vitamin: Vitamin A group: …form of the vitamin, although retinal, or vitamin A aldehyde, is the form involved in the visual process in the retina of the eye. A metabolite of retinol with high biological activity may be an even more direct active form than retinol. The ester form of retinol is the storage…

detached retina, eye disorder involving separation of the transparent light-sensing portion of the retina from the underlying layer of supporting cells known as the retinal pigment epithelium. Most commonly, retinal detachments are caused by the passage of fluid through a break, or tear, in the

eye disease: Strabismus (squint): …on corresponding areas of each retina, and two images are perceived. This condition of double vision, or diplopia, is detrimental to the child, whose adaptive brain reacts by suppressing the image from the deviating eye. If the brain’s suppression of one eye’s vision is allowed to continue, the central vision…

human eye: The retina: …innermost layer of neurons, the ganglion cells; and the transmitted messages are carried out of the eye along their projections, or axons, which constitute the optic nerve fibres. Thus, the optic nerve is really a central tract, rather than a nerve, connecting two regions of the nervous system, namely, the…

retinitis pigmentosa: …promising of these therapies are retinal implants, which have demonstrated some ability to restore perception of light and dark in several blind patients. A retinal implant consists of an electrode implanted at the back of the eye that receives signals from a transmitter and camera embedded in a pair of…

detached retina: …supporting cells known as the retinal pigment epithelium. Most commonly, retinal detachments are caused by the passage of fluid through a break, or tear, in the retina, a situation called rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. The fluid is derived from the aging vitreous gel that fills the central eyeball space. The retinal…

human eye: Retinal rivalry: Stereoscopic perception results from the presentation to the two eyes of different images of the same object; if two pictures that cannot possibly be related as two aspects of the same three-dimensional object are presented to the two eyes, single vision may, under…

vitamin: Vitamin A group: …form of the vitamin, although retinal, or vitamin A aldehyde, is the form involved in the visual process in the retina of the eye. A metabolite of retinol with high biological activity may be an even more direct active form than retinol. The ester form of retinol is the storage…

retinitis pigmentosa, group of hereditary eye diseases in which progressive degeneration of the retina leads to severe impairment of vision. In the usual course of disease, the light-sensitive structures called rods—which are the visual receptors used in dim light—are destroyed early on, causing

tumour suppressor gene: …form of eye cancer called retinoblastoma is caused by mutations in a gene designated RB. Subsequent research revealed that mutations in this gene also play a role in cancers of the bone, lung, breast, cervix, prostate, and bladder. A number of other tumour suppressor genes (such as TP53, which encodes…

vitamin: Vitamin A group: Retinoic acid is a short-lived product of retinol; only retinoic acid of the vitamin A group is not supplied by the diet.

psoriasis: Some, such as retinoids (derivatives of vitamin A) and synthetic forms of vitamin D, work by slowing skin cell reproduction, whereas others, such as corticosteroids, coal-tar ointment, and salicylic acid, work by reducing inflammation. Psoriasis can also be treated with phototherapy, in which the skin is exposed to

vitamin A, a fat-soluble alcohol, most abundant in fatty fish and especially in fish-liver oils. Vitamin A is also found in milk fat, eggs, and liver; synthetic vitamin A is added to margarine. Vitamin A is not present in plants, but many vegetables and fruits contain one or more of a class of

How to Watch an Eclipse Safely: …the Sun is called solar retinopathy and can lead to blurred vision, altered color vision, or even some loss of central vision. Children’s eyes let in more light than adult’s eyes, so they are especially vulnerable.

retinopathy of prematurity, disease in which retinal blood vessels develop abnormally in the eyes of premature infants. In mild forms of retinopathy of prematurity, developing blood vessels within the retina, which originate at the optic disk, stop growing toward the periphery of the retina for a

retinospora, a condition common in horticultural varieties of conifers, especially arborvitae, junipers, cypresses, and false cypresses, in which needlelike, spreading juvenile leaves persist on adult trees that normally have small, scalelike leaves, pressed against the stem. These intermediate

insect: Eyes: …the sense cell, called the retinula cell, and initiate the nerve impulse in the sensory axon. The light-receptive zone, or rhabdom, of the retinula cell commonly has a rodlike form; because it lies perpendicular to the surface, light passes lengthwise along it. In the simple eyes (ocelli) a lens-shaped area…

