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d5d9057c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of sounds are represented in the IPA as a graphically a rotated lowercase "v" and a ɜ? | A vowel. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The open-mid back unrounded vowel or low-mid back unrounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ ʌ ⟩, graphically a rotated lowercase \"v\" (called a turned V but created as a small-capital ⟨ᴀ... |
d5d9059a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Palatal and click are both types of what? | Consonants | text | [] | [
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"text": "Click consonants, or clicks, are speech sounds that occur as consonants in many languages of Southern Africa and in three languages of East Africa. Examples familiar to English-speakers are the Tut-tut (British spelling) or Tsk! Tsk!"
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d5d905c20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Palatalization is a historical-linguistic sound change that results in a palatalized articulation of a what, of which palatal and click are types of? | Consonant | text | [] | [
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"text": "Palatalization / ˌpælətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən / is a historical-linguistic sound change that results in a palatalized articulation of a consonant or, in certain cases, a front vowel. Palatalization involves change in the place or manner of articulation of consonants, or the fronting or raising of vowels."
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d5d905f40dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Wikipedia includes hundreds of glossaries organized by what way to sort a list done by following the standard (usual) order of letters in an alphabet ? | Alphabetical order | text | [] | [
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"text": "Alphabetical order is a way to sort ( organize) a list. It helps a reader to find a name or a title in the list. It is done by following the standard (usual) order of letters in an alphabet. Some lists in alphabetical order were used during the early Roman Empire. It became commonplace after the Rena... |
d5d906440dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of consonantal sound has a manner of articulation produced by constricting air flow through a narrow channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence? | The voiced velar fricative. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The voiced velar fricative is a type of consonantal sound that is used in various spoken languages. It is not found in Modern English but existed in Old English. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ ɣ ⟩, a Latinized variant of the Greek letter gamma, ⟨γ⟩, ... |
d5d906620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What kind of sound if laterally produced by constricting air flow through a narrow channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence occurs as ll of Welsh? | The lateral fricative. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The lateral fricative occurs as the ll of Welsh, as in Lloyd, Llewelyn, and Machynlleth ( [maˈxənɬɛθ], a town), as the unvoiced 'hl' and voiced 'dl' or 'dhl' in the several languages of Southern Africa (such as Xhosa and Zulu ), and in Mongolian."
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d5d906b20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Tenses of what, unmarked being a type, are inflectional forms which can be used to express that something occurs in the past, present, or future? | Verbs | text | [] | [
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"text": "Typically the unmarked verb is used for either the timeless habitual or the stative aspect or the past perfective tense–aspect combination. In general creoles tend to put less emphasis on marking tense than on marking aspect."
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d5d906da0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which word in Hindu Goddess Kanya Kumari's name is derived from the Sanskrit language word meaning "Young Prepubescent Girl "? | Kumari | text | [] | [
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"text": "Kanyakumari is situated on the southernmost tip of Indian Ocean of Tamil Nadu. The worship of Devi Kanya Kumari here dates back to the Kumari Kandam, an ancient missing land. Kanya Kumari is a Hindu goddess."
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d5d907020dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The name of the place which straddles the Kennebecasis River, 70 km (43 mi) northeast of Saint John is derived from what? | The Middle English Suth-sæxe, which is in turn derived from the Old English Suth-Seaxe which means (land or people) of the South Saxons | text | [] | [
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"text": "Sussex straddles the Kennebecasis River, 70 km (43 mi) northeast of Saint John, and is a major dairy product producer in the province. It is home to Atlantic Canada's largest hot air balloon festival."
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d5d907340dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Oral and lateral are both types of what thing which sonorants are a group of? | Consonants | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only. It is a lateral consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream over the sides of the tongue, rather than down the middle."
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d5d907520dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The velarized alveolar lateral approximant is what type of sound, varieties of which are Oral and lateral? | Consonantal | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only. It is a lateral consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream over the sides of the tongue, rather than down the middle."
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"text": "The velarized alveolar lateral approximant ( a.k.a. ... |
d5d907a20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The symbols ⟨ θ ⟩ and [s̪͆] relate to what? | The International Phonetic Alphabet. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ θ ⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is T. The IPA symbol is the Greek letter theta, which is used for this sound in post-classical Greek, and the sound is thus often referred to as \" theta \"."
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d5d907f20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What phonetic notation that uses the lower case ž in contrast to the ž used by the International Phonetic Alphabet doesn't require a strict harmony? | American phonetic notation | text | [] | [
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"text": "Americanist phonetic notation does not require a strict harmony among character styles: letters from the Greek and Latin alphabets are used side-by-side."
