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Neotropic Cormorant The Neotropic Cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus, is a cormorant found throughout the American tropics and subtropics, from the middle Rio Grande and the Gulf and Californian coasts of the USA south through Mexico and Central America to southern South America. It also breeds on the Bahamas, Cuba and Trinidad.
Neotropic ecozone The Neotropic ecozone is a terrestrial ecoregion which includes South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. It has distinct fauna and flora from the Nearctic because its long separation from the northern continent.
Neotropical parrot The Neotropical parrots (tribe Arini, sometimes subfamily Arinae) belong to the family of the true parrots Psittacidae. The neotropical parrots consists of two main groups, easily recognized as short-tailed and long-tailed species (Miyaki et al.
Neotropical silversides The neotropical silversides are a family Atherinopsidae of fish in the order Atheriniformes. The approximately 104 species in 13 genera are distributed throughout the tropical and temperate waters of the New World, including both marine and freshwater habitats.
Neotype In zoological nomenclature, a neotype is a specimen later selected to serve as the single name-bearing type specimen when an original holotype has been lost or destroyed, or where the original author never cited a specimen.
Neotyphodium Neotyphodium is a genus containing species of fungal obligate endophytes. They are asexual, seed-borne intercellular symbionts of cool-season grass colonizing the aerial (leaves and stems) tissues of their grass hosts.
Neovaginoplasty Neovaginoplasty is a reconstructive surgery procedure used to reconstruct the vaginal tube and mucous membrane which are absent in a female, due either to congenital disease (called vaginal atresia) or to an acquired cause, such as trauma or cancer. The procedure has also been used to produce natural looking vaginas in transwomen.
Neovoxer Neovoxer is an experimental non-dialogue film directed, written, edited, and composed by Michael Pope between the years of 1997 and 2004 in collaboration with hundreds of artists, performers, and musicians. The film was shot on a variety of media ranging from 35mm film to digitally manipulated video.
Neowater Neowater based on water and nanoparticles composition, which unlike traditional dry nanotechnology focuses on a nanoparticle to be the end product. Neowater builds on properties of water molecules to cluster around nanoparticles, leading to modification of the physical properties of water molecules in the whole bulk.
Neowhig Party The Neowhig Party is an American political party that is largely viewed as a minor Internet spoof of a typical political party. The Party, which advocates extreme but humorous positions on the issues, takes its name from the earlier Whig Party of the 19th century.
NeO Gabriel Gonzalez, better known by his stage name NeO (born January 16, 1985 in San Gabriel Valley, California; raised in Tampa Bay, Florida) is a hip-hop singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is also the founder of NeO Productions.
Nepal Nepal, officially known according its Interim Constitution as the State of Nepal () is a landlocked Himalayan country in South Asia, bordered by China (Tibet) to the north and by India to the south, east and west. Nepal is a kingdom of various geographical features, and is culturally rich.
Nepal 1 Nepal 1 is the first Nepali language Satellite Channel from India. Nepal 1 is primarily targeted towards homes of the Nepalese community in North Bengal, Sikkim and North Eastern States in India, the whole of Nepal, Myanmar, and Malaysia, right up to Hong Kong.
Nepal citizenship law The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal regulates provisions for Nepali citizenship in Articles 8, 9 and 10. The Nepal Citizenship Act 1964 was first promulgated on 28 February 1964 and provides for a single citizenship for the entire country.
Nepal engineering college Nepal Engineering College, commonly known as nec, is the first private engineering college in Nepal and the second-largest engineering college there. It has main campus at Changunarayan, Bhaktapur and a second campus, in which Master's Programs are run, at Imadol, Lalitpur.
Nepal Goodwill Party The Nepal Sadbhawana Party (नेपाल सदभावना पार्ती / Nepal Sadbhavana Party in Nepali) is a democratic political party in Nepal that fights for Madhesi rights. Its founding was in 1985, as the Nepal Sadbhavana Council, by Gajendra Narayan Singh.
Nepal Independent Hotel Workers Union The Nepal Independent Hotel Workers Union (NIHWU) was a Nepalese trade union formed in 1981. The union existed as a separate entity until 1989 when it helped form the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions.
Nepal Independent Workers Union The Nepal Independent Workers Union (NIWU) was a Nepalese trade union formed in 1979 as the labour wing of Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist). It was created following a General Strike in Balaju Industrial District, Kathmandu existed as a separate entity until 1989 when it helped form the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions.
