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Primary Health Centre The Primary Health Centre (PHC) is the basic structural and functional unit of the public health services in developing countries. PHCs were established to provide accessible, affordable and available primary health care to people, in accordance with the Alma Ata Declaration, 1972 by the member nations of WHO.
Primary Health Organisation Primary Health Organisations (PHOs), in New Zealand, are a collection of health providers, which are funded on a capitation basis by the New Zealand Government via its District Health Board. They are usually set up as not-for-profit trusts, and have as their goal the improvement of their population's health.
Primary Chronicle The Primary Chronicle (Russian: ПовеŃŃ‚ŃŚ временных лет, Povest' vremennykh let, which is often translated into English as Tale of Bygone Years), is a history of the Ancient Rus from around 850 to 1110 originally compiled in Kiev about 1113.
Primary immigration Primary immigration is a term which describes the movement of the earner of a family, or a young unattached single man, from one country to another, usually to improve their economic condition. Once the primary immigrant is established in the new country, they will often send for their family to come and join them (perhaps many years later).
Primary immunodeficiency Primary immunodeficiencies are disorders in which part of the body's immune system is missing or does not function properly. To be considered a primary immunodeficiency, the cause of the immune deficiency must not be secondary in nature (i.
Primary instrument A primary instrument is a scientific instrument, which by its physical characteristics is accurate and is not calibrated against anything else. A primary instrument must be able to be exactly duplicated anywhere, anytime with identical results.
Primary Inversion Primary Inversion is a science fiction novel in the Saga of the Skolian Empire by Catherine Asaro. It tells the story of how Sauscony Valdoria (Soz), Imperial Heir of the Skolians meets Jaibriol II, the throne successor of Eubians.
Primary labor market The Primary labor market is the market consisting of high wage paying jobs, concrete careers and long term success. It is contrasted by the Secondary labor market, which consist of low-paying, "under the table" (non-taxable) jobs, and temporary positions.
Primary market The primary market is that part of the capital markets that deals with the issuance of new securities. Companies, governments or public sector institutions can obtain funding through the sale of a new stock or bond issue.
Primary metaphor Primary metaphor is a term named by Joseph Grady for the basic connection that exist between vague experiences such as good and concrete experiences such as up. These two concepts usually correlate in experience, and form the primary metaphor good is up.
Primary Marksmanship Instuctor A Primary Marksmanship Instructor is a Marine billet(MOS 8531) and an instructor to other Marines on how to precisely fire the M16 rifle used as the standard weapon in the Marine Corps. Instructors also train Marines in use of the 9mm Berreta pistol and shotgun.
Primary nursing Primary nursing is a method of nursing practice which emphasizes continuity of care by having one nurse (often teamed with a nursing assistant) provide complete care for a small group of inpatients within a nursing unit of a hospital. The "primary nurse" is responsible for coordinating all aspects of care for the same group of patients throughout their stay in a given area.
Primary National Strategy The Primary National Strategy document was launched in the UK in May 2003 by Charles Clarke, the Secretary of State for Education. The existing National Numeracy Strategy and National Literacy Strategy were taken under the umbrella of the Primary National Strategy.
Primary physical custody Primary physical custody is a term that is often used in child custody orders to denote the parent with whom a child spends or lives the great majority of time with. It is a term that is often used in cases where parents are awarded joint physical custody and one parent has slightly more time with his/her child than the other.
Primary producers Primary producers are those organisms in an ecosystem that produce biomass from inorganic compounds (autotrophs). In almost all cases these are photosynthetically active organisms (plants, cyanobacteria and a number of other unicellular organisms; see article on photosynthesis).
Primary production [oceanic and terrestrial photoautotroph abundance, from September 1997] to August [[2000. As an estimate of autotroph biomass, it is only a rough indicator of primary production potential, and not an actual estimate of it.
Primary residence A person's primary residence is the dwelling where they usually live, typically a house or an apartment. A person can only have one primary residence at any given time, though they may share the residence with other people.
Primary Review The Primary Review is a wide-ranging and independent enquiry into the condition and future of primary education in England. It is supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and based at the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge.
Primary shares In an equity offering, primary shares, in contrast to secondary shares, refer to newly issued shares of common stock that are sold to investors. The cash generated from the sale of the primary shares, net of the gross spread, are transferred to the company.
Primary source In historical scholarship, a primary source is a document, sound recording, video recording, original work or other source of information that was created at or near the time being studied, often by the people being studied. In this sense primary does not mean superior.
Primary storage Primary storage, or internal memory, is computer memory that is accessible to the central processing unit of a computer without the use of computer's input/output channels. Primary storage is used to store data that is likely to be in active use.
Primary structure In biochemistry, the primary structure of a biological molecule is the exact specification of its atomic composition and the chemical bonds connecting those atoms (including stereochemistry). For a typical unbranched, un-crosslinked biopolymer (such as a molecule of DNA, RNA or typical intracellular protein), the primary structure is equivalent to specifying the sequence of its monomeric subunits, e.
Primary succession Primary succession is one of four types of ecological succession of plant life, and occurs in an environment in which new substrate, devoid of vegetation and usually lacking soil, is deposited (for example a lava flow). (The other type of succession, secondary succession, occurs on substrate that previously supported vegetation before a disturbance destroyed the plant life.
Primary Selves The primary selves, according to Voice Dialogue created by Hal Stone and Sidra Stone, are those selves that emerged in our maturation process to protect the inner child from pain and allow us to reach our goals.
Primary School Leaving Examination The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) is a national examination taken by all primary school students in Singapore near the end of the sixth year, before they leave for secondary school. It is administered by the Ministry of Education.
Primary tumors of the heart The primary tumors of the heart are tumors that arise from the normal tissues that make up the heart. This is in contrast to secondary tumors of the heart, which are typically either metastatic from another part of the body, or infiltrate the heart via direct extension from the surrounding tissues.
