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Nene Tomita Nene Tomita (冨田寧寧; Tomita Nene), born September 30, 1982 is a 184 cm volleyball player for the Japanese team Toray in Center Position. When she was on the 6th grade she was featured in at TV show as the tallest Japanese young girls.
Nenets language Nenets (autonym: ненёця" вада) is a language spoken by the Nenets people in northern Russia. It belongs to the Samoyedic languages which form the Uralic language family with the Finno-Ugric languages.
Neng A Neng is an acid-spitting demon from the Rolemaster game setting and is described in the Creatures and Treasures book of the second edition of Rolemaster as well as the Creatures and Monsters book of the RMSS/RMFRP series.
Nenko System The Nenko system or Nenko Joretsu as it is called in Japan, is the Japanese system of promoting an employee in order of his/her proximity to retirement. The advantage of the system is that it allows older employees to achieve a higher salary level before retirement and that it usually brings more experience to the executive ranks.
Nensha , better known to English speakers as thoughtography or projected thermography or nengraphy, is the ability to psychically "burn" images from one's mind onto surfaces, or even into the minds of others. Though considered a rare skill in the world of parapsychology, it is common in fiction, and made noteworthy by the recent Ringu/The Ring media franchise.
Nenthead The small village of Nenthead in the county of Cumbria is England's highest village at 1500 feet. It was not built until the middle of the 18th century and was one of the earliest purpose-built industrial villages in Britain.
Neny Island Neny Island or (Neny Islands as a variant name) is an island 1.5 miles long which rises to 675 m, lying 1 mile northwest of Roman Four Promontory and directly north of the mouth of Neny Fjord, off the west coast of Graham Land in Antarctica.
Neo (comics) The Neo were a fictional offshoot of the mutant genome in the Marvel Universe, that lived in peaceful seclusion from the rest of the world. They were created as part of a storyline of the aftermath of the High Evolutionary's genetic tampering on the world's mutant population.
Neo (magazine) NEO is a 100-page monthly magazine that is published in the UK and Ireland that reviews and contains articles about different forms of asian entertainment, including anime and manga, live action films originating from Hong Kong, Korea, Japan and other asian countries; and J-pop/J-rock etc. Monthly Tutorials on the basics of creating manga-styled illustration by members of Sweatdrop Studios as well as a video game and book reviews section (it only reviews books that pertain to asian entertainment or similar topics, such as director biographies or Japanese cookbooks).
Neo (The Matrix) Neo, also known as Thomas A Anderson, (born March 11, 1962 in Capital City, by the Matrix's reckoning) is the central fictional character in the movies The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions. He is sometimes referred to as The One and within the Matrix discovers he has extraordinary abilities which he can use to further the cause of a free humanity.
Neo Arcadia is a fictional city-state in the Mega Man Zero series, produced by Capcom and created by Keiji Inafune and Inticreates Ltd. In the Mega Man Zero games, the protagonist, Zero, and the rest of the Resistance battle against Neo Arcadia's persecution of reploids, the intelligent robots of the Mega Man series.
Neo Black Movement of Africa The Neo Black Movement of Africa is a socio-cultural organisation that sincerely seek to revive, retain and modify where necessary those aspects of African culture that would provide vehicles of progress for Africa and her peoples. The Neo Black Movement holds that a people can only progress rapidly by using and modifying where necessary such knowledge and instruments that has since distant past been familiar to them.
Neo Geo Pocket The Neo Geo Pocket was SNK's first hand held video game system, released in Japan in late 1998. However lower than expected sales resulted in its discontinuation in 1999, and was immediately succeeded by the Neo Geo Pocket Color.
Neo Gomanism Manifesto Special - On Taiwan Neo Gōmanism Manifesto Special - On Taiwan (Japanese: 新・ゴーマニズム宣言SPECIAL 台湾論, Shin Gōmanism Sengen Supesharu - Taiwan Ron) is a manga authored by Yoshinori Kobayashi published by Shogakukan in November 2000. A Chinese version was published in Taiwan by Avanguard Publishing in February 2001 sparking controversy and even a ban on travel on the author by Taiwan immigration officials.
