Encyclopedia - Resistance: Encyclopedia - Resistance
Resistance can mean one of: inner resistance antibiotic resistance resistance to a disease (see related subject immunology) a political ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resistance Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Resistance Movement - Resistance Movements
The following groups may differ widely in numbers and in activity: Resistance movement - Post-World War II. Resistance movement - Worl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electrical Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Electrical Resistance - Differential Resistance
When resistance may depend on voltage and current, differential resistance, incremental resistance or slope resistance is defined as the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sfakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Sfakia - Resistance
Hóra Sfakíon is famous as one of the centers of the resistance against the occupying forces of both the Venetians and the Turks. The im...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vancomycin: Encyclopedia Ii - Vancomycin - Resistance
As of July 2002, there were reports of a woman in the city of Detroit, United States, having been infected by a strain of Staphylococcus ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Street Harassment: Encyclopedia Ii - Street Harassment - Resistance
Over time, initiatives such as Firegrl and The Street Harassment Project have developed to call attention to and combat street harassment...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vilna Ghetto: Encyclopedia Ii - Vilna Ghetto - Resistance
The United Partisan Organization was formed on January 21, 1942 in the Vilna Ghetto. It took on the motto: "We will not allow them to tak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jakob Kaiser: Encyclopedia Ii - Jakob Kaiser - Resistance
After the Nazis came to power in 1933, Hitler abolished all unions, with exception of the German Labour Front, a Nazi trade union. Hitler...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - General Government: Encyclopedia Ii - General Government - Resistance
Resistance to the German occupation began almost at once, although there is little terrain in Poland suitable for guerrilla operations. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibiotic Resistance: Encyclopedia - Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of an antibiotic. Antibiotic resistance naturally develo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Underground Resistance: Encyclopedia - Underground Resistance
The underground is sometimes a nickname for a resistance movement: "the underground" is also a common name for World War II resistance mo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Environmental Resistance: Oceanography Dictionary - Environmental Resistance
  Definition and meaning of environmental resistance:   environmental resistance - the limits set by the environment whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vascular Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Vascular Resistance - Determinants Of Vascular Resistance
The major determinant of vascular resistance is small arteriolar (known as resistance arterioles) tone. These vessels are from 450 µm do...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pan-indian Resistance Movement: American History Dictionary - Pan-indian Resistance Movement
Definition and meaning of Pan-Indian resistance movement:   Pan-Indian resistance movement This movment called for the politi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - French Resistance - Notable Persons
Other people involved with French Resistance include: José Aboulker Berty Albrecht, (1893-1943) Dimitri Amilakhvari, (1906-1942) Louis ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - French Resistance - Notable Persons
Other people involved with French Resistance include: José Aboulker Berty Albrecht, (1893-1943) Dimitri Amilakhvari, (1906-1942) Louis ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Resistance: Encyclopedia - Air Resistance
For a solid object moving through a fluid or gas, drag is the sum of all the aerodynamic or hydrodynamic forces in the direction of the e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resistance Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Resistance Movement - Notable Individuals In Resistance Movements
Resistance movement - World War II anti-Nazi anti-Fascist. Mordechaj Anielewicz Josip Broz - Tito Jean Moulin Christian Pineau Hannie ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resistance Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Resistance Movement - Notable Individuals In Resistance Movements
Resistance movement - World War II anti-Nazi anti-Fascist. Mordechaj Anielewicz Josip Broz - Tito Jean Moulin Christian Pineau Hannie ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vascular Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Vascular Resistance - Calculation Of Resistance
The basic tenet of calculating resistance is that flow is equal to driving pressure divided by resistance. The pulmonary vascular resista...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resistance During World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Resistance During World War Ii - Famous Resistance Operations
An intricate series of resistance operations were launched in France prior to, and during, Operation Overlord. On June 5 1944, the BBC br...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resistance Thermometer: Encyclopedia Ii - Resistance Thermometer - Standard Resistance Thermometer Data
Temperature sensors are usually supplied with thin-film elements. These are rated as: Resistance thermometer elements can be supplied whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leaderless Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Leaderless Resistance - Leaderless Resistance In Practice
Leaderless resistance - The Far Right. The concept of leadership resistance remains important to much far right thinking in the United ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electrical Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Electrical Resistance - Resistance Of A Conductor
Electrical resistance - DC resistance. As long as the current density is totally uniform in the conductor, the DC resistance R of a con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resistance Thermometer: Encyclopedia Ii - Resistance Thermometer - How Do Resistance Thermometers Work?
