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Property and Freedom Society The Property and Freedom Society (PFS) is an international organization created for the global promotion of "Austro-Libertarianism," or, to expand the term, the principles of the Austrian School and libertarianism. The society's motto is Uncompromising Intellectual Radicalism.
Property B In mathematics, Property B is a certain set theoretic property. Formally, given a finite set X, a collection C of subsets of X, all of size n, has Property B iff we can partition X into two disjoint subsets Y and Z such that every set in C meets both Y and Z.
Property crime Property crime is a category of crime that includes burglary, larceny, theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, shoplifting, and vandalism. Property crime only involves the taking of money or property, and does not involve force or threat of force against a victim.
Property damage Property damage is damage or destruction done to public or private property, caused either by a person who is not its owner or by natural phenomena. Property damage caused by persons is generally categorized by its cause: neglect (including oversight and human error), and intentional damage.
Property equivalence In metadata, property equivalence is the statement that two properties have the same property extension or values. This usually (but not always) implies that the two properties have the same semantics or meaning.
Property Finders Property Finders (or Property Search Agents as they are also known) are companies & individuals representing a buyer in a property transaction. The term is more common in the United Kingdom, but in the United States the situation is referred to as buyer brokerage, and in Australia it is known as Buyer Advocacy.
Property insurance Property insurance provides protection against most risks to property, such as fire, theft and some weather damage. This includes specialized forms of insurance such as fire insurance, flood insurance, earthquake insurance, home insurance or boiler insurance.
Property ladder The property ladder is a term widely used in the United Kingdom to describe an individual or family's lifetime progress from cheaper to more expensive housing. According to this metaphor, cheap houses for first-time buyers are at the bottom of the property ladder, and expensive houses are at the top.
Property law Property law is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property (land as distinct from personal or movable possessions) and in personal property, within the common law legal system. In the civil law system, there is a division between movable and immovable property.
Property Ladder (TV series) Property Ladder is the name of a television show that airs in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia where first-time property, or real-estate, developers purchase houses (usually in need of repair), renovate them, and attempt to sell them (or flip) for a profit. Their efforts (and frustrations) are the featured bit of the show.
Property maintenance Maintaining a building involves numerous tasks to be carried out especially with older structures this can be more involving. As human nature dicates that looking after possesions is a way of life from where maintaining properties seems to have derived.
Property manager A property manager is a person or firm charged with operating a real estate property for a fee, when the owner is unable to personally attend to such details, or is not interested in doing so. Typical jobs include finding/evicting and generally dealing with tenants, home repair, home improvement, cleaning, garden maintenance, landscaping and snow removal, to be coordinated with the owner's wishes.
Property master The property master is an artistic and organizational employee in a film, television or theatrical production who is responsible for purchasing, acquiring and/or manufacturing any props needed for a production. The property master also works with other members of the production managing the physical appearance of the stage or set, for example they might work with the script supervisor to maintain set continuity.
Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which makes the misidentification of various aspects of a properties specifiations and particulars a crime.
Property P conjecture In mathematics, the Property P conjecture is a statement about 3-manifolds obtained by Dehn surgery on a knot in the 3-sphere. A knot in the 3-sphere is said to have Property P if every 3-manifold obtained by performing (non-trivial) Dehn surgery on the knot is non-simply-connected.
Property redistribution Property redistribution is a term applied to various political policies involving taxation or expropriation of property from some in order to finance payments to others. Redistribution policies are usually promoted (in democracies) by claiming that less stratified economies are more socially just (see also: http://plato.
Property tax Property tax, millage tax is an ad valorem tax that an owner of real estate or other property pays on the value of the property being taxed. There are three species or types of property: Land, Improvements to Land (immovable man made things), and Personalty (movable man made things).
Property Tax Relief Act of 2006 The Property Tax Relief Act of 2006 is legislation proposed by Idaho governor Jim Risch to be addressed in a special session, or extraordinary session, of the Idaho legislature on August 25, 2006. If enacted, this legislation would do the following:
Properzia de' Rossi Properzia de Rossi (1490-1530) was a successful female Italian Renaissance sculptor. This daughter of a notary studied under the Bolognese artist and master engraver Marcantonio Raimondi, who is best known today for his engravings of the paintings by Raphael.
Prophalangopsidae Grigs are insects belonging to the grasshopper family Prophalangopsidae (formerly known in some classifications as Haglidae). There is only one extant genus in North America, several lesser known genera in Asia and at least 12 fossil genera.
