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A. D. HopeAlec Derwent Hope (July 21 1907 - July 13 2000) was an Australian poet and essayist, known for his satirical slant, who was also a critic, teacher and academic. He was born in Cooma, New South Wales, and educated partly at home and in Tasmania. He attended Sydney University, and then the University ..
Ad-hoc On-demand Distance VectorThe Ad-hoc On-demand Distance Vector (AODV) routing algorithm is an algorithm for routing data across Wireless Mesh Networks. It is capable of both unicast and multicast routing. It is a reactive routing protocol, meaning that it establishes a route to a destination only on demand. In contrast, the ..
ADHADH is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: Antidiuretic hormone, a hormone that acts on the kidneys;Alcohol dehydrogenase, an enzyme involved in the break-down of alcohol;the IATA airport code for Ada Municipal Airport in Ada, Oklahoma;the IATA code for Aldan Airp..
Adh-DhariyatSurat Adh-Dhariyat (Arabic: سورة الذاريات ) (The Winnowing Winds) is the 51st sura of the Qur'an with 60 ayat. Preceded by:Qaf Sura 51 Succeeded by:At-Tur The Qur'an 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42..
Adham BarzaniAdham Barzani, is the head of Kurdish Revolutionary Hezbollah, and cousin of Massoud Barzani. ..
Adham HassounAdham Hassoun is detained in United States custody and was indicted as a co-conspirator of Jose Padilla.[#endnote_DoJ051122][#endnote_Cbs020628] Hassoun, who first moved to the United States in the late 1980s, was first detained on immigration charges. Sofian Abdelaziz, a member ..
Adham KhanAdham Khan was the cruel general of Akbar. Born to Maham Anga, he thus became the foster brother of Akbar. After the dismissal of Bairam Khan, he was appointed as a general and was sent to Malwa, to capture it. Ataga Khan, Akbar’s favourite general was assassinated by him and so he was thrown down..
Adham ShaikhAdham Shaikh is a composer, producer and sound designer. His present 15-year history with music began by exploring synthesizers in the early 1980s, which ushered in a whole new frontier of musical experiments and explorations. In the early 1990s Shaikh found the electronic music scene full of innova..
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AdharmaAdharma (Sanskrit: a + dharma): non-righteousness. The 'a' doesn't literally mean 'not', but used as a prefix (much like 'mis' in misunderstood). Adharma is the antonym of Dharma. Connotations include wrong, bad, immoral, wickedness; the vices. ..
Adharsh HospitalAdharsh Hospital is a 50-bedded multi-speciality hospital, situated in Robertsonpet area of Kolar district in Karnataka state, India. It is a prestigious and popular hospital in Kolar district. Many fresh medical graduates train here before embarking on their careers. It is also the teaching hospita..
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Adhemarius dariensisAdhemarius dariensis is a species of moth in the Sphingidae family. It lives in Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. Little is known of the host plants for the caterpillar but it is suspected that they eat: Ocotea veraguensisOcotea atirrensisOcotea dendrodaphne all of the Ocotea genus. Exter..
Adhemar da SilvaAdhemar Ferreira da Silva (September 29, 1927 – January 12, 2001) is a former Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump. He won two Olympic gold medals and set four world records, the last being 16,56 metres in 1956. He was born in São Paulo, in a poor family, and began in the trip..
Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant--> Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant (b. 23 Aug 1797 d. 6 Jan 1886) was a student at the École Polytechnique, entering the school in 1813 when he was sixteen years old. He graduated in 1816 and spent the next 27 years as a civil engineer. For the first seven of these 27 years Saint-Ven..
Adhemar of Le PuyAdhemar (also known as Adémar, Aimar, or Aelarz) de Monteil (d. August 1, 1098), one of the principal personages of the First Crusade, was bishop of Puy-en-Velay from before 1087. At the Council of Clermont in 1095, Adhemar showed great zeal for the crusade (there is evidence Urban II had conf..