Resistance thermometers are constructed in a number of forms and offer greater stability, accuracy and repeatability in some cases than t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resistance Thermometer: Encyclopedia Ii - Resistance Thermometer - Resistance Thermometer Construction
These elements nearly always require insulated leads attached. At low temperatures PVC, silicon rubber or PTFE insulators are common to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resistance Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Resistance Movement - Background
Resistance movements can include any irregular armed force that rises up against an enforced or established authority, government, or adm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Negative Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Negative Resistance - Static And Dynamic Resistance
In electrical circuits, static resistance is the ratio of the voltage across a circuit element to the current through it. However, the ra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - French Resistance - Origins
French resistance could claim its origin externally in Charles de Gaulle's Appeal of 18 June (1940) on the BBC where he proclaimed that t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jean Moulin: Encyclopedia Ii - Jean Moulin - The Resistance
In 1939 he was appointed préfet of the Eure-et-Loir region. The Germans arrested him in June 1940 because he refused to sign a German do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resistance Thermometer: Encyclopedia Ii - Resistance Thermometer - Resistance Thermometer Wiring Configurations
Resistance thermometer - Two-wire configuration. The simplest resistance thermometer configuration uses two wires. It is only used whe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Negative Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Negative Resistance - Examples Of Negative Differential Resistance
An example of an electronic component exhibiting the negative differential resistance region is the tunnel diode. Such a device, when bia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vascular Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Vascular Resistance - Regulation Of Vascular Resistance
There are many factors that alter the vascular resistance. Many of the platelet-derived substances, including serotonin, are vasodilatory...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Multidrug Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Multidrug Resistance - Bacterial Resistance To Antibiotics
Microorganisms have been able to survive for thousands of years by their extreme adaptability when it comes to antimicrobial agents. They...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nonviolent Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Nonviolent Resistance - Examples Of Nonviolent Resistance
Nonviolent resistance - A list of current and recent nonviolent resistance organizations. Kifaya (Egypt) Kmara (Georgia) Otpor (Serbia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vascular Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Vascular Resistance - Coronary Vascular Resistance
The regulation of tone in the coronary arteries is a complex subject. There are a number of mechanisms for regulating coronary vascular t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tax Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Tax Resistance - Methods
There are many methods of tax resistance. In war tax resistance circles in the United States it is sometimes remarked that there are as m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electrical Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Electrical Resistance - Temperature-dependence
Near room temperature, the electric resistance of a typical metal conductor increases linearly with the temperature: , where a is the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electrical Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Electrical Resistance - Resistive Loss
When a current, I, flows through an object with resistance, R, electrical energy is converted to heat at a rate (power) equal to where...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Electrical Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Electrical Resistance - Causes Of Resistance
Electrical resistance - In metals. A metal consists of a lattice of atoms, each with a shell of electrons. The outer electrons are free...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Insulin Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Insulin Resistance - Therapy
Both metformin and the thiazolidinediones improve insulin resistance. Exercise, weight loss, and a low glycemic index diet may help. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tax Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Tax Resistance - Motives
Tax resisters are typically motivated by disagreement with the policies of the government or institution that is collecting the tax. For ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibiotic Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibiotic Resistance - Resistant Pathogens
Staphylococcus aureus (colloquially known as "Staph aureus") is one of the major resistant pathogens. Found on the mucous membranes and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibiotic Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibiotic Resistance - Resistant Pathogens
Staphylococcus aureus (colloquially known as "Staph aureus") is one of the major resistant pathogens. Found on the mucous membranes and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - French Resistance - Activities
The Special Operations Executive (SOE) began to help and supply the resistance from November 1940. Head of the French section was Colonel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Insulin Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Insulin Resistance - Therapy
Both metformin and the thiazolidinediones improve insulin resistance. Exercise, weight loss, and a low glycemic index diet may help. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibiotic Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibiotic Resistance - Causes
Antibiotic resistance is a consequence of evolution via natural selection. The antibiotic action is an environmental pressure; those bact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibiotic Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibiotic Resistance - Causes
Antibiotic resistance is a consequence of evolution via natural selection. The antibiotic action is an environmental pressure; those bact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Insulin Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Insulin Resistance - Investigation
Insulin resistance - Glucose tolerance testing GTT. During a glucose tolerance test (GTT), which is generally used to diagnose diabetes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - French Resistance - Risks Involved