Prophase Prophase is a cell cycle stage of mitosis in which chromatin condenses into a highly ordered structure called a chromosome. It is at this stage giemsa staining can be applied to elicit G-banding in chromosomes.
Prophecy Prophecy in a broad sense, is the prediction of future events or the speaking of divine words (divine Revelation) through chosen human messengers (prophets). The etymology of the word is Greek, from pro- "before" plus the root of phanai "speak", i.
Prophecy (comics) The Prophecy Comics, are a new series of comics released in mid-2006. The material, not including the illustrations, contained within the Prophecy Comics series are based on true stories from the perspective of religious scriptures found in some of the Semitic religions.
Prophecy of Seventy Weeks The Prophecy of Seventy Weeks appears in verses 24–27 in the ninth chapter of the Book of Daniel, a work included in both the Christian and Jewish Bible. The prophecy is part of both Jewish eschatology and Christian eschatology.
Prophecy of the Popes The Prophecy of the Popes, attributed to Saint Malachy, is a list of 112 short phrases in Latin. They purport to describe each of the Roman Catholic popes (along with a few anti-popes), beginning with Pope Celestine II (elected in 1143) and concluding with a later added pope described in the prophecy as "Peter the Roman", whose pontificate will end in the destruction of the city of Rome and the Last Judgement.
Prophet In religion, a prophet (or prophetess) is a person who has directly encountered God, of whose intentions he or she can then speak as if a formal representative of God. Those who are not prophets are then urged to take seriously the divinely revealed word as an act of faithfulness to God.
Prophet (band) Prophet were a band from New Jersey featuring Dean Fasano (lead and backing vocalist), Ken Dubman (guitarist), Scott Metaxas (guitarist and bassist), Joe Zujkowski (keyboard), and Ted Poley (drummer and lead vocalist). This was at least the line up of the first album in 1985.
Prophet (Star Trek) In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Prophets, also known as Wormhole Aliens, are non-corporeal beings who inhabit the artificially constructed Bajoran wormhole which connects a distant point in the Gamma Quadrant to the Alpha Quadrant, near the planet of Bajor and the space station Deep Space Nine.
Prophet Five The Shed is a fictional criminal operation in the television series Alias. The leader of the Shed was initially Gordon Dean, and later Kelly Peyton, though both ultimately answered to a larger group: Prophet Five.
Prophet of Doom Prophet of Doom is a self-publishedIt is published by "CricketSong Books, a division of Virginia Publishers, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Winn Company, LLC." book written by the American businessman-turned-author Craig Winn.
Propheteering Propheteering is a descriptive term which refers to the exercise of the duties, powers, and/or office of a prophet for the principle purpose of deriving money. Propheteering is a portmanteau of the terms prophet and profiteering.
Prophetic Frenchman The Prophetic Frenchman was a mysterious French man, who was captured by German forces in August of 1914. He told a German officer that Germany would lose the First World War and that a large economic depression and massive inflation would follow.
Prophets of Da City Prophets of Da City (POC) is a hip hop crew from Cape Town, South Africa. They are composed of about eight members, though the exact membership fluctuates frequently; these include Ishmael Morabe (vocals), Mark Heuvel (dance), Shaheen Ariefdien, Ramone and DJ Ready D.
Prophets of the Dark Side In the Star Wars Expanded Universe, the Prophets of the Dark Side (also known as the Emperor's Secret Order, though in fact forming a distinct sub-section of this organization, or the Emperor's Mages) was a coterie of dark side Force-users originally founded as a splinter cult of the Sith. They later returned to galactic consciousness to serve the Sith Order during the reign of the Galactic Empire.
Prophylaxis Prophylaxis (Greek προφυλακτικος, "prophylaktikos," to guard or prevent beforehand) refers to any medical or public health procedure whose purpose is to prevent, rather than treat or cure, disease. Roughly, prophylactic measures are divided between primary prophylaxis (to prevent the development of a disease) and secondary prophylaxis (whereby the disease has already developed and the patient is protected against worsening of this process).
Prophylaxis (chess) Prophylaxis (Greek προφυλακτικος, "prophylaktikos," to guard or prevent beforehand) or a prophylactic move in chess stops the opponent from taking action in a certain area for fear of some type of reprisal. Prophylactic moves are aimed at not just improving one's position, but preventing the opponent from improving his.
