Ileocecal valve The ileocecal valve is situated at the junction of the small intestine and the large intestine. It regulates the flow of chyme into the bowels. It was discovered by the Netherlands physician Nicolaes Tulp, and thus it is sometimes known as Tulp's valve. The histology of the ileocecal valve shows an abrupt change in the villous pattern which is found in small intestinal mucosa, to the gland pattern found in colonic mucosa.
	Ileum In anatomy of the digestive system, the ileum is the final section of the small intestine. It is about 2-4 m long in humans, follows the duodenum and jejunum, and is separated from the cecum by the ileocecal valve. The pH in the ileum is usually between 7 and 8.
	Iliad The Iliad is, together with the Odyssey, one of two Ancient Greece epic poetry poems attributed to Homer, a supposedly blind Ionia poet. Scholars dispute whether Homer existed and whether he was a single person. That is to say, whether the Iliad and the Odyssey were written by one man, or were created by numerous bards over the course of many years, with no single unifying author.
	ILiad The iLiad is an electronic handheld device usable for document reading and editing, or e-book device, making use of an electronic paper–based display. In this, it is similar to the Sony Librie.
	Illicium Illicium is a genus of flowering plants containing 42 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees, and is the sole genus in family Illiciaceae. The species are native to the tropical and subtropical regions of eastern and southeastern Asia, southeastern North America, and the West Indies.
	Illinois Illinois is the 21st U.S. state and is located in the Midwestern United States region of the United States. The state is the most populous in the Midwest, and the fifth most populous in the nation. Illinois is known for its large and diverse population; its balance of rural areas, small industrial cities, vast suburbs and a great metropolis; its highly diverse economic base; and its central location that has made it a transportation hub for 150 years.
	Illinois River The Illinois River is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 273 miles long, in the state of Illinois in the United States. The river drains a large section of central Illinois, with a drainage basin of 40,000 square miles. The river was important among Native Americans in the United States and early France traders as the principal water route connecting the Great Lakes with the Mississippi.
	Illustration An Illustration is a visualisation such as drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that stresses subject more than form. The aim of an illustration is to elucidate or decorate a story, poem or piece of textual information, traditionally by providing a visual representation of something described in the text.
	Illustrator An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicated concepts or objects that are difficult to describe textually, or the illustration may be intended for entertainment, as in Greeting card, or cover art or interior art for books and magazines, or for advertisement, as on posters.
	Illyria Illyria was in Classical antiquity a region in the western part of today's Balkan Peninsula, founded by the tribes and clans of Illyrians, an ancient people who spoke the Illyrian languages. The delineation of ancient Illyria can pose a problem to historians, since before the Roman conquest the Illyrians were not unified into an Illyrian kingdom, and Illyria's borders before Rome are not always clear.
	Ilo Ilo is a port city in southern Peru. It is the largest city in the Moquegua Region and is the capital of the Ilo Province.
	IMAGE IMAGE, or Explorer 78, was a NASA MIDEX mission that studied the global response of the Earth's magnetosphere to changes in the solar wind. It was launched March 3, 2000 by a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base and ceased operations in December 2005.
	Image scanner |- ||} In computing, a scanner is a device that analyzes an image or an object and converts it to a digital image. Most scanners today are variations of the desktop scanner The flatbed scanner is the most common in offices. Hand-held scanners, where the device is moved by hand, were briefly popular but are now not used due to the difficulty of obtaining a high-quality image.
	Imagined Art firm located in Montreal, Canada. Imagined's artistic talents are focused in web development, illustration, photography and music. Imagined employs Illustration and Design students from various College and University. Their mission funds artistic communities enabling the future sustainability of the various careers in the field.
	Imagism Imagism was a movement in early 20th century English poetry-Poetry of the United States poetry that favoured precision of de:Imagismus et:Imaism fr:Imagisme he:????'??? lv:Imaisms no:Imagisme
	Imidazole Imidazole is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound. It is further classified as an alkaloid. Imidazole refers to the parent compound C3H4N2, while imidazoles are a class of heterocycles with similar ring structure but varying substituents. This ring system is present in important biological building blocks such as histidine and histamine.
	Imide In organic chemistry, imide is a functional group consisting of two carbonyl groups bound to a primary amine or ammonia. Imides are generally prepared directly from ammonia or the primary amine, and either carboxylic acid(s) or acid anhydrides. The structure of the imide moiety is as shown to the left.