Primary/secondary quality distinction The primary/secondary quality distinction is a famous idea in epistemology and metaphysics, concerning the nature of reality. It most famously appears in the philosophy of John Locke, but was also articulated in the 16th Century by many others.
Primasheet Primasheet is a sheet explosive material similar to Detasheet. Manufactured by Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company Primasheet comes in two varieties: Primasheet 1000 is PETN based and Primasheet 2000 is RDX based.
Primate (religion) Primate (from the Latin Primus, "first") is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority (title of authority) or ceremonial precedence (title of honour).
Primate basal ganglia system The basal ganglia system is a pair and symmetrical major cerebral system that has only recently been recognized. In the past, part of it was presented as "motor" or "extrapyramidal", complementary to the corticospinal (pyramidal) system.
Primate city A primate city is a major city that works as the financial, political, and population centre of a country and is not rivaled in any of these aspects by any other city in that country. Normally, a primate city must be at least twice as populous as the second largest city in the country.
Primate experiments at Cambridge University Primates experiments at Cambridge University, specifically involving marmosets, are licenced by the British Government for research into brain function. The experiments are controversial, first coming to widespread public attention in the UK following undercover investigations lasting ten months in 1998 by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV), the results of which were published in 2002.
Primate Equilibrium Platform A Primate Equilibrium Platform (PEP) is a device used to train chimpanzees and other primates in maneuvers similar to those of a flight simulator. The chimpanzees are conditioned, with a series of electric shocks, to keep the rolling platform level.
Primate Freedom Project The Primate Freedom Project is a 501(c)3 not for profit grassroots abolitionist animal rights organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. It is dedicated to ending the use of nonhuman primates in biomedical and harmful behavioral experimentation.
Primate of All Ireland Primate of All Ireland is a title held by the Archbishops of Armagh, both the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland ones, to signify that within their respective churches they are the senior churchman in the island of Ireland.
Primate of Ireland Primate of Ireland is a title possessed by the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland (Anglican) Archbishops of Dublin. It does not however indicate that the Archbishop is the most senior clergyman of his Chistian denomination in Ireland.
Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada (referred to in older documents as the Primate of All Canada) is elected by the General Synod of the Church from among a list of five bishops nominated by the House of Bishops. The role of diocesan (or assistant, suffragen or coadjutor) bishop is relinquished upon his or her election, as the Primate assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer of the National Church Office, which is located in Toronto.
Primate Research Institute The Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University was established in 1967 as the first Japanese national research center for the study of primates. It was founded by primatologists Kinji Imanishi and Junichiro Itani.
Primates (journal) Primates is an international journal of primatology whose aim is to provide a forum for the elucidation of all aspects of primates in relation to humans and other animals. It publishes original papers that contribute to the development of the scientific study of primates, and its scope embraces work in all fields of investigation, such as morphology, physiology, genetics, psychology, behavior, ecology, sociology, systematics, evolution, and laboratory primate medicine.
Primatte chromakey technology Primatte is a high-end chroma key technology used in motion picture, television and photographic host applications to remove solid colored backgrounds (greenscreen or bluescreen usually) and replace them with transparency to facilitate â€background replacement’. It uses a unique algorithm based on three multi-faceted polyhedrons floating in RGB colorspace that are used to isolate color regions in the foreground image.
Prime (comics) Prime is a fictional character, a superhero created by Bob Jacob, Gerard Jones, and Len Strazewski. He debuted in Prime #1 under Malibu's Ultraverse imprint and was one of its flagship characters next to Mantra and Hardcase.
Prime (symbol) The prime symbol (′, Unicode U+2032, HTML entity ′) is commonly used to represent inches and feet, arcminutes and arcseconds, and sometimes minutes and seconds of time. 3′ 5″ could mean 3 feet and 5 inches (three foot five), or 3 minutes and 5 seconds.
Prime Airlines Prime Airlines was formed by Heavylift Cargo Airlines (HC Airlines) as a passenger charter carrier. Initially offering its sole aircraft on an ad-hoc basis from its based at East Midlands Airport (EMA) near Nottingham.
Prime Asia University Prime Asia University is a university in Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was one of the 11 universities that went operational without University Grants Commission (UGC) approval which was made a necessity under the Private University Act (1992) in Bangladesh.
Prime Books Prime Books is a book publisher specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels and short story collections. It was founded as an independent in 2001 by Sean Wallace, but in 2004 it became an imprint of Wildside Press.
Prime Cut Prime Cut is a 1972 American movie produced by Joe Wizan and directed by Michael Ritchie, with a screenplay written by Robert Dillon. The movie stars Lee Marvin as a mob enforcer from Chicago sent to Kansas to collect a debt from a meatpacker boss played by Gene Hackman.
Prime Directive In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the Prime Directive, Starfleet's General Order #1, is the most prominent guiding principle of the United Federation of Planets; The Prime Directive dictates that there be no interference with the natural development of any primitive society, chiefly meaning that no primitive culture can be given or exposed to any information regarding advanced technology or alien races. It also forbids any effort to improve or change in any way the natural course of such a society, even if that change is well-intentioned and kept completely secret.
Prime Eternal Prime Eternal is the title given to the leader of the Eternals, a fictional race of godlike immortals in the Marvel Comics Universe. The Prime Eternal is official political leader of the Eternal city-state of Olympia, but their power is also more than political; a Prime Eternal gains greater ability to use their own innate psionic abilities, and is able to initiate a Uni-Mind, the fusion of many Eternals into a massively powerful collective organism.
Prime factor In number theory, the prime factors of a positive integer are the prime numbers that divide into that integer exactly, without leaving a remainder. The process of finding these numbers is called integer factorization, or prime factorization.
