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Nociceptor A nociceptor is a sensory receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in response to potentially damaging stimulus. Nociceptors are the nerve endings responsible for nociception, one of the two types of persistent pain (the other, neuropathic pain, occurs when nerves in the central or peripheral nervous system are damaged).
Nock gun Nock's Volley gun was a hand-held weapon invented by British engineer James Wilson in 1779 and named after Nock, the London-based armaments manufacturer contracted to build the gun. During the early stages of the Napoleonic Wars, 635 Nock guns were purchased by the Royal Navy, and were intended to be fired from the rigging of warships onto the deck in the event that the ship was boarded by enemy sailors.
Nockamixon State Park Nockamixon State Park is a Pennsylvania State Park located along the boundary of Haycock and Bedminster townships in northern Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The park is one of the most popular in southeastern Pennsylvania, with most tourists visiting in the summer months.
Nocker Nockers are a kith in Changeling: The Dreaming role-playing game published by White Wolf Game Studio. Like each of the other kiths in Changeling, the nockers have two special abilities and a special flaw which serves to distinguish them from the other kiths.
Noclip mode In some video games, no clipping is a state that gives the player an almost "ethereal" quality, allowing them to float through walls, ceilings, floors, even other entities (people/objects that can be affected by input from the player, like a breakable window, a bookcase able to fall over, a flying baseball, etc..).
Nocodazole Nocodazole is an anti-neoplastic agent which exerts its effect in cells by depolymerizing microtubules. Microtubules are one type of fibre which constitutes the cytoskeleton, and the dynamic microtubule network has several important roles in the cell, including vesicular transport, forming the mitotic spindle and in cytokinesis.
Nocte The Nocte, (literally, village people) is a Naga tribe of a population of 33,000 found in the Patkai hills of Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh. Ethnically related to the Konyak Naga, their origins can be traced back to the Hukong Valley in Myanmar, where they migrated from between the 1670 and 1700.
Noctilien Noctilien is the night bus service in Paris and its agglomeration. It is managed by the STIF (Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France — the Île-de-France regional public transit authority) and operated RATP and Transilien.
Noctis Noctis is a freeware space flight simulator created by Italian private programmer Alessandro Ghignola (aka "Alex") using C++. Noctis development began in 1996, and it is still being worked on today in its fifth incarnation.
Noctis Labyrinthus Noctis Labyrinthus, "the labyrinth of the night", is a region of Mars between the Valles Marineris and the Tharsis upland. The region is notable for its maze-like system of deep, steep-walled valleys.
Noctropolis Noctropolis is a computer adventure game released in 1994 by Electronic Arts. In the game, you assume the role of the character Peter Grey, a lonely bookstore owner who winds up in the world of his favorite comic book.
Nocturnal Emissions Nocturnal Emissions is sound art project that has released numerous records and CDs in music styles ranging from electro-acoustic, musique concrete, hybridised beats, sound collage, post-industrial music, ambient and noise music.
Nocturnal myoclonus Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD), also called nocturnal myoclonus, is a sleep disorder where the patient moves involuntarily during sleep. It can range from a small amount in the ankles and toes to wild flailing of all four limbs.
Nocturnal Opera Nocturnal Opera is the second full-length album by Moi dix Mois and was also a new direction for the band's sound as well, giving the feeling of an actual opera. Nocturnal Opera is similar to the previous album Dix infernal in the respect that it has an intro, outro, interlude, and a remix of the previous single's a-side track.
Nocturnal penile tumescence In anatomy and physiology, nocturnal penile tumescence, popularly called morning wood, is the spontaneous occurrence of a penile erection during sleep in the absence of any sexual stimulation. All men who are physically able to achieve erection do so during sleep, typically several times in a night.
Nocturnal post absorptive catabolism Nocturnal post absorptive catabolism is the state of catabolism the body enters during sleep after all available dietary calories from previous meals are absorbed. The time it takes to enter this state vary based on factors like their metabolism, the last time they ate, the speed of the person's digestion and how simple the food is to digest.
Nocturnal Projections Nocturnal Projections were a rock band from New Plymouth, New Zealand that began recording in 1981 and split up in 1983. Often compared to British post punk bands, especially Joy Division, with whom they shared a moody, bass-driven sound, although the Projections’ guitar was less metallic and more ebullient than Joy Division’s.
