ASP

popular name for several species of viper, one of which, the European asp (Vipera aspis), is native to S Europe. It is also a name for the Egyptian cobra (Naja haja). It is believed that the asp Cleopatra used to commit suicide was either that cobra or the horned viper (Cerastes cornutus) of N Africa.

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books on: Asp  - 3331 results

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Seneca Thanksgiving Rituals
Book by Wallace L. Chafe; U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1961
Subjects: Seneca Indians--Rites And Ceremonies, Seneca Language--Texts
...following abbreviations are used: asp., aspect iter., iterative 5.8-9...rt. -ityohkw - 3.12, 6.8 group, crowd Asp. suff.: -h desc. Subj. pref.: -k...with reference to a religious gathering Asp. suff.: - punc. Obj. pref.: - kwa - we...
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Autism and Creativity: Is There a Link between Autism in Men and Exceptional Ability?
Book by Michael Fitzgerald; Brunner-Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Creative Ability, Genius And Mental Illness, Savant Syndrome
...high-functioning autism/Aspergers syndrome (HFA/ ASP) enhance creativity. 13 Certainly, the...feature of this syndrome. People with HFA/ASP have an extraordinary capacity to focus...of engineering and mathematics with HFA/ASP. An enormous capacity for curiosity and...
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The Jews in Sicily - Vol. 3
Book by Shlomo Simonsohn; Brill, 2001
Subjects: Cairo Genizah, Jews--Italy--Sicily--History--Sources, Sicily (Italy)--Ethnic Relations--History--Sources
...23, 24, 25, 27c -, Archivio di Stato (ASP) Conservatoria di Registro, reg. 2, 9...Jewish children 1321 1 After 1392 Source: ASP, R. Protonotaro, reg. 21, cc. 133r-135r...1322 Trapani, 28 March 1392 Source: ASP, R. Cancelleria, reg. 20, cc. 6v-7r. King...
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Adverbs and Functional Heads: A Cross-linguistic Perspective
Book by Guglielmo Cinque; Oxford, 1999
Subjects: Grammar, Comparative And General--Adverbials, Grammar, Comparative And General--Clauses, Hierarchy (Linguistics), Order (Grammar)
...ABIL ABL ABS ACC AdvP AGR ANT AP ASP Aux-to-COMP CM COMITAT COMP COMPL CONAT COND CONT C...le . C 109 every day 8 hours, he often already eat ASP food Every day at 8, he often has already eaten...
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Seneca Thanksgiving Rituals
Book by Wallace L. Chafe; U. S. Government Printing Office, 1961
Subjects: Folklore, Indians Of North America, Seneca Indians--Rites And Ceremonies, Seneca Language--Texts
...The following abbreviations are used: asp., aspect attr., attributive augment...rt. - ityohkw - 3.12, 6.8 group, crowd Asp. suff.: - h desc. Subj. pref.: - k...with reference to a religious gathering Asp. suff.: - punc. Obj. pref.: - kwa - we...
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Aberrant Self-Promotion or Subclinical Psychopathy in a Swedish General Population
Journal article by Tonya M.I. Pethman, Soly I. Erlandsson; The Psychological Record, Vol. 52, 2002
Subjects: Good and evil--Psychological aspects, Psychology, Pathological--Testing, Sociopathic personality--Diagnosis
...instrument for assessing Aberrant Self-Promotion (ASP), a previously proposed personality profile...investigated the occurence and frequency of ASP in an American student population using...was replicated. Contrary to expectations, ASP was found to be more common in Sweden (12...
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Semantic Processing in Alcoholics with and without Antisocial Symptomatology *
Journal article by Natalie A. Ceballos, Sara Jo Nixon, Julia A. Phillips, Rick Tivis; Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 64, 2003
Subjects: Alcoholics--Health aspects, Alcoholics--Psychological aspects, Antisocial behavior--Demographic aspects, Mental illness--Research
...frequency of comorbid antisocial personality (ASP) symptomatology in chronic alcoholics, a...Reiger et al., 1990). Both alcoholism and ASP have been associated with deficits of performance...alcoholics and individuals with a history of ASP often exhibit similar patterns of frontal...
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Alcohol Dependence and Conduct Disorder among Navajo Indians(*)
Journal article by Stephen J. Kunitz, K. Ruben Gabriel, Jerrold E. Levy, Eric Henderson, Kathleen Lampert, Joanne Mccloskey, Gilbert Quintero, Scott Russell, Alan Vince; Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 60, 1999
Subjects: Alcoholism--Psychological aspects, Deviant behavior--Research, Navajos--Health aspects
...the criteria for antisocial personality (ASP) disorder (Hesselbrock et al., 1985; Ross...Area Study the odds ratio for people with ASP having alcohol dependence was 21, higher...men who would have met the criteria for ASP. There were not enough women drinkers in...
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Getting Great Results with ASPs
Journal article by Lauren Bielski; ABA Banking Journal, Vol. 93, 2001
Subjects: Application service providers--Usage, Banking industry--Contracts
...ABABJ, Feb. p.54), we looked at the evolving ASP market and described the various types of ASP providers. With this article, well examine what...be glossed over and an operational review of an ASP to check for security can get short shrift. This...
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Functional Characterization of Polymorphisms in DNA Repair Genes Using Cytogenetic Challenge Assays
Journal article by William W. Au, Salama A. Salama, Carlos H. Sierra-Torres; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 111, 2003
...gel containing ethidium bromide. The homozygous wild-type (Asp/Asp) was identified by two DNA bands (507 and 244 bp), the homozygous...produced three bands (474, 244, and 33 bp), and heterozygotes (Asp/Asn) displayed all four bands (507, 474, 244, and 33 bp...
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Getting What You Pay for from ASPs
Magazine article by Mary Johnston Turner; Business Communications Review, Vol. 30, July 2000
Subjects: Application service providers, Computer software industry--Analysis, Internet services--Services, Management information systems--Management, Online services--Services, Outsourcing--Services, Software, Software industry--Analysis
...Mary Johnston Turner Before you depend on an ASP, find out who the ASP depends on. A wide range of businesses are considering...rather than as a traditional one-time purchase. The ASP option is attractive to fast-growing firms that often...