Prime factorization algorithm A prime factorization algorithm is any algorithm by which an integer (whole number) is "decomposed" into a product of factors that are prime numbers (see prime factor). The fundamental theorem of arithmetic guarantees that this decomposition is unique.
Prime ideal In mathematics, a prime ideal is a subset of a ring which shares many important properties of a prime number in the ring of integers. Prime ideals have a simpler description for commutative rings, so we consider this case separately below.
Prime lens In film and photography, a prime lens is a photographic lens whose focal length is fixed, as opposed to a zoom lens, which has a variable focal length. Prime lenses are not as versatile as their zoom counterparts, but are often of superior optical quality and lower cost.
Prime minister of Italy In Italy, the President of the Council of Ministers (Italian: Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's prime minister or head of government, and occupies the fourth-most important state office. The Presidency of the Council is a constitutional office, established by the Italian constitution by articles 92, 93, 94, 95, and 96.
Prime ministerial government Prime ministerial government is a government where the prime minister is dominant in terms of the executive. As the prime minister is, by definition, a member of a cabinet - this form of government is often a development from cabinet government.
Prime model In mathematics, and in particular model theory, a prime model is a model which is as simple as possible. Specifically, a model P is prime if it admits an elementary embedding into any model M to which it is elementarily equivalent (that is, into any model M satisfying the same complete theory as P).
Prime mover The term prime mover is used to describe the main power source where the application is complex. For instance, the engine which pulls a semi-trailer is sometimes referred to as a prime mover, although the term is much more common in industrial applications.
Prime Material Plane The Prime Material Plane (also called the Material Plane or the Prime) is the central plane of existence in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. The Prime is the plane most similar to Earth, with the same basic physical laws and features, and has no direct connection with any other planes except via magic portals or spells.
Prime Meridian The Prime Meridian, also known as the International Meridian or Greenwich Meridian, is the meridian (line of longitude) passing through the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Greenwich, England, United Kingdom — it is the meridian at which longitude is defined to be 0 degrees. The prime meridian, and the opposite 180th meridian (at 180° longitude), which the International Date Line generally follows, separate the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Prime Minister of Armenia The Prime Minister of Armenia is the most senior minister within the Armenian government, and is required by the constitution to "oversee the Government's regular activities and coordinate the work of the Ministers." The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Armenia, but can be removed by a vote of no confidence in parliament.
Prime Minister of Australia The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. The Prime Minister is head of government for Australia and holds office on commission from the Governor-General.
Prime Minister of Bahrain In Bahrain, the Prime Minister is the head of government of the country. According to the Constitution of Bahrain, the Prime Minister is appointed directly by the King, and needs not be an elected member of the Council of Representatives.
Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh is, in practice, the most powerful political position in Bangladesh. The President of Bangladesh is considered senior to the Prime Minister, but holds a largely ceremonial role.
Prime Minister of Brazil The political position of Prime Minister of Brazil existed during the era of the Brazilian Empire, first being created in 1847, during the reign of Dom Pedro II. The position was abolished soon before the establishment of the Republic of Brazil in 1889.
Prime Minister of Cameroon Under the current constitution of Cameroon, the Prime Minister of Cameroon is a relatively powerless executive. While the Prime Minister is officially appointed to be the head of government, the President retains most of the executive power and can fire the Prime Minister at will.
Prime Minister of Canada The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada), is the head of the Government of Canada. The office is not outlined in any of the documents that constitute the written portion of the Constitution of Canada; executive authority is formally vested in the Canadian Sovereign and exercised on his or her behalf by the Governor General.
Prime Minister of Denmark The Prime Minister of Denmark (Danish: statsminister) is the head of government in Danish politics. He is the leader of a political coalition in the Danish parliament (the Folketing) and the leader of the cabinet.
Prime Minister of Egypt The Prime Minister of Egypt (Arabic: رئيس الŮزراء المصرى , رئيس الŘŮŮŮ…Ř©) is the head of the Egyptian government. According to the constitution, the prime minister is the leader of the largest political party in the Egyptian parliament.
Prime Minister of Fiji As a former British colony, Fiji has largely adopted British political models and follows the Westminster, or Cabinet, system of government, in which the executive branch of government is responsible to the legislature. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, but must be supported, or at least accepted, by a majority in the House of Representatives.
Prime Minister of Finland The Prime Minister (Finnish pääministeri, Swedish: statsminister) is the Head of Government of Finland. In 1918 the Finnish Senate was transformed into the Council of State (or cabinet) of Finland, and the position of Vice-Chairman of the Economic Division of the Senate was transformed into that of a Prime Minister.
Prime Minister of Iran As the result of an amendment to the Constitution of Iran in 1989, there is no longer a post titled Prime Minister of Iran, but Iran has had many prime ministers since the Qajar era, when the country was internationally known as Persia.
Prime Minister of Israel The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ר×ש הממשלה, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. Head of GovernmentThe Hebrew words ר×ש הממשלה Rosh HaMemshala can refer also to prime ministers of other states besides Israel, for example, the prime minister of Britain can be called in Hebrew ר×ש ממשלת ברי×× ×™×” Rosh Memshelet Britanya or ר×ש הממשלה של ברי×× ×™×” Rosh HaMemshala Shel Britanya.
Prime Minister of Japan The Prime Minister of Japan (内閣総ç†ĺ¤§č‡Ł Naikaku sĹŤri daijin) is the usual English-language term used for the head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime Minister of the Cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being designated by the Diet from among its members, and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office.
Prime Minister of Kosovo Prime Minister of Kosovo is the head of the Government of Kosovo. The Prime Minister and the Government, which he or she heads, are responsible for their actions to the Assembly of Kosovo, of which they must always be members.
