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 puja ... punch puja in Hinduism, ceremonial worship, ranging from brief daily rites in the home to elaborate temple ... [5 Related Articles] Pujol i Soley, Jordi (from the article "Convergence and Union") For most of the 1980s and '90s, the CiU and Jordi Pujol i Soley, the ... Pujols, Albert Dominican-born American professional baseball player who was one of the most prolific hitters of the ... [2 Related Articles] Pukaki, Lake lake in central South Island, New Zealand, occupying 65 square miles (169 square km) of ... pukao (from the article "Easter Island") ...constructed within the ahus in the middle period. The sizes of the statues made were ... Pukapuka Atoll one of the northern Cook Islands, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand ... [1 Related Articles] Pukaskwa National Park national park, central Ontario, Canada, on the northeastern shore of Lake Superior. Established in 1971, ... pukeko (from the article "New Zealand") ...kiwi, another flightless species, is extant, though only in secluded bush areas. The weka and ... Puketakauere Pa (from the article "Maori") ...series of generally successful sieges of Maori pas (fortified villages) by British ... pukio (from the article "pre-Columbian civilizations") ...burial platform with rows of chambers arranged in three levels. All these features are connected ... pukka (from the article "Pakistan") There are three general classes of housing in Pakistan: pukka houses, built ... puku (from the article "puku") antelope species of the genus Kobus (q.v.).pukuPuku (Kobus vardoni).Paul Maritz Pula major port and industrial centre and seat of the kotar regional administration in Croatia, at ... Pulakeshin II (from the article "India") ...Andhra Pradesh); and the renascent later Calukyas of Kalyani (between the Bhima and Godavari rivers), ... Pulaski, Fort (from the article "Cockspur Island") When the War of 1812 once again made clear the need for coastal defense, Fort ... Pulaski, Kazimierz English Casimir Pulaski Polish patriot and U.S. colonial army officer, hero of the Polish anti-Russian ... Pulcheria Roman empress, regent for her younger brother Theodosius II (Eastern Roman emperor 408-450) from 414 ... [2 Related Articles] Pulci, Luigi Italian poet whose name is chiefly associated with one of the outstanding epics of the ... [1 Related Articles] Pulguk Temple (from the article "Korea, history of") ...of Pure Land Buddhism, which promised bliss in the next world. The legacy of Silla ... puli small sheepdog breed introduced to Hungary about 1,000 years ago by the Magyars (early Hungarians). ... Pulicat Lake saltwater lagoon on the Coromandel Coast of Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. It extends from ... Pulicoidea (from the article "flea") ...segments free; legs with large coxae, tarsi five-segmented; larvae elongated, legless, caterpillar-like; pupae with appendages ... Pulitzer Prize any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University, New York City, for ... [10 Related Articles] Pulitzer, Joseph American newspaper editor and publisher who helped establish the pattern of the modern newspaper. In ... [6 Related Articles] Pulitzer, Joseph, Jr. U.S. publisher and art collector (b. May 13, 1913, St. Louis, Mo.--d. May 26, 1993, ... Pulkovo Observatory astronomical observatory founded in 1839 near St. Petersburg, Russia. Its founder and first director, under ... Pulkovo, Battle of (from the article "Trotsky, Leon") ...to function as the military leader of the Revolution when Kerensky vainly attempted to retake ... pull (from the article "cricket") ...the ball is deflected behind the wicket on the leg side; cut, in which the ... pull saw (from the article "hand tool") ...narrow, thin, and not quite flat blades made of a metal having a tendency to ... Pull, Georges (from the article "Palissy, Bernard") ...at Avon near Fontainebleau and at Manerbe, Calvados, where a few lead-glazed earthenware statuettes were ... pull-apart basin (from the article "tectonic basins and rift valleys") ...two sides of the tectonic valley are bounded by faults with primarily horizontal displacement, and ... Pullen, Don U.S. jazz pianist (b. Dec. 25, 1941--d. April 22, 1995). pulley in mechanics, a wheel that carries a flexible rope, cord, cable, chain, or belt on ... [3 Related Articles] pulling (from the article "candy") A satinlike finish may be obtained by "pulling" the plastic sugar. This consists of stretching ... Pullman city, Whitman county, southeastern Washington, U.S. It lies at the edge of a major wheat ... Pullman Palace Car Company (from the article "Chicago") ...The prolonged trial and the execution of those who were accused of plotting the blast ... Pullman sleeper (from the article "sleeping car") ...passenger travel. The first sleeping cars were put in service on American railroads as early ... Pullman Strike (May 11, 1894-c. July 20, 1894), in U.S. history, widespread railroad strike that focused attention ... [5 Related Articles] Pullman, George M American industrialist and inventor of the Pullman sleeping car for use on railroads. [2 Related Articles] Pullman, Philip The year 2004 saw Philip Pullman's best-selling fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials, adapted to the ... [1 Related Articles] Pulmonaria longifolia (from the article "lungwort") The lungwort's basal leaves are heart-shaped and the stem leaves clasping and oval. The flowering ... Pulmonaria officinalis (from the article "lungwort") any plant of the genus Pulmonaria of the family Boraginaceae, especially P. officinalis, an herbaceous, ... pulmonary alveolar proteinosis respiratory disorder caused by the filling of large groups of alveoli with excessive amounts of ... [1 Related Articles] pulmonary alveolus any of the small air spaces in the lungs where