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  2. Amino (app) - Wikipedia

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    Amino is a social media application originally developed by Narvii, Inc. It was originally created by Yin Wang and Ben Anderson in 2012, and then launched as an app ...

  3. List of Chinese symbols, designs, and art motifs - Wikipedia

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    There are also special symbols in Chinese arts, such as the qilin, and the Chinese dragon. [1] According to Chinese beliefs, being surrounding by objects which are decorated with such auspicious symbols and motifs was and continues to be believed to increase the likelihood that those wishes would be fulfilled even in present-day. [2]

  4. Tomoe - Wikipedia

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    Tomoe (巴, also written 鞆絵), [a] commonly translated as "comma", [2] [3] is a comma-like swirl symbol used in Japanese mon (roughly equivalent to a heraldic badge or charge in European heraldry). It closely resembles the usual form of a magatama. The tomoe appears in many designs with various uses.

  5. Japanese aesthetics - Wikipedia

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    All of these disciplines carry an ethical and aesthetic connotation and teach an appreciation of the process of creation. [8] To introduce discipline into their training, Japanese warriors followed the example of the arts that systematized practice through prescribed forms called kata—think of the tea ceremony. Training in combat techniques ...

  6. Dingir - Wikipedia

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    The concept of divinity in Sumerian is closely associated with the heavens, as is evident from the fact that the cuneiform sign doubles as the ideogram for 'sky', and that its original shape is the picture of a star. The eight-pointed star was a chief symbol for the goddess Inanna.

  7. Pentafluorophenyl esters - Wikipedia

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    Pentafluorophenyl (PFP) esters are chemical compounds with the generic formula RC(O)OC 6 F 5. They are active esters derived from pentafluorophenol (HOC 6 F 5 ). PFP esters are useful for attaching fluorophores such as fluorescein [ 1 ] or haptens [ 2 ] to primary amines in biomolecules.

  8. Fascist symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Fascist symbolism is the use of certain images and symbols which are designed to represent aspects of fascism. These include national symbols of historical importance, goals, and political policies. [1] The best-known are the fasces, which was the original symbol of fascism, and the swastika of Nazism.

  9. D-Amino acid - Wikipedia

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    L-amino acids are the mirror reflection of D-amino acids, and vice versa. In this example, alanine is depicted in the zwitterionic form at physiological pH. D-Amino acids are amino acids where the stereogenic carbon alpha to the amino group has the D-configuration. For most naturally-occurring amino acids, this carbon has the L-configuration.