Nepal Internet Exchange Nepal Internet Exchange, established in 2002, Nepal's first Internet Exchange Point, keeps local traffic local, and makes local surfing much more desirable with local content for local customers, at the same time saving international bandwidth. It was established with the help of Packet Clearing House.
Nepal Janabadi Morcha Nepal Janabadi Morcha (Nepal Democratic Front) is a leftwing political movement in Nepal. The group was founded in 1976, and worked clandestinely during the panchayat regime, and its chairman Ram Raja Prasad Singh lived in exile in India.
Nepal Mountaineering Association The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) is the national mountaineering association of Nepal. The NMA was founded in 1973 with the goals of promoting mountaineering activities in the Himalaya, providing safety awareness and mountaineering skills to Nepalese mountaineers and creating awareness of the beauty of the Himalayas both nationally and in international communities.
Nepal Rastra Bank The Nepal Rastra Bank, established in 1956, is the central bank of the Kingdom of Nepal. It has seven regional branches, located at Biratnagar, Janakpur, Birgunj, Pokhara, Siddharthanagar, Nepalgunj, and Dhangadhi.
Nepal Revolutionary Organisation (Marxist-Leninist) Nepal Revolutionary Organisation (Marxist-Leninist) (in Nepali: नेपाल क्रान्तिकारी संगठन (मार्क्सवादी-लेनिनवादी)) was a communist organisation in Morang, Nepal. The group emerged around 1973, and was one of several local radical communist factions that surged in this period in Nepal.
Nepal Revolutionary Students' Union Nepal Revolutionary Students Union (in Nepali: नेपाल क्रान्तिकारी विद्यार्थी संघ, abbreviated नेक्राविसंघ) is the student wing of Nepal Workers Peasants Party. The president of NRSU is Saroj Raj Gosain and the secretary is Suman Maharjan.
Nepal Samyabadi Party (Marksbadi-Leninbadi-Maobadi) Nepal Samyabadi Party (Marksbadi-Leninbadi-Maobadi) (Nepalese for 'Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)') was a small communist party in Nepal, formed out of a split from the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist). The party was often called NSP(Malema) or Communist Party of Nepal (Samyabadi).
Nepal Scouts The Nepal Scouts (Devnagari:नेपाल स्काउट) are the national Scouting and Guiding organization of Nepal. Scouting and Guiding was founded in Nepal in 1952 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1969 and of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1984.
Nepal tea Nepalese tea is very similar to tea from Darjeeling for which it may be mistaken as the main plantations are located very close to Darjeeling. There are four flushes of tea in Nepal (assuming we exclude CTC tea):
Nepal Workers and Peasants Organisation (Hareram Sharma) Nepal Workers and Peasants Organisation (in Nepali: नेपाल मजदुर किसान संगठन) was a communist group in Nepal, led by Hareram Sharma. It was one of the two separate NWPOs that emerged out of the original NWPO (the other faction, led by Rohit, later became the Nepal Worker Peasant Party).
Nepalepsy Nepalepsy (sometimes referred to as a seizure disorder, or the "chills") is a common chronic neurological condition that is characterized by recurrent and often unprovoked minor epileptic seizures. This condition is relatively common, although it is rarely documented in modern medical journals.
Nepalese architecture Nepalese architecture is a unique strain of art and practicality. Situated in between the trade routes between the Southern Indian Nations and the Northern Tibetan and Chinese empires, Nepalese architecture reflects influences from both these cultural strongholds.
Nepalese caste system The Nepalese caste system, like the Indian caste system, is highly complex and assumedly traditional hereditary system of social stratification of Nepal. The system define social classes by a number of hierarchical endogamous groups often termed as Jāti.
Nepalese cuisine Nepalese cuisine refers to the cuisines of Nepal. The cultural diversity of Nepal has provided an ample space for the growth of a number of cuisines based on the ethnic groups and the geographical features of the nation.
Nepalese Civil War The Nepali Civil War (labelled People's War by the Maoists was a conflict between monarchist] [[government forces and Maoist rebels in Nepal which lasted from 1996 until 2006. The war was started by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) on February 13, 1996, with the aim of establishing the "People's Republic of Nepal.
Nepalese diplomatic missions Nepal's first semblance of a diplomatic network started in the reign of King Prithivi Narayan Shah the Great, when in 1769 he established a foreign office called Jaishi Kotha. Over centuries the office slowly grew in stature until it became a government Department in 1934, although by the time of the revolution in 1950 Nepal only had diplomatic relations with India, Britain, France and the United States.