Jackie Robinson: Jackie Robinson Day: …common for a team to retire the number of a player from that team, but for a number to be retired for all the professional teams within a sport was unprecedented. In 2004 Major League Baseball announced that it would annually honor Robinson on April 15, which would thenceforth be…

American Association of Retired Persons: …or older, whether working or retired. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

When researching retirement account choices, you might come across the terms defined benefit plan and defined contribution plan. What’s the difference between the two, and do you get to pick and choose? (Typically, no.) How might your structure—defined benefit versus defined contribution—impact

Whether you’re painting a room or teaching your child to ride a bike, reaching a goal takes patience, along with a realistic sense of what you can accomplish. It’s the same with financial and retirement savings goal plans, although they usually don’t involve skinned knees and Band-Aids. We all have

If you’re like a lot of people, you have no interest in outliving your money, and you probably don’t want to work until the day you die. The good news is that retirement income planning can help you avoid both predicaments. It’s the glide path to comfort in your golden years. If you’re new to

So you’ve decided to ditch the corporate job and join the ranks of the self-employed. It’s a bold step. Taking charge of your own career means setting your own hours, implementing your own strategy, and being your own boss. But it doesn’t mean having to sacrifice your retirement savings plan. As an

The well-known 401(k) plan has become the default savings vehicle for many for-profit companies nationwide. But if you work for a state or local government or a nonprofit organization, chances are you’ll see a different alphanumeric soup to describe your retirement savings plan: 403(b) or 457. Like

When was the last time you reviewed your retirement plan? Do you know how much you have saved? And are you on track to reach your retirement goals? Key Points You may be contributing to your workplace plan, if you have one. But when was the last time you reviewed your contributions or checked to

solar, in architecture, private room located on the floor above the great hall in a late medieval English manor house. The solar served as a kind of parlour to which the family of the owner of the manor house or castle could retire from the bustling communal living of the hall below. In fact, by

Retiro Park, the main park of Madrid, Spain. Originally called the Parque del Buen Retiro, or “Pleasant Retreat Park,” it now covers approximately 350 acres (142 hectares). It was planned in the 1550s and redesigned on the instructions of Gaspar de Guzmán, conde-duque de Olivares (chief minister to

Retiro Park, the main park of Madrid, Spain. Originally called the Parque del Buen Retiro, or “Pleasant Retreat Park,” it now covers approximately 350 acres (142 hectares). It was planned in the 1550s and redesigned on the instructions of Gaspar de Guzmán, conde-duque de Olivares (chief minister to

retort, vessel used for distillation of substances that are placed inside and subjected to heat. The simple form of retort, used in some laboratories, is a glass or metal bulb having a long, curved spout through which the distillate may pass to enter a receiving vessel. The design dates back to the

protozoan: Annotated classification: Retortamonadida Contain 2 genera that are unique on the basis of a nuclear papillum or “lapel,” which is connected to the flagellar apparatus; do not possess typical mitochondria. Malawimonas Possess mitochondria, 2 kinetosomes, and a single ventral flagellar vane.

Man Ray: …Retour à la raison (1923; Return to Reason), he applied the rayograph technique to motion-picture film, making patterns with salt, pepper, tacks, and pins. His other films include Anémic cinéma (1926; in collaboration with Duchamp) and L’Étoile de mer (1928–29; “Star of the Sea”), which is considered a Surrealist classic.

Hector Berlioz: Mature career of Hector Berlioz: …Retour à la vie (later Lélio, after the hero’s name). First performed in 1832, this concoction, which contains three or four delightful pieces, enjoyed great success, and Berlioz had reason to think himself launched again.