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ASPs: Helpful or Hype-Ful?
Magazine article by Joanie Wexler; Business Communications Review, Vol. 30, September 2000
Subjects: Application service providers, Computer services industry--Forecasts and trends, Information technology services, Information technology services industry--Forecasts and trends, Internet services--Forecasts and trends, Online services--Forecasts and trends, Remote access (Computers), Web site hosting services, Web sites (World Wide Web)--Services, Web sites--Services
...nearly everyone is calling themselves an ASP these days. But is the "application rental...engulfing the application service provider (ASP) arena has grown deafening. But who are...to Nayisite, Inc. (www.navisite.com), an ASP in Andover, MA, to host and manage the Microsoft...
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A New Way to Get the Job Done
Magazine article by Peter Piazza; Security Management, Vol. 46, October 2002
Subjects: Application service providers, BroadWare Technologies--Safety and security measures, Data security--Services, Web sites (World Wide Web)--Safety and security measures, Web sites--Safety and security measures
...It is the application service provider (ASP) model, which gives companies a hybrid option...outsourcing an entire data center). "The ASP model is a subset of the IT solution," explains...data associated with it might turn to an ASP to handle that particular application...
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Catching Intruders in a Neural Net
Magazine article by James Somers, Ann Sanders, Barbara Skiffington, Chip Mogensen; Security Management, Vol. 38, February 1994
Subjects: Artificial intelligence--Equipment and supplies, Computer networks--Usage, Electric equipment industry--Product information, Electrical equipment and supplies industry--Product information, Electronic security systems--Innovations, Neural networks--Usage, SWL Inc.--Product information, Security systems--Innovations, Security systems--Technology application
...the automated Assessment Signal Processor (ASP), developed by SWL, Inc., in Vienna, Virginia...site specific nuisances. A closer look at ASP will illustrate the potential of the neural network concept. ASP is a computer processor that performs real-time...
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Outsourcing Trends: Customers and Market Mature
Magazine article by Sandy Borthick; Business Communications Review, Vol. 31, July 2001
Subjects: Outsourcing--Surveys
...functions to application service providers (ASP) and all their xSP derivatives has certainly...remotely- hosted ASP...remotely- hosted ASP...
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Backtrack Ends in Huge ASP Tax Hike; PERSONAL FINANCE
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), April 7, 2007
Subjects: Internet services--Taxation, Online services--Taxation, Pensions, Personal finance--Taxation, Taxation
Backtrack Ends in Huge ASP Tax Hike; PERSONAL FINANCE. Byline...were lobbying for a lower taxation rate for ASP death benefits. Before April 2006, you had...backtracking resulting in huge tax charges on ASP funds. Despite the lobbying, last months...
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The Razz Movie Reviews: Biting Hit, or Just a Pain in the Asp?
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), August 18, 2006
Subjects: Motion pictures--Movie reviews, Snakes on a Plane (Motion picture)
The Razz Movie Reviews: Biting Hit, or Just a Pain in the Asp? Byline: ALAN MORRISON SNAKES ON A PLANE 15 SNAKES On A Plane is a phenomenon. Its...suggests. If so, Ill give the filmmakers a big anaconda hug. If not, they can kiss my asp.
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ASP-KILLER; Faustino Comes off Bench to Bury Boro
Newspaper article by Brian Madley; The People (London, England), February 11, 1996
ASP-KILLER; Faustino Comes off Bench to Bury Boro. by Brian Madley FAUSTINO Asprilla arrived in England at 11 oclock...
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Asp He Cost Keegan the Title?
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), March 6, 1996
Asp He Cost Keegan the Title? MIRROR SPORTS experts give their views on the big title run-in. They answer these questions...
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Asp Stabbed in the Back!
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), April 5, 1996
Asp Stabbed in the Back! KEVIN KEEGAN last night launched a blistering attack on the snipers who have made life hell for Faustino...
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Asp
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
ASP popular name for several species of viper , one of which, the European asp ( Vipera aspis ), is native to S Europe. It is also a name for the Egyptian cobra ( Naja haja ). It is believed that the asp Cleopatra used to commit suicide was either that cobra or...
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Viper
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...N Asia. It feeds on small mammals and lizards and hibernates in winter. Its venom is rarely fatal to humans. The asp viper, or asp ( V. aspis ), is a smaller species inhabiting S Europe. The greatest variety of vipers is found in Africa. The brightly...
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Zanzibar , Semi-Autonomous Archipelago and Island, Tanzania
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...principally represented the Arabs, and the Afro-Shirazi party (ASP), whose followers were Africans. In 1957 popularly elected representatives...John Okello. A republic was declared, with Abeid Karume of the ASP as its president and as head of the Revolutionary Council (the...
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Tanzania
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Zanzibars government and leader of its dominant Afro-Shirazi party (ASP), became Tanzanias first vice president. Although formally united...organizations had offices in Dar-es-Salaam. In 1977, TANU and Zanzibars ASP merged to form the Party of the Revolution (CCM). A new constitution...
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Middleton, Thomas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...pageants and masques. See his works ed. by A. H. Bullen (8 vol., 1885 86); bibliography by S. J. Steen (1985); studies by C. Asp (1974) and A. L. Kistner (1984); B. Vickers, Shakespeare, Co-Author (2003). ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia...
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