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Index in Biological Definition

Biodiversity

... metrics used to measure biodiversity. Species Richness Simpson index Shannon-Wiener index See also Biocomplexity Fair trade Global 200 ...

Virus classification

... prions Mamalian prions Other resources External links ICTV index of Viruses Up-to-date 8th ICTV index classification See also Taxonomy Scientific classification ...

Cryptozoology

... Devil dogs See also Legendary creature List of legendary creatures Cryptids List of notable cryptozoologists Monster index of fictional species Important publications in cryptozoology Related studies: xenobiology cryptotaxonomy paleocryptoanthropology ...

Ebola

... Ebola hemorrhagic fever Among humans, the virus is transmitted by direct contact with infected body fluids such as blood. The cause of the index case is unknown. The incubation period of Ebola haemorrhagic fever varies from two days to four weeks. Symptoms are variable too, but the onset ...

Eye

... of the eyes are coupled to the convergence operations. That is, when looking at a nearby object, the brain automatically increases the refraction index of lenses to focus on the object. At the same time, the brain also rotates the two eyeballs towards each other so they converge on the object. ...

Insulin

... falls short of normal glucose control in the non-diabetic. Complicating matters is that the composition of the food eaten (see glycemic index ) affects intestinal absorption rates. Glucose from some foods is absorbed more (or less) rapidly than the same amount of glucose in other foods. ...

Nutrition

... disease and schizophrenia British Medical Journal, February 21, 2004. Janssen I, Katzmarzyk PT, Ross R. Waist circumference and not body mass index explains obesity-related health risk. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Mar;79(3):379-84. J Mei, SSC Yeung et al "High dietary phytoestrogen intake and bone ...

Wavelength

... (in megahertz). When light waves (and other electromagnetic waves) enter a medium, their wavelength is reduced by a factor equal to the refractive index n of the medium but the frequency of the wave is unchanged. The wavelength of the wave in the medium, λ' is given by: where: ...
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