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  • 21Fibrillation auriculaire — Pour les articles homonymes, voir FA. Fibrillation auriculaire Classification et ressources externes La fibrillation auriculaire (FA) est le plus fréquent des troubles du rythme cardiaque. Elle fait partie des troubles du rythme supra… …

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  • 22Adi Da — Samraj Adi Da Samraj Born 3 November 1939(1939 11 03) New York, New York, United States D …

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  • 23Seder hishtalshelus — (Hebrew סדר השתלשלות) means the order of development or order of evolution , where the word Hishtalshelus (or Hishtalshelut ) is derived from the reduplicated quadriliteral root ŠLŠL to chain , and so literally means the chain like process . This …

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  • 24diplomatics — /dip leuh mat iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of deciphering old official documents, as charters, and of determining their authenticity, age, or the like. [1785 95; see DIPLOMATIC, ICS] * * * ▪ study of documents Introduction… …

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  • 25Abdolkarim Soroush — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy Islamic Philosophy era = 21st century Philosophy color = #B0C4DE name = Abdolkarim Soroush (Persian: عبدالكريم سروش ) birth = 1945 Tehran, Iran death = school tradition = Irfan, Islam, Religious… …

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  • 26cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …

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  • 27Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural&#8230; …

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  • 28stringed instrument — a musical instrument having strings as the medium of sound production, played with the fingers or with a plectrum or a bow: The guitar, the harp, and the violin are stringed instruments. * * * Any musical instrument that produces sound by the&#8230; …

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  • 29Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace       The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,&#8230; …

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  • 30Renaissance philosophy outside Italy — Stuart Brown Italy might justly be described as the home of Renaissance philosophy. Many of the important cultural developments of the period originated in Italy and only gradually spread north and west to other countries. But each of the other&#8230; …

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