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Plasmodium knowlesi Plasmodium knowlesi is a primate malaria parasite commonly found in Southeast Asia. It causes malaria in long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis), but it may also infect humans, either naturally or artificially.
Plasmodium ovale Plasmodium ovale is a species of parasitic protozoa that causes tertian (recurring) malaria in humans. It is closely related to Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, which are responsible for most malaria.
Plasmodium vivax The parasite Plasmodium vivax is the most frequent and widely distributed cause of benign, but recurring (tertian), malaria. It is one of four species of parasite that commonly cause malaria infection in humans.
Plasmodium yoelii Plasmodium yoelii is a species of the genus Plasmodium which can infect rodents. Its most notable feature is that it is used in the laboratory to infect mice, as a model of human malaria, particularly with respect to the immune response.
Plasmolysis Plasmolysis is an effect of exosmosis in plants. Osmosis is the net diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane, such as a cell membrane, from an area of higher water concentration to an area of lower water concentration.
Plass The Plass was an American automobile manufactured only in 1897. It was created by Reuben Plass, who claimed to have built his first car in the 1860s, and was a rear-engined phaeton with an L-shaped tiller designed to be steered by either hand or foot.
Plassey, County Limerick Plassey is an area of County Limerick on the River Shannon, near Castletroy and Limerick. Plassey was originally a large estate of land owned by Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, and named after the Battle of Plassey 1757, part of the British Conquest of India.
Plasson The Plasson was a French automobile manufactured in Montmartre only in 1910. A 2413cc four-cylinder car, it ran on paraffin; its builders claimed that it was the "sole paraffin motor sold at the same price as a petrol motor".
Plasterer A Plasterer is a tradesman who works with plaster, such as forming a layer of plaster on an interior wall or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls. The process of creating plasterwork, called plastering, has been used in building construction for centuries.
Plasterwork Plasterwork refers to construction or ornamentation done with plaster, such as a layer of plaster on an interior wall or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls. The process of creating plasterwork, called plastering, has been used in building construction for centuries.
Plasti-Blades Plasti-Blades are aftermarket main rotor blades for the E-flite Blade CP, E-Sky Honey Bee and similar electric radio controlled micro-helicopters. They are produced and marketed by JCS Hobbies of Chico, California, USA.
Plastic Plastic covers a range of synthetic or semisynthetic polymerization products. They are composed of organic condensation or addition polymers and may contain other substances to improve performance or economics.
Plastic armour Plastic armour is a type of vehicle armour developed for merchant ships by the British Admiralty in 1940. The original composition was described as 50% clean granite of half-inch size, 43% of limestone mineral, and 7% of bitumen.
Plastic bag A Plastic bag is a bag flexible packaging made of thin, flexible, blown poly film. Plastic bags are used for containing waste for packaging, disposal, and for storing and transporting foods, produce, powders, ice, chemicals, etc.
Plastic bait Plastic baits have made a huge impact on the way people can catch fish while fishing. Plastic baits have been manufactured by many popular companies such as Zoom, Yum, Berkely, Lip RipperZ and T-Fisherman Trout Worms.
Plastic bending Plastic bending occurs when an applied moment causes the outside fibers of a cross-section to exceed the material's yield strength. Loaded with only a moment, the peak bending stresses occurs at the outside fibers of a cros-section.
Plastic bullet The plastic bullet is the name given to a type of non-lethal (when used correctly) projectile fired from a specialised gun, used in riot control. There are also some plastic bullets, such as those made by the bullet maker Speer, that are designed to be used for short range target practice.
Plastic Bertrand Plastic Bertrand was a new wave punk-rock group and solo artist (Roger Jouret, born February 24 1958) from Belgium, most famous for the parody "Ça plane pour moi" (roughly translated as "That's alright with me"), although the song was neither written nor sung by Jouret and used the backing track from Elton Motello's "Jet Boy, Jet Girl". The group also appeared at the Eurovision Song Contest, representing Luxembourg, in 1987.
Plastic hinge A plastic hinge is a type of energy damping device allowing plastic rotation [deformation] of an otherwise rigid column connectionAnalysis of Rotational Column with Plastic Hinge Michael Long and Corey Bergad, retrieved November 5, 2006. In structural engineeing beam theory the term, plastic hinge, is used to describe the deformation of a section of a beam where plastic bending occurs.