Nocturne (comics) Nocturne (Talia Josephine "TJ" Wagner) is a fictional character, formerly associated with the reality-hopping Exiles. She is from an alternate reality, where she is the daughter of Nightcrawler and the Scarlet Witch.
Nocturne (PC game) Nocturne is a video game released for PC by Terminal Reality in 1999. It is a survival horror game set in the 1920s and 1930s, starring the player as The Stranger, an operative for the secret organization known as "Spookhouse".
Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings is song cycle by Benjamin Britten. Premiered at the Leeds Festival in October 1958, it is his third and final orchestral song cycle, after Les Illuminations (1939) and Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings (1943).
Nocturne in Ab major (1884) (Scriabin) Alexander Scriabin's Nocturne in Ab major was written from about 1884 to 1886 (when Scriabin was about twelve years old) and is without opus number. It was found in the estate of Nikolai Swerjew by Leonid Sabaneev and published by him in 1910 in the musical publication Muzyka.
Nocturno Culto Nocturno Culto (born Ted Skjellum in 1972) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the vocalist, guitarist and bassist for influential black metal band, Darkthrone. He has been with the band since it began in 1986.
Nocturnus Nocturnus was an American death metal band best known for their science fiction-themed lyrics, which are something of an oddity in the genre. The band was formed in 1986 in Tampa, Florida by bassist Richard Bateman, drummer/vocalist Mike Browning and guitarists Gino Marino and Vincent Crowley.
NoCGV Barentshav NoCGV Barentshav is a large offshore patrol vessel under construction for the Norwegian Coast Guard, and will be their first to be powered by liquefied natural gas. The contract was signed October 21 2005, and the vessel is scheduled to be delivered in 2008.
NoCGV Svalbard The Norwegian Coast Guard icebreaker and offshore patrol vessel KV Svalbard (W303) was constructed by Langsten AG at Tangen Verft shipyard in Kragerø and launched on February 17, 2001. She was christened December 15 in Tomrefjord with
NoClone NoClone is a computer software utility that uncovers true duplicate files and recovers valuable disk space. Unlike other duplicate file finders, NoClone does not compare files based on hash function like CRC, MD5, NoClone's true byte-by-byte comparison reports true duplicates.
Nod (gesture) A nod of the head is a gesture used in many cultures that is most commonly, but not universally, used to indicate agreement, acceptance, or acknowledgement. "Nod" or "nodding" can also be used as a slang term to describe the physiological side effect related to consuming heroin or other opiates.
Noda, Kagoshima Noda (野田町; -chou) was a town located in Izumi District, Kagoshima, Japan. On March 13, 2006, the town merged with another town into the expanded city of Izumi and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Nodal analysis In electrical engineering, nodal analysis, node-voltage analysis, or the branch current method is a method of determining the voltage (potential difference) between "nodes" (points where elements or branches connect) in an electrical circuit. It is used to solve for the voltages and currents at any point in a circuit without working through many individual KCL or KVL rules.
Nodance Film Festival Based in Park City, Utah, the Nodance Film Festival celebrates the alternative digital film culture, with an emphasis on first-time filmmakers and digital filmmaking. Held annually in Park City, Utah, Nodance holds the distinction of being the worlds first DVD-projected film festival.
Nodar Kancheli Nodar Kancheli (born 21 April 1938) is a Russian architect who designed a number of facilities including the Transvaal Park water park in Yasenevo. At least two of his structures have collapsed under heavy snow loads.
Nodding disease Nodding disease is a new, little-known disease which has emerged out of the Sudan, where it was first seen in 1997. "Nodding disease" is just a nickname, not the official name for the disorder, because doctors have not yet had a chance to name it.
Noddy Noddy is a fictional character in a series of books by British children's author Enid Blyton, originally published between 1949 and 1963. The character has also featured in a number of television shows, most recently the 2004 series Make Way for Noddy.
Noddy Holder Noddy Holder (born Neville John Holder in Newhall Street, Walsall, Staffordshire on 15 June 1946) is an English musician and actor best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist with 1970s rock music group Slade.
