| Artificial organ An artificial organ is a man-made device that is implanted into, or integrated onto, a human to replace a natural organ, for the purpose of restoring a specific function or a group of related functions so the patient may return to as normal a life as possible. The replaced function doesn't necessarily have to be related to life support, but often is. Artificial_organ
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| CpG island CpG islands are genomic regions that contain a high frequency of CG dinucleotides. In mammalian genomes, CpG islands are typically 300-3,000 base pairs in length. CpG_island
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| Ta’if Ta’if ( ) is a city in the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia at an elevation of 1700 metres on the slopes of the Al-Sarawat mountains. It has a population of 521,273 (2004 census). Ta’if
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| Depiction of Jesus The depiction of Jesus in art took several centuries to reach a conventional standardized form for his physical appearance, which has subsequently remained largely stable since that time. Most images of Jesus have in common a number of traits which are now almost universally associated with Jesus, although variants are seen. Depiction_of_Jesus
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| Dead Sea scrolls Talk:Dead_Sea_scrolls
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| As-Salamu Alaykum As-Salāmu `Alaykum () is an Arabic spoken greeting used by Muslims as well as non-Muslim Arabic speakers, Christians and Jews. The term Salam in Arabic means "Peace". As-Salamu_Alaykum
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| Ian Hamilton Finlay | location = Nassau, Bahamas Ian_Hamilton_Finlay
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| Solar tower A solar tower is a structure used to support equipment for studying the sun. Solar_tower
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| Robert Zemeckis | birthplace = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Robert_Zemeckis
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| Geena Davis | birthplace = Wareham, Massachusetts Geena_Davis
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| Mexican American |image = Mexican_American
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| Ishmael Ishmael (Hebrew: יִשְׁמָעֵאל, Standard Tiberian ; Arabic: إسماعيل, 'Ismāʿīl) is a figure in the Torah, Bible, and Qur'an. Jewish, Christian and Muslim believers regard Ishmael as Abraham's eldest son, born of his wife Sarah's hand maiden Hagar(). Ishmael
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| Ralph Adams Cram Ralph Adams Cram, (December 16, 1863 - September 22, 1942), was an American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, often in the Gothic style. Ralph_Adams_Cram
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| Academic degree Talk:Academic_degree
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| Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai_Jiao_Tong_University
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| Maliki The Maliki madhhab (Arabic مالكي) is one of the four schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. It is the third-largest of the four schools, followed by approximately 15% of Muslims, mostly in North Africa and West Africa. Maliki
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| Leonard Adleman | birth_place = California Leonard_Adleman
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| Houri In Islam, the ḥūr or ḥūrīyah () are described as "(splendid) Muhammad Asad, The Message of the Qur'an, Publisher: The Book Foundation; Bilingual edition (December 2003) Language: English, ISBN 1904510000,Chapter (Surah) An-Naba (The Tiding)(78):33, note 16 companions of equal age (well-matched) Muhammad Asad, The Message of the Qur'an,Publisher: The Book Foundation; Bilingual edition (December 2003), Language: English, ISBN 1904510000,Chapter (Surah) Al-Waqiah (That which mus come to pass)(56):38, note 15", "lovely eyed", of "modest gaze" Muhammad Asad, The Message of the Qur'an,Publisher: The Book Foundation; Bilingual edition (December 2003), Language: English, ISBN 1904510000,Chapter (Surah) Sad (38):52, "voluptuous", "pure beings" or "companions pure" of paradise, denoting humans and jinn who enter paradise after being recreated anew in the hereafter. Ibn Kathir,Tafsir ibn Kathir (Qur'anic Commentary),Surah (Chapter) Ar-Rahman Rahman (55), ayah (verse) 56, narrating Artat bin Al-Mundhir There are g Houri
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| Qibla Qiblah (, also transliterated as Kiblah) is an Arabic word for the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays during Salah. Most mosques contain a niche in a wall that indicates the qiblah. Qibla
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| Evil eye The evil eye is a belief that the envy elicited by the good luck of fortunate people may result in their misfortune. The perception of the nature of the phenomenon, its causes, and possible protective measures, varies between different cultures. Evil_eye
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| Kaaba The Kaaba (Arabic: ; or )Also known as ( "The Noble Kaʿbah), ( "The Primordial House"), or ( "The Sacred House") "Cube" is a cuboidal building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is the holiest place in Islam.Wensinck, A. Kaaba
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| HSL and HSV HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than RGB, while remaining computationally simple. HSL stands for hue, saturation, lightness, while HSV stands for hue, saturation, value. HSL_and_HSV
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| Nontrinitarianism Nontrinitarianism includes all Christian belief systems that reject as non-scriptural, wholly or partly, the doctrine of the Trinity; the doctrine that Yahweh, the God of the Bible, is three distinct, co-eternal persons in one being, and that these three persons are co-eternal and equal in nature, authority and knowledge. Nontrinitarianism
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| DNA computing DNA computing is a form of computing which uses DNA, biochemistry and molecular biology, instead of the traditional silicon-based computer technologies. DNA computing, or, more generally, molecular computing, is a fast developing interdisciplinary area. DNA_computing
