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ÉperlecquesÉperlecquesExterior of the blockhouse of Éperlecques Country France Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais Départment Pas-de-Calais Arrondissement Saint-Omer Canton Ardres INSEE 62297 Postal Code 62910 MayorCurrent Term Intercommunality ..
ÉpernayÉpernayVineyards near Épernay Country France Région Champagne-Ardenne Départment Marne(sous-préfecture) Arrondissement Épernay Canton chief town of 2 cantons INSEE 51230 Postal Code 51200 MayorCurrent Term Franck Leroy Interc..
ÉpernonÉpernon is a commune of the Eure-et-Loir département, at the confluence of the Drouette and the Guesle, 17 miles northeast of Chartres. Contents 0.1 History0.2 Épernon Today1 References2 External links3 See also History Épernon was originally the home of the counts..
ÓperaTodmobile's third studio album, Ópera (Opera), was the band's most ambitious work to date. Released in 1991, it was completed after no more or less than 800 studio sessions. Already very successful in Iceland for two preceding albums, "Ópera" was proclaimed Todmobile's best work yet. Track listin..
P/E ratioIn finance, the P/E ratio of a stock (also called its "earnings multiple", or simply "multiple", "P/E", or "PE") is used to measure how cheap or expensive share prices are. It is probably the single most consistent red flag to excessive optimism and over-investment. It also serves, regularly, as a m..
PerLook up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Per or PER can be: a common first name in Scandinavia. A form of Peter which means "rock" or "cliff" in Latin.the IOC country code for Peru.the IATA code for Perth Airport in Western Australia.PE ratio, price-to-earnings ratio, use..
Per-Anders PetterssonPer-Anders Pettersson, was born in Sweden in 1967. He began his professional career in 1985 working for a local newspaper in his hometown. In 1990, he moved to New York and has covered major news and feature stories in over 50 countries, most recently in Afghanistan, The Balkans, Ethiopia, Mozambiqu..
Per-Axel AroseniusPer-Axel Arosenius (November 7, 1920 - March 21, 1981) was a Swedish actor of mostly supporting parts. His most prominent film role was that of Soviet defector Boris Kusenov in Alfred Hitchcock's 1969 film Topaz. After a dispute with the Swedish taxation authorities, Arosenius protested by setting ..
Per-Erik LarssonMen's Nordic skiing Bronze 1956 Cross-country 4 x 10 km Per-Erik Larsson was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950's. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Larsson also won two 4 x 10km relay medals at the Nordic..
Per-Gunnar AndersonPer-Gunnar Anderson (b. 15 August 1957) is a successful race car driver from in Falkenberg, Sweden. His career started in Sweden in 1980 and by 1988 he was ready to start a run of impressive championship wins. In 1988 he won the Thai Touring Car Championship and Swedish Touring Car Championship. He ..
Per-Hop BehaviourPer-Hop Behaviour (PHB) is a term used in differentiated services (DiffServ) or multiprotocol label switching. It defines the policy and priority applied to a packet when traversing a hop (such as a router) in a DiffServ network. External links RFC 2475: An Architecture for Differentiated Services ..
Per-Kristian FossPer-Kristian Foss Per-Kristian Foss (born July 19, 1950 in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician (Conservatives), member of the Norwegian National Assembly since 1981, and former Minister of Finance 2001–2005. He's received much attention for being the first openly homosexual minister in a N..
Per-Mathias HøgmoPer-Mathias Høgmo (born December 1, 1959) has been the manager of Rosenborg B.K. since August 2005, when he replaced Per Joar Hansen after a disappointing first half of the season. His contract expires on January 1st 2008. Before taking the manager role, he worked as a commentator for NRK's footbal..
Per-Olof SvenssonThis does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Per-Olof Svensson (born August 17, 1968) was a suspect in the assassination of Anna Lindh. He was arrested on S..
Per-Olov LöwdinPhotograph of Per-Olov Löwdin. Per-Olov Löwdin (born October 28, 1916 in Uppsala, Sweden, died October 6, 2000) was a Swedish physicist, professor at the University of Uppsala from 1960 to 1983, and in parallel at the University of Florida until 1993. A former graduate student under Paul D..
Per-pixel lightingIn computer graphics, per-pixel lighting is commonly used to refer to a set of methods for computing illumination at each rendered pixel of an image. These generally produce more realistic images than vertex lighting, which only calculates illumination at each vertex of a 3D model and then interpola..
Per-Ulrik JohanssonPer-Ulrik Johansson (born 6 December, 1966) is a Swedish golfer. Like many European golfers he took a golf scholarship in the United States as sports scholarships do not exist in Europe. He attended the Arizona State University and was a member of the same NCAA Championship winning team as Phil Mick..
Per-unit systemIn power transmission and distribution, a per-unit system is a system-specific set of units of measurement chosen for convenient analysis of complex power systems. Note that there is no universal set of units for per-unit analysis, and that the units are meaningless outside the context of the inten..
PeraPera may refer to: Pêra, a Portuguese parish in the district of Faro in the AlgarveBeyoğlu, a district in Istanbul that used to be called Pera. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wi..
PeracaridaThe superorder Peracarida is a large group of crustaceans, having members in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats. ..
PerachoraMap Map not yetavailable --> Statistics Prefecture: Corinthia Municipality: Loutraki-Perachoras Elevation: -lowest: -centre: Gulf of Corinth300 mnorthern part Postal code: 281 00 Area/distance code: 11-(00)30-26710 Car designation: KP Perachora, also Perahora..
PeradeniyaPeradeniya is a city of about 50,000 inhabitants on the outskirts of Kandy in Sri Lanka. It is situated on the A1 main road connecting Kandy to Colombo, just a few kilometres West of Kandy. Peradeniya is famous for the Royal Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya, which is considered to be one of the most..
PeradventureAdverb: perhaps:perchance Noun: Chance or uncertainty; doubt As used in the Song "English Tea" by Paul McCartney: ...Do you know the game croquet/Peradventure we might play... ..
Peragus IIPeragus II --> Distance from Core Unknown Major species Human Official language Basic Primary terrain Asteroid Surface water None Points of interest Peragus Mining Station Affiliation Galactic Republic Peragus II is a location featured in the video game [[Star Wars: Kni..
