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Diu
Diu or DIU may mean: An island off the south west coast of Gujarat in India. (refer to Daman and Diu)Battle of Diu, a battle between the Portuguese naval forces and those of the Ottoman Turks/Sultan of Cairo at Daman and Diu in 1509A Cantonese profanity. (refer to Diu (Cantonese))Down-With-Imperial..
Diuranate
Diuranate U2O72- is a common anion of uranium. The uranates tend to agglomerate to form this complex ion. All simple diuranates are yellow colored in the pure form. Important diuranates include ammonium diuranate ((NH3)2UO4), sodium diuranate (Na2UO4) and magnesium diuranate (Mg2UO4), which togeth..
Diuresis
Diuresis is the production of urine by the kidney. Types and causes The kidney produces up to 250 L of "prourine" per day, but reabsorbs most before it reaches the bladder. Polyuria is increased diuresis. This may be due to large fluid intake, various illnesses (diabetes insipidus, osmotic diures..
Diuretic
Classification of common diuretics and their mechanisms of action agent mechanism Potassium-sparing diuretics (e.g., spironolactone, amiloride, triamterene) inhibition within collecting ducts of Na+-K+ exchange: spironolactone inhibits aldosterone action; amiloride inhibits epithelial sodium..
Diuris
The genus Diuris belongs to the orchid family (Orchidaceae), with more than fifty described species. The genus is presently being revised, with many newly described species. The scientific name is derived from the Greek words dis (double) and oura (tail), referring to the two lateral drooping se..
Diurnal
Diurnal may refer to: Diurnal animal, a plant or animal that is active in the daytimeDiel, actions which are completed in 24 hours and are repeated every 24 hours; this can be seen in the diurnal temperature variationDiurnal motion, the apparent motion of stars around the Earth, caused by the Earth..
Diurnal animal
A diurnal animal (dī-ŭr'nəl) is an animal that is active during the daytime and sleeps during the night. Animals that are not diurnal are either nocturnal (active at night) or crepuscular (active primarily during twilight). Many animal species are diurnal, including many mammals and birds. The hu..
Diurnal arc
In astrology, a diurnal arc is the time, as expressed in right ascension, it takes a planet, point, or degree to move from its rising point to its setting point. ..
Diurnal motion
Diurnal motion is an astronomical term referring to the apparent daily motion of stars around the Earth, or more precisely around the two celestial poles. It is caused by the Earth's rotation on its axis, so every star apparently moves on a circle, that is called the diurnal circle. The time for one..
Diurnal phase shift
In telecommunication, diurnal phase shift is the phase shift of electromagnetic signals associated with daily changes in the ionosphere. The major changes usually occur during the period of time when sunrise or sunset is present at critical points along the path. Significant phase shifts may oc..
Diurnal sign
In astrology, a diurnal sign is a sign in the zodiac whose natural positions are on the southern hemisphere of the horoscope. The diurnal signs are therefore:- LibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPisces Note: The hemispheres are opposite their representation on the horoscope. Therefore, the s..
Diurnity's Dawn
Diurnity's Dawn (2002) is a science fiction novel written by Alan Dean Foster. The full title is sometime shown as Diurnity's Dawn: Book Three of The Founding of the Commonwealth. In the third and concluding novel of this trilogoy, an uncomfortable archaeological alliance of Thranx, humans, an..
Diurnum
In the Episcopal monastic tradition, the second of four services in regular daily worship: MatinsDiurnum VespersCompline See also Canonical hoursPrimeLaudsTerceSextNoneVigilsNight HoursBook of Hours..
Dius Fidus
The Sabine and later, Roman god of oaths, Dius Fidus was associated with Jupiter. ..
Diu (Cantonese)
Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some [[meta:Help:Special characters|special characters]] in this article. The written form of diu commonly seen in Hong Kong. Diu (Traditional Chinese: 屌; Hong Kong coinage: ..
Diu Crône
Diu Crône (The Crown) is a long Arthurian poem written in German. It is usually dated to the decade 1220-1230. It has about 30,000 lines, and is attributed to Heinrich von dem Türlin. Little is known of him. It has been suggested that he was from Sankt Veit an der Glan, in his time capital city o..
Diu Indo-Portuguese
Diu Indo-Portuguese is a Portuguese Creole spoken in Daman and Diu, India. It is rapidly disappearing because Gujarati is more widely spoken and is the main language of education there. Only the less educated elder members of the community speak it at home. In the past there was a vibrant community..
Diu Indo-Portuguese language
The Diu Indo-Portuguese language or Diu Portuguese Creole (in Portuguese língua dos velhos, "Elder's Language") was spoken in Diu, India. It is a creole based on Portuguese and a local language Widely spoken in the past, the language is rapidly disappearing because Gujarati is more widely spoken ..
DI unit
A DI unit or DI box is an electronic device that connects a high impedence line level signal that uses an unbalanced cable with a 1/4" phone plug to a low impedence mic level input that uses a balanced cable and XLR connector. For example: connecting a electric guitar through a DI box and then to a ..
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