Marchamont Needham was a British journalist and publisher of the Mercurius Britanicus, an anti-Royalist commentary on news and politics and a forerunner of the modern newspaper. Needham’s father, an attendant to an aristocratic woman, died when Marchamont was an infant, and the boy was raised by

Serbia: Serbia in World War II: Milan Nedić. No Serbs welcomed the occupation, but some passively accepted the Nedić regime, and a few even supported it. Many more favoured the resistance movement set up by Serbs from the Yugoslav army under a former officer, Col. Dragoljub Mihailović. Adopting the label Chetnik…

Ahmed Nedim was one of the greatest lyric poets of Ottoman Turkish literature. The son of a judge, Nedim was brought up as a religious scholar and teacher and, winning the patronage of the grand vizier, Nevsheherli İbrahim Paşa, received an appointment as a librarian. Later, he became the Sultan’s

Kateb Yacine: Kateb’s first novel, Nedjma (1956), is undoubtedly the one work that has most influenced the course of Francophone North African literature. Nedjma recounts a tale of intraclan conflict against the background of violence and disunity characteristic of Algerian society under French colonial rule. It incorporates local legends and…

Born in Livorno, Italy, in 1894, the fencer Nedo Nadi enjoyed an unusual advantage early on. His father, Giuseppe Nadi, was one of Italy’s greatest swordsmen, and from childhood Nedo and his brother Aldo received expert tutelage in using swords of all kinds. Only one type of sword was forbidden to

Triceratops: Development: ) Similarly, the ceratopsid dinosaur Nedoceratops, which is known from a single specimen, possessed a small opening in its frill that suggests that it could be an intermediate growth stage between Triceratops and Torosaurus. Alternatively, it may represent a distinct genus of horned dinosaur or a Triceratops with an unusual…

Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin: His masterpiece, Nedorosl (published 1783; “The Minor”), is considered the first truly Russian drama. It deals with a gentry family so ignorant and brutish that they survive only through the industry of their ill-treated serfs. The plot centres on the tyrannical mother’s attempts to educate her spoiled…

20th-century Norwegian literature: After World War II: In her early short stories Torborg Nedreaas, also a politically committed author, retold stories from the war years, but she did so from a woman’s point of view. However, it was her Musikk fra en blå brønn (1960; Music from a Blue Well), about a young girl’s growing up, that…

India: Southern Indian kingdoms: The chief Nedunjeliyan (early 3rd century ce) is celebrated by the poets of the cankam as the victor in campaigns against the Ceras and the Colas. Cera inscriptions of the 2nd century ce referring to the Irrumporai clan have been found near Karur (Tiruchchirapalli district), identified with…

Cera dynasty: Among them, Nedunjeral Adan is said to have attacked Yavana ships and held Yavana traders ransom. His son Senguttuvan, much eulogized in Shangam poems, is also mentioned in the context of Gajabahu’s rule (2nd century ce) in Sri Lanka.

the Local Church: …out of the ministry of Watchman Nee (1903–72), a Chinese Christian who had been strongly influenced by the Plymouth Brethren, a British fundamentalist free church. In the 1930s Nee wrote several books presenting his beliefs and founded churches throughout China. He adopted an Evangelical Christian perspective but believed that the…

Abominable Snowman, mythical monster resembling a large, hairy, apelike being supposed to inhabit the Himalayas at about the level of the snow line. Though reports of actual sightings of such a creature are rare, certain mysterious markings in the snow have traditionally been attributed to it.

Bollywood: Cultural and global impact: Neecha Nagar was joint winner of the best film award at the very first Cannes film festival in 1946. As of 2024 three Indian movies have been nominated for the Oscar for best foreign language film; these have all been Hindi offerings—Mother India, Mira Nair’s…

drive: …in psychology, an urgent basic need pressing for satisfaction, usually rooted in some physiological tension, deficiency, or imbalance (e.g., hunger and thirst) and impelling the organism to action. Some researchers have used the term need synonymously, although others distinguish between need as the deprived state and drive as its psychological…

Finding a financial professional can be confusing. You may hear terms like financial advisor, certified financial planner, and chartered financial consultant, but how do you know which one you need? Or do you even need a financial advisor? If you understand the basics of investing and the

What’s it like to work with a credit counselor? How do you find one (and how do you know if you’ve found the right one for you)? If you’re just learning about the credit counseling process, then perhaps you’re already pondering these questions. Credit counselors typically organize into agencies,

Michael Keaton: Birdman and Spotlight: …in such movies as RoboCop, Need for Speed, and Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). He earned particular acclaim for the latter film, in which he starred as an actor who had achieved iconic status as the titular superhero and was desperately trying to regain his glory days by…

Lisel Mueller: …Book Award in 1981 for The Need to Hold Still (1980). In 2002 she received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.