André Gide: Great creative period: (1936; Return from the U.S.S.R.) and Retouches à mon retour de l’U.R.S.S. (1937; Afterthoughts on the U.S.S.R.).

Martin Guerre: …Retour de Martin Guerre (1982; The Return of Martin Guerre) featured Gérard Depardieu as the impostor; the historian Natalie Zemon Davis, who advised the filmmakers, told the story and explored why the impostor succeeded in The Return of Martin Guerre, first published in French in 1982 and in English in…

Henri Cartier-Bresson: Office of War Information, Le Retour, which dealt with the return to France of released prisoners of war and deportees.

St. Augustine: Reconsiderations: Retractationes (426–427; Reconsiderations), written in the last years of his life, offers a retrospective rereading of Augustine’s career. In form, the book is a catalog of his writings with comments on the circumstances of their composition and with the retractions or rectifications he would…

bivalve: Annotated classification: …protractor muscles as well as retractors; ctenidia filibranch, without mantle fusions; powerful foot; marine; infaunal; living species confined to Australia. 5 species. Order Mytiloida (common mussels) Shell equivalve, rounded, elongate or triangular depending on habits; anisomyarian tending toward monomyarian; hinge edentulous; shell microstructure of outer calcitic fibrous

chess: Heterodox problems: ) In a retractor problem the player given the task begins by taking back a move and replacing it with another move, with the aim of achieving the stipulation, such as mating in three moves. In a maximummer Black must always make the geometrically longest move available.

retraining program, occupational training program designed to aid workers in obtaining new employment. Formal retraining programs were first developed in Europe around the end of World War II as part of the effort to return military personnel to civilian life, to reduce unemployment, and to fill

Isabel Allende: …and Retrato en sepia (2000; Portrait in Sepia), about a woman tracing the roots of her past. El Zorro (2005; Zorro) is a retelling of the well-known legend, and Inés del alma mía (2006; Inés of My Soul; TV miniseries 2020) tells the fictionalized story of Inés Suárez, the mistress…

monasticism: Christianity: …existence of various part-time Protestant retreats, usually in rural settings, designed as centres for recuperation from overwork.

coal mining: Longwall mining: …described above, known as the retreating method, is the most commonly used in the United States. In this method the block is developed to its boundary first, and then the block is mined back toward the main haulage tunnel. In the advancing longwall method, which is more common in Europe,…

retributive justice, response to criminal behaviour that focuses on the punishment of lawbreakers and the compensation of victims. In general, the severity of the punishment is proportionate to the seriousness of the crime. Retribution appears alongside restorative principles in law codes from the

retributive justice, response to criminal behaviour that focuses on the punishment of lawbreakers and the compensation of victims. In general, the severity of the punishment is proportionate to the seriousness of the crime. Retribution appears alongside restorative principles in law codes from the

learning theory: Retrieval: The amount of information one readily can retrieve from what is stored in memory is prodigious. In locating an item in memory, he apparently activates a system that stores a set of related data; then he searches for the item within that system. For…

information processing: Information searching and retrieval: State-of-the-art approaches to retrieving information employ two generic techniques: (1) matching words in the query against the database index (key-word searching) and (2) traversing the database with the aid of hypertext or hypermedia links.

retriever, any of several sporting dogs bred and trained to retrieve game. Retrievers are characterized by water-resistant coats, a keen sense of smell, and “soft” mouths that do not damage game. See Chesapeake Bay retriever; curly-coated retriever; flat-coated retriever; golden retriever; Labrador

learning theory: Forgetting: …is called proactive inhibition (and retroactive inhibition). These two forms of inhibition commonly are accepted as major processes in forgetting, proactive inhibition being assigned greater importance.

learning theory: Forgetting: …is called proactive inhibition (and retroactive inhibition). These two forms of inhibition commonly are accepted as major processes in forgetting, proactive inhibition being assigned greater importance.

crime: Rule against retroactivity: One widely accepted principle of criminal law is the rule against retroactivity, which prohibits the imposition of ex post facto laws (i.e., laws that would allow an individual to be punished for conduct that was not criminal at the time it was carried out).…

optic neuritis: …shaft behind the eyeball (retrobulbar neuritis).