	Imipramine Imipramine is an antidepressant medication, a tricyclic antidepressant of the dibenzazepine group, mainly used in the treatment of clinical depression and enuresis.
	Immaculate Conception The Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic Church dogma that asserts that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was preserved by God from the stain of original sin at the time of her own conception. Specifically, the dogma says she was not afflicted by the lack of sanctifying grace that afflicts humankind, but was instead filled with grace by God, and furthermore lived a life completely free from sin.
	Immanuel Kant Immanuel Kant , was a German people philosopher from Knigsberg in East Prussia . He is regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of modern Europe and the last major philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment.
	Immigration and Naturalization Service The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service was a part of the United States Department of Justice and handled legal and illegal immigration and naturalization. It ceased to exist as a whole entity on March 1 2003. Most of its functions were transferred to three new agencies within the newly-created United States Department of Homeland Security in March 2003.
	Immolation Immolation may refer to: *Fire sacrifice ** Animal sacrifice ** Human sacrifice ** Hecatomb ** Holocaust *Cremation * Sati is a Hindu funeral custom involving immolation. * Self-immolation is suicide by immolation, notably as an extreme form of protest.
	Immortality Immortality is the concept of existing for a potentially infinite, or indeterminate, length of time. Throughout history, many humans have had the desire to live forever. What form an unending or indefinitely-long human life would take, or whether it is even possible, has been the subject of much speculation, fantasy, and debate.
	Immune system The immune system is composed of a complex constellation of cells, organs and tissues, arranged in an elaborate and dynamic communications network and equipped to optimize the response against invasion by pathogenic organisms. The immune system is, in its simplest form, a cascade of detection and adaptation, culminating in a system that is remarkably effective.
	Immunization Immunization, or immunisation, is the process by which an individual is exposed to an agent that is designed to fortify his or her immune system against that agent. The material is known as an antigen. Immunization is the same as inoculation and vaccination in that inoculation and vaccination use a viable infecting agent like immunization does.
	Immunoglobulin G IgG is a monomeric immunoglobulin, built of two heavy chains ? and two light chains. Each molecule has two antigen binding sites. This is the most abundant immunoglobulin and is approximately equally distributed in blood and in tissue liquids. This is the only isotype that can pass through the placenta, thereby providing protection to the fetus in its first weeks of life before its own immune system has developed.
	Immunoglobulin M IgM forms polymers where multiple immunoglobulins are covalently linked together with disulfide bonds, normally as a pentamer or occasionally as a hexamer. It has a large molecular mass of approximately 900 kD. The J chain is attached to most pentamers, while hexamers do not possess the J chain due to space constraints in the complex.
	Immunohistochemistry Immunohistochemistry or IHC refers to the process of localizing proteins in cells of a tissue section exploiting the principle of antibody binding specifically to antigen in biological tissue. Immunohistochemical staining is widely used in the diagnosis of cancer.
	Impala An impala is a medium-sized African antelope. The name impala comes from the Zulu language. They are found in savannas in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, southern Angola and northeastern South Africa.
	Impalement Impalement is an act of torture and/or execution whereby the victim is pierced by a long stake. The penetration can be through the sides, from the rectum, or possibly through the mouth. The stake would be usually planted in the ground, leaving the victim hanging to death.
	Impasto Impasto is a technique used in painting where paint is laid on an area of the surface very thickly, usually thickly enough that the brush or painting-knife strokes are visible. Paint can also be mixed right on the canvas. When dry, impasto provides texture, the paint coming out of the canvas.
	Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis, the common jewelweed or touch-me-not, is an annual plant native to North America. It is quite common in bottomland soils, ditches, and along creeks, often growing side-by-side with its less common relative, Impatiens pallida. The flowers are orange with a tubular corolla that is hooked at one end.
	Impeachment In the constitutions of several countries, impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to remove a government official without that official's agreement. Impeachment occurs rarely enough for many in a country to misunderstand its nature. A typical misconception is to confuse it with involuntary removal from office; in fact it is only the legal statement of charges, parallelling an indictment in criminal law.
	Imperialism Imperialism is a policy of extending control or authority over foreign entities as a means of acquisition and/or maintenance of empires. This is either through direct territory conquest or settlement, or through indirect methods of exerting control on the politics and/or Economics of these other entities.
