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91Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Cap.: Moscow. Also called Russia, Soviet …
92respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… …
93Methods to investigate protein–protein interactions — There are many methods to investigate protein–protein interactions. Each of the approaches has its own strengths and weaknesses, especially with regard to the sensitivity and specificity of the method. A high sensitivity means that many of the… …
94Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter — A universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (usually abbreviated UART and pronEng|ˈjuːɑrt) is a type of asynchronous receiver/transmitter , a piece of computer hardware that translates data between parallel and serial forms. UARTs are commonly… …
95Splice (system call) — splice() is a system call that copies data between a file handle and a pipe, or between a pipe and user space. It does so without actually copying the data, in contrast to other data copying techniques, thereby improving I/O performance.Workings… …
96Optical fiber cable — A TOSLINK optical fiber cable with a clear jacket. These plastic fiber cables are used mainly for digital audio connections between devices. An optical fiber cable is a cable containing one or more optical fibers. The optical fiber elements are… …
97Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …
98Microsoft Direct3D — Direct3D is part of Microsoft s DirectX application programming interface (API). Direct3D is available for Microsoft Windows operating systems (Windows 95 and above), and for other platforms through the open source software Wine. It is the base… …
99Seminole Wars — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Seminole Wars caption=Osceola, Seminole leader. date= 1817 1858 place= Florida, US result= Indecisive/US victory combatant1= combatant2= Seminole strength1= strength2= casualties1= casualties2= The Seminole Wars …
100Korean Air Lines Flight 007 — Flight 007 redirects here. For other uses, see Flight 7 (disambiguation). Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Artist s rendition of HL7442, the KAL 747 lost during Flight 007 Occurrence summary …