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"text": "It is used in various contexts, usually denoting the voiced postalveolar fricative, the sound of English g in mirage, s in v... |
d5d908420dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Does Chakraborty or Raja have a more royal usage? | Raja has a moral royal usage. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Chakraborty is a surname from the Indian subcontinent meaning ′Ruler of the country′ or 'Emperor'. It is derived from the Sanskrit words cakra (wheel) and 'vart' (to roll or turn) which metaphorically denotes a ruler whose chariot wheels roll without obstruction."
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d5d9086a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Both ASL and the combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet use what? | They both use numerals. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Many sign languages, such as ASL, incorporate numerals. English has derived numerals for multiples of its base ( fifty, sixty, etc), and some languages have simplex numerals for these, or even for numbers between the multiples of its base."
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d5d908920dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are the number of vowel sounds in most English accents and the uvular phonemes in Ubykh equal or unequal? | There are an equal amount of both. | text | [] | [
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"text": "For example, in the word yellow, y is a consonant. But in the word happy, y is a vowel. The rest of the letters of the alphabet are called vowels. Vowels are underdone, for there are about 20 vowel sounds in most English accents. p237 The vowels are:"
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d5d908ba0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What ancient Greek word is the technology behind the Hugshirt derived from? | Haptics is derived from the Greek word haptikos. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Haptic communication is a branch of nonverbal communication that refers to the ways in which people and animals communicate and interact via the sense of touch. Touch is the most sophisticated and intimate of the five senses. Touch or haptics, from the ancient Greek word haptikos is extremely importa... |
d5d908e20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is itself an Early Medieval form of alphabet that is believed to have been first invented in Cialpine Gual around 600 BC by Gaulish druids? | Ogham | text | [] | [
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"text": "Macalister believed that ogham was first invented in Cisalpine Gaul around 600 BC by Gaulish druids as a secret system of hand signals, and was inspired by a form of the Greek alphabet current in Northern Italy at the time."
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d5d9090a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of units of organization for a sequence of speech sounds would someone with palilalia be likely to repeat? | They would be likely to repeat syllables. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Palilalia (from the Greek πάλιν ( pálin) meaning \"again\" and λαλιά ( laliá) meaning \"speech\" or \"to talk\"), a complex tic, is a language disorder characterized by the involuntary repetition of syllables, words, or phrases."
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d5d909320dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Aequitas is the Latin concept of justice, equality, conformity, symmetry, or fairness and is the origin of what English word meaning 'justice according to natural law or right specifically, freedom from bias or favoritism'? | It's the origin of the word "equity" in English. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Aequitas ( genitive aequitatis) is the Latin concept of justice, equality, conformity, symmetry, or fairness. It is the origin of the English word \"equity\". In ancient Rome, it could refer to either the legal concept of equity, or fairness between individuals."
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d5d9095a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many alphabetic letters must a student of Islamic scripture be familiar with in order to properly study the subject? | 28, given that Arabic is the language of Islamic scripture, and the Arabic alphabet includes 28 letters. | text | [] | [
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d5d909820dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How many letters are in the original script upon which the Pe (П п; italics: П п) letter of the Cyrillic script is based? | There are 24 letters. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Pe (П п; italics: П п) is a letter of the Cyrillic script . It commonly represents the unaspirated voiceless bilabial plosive /p/, like the pronunciation of ⟨p⟩ in \"s p in\". The Cyrillic letter Pe was derived from the Greek letter Pi (Π π). The name of Pe in the Early Cyrillic alphabet was покои ( ... |
d5d909fa0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is O and is it the most common letter in the English alphabet? | O, or o, is the fifteenth letter in the ISO basic Latin alphabet and the fourth vowel letter in the modern English alphabet. It is the fourth most common letter in the English alphabet. | text | [] | [
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"text": "O, or o, is the fifteenth letter in the ISO basic Latin alphabet and the fourth vowel letter in the modern English alphabet. Its name in English is o (pronounced / ˈoʊ / ), plural oes."
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"text": "The letter ⟨o⟩ is the fourth most common letter in the English alphabet.[2] Like the other En... |
d5d90a220dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What type of punishment also known as the death penalty derives from the Latin word capitalis? | Capital punishment | text | [] | [
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"text": "Etymologically, the term capital (lit. \"of the head\", derived via the Latin capitalis from caput, \"head\") describes execution by beheading, but executions are carried out by many methods including hanging, shooting, lethal injection, stoning, electrocution and gassing ."
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d5d90a4a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Mongolian script whose obvious closest forebear is vertical Mongolian was created in what year? | Clear Script is an alphabet created in 1648 by the Oirat Buddhist monk Zaya Pandita. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It was developed on the basis of the Mongolian script with the goal of distinguishing all sounds in the spoken language, and to make it easier to transcribe Sanskrit and the Tibetic languages . Clear Script is a Mongolian script, whose obvious closest forebear is vertical Mongolian."