Propination laws Propination laws were a privilege granted to Polish szlachta that gave landowners a monopoly over profits from alcohol drank by peasants they owned. In many cases, profits from propination exceeded those from agricultural production or other sources.
Propiolic acid Propiolic acid, or acetylene mono-carboxylic acid, is an unsaturated organic acid prepared by boiling acetylene dicarboxylic acid, obtained by the action of alcoholic potash on dibromosuccinic acid, or its acid potassium salt with water. It forms silky crystals which melt at 6 °C, and boil at about 144 °C with decomposition.
Propiomazine Propiomazine (brand names: Largon, Propavan, Indorm) is an atypical antipsychotic, which is used to treat negative and positive symptoms of schizophrenia, acute mania with bipolar disorder, agitation and psychotic symptoms in dementia. It is also used to treat insomnia, and to produce sleepiness or drowsiness and to relieve anxiety before or during surgery or other procedures and in combination with analgetics also during labor.
Propionibacter shermani Propionibacter shermani is a bacteria used in the production of cheese. During cheese-making the bacteria is added to certain cheeses such as Swiss, Leerdammer and Emmental and when warmed bubbles of carbon dioxide form in the cheese.
Propionibacterium acnes Propionibacterium acnes is a relatively slow growing, (typically) aerotolerant anaerobe gram positive bacterium that is linked to the skin condition acne; it can also cause chronic blepharitis and endophthalmitis, the latter particularly following intraocular surgery. The genome of the bacterium has been sequenced and a study of the bacterial genome has shown several genes that can generate enzymes for degrading skin and proteins that may be immunogenic (activate the immune system).
Propiska Propiska (; full term Прописка по месту жительства, "The record of place of residence") was a regulation in the Soviet Union designed to control internal population movement by binding a person to his or her permanent place of residence.
Propiska quota Propiska quota () was a notion associated with propiska, the system of residential permits and registration in major cities of the Soviet Union. The persons who fell within the propiska quota were known as limitchiks (лимитчик), from the Russian word "лимит" ("limit") for "quota".
Propofol Propofol is a short-acting intravenous anesthetic agent used for the induction of general anesthesia in adult patients and pediatric patients older than 3 years of age; maintenance of general anesthesia in adult patients and pediatric patients older than 2 months of age; and sedation in medical contexts, such as intensive care unit (ICU) sedation for intubated, mechanically ventilated adults, and in procedures such as colonoscopy.
Propolis Propolis is a wax-like resinous substance collected by honeybees from tree buds or other botanical sources and used as cement and to seal cracks or open spaces in the hive. Its color varies from green to brown and reddish, depending of its botanical source.
Proponent In environmental policy, a proponent is a person or organization that proposes carrying out an activity that may have an effect on the environment (an "undertaking"). In authorities such as those in Nova Scotia, the proponent of an undertaking has certain resposibilties to the local and national government to submit to environmental assessment prior to making the undertaking.
Propontis Propontis (Προποντίς, -ίδος) was the ancient Greek name for the modern Sea of Marmora. The name derives from pro (before) and pont- (sea): the Greeks sailed through the Propontis to reach the Black Sea.
Proportion (architecture) Architectural practice has often used proportional systems to generate or constrain the forms considered suitable for inclusion in a building. In almost every building tradition there is a system of mathematical relations which govern the relationships between aspects of the design.
Proportional approval voting Proportional approval voting (PAV) is a theoretical voting system for multiple-winner elections, in which each voter can vote for as many or as few candidates as the voter chooses. It was developed by Forest Simmons in 2001.
Proportional justice Within law, the principle of proportional justice is used to describe the idea that the punishment of a certain crime should be in proportion to the severity of the crime itself. In practice, systems of law differ greatly on the application of this principle.
Proportional navigation Proportional Navigation (PN) is a guidance law used in some form or another by most homing air target missiles. It is based on the fact that two vehicles are on a collision course when their direct line of sight does not change direction.
Proportional representation Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (grouped by a certain measure) obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive (usually in legislative assemblies). It is often contrasted to plurality voting systems, where disproportional seat distribution results from the division of voters into multiple electoral districts, especially "winner takes all" plurality (FPTP) districts.