PeraiPerai is a main industrial area in Penang, Malaysia. It is situated in Seberang Perai, which is on the mainland. Penang Districts: North East Penang Island | South West Penang Island | North Seberang Perai | Central Seberang Perai | South Seberang Perai City: George Town Towns: Balik Pul..
PeraiaPeraia (Greek: Περαία, Latin: Peræa), also written as Perea, has the meaning of territory on the mainland in front of an island and constituting part of its state, and may refer to any of several places, including: in Greece Peraia (Pella), Greece, a village in the Pella prefecturePeraia (T..
Peraia (Thessaloniki), GreeceThere is also a small village named Peraia in the prefecture of Pella, see Peraia (Pella), Greece -->Peraia, Perea or Peraia Thessalonikis, also Perea- (Greek: Περαία Θεσσαλονίκης) is a suburban city located South of Thessaloniki and Kalamaria, SouthWest of Thermi and NorthWest o..
PeraiyurPeraiyur is a panchayat town in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Geography Peraiyur is located at [9.72° N 77.8° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Peraiyur]. It has an average elevation of 150 metres (492 feet). Demographics As of 2001 In..
PerakPerak Darul Ridzuanڨيرق دار الرّضوان Perak Darul Ridzuan State Flag Coat of Arms State motto: no State motto Capital Ipoh Royal Capital Kuala Kangsar Sultan Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Chief Minister Dato..
PerakamPerakam is a census town in Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Perakam had a population of 10,356. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Perakam has an average literacy rate of 84%, ..
Perak football teamPerak FA (PAFA) is the parent association of Perak, a popular football team in Malaysia, currently playing in the Malaysian Super League. Perak was formed in 1921 to participate in the Malaya Cup (later HMS Cup, known today as the Malaysia Cup). It is one of the more consistent teams in Malaysian..
Perak honours listPerak is one of the states in Malaysia that awards honours and titles. Contents 1 20042 20033 20004 External links 2004 1 recipient of Darjah Kebesaran Seri Paduka Sultan Azlan Shah (SPSA), which carries the title Dato' Seri.3 recipients of Darjah Seri Panglima Taming Sari (S..
Perak RiverPerak River is the second longest river in Peninsular Malaysia after Pahang River in Pahang, Malaysia. A number of towns was founded by the river and one of them is the royal town of Kuala Kangsar. ..
Perak royal mausoleumThe Perak royal mausoleum is the next most beautiful royal mausoleum in Malaysia after Makam Mahmoodiah in Johor Bahru. It is located near Ubudiah Mosque in Kuala Kangsar. Contents 1 Architecture2 List of royal graves2.1 Sultans2.2 Royal Families2.3 Non-Royal Families Ar..
Perak StadiumThe Perak Stadium is a stadium located in Kampung Simee in Ipoh. It is part of a large complex called the DBI Sports Complex, which houses the majority of sporting facilities used by players representing the state of Perak such as the Velodrome (cycling), Indera Mulia Stadium (indoor stadium) and th..
Perak TengahPerak Tengah is an administrative district in Perak, Malaysia. It is administered by Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah or Perak Tengah District Council, which is based at the town of Seri Iskandar.  ..
Perak WarThe Perak War (1875-1876) took place between British and local forces in Perak, a state in northwestern Malaysia. The sultan of Upper Perak and other local chiefs attempted to end foreign influence in the region and remove the British administrator James W.W. Birch. Following the murder of Birch in..
PeraladaPeralada is a city in Girona Province (Catalonia, Spain). [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] Municipalities of Alt Empordà Agullana | Albanyà | L'Armentera | Avinyonet de Puigventós | Biure | Boadella d'Empordà | Borrassà | Bàscara | Cabanelles | Cabanes | Cadaqués ..
PeralamPeralam is a panchayat town in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Peralam had a population of 5844. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Peralam has an average literacy rate o..
PeralasseriPeralasseri is a census town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Peralasseri had a population of 15,818. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Peralasseri has an average literacy rat..
PerálecPerálec is a small village in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 250 inhabitants. External links [Village website] (in Czech) ..
PeraltaPeralta can mean: Peralta (Navarre), a village in the South of Navarre, SpainPeralta (chocolate), a brand of Belgian chocolates.Rafael Peralta, Soldier nominated for the Medal of Honor.Luís María Peralta, soldier and owner of Rancho San Antonio in 18th and 19th Century California.The Peralta Comm..
Peralta, NavarrePeralta is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. External link [PERALTA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] () ..
Peralta, New MexicoPeralta is a census-designated place (CDP) in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 3,750 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Peralta is located at [34°49′35″N, 106°41′20″W] ..
Peralta AdobeThe Peralta Adobe is the oldest building in San Jose, California, USA. It is named after Luís María Peralta, its most famous resident. The original builder was probably Manuel Gonzalez, an Apache Indian. The adobe covers an area of 20 feet by 41 feet, and has two connecting rooms of approximatel..
Peralta Hills, Anaheim, CaliforniaPeralta Hills is a wealthy community located in the Anaheim Hills area of western Anaheim, California. Like most Anaheim Hills communities, this one is wealthy, and homes average nearly $2.5 million in their value ranges. Most of these estates boast nearly an acre or more of prime real estate. In a..
Peralta HomeThe Peralta Home, in San Leandro, California, was the first brick house built in Alameda County. It was constructed in 1860 by W. P. Toler for Ignacio Peralta, early San Leandro Spanish settler. His father, Don Luís María Peralta, received the Rancho San Antonio land grant from Spanish Governor Do..
Peralta massacreThe Peralta massacre was a mass slaughter of a Mexican family by Apaches in 1848. During the 1840s, the Peralta family of northern Mexico supposedly developed rich gold mine(s) in the Superstition Mountains. In 1848, during a routine expedition to carry gold back to Mexico, the large party was amb..
Peralta StonesThe Peralta Stones are a cryptic treasure map on a group of engraved stones purported to have been found near an Arizona highway in the mid twentieth century and now residing at the Arizona Museum of Mines and Minerals in Phoenix, Arizona. The story of their discovery and the stones themselves ar..
PeramaPerama is also a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae There are communities that have the name Perama: > Statistics Metropolitan Area: Athens (Piraeus) Location: sea level5 m(centre)around 300 to 400 m Postal code: 18863 Area/distance code: 11-30-210 (030-210)-402, 441 ..
