Most jellyfish have tentacles or oral arms coated with thousands of microscopic nematocysts; generally, each of these nematocyst has a "trigger" (cnidocil) paired with a capsule containing a coiled stinging filament, as well as barns on the exterior. Upon contact, the filament will swifly unwind, launch into the target, and inject toxins. It can then pull the victim into its mouth, if appropriate. Although most jellyfish are not perniciously dangerous to humans, a few are highly toxic, such as Cyanea capillata. The recently dis ...

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Jellyfish, Jellyfish - Life cycle and reproduction, Jellyfish - Defense and feeding mechanisms, Jellyfish - Body systems, Jellyfish - Blooms and grouping, Jellyfish - Jellyfish in captivity, Jellyfish - Cuisine, Jellyfish - Treatment of stings

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Defense of the Ancients, Defense of the Ancients - Gameplay, Defense of the Ancients - Concepts, Defense of the Ancients - Introduction to Heroes, Defense of the Ancients - Game mechanics, Defense of the Ancients - Different Flavors of DotA, Defense of the Ancients - DotA Classic, Defense of the Ancients - CHAOS, Defense of the Ancients - Allstars, Defense of the Ancients - Outland, Defense of the Ancients - Jargon, Defense of the Ancients - Instructions, Defense of the Ancients - Actions, Defense of the Ancients - Strategies, Defense of the Ancients - Insults, Defense of the Ancients - Comments, Defense of the Ancients - Hero classifications, Defense of the Ancients - Miscellaneous

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Bombardier beetles have come to public attention in recent years largely because of arguments put forward by creationists, particularly in the children's book Bomby the Bombardier Beetle. The book argues that the beetles' internal design is an example of irreducible complexity, because various components needed to make the system work appear to provide no benefit in themselves, meaning the entire system would have to be created at once. This indicates, ...

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Bombardier beetle, Bombardier beetle - Defense mechanism, Bombardier beetle - Intelligent design, Bombardier beetle - Darwin's experience

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Introjection is a psychological process where the subject replicates in itself behaviors, attributes or other fragments of the surrounding world, especially of other subjects. Cognate concepts are identification, incorporation and internalization. According to the psychoanalyst Freud, the ego and the superego are constructed by introjecting external behavioral patterns into the subject's own persona. Introjection is also the name of a defense mechanism, which handles threats from the outside that can potentially cause an ...

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Denial is a psychological defense mechanism in which a person faced with a fact that is uncomfortable or painful to accept rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may be overwhelming evidence. The subject may deny the reality of the unpleasant fact altogether (simple denial), admit the fact but deny its seriousness (minimisation) or admit both the fact and seriousness but deny responsibility (transference). The concept of denial is part ...

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A civil defense siren, air raid siren, outdoor warning siren, or tornado siren is usually considered to be an electrically-powered mechanical device for generating sound to provide warning of approaching danger and to indicate when the danger has passed. Initially designed to warn of air raids, they were adapted to warn of nuclear attack and of natural phenomena such as tornadoes. The generalized nature of the siren led to them being largely replaced with more con ...

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• Civil defense siren - Historical Warning Tones
• Civil defense siren - Current Warning Tones
• Civil defense siren - Other Emergencies
• Civil defense siren - Sirens in Integrated Public Warning Systems
• Civil defense siren - Links

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A blister or bulla is a defense mechanism of the human body. It consists of a pool of lymph and other bodily fluids beneath the upper layers of the skin. It may be formed in response to burns or friction, and helps to repair damage to the skin. If a blister is punctured, it forms an open wound and must be bandaged. If a blister is associated with sub-dermal bleeding, it may partially fill with blood, forming an unpleasant blood blister. Blistering is a disting ...

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Urticating hairs are one of the primary defense mechanisms used by tarantulas. This term refers to the barbed hairs that cover the dorsal and posterior surface of the tarantula's abdomen . Many tarantula species will frequently kick hairs off their abdomens, directing them toward potential attackers. These hairs can embed themselves in the other animal's skin or eyes, thus inducing physical irritation. Urticating hair - Development of Urticating Hair. Urticating hairs do not appear at birth bu ...

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• Urticating hair - Development of Urticating Hair
• Urticating hair - Types of Urticating Hair
• Urticating hair - Urticating Hair Types Particular To Species
• Urticating hair - Defensive Behavior Utilizing Urticating Hairs
• Urticating hair - Human Reactions To Urticating Hair Contact
• Urticating hair - Urticating Hair As Territorial Markings

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The term civil engineer refers to an individual who practices civil engineering. Originally the term "civil" engineer worked on public works projects and was contrasted with the military engineer, who worked on armaments and defenses. Over time, civil engineering has spun off a variety of fields e.g. architectural engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and what is still called civil engineering. An interesting definition could be, "The profession of Civil Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of the power ...