Prime Minister of Latvia The Prime Minister of Latvia is the most powerful member of the Latvian government, and presides over the Latvian cabinet. The Prime Minister is nominated by the President of Latvia, but must be able to obtain the support of a majority of parliament.
Prime Minister of Lithuania The Prime Minister of Lithuania is the head of the executive arm of Lithuania's government, and is chosen by the Lithuanian parliament. The modern office of Prime Minister was established in 1990, although the official title was "Chairperson of the Council of Ministers" until 25 November, 1992.
Prime Minister of Malaysia The Prime Minister of Malaysia (in Malay Perdana Menteri) is the indirectly elected head of government of Malaysia. He is formally appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, or King, of Malaysia, and is invariably the leader of the largest party in the federal House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat), the elected lower house of Parliament.
Prime Minister of Malta The Prime Minister of Malta is the most powerful figure within the government of Malta, although the President of Malta has a higher rank. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, with the President making his or her decision based on the situation within the Maltese parliament.
Prime Minister of Mongolia The Prime Minister of Mongolia is the highest member of the Mongolian government's executive arm, and heads the Mongolian cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by Parliament, and can be removed by a vote of no confidence.
Prime Minister of Montenegro Prime Minister of Montenegro, full title: Predsjednik Vlade Republike Crne Gore (President of the Government of the Republic of Montenegro) is the leader of the Government of Montenegro. The prime minister directs the work of the Government, and submits to the Parliament the Government's Program including a list of proposed ministers.
Prime Minister of Myanmar The Prime Minister of Myanmar, formerly the Prime Minister of Burma is a high-ranking official in the government of Myanmar (or Burma). The actual power that the position confers differs considerably based on who holds the office.
Prime Minister of New Zealand The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's head of government and is the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand. Since 5 December 1999 the Prime Minister has been Helen Clark of the Labour Party.
Prime Minister of Prussia The Prime Minister (Ministerpräsident) of Prussia existed in one form or another from 1792 until the dissolution of Prussia in 1947. When Prussia was an independent kingdom (until 1701) the Prime Minister functioned as the King's Chief Minister and presided over the Prussian Landtag (parliament).
Prime Minister of Rhodesia The Prime Minister of Rhodesia (until 1964 Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia) was the head of government in the colony of Rhodesia. Rhodesia's political system was modelled on Westminster and the prime minister's role was similar to that of the same position in other countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and at that time, South Africa.
Prime Minister of Russia The Prime Minister of Russia (Russian: ПредŃедатель ПравительŃтва, Chairman of the Government) is the current Head of Government of the Russian Federation. Executive power is split between the Prime Minister and the President of Russia, who is Russia's Head of State.
Prime Minister of Singapore The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of government of the Republic of Singapore (and prior to 9 August 1965, the State of Singapore). As outlined in the recent constitutional amendment in 1991, the prime minister is appointed by the president from sitting members of Parliament, who, in the opinion of the president, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs Kuan Yew] was prime minister from 1959 to 1990 and retired on 26 November 1990.
Prime Minister of Slovenia There have been five prime ministers of Slovenia since that country gained its independence in the breakup of Yugoslavia. Unlike the President of Slovenia, who is directly elected, the Prime Minister is appointed by Parliament, and must control a majority there in order to govern.
Prime Minister of South Korea The Prime Minister of South Korea is appointed by the President with the National Assembly's approval. Unlike prime ministers in the parliamentary system, the Prime Minister of South Korea is not required to be a member of parliament.
Prime Minister of South Yemen The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, commonly referred to as South Yemen, became independent as the People's Republic of South Yemen in 1967. The Prime Minister, appointed by the President, served as the head of government.
Prime Minister of Spain The President of the Government (Spanish: Presidente del Gobierno), of Spain is the Spanish head of government, but not the head of state, which is the King. The President of the Government is elected by the Congress of Deputies (the lower house of parliament) on being proposed by the King (this step is a mere formality).
Prime Minister of the Cook Islands The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands is the most powerful official within the government of the Cook Islands, a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand. The office was established in 1965, when self-government was first granted to the islands.
Prime Minister of the Philippines The Prime Minister of the Philippines was the official position of the head of the government of the Philippines. The position existed in the country from 1978 to 1986, as well as a limited version of such existed temporarily in 1899.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland The Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland represents the Council of Ministers (the Cabinet) and directs their work, supervises territorial self-government within the guidelines and in ways described in the Constitution and other legislation, and acts as the superior for all government administration workers (heading the public service corps.)
Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic This page contains a list of Prime Ministers of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic was proclaimed in the territory that made of Spanish colony Spanish Sahara on February 27, 1976.
Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is head of state and the Prime Minister head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister is in practice the most important political office in the United Kingdom. He or she acts as the head of Her Majesty's Government and like other Prime Ministers in Westminster Systems is (along with their Cabinet) the de facto source of executive power in the British Government.
Prime Minister of Vietnam The Prime Minister of Vietnam is the head of the executive branch of the Vietnamese government. The Prime Minister presides over the Vietnamese cabinet, and is responsible for appointing and supervising ministers.
Prime Minister's Delivery Unit The Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit was established in June 2001 to monitor progress on and strengthen the British Government’s capacity to deliver its key priorities across education, health, crime and transport. The Unit reports to the Prime Minister through the Head of the Civil Service (the Cabinet Secretary).
Prime Minister's Official Spokesman The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman is a role employed by the British Prime Minister Tony Blair whereby a spokesperson addresses the media each morning to deliver statements on current events by the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister's Questions Prime Minister's Questions (officially Questions to the Prime Minister) is a constitutional convention in the United Kingdom, where every Wednesday when the House of Commons is sitting the Prime Minister spends half an hour answering questions from Members of Parliament ("MPs").