PeramangkThe Peramangk were an Indigenous Australian people whose traditional lands were primarilly located in Adelaide Hills but also in the southern stretches of the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. They were also referred to as the Mount Barker tribe, as their numbers were noted to be greater around t..
Perama (disambiguation)Perama, a Greek cityPerama (plant), a plant genus from the madder family (Rubiaceae) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended articl..
PerambalurPerambalur is a city in Tamil Nadu state of southern India. It is the headquarters of Perambalur District. ..
Perambalur DistrictPerambalur District Perambalur is an administrative district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The district headquarters are located at Perambalur. The district occupies an area of 1752 km² and has a population of 493,646 (as of 2001). It is 16.05% urbanised as per Census 2001. [link&..
PeramburPerambur is a suburb, in the northern part of Chennai, India. As the place used to be a bamboo forest a few hundred years ago, it has been named Perambur. In Tamil, "Perambu" means Bamboo and "oor" means city or place.It is located 4 km from Chennai Central station. Part of Perambur belongs to Chenn..
PeramelemorphiaThe order Peramelemorphia includes the bandicoots and bilbies: it equates approximately to the mainstream of marsupial omnivores. All members of the order are endemic to the twin land masses of Australia-New Guinea and most have the characteristic bandicoot shape: a plump, arch-backed body with a l..
PeramelidaePeramelidae is the family of marsupials that contains all of the extant bandicoots. One known extinct species of bandicoot, the Pig-footed Bandicoot, was so different than the other species that it was recently moved into its own family. Classification Family Peramelidae* Subfamily Peramelinae** ..
Perämeri National ParkPerämeri National Park ..
PeramivirThis 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. Peramivir is a pharmaceutical drug used to viral infections. Like zanamivir and oseltamivir, peramivir i..
PeramorphosisIn developmental biology, peramorphosis is a phylogenetic change in which individuals of a species mature past adulthood and take on hitherto unseen traits. It is the reverse of pedomorphosis. References Gould, Stephen Jay (1985). Ontogeny and Phylogeny. Cambridge: Belknap Press. ISBN 0674639413...
PeranakanPeranakan, Baba-Nyonya (峇峇娘惹) and Straits Chinese (土生華人; named after the Straits of Malacca) are terms used for the descendants of the very early Chinese immigrants to the Nusantara region, including both the British Straits Settlements of Singapore, Malacca and Penang and the Dutch-..
PeranamallurPeranamallur is a panchayat town in Tiruvanamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Geography Peranamallur is located at [12.57° N 79.43° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Peranamallur]. It has an average elevation of 135 metres (442 feet). Demogr..
Perani's Arena and Event CenterThe Perani's Arena and Event Center (originally IMA Sports Arena) is currently the primary sports, entertainment and convention venue in Flint, Michigan, USA. It was built in 1969. The main arena of the complex, the largest exhibit hall of complex, features 29,280 square feet (2,700 m²) of space a..
PeranoPerano is a comune and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy Abruzzo · Communes of the province of Chieti Altino | Archi | Ari | Arielli | Atessa | Bomba | Borrello | Bucchianico | Canosa Sannita | Carpineto Sinello | Carunchio | Casacanditella | Casalanguida |..
Perapis a recently-revealed Pokémon that is scheduled to appear in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl on the Nintendo DS. It was revealed alongside Tamanta and Buoysel. Perap is also set to appear in the 9th movie, [[Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy]], as the main antagonist’s Pokémo..
Peraphyllum ramosissimumThis shrub is in the Rose family Rosaceae. Commonly known as the Squaw Apple or Wild Crab Apple, P.ramosissimum is the only known species of the genus Peraphyllum. The fruits of this shrub are called pomes, which are similar to other fruits such as the apple, pear, and loquat. Squaw Apple gr..
PerarasuPerarasu is an immensely popular Tamil film director. He is uniquely known for making masala movies such as Thirupaachi, Sivakasi and Thirupathi. Contents 1 Directing career2 Acting career3 Filmography4 Upcoming movies5 Trivia Directing career Thirupaachi Perarasu deb..
PeräseinäjokiPeräseinäjoki is a former municipality of Finland. It was located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 3,653 (2003) and covered an area of 459.13 km² of which 14.11 km² was water. The population density was 8.2 ..
PeräsmiesPeräsmies is a Finnish underground comic strip drawn by Timo Kokkila that appeared in the Pahkasika magazine from 1983 to 2000. The strips were initially written by Kokkila together with Sami Laitala. Other scriptwriters have also occasionally participated in the comic. The comic depicts the a..
PerastChurch in Perast The two islands off Perast Perast (Italian: Perasto) is an old town in Boka Kotorska (Bay of Kotor), Montenegro. It is located south of Risan and northwest of Kotor. Perast lies beneath the hill of St. Elijah (873 m), on a cape that separates the bay of Risan from the b..
PeratataPeratata (Greek: Περατάτα) is a village located 8 km ESE of Argostoli and about 32 km W of Poros in the municipality of Livathos on the island of Kefalonia. Persata is linked with the road linking Poros and Argostoli and a small road to the historic castle. The Aenos mountain lies to the n..
PerateiaPerateia ("beyond the sea") was the overseas territory of the Empire of Trebizond, compising the Crimean cities of Cherson, Kerch and their hinterlands. The territory was probably administered during Byzantine rule from Trebizond before the Comneni established the empire following the Crusader sack ..
PeraviaStatistics Capital:Baní Area:998 km² Population (2000 est.):154,721 Population Density:155.0 / km² [[ISO 3166-2:DO|ISO 3166-2]]:DO-17 Map Peravia is a province of the Dominican Republic. Before January 1, 2002 it included what is now San José de Ocoa province, and published statistic..
PeravoorPeravoor is a small town in Kannur District of Kerala state, south India. ..
PeravuraniPeravurani is a panchayat town in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Geography Peravurani is located at [10.3° N 79.18° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Peravurani]. It has an average elevation of 16 metres (52 feet). Demographics As of ..
PerazhaganPerazhagan (2004) is a Tamil film directed by Sasi Shanker. The film stars Surya, Jyothika, Vivek, Manorama, and Manobala. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Aadesh Shrivastav. Contents 1 Plot2 Cast3 Soundtrack4 Trivia Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning&..
