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51Strength training — This article is about the basic principles to train muscular strength. For strength training using free weights or weight machines, see weight training. The lat. pulldown, which strengthens the arms and back Strength training is the use of… …
52Type II topoisomerase — Type II topoisomerases cut both strands of the DNA helix simultaneously in order to change the linking number of the molecule. FunctionOnce cut, the ends of the DNA are separated, and a second DNA duplex is passed through the break. Following… …
53Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
54Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… …
55Latin America, history of — Introduction history of the region from the pre Columbian period and including colonization by the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in the 15th century, the 19th century wars of independence, and developments to the end of World War II.… …
56Sperm whale — Sperm Whale[1] Size compared to an average human …
57Carbon nanotube — Not to be confused with Carbon fiber. Part of a series of articles on Nanomaterials Fullerenes …
58Ambient occlusion — is a shading method used in 3D computer graphics which helps add realism to local reflection models by taking into account attenuation of light due to occlusion. Unlike local methods like Phong shading, ambient occlusion is a global method,… …
59Cloak of invisibility — Alberich puts on the Tarnhelm and vanishes; illustration by Arthur Rackham to Richard Wagner s Das Rheingold Plot element from Folk lore and fairy tales First appearan …
60Judicial Commission of New South Wales — The Judicial Commission of New South Wales is a statutory corporation that provides continuing education to and examines complaints made against judicial officers in New South Wales, a State of Australia. The commission is headed by the Chief… …
