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 Gamelin, Maurice ... Gannett, Frank Ernest Gamelin, Maurice French army commander in chief at the beginning of World War II who proved unable ... [1 Related Articles] Games for the New Emerging Forces (from the article "Olympic Games") The 1964 Olympics introduced improved timing and scoring technologies, including the first use of computers ... Games, Abram British graphic designer best known for the World War II posters he created while serving ... gametangium (from the article "plant") ...dominant photosynthetic phase is the sporophyte.) The sporophyte generation develops from, and is almost entirely ... gamete sex, or reproductive, cell containing only one set of dissimilar chromosomes, or half of the ... [23 Related Articles] gamete intrafallopian transfer (from the article "infertility") ...fertilized by sperm in the laboratory, and returned to the uterus for normal gestation. The ... gametic isolation (from the article "evolution") Marine animals often discharge their eggs and sperm into the surrounding water, where fertilization takes ... gametophore (from the article "bryophyte") ...usually limited to a short unbranched filament that rapidly initiates a three-dimensional cell mass, the ... gametophyte in certain plants, sexual phase (or an individual representing the phase) in the alternation of ... [21 Related Articles] gametophytic self-incompatibility (from the article "angiosperm") ...common type is sporophytic self-incompatibility, in which the secretions of the stigmatic tissue or the ... gaming, Indian in the United States, gambling enterprises that are owned by federally recognized Native American tribal ... Gamio, Manuel (from the article "anthropology") In the 1920s and '30s, Latin American anthropologists such as Manuel Gamio in Mexico and ... Gamla Stan (from the article "Stockholm") The original nucleus of the city is the "city between the bridges"-Gamla ... gamma benzene hexachloride (from the article "benzene hexachloride") any of several stereoisomers of 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane formed by the light-induced addition of chlorine to benzene. ... gamma decay type of radioactivity in which some unstable atomic nuclei dissipate excess energy by a spontaneous ... [3 Related Articles] Gamma Draconis (from the article "Bradley, James") ...displacement of the stars Sirius and Vega in the 17th century, but his observations were ... gamma function generalization of the factorial function to nonintegral values, introduced by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler ... gamma globulin subgroup of the blood proteins called globulins. In humans and many of the other mammals, ... [5 Related Articles] gamma interferon (from the article "immune system") ...then several types have been discovered, each produced by a different type of cell. Alpha ... gamma iron (from the article "iron") ...pure form occur. Delta iron, characterized by a body-centred-cubic crystal structure, is stable above a ... gamma knife (from the article "brain cancer") ...it is important to minimize exposure to the normal cells surrounding the tumour. This is ... gamma motor fibre (from the article "sensory reception, human") The muscle spindle is contractile in response to its own small-diameter, gamma motor (efferent) fibre. ... gamma phase (from the article "uranium processing") ...by uranium atoms. Between room temperature and its melting point of 1,132° C (2,070° F), ... gamma ray electromagnetic radiation of the shortest wavelength and highest energy. [32 Related Articles] gamma space (from the article "canonical ensemble") ...in which it can move (see freedom, degree of ), 2sN values are required to ... gamma-aminobutyric acid (from the article "nervous system") ...acids act as either excitatory or inhibitory transmitters. The excitatory amino acids include glutamic acid ... gamma-carboxyglutamic acid (from the article "bleeding and blood clotting") ...a region of the liver cell called the rough endoplasmic reticulum, specific glutamic acid residues ... gamma-carboxylation (from the article "bleeding and blood clotting") ...specific glutamic acid residues in the protein are changed by an enzyme-mediated reaction to form ... gamma-delta receptor (from the article "immune system") ...chains. The most common type of receptor is called alpha-beta because it is composed of ... gamma-ray astronomy (from