Pera (genus)Pera is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae and the only genus of its tribe (Pereae). ..
Pera OrinisPera Orinis, a village in the area known as Tamassos, whis is in turn part ofNicosia District in Cyprus. ..
PerboewatanPerboewatan (also spelled Perbuatan; apparently a Malay word of uncertain dervivation) was one of the three main volcanic cones (the others being Danan and Rakata) on the island of Krakatoa (Krakatau), in the Sunda Strait, in Indonesia. It was the lowest (400 feet) and northernmost of the cones. Per..
PerbromateThe perbromate ion is BrO4-. A perbromate is a compound that contains this group. The perbromate ion is an oxidising agent and the reduction potential for the BrO4-/Br- couple is +0.69 V at pH 14. Examples sodium perbromate, NaBrO4 See for a bigger list. ..
Perbromic acidThe compound perbromic acid, HBrO4, is an oxygen acid of bromine. Perbromic acid is unstable and cannot be formed by displacement of chlorine from perchlorate, as periodates are prepared. The acid was discovered when a sample of radioactive selenate Se*O42- was left to decay. It is a strong acid, an..
PERCPerc may refer to: Tetrachloroethylene or perc, a chemical widely used for dry cleaning and metal-degreasingSlang for percocetA quite common surname. It is of Hungarian origin and if translated means as much as “a minute”. All above and below listed meanings of Perc make it extremely difficult f..
PercalePercale refers to a closely woven, high thread count, fabric often used for sheets and clothing. From the Persian "pargalah." The type of fabric used in the manufacture of most sheets and other bed linens. Many people are of the mistaken impression that the term "percale" refers to a blend of cotto..
Percé, QuebecPercé is a small touristic village on the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec. It is 432.41 square km in area and had a population of 3,614 at the 2001 census. It has a strong history of being an important fishing centre for the Mi'kmaq people and later in the 17th century, the area became th..
Percee PPercee P (born John Percy Simon in 1971) is an underground hip-hop artist from the Patterson Projects in New York City, United States. Although he has never released an official album of his own, he is known in the underground for selling his mixtapes himself at shows and for his many guest appearan..
PerceforestThe prose romance of Perceforest with lyrical interludes of poetry, in six books, appears to have been composed in French in the Low Countries between 1330 and 1344, forming a late addition to the cycle of narratives with loose connections both to the Arthurian cycle and to the feats of Alexander th..
Perceived performancePerceived performance, in computer engineering, refers to how quickly a software feature appears to perform its task. The concept applies mainly to user acceptance aspects. The amount of time an application takes to start up, or a file to download, is not changed by showing a startup screen (see Sp..
Percelia Estate, GautengPercelia Estate is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3. Suburbs in Region 3 of Johannesburg Abbotsford | Atholhurst | Atholl Gardens | Atholl | Bagleyston | Benmore Gardens | Beverley Gardens | Birdhaven | Birnam | Blairgowrie | Blue Haven | Bordeaux | Br..
Percent-encodingPercent-encoding, also known as URL encoding, is a mechanism for encoding information in a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) under certain circumstances. While this is known as URL encoding it is, in fact, used more generally within the main Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) set, which includes both..
PercentageA percentage is a way of expressing numbers, generally those between 0 and 1. The percent sign, "%", means "divided by 100." For example, "45.1%" (read as "fourty five point one percent") is equal to 0.451. Numbers larger than 1 and smaller than 0 are sometimes also expressed as percentages. For..
Percentage of the speed of lightPSL is an abbreviation for percent of the speed of light, e.g.: ships moving at 0.15c would be said to be moving at 15 PSL. It is used in Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. ..
Percentage pointPercentage points are the proper unit for the arithmetic difference of two percentages. Consider the following hypothetical example: in 1980, 40 percent of the population smoked, and in 1990 only 30 percent smoked. We can thus say that from 1980 to 1990, the incidence of smoking decreased by 10 pe..
Percentage solutionIn biology percentage solutions are often preferred to molar ones. A 1% solution would have 1 g of solute to 100 ml of solvent. This would be labelled as a weight/volume [w/v] percentage solution. For w/w, both solvent and solute would need to be weighed in the required ratios. Volume would..
PercentileIn descriptive statistics, the 'p'th percentile is a scale value for a data series equal to the p/100 quantile. Thus: The 1st percentile cuts off lowest 1% of dataThe 98th percentile cuts off lowest 98% of data The 25th percentile is the first quartile; the 50th percentile is the median. One defi..
Percentile dieTwo ten-sided dice are often used to simulate a percentile die. The percentile die (also known as d% or d100) is generally a combination of two ten-sided dice (or d10s), often made distinguishable from each other by colour. One die is rolled to determine the tens digit, and one is rolled to de..
Percentile rankThe percentile rank of a score is the percentage of scores in its frequency distribution which are lower. For example, a test score which is greater than 90% of the scores of people taking the test is said to be at the 90th percentile. Percentile ranks are commonly used to clarify the interpretatio..
Percent active chlorinePercent active chlorine is a unit of concentration used for hypochlorite-based bleaches. One gram of a 100% active chlorine bleach has the same bleaching power as one gram of chlorine. The term "active chlorine" is used because most commercial bleaches contain substantial amounts of chlorine in the ..
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Perception (album)Perception is a Blessed Union of Souls album, released in 2005 on Ultrax Records. Track listing "Could've Been with You""Wild Side of Me""I Still Believe in Love""Bittersweet Sublime""A Thousand and One""Closer""I Have Just Begun to Live""Let's Get Out of Here""How Does It Feel Coming Down""Say..
Perception and Simulation of Intelligent Bahaviour Research Group (PSIG) MMUPerception and Simulation of Intelligent Bahaviour Research Group Intreoduction This research group is part of the Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) [link] at the Multimedia University (MMU) [link] in Malaysia. The members of our group work on theoretical development and..
Perception managementPerception management is a term originated by the U. S. military. The U. S. Department of Defense (DOD) gives this definition: perception management—Actions to convey and/or deny selected information and indicators to foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives, and objective reaso..
Perception PtyPlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Perception is a computer gam..
