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The Croation flag's fields are the same as those of the State flag of the Azerbaijan Republic except for what color present on the Azerbaijani flag but not on the Croation flag?
A red field is present on the Azerbaijani flag but not on the Croation flag.
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[ { "text": "Three equal horizontal fields, red on the top, white in the middle and blue on the bottom, Coat of arms of Croatia in the center of the middle field. The first field of the coat of arms was never specified in the Croatian constitution." }, { "text": "State flag of the Azerbaijan Republic consists of three horizontal stripes of same width. Upper stripe is blue, middle stripe is red, and the lower one is green; in the middle of red stripe on both sides of the flag white crescent with eight-pointed star are depicted." } ]
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In the UK, the way rules, norms and actions are structured, sustained , regulated and held accountable mediates what with regards to corporations?
The rights and duties among shareholders, employees, creditors and directors
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[ { "text": "Corporate governance in the UK mediates the rights and duties among shareholders, employees, creditors and directors. Since the board of directors habitually possesses the power to manage the business under a company constitution, a central theme is what mechanisms exist to ensure directors' accountability." }, { "text": "Governance is the way rules, norms and actions are structured, sustained , regulated and held accountable. The degree of formality depends on the internal rules of a given organization and, externally, with its business partners. As such, governance may take many forms, driven by many different motivations and with many different results." } ]
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Why are the Glyptocephalus cynoglossus and related species nicknamed "righteye flounders" or flatfishes?
They lie on the sea bottom on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides.
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[ { "text": "In northern Europe it has some importance in fisheries as a food fish. Glyptocephalus cynoglossus is a right-eyed flatfish with a small mouth which reaches the forward edge of the lower eye. The mouth contains a single series of small, incisor like teeth." }, { "text": "They are called \"righteye flounders\" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides. The Paralichthyidae are the opposite, with their eyes on the left side." } ]
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What is the term for the movement of leukocytes out of the organ system that permits blood to circulate and transport oxygen and towards the site of tissue damage?
This process is called leukocyte extravasation.
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[ { "text": "Leukocyte extravasation (also commonly known as leukocyte adhesion cascade or diapedesis – the passage of cells through the intact vessel wall) is the movement of leukocytes out of the circulatory system and towards the site of tissue damage or infection." }, { "text": "The circulatory system, also called the cardiovascular system or the vascular system, is an organ system that permits blood to circulate and transport nutrients (such as amino acids and electrolytes), oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones, and blood cells to and from the cells in the body to provide nourishment and help in fighting diseases, stabilize temperature and pH, and maintain homeostasis." } ]
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There are 23,000 local organizations recognized by what non-profit organization based in Alexandria, Virginia?
There are 23,000 local organizations in the United States recognized by the National Parent Teacher Association.
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[ { "text": "There are 23,000 local organizations recognized by the National PTA in the United States. The Reflections Arts in Education Program encourages students to explore the arts and express themselves by giving positive recognition for their artistic efforts." }, { "text": "In the U.S., groups which use the PTA acronym are part of the National Parent Teacher Association (National PTA), a non-profit organization based in Alexandria, Virginia. It is the largest and oldest volunteer organization working exclusively on behalf of children and youth." } ]
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What Mosque still has Hindu inscriptions on the pillars and base walls had it's first qadi of it be Malik ibn 'Abdu Rahman?
The Madayi Mosque
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[ { "text": "The mosque is a former Hindu temple dedicated to God Subramanya. Hindu inscriptions can still be seen on the pillars and base walls of the mosque. The Madayi Mosque was built with the assistance of the Kolattiri Raja to whom also there was a letter from the last Cera Perumal." }, { "text": "The Madayi Mosque was built with the assistance of the Kolattiri Raja to whom also there was a letter from the last Cera Perumal. According to Shaikh Zain ud-Din Makhdum, the first qadi of the new mosque was Malik ibn 'Abdu Rahman." } ]
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How many OVA series were associated with the TV show subtitled " Wandering Samurai " in some English versions?
Two
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[ { "text": "There were 95 episodes in the Rurouni Kenshin ' s TV series, but there are also two original video animation (OVA) series which have respectively four and two episodes." }, { "text": "Rurouni Kenshin is subtitled \" Wandering Samurai \" in some English versions. The TV series was later licensed in North America and released on DVD by Media Blasters. The first two seasons aired on the United States Cartoon Network as part of the Toonami block, while the third season was only featured on DVD." } ]
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Why was one of the largest areas of semi-natural chalk grassland designated as a Sites of Special Scientific Interest?
Because of its populations of lichens, vascular plants and invertebrates, and for its breeding stone curlews.
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[ { "text": "This is one of the largest areas of semi-natural chalk grassland in the country. It has also been designated an SSSI because of its important populations of lichens, vascular plants and invertebrates, and for its breeding stone curlews. There are also areas of scrub and woodland." }, { "text": "The following is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features." } ]
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The Edwards Plateau salamander has what color gills?
It has bright red external gills.
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[ { "text": "Eurycea neotenes, also known as the Texas salamander, Bexar County salamander, Edwards Plateau salamander, or Texas neotenic salamander, is a species of entirely aquatic, lungless salamander native to the United States. It is endemic to central Texas, near Helotes, in Bexar County ." }, { "text": "The Texas salamander grows from 2 to 4 in (5.1 to 10.2 cm) in length. It is brown in color, often with yellow or brown mottling, with light-yellow spotting down its back. It is neotenic, with a slender body, short limbs, and bright-red external gills." } ]
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What nationalist paramilitary and later partisan formation was responsible for military operations while the OUN was in charge of administrative duties?
The Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
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[ { "text": "The Ukrainian Insurgent Army ( Ukrainian: Українська повстанська армія, УПА, Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiya, UPA) was a Ukrainian nationalist paramilitary and later partisan formation. During World War II, it was engaged in guerrilla warfare against the Soviet Union, the Polish Underground State, Communist Poland and Nazi Germany." }, { "text": "The UPA was responsible for military operations while the OUN was in charge of administrative duties; each had its own chain of command. The six main departments were military, political, security service, mobilization, supply, and the Ukrainian Red Cross." } ]
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The armoured units equipped with main battle tanks in Germany are considered as what kind of division that had varying tank strength through wars?
Panzer.
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[ { "text": "Mountain infantry is designated as Gebirgsjäger, while Paratroopers are designated as Fallschirmjäger. Armoured units equipped with main battle tanks are designated as Panzer formations, while mechanized infantry units equipped with tracked infantry fighting vehicles are designated as Panzergrenadier formations." }, { "text": "Döberitz, Schlesien, and Holstein are approximately synonymous with Clausewitz. The tank strength of the panzer divisions varied throughout the war. The actual equipment of each division is difficult to determine due to battle losses, the formation of new units, reinforcements and captured enemy equipment." } ]
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In USP Marion and USP Pollock, what gender of inmates solely comprise these prisons?
Males.
