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F. E. Compton
Frank Elbert Compton (born 1874, died May 13, 1950) was a publisher of encyclopedias and other reference works. He spent his career in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Compton graduated from the University of Wisconsin in and began his career in 1894 as a salesman for a Chicago firm. He established his o..
FEC
FEC is an acronym which can have the following meanings: Family Entertainment CenterFarnell Electronic Components (a distributor in the United Kingdom)Federal Election Commission (administers and enforces campaign finance legislation in the United States)Florida East Coast Railway (AAR reporting mar..
Fecal-Matter Discorporated
Fecal-Matter Discorporated is a grindcore and noise record label that was formed in the early 1990's by self described satanist named Reverend Samekh. He also is the head of another label called Alarming Echo Beats. See also List of record labels External links [Official site][Interv..
Fecal-oral route
Many diseases can be passed when the stool (or remnants thereof) of one host ends up in someone else's mouth. This is referred to as the fecal-oral route (or alternately, the oral-fecal route or orofecal route). There are (usually) intermediate steps, sometimes many of them. One of the most common..
Fecaloma
A fecaloma (meaning a tumor made of feces, also called fecalith and coprolith, i.e., stones made of feces) is a hardening of feces into stones of varying size inside the colon, which may appear whenever chronic obstruction of transit occurs, such as in megacolon and chronic constipation. Some diseas..
Fecal anthropology
Fecal anthropology is the study of human excrement to determine the diet and health of the people who produced them. Seeds, small bones, and parasite eggs can provide clues. Intact feces of ancient people may be found in caves in arid climates and in certain other locations. ..
Fecal bacteriotherapy
Fecal bacteriotherapy is an alternative treatment for patients with pseudomembranous colitis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. It has been developed in recent years by Dr. Thomas J. Borody and his team in Sydney, Australia, primarily as an alternative treatment for pseudomembranous colitis. ..
Fecal coliforms
Fecal coliforms are bacteria that ferment lactose to produce acid and gas at 44.5 °C within 24 hours. They include the genera Escherichia and Klebsiella, and have been used as indicator organisms for water quality testing. Contents 1 Fecal coliforms as indicator of water quality2 Remo..
Fecal elastase
Fecal elastase refers to the testing of the concentration of the pancreatic elastase-1 enzyme found in fecal matter with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results of this test can give a good indication of exocrine pancreatic status and is less invasive and expensive that the current “..
Fecal fat
In medicine, a fecal fat test is a diagnostic test for fat malabsorption conditions (also referred to as steatorrhea). Background In the small intestine, dietary fat (primarily triglycerides) is digested by enzymes such as pancreatic lipase into smaller molecules which can be absorbed through the..
Fecal impaction
A fecal impaction is a solid, immobile bulk of stool that can develop in the rectum as a result of chronic constipation. Symptoms include chronic constipation with sudden, watery diarrhea. Complications may include necrosis and ulcers of the rectal tissue. Non-invasive treatments are similar to t..
Fecal incontinence
Fecal incontinence is the inability to control one's bowels. When one feels the urge to have a bowel movement, they may not be able to hold it until they can get to a toilet, or stool may leak from the rectum unexpectedly. People who have fecal incontinence may feel ashamed, embarrassed, or humili..
Fecal Matter
Fecal Matter was one of the first bands conceived by late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Fecal Matter was Kurt's first band. The band was formed in late 1985, and consisted of Cobain on guitar and vocals, Dale Crover on bass, and Greg Hokanson on drums. After Hokanson left the band, Cobain and Cro..
Fecal occult blood
Fecal occult blood is a term for blood present in the feces that is not visibly apparent. In medicine, a fecal occult blood test is a check for hidden (occult) blood in the stool (feces). Conventional fecal occult blood tests look for heme. Newer, modern tests look for globin. Contents 1 U..
Fecal vomiting
Fecal Vomiting is a special kind of vomiting in which fecal matter is expelled from the colon into the stomach, usually due to a blockage in the large intestine, and then subsequently forcefully expelled from the stomach up into the esophagus and out through the mouth and sometimes nasal passages..
