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  2. In situ - Wikipedia

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    In the aerospace industry, equipment on-board aircraft must be tested in situ, or in place, to confirm everything functions properly as a system. Individually, each piece may work but interference from nearby equipment may create unanticipated problems. Special test equipment is available for this in situ testing. It can also refer to repairs made to the aircraft structure or flight controls ...

  3. LGBT history - Wikipedia

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    LGBT history dates back to the first recorded instances of same-sex love and sexuality of ancient civilizations, involving the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT) peoples and cultures around the world. What survives after many centuries of persecution—resulting in shame, suppression, and secrecy—has only in more ...

  4. Homosexuality - Wikipedia

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    Homosexuality is a sexual attraction, romantic attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender. [1] [2] [3] As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" exclusively to people of the same sex or gender. [4] It "also refers to a person's sense of ...

  5. Insitu - Wikipedia

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    Insitu Inc. is an American company that designs, develops and manufactures unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, [5] [6] and has several offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. [4] Its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms— ScanEagle, Integrator, Integrator ...

  6. Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum - Wikipedia

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    Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum are believed by scholars, including Thomas Dowson, and Greg Reeder, to be the first recorded same-sex couple in ancient history. [4] : 96ff [5] : 200–201 The assumed romantic relationship between Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum is based on depictions of the two men standing nose to nose and embracing.

  7. In-situ conservation - Wikipedia

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    In situ conservation is the on-site conservation or the conservation of genetic resources in natural populations of plant or animal species, such as forest genetic resources in natural populations of tree species. [1] This process protects the inhabitants and ensures the sustainability of the environment and ecosystem.

  8. In situ leach - Wikipedia

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    In-situ leaching (ISL), also called in-situ recovery (ISR) or solution mining, is a mining process used to recover minerals such as copper and uranium through boreholes drilled into a deposit, in situ. In situ leach works by artificially dissolving minerals occurring naturally in a solid state. For recovery of material occurring naturally in ...

  9. In situ resource utilization - Wikipedia

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    In situ resource utilization. In space exploration, in situ resource utilization ( ISRU) is the practice of collection, processing, storing and use of materials found or manufactured on other astronomical objects (the Moon, Mars, asteroids, etc.) that replace materials that would otherwise be brought from Earth. [1]