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[ { "text": "The United States Penitentiary, Marion (USP Marion) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated Williamson County, Illinois. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice." }, { "text": "The United States Penitentiary, Pollock (USP Pollock) is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Louisiana. It is part of the Pollock Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Pollock) and operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice." } ]
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Wizard Island is located near the western shore of what, that is the same as the body of water which is approximately the size of South Carolina?
A lake, Crater Lake.
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[ { "text": "Crater Lake features two small islands. Wizard Island, located near the western shore of the lake, is a cinder cone approximately 316 acres (128 ha) in size. Phantom Ship, a natural rock pillar, is located near the southern shore." }, { "text": "Lake Superior has a surface area of 31,700 square miles (82,103 km 2 ), which is approximately the size of South Carolina or Austria. It has a maximum length of 350 statute miles (560 km; 300 nmi) and maximum breadth of 160 statute miles (257 km; 139 nmi)." } ]
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How is the Prime Minister of the Republic whose land area lies within the Boreal Kingdom, specifically within the Illyrian province of the Circumboreal Region, elected?
The Prime Minister is elected by the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo
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[ { "text": "It is composed of government ministers, and is led by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is elected by the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. Ministers are nominated by the Prime Minister and then confirmed by the Assembly." }, { "text": "In terms of phytogeography, the land area of Kosovo lies within the Boreal Kingdom, specifically within the Illyrian province of the Circumboreal Region. Its territory can be conventionally subdivided into four terrestrial ecoregions of the Palearctic realm, amongst them the Balkan and Dinaric mixed forests." } ]
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Long Tom" was how many mm bigger than the Maschinenkanone?
125
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[ { "text": "The 155 mm gun M1 was a 155 millimeter caliber field gun developed and used by the United States military. Nicknamed \"Long Tom\" (an appellation with a long and storied history in U.S. field and naval artillery), it was produced in M1 and M2 variants, later known as the M59." }, { "text": "Gas/Recoil. The Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 103 (\"MK\" - Maschinenkanone) was a German 30 mm caliber autocannon that was mounted in German combat aircraft during World War II. Intended to be a dual purpose weapon for anti-tank and air-to-air fighting, it was developed from the MK 101." } ]
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What is the highest point on the Hawaiian island that includes a neighbourhood called Salt Lake?
The highest point on Oahu, the Hawaiian island that includes the neighbourhood of Salt Lake, is Kaʻala, which reaches an elevetion of 1,220 metres above sea level.
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[ { "text": "/  21.35500°N 157.90778°W  / 21.35500; -157.90778 Salt Lake is a neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii on the island of O‘ahu. The area is also known as Āliamanu after a nearby crater, although Salt Lake itself is in a crater called Ālia pa‘akai — meaning \"salt pond\" in the Hawaiian language." }, { "text": "Oahu is 44 miles (71 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) across. Its shoreline is 227 miles (365 km) long. The island is composed of two separate shield volcanoes: the Waiʻanae and Koʻolau Ranges, with a broad valley or saddle (the central Oahu Plain) between them. The highest point is Kaʻala in the Waiʻanae Range, rising to 4,003 feet (1,220 m) above sea level" } ]
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What sort of pigments are in the reaction centers during the process used by plants to convert light energy into chemical energy?
Green chlorophyll pigments are present.
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[ { "text": "Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that, through cellular respiration, can later be released to fuel the organism's metabolic activities." }, { "text": "photosynthesis is performed differently by different species, the process always begins when energy from light is absorbed by proteins called reaction centers that contain green chlorophyll pigments. In plants, these proteins are held inside organelles called chloroplasts, which are most abundant in leaf cells, while in bacteria they are embedded in the plasma membrane. In these light-dependent reactions, some energy is used to strip electrons from suitable substances, such as water, producing oxygen gas" } ]
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Angela Merkel hold what rank indicating they are political leader of Germany and the head of the federal government?
Chancellor of Germany
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[ { "text": "The chancellor of Germany is the political leader of Germany and the head of the federal government. The office holder is responsible for selecting all other members of the government and chairing cabinet meetings." }, { "text": "Sebastian Kurz is the incumbent Bundeskanzler of Austria. Chancellor or Grand Chancellor is the common translation of the Chinese title chengxiang or zaixiang, which in imperial China was the head of the government serving under the emperor. Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany." } ]
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Ginnorgarh is a fort in Sehore District in which Indian state whose capital is Bhopal and largest city is Indore?
Ginnorgarh is located in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
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[ { "text": "Ginnorgarh (or Ginnaurgarh, Hindi गिन्नोर्गढ़) is a fort in Sehore District, Madhya Pradesh. Located in the Ratapani Tiger Reserve on a rocky summit rising to 700m, Ginnorgarh has two natural water bodies and a fortified enclosure with the remains of several palaces, gatehouses and cisterns." }, { "text": "Madhya Pradesh (/ˌmɑːdjə prəˈdɛʃ/,[10] Hindi: [ˈmədʱjə pɾəˈdeːʃ] (About this soundlisten); meaning Central Province) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Gwalior, Ujjain, Satna being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the second largest Indian state by area and the fifth largest state by population with over 72 million residents. It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the southeast, Maharashtra to the south, Gujarat to the west, and Rajasthan to the northwest.[" } ]
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In which country is the River Lyde or Lyde River located and what type of mills were once built on it?
The River Lyde or Lyde River is a small river in the English county of Hampshire. There is clear evidence of three water mills on the river, all of which were corn mills in 1873.
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[ { "text": "The River Lyde or Lyde River is a small river in the English county of Hampshire. It rises near Mapledurwell, where the water is used in watercress beds before entering the main channel." }, { "text": "There is clear evidence of three water mills on the river, all of which were corn mills in 1873,[11] but during the 17th century there were five operational mills powered by the Lyde.[12] The present Andwell Mill building dates from the 17th century, it is Grade II listed." } ]
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The cape that was named from the Dutch term "Blankenesse" is made of a material deposited during which geological period?
The late Cretaceous Period.
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[ { "text": "Cap Blanc-Nez (literally \"Cape White Nose\" in English; from Dutch Blankenesse, white headland) is a cape on the Côte d'Opale, in the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France, culminating at 134 m. The cliffs of chalk are very similar to the white cliffs of Dover at the other side of the Channel in England." }, { "text": "The Chalk Group is a European stratigraphic unit deposited during the late Cretaceous Period. It forms the famous White Cliffs of Dover in Kent, England, as well as their counterparts of the Cap Blanc Nez on the other side of the Dover Strait." } ]
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In the theory by Levis that's published in several volumes, it is an integrative approach to what analysis?
Behavioral analysis and personality assessment.