Neo Gomanism Manifesto Special - On War Neo Gōmanism Manifesto Special - On War (Japanese: 新・ゴーマニズム宣言SPECIAL 戦争論, Shin Gōmanism Sengen Supesharu - Sensō Ron) is a controversial series of manga written by right-wing Japanese manga artist Yoshinori Kobayashi. It was published in a series of three volumes by Gentōsha as a supplement (hence the "Special" title) to the series serialized in SAPIO magazine from September 1995 onwards.
Neo Ned Neo Ned is an indie film about the unlikely love story between two mental patients; troubled lost souls who are institutionalized in the same asylum. Ned (Jeremy Renner), a white male neo-nazi, and Rachel (Gabrielle Union), a young black woman who believes she's the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler.
Neo Pornographia Neo Pornographia is a series of pornographic films directed by Michael Ninn and produced by his production company Ninn Worx. The full title of these movies are Neo Pornographia: The Secret Tapes of Michael Ninn.
Neo Psychiko Neo Psychiko (Greek, Modern: Νέο Ψυχικό, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older form Neon Psychikon is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. "Psych-" comes from Psyche meaning soul.
Neo Ranga Neo Ranga (南海奇皇ネオランガ, Nankai Kio Neoranga) is an anime television series created by Studio Pierrot which consists of two seasons, totaling forty-eight episodes. The story is about the three orphaned sisters who have, through a mysterious twist of fate, inherited their very own god - the 18 meter tall Neo Ranga.
Neo Rauch Neo Rauch (born April 1960 in Leipzig) is an German artist whose monumental paintings owe a debt to Surrealists Giorgio de Chirico and René Magritte. With echoes of Socialist-Realism, Rauch exhaustively mines the intersection of his personal history with the politics of industrial alienation.
Neo soul Neo soul (also known as nu soul) is a musical genre of the late 1990s and early 2000s that fuses contemporary R&B, 1970s style soul, classical music, jazz, and elements of alternative-hip hop. It is the third major sub-genre of contemporary R&B, after the new jack swing of the late 1980s to early/mid 1990s and the hip hop soul of the mid to late 1990s.
Neo Vouprasi Neo Vouprasi or Neo Vouprassio (Greek: Νέο Βουπράσιο), older form: Neo Vouprasion, is a small settlement located in the western part of the municipality of Larissos near the northwestern part of the Movri mountains. The village is part of the community of Metochi and is also a part of Vouprasio.
Neo-Aramaic languages Neo-Aramaic, or Modern Aramaic, languages are varieties of Aramaic that are spoken as a mother tongue in the modern era. The term strictly excludes those Aramaic languages that are used only as literary, sacred or classical languages today (for example, Targumic Aramaic, Classical Syriac and Classical Mandaic).
Neo-baroque Neo-baroque is a term used to describe artistic creations which display important aspects of Baroque style, but are not from the Baroque period proper. This can concern music, architecture, painting, and the decorative arts, but is most frequently used to refer to music or architecture.
Neo-Babylonian Empire The term Neo-Babylonian or Chaldean refers to Babylonia under the rule of the 11th ("Chaldean") dynasty, from the revolt of Nabopolassar in 626 BC until the invasion of Cyrus the Great in 539 BC, notably including the reign of Nebuchadnezzar.
Neo-Bonapartism Neo-Bonapartism or neo-Bounapartism refers to political movements focusing around a strong leader, who is often a hero to the people, and upholds - or at least seems to uphold - the ideals of the people. With Bonapartism specifically referring to the case of Napoleon I of France, the term neo-Bonapartism first came to use with the rise of Louis Napoleon III.
Neo-Byzantine architecture Neo-Byzantine architecture is an architectural revival style, of the mid- to late 19th and early 20th centuries, most frequently seen in religious, institutional and public buildings. Neo-Byzantine architecture incorporates elements of the Byzantine style associated with Eastern and Orthodox Christian architecture dating from the 5th through 11th centuries, notably that of Byzantium (Constantinople, or modern-day Istanbul).