Tom Steyer: …2017, when he launched a campaign to impeach U.S. Pres. Donald Trump. His efforts included digital and television advertisements as well as an online petition. Although there was speculation that he would seek the U.S. presidency, in January 2019 Steyer announced that he would not run. However, six months later…

Stephen King: Other novels: …he published Needful Things (1991; film 1993); Dolores Claiborne (1993; film 1995); The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999); Dreamcatcher (2001; film 2003); Cell (2006; film 2016); Lisey’s Story (2006; TV miniseries 2021); Duma Key (2008); Under the Dome (2009; TV series 2013–15);

Stephen King: Other novels: …the 21st century, he published Needful Things (1991; film 1993); Dolores Claiborne (1993; film 1995); The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999); Dreamcatcher (2001; film 2003); Cell (2006; film 2016); Lisey’s Story (2006; TV miniseries 2021); Duma Key (2008); Under the Dome

cephalopod: Reproduction and life cycles: The final sac (Needham’s organ) is used for storage of spermatophores. The spermatophores are complicated, containing sperm reservoir, cement body, cap, and a delicate triggering mechanism for releasing the tube and cementing it to the female’s body, where the sperm are released when the eggs are…

IMDb: …Seattle, but the office of Col Needham, the founder and CEO, remains in Bristol, England, where the Web site was founded.

Hester Bateman was a silversmith noted particularly for her domestic silver of elegant simplicity. Her husband, John Bateman, who worked in gold and silver, particularly watch chains, died in 1760. The next year she took over the family business, registering her mark at the Goldsmiths’ Hall,

John Needham was an English naturalist and Roman Catholic divine, the first clergyman of his faith to become a fellow of the Royal Society of London (1768). He was ordained in 1738 but spent much of his time as a teacher and tutor. His reading about animalcules (microscopic organisms) aroused an

John Needham was an English naturalist and Roman Catholic divine, the first clergyman of his faith to become a fellow of the Royal Society of London (1768). He was ordained in 1738 but spent much of his time as a teacher and tutor. His reading about animalcules (microscopic organisms) aroused an

Joseph Needham was an English biochemist, embryologist, and historian of science who wrote and edited the landmark history Science and Civilisation in China, a comprehensive study of Chinese scientific development. The son of a physician, Needham earned a doctoral degree in 1924 from the University

Marchamont Needham was a British journalist and publisher of the Mercurius Britanicus, an anti-Royalist commentary on news and politics and a forerunner of the modern newspaper. Needham’s father, an attendant to an aristocratic woman, died when Marchamont was an infant, and the boy was raised by

Joseph Needham was an English biochemist, embryologist, and historian of science who wrote and edited the landmark history Science and Civilisation in China, a comprehensive study of Chinese scientific development. The son of a physician, Needham earned a doctoral degree in 1924 from the University

needle, basic implement used in sewing or embroidering and, in variant forms, for knitting and crocheting. The sewing needle is small, slender, rodlike, with a sharply pointed end to facilitate passing through fabric and with the opposite end slotted to carry a thread. Bone and horn needles have

climate: Snow and sleet: stellars, columns, needles, spatial dendrites, capped columns, and irregular crystals. The size and shape of the snow crystals depend mainly on the temperature of their formation and on the amount of water vapour that is available for deposition. The two principal influences are not independent; the possible…

phonograph: …of the vibration of a stylus, or needle, following a groove on a rotating disc. A phonograph disc, or record, stores a replica of sound waves as a series of undulations in a sinuous groove inscribed on its rotating surface by the stylus. When the record is played back, another…

cancer: Biopsy: Needle biopsy involves the removal of a core of tissue from a tumor mass with a specially designed needle often under imaging guidance. Alternatively, the needle can be stereotactically guided to a previously localized lesion. This type of biopsy yields a tissue core or cylinder…

hip-hop: Origins and the old school: Needle dropping, created by Grandmaster Flash, prolonged short drum breaks by playing two copies of a record simultaneously and moving the needle on one turntable back to the start of the break while the other played. Sliding the record back and forth underneath the needle…