PerceptisPerceptIS, LLC is an IT support services company headquartered in Cleveland, OH. The Company was founded in 2004 and in addition to its headquarters also has regional offices in Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg, PA. External link [Company website] ..
PerceptorPerceptor (Percepto in France, Supervista in Italy) is the name of two different characters in the Transformers Universes. Contents 1 [[Transformers: Generation One]] (1986)1.1 Animated Series1.1.1 [[Transformers: Victory]]1.2 Marvel Comics1.3 Dreamwave Comics1.4 De..
Perceptron''For alternate meanings see Perceptron (disambiguation). The perceptron is a type of artificial neural network invented in 1957 at the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory by Frank Rosenblatt. It can be seen as the simplest kind of feedforward neural network: a linear classifier. Contents 1 Defi..
Perceptron (disambiguation)Perceptron may refer to A simple neural network.A Michigan company that sells technology products to automakers. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point di..
Perceptual Audio CodingPerceptual Audio Coding (PAC) is an algorithm, like MPEG's MP3 standard, used to compress digital audio by removing extraneous information not perceived by most people. It is used by Sirius Satellite Radio for their DARS service, and iBiquity has been testing it for their IBOC digital radio upgrade..
Perceptual control theoryPerceptual control theory (PCT) is a psychological theory of animal and human behavior originated by William T. Powers. In contrast with other theories of psychology and behavior, which assume that behavior is a function of perception — that perceptual inputs determine or cause behavior — PCT..
Perceptual dynamicsPerceptual dynamics (or PD) is a broad classification of theories of mind. Theories of mind that fall within this category are those which attempt to describe the mode, condition, or dynamic of the act of perception as the cause of its content, rather than the other way around. Overview Perceptual ..
Perceptual Enrichment ProgramPlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Created by Neuro-Perceptual ..
Perceptual mappingPerceptual mapping is a graphics technique used by marketers that attempts to visually display the perceptions of customers or potential customers. Typically the position of a product, product line, brand, or company is displayed relative to their competition. Perceptual maps can have any number o..
Perceptual positionsOne of a series of articles onNeuro-linguistic programming(NLP) NLP · Principles · Topics · History NLP and science · [[Neuro-linguistic_programming:_Bibliography|Bibliography]] Modeling · Meta model · Milton model Perceptual positions · Rapport · ..
Perceptual psychologyPerceptual psychology is a subfield of cognitive psychology that is concerned specifically with the pre-conscious innate aspects of the human cognitive system: perception. A pioneer of this field was J. J. Gibson. A major study was that of cognitive biases mostly due to affordances, i.e. the perc..
PercetonPlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since July 2006. Perceton is a medieval sett..
Perceval, the Story of the GrailPerceval, the Story of the Grail (French:Perceval, le Conte du Graal) is the unfinished fifth romance of Chrétien de Troyes. Probably written between 1181 and 1191, it is dedicated to Chrétien's patron Philip, Count of Flanders. Chrétien claimed to be working from a source given to him by Philip..
Perceval GibbonPerceval Gibbon (November 4 1879-May 30, 1926) was an author and journalist. He was born in Trellech, Wales. His early works were influenced by his extensive travels throughout Europe, America, and Africa. During World War I he was a war correspondent. Selected works African Items, 1903 (verse)S..
Perceval LandonPerceval Landon was an English writer and journalist, now best remembered for his classic and much reprinted ghost story Thurnley Abbey. Contents 1 Family2 Life and career3 Publications4 Thurnley Abbey Family His first name was the surname of his mother, daughter of the Rev. ..
Perceval le GalloisPerceval le Gallois is a 1978 French film directed by Eric Rohmer. It was inspired by Chrétien de Troyes's 12th century Arthurian romance Perceval, the Story of the Grail. It starred Fabrice Luchini as Perceval, André Dussolier as Gauvain, and Arielle Dombasle as Blanchefleur. Tagline ...brought ..
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PercevanPercevan is a French comic created by Philippe Luguy (drawings), Jean Léturgie (story) and Xavier Fauche (story). External link [Percevan website (in French)] ..
PerceyPercey is a small village and a commune in the canton of Tonnerre, part of the Yonne département, Burgundy, France. It lies on the Canal de Bourgogne, with the Route Nationale (D945) running through it, between Saint-Florentin and Tonnerre. There are 362 inhabitants, of which 60 are below the age ..
Percé RockPercé Rock Percé Rock (French rocher Percé, "pierced rock") is one of the largest and most spectacular natural arches in the world. It rises sheer from the Gulf of St. Lawrence just off the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec near the village of Percé. It is a massive limestone stack 43..
PerchPerca is the genus of fish referred to as perch or yellow perch, a group of freshwater fish belonging to the family Percidae. Perch, of which there are three species in different geographical areas, lend their name to the largest order of vertebrates: the Perciformes, from the Greek perke meaning ..
Perchance to DreamDisambiguation: Perchance to Dream is also the title of a musical by Ivor Novello. 'The Twilight Zone'' original seriesSeason one (1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5)'Fall 1959 – Summer 1960List of The Twilight Zone'' episodes Episodes: Where Is Everybody?One for the AngelsMr. Denton on DoomsdayThe Sixtee..
Perchance to Dream (Batman: The Animated Series)Perchance To Dream is the Twenty-Sixth episode of the Warner Bros. animated television series [[Batman: The Animated Series]]. First aired on October 19th, 1992 . Story by Laren Bright, Michael Reaves. Teleplay by Joe R. Lansdale. Directed by Boyd Kirkland. This episode is also considered as one of..
Perchance to Dream (musical)Perchance to Dream is a 1945 musical by Ivor Novello, one of his most successful works. The London production opened at the Hippodrome Theatre on April 21, 1945 and ran for 1022 performances. It was the only musical for which Novello wrote lyrics. ..
Perchance to Dream (operetta)Perchance to Dream is an Operetta/Musical show by UK composer Ivor Novello. It is one of Novello's most successful works, receiving its first performance on the London stage at the Hippodrome Theatre on 21 April 1945. The plot, like many of Novello's themes, is largely romantic, telling the parall..
PerchePerche is a region of northern France extending over the départements of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir and Sarthe. Contents 1 Geography2 Economy3 History4 References5 External link Geography Its boundaries are Normandie on the N. and W., Maine on the S.W., Vendomois and ..
