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71Artificial pancreas — The artificial pancreas is a technology in development to help people with diabetes automatically control their blood glucose level by providing the substitute endocrine functionality of a healthy pancreas. There are several important exocrine… …
72horsemanship — /hawrs meuhn ship /, n. 1. the art, ability, skill, or manner of a horseman. 2. equitation. [1555 65; HORSEMAN + SHIP] * * * Art of training, riding, and handling horses. Good horsemanship requires that a rider control the animal s direction,… …
73Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …
74agricultural technology — Introduction application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… …
75commercial transaction — ▪ economics Introduction in law, the core of the legal rules governing business dealings. The most common types of commercial transactions, involving such specialized areas of the law and legal instruments as sale of goods and documents of… …
76warning system — ▪ military technology Introduction in military science, any method used to detect the situation or intention of an enemy so that warning can be given. Because military tactics from time immemorial have stressed the value of surprise… …
77Charlemagne — • Biography of the emperor covering his political, military, and religious entanglements Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Charlemagne Charlemagne …
78French Catholics in the United States — • History and statistics of French Canadian immigration to the United States Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Catholics in the United States French Catholics in the United States …
79Organ — • A musical instrument which consists of one or several sets of pipes, each pipe giving only one tone, and which is blown and played by mechanical means. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Organ Organ …
80Sculpture — • In the widest sense of the term, sculpture is the art of representing in bodily form men, animals, and other objects in stone, bronze, ivory, clay and similar materials Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sculpture Sculpture …
