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Cerebra (British charity)
Cerebra is a [UK] charity dedicated to helping the parents of those that have those conditions. Cerebra is known as The Charity for Brain Injured Children and their strapline is "Positively Different".

Cerebral aqueduct
The mesencephalic duct, also known as the aqueductus mesencephali, aqueduct of Sylvius or the cerebral aqueduct, contains cerebrospinal fluid , is within the mesencephalon and connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon to the fourth ventricle in the mesencephalon, which is between the pons and cerebellum.-Development:The cerebral aqueduct,

Cerebral cortex
The cerebral cortex is a sheet of neural tissue that is outermost to the cerebrum of the mammalian brain. It plays a key role in memory, attention, perceptual awareness, thought, language, and consciousness. It is constituted of up to six horizontal layers, each of which has a different composition in terms of neurons and connectivity

Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement.

Ceremony
A ceremony is an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan origin.-Ceremonial occasions:A ceremony may mark a rite of passage in a human life, marking the significance of, for example:* birth

Ceremony (Spooky Tooth album)
Ceremony was a 1970 album by progressive UK rock band Spooky Tooth in collaboration with French electronic and "found-object" composer Pierre Henry

Cereo
The Cereo Company of Tappan, New York was an American manufacturer of soy and cereal products in the early 1900s. Among their products were soy flour, which it produced from 1910, and the dextrinizing agent Cereo, which was America's first commercial baby food. It was produced by Macy Deming at the Haring Adams House, built in 1790.

Cereus
Cereus is a genus of cactus. The term cereus is also used to describe cacti with very elongated bodies, including columnar growth cacti and epiphytic cacti

Cerf (surname)
Cerf is a surname, and may refer to:* Bennett Cerf , publisher and co-founder of Random House** Christopher Cerf , his son, American author, composer-lyricist, and record and television producer

Cerise
Cerise may refer to:* Cerise * Cerise * Cerise * Cerise * Cerisé, France* The French word for cherry, a fruit

Cerisiers
Cerisiers is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.

Cerium
Cerium is a chemical element with the symbol Ce and atomic number 58. It is a soft, silvery, ductile metal which easily oxidizes in air. Cerium was named after the dwarf planet . Cerium is the most abundant of the rare earth elements, making up about 0.0046% of the Earth's crust by weight

Cert
Cert or CERT may refer to:* Certificate, an official document* Certiorari, a Latin legal term for a court order requiring judicial review of a case

Certainty
Certainty can be defined as either:# perfect knowledge that has total security from error, or# the mental state of being without doubtObjectively defined, certainty is total continuity and validity of all foundational inquiry, to the highest degree of precision. Something is certain only if no skepticism can occur

Certificate
Certificate may refer to:* Public key certificate, an electronic document used in cryptography* Certificate of deposit, or CD, a financial product commonly offered to consumers by banks, thrift institutions, and credit unions

Certificate (complexity)
In computational complexity theory, a certificate is a string that certifies the answer to a computation, or certifies the membership of some string in a language

Certificate of Need
A Certificate of Need , in the United States, is a legal document required in many state and some federal jurisdictions before proposed acquisitions, expansions, or creations of facilities are allowed. CONs are issued by a federal or state regulatory agency with authority over an area to affirm that the plan is required to fulfill the needs of a community

Certification
Certification refers to the confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization. This confirmation is often, but not always, provided by some form of external review, education, assessment, or audit

Certified safety professional
The Certified Safety Professional is a certification offered by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals . The CSP has been accredited in the United States by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies and the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards , and internationally by the International Organization for Standardization/International

Certosina
Certosina is a decorative art technique used widely in the Italian Renaissance period. Similar to marquetry, it uses small pieces of wood, bone, metal, or mother-of-pearl to create inlaid geometric patterns on wood. The term comes from Certosa Church in Pavia, where the technique was used in ornamenting an altarpiece.- References :*

Cerulean
Cerulean, also spelled caerulean, may be applied to a range of colors from deep blue, sky-blue, bright blue or azure color through greenish blue colors.The first recorded use of cerulean as a color name in English was in 1590

Cerulean (disambiguation)
Cerulean is a shade of blue.Cerulean may also refer to:Birds* Cerulean-capped Manakin* Cerulean Cuckoo-shrike* Caerulean Paradise-flycatcher* Cerulean WarblerOther uses* Cerulean, Kentucky, a small town in the United States

Cervical
In anatomy, cervical is an adjective that has two meanings:# of or pertaining to any neck.# of or pertaining to the female cervix: i.e., the neck of the uterus.*Commonly used medical phrases involving the neck are**cervical collar