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[ { "text": "The Formal Theory of Behavior seeks to qualify the physical properties of behavior through applying principles of Physics to the study of emotional energetic transformation. Levis has published several volumes on this research, including Conflict Analysis: The Formal Theory of Behavior and Conflict Analysis Training." }, { "text": "Levis is best known for his Formal Theory, an integrative approach to behavioral analysis and personality assessment. The Formal Theory of Behavior seeks to qualify the physical properties of behavior through applying principles of Physics to the study of emotional energetic transformation." } ]
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What are Raf. Lomatium, Lomatium dasycarpum and the family Apiaceae?
Herbs.
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[ { "text": "Raf. Lomatium is a genus of about 75 species of perennial herbs native to western North America; its common names include biscuitroot, Indian parsley, and desert parsley." }, { "text": "It is native to California and Baja California, where it is widespread throughout many of the mountain ranges, including the Peninsular, Sierra Nevada, and California Coast Ranges, and in valleys. Lomatium dasycarpum is a lightly hairy perennial herb up to about half a meter tall." }, { "text": "& Rose Lomatium bicolor ( Wasatch desertparsley) is an herb of the family Apiaceae that occurs in two varieties, Lomatium bicolor var. leptocarpum and Lomatium bicolor var. bicolor . It is 20–50 cm tall and the stems are split at the ground." } ]
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How were both the Bowser and the Boyer candy company named?
They were named from a person's last name.
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[ { "text": "A bowser is a tanker of various kinds, named for Sylvanus Bowser . The term bowser is used by water companies in the United Kingdom to refer to mobile water tanks deployed to distribute fresh water in emergencies where the normal system of piped distribution has broken down or is insufficient." }, { "text": "Boyer was founded during the Great Depression by brothers Bill and Bob Boyer as a means of supplementing their income. The business was originally operated from their own kitchen with their mother and sister hand-wrapping candy as Bill finished making it. Bob sold the candy door to door." } ]
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The Terraces of the Baháʼí Faith and The World Centre that consists of the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh are both in what country?
Israel
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[ { "text": "The Baháʼí World Centre is the name given to the spiritual and administrative centre of the Baháʼí Faith. The World Centre consists of the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh near Acre, Israel, the Shrine of the Báb and its gardens on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel, and various other buildings in the area including the Arc buildings." }, { "text": "The Terraces of the Baháʼí Faith, also known as the Hanging Gardens of Haifa, are garden terraces around the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. In total there are 19 terraces and more than 1,500 steps as the garden sweeps down towards Haifa port." } ]
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Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of what Norwegian archipelago, located about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole?
Spitsbergen is in the Svalbard archipelago.
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[ { "text": "Spitsbergen (formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian: Vest Spitsbergen or Vestspitsbergen, Urban East Norwegian: [ˈvɛ̂stˌspɪtsbærɡn̩], also sometimes spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway ." }, { "text": "Svalbard, previously known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands were first used as a base by the whalers who sailed far north in the 17th and 18th centuries, after which they were abandoned" } ]
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Kisii town is located in the southwest part of what country that the Luhya live in?
Kenya
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[ { "text": "Kisii town - known as Bosongo or Getembe by the locals - is located in Nyanza Province to the southwest of Kenya and is home to the Abagusii people. However, the term Kisii refers to the town and not to the people." }, { "text": "The Bantu speaking communities in Eastern Uganda as well as Buganda are largely part of and/or related to the Luhya people of Kenya in language and culture. The only tribes that migrated to Kenya from Uganda are the Luo, Luo-Abasuba and several Luhya tribes." } ]
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What was the population as of 2010 of the North Carolina county that contains the community formerly known as Hells Half Acre?
Caswell County in the 2010 census had a population of 23,719.
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[ { "text": "Providence (formerly known as Hells Half Acre) is an unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States. Providence is 7 miles (11 km) north-northwest of Yanceyville and directly south of Danville, Virginia. Providence has a post office with ZIP code 27315." }, { "text": "Caswell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,719.[1] Its county seat is Yanceyville.[2]" } ]
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What kind of people speak Persian and also Azerbaijani Turkish who are a diverse Indo-European ethno-linguistic group?
The Iranian peoples.
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[ { "text": "Iranians speak Persian and also Azerbaijani Turkish, Kurdish, Gilaki and some other languages and dialects are spoken in different regions of Iran. They practice the Iranian culture, which includes Nowruz. Along religious lines, both Muslim and non-Muslim Iranians reside in Australia." }, { "text": "The Iranian peoples or the Iranic peoples, are a diverse Indo-European ethno-linguistic group identified by their use of the Iranian languages and other cultural similarities. The Proto-Iranians are believed to have emerged as a separate branch of the Indo-Iranians in Central Asia in the mid-2nd millennium BC." } ]
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What Air Force unit designated on 15 January 1985 hauled engines, parts, and other equipment to airfields in the assigned depot area?
The 971st Airborne Warning and Control Squadron i was designated on 15 January 1985 by the consolidation of the World War II 1st Troop Carrier Squadron.
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[ { "text": "With enlisted men as pilots, the squadron hauled engines, parts, and other equipment to airfields in their assigned depot area, returned items to the depot, and transferred materiel between depots. They also furnished transportation for maneuvers." }, { "text": "The 971st Airborne Warning and Control Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit designation. It was designated on 15 January 1985 by the consolidation of the World War II 1st Troop Carrier Squadron, which was inactivated on 18 December 1945 at Fort Lawton, Washington; the 1st Strategic Support Squadron, which was inactivated on 15 January 1959 at Biggs Air Force Base, Texas, and the 1st Air Transport Squadron, which was inactivated on 20 June 1971 at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland." } ]
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How many species does Trema have and what is it widely planted for?
Trema is a genus of about 15 species of evergreen trees widely planted for land reclamation in southern Asia, valued for its tolerance of poor soils due to its ability to fix nitrogen.
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[ { "text": "Trema orientalis is widely planted for land reclamation in southern Asia, valued for its tolerance of poor soils due to its ability to fix nitrogen. It is also an invasive species on some Pacific Ocean islands. Flowers of T. orientalis in Goa, India ." }, { "text": "Trema is a genus of about 15 species of evergreen trees closely related to the hackberries ( Celtis ), occurring in subtropical and tropical regions of southern Asia, northern Australasia, Africa, South and Central America, and parts of North America." } ]
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Triacontadigon and triacontagon are both types of what?
Polygons
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[ { "text": "The triacontagon is the largest regular polygon whose interior angle is the sum of the interior angles of smaller polygons: 168° is the sum of the interior angles of the equilateral triangle (60°) and the regular pentagon (108°). As 30 = 2 × 3 × 5, a regular triacontagon is constructible using a compass and straightedge." }, { "text": "In geometry, a triacontadigon (or triacontakaidigon) or 32-gon is a thirty-two-sided polygon. In Greek, the prefix triaconta- means 30 and di- means 2. The sum of any triacontadigon's interior angles is 5400 degrees." } ]
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The capital city of the state of South Australia has what gulf to the west?
Gulf St Vincent is to the west of Adelaide.