the article "gamma ray") ...is employed to support geologic mapping, mineral exploration, and identification of environmental contamination. Gamma rays ... gamma-ray burster any of a class of very distant objects responsible for intense, nonrepeating flashes of high-energy ... [3 Related Articles] gamma-ray logging (from the article "Earth exploration") Information about the mineral composition and physical properties of a rock formation can be obtained ... gamma-ray spectroscopy (from the article "gamma ray") ...the "daughter" nucleus is sometimes produced in an excited state. The subsequent relaxation of the ... gamma-ray telescope (from the article "telescope") These instruments require the use of grazing-incidence techniques similar to those employed with X-ray telescopes. ... Gammaherpesvirinae (from the article "virus") ...1 and 2, bovine mamillitis virus, SA8 virus and monkey B virus, pseudorabies virus, equine ... gammarid any member of the family Gammaridae, the largest of 80 or so families that make ... [1 Related Articles] Gammarus (from the article "gammarid") any member of the family Gammaridae, the largest of 80 or so families that make ... gamonalismo a term meaning "bossism," used in Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. It is derived from gamonal, ... gamone (from the article "protist") ...or the number of predivisions of the micronuclei may vary, as may the number of ... Gamoneda, Antonio (from the article "Literature") ...life and culture through memory, eroticism, moral transgressions, and the evanescence of time. The Cervantes ... Gamow, George Russian-born American nuclear physicist and cosmologist who was one of the foremost advocates of the ... [5 Related Articles] Gamow-Teller decay (from the article "radioactivity") ...decay partly proceeds with the 12 ℏ spins of beta and neutrino adding to one ... Gamsakhurdia, Konstantine (from the article "Georgian literature") ...Kvachantiradze and His Adventures") and Arsena Marabdeli (1933-36; "Arsena of Marabda"). The most enigmatic Georgian ... Gamsakhurdia, Zviad (from the article "Georgia") Under the reforms of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s, Georgia moved swiftly toward ... gamut in music, the full range of pitches in a musical system; also, the compass of ... Gan language Chinese language of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken primarily in Jiangxi province and the southeastern ... [2 Related Articles] Gan River river, chiefly in Jiangxi sheng (province), China. The Gan River is one ... [1 Related Articles] Gana, Idrisu (from the article "Pategi") ...of the Kaduna River. Founded in the late 16th century by the king of the ... Gananoque town, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It lies along the St. Lawrence River, at the mouth of ... Ganapatya member of an esoteric Hindu sect devoted to the worship of the elephant-headed Ganesa (also ... Ganassa, Zan one of the most important and influential actors and company managers of the early Italian ... Ganca city, western Azerbaijan. It lies along the Ganca River. The town was founded sometime in ... [3 Related Articles] Gance, Abel important director in the post-World War I revival of the French cinema who is best ... Gancia revolt (from the article "Italy") ...opposition to the Bourbon government was endemic and extreme, was the most obvious place for ... Ganda (from the article "Chandela") ...River to the west to the Vindhya Hills. Their strongholds were the famous fortress of ... Ganda people inhabiting the area north and northwest of Lake Victoria in south-central Uganda. They speak ... [7 Related Articles] Ganda language (from the article "Benue-Congo languages") ...Rwanda 8,000,000; Shona, Kongo, and Xhosa each 7,000,000; Luba 6,300,000; Rundi 6,000,000; and Kikuyu, Makua, ... Gandak River river in central Nepal and northern India. It is formed by the union of the ... [1 Related Articles] Gandamak, Treaty of (from the article "Afghanistan") The Treaty of Gandamak (Gandomak; May 26, 1879) recognized Ya'qub Khan as emir, and he ... Gandar, Laurence Owen Vine South African newspaper editor whose antiapartheid articles in 1965 introduced investigative journalism to South Africa ... Gandash (from the article "Kassite") ...kings traditionally ruled over Babylonia for 576 years, it is probable that the first Kassite ... Gander town, northeastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It