Node (circuits) In electrical engineering, the term "node" refers to any point on a circuit where the voltage is the same. Without any further knowledge, it is easy to establish how to find nodes by using Ohm's Law: V=IR.
Node (telecommunications) The term node as used in the field of telecommunications refers to an originating or terminating point of information or signal flow in a telecommunications network. In Network topology the term may also refer to a terminal of any branch of a network or an interconnection common to two or more branches of a network.
Node-to-node data transfer In telecommunications, node-to-node data transfer is the movement of data from one node of the network to the next. In the OSI model it is handled by the lowest two layers, the data link layer and the physical layer.
Nodosaurus Nodosaurus ("knobbed lizard") was a herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous, the fossils of which are found in North America. Two incomplete specimens have been discovered in Wyoming and Kansas, and no skulls.
Nodwick Nodwick is a comic strip created by Aaron Williams, based around the conventions of fantasy role-playing games. It debuted on Dragon Magazine issue 246, first with short strips, and later receiving a second strip in Dungeon Magazine, making fun of one of the adventures published in each issue, and later a two-page spread in Dragon Magazine (with parodies of classic D&D adventures), still later a single page strip, related to the issue's theme; currently, the strip has been removed from Dungeon, but still appears in Dragon Magazine, now unrelated to the main theme of the issue.
Noe Ramishvili Noe Ramishvili (; his name is also transliterated as Noah or Noi) (1881 - December 7, 1930) was a Georgian politician and one of the leaders of the Menshevik wing of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. He was also known by his party nom de guerres: Pyotr, and Semyonov N.
Noe Valley, San Francisco, California Noe Valley is a neighborhood in the central part of San Francisco, California. Its borders are generally considered to be roughly 21st Street to the north, 30th Street to the south, Dolores Street to the east, and Grand View Avenue to the west.
Noe Venable Noe Venable (born April 20th, 1976 in San Francisco, California) is a folk/pop singer-songwriter. She has earned a loyal fan base in her native San Francisco, in part through frequently performing in small, intimate venues.
Noe Zhordania Noe Zhordania (, also transliterated as Jordania, January 2, 1868 – January 11, 1953) was a Georgian journalist and politician. He was the first leader of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG) in 1918 - 1921.
Noel Ahern Noel Ahern (born 28 December, 1944), is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin North West and is currently the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment & Local Government.
Noel Alexandre Noël Alexandre, or Natalis Alexander (1630-August 21st, 1724) was a French theologian and ecclesiastical historian, born in Rouen, France. In his 15th year he joined the Dominicans and shortly after his ordination was appointed professor of philosophy at the convent of Saint-Jacques in Paris.
Noel Alumit Named one of the Top 100 Influential Gay People by [Out Magazine], novelist, actor, and activist, Noël Alumit was born, the second of four children, in Baguio City, the Philippines, and raised in the Los Angeles area of the United States. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama from the University of Southern California and later studied playwriting at the David Henry Hwang Writers Institute at East West Players.
Noel Annan, Baron Annan Noel Gilroy Annan, Baron Annan, OBE (25 December 1916 – 21 February 2000) was a British military intelligence officer, author, and academic. During his military career, he rose to the rank of Colonel and was appointed OBE.
Noel Blake Noel Blake (born January 12, 1962 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a retired footballer. Throughout his career he has played for Aston Villa, Shrewsbury Town, Birmingham City, Portsmouth, Leeds United, Stoke City, Bradford City, Dundee, and Exeter City.
Noel Browne Noël Christopher Browne, MD (20 December 1915–21 May 1997) was an Irish politician and doctor. He holds the distinction of being one of only five Teachtaí Dála (TDs) to be appointed Minister on their first day in the Dáil.
Noel Callahan Noel Callahan (born July 25, 1989 in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian actor who is best known for his role as Louis Testaverde-Miller on the hit Nickelodeon show Romeo! He made his acting debut on Stargate SG-1 in 2001.
Noel Cantwell Noel Euchuria Cornelius Cantwell (December 28, 1932 – September 8, 2005) was an Irish cricketer and football player born in County Cork, Irish Free State. He was educated at the Roman Catholic Presentation Brothers College in Cork.
