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	Resistance may refer to: Physics Electrical resistance Electrical resistance The electrical resistance of an object is a measure of its opposition to the passage of a steady electrical current. An object of uniform cross section will have a resistance proportional to its length and inversely proportional to its cross-sectional area, and proportional to the resistivity of the material.... , a measure of the degree to which an object opposes an electric current through it Friction Friction File:Friction alt.svgFriction is the force resisting the relative lateral motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, or material elements in contact.... , the force that opposes (relative) motion Drag (physics) Drag (physics) The term drag is widely used in Physics and Engineering and is central to the field of fluid dynamics. "Drag" refers to forces that oppose the motion of a solid object through a fluid .... ("air resistance"), fluid or gas forces opposing motion and flow Geological resistance Geological resistance Geological resistance is a measure of how well minerals resist erosive factors, and is primarily based on Mohs hardness, chemical reactivity and cohesion .... , a measure of how well minerals resist erosive factors Hydraulic conductivity Hydraulic conductivity Hydraulic conductivity, symbolically represented as , is a property of vascular plants, soil or rock, that describes the ease with which water can move through pore spaces or fractures.... , the ease with which water can move through pore spaces or fractures in soil or rock Thermal resistance, a measure of difficulty of heat transfer through a substance Thermal conductivity Thermal conductivity In physics, thermal conductivity, , is the List of materials properties of a material that indicates its ability to conduct heat. It appears primarily in Heat conduction#Fourier's law for heat conduction.... , how well heat is conducted through a substance Thermal resistance in electronics Thermal resistance in electronics Thermal resistance is the temperature difference across a structure when a unit of heat energy flows through it in unit time. It is the reciprocal of thermal conductance.... , heat considerations in electronics design Biology Drug resistance Drug resistance Drug resistance is the reduction in effectiveness of a drug in curing a disease or improving a patient's symptoms. When the drug is not intended to kill or inhibit a pathogen, then the term is equivalent to dosage failure or drug tolerance.... Antibiotic resistance Antibiotic resistance Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of antibiotics. It is a specific type of drug resistance. Antibiotic resistance evolves via natural selection acting upon random mutation, but it can also be engineered by applying an evolutionary stress on a population.... , the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of antibiotics Resistance to antiviral drugs, the ability of a population of viruses to withstand the effects of an antiviral drug. Immune system Immune system An immune system is a collection of biological processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and killing pathogens and tumour cells.... , the system in organisms that provides disease resistance Disease resistance in fruit and vegetables Disease resistance in fruit and vegetables There are a number of lines of defence against Pest s and Plant pathogen in the Organic gardening, principle among these being the practice of good husbandry, creating healthy soil and ensuring high standards of garden hygiene.... Pesticide resistance Pesticide resistance Pesticide resistance is the adaptation of pest species targeted by a pesticide resulting in decreased susceptibility to that chemical. In other words, pests develop a resistance to a chemical through selection; after they are exposed to a pesticide for a prolonged period it no longer kills them as effectively.... , resistance of insects, weeds, rodents, and other "pests" to improperly used pesticides Systemic acquired resistance Systemic acquired resistance In plants, systemic acquired resistance is a "whole-plant" resistance response that occurs following an earlier localized exposure to a pathogen.... , a response in plants that occurs following exposure to a pathogen Vascular resistance Vascular resistance Vascular resistance is a term used to define the resistance to flow that must be overcome to push blood through the circulatory system. The resistance offered by the peripheral circulation is known as the systemic vascular resistance , while the resistance offered by the vasculature of the lungs is known as the pulmonary vascular re... , the resistance to flow that must be overcome in order for blood to circulate through the body. Politics and Military Resistance movement Resistance movement A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups, dedicated to fighting an invader in an military occupation country or the government of a sovereign nation through either the use of physical force, or nonviolence.... , a group trying to thwart foreign occupation Resistance during World War II Resistance during World War II Resistance movement during World War II occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means, ranging from non-cooperation, disinformation and propaganda to hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns.... French Resistance French Resistance File:Croix de Lorraine2.svgThe French Resistance is the collective name used for the French resistance movements which fought against the Nazi Germany German occupation of France in World War II and the collaborationist Vichy Regime during World War II.... Resistance (socialist youth organisation) Resistance (socialist youth organisation) Resistance is a Leninist-oriented Socialism youth organisation with branches throughout Australia and its national headquarters in Sydney. Resistance works closely with the Democratic Socialist Perspective , a tendency within the Socialist Alliance , though it is said to be formally independent.... , an Australian Marxist organisation Draft resistance Draft dodger A draft dodger, draft