Neo-classical metal Neo-classical metal is a subgenre of the heavy metal music very influenced by Classical Music in its style of playing and composing. It contains complex musical structures- analogous to Progressive Rock- and the use of elements from Classical Music and/or by famous Classical Music composers;
Neo-classical school In criminology, the Neo-Classical School continues the traditions of the Classical School within the framework of Right Realism. Hence, the utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham and Cesare Beccaria remains a relevant social philosophy in policy term for using punishment as a deterrent through law enforcement, the courts, and imprisonment.
Neo-creationism Neo-creationism is a movement whose goal is to restate creationism in terms more likely to be well received by the public, policy makers, educators, and the scientific community. It aims to re-frame the debate over the origins of life in non-religious terms and without appeals to scripture.
Neo-Cartesian Philosophers and psychologists are described as being neo-Cartesian if they posit 'mind stuff' as being different from 'brain stuff' and if they posit 'internal cognitive states' as having causal powers. Some philosophers (e.
Neo-Confucianism Neo-Confucianism () is a form of Confucianism that was primarily developed during the Song Dynasty, but which can be traced back to Han Yu and Li Ao in the Tang Dynasty. The term should not be mistaken for New Confucianism which is an effort to apply Confucianism to the 21st century.
Neo-Confucianism in Japan Belatedly, Neo-Confucianism also made its way into Japan, where it became the hegemonial frame of thought during the Edo period (1603-1867). Japanese Neo-Confucians tended to take almost as much interest in the Wang Yangming interpretations of the classics as in those of Zhu Xi.
Neo-druidism Neo-druidism or neo-druidry is an attempt to construct a modern spirituality based on the ancient religion of the Celts, as presided over by the priestly caste of druids. A fundamental difference between ancient druidism and modern, or neo-druidism, is that present-day druids do not hold the prominent place in society that was enjoyed by druids in pre-Roman times.
Neo-Dada Neo-Dada is a label applied primarily to the visual arts describing artwork that has similarities in method or intent to earlier Dada artwork. Neo-Dada is exemplified by its use of modern materials, popular imagery, and absurdist contrast.
Neo-expressionism Neo-expressionism was a style of modern painting that emerged in the late 1970s and dominated the art market until the mid-1980s. Related to American Lyrical Abstraction it developed in Europe as a reaction against the conceptual and minimalistic art of the 1970s.
Neo-Eurasianism Neo-Eurasianism is a Russian school of thought, popularized in Russia during the years leading up to and following the collapse of the Soviet Union, that considers Russia to be culturally and ethnically closer to Central Asia than to Western Europe.
Neo-Fascism Neo-fascism is the term used to describe a range of movements emerging after the Second World War that display significant elements of fascism, or clerical fascism. The term Neo-Fascist (note uppercase 'F') may be claimed by groups that express a specific admiration for Mussolini, the insignia of Fascist Italy (e.
Neo-Freudian The Neo-Freudian psychologists were those followers of Sigmund Freud who accepted the basic tenets of his theory of psychoanalysis but altered it in some way. Jung, for example, de-emphasised the sexual nature of the libido and emphasised archetypes; Erik Erikson came up with de-sexualised stages of development roughly correlating to Freud's psychosexual stages.
Neo-Futurists The Neo-Futurists are an experimental theater troupe founded by Greg Allen in 1988. Neo-Futurism, inspired by the Italian Futurist movement from the early 20th century, is based on an aesthetics of honesty, speed and brevity.
Neo-Gramscianism Neo-Gramscianism is a relatively new approach to the study of International Relations (IR) and the Global Political Economy (GPE) that explores the interface of ideas, institution and material capabilities as they shape the specific contours of the state formation. Using the same approach, neo-gramscianism analyzes the particular constellation of social forces, the state and the dominant ideational configuration to define and sustain world orders.
Neo-Grec Neo-Grec is a term referring to late manifestations of Neoclassicism now called the Greek Revival style, which was popularized in architecture, the decorative arts, and in painting during France's Second Empire, or the reign of Napoleon III, a period that lasted approximately between 1848 and 1865. It was one of many "Revival styles" of the mid to late 19th century, and just one among several concurrent modes of Classicism.
Neo-Guelph The Neo-Guelph movement was a Nineteenth century Italian political society which wanted to unite Italy into a single kingdom with the Pope as its king. Some of its leading lights were Vincenzo Gioberti and Cesare BalboIt.