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[ { "text": "Adelaide ( / ˈædəleɪd / ( listen) AD-ə-layd) is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city of Australia. The demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide." }, { "text": "Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends 20 km (12 mi) from the coast to the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches 96 km (60 mi) from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south." } ]
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The Qara Khitai empire was established by what ruler with the courtesy name Zhongde and also known by his temple name Emperor Dezong of Western Liao?
The Qara Khitai empire was established by Yelu Dashi.
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[ { "text": "Qara Khitai or Khitan is the origin of \" Cathay \", a foreign name for China . The Qara Khitai empire was established by Yelü Dashi, who led nomadic Khitans west by way of Mongolia after the collapse of the Liao dynasty. The Jurchens, once vassals of the Khitans, had allied with the Song dynasty and overthrown the Liao." }, { "text": "Yelü Dashi, courtesy name Zhongde, also known by his temple name Emperor Dezong of Western Liao, was the founder of the Qara Khitai (Western Liao dynasty). He initially ruled as king from 1124 to 1132, then as emperor from 1132 to 1143. He was also known in Muslim sources as Nūshī Taifū, Qushqin Taifū or Qushqīn, son of Baighū. He fled the Liao dynasty in northern China as it was on the verge of destruction by the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty and moved westward into Central Asia where he established a new empire." } ]
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What makes X-ray crystallography successful?
Many materials form crystals, which are simply the ordered arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules in a crystalline material, making x-ray crystallography successful.
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[ { "text": "In crystallography, crystal structure is a description of the ordered arrangement of atoms, ions or molecules in a crystalline material. Ordered structures occur from the intrinsic nature of the constituent particles to form symmetric patterns that repeat along the principal directions of three-dimensional space in matter." }, { "text": "Since many materials can form crystals—such as salts, metals, minerals, semiconductors, as well as various inorganic, organic, and biological molecules—X-ray crystallography has been fundamental in the development of many scientific fields." } ]
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The Calocedrus macrolepis and the life form that has an orange-brown weathering greyish bark are both types of what?
Trees.
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[ { "text": "Calocedrus macrolepis ( Chinese incense-cedar; Chinese: 翠柏 cui bai) is a conifer native to southwest China ( Guangdong west to Yunnan ), northern Vietnam, northern Laos, extreme northern Thailand and northeastern Myanmar. It is a medium-size tree to 25–35 m tall, with a trunk up to 2 m diameter." }, { "text": "It is a medium-size tree to 20–25 m tall, with a trunk up to 3 meters in diameter. The bark is orange-brown weathering greyish, smooth at first, becoming fissured and exfoliating in long strips on the lower trunk on old trees." } ]
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Insects mostly do not engage in what, which would focus on the long-term social interactions between individuals of a group?
Group living
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The cells of what can't move by themselves, which has a type with basic amines such as putrescine, spermine, spermidine and cadaverine?
Flowering plant sperm cells.
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[ { "text": "Basic amines such as putrescine, spermine, spermidine and cadaverine are responsible for the smell and flavor of semen. These alkaline bases counteract and buffer the acidic environment of the vaginal canal, and protect DNA inside the sperm from acidic denaturation. The components and contributions of semen are as follows:" }, { "text": "Some plants such as ferns and mosses have sperm that move. Flowering plant sperm cells cannot move by themselves. The flowering plant sperm cells are contained within pollen grains. Thus, they rely on transportation to take their sperm cells to other plants." } ]
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The Dash DAO is one of the top 12 what, that can be traded digitally for other assets, such as conventional fiat money?
Cryptocurrencies.
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[ { "text": "A cryptocurrency exchange, or a digital currency exchange ( DCE ), is a business that allows customers to trade cryptocurrencies or digital currencies for other assets, such as conventional fiat money or other digital currencies." }, { "text": "The Dash DAO later funded a blockchain research lab at ASU. , Dash's market capitalization was around $4.3 billion and it was one of the top 12 cryptocurrencies. , Dash was the most popular cryptocurrency in Venezuela according to Der Spiegel." } ]
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How many more edges does a chamfered cube have than the normal number of degrees that the thing sometimes defined as a bevel is often created at?
3
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What snake found in the jungles of India is classified as one of the Big Four that is responsible for the most snake bites in India?
The Common Krait
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[ { "text": "The Common Krait ( Bungarus caeruleus) is a type of snake that is found in the jungles of India. This snake is a very poisonous. It is one of the \"big four\" snakes in India. This short article about biology can be made longer." }, { "text": "They are as follows: Of the Big Four, the common krait is responsible for the most snake bites, followed by Russell's viper, the saw-scaled viper, and the Indian cobra. A polyvalent serum that effectively neutralizes the venom of all of the Big Four snakes is widely available in India, and is frequently administered to save lives." } ]
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In the autosomal dominant brain disease that is in the same class as the infection in camels discovered by Algerian veterinarian Baaissa Babelhadj, what gene is mutated?
The gene encoding protein PrP C.
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[ { "text": "It is a prion disease of the brain. It is usually caused by a mutation to the gene encoding protein PrP C. It has two forms: fatal familial insomnia (FFI), which is autosomal dominant and sporadic fatal insomnia (sFI) which is due to a noninherited mutation." }, { "text": "It was discovered by the Algerian veterinarian Baaissa Babelhadj, Lecturer-researcher Semir Bechir Suheil GAOUAR (university of Tlemcen) and a colleague in Ouargla, in collaboration with Italian researchers. This infection is a form of prion disease ( transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, TSE) that affects camels." } ]
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What is the name for the type of person that is prejudiced against the victims of the attack that Philo of Alexandria describes as occurring in 38 CE and resulting in thousands of deaths?
An antisemite is a person who is prejudiced against Jews.
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What was a territorial division in the ancient civilization that now has the capital of Cairo?
A nome.
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Robert I, the Latin Emperor of Constantinople, was a younger son of what emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople from 1216 to 1217?
Robert I was the son of Peter, also known as Peter II of Courtenay.
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[ { "text": "Robert I, also Robert of Courtenay (died 1228), Latin Emperor of Constantinople, was a younger son of the emperor Peter II of Courtenay, and Yolanda of Flanders." }, { "text": "Peter, also Peter II of Courtenay (French: Pierre de Courtenay; died 1219), was emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople from 1216 to 1217. When his brother-in-law, the emperor Henry, died without sons in 1216, Peter was chosen as his successor, and with a small army he left his residence of château de Druyes in France to take possession of his throne. He was consecrated emperor at the Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls in Rome by Pope Honorius III on 9 April 1217." } ]
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What was the foot divided into in the English system of measurements, before the Composition of Yards and Perches was passed?
It was divided into 4 palms or 12 thumbs.
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[ { "text": "During the Anglo-Saxon period, the North German foot of 13.2 inches (335 millimetres) was the nominal basis for other units of linear measurement. The foot was divided into 4 palms or 12 thumbs. A cubit was 2 feet, an elne 4 feet." }, { "text": "Prior to the enactment of a law known as the \"Composition of Yards and Perches\" (Latin: Compositio ulnarum et perticarum)[4] some time between 1266 and 1303, the English system of measurement had been based on that of the Anglo-Saxons, who were descended from tribes of northern Germany" } ]
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What leader of the Animorphs fires their Fracon beams at the Visser's vessel?
