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  2. Garrod's pad - Wikipedia

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    Garrod's pads, also known as violinist's pads, [1] are a cutaneous condition characterized by calluses on the dorsal aspect of the interphalangeal joints, [2] i.e. the back side of the finger joints. They are often seen in violin , viola , and cello players, along with fiddler's neck and other dermatologic conditions peculiar to string ...

  3. Still life - Wikipedia

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    Juan Sánchez Cotán, Still Life with Game Fowl, Vegetables and Fruits (1602), Museo del Prado, Madrid. A still life (pl.: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or human-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, etc.).

  4. Arthropod adhesion - Wikipedia

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    [4] [6] Additionally, some research indicates that the wrinkling effect that occurs in human fingers when submerged in water acts to increase grip on wet objects. [13] The mechanism is unknown but it may be due to changes in adhesion properties of the finger pads. By examining the properties of bioadhesion, finger pad adhesion can be better ...

  5. Still life paintings by Vincent van Gogh (Paris) - Wikipedia

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    Still Life with Apples, Pears, Lemons and Grapes (F382) was Van Gogh's opportunity to explore Blanc's recommendation about combining colors: "If one brings together sulfur (yellow) and garnet (dark red), which is its exact opposite, being equidistant from nasturtium (orange) and campanula (blue-mauve), the garnet and sulfur will excite one ...

  6. Doctors Explain the Real Reason Fingers Get Pruney in Water - AOL

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    Doctors share why fingers get pruney in water, ... Jaliman also suggests looking for other symptoms, such as joint pain, facial rash, cold hands or feet, or generally feeling weak and tired. If ...

  7. Still life paintings by Vincent van Gogh (Netherlands)

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    When van Gogh created still life paintings he was able to explore light and its effect on colors. A close-up of the bottle in Still Life with Straw Hat reveals that way in which van Gogh used varying shades of the same color to depict how light would fall, or be shaded, in the everyday items he painted from home or the garden. [4]

  8. Vintage photos show how dangerous railways, mills, and ... - AOL

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    Several fingers needed to be amputated, and the pain kept her awake at night, she later said. In a lawsuit against her employer, Murray's mother testified that her daughter required constant care ...

  9. Pronkstilleven - Wikipedia

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    Pronkstilleven (Dutch for 'ostentatious', 'ornate' or 'sumptuous' still life) is a style of ornate still life painting, characterised by large and complex compositions and an elaborate palette. Pronkstillevens typically depict a wide variety of objects, fruits, flowers and inanimate animals, often accompanied by live human and animal figures.