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children's book illustration

(Encyclopedia) children's book illustration, any type of picture or decorative work produced for books specifically intended for a youthful audience. During the 1960s a number of seldom-used…

transplantation, medical

(Encyclopedia) transplantation, medical, surgical procedure by which a tissue or organ is removed and replaced by a corresponding part, usually from another part of the body or from another…

State Department Notes on Albania

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People and History Economy Foreign Relations GEOGRAPHYAlbania shares a border with Greece to the south/southeast, Macedonia to the…

State Department Notes on Comoros

U.S. Department of State Background Note   Sunset at Moya beach on Anjouan island, Comoros, December 29, 2001. [© AP Images]         PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Union of…

Women's History Month

Women Pulitzer Prize Winners in Journalism   Women's History Month Nobel Winning Scientists Nobel Peace Prize Winners…

insect

(Encyclopedia) CE5 External anatomy of a female grasshopper, representative of the class Insecta insect, invertebrate animal of the class Insecta of the phylum Arthropoda. Like other arthropods,…

State Department Notes on Mauritius

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-Mauritian Relations HISTORYWhile Arab and Malay sailors knew…

State Department Notes on Portugal

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Portuguese Relations HISTORYPortugal is one of the oldest states in…