carbon dioxide leaves the blood ... [7 Related Articles] pulmonary arch (from the article "circulation") ...each arterial arch. The names given to the three arterial arches of frogs are those ... pulmonary arterial hypertension (from the article "cardiovascular disease") ...disorder of the pulmonary blood vessels. The result is a form of heart failure partly ... pulmonary artery (from the article "human cardiovascular system") ...sinus, draining blood from the heart itself. Blood flows from the right atrium to the ... pulmonary circulation system of blood vessels that forms a closed circuit between the heart and the lungs, ... [8 Related Articles] pulmonary edema (from the article "lung congestion") Pulmonary edema is much the same as congestion except that the substance in the alveoli ... pulmonary embolism obstruction of a pulmonary artery or one of its branches. The pulmonary arteries carry blood ... [5 Related Articles] pulmonary fibrosis end result of a variety of inflammatory diseases of the lungs in which dense fibrous ... [1 Related Articles] pulmonary function test (from the article "respiratory disease") ...such cases, respiratory specialists must assess the extent of an individual's disability and then form ... pulmonary hemosiderosis (from the article "respiratory disease") ...syndrome. The condition has been successfully treated by exchange blood transfusion, but its cause is ... pulmonary sporotrichosis (from the article "sporotrichosis") ...tissue. The fungus, which is most commonly found in the soil or on vegetation or ... pulmonary stenosis narrowing of either the pulmonary valve-the valve through which blood flows from the right ventricle, ... [2 Related Articles] pulmonary tuberculosis (from the article "respiratory disease") Of all the lung diseases caused by bacteria, pulmonary tuberculosis is historically by far the ... pulmonary valve (from the article "human cardiovascular system") The semilunar valves are pocketlike structures attached at the point at which the pulmonary artery ... pulmonary vein (from the article "pulmonary circulation") ...sacs (alveoli) are reached. In the capillaries the blood takes up oxygen from the air ... pulmonate (subclass Pulmonata), any of various land, freshwater, and marine snails belonging to the class Gastropoda ... [2 Related Articles] pulp (from the article "endodontics") in dentistry, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the dental pulp and the surrounding ... pulp fiction (from the article "physical culture") ...women in America. In the Kellogg manner, Macfadden instigated various recuperative centres and even offered ... pulp magazine (from the article "publishing, history of") Some special tastes in entertainment are met by the "pulp" and "comic" magazines. In 1896 ... pulperia (from the article "Argentina") ...as the headquarters of the estancieros. The gauchos were housed in more ... pulping machine (from the article "coffee") First the skin and pulp of the fresh fruit is removed by a pulping machine, ... pulpit in Western church architecture, an elevated and enclosed platform from which the sermon is delivered ... [1 Related Articles] pulpwood (from the article "papermaking") Pulpwood may arrive at the mill as bolts 1.2 metres (4 feet) in length or ... pulque fermented alcoholic beverage made in Mexico since the pre-Columbian era. Cloudy and whitish in appearance, ... [1 Related Articles] pulsar any of a class of cosmic objects that emit extremely regular pulses of radio waves; ... [11 Related Articles] pulsatile secretion (from the article "endocrine system, human") Characteristic of all releasing hormones and most striking in the case of gonadotropin-releasing hormone is ... Pulsatilla (from the article "anemone") ...anemone (A. hupehensis, or A. japonica), are favourite border plants for autumn flowering. Some species ... pulsating variable star (from the article "star") An impressive body of evidence indicates that stellar pulsations can account for the variability of ... pulsating voltage (from the article "radiation measurement") ...The detector output may be connected to a measuring circuit as indicated in Figure 1. ... pulsation theory (from the article "star") A large body of evidence suggests that all members of this first class of variable ... pulse (from the article "India") ...All these typically are grown on relatively infertile soils unsuitable for rice or wheat, while ... pulse rhythmic dilation of an artery generated by the opening and closing of the aortic valve ... [7 Related Articles] pulse amplitude (from the article "radiation measurement") The most important property of the tail pulse is its maximum size, or amplitude. Under ... pulse Doppler radar (from the article "radar") ...the echo from the desired moving targets. A form of pulse radar that uses the ... pulse generator (from the article "signal generator") ...used, for example, to test radio receivers and measure gain, bandwidth, and signal-to-noise ratio; frequency ... pulse mode (from the article "radiation measurement") In many applications information is sought about the properties of individual quanta of radiation. In ... pulse radar (from the article "Page, Robert Morris") ...graduating in 1927, he moved to Washington, D.C., where he joined the U.S. Naval Research ... pulse spreading (from the article "telecommunications media") ...causes a signal of uniform transmitted intensity to arrive at the far end of the ... pulse voltammetry (from the article "analysis") ...LSV. The current is measured just prior to application of the pulse and at the ... pulse-coded modulation (from the article "modulation") In pulse-coded modulation (PCM), the intelligence signal converts the carrier into a series of constant-amplitude ... pulse-compression radar (from the article "radar") ...has certain disadvantages. It is much better