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• Civil engineer - Scandinavian civil engineers

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Amnesia (or amnaesia in Commonwealth English) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. The causes of amnesia are organic or functional. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through trauma or disease, or use of certain (generally sedative) drugs. Functional causes are psychological factors, such as defense mechanisms. Hysterical post-traumatic amnesia is an example of this. Amnesia may also be spontaneous, in the case of transient global amnesia. T ...

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• Amnesia - Types of amnesia
• Amnesia - Amnesia in fiction

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Endocarditis is an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium. The most common structures involved are the heart valves. Endocarditis can be classified by etiology as either infective or non-infective, depending on whether a foreign micro-organism is causing the problem. Endocarditis - Infective endocarditis. As the valves of the heart do not actually receive any blood supply of their own, which may be surprising given their location, defense mechanisms (such as white ...

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• Endocarditis - Infective endocarditis
• Endocarditis - Classification
• Endocarditis - Aetiology and pathogenesis
• Endocarditis - Clinical and pathological features
• Endocarditis - Micro-organisms responsible
• Endocarditis - Treatment
• Endocarditis - Non-infective endocarditis

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A coping skill is a behavioral tool which may be used by individuals to offset or overcome adversity, disadvantage, or disability without correcting or eliminating the underlying condition. Coping skills are also sometimes called work-arounds. Virtually all living beings routinely utilize coping skills in daily life. These are perhaps most noticeable in response to physical disabilities. An easy example of the use of coping skills in the animal kingdom are three-legged dogs, which typically learn to overcome the obvious ...

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• Coping skill - Related
• Coping skill - External link

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A countermeasure is a system (usually for a military application) designed to prevent weapons from acquiring and/or destroying a target. Countermeasures may function by concealing the sensory signature of the target, or deceiving or disrupting the target detection systems of the attacker. Countermeasures can act against target acquisition systems that depend on electronic, thermal, infrared, optical, or radar technology. Countermeasures are most popularly associated with aircraft defense, with examples including m ...

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When addressing psychological trauma the defense mechanism is sometimes counter projection, including an obsession to continue and remain in a recurring trauma-causing situation and the compulsive obsession with the perceived perpetrator of the trauma or its projection. Jung writes that "All projections provoke counter-projection when the object is unconscious of the quality projected upon it by the subject." ...

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Psychological projection, Psychological projection - Counter-projection, Psychological projection - Common definitions

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Defense of the Ancients - DotA Classic. This series is the original DotA, which began with Eul, the creator and first editor. This RoC map is considered by most DotA players to be the most balanced map series for DotA. Eul, the original editor and creator of DotA, has since declared his map to be open-source, and currently there is no official editor for the RoC DotA maps. However, there are still unofficial editors whose maps are hosted frequently. The most notable current editors are Fluffy_Bunny (3.7 an ...

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Defense of the Ancients, Defense of the Ancients - Gameplay, Defense of the Ancients - Concepts, Defense of the Ancients - Introduction to Heroes, Defense of the Ancients - Game mechanics, Defense of the Ancients - Different Flavors of DotA, Defense of the Ancients - DotA Classic, Defense of the Ancients - CHAOS, Defense of the Ancients - Allstars, Defense of the Ancients - Outland, Defense of the Ancients - Jargon, Defense of the Ancients - Instructions, Defense of the Ancients - Actions, Defense of the Ancients - Strategies, Defense of the Ancients - Insults, Defense of the Ancients - Comments, Defense of the Ancients - Hero classifications, Defense of the Ancients - Miscellaneous

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Narcissism - Primitive defense mechanisms. Narcissism is a defense mechanism related to the splitting defense mechanism. The Narcissist fails to regard other people, situations, or entities (political parties, countries, races, his workplace) as a compound of good and bad elements. He either idealises his object, or devalues it. Things are seen in black and white; the object is either all good or all bad. The bad attributes are always projected, displaced, or otherwise externalised. The good ones are internalised ...