Nepalese hip hop Nepalese hip hop music also referred as NEPHOP has a slight blend from nepalese traditional music (usually a madal) and with lyrics that are usually altruistic and depicting the present Nepalese political and economic situation. However there are few others (such as Politics Uncle, Sarad Singh, Kotho and Sammy Samrat) who in contrast choose to write about wealth, power and other factors which are a common scene with hip hop music in the West.
Nepali cricket team The Nepali cricket team is the cricket team representing the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. It is run by the Cricket Association of Nepal, which was founded in 1946, became a member of the Asian Cricket Council in 1994 and was elected to associate membership of the International Cricket Council in 1996.
Nepali rock The rock music scene of Nepal originated with the arrival of Hippies in the Kathmandu valley. The prime scene of Rock as well as Rock and Roll during those days used to be Jhochhen aka Freak Street notorious for its marijuana and narcotics which attracted many a psychedelic rockers during the 70s.
Nepali Times Nepali Times is an English-language weekly newspaper that provides in-depth reporting and expert commentaries on Nepali politics, business, culture, travel and society in 24 pages every week. It has a loyal readership among Nepalis who are leaders in their fields.
Nepean (electoral district) Nepean was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. It was also the name of an overlapping district represented in the Ontario legislature from 1987 to 1999
Nepean Gorge Carved through the ancient sandstone of the Sydney basin by the Nepean River, the Nepean Gorge is found near Mulgoa (south of Penrith), New South Wales, Australia. Forming a natural eastern boundary to the Blue Mountains, the gorge is navigable by small watercraft all year.
Nepean Highway The Nepean Highway runs south from Melbourne city in Victoria, Australia to Portsea, along the eastern shores of Port Phillip Bay. It passess through the suburbs of St Kilda, Brighton, Moorabbin, Cheltenham, Mordialloc, and Frankston, and the towns of Mornington, Dromana, Rosebud and Sorrento before ending at the gates to the Point Nepean park at Portsea.
Nepean, Ontario Nepean (pronounced "ne-PEE-yin") was a local municipality adjacent to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada until it was amalgamated with the 10 other municipalities that formed the Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton in 2001 to become the new city of Ottawa. However, the name Nepean continues in common usage in reference to the area.
Nepean—Carleton Nepean—Carleton is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988 and since 1997, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
Nepenthes The Nepenthes (IPA pronunciation: , from Greek: ne = not, penthos = grief, sorrow; named after the ancient drug Nepenthe), popularly known as Tropical Pitcher Plants or Monkey Cups, are a genus of carnivorous plants in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae that comprises roughly 116 species, numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids. They are vine forming plants of the Old World tropics, ranging from South China, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines; westward to Madagascar (2 species) and the Seychelles (1); southward to Australia (3) and New Caledonia (1); and northward to India (1) and Sri Lanka (1).
Nepenthes adnata Nepenthes adnata (Latin: adnatus = broadly attached) is a diminutive lowland Nepenthes pitcher plant species, endemic to West Sumatra, Indonesia, where it grows at an altitude of 600-1100 m. It does not appear to be closely related to any other species in the genus.
Nepenthes ampullaria Nepenthes ampullaria (Latin: ampulla = a flask-like bladder) is a very distinctive and widespread species of Nepenthes, present in Borneo, Sumatra, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and New Guinea. It is not generally considered to be closely related to any other species in the genus and is thus often used as the 'outlier' species for cladistic analyses.
Nepenthes angasanensis Nepenthes angasanensis (Latin: Angasan = a region in Aceh, -ensis = from) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species, native to Sumatra, where it grows at an altitude of 2200 to 2800 m. The status of this taxon is controversial as it is similar in morphology to N.
Nepenthes argentii Nepenthes argentii (after George Argent, who first collected it on Palawan) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species native to the Mount Guiting-Guiting on Sibuyan Island in the Rhomblon Province of the Philippines. It is one of the smallest plants in the genus.
Nepenthes aristolochioides Nepenthes aristolochioides (Latin: Aristolochia = a genus of shrubs and vines, -oides = resembling) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species, native to Sumatra, where it grows at an altitude of 2000-2500 m. It has an extremely unusual pitcher morphology, having an almost vertical opening to its traps (similar to N.
Nepenthes bicalcarata Nepenthes bicalcarata (Latin: bi = two, calcaratus = spur) is a lowland species of Nepenthes commonly known as the Fanged Pitcher Plant. The species is famous for the presence of two sharp spines on the underside of the lid.