Perched coastlineA perched coastline is a fossil coastline currently above the present coastline. It can be produced by one of two factors. 1. Perched coastlines can be created by higher sea levels in the past than today. For example during the last Ice Age interglacial period, climates were significantly warmer ..
Perched water tableA perched water table, or perched aquifer, is an aquifer that occurs above the main water table. This occurs when there is an impermeable layer of rock (aquiclude) above the main aquifer but below the surface. Water percolating down to the main aquifer gets trapped above this second impermeable r..
PercheronA pair of very typical dapple grey Percheron Horses Percheron draft horse at the Maryland State Fair The Percheron is one of the most famous draft horses from France, originating in the region of Perche. The Percheron is used for agricultural work, makes an attractive parade horse, and ..
Perching duckThe perching ducks were previously treated as a small group of ducks in the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae, grouped together on the basis of their readiness to perch high in trees. The grouping has subsequently been shown to be artificial, with the different members more closely related to var..
PerchloratePerchlorates are the salts derived from perchloric acid (HClO4). They occur both naturally and through manufacturing. They have been used as a medicine for more than 50 years to treat thyroid gland disorders. They are also used as an oxidizer in rocket fuel and can be found in airbags, fireworks,..
Perchloric acidPerchloric acid General Chemical name Perchloric acidChloric(VII) acid Chemical formula HClO4 SMILES OCl(=O)(=O)=O Molar mass 100.46 g/mol Appearance clear, colorless liquid CAS number 7601-90-3 Properties Density 1.67 g/cm3 Solubility in water 100% Soluble ..
Perchloryl fluoridePerchloryl fluoride General Systematic name Perchloryl fluoride Other names Chlorine oxyfluoride, Perchlorofluoride, Chlorine fluorine oxide, Trioxychlorofluoride, Perchloric acid fluoride Molecular formula ClFO3 SMILES ? Molar mass 102.4496 g/mol Appearance Col..
PerchmanThe french perchman is the us boom operator, also called sound assistant or boomer, but he differs regarding his attributions. He is the production sound mixer assistant. He is in charge of the of the main microphone placement, namely the one at the end of a light and telescopic pole also called boo..
PerchronicPerchronics is the study of different types of world views which intersect across history (diachronic historical continuity) and movements (synchronic studies). Together these three dimensions interact with each other and can be helpful for contextual studies and the interpretation of content-bound..
PerchtaPerchta (or Percht) was originally a goddess of vegetation and fertility from German mythology . She had many different names (and changed her sex) depending on the geographical region. In "southern Austria, in Carintia, among the Slovenes, 'Quantembermann' (the man of the four Ember days) or 'Kwate..
Perch (disambiguation)Perch may refer to: The USS Perch, one of two submarines in the United States Navy.*USS Perch (SS-176)*USS Perch (SS-313) The perch, an antique unit of measure equal to the rod.The perch, an equilibristic balancing act.Any elevated place serving as a seat: a bird's perch. Fish Perch, the common na..
Perch (Equilibristic)The perch ia an equilibristic balancing act where one performer balances atop a pole, that is being balanced by another performer. Each perch pole has a loop at the top into which the girl may insert either a hand or a foot in order to perform a variety of tricks while hanging down from the loop. D..
Perch (volume)A perch is an antique unit of measure used in stonework, based on the pole or rod. One perch of dry stone measures 16.5 feet (one rod) by 1.0 foot by 1.5 feet. One perch is equal to 0.70 cubic meters. See also perch (length) for a related unit of length with the same name. ..
Perch LakePerch Lake may refer to: Perch Lake, a lake in Blue Earth County, MinnesotaPerch Lake, a lake in Le Sueur County, MinnesotaPerch Lake, a lake in Lincoln County, MinnesotaPerch Lake, a lake in Martin County, MinnesotaThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associat..
Perch Lake Township, MinnesotaPerch Lake Township is a township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 998 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 94.7 km² (36.5 mi²). 89.7 km² (34.7 mi²) of it is land and 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²) of i..
PercidaeThe Percidae are a family of perciform fish found in fresh and brackish waters of the Northern Hemisphere. The family contains about 200 species in ten genera. The darters, perches, and their relatives are in this family: well-known species include the walleye, ruffe, and three species of perch. S..
Percie CharltonPercie CharltonAustralia (AUS) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm fast-medium Tests First-class Matches 2 40 '''Runs scored 29 648 Batting average 7.25 12.46 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 Top score 11 50 Balls bowled 45 Wickets 3 97 B..
Percifer CarrPercifer Carr (also given variously as Parsifer, Persifor, Persefer and Persafor Carr) (d. 1804) was a British allied Loyalist living in what is now Otsego County, New York around the time of the American Revolution. Carr served as a Sergeant with Colonel William Edmeston in the French and Indian..
PerciformesThe Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all fish and are the largest order of vertebrates. The name Perciformes means perch-like. They belong to the ray-finned fish and comprise over 7000 different species, with varying shapes and sizes, found in almost ..
PercinaPercina is a genus of small, mostly North American fish. Species Amber darter, Percina antesella Williams & Etnier, 1977.Tangerine darter, Percina aurantiaca (Cope, 1868).Goldline darter, Percina aurolineata Suttkus & Ramsey, 1967.Pearl darter, Percina aurora Suttkus & Thompson, 1994.Southern logp..
Percival:For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Percival or Perceval is one of King Arthur's legendary Knights of the Round Table. In Welsh literature his name is Peredur (see the Peredur article for the historical figure). He is most famous for his involvement in the quest for the Holy Grail. There a..
Percival, IAPercival is a town of about 100 located in the extreme southwestern part of Iowa. The old part of town is along the BNSF tracks, but most of the jobs are at the truck stop at the junction of Hiway 2 and Interstate 29. ..
Percivall PottPercival Pott (January 6, 1714 – December 22, 1788, London, England) was an English physician and surgeon, one of the founders of orthopedy, and the first scientist to demonstrate that a cancer may be caused by an environmental carcinogen. Contents 1 Life2 See also3 Bibliog..
Percival (disambiguation)Percival or Perceval may refer to: Percival, one of the knights of the Round Table in the legends of King Arthur. People: John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont (1711–1770), British politician.Spencer Perceval (1762–1812), British statesman and Prime Minister.James Gates Percival (1795–1854), Amer..