Prime Minister's XI Prime Minister's XI or PM's XI is the name of an annual cricket match which is held at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, with the Australian team picked by the Prime Minister of Australia playing against an overseas team. The Australian team usually includes up and coming players.
Primary Health Organisation Primary Health Organisations (PHOs), in New Zealand, are a collection of health providers, which are funded on a capitation basis by the New Zealand Government via its District Health Board. They are usually set up as not-for-profit trusts, and have as their goal the improvement of their population's health.
Primary Chronicle The Primary Chronicle (Russian: ПовеŃŃ‚ŃŚ временных лет, Povest' vremennykh let, which is often translated into English as Tale of Bygone Years), is a history of the Ancient Rus from around 850 to 1110 originally compiled in Kiev about 1113.
Primary immigration Primary immigration is a term which describes the movement of the earner of a family, or a young unattached single man, from one country to another, usually to improve their economic condition. Once the primary immigrant is established in the new country, they will often send for their family to come and join them (perhaps many years later).
Primary immunodeficiency Primary immunodeficiencies are disorders in which part of the body's immune system is missing or does not function properly. To be considered a primary immunodeficiency, the cause of the immune deficiency must not be secondary in nature (i.
Primary instrument A primary instrument is a scientific instrument, which by its physical characteristics is accurate and is not calibrated against anything else. A primary instrument must be able to be exactly duplicated anywhere, anytime with identical results.
Primary Inversion Primary Inversion is a science fiction novel in the Saga of the Skolian Empire by Catherine Asaro. It tells the story of how Sauscony Valdoria (Soz), Imperial Heir of the Skolians meets Jaibriol II, the throne successor of Eubians.
Primary labor market The Primary labor market is the market consisting of high wage paying jobs, concrete careers and long term success. It is contrasted by the Secondary labor market, which consist of low-paying, "under the table" (non-taxable) jobs, and temporary positions.
Primary market The primary market is that part of the capital markets that deals with the issuance of new securities. Companies, governments or public sector institutions can obtain funding through the sale of a new stock or bond issue.
Primary metaphor Primary metaphor is a term named by Joseph Grady for the basic connection that exist between vague experiences such as good and concrete experiences such as up. These two concepts usually correlate in experience, and form the primary metaphor good is up.
Primary Marksmanship Instuctor A Primary Marksmanship Instructor is a Marine billet(MOS 8531) and an instructor to other Marines on how to precisely fire the M16 rifle used as the standard weapon in the Marine Corps. Instructors also train Marines in use of the 9mm Berreta pistol and shotgun.
Primary nursing Primary nursing is a method of nursing practice which emphasizes continuity of care by having one nurse (often teamed with a nursing assistant) provide complete care for a small group of inpatients within a nursing unit of a hospital. The "primary nurse" is responsible for coordinating all aspects of care for the same group of patients throughout their stay in a given area.
Primary National Strategy The Primary National Strategy document was launched in the UK in May 2003 by Charles Clarke, the Secretary of State for Education. The existing National Numeracy Strategy and National Literacy Strategy were taken under the umbrella of the Primary National Strategy.
Primary physical custody Primary physical custody is a term that is often used in child custody orders to denote the parent with whom a child spends or lives the great majority of time with. It is a term that is often used in cases where parents are awarded joint physical custody and one parent has slightly more time with his/her child than the other.
Primary producers Primary producers are those organisms in an ecosystem that produce biomass from inorganic compounds (autotrophs). In almost all cases these are photosynthetically active organisms (plants, cyanobacteria and a number of other unicellular organisms; see article on photosynthesis).
Primary production [oceanic and terrestrial photoautotroph abundance, from September 1997] to August [[2000. As an estimate of autotroph biomass, it is only a rough indicator of primary production potential, and not an actual estimate of it.
Primary residence A person's primary residence is the dwelling where they usually live, typically a house or an apartment. A person can only have one primary residence at any given time, though they may share the residence with other people.
Primary Review The Primary Review is a wide-ranging and independent enquiry into the condition and future of primary education in England. It is supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and based at the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge.
Primary shares In an equity offering, primary shares, in contrast to secondary shares, refer to newly issued shares of common stock that are sold to investors. The cash generated from the sale of the primary shares, net of the gross spread, are transferred to the company.
Primary source In historical scholarship, a primary source is a document, sound recording, video recording, original work or other source of information that was created at or near the time being studied, often by the people being studied. In this sense primary does not mean superior.
Primary storage Primary storage, or internal memory, is computer memory that is accessible to the central processing unit of a computer without the use of computer's input/output channels. Primary storage is used to store data that is likely to be in active use.
Primary structure In biochemistry, the primary structure of a biological molecule is the exact specification of its atomic composition and the chemical bonds connecting those atoms (including stereochemistry). For a typical unbranched, un-crosslinked biopolymer (such as a molecule of DNA, RNA or typical intracellular protein), the primary structure is equivalent to specifying the sequence of its monomeric subunits, e.
Primary succession Primary succession is one of four types of ecological succession of plant life, and occurs in an environment in which new substrate, devoid of vegetation and usually lacking soil, is deposited (for example a lava flow). (The other type of succession, secondary succession, occurs on substrate that previously supported vegetation before a disturbance destroyed the plant life.
Primary Selves The primary selves, according to Voice Dialogue created by Hal Stone and Sidra Stone, are those selves that emerged in our maturation process to protect the inner child from pain and allow us to reach our goals.
Primary School Leaving Examination The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) is a national examination taken by all primary school students in Singapore near the end of the sixth year, before they leave for secondary school. It is administered by the Ministry of Education.
Primary tumors of the heart The primary tumors of the heart are tumors that arise from the normal tissues that make up the heart. This is in contrast to secondary tumors of the heart, which are typically either metastatic from another part of the body, or infiltrate the heart via direct extension from the surrounding tissues.
