sex index
In Drosophila, the ratio of X chromosomes to autosome sets (A) (e.g., a male has a sex index of 0.5, a female is 1.0, a metamale 0.33, and a metafemale 1.5).
sex index Quick reference
A Dictionary of Genetics (8 ed.)
... index in Drosophila , the ratio of X chromosomes to autosome sets (A) (e.g., a male has a sex index of 0.5, a female is 1.0, a metamale 0.33, and a metafemale...
sex index
Islam and the Challenge of the Modern World Reference library
Shabbir Akhtar
Liberal Islam: A Sourcebook
...impressively contemporary meanings. When we survey the opposed modern view of sexuality as an arena for the celebration of our emancipation—a form of recreation—we can well understand why the fear of God is an appropriate concomitant of the will to sexuality. The prostitution of sex, serving and served by profane interests, notably commercial pornography, is an almost inevitable consequence of the rupture of the traditional liaison between the sexual and the sacred. Given the peculiarly powerful proclivity of the sexual demand to degenerate into what is,...
Scottish Local and Family History Quick reference
David moody
The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History (2 ed.)
...Office for Scotland, in New Register House, next door to The National Archives of Scotland), and indexes of testaments (of which there are over half a million) are all available online (most are chargeable) on the ScotlandsPeople web site . Numerous family history societies are affiliated to the Scottish Association of Family History Societies. These, together with the older Scottish Genealogy Society, have done enormous work in transcribing and indexing epitaphs, registers, and censuses. The modern pursuit of genealogy appears to have no distinctively...
Shari‘a and Basic Human Rights Concerns Reference library
‘Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na‘im
Liberal Islam: A Sourcebook
... Article 1.3 of the Charter of the United Nations . . . imposes on all members of the United Nations the obligation to cooperate in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex (gender), language, or religion. But the charter did not define the terms human rights and fundamental freedoms . That task was undertaken by the United Nations in a series of declarations, conventions, and covenants drafted and adopted since 1948. 2 The U.N. human rights...
Judges Reference library
Susan Niditch and Susan Niditch
The Oxford Bible Commentary
...the short sword that had been worn on the thigh, a male erogenous zone in the HB, and its destination the belly, a term also employed for ‘womb’ completes the womanization of the enemy whose defeat by an Israelite hero is enriched narratively by a metaphoric mixing of images of sex and slaughter, a trait of epic battle scenes elsewhere in the world ( see Vermeule ( 1979 : 101–2, 145–58, 171–3 ) on classical Greek material and Shulman ( 1986 ) on Tamil material). v. 24 , what did Eglon's servants assume he was doing in his quarters? The phrase translated...
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CODIS
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Diagnostic Index Quick reference
A Dictionary of Epidemiology (6 ed.)
...Diagnostic Index A system for recording diagnoses, diseases, or problems of patients or clients in a medical practice or service, usually including identifying information (name, birthdate, sex) and dates of encounters. ...
Gender Development Index Quick reference
A Dictionary of Gender Studies
...Gender Development Index ( GDI ) Introduced by the United Nations in 1995 to measure the difference in attainment between women and men. It measures three dimensions: health, knowledge, and living standards, to identify the gap between women and men. It constitutes a version of the Human Development Index which uses the same measures, but the GDI is disaggregated by sex...
nutritional assessment Quick reference
A Dictionary of Public Health (2 ed.)
...nutritional assessment An assessment of nutritional needs in relation to age, sex, physiological status, height, and weight. A rational approach is to consider the observed body mass index in relation to the ideal or desired body mass index for that individual. Nutritional intake can then be prescribed rationally to achieve the ideal or desired body mass index. Wasting, stunting, weight for height, and height for age are convenient indicators in malnourished populations. In low-income countries—or anywhere during periods of scarcity—nutritional assessment...
waiter Reference library
Garner's Modern English Usage (5 ed.)
...women can be actors and sculptors, then surely they can be waiters . Yet in looking for nonsexist alternatives to waitress , various groups have championed the silly terms ⋆waitperson and ⋆waitron . Let waiter (or, if need be, server ) do for either sex. See sexism (d) . Language-Change Index waiter as a gender-neutral term: Stage 5 ...
advertise Reference library
Garner's Modern English Usage (5 ed.)
... verb, it’s occasionally transformed into the erroneous ⋆advertize —e.g.: “A GOP consultant . . . was forced to quit Bob Dole’s campaign yesterday after two tabloids reported he advertizes [read advertises ] for group sex partners.” Helen Kennedy , “Sex Flap Hits GOPer,” Daily News (N.Y.), 13 Sept. 1996 , at 21. Language-Change Index advertise misspelled ⋆advertize : Stage 1 Current ratio in print ( advertise vs. ⋆ advertize ): 214:1 ...
relative weight Quick reference
Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise (2 ed.)
...weight The ratio of a person's weight to the midpoint of the weight range for people of the same height, body build, and sex, based on standard height/weight charts published by insurance companies. Relative weight is often used to assess the extent to which a person is overweight or obese, but it is not a very reliable or accurate estimate. See also body mass index ; ideal weight ; obesity ; and overweight...
