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2023年10月27日星期五

Homeostasis

Homeostasis does not imply that a given physiological function or variable is rigidly constant with respect to time, but that it fluctuates within a predictable and often narrow range. When disturbed up or down from the normal range, it is restored to normal.

Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function

Proper Use

The Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II lens is designed to be used with autofocus mode, and it should not be damaged if you turn the focus ring while the lens is in autofocus mode. However, it is not recommended to do so as it can cause the autofocus motor to work harder than necessary, which can lead to faster wear and tear of the motor. If you need to adjust the focus manually, it is best to switch the lens to manual focus mode first before turning the focus ring. This will allow you to adjust the focus without putting any additional strain on the autofocus motor.

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偏正結構

詞類和句法成分是兩個不同的概念。

例如,形容詞、副詞等是詞類的名稱,定語、狀語是句法成分的名稱。

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2023年10月26日星期四

《鄂圖曼帝國五百年的和平》

十四世紀初葉,在安納托利亞邊境誕生的小國——奧斯曼公國,發展成覆蓋巴爾幹、安納托利亞、阿拉伯世界、北非的大帝國——鄂圖曼帝國。至十九世紀為止,鄂圖曼帝國在橫跨約五百年的時間,管理多民族與多宗教,實現長期的安定,使得東西文明的界限日趨模糊。爾後,鄂圖曼帝國又延續了近百年,直到一九二二年方才落幕。

Anatolia: historical name for the western part of Asia Minor, specifically the peninsula bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Aegean Sea to the west — often used of Asia Minor in its entirety

Balkan Peninsula: peninsula in southeastern Europe between the Adriatic and Ionian seas on the west and the Aegean and Black seas on the east

Geography and History

Bristol: city and port on the Avon River near the estuary of the Severn River in southwestern England population 370,300

Leeds: city on the Aire River in West Yorkshire, northern England population 475,000

New Brunswick: province of southeastern Canada bordering on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the Bay of Fundy and on the U.S. state of Maine

Non-nuclear weapon test

On October 18, 2023, the United States conducted a high-explosive experiment at a nuclear test site in Nevada. The experiment was conducted to improve the country’s ability to detect low-yield nuclear explosions around the world. The experiment used chemicals and radioisotopes to validate new predictive explosion models to devise (設計) a method of detecting atomic blasts in other countries. The United States Energy Department, which oversees (監督) the stockpile (儲備物資) of more than 5,000 nuclear weapons, stated that this method would also be able to detect sub-critical experiments, which are small-scale explosions that verify weapon designs without the amount of atomic material needed to sustain a chain reaction.

Hours before the test, Russian officials announced that they planned to revoke (廢除) the ratification (正式簽署) of a ban on atomic weapons testing. The lower house of Russia’s parliament passed a bill on October 18, 2023, revoking Russia’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The CTBT prohibits all nuclear explosions in all environments, for military or civilian purposes. The United States signed the CTBT in 1996 but has not ratified it yet.

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