Neo-hippies Neo-hippies (or "hepcats") is a self-applied term used by 21st century people who believe in some form of the 1960's hippie philosophy. Some of these are sons, daughters and grandchildren of the original hippies.
Neo-humanism Neo-Humanism is a theory developed by the Indian thinker Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar in 1982. It is a theory about human nature and the way for individuals and society to seek the development of their full potentials.
Neo-Hasidism Neo-Hasidism is a name frequently given to the significant revival of interest in Hasidic Judaism on the part of non-Orthodox Jews in different decades due to the writings of non-Orthodox teachers of Hasidic Judaism like Martin Buber, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Arthur Green.
Neo-Hegelianism Neo-Hegelianism is a school (or schools) of thought associated and inspired by the works of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, a German idealist philosopher active around the year 1800. During the late 19th and early 20th century, many European and American philosophers revived interest in Hegel's works, especially those pertaining to the importance of spirit, and the belief that ideas and moral ideals are fundamental.
Neo-impressionism Neo-Impressionism is a term coined by the French art critic Félix Fénéon in 1887Félix Fénéon: Les Impressionistes en 1886, Revue indépendante to characterise the late-19th century art movement led by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac, who first exhibited their work in 1884 at the exhibition of the Société des Artistes Indépendants in Paris. Fénéon's term pointed to the roots of this recent development in the visual arts in Impressionism, but offered at the same time a fresh reading of artistic means like colour and line based on the practise of Seurat and Signac, and its theoretical background in the writings of Chevreul and Charles Blanc.
Neo-Kantianism Neo-Kantianism means a revived or modified type of philosophy along the lines of that laid down by Immanuel Kant in the eighteenth century or (sometimes) by Schopenhauer's criticism of the Kantian philosophy in his work The World as Will and Representation. It has some more specific reference in later German philosophy.
Neo-Keynesian Economics John Maynard Keynes provided the framework for synthesizing a host of economic ideas present between 1900 and 1940, and that synthesis bears his name. The first generation of Keynesians were focused on unifying the ideas into workable paradigms, combining them with ideas from The Austrian School and Alfred Marshall.
Neo-luddism The term luddite is both a political/historical term relating to political movement in the United Kingdom during the Industrial Revolution and a pejorative used to attack those who are perceived as being uncompromisingly or unnecessarily opposed to one or more technological innovations.
Neo-Lutheranism Neo-Lutheranism was a 19th century revival movement within Lutheranism which began as a reaction against rationalism and pietism. This movement focused on a reassertion of the identity of Lutherans as a distinct group within the broader community of Christians, with a renewed focus on the Lutheran Confessions as a key source of Lutheran doctrine.
Neo-malthusianism Neo-malthusianism is a set of doctrines which have their precedent with Thomas Malthus's concept of limited resources keep populations in check and reduce economic growth. Current proponent of Neo-Malthusianism is the Club of Rome.
Neo-medievalism Neo-medievalism (or neomedievalism) is a neologism that was first popularized by Italian medievalist Umberto Eco in his 1973 essay "Dreaming in the Middle Ages"Umberto Eco, "Dreaming the Middle Ages," in Travels in Hyperreality, transl. by W.
Neo-Manichaeism Neo-Manichaeism is a contemporary effort to revive the ancient faith of Manichaeism. Because Manichaeism has been extinct since as far back as the 13th century (though certain Manichaean beliefs persisted in China and in Europe through the Cathar and other dualistic religions), much of the ancient literature and knowledge of this faith has been lost.
Neo-Marxism Neo-Marxism was a 20th century school that harkened back to the early writings of Marx before the influence of Engels which focused on dialectical idealism rather than dialectical materialism, and thus rejected the economic determinism of early Marx, focusing instead on a non-physical, psychological revolution. It was thus far more libertarian and related to strains of anarchism.
Neo-McCarthyism Neo-McCarthyism is a term used in the movie Dazed and Confused, in a line given from Mike to Pink on the topic of the football coach's decision to implement a contract stating that the signer will not indulge in any illegal activities over the summer. The term McCarthyism is in reference to the actions of Senator McCarthy in trying to "root out" communists in the United States of America during the 1950s.