Plastic magnet A plastic magnet is a non-metallic magnet made from the polymer PANiCNQ, which is a combination of emeraldine-based polyaniline (PANi) and tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ). When it was created by researchers at the University of Durham in 2004 it was the first magnetic polymer to function at room temperature.
Plastic Man Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a fictional comic-book superhero originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Jack Cole, he first appeared in Police Comics #1 (Aug 1941).
Plastic Moment In plastic limit analysis of members subjected to bending, it is assumed that an abrupt transition from elastic to ideally plastic behaviour occurs at a certain value of moment, known as plastic moment (Mp). Member behaviour between My and Mp is considered to be elastic.
Plastic paint medium Plastic paint medium is a painting technique created by contemporary artist Josignacio in 1984, this technique consists in the use of epoxy resins as a "glutinating medium" and "pigments" as colorants, obtaining as a result a real plastic finish with a new visual effect. Art critic Leonel Lopez-Nussa called that new effect, "Newism", and renowned Cuban intellectual Dr.
Plastic pants Plastic pants, plastic panties, and diaper covers are all basically the same thing. They are devices worn over a diaper for the purpose of containing liquid or solid waste that may otherwise leak through the fabric.
Plastic Pressure Pipe Systems Plastic Pressure Pipe Systems have been in use since the 1950s: some of the most common uses include piping to transport drinking water, waste water, chemicals, gases, heating and cooling fluids, foodstuffs, ultra-pure liquids and slurries.Plastic Pressure Pipe Systems have many advantages to offer to the designer, installer and end user of pipe systems.
Plastic recycling Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastics and reprocessing the material into useful products. For instance, this could mean melting down polyester soft drink bottles then spinning the polymer into fibres.
Plastic Raygun Plastic Raygun is a record label based in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom that specializes in breakbeat artists. The company was formed in the mid-1990s by Maf Lewis, Steven Robson and Neil Cocker organizing and hosting concerts, featuring artists such as the Propellerheads and Bentley Rhythm Ace.
Plastic shaman The phrase plastic shaman is a pejorative and colloquialism used for individuals who try to pass themselves off as shamans, or other traditional spiritual leaders, but who actually have no genuine connection to the traditions they claim to represent. Rather, plastic shamans use the mystique of these cultural traditions, and the legitimate curiosity of sincere seekers, for personal gain.
Plastic shopping bag Plastic shopping bags/Carrier bags are a common type of shopping bag in several countries. They are made of polyethylene (low-density or more "crinkly" high-density) and are cheaper and lighter in weight than their paper counterparts, but lack stiffness.
Plastic surgery Plastic surgery is a specialty that uses surgical techniques to change the appearance and function of patients' bodies. Some of these operations are called "cosmetic", and others are called "reconstructive".
Plastic Surgery: Before And After Plastic Surgery: Before And After is a television program that airs on the Discovery Health Channel. The program focuses on several individuals' plastic surgery from the decision to have the surgery to the final result.
Plastic welding rod Plastic welding rods (also known as thermoplastic welding rod) is an extruded shape used to bind two pieces of plastic for the purpose of holding them together. Most plastic welding shapes are circular in design or even triangular.
Plastic-clad silica fiber In telecommunications and fiber optics, a plastic-clad silica fiber or polymer-clad silica fiber (PCS) is an optical fiber that has a silica-based core and a plastic cladding. The cladding of a PCS fiber should not be confused with the polymer overcoat of a conventional all-silica fiber.
Plastic.com On the web, Plastic is an award-winning forum for news and discussion of events and issues. The site is community-driven, with readers moderating discussions, submitting stories, and participating in their selection.
Plasticine Plasticine is a putty-like modelling material made from calcium salts, petroleum jelly and aliphatic acids. The name is trademarked but tends to be used as a generic description in Britain and the Commonwealth, in Chile, Uruguay and Brazil as plasticina and in many countries of Latin America and Spain as plastilina.
Plasticity (physics) In physics and materials science, plasticity is a property of a material to undergo a non-reversible change of shape in response to an applied force. Plastic deformation occurs under shear stress, as opposed to brittle fractures which occur under normal stress.
Plasticizer Plasticizers are additives that soften the materials (usually a plastic or a concrete mix) they are added to. Although the same compounds are often used for both plastics and concretes, the desired effect is slightly different.
