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Encyclopedia - Phonograph: Encyclopedia - Phonograph
The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded sound from the 1870s through the 1980s. Phonograph - Termi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccine: Encyclopedia - Vaccine
A vaccine is an antigenic preparation used to produce active immunity to a disease, in order to prevent or ameliorate the effects of infe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sun: Encyclopedia - Sun
(332,950 Earths) (27.9 g) The Sun (or Sol) is the star at the center of our Solar system. Earth orbits the Sun, as do many other bodies, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccination: Encyclopedia - Vaccination
Vaccination is a term coined by Edward Jenner for the process of administering live, albeit weakened, microbes to patients, with the inte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - Treatment Choices
It follows that there are a number of issues about the right way to deal with autism. These issues complicate the choices that confront p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccine: Encyclopedia Ii - Vaccine - Controversy Surrounding The Use Of Vaccines
See article: Vaccine controversy Opposition to vaccination, from a wide array of vaccine critics, has existed since the earliest vaccinat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fluoroscopy: Encyclopedia Ii - Fluoroscopy - History
The beginning of fluoroscopy can be traced back to 8 November 1895 when Wilhelm Röntgen noticed a barium platinocyanide screen fluoresci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phonograph: Encyclopedia Ii - Phonograph - Turntable Technology
Phonograph - Turntable construction. Inexpensive record players typically used a flanged steel stamping for the turntable structure. A ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ieee 802.11: Encyclopedia Ii - Ieee 802.11 - Protocols
IEEE 802.11 - 802.11 legacy. The original version of the standard IEEE 802.11 released in 1997 specifies two raw data rates of 1 and 2 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mmr Vaccine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mmr Vaccine - The Mmr Controversy
Controversy has arisen regarding the efficacy of the MMR vaccine, because some scientists and parents contend that the vaccine might be l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccination: Encyclopedia Ii - Vaccination - History Of Vaccinations
Vaccination campaigns have spread throughout the globe since Jenner's smallpox vaccine of 1796, sometimes prescribed by law or regulation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - Structure
The Sun is a near-perfect sphere, with an oblateness estimated at about 9 millionths, which means the polar diameter differs from the equ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccination: Encyclopedia Ii - Vaccination - History Of Vaccinations
Vaccination campaigns have spread throughout the globe since Jenner's smallpox vaccine of 1796, sometimes prescribed by law or regulation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polio Vaccine: Encyclopedia Ii - Polio Vaccine - Simian Virus Contamination
Some medical researchers have expressed fear that rare human cancers may be linked to the contamination, with the money virus SV40, of a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polio Vaccine: Encyclopedia Ii - Polio Vaccine - Simian Virus Contamination
Some medical researchers have expressed fear that rare human cancers may be linked to the contamination, with the money virus SV40, of a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccine: Encyclopedia Ii - Vaccine - Economics Of Vaccine Development
One challenge in vaccine development is economic: many of the diseases most demanding a vaccine, including HIV, malaria and tuberculosis,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - The Usefulness And Accuracy Of Autism As A Diagnosis
The 1994 DSM-IV criteria for the diagnosis of autism is the result of several revisions, the psychiatric community divided as to whether ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ieee 802.11: Encyclopedia Ii - Ieee 802.11 - Standards
The following IEEE standards[3] and task groups exist within the IEEE 802.11 working group: IEEE 802.11 - The original 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ieee 802.11: Encyclopedia Ii - Ieee 802.11 - Security
The IEEE set up a dedicated task group to create a replacement security solution, 802.11i (previously this work was handled as part of a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - Vaccines And Autism
In the late 1990s, controversial theories arose linking childhood vaccinations to autism. Controversies in autism - Thimerosal. Main a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phonograph: Encyclopedia Ii - Phonograph - The Dominance Of The Disc Phonograph
Berliner's lateral disc record was the ancestor of the 78 rpm, 45 rpm, 33⅓ rpm, and all other analogue disc records popular for use in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccination: Encyclopedia Ii - Vaccination - Triggering Immune Sensitization
In the generic sense, the process of triggering immune response, in an effort to protect against infectious disease, works by 'priming' t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccination: Encyclopedia Ii - Vaccination - Herd Immunity And Medical Risk Management Issues
Vaccination campaigns are generally accepted as having contributed to the worldwide elimination of smallpox, through herd immunity, and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccination: Encyclopedia Ii - Vaccination - Adjuvants And Preservatives
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Vacc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - General Information
The Sun is classified as a main sequence star, which means it is in a state of "hydrostatic balance", neither contracting nor expanding, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - The Autism Rights Movement
Some autistic people have started to speak and/or write about their experience. The use of the Internet has made it possible for autistic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - Epidemiology Of Autism