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d5d90a720dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The assize that takes its name from Clarendon Palace, Wiltshire, the royal hunting lodge at which it was promulgated was an act of whom? | Henry II of England | text | [] | [
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d5d90a9a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the English name of the tennis tournament in Tarbes, France that had participant Martina Hingis becoming a slam winner? | Little champions. | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is often considered to be the European equivalent of the Junior Orange Bowl in Florida, United States due to the high number of international players that it attracts. The event has seen a number of its champions go on to become slam winners, including Rafael Nadal, Michael Chang, Martina Hingis, ... |
d5d90ac20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What European country does the Les Petits As tennis tournament take place in, and is where the film Les Petits Mouchoirs was filmed in? | France. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Les Petits As (English: Little champions) is a premier junior tennis tournament for players aged 12–14. It is held in Tarbes, France. It is often considered to be the European equivalent of the Junior Orange Bowl in Florida, United States due to the high number of international players that it attrac... |
d5d90aea0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the term for the technique of a ballet dancer where they have their ball of the foot on the floor? | The demi-pointe/relevé. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A ballet dancer is expected to be able to be stately and regal for classical work, free and lyrical in neoclassical work, and unassuming, harsh or pedestrian for modern and contemporary work. In addition]"
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d5d90b120dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What does a dancer in a studio have to undergo with a physician before they can do techniques like standing on the tips of the toes? | They need foot x-rays. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Oftentimes dance studios require their dancers to get x-rays performed on their feet and have their physician verify whether the dancer's feet are ready for pointe work. Another key determining factor is strength in the legs, feet, ankles and core."
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d5d90b3a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What joints flex during the descent of the exercise considered vital for increasing the strength and size of the legs and buttocks? | During the descent of a squat, the hip and knee joints flex | text | [] | [
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d5d90b580dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are the primary muscles used during the exercise considered vital for increasing the strength and size of the legs and buttocks? | The primary agonist muscles used during the squat are the quadriceps femoris, the adductor magnus, and the gluteus maximus | text | [] | [
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d5d90b800dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Who worked with professional wrestler Anthony Matteo towards the end of his CWC career? | The Godfather. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Godfather, was later known as \"The Equalizer\" and then ended his career as \"Gianni Corleone\" while working with Stetson toward the end of his career in the CWC."
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d5d90ba80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | When did The Godfather change his name while working with the professional wrestler named Anthony "Tony" Matteo? | Towards the ends of his career in the CWC. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Godfather, was later known as \"The Equalizer\" and then ended his career as \"Gianni Corleone\" while working with Stetson toward the end of his career in the CWC."
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d5d90bd00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Backbreaker and full nelson are both types of what? | Wrestling moves | text | [] | [
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"text": "Better known as a full nelson bomb, this move sees the wrestling apply a full nelson hold to the opponent from behind. The wrestler then lifts the opponent into the air and falls into a seated position, driving the opponent tailbone-first on to the mat. This move is used by Bubba Ray Dudley, who dubb... |
d5d90bf80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A pinfall is a victory condition in what event that has moves called the Backbreaker and full nelson? | Wrestling | text | [] | [
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"text": "Better known as a full nelson bomb, this move sees the wrestling apply a full nelson hold to the opponent from behind. The wrestler then lifts the opponent into the air and falls into a seated position, driving the opponent tailbone-first on to the mat. This move is used by Bubba Ray Dudley, who dubb... |
d5d90c700dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | West Coast Pop and front flip DDT are both moves in what? | Wrestling | text | [] | [
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"text": "Also known as a front flip DDT. After applying a front facelock, the wrestler pushes off the mat with their legs to flip the opponent and drive them onto the top of their head in a manner similar to the flip piledriver. It has been used by Will Ospreay as Essex Destroyer ."
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d5d90c8e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Mr. Gannosuke and Rey Mysterio are both what? | Wrestlers | text | [] | [
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"text": "It is the pin after the West Coast Pop, used by Rey Mysterio . Not to be confused with a schoolboy pin or a backslide pin. The attacking wrestler holds their opponent from behind in a waistlock. The attacking wrestler then performs a backward roll while holding the waistlock."