Proportionalism Proportionalism is an ethical theory that lies between teleological or consequential theories and deontological theories. Teleological or consequential theories, like utilitarianism, say that an action is right or wrong, depending on the consequences it produces, whereas deontological theories, like The Categorical Imperative, say that actions are either intrinsically right or intrinsically wrong.
Proportionality (political maxim) The principle of proportionality is a political maxim which states that any layer of government should not take any action that exceeds that which is necessary to achieve the objective of government. It was initially developed in the German legal system.
Proportionally fair In a proportionally fair scheduling algorithm, the data flows are assigned a data rate that is inversively proportional to its "cost" in terms of resource consumption. For example, a cell phone that is at far distnace from the base station may achive lower data rate than one that is close to the base station.
Proportioning valve A proportioning valve is a valve that relies on the laws of fluid pressure to distribute input forces to one or more output lines. A proportioning valve can increase or decrease forces for each output, depending on the cross-sectional surface areas of those output lines.
Proporz Proporz is a long standing doctrine within the politics of the second Austrian republic. However, recent developments, both internal and external, have arguably weakened the influence of the Proporz system in Austrian politics.
Proposals for a Palestinian state Proposals for a Palestinian state vary depending on one's views of Palestinian statehood, as well as various definitions of Palestine and "Palestinian" (see also Palestinian state and State of Palestine).
Proposals for new Canadian provinces and territories Since Canadian Confederation in 1867, there have been several proposals for new Canadian provinces and territories. The Constitution of Canada requires an amendment for the creation of a new province but the creation of a new territory requires only an act of Parliament; therefore it is easier to create a territory than a province.
Proposed amendments to the European Constitution Since the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was rejected by referenda in France and the Netherlands, various proposals have been made to how it should be amended. This article attempts to summarise those proposals by theme.
Proposed country The term "proposed country" refers to countries or states that have been or still are considered (by scholars, politicians, or various social or separatist movements) to be potentially viable entities but do not currently exist as independent states.
Proposed directive on criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights The European Union (EU) directive on criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights is a proposed directive aimed "to supplement Directive 2004/48/EC of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights" (Source: Justification for the proposal, COM(2005) 276 final, July 12, 2005). The directive was proposed on July 12, 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities.
Proposed directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions The European Union (EU) Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions (2002/0047/COD) was a proposal for an EU law which aimed to harmonise EU national patent laws and practices, which involved the granting of patents for computer-implemented inventions provided they meet certain criteria.
Proposed flag of Taiwan Several proposals for a flag of Taiwan have been initiated by supporters of Taiwan independence to replace the flag of the Republic of China as the national flag flown over Taiwan. Supporters of Taiwan independence object to the use of the flag of the Republic of China since it was designed by and closely associated with the Kuomintang.
Proposed National Unification Promotion Law The proposed National Unification Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国国家统一促进法) is a document that appeared in early 2004 as a suggestion to create formal a legal basis for the People's Republic of China's unification with Taiwan. It was authored by a Chinese scholar Yu Yuanzhou (余元洲), a professor from the Jianghan University in Wuhan who does not have a formal governmental position.
Proposition In common philosophical language, a proposition is the content of an assertion, that is, it is true-or-false and defined by the meaning of a particular piece of language. The proposition is independent of the medium of communication.
Proposition 204 Proposition 204, the Humane Treatment of Farm Animals Act, was a ballot measure that appeared on the Arizona ballot November 7, 2006. The measure, which passed with 62% support, requires that pigs and calves used for veal on factory farms be given enough room to turn around and fully extend their limbs.
Proposition 31 Proposition 31 is a 1968 novel written by Robert Rimmer that tells the story of two middle-class, suburban Caliornia couples who turn to a polyamorous relationship to deal with their multiple infidelities as an alternative to divorce. The novel is written as a case study by a psychologist supporting a fictional "Proposition 31" that would amend the California Constitution to permit polyamory relationships in the guise of state-sanctioned group marriage.
Proposition bet In gambling, a proposition bet (also called a prop bet, prop, or exotic) is a bet made on an outcome or a proposition. These can be anything from statistics and happenstance in a regular game to personal, one-of-a-kind bets.
Proposition I/College Not Combat Proposition I ("College Not Combat") is a ballot measure passed by residents of San Francisco, California on November 5, 2005, with 60% in support. This proposition, which does not carry enforcement power, declared the city's opposition to military recruitment in public high schools and universities and stated that money should instead be directed toward scholarships.