Plastics (group) Plastics or, alternately, The Plastics were a short-lived Japanese pop group prominent in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Though they were short lived, their music was a major influence on Japanese pop music and have been covered by many bands, most notably Polysics, and Pizzicato Five (covering the song "Good" from Origato Plastico).
Plastics engineering Plastics engineering encompasses the processing, design, development, and manufacture of plastics products. A plastic is a polymeric material that is in a semi-liquid state, having the property of plasticity and exhibiting flow.
Plastics extrusion Plastics extrusion is a high volume manufacturing process in which raw plastic material is melted and formed into a continuous profile. Extrusion produces items such as pipe/tubing, weather stripping, window frames, plastic sheeting, adhesive tape and wire insulation.
Plastination Plastination is a technique used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts. The water and fat are replaced by certain plastics, yielding specimens that can be touched, do not smell or decay, and even retain most microscopic properties of the original sample.
Plastochrone The plastochron index and the leaf plastochron index are ways of measuring the age of a plant dependend on morphological traits rather than chronological. This will erase germination and developmental differences and exponential growth.
Plastoquinone Plastoquinone, (often abbreviated PQ), is a quinone molecule involved in the electron transport chain in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. Plastoquinone accepts two atoms of hydrogen, becoming plastoquinol.
Plastromancy Plastromancy (from plastron + Greek μαντεία, "divination") is a form of pyromantic divination using the plastron, or undershell of a turtle. It was mainly used in ancient China, especially the Shāng dynasty.
Plastron The plastron is the nearly flat part of the shell structure of a tortoise, what one would call the belly, similar in composition to the carapace; with an external layer of horny material divided into plates called scutes and an underlying layer of interlocking bones.
Plastun Plastun or plastoon (Ukrainian, ) was originally a Cossack of dismounted scouting and sentry military units in Black Sea Cossack Host and later in Kuban Cossack Host in 19-20th ceturies. These dismounted units were introduced during the Caucasian War to guard and scout beyond the "Kuban Line", a frontier in the Kuban plains, against sudden Circassian raids.
Plasy Plasy is a small town in the Plzeň Region in western part of the Czech Republic, lying on the spectacular river Střela. It is famous for its huge Cistercian monastery founded in 1144, which was rebuilt between 1661 and 1739 under the guidance of J.
Plat of Zion The plat of Zion is a plat (a standard city plan) used in the construction of hundreds of Mormon and Western United States communities. Designed around Latter Day Saint principles of agrarianism and community, the plan called for 24 temples at the city's center, reflecting the central role played by the church in the community.
Plata Quemada Plata Quemada (international, English title: Burnt Money) is a year 2000 Argentine film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro, starring Eduardo Noriega, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Pablo Echarri, Leticia Bredice, Ricardo Bartis, and Héctor Alterio. It is based on Ricardo Piglia's 1997 Planeta prize-winning novel of the same title that was inspired by a true story of a famous bank robbery in Buenos Aires in 1965.
Platacanthomyinae The family Platacanthomyidae includes the spiny dormice and the Chinese pygmy dormice. In spite of their appearance, these animals are not true dormice, but are part of the large and complex superfamily Muroidea.
Plataea Plataea was an ancient city, located in Greece in southeastern Boeotia, south of Thebes. It was the location of the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC, in which an alliance of Greek city-states defeated the Persians and ended the Persian Wars.
Plataforma Europa Plataforma Europa is the logistical platform of the textile group Inditex (Zara), located in the future industrial polygon PLAZA in Zaragoza, Spain. More than 120,000 m² it is currently capable of distribution to more than 300 ZARA stores throughout the world, with an annual distribution capacity of more than 50 million articles of clothing.
Plataforma Nunca Máis Nunca Máis (Galician 'Never More' or 'Never Again') is the name and slogan of a popular movement in Galicia and Spain formed in response to the Prestige environmental disaster in 2002. The movement's banner is based on the Galician flag, but with a blue diagonal on a black field, rather than a blue diagonal on a white field.
Platanias Platanias (Greek: Πλατανιάς) is a village and municipality on the Greek island of Crete. It is located about 10 km from the city of Chania via GR-90 (E65, Kastelli-Kissamos - Chania) and east of Kastelli-Kissamos and is by Chania Bay.