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d5d90cc00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Kesa-Gatame can be categorized to what grappling technique that is a dominant ground grappling position? | Side control hold. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In grappling, side control (often also called side mount, cross mount or sometimes scarfhold) is a dominant ground grappling position where the top combatant is lying perpendicularly over the face-up bottom combatant in such a way that the legs are free and he or she exerts no control over the combat... |
d5d90ce80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In the kind of dominant ground grappling position, Kesa-Gatame is a natural result from many throws of what sport? | Judo. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In grappling, side control (often also called side mount, cross mount or sometimes scarfhold) is a dominant ground grappling position where the top combatant is lying perpendicularly over the face-up bottom combatant in such a way that the legs are free and he or she exerts no control over the combat... |
d5d90d100dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Acro dance, acrobatics, cheerleading and gymnastics all use the kind of pose that is used in yoga called a Adho Mukha Vrksasana? | Handstand. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Handstands are used in many activities, including acro dance, acrobatics, cheerleading and gymnastics. Some type of handstand is performed on all gymnastic equipment. Many tumbling skills pass through a handstand position as part of the action. Breakdancers use handstands in freezes and kicks."
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d5d90d600dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Kesa-Gatame is considered as what kind of grappling technique that sometimes called scarfhold? | A side control. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In grappling terms, it is categorized as a side control hold. Many Judo throws lead naturally to Kesa-Gatame, since the classic judo hold places one grip on the opponent's lapel and one grip near the opponent's elbow. Then as one enters the ground phase, one arm goes around the opponent's neck and th... |
d5d90d880dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Judo Kesa-Gatame and the high mount both fall under what kind of wrestling? | Grappling. | text | [] | [
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"text": "In grappling terms, it is categorized as a side control hold. Many Judo throws lead naturally to Kesa-Gatame, since the classic judo hold places one grip on the opponent's lapel and one grip near the opponent's elbow. Then as one enters the ground phase, one arm goes around the opponent's neck and th... |
d5d90db00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In most professional boxing fights, what number of judges need to rule for the same boxer for a decision to be unanimous? | Three | text | [] | [
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d5d90dd80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In the phenomenon where humans quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness after negativity, what is the baseline of happiness referred to as? | A set point. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, is the observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes."
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d5d90e000dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What involves a happiness "set point" and has humans quickly returning to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major negative events? | The hedonic treadmill. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, is the observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes."
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d5d90e280dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Both the cattle catch and the crucifix neck crank are colloquially referred to simply as the what, which the ground grappling position that involves being perpendicularly behind the opponent, chest against back, and controlling the opponent's arms, puts an opponent in a position resembling? | Crucifix | text | [] | [
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"text": "The crucifix position is a ground grappling position that involves being perpendicularly behind the opponent, chest against back, and controlling the opponent's arms. One of the opponent's arms is controlled using the legs, and the other using the arms, hence effectively putting the opponent in a pos... |
d5d90e500dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | In tennis, the Australian formation and the feat achieved by nine wheelchair tennis players can be used in what type of game? | Doubles. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The term is rarely used in doubles, although the feat has been more common in that discipline. It has been achieved individually by nine wheelchair tennis players and three able-bodied players ( Pam Shriver, Gigi Fernández, Daniel Nestor ), and by three teams ( The Woodies, the Williams sisters, and ... |
d5d90e780dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What sport has a stroke called the backhand and the baseline which indicates the boundary of the area of play? | Tennis. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Backcourt: The area of the tennis court between the baseline and the service line. Backhand: Stroke in which the ball is hit with the back of the racket hand facing the ball at the moment of contact. A backhand is often hit by a right-handed player when the ball is on the left side of the court, and ... |
d5d90ea00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What multi-sport event recognized by the International Paralympic Committee is held every every for years after the Asian Games? | The Asian Para Games are held every four years athletes with physical disabilities. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Games are recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and are described as the second largest multi-sport event after the Paralympic Games . In its history, three nations have hosted the Asian Para Games and Forty-four nations have participated in the Games."
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d5d90ec80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the name of the wrestling team containing Chris Harris that competed in the same league that Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards were five-time champions of? | America's Most Wanted was the team featuring Chris Harris that competed in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). | text | [] | [
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"text": "America's Most Wanted (shortened to AMW) was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Chris Harris and James Storm, who competed in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). They were managed in the later stage of their pairing by Gail Kim."
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d5d90f180dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which wrestling move requires more lifting of a person: The brainbuster or the iron claw? | The brainbuster requires more lifting. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Also known as the \" iron claw \", the claw involves the attacker gripping the top of the head of the opponent with one hand and squeezing the tips of their fingers into the opponent's skull, thereby applying five different points of pressure. This can be transitioned into a clawhold STO or iron claw... |
d5d90f400dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Could you perform a sleeper hold and a brainbuster from the same position or would you have to be in different positions? | You could perform them in the same position. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The attacking wrestler can then arch backwards, pulling the opponent's head downward. This move sees the attacker kneel behind a sitting opponent and wrap around one arm under the opponent's chin and lock their hands. As with a sleeper hold, this move can also be performed from a standing position."
