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Paratrooper
Paratrooper: a soldier trained to enter combat by parachute, the core of airborne infantry forces. Originating in 1917 proposals, formed into major WWII divisions (82nd, 101st, Parachute Regiment), used for vertical envelopment behind enemy lines.
Paratuberculosis
Paratuberculosis, or Johne's disease, is a chronic, incurable wasting enteritis of ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), a WOAH-listed disease spread via feces, milk, and colostrum, with a possible Crohn's disease link.
Paraty
Paraty is a preserved colonial port town on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and the name of the municipality around it.
Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity (site)
Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity, a UNESCO mixed World Heritage Site inscribed in 2019 in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states, Brazil, combines Paraty's colonial historic centre and Gold Route heritage with four Atlantic Forest protected areas holding exceptional endemism.
Paratyphoid fever
Paratyphoid fever, caused by Salmonella enterica serovars Paratyphi A, B, and C (mostly A), is a fecal-oral enteric fever milder than typhoid, with 3.8 million annual cases, no licensed vaccine, and highest incidence in South and Southeast Asia.
Parauapebas
Parauapebas is a municipality in southeastern Para, Brazil, created in 1988 from Maraba and built around the Carajas iron ore mining district; population 267,836 (2022 census), with mining contributing over 80% of municipal GDP.
Paraumbilical hernia
Paraumbilical hernia: protrusion of fat or bowel through a weakness beside the umbilicus. Risk factors obesity, multiparity, ascites; repaired open or laparoscopically, with mesh reducing recurrence versus suture repair.
Parava (പരവ) (film)
Parava (പരവ, "Pigeon") is a 2017 Malayalam drama, Soubin Shahir's directorial debut, set in Mattancherry, Kochi, about boys Irshad and Haseeb racing pigeons, with Dulquer Salmaan in an extended cameo as Imran; released 21 September 2017, runtime 147 minutes.
Paravertebral block
A thoracic paravertebral block is a regional anesthesia technique injecting local anesthetic beside the spine to block chest nerves, used after breast and thoracic surgery.
Paraveterinary education and training
Paraveterinary education and training covers the formal pathways preparing veterinary technicians, veterinary nurses, and assistants, including accredited programs, the VTNE credentialing exam, and continuing education.
Paraveterinary professional bodies
Paraveterinary professional bodies are organizations that accredit, register, and regulate veterinary technicians, technologists, and nurses, including the AVMA's CVTEA, NAVTA, the IVNTA federation, and New Zealand's AVPRC.
Paraveterinary worker
A paraveterinary worker is a professional of veterinary medicine who works autonomously or semi-autonomously, known by titles such as veterinary nurse, veterinary technician, or veterinary assistant.
Paraveterinary workforce shortages and retention
Paraveterinary workforce shortages are persistent gaps between demand for and supply of veterinary technicians, nurses, and assistants, marked by high turnover, burnout, and pay below the national average.
ParaView
ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform data analysis and visualization application that lets scientists and engineers explore simulation results interactively in 3D, built on the Visualization Toolkit and first released in 2002.
Paravirtualization
Paravirtualization is a virtualization technique in which the guest operating system is modified to communicate with the hypervisor via hypercalls, avoiding slow hardware emulation for faster performance.
Paraxial approximation
The paraxial approximation, also called paraxial optics, assumes light travels at small angles to an optical axis so trigonometric functions can be replaced by the angle itself.
Paraziții
Paraziții, Romanian for "The Parasites," is a Romanian hip-hop trio formed in 1994 in Bucharest's Colentina district, known for politically charged lyrics criticizing the media and political class.
ParB-like, N-terminal domain
ParB-like, N-terminal domain (IPR003115, ParB_N, PF02195): N-terminal CTP-binding and ParA-interaction domain of bacterial ParB in parABS chromosome and plasmid segregation, marked by an RRXR arginine patch; also found in sulfiredoxin.
Parbhani
Parbhani (परभणी), formerly Prabhavatinagar, is a district in Marathwada, Maharashtra, India: 1,836,086 people, 6250.58 sq km, 9 tehsils, home of VNMKV agricultural university, formed in 1853 under Salar Jung.
Parbhubhai Vasava
Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava, born in 1970, is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician who has represented the Bardoli constituency in the Lok Sabha since 2024, after serving from 2014 to 2024.
Parboiled rice
Parboiled rice, also called converted rice, is paddy rice soaked, steamed, and dried in the husk before milling. The process moves B vitamins into the endosperm, hardens the grain, lowers glycemic index, and is preferred in South Asia and West Africa.
PARC (company)
PARC, the Palo Alto Research Center, is an American research company in Palo Alto, California, founded by Xerox in 1970 and donated to SRI International in 2023.
Parc animalier des Angles
Parc animalier des Angles: wildlife park at Les Angles, Capcir, Pyrénées-Orientales, France; 37 ha of pine forest at 1,800 m; opened 20 December 1994; Pyrenean animals in semi-liberty on 3.5 km and 1.5 km circuits.
Parc Aquatique Pink Blue الحديقة المائية بنك بلو
Parc Aquatique Pink Blue (الحديقة المائية بنك بلو) is a family-friendly water theme park with slides and pools in Djibouti City, near the Port of Djibouti, at 11.60314°N, 43.14734°E, about 0.9 km from the city center.
Parc Arqueològic Didàctic de Sant Llorenç de Montgai
Parc Arqueològic Didàctic de Sant Llorenç de Montgai, an open-air educational archaeology park in the Noguera, Lleida, Catalonia. Opened 2004 by CEPAP-UAB, managed by ARDPH, EXARC member since 2003, near the Neanderthal site la Roca dels Bous.
Parc d'atraccions Giravolt
Parc d'atraccions Giravolt (Giravolt Parc) is a seasonal children's amusement park in the Juli Garreta gardens, Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Costa Brava, open spring and summer, with carousels, Ferris wheel, train, and trampolines.
Parc d'Atraccions Tibidabo
Parc d'Atràccions Tibidabo is an amusement park situated on the summit of the Tibidabo mountain in Barcelona, Spain. It was inaugurated on 29 October 1901.
Parc d'Attraction Sétifis; حديقة التسلية سيتيفيس
Parc d'Attraction Sétifis (حديقة التسلية سيتيفيس), also called Setifis Park, is a 47-hectare public amusement park in central Sétif, Algeria, opened 9 September 1985, with rides, lakes, a zoo, and free entry.
Parc d'attraction;متنزه الملاهي
Parc d'attraction (متنزه الملاهي), amusement park: a fixed venue of rides and attractions; theme parks add a central theme. Origins in medieval fairs; Bakken oldest; global market ~US$44.3bn; MEA fastest-growing region.
Parc de loisirs familial de Blida
Parc de loisirs familial de Blida (حديقة التسلية العائلية للبليدة), a family theme park on RN 1 in Bouarfa, Blida, Algeria; once the city's only children's attraction, tied to the ANP military family leisure centre.