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1 day ago · Today's British English spellings mostly follow Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), while many American English spellings follow Webster's An American Dictionary of the English Language ("ADEL", "Webster's Dictionary", 1828). Webster was a proponent of English spelling reform for reasons both philological and nationalistic.
1 day ago · Dementia is a syndrome associated with many neurodegenerative diseases (most commonly Alzheimer's), which is characterized by a general decline in cognitive abilities that impacts a person's ability to perform everyday activities.
- 2.4 million (2016)
- Supportive care
- Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (small benefit)
1 day ago · Boyd, Kelly, ed. Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writers (Rutledge, 1999) 1:4–14. Fage, John D. "The development of African historiography." General history of Africa 1 (1981): 25–42. online; Lonsdale, John. "States and social processes in Africa: a historiographical survey." African studies review 24.2–3 (1981): 139–226. online
3 hours ago · Perth was founded by Captain James Stirling in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony. The city is situated on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people, where Aboriginal Australians have lived for at least 45,000 years. Perth was named after the city of Perth in Scotland.
1 day ago · Botswana (English: Land of the Tswana; / b ɒ t ˈ s w ɑː n ə / ⓘ, also UK: / b ʊ t-, b ʊ ˈ tʃ w-/), officially the Republic of Botswana (Setswana: Lefatshe la Botswana, [lɪˈfatsʰɪ la bʊˈtswana]), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the ...
1 day ago · Minnesota produces ethanol fuel and is the first to mandate its use, a 10% mix . In 2019 there were more than 411 service stations supplying E85 fuel, comprising 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline. A 2% biodiesel blend has been required in diesel fuel since 2005. Minnesota is ranked in the top ten for wind energy production.
1 day ago · 5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit.It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number.It has garnered attention throughout history in part because distal extremities in humans typically contain five digits.