Dreyse rifle, rifle named for its inventor, Nikolaus von Dreyse. It had a long, sharp firing pin designed to pierce the charge of propelling powder and strike the detonating material (usually mercury fulminate) located at the base of the bullet. The Dreyse rifle, invented between 1827 and 1829, was

needle lace, with bobbin lace, one of the two main kinds of lace. In needle lace the design is drawn on a piece of parchment or thick paper, cloth-backed. An outlining thread stitched onto this serves as a supporting framework, and the lace is worked with a needle and a single thread in a

spire: … period in England, a slender, needle spire was set in from the edge of the tower, broaches disappeared, corner pinnacles became customary, and a low parapet was added around the tower’s edge, as seen in the two western spires of Lichfield cathedral.

Margaret Drabble: Forster Award for The Needle’s Eye (1972), which explores questions of religion and morality. Her trilogy comprising The Radiant Way (1987), A Natural Curiosity (1989), and The Gates of Ivory (1991) follows the lives of three women who met at Cambridge during the 1950s. In The Peppered Moth…

navigation: The lodestone and the compass card: …but is now called the variation or declination. For a time, compass makers in northern countries mounted the needle askew on the card so that the fleur-de-lis indicated true north when the needle pointed to magnetic north. This practice died out about 1700 because it succeeded only for short voyages…

bush baby: The needle-clawed bush babies are classified in another genus, Euoticus. The two species live in the rainforests of west-central Africa. They feed on tree exudate, clinging upside-down to the bark of a tree by digging in their sharp-pointed clawlike nails, stabbing the bark with specialized canine…

bush baby: The needle-clawed bush babies are classified in another genus, Euoticus. The two species live in the rainforests of west-central Africa. They feed on tree exudate, clinging upside-down to the bark of a tree by digging in their sharp-pointed clawlike nails, stabbing the bark with specialized canine…

needlefish, any of the long, slim, primarily marine fishes of the family Belonidae (order Atheriniformes), found throughout temperate and tropical waters. Needlefish are adept jumpers, carnivorous in habit, and distinguished by long, slender jaws equipped with sharp teeth. They are silvery fish,

needlegrass, (genus Stipa), genus of about 150 species of grasses in the family Poaceae, characterized by sharply pointed grains and long threadlike awns (bristles). Most needlegrasses provide good forage in dry areas before the seed is formed, but the sharp grain of some species may puncture the

bioinformatics: Goals of bioinformatics: The Needleman-Wunsch algorithm, which is based on dynamic programming, guarantees finding the optimal alignment of pairs of sequences. This algorithm essentially divides a large problem (the full sequence) into a series of smaller problems (short sequence segments) and uses the solutions of the smaller problems to…

needlepoint, type of embroidery known as canvas work until the early 19th century. In needlepoint the stitches are counted and worked with a needle over the threads, or mesh, of a canvas foundation. Either single- or double-mesh canvas of linen or cotton is used. If needlepoint is worked on a

needle lace, with bobbin lace, one of the two main kinds of lace. In needle lace the design is drawn on a piece of parchment or thick paper, cloth-backed. An outlining thread stitched onto this serves as a supporting framework, and the lace is worked with a needle and a single thread in a

Shiprock, town, San Juan county, northwestern New Mexico, U.S. Lying on the vast Navajo reservation, the town, originally called Needles, was founded in 1903 as a center of tribal government. It served as such until 1938, when the Navajo nation established its capital at Window Rock, Arizona. The

Needles, city, San Bernardino county, southeastern California, U.S. Situated on the Colorado River (impounded [south] to form Lake Havasu), the city was founded in 1883 as a way station for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad (now the Santa Fe) and was named for a group of isolated needlelike peaks

Canyonlands National Park: The Needles has sandstone formations that include the massive red- and white-banded rock pinnacles for which the area is named, as well as the Druid and Angel arches, which are gigantic balanced rock formations, the latter reaching a height of 150 feet (45 metres). Grabens, or…

