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  2. Thermography - Wikipedia

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    Thermogram of a traditional building in the background and a "passive house" in the foregroundInfrared thermography (IRT), thermal video or thermal imaging, is a process where a thermal camera captures and creates an image of an object by using infrared radiation emitted from the object in a process, which are examples of infrared imaging science.

  3. National Park Service - Wikipedia

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    The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior.The service manages all national parks; most national monuments; and other natural, historical, and recreational properties, with various title designations.

  4. Lolicon - Wikipedia

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    Lolicon is a Japanese abbreviation of "Lolita complex" (ロリータ・コンプレックス, rorīta konpurekkusu), [5] an English-language phrase derived from Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita (1955) and introduced to Japan in Russell Trainer's The Lolita Complex (1966, translated 1969), [6] a work of pop psychology in which it is used to denote attraction to pubescent and pre-pubescent girls. [7]

  5. Border control - Wikipedia

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    In the medieval Islamic Caliphate, a form of passport was the bara'a, a receipt for taxes paid. Border controls were in place to ensure that only people who paid their zakah (for Muslims) or jizya (for dhimmis) taxes could travel freely between different regions of the Caliphate; thus, the bara'a receipt was a "basic passport".

  6. Live Nation Entertainment - Wikipedia

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    Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is an American multinational entertainment company that was founded in 2010 following the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster.It promotes, operates and manages ticket sales for live entertainment internationally.

  7. Microsoft Bing - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft Bing, commonly referred to as Bing, is a search engine owned and operated by Microsoft.The service traces its roots back to Microsoft's earlier search engines, including MSN Search, Windows Live Search, and Live Search.

  8. Political status of Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    According to a November 2005 poll from the Mainland Affairs Council, 37.7% of people living in the ROC favor maintaining the status quo until a decision can be made in the future, 18.4% favors maintaining the status quo indefinitely, 14% favors maintaining the status quo until eventual independence, 12% favors maintaining the status quo until ...

  9. Screening (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    It is offered to all, irrespective of the risk status of the individual. High risk or selective screening: High risk screening is conducted only among high-risk people. Multiphasic screening: The application of two or more screening tests to a large population at one time, instead of carrying out separate screening tests for single diseases.