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  2. African art - Wikipedia

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    Terracotta seated figure; 13th century; earthenware; 29.9 cm (11 3 ⁄ 4 in.) high; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, USA) The raised marks and indentations on the back of this hunched Djenné figure may represent disease or, more likely, sacrification patterns. The facial expression and pose could depict an individual in mourning or pain.

  3. Modernism - Wikipedia

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    5.3 International figures from British art. 5.4 After ... and the label "postmodern" has been attached to them. ... acrylic on canvas, 270 by 300 cm (9 by 10 ft) The ...

  4. Ferrol, Spain - Wikipedia

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    New activities sprang up and Ferrol was employing 2,000 workmen [79] in its foundries, now in full operation. A School of Naval Engineers [ 78 ] was established where 40 students were taught the scientific principles of their profession by competent instructors educated in England and France.

  5. San Jose, California - Wikipedia

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    Public art is an evolving attraction in the city. The city was one of the first to adopt a public art ordinance at 2% of capital improvement building project budgets, [ 165 ] and as a result of this commitment, a considerable number of public art projects exist in the downtown area, and a growing collection in neighborhoods including libraries ...

  6. Significant figures - Wikipedia

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    For example, if a ruler's smallest mark is 0.1 cm, and 4.5 cm is read, then it is 4.5 (±0.1 cm) or 4.4 cm to 4.6 cm as to the smallest mark interval. However, in practice a measurement can usually be estimated by eye to closer than the interval between the ruler's smallest mark, e.g. in the above case it might be estimated as between 4.51 cm ...

  7. Level-set method - Wikipedia

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    The figure on the right illustrates several ideas about LSM. In the upper left corner is a bounded region with a well-behaved boundary. Below it, the red surface is the graph of a level set function φ {\displaystyle \varphi } determining this shape, and the flat blue region represents the X-Y plane.

  8. List of countries by median age - Wikipedia

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    A comprehensive list of countries by median age, providing insights into the population age distribution worldwide.

  9. HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [8] [9] [10] is a retrovirus [11] that attacks the immune system.It is a preventable disease. [5] There is no vaccine or cure for HIV. It can be managed with treatment and become a manageable chronic health condition. [5]