Jake Berenson fires it.
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Behrmann and Berman are both examples of what?
Surnames
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The regulator is a positive what, which in number theory, the study of Diophantine approximation deals with the approximation of by rational numbers?
Real number
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[ { "text": "It determines the rank of the group of units in the ring OK of algebraic integers of a number field K. The regulator is a positive real number that determines how \"dense\" the units are. The statement is that the group of units is finitely generated and has rank (maximal number of multiplicatively independent elements) equal to" }, { "text": "In number theory, the study of Diophantine approximation deals with the approximation of real numbers by rational numbers. It is named after Diophantus of Alexandria . The first problem was to know how well a real number can be approximated by rational numbers." } ]
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Cecil Hills and Seven Hills are both suburbs of what city?
Sydney
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What Midtown Manhattan area can be found between 34th Street and 59th Street that has the Hudson river opposite of it?
54th Street.
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In the Mario franchise containing King Koopa, who is the pink, anthropomorphic creature known as in Japan?
Catherine.
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[ { "text": "Birdo, known in Japan as Catherine, (voiced by Kazumi Totaka) is a pink, anthropomorphic creature who wears a red bow on her head, and has a round mouth that can fire eggs as projectiles. Birdo first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 2. Since then, she has been a recurring character in various franchise spin-offs and becomes Yoshi's partner." }, { "text": "Bowser (クッパ, Kuppa, \"Koopa\"), or King Koopa, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Nintendo 's Mario franchise. In Japan, the character bears the title of Daimaō (大魔王, \"Great Demon King\")." } ]
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Why can we be confident that if we were able to travel back in time and see the events of the Punic wars, we would see soldiers in formation with shields being held over their heads?
Because the Punic wars involved Rome, who used a defensive formation called a testudo throughout its entire history, a hallmark of which involved inside ranks holding shields over their heads.
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What body part in humans is affected by Albinism that isn't affected by Leucism in animals?
The eyes are affected in humans by Albinism.
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What makes the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park different from other protected areas of Australia?
It's managed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
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What type of Christianity was essentially based on Rome and made use of the administrative skills which Rome had honed and has its name as a female version of Paulinus?
Pauline.
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[ { "text": "Pauline is a female given name. It was originally the French form of Paulina, a female version of Paulinus, a variant of Paulus meaning the little, hence the younger . The corresponding form for the name in Italian is Paolina (Paula corresponds to Paola). In Russian, the corresponding name is Полина (pronounced Polina)." }, { "text": "Pauline Christianity was essentially based on Rome and made use of the administrative skills which Rome had honed. Its system of organization with a single bishop for each town was, in Bart Ehrman 's view, the means by which it obtained its hegemony." } ]
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Did Notovitch ever visit the region where the Thikse Monastery is located?
Yes, he recovered from breaking his leg in Ladakh
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[ { "text": "The Thikse Monastery is the largest monastery in central Ladakh and is primarily known for its statue of Maitreya in its Maitreya Temple. This statue is 15 m (49 ft) high and the largest such statue in Ladakh." }, { "text": "After breaking his leg in India and while recovering from it at the Hemis monastery in Ladakh, Notovitch learned of the Tibetan manuscript Life of Saint Issa, Best of the Sons of Men—Isa being the Arabic name of Jesus in Islam, and īśa meaning 'the Lord' in Sanskrit. Notovitch's account, with the text of the Life, was published in French in 1894 as La vie inconnue de Jesus Christ. It was translated into English,[9] German, Spanish, and Italian." } ]
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In the Hemoglobin E mutation that is common in East and Southeast Asians, when was it estimated to have arisen?
Within the last 5,000 years.
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[ { "text": "The mutation is estimated to have arisen within the last 5,000 years. In Europe there have been found cases of families with hemoglobin E, but in these cases, the mutation differs from the one found in South-East Asia. This means that there may be different origins of the βE mutation." }, { "text": "Hemoglobin E ( HbE) is an abnormal hemoglobin with a single point mutation in the β chain. At position 26 there is a change in the amino acid, from glutamic acid to lysine (E26K). Hemoglobin E is very common among people of Southeast Asian including Northeast Indian, East Asian descent." } ]
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CMB and Lambda are both used to refer to what?
Radiation.
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Latakia and Quneitra are both names of what?
Governorates in Syria
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[ { "text": "Latakia Governorate, also transliterated as Ladhakia Governorate, ( Arabic: مُحافظة اللاذقية ‎ / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat al-Lādhiqīyah) is one of the 14 governorates of Syria." }, { "text": "Quneitra means small arch or bridge, and the name is derived from the small-arches bridge around which the town has been built. Quneitra is the capital of the Quneitra Governorate, a district of southwestern Syria that incorporates the whole of the Golan Heights. The city of Quneitra is within the portion of the Golan Heights controlled by Syria." } ]
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How long is the beltway that consists of the West Beltway which passes through the Mandarin area, and the East Beltway?
60.9 miles.
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[ { "text": "The 60.9 miles (98.0 km)-long beltway consists of two segments, the West Beltway (formerly signed as simply I-295), and the East Beltway (formerly signed as State Road 9A ), with I-95 serving as the dividing line between the two. The entire highway carries a hidden designation as State Road 9A by the Florida Department of Transportation." }, { "text": "Beginning at the I-95 interchange in southeastern Duval as the West Beltway, the beltway travels west, passes through the Mandarin area with interchanges at Old St. Augustine Road, and SR 13 (San Jose Boulevard)." } ]
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Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is the starting point of what series of gorges that are considered to be some of the most beautiful tourist sites in France?
Gorges de l'Ardèche
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[ { "text": "The Gorges de l'Ardèche is made up of a series of gorges in the river and locally known as the \"European Grand Canyon\", Located in the Ardèche, in the French department Ardèche, forming a thirty-kilometre long canyon running from Vallon-Pont-d'Arc to Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche." }, { "text": "Its tourist importance largely comes from the fact that it is the departure point for the river descent of the Gorges de l'Ardèche (from Pont d'Arc to Saint-Martin-d'Ardeche ). Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is situated at the threshold of one of the most beautiful tourist sites of France: \"les gorges de l'Ardèche\" (the Ardèche canyon)." } ]
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What type of system does the cone-beam system is based on a 2D X-ray detector use, that's used in a type of contrast CT to visualize the arteries and veins throughout the body?
Tomography.
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[ { "text": "Computed tomography angiography (CTA) is a type of contrast CT to visualize the arteries and veins throughout the body. This ranges from arteries serving the brain to those bringing blood to the lungs, kidneys, arms and legs. An example of this type of exam is CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) used to diagnose pulmonary embolism (PE)." }, { "text": "Typically used in human computed tomography systems. The cone-beam system is based on a 2D X-ray detector ( camera) and an electronic X-ray source, creating projection images that later will be used to reconstruct the image cross-sections." } ]
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The battle near the city of Plataea in Boeotia fought between the Greek allies and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I occurred how many years before the siege of Melos?
