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121Opinion polling for the New Zealand general election, 2005 — Opinion polling was commissioned throughout the duration of the 47th New Zealand Parliament and in the leadup to the 2005 election by various organisations. Contents 1 Party vote and key events in the leadup to the 2005 election 1.1 Graphical… …
122blue are the hills that are far away — A northern proverb comparable to distance lends enchantment to the view. Green is sometimes found instead of blue. Cf. the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. 1887 T. H. HALL CAINE Deemster I. v. ‘What’s it sayin’,’ they would …
123Positive feedback — Alarm or panic can spread by positive feedback among a herd of animals to cause a stampede. Positive feedback is energy taken from the output of a system and reapplied to the input, which is phase congruent with the input signal. A system… …
124Delta-sigma modulation — Delta sigma (ΔΣ; or sigma delta, ΣΔ) modulation is a method for encoding high resolution or analog signals into lower resolution digital signals. The conversion is done using error feedback, where the difference between the two signals is… …
125Quantitative trait locus — See also: Epistasis Quantitative traits refer to phenotypes (characteristics) that vary in degree and can be attributed to polygenic effects, i.e., product of two or more genes, and their environment. Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) are stretches… …
126Deep water blackout — Latent hypoxia hits on ascent A deep water blackout is a loss of consciousness caused by cerebral hypoxia on ascending from a deep freedive or breath hold dive, typically of ten metres or more when the swimmer does not necessarily experience an… …
127Membrane potential — Differences in concentration of ions on opposite sides of a cellular membrane lead to a voltage called the membrane potential. Many ions have a concentration gradient across the membrane, including potassium (K+), which is at a high inside and a… …
128rite of passage — 1. Anthropol. a ceremony performed to facilitate or mark a person s change of status upon any of several highly important occasions, as at the onset of puberty or upon entry into marriage or into a clan. 2. any important act or event that serves… …