philosophy of mind: Abduction: Another sort of nondeductive rationality that is indispensable to at least much of the higher intelligence displayed by human beings is reasoning to a conclusion that essentially contains terms not included in the premises. This typically occurs when someone gets a good idea about…

retroflex, in phonetics, a consonant sound produced with the tip of the tongue curled back toward the hard palate. In Russian the sounds sh, zh (like the English s sound in “pleasure”), and shch are retroflex; there are also many retroflex consonants in the languages of

retroflex, in phonetics, a consonant sound produced with the tip of the tongue curled back toward the hard palate. In Russian the sounds sh, zh (like the English s sound in “pleasure”), and shch are retroflex; there are also many retroflex consonants in the languages of

technology of photography: Wide-angle and retrofocus lenses: Short-focus, wide-angle lenses are usually mounted near the film. Single-lens reflex cameras need a certain minimum lens-to-film distance to accommodate the swinging mirror. Wide-angle (and sometimes normal-focus) lenses for such cameras therefore use retrofocus designs. In these the back focus is appreciably longer…

sleep apnea: …with a set-back chin (retrognathia), and it may be for this reason that patients of East Asian heritage are more likely to have sleep apnea without being overweight.

memory disorder: Korsakoff syndrome: …almost always show evidence of retrograde amnesia that can span as little as a few weeks past to as much as 15 or 20 years before onset of the disorder. These extensive retrograde amnesias are seldom total or uniform, and “islands” of memory often can be found by persistent interrogation.…

chess: Heterodox problems: In retrograde analysis problems the objective is to determine how the given position was reached. (See the composition.)

metamorphism: They are retrograde metamorphism, the response of mineral assemblages to decreasing temperature and pressure; metasomatism, the metamorphism that includes the addition or subtraction of components from the original assemblage; poly-metamorphism, the effect of more than one metamorphic event; and hydrothermal metamorphism, the changes that occur in the…

retrograde motion, in astronomy, actual or apparent motion of a body in a direction opposite to that of the (direct) motions of most members of the solar system or of other astronomical systems with a preferred direction of motion. As viewed from a position in space north of the solar system (from

urban contemporary music: …two new, nearly synonymous formats, retronuevo and quiet storm (the latter named after a Smokey Robinson hit); both were characterized by a subtle, smooth musical approach that looked back to the rhythm-and-blues ballad tradition. Among the artists who found the greatest success in these formats were Anita Baker and Luther…

library: Retrospective searching: The outcome of a search can take many forms, from a short, factual statement that gives the needed information to a short list of relevant references or a full-scale bibliography. In a computer search the first request often reveals that the database contains…

Elias James Corey: Retrosynthetic analysis: In October 1957, Corey began to shape his many ideas on chemical synthesis into a coherent strategy that became known as retrosynthetic analysis. At that time the traditional way of designing laboratory syntheses of complicated organic molecules, utilized brilliantly by several chemists around…

transposon: Retrotransposons: Retrotransposons represent a highly unique group of transposable elements and form large portions of the genomes of many eukaryotes (organisms with cells containing a clearly defined nucleus). Retrotransposons function by a “copy and paste” mechanism. Thus, they leave behind the original copy and generate…

AZT, drug used to delay development of AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) in patients infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). AZT belongs to a group of drugs known as nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). In 1987 AZT became the first of these drugs to be approved by

retrovirus, any of a group of viruses that belong to the family Retroviridae and that characteristically carry their genetic blueprint in the form of ribonucleic acid (RNA). Retroviruses are named for an enzyme known as reverse transcriptase, which was discovered independently in 1971 by American

retrovirus, any of a group of viruses that belong to the family Retroviridae and that characteristically carry their genetic blueprint in the form of ribonucleic acid (RNA). Retroviruses are named for an enzyme known as reverse transcriptase, which was discovered independently in 1971 by American

Denmark: Postwar politics: …for a short period, the Justice Party (Retsforbundet; a party based on the ideas of the economist Henry George), and always with a Social Democrat as prime minister. The major results were new tax laws, particularly the institution of a general value-added consumer tax as well as a new type…

Albertville 1992 Olympic Winter Games: 5-km event was won by Anfisa Retsova (UT), who, having won gold in the cross-country relay in 1988, became the first woman to win a gold medal in two different winter sports.

