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Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a genetic disorder in which there is a decreased ability to repair DNA damage such as that caused by ultraviolet (UV) light. [1] Symptoms may include a severe sunburn after only a few minutes in the sun, freckling in sun-exposed areas, dry skin and changes in skin pigmentation. [1]
Close-up of a traditional Japanese parasol Kittisol is an obsolete Indian-English term from the 19th Century for paper umbrellas , and rain-cloaks, made of oiled paper, afterwards varnished. They were made in China or Japan, [ 1 ] and the name may have originated in the Portuguese quita-sol , meaning "excluding the sun", for parasol.
The shade of each umbrella is extended in the four corners, with a total area covered of 143,000 square meters. These umbrellas are aimed to protect worshipers from the heat of the sun during prayer, as well as from the risk of slipping and falling in the event of rain. Similar structures are built at the square of the mosques worldwide.
A space sunshade or sunshield is a parasol that diverts or otherwise reduces some of the Sun's radiation, preventing it from hitting a spacecraft or planet and thereby reducing its insolation, which results in reduced heating. Light can be diverted by different methods.
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Ruth Parasol (born 1967), founder of PartyGaming, the parent company of online poker site PartyPoker.com; Parasol (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse; Parasol (satellite), a French-built Earth-observing research satellite; Parasol, a roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun
The Chargers found a gem in the second round with Ladd McConkey. Will he be able to suit up for Sunday Night Football in Week 14?
Woman with a Parasol in a Garden: 1875: 55 cm × 65 cm (22 in × 26 in) Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid In the Garden - Under the Arbor at Moulin de la Galette (fr:Au jardin - Sous la tonnelle au Moulin de la Galette) 1875: 81 cm × 65 cm (32 in × 26 in) Pushkin Museum, Moscow The Grand Boulevards: 1875