Noel Clarke Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is an English actor and writer from London. In 2003, he won the Laurence Olivier Award for "Most Promising Newcomer" for his performance in the play Where Do We Live at the Royal Court Theatre.
Noel Cleal Noel "Crusher" Cleal born Warialda, New South Wales was an Australian rugby league player, a destructive Second Rower for the Manly Sea Eagles. He represented New South Wales in the State of Origin Series and the Australian national rugby league team.
Noel Crombie Noel Crombie (born Geoffrey Noel Crombie on April 17 1953 in Wellington, New Zealand) was a member of the band Split Enz. He fulfilled multiple roles including costume and hair designer, onstage clown, percussionist, album cover designer, and music video director.
Noel Edmonds Noel Ernest Edmonds (born December 22 1948 in Ilford) is an English television presenter, DJ and executive who made his name on BBC Radio 1 in the UK. Edmonds also worked closely with Richard L Lewis who produced and wrote various programmes Edmonds worked on.
Noel Entwistle Noel Entwistle is a UK educational psychologist who has made significant contributions to theories of student learning in higher education. He is particularly known for identifying the characteristics associated with deep and surface approaches to learning.
Noel Field Noel Field, an American citizen, worked in the Western European Division of the United States Department of State in the 1930s. His early history---a Quaker with Communist sympathies who rose steadily in the world of American diplomacy---offers an informative window on its era.
Noel Fielding Noel Fielding (born May 21 1973) is an English comedian and actor, best known for playing Vince Noir opposite Julian Barratt (Howard Moon) and brother Michael Fielding (Naboo) in the cult comedy series The Mighty Boosh.
Noel Fisher Noel Fisher (born March 1 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian actor who appeared on a television show called X-Men: Evolution and starred in the Disney film Max Keeble's Big Move as the bully of Max (played by Alex D. Linz)'s school.
Noel Gray Noel Desmond Gray (G I R E) (December 26 1920 - November 1999) worked as a Australian radio and television engineer (3) During WW2 he was trained in RADAR and became a senior RADAR Artificer. (3) Based upon his ambition and background in medicine and electronics he founded (3) the Australian medical electronics company Telectronics.
Noel Hypothesis "Sociologist Donald Noel identifies three features of the contact situation that in combination lead to some form of inequality between [social] groups. The Noel Hypothesis states: If two or more groups come together in a contact situation characterized by ethnocentrism, competition, and a differential in [political or military] power, then some form of racial or ethnic stratification will result.
Noel Ignatiev Noel Ignatiev is a history professor at the Massachusetts College of Art best known for his call to "abolish" the white race. Ignatiev is the co-founder and co-editor of the journal Race Traitor and the New Abolitionist Society.
Noel Irwin Lieutenant-General Noel Mackintosh Stuart Irwin (1892 – 1972) was a British soldier, who played a prominent role in the British Army after the Dunkirk evacuation, and in the Burma Campaign. He was also instrumental in some reforms to the training and equipment of British soldiers after the defeat in France in 1940, intended to meet the demands of modern warfare.
Noel Jan Tyl Noel Jan Tyl (born December 31, 1936 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American humanistic astrologer. A graduate of Harvard University in Social Relations (Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology), Tyl has written dozens of books on many different astrological topics.
Noel Jones Noel Andrew Stephen Jones (born on 22 December 1940 in India, died on 21 November 1995) served as the British ambassador to Kazakhstan from 1993 to 1995. He is the first British ambassador to have come from an ethnic minority.
Noel King Noel King was appointed the Republic of Ireland's women's asociation football team manager in 2000. He played for Shamrock Rovers and Derry City FC prior to becoming player/manager of Shamrock Rovers in July 1988.
Noel MacNeal Noel MacNeal (born 1961 in Harlem, New York City) is a puppeter, writer, and director of children's television, best known as the voice and puppeteer of Bear in Bear in the Big Blue House and Breakfast with Bear. He first came to public attention in the early 1980's.
Noel Martin Noel Martin (born April 19, 1921), American graphic designer, studied drawing, painting, and printmaking at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, where he later became an instructor. He is self-taught in typography and design, which are now his main activities.