Platanthera bifolia The Lesser Butterfly-orchid (Platanthera bifolia) is an orchid in the genus Platanthera, having certain relations with the genus Orchis, where it was previously included and also with the genus Habenaria. It can be found throughout Europe and Morocco.
Platée Platée (Plataea) is an opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, first performed on 31 March, 1745 at the Grande Ecurie, Versailles. The libretto is by Adrien-Joseph Le Valois d'Orville and concerns an ugly water nymph who believes that Jupiter, the king of the gods, is in love with her.
Plate (dishware) A plate is a type of dishware, being a broad, concave but mainly flat vessel on which food is served. Plates are commonly made from ceramic materials such as bone china , porcelain & stoneware as well as other materials like plastic or glass; occasionally, wood or carved stone is used.
Plate Boundary Observatory PBO The Plate Boundary Observatory or (PBO) is one of three components of the Earthscope project, along with USARRAY and SAFOD. The goal of PBO is to better-understand the boundary between the North American and Pacific Plates through the use of geodesy.
Plate girder bridge A plate girder bridge is a bridge supported by two or more plate girders. The plate girders are typically I-beams made up from separate structural steel plates (rather than rolled as a single cross-section), which are welded (or occasionally bolted or riveted) together to form the vertical web and horizontal flanges of the beam.
Plate heat exchanger A plate heat exchanger is a type of heat exchanger that uses metal plates to transfer heat between two liquids. This has a major advantage over a conventional heat exchanger in that the liquids are exposed to a much larger surface area, as the liquids spread out over the plate.
Plate lunch Plate Lunch (Hawaiian: pa mea 'ai) is a vaguely Pacific-Rim/American menu item that is part of local culture in Hawaii. While sometimes available in 'mini' form, the standard plate lunch consists of two scoops of white rice and a scoop of macaroni salad taken by an ice cream scooper, and a meat(s) entree.
Plate number coil A plate number coil (PNC) is a United States postage stamp with the number of the printing plate or plates printed on it. The plate number typically appears as one or more small digits in the margin at the bottom of the stamp.
Plate spinning Plate spinning is a circus manipulation art where a person spins plates, bowls and other flat objects on poles, without them falling over. Plate spinning relies on the gyroscopic effect, like it also applies for a spinning top.
Plate tectonics Plate tectonics (from Greek τέκτων, tektōn "builder" or "mason") is a theory of geology which was developed to explain the observed evidence for large scale motions of the Earth's crust. The theory encompassed and superseded the older theory of continental drift from the first half of the 20th century and the concept of seafloor spreading developed during the 1960s.
Plate Trial Stakes The Plate Trial Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred flat horserace for three-Year-Olds, foaled in Canada. Held annually since 1945 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, the 1 1/8-mile race on dirt is considered one the most important prep races for Canada's premier horse race, the Queen's Plate.
Plate-thigh beetle The plate-thigh beetles are a family (Eucinetidae) of beetles, notable for their large coxal plates that cover much of the first ventrite of the abdomen. The family is small for beetles, with about 37 species in nine genera, but are found worldwide.
Plateau Creek (Colorado) Plateau Creek is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 40 miles (64 km) long, located in western Colorado in the United States. It drains a lush cattle ranching valley, known as the Plateau Valley, north of the Grand Mesa and east of Grand Junction.
Plateau Indians The Plateau Indians live in the area between the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains and north of the Great Basin. Much of this area is high flat land, but there are also mountains, canyons, and many rivers and valleys.
Plateau's problem In mathematics, Plateau's problem is to show the existence of a minimal surface with a given boundary. It is named after Joseph Plateau, who was interested in soap films, but was raised by Joseph-Louis Lagrange in 1760.
Plateau-Rayleigh instability The Plateau-Rayleigh instability, often called the Rayleigh instability, explains why and how a falling stream of fluid breaks up into smaller packets with the same volume but less surface area. It is related to the Rayleigh-Taylor instability.
Plated ware Plated ware are articles chiefly intended for tableware use consisting of an inferior metal or alloy covered by one of the precious metals, with the object of giving them the appearance of gold or silver, the standard being an ounce of silver per square foot. Before the introduction of electroplating the method employed for silver plating, the invention of which in 1742 is associated with the name of Thomas Bolsover, of Sheffield, was to fuse or burn together, by a flux of borax, a thin sheet of silver on each side of an ingot of base metal, generally copper, or German silver, which is an alloy of copper.