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d5d90f900dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Danzón and jazz-funk are both examples of what? | Dance styles | text | [] | [
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d5d90fb80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | During the competition that was inspired by games held in Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD, what type of relay events are available for four swimmers? | Four swimmers can participate in a freestyle or medley relay. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay."
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d5d910080dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What peninsula did the winner of the stadion race at the first recorded Olympics come from? | Coroebus, the winner of the stadion race at the first recorded Olympics, was from Elis, on the Peloponnese peninsula. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Coroebus of Elis, commonly spelled Koroibos ( Greek: Κόροιβος Ἠλεῖος), was a Greek cook, baker and athlete from Elis, who won the stadion race in the first recorded Ancient Olympic Games in 776 BC. The stadion race of the Greeks seem to have been accurately recorded."
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d5d910300dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The ancient Olympic Games included several combat-related sports including armored foot races, boxing, wrestling, and which sport that was an empty-hand submission sport with few rules similar to modern mixed martial arts? | Pankration | text | [] | [
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"text": "The ancient Olympic Games included several combat-related sports: armored foot races, boxing, wrestling, and pankration, which was introduced in the Olympic Games of 648 BCE. In ancient China, combat sport appeared in the form of lei tai."
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d5d910620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Two Romanian Dances are a piano work written by what composer considered with Franz Liszt to be Hungary's two greatest composers? | The Two Romanian Dances are a piano work written by Béla Bartók. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. The Two Romanian Dances ( Két Román Tánc in Hungarian ), Op. 8a, are a piano work written by Béla Bartók, based on Romanian folk music."
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d5d9108a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is The Olympic Laurel and when was it introduced? | The Olympic Laurel is a distinction awarded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to honour those who have "made significant achievements in education, culture, development and peace through sport". The Olympic Laurel is a distinction awarded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to honour those who have ... | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Olympic Laurel is a distinction awarded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to honour those who have \"made significant achievements in education, culture, development and peace through sport\"."
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"text": "It was introduced in 2016 to implement part of recommendation 26 of Ol... |
d5d910da0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is a Greek cross more similar to a Latin cross or the Cross of Lorraine? | It's more similar to a Latin cross. | text | [] | [
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d5d911020dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What do a literary allegory and an allegorical sculpture deliver? | A broader abstract idea or message. | text | [] | [
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"text": "As a literary device, an allegory is a narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences."
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"text": "Allegorical sculpture are sculptures of personifications of abstract ideas as in allegory. Common in the western ... |
d5d911340dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A human face surrounded by twelve or sixteen rays, light pillars, circular halos, and crosses with rays are all examples of what type of symbol? | Solar | text | [] | [
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"text": "A solar symbol is a symbol representing the Sun. Common solar symbols include circles (with or without rays), crosses, and spirals. In religious iconography, personifications of the Sun or solar attributes are indicated by means of a halo or a radiate crown ."
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d5d9115c0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What fylfot type symbol associated with Odin were the Nazi's the most recent users of? | The swastika shape is known by many names and has been around a very long time. | text | [] | [
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"text": "When considered as a four-fold rotational symmetrical analogue of the triskele, the symbol is sometimes also referred to as tetraskele . The swastika symbol in the Germanic Iron Age has been interpreted as having a sacral meaning, associated with either Odin or Thor. A number of bracteates, with or w... |
d5d911840dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | W/m 2 and joule are both part of what system? | SI | text | [] | [
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"text": "In physics, intensity of radiant energy is the power transferred per unit area, where the area is measured on the plane perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the energy. In the SI system, it has units watts per square metre (W/m 2 ), or kg ⋅ s −3 in base units."
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d5d911a20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | How would the radiant form of the quantity measured in joules be measured in terms of intensity? | The power transferred per unit area, where the area is measured on the plane perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the energy | text | [] | [
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"text": "In physics, intensity of radiant energy is the power transferred per unit area, where the area is measured on the plane perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the energy. In the SI system, it has units watts per square metre (W/m 2 ), or kg ⋅ s −3 in base units."
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d5d911ca0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Joules per coulomb and kPa are both examples of what? | Units of measurement | text | [] | [
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"text": "In short, electric potential is the electric potential energy per unit charge. This value can be calculated in either a static (time-invariant) or a dynamic (varying with time) electric field at a specific time in units of joules per coulomb ( J⋅C−1 ), or volts ( V ). The electric potential at infini... |
d5d912100dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A potentiometer measures what force which is seen in the depolarization of skeletal muscle fibers in end plate potentials? | Voltage. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Both are taken from recordings at the mouse neuromuscular junction. End plate potentials ( EPPs) are the voltages which cause depolarization of skeletal muscle fibers caused by neurotransmitters binding to the postsynaptic membrane in the neuromuscular junction."