Robert Lepage: Early life and career: There he staged Needles and Opium (1991), in which French poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau and American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, both played by Lepage, exchanged places. Lepage envisioned the men in 1949 traveling between New York and Paris at the same time, both addicted to drugs. In…

bridge: U.S. designs: …Point Bridge (1987), designed by Howard Needles in consultation with Ulrich Finsterwalder, crosses the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. The main span at Dames Point is 390 metres (1,300 feet), with side spans of 200 metres (660 feet). From H-shaped towers of reinforced concrete, two planes of stays in…

Isle of Wight: …Cliff in the east to The Needles in the west. The ridge is the thickest bed of chalk in the British Isles. The Needles are three detached masses of chalk that lie off the island’s westernmost point and rise to about 100 feet (30 metres). In the northern portion of…

Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE), North American trade union formed in 1995 by the merger of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (q.v.) and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (q.v.). The union represents apparel workers in the United

Ludwig van Beethoven: The early years: …nomination as court organist of Christian Gottlob Neefe, a Protestant from Saxony, who became Beethoven’s teacher. Although somewhat limited as a musician, Neefe was nonetheless a man of high ideals and wide culture, a man of letters as well as a composer of songs and light theatrical pieces; and it…

Curie point: …Curie point is called the Néel temperature in honour of the French physicist Louis Néel, who in 1936 successfully explained antiferromagnetism.

Alice Neel, (b. January 28, 1900, Merion Square [now Gladwyne], Pennsylvania, U.S.—d. October 13, 1984, New York, New York), American realist painter celebrated for her honest and expressive portraits, produced at a time when Abstract Expressionism was the prevailing style in American painting.

Alice Neel, (b. January 28, 1900, Merion Square [now Gladwyne], Pennsylvania, U.S.—d. October 13, 1984, New York, New York), American realist painter celebrated for her honest and expressive portraits, produced at a time when Abstract Expressionism was the prevailing style in American painting.

Louis-Eugène-Félix Néel was a French physicist who was corecipient, with the Swedish astrophysicist Hannes Alfvén, of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1970 for his pioneering studies of the magnetic properties of solids. His contributions to solid-state physics have found numerous useful

neem, (Azadirachta indica), fast-growing tree of the mahogany family (Meliaceae), valued as a medicinal plant, as a source of organic pesticides, and for its timber. Neem is likely native to the Indian subcontinent and to dry areas throughout South Asia. It has been introduced to parts of Africa,

neem: Uses: Neem oil and neem bark and leaves are unsafe for consumption by pregnant women and can cause miscarriage.

Pilar, town, southwestern Paraguay. It lies on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, across from the mouth of the Arroyo Bermejo. Founded in 1779 and originally known as Ñeembucú, the town is a river port handling the agricultural products of the fertile area between the Paraguay and Paraná

Neemuch, city, northwestern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is located in an upland plateau region on a barren basaltic ridge at an elevation of 1,640 feet (500 metres). The city site was the location of a palace in the district of the Ajmer province. Originally a part of the territory of

Neenah, city, Winnebago county, east-central Wisconsin, U.S. It lies on Lake Winnebago and the Fox River, just south of Appleton. The city, with adjoining Menasha to the north, forms one economic and social community. Menominee, Fox, and Ho-Chunk Nation (Winnebago) Indians were early inhabitants of

rutabaga, (Brassica napus, variety napobrassica), root vegetable in the mustard family (Brassicaceae), cultivated for its fleshy roots and edible leaves. Rutabagas likely originated as a cross between turnips (Brassica rapa, variety rapa) and wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea) and are thought to have

Aert van der Neer was a Dutch painter of the Baroque period, famous for his nocturnal landscapes and winter scenes. His mastery of light effects is revealed in his many darkened landscapes lit by a full moon or a burning building as well as by his sensitivity to the appearance of light on water and

Aert van der Neer was a Dutch painter of the Baroque period, famous for his nocturnal landscapes and winter scenes. His mastery of light effects is revealed in his many darkened landscapes lit by a full moon or a burning building as well as by his sensitivity to the appearance of light on water and