lies just north of Gander Lake, 206 ... Gandhara historical region in what is now northwestern Pakistan, corresponding to the Vale of Peshawar and ... [6 Related Articles] Gandhara art style of Buddhist visual art that developed in what is now northwestern Pakistan and eastern ... [9 Related Articles] Gandhi, Indira politician who served as prime minister of India for three consecutive terms (1966-77) and a ... [17 Related Articles] Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule, considered to be the father of ... [43 Related Articles] Gandhi, Rajiv the leading general secretary of India's Congress (I) Party (from 1981) and prime minister of ... [7 Related Articles] Gandhi, Sanjay (from the article "India") ...Gandhi, was with him. Long separated from her husband-Feroze Gandhi, by then deceased-Indira had moved ... Gandhi, Sonia Italian-born Indian politician who was president of the Indian National Congress (Congress Party; 1998- ) ... [7 Related Articles] Gandhi-Irwin Pact (from the article "Nehru, Jawaharlal") ...became closer to the Mahatma. Although Gandhi did not officially designate him his political heir ... Gandhinagar city, capital of Gujarat state, west-central India. It lies on the banks of the Sabarmati ... Gandia city, Valencia provincia (province), in the comunidad autonoma (autonomous ... Gandil, Charles (from the article "Black Sox Scandal") ...bribed to lose the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. The accused players were ... Gandolfini, James American actor, best known for his portrayal of Mafia boss and family man Tony Soprano ... [2 Related Articles] Gandon, James (from the article "Western architecture") Both Ireland and Scotland produced significant Neoclassical buildings. In Dublin, James Gandon's Four Courts (1786-96), ... Ganesan, Gemini Indian film actor (b. Nov. 17, 1920, Madras [Chennai], Tamil Nadu, India-d. March 22, 2005, ... Ganesan, Sivaji versatile star of Indian cinema. [1 Related Articles] Ganesha elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings, who is traditionally worshipped before any major enterprise and is ... [6 Related Articles] Ganesha-caturthi (from the article "Maharashtra") ...started on their military campaigns. Diwali, coming next, is a celebration of lights and fireworks. ... gang a group of persons, usually youths, who share a common identity and who generally engage ... [11 Related Articles] Gang Canal (from the article "Thar Desert") ...is available, crops such as wheat and cotton are grown. The Sukkur (Lloyd) Barrage on ... gang drill (from the article "machine tool") A gang-drilling machine consists of several individual columns, drilling heads, and spindles mounted on a ... gang labour system (from the article "slavery") The great discovery in Brazil in the second half of the 16th century was the ... Gang of Four the most powerful members of a radical political elite convicted for implementing the harsh policies ... [5 Related Articles] Gang of Four, the British rock group known for its Marxist politics and danceable fusion of rock and funk. ... gang saw (from the article "wood") ...in large operations it is mechanically debarked, and in some it is crosscut to length. ... gang show (from the article "broadcasting") ...and, as this approach represented an extension of old music-hall traditions, success was achieved by ... Ganga (from the article "Varuna") ...god and man. In later Hinduism, Varuna plays a lesser role. He is guardian of ... Ganga Dynasty either of two distinct but remotely related Indian dynasties. The Western Gangas ruled in Mysore ... [4 Related Articles] Gangaikondacolapuram (from the article "South Indian temple architecture") ...style is most fully realized in the splendid Brhadisvara temple at Thanjavur, built about 1003-10 ... Gangala-Na-Bodio (from the article "Garamba National Park") ...largely of granite. Wildlife includes the rare white rhinoceros (which is sometimes the target of ... Ganganagar town, extreme northern Rajasthan state, northwestern India. During the 1970s it grew rapidly as an ... Ganges Fan (from the article "ocean") ...fans adjacent to the base of the continental slope. Turbidites also are found below the ... Ganges River great river of the plains of northern India. Although officially as well as popularly called ... [13 Related Articles] Ganges river dolphin (from the article "river dolphin") ...Argentina. Gray above and pale below, this little