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101Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… …
102Japanese sword — Traditional Samurai swords and fittings A Japanese sword, or nihontō (日本刀 or にほんとう, lit. Japanese sword …
103Soldering — For the song, see Soldering (song). For the product, see Solder. Desoldering a contact from a wire. Soldering is a process in which two or more metal items are joined together by melting and flowing a filler metal (solder) into the joint, the… …
104Hot Wheels — is a brand of die cast toy car, introduced by American toymaker Mattel in 1968. It was the primary competitor of Johnny Lightning and Matchbox until 1996, when Mattel acquired rights to the Matchbox brand from Tyco. The original, and now famous,… …
105Ko Samui — island of Surat Thani Province (or Koh Samui, th. เกาะสมุย) is an island off the east coast of the Kra Isthmus in Thailand, close to the mainland Surat Thani town. It is Thailand s third largest island, with an area of 228.7 km² and a population… …
106Breathalyzer — A breathalyzer is a (breath analyser) device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample. Breathalyzer is the brand name of a series of models made by one manufacturer of these instruments (originally Smith and Wesson, later… …
107Shijō school — Pine, Bamboo, Plum by Maruyama Ōkyo. One of two sixfold screens. The Shijō school (四条派 ha), also known as the Maruyama Shijō school, was an offshoot school of the Maruyama school of Japanese painting founded by Maruyama Ōkyo, and his former… …
108immune system disorder — Introduction Disorders of the immune systemany of various failures in the body s defense mechanisms against infectious organisms (see table (Disorders of the immune system)). Disorders of immunity include immune deficiency diseases, such… …
109rō-iro — ▪ Japanese lacquerwork in Japanese lacquerwork, technique of coating with black lacquer, involving two major methods. Hana nuri (or nuritate mono) uses black lacquer that contains oil in order to impart a glossy finish to the article.… …
110Brass instrument — A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator. They are also called labrosones , literally meaning lip vibrated instruments (Baines, 1993).There are two… …