suited for long pulses (milliseconds) than for short ... pulse-counting system (from the article "radiation measurement") In simple counting systems, the objective is to record the number of pulses that occur ... pulse-duration modulation (from the article "modulation") Another kind of pulse modulation is pulse-duration modulation (PDM), in which intelligence is represented by ... pulse-height spectrum (from the article "radiation measurement") ...into one of a large number of bins or channels. Each channel corresponds to signal ... pulse-position modulation (from the article "telemetry") ...include two pulse-based methods in which several pulses are spaced out in time, each pulse ... pulsed laser (from the article "holography") A moving object can be made to appear to be at rest when a hologram ... pulsed MHD generator (from the article "magnetohydrodynamic power generator") The need to provide large pulses of electrical power at remote sites has stimulated the ... pulsed xenon lamp (from the article "photoengraving") ...carried on the bed of the camera. Illumination for exposure is provided by arc lamps ... Pulson, Swen (from the article "abrasive") ...and by the 19th century early abrasive products like the natural sandstone that had been ... pultrusion (from the article "plastic") A method for producing profiles (cross-sectional shapes) with continuous fibre reinforcement is pultrusion. As the ... pulverized-coal combustion (from the article "coal utilization") Pulverized-coal combustion is widely used in large power stations because it offers flexible control. In ... pulvillus (from the article "housefly") ...however, does bite. The housefly can walk on vertical window panes or hang upside down ... pulvinar (from the article "nervous system, human") ...limbic lobe (i.e., the cingulate gyrus). The mediodorsal nucleus, part of the medial nuclear group, ... pulvinated frieze in Classical architecture, frieze that is characteristically convex, appearing swollen or stuffed in profile. This ... Pulzone, Scipione Italian Renaissance painter whose early work typified the 16th-century International style. puma large brownish New World cat comparable in size to the jaguar-the only other large cat ... [2 Related Articles] PUMA (from the article "robot") ...Stanford University, where they were used with cameras in robotic hand-eye research. Stanford's Victor Scheinman, ... Pumasillo (from the article "Vilcabamba, Cordillera de") ...range, marked by the erosive action of rivers that have cut deep canyons, rises to ... pumice a very porous, frothlike volcanic glass that has long been used as an abrasive in ... [2 Related Articles] pumice cone (from the article "volcano") Pumice cones are structures similar to cinder cones, but they are made up of volcanic ... pumice flow (from the article "pyroclastic flow") ...must be inferred from their deposits rather than from direct evidence, leaving ample room for ... Pummerer rearrangement (from the article "organosulfur compound") ...These salts are useful as strong bases as well as reagents for organic synthesis. Sulfoxides ... Pumori Glacier (from the article "Everest, Mount") ...slopes of Everest to its base. Individual glaciers flanking the mountain are the Kangshung Glacier ... pump a device that expends energy in order to raise, transport, or compress fluids. The earliest ... [8 Related Articles] pump drill (from the article "hand tool") A new and more complicated tool, the pump drill, was developed in Roman times. A ... pumped-storage system (from the article "hydroelectric power") In most communities, electric-power demand varies considerably at different times of the day. To even ... Pumpelly, Raphael W. American geologist and scientific explorer known for his studies and explorations of the iron-ore and ... Pumpherston process (from the article "oil shale") Three basic steps are involved in the aboveground processing of oil shales-mining, crushing, and retorting ... pumpkin fruit of certain varieties of Cucurbita pepo or of C. moschata, members of the family ... [1 Related Articles] pumpkin papers (from the article "Chambers, Whittaker") ...member of a communist spy ring in Washington, D.C., during the 1930s. Chambers produced copies ... pumpkinseed popular food and sport fish and a species of sunfish (q.v.). Pumpokol language (from the article "Paleo-Siberian languages") ...River. Its only living members are Ket (formerly called Yenisey-Ostyak), which is spoken by about ... pumsavana (from the article "Hinduism") ...of the woman, and intercourse; all acts are also accompanied by mantras. ... pun a humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest different meanings ... [3 Related Articles] Puna Island island off the coast of southern Ecuador, at the head of the Gulf of Guayaquil, ... Punakha town in the eastern Himalayas, west-central Bhutan. It lies at an elevation of about 5,000 ... punarmrtyu (from the article "Hinduism") ...and its loss in the hereafter, as well as about the transience of any form ... Punatsangchu-I (from the article "Bhutan") Following the completion during the year of the Tala Hydroelectric Project, which supplied India with ... Punch (from the article "Azad Kashmir") ...valleys through these mountain ranges; the Jhelum also constitutes most of the western boundary of ... punch (from the article "wine") ...frequently mixed by the consumer and sometimes bottled by a manufacturer, in which flavouring materials ... Punch English illustrated periodical published from 1841 to 1992 and 1996 to 2002, famous for its ... [10 Related Articles] Punch town in the Indian-administered sector of Jammu and Kashmir state, in the northern part of ... punch (from the article "boxing") Death as a result of a boxing injury is actually less likely in the heavyweight ...

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