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Comparisons
People often examine things and objects by comparing their similarities or differences in order to judge the specific characteristics, qualities and the degree of their merit. This category includes all the questions and answers to relate things with their similarities and to distinguish with their differences that decide their specific nature in contrast to their counterparts being compared.
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What is the difference between tropic and nastic movements?
Tropisms and nastic movements are both plant responses to external stimuli. however tropisms are depend on the direction of the stimulus nastic movements do not depend on the direction of a stimulus
What is the definition of lectern?
- a stand or table in a church that the bible is rested upon. People read from the bible standing behind the lectern during mass.
- a stand or table used for propping books or speeches up for people to present from.
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What is bigger Vancouver Island or Japan?
Japan is over 370 000 km2, and Vancouver Island is about 31 000 km2. So Japan is about 12 times as big as Vancouver Island.
What is the definition of hypoxia?
It is the medical term, hypoxia, specifically refers to an inadequate oxygen supply to the cells and tissues of the body in a specific region. It is also known as ischemia when there is a blockage of blood supply from any one of several factors, including a blood clot to a tight MPS (myofascial pain syndrome).
Apoxia refers to an inadequate supply of oxygen to all tissues of the body.
Dwat24:
In medical Terminology hypoxia means: Condition of deficient, less, below, under oxygen. Hyp/ox/ia is how you would break up the word. Hyp means the same as the combining form Hyp/o which means deficiency, below, less, under. Ox = Ox/o which means Oxygen and the prefix -ia means condition.
A more general definition would be Defiency of oxygen.
What are the pros and cons of paying bills online?
Many of the pros relate to having all your billing information in one place resulting in less stress as well as a way to avoid penalties and late fees. One of the few cons relates to security.
How do Portugal compare to Trinidad?
Trinidad is a tropical island of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean where Spanish is spoken. Portugal is part of the Iberian Peninsula bordering Spain in the East Atlantic where Portuguese is spoken.
What is the difference between a dorm and a resedence hall?
A dorm is simply, just a place to sleep. On the other hand, a residence hall is a place to live and also learn in a community environment whereby dedicated full-time professionals are available 24-hours in a day.
What is the difference between community organization and community development?
Community organization is when certain professionals get together and organize a direct strategy to help the community and the people that live in that community.
Such as park planning, real estate planning, etc.
So, I guess community development would be the actual implementation of things discussed in the community meetings.
ok that's what I thought now let me find the definition for you
from wikipedia:
Community organizing is a process where people who live in proximity to each other come together into an organization that acts in their shared self-interest. Unlike those who promote more-consensual "community building," community organizers generally assume that social change necessarily involves conflict and social struggle in order to generate Collectivismpower for the powerless. A core goal of community organizing is to generate durable Power_(philosophy) for an organization representing the community, allowing it to influence key decision-makers on a range of issues over time. In the ideal, for example, this can get community organizing groups a place at the table before important decisions are made.Answers.comCommunity organizers work with and develop new local leaders, facilitating coalitions and assisting in the development of campaigns.
Community development (CD) is a broad term applied to the practices and List_of_academic_disciplinesof civic leaders, activists, involved citizens and professionals to improve various aspects of local communities.
Community development seeks to empower individuals and groups of people by providing these groups with the skills they need to affect change in their own communities. These skills are often concentrated around building Political_powerthrough the formation of large social groups working for a common agenda. Community developers must understand both how to work with individuals and how to affect communities' positions within the context of larger Social_organisation.
What is the relationships between Raymond and squeaky's?
in the story "Raymond's run" what is the relationship between squeaky and Raymond?
360 core system: -Cannot play DVDs until you buy a remote. -Cannot save content downloaded from xbox live on account of the prohibitively small hard drive that it is packaged with. -Cannot Play any original xbox games. -Wont be able to Run in HD as it does not possess the cable for it in the package. -Comes with a wired controller instead of a wireless one. -Doesn't contain an xbox live headset in the package. -Doesn't contain an Ethernet cable for connecting to a router.
What is the definition of vermilion?
A red color or pigment
Answer Vermillion (spelling) describes the reddish orange colour of a pigment made from sulphide of mercury (and therefore toxic).
The simplest answer is that light consists of particles with wave properties. Elementary particles also have wave properties. This is how light travels.
What is the definition of overturning?
Since this question is in the miscellaneous vehicles section, the definition would be: To rollover, or to turn over.
Kinetic energy is proportional to velocity2, so if velocity is multiplied by four the kinetic energy is multiplied by sixteen
What is the difference between corruption and fraud?
Fraud is a crime of deception, you pretend to be something you are not....eg copying someone's signature on a document.
Corruption relates to taking advantage of your position of authority - taking money to do something for someone (or as a favour to a friend or relative ) AND paying someone in authority to do something for you.
Is there a relationship between height and stride?
There is a rough estimate. take your height in inches and multiply by 0.413 if you are a woman and 0.415 if you are a man. Using this method the average stride length for a man is 28.8 inches and for a woman 26.35 inches
Does sisal most physically resemble abaca or jute?
Sisal is a grass so it is most like jute. It has long fibers. It is used to make rope.
How does blue light compare with ultraviolet light?
The blue light has longer wavelength, lower frequency, and
less energy per photon than the ultraviolet light has.
The blue light is also visible to the human eyes, whereas the
ultraviolet light is not.
