published it and ...
the earl of Pembroke of the second Herbert creation, a leading figure in the reigns of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I of England. His father, Sir Richard Herbert, ...
marshal and then regent of England who served four English monarchs as a royal adviser and agent and as a warrior of outstanding prowess. [1 Related Articles]
county of southwestern Wales, bounded on the northeast by Ceredigion, on the east by Carmarthenshire, on the south by the Bristol Channel, and on the west and northwest by St. ...
(from the article "Franconia Notch") ...Lake, it collapsed in 2003 despite numerous efforts to protect it. Echo Lake, at the head of the Notch and surrounded on three sides by mountains, is noted for boating, ...
(from the article "American Subarctic peoples") Across the Subarctic, people preserved meat by drying and pounding it together with fat and berries to make pemmican. The Pacific-drainage Athabaskans also preserved salmon by smoking. Other widely distributed ...
(from the article "sweeper") any of the fishes of the genera Parapriacanthus or Pempheris, in the family Pempheridae (order Perciformes), all of which occur in marine or brackish waters in the Pacific, Atlantic, and ...
a group of skin diseases characterized by large blisters that appear on the skin and mucous membranes. Pemphigus diseases include pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus vegetans, pemphigus foliaceus, pemphigus erythematosus, and benign ...
(from the article "pemphigus") Pemphigus foliaceus and pemphigus erythematosus are less severe. Mucous membranes are rarely involved. Lesions may be found on the scalp, face, or trunk, or they may spread. They also arise ...
(from the article "pemphigus") Pemphigus foliaceus and pemphigus erythematosus are less severe. Mucous membranes are rarely involved. Lesions may be found on the scalp, face, or trunk, or they may spread. They also arise ...
(from the article "pemphigus") ...weeping, encrusted areas that do not heal. Pain from mouth lesions can prevent the individual from eating. If untreated, the disease can cause fluid and electrolyte imbalance, sepsis, and death. ...
(from the article "pemphigus") The most common and most severe of these diseases is pemphigus vulgaris, in which large, flaccid blisters erupt on otherwise healthy-looking skin and mucous membranes. The first site of blistering ...
(from the article "swan") ...in shallows for aquatic plants. Swimming or standing, the mute (C. olor) and black (C. atratus) swans often tuck one foot over the back. Male swans, called cobs, and females, ...
artwork executed wholly or in part with pen and ink, usually on paper. Pen drawing is fundamentally a linear method of making images. In pure pen drawing in which the ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "bivalve") ...typically byssate; marine, estuarine, rarely freshwater; endobyssate and epibyssate. About 250 species.Shell equivalve, variably shaped; anisomyarian but often monomyarian; shell structure of outer simple ...
(from the article "Brecknockshire") ...farmland. About one-half of the historic county lies within Brecon Beacons National Park. Several mountain peaks in the southern highlands reach elevations of more than 2,400 feet (700 metres). Pen ...
international organization of writers. The original PEN was founded in London in 1921 by the English novelist John Galsworthy, and it has since grown to include writers worldwide. The name ...
(from the article "tree shrew") ...through buff tones to orange-red. A stripe down the back, shoulder stripes, and facial markings characterize some species. Most species have a furry tail evenly covered with hair, but that ...
(from the article "Pennines") ...broader and generally higher than the southern. The highest points in the northern section are Cross Fell (2,930 feet [893 m]), Whernside (2,419 feet [737 m]), Ingleborough (2,373 feet [723 ...
(from the article "Literature") Roth won the PEN/Faulkner Prize-for a record-breaking third time-for his novel Everyman (2006). The PEN/Malamud Award for Short Fiction went to Elizabeth Spencer. Chicago writer Stuart Dybek, recipient of a ...
(from the article "Salamanca") The Pena de Francia Mountains rise in the south to their highest point at Pena de Francia (5,682 feet [1,732 metres]), which is crowned by a monastery and hostel. This ...
prominent black Dominican politician whose lack of success in three presidential campaigns was attributed to racism (b. March 6, 1937, Valverde province, Dom.Rep.--d. May 10, 1998, Santo Domingo, Dom.Rep.). [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "Sintra") ...royal summer residence, Sintra possesses a beauty that was celebrated by Lord Byron in his poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and by other literary figures. On one of the mountain peaks ...
(from the article "Myrtales") ...are restricted to Africa: Rhynchocalycaceae; Oliniaceae, found in eastern and southern Africa and on the island of St. Helena, with five species of the single genus Olinia; and Penaeaceae, consisting ...
distant or overseas settlement established for punishing criminals by forced labour and isolation from society. Although a score of nations in Europe and Latin America transported their criminals to widely ... [7 Related Articles]
laws passed against Roman Catholics in Britain and Ireland after the Reformation that penalized the practice of the Roman Catholic religion and imposed civil disabilities on Catholics. Various acts passed ... [2 Related Articles]
(from the article "Spain") ...(1,000 metres) to the Guadalquivir depression. Dividing the northern and southern Mesetas are the Central Sierras, one of the outstanding features of the Iberian massif. Their highest points-Penalara Peak at ...
(from the article "Cocibolca") The Nicaraguan artist Rodrigo Penalba immortalized Cocibolca in murals depicting the final battle between its Indian inhabitants and the Spaniards. Cocibolca, meaning "sweet sea," was also the Indian name for ...
(from the article "football (soccer)") ...10 yards (9 metres) from the ball. Free kicks may be either direct (from which a goal may be scored), for more serious fouls, or indirect (from which a goal ...
(from the article "ice hockey") ...the net in the final seconds of the game. The goalie is replaced by a forward in the hope that the extra man on offense will give the team a ...
island of Malaysia, lying in the Strait of Malacca off the northwest coast of peninsular Malaya, from which it is separated by a narrow strait whose smallest width is 2.5 ... [3 Related Articles]
(from the article "brooch") ...common, often with rosette designs or zoomorphic patterns. With the introduction of Christianity came forms such as pendant crosses, in which Carolingian and Byzantine influence is evident. The penannular brooch, ...