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d5d912380dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Radioactive and Nuclear are both types of what? | Waste | text | [] | [
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"text": "Radioactive waste is a type of hazardous waste that contains radioactive material. Radioactive waste is a result of many activities, including nuclear medicine, nuclear research, nuclear power generation, rare-earth mining, and nuclear weapons reprocessing."
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d5d912600dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What does high-level versions of the type of hazardous waste that contains radioactive material require? | It requires sophisticated treatment and management to successfully isolate it from the biosphere. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Radioactive waste is a type of hazardous waste that contains radioactive material. Radioactive waste is a result of many activities, including nuclear medicine, nuclear research, nuclear power generation, rare-earth mining, and nuclear weapons reprocessing."
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"text": "Consequently, high-l... |
d5d912d80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Applying a strong electric field across piezoelectric materials to generate a small electrical voltage is an example of a process which is what? | Reversible | text | [] | [
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"text": "Piezoelectricmaterial generates a small electrical voltage, when its shape is deformed. This can be by as little as a 0.09% change, and can produce 12mAh worth of electricity at 230V (standard power output)."
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d5d913820dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Forked River section of Lacey Township in Ocean County, New Jersey contains a station of what type, of which SONGS and نیروگاه اتمی بوشهر are both examples of? | Nuclear power plant | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant ( Persian: نیروگاه اتمی بوشهر ) is a nuclear power plant in Iran 17 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of the city of Bushehr, between the fishing villages of Halileh and Bandargeh along the Persian Gulf ."
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"text": "San Onofre, Sucre, a municipality in the Sucr... |
d5d914900dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The largest thermal power plant operated by the company who would restart a mothballed natural gas power plant is found in what country? | Japan. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A total of six units (18 generators) were constructed, making it the largest thermal power plant operated by Tohoku Electric and one of the largest in Japan."
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"text": "In the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant a fire broke out in the turbine section of the plant. In order to make up for the los... |
d5d914b80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | RPS is a regulation that requires the increased production of what, which is derived from natural processes that are replenished constantly? | Renewable energy | text | [] | [
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"text": "Renewable energy is derived from natural processes that are replenished constantly. In its various forms, it derives directly from the sun, or from heat generated deep within the earth."
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d5d915120dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | A static shock is the result of what kind of discharge that is the sudden flow of electricity between two electrically charged objects cause by contact an electrical short, or dielectric breakdown? | A static shock is an electrostatic discharge. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The familiar phenomenon of a static shock – more specifically, an electrostatic discharge – is caused by the neutralization of charge."
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d5d915300dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Orot Rabin and the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm are both what? | Power station. | text | [] | [
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"text": "the plant is Israel's largest power station with its 2,590 MW representing about 19% of the Israel Electric Corporation's total generation capacity (that is, unless Phase D expansion at the Rutenberg Power Station in Ashkelon will be built, at which point the latter would surpass Orot Rabin as Israel... |
d5d915580dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What can be conceptualized as a stream of photons and that an electromagnetic force is responsible for? | Electromagnetic radiation. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The electromagnetic force is carried by electromagnetic fields composed of electric fields and magnetic fields, and it is responsible for electromagnetic radiation such as light. It is one of the four fundamental interactions (commonly called forces) in nature, together with the strong interaction, t... |
d5d9158a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is emitted by a source into the surrounding environment and that IR is a form of? | Electromagnetic radiation. | text | [] | [
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"text": "As a form of electromagnetic radiation, IR propagates energy and momentum, with properties corresponding to both those of a wave and of a particle, the photon ."