The German occupation authorities did not hesitate to employ brutal means in order to subdue the French population. The risks were high f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Insulin Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Insulin Resistance - Pathophysiology
In patients who use insulin, "insulin resistance" is production of antibodies against insulin that lead to lower-than-expected falls of g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - French Resistance - Activities
The Special Operations Executive (SOE) began to help and supply the resistance from November 1940. Head of the independent (non Gaullist)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Resistance - Origins
The rise of resistance movements in Greece was precipitated by the invasion and occupation of Greece by Nazi Germany (and its allies Ital...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resistance Swimming: Encyclopedia Ii - Resistance Swimming - Hybrid Systems
These swimming machines straddle the difference between traditional tethers and mechanical swimming machines. As a result they combine th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tamper Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Tamper Resistance - Software
Software is also said to be tamper-resistant when it contains measures to make reverse engineering harder, or to prevent an user from mod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resistance Swimming: Encyclopedia Ii - Resistance Swimming - Tethered Swimming
In its most simple form, it consists of swimming while held relatively stationary by a flexible restraining device, such as a harness or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leaderless Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Leaderless Resistance - General Characteristics
Typically, cells often number less than three individuals (and rarely more than a dozen). The basic characteristic of the structure is th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - French Resistance - List Of Groups
Groups include: Conseil National de la Résistance (CNR - Clandestine central underground committee, organised by Jean Moulin, to coordo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - French Resistance - List Of Groups
Groups include: Conseil National de la Résistance (CNR - Clandestine central underground committee, organised by Jean Moulin, to coordi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tamper Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Tamper Resistance - Security
Tamper-resistant microprocessors are used to store and process private or sensitive information, such as private keys or electronic money...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equivalent Series Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Equivalent Series Resistance - Overview
The theoretical treatment of devices such as capacitors and inductors tends to assume they are ideal or "perfect" devices, contributing o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibiotic Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibiotic Resistance - Alternatives To Antibiotics
Antibiotic resistance - Prevention. Wash hands properly to reduce the chance of getting sick and spreading infection. Wash fruits and v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibiotic: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibiotic - Antibiotic Resistance
Main article: Antibiotic resistance Use or misuse of antibiotics may result in the development of antibiotic resistance by the infecting ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leaderless Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Leaderless Resistance - History Of The Idea
The concept of leaderless resistance was reportedly developed by Col. Ulius Louis Amoss, an alleged U.S. intelligence officer, in the ear...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibiotic Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibiotic Resistance - Alternatives To Antibiotics
Antibiotic resistance - Prevention. Wash hands properly to reduce the chance of getting sick and spreading infection. Wash fruits and v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Triclosan: Encyclopedia Ii - Triclosan - Resistance Concerns
An article coauthored by Dr. Stuart Levy in the August 6, 1998 issue of Nature (PMID 9707111) warned that its overuse could cause resista...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - French Resistance - History Of The Legion
Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain signed an armistice with Germany on 22nd June. The agreement divided France into occupied and unoccupied z...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Resistance Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Resistance Movement - Origins Of The Movement
Initially the resistance movement was composed of independent troops, spontaneously formed by members of political parties previously out...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibiotic Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibiotic Resistance - Development Of Newer Antibiotics
The resistance problem demands that a renewed effort be made to seek antibacterial agents effective against pathogenic bacteria resistant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plasmid: Encyclopedia Ii - Plasmid - Antibiotic Resistance
Plasmids often contain genes or gene-cassettes that confer a selective advantage to the bacterium harboring them, e.g., the ability to ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Epstein French Resistance Leader: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Epstein French Resistance Leader - With The French Resistance
In 1941, he began working with Francs-Tireurs et Partisans (FTP), a communist resistance group; and by February 1943, he was an operation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antibiotic Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Antibiotic Resistance - Antibiotic Resistance And The Role Of Animals
MRSA is acknowledged to be a human commensal and pathogen. MRSA has been found in cats, dogs and horses, where it can cause the same prob...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drug Abuse Resistance Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Drug Abuse Resistance Education - Criticism
D.A.R.E. has fallen under heavy criticism from various sources. The most common charge is that it is ineffective, and that there is no pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tetracycline: Encyclopedia Ii - Tetracycline - Mechanism And Resistance
Tetracycline inhibits cell growth by inhibiting translation. It binds to the 30S ribosomal subunit and prevents the amino-acyl tRNA from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashanti People: Encyclopedia Ii - Ashanti People - European Resistance
Ashanti was one of the few African states able to offer serious resistance to the European invaders. Britain fought four wars against the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pesticide: Encyclopedia Ii - Pesticide - Managing Pest Resistance