Plated wire memory Plated wire memory is a variation of core memory developed by Bell Laboratories in 1957. Its primary advantage was that it could be machine-assembled, which potentially led to lower prices than the hand-assembled core.
Platelet alpha-granule In platelets, the term "alpha granules" is used to describe granules containing several growth factors (such as insulin-like growth factor 1, platelet-derived growth factor, TGFβ), platelet factor 4 which is a heparin-binding chemokine, and other clotting proteins (such as thrombospondin and fibronectin.) The alpha granules express the adhesion molecule P-selectin.
Platelet-derived growth factor Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is one of the numerous growth factors, or proteins that regulate cell growth and division. In particular, it plays a significant role in angiogenesis, the growth of blood vessels from already existing blood vessel tissue.
Platelet-derived growth factor receptor There are two known platelet derived growth fator receptors termed PDGFR-alpha and PDGFR-beta. PDGFR-a binds all PDGF isoforms (PDGF-AA,PDGF-AB and PDGF-BB) while PDGFR-b binds PDGF-BB with high affinity, PDGF-AB with lower affinity, but does not to bind PDGF-AA with any appreciable affinity.
Platensimycin Platensimycin is an experimental new drug being trialed in an effort to combat MRSA. Manufactured by a strain of Streptomyces platensis, it represents a previously unknown class of antibiotics, which acts by blocking enzymes involved in the synthesis of fatty acids, which bacteria need to construct cell membranes.
Platero y Tú Platero y Tú was a Spanish rock band founded in Bilbao in the 1980's, and disbanded in 2001. Platero consisted of Adolfo Cabrales "Fito" (vocals/guitar), Iñaki Antón "Uoho" (guitar), Juantxu Olano "Mongol" (bass) and Jesús García "Maguila" (drums).
Platerspiel The Platerspiel (German for "bladder play") or Blaterpfeife ("bladder pipe") is a medieval simplified bagpipe, consisting of an insufflation tube (blow pipe), a bladder and a chanter; sounded by a double reed, which is fitted into a reed seat at the top of the chanter. The chanter has an outside tenon, at the top, near the reed, which fits into a socket or stock, which is "tied-in" to the bladder.
Plates of Nephi According to the Book of Mormon, the plates of Nephi, consisting of the large plates of Nephi and the small plates of Nephi, are a portion of the collection of inscribed metal plates which make up the record of the Nephites. This record was later abridged by Mormon and inscribed onto gold plates from which Joseph Smith claimed to have translated the Book of Mormon.
Platform (computing) In computing, a platform describes some sort of framework, either in hardware or software, which allows software to run. Typical platforms include a computer's architecture, operating system, or programming languages and their runtime libraries.
Platform (geology) In geology, a platform is a continental area covered by relatively flat or gently tilted, mainly sedimentary strata, which overlie a basement of consolidated igneous or metamorphic rocks of an earlier deformation. Platforms, shields and the basement rocks together constitute cratons.
Platform (novel) Platform is a novel by French writer Michel Houellebecq (translated from the French by Frank Wynne). It has received both great praise and great criticism, most notably for the novel's apparent condoning of sex tourism and anti-Muslim feelings.
Platform 11 Platform 11 is a rail transport pressure group in Ireland whose agenda is centred on the idea that there is an economic case for expanding rail transport in Ireland though better utilization of existing infrastructure with only justified expansion of existing routes. Through press releases, lobbying and leafleting they have promoted the Interconnector, a proposal to build a tunnel south of the Liffey to link up Dublin's Heuston Station with the existing DART and LUAS lines.
Platform bed Platform beds are beds whose base consists of a raised, flat, hard, horizontal surface meant to support a mattress. Platform beds provide firm cushioning and with the support of slats, they eliminate the need for a box spring or a mattress foundation; they give adequate support for a mattress by itself.
Platform boot Platform boots are boots, with thick wedge soles or a combination of thick soles and high heels that are similar in some respects to the platform shoe. They were seen as the cutting edge of fashion in the UK during the 1970s and were worn by both men and women.