Cervical cap
The cervical cap is a form of barrier contraception. A cervical cap fits over the cervix and blocks sperm from entering the uterus through the external orifice of the uterus, called the os.-Terminology:

Cervix
The cervix is the lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. It is cylindrical or conical in shape and protrudes through the upper anterior vaginal wall

Cervo (torrent)
The Cervo is a 65 km torrent in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy

Cervus
Cervus is a genus of deer that primarily are native to Eurasia, although one species occurs in northern Africa and another in North America. In addition to the species presently placed in this genus, it has included a whole range of other species now commonly placed in other genera, but some of these should perhaps be returned to Cervus

Cesare
Cesare, the Italian version of the given name Caesar, may refer to:* Giuseppe Cesare Abba , Italian patriot and writer* Cesare Battisti * Cesare Borgia , Italian general and statesman

Cesse
Cesse is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.

Cesseras
Cesseras is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Cession
The act of Cession, or to cede, is the assignment of property to another entity. In international law it commonly refers to land transferred by treaty

Cestoda
This article describes the flatworm. For the medical condition, see Tapeworm infection.Cestoda is the name given to a class of parasitic flatworms, commonly called tapeworms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes. Its members live in the digestive tract of vertebrates as adults, and often in the bodies of various animals as juveniles

Cetacea
The order Cetacea includes the marine mammals commonly known as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Cetus is Latin and is used in biological names to mean "whale"; its original meaning, "large sea animal", was more general. It comes from Ancient Greek , meaning "whale" or "any huge fish or sea monster"

Ceteris paribus
or is a Latin phrase, literally translated as "with other things the same," or "all other things being equal or held constant." It is an example of an ablative absolute and is commonly rendered in English as "all other things being equal." A prediction, or a statement about causal or logical connections between two states of affairs, is qualified by ceteris paribus in

Ceto (disambiguation)
-Other uses:*65489 Ceto, a trans-Neptunian scattered disc object*Ceto , a primordial sea goddess in Greek mythology, daughter of Pontus and Gaia and mother to the Phorcydes*Ceto, one of the Nereids in Greek mythology

Ceto (Oceanid)
Ceto was one of the Oceanids, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. She was also considered to be a naiad or sea nymph. Ceto consorted with Helios and bore a daughter, Astris, also known as Asteria.

Cetus
Cetus is a constellation. Its name refers to Cetus, a sea monster in Greek mythology, although it is often called 'the whale' today. Cetus is located in the region of the sky that contains other water-related constellations such as Aquarius, Pisces, and Eridanus.-Ecliptic:Although Cetus is not considered part of the zodiac, the ecliptic passes close to its constellation boundary, and

Ceuta (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Ceuta is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales

Ceva (disambiguation)
Ceva may refer to:People:* Giovanni Ceva, an Italian mathematician* Tommaso Ceva, a Jesuit mathematician, Giovanni's brother* Francesco Adriano Ceva, a Cardinal from SavoyOther:* Ceva, a town in Piedmont, Italy

Ceylon (curry)
Ceylon is the name given to a family of curry recipes with the key ingredients being coconut, lemon, and a specific Ceylon curry powder, which classifies it as "hot" on most guides. Its name originates from Ceylon, the former name of modern-day Sri Lanka.

Cf
-Business:* Catelli i Fiorani, a defunct Italian motorcycle maker bought by Fusi* CF, the IATA code for City Airline* Consolidated Freightways, a former trucking company in the United States-Economics:

Cf.
cf., an abbreviation for the Latin word confer , literally meaning "bring together", is used to refer to other material or ideas which may provide similar or different information or arguments. It is mainly used in scholarly contexts, such as in academic or legal texts

CFN
CFN may refer to:*Caminhos de ferro Namibe, a railway in Angola*Canadian Football Network*Canadian Forces Network, a military radio network supporting Canadian military bases and units outside of Canada.*Carlton Food Network, a British food channel

CGN (gene)
Cingulin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CGN gene.- Discovery :Cingulin was originally discovered at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology by Dr

Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west

Chad (man)
Chad is a masculine given name of English/Welsh origins. It is a modern variant of the Old English given name "Ceadda", influenced by the Welsh word "cad" meaning "battle". Until the 20th century, Chad was an uncommon name

Chadian
Chadian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the country of Chad* A person from Chad, or of Chadian descent. For information about the Chadian people, see Demographics of Chad and Culture of Chad. For specific persons, see List of Chadians

Chador
A chādor or chādar is an outer garment or open cloak worn by many Iranian women and female teenagers in public spaces. Wearing this garment is one possible way in which a Muslim woman can follow the Islamic dress code known as ḥijāb. A chador is a full-body-length semicircle of fabric that is split open down the front, with a head-hole in the top