Primary/secondary quality distinction The primary/secondary quality distinction is a famous idea in epistemology and metaphysics, concerning the nature of reality. It most famously appears in the philosophy of John Locke, but was also articulated in the 16th Century by many others.
Primasheet Primasheet is a sheet explosive material similar to Detasheet. Manufactured by Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company Primasheet comes in two varieties: Primasheet 1000 is PETN based and Primasheet 2000 is RDX based.
Primate (religion) Primate (from the Latin Primus, "first") is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority (title of authority) or ceremonial precedence (title of honour).
Primate basal ganglia system The basal ganglia system is a pair and symmetrical major cerebral system that has only recently been recognized. In the past, part of it was presented as "motor" or "extrapyramidal", complementary to the corticospinal (pyramidal) system.
Primate city A primate city is a major city that works as the financial, political, and population centre of a country and is not rivaled in any of these aspects by any other city in that country. Normally, a primate city must be at least twice as populous as the second largest city in the country.
Primate experiments at Cambridge University Primates experiments at Cambridge University, specifically involving marmosets, are licenced by the British Government for research into brain function. The experiments are controversial, first coming to widespread public attention in the UK following undercover investigations lasting ten months in 1998 by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV), the results of which were published in 2002.
Primate Equilibrium Platform A Primate Equilibrium Platform (PEP) is a device used to train chimpanzees and other primates in maneuvers similar to those of a flight simulator. The chimpanzees are conditioned, with a series of electric shocks, to keep the rolling platform level.
Primate Freedom Project The Primate Freedom Project is a 501(c)3 not for profit grassroots abolitionist animal rights organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. It is dedicated to ending the use of nonhuman primates in biomedical and harmful behavioral experimentation.
Primate of All Ireland Primate of All Ireland is a title held by the Archbishops of Armagh, both the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland ones, to signify that within their respective churches they are the senior churchman in the island of Ireland.
Primate of Ireland Primate of Ireland is a title possessed by the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland (Anglican) Archbishops of Dublin. It does not however indicate that the Archbishop is the most senior clergyman of his Chistian denomination in Ireland.
Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada (referred to in older documents as the Primate of All Canada) is elected by the General Synod of the Church from among a list of five bishops nominated by the House of Bishops. The role of diocesan (or assistant, suffragen or coadjutor) bishop is relinquished upon his or her election, as the Primate assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer of the National Church Office, which is located in Toronto.
Primate Research Institute The Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University was established in 1967 as the first Japanese national research center for the study of primates. It was founded by primatologists Kinji Imanishi and Junichiro Itani.
Primates (journal) Primates is an international journal of primatology whose aim is to provide a forum for the elucidation of all aspects of primates in relation to humans and other animals. It publishes original papers that contribute to the development of the scientific study of primates, and its scope embraces work in all fields of investigation, such as morphology, physiology, genetics, psychology, behavior, ecology, sociology, systematics, evolution, and laboratory primate medicine.
Primatte chromakey technology Primatte is a high-end chroma key technology used in motion picture, television and photographic host applications to remove solid colored backgrounds (greenscreen or bluescreen usually) and replace them with transparency to facilitate â€background replacement’. It uses a unique algorithm based on three multi-faceted polyhedrons floating in RGB colorspace that are used to isolate color regions in the foreground image.
Prime (comics) Prime is a fictional character, a superhero created by Bob Jacob, Gerard Jones, and Len Strazewski. He debuted in Prime #1 under Malibu's Ultraverse imprint and was one of its flagship characters next to Mantra and Hardcase.
Prime (symbol) The prime symbol (′, Unicode U+2032, HTML entity ′) is commonly used to represent inches and feet, arcminutes and arcseconds, and sometimes minutes and seconds of time. 3′ 5″ could mean 3 feet and 5 inches (three foot five), or 3 minutes and 5 seconds.
Prime Airlines Prime Airlines was formed by Heavylift Cargo Airlines (HC Airlines) as a passenger charter carrier. Initially offering its sole aircraft on an ad-hoc basis from its based at East Midlands Airport (EMA) near Nottingham.
Prime Asia University Prime Asia University is a university in Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was one of the 11 universities that went operational without University Grants Commission (UGC) approval which was made a necessity under the Private University Act (1992) in Bangladesh.
Prime Books Prime Books is a book publisher specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels and short story collections. It was founded as an independent in 2001 by Sean Wallace, but in 2004 it became an imprint of Wildside Press.
Prime Cut Prime Cut is a 1972 American movie produced by Joe Wizan and directed by Michael Ritchie, with a screenplay written by Robert Dillon. The movie stars Lee Marvin as a mob enforcer from Chicago sent to Kansas to collect a debt from a meatpacker boss played by Gene Hackman.
Prime Directive In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the Prime Directive, Starfleet's General Order #1, is the most prominent guiding principle of the United Federation of Planets; The Prime Directive dictates that there be no interference with the natural development of any primitive society, chiefly meaning that no primitive culture can be given or exposed to any information regarding advanced technology or alien races. It also forbids any effort to improve or change in any way the natural course of such a society, even if that change is well-intentioned and kept completely secret.
Prime Eternal Prime Eternal is the title given to the leader of the Eternals, a fictional race of godlike immortals in the Marvel Comics Universe. The Prime Eternal is official political leader of the Eternal city-state of Olympia, but their power is also more than political; a Prime Eternal gains greater ability to use their own innate psionic abilities, and is able to initiate a Uni-Mind, the fusion of many Eternals into a massively powerful collective organism.
Prime factor In number theory, the prime factors of a positive integer are the prime numbers that divide into that integer exactly, without leaving a remainder. The process of finding these numbers is called integer factorization, or prime factorization.