Percival Austin BramblePercival Austin Bramble (born 1931) is a politician from Montserrat. He served as the territories' Chief Minister from December 1970 to November 1978. Mr Bramble is the son of the late Hon W.H Bramble the island's first chief minister. Mr Bramble in his years had made several legislations and develo..
Percival BakerPercival Baker born in 1862 in York County Ontario, was a politician in Alberta, Canada. He ran as an Independent in the 1913 provincial election, and was defeated. He was elected successfully 1921 provincial election for the United Farmers of Alberta despite being unable to campaign in the last we..
Percival BallPercival Ball (b 1844 in England; d 1900 in England) was a sculptor active in Australia. He studied at the Royal Academy schools in England and between 1865 and 1882 exhibited 24 works at Royal Academy exhibitions. He came to Australia in 1886 to complete the statue of Sir Redmond Barry which now s..
Percival BazeleyPercival Landon Bazeley was a world-class scientist and one of the overlooked heroes of Australian biotechnology and public health. Born in Orbost, Victoria, Australia on March 2, 1909, he attended the school of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1938. During his course o..
Percival Christopher WrenPercival Christopher Wren (1875-1941) was a British writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924 involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa, and its sequels, Beau Sabreur and Beau Ideal. Born in Deptford, South London,England in 1875,..
Percival David Foundation of Chinese ArtThe Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art is a collection of Chinese ceramics and related items in London, England. The Foundation's main purpose is to promote the study and teaching of Chinese Art and culture. The Collection consists of over 1,400 pieces of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing porcelain ..
Percival DavisPercival William Davis is an American author and activist in the intelligent design movement. According to his author biography, Davis received a bachelor of arts in zoology from DePauw University, master of arts in zoology from Columbia University, Master's degree at Columbia University and the U..
Percival DraytonPercival Drayton (25 August 1812 - 4 August 1865) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Captain Drayton, circa 1864-1865 Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Drayton was the son of a prominent lawyer William Drayton who eventually relocated to Philadelphia, P..
Percival Eric GratwickPercival Eric (Percy) Gratwick, (October 19, 1902-October 26, 1942) was an Australian posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Gratwick, who was born in Katanning..
Percival EverettPercival Everett (born 1956 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American writer and professor. Contents 1 Life2 Career2.1 Fiction2.2 Poetry2.3 Other2.4 Honors3 Bibliography4 External links Life Everett grew up in Columbia, South Carolina and attended the Un..
Percival FrauleinPercival Fraulein is a character in Konami's role playing game Suikoden III. He is one of the Six Mighty Knights of Zexen. Viewed as a playboy by his comrades, it appears more likely that his visual charm draws women to him whether he wants it or not. He is oft seen surrounded by admirers while tr..
Percival GordonPercival H. Gordon (January 27, 1884 – April 9, 1975) was a Canadian lawyer and a Justice of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Born in Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan, of Scottish immigrant parents, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1905 and a Masters de..
Percival GullThe Percival Gull was a British low-wing, wood-and-fabric monoplane, built by Percival Aircraft Company of Gravesend (later to become Hunting Aircraft) first flown in 1932. It was powered by an aircooled inline engine. It led to the Percival Proctor. A racing development lead to the single-seat ..
Percival LowellAsteroids discovered: 1 793 Arizona April 9 1907 Percival observing Mars from the Lowell Observatory. Lowell's mausoleum is in the grounds of his observatory. Author, mathematician, and esteemed astronomer, Percival Lowell (March 13, 1855 – November 12, 1916) fueled speculatio..
Percival MolsonPercival Molson Percival Molson (born August 14, 1880 - died July 5, 1917) was an Canadian star athlete and soldier. An Anglo-Quebecer, Molson was born in the resort community of Cacouna, Québec, Canada on the St. Lawrence River. He was the son of John Thomas Molson (1837-1910) and Jane (Jen..
Percival P. BaxterPercival Proctor Baxter (November 22, 1876 – June 12, 1969) was a Republican governor of the U.S. state of Maine who served from 1921 to 1925. He was born in Portland and was a member of the Maine House of Representatives during 1905 and during 1917–1920. He served in the Maine State Senate..
Percival PembrokeThe Percival Pembroke was a British high-wing twin-engined light transport aircraft built by the Percival Aircraft Company, later Hunting Pervical. The Pembroke was a development of the Percival Prince civil transport. It had a longer wing to permit a higher fully laden weight. The prototype fle..
Percival PrenticeThe Percival Prentice was an ab initio trainer of the RAF in the early post-war period, contemporary with the de Havilland Chipmunk. It was a low-wing, monoplane with a fixed, tailwheel, undercarriage; seating was in a side-by-side configuration. The prototype first flew in 1946. Production model..
Percival ProvostThe Percival Provost was an ab initio trainer of the RAF in the 1950s, replacing the Percival Prentice. It was a low-wing, monoplane with a fixed, tailwheel, undercarriage; seating was in a side-by-side configuration. The prototype first flew in 1950. Production ended in 1956, when 461 aircraft h..
Percival Scrope MarlingPercival Scrope Marling (VC, CB)(6 March 1861 -29 May 1936) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Contents 1 Details2 Further information3 ..
Percival SerlePercival Serle (July 18 1871 – December 16 1951) was born in Victoria and for many years worked in a life assurance office before becoming chief clerk and accountant at the University of Melbourne. He married artist Dora Beatrice Hake. He ran a second-hand bookshop during the depression; was ..
Percival Spencer Umfreville PickeringPercival Spencer Umfreville (Spencer) Pickering (6 March 1858 - 5 December 1920) was a physical chemist and horticulturist. Pickering grew up in a wealthy family, and was able to start a career in science by building his own laboratory in his private house. In 1881, he took up a position as lecture..
Percival StockdalePercival Stockdale (1736-1811) was an English poet, writer and reformer, active especially in opposing slavery. External links [Verses on the Abolition of the Slave Trade], annotated e-text[Biography] ..
Percival StreetPercival Street (波斯富街) is a street in the East Point and Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The street spans from Gloucester Road in the north to Leighton Road in the south. Between Hennessy Road and Leighton Road, the street is with a branch of Hong Kong Tramway leading to Happ..