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Narcissism, Narcissism - Origins of pathological narcissism, Narcissism - Narcissistic regression and the formation of secondary narcissism, Narcissism - The dynamics of narcissism, Narcissism - Primitive defense mechanisms, Narcissism - The dysfunctional family, Narcissism - The issue of separation and individuation, Narcissism - Childhood traumas and the development of the narcissistic personality, Narcissism - Schools of Thought, Narcissism - Freud versus Jung, Narcissism - Kohut's Approach, Narcissism - Karen Horney's contributions, Narcissism - Otto Kernberg, Narcissism - Narcissus in the arts, Narcissism - Symbolism, Narcissism - Fictional narcissistic characters

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Narcissism - Primitive defense mechanisms. Narcissism is a defense mechanism related to the splitting defense mechanism. The Narcissist fails to regard other people, situations, or entities (political parties, countries, races, his workplace) as a compound of good and bad elements. He either idealises his object, or devalues it. Things are seen in black and white; the object is either all good or all bad. The bad attributes are always projected, displaced, or otherwise externalised. The good ones are internalised ...

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Narcissism, Narcissism - Origins of pathological narcissism, Narcissism - Narcissistic regression and the formation of secondary narcissism, Narcissism - The dynamics of narcissism, Narcissism - Primitive defense mechanisms, Narcissism - The dysfunctional family, Narcissism - The issue of separation and individuation, Narcissism - Childhood traumas and the development of the narcissistic personality, Narcissism - Schools of Thought, Narcissism - Freud versus Jung, Narcissism - Kohut's Approach, Narcissism - Karen Horney's contributions, Narcissism - Otto Kernberg, Narcissism - The Narcissist and his family, Narcissism - An integrative framework, Narcissism - Disturbances in childhood, Narcissism - The dysfunctional family, Narcissism - The narcissistic view of relationships, Narcissism - Narcissus in the arts, Narcissism - Symbolism, Narcissism - The Covert or Inverted Narcissist, Narcissism - Fictional narcissistic characters

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GURPS - Character Points. A character in GURPS is built with character points. For a beginning character in an average power game, the 4th edition suggests 100-150 points to modify attribute stats, purchase levels in skills, and select other modifications. A player can select numerous Advantages and Disadvantages (including above-average or below-average Wealth, Status and Reputation) to spice up the character with special abilities and weaknesses. Advantages benefit the character and cost points to purchase. Sel ...

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GURPS, GURPS - History, GURPS - Prior RPG history, GURPS - The GURPS Concept, GURPS - GURPS History, GURPS - Overview of the GURPS Mechanics, GURPS - Character Points, GURPS - Attributes, GURPS - Skills, GURPS - Success Rolls, GURPS - Combat, GURPS - Damage and defenses, GURPS - Advancement, GURPS - GURPS in other media

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Narcissism - Freud versus Jung. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) is credited for the first coherent theory of narcissism. He described transitions from subject-directed libido to object-directed libido through the intermediation and agency of the parents. To be healthy and functional, the transitions must be smooth and unperturbed; otherwise neuroses result. Thus, if a child fails to attract their love and attention of his or her desired objects (e.g., of his parents ...

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Narcissism, Narcissism - Origins of pathological narcissism, Narcissism - Narcissistic regression and the formation of secondary narcissism, Narcissism - The dynamics of narcissism, Narcissism - Primitive defense mechanisms, Narcissism - The dysfunctional family, Narcissism - The issue of separation and individuation, Narcissism - Childhood traumas and the development of the narcissistic personality, Narcissism - Schools of Thought, Narcissism - Freud versus Jung, Narcissism - Kohut's Approach, Narcissism - Karen Horney's contributions, Narcissism - Otto Kernberg, Narcissism - Narcissus in the arts, Narcissism - Symbolism, Narcissism - Fictional narcissistic characters

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Narcissism - An integrative framework. "For very young children, self-esteem is probably best thought to consist of deep feelings of being loved, accepted, and valued by significant others rather than of feelings derived from evaluating oneself against some external criteria, as in the case of older children. Indeed, the only criterion appropriate for accepting and loving a newborn or infant is that he or she has been born. The unconditional love and acceptance experienced in the first year or two of life lay the ...

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Narcissism, Narcissism - Origins of pathological narcissism, Narcissism - Narcissistic regression and the formation of secondary narcissism, Narcissism - The dynamics of narcissism, Narcissism - Primitive defense mechanisms, Narcissism - The dysfunctional family, Narcissism - The issue of separation and individuation, Narcissism - Childhood traumas and the development of the narcissistic personality, Narcissism - Schools of Thought, Narcissism - Freud versus Jung, Narcissism - Kohut's Approach, Narcissism - Karen Horney's contributions, Narcissism - Otto Kernberg, Narcissism - The Narcissist and his family, Narcissism - An integrative framework, Narcissism - Disturbances in childhood, Narcissism - The dysfunctional family, Narcissism - The narcissistic view of relationships, Narcissism - Narcissus in the arts, Narcissism - Symbolism, Narcissism - The Covert or Inverted Narcissist, Narcissism - Fictional narcissistic characters

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