Adhemar of SalernoAdhemar or Ademar (Latin: Ademarius) was the son of Prince Peter of Salerno. He succeeded his father, a usurper, in 853. Adhemar's rule was unpopular. The counts of Capua whittled away at princely authoriy and territory. In 858, he had to call in the assistance of Guy I of Spoleto, who demanded th..
Adhémar RaynaultAdhémar Raynault (July 12 1891 - April 11 1984) twice served as mayor of Montreal, Quebec, Canada: from 1936 to 1938, and from 1940 to 1944. In particular, he served as mayor during the period when Camillien Houde was interned for his wartime opposition to conscription. Raynault was elected to th..
Adhemir de BarrosThere are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since July 2006. } Adhemir de Barros best known as Paraná (born in Cam..
AdheneThe Manx fairies were called Adhene and known as Cloan ny moyrn, which means the Children of Pride/Ambition, because they were regarded as having been fallen angels cast from heaven but too good for hell. They could be benevolent but were mostly mischievous in association with humans, taking babies ..
AdherbalFor the Carthaginian admiral, see Ad Herbal. Adherbal was a Berber king of Numidia between 118 BC and 112 BC. He shared power with Jugurtha. See also List of Kings of Numidia ..
Adherens junctionAdherens junctions or Zonula adherens are protein complexes that occur at cell-cell junctions in epithelial tissues. They can appear as bands encircling the cell (zonula adherens) or as spots of attachment to the extracellular matrix (adhesion plaques). They are composed of three major proteins:..
AdhesinAdherence is often an essential step in bacterial pathogenesis or infection, required for colonizing a new host. To effectively adhere to host surfaces, many bacteria produce multiple adherence factors called adhesins. For example, nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae expresses the adhesins Hia, Hap, ..
AdhesionDew drops adhering to a spider web Water droplets adhering on a hibiscus petal Adhesion is the molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. It is of particular interest to engineers who wish to stick objects together and to biologists to understand the workings of cells. Co..
AdhesionsAdhesions are abnormal bands of tissue that grow in the human body. They may be thought of as internal scar tissue. In the case of frozen shoulder (also known as adhesive capsulitis) adhesions grow between the shoulder joint surfaces, restricting motion. In the case of endometriosis they grow out..
AdhesiveAn adhesive is a compound that adheres or bonds two items together. Adhesives may come from either natural or synthetic sources. Some modern adhesives are extremely strong, and are becoming increasingly important in modern construction and industry. Contents 1 History2 Categories of a..
Adhesive labelAn adhesive label is a small piece of paper designed to be affixed to another larger piece of paper or other object, typically by the action of a layer of adhesive on the back of the label. The most familiar type of label is the postage stamp, which was developed in the mid-19th century. The concep..
Adhesive tapeTwo rolls of adhesive tape. Adhesive tape is an adhesive-coated fastening tape used for temporary or, in some cases, permanent joining. Single-sided tapes allow joining of two overlapping or adjoining materials, while double-sided tape (adhesive on both sides) allows joining of two items back..
AdhiThis does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Adhi is a Telugu film released in 2002 with NTR Jr in the main lead. V.V. Vinayak directed this movie. This hit ..
AdhirathaAccording to the Mahabharata, Adhiratha was a charioteer, and was the foster father of Karna. According to some studies, he was king of Anga, currently the regions around Bhagalpur, Bihar, India; whereas according to others, a charioteer of King Dhritarashtra. It is widely believed that he was bot..
ADHM constructionThe ADHM construction is the contruction of all instantons by Michael Atiyah, Vladimir G. Drinfel'd, Nigel. J. Hitchin, Yuri I. Manin in their paper Construction of Instantons. References Construction of Instantons, Michael Atiyah, Vladimir G. Drinfel'd, Nigel. J. Hitchin, Yuri I. Manin reproduced ..