Aert van der Neer was a Dutch painter of the Baroque period, famous for his nocturnal landscapes and winter scenes. His mastery of light effects is revealed in his many darkened landscapes lit by a full moon or a burning building as well as by his sensitivity to the appearance of light on water and

Aert van der Neer was a Dutch painter of the Baroque period, famous for his nocturnal landscapes and winter scenes. His mastery of light effects is revealed in his many darkened landscapes lit by a full moon or a burning building as well as by his sensitivity to the appearance of light on water and

Aert van der Neer was a Dutch painter of the Baroque period, famous for his nocturnal landscapes and winter scenes. His mastery of light effects is revealed in his many darkened landscapes lit by a full moon or a burning building as well as by his sensitivity to the appearance of light on water and

Ajax: …players such as Ruud Krol, Johan Neeskens, Arie Haan, and Johan Cruyff frequently swapped positions during a game. That playing style, known as “total football,” soon became famous around the world. From 1966 Ajax won the Eredivisie six times in eight years, and in 1969 it became the first Dutch…

Liam Neeson is a Northern Irish American actor best known for playing powerful leading men as well as action-film roles. Neeson’s imposing physique of 6 feet 4 inches (1.9 meters) helped to make him a commanding presence in such films as Schindler’s List (1993; for which he was nominated for an

Liam Neeson is a Northern Irish American actor best known for playing powerful leading men as well as action-film roles. Neeson’s imposing physique of 6 feet 4 inches (1.9 meters) helped to make him a commanding presence in such films as Schindler’s List (1993; for which he was nominated for an

nef, European vessel in the form of a medieval ship, often complete with rigging. Although occasionally made of Venetian glass, nefs were usually elaborately constructed of precious metals and sometimes had a hull of rock crystal, hardstone, or nautilus shell. Perhaps first used as a drinking

John Ulric Nef was an American chemist whose studies demonstrated that carbon can have a valence (i.e., affinity for electrons) of two as well as a valence of four, thus greatly advancing the understanding of theoretical organic chemistry. Brought to the United States by his father, Nef studied at

Arunachal Pradesh, state of India. It constitutes a mountainous area in the extreme northeastern part of the country and is bordered by the kingdom of Bhutan to the west, the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, Myanmar (Burma) and the Indian state of Nagaland to the south and southeast,

antidepressant: Nefazodone, an atypical antidepressant, inhibits serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake and is an antagonist at certain serotonin receptors and at α1-adrenoceptors.

Ezequiel Martínez Estrada: …and Stone”), was followed by Nefelibal (1922), Motivos del cielo (1924; “Heaven’s Reasons”), Argentina (1927), and Humoresca (1929). These displayed very complex techniques. Language and imagery are often tinted with humour, conveying a satirical view reminiscent of Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Villegas, the master satirist of Spain’s Golden Age.

ancient Egypt: The 5th dynasty (c. 2435–c. 2306 bce): The third king, Neferirkare, may also have been her son. A story from the Middle Kingdom that makes them all sons of a priest of Re may derive from a tradition that they were true worshipers of the sun god and implies, probably falsely, that the 4th dynasty…

Nefertiti was the queen of Egypt and wife of King Akhenaton (formerly Amenhotep IV; reigned c. 1353–36 bce), who played a prominent role in the cult of the sun god known as the Aton. Nefertiti’s parentage is unrecorded, but, as her name translates as “A Beautiful Woman Has Come,” early

Ramses II: Prosperity during the reign of Ramses II: …and perhaps favorite queen was Nefertari; the smaller temple at Abu Simbel was dedicated to her. She seems to have died comparatively early in the reign, and her fine tomb in the Valley of the Queens at Thebes is well known. Other queens whose names are preserved were Isinofre, who…

Nefertem, in ancient Egyptian religion, youthful god associated with the lotus flower. Nefertem was an ancient god, mentioned in the Pyramid Texts (c. 2350 bce), but he became more prominent during the New Kingdom (1539–c. 1075 bce) and later. As a blue lotus he was believed to have emerged from

Nefertem, in ancient Egyptian religion, youthful god associated with the lotus flower. Nefertem was an ancient god, mentioned in the Pyramid Texts (c. 2350 bce), but he became more prominent during the New Kingdom (1539–c. 1075 bce) and later. As a blue lotus he was believed to have emerged from

