A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 drive-in net ... Druon, Maurice drive-in net (from the article "commercial fishing") Another class of fishing methods involves driving the fish into a net or gear. A ... drive-reduction theory (from the article "drive") In the 1940s U.S. psychologist Clark Hull proposed a drive-reduction theory of learning. In its ... driver ant African member of the insect subfamily Dorylinae (family Formicidae; order Hymenoptera) characterized by a nomadic ... driver beam (from the article "fusion reactor") Pellets are multilayered, consisting of several concentric spheres. The surface of the pellet is ionized ... driver's license (from the article "United States") ...and Washington-refused to comply with the Real ID Act. Many others also took preliminary steps ... driving (from the article "hunting") Some game goes into cover so dense that a hunter cannot penetrate it to get ... driving (from the article "Approximate energy expenditure for activity levels") ...ship is heavily influenced by the environment at the time of the attempted maneuver. Wave ... driving and coaching art or sport of controlling and directing draft animals from a coach or other conveyance ... driving range (from the article "golf") Driving ranges were developed as commercial establishments at which golfers and aspiring golfers could, for ... drizzle very small, numerous water drops that may appear to float while being carried by air ... [4 Related Articles] Drnovsek, Janez Slovenian politician helped lead Slovenia to a relatively peaceful independence from Yugoslavia and, as the ... [5 Related Articles] Drobeta-Turnu Severin city, capital of Mehedinti judet (county), southwestern Romania. It is an important ... Drobny, Jaroslav Czechoslovak-born sportsman (b. Oct. 12, 1921, Prague, Czechoslovakia-d. Sept. 13, 2001, London, Eng.), during the ... Droeshout, Martin Flemish-born English engraver, primarily remembered for his engraved portrait of William Shakespeare, which appeared in ... Drogba, Didier On March 1, 2007, Ivorian association football (soccer) star Didier Drogba was voted African Footballer ... Drogheda urban district and seaport on the southern border of County Louth, Ireland. Drogheda lies along ... [1 Related Articles] Drogo de Hauteville Norman count of Apulia (1046-51), half brother of the conqueror Robert Guiscard. He led the ... [2 Related Articles] Drohobych city, western Ukraine. Known from the 11th and 12th centuries for its salt, it was ... droit de retour (from the article "inheritance") ...has disappeared, except in the Spanish province of Aragon. But France has preserved the related ... Droitwich town ("parish"), Wychavon district, administrative and historic county of Worcestershire, west-central England. The older portion ... [1 Related Articles] droll short comic scene or farce adapted from an existing play or created by actors, performed ... dromaeosaur any of a group of small to medium-sized carnivorous dinosaurs that flourished in Asia and ... [1 Related Articles] Dromaeosaurus (from the article "dromaeosaur") ...dromaeosaur that averaged 3 metres (10 feet) in length, stood about 1.8 metres tall, and ... Drome (from the article "Rhone-Alpes") ...region of France encompassing the southeastern departements of Loire, Rhone, Ain, Haute-Savoie, ... Dromiceiomimus (from the article "dinosaur") ...example, the ostrichlike dinosaurs, such as Struthiomimus, Ornithomimus, Dromoland (from the article "Ireland") Also in June, Ahern and his government hosted an EU-U.S. summit at Dromoland Castle in ... Dromore town, Banbridge district (established 1973), formerly in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the River Lagan, ... Dromore, Cross of (from the article "Dromore") ...insurrection (1641). The present structure was built by the Anglican bishop Jeremy Taylor in 1661. ... dromos (from the article "Aegean civilizations") ...the Shaft Grave Period, perhaps first in Messenia in the 16th century and then in ... drone (from the article "military aircraft") The first remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) were small, pilotless aircraft controlled by command radio transmission. ... drone in music, a sustained tone, usually rather low in pitch, providing a sonorous foundation for ... [9 Related Articles] drone (from the article "beekeeping") ...of the queen bee, a fertilized female capable of laying a thousand or more eggs ... drongo any of 20 species of Old World woodland birds constituting the family Dicruridae (order Passeriformes). ... [1 Related Articles] Droop quota (from the article "proportional representation") ...and European Parliament elections in Northern Ireland. Under STV, voters rank candidates on the ballot ... drop (from the article "baking") ...and humidity (e.g., 27° C [80° F] and 75 percent relative humidity), where it is ... drop cut method of faceting gemstones into a pear shape suitable for pendants, earrings, and other jewelry. ... [1 Related Articles] drop forging (from the article "forging") ...by hammering or pressing. In most forging an upper die is forced against a heated ... drop method (from the article "materials testing") Specific heat of solid materials (defined as heat absorbed per unit mass per degree change ... drop shipper (from the article "marketing") ...not delivering goods. Truck wholesalers or jobbers sell and deliver directly from their vehicles, often ... drop shot (from the article "tennis") ...the service toss. The half volley is a shot played on a very short bounce, ... drop-leaf table table with one or two hinged leaves supported by articulated legs, arms, or brackets. An ... Dropkin, Celia (from the article "Yiddish literature") Celia Dropkin lived in Warsaw and Kiev before immigrating to the United States in 1912. ... dropouts, school (from the article "Education") Pupils' dropping out of school at an early age was cited as a factor contributing ... dropped goal (from the article "rugby") ...points if successful. Thus, goals could be scored from an opposition penalty ("penalty goals") or ... dropped third strike (from the article "baseball") The seventh method of reaching base is the dropped third strike. If, with two men ... Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning (from the article "Adler, Cyrus") ...for research in Judaica and the training of rabbis; he did so principally by bringing ... dropstone (from the article "varved deposit") ...in recent and ancient sedimentary sequences, where they are often termed varvite, frequently display disruption ... Drosera rotundifolia (from the article "sundew") The most common North American and West European sundew, D. rotundifolia, has small white or ... Droseraceae family of perennial and sometimes annual flowering plants commonly known as sundews (see sundew family), ... [1 Related Articles] Drosophila (from the article "Drosophila") genus of flies commonly known as vinegar flies but also misleadingly called fruit flies. See ... Drosophila birchi (from the article "evolution") ...RIM to keep animal species from interbreeding. It can be remarkably strong even among closely ... Drosophila dominicana (from the article "evolution") ...It can be remarkably strong even among closely related species. The vinegar flies Drosophila equinoxialis (from the article "evolution") ...flies that have been extensively studied by evolutionists for several decades. Two of these sibling ... Drosophila paulistorum (from the article "evolution") One more sibling species of the group is D. paulistorum, a species ... Drosophila pseudoobscura (from the article "Dobzhansky, Theodosius") Dobzhansky's most important contribution was to change this view. In observing wild populations of the ... Drosophila serrata (from the article "evolution") Ethological isolation is often the most potent RIM to keep animal species from interbreeding. It ... Drosophila willistoni (from the article "evolution") Both stages of speciation are present in a group of six closely related species of ... Drosophyllum (from the article "carnivorous plant") The family Droseraceae comprises four genera (Aldrovanda, Dionaea, Drosera, and Drosophyllum) and about 115 species, ... drossing (from the article "nitrogen group element") ...process involves the formation of high-melting calcium or magnesium bismuthide (Ca3Bi2 or Mg3Bi2), which separates ... Drost, Aernout Dutch writer whose historical novels were the first important works of the 19th-century Romantic movement ... [1 Related Articles] Droste-Hulshoff, Annette, Freiin von poet and prose writer, among the most important poets of 19th-century Germany and the author ... drott-kvaett a medieval Scandinavian verse form used in skaldic poetry. Drott-kvaett consists of stanzas of eight ... Drottningholm (from the article "Tessin, Nicodemus, The Elder") ...important influence. He was named de la Vallee's successor in 1646 and spent several years ... Drottningholm Island (from the article "Malar, Lake") ...Gripsholm, begun in 1537 by Gustav I Vasa and known today for its portrait collection. ... Drottningholm Theatre 18th-century court theatre of the Royal Palace of Drottningholm, near Stockholm, Swed. It is preserved ... Drouais, Jean-Germain historical painter who was one of the leading early Neoclassicists in France. Drouet, Jean-Baptiste French revolutionary, chiefly remembered for his part in the arrest of Louis XVI at Varennes. Drouet, Jean-Baptiste, count d'Erlon French soldier whose long career raised him from the ranks of both Louis XVI's and ... Drouet, Juliette (from the article "Hugo, Victor") ...continued to pour out plays. There were two motives for this: first, he needed a ... drought lack or insufficiency of rain for an extended period that causes a considerable hydrologic (water) ... [29 Related Articles] drought quadrilateral (from the article "Brazil") Brazil has a humid tropical and subtropical climate except for a drier area in the ... Drouyn de Lhuys, Edmond French statesman and foreign minister under Napoleon III. drowning suffocation by immersion in a liquid, usually water. Water closing over the victim's mouth and ... [1 Related Articles] Droysen, Johann Gustav historian and politician whose belief in Prussia's destiny to lead Germany influenced German unification, which ... [1 Related Articles] Droz, Numa prominent Swiss politician and twice federal president, who is best-remembered for his stand against the ... Dru, Joanne (JOANNE LACOCK), U.S. film actress and captivating leading lady in the Westerns Red River, She ... Drucker, Peter F. Austrian-born American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical ... [1 Related Articles] Druckman, Jacob Raphael U.S. composer, teacher, and conductor who was influential in promoting contemporary music and won a ... Drudge, Matt Before ABC Radio announced in July 1999 its intention to expand the broadcast of American ... [1 Related Articles] Drug (from the article "providence") ...Zoroastrianism (also called Mazdaism and, in India, Parsiism) founded during the late 7th and early ... drug any chemical substance that affects the functioning of living things and the organisms (such as ... [32 Related Articles] drug abuse the excessive, maladaptive, or addictive use of drugs for nonmedical purposes despite social, psychological, and ... [32 Related Articles] drug action (from the article "pharmaceutical industry") In addition to the animal toxicity studies outlined above, biopharmaceutical studies are required for all ... drug allergy hypersensitivity reaction to therapeutic agents that occasionally occurs on subsequent exposure to a drug against ... drug cartel (from the article "Colombia") ...to cocaine trafficking, and shipments grew from individuals carrying small amounts to large quantities on ... drug cult group using drugs to achieve religious or spiritual revelation and for ritualistic purposes. [2 Related Articles] drug delivery (from the article "nanotechnology") Nanotechnology promises to impact medical treatment in multiple ways. First, advances in nanoscale particle design ... drug discount card (from the article "Medicare's New Prescription-Drug Program") ...the new prescription-drug coverage feature of Medicare would not fully take effect until January 2006, ... Drug Enforcement Administration (from the article "therapeutics") Controlled substances are drugs that foster dependence and have the potential for abuse. The Drug ... drug interaction (from the article "pharmaceutical industry") Drug interactions occur when one drug alters the pharmacological effect of another drug. The pharmacological ... drug resistance (from the article "malaria") ...malaria and manifested by confusion, convulsions, and coma-that frequently kills victims of P. falciparum malaria. ... drug testing (from the article "football (soccer)") ...in new areas as a governing body and competition regulator. The use of performance-enhancing drugs ... drug use use of drugs for psychotropic rather than medical purposes. Among the most common psychotropic drugs ... [4 Related Articles] drug-eluting stent (from the article "Health and Disease") ...prop open the vessel and improve blood flow to the heart. Reclosure of the stented ... Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (from the article "Doctors Without Borders") ...offer medical care to casualties of war, and deal with the problem of refugees in ... Druid (Celtic: "Knowing [or Finding] the Oak Tree"), member of the learned class among the ancient ... [5 Related Articles] Druid Theatre (from the article "Performing Arts") ...complete cycle of six plays by J.M. Synge, including his masterpiece, The Playboy of the ... Druitt, Montague (from the article "Jack the Ripper") ...covering up for highly placed culprits, perhaps even members of the royal family. Many of ... druk gyalpo (from the article "Bhutan") Until the 1950s, Bhutan was an absolute monarchy whose sovereign was styled the Drukpa Kagyu (from the article "Bhutan") ...the older of the two sects, and it has existed in both Bhutan and Tibet ... drum in biology, any of about 275 species of fishes of the family Sciaenidae (order Perciformes); ... [1 Related Articles] drum musical instrument, the sound of which is produced by the vibration of a stretched membrane ... [18 Related Articles] drum in packaging, cylindrical container commonly made of metal or fibreboard. Steel drums with capacities ranging ... drum in architecture, any of the cylindrical stone blocks composing a column that is not a ... [1 Related Articles] drum brake (from the article "automobile") Originally, most systems for stopping vehicles were mechanically actuated drum brakes with internally expanding shoes; ... drum chime (from the article "chime") ...Most frequently "chime" refers to the bell chime (q.v.), but it also denotes tubular bells ... drum dryer (from the article "dairy product") The simplest and least expensive is the drum, or roller, dryer. It consists of two ... drum gate (from the article "dam") Drum gates can control the reservoir level upstream to precise levels automatically and without the ... drum lens (from the article "lighthouse") ...the full Fresnel catadioptric system, the basis of all lighthouse lens systems today. To meet ... drum set (from the article "percussion instrument") ...by arrangers such as Robert Russell Bennett take optimum advantage of all percussion instruments. Both ... drum table heavy circular table with a central support, which was introduced in the late 18th century. ... drum withering (from the article "tea") ...moisture content of the leaf. Withering in the open air has been replaced by various ... drumlin oval or elongated hill believed to have been formed by the streamlined movement of glacial ... [5 Related Articles] Drummond Island (from the article "Silurian Period") ...Upper Peninsula. It was founded as a company town in 1867 because local resources offered ... Drummond, Don (from the article "ska") ...an instrumental music. Jamaica's independence from British rule in 1962 left the country and ska ... Drummond, Henry British banker, writer, and member of Parliament who helped found the Catholic Apostolic Church. Drummond, Lake (from the article "Great Dismal Swamp") ...of the Elizabeth River, with Albemarle Sound in North Carolina through the Pasquotank River. The ... Drummond, Thomas (from the article "limelight") first theatrical spotlight, also a popular term for the incandescent calcium light invented by Thomas ... Drummond, William first notable poet in Scotland to write deliberately in English. He also was the first ... Drummond, William Henry Irish-born Canadian writer of humorous dialect poems conveying a sympathetic but sentimentalized picture of the ... Drumont, Edouard (from the article "France") ...the company collapsed, and large numbers of shareholders were stripped of their savings. Demands for ... drumstick (from the article "percussion instrument") Double-headed drums served to provide rhythmic accompaniment in the Middle Ages, and in the 7th ... drunk driving (from the article "alcohol consumption") ...alcohol, most of them intended to interfere with the availability of beverages at certain times, ... drunkard's walk (from the article "random walk") ...(the same at each step) of moving some distance in some direction. Random walks are ... Druon Antigonus legendary giant of Antwerp, who cut off the right hands of mariners refusing him tribute. ... Druon, Maurice (from the article "children's literature") ...so multiplied that to single out names is bound to involve some injustice. A few, ...

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