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Infallibility Decree
The Infallibility Decree, known in Persian as the mahzar (مظہر), was a document drafted at Akbar's court in 1579, declaring that a just ruler outranked any individual mujtahid.
Infamous (series)
Infamous (inFAMOUS) is Sucker Punch's PlayStation-exclusive open-world superhero action-adventure franchise (PS3/PS4), starring Cole MacGrath and Delsin Rowe, known for its karma system; entries include Infamous (2009), Infamous 2, Festival of Blood, Second Son, and First Light.
Infamous (video game)
inFAMOUS (Infamous) is Sucker Punch's 2009 PlayStation 3 open-world action-adventure starring Cole MacGrath, whose electricity powers and six-level karma system shape Empire City; compared with Prototype and followed by inFAMOUS 2 and Second Son.
Infamous 2
Infamous 2 is a 2011 open-world action-adventure game by Sucker Punch Productions and Sony for PlayStation 3, following super-powered courier Cole MacGrath in New Marais.
Infamous Decade
The Infamous Decade (Spanish: Década Infame) was the period of Argentine history from the 1930 coup against Hipólito Yrigoyen to 1943, marked by electoral fraud and corruption.
Infamous First Light
Infamous First Light (inFAMOUS First Light) is a 2014 standalone expansion to Infamous Second Son by Sucker Punch for PS4, a prequel starring neon-powered Fetch, $14.99, 4-5 hour campaign, Metascore 73.
Infamous Second Son
Infamous Second Son (inFAMOUS Second Son) is a 2014 Sucker Punch open-world action-adventure, a PS4 exclusive set in a DUP-locked Seattle where Delsin Rowe wields smoke, neon, video, and concrete powers across a karma system; Metacritic 80.
Infancy Gospel of Thomas
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas, also known as Paidika, is a second-century apocryphal Christian text narrating miracle stories from Jesus' childhood between ages five and twelve.
Infant
Infant: a baby in roughly the first year of life (Merck: 1 month to 1 year; WHO: 29 days to 12 months). Covers developmental domains, milestones, reflexes, feeding, sleep, immunization, and safe-sleep guidance.
Infant Annihilator
Infant Annihilator, British/American technical deathcore studio project formed 2012 in Hessle, England, by Eddie Pickard and Aaron Kitcher, with American vocalists Dan Watson then Dickie Allen; albums The Palpable Leprosy of Pollution (2012), The Elysian Grandeval Galèriarch (2016), The Battle of Yaldabaoth (2019).
Infant baptism
Infant baptism, or paedobaptism, is the baptism of children of professing Christians based on covenant standing rather than personal faith, the normal practice of Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran, and Reformed churches.
Infant behavior & development
Infant Behavior & Development (Infant Behav Dev), Elsevier journal founded 1978 by Ablex, ISSN 0163-6383, publishing peer-reviewed research on infancy from prenatal to 36 months across cognitive, motor, perceptual, and social development; quarterly, MEDLINE and SSCI indexed, SJR Q2.
Infant Care
Infant care covers feeding, safe sleep, responsive caregiving, and out-of-home care for babies from birth to about age three. Key practices: breastfeeding within one hour and exclusively for six months, back-sleeping on firm flat surfaces, and nurturing care's five components.
Infant Diapers
Infant diapers: disposable garments with a sodium polyacrylate core absorbing up to 30x their weight, versus reusable cloth. Covers history from 1942 disposables, skin health, safety, and environment.
Infant dyschezia
Infant dyschezia (grunting baby syndrome), Rome IV G6 functional GI disorder: infants under 9 months strain and cry 10+ minutes before soft stools, from poor abdominal-pelvic floor coordination; self-limited, treated with reassurance only, distinct from constipation.
Infant Equipment
Infant equipment is the category of products for children under 5, including cribs, strollers, and high chairs, subject to mandatory CPSC safety standards and third-party testing.
Infant formula
Infant formula: manufactured breast-milk substitute for babies under 12 months, sold as powder, concentrate, or ready-to-feed; FDA-regulated with 30 required nutrients, exempt specialty formulas, and recent botulism outbreaks and Operation Stork Speed review.
Infant Health
Infant health covers the physical and mental conditions of infants from birth to age one, measured by birthweight, preterm birth, growth charts (WHO standards vs CDC reference), immunization, and infant mortality rates.
Infant Incubators
Infant incubators, also called neonatal incubators or isolettes, are enclosed electrically powered devices controlling air temperature and humidity for preterm and sick newborns, first devised by Denucé in 1857 and installed by Tarnier in Paris in 1880.
Infant industry argument
The infant industry argument, attributed to Alexander Hamilton and Friedrich List, holds that new industries in developing economies deserve temporary tariffs or subsidies until they mature and compete with established foreign rivals.
Infant Jesus of Prague
The Infant Jesus of Prague (Pražské Jezulátko) is a 47 cm wax statue of the Christ Child in Prague's Church of Our Lady Victorious, donated by Polyxena of Lobkowicz in 1628 and cared for by Discalced Carmelites.
Infant mortality
Infant mortality is the death of live-born children before age 1, measured per 1,000 live births. Global IMR is about 2.9%; leading neonatal causes are prematurity, birth complications, infections, and congenital anomalies.
Infant regurgitation
Infant regurgitation (ICD-11 DD93.0), effortless spitting up from gastroesophageal reflux in babies under 1 year; affects up to 70-85% by 2 months, resolves by 12-14 months, managed with reassurance and feed thickening.
Infant respiratory distress syndrome
Infant respiratory distress syndrome (RDS, formerly hyaline membrane disease): preterm lung disease from surfactant deficiency. Prevented by antenatal corticosteroids; treated with CPAP and early selective surfactant, ideally via thin catheter (LISA).
Infant swimming
Infant swimming, or baby swimming, is structured aquatic classes for babies under about 1 year, usually with a parent. The AAP finds no evidence such lessons lower drowning risk under age 1 and recommends lessons after the first birthday.
Infant-type hemispheric glioma
Infant-type hemispheric glioma (IHG), a 2021 WHO CNS5 entity, is a high-grade RTK fusion-driven (ALK, NTRK, ROS1, MET) cerebral hemispheric glioma of infancy, ungraded, treated with surgery plus chemotherapy.
Infanta Cristina of Spain
Infanta Cristina of Spain (Cristina de Borbón y Grecia), daughter of Juan Carlos I, sister of Felipe VI; ex-Duchess of Palma, acquitted in the Nóos case, divorced Iñaki Urdangarin in 2024.
Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo
Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (born 1963, Madrid) is the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía of Spain, sister of Felipe VI, divorced from Jaime de Marichalar, and third in the Spanish line of succession.
Infanta Sofía of Spain
Infanta Sofía of Spain (Sofía de Borbón y Ortiz), born 2007, is the younger daughter of Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, second in line to the Spanish throne, a UWC Atlantic College graduate studying at Forward College.
Infantas Oil and Gas Field
The Infantas Oil and Gas Field is an oil field near Barrancabermeja, Colombia, whose 1918 discovery well began the Colombian oil industry; Ecopetrol has operated it since 1951.