63
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[ { "text": "The battle was in 479 BC near the city of Plataea in Boeotia. It was fought between the Greek allies (the city-states, of Sparta, Athens, Corinth and Megara ), and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I ." }, { "text": "The siege of Melos occurred in 416 BC during the Peloponnesian War, which was a war fought between Athens and Sparta. Melos is an island in the Aegean Sea roughly 110 km east of mainland Greece." } ]
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Specific frequency allocations vary from country to country and between regions defined by what organization that divides the world into three regions for the purposes of managing the global radio spectrum?
The International Telecommunication Union
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[ { "text": "Specific frequency allocations vary from country to country and between ITU regions as specified in the current ITU HF frequency allocations for amateur radio. The list of frequency ranges is called a band allocation, which may be set by international agreements, and national regulations." }, { "text": "The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in its International Radio Regulations, divides the world into three ITU regions for the purposes of managing the global radio spectrum. Each region has its own set of frequency allocations, the main reason for defining the regions." } ]
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What law is commonly applied to study the movement of the compound that hydrology also studies the movement of?
Darcy's law.
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Individuals living in Brussels can opt by their own choice for certain policies of what community, which shares a name with the region in Belgium that's not Walloon or Brussels?
Flemish
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[ { "text": "The reason is that no distinct sub-national status exists in Belgium. Yet, individuals living in Brussels can opt by their own choice for certain policies of the Flemish Community. Dutch is the official language of the Flemish Community. Minorities speak French, Yiddish, Turkish, Arabic, Berber, Italian, Spanish, English and German." }, { "text": "Article 3: Belgium comprises three Regions: the Flemish Region, the Walloon Region and the Brussels Region. Article 4: Belgium comprises four linguistic regions: the Dutch-speaking region, the French-speaking region, the bilingual region of Brussels-Capital and the German-speaking region." } ]
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What do both Carinatae and the pectoral girdle refer to?
Birds.
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Are U.S. Route 36 and U.S. Route 50 found on the same coast of the United States or different coasts?
They are found on different coasts.
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Arkhangelsk and Lake Onega are both located in what country?
Russia
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Which part of the back is affected during orthopedic spinal fusion surgery that protects the spinal cord?
The vertebrae.
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Which 13 km long mineral deposit has 1.1% of it's minerals possessing a density that is greater than 2.9 g/cm 3?
The medium-sized Coburn mineral sands deposit
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[ { "text": "In geology, a heavy mineral is a mineral with a density that is greater than 2.9 g/cm 3, most commonly referring to dense components of siliciclastic sediments. A heavy mineral suite is the relative percentages of heavy minerals in a stone. Heavy mineral suites are used to help determine the provenance and history of sedimentary rocks." }, { "text": "For example; the medium-sized Coburn mineral sands deposit, Western Australia, is 230 million tonnes at 1.1% heavy minerals, and is 13 km long. The Tormin mine, on the Western Cape of South Africa's coastline, provides a unique ocean beach feature, which exposes the resource to wave and tidal conditions that result in a natural jigging effect." } ]
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A UN number (United Nations number) is a four-digit number that identifies what, examples of which include trinitrotoluene and nitroglycerin?
Hazardous materials
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The ribonuclease inhibitor that binds to one of the tightest known protein-protein interactions is an example of what?
Cellular enzyme inhibitors
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[ { "text": "Other cellular enzyme inhibitors are proteins that specifically bind to and inhibit an enzyme target. This can help control enzymes that may be damaging to a cell, like proteases or nucleases. A well-characterised example of this is the ribonuclease inhibitor, which binds to ribonucleases in one of the tightest known protein–protein interactions." }, { "text": "This type of negative feedback slows the production line when products begin to build up and is an important way to maintain homeostasis in a cell. Other cellular enzyme inhibitors are proteins that specifically bind to and inhibit an enzyme target. This can help control enzymes that may be damaging to a cell, like proteases or nucleases." } ]
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The semicolon and the circumpunct are both what?
Symbols
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[ { "text": "The circled dot, circumpunct, or circle with a point at its centre is an ancient symbol. It can represent: . End of trail / End of the game. Gone home. ( scouting) The Lost Symbol - a novel by Dan Brown that uses this symbol." }, { "text": "The semicolon or semi-colon[1] ; is a symbol commonly used as orthographic punctuation. In the English language, a semicolon is most commonly used to link (in a single sentence) two independent clauses that are closely related in thought" } ]
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What East Slavic language is spoken by at least 29 percent of Estonians?
Russian is the East Slavic language spoken by at least 29 percent of Estonians.
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[ { "text": "Russian ( русский язык, tr. russkiy yazyk) is an East Slavic language native to the Russians in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Indo-European language family, and is one of four living East Slavic languages, and also part of the larger Balto-Slavic branch." }, { "text": "n Estonia, Russian is spoken by 29.6% of the population according to a 2011 estimate from the World Factbook,[50] and is officially considered a foreign language.[48] School education in the Russian language is a very contentious point in Estonian politics, but as of 2019 promises have been given that such schools will remain open in the near future.[51]" } ]
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Where are the packages available for the text-based BitTorrent client written in C++?
In Linux distributions and Unix-like systems.
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[ { "text": "rTorrent packages are available for various Linux distributions and Unix-like systems, and it will compile and run on nearly every POSIX -compliant operating system, such as FreeBSD and OS X ." }, { "text": "rTorrent is a text-based BitTorrent client written in C++, based on the ncurses and libTorrent (not to be confused with libtorrent) libraries for Unix, whose author's goal is \"a focus on high performance and good code\"." } ]
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Early evidence of cultivated rice along the Yangtze that is carbon-dated to 8,000 years ago makes what country one of the world's oldest civilizations?
China
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[ { "text": "The Neolithic age in China can be traced back to about 10,000 BC. The earliest evidence of cultivated rice, found by the Yangtze River, is carbon-dated to 8,000 years ago. Early evidence for proto-Chinese millet agriculture is radiocarbon-dated to about 7000 BC." }, { "text": "However, Neolithic civilizations originated at various cultural centers along both the Yellow River and Yangtze River. These Yellow River and Yangtze civilizations arose millennia before the Shang. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest civilizations and is regarded as one of the cradles of civilization." } ]
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Uddingston and Bellshill is a constituency in of the parliament of what country that Glasgow is in?
Scotland
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[ { "text": "Uddingston and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood ). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election." }, { "text": "Uddingston ( Scots: Uddinstoun, Scottish Gaelic: Baile Udain) is a small town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the north side of the River Clyde, south-east of Glasgow city centre, and acts as a dormitory suburb for the city." } ]
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Taxiways and road base refer to what?