evader or draft resister, is a person who avoids or otherwise violates the conscription policies of the nation in which he or she is a citizen or resident, by leaving the country, going into hiding, attempting to fraudulently obtain conscientious objector status, or by open resistance .... , organized or personal opposition to military conscription HMS Resistance HMS Resistance (1861) HMS Resistance was the second and last ship of the Defence class battleship to be commissioned. She served in the Channel from 1862 to 1864, and was then posted to the Mediterranean, where she was the first British ironclad to see service.... , a British Navy ironclad battleship Resistance (military) Resistance (military) In military terminology, resistance or organized resistance refers to the ability of a military unit to continue to oppose an attack. Resistance ends when a unit surrenders, when all members of unit are killed or captured, or when a unit disperses.... is the ability of an organized force to stand on the defensive White Aryan Resistance White Aryan Resistance The White Aryan Resistance is a neo-Nazi white supremacist organization founded and led by former Ku Klux Klan leader Tom Metzger. It is based in Warsaw, Indiana and incorporated as a business.... Palestinians Resistance Against The Israeli Occupation Entertainment in music: Resistance (Burning Spear album) Resistance (Burning Spear album) *Resistance* is a studio album by Jamaican reggae singer Burning Spear.It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985.... , 1986 album Resistance (Mika Nakashima album) Resistance (Mika Nakashima album) "Resistance" is Nakashima Mika's first EP or mini-album, though the title track later appears on her Love album. This mini-album reached #1 on Oricon charts and charted for six weeks.... , 2002 album Resistance (Alove for Enemies album), 2006 album Resistance, a song by Japanese band High and Mighty Color High and Mighty Color is a Japanese Rock music band signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan.... La Resistance a song from the musical South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Resistance Records Resistance Records Resistance Records is a record label that produces and sells music by Neo-Nazism and white separatist musicians, primarily through its website. Advertising itself as "The Soundtrack for White Revolution," Resistance Records also publishes a magazine called Resistance, of which Erich Gliebe has been the editor since 1999.... , a white power music label in videogames: Resistance: Fall of Man Resistance: Fall of Man *Resistance: Fall of Man* is a science fiction first-person shooter video game for the PlayStation 3. The game is set in an alternate history 1951, and puts the player in the shoes of Nathan Hale as he and the human resistance forces attempt to drive a mysterious alien-like invasion out of Great Britain.... , a Sony PlayStation 3 game Resistance 2 Resistance 2 *Resistance 2* is a sci-fi first person shooter video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3.... , sequel to Resistance: Fall of Man Resistance: Retribution Resistance: Retribution *Resistance: Retribution* is an upcoming third-person shooter handheld video game developed for Sony's PlayStation Portable. It was announced on July 15, 2008 at Sony's E3 press conference and is scheduled for release on March 13, 2009 in Europe, and March 17, 2009 in North America.... , a Sony PlayStation Portable game Operation Flashpoint: Resistance, expansion pack of video game Operation Flashpoint. in television: Resistance (V TV series) Resistance (V TV series) This is a list of the known members of the Resistance, a fictional worldwide movement consisting of a large number of groups dedicated to fighting the Visitors in the Science Fiction television series V .... , a group of humans opposing an alien takeover in the V television series Resistance (Battlestar Galactica) Resistance (Battlestar Galactica) "Resistance" is an episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series.... , a Battlestar Galactica episode "Resistance" (Star Trek: Voyager episode), the 28th episode of Star Trek: Voyager other: Resistance (film) Resistance (film) *Resistance* is a war movie released in 2003 in film. It was written by Todd Komarnicki and Anita Shreve, stars Bill Paxton, Julia Ormond, Philippe Volter, Sandrine Bonnaire, and Victor Reinier, and was directed by Todd Komarnicki.... , a 2003 war movie, with Bill Paxton Resistance (Anita Shreve novel), a 1995 novel by Anita Shreve Anita Shreve Anita Shreve is an award winning American writer. The daughter of an airline pilot and a homemaker, she graduated from Dedham,_Massachusetts, attended Tufts University and began writing while working as a high school teacher.... Resistance (Owen Sheers novel) Resistance (Owen Sheers novel) *Resistance* is a novel by Welsh poet and author Owen Sheers. The plot centres around the inhabitants of a valley near Abergavenny in Wales, and a group of German soldiers who stay there after the wives' husbands leave for war.... , a 2007 historical novel by Owen Sheers Other La Résistance (professional wrestling) Resistance (technical analysis), a price level in security trading that, if reached, activates many sell triggers Resistance welding Resistance welding Resistance welding refers to a group of welding processes such as spot and seam welding that produce coalescence of faying surfaces where heat to form the weld is generated by the resistance of the welding current through the workpieces.... , a group of welding processes Psychological resistance Psychological resistance Psychological resistance is the phenomenon often encountered in clinical practice in which patients either directly or indirectly oppose changing their behavior or refuse to discuss, remember, or think about presumably clinically relevant experiences.... , the act of defending one's position in response to confrontation See also Resilience Resilience Resilience is the property of a material to absorb energy when it is deformed Elasticity and then, upon unloading to have this energy recovered.... 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