Nepenthes bongso Nepenthes bongso (Indonesian: after Putri Bungsu = youngest daughter; referring to local legend of the spirit guardian of Mount Marapi) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species, native to Sumatra, where it grows at an altitude of 1000-2700 m. It is very similar to N.
Nepenthes campanulata Nepenthes campanulata (Late Latin: campana = bell) is a lowland Nepenthes species native to Borneo. The plant was described in 1973 based on a single specimen deposited at the Singapore Botanic Gardens herbarium.
Nepenthes clipeata Nepenthes clipeata (Latin: clipeus = round shield; referring to leaf shape) is a pitcher plant species of the genus Nepenthes known only from the near-vertical granite cliff faces of Gunung Kelam in Kalimantan, Indonesia. It has an altitudinal distribution of approximately 600-800 m.
Nepenthes deaniana Nepenthes deaniana (after Dean C. Worcester, Philippine plant collector) is an intermediate Nepenthes pitcher plant species native to the Philippines, where it groes at an altitude of 1300-1500 m above sea level.
Nepenthes edwardsiana Nepenthes edwardsiana (after George Edwards, Governor of the Crown Colony of Labuan) is a species of pitcher plant found only on Mount Kinabalu and neighbouring Mount Tambuyukon in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. It is perhaps the most spectacular of all Nepenthes species, having the most highly developed peristome of any species in the genus together with N.
Nepenthes ephippiata Nepenthes ephippiata (Latin: ephippium = saddle cloth, -iata = shaped) is highland pitcher plant species of the genus Nepenthes endemic to Borneo. It occurs in the Hose Mountains of central Sarawak, as well as Gunung Raya and Bukit Lesung in Kalimantan.
Nepenthes fusca Nepenthes fusca (Latin: fuscus = dark brown, dusky) is an intermediate to highland species of pitcher plant from the island of Borneo. It is found throughout a wide altitudinal range (1200-2500 m) and is almost always epiphytic in nature, primarily growing in mossy forest.
Nepenthes gracilis Nepenthes gracilis (Latin: gracilis = thin, slender) is a very common lowland species that is very widespread in the Sunda region. The pitchers are relatively unremarkable with a very thin peristome and no unusual morphological features.
Nepenthes hirsuta Nepenthes hirsuta (Latin: hirsutus = hairy, bristly) is a lowland Nepenthes species characterised by an indumentum of thick brown hairs, which is even present on the inflorescence. Pitchers are mostly green throughout with some having red blotches on the inside surfaces.
Nepenthes lowii Nepenthes lowii (after Hugh Low, British colonial administrator and naturalist) is a well-known species of pitcher plant and a type of carnivorous plant. This taxon is perhaps the most unusual in the genus, the upper pitchers being very strongly constricted in the middle.
Nepenthes macrophylla Nepenthes macrophylla (Latin: macro = large, phylla = leaves) is a species of pitcher plant and a type of carnivorous plant belonging to the family Nepenthaceae, known only from a very restrictive elevation on Mount Trus Madi in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. It is an ultrahighland mountain plant requiring cool temperatures with high humidity at night.
Nepenthes macrovulgaris Nepenthes macrovulgaris (Latin: macro = large, vulgaris = common) is a species of pitcher plant. It is a lowland plant and grows at altitudes ranging from 500 to 800 m in sub-montane forest clearings and mossy forest.
Nepenthes mapuluensis Nepenthes mapuluensis (Latin: Mapulu = Gunung Ilas Mapulu, -ensis = from) is a lowland Nepenthes species endemic to the Sambaliung range in east Kalimantan, Borneo. The type locality of this species is at an elevation of 800 m on Gunung Ilas Mapulu.
Nepenthes mirabilis Nepenthes mirabilis (Latin: mirabilis = wonderful) is a tropical carnivorous plant species of the pitfall trap variety. It has by far the widest distribution of any Nepenthes species and is known from the following countries and regions: Borneo, Sumatra, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sulawesi, Maluku Islands, Myanmar, Cambodia, New Guinea, Australia, Philippines, Indochina, China, Hong Kong, Micronesia, Macau, and Palau.
Nepenthes mollis Nepenthes mollis (Latin: mollis = soft; referring to the covering of hairs) is a highland pitcher plant species belonging to the genus Nepenthes. It is the only species in the genus whose pitchers are unknown.
Nepenthes murudensis Nepenthes murudensis (Latin: Murud = mountain in Sarawak to which it is endemic, -ensis = from) is a highland species of pitcher plant from Borneo. It is of putative hybrid origin: its two original parent species are though to be N.
