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Aphakia. Aphakia is the absence of the lens of the eye, due to surgical removal, such as in cataract surgery, a perforating wound or ulcer, or congenital anomaly. It causes a loss of ability to maintain focus ( accommodation ), high degree of farsightedness ( hyperopia ), [1] and a deep anterior chamber. Complications include detachment of the ...
Tribunal correctionnel. In France, the correctional court ( French: tribunal correctionnel ) is the court of first instance that has jurisdiction in criminal matters [1] regarding offenses classified as délits [ fr] [2] [3] (middling-level crimes) [a] committed by an adult. [4] In 2013, French correctional courts rendered 576,859 judgments and ...
A double Porro prism system reflects light four times. Porro prisms are most often used in pairs, forming a double Porro prism. A second prism rotated 90° with respect to the first, is placed such that light will traverse both prisms. The net effect of the prism system is a beam parallel to but displaced from its original direction, with the ...
The Lo Wu Correctional Institution. The penal system of Hong Kong, with its colonial tradition , is responsible for carrying out criminal penalties and the supervision and rehabilitation of former prisoners. Hong Kong's prisons meet basic international criteria and attract less criticism than those in mainland China.
Metasystem transition. A metasystem transition is the emergence, through evolution, of a higher level of organization or control . A metasystem is formed by the integration of a number of initially independent components, such as molecules (as theorized for instance by hypercycles ), cells, or individuals, and the emergence of a system steering ...
Digital room correction (or DRC) is a process in the field of acoustics where digital filters designed to ameliorate unfavorable effects of a room's acoustics are applied to the input of a sound reproduction system. Modern room correction systems produce substantial improvements in the time domain and frequency domain response of the sound ...
The European Prison Rules were drawn up by the Council of Europe. They are intended to provide legally non-binding standards [1] on good principles and practices in the treatment of detainees and the management of detention facilities. They were most recently revised in 2020. [2]
Zephyr (operating system) Categories: Free system software. Operating systems. Hidden categories: Categories requiring diffusion. Commons category link is on Wikidata. Template Category TOC via CatAutoTOC on category with 101–200 pages. CatAutoTOC generates standard Category TOC.