Pest resistance to a pesticide is commonly managed through pesticide rotation or tankmixing with other pesticides. Rotation involves alte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Exercise Machine: Encyclopedia Ii - Exercise Machine - Resistance Machines
Exercise machine - Weight machines. Weight machines use gravity as the primary source of resistance, and a combination of simple machin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pesticide: Encyclopedia Ii - Pesticide - Managing Pest Resistance
Pest resistance to a pesticide is commonly managed through pesticide rotation or tankmixing with other pesticides. Rotation involves alte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Exercise Machine: Encyclopedia Ii - Exercise Machine - Resistance Machines
Exercise machine - Weight machines. Weight machines use gravity as the primary source of resistance, and a combination of simple machin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Outer Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Outer Heaven - Resistance Movement
Prior to the Outer Heaven crisis, a resistance movement was already established opposing Outer Heaven's regime. The movement was led by a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beta-lactam Antibiotic: Encyclopedia Ii - Beta-lactam Antibiotic - Modes Of Resistance
By definition, all β-lactam antibiotics have a β-lactam ring in their structure. The effectiveness of these antibiotics relies on their...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zeca Afonso: Encyclopedia Ii - Zeca Afonso - The Anti-fascist Resistance
In 1969, with the replacement of António de Oliveira Salazar by Marcelo Caetano, the fascist-controlled nation got a very slight taste o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Occupation Of Czechoslovakia - Czech Resistance
In exile, Beneš—the leader of the Czechoslovak government-in-exile—organized a resistance network. Hacha, Prime Minister Elias, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chloramphenicol: Encyclopedia Ii - Chloramphenicol - Mechanism And Resistance
Chloramphenicol stops bacterial growth by binding to the bacterial ribosome (blocking peptidyl transferase) and inhibiting protein synthe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psk31: Encyclopedia Ii - Psk31 - Resistance To Interference
PSK31 can often overcome interference where voice or other data methods of communicaion fail. However, due to its relatively slow speed a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Wikiproject:dictionary Of The Catholic Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Wikiproject:dictionary Of The Catholic Resistance - About This Wikiproject
WikiProject:Dictionary of the Catholic Resistance - Purpose. The WikiProject Dictionary of the Catholic Resistance has been created in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cristero War: Encyclopedia Ii - Cristero War - Peaceful Resistance
In response to these measures, Catholic organizations began to intensify their resistance. The most important of these groups was the Nat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arvid Harnack: Encyclopedia Ii - Arvid Harnack - Resistance Activities
In 1933, after Hitler's rise to power made it necessary to dissolve ARPLAN, Harnack was given a post as a scientific expert in the Reich ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Membrane Paradigm: Encyclopedia Ii - Membrane Paradigm - Electrical Resistance
Thorne (1994) relates that this approach to studying black holes was prompted by the realisation by Hanni, Ruffini, Wald and Cohen in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nationalism And Resistance In Algeria: Encyclopedia Ii - Nationalism And Resistance In Algeria - Algerian Nationalism
A new generation of Muslim leadership emerged in Algeria at the time of World War I and grew to maturity during the 1920s and 1930s. It c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vidarabine: Encyclopedia Ii - Vidarabine - Mode Of Resistance
Vidarabine is more toxic and less metabolically stable than many of the other current antivirals such as acyclovir and ganciclovir. Vira...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hegemony: Encyclopedia Ii - Hegemony - Resistance And Survival
Conrad Phillip Kottak, in Window on Humanity (2004), explains hegemony in terms of ideologies that offer explanations about why the exist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hegemony: Encyclopedia Ii - Hegemony - Resistance And Survival
Conrad Phillip Kottak, in Window on Humanity (2004), explains hegemony in terms of ideologies that offer explanations about why the exist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nationalism And Resistance In Algeria: Encyclopedia Ii - Nationalism And Resistance In Algeria - Polarization And Politicization
Algerian Muslims rallied to the French side at the start of World War II as they had done in World War I. Nazi Germany's quick defeat of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Wikiproject:dictionary Of The Catholic Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Wikiproject:dictionary Of The Catholic Resistance - Feeneyism
See main article Feeneyism The Heresy of Fr. Leonard Feeney, originally of the Jesuits. Denied the Doctrines of the Baptisms of Blood and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Epstein French Resistance Leader: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Epstein French Resistance Leader - Armed Struggle
In 1936, he joined the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War and took part in the defence of Irun where he was severely wounded. In Ja...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Wikiproject:dictionary Of The Catholic Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Wikiproject:dictionary Of The Catholic Resistance - Habemuspapamism
Habemus papam is Latin for "We have a Pope!", the announcement made when a new pope is elected to succeed the previous one. Habemuspapami...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Wikiproject:dictionary Of The Catholic Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Wikiproject:dictionary Of The Catholic Resistance - Western Orthodoxy
See main article Western Orthodoxy Movement of Catholics disaffected by the "Vatican II Reforms" that have altogether abandoned Catholici...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Wikiproject:dictionary Of The Catholic Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Wikiproject:dictionary Of The Catholic Resistance - Indedependent Catholic Movements
Often labeled as "Neo-Conservative", is accepted by some persons; others, however, object to it being applied to them, and allege that it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ly Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Ly Dynasty - Resistance Against The Song Dynasty
In foreign relations with the Song Dynasty in China during the Lý Dynasty, Vietnam acted as a vassal state, although at its zenith it ha...   » Read the article