Propositional attitude A propositional attitude is a relational mental state connecting a person to a proposition. They are often assumed to be the simplest components of thought and can express meanings or content that can be true or false.
Propositional calculus In logic and mathematics, a propositional calculus (or a sentential calculus) is a formal system in which formulas representing propositions can be formed by combining atomic propositions using logical connectives, and a system of formal proof rules allows to establish that certain formulas are "theorems" of the formal system.
Propositional formula A propositional formula (also called a propositional expression, a sentence, or a sentential formula) is a syntactic expression that is formed from the elements in a given alphabet A of propositional variables, say, A = {p, q, r, …}, together with the elements in a given set of k-adic operator symbols from propositional logic, typically, the 0-adic operator symbols in {false, true}, the 1-adic symbol ¬, plus some subset of the 2-adic symbols in {∧, ∨, →, ↔}. Other collections of operator symbols may be used, depending on the particular formal language that is in play.
Propositional variable In mathematical logic, a propositional variable (also called a sentential variable) is a variable which can either be true or false. Propositional variables are the basic building-blocks of propositional formulas, used in propositional logic and higher logics.
Proprietary DVR DVRs, or Digital Video Recorders, are device which record video to a hard drive. The term Proprietary DVR refers to exclusive methodoligies used to maintain commercial control over the DVR format and prevent third party copying of a particular file.
Proprietary formats Proprietary formats are file formats which are covered by a patent or copyright. Typically such restrictions attempt to prevent reverse engineer though reverse engineering of file formats for the purposes of interoperability is generally believed to be legal by those who practise it.
Proprietary Governor Proprietary Governors were individuals authorized to govern proprietary colonies. Under the proprietary system, individuals or companies were granted commercial charters by the King of England to establish colonies.
Proprietary hardware Proprietary hardware is a piece of hardware which has purposely had hardware compatibility restrictions placed upon it by its vendor in order to execute a vendor lock-in; for example, if company A's motherboard uses a proprietary Accelerated Graphics Port, then only company A's AGP graphics card will work on their motherboards.
Proprietary church During the Middle Ages, the proprietary church (Latin ecclesia propria, German Eigenkirche) was a church, abbey or cloister built on private ground by a feudal lord, over which he retained proprietary interests, especially the right of what in English law is "advowson", that of nominating the ecclesiastic personnel. In a small parish church this right may be trivial, but in the German territories of Otto the Great it was an essential check and control on the church through which the Holy Roman Emperor largely ruled.
Proprietary software Proprietary software is software with restrictions on using, copying and modifying as enforced by the proprietor. Restrictions on use, modification and copying is achieved by either legal or technical means and sometimes both.
Proprietary trading Proprietary trading is a term used in investment banking to describe when a bank trades stocks, bonds, options, commodities, or other items with its own money as opposed to its customers' money, so as to make a profit for itself. Although investment banks are usually defined as businesses which assist other business in raising money in the capital markets (by selling stocks or bonds), in fact most of the largest investment banks make the majority of their profit from trading activities.
Proprioception Proprioception (PRO-pree-o-SEP-shun (IPA pronunciation: ); from Latin proprius, meaning "one's own" and perception) is the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body. Unlike the six exteroception senses (sight, taste, smell, touch, hearing, and balance) by which we perceive the outside world, proprioception is an interoception sense that provides feedback solely on the status of the body internally.
Proprotein convertase 1 Proprotein convertase 1, generally called prohormone convertase 1 or PC1, is the enzyme that begins the proteolytic cleavage of prohormones to their intermediate (or sometimes completely cleaved) forms. It is present only in neuroendocrine cells such as brain, pituitary and adrenal, and most often cleaves after a pair of basic residues within prohormones but can occasionally cleave after a single arginine.
Propyläen The Propyläen (from the Greek “propulaion”, an entryway to a particular building; this implies the building is life into which the artist must enter, and the periodical, and/or its various themes, represents this “entryway”) is a periodical begun in July of 1798 by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and his friend Heinrich Meyer. During its short, three-year existence its various contributors and editors, for example, essays by Wilhelm von Humbolt and Friedrich von Schiller, sought to address, disseminate, and foment ideas and fundamental conceptions concerning art and aesthetic processes and therewith determine, on cultural and social levels of influence, what characterizes art's essential import and its practice by artists.
Propylene Propylene, also known by its IUPAC name propene, is an organic compound having the chemical formula C3H6. It is the second simplest member of the alkene class of hydrocarbons, ethylene (ethene) being the simplest.
