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Passi de Preposulo
Passi de Preposulo: noble Italian family from Bergamo, originally De Preposulo, named Passi after Ottopasso's peace between Guelphs and Ghibellines; counts since 1564, now based at Villa Tiepolo Passi, Carbonera.
Passiflora
Passiflora (passionflower) is a genus of over 500 Passifloraceae vines and lianas native to the Americas, tropical Asia, and the SW Pacific, known for intricate crucifixion-symbolic flowers, four subgenera, and fruits like passionfruit (P. edulis).
Passiflora caerulea
Passiflora caerulea, blue passion flower or bluecrown passionflower, is a hardy South American passion vine climber with white flowers and blue-purple coronas, orange ornamental fruit, and wide use in hybrids and as rootstock.
Passiflora edulis
Passiflora edulis, the passion fruit vine (maracujá, lilikoi), a Passifloraceae liana native to Brazil to NE Argentina; purple and yellow forms, self-incompatible yellow type pollinated by Xylocopa bees, about 1.5 million metric tons produced yearly, Brazil leading.
Passiflora incarnata
Passiflora incarnata (purple passionflower, maypop) is a Passifloraceae vine native to central and eastern USA and Bermuda, used traditionally as a sedative; EU-registered for mild stress and sleep, with limited clinical evidence.
Passing (film)
Passing (2021) is Rebecca Hall's directorial debut, adapted from Nella Larsen's 1929 novel, starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga as light-skinned Black women on opposite sides of the color line in 1920s New York, shot in black-and-white 4:3.
Passing (novel)
Passing (1929) is Nella Larsen's Harlem Renaissance novel about Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry, light-skinned Black women navigating racial passing, desire, and identity; a landmark of African American, feminist, and queer literary study, adapted by Rebecca Hall in 2021.
Passing (racial identity)
Racial passing, also called passing for white, is presenting as a race other than one's assigned one; over 19% of black males passed for white in 1880-1940 US censuses, with roots in antebellum escape from slavery.
Passing an Old Friend's Farm
"Passing an Old Friend's Farm" (過故人莊, Guo Guren Zhuang) is a Tang dynasty pastoral poem by Meng Haoran, describing a visit to an old friend's farm and a promise to return.
Passing Fancy
Passing Fancy (Dekigokoro, 出来ごころ) is Yasujiro Ozu's 1933 Shochiku silent comedy-drama, his 29th film, first of the Kihachi series with Takeshi Sakamoto, and Kinema Junpo Best Film winner for 1933.
Passing off
Passing off is a common law tort protecting business goodwill against misrepresentation, requiring goodwill, misrepresentation, and damage; key UK cases include Jif Lemon, Warnink, Irvine v Talksport, and Rihanna v Topshop.
Passion (1982 film)
Passion (le travail et l'amour) is Jean-Luc Godard's 1982 French-Swiss drama, 88 minutes, starring Huppert, Schygulla, Piccoli, and Radziwilowicz, about a Polish director lighting painted tableaux amid factory and hotel conflicts; in competition at Cannes 1982.
Passion (2012 film)
Passion (2012) is Brian De Palma's erotic thriller, a Franco-German remake of Alain Corneau's Love Crime, starring Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace as advertising rivals; premiered at Venice 2012, grossed $713,616 worldwide.
Passion (emotion)
Passion (emotion): in psychology, a strong inclination toward a valued activity one loves and invests time in, split by Vallerand's dualistic model into harmonious and obsessive passion, measured by the Passion Scale.
Passion Fish
Passion Fish is John Sayles's 1992 American independent drama starring Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard, about a paralyzed soap opera actress and her nurse in Louisiana; Oscar-nominated, Independent Spirit Award winner.
Passion fruit (fruit)
Passion fruit is the edible berry of Passiflora edulis vines native to South America, grown in purple and yellow forms and valued fresh and for juice; Brazil leads production.
Passion of Jesus
The Passion of Jesus, also called the Passion of Christ, is the account in the four Gospels of Jesus' arrest, crucifixion, and burial, commemorated during Holy Week.
Passion Pit
Passion Pit is an American indie-synth-pop band formed 2007 in Boston by Michael Angelakos, starting as a Valentine's Day gift EP, Chunk of Change. Albums Manners (2009), Gossamer (2012), Kindred (2015); falsetto-led electro-pop, 'Sleepyhead' breakout.
Passion Play
Passion play: a dramatic performance of Christ's suffering, death, and resurrection, developed from medieval liturgical Easter drama. Most famous example: the Oberammergau Passion Play, staged every ten years since a 1634 plague vow.
Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'
Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' is Kid Cudi's sixth studio album, released December 16, 2016 on Republic/Wicked Awesome after a sample-clearance delay; 19 tracks in four acts, guests André 3000, Pharrell, Willow Smith, Travis Scott; Metacritic 70.
Passionate and companionate love
Passionate and companionate love: Berscheid and Hatfield's two-type taxonomy of romantic love. Passionate love is intense longing for union; companionate love is deep affectionate attachment, measured by the Passionate Love Scale and Rubin's Love Scale.
Passionflix
Passionflix is an American romance-focused SVOD streaming service and production company founded by Tosca Musk, Jina Panebianco, and Joany Kane, launched in 2017, adapting romance novels into original movies and series with its flame-emoji Barometer of Naughtiness ratings.
Passions
Passions (TV series), American supernatural soap opera created by James E. Reilly; aired on NBC 1999-2007 and DirecTV's The 101 Network 2007-2008; set in the fictional town Harmony with families the Russells, Cranes, Bennetts, and Lopez-Fitzgeralds.
Passivating contact
A passivating contact, sometimes called a passivating junction, is a contact in a silicon solar cell that suppresses carrier recombination and transports only one carrier type to the electrode.
Passivation (chemistry)
Passivation, also known as surface passivation, is the spontaneous formation of a thin, resistant surface film that greatly reduces a metal's corrosion rate in oxidizing environments.
Passivation (spacecraft)
Passivation in spacecraft engineering removes stored energy from a vehicle at mission end, by venting propellant and discharging batteries, to prevent explosive breakup and orbital debris.
Passive autocatalytic hydrogen recombiner
A passive autocatalytic hydrogen recombiner (PAR) is a passive nuclear reactor safety device that recombines hydrogen and oxygen into water vapor on a catalyst without external power.
Passive avoidance task
The passive avoidance task, also called inhibitory avoidance, is a rodent behavioral test in which latency to re-enter a dark compartment paired with foot shock indexes learning and memory.
Passive cooling
Passive cooling dissipates heat from buildings and electronics without powered components such as compressors or pumps, using radiation, conduction, natural convection, and evaporation; it matters because buildings use about 30% of global final energy.
Passive cutaneous anaphylaxis
Passive cutaneous anaphylaxis is a skin assay in which serum antibodies are injected into a recipient animal's skin and antigen is given intravenously to detect and quantify allergic reactivity.