Neo-Medieval music Neo-Medieval music is a term used to describe a variety of styles within modern popular music. A common characteristic of these styles is that they contain elements of Medieval music and early music in general.
Neo-Miltonic syllabics Neo-Miltonic Syllabics is a group of poems written by Robert Bridges between 1921 and 1925, and collected in his book New Verse (1925). The poems are based on a syllabic meter, which Bridges arrived at through his detailed analysis of Milton's poems, which is explained in detail in his book Milton's Prosody.
Neo-Mitochondrial Creatures Neo-Mitochondrial Creatures or NMCs for short are fictional enemies found in the Parasite Eve video games. NMCs serve as the series main antagonists and "cannon fodder", each providing different means of attack, defense and styles.
Neo-Mudéjar The Neo-Mudéjar is an architectural movement which originated in Spain and emerged as a revival of the Mudéjar architecture. It appeared in the late 19th century in Madrid, and soon spreaded to other regions of the country.
Neo-ninja Neo-ninja, sometimes used in conjunction with the term Gendai Ninpo, refers to modern martial arts schools which claim to teach elements of the historic ninja of Japan, or base their school's philosophy upon traits attributed to the historic ninja of Japan.
Neo-Nazi Theory (American founding fathers) Over the past few decades, neo-Nazi groups in the United States and elsewhere have floated rumors that the founders of the United States held anti-Semitic views. Recent years have seen even wider distribution of such statements, through the Internet.
Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine is a digest-sized, perfect-bound, Canadian magazine publishing science fiction and fantasy stories, science and opinion articles, SF news and reviews. The first issue of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine was published October 2003.
Neo-orthodoxy Neo-orthodoxy is an approach to theology that was developed in the aftermath of the First World War (1914-1918). It is primarily associated with the Swiss Protestant Karl Barth (1886-1968) and theologian Emil Brunner (1899-1966).
Neo-Objectivism Neo-Objectivism covers a large family of philosophical viewpoints and cultural values derivative from but not necessarily in agreement with Objectivist philosophy. Different and even logically incompatible viewpoints have been sometimes described as "Neo-Objectivist", provided that these viewpoints are substantially similar to – though not exactly the same as – the viewpoints endorsed by Objectivist philosophy.
Neo-pop Contrary to common belief Neo-Pop (or neo-popart) isn't just an updated version of the pop art movement of the sixties and seventies. Although the basis are very similar in many cases, namely using images out of popular culture and the media .
Neo-primitivism Neo-primitivism was a Russian art movement which took its name from the book Neo-primitivizm (1913), by Aleksandr Shevchenko. In the book Shevchenko proposes a new style of modern painting which fuses elements of CĂ©zanne, Cubism and Futurism with traditional Russian 'folk art' conventions and motifs, notably the russian icon and the lubok.
Neo-prohibitionism Neo-prohibitionism is the belief that the influence of alcohol on modern society should be reduced, either by legislation restricting the sale and use of alcohol, or by changes to social norms. Because prohibition in the United States and elsewhere has been an unsuccessful - and unpopular - policy in the past, there are no major organizations in the United States that openly claim to be "neo-prohibitionist"; the label is usually applied by critics of a group or individual, rather than by the group or individual themselves.
Neo-retro The term "neo-retro" refers to an artistic style that attempts to produce something new, based on classical designs or processes; this is opposed to "retro", which is something from the past that is brought back.
Neo-Reichian massage Neo-Reichian massage is a system based on theories developed by Wilhelm Reich (see orgone therapy and Reichian Therapy). Practitioners locate and dissolve "holding patterns" (also called "body armoring").
Neo-Renaissance "Neo-Renaissance" is an all encompassing style designation that covers many aspects of those 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Grecian (see Greek Revival) nor Gothic (see Gothic Revival) but which instead drew for inspiration upon a wide range of classicicizing Italian modes; under the broad designation "Renaissance architecture" nineteenth-century architects and critics included more than the style of buildings which began in Florence and central Italy in the early 15th century, as an expression of Humanism; they also included styles we would identify as Mannerist or Baroque. Self-applied style designations were rife in the mid- and later nineteenth century: "Neo-Renaissance" might be applied by contemporaries to some structures that others simply called "Italianate", or when many French Baroque features are present (Second Empire).