dolphin grows only 1.2-1.7 metres (4-5.6 feet) ... Ganges-Brahmaputra delta cyclone catastrophic tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) on Nov. 12, 1970, killing hundreds ... Ganges-Brahmaputra lowlands (from the article "Tripura Plains") plains in southwestern Tripura state, northeastern India, extending over approximately 1,600 square miles (4,150 square ... Ganges-Yamuna Doab segment of the Indo-Gangetic Plain in western and southwestern Uttar Pradesh state, northeastern India, with ... [1 Related Articles] Gangesa (from the article "Indian philosophy") ...the end of the 12th century, creative work of the highest order began to take ... Gangeyadeva (from the article "India") The Kalacuris of Tripuri (near Jabalpur) also began as feudatories of the Rashtrakutas, becoming a ... ganglion dense group of nerve-cell bodies present in most animals above the level of cnidarians. In ... [10 Related Articles] ganglion cell (from the article "eye, human") ...induced in the rods and cones by light are transmitted to (3) a layer of ... ganglion cyst saclike structure containing thick gelatinous fluid that appears on the top or underside of the ... ganglion of Scarpa (from the article "nervous system, human") ...information on linear acceleration and the influence of gravitational pull. This information is relayed by ... ganglioside (from the article "lipid storage disease") In Tay-Sachs disease, or amaurotic (blind) idiocy, gangliosides are deposited in body tissues, chiefly those ... Gangor (from the article "Rajasthan") Hardly a month passes in Rajasthan without a religious festival. The most remarkable and typical ... Gangotri (from the article "Himalayas") ...which drain into the Indus. Glaciers also play an important role in draining the higher ... gangrene localized death of animal soft tissue, caused by prolonged interruption of the blood supply that ... [1 Related Articles] gangsta rap form of hip-hop music that became the genre's dominant style in the 1990s, a reflection ... [3 Related Articles] gangster film (from the article "motion picture, history of the") ...new filmmaking techniques and talents, it also created new genres and renovated old ones. The ... Gangtok town, capital of Sikkim state, northeastern India. It lies at an elevation of 5,600 feet ... [2 Related Articles] gangue (from the article "copper processing") In the ore-dressing plant, the material received from the mine is crushed in several stages ... Ganguillet, Emile-Oscar (from the article "Earth sciences") ...Their formula contained no term for roughness of channel and on this and other grounds ... Ganguly, Sourav (from the article "Cricket") ...a drawn first Test, Rahul Dravid scored a century in both innings to help India ... Gangut, battle of (from the article "Peter I") ...engineers-the redoubts erected in the path of the Swedish troops to break their combat order, ... Ganio, Mathieu (from the article "Performing Arts") ...on to a series of full-length classics. The Royal Ballet's Alina Cojocaru made an acclaimed ... Ganioda'yo Seneca Indian chief who developed a new religion for the Iroquois (see Handsome Lake cult). ... [1 Related Articles] ganita (from the article "mathematics, South Asian") ...a demonstration was perhaps not so much a solid foundation for the student's understanding as ... Ganivet y Garcia, Angel Spanish essayist and novelist, considered a precursor of the Generation of '98 because of his ... [2 Related Articles] Ganj Dareh (from the article "agriculture, origins of") ...Sheep and goats eventually replaced gazelles as the primary animal food of Southwest Asia. The ... Ganjin (from the article "Japan") ...in later ages, still stands in the Todai Temple and is famous the world over ... Ganku Japanese painter of the late Tokugawa period who established the Kishi school of painting. gannet any of three oceanic bird species within the family Sulidae (order Pelecaniformes). Closely related to ... [3 Related Articles] Gannett Co., Inc. one of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States, with interests in newspaper Web ... [2 Related Articles] Gannett Peak mountain in the Wind River Range and the highest point (13,804 feet [4,207 metres]) in ... [2 Related Articles] Gannett, Frank Ernest American publisher who established a major chain of daily newspapers in small and medium-sized U.S. ... [1 Related Articles]

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