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Where were Matare and Welker working when inventing the point-contact transistor?
Realizing that Bell Labs' scientists had already invented the transistor before them, the company rushed to get its "transistron" into production for amplified use in France's telephone network.
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In 1833 with whom with Chopin work to get his music published?
Chopin's music soon found success with publishers, and in 1833 he contracted with Maurice Schlesinger, who arranged for it to be published not only in France but, through his family connections, also in Germany and England.
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When did the mail stagecoaches stop running?
Tucson became a part of the United States of America, although the American military did not formally take over control until March 1856.
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TAFE Tasmania started a three-year restructuring in what year?
In Tasmania in 2009 the old college system and TAFE Tasmania have started a 3-year restructure to become the Tasmanian Polytechnic
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What idea did positivism provide?
It helped to install natural history as a separate field, gave base for ecology and was based on the role model of scientist, naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt.
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Which movement is considered to be a dividing line between ancient thought and classical physics?
Galileo ("Father of Modern Physics") also made use of experiments to validate physical theories, a key element of the scientific method.
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What can the Estonian parliament do in regards to treaties?
At the same time the parliament has the right to present statements, declarations and appeals to the people of Estonia, ratify and denounce international treaties with other states and international organisations and decide on the Government loans.
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In 1770, who reported that Medri Bahri was a distinct political entity from Abyssinia?
That 16th century also marked the arrival of the Ottomans, who began making inroads in the Red Sea area.
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What happened to the Public schoolboys in these sports?
Bermuda's role as the primary Royal Navy base in the Western Hemisphere, with an army garrison to match, ensured that the naval and military officers quickly introduced the newly formalised sports to Bermuda, including cricket, football, Rugby football, and even tennis and rowing (rowing did not adapt well from British rivers to the stormy Atlantic.
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Why did Microsoft decrease the required resoultion for tablets?
On March 12, 2013, Microsoft amended its certification requirements to only require that screens on tablets have a minimum resolution of 1024×768 (down from the previous 1366×768).
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What is benefical work for children?
The term child labour can be misleading when it confuses harmful work with employment that may be beneficial to children.
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For what NFL team did Lynn Swann play?
Even though they were returning teams, the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings moved to New Orleans as the Voodoo, the identity formerly owned by New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson.
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What is the main goal aside from reducing the amount of data required to store the audio?
The use of lossy compression is designed to greatly reduce the amount of data required to represent the audio recording and still sound like a faithful reproduction of the original uncompressed audio for most listeners.
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What is the definition of CND?
This is the passive, active, and dynamic employment of capabilities to respond to imminent or on-going actions against Air Force or Air Force-protected networks, the Air Force's portion of the Global Information Grid, or expeditionary communications assigned to the Air Force.
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Who gave students a test to determine their preferences?
Berger said the students seem to prefer the 'sizzle' sounds that MP3s bring to music.
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The doctrine of pratityasumatupada is a important part of what type of metaphysics?
It states that phenomena arise together in a mutually interdependent web of cause and effect.
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In what year was reinforced concrete invented?
The firm made use of reinforced concrete, a new building material invented by Jean-Louis Lambot in 1848 (Joseph Monier received the patent in 1867).
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What is the name of the big rowing races?
Boathouse Row is a symbol of Philadelphia's rich rowing history, and each Big Five member has its own boathouse.
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Who produced most of the Hispano-Moresque pottery?
All over Europe secular art continued to increase in quantity and quality, and in the 15th century the mercantile classes of Italy and Flanders became important patrons, commissioning small portraits of themselves in oils as well as a growing range of luxury items such as jewellery, ivory caskets, cassone chests, and maiolica pottery.
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after the DEUS INDICAT what type of sea animals were pictured?
The supporters were two sea lions (lions with fishes' tails) and the motto was DEO DUCENTE NIL NOCET
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In the case of a chemical explosion, what is transformed to kinetic energy and thermal energy in a short time?
Similarly, in the case of a chemical explosion, chemical potential energy is transformed to kinetic energy and thermal energy in a very short time.
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What nation lost the Battle of Yarmouk?
However many early history books like the Islamic Conquest of Syria Fatuhusham by al-Imam al-Waqidi state that after the conversion to Islam Muawiyah's father Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and his brothers Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan were appointed as commanders in the Muslim armies by Muhammad.
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How many of RIBA Enterprises' staff are located at the Newcastle office?