Platform Environment Control Interface Platform Environment Control Interface, abbreviated as PECI, is a recent (introduced in 2006) technology used for thermal management in the Intel Core 2 Duo processors. The main difference between PECI and the previously used thermal sensors is that PECI reports the negative value expressing the difference between the current temperature and the thermal throttle point (at which the CPU shuts down itself to prevent damage from overheating) instead of the absolute temperature as usual.
Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007 The Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007, also known as simply the Perform Act of 2007Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007 Bill (full text) and sometimes written as PERFORM ActAnnouncement on Senator Feinstein’s Web Site is a bill introduced January 11, 2007 in the 110th Congress by Dianne Feinstein (California-D) and sponsored by Lindsey Graham (South Carolina-R), Joe Biden (Delaware-D), and Lamar Alexander (Tennessee-R) to the United States Senate as S. 256.
Platform for Internet Content Selection The Platform for Internet Content Selection is a specification created by W3C that uses metadata to label webpages to help parents and teachers control what children and students can access on the Internet. The W3C RDF project is trying to integrate RDF labels with PICS labels.
Platform for Learning A Platform for Learning is a registered name through which the TekBots program was created. Through working with Oregon State University's Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department, the Platform for Learning name is the general name for all innovative learning that goes on in the EECS department through 5 years of combined faculty and student work they have created a company of sorts that is responsible for teaching Electrical and Computer Engineers the needed skills to be ready for future work and their future career.
Platform framing Platform framing is a light-frame construction system and the most common method of constructing the frame for houses and small apartment buildings as well as some small commercial buildings in Canada and the United States.
Platform game Platform game, or platformer, is a video game genre characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms. It must also be possible to control these jumps, and to be able to fall from or miss platforms, as well.
Platform Invocation Services Platform Invocation Services, commonly referred to as just P/Invoke, is a feature of Common Language Infrastructure implementations, like Microsoft's Common Language Runtime, that enables managed code to call native code in dynamic-linked libraries (DLLs). The native code is referenced via metadata that describes functions exported from a native DLL.
Platform shoe Platform shoes are shoes, boots, or sandals with thick soles, often made of cork, plastic, rubber, or wood (wooden-soled platform shoes are technically also clogs), generally worn strictly for fashion, and/or added height. They have been worn in various cultures since ancient times.
Platform Sutra The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (Chinese:六祖壇經, fully 南宗頓教最上大乘摩訶般若波羅蜜經六祖惠能大師於韶州大梵寺施法壇經), is a Buddhist scripture that was composed in China. It is one of the seminal texts in the Chan/Zen schools.
Platform tennis Platform tennis is unique as the only racquet sport that is played outdoors in cold weather. The sport is played at private clubs, public parks, and in backyards at both highly competitive and purely recreational levels.
Platform/RPG The Platform/RPG videogame genre is typified by its strong reliance on basic gameplay mechanics from the platforming genre, for example jumping and attacking, coupled with at least elementary role playing (rpg) features, such as: character development, the ability to purchase new weapons, magic and equipment and interaction with non player characters. One of the earliest examples of this is the classic Wonder Boy in Monster Land.
Platformism Platformism is a tendency within the wider anarchist movement which shares an affinity with organising in the tradition of Nestor Makhno's Organizational Platform of the General Union of Anarchists (Draft). The Platform came from the experiences of Russian anarchists in the 1917 October Revolution, which led eventually to the victory of Bolshevik party dictatorship rather than workers' and peasants' self-management.
Plating Plating is the general name of surface-covering techniques in which a metal is deposited onto a conductive surface. Plating is indispensable as a corrosion inhibitor for the manufacture of computers, mobile phones, and electronic devices as well as other uses such as solderability, hardness, wearability, friction loss, paint adhesion, conductivity, shielding, etc.
Plating Efficiency Plating efficiency ("PE") is a measure of the number of colonies originating from single cells. It is a very sensitive test and is often used for determining the nutritional requirements of cells, testing serum lots, measuring the effects of growth factors, and for toxicity testing.
Platinum & Gold Collection (The Verve Pipe) Platinum & Gold Collection is a compilation album by The Verve Pipe released by their record company RCA Records in their ongoing Platinum & Gold Collection series. There are no songs from I've Suffered a Head Injury and no new songs overall, but the song "Spoonful of Sugar" from Pop Smear is a live version.

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