Nepenthes naquiyuddinii Nepenthes naquiyuddinii (after the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Pro-Chancellor, Yang Amat Mulia Tunku Laxamana Tunku Dato' Seri Utama Naquiyuddin Ibni Tuanku Ja'afar) is a species of tropical pitcher plant. It is known only from Keningau-Kimanis Road and the foot of Mount Trus Madi, both in Sabah, Borneo.
Nepenthes rajah Nepenthes rajah (IPA pronunciation: ) is an insectivorous pitcher plant species of the monotypic Nepenthaceae family. It is endemic to Mount Kinabalu and neighbouring Mount Tambuyukon in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Nepenthes sanguinea Nepenthes sanguinea (Latin: sanguineus = blood red) is a large and vigorous Nepenthes pitcher plant species, native to the Malay Peninsula, where it grows at 900-1800 m altitude. The pitchers are variable in size, from 10-30 cm tall, and range from green and yellow to orange and red.
Nepenthes sibuyanensis Nepenthes sibuyanensis (Latin: Sibuyan = island to which it is endemic, -ensis = from) is a recently described highland Nepenthes species from the Philippines. It occurs at altitudes of between 1500 and 1800 m.
Nepenthes tenax Nepenthes tenax (Latin: tenax = tenacious) is a lowland species of tropical pitcher plant native to northern Australia. It is the third Nepenthes species recorded from the continent, and its second endemic species.
Nepenthes tentaculata Nepenthes tentaculata (Latin: tentacula = tentacles) is an intermediate to highland carnivorous pitcher plant with a very wide distribution across Borneo and Sulawesi. It grows at altitudes of 700-2400 m and produces attractive pitchers up to 30 cm in length.
Nepenthes treubiana Nepenthes treubiana (after Melanchoir Treub, director of the Department of Agriculture, Buitenzorg, Dutch East Indies) is a species of pitcher plant endemic to West Papua in New Guinea. It is closely related to N.
Nepenthes truncata Nepenthes truncata (Latin: truncatus = terminating abruptly) is a carnivorous pitcher plant species endemic to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The typical form grows on exposed mountainsides at an altitude of between 230 and 600 m; a highland variety grows at higher elevations.
Nepenthes veitchii Nepenthes veitchii (after George Veitch, nurseryman of the Veitch Nurseries) is a Nepenthes species from the island of Borneo. The plant is widespread in north-western Borneo and can also be found in parts of Kalimantan.
Nepenthes ventricosa Nepenthes ventricosa (New Latin: ventricosus = having a swelling on one side) is a species of pitcher plant, native to the Philippines, where it is a highland species, growing at 1200-1500 m altitude in montane rainforests. It is an epiphyte often growing scrambling through shrubs.
Nepenthes vieillardii Nepenthes vieillardii (after Eugène Vieillard, collector of plants from New Caledonia and Tahiti between 1861 and 1867) is a species of pitcher plant endemic to the island of New Caledonia. Its distribution is the most easterly of any Nepenthes species.
Nepenthes villosa Nepenthes villosa (Latin: villosus = hairy) is a species of tropical pitcher plant belonging to the genus Nepenthes. It grows at higher altitudes than any other Bornean Nepenthes species, at an elevation of 2400 to 3200 m.
Neper (mythology) In Egyptian mythology, Neper (also spelt Nepra or Nepri) was an androgynous deification (the feminine form of his name is Nepit) of grain, a valuable commodity in ancient Egypt, which faced starvation without it. In particular, he was especially associated with the most used types, namely barley and emmer wheat.
Nephalion In Greek mythology, Nephalion was one of the four sons of Minos who lived on the Greek island of Paros. Nephalion and his brothers Eurymedon, Khryses, and Philolaus rebelled against Herakles and murdered two sailors from one of his vessels that had washed up ashore on the rocks of Paros.
Nepheline syenite Nephelene syenite is a holocrystalline plutonic rock that consists largely of nepheline and alkali feldspar. The rocks are mostly pale colored, grey or pink, and in general appearance they are not unlike granites, but dark green varieties are also known.
Nepheloid layer Nepheloid layer or nepheloid zone is a particle-rich layer above the ocean floor, from Greek: nephos, "cloud"; the particles in the layer may come from the upper ocean layers and from stripping the sediments from the ocean floor by currents. Its thickness depends on bottom current velocity and is a result of balance between gravitational settling of particles and turbulence of the current.