AdhocracyAdhocracy is the absence of hierarchy, and is therefore the opposite of bureaucracy. The word is a portmanteau of ad hoc and the suffix -cracy, and is thus a [[wiktionary:heteroclite|heteroclite]]. The term is used in the theory of management of organizations. All members of an organization ha..
AdhokshyanandaThere are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } Swami Adhokshyananda, an ascetic in India, has claim..
AdHouse BooksAdHouse Books is an independent comic book publisher based in Richmond, Virginia. It was founded by graphic designer Chris Pitzer. Its small annual output and high-end production values have earned it the nickname "The Boutique Juggernaut." Primarily a publisher of graphic novels, in February 2004,..
Adho Mukha SvanasanaAdho Mukha Svanasana also called Downward Dog or Downward-Facing Dog is a popular Hatha Yoga posture or asana. Description Downward Dog begins by kneeling with the hands and knees on the floor, hands under the shoulders, fingers spread wide, knees under the hips, knees about seven inches apart, s..
ADHSADHS can refer to: attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderAppalachian Development Highway System ..
Adhunik sundeepAdhunik Synthetics Ltd. was a textile manufacturing organisation which was founded by Shri Radheshyam Poddar. It was one of the prominent emerging textile manufacturing companies that collapsed with the decline in the Indian textile industry.The later rose up to its feet again by forming colabartion..
AdhyathmaramayanamAdhyathmaramayanam is the Malayalam version of Ramayana written by Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan in the early 17th Century. Adhyathmaramayanam is considered as a Classic in Malayalam literature . ..
Adhyatma RamayanaHindu texts ..
Adhyatmik Ishwariya Vishwa VidyalayaThis article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. Adhyatmik Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya (AIVV) is a spiritual organization that aims to transform the world i..
Ad HerbalFor the Berber king, see Adherbal. Adherbal or Ad Herbal (died 230 BC) was Commander (Admiral) of the Carthaginian fleet who battled for domination of the Mediterranean Sea for Carthage in the First Punic War against Rome, 264 BC-241 BC. It is known that he was in command until at least 249 BC, dur..
Ad hocLook up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ad hoc is a Latin phrase which means "for this [purpose]." It generally signifies a solution that has been tailored to a specific purpose and is makeshift and non-general, such as a tailor-made suit, a handcrafted network p..
Ad hoc modeAd hoc mode refers generally to a mode of operation in a number of computer systems, in which there is no central controller. It is generally used to refer to a wireless network in which there is no base station running in master mode, and simply a series of clients operating in slave mode. The phra..
Ad Hoc QoS MulticastAd Hoc QoS Multicast (AQM) is a Quality of Service (QoS)-aware multicast routing protocol designed for mobile ad hoc networks. It achieves multicast efficiency by tracking the availability of resources for each node within its neighbourhood. Computation of free bandwidth is based on reservations mad..
Ad hoc routing protocol listAn Ad hoc routing protocol is a convention or standard that controls how nodes come to agree which way to route packets between computing devices in a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET). In ad hoc networks, nodes do not have a priori knowledge of topology of network around them, they have to discover it..
Ad hominemAn ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin, literally "argument against the person") or attacking the messenger, involves replying to an argument or assertion by attacking the person presenting the argument or assertion rather than the argument itself. It is usually, though n..
Ad Hominem (band)Ad Hominem is a band originating from France. This is the solo project of Kaiser Wodhanaz, who also took part in Antithesis, Eradication, The Call, Nonessencegenesis and Neardeath. The ideology of Ad Hominem was thought to be aligned with National Socialist black metal (NSBM) but Wodhanaz has stat..
AṣṭādhyāyīThe Ashtadhyayi (Aṣṭādhyāyī, meaning "eight chapters") is the earliest known grammar of Sanskrit, and the earliest known work on descriptive linguistics, generative linguistics, and perhaps linguistics as a whole. It was composed roughly around 400 BC by the Gandharan grammarian Panini, and i..
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