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  2. Meristem - Wikipedia

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    The growth and proliferation rates of cells vary within the meristem, with higher activity at the periphery compared to the central region. The term meristem was first used in 1858 by Swiss botanist Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli (1817–1891) in his book Beiträge zur Wissenschaftlichen Botanik ("Contributions to Scientific Botany"). [2]

  3. Vanity sizing - Wikipedia

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    While the nominal inseam is fairly accurate, the nominal waist may be quite a bit smaller than the actual waist, in US sizes. In 2010, Abram Sauer of Esquire measured several pairs of dress pants with a nominal waist size of 36 in (91 cm) at different US retailers and found that actual measurements ranged from 37 to 41 in (94 to 104 cm). [15]

  4. Quiescent centre - Wikipedia

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    The quiescent centre is a group of cells, up to 1,000 in number, in the form of a hemisphere, with the flat face toward the root tip of vascular plants. [1] It is a region in the apical meristem of a root where cell division proceeds very slowly or not at all, but the cells are capable of resuming meristematic activity when the tissue surrounding them is damaged.

  5. Men got taller and heavier at twice the rate of women over ...

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    The researchers from Italy, the United States and the United Kingdom analyzed data provided in 2003 by the World Health Organization on the height and weight of more than 100,000 people across 69 ...

  6. Low-rise (fashion) - Wikipedia

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    It later adopted the style in men's wear. [10] [11] [12] Gradually the wide acceptance of low-rise pants by men led to low-rise swimwear and underpants. [13] [14] Britney Spears is credited with popularizing the fashion in the US in the early 2000s. [15] [16] From 2001 to 2007, low-rise jeans often exposed thongs or G-strings, but

  7. Growth curve (statistics) - Wikipedia

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    Growth curve model: [2] Let X be a p×n random matrix corresponding to the observations, A a p×q within design matrix with q ≤ p, B a q×k parameter matrix, C a k×n between individual design matrix with rank(C) + p ≤ n and let Σ be a positive-definite p×p matrix. Then

  8. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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    Categorical sizes usually range from 1X (similar to extra-large, but with slightly different proportions compared to the misses' size) up. Misses petite Made For short women (Usually under 5 ft 4 in) with average busts and the same shaping characteristics as Regular Misses. Sizes follow the misses' standard and are marked with a P, as in 10P.

  9. Fashion in the United States - Wikipedia

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    They are now widely worn on every continent by people of all ages and social classes. Along with mass-marketed informal wear in general, blue jeans are perhaps American culture's primary contribution to global fashion. [4] Other fashion trends started in the US include sportswear as fashion along with athletic shoe wear like Converse or Nike.