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Convertible

A convertible, also known as a cabriolet, is a type of car designed to be driven with or without a fixed roof in place. Its defining feature is...

August 30, 2016

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Coronary artery bypass surgery, also known as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), is a major cardiac surgical procedure used to treat coronary artery disease (CAD). Coronary artery disease...

August 30, 2016

Corporate Identity

Corporate identity refers to the overall manner in which a corporation, firm, or business enterprise presents itself to the public and to its stakeholders. It encompasses the visible,...

August 30, 2016

Corporate Propaganda

Corporate propaganda refers to the deliberate use of communication strategies by corporations, and sometimes government-linked entities, to disseminate specific ideologies, narratives, or viewpoints with the aim of shaping...

August 30, 2016

Second unit at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant connected to Southern Grid

The second 1,000 MW capacity reactor of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) was successfully synchronised to the southern power grid. This marks the generation of electricity and...

August 30, 2016

Corpus Hermeticum

The Corpus Hermeticum is a collection of seventeen religious–philosophical treatises written in Koine Greek and traditionally attributed to the legendary Hellenistic figure Hermes Trismegistus. Hermes Trismegistus represents a...

August 30, 2016

Corticotropin Releasing Hormone

Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), also known as corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), corticoliberin, or corticotrophin, is a peptide hormone centrally involved in the regulation of the stress response. It is classified...

August 30, 2016

Cosmic Background Explorer

The Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), also designated Explorer 66, was a NASA satellite mission dedicated to physical cosmology that operated between 1989 and 1993. Its primary scientific objective...

August 30, 2016

Cough

A cough is a sudden and forceful expulsion of air from the lungs through the large breathing passages, serving as an essential protective reflex of the respiratory system....

August 30, 2016

Count Palatine

A count palatine (Latin comes palatinus), also known as a count of the palace or, in the German tradition, Pfalzgraf (rendered in English as palsgrave), was originally a...

August 30, 2016

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