Rett syndrome, rare progressive neurological disorder characterized by severe intellectual disability, autism-like behaviour patterns, and impaired motor function. The disorder was first described in the 1960s by the Austrian physician Andreas Rett. Today Rett syndrome is classified as a pervasive

Rett syndrome: …1960s by the Austrian physician Andreas Rett. Today Rett syndrome is classified as a pervasive developmental disorder, a group of conditions that includes the autism spectrum disorders and childhood disintegrative disorder.

Walter Hasenclever: …followed by two antiwar plays, Der Retter (1915; “The Saviour”), about a poet who tries to stop the war and is executed by a firing squad, and Antigone (1917), a pacifist-slanted interpretation of Sophocles’ play. In his best-known work, Die Menschen (1918; “Humanity”), Expressionist techniques are carried to an extreme…

Naples: The Duomo: …Umberto I (also called the Rettifilo) through that historic quarter. The stolid Rettifilo conceals, in small recesses, many historic buildings—beginning with the church of San Pietro Martire and concluding, at Piazza Garibaldi, with that of San Pietro ad Aram and its paleo-Christian crypt. Near Piazza Garibaldi, the Aragonese Nolana Gate…

retting, process employing the action of bacteria and moisture on plants to dissolve or rot away much of the cellular tissues and gummy substances surrounding bast-fibre bundles, thus facilitating separation of the fibre from the stem. Basic methods include dew retting and water retting. Dew

Jim Shea, Jr.: Despite trailing defending world champion Martin Rettl of Austria during most of his final heat, Shea edged out Rettl by a razor-thin 0.05-sec margin. Shea had hoped that his 91-year-old grandfather would attend the Games, but only days before the opening ceremonies Jack Shea died of injuries sustained in an…

Mary Lou Retton is a gymnast who was the first American woman to win an individual Olympic gold medal in gymnastics. At the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Retton achieved perfect scores in her final two events (the floor exercise and vault) to win a dramatic victory in the all-around

Linda Cardellini: Career: …starred in the indie film Return and performed in the crime biopic Kill the Irishman.

lightning: …ground, and a very bright return stroke propagates back to the cloud at a speed about one-third the speed of light, following the leader channel. A typical lightning flash to the ground contains three or four leader-return stroke sequences in rapid succession. Occasionally, when there is a strike to a…

coal mining: Ventilation: …workings, this air (now termed return air) is conducted back to the surface through another set of entries (called returns). The intake and return airstreams are kept separate. Miners generally work in the intake airstream, although occasionally work must be done in the return airways.

cricket: Field of play, equipment, and dress: …of the centre stump; the return crease is a line at each end of and at right angles to the bowling crease, extending behind the wicket; and the popping crease is a line parallel with the bowling crease and 4 feet in front of it. The bowling and return creases…

A.D. Hope: …being “Conquistador” (1947) and “The Return from the Freudian Isles” (1944). Both poems are typical in their satirical approach and striking clarity of diction. Hope also wrote religious and metaphysical poems, as well as erotic verse, which often attracted controversy, as did his attacks on the cultural establishment, which…

André Gide: Great creative period: (1936; Return from the U.S.S.R.) and Retouches à mon retour de l’U.R.S.S. (1937; Afterthoughts on the U.S.S.R.).

Irvin Kershner: From B-24s to Laura Mars: The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976) was Kershner’s bloody sequel to Elliot Silverstein’s equally violent A Man Called Horse (1970); both featured Richard Harris as an Englishman who has been inducted by the Sioux. In 1977 Kershner returned to the small screen with…

Fritz Lang: Films of the 1940s: …a pair of Technicolor westerns—The Return of Frank James (1940), a fine sequel to Henry King’s Jesse James (1939), with Fonda repeating his role as Frank James, now attempting to avenge Jesse’s death; and Western Union (1941), a handsome, meticulously researched staging of the company’s bold expansion west.