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| Pacific Electric Railway The Pacific Electric Railway , also known as the Red Car system, was a mass transit system in Southern California using streetcars, light rail, and buses. At its greatest extent, around 1925, the system interconnected cities in Los Angeles and Orange Counties and also connected to Riverside County and San Bernardino County in the Inland Empire. Pacific_Electric_Railway
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| Islamic banking Talk:Islamic_banking
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| Kafir Kafir (Arabic: ; plural ) is an Arabic word meaning "rejecter" or "ingrate". In the Islamic doctrinal sense, the term refers to a person who does not recognize God (Allah) or the prophethood of Muhammad (i. Kafir
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| Muhammad al-Bukhari Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari, popularly known as Al-Bukhari () or Imam Bukhari (810-870), was a famous Sunni Islamic scholar of Persian ancestry, most known for authoring the hadith collection named Sahih Bukhari, a collection which Sunnis regard as the most authentic (Arabic: Sahih) of all hadith compilations. Muhammad_al-Bukhari
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| Phoney War Talk:Phoney_War
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| 1994 Northridge earthquake |countries affected=United States (Southern California) 1994_Northridge_earthquake
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| Science in medieval Islam In the history of science, Islamic science refers to the science developed under the Islamic civilization between the 8th and 16th centuries, during what is known as the Islamic Golden Age. Science_in_medieval_Islam
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| World War II/Archive 4 Talk:World_War_II/Archive_4
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| Ibn Taymiyyah Taqi ad-Din Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah (January 22, 1263 – 1328), was a Sunni Islamic scholar born in Harran, located in what is now Turkey, close to the Syrian border. He lived during the troubled times of the Mongol invasions. Ibn_Taymiyyah
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| Anchorite Anchorite (male)/anchoress (female), (adj. anchoritic; from the Greek anachōreō, signifying "to withdraw", "to depart into the rural countryside"), denotes someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society so as to be able to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, ascetic and, circumstances permitting, Eucharist-focused life. Anchorite
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| Pro-ana Pro-ana refers to the rejection of the idea that anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder. It is often referred to simply as "ana" and is sometimes affectionately personified by anorexics as a girl named Ana. Pro-ana
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| Jizya Under Islamic law, jizya or jizyah (; Ottoman Turkish: cizye; both derived from Pahlavi and ultimately from Aramaic gaziyat Dehkhoda Persian Dictionary) is a per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria. The tax is/was to be levied on able bodied adult males of military age and affording power, (but with specific exemptions, Shahid Alam, Articulating Group Differences: A Variety of Autocentrisms, Journal of Science and Society, 2003 Ali (1990), pg. Jizya
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| People's Republic of China–United States relations U.S. People's_Republic_of_China–United_States_relations
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| Albert Herter Albert Herter (1871-1950) was an artist and painter. He was born in New York, New York, and studied in Paris and then in New York's Art Students League. Albert_Herter
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| Ex-gay Ex-gay is a term sometimes used to refer to persons who once identified as gay or lesbian, but have since turned away from such identification for religious or other reasons. Some ex-gays enter into opposite-sex relationships, while others remain celibate. Ex-gay
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| Clare of Assisi Clare_of_Assisi
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| Peter Ueberroth Peter Victor Ueberroth (born September 2, 1937) is an American executive. He served as the 6th commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1989. Peter_Ueberroth
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| Michael Huffington | state = California Michael_Huffington
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| Karol Szymanowski Karol MaciejPiano Society Szymanowski (3 October 1882 in Tymoszówka (present-day Ukraine) – 28 March 1937) was a Polish composer and pianist, and among the most influential composers of the 20th century. Karol_Szymanowski
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| Norman Corwin | birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, United States Norman_Corwin
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| Ecological footprint The ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate it. Ecological_footprint
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| Andrew Robinson | birthplace = New York City, U.S. Andrew_Robinson
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| Gog and Magog Talk:Gog_and_Magog
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| Cauterization Cauterization is a medical term describing the burning of the body to remove or close a part of it. The main forms of cauterization used today are electrocautery and chemical cautery. Cauterization
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| Schizosaccharomyces pombe Schizosaccharomyces pombe, also called "fission yeast", is a species of yeast. It is used as a model organism in molecular and cell biology. Schizosaccharomyces_pombe
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| Science fair A science fair is generally a competition where contestants present their science project results in the form of a report, display board, and models that they have created. Science fairs allow students in grade schools and high schools to compete in science and/or technology activities. Science_fair
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