It employs over 250 staff, approximately 180 of whom are based in Newcastle.
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Who designed the Parc de l'Orangerie?
The Jardin botanique de l'Université de Strasbourg (botanical garden) was created under the German administration next to the Observatory of Strasbourg, built in 1881, and still owns some greenhouses of those times.
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In what manner are sheets normally cut?
Sheets are usually cut "long-grain", i.e. with the grain parallel to the longer dimension of the sheet.
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What is the Judaeo-German language developed by Ashkenazi Jews who migrated to Central Europe?
Yiddish is the Judæo-German language developed by Ashkenazi Jews who migrated to Central Europe.
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Who stopped Maclean after he shot the Queen?
Two schoolboys from Eton College struck him with their umbrellas, until he was hustled away by a policeman.
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Who was Disraeli's rival?
Victoria found Gladstone's demeanour far less appealing; he spoke to her, she is thought to have complained, as though she were "a public meeting rather than a woman".
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Which country was ahead of the United Kingdom in the teaching of chemistry?
As a result of a movement earlier in the decade, many politicians donated funds to establish the college, including Benjamin Disraeli, William Gladstone and Robert Peel.
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During which war did the British navy defeat Eight Banners forces at Ningbo and Dinghai?
Under the terms of the Treaty of Nanking, signed in 1843, Ningbo became one of the five Chinese treaty ports opened to virtually unrestricted foreign trade.
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What is increased in male dogs with neutering?
Neutering reduces problems caused by hypersexuality, especially in male dogs.
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When was the tenth printing of the French translation of 'Reflections on the Revolution in France'?
The French translation ran to ten printings by June 1791.
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When did the first Indiana Jones movie come out?
It became the biggest film at the box office in 1981, and the recipient of numerous Oscar nominations including Best Director (Spielberg's second nomination) and Best Picture (the second Spielberg film to be nominated for Best Picture).
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What tax was in force throughout the United Kingdom during this time?
Before this the internal plan and function of the rooms can generally not be deduced from the outside.
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What did Khubilai claim for a while?
Though he had, by the early 1260s, become closely identified with China, he still, for a time, claimed universal rule", and yet "despite his successes in China and Korea, Khubilai was unable to have himself accepted as the Great Khan".
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What was also pushed for by result of sarmatism?
This belief system became an important part of szlachta culture and affected all aspects of their lives.
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When was multi-party governance established?
In the past, the government had been highly centralized.
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What is the population of the island?
The island has a population of 267 as of January 2016.
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Season four was the first full season to be aired in what?
The number of those attending the auditions by now had increased to over 100,000 from the 10,000 of the first season.
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What event prompted the United States to adopt the printed circuit to make proximity fuses?
Printed circuits did not become commonplace in consumer electronics until the mid-1950s, after the Auto-Sembly process was developed by the United States Army.
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What was Operation Serval's goal?
The Malian government had a hard time maintaining full control over their country.
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To what language did Catalan display similarities?
In the 11th century, documents written in macaronic Latin begin to show Catalan elements, with texts written almost completely in Romance appearing by 1080.
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what were veterans in need of after World War I?
Many veterans who had been gassed in World War I and were in need of respiratory therapy began coming to Tucson after the war, due to the clean dry air.
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What is the official Cubs team mascot?
The bear cub itself was used in the clubs since the early 1900s and was the inspiration of the Chicago Staleys changing their team's name to the Chicago Bears, due to the Cubs allowing the football team to play at Wrigley Field in the 1930s.
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Queen and Adam Lambert played two shows where in July 2012?
On 25 and 26 April, May and Taylor appeared on the eleventh series of American Idol at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, performing a Queen medley with the six finalists on the first show, and the following day performed "Somebody to Love" with the 'Queen Extravaganza' band.
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Santa Monica plans on water independence by what year?
An urban runoff facility (SMURFF), the first of its kind in the US, catches and treats 3.5 million US gallons (13,000 m3) of water each week that would otherwise flow into the bay via storm-drains and sells it back to end-users within the city for reuse as gray-water, while bio-swales throughout the city allow rainwater to percolate into and replenish the groundwater supply.
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What year was the last census before the Census 2000?
Race was asked differently in the Census 2000 in several other ways than previously.
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What is Harper Lee's hometown?
Since 1990, a play based on the novel has been performed annually in Harper Lee's hometown of Monroeville, Alabama.
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When did Emperor Huan's reign begin?