Pierre-Narcisse, Baron Guérin: …early success with his topical Return of Marcus Sextus (1799).

Martin Guerre: …why the impostor succeeded in The Return of Martin Guerre, first published in French in 1982 and in English in 1983. Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil’s musical Martin Guerre opened in 1996.

Martin Guerre: …Retour de Martin Guerre (1982; The Return of Martin Guerre) featured Gérard Depardieu as the impostor; the historian Natalie Zemon Davis, who advised the filmmakers, told the story and explored why the impostor succeeded in The Return of Martin Guerre, first published in French in 1982 and in English in…

José Clemente Orozco: Mature work and later years: …The Coming of Quetzalcoatl and The Return of Quetzalcoatl. This dichotomy contrasted the stages of human progression from a primeval, non-Christian paradise to a Christian, capitalist hell. Byzantine mosaics also clearly influenced the pictorial style of Modern Migration of the Spirit, but such scenes as Gods of the Modern World…

Cesar Romero: …credits include Diamond Jim (1935), The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939), The Gay Caballero (1940), Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), and Donovan’s Reef (1963). During the 1980s he portrayed the husband of the character played by Jane Wyman on the TV

John Everett Millais: The Return of the Dove to the Ark (1851) was admired by both the English essayist and critic John Ruskin and the French author Théophile Gautier. Ophelia (1851–52), which depicts a scene in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, became one of the most popular Pre-Raphaelite paintings. The…

Bruce Lee: ], or The Way of the Dragon [Hong Kong English title]). Lee’s following film, Enter the Dragon (1973), was the first joint venture between Hong Kong- and U.S.-based production companies, and it became a worldwide hit, thrusting Lee into international movie stardom. Tragically, he died six days…

George Lucas: The growth of Lucasfilm: …Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi (1983).

J.R.R. Tolkien: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: …Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. It was divided originally because of its bulk and to reduce the risk to its publisher should it fail to sell. In fact it proved immensely popular. On its publication in paperback in the United States in 1965, it attained…

zombie: History: …spin-offs of their seminal work, The Return of the Living Dead, which was released in 1985 and in turn spawned a number of sequels. In addition to being a popular zombie comedy, Return contributed the hunger for human brains to zombie lore.

Richard Lester: After The Return of the Musketeers (1989), Lester virtually retired from filmmaking, reportedly disheartened by the on-set accidental death of his longtime colleague, comic actor Roy Kinnear. He was briefly coaxed back to work by former Beatle Paul McCartney, who engaged the director’s services for the…

The Return of the Native, novel by Thomas Hardy, published in 1878. The novel is set on Egdon Heath, a fictional barren moor in Wessex in southwestern England. The native of the title is Clym Yeobright, who has returned to the area to become a schoolmaster after a successful but, in his opinion,

Blake Edwards: Films of the 1970s: …the commercially successful, if unremarkable, Return of the Pink Panther (1975), The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), all shot in England. Once more bankable, Edwards returned to the United States to make 10 (1979), a romantic comedy that became an enormous hit. Dudley…

Western sculpture: Other sculpture (1920–45): In the Return of the Prodigal Son (1931), for example, strong, facetted curvilinear volumes weave a pattern of emotional and aesthetic accord between parent and child.

John Sayles: …made his directorial debut with Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980), which chronicled the reunion of former college friends who had been activists in the 1960s. The cast, made up primarily of actors with whom Sayles had worked in summer-stock theatre, included his Williams College classmates David Strathairn and Maggie…

Glenda Jackson: Incredible Sarah (1976); Stevie (1978); The Return of the Soldier (1982); and Turtle Diary (1985). In the early 1990s she also appeared in a series of TV movies, including A Murder of Quality (1991) and The Secret Life of Arnold Bax (1992). During this time she continued to act on…