Runway.
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[ { "text": "An airplane uses taxiways to taxi from one place on an airport to another; for example, when moving from a hangar to the runway. The term \"taxiing\" is not used for the accelerating run along a runway prior to takeoff, or the decelerating run immediately after landing, which are called the takeoff roll and landing rollout, respectively." }, { "text": "A highway strip, road runway or road base is a section of a highway, motorway or other form of public road that is specially built to act as a runway for (mostly) military aircraft and to serve as an auxiliary military air base." } ]
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What is the name of the temple that is the namesake for the period of development of the Hebrew Bible canon as well as the rise of Christianity?
Second Temple
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[ { "text": "The development of the Hebrew Bible canon, the synagogue, Jewish apocalyptic expectations for the future, and the rise of Christianity can all be traced to the Second Temple period. (Note: dates and periods are in many cases approximate and/or conventional)" }, { "text": "The Second Temple ( בֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי, Beit HaMikdash HaSheni) was the Jewish holy temple, which stood on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, between c. 516 BCE and c. 70 CE. It gave name to the Second Temple period ." } ]
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Of the flathead catfish and flathead flounder, which has a longer scientific name?
The flathead founder has a longer scientific name.
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[ { "text": "Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. The flathead catfish ( Pylodictis olivaris ), also called by several common names including mudcat or shovelhead cat, is a large species of North American freshwater catfish in the family Ictaluridae. It is the only species of the genus Pylodictis." }, { "text": "The flathead flounder ( Hippoglossoides dubious) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on bottoms in shallow coastal waters, at depths of between 10 and 600 metres (33 and 1,969 ft)." } ]
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Rocky Mountain Doubles" are an example of a configuration of two what, which in the United States, trucks on public roads are limited to two with a dolly to connect?
Trailers
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[ { "text": "In the United States, trucks on public roads are limited to two trailers (two 28 ft or 8.5 m and a dolly to connect; the limit is 63 ft or 19 m end to end)." }, { "text": "Colorado allows what are known as \"Rocky Mountain Doubles\" which is one full length 53 ft or 16 m trailer and an additional 28 ft or 8.5 m trailer. The term \"road train\" is not commonly used in the United States; \"turnpike train\" has been used, generally in a pejorative sense." } ]
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Leonardo's first painted work independent from his master Verrocchio was about a woman of whom Michelangelo made a what?
Sculpture
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[ { "text": "The Madonna of Bruges is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo of the Virgin and Child . Michelangelo's depiction of the Madonna and Child differs significantly from earlier representations of the same subject, which tended to feature a pious Virgin smiling down on an infant held in her arms." }, { "text": "It is likely that the Benois Madonna was the first work painted by Leonardo independently from his master Verrocchio. There are two of Leonardo's preliminary sketches for this piece in the British Museum, although the painting was probably overpainted by other hands." } ]
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Many nations–especially those with isolated and therefore non-standard prehistories–use their own systems of dividing geologic time into epochs and faunal stages, in addition to using the international version of what level-4 vital article in Science, Physics?
Geologic time scale
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[ { "text": "While also using the international geologic time scale, many nations–especially those with isolated and therefore non-standard prehistories–use their own systems of dividing geologic time into epochs and faunal stages . In New Zealand, these epochs and stages use local place names (mainly Māori in origin) back to the Permian." }, { "text": "Geologic time scale has been listed as a level-4 vital article in Science, Physics. If you can improve it, please do. This article has been rated as B-Class. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Time, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Time on Wikipedia." } ]
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RPE-retinal G protein-coupled, nuclear and Intracellular are all types of what?
Receptors
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[ { "text": "Intracellular receptors are receptors located inside the cell rather than on its cell membrane. Classic hormones that use intracellular receptors include thyroid and steroid hormones. Examples are the class of nuclear receptors located in the cell nucleus and cytoplasm and the IP 3 receptor located on the endoplasmic reticulum." }, { "text": "RPE-retinal G protein-coupled receptor also known as RGR-opsin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RGR gene. RGR-opsin is a member of the rhodopsin-like receptor subfamily of GPCR." }, { "text": "Retinoic acid receptor gamma ( RAR-γ ), also known as NR1B3 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group B, member 3) is a nuclear receptor encoded by the RARG gene. Retinoic acid receptor gamma has been shown to interact with NCOR1." } ]
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What type of memory that contains knowledge of the self can maintain a coherent self-identity over time?
Autobiographical memory.
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[ { "text": "The autobiographical knowledge base contains knowledge of the self, used to provide information on what the self is, what the self was, and what the self can be. This information is categorized into three broad areas: lifetime periods, general events, and event-specific knowledge." }, { "text": "Autobiographical memory performs a self-representative function by using personal memories to create and maintain a coherent self-identity over time. This self-continuity is the most commonly referred to self-representative function of autobiographical memory." } ]
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What are the personality traits of the most extensively studied model of personality?
They are extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness and openness to experience.
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[ { "text": "These five personality traits: Extraversion, Neuroticism, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness and Openness to Experience have garnered widespread support . The Big Five personality characteristics represent one level in a hierarchy of traits." }, { "text": "The Big Five model of personality (also known as the Five Factor Model) has become the most extensively studied model of personality and has broad support, starting in the United States and later in many different cultures. Some research shows that the Big Five holds up across cultures even with its origin in the English language." } ]
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What tool that captures the losses in human development due to inequality in health, education and income was published as a list of countries by rating by the UNDP in it's 2019 Human Development Report?
The list of countries by inequality-adjusted human development index (IHDI) was published by the UNDP.
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[ { "text": "Under perfect equality, the HDI and IHDI are equal; the greater the difference between the two, the greater the inequality. The IHDI, estimated for 151 countries (includes the world and other 150 specific countries), captures the losses in human development due to inequality in health, education and income." }, { "text": "This is a list of countries by inequality-adjusted human development index (IHDI), as published by the UNDP in its 2019 Human Development Report. According to the 2016 Report, \"The IHDI can be interpreted as the level of human development when inequality is accounted for,\" whereas the Human Development Index itself, from which the IHDI is derived, is \"an index of potential human development (or the maximum IHDI that could be achieved if there were no inequality).\"[1][2]" } ]
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National Highway 3 in India starts in which state?
National Highway 3 in India starts at Attari in the state of Punjab.
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[ { "text": "National Highway 3, or NH 3, is a national highway in India. It starts from Atari adjacent to India-Pakistan border and near Amritsar and terminates at Leh in Ladakh, via Manali in Himachal Pradesh." }, { "text": "Attari, also spelled Atari, Punjabi:ਅਟਾਰੀ is a village of Amritsar district in the Punjab state of India, 3 km from the Indo-Pakistani border at Wagah. It is situated 25 km west of the Sikh holy city of Amritsar,[1] and is the last Indian station on the rail route connecting Lahore, Pakistan with the Indian capital Delhi.[2]" } ]
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Moreton and Pringle are both names of what?