There is uncertainty and controversy over whether the incidence of autism is actually increasing, or if there simply is an increase in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - Genetics And Autism
There is evidence that autism has a genetic component, and ongoing research focuses on finding the biomarkers that determine autistic phe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - Intelligence And Autism
Until recently, a large proportion of children diagnosed as having autism were also believed to have mental retardation. The term 'mental...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - Prognosis For Autistic Children
Children who are diagnosed with autism face a great range of outcomes. Some are reported to have learned speech and/or writing, self-care...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - 'autistic' Vs. 'has Autism'
Individuals who describe themselves as autistic on the internet have repeatedly stated their preference for the word autistic to be used ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mmr Vaccine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mmr Vaccine - Epidemiology
Before the widespread use of a vaccine against measles, its incidence was so high that as of 2004, any patient over the age of 55 is assu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - Human Understanding Of The Sun
Mankind's most fundamental understanding of the Sun is as the luminous disk in the heavens whose presence above the horizon creates day, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccination: Encyclopedia Ii - Vaccination - Triggering Immune Sensitization
In the generic sense, the process of triggering immune response, in an effort to protect against infectious disease, works by 'priming' t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccination: Encyclopedia Ii - Vaccination - Herd Immunity And Medical Risk Management Issues
Vaccination campaigns are generally accepted as having contributed to the worldwide elimination of smallpox, through herd immunity, and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phonograph: Encyclopedia Ii - Phonograph - Terminology
Usage of these terms is somewhat different in American English and British English; see usage note below. In more modern usage, this devi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - History And Future Of The Sun
The Sun is thought to be a second-generation star, whose formation may have been triggered by shockwaves from a nearby supernova. This is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - Solar Space Missions
To obtain an uninterrupted view of the Sun, the European Space Agency and NASA cooperatively launched the Solar and Heliospheric Observat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - General Information
The Sun is classified as a main sequence star, which means it is in a state of "hydrostatic balance", neither contracting nor expanding, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - Theoretical Problems
Sun - Solar neutrino problem. For some time it was thought that the number of neutrinos produced by the nuclear reactions in the Sun wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - Magnetic Field
All matter in the Sun is in the form of gas and plasma due to its high temperatures. This makes it possible for the Sun to rotate faster ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phonograph: Encyclopedia Ii - Phonograph - History
Phonograph - The phonautograph. The earliest known invention of a phonographic recording device was the phonautograph, invented by Edou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phonograph: Encyclopedia Ii - Phonograph - British And American And Australian Language Usage Differences
In British English "gramophone" came to refer to any sound reproducing machine using disc records, as disc records were popularized in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ieee 802.11: Encyclopedia Ii - Ieee 802.11 - Standards
The following IEEE standards[2] and task groups exist within the IEEE 802.11 working group: IEEE 802.11 - The original 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ieee 802.11: Encyclopedia Ii - Ieee 802.11 - Community Networks
With the proliferation of cable modems and DSL, there is an ever-increasing market of people who wish to establish small networks in thei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ieee 802.11: Encyclopedia Ii - Ieee 802.11 - Security
The IEEE set up a dedicated task group to create a replacement security solution, 802.11i (previously this work was handled as part of a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccine: Encyclopedia Ii - Vaccine - Types Of Vaccines
Vaccines may be living, weakened strains of viruses or bacteria which intentionally give rise to inapparent-to-trivial infections. Vaccin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fluoroscopy: Encyclopedia Ii - Fluoroscopy - Fluoroscope Design
The first fluoroscopes consisted of an x-ray source and fluorescent screen between which the patient would be placed. As the x rays pass ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fluoroscopy: Encyclopedia Ii - Fluoroscopy - Risks
Because fluoroscopy involves the use of x rays, a form of ionizing radiation, all fluoroscopic procedures pose a potential health risk to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phonograph: Encyclopedia Ii - Phonograph - Disc Versus Cylinder As A Recording Medium
Disc recording is inherently neither better nor worse than cylinder recording in potential audio fidelity. Recordings made on a cylinder ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phonograph: Encyclopedia Ii - Phonograph - The Dominance Of The Disc Phonograph
Berliner's lateral disc record was the ancestor of the 78 rpm, 45 rpm, 33⅓ rpm, and all other analogue disc records popular for use in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phonograph: Encyclopedia Ii - Phonograph - The Phonograph In The 21st Century
Turntables continue to be manufactured and sold into the 21st century, although in small numbers. Whilst there are many audiophiles who s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccine: Encyclopedia Ii - Vaccine - Developing Immunity
The immune system recognizes vaccine agents as foreign, destroys them, and 'remembers' them. When the virulent version of an agent comes ...   » Read the article