Noel Mason-Macfarlane Lieutenant-General Sir Frank Noel Mason-Macfarlane, KCB, DSO, MC (October 23 1889, Cookham - August 12, 1953, Twyford) was a British soldier, administrator and politician who served as Governor of Gibraltar during World War II.
Noel Murless Sir Charles Francis Noel Murless (known as Noel) (March 24, 1910-1987) began his career as a racehorse trainer in 1935 at Hambleton Lodge in Yorkshire (where Kevin Ryan now trains) before moving to Hambleton House (where Bryan Smart is now based) after the war, at one time sharing premises with the equally legendary Ryan Price In 1947, he moved south, first to Beckhampton (where he was champion trainer in his first season) and then onto Warren Place, Newmarket (where his one-time son-in-law Henry Cecil] still trains). He retired in [[1976 and was knighted the following year.
Noel Odell Noel Ewart Odell (1890–1987) was an English geologist and mountaineer. In 1924 he was an oxygen officer on the Everest expedition in which George Mallory and Andrew Irvine famously perished during their summit attempt.
Noel Pearson Noel Pearson (born June 1965 in Cooktown, Australia) is an Indigenous Australian lawyer, land rights activist and Director of the Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership, an organisation promoting the economic and social development of Cape York.
Noel Pinder (Radio) Noel Pinder has worked in horseracing for 30 years, starting on the bookmaking side before moving onto broadcasting with Exchange Telegraph. He has been working for TEAMtalk(sportslive) for over two years covering horse racing and greyhounds.
Noel Reynolds Fr Noel Reynolds was a priest of the Archdiocese of Dublin who died in 1997. He served as curate in eight parishes including Rathcoole, parish priest of Glendalough, County Wicklow and then chaplain at the National Rehabilitation Centre, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin.
Noel Rosa Noel de Medeiros Rosa (December 11, 1910 - May 4, 1937) was a Brazilian songwriter, singer, and guitar/banjo player. One of the greatest names in Brazilian popular music, Noel gave a new twist to samba, combining its Afro-Brazilian roots with a more urban, witty language and making it a vehicle for ironic social commentary.
Noel Rowe Noel Rowe is a poet living in Sydney, Australia, and is Senior Lecturer in Australian Literature at the University of Sydney. His books include Perhaps, After All (Vagabond, 2000) and Next to Nothing (Vagabond Stray Dog, 2004).
Noel Spencer Noel Spencer (born July 25, 1977 in Wollongong, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who most recently played for the Central Coast Mariners in the newly formed Hyundai A-League. He scored on the opening day of the inaugural A-League season, away from home against Perth Glory, with a 30 yard drive from distance into the top right hand corner of the net.
Noel Streatfeild Mary Noel Streatfeild OBE (December 24, 1895–September 11, 1986), known as Noel Streatfield, was an author, most famous for her of children's books including Ballet Shoes (1936). She was born in Sussex, England, the second of three daughters of a local vicar.
Noel Thompson Noel Thompson is a news journalist with BBC Northern Ireland. He was born in Belfast and educated first at Campbell College in Belfast and then at St Catharine's College, Cambridge where he studied MML (French and German) and then Social and Political Sciences.
Noel Treacy Noel Treacy (; born December 18, 1951), is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is a Teachta Dála (TD) for Galway East and is currently a Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, being the Minister of State with special reponsibility for European Affairs.
Noel Van Horn Noel Van Horn (born July 6, 1968 in San Francisco, California, later moved to Vancouver in his family's country of origin Canada) is a Disney comics artist and occasionally writer just like his father, William Van Horn. He does mainly Mickey Mouse comics, in a style similar to that of his father.
Noel's House Party Noel's House Party was a BBC television light entertainment show broadcast live on Saturday evenings throughout the 1990s hosted by Noel Edmonds. It was set in a large house in the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom, leading to many homophonic jokes.
Noel-Baker Community School Noel-Baker Community School and Language College (as it became known from September 2005) is a mixed comprehensive secondary school in Alvaston, Derby UK. As of 2005, is currently oversubscribed, with approximately 2000 students on roll, making it the biggest secondary school in the city of Derby.
Noeleen Hale Noeleen Hale (born circa 1964) was a female member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary who received worldwide attention (particularly throughout the British Isles) for her actions during a riot in the Ardoyne section of Belfast in 2001.
