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  • 111Bibliography — INTRODUCTION The number of books dedicated to the late Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and its successor state, the Russian Federation, is virtually incalculable. This surfeit is due to a number of factors: Russia’s geographic size and …

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  • 112Repetitive strain injury — Classification and external resources DiseasesDB 11373 eMedicine pmr/97 …

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  • 113Fortune-telling — is the practice of predicting the future, usually of an individual, through mystical or supernatural means and often for commercial gain. It often conflates with the religious practice known as divination.European and Euro American fortune… …

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  • 114Delusion — This article is about psychiatric condition. For the concept in Eastern spirituality, see Delusion (spirituality). Delusionism redirects here. For Wikipedia delusionism (also known as inletionism ), see meta:delusionism. See also: Delusional… …

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  • 115Closed timelike curve — In mathematical physics, a closed timelike curve (CTC) is a worldline in a Lorentzian manifold, of a material particle in spacetime that is closed, returning to its starting point. This possibility was first raised by Kurt Gödel in 1949, who… …

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  • 116Chronology protection conjecture — The chronology protection conjecture is a conjecture by the physicist Professor Stephen Hawking that the laws of physics are such as to prevent time travel on all but sub microscopic scales. Mathematically, the permissibility of time travel is… …

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  • 117Stereotype threat — is the fear that one s behaviour will confirm an existing stereotype of a group with which one identifies. This fear can sometimes affect performance. Definition Stereotype threat refers to being at risk of confirming, as self characteristic, a… …

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  • 118Reciprocal liking — is a psychological term to describe an effect where a person who is liked by another will tend to return that liking. It reflects the notion that people enjoy the company of those who give them positive feelings. It is one of the qualities used… …

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  • 119Critical response to Star Trek — The Star Trek franchise, originally created by Gene Roddenberry, has spawned five live action television series, one animated series, and (as of 2011) eleven motion pictures. The critical reception of the franchise has varied with its many… …

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  • 120Perseus — For other meanings, see Perseus (disambiguation). Perseus Abode Argos Symbol Medusa s head …

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