Neo-theocracy "Neo-theocracy" (often shortened to "neo-theo") is a term pundits began using in the first decade of the 21st century to refer to a (perceived) sudden growth in the popularity of the acceptance of the legitimacy of the combination of religion and politics. Those who use this term (often a term of disparagement) point to, as examples, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, including but not limited to belief in Shariah as a basis for modern laws, the re-opening of formerly Communist countries to the influence of religion, the growth of neo-conservatism and the influence of the (Christian) religious right in North America, England, and elsewhere, and a new religiosity even found amongst political radicals, such as Hakim Bey.
Neo-Taino Neo-TaĂ­no are the pre-Colombian indigenous Amerindian inhabitants of Cuba, the Lucaya of the Bahamas, Jamaica, and to a lesser extent of Haiti and Quisqueya (approximately the Dominican Republic) as opposed to the TaĂ­no of Boriquen (Puerto Rico). Some scholars consider it important to distinguish the neo-TaĂ­no nations from the original TaĂ­no, since the neo-TaĂ­no had far more diverse cultural input and a greater societal and ethnic heterogeneity than the original TaĂ­no.
Neo-Taino nations Some scholars consider it important to distinguish the TaĂ­no from the neo-Taino nations or neo-TaĂ­no nations of Cuba, the Lucaya of the Bahamas, Jamaica, and to a lesser extent from Haiti and Quisqueya (approximately the Dominican Republic). Linguistically or culturally these differences extended from various cognates or types of canoe: canoa, piragua, cayuco (e.
Neo-Theosophy Neo-Theosophy was originally a derogatory term referring to books written by Annie Besant and Charles Webster Leadbeater on Theosophy, following the death of Madame Blavatsky in 1891. This material differed in a number of respects from Blavatsky's writings, and it was felt by many that this represented a depreciation or distortion of the original teachings.
Neo-Tribalism Neo-Tribalism is the ideology that human beings have evolved to live in a tribal, as opposed to a modern, society, and thus cannot achieve genuine happiness until some semblance of tribal lifestyles has been re-created or re-embraced.
Neo-Trotskyism Neo-Trotskyism refers to the political thought of Marxists who followed Leon Trotsky but replaced some of his positions and views with their own, especially with regard to the nature of the Soviet Union and the theory of permanent revolution. Examples of neo-Trotskyists would be Tony Cliff and Max Schachtman (who eventually no longer referred to Trotskyism).
Neo-ultramontanism Neo-ultramontanism (literally the new ultramontanism) is a term used to describe the belief of certain Catholics, primarily during the period immediately prior to Vatican I, that papal infallibility was not restricted to a small number of papal statements but applied ipso facto (by that very fact, ie. by virtue of being said by the Pope) to all papal teachings and statements.
Neo-Victorian Neo-Victorian is an aesthetic movement which amalgamates Victorian and Edwardian aesthetic sensibilities with modern principles and technologies, originating in and still centered in Japan. Examples of this would include push-button cordless telephones made to look like antique wall-mounted phones, CD players resembling old time radios, Victorianesque furniture, and Victorian-style clothing with Goth, Punk and Rivet accents.
Neoabolitionist Neoabolitionist (or neo-abolitionist or new abolitionism) is a term used by historians to refer to the rebirth of the civil rights movement in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and to the late 20th century historiographic tradition by historians who re-evaluated periods of slavery, the American Civil War and Reconstruction.
Neoarchean The Neoarchean (IPA: , also spelled Neoarchaean) is a geologic era within the Archaean. It spans the period of time 2800 Ma to 2500 Ma (million years ago)—the period being defined chronometrically and not referenced to a specific level in a rock section on Earth.
Neobathiea Neobathiea (synonym Bathiea) is a genus of rare orchids (family (Orchidaceae), native to tropical moist broadleaf forests of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. The species include small, monopodial epiphytes, with relatively large white, green, or green-and-white flowers with a long spur at the base of the lip.
