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121Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
122Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …
123endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …
124political system — Introduction the set of formal legal institutions that constitute a “government” or a “ state.” This is the definition adopted by many studies of the legal or constitutional arrangements of advanced political orders. More broadly defined,… …
125Netherlands Antilles — Nederlandse Antillen (Dutch) Antia Hulandes (Papiamento) Former constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands …
126Imperial College London — Infobox University name = Imperial College London image size = 180px motto = Scientia imperii decus et tutamen Knowledge is the adornment and protection of the Empire established = 8 July 1907http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/pls/portallive/docs/1/217356… …
127Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic — infobox Former Country native name = Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistlik Vabariik Эстонская Советская Социалистическая Республика conventional long name = Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic common name = Estonian SSR continent = Europe status = Puppet… …
128Glossary of philosophical isms — This is a list of topics relating to philosophy that end in ism . compactTOC NOTOC A * Absolutism – the position that in a particular domain of thought, all statements in that domain are either absolutely true or absolutely false: none is true… …
