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In Indic religions, a homa ( Sanskrit: होम) also known as havan, is a fire ritual performed on special occasions by a Hindu priest usually for a homeowner ("grihastha": one possessing a home). The grihasth keeps different kinds of fire including one to cook food, heat a home, among other uses; therefore, a Yajna offering is made directly ...
Homeostatic model assessment. The homeostatic model assessment ( HOMA) is a method used to quantify insulin resistance and beta-cell function. It was first described under the name HOMA by Matthews et al. in 1985.
Coimbra (/ k oʊ ˈ ɪ m b r ə /, also US: / k u ˈ-, ˈ k w ɪ m b r ə /, UK: / ˈ k ɔɪ m b r ə /, Portuguese: [kuˈĩbɾɐ] ⓘ or [ˈkwĩbɾɐ]) is a city and a municipality in Portugal.The population of the municipality at the 2021 census was 140,796, in an area of 319.40 square kilometres (123.3 sq mi).
Alverca do Ribatejo. / 38.89000°N 9.04000°W / 38.89000; -9.04000. Alverca do Ribatejo ( Portuguese pronunciation: [alˈvɛɾkɐ ðu ʁiβɐˈtɛʒu]) is a city ( cidade) and a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alverca do Ribatejo e Sobralinho. [1]
The Romani people in Portugal, known in spoken Portuguese as ciganos ( Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈɣɐnuʃ] ), but also alternatively known as calés, calós, and boémios, are a minority ethnic group. The exact numbers of Romani people in the country are unknown—estimates vary from 40,000 to 60,000.
The complete Romanization of Portugal, intensified during the rule of Augustus, took three centuries and was stronger in Southern Portugal, most of which were administrative dependencies of the Roman city of Pax Julia, currently known as Beja. The city was named Pax Julia in honour of Julius Caesar and to celebrate peace in Lusitania.
Homa (ritual), a religious practice in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, involving making offerings into a consecrated fire. Homa (genus), an insect genus in the tribe Empoascini. Homa (mythology), a bird creature of Persian mythology. Another spelling for Haoma in Zoroastrianism. Homa F.C., a professional league football club based in Tehran ...
The word Portugal derives from the combined Roman - Celtic place name Portus Cale [18] [19] (present-day's conurbation of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia ). Porto stems from the Latin for port, portus; Cale ' s meaning and origin is unclear. The mainstream explanation is an ethnonym derived from the Callaeci, also known as the Gallaeci peoples, who ...