Prime factorization algorithm A prime factorization algorithm is any algorithm by which an integer (whole number) is "decomposed" into a product of factors that are prime numbers (see prime factor). The fundamental theorem of arithmetic guarantees that this decomposition is unique.
Prime ideal In mathematics, a prime ideal is a subset of a ring which shares many important properties of a prime number in the ring of integers. Prime ideals have a simpler description for commutative rings, so we consider this case separately below.
Prime lens In film and photography, a prime lens is a photographic lens whose focal length is fixed, as opposed to a zoom lens, which has a variable focal length. Prime lenses are not as versatile as their zoom counterparts, but are often of superior optical quality and lower cost.
Prime minister of Italy In Italy, the President of the Council of Ministers (Italian: Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's prime minister or head of government, and occupies the fourth-most important state office. The Presidency of the Council is a constitutional office, established by the Italian constitution by articles 92, 93, 94, 95, and 96.
Prime ministerial government Prime ministerial government is a government where the prime minister is dominant in terms of the executive. As the prime minister is, by definition, a member of a cabinet - this form of government is often a development from cabinet government.
Prime model In mathematics, and in particular model theory, a prime model is a model which is as simple as possible. Specifically, a model P is prime if it admits an elementary embedding into any model M to which it is elementarily equivalent (that is, into any model M satisfying the same complete theory as P).
Prime mover The term prime mover is used to describe the main power source where the application is complex. For instance, the engine which pulls a semi-trailer is sometimes referred to as a prime mover, although the term is much more common in industrial applications.
Prime Material Plane The Prime Material Plane (also called the Material Plane or the Prime) is the central plane of existence in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. The Prime is the plane most similar to Earth, with the same basic physical laws and features, and has no direct connection with any other planes except via magic portals or spells.
Prime Meridian The Prime Meridian, also known as the International Meridian or Greenwich Meridian, is the meridian (line of longitude) passing through the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Greenwich, England, United Kingdom — it is the meridian at which longitude is defined to be 0 degrees. The prime meridian, and the opposite 180th meridian (at 180° longitude), which the International Date Line generally follows, separate the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Prime Minister of Armenia The Prime Minister of Armenia is the most senior minister within the Armenian government, and is required by the constitution to "oversee the Government's regular activities and coordinate the work of the Ministers." The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Armenia, but can be removed by a vote of no confidence in parliament.
Prime Minister of Australia The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. The Prime Minister is head of government for Australia and holds office on commission from the Governor-General.
Prime Minister of Bahrain In Bahrain, the Prime Minister is the head of government of the country. According to the Constitution of Bahrain, the Prime Minister is appointed directly by the King, and needs not be an elected member of the Council of Representatives.
Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh is, in practice, the most powerful political position in Bangladesh. The President of Bangladesh is considered senior to the Prime Minister, but holds a largely ceremonial role.
Prime Minister of Brazil The political position of Prime Minister of Brazil existed during the era of the Brazilian Empire, first being created in 1847, during the reign of Dom Pedro II. The position was abolished soon before the establishment of the Republic of Brazil in 1889.
Prime Minister of Cameroon Under the current constitution of Cameroon, the Prime Minister of Cameroon is a relatively powerless executive. While the Prime Minister is officially appointed to be the head of government, the President retains most of the executive power and can fire the Prime Minister at will.
Prime Minister of Canada The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada), is the head of the Government of Canada. The office is not outlined in any of the documents that constitute the written portion of the Constitution of Canada; executive authority is formally vested in the Canadian Sovereign and exercised on his or her behalf by the Governor General.
Prime Minister of Denmark The Prime Minister of Denmark (Danish: statsminister) is the head of government in Danish politics. He is the leader of a political coalition in the Danish parliament (the Folketing) and the leader of the cabinet.
Prime Minister of Egypt The Prime Minister of Egypt (Arabic: رئيس الŮزراء المصرى , رئيس الŘŮŮŮ…Ř©) is the head of the Egyptian government. According to the constitution, the prime minister is the leader of the largest political party in the Egyptian parliament.
Prime Minister of Fiji As a former British colony, Fiji has largely adopted British political models and follows the Westminster, or Cabinet, system of government, in which the executive branch of government is responsible to the legislature. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, but must be supported, or at least accepted, by a majority in the House of Representatives.
Prime Minister of Finland The Prime Minister (Finnish pääministeri, Swedish: statsminister) is the Head of Government of Finland. In 1918 the Finnish Senate was transformed into the Council of State (or cabinet) of Finland, and the position of Vice-Chairman of the Economic Division of the Senate was transformed into that of a Prime Minister.
Prime Minister of Iran As the result of an amendment to the Constitution of Iran in 1989, there is no longer a post titled Prime Minister of Iran, but Iran has had many prime ministers since the Qajar era, when the country was internationally known as Persia.
Prime Minister of Israel The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ר×ש הממשלה, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. Head of GovernmentThe Hebrew words ר×ש הממשלה Rosh HaMemshala can refer also to prime ministers of other states besides Israel, for example, the prime minister of Britain can be called in Hebrew ר×ש ממשלת ברי×× ×™×” Rosh Memshelet Britanya or ר×ש הממשלה של ברי×× ×™×” Rosh HaMemshala Shel Britanya.
Prime Minister of Japan The Prime Minister of Japan (内閣総ç†ĺ¤§č‡Ł Naikaku sĹŤri daijin) is the usual English-language term used for the head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime Minister of the Cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being designated by the Diet from among its members, and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office.
Prime Minister of Kosovo Prime Minister of Kosovo is the head of the Government of Kosovo. The Prime Minister and the Government, which he or she heads, are responsible for their actions to the Assembly of Kosovo, of which they must always be members.
Prime Minister of Latvia The Prime Minister of Latvia is the most powerful member of the Latvian government, and presides over the Latvian cabinet. The Prime Minister is nominated by the President of Latvia, but must be able to obtain the support of a majority of parliament.