In addition to tributary relations with the Kushans, the Han Empire received gifts from the Parthian Empire, from a king in modern Burma, from a ruler in Japan, and initiated an unsuccessful mission to Daqin (Rome) in AD 97 with Gan Ying as emissary.
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What was the most notable naval victory EIC had?
At the Battle of Pulo Aura, which was probably the company's most notable naval victory, Nathaniel Dance, Commodore of a convoy of Indiamen and sailing aboard the Warley, led several Indiamen in a skirmish with a French squadron, driving them off.
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What does Gunlick remark that the German System of dual federalism requires strong Länder to have other than the capacity to implement legislation?
A new delimitation of the federal territory keeps being debated in Germany, though "Some scholars note that there are significant differences among the American states and regional governments in other federations without serious calls for territorial changes ...", as political scientist Arthur B. Gunlicks remarks.
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When did Yale issue the first Ph.D in the United States?
In the 19th century the school incorporated graduate and professional instruction, awarding the first Ph.D. in the United States in 1861 and organizing as a university in 1887.
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He was accused of selling grain for what reason?
Classical scholar Timothy Barnes relates contemporary allegations against Athanasius: from defiling an altar, to selling Church grain that had been meant to feed the poor for his own personal gain, and even violence and murder to suppress dissent.
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What was Apple's highest quarterly profit as of Q1 2008?
On January 22, 2008, Apple reported the best quarter revenue and earnings in Apple's history so far.
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What does the crowd sing during the 7th inning to honor Caray's memory?
"Take me out to the ballgame" during the 7th inning stretch to honor Caray's memory.
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How far do penguins travel when they migrate?
Bird migration is not limited to birds that can fly.
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What were members who did not practice the physical craft known as?
It is reputed to be the oldest Masonic Lodge in the world.
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Is mahogany a hardwood or a softwood?
The density of wood varies with species.
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condensed study texts where created in what tradition?
Over the years, various attempts have been made to synthesize a single Buddhist text that can encompass all of the major principles of Buddhism.
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What desert constitutes most of Egypt territory?
With over 90 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most populous country in North Africa and the Arab World, the third-most populous in Africa (after Nigeria and Ethiopia), and the fifteenth-most populous in the world.
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Following Arthur Eddington's lectures, what did Whitehead publish?
Even professional philosophers struggled to follow Whitehead's writings.
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What are anarchists against?
However, the anarchist definition of federalism tends to differ from the definition of federalism assumed by pro-state political scientists.
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The higher-level phylogeny is of the what?
In 2008, researchers at Tufts University uncovered what they believe is the world's oldest known full-body impression of a primitive flying insect, a 300 million-year-old specimen from the Carboniferous period.
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What nations' assets did Nasser nationalize in 1957?
By the end of 1957, Nasser nationalized all remaining British and French assets in Egypt, including the tobacco, cement, pharmaceutical, and phosphate industries.
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Who designed the Rialto Building in 1889?
In 2012, the city contained a total of 594 high-rise buildings, with 8 under construction, 71 planned and 39 at proposal stage making the city's skyline the second largest in Australia.
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What game used the SNES Mouse?
Hudson Soft, under license from Nintendo, released the Super Multitap, a multiplayer adapter for use with its popular series of Bomberman games.
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How many square miles of land is Boston?
The highest point in Boston is Bellevue Hill at 330 feet (100 m) above sea level, and the lowest point is at sea level.
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What racial group was primarily involved in babershop a cappella in its earliest days?
In 1938, the first formal men's barbershop organization was formed, known as the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America (S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A), and in 2004 rebranded itself and officially changed its public name to the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS).
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What type of group founded Espanyol?
Blanc-i-blaus, being one of the clubs granted royal patronage, was founded exclusively by Spanish football fans, unlike the multinational nature of Barça's primary board.
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What is the pope's official title?
The actual subject material of the canons is not just doctrinal or moral in nature, but all-encompassing of the human condition.
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Who wrote Argonautica?
He promoted short poetic forms such as the epigram, epyllion and the iambic and attacked epic as base and common ("big book, big evil" was his doctrine).
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The Austro-Turkish war took place over what years?
After the Austro-Turkish War of 1716–1718 the Treaty of Passarowitz confirmed the loss of the Banat, Serbia and "Little Walachia" (Oltenia) to Austria.
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What is a variorum?
