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Forced Labour Convention
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), ILO fundamental treaty adopted 28 June 1930, in force 1 May 1932, defining and prohibiting forced or compulsory labour, with five exceptions, 168 ratifications, supplemented by the 1957 Convention No. 105 and the 2014 Protocol P029.
Forced labour under German rule during World War II
Forced labor under Nazi Germany (Zwangsarbeit): mass exploitation of over 20 million foreign civilians, POWs, and camp prisoners 1939–1945, organized by race, with compensation only from 2000.
Forced marriage
Forced marriage: a marriage without full, free, informed consent of one or both spouses, secured by violence, threats, deception or financial pressure. Covers UN definitions, UK law (ASBCPA 2014, minimum age 18), SDG 5.3, and interventions.
Forced orgasm
A forced orgasm is a consensual BDSM practice in which a restrained partner is brought to orgasm while another person controls the stimulation, often with a vibrator.
Forced perspective
Forced perspective is an optical-illusion technique making objects appear larger, smaller, nearer, or farther than they are; used in theatre set design since sixteenth-century Italy, in film with fixed cameras, and in magic shows.
Forced prostitution
Forced prostitution, also called involuntary prostitution, occurs when a person is made to engage in prostitution through coercion, violence, or deception that removes genuine consent.
Forced Rayleigh scattering
Forced Rayleigh scattering, also known as forced Rayleigh light scattering, is an optical pump–probe method that measures diffusion and thermodiffusion from the decay of a laser-written grating.
Forced Relocation of the Capital to Chang'an
The Forced Relocation of the Capital to Chang'an (迁都长安) was the forced removal of Emperor Xian's Eastern Han court from Luoyang to Chang'an in 190, under Dong Zhuo.
Forced relocation of the Qiang into the interior
The forced relocation of the Qiang into the interior (羌人内迁) was the Eastern Han policy of settling Qiang tribes inside the empire, which ended in the great Qiang rebellions.
Forced resettlement of Lao after Anouvong's rebellion
The forced resettlement of Lao after Anouvong's rebellion was Siam's mass deportation of Lao across the Mekong after crushing Chao Anouvong's 1827–1828 revolt, moving several hundred thousand people.
Forced response
Forced response is vibration caused by a periodic external force; in turbomachinery, resonance between aerodynamic excitation and blade natural frequencies amplifies stresses, a leading cause of high cycle fatigue in gas and steam turbines.
Forced suicide of Fusu and death of Meng Tian
The forced suicide of Fusu and death of Meng Tian (扶苏自杀、蒙恬之死) came through Zhao Gao's Sand Dunes scheme after the First Emperor died, letting Huhai take the throne.
Forced swim test
The forced swim test is a rodent behavioral assay in which immobility in inescapable water is scored as depression-like behavior, serving mainly as a rapid screen for candidate antidepressants.
Forced vibration
Forced vibration is the oscillation of a mechanical system under a continued external periodic driving force, producing resonance when the driving frequency matches the system's natural frequency.
Forceps
Forceps are hinged or spring-joined hand instruments with two arms and opposing jaws, used in surgery, obstetrics, and laboratory work to grasp, hold, compress, or pull tissue and objects.
Forceps biopsy
Forceps biopsy is a diagnostic procedure in which cupped forceps passed through an endoscope cut small tissue samples from the gastrointestinal or biliary mucosa for examination.
Forceps delivery
A forceps delivery is an operative vaginal birth in which paired metal blades applied to the fetal head assist delivery, one of two main instrumental methods alongside vacuum extraction.
Forces Armées Neutralistes
The Forces Armées Neutralistes (FAN) were Captain Kong Le's neutralist army, formed after his August 1960 coup in Vientiane, fighting both royalists and Pathet Lao in the Laotian Civil War.
Forces of Nature
Forces of Nature is a 1999 American romantic comedy directed by Bronwen Hughes, starring Ben Affleck as a groom racing to his Savannah wedding with Sandra Bullock.
FORCES Pro
FORCES Pro is a commercial software tool from Embotech AG of Zurich that generates customized C optimization solvers for real-time embedded control, especially model predictive control.
Forchheimer equation
The Forchheimer equation is a porous-media flow model that extends Darcy's law by adding a quadratic velocity term for inertial resistance, used in groundwater, metal foams, and CFD.
Forchlorfenuron
Forchlorfenuron (CPPU, KT-30), a synthetic cytokinin phenylurea plant growth regulator (CAS 68157-60-8), promotes cell division and enlarges kiwifruit, grape, and other fruit; EU-approved to 2033.
Forcing (mathematics)
Forcing, also called the forcing method, is a technique in mathematical logic, devised by Paul Cohen in 1963, for proving independence results in set theory.
Forcing cone
A forcing cone is the tapered section of a firearm barrel that transitions the projectile from the larger chamber into the smaller bore, and is where wear concentrates.
Ford
Ford Motor Company is an American automaker founded by Henry Ford in Detroit in 1903, best known for the Model T, the moving assembly line, and the $5 workday.
Ford (crossing)
Ford (river crossing): a shallow place in a river crossed by wading, riding or driving; also called a wet crossing. Oldest crossing type, source of place-names like Oxford, cheaper but flood-prone compared with bridges and ferries.
Ford 335 engine
The Ford 335 engine series was a family of overhead-valve V8 engines built by Ford from 1970 into the 1980s, including the 351 Cleveland and the 400.
Ford 385 engine
The Ford 385 engine is a family of big-block V8 engines made by Ford from 1968 to 1997, offered primarily in 429 and 460 cubic inch displacements.
Ford 8F transmission
The Ford 8F35 is a transverse eight-speed automatic transmission introduced by Ford for 2019, replacing the 6F35 in the Escape, Edge, Bronco Sport, and Maverick.
Ford Aerostar
The Ford Aerostar was Ford's first minivan, built from 1986 to 1997 as an answer to the Chrysler minivans, distinguished by truck-like rear-wheel drive and available all-wheel drive.