Nephelos Nephelos is a planet mentioned in The Stars, Like Dust by Isaac Asimov, from Greek: nephos, "cloud". It was the home planet of Biron Farill, and one of the 'Nebular Kingdoms' near the Horsehead Nebula.
Nepherites I King Nepherites I, or Nefaarud I, founded the Twenty-ninth dynasty of Egypt by defeating Amyrtaeus in open battle, and later executing him at Memphis. Nepherites was a native of Mendes, where he also made his capital and burial place.
Nepherites II Nepherities II or Nefaarud II became Pharaoh of Egypt in 380 BC after the death of his father Hakor. He became the last pharaoh of the twenty-ninth dynasty when he was deposed and probably killed by Nectanebo I within the same year.
Nephi, son of Helaman Nephi (IPA pronunciation: , ), along with his brother Lehi, was a Nephite missionary. His father was Helaman, and his sons include two of the twelve Nephite disciples at the time that Christ visited the Americas.
Nephila inaurata The Red-legged golden orb-web spider (Nephila inaurata) is a species of golden orb-web spider. It lives in Southern Africa and several islands in the Indian Ocean (the Seychelles, RĂ©union, Mauritius, Rodrigues).
Nephilim In the Torah and several non-canonical Jewish and early Christian writings, nephilim (Hebrew, הנּפלים, those causing others to fall) are a people created by the crossbreeding of the sons of God (b'nei elohim, בני האלהים) and the "daughters of men"Genesis 6:1. The word nephilim is loosely translated as giants or titans in some translations of the Bible, and is left as nephilim in others:
Nephite In the Book of Mormon, the Nephites are a people descended from or associated with Nephi, a prophet who, according to the text, left Jerusalem at the urging of God in 600 BC, The Book of Mormon, (Salt Lake City: Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1985). and traveled with his family to the Western Hemisphere, arriving in the Americas circa 589 BC.
Nephrectomy Nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney, commonly using a minimal invasive surgical technqiue. There are various indications for this large procedure, such as renal cell carcinoma, a non-functioning kidney (which may cause high blood pressure) and a congenitally small kidney (in which it's swelling to cope with load presses on nerves causing pain in unrelated areas such as the back or testicles).
Nephrologist A nephrologist is a physician who has been trained in the diagnosis and management of kidney disease, by regulating blood pressure, regulating electrolytes, balancing fluids in the body, and administering dialysis. Nephrologists treat many different kidney disorders including acid-base disorders, electrolyte disorders, nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), hypertension (high blood pressure), acute kidney disease and end-stage renal disease.
Nephrology Nephrology is the branch of internal medicine dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney. The word nephrology is derived from the Greek word nephros, which means "kidney", and the suffix -ology, or "study of".
Nephropathia epidemica Nephropathia epidemica is a virus-infection caused by the Puumala_virus, and it has a sudden onset with fever, headache, backpain and gastrointestinal symptoms, but sometimes worse symptoms such as internal hemorrhaging and it can even lead to death. It is more mild than the haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome that can be observed in other parts of the world.
Nephrosis Nephrosis is an illness where kidneys lose protein, which is released through the body in the form of urine. When this happens, protein levels in the blood drop and water moves in the body tissue causing edema or swelling.
Nephrostomy A nephrostomy is an artificial opening created between the kidney and the skin which allows for the drainage of urine directly from the upper part of the urinary system (renal pelvis). A nephrostomy is performed whenever a blockage keeps urine from passing from the kidneys, through the ureter and into the urinary bladder.
Nephtis Nepthis is an orbital frame appearing in Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner as both as an antagonist and playable character in versus mode. The first encounter with the player occurs onboard the BAHRAM mother ship.
Neponsit, Queens Neponsit is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is one of the more affluent communities that are located on the western half of the Rockaway Peninsula, the southernmost area of the borough.
Neposedi Neposedi () is a children's music group formed in Moscow, Russia in 1991 by Elena Pindzhoyan and Yuriem Nikolaevim. The title refers to children who are not able to sit indifferently in the same place; who are fidgety.
Neptune Neptune () is the eighth and furthest planet from the Sun in our solar system. It is the fourth largest planet by diameter and the third largest by mass; Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly more massive than its near twin Uranus, which is 14 Earth Masses, but slightly smaller due to its higher density.
Neptune (owarai) Neptune (ネプチューン) is a three-man Japanese conte group consisting of two boke, Taizo Harada (原田泰造), and Ken Horiuchi (堀内健) - usually referred to as Horiken (ホリケン), and one tsukkomi, Jun Nagura (名倉潤).

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