Propylene carbonate Propylene carbonate (PC), also known as cyclic propylene carbonate, carbonic acid propylene ester, cyclic 1,2-propylene carbonate, propylene glycol cyclic carbonate, 1,2-propanediol carbonate, and 4-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane is an organic chemical, an ester of propylene glycol and carbonic acid. It is a colorless odorless liquid with melting point of -55 °C and boiling point of 240 °C.
Propylene glycol Propylene glycol, known also by the systematic name propane-1,2-diol, is an organic compound (a diol alcohol), usually a tasteless, odorless, and colorless clear oily liquid that is hygroscopic and miscible with water, acetone, and chloroform. It is manufactured by the hydration of propylene oxide.
Propylene glycol dinitrate Propylene glycol dinitrate (PGDN, 1,2-propylene glycol dinitrate, or 1,2-propanediol dinitrate) is an organic chemical, an ester of nitric acid and propylene glycol. Its chemical formula is C3H6N2O6, or O2N-O-CH2-CH(CH3)-CH2-O-NO2.
Propylhexedrine Propylhexedrine, also known as hexahydrodesoxyephedrine or dimethylcyclohexaneethanamine, is a sympathomimetic with varied medicinal uses, is an adrenergic compound used mainly to provide temporary symptomatic relief of nasal congestion due to colds, allergies and allergic rhinitis. Being a vasoconstrictor used to decongest nasal mucosa, it is administered by inhalation.
Propylparaben Propylparaben, the propyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, occurs as a natural substance found in many plants and some insects, although it is manufactured synthetically for use in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and foods.
ProPES Championships The ProPES Championship (full title Great Yarmouth Professional Pro Evolution Soccer Championship), founded in 2002, is a tournament contested by the Great Yarmouth Borough's elite players of the video game Pro Evolution Soccer on the Sony Playstation 2 format. The championship is contested at sporadic dates, and there have been eight tournaments to date.
ProPES IX: The Les Rose ProPES IX: The Les Rose is the ninth installment of the ProPES Championships, provisionally being held at the Turnstone public house, Hopton-on-Sea for a fourth time. The championships have been dedicated to the memory of former Turnstone landlord Les Rose, who passed away in October 2006.
ProPhoto RGB color space The ProPhoto RGB color space is an RGB color space, developed by Kodak, that offers an especially large gamut designed for use with photographic output in mind. The ProPhoto RGB color space encompasses over 90% of the visible colors specified by the CIE L*a*b* color space, making ProPhoto even larger than the Adobe Wide Gamut RGB color space.
ProQuad vaccine The ProQuad vaccine, approved in 2005 for use in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration, combines (measles, mumps, rubella) and chickenpox vaccine. ProQuad, administered via injection for protection against four viral infectious diseases, contains about ten times more chickenpox vaccine than the Varivax brand of varicella (chickenpox).
Prorrhesis A part of the Eleusinian Mysteries, prorrhesis was the official announcement of the start of the rites. This announcement occurred on the 15th day of Boedromion (September), and was given by the hierophantes (priests of Demeter).
Proryv Proriv (in Russian: ПРОРЫВ, “Breakthrough”) is a pro-Russian Eurasianist international youth organization which has branches in the non-recognized countries of Transnistria (where is recognized as an official party and can field candidates for elections to the Supreme Soviet), South Ossetia, Abkhazia and in the autonomous republic of Crimea in Ukraine.
ProRail In the Netherlands ProRail is a government task organisation that takes care of maintenance and extensions of the national railway network infrastructure (not the metro or tram), of allocating rail capacity, and of traffic control.
ProRec The ProRec initiative of 1996 is a network of national non-profit organisations (the "ProRec centres"). The initiative was a consequence of the coclusions of the Concerted Action MEDIREC (1994-1995) regarding the reasons why Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems were not used more widely in any of the European Union.
ProRodeo Hall of Fame The ProRodeo Hall of Fame is dedicated to the preservation of Rodeo artifacts and continued interest in the sport. It is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and run by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's board.
Pros vs Joes Pros vs Joes is an American physical reality game show. The show features three male amateur contestants (the "Joes") matching themselves against five professional athletes (the "Pros"; comprised of retired male and female pro-athletes) in a series of athletic feats related to the expertise sport of the Pro they are facing.

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