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  2. Menarche - Wikipedia

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    A study of girls in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2011 found the median age at menarche to be 12.7 years. [ better source needed ] [ 9 ] In the United States, an analysis of 10,590 women aged 15–44 taken from the 2013–2017 round of the CDC's National Survey of Family Growth found a median age of 11.9 years (down from 12.1 in 1995), with a mean of 12 ...

  3. Menstruation - Wikipedia

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    Diagram illustrating how the uterus lining builds up and breaks down during the menstrual cycle Menstruation (also known as a period, among other colloquial terms) is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina. The menstrual cycle is characterized by the rise and fall of hormones. Menstruation is triggered by falling progesterone ...

  4. Menstruation celebration - Wikipedia

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    Prior to day of the celebration, called Sajabaja, entire house is cleaned and on the first three days of the festival the spices are ground on the grinding stone. While all the preparation is going on, women enjoy during the festival and wear new clothes, jewellery and put alta (a red/pink coloured liquid applied on feet and hands) on their feet.

  5. Culture and menstruation - Wikipedia

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    Menarche (the first menstrual cycle at puberty) is traditionally treated as a sign that the girl is probably ready for sex and marriage, as well as for adult duties in the household. Initiation rites on menarche include instruction on sex and marital relations as well as on menstrual management. This is conducted by older women.

  6. Default mode network - Wikipedia

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    The default mode network is an interconnected and anatomically defined [4] set of brain regions. The network can be separated into hubs and subsections: Functional hubs: [25] Information regarding the self Posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) & precuneus: Combines bottom-up (not controlled) attention with information from memory and perception. The ...

  7. Near Earth Network - Wikipedia

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    The Near Earth Network (NEN, formerly GN or Ground Network) provides orbital communications support for near-Earth orbiting customer platforms via various ground stations, operated by NASA and other space agencies. It uses a number of different dishes scattered around the globe.

  8. List of astronomy acronyms - Wikipedia

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    Software – software excluding catalogued data (which is categorized as "catalog") and scientific images; Spacecraft – any spacecraft except space telescopes; Telescope – ground-based and space telescopes; organizations that operate telescopes (for example, the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)) are listed under "organization"

  9. Ground segment - Wikipedia

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    A ground segment consists of all the ground-based elements of a space system used by operators and support personnel, as opposed to the space segment and user segment. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] : 1 The ground segment enables management of a spacecraft, and distribution of payload data and telemetry among interested parties on the ground.