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"text": "In branches of physics other than radiometry, electromagnetic energy is referred to using E or W. The term is used pa... |
d5d915b20dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Refuse, trash and rubbish are all what type of physical object? | Waste. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A waste container is a container for temporarily storing waste, and is usually made out of metal or plastic. Some common terms are dustbin, garbage can, and trash can. The words \"rubbish\", \"basket\" and \"bin\" are more common in British English usage; \"trash\" and \"can\" are more common in Amer... |
d5d916200dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The Parali Thermal Power Plant and the second largest power producing company in India are located where? | Maharashtra. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Mahanirmiti or Mahagenco ( Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited - MSPGCL) formerly known as MSEB (Maharashtra State Electricity Board) is the major power generating company in the state of Maharashtra, Western India. With a total generation of 14400 MW, it is the second largest powe... |
d5d916480dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | At what type of facility also known as a generating station would machines like a reciprocating gas engine be used to turn heat energy into mechanical energy? | A Fossil fuel power station | text | [] | [
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"text": "Fossil fuel power stations have machinery to convert the heat energy of combustion into mechanical energy, which then operates an electrical generator. The prime mover may be a steam turbine, a gas turbine or, in small plants, a reciprocating gas engine. All plants use the energy extracted from expan... |
d5d916700dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What motor that generates it's electromotive force backwards needs AC backup and AC distribution systems to protect its loads distribution system? | A DC motor | text | [] | [
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"text": "The mechanical power produced by the motor is given by: As an unloaded DC motor spins, it generates a backwards-flowing electromotive force that resists the current being applied to the motor. The current through the motor drops as the rotational speed increases, and a free-spinning motor has very li... |
d5d916980dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are the main components of the fuels that would be most likely to be used by the Hinkley Point A power station in Somerset? | Either uranium-235 or plutonium-239, since the station uses a nuclear reactor. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Hinkley Point A nuclear power station is a decommissioned Magnox nuclear power station located on a 19.4-hectare (48-acre) site in Somerset on the Bristol Channel coast, 5 miles (8 km) west of the River Parrett estuary. The ongoing decommissioning process is being managed by Nuclear Decommissioning A... |
d5d916c00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What product was most likely the output of the station located on the Bristol Channel coast about 5 miles west of the River Parrett estuary that has since been decommissioned? | Most nuclear reactors, such as the Hinkley Point A nuclear power station, are used to make electricity. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Hinkley Point A nuclear power station is a decommissioned Magnox nuclear power station located on a 19.4-hectare (48-acre) site in Somerset on the Bristol Channel coast, 5 miles (8 km) west of the River Parrett estuary. The ongoing decommissioning process is being managed by Nuclear Decommissioning A... |
d5d916e80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Do the liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor and The Ministry of Defence's Vulcan Nuclear Reactor Testing Establishment have the same number of letters in their acronyms or a different number? | They have the same number of letters in their acronyms. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations at Derby is the centre for design and manufacture of the UK's submarine reactors. The Ministry of Defence 's Vulcan Nuclear Reactor Testing Establishment (NRTE), at Dounreay, tested each reactor core design prior to its installation in nuclear submarines."
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d5d9171a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Of the acronyms for the liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor and The Ministry of Defence's Vulcan Nuclear Reactor Testing Establishment, which acronyms has a last letter that is higher up in the alphabetical order? | The Ministry of Defence's Vulcan Nuclear Reactor Testing Establishment has a last letter that is higher up in the alphabetical order. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations at Derby is the centre for design and manufacture of the UK's submarine reactors. The Ministry of Defence 's Vulcan Nuclear Reactor Testing Establishment (NRTE), at Dounreay, tested each reactor core design prior to its installation in nuclear submarines."
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d5d917420dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Which has more acronyms: electrocardiogram or Capillary electrophoresis? | Electrocardiogram has more acronyms. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Electrocardiography is the process of producing an electrocardiogram ( ECG or EKG ). It is a graph of voltage versus time of the electrical activity of the heart using electrodes placed on the skin."
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"text": "Capillary electrophoresis ( CE) is a family of electrokinetic separation method... |
d5d9176a0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What letter(s) do the acronyms for electrocardiogram and Capillary electrophoresis share? | They share a "C" and an "E. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Electrocardiography is the process of producing an electrocardiogram ( ECG or EKG ). It is a graph of voltage versus time of the electrical activity of the heart using electrodes placed on the skin."
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"text": "Capillary electrophoresis ( CE) is a family of electrokinetic separation method... |
d5d917920dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Would you find the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant and the Fu in the same country or in different countries? | They would be found in different countries. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Fu ( Chinese: 府; pinyin: fǔ) is a traditional administrative division of Chinese origin used in the East Asian cultural sphere, translated variously as commandery, prefecture, urban prefecture, or city."
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"text": "The Mihama Nuclear Power Plant (美浜発電所, Mihama hatsudensho, Mihama NPP) is o... |
d5d918460dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Are both the Gadarwara and Anuppur Thermal Power Projects being supplied and commissioned by the same provider? | Bharat Heavy Electrical is the critical supplier for Gadarwara, while Anuppur is commissioned by Hindustan Powerprojects. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Station is a coal based thermal power project located at near by Gangai village in Gadarwara Tehsil in Narsinghpur District in Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC Limited. Bharat Heavy Electricals and [1] are the ... |
d5d9186e0dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the half-life of the material that light water reactors require in a concentration of about 3%? | This material has a half-life of 703.8 million years. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Nuclear weapons take a concentration of 90% uranium-235, and light water reactors require a concentration of roughly 3% uranium-235. Unenriched natural uranium is appropriate fuel for a heavy-water reactor, like a CANDU reactor ."