The collation of all known variants of a text is referred to as a variorum, namely a work of textual criticism whereby all variations and emendations are set side by side so that a reader can track how textual decisions have been made in the preparation of a text for publication.
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Where was the VIII International Congress of Photography held?
held in Dresden from August 3 to 8, 1931.
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What did the Russian send to Sinop?
Public opinion in the UK and France was outraged and demanded war.
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What do people in France eat more of that in most western countries?
Comparing diets among Western countries, researchers have discovered that although the French tend to eat higher levels of animal fat, the incidence of heart disease remains low in France.
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Sample montages were a key difference between british house music and what?
many of the early hits were based on sample montage, rap was often used for vocals (far more than in the US),[citation needed] and humor was frequently an important element.
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What country has attempted to better the controls of pesticide exchanges?
The former seeks to implement procedures for ensuring that prior informed consent exists between countries buying and selling pesticides, while the latter seeks to create uniform standards for maximum levels of pesticide residues among participating countries.
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What's the name of the team-up between Samoa and Virgin Australia?
Observers point to the flexibility of the labour market as a basic strength for future economic advances.[citation needed]
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What was the first samurai armor called?
The first types of Japanese armors identified as samurai armor were known as yoroi.
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What are current-limiting motor starters referred to as?
However, the increasing use of current-limiting motor starters, commonly known as "soft-start" contactors, avoid much of this problem, and the current draw of the pump motor is less of a limiting concern.
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Who sent the first known letter from North America?
When John Rut visited St. John's in 1527 he found Norman, Breton and Portuguese ships in the harbour.
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Which branch of government denied the UNFPA funding?
President Bush denied funding to the UNFPA.
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What does this theory entail?
Known as the fraternal birth order (FBO) effect, this theory has been backed up by strong evidence of its prenatal origin, although no evidence thus far has linked it to an exact prenatal mechanism.
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The goal of what is to suppress opposing air defence systems?
Israel, and The US Air Force, in conjunction with the members of NATO, has developed significant tactics for air defence suppression.
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Where is Galicia's warmest coastal station?
Being located on the Atlantic coastline, Galicia has a very mild climate for the latitude and the marine influence affects most of the province to various degrees.
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What is one primary source of orphan protein-coding genes?
De novo or "orphan" genes, whose sequence shows no similarity to existing genes, are extremely rare.
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How long were swift boats?
"When I signed up for the swift boats, they had very little to do with the war.
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Which season five contestant caused controversy with their performance of I Walk the Line?
Chris Daughtry's performance of Fuel's "Hemorrhage (
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What makes up the federal taxes Puerto Rican citizens pay?
Most Puerto Rico residents do not pay federal income tax but do pay federal payroll taxes (Social Security and Medicare).
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rapid decompression is more dangerous than what?
Rapid decompression can be much more dangerous than vacuum exposure itself.
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What Roman art involved speeches made to the public?
Oratory was an art to be practiced and learnt, and good orators commanded respect.[citation needed]
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How did the USAMGIK respond to the uprisings?
Civil disorder spread throughout the country in what became known as the Autumn uprising.
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What receptors absorb red and blue light in plants?
One phytochrome, phyA, is the main phytochrome in seedlings grown in the dark but rapidly degrades in light to produce Cry1.
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Some cable boxes are capable of doing what?
Some cable boxes are capable of receiving or recording two or more broadcasts at a time in HDTV format, and HDTV programming, some included in the monthly cable service subscription price, some for an additional fee, can be played back with the cable company's on-demand feature.
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What did Londoners use for bomb-shelters?
In the wake of the Coventry Blitz, there was widespread agitation from the Communist Party over the need for bomb-proof shelters.
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What piece is often used in the horror genre?
Certain staples of classical music are often used commercially (either in advertising or in movie soundtracks).
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Which country prefers a bass turnover setting of 250-300 Hz?
In the US there were more varied practices and a tendency to use higher bass turnover frequencies such as 500 Hz as well as a greater treble rolloff like −8.5 dB and even more to record generally higher modulation levels on the record.
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What is the best for an recieving antenna for optimum reception?
Transmission from a circularly polarized antenna received by a linearly polarized antenna (or vice versa) entails a 3 dB reduction in signal-to-noise ratio as the received power has thereby been cut in half.
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What do the new telecommunications firms in Somalia offer that is not available in many other parts of the continent?
After the start of the civil war, various new telecommunications companies began to spring up in the country and competed to provide missing infrastructure.
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