Bays
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[ { "text": "Tipplers Passage is the main channel on the western coast of South Stradbroke Island. The Gold Coast Seaway is at the southern extent of Moreton Bay, before the Gold Coast Broadwater . The bay itself contains around 360 islands in total." }, { "text": "Pringle Bay ( Afrikaans: Pringlebaai) is a small coastal village in the Overberg region of the Western Cape, in South Africa. It is situated at the foot of Hangklip, on the opposite side of False Bay from Cape Point." } ]
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What is a free radical that exhibits paragmagnetism and is a reactive oxygen species that reacts quickly with nitric oxide in a vasculature?
Superoxide
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[ { "text": "Superoxide anion (O 2−) is a reactive oxygen species that reacts quickly with nitric oxide (NO) in the vasculature. The reaction produces peroxynitrite and depletes the bioactivity of NO." }, { "text": "Both dioxygen and the superoxide anion are free radicals that exhibit paramagnetism. Superoxide forms salts with alkali metals and alkaline earth metals. The salts CsO 2, RbO 2, KO 2, and NaO 2 are prepared by the reaction of O 2 with the respective alkali metal. 2 are orange-yellow in color and quite stable, if they are kept dry." } ]
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Young stellar object (YSO) denotes a star in its early stage of evolution, and the class consists of two groups of objects which are pre-main-sequence stars and what other very young star that is still gathering mass from its parent molecular cloud?
The class consists of protostars and pre-main-sequence stars .
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[ { "text": "Young stellar object ( YSO) denotes a star in its early stage of evolution. This class consists of two groups of objects: protostars and pre-main-sequence stars . A star forms by accumulation of material that falls in to a protostar from a circumstellar disk or envelope." }, { "text": "A protostar is a very young star that is still gathering mass from its parent molecular cloud. The protostellar phase is the earliest one in the process of stellar evolution.[1] For a low-mass star (i.e. that of the Sun or lower), it lasts about 500,000 years.[2] The phase begins when a molecular cloud fragment first collapses under the force of self-gravity and an opaque, pressure supported core forms inside the collapsing fragment. It ends when the infalling gas is depleted, leaving a pre-main-sequence star, which contracts to later become a main-sequence star at the onset of hydrogen fusion producing helium." } ]
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US 50 serves as the main route between the Eastern Shore and what combined statistical area that is the most educated, highest-income, and third largest combined statistical area in the United States?
US 50 goes between the Eastern Shore and the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area.
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[ { "text": "Past Salisbury, US 50 becomes an at-grade divided highway again and continues east along the Ocean Gateway to Ocean City. US 50 serves as the main route between the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area and the Eastern Shore, providing access to Ocean City and, by way of MD 404 and Delaware Route 404 (DE 404), the Delaware Beaches." }, { "text": "The Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area is a combined statistical area consisting of the overlapping labor market region of the cities of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland. The region includes Central Maryland, Northern Virginia, three counties in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and one county in South Central Pennsylvania. It is the most educated, highest-income, and third largest combined statistical area in the United States." } ]
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What is the former name of the square where the oldest royal foundation in Oxford is located?
Oriel Square, the square where Oriel College, the oldest royal foundation in Oxford is located, was formerly known as Canterbury Square.
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[ { "text": "Oriel College ( / ˈɔːriəl /) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford (a title formerly claimed by University College, whose claim of being founded by King Alfred is no longer promoted)." }, { "text": "Oriel Square, formerly known as Canterbury Square,[1] is a square in central Oxford, England, located south of the High Street. To the east at the southern end is the cobbled Merton Street and to the north are King Edward Street and Oriel Street. To the west at the northern end is Bear Lane." } ]
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The site of cellular contact with the extracellular matrix is what large macromolecular assembly through which mechanical force and regulatory signals are transmitted?
The site of cellular contact with the extracellular matrix is the focal adhesion.
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[ { "text": "The site of cellular contact with the extracellular matrix is the focal adhesion, a large, dynamic protein complex that connects the cytoskeleton to the ECM fibers through several organized layers of interacting proteins. Integrins are the outermost proteins and the ones that bind directly to the ECM ligands." }, { "text": "n cell biology, focal adhesions (also cell–matrix adhesions or FAs) are large macromolecular assemblies through which mechanical force and regulatory signals are transmitted between the extracellular matrix (ECM) and an interacting cell. More precisely, focal adhesions are the sub-cellular structures that mediate the regulatory effects (i.e., signaling events) of a cell in response to ECM adhesion.[1]" } ]
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Does Pragmatics encompass the same or different areas of study as Speech study?
The same, as they both study speech.
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[ { "text": "Cognitive semantics ties linguistic meaning to general aspects of cognition, drawing on ideas from cognitive science such as prototype theory. Pragmatics encompasses phenomena such as speech acts, implicature, and talk in interaction." }, { "text": "Speech science refers to the study of production, transmission and perception of speech. Speech science involves anatomy, in particular the anatomy of the oro-facial region and neuroanatomy, physiology, and acoustics ." } ]
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Who wrote the story that tells the tale of a noble native woman of Athens that was raped in a cave by the god Apollo and the orphan Ion?
Euripides wrote the play about them.
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[ { "text": "It follows the orphan Ion in the discovery of his origins. Creusa, daughter of Erechtheus, was a noble native of Athens. The god Apollo raped her in a cave; there she gave birth to his son and intended to kill him by exposure." }, { "text": "Ion ( / ˈaɪɒn /; Ancient Greek: Ἴων, Iōn) is an ancient Greek play by Euripides, thought to be written between 414 and 412 BC. It follows the orphan Ion in the discovery of his origins. Creusa, daughter of Erechtheus, was a noble native of Athens." } ]
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Of the three positions that are all equally important when shooting a three position match, which is the easiest and most accurate position in competitive shooting?
Prone
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[ { "text": "The kneeling, prone and standing positions all are equally as important when shooting a three position match. Each count for the same number of points and have specific guidelines for each position. In ISSF three position matches, the first position is kneeling, followed by prone and then standing." }, { "text": "In competitive shooting, the prone position is the position of a shooter lying face down on the ground. It is considered the easiest and most accurate position as the ground provides extra stability. It is one of the positions in three positions events." } ]
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Adenine and guanine are both kinds of what nucleobases that are derived from inosine monophosphate?
Purine.
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[ { "text": "Adenine is one of the two purine nucleobases (the other being guanine) used in forming nucleotides of the nucleic acids. In DNA, adenine binds to thymine via two hydrogen bonds to assist in stabilizing the nucleic acid structures. In RNA, which is used for protein synthesis, adenine binds to uracil ." }, { "text": "Both adenine and guanine are derived from the nucleotide inosine monophosphate (IMP), which in turn is synthesized from a pre-existing ribose phosphate through a complex pathway using atoms from the amino acids glycine, glutamine, and aspartic acid, as well as the coenzyme tetrahydrofolate ." } ]