	Implosion Implosion is a process in which objects are destroyed by collapsing in on themselves. The opposite of explosion, implosion concentrates matter and energy. An example of implosion is a submarine being crushed from the outside by the Fluid pressure#Hydrostatic pressure of the surrounding water.
	Imposition Imposition is a term used in the printing industry. Printer operators will print books using large sheets of paper which will be folded later. This allows for faster printing, simplified Book binding and lower production costs. Imposition is the process of arranging pages correctly prior to printing so that they fold in the correct order.
	Impressionism ---- Impressionism was a 19th century art movement that began as a loose association of Paris-based artists who began publicly art exhibition their art in the 1860s. The name of the movement is derived from Claude Monet's Impression, Sunrise . Critic Louis Leroy inadvertently word coinage the term in a satiric review published in Le Charivari.
	Improvidence Improvidence is Brown University's first and only improv comedy student group. The group of about ten undergraduates performs nearly every weekend of the academic year to large, energetic audiences from across the university. The group is also well-known on campus for its humorous table slips that appear frequently in the dining halls.
	Improvised explosive device An improvised explosive device is a formal name for explosive devices as often used in unconventional warfare or assymetrical warfare by Terrorisms, guerrilla warfares or commando forces in a Theater. In the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, the insurgents have made the IED one of their main weapons against coalition forces.
	In a Sense In a Sense is a New York band that walks a line between Futurepop and Synthpop with Hi-NRG dance side-by-side with slower, more sentimental ballads. The songs that can be compared to synthpop mainstays are inspired by the earliest work of New Order, as evidenced by the bass line, and Depeche Mode in the Vince Clarke era, but at the same time heavily influenced by Hi-NRG, showing several of the Synthpop genre's variety in sound, style, and mood mixed in a modern approach.
	In Absentia In Absentia is the seventh studio album by United Kingdom progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in September 24, 2002. It was their first release on a major record label, Lava Records, and is widely considered to be their magnum opus. All songs were written by Steven Wilson except "Wedding Nails", and "Strip the Soul".
	In Circles "In Circles" is the second single by Sunny Day Real Estate. It was only available through a promo CD. Tracklist #"In Circles" #"Rodeo Jones" #"Song #9" #"48" #"In Circles"
	In Due Time In Due Time is the 2004 debut album by Submersed, a five-piece alternative metal band from Stephenville, Texas.
	In Flight In Flight is a studio album by Alvin Lee, released in 1974.
	In the Middle "In the Middle" is the third single from the Sugababes's third studio album Three. Released in 2004, the song peaked at #8 on the United Kingdom Singles Chart. The song generally wasn't received well from critics and fans overall rate the single as one of the weakest from the Sugababes.
	In Utero In Utero is the third and final studio album from the United States Grunge music band Nirvana. It was released in September 1993.
	Inachis io The European peacock, or simply Peacock is a well-known colourful butterfly, found in temperate Europe and Asia. It should not be confused or classified with any of the other butteflies known as "peacock" in the Anartia genus of butterflies. It is the only member of the genus Inachis.
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	Inauguration Day Inauguration Day is the day on which the President of the United States is Oath of office. Originally held every four years on March 4, the ratification of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution changed the beginning of the President of the United States and Vice President of the United States terms to noon on January 20th, beginning with Franklin Roosevelt's second term in 1937.
	Incandescence Incandescence is the release of electromagnetic radiation from a hot body due to its high temperature. The release of radiation is usually in the infrared region, known as thermal radiation, and the visible light region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Incandescence occurs in Incandescent light bulbs, because the filament electrical resistance electron electrical current.
	Incarceration Incarceration is the detention of a person in jail or prison. People are most commonly incarcerated upon suspicion of committing a crime. Historically, the frequency of imprisonment, its duration, and severity have varied considerably. There has also been much debate about the motives for incarceration, its effectiveness and fairness, as well as debate regarding the related questions about the nature and etiology of crime behavior.
	Incense Incense is a preparation of aromatic plant matter, often with the addition of essential oils extracted from plant or animal sources, intended to release fragrant smoke for religious, aromatherapy, or aesthetic purposes as it smolders. In the past, China and Japanese society used incense as a time keeping device in the form of incense clocks.