Feces
This biological article about feces refers to animals in general. For feces derived from the human body, see human feces. Rabbit feces are usually 8-10 mm in diameter, and dry to the touch. Feces, faeces, or fæces (see spelling differences) is waste product from an animal's digestive tract e..
Fechenheim
Data Area: 7.180 km² Population: 15,894 Population density: 2,214 people per km² Postal code 60386 Telephone area code: 069 Incorporation Area district: Ost City districts: 510 - Fechenheim-Nord520 - Fechenheim-Süd [Website] Fechenheim is a distri..
Fechner (crater)
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Fechner color
Fechner color is an illusion of color seen when looking at certain rapidly changing or moving black-and-white patterns. They are also called pattern induced flicker colors (PIFCs). Not everyone sees the same colors. It is most commonly demonstrated with a device known as Benham's top. It can also ..
Fechtbuch
fol. 2r of the Cod. 44 A 8, depicting two fencers in the vom tag and alber wards. Fechtbuch (plural Fechtbücher) is German for 'combat manual', one of the manuscripts or printed books of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance containing descriptions of a martial art. Usually, the term is ta..
Fechteler
USS Fechteler DD-870 USS Fechteler (DD-870), named for Lieutenant Augustus Francis Fechteler USN (1857-1922), was a Gearing class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 12 April 1945, launched on 19 September 1945 by Miss Joan S. Fechteler, sponsor of..
Fechtschule
A Fechtschule (plural Fechtschulen) was a training hall for martial arts in Medieval and Renaissance Europe. In German, Fechtschule means "fencing academy" or "fighting school". In the Italian language, the term Schola d'Arme (School of Arms) was used instead. ..
Fech Fech
Fech Fech is a very fine powder caused by the erosion of clay-limestone terrain, pulverulent soil under a thin crust common in deserts. It is not determinable from the surface and can therefore pose a significant transportation hazard acting as a surprise "trap" as the ground collapses beneath a ve..
Feciales
Feciales (or fetiales) was an order of priests in Ancient Rome. The order was established by Numa Pompilius. Their duty was to make formal proclamation of peace and war, and confirm treaties. They also carried out the functions of traveling heralds or ambassadors. Lit. Andreas Zack, Studien zum "R..
Feck
Feck (or, in some senses, fek) is a monosyllable with several vernacular meanings and variations in Irish English, Scots, Middle English, and Esperanto: Contents 1 Modern Irish English1.1 Feck as an expletive2 Scots and Late Middle English3 Esperanto4 Sources5 See al..
Feckenham
Feckenham is a village in the county of Worcestershire, England. It lies some three miles south-west of the major town of Redditch. Feckenham is around twelve miles north-east of the ancient city of Worcester. Contents 1 History2 Notable architecture3 Activities and attractions4&..
Feckenham F.C.
Feckenham F.C. is a football club based in Worcestershire, England. They joined the Midland Football Combination Division Three in 1995. For the 2005-06 season, they are members of the Midland Football Combination Premier Division. ..
Fecula
A Fecula is a flavourless starchy ingredient, amylaceous and pulverised, extracted from vegetables like tubers, rhizomes, seeds used for cooking as a food thickener. The word comes from the latin faecula, diminutive of faex (meaning dregs). Various feculas Arrowroot, based on tropical rhizomes or..
Fecundity
Fecundity, derived from the word fecund, generally refers to the ability to reproduce. In biology and demography, fecundity is the potential reproductive capacity of an organism or population, measured by the number of gametes (eggs), seed set or asexual propagules. Fecundation is another term f..
Fecund universes
The fecund universes theory of cosmology advanced by Lee Smolin suggests that the rules of biology apply on the grandest scales. (It is also often, somewhat inaptly, referred to as "cosmological natural selection".) It is summarized in his book aimed at a lay audience, The Life of the Cosmos (IS..
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