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  • 1Response, Babinski — A neurologic reflex that constitutes an important medical examination based, believe it or not, upon what the big toe does when the sole of the foot is stroked. If the big toe goes up, that may mean trouble. The Babinski response is obtained by… …

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  • 2Response, plantar — The plantar response, also known as the Babinski response, is an important neurologic examination based upon what the toes do when the sole (the plantar surface) of the foot is stroked. If the big toe goes up, that may mean trouble. The plantar… …

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  • 3Negative feedback amplifier — Figure 1: Ideal negative feedback model A negative feedback amplifier (or more commonly simply a feedback amplifier) is an amplifier which combines a fraction of the output with the input so that a negative feedback opposes the original signal.… …

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  • 4Negative index metamaterials — A negative index metamaterial causes light to refract, or bend, differently than in more common positive refractive index materials. Negative index metamaterials or negative index materials (NIM) are artificial structures where the refractive… …

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  • 5Response to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann — On the evening of Thursday, 3 May 2007, shortly before her fourth birthday, a British child, Madeleine McCann, went missing from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in the Algarve in Portugal, in which she was staying with her parents. The… …

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  • 6Negative double — The negative double is a form of take out double in bridge. It is made by the responder after his right hand opponent overcalls on the first round of bidding, and is used to show both support for the unbid suits as well as some values. It is… …

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  • 7response — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ affirmative (esp. AmE), encouraging, enthusiastic, favourable/favorable, good, positive ▪ lukewarm (esp. BrE), muted, tepid …

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  • 8negative — neg|a|tive1 W2S2 [ˈnegətıv] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bad)¦ 2¦(not liking somebody/something)¦ 3¦(no/not)¦ 4¦(scientific test)¦ 5¦(electricity)¦ 6¦(number/quantity)¦ 7¦(blood)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(BAD)¦ harmful, unpleasant, or not wanted …

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  • 9give — [c]/gɪv / (say giv) verb (gave, given, giving) –verb (t) 1. to deliver freely; bestow; hand over: to give someone a present. 2. to deliver to another in exchange for something; pay. 3. to pass over to: give me that book, please. 4. to grant… …

  • 10Response to the 2005 civil unrest in France — The 2005 civil unrest in France initiated a domestic and international response.DomesticPolitical Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, who has consistently advocated a tough approach to crime and restoring law and order, was a major probable… …

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