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A staphylococcal infection or staph infection is an infection caused by members of the Staphylococcus genus of bacteria. These bacteria commonly inhabit the skin and nose where they are innocuous, but may enter the body through cuts or abrasions which may be nearly invisible. Once inside the body, the bacteria may spread to a number of body ...
The common snapping turtle ( Chelydra serpentina) is a species of large freshwater turtle in the family Chelydridae. Its natural range extends from southeastern Canada, southwest to the edge of the Rocky Mountains, as far east as Nova Scotia and Florida. The present-day Chelydra serpentina population in the Middle Rio Grande, suggests that ...
Sensory illusions in aviation. Blind flying. The pilot wears goggles blocking the colors transparent through the orange plastic sheet in front of him. The instructor wearing no goggles has an outside view tinted orange. Human senses are not naturally geared for the inflight environment. Pilots may experience disorientation and loss of ...
Paddlefish (family Polyodontidae) are a family of ray-finned fish belonging to order Acipenseriformes, and one of two living groups of the order alongside sturgeons (Acipenseridae). [3] [4] They are distinguished from other fish by their elongated rostra, which are thought to enhance electroreception to detect prey.
Human identification may mean: Biometric identification. Face perception. Face recognition.
Canine fossa. Cheek. Chin. Cleft lip and cleft palate. Coarse facial features. Cupid's bow.
Human branding. Human branding or stigmatizing is the process by which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living person, with the intention that the resulting scar makes it permanent. This is performed using a hot or very cold branding iron.
Forensic identification. Forensic identification is the application of forensic science, or "forensics", and technology to identify specific objects from the trace evidence they leave, often at a crime scene or the scene of an accident. Forensic means "for the courts".