Prime Minister of Lithuania The Prime Minister of Lithuania is the head of the executive arm of Lithuania's government, and is chosen by the Lithuanian parliament. The modern office of Prime Minister was established in 1990, although the official title was "Chairperson of the Council of Ministers" until 25 November, 1992.
Prime Minister of Malaysia The Prime Minister of Malaysia (in Malay Perdana Menteri) is the indirectly elected head of government of Malaysia. He is formally appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, or King, of Malaysia, and is invariably the leader of the largest party in the federal House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat), the elected lower house of Parliament.
Prime Minister of Malta The Prime Minister of Malta is the most powerful figure within the government of Malta, although the President of Malta has a higher rank. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, with the President making his or her decision based on the situation within the Maltese parliament.
Prime Minister of Mongolia The Prime Minister of Mongolia is the highest member of the Mongolian government's executive arm, and heads the Mongolian cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by Parliament, and can be removed by a vote of no confidence.
Prime Minister of Montenegro Prime Minister of Montenegro, full title: Predsjednik Vlade Republike Crne Gore (President of the Government of the Republic of Montenegro) is the leader of the Government of Montenegro. The prime minister directs the work of the Government, and submits to the Parliament the Government's Program including a list of proposed ministers.
Prime Minister of Myanmar The Prime Minister of Myanmar, formerly the Prime Minister of Burma is a high-ranking official in the government of Myanmar (or Burma). The actual power that the position confers differs considerably based on who holds the office.
Prime Minister of New Zealand The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's head of government and is the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand. Since 5 December 1999 the Prime Minister has been Helen Clark of the Labour Party.
Prime Minister of Prussia The Prime Minister (Ministerpräsident) of Prussia existed in one form or another from 1792 until the dissolution of Prussia in 1947. When Prussia was an independent kingdom (until 1701) the Prime Minister functioned as the King's Chief Minister and presided over the Prussian Landtag (parliament).
Prime Minister of Rhodesia The Prime Minister of Rhodesia (until 1964 Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia) was the head of government in the colony of Rhodesia. Rhodesia's political system was modelled on Westminster and the prime minister's role was similar to that of the same position in other countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and at that time, South Africa.
Prime Minister of Russia The Prime Minister of Russia (Russian: ПредŃедатель ПравительŃтва, Chairman of the Government) is the current Head of Government of the Russian Federation. Executive power is split between the Prime Minister and the President of Russia, who is Russia's Head of State.
Prime Minister of Singapore The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of government of the Republic of Singapore (and prior to 9 August 1965, the State of Singapore). As outlined in the recent constitutional amendment in 1991, the prime minister is appointed by the president from sitting members of Parliament, who, in the opinion of the president, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs Kuan Yew] was prime minister from 1959 to 1990 and retired on 26 November 1990.
Prime Minister of Slovenia There have been five prime ministers of Slovenia since that country gained its independence in the breakup of Yugoslavia. Unlike the President of Slovenia, who is directly elected, the Prime Minister is appointed by Parliament, and must control a majority there in order to govern.
Prime Minister of South Korea The Prime Minister of South Korea is appointed by the President with the National Assembly's approval. Unlike prime ministers in the parliamentary system, the Prime Minister of South Korea is not required to be a member of parliament.
Prime Minister of South Yemen The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, commonly referred to as South Yemen, became independent as the People's Republic of South Yemen in 1967. The Prime Minister, appointed by the President, served as the head of government.
Prime Minister of Spain The President of the Government (Spanish: Presidente del Gobierno), of Spain is the Spanish head of government, but not the head of state, which is the King. The President of the Government is elected by the Congress of Deputies (the lower house of parliament) on being proposed by the King (this step is a mere formality).
Prime Minister of the Cook Islands The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands is the most powerful official within the government of the Cook Islands, a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand. The office was established in 1965, when self-government was first granted to the islands.
Prime Minister of the Philippines The Prime Minister of the Philippines was the official position of the head of the government of the Philippines. The position existed in the country from 1978 to 1986, as well as a limited version of such existed temporarily in 1899.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland The Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland represents the Council of Ministers (the Cabinet) and directs their work, supervises territorial self-government within the guidelines and in ways described in the Constitution and other legislation, and acts as the superior for all government administration workers (heading the public service corps.)
Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic This page contains a list of Prime Ministers of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic was proclaimed in the territory that made of Spanish colony Spanish Sahara on February 27, 1976.
Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is head of state and the Prime Minister head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister is in practice the most important political office in the United Kingdom. He or she acts as the head of Her Majesty's Government and like other Prime Ministers in Westminster Systems is (along with their Cabinet) the de facto source of executive power in the British Government.
Prime Minister of Vietnam The Prime Minister of Vietnam is the head of the executive branch of the Vietnamese government. The Prime Minister presides over the Vietnamese cabinet, and is responsible for appointing and supervising ministers.
Prime Minister's Delivery Unit The Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit was established in June 2001 to monitor progress on and strengthen the British Government’s capacity to deliver its key priorities across education, health, crime and transport. The Unit reports to the Prime Minister through the Head of the Civil Service (the Cabinet Secretary).
Prime Minister's Official Spokesman The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman is a role employed by the British Prime Minister Tony Blair whereby a spokesperson addresses the media each morning to deliver statements on current events by the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister's Questions Prime Minister's Questions (officially Questions to the Prime Minister) is a constitutional convention in the United Kingdom, where every Wednesday when the House of Commons is sitting the Prime Minister spends half an hour answering questions from Members of Parliament ("MPs").
Prime Minister's XI Prime Minister's XI or PM's XI is the name of an annual cricket match which is held at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, with the Australian team picked by the Prime Minister of Australia playing against an overseas team. The Australian team usually includes up and coming players.
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