Kaleidoscope is an optical instrument used to create symmetrical visual effects with the aid of a set of mirrors and colored glass. Currently, in addition to the recreational value it has, the...
Jaburu is known in Brazil as a slang for very ugly woman or person who is clumsy and strange, but which also calls a species of bird ( Jabiru mycteria ) characterized by having the plumage...
Cardiac output is defined as the amount of blood that is pumped to the heart within one minute. The formula to calculate the cardiac output is: CO = HR x VS To know the value of the output...
In vitro is a Latin expression that means “in glass” in the Portuguese language. This expression is commonly used in the field of medicine, to categorize the phenomena that are observed outside...
IMF stands for International Monetary Fund, an international organization with the objective of stabilizing and acting directly in the control of the global economy. The IMF was created at the Bretton conference...
Gravity is the phenomenon of attraction that commands the movement of objects. On Earth, gravity is the property that causes bodies to be attracted to the center of the earth. This phenomenon is a...
Theory of Relativity is a set of studies carried out by the German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955), which define a relationship between space and time, both of which are relative and not static...
A degenerative disease is one that gradually compromises vital functions, such as Alzheimer's Disease and Diabetes. Degenerative diseases act in an evolutionary way, that is, they aggravate the...
Nervous system is the set formed by connections of nerves and organs of the body, with the function of capturing information, messages and other external stimuli, as well as responding to them, in addition to being...
Theogony comes from the Greek expression theosgonia, which means the birth of the gods. It is a very famous classic Greek literary work, which narrates the origin of the universe and the gods, written by the Greek poet...
Curling is a sport performed on ice rinks and formed by teams of two or four people, whose objective is to throw stones as close as possible to the target. The teams are formed by...
Autophagy is a process performed by all cells to eliminate toxins responsible for their aging. It promotes cell recycling and gives them new nutrients. Therefore, it slows down the process of...
Computing is an area of digital information, which includes the processes of collecting, storing, processing, transferring and disseminating data. The term is the bringing together of the words information and...
Dropping out of school happens when a student drops out of school from one year to the next, that is, when he doesn't enroll in the following year. The concept of dropping out of school is different from the concept of...
Roots is a word of English origin that means "roots" (from plant, hair, tooth, etc). The singular of roots is root. It has its origins in Old English and Proto-Germanic rot, wrot and wyrt. THE...