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