PercleusPercleus is a web-based content management system designed by Michael Perry. It is somewhat similar in nature to blogging software but is designed to provide an open-ended array of categories and sub-categories under which data is organized and made available to a hierarchy of users. See also List ..
PercnodaimonPercnodaimon is a monotypic genus of butterfly endemic to New Zealand. It consists of one species, Percnodaimon merula. ..
PercodanPercodan® is a potent opioid painkiller used to treat moderately severe to severe acute (short-term) pain. Percodan was first marketed by DuPont Pharmaceuticals and prescribed in the United States in 1950. At one time one of the most widely prescribed painkillers, Percodan has largely been replaced..
PeRColatePeRColate is an open source set of extensions to Max/MSP, developed by Dan Trueman at Princeton University and R. Luke DuBois at the Computer Music Center, Columbia University. It contains a partial port of the STK, as well as a number of objects replicating unit generators from classic MUSIC-N lan..
PercolaterPercolater is an album by ALL that was released in 1992. Tracks Charligan (1:30)Nothin' (1:57)Dot (2:01)Nobody's (3:57)Wonder (1:37)Minute (1:27)Birds (2:46)Empty (3:15)Mo. 63 (1:45)Egg Timer (2:52)Gnugear (HOT) (1:06)Hotplate (4:04)Hey Bug (0:38)Breathe (3:53) ..
PercolationIn chemistry and materials science, percolation proto-typically concerns the movement and filtering of fluids through porous materials. During the last three decades, percolation theory, an extensive mathematical model of percolation, has brought new understanding and techniques to a broad range of ..
Percolation theoryIn mathematics, percolation theory describes the behavior of connected clusters in a random graph. The applications of percolation theory to materials science and other domains are discussed in the article percolation. Contents 1 Introduction2 The subcritical and supercritical phases3&..
PercolozoaThe Percolozoa are a group of colourless protozoa, including many that can transform between amoeboid, flagellate, and encysted stages. These are collectively referred to as schizopyrenids, amoeboflagellates, or vahlkampfids. They also include the acrasids, a group of social amoebae that aggregat..
PercophidaeDuckbills are a family, Percophidae, of perciform fishes. They are found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the southwestern and southeastern Pacific. They are small fishes: the largest species, the Brazilian flathead, Percophis brasiliensis, grows up to a..
PercopsiformesPercopsiformes is a small order of ray-finned fish, comprising the trout-perch and its allies. Families: Percopsidae (trout-perches)Aphredoderidae (pirate perches)Amblyopsidae (cavefishes) ..
PercotePercote was a town or city on the southern (Asian) side of the Hellespont, to the northeast of Troy. Percote is mentioned a few times in Greek mythology, where it plays a very minor role each time. It was said to be the home of a notable seer named Merops, also its ruler. Merops was the father of..
PercrocutaPercrocuta is an extinct genus of hyena. With a maximum length of 1,50 m (5 ft), Percrocuta was much bigger than its modern relatives and about the size of a lion. It probably looked like the modern spotted hyena, the largest living species. Like the spotted hyena, Percrocuta had a large skull and..
PerctaritPerctarit (also Berthari; died 688) was king of the Lombards from 661 to 662 the first time and later from 671 to 688. He was the son and successor of Aripert I. He shared power with his brother Godepert. He was a Catholic, Godepert an Arian. He ruled from Milan, Godepert from Pavia. Godepert c..
PercujovePERCUJOVE is a young percussion orchestra formed in Valencia, Spain by 25 valencian percussion students. They have offered performances all around Europe, with concerts in Montpellier, Lyon, Copenhague, Strasbourg, Brussels... In their concerts, they offer a walk through the all the musical style..
Percula Clownfish''' The percula clownfish (Amphiprion percula) is a popular aquarium fish, even more so after it rose to stardom in Finding Nemo. Like other clownfish (also called anemonefish), it often lives in association with the sea anemone Heteractis magnifica, using them for shelter and protection. Although..
PercunatelPercunatel is a Polish goddess that is purported to be Piorun's mother. See also: Polish mythology ..
Percussion (disambiguation)Percussion may refer to: Percussion instrumentPercussion (medicine), a method of clinical examinationPercussion cap, a family of firearmsThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to chan..
Percussion (medicine)Percussion is a method used by a doctor to find out about the changes in the thorax or abdomen. It is done by tapping on a surface to determine the underlying structure. It is one of the four methods of clinical examination: inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation. It is done with the mi..
Percussion capThe percussion cap or primer was the crucial invention needed to make fire-arms that could fire in any weather. Before this development, firearms used igniters with flints or matches to set fire to a pan of gunpowder. Pistol (left, fired) and shotgun(right) primers against an inch and mm scale ..
Percussion ensembleA percussion ensemble is a musical ensemble consisting of only percussion instruments. Although the term can be used to describe any such group, it commonly refers to groups of classically-trained percussionists performing primarily classical music. Percussion ensembles are most commonly found at co..
Percussion instrument''Percussion redirects here, for other uses, see Percussion (disambiguation). A percussion instrument can be any object which produces a sound by being struck with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration. The term usually applies to an obje..
Percussion rifleThe percussion rifle is a rifle that used a percussion cap instead of older flintlocks or matchlock variants. Faster reloading and less movable parts made this rifle more versatile and rugged compared to other single-shot rifles. The U.S. adopted the percussion system in 1841 and produced an infantr..
Percussive Arts SocietyThe Percussive Arts Society (PAS) is an international music service organization promoting percussion education, research, performance and appreciation. Established in 1961 as a non-profit, music service organization, PAS is the world's largest percussion organization and is a central source for in..
PercutaneousIn surgery, percutaneous pertains to any medical procedure where access to inner organs or other tissue is done via needle-puncture of the skin, rather than by using an "open" approach where inner organs or tissue are exposed (typically with the use of a scalpel). The percutaneous approach is commo..
Percutaneous absorptionSource: http://www.cop.ufl.edu/safezone/prokai/pha5100/skin.html The absorption of substances from outside the skin to positions beneath the skin, including entrance to the blood stream, is referred to as percutaneous absorption. Permeation of the layers of skin can occur by diffusion via: trans..