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"text": "Uranium-235 has a half-life of 703.8 million yea... |
d5d918a00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What state serviced by Pacific Gas and Electric is closest to the headquarters of Panhandle Eastern pipeline company? | Nevada is closest to their Texas headquarters. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LPis a natural gaspipeline in the United Stateswhich brings natural gas from the panhandle region of Oklahomaeast through the Midwestto supply Indianaand Ohio. It is owned by Panhandle Energy - Southern UnionGas Company - Energy Transfer MLP. The company is headqu... |
d5d918c80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | The first hydroelectric plant in Saskatchewan is on a river named after which person? | Island Falls, teh first hydroelectric power plant in Saskatchewan, is on the Churchill River, which was named for John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Island Falls is a hydroelectric power station operated by SaskPower, a Saskatchewan crown corporation. It is located on the Churchill River, about sixty miles (100 km) northwest of Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada . Island Falls was the first hydroelectric power plant in Saskatchewan."
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d5d918f00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Is the Amarkantak Plant the only coal based power plan in the area. | No, the Anuppur Thermal Power Project is also a coal-based power station that is located in the same district, the Anuppur District. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Amarkantak Thermal Power Plant is located at Amlai railway station on Bilaspur - Katni section of SE Railway. It is situated at Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh, India. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of MPPGCL"
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"text": "The Anuppur Thermal Power Project or ATPP a... |
d5d919180dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What must one disregard if they want to state that the sun, in its processes of nuclear fusion, is creating energy? | The law of conservation of energy, which says that energy cannot be created, only converted in form. | text | [] | [
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"text": "The Sun is the source of energy for most of life on Earth. It derives its energy mainly from nuclear fusion in its core, converting mass to energy as protons are combined to form helium. This energy is transported to the sun's surface then released into space mainly in the form of radiant (light) ene... |
d5d919400dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is the Cree name of the river on which the Island Falls hydroelectric plant is located? | Missinipi is the Cree name for the Churchill River, on which the Island Falls hydroelectric plant is located. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Island Falls is a hydroelectric power station operated by SaskPower, a Saskatchewan crown corporation. It is located on the Churchill River, about sixty miles (100 km) northwest of Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada . Island Falls was the first hydroelectric power plant in Saskatchewan."
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d5d919680dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What are Electrical measurements and what are High-precision laboratory measurements of electrical quantities used for? | Electrical measurements are the methods, devices and calculations used to measure electrical quantities. High-precision laboratory measurements of electrical quantities are used in experiments to determine fundamental physical properties such as the charge of the electron or the speed of light, and in the definition of... | text | [] | [
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"text": "High-precision laboratory measurements of electrical quantities are used in experiments to determine fundamental physical properties such as the charge of the electron or the speed of light, and in the definition of the units for electrical measurements, with precision in some cases on the order of a... |
d5d919b80dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is a gas-fired power plant and hpw much CO2 does it emit? | A gas-fired power plant or gas-fired power station or natural gas power plant is a thermal power station which burns natural gas to generate electricity.Gas-fired power stations emit about 500g of CO 2 per kWh of electricity generated. | text | [] | [
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"text": "A gas-fired power plant or gas-fired power station or natural gas power plant is a thermal power station which burns natural gas to generate electricity. Natural gas power stations generates almost a quarter of world electricity and a significant part of global greenhouse gas emissions and thus globa... |
d5d919e00dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | Electrical rates are designed so that customers with high load factor are charged less overall per kWh, which along with other processes, is known as what use of various techniques by electrical power stations to store excess electrical power during low demand periods for release as demand rises? | It's known as load balancing. | text | [] | [
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"text": "Electrical rates are designed so that customers with high load factor are charged less overall per kWh. This process along with others is called load balancing or peak shaving. The load factor is closely related to and often confused with the demand factor ."
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"text": "Load balancing, loa... |
d5d91a300dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What is a switched-mode power supply and what source does it transfer power from? | A switched-mode power supply ( switching-mode power supply, switch-mode power supply, switched power supply, SMPS, or switcher) is an electronic power supply that incorporates a switching regulator to convert electrical power efficiently. An SMPS transfers power from a DC or AC source (often mains power, see AC adapter... | text | [] | [
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"text": "A switched-mode power supply ( switching-mode power supply, switch-mode power supply, switched power supply, SMPS, or switcher) is an electronic power supply that incorporates a switching regulator to convert electrical power efficiently."
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"text": "Like other power supplies, an SMPS tran... |
d5d91a620dba11ecb1e81171463288e9 | What device held by an aide-de-camp is used to authorize a nuclear attack and set the two man rule at nuclear launch facilities into motion? | Nuclear football | text | [] | [
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