Noelia Garcia Noelia Garcia (born 1982) is a leading French model of Hispanic heritage who is also a very active member of the French human rights group, Le Treve de Dieu (God’s Reprieve). She is an active supporter of the pro-life movement, and has taken part in abortion clinic demonstrations.
Noelia Soto Noelia Carolina Soto Torres is a 22-year-old Argentine singer and former contestant and finalist of Latin American Idol's first season. After participating in the contest for almost three months, Noelia became the show's runner-up, following Venezuelan Mayré Martínez, who was voted by the audience to be the first Latin American Idol.
Noelle Motors Noelle Motors, founded by CEO, Karl-Otto Noelle, is a producer of radical BMW Engineering. noelle motors based in Buchloe, Germany, produces engine capacity conversions for all BMW engine variants, from 4/6 cylinder, V8, up to V12.
Noemi Lung Noemi IldikĂł Lung (born May 16, 1968) is a former butterfly swimmer from Romania, who won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The twenty-year old captured the silver in the 400m Individual Medley, and the bronze in the 200m Individual Medley.
Noerr-Pennington doctrine The Noerr-Pennington doctrine is a doctrine of United States antitrust law set forth by the United States Supreme Court in a pair of cases which suggested that under the First Amendment, it cannot be a violation of the federal antitrust laws for competitors to lobby the government to change the law in a way that would reduce competition.
Noesis Cultural Society The Noesis Cultural Society (Romanian Societatea Culturală Noesis) is a Romanian organization that produces and markets CD-ROM-based works pertaining to Romanian culture and thought. They are based in Bucharest, Romania.
Noether normalization lemma In mathematics the Noether normalization lemma is a technical result of commutative algebra, attributed to Emmy Noether. In a simple version, it states that for any field K, and any commutative K-algebra A that is finitely generated over K and an integral domain, there are algebraically independent elements
Noether's theorem Noether's theorem is a central result in theoretical physics that shows that a conservation law can be derived from any continuous symmetry. For example, the laws of physics do not change from one moment to the next, which means that the laws are symmetric (i.
Noether's theorem on rationality for surfaces In mathematics, Noether's theorem on rationality for surfaces is a classical result of Max Noether on complex algebraic surfaces, giving a criterion for a rational surface. Let S be an algebraic surface that is non-singular and projective.
Noetherian topological space In mathematics, a Noetherian topological space is a topological space in which closed subsets satisfy the descending chain condition. Equivalently, we could say that the open subsets satisfy the ascending chain condition, since they are the complements of the closed subsets.
Noetic In philosophy and religion, the word noetic, from the Greek νοῦς (nous) is usually translated as "mind", "understanding", "intellect", or "reason". Most dictionaries define the term noetic as a synonym of "mental" or "intellectual.
Noetus Noetus, a presbyter of the church of Asia Minor about AD 230, was a native of Smyrna, where (or perhaps in Ephesus) he became a prominent representative of the particular type of Christology now called modalistic monarchianism or patripassianism.
Nofollow nofollow is an HTML attribute used to instruct search engines that a hyperlink should not influence the link target's ranking in the search engine's index. It is intended to reduce the effectiveness of certain types of spamdexing, thereby improving the quality of search engine results and preventing spamdexing from occurring in the first place.
Noga Alon Noga Alon is an Israeli mathematician noted for his prolific contributions to combinatorics and theoretical computer science, having authored hundreds of papers. He received his PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1983 and is currently on the faculty of Tel Aviv University.
Nogai language Nogai (also Nogay or Nogai Tatar), is a language spoken in southwestern Russia. Three distinct dialects are recognized: Qara-Nogay (Black or Northern Nogay), spoken in Dagestan; Nogai Proper, in Stavropol; and Aqnogay (White or Western Nogay), by the Kuban River, its tributaries in Karachay-Cherkessia, and in the Mineralnye Vody District.
Nogais The Nogais, also spelled Nogay, Noghai, and often called the Caucasian Mongols ("Caucasian" refers to their geographic position, in the Caucasus mountains, not to their ethnicity), are a Turkic people, and an important ethnic group in the Daghestan region who speak the Turkic Nogai language.

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