Neocallitropsis Neocallitropsis pancheri is a plant species of the family Cupressaceae and the sole species of the genus Neocallitropsis. It is endemic to New Caledonia, where it occurs in small, scattered population along rivers.
Neocarzinostatin Neocarzinostatin - macromolecular chromoprotein antibiotic with antitumoral activity secreted by Streptomyces macromomyceticus. Consists of a labile chromophore (bicyclic dienediyne structure, Mr = 659) that is tightly and non-covalently bound to an apoprotein (113 amino acids) with high affinity (Kd ~ 10-10M).
Neocephalopoda Neocephalopods are a group of cephalopod mollusks that include the coleoids and all extinct species that are more closely related to extant coleoids than to the nautilus. In cladistic terms, it is the total group of Coleoidea.
Neocitran NeoCitran is medication used to relieve cold, flu and sinus symptoms. NeoCitran, traditionally in the form of a medicated powder, now offers 10 different products under three different forms: syrup, strips and powder.
Neoclassic (automobile) A neoclassic, in automobile circles, is a car that is made somewhat in the image of the classic cars of the 1920s and 1930s (as defined by, for example, the Classic Car Club of America) without being necessarily intended as a full replica.
Neoclassical (Dark Wave) Neoclassical is a subgenre of darkwave music. Inspired by early music and modern classical, Neoclassical combines library sound samples (orchestra samples, pizzicato, flutes and bell ringing), synthesizers and acoustic instruments (e.
Neoclassical (New Age) Among very broad movement of new age music, neo-classical disctintion strongly influenced and sometimes even based on the early, baroque or classical music especially in terms of melody and composition. In either case a performer can offer a modern arrangements of an established composer or combining elements from the classical styles with modern elements to produce original compositions.
Neoclassical architecture The neoclassical movement that produced Neoclassical architecture began in the mid-18th century, both as a reaction against the Rococo style of anti-tectonic naturalistic ornament, and an outgrowth of some classicizing features of Late Baroque. Siegfried Giedion, whose first book (1922) had the suggestive title Late Baroque and Romantic Classicism, asserted laterIn Space, Time and Architecture (1961 ed.
Neoclassical American Realism Neoclassicism (sometimes called Neo-classicism) is the name given to distinct movement in the visual arts in effect at various times between the 18th and the 20th centuries. Novelty, improvisation, self-expression, and blinding inspiration (which most refer to as modernism or minimalism) are not neoclassical virtues; neoclassicism exhibits perfect control and does not recreate art forms from the ground up with each new project, as modernism demands.
Neoclassical ballet Neoclassical ballet is a term describing the ballet style which uses traditional ballet vocabulary, but is generally more expansive than the classical structure allowed. For example, dancers often dance at more extreme tempos and perform more technical feats.
Neoclassical economics Neoclassical economics refers to a general approach to economics focusing on individual and group choice based on preference relations. This typically involves rational utility or profit maximization using available information.
Neoclassical finance Neoclassical finance is a school of thought that has developed since the mid 1960s, building on earlier developments such as the Austrian School of economics but cross-fertilizing with atomic physics and other heavily quantitative disciplines.
Neoclassicism Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. These movements were in effect at various times between the 18th and 20th centuries.
Neoclassicism (music) Neoclassicism in music was a 20th century development, particularly popular in the period between the two World Wars, in which composers drew inspiration from music of the 18th century, though some of the inspiring canon was drawn as much from the Baroque period as the Classical period - for this reason, music which draws influence specifically from the Baroque is sometimes termed neo-baroque.
Neocolonialism Neocolonialism describes certain economic operations at the international level by which former colonial powers maintained control of their former colonies and new dependencies following World War II. This economic control has alleged similarities to the traditional colonialism of the 16th to the 20th centuries.
Neocolours Circa 1990, Neocolours wrote and popularized songs such as Tuloy Pa Rin, Bahala Na, Say You'll Never Go, Maybe, Kasalanan Ko Ba, Maybe and Hold On, among many others. These have become certified hits and have been identified solely with them.
Neoconservatism Neoconservatism is a political movement, mainly in the United States and Canada, which is generally held to have emerged in the 1960s, coalesced in the 1970s, and has had a significant presence in the administration of George W. Bush and the cabinet of Stephen Harper.

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