Chaetonotida
The Chaetonotida is an order of gastrotrichs. They generally have a tenpin or bottle-like shape.Chaetonotids inhabit both freshwater and marine environments. They can be distinguished from other gastrotrichs by the absence of pores in the pharynx, and by the presence of adhesive glands at the posterior end of the animal only

Chafe
Chafe may refer to:*Chafé, village in Portugal*Chafe, Nigeria, a Local Government Area in Zamfara State*Chafe , Martian crater named after Chafe, NigeriaAs a surname:*Wallace Chafe, American linguist

Chafery
A chafery is a variety of hearth used in ironmaking for reheating a bloom of iron, in the course of its being drawn out into a bar of wrought iron.

Chaff
Chaff is the dry, scaly protective casings of the seeds of cereal grain, or similar fine, dry, scaly plant material such as scaly parts of flowers, or finely chopped straw

Chaff (disambiguation)
Chaff may refer to:* Chaff, dry, scaly, inedible plant material, especially that surrounding edible grain* Chaff , a radar countermeasure in which aircraft spread a cloud of small, thin pieces of aluminum foil, or sheets of metal-coated plastic.* Chaff algorithm, an algorithm for solving instances of the boolean satisfiability problem* Chaffing and winnowing, a method

Chaff (newspaper)
Chaff is the students' newspaper of Massey University Students' Association at the Turitea campus of Massey University, New Zealand.Chaff was established more than 70 years ago and is printed weekly throughout the academic year.-Controversy:

Chaffinch
The Chaffinch , also called by a wide variety of other names, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.- Description :

Chagrin
Chagrin may refer to:*The Chagrin River*Chagrin Falls, Ohio*Chagrin Falls Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio*Chagrin Falls High School

Chain
A chain is a sequence of connected links.Chain may also refer to:Chain may refer to:* Necklace - a jewelry which is worn around the neck* Mail , a type of armor made of interlocking chain links

CHAIN
CHAIN can refer to:* CHAIN programming language* CHAIN , an acronym for Ceced Home Appliances Interoperating Network, a standard for a multi-brands home network of interactive household appliances.

Chain
A chain is a series of connected links which are typically made of metal. A chain may consist of two or more links.Chains are usually made in one of two styles, according to their intended use:

Chain (album)
Chain was Edinburgh musician Paul Haig's third album and was released in May 1989 on Circa Records, a subsidiary of Virgin Records. Chain, which Haig financed himself, was recorded and completed in 1988, but it sat on the shelf after the normally accommodating Les Disques Du Crepuscule decided not to take up the option of releasing it

Chain (in selling a house)
A chain is a sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase

Chain gang
A chain gang is a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work, such as mining or timber collecting, as a form of punishment. Such punishment might include building roads, digging ditches or chipping stone

Chain Gang (DC Comics)
Chain Gang War was a series from DC Comics that began in July, 1993, and was cancelled in June, 1994. It was about a group of murderous vigilantes, known as the Chain Gang, who would kidnap criminals and put them into special holding cells at their base of operations in a city near Gotham City. They are assisted by a middle aged butler

Chain letter (disambiguation)
A chain letter is a letter requesting that the recipient distribute copies of it to others.It could also refer to:*Chain Letter , a 2010 horror film*Chain Letter , by Brooke Valentine

Chain Letter (U.S. Game Show)
Chain Letter is an American game show produced by Stefan Hatos-Monty Hall Productions that aired on NBC during the summer and early-fall of 1966

Chain Mail
"Chain Mail" is a single by Mancunian band James, released in March 1986 by Sire Records, the first after the band defected from Factory Records. The record was released in two different versions, as 7" single and 12" EP, with different artworks by John Carroll and, confusingly, under different names. The 12" version was released as "Sit Down, three songs by..

Chain reaction
A chain reaction is a sequence of reactions where a reactive product or by-product causes additional reactions to take place. In a chain reaction, positive feedback leads to a self-amplifying chain of events.

Chain Reaction (Luba album)
Chain Reaction is the only album by canadian band Luba featuring Luba Kowalchyk as vocalist. It was produced by Tony Green for his own label. The album contains songs in the early New Wave music style. It was made available on compact disc in 1996.

Chained
Chained may refer to:* attached with a chain* restrained by chains, for example by fetters* linked sequentially, such as in daisy-chaining* Chained , a 1934 MGM motion picture starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable

Chained (1934 film)
Chained is a 1934 motion picture directed by Clarence Brown, and starring Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Otto Kruger. The plot concerns a kept woman who finds herself drawn to a charismatic South American rancher while aboard a cruise, all the while still harboring feelings for her married lover back home