	Incest Incest is sexual activity between close family members. Incest is considered taboo, and forbidden in the majority of current and historical cultures. The precise meaning of the word varies widely, because different cultures have differing notions of "sexual activity" and "close family member." Some cultures consider only those related by birth, while others include those related by adoption or marriage.
	Inch An inch is the name of a Units of measurement of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. Its size can vary from system to system. There are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a Foot .
	Incheon Incheon Metropolitan City is a Special cities of Korea and major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul. Its geographical location is . Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic. In modern times Incheon became important because its location on an estuary made it a good harbor; when the port was founded in 1883, the city, then called Chemulpo, had a population of only 4,700.
	Incineration Incineration is a list of solid waste treatment technologies involving burning waste at high temperatures. Incineration and other high temperature waste treatment systems are described as "thermal treatment". In effect, incineration of waste materials converts the waste into heat, gaseous emissions to the atmosphere and residual ash.
	Inclination Inclination in general is the angle between a reference plane and another plane or Axis_of_rotation of direction.
	Inclined plane An inclined plane is a Plane surface set at an angle, other than a right angle, against a horizontal surface. The inclined plane permits one to overcome a large resistance by applying a relatively small force through a longer distance than the load is to be raised. In civil engineering the slope is often referred to as a Grade or gradient.
	Inclinometer An inclinometer or clinometer is an instrument for measuring angles of slope, elevation or inclination of an object with respect to gravity. It is also known as a tilt meter, tilt indicator, slope alert, slope gauge, gradient meter, gradiometer, level gauge, level meter, and pitch & roll indicator.
	Income tax An income tax is a tax levied on the financial income of persons, corporations or other legal entities. Various income tax systems exist, ranging from a flat tax to a progressive tax or graduated income tax system. A tax levied on the income of companies is often called a corporate tax, corporate income tax or corporation tax.
	Incoming Incoming is a 3-D computer graphics shooter game flight simulator game, released in 1998, for the Personal computer and Sega Dreamcast, by the now defunct Rage Software Limited. It was used by many hardware testers as a central processing unit and graphics card testing benchmark.
	Inconceivable Inconceivable was an United States primetime television medical drama which was broadcast on NBC. The program premiered on September 23, 2005. The show revolved around the professional and personal lives of those who work at the Family Options Fertility Clinic. The clinic is run by its co-founders along with their new partner.
	Incorporeal Incorporeal refers to the notion or idea that there is an incorporeal realm or place, that is unlike the corporeal or material world. The idea of the immaterial is often used in reference to God or the Divine. Many philosophers have referred to the incorporeal idea. Most notable are Plato's claims about the realm of immaterial Forms, and Plotinus is a Neoplatonism with similar ideas.
	Indapamide Indapamide is a thiazide diuretic medication, usually used in the treatment of hypertension. It is marketed as Bajaten®; Damide®; Fludex®; Indaflex®; Indamol®; Ipamix®; Lozol®; Natrilix®; Noranat®; Tandix®; Veroxil®.
	Indecent exposure Indecent exposure is the display of Nudity parts of the human body that, according to the standards of the local cultural norms, would otherwise be clothed. In most public places other than designated areas where nudity is acceptable such as in nude beaches, unwelcome exposure of an adult's genitalia is the most common example of decency exposure.
	Indene Indene is a flammable polycyclic hydrocarbon with chemical formula C9H8 and CAS number 95-13-6. It is composed of a benzene simple aromatic ring fused with a cyclopentene ring and occurs as a colorless to pale yellow liquid. A principal industrial use of indene is in the production of indene/cumarone thermoplastic resins.
	Independence Hall Independence Hall, officially known as the Pennsylvania State House, is a national landmark located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, built between 1732 and 1753 and designed in the Georgian architecture by Edmund Wooley and Andrew Hamilton.
	Index finger The index finger, pointer finger or forefinger is the second digit of a human hand, located between the thumb and the middle finger. It is usually the most dexterous finger of a hand and is usually used to point to things, thus it is also called the pointer finger.
	India India , officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries by area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the largest liberal democracy in the world. India has a coastline of over seven thousand kilometres and borders Pakistan to the west; People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east.
	Indian Cobra The Indian Cobra or Spectacled Cobra is a species of venomous snake snake native to the Indian subcontinent. Like other cobra, the Indian cobra is famous for its threat display involving raising the front part of its body and spreading its hood. On the rear of this hood are two circular ocelli patterns connected by a curved line, evoking the image of spectacles.