Nefertiti was the queen of Egypt and wife of King Akhenaton (formerly Amenhotep IV; reigned c. 1353–36 bce), who played a prominent role in the cult of the sun god known as the Aton. Nefertiti’s parentage is unrecorded, but, as her name translates as “A Beautiful Woman Has Come,” early

Nefertem, in ancient Egyptian religion, youthful god associated with the lotus flower. Nefertem was an ancient god, mentioned in the Pyramid Texts (c. 2350 bce), but he became more prominent during the New Kingdom (1539–c. 1075 bce) and later. As a blue lotus he was believed to have emerged from

Judaism: The earthly-spiritual creature: …biblical material, particularly the words nefesh, neshama, and ruaḥ—which are often too broadly translated as “soul” and “spirit”—indicates that these terms must not be understood as referring to the psychical side of a psychophysical pair. A human being does not possess a nefesh but rather is a nefesh, as Genesis…

Nefta, oasis town situated in southwestern Tunisia. It lies on the northwest shore of Chott El-Jarid (Shaṭṭ Al-Jarīd), a saline lake that is an important source of phosphates. It was known to the Romans as Aggarsel Nepte. Nefta has many small mosques and is an important Sufi centre, where shrines

Nafūsah Plateau, hilly limestone massif, northwestern Libya. It extends in a west-northeasterly arc between Al-Jifārah (Gefara) plain and Al-Ḥamrāʾ Plateau. With heights ranging from 1,500 to 3,200 feet (460 to 980 m), the plateau runs east for 120 miles (190 km) from the Tunisian border to the

Nefʾi was one of the greatest classical Ottoman poets and one of the most famous satirists and panegyrists in Ottoman Turkish literature. Little is known of Nefʾi’s early life; he served as a minor government official in the reign of the sultan Ahmed I (1603–17). Not until the time of Sultan Murad

Nefʾi was one of the greatest classical Ottoman poets and one of the most famous satirists and panegyrists in Ottoman Turkish literature. Little is known of Nefʾi’s early life; he served as a minor government official in the reign of the sultan Ahmed I (1603–17). Not until the time of Sultan Murad

Nagapattinam, port city, east-central Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India. It lies on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, about 250 miles (400 km) south of Chennai (Madras). The city was an ancient port known to have traded with Europe in Greek and Roman times before it became a Portuguese

lemon shark, species of shark in the family Carcharhinidae. See

Brunei, independent Islamic sultanate on the northern coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It is bounded to the north by the South China Sea and on all other sides by the East Malaysian state of Sarawak, which also divides the state into two disconnected segments of unequal size. The

Minangkabau: Several clans made up the negari, the largest unit of government, roughly equivalent in size to a village, which was administered by a council. Since World War II the traditional kinship structure has declined in importance, and many nuclear families have left the village to establish their own households. Some…

Ethiopia: Political and economic reforms: Negasso Gidada, a Christian Oromo who had served as minister of information in the transitional government, became president, and Meles became prime minister. The ethnic balance of the country was reflected in the careful selection of members for the Council of Ministers.

Romance languages: Syntax: Negation in Latin was expressed by a range of special items (non, nemo, nihil, nullus, nunquam, and so on). Although some of the others survive in Romance, continuators of non are usually used for negative expression and are regularly prefixed to the verb. Nuances within…

history of logic: Categorical forms: …a copula, (4) perhaps a negation (“not”), (5) a predicate. Propositions analyzable in this way were later called categorical propositions and fall into one or another of the following forms:

negative, photographic image that reproduces the bright portions of the photographed subject as dark and the dark parts as light areas. Negatives are usually formed on a transparent material, such as plastic or glass. Exposure of sensitized paper through the negative, done either by placing the

acceleration stress: Negative acceleration stress: Negative acceleration stress occurs when the direction of acceleration is from feet to head. This causes a slight displacement of the internal organs in the abdomen and chest and a rush of blood to the face accompanied by the feeling of congestion.…

assortative mating: Negative assortative mating is the opposite case, when people avoid mating with persons similar to themselves.

radioactivity: Beta-minus decay: In beta-minus decay, an energetic negative electron is emitted, producing a daughter nucleus of one higher atomic number and the same mass number. An example is the decay of the uranium daughter product thorium-234 into protactinium-234: