Later in the novel, when Tarrou tells Rieux the story of his life, he adds a new dimension to the term ” plague .“ He views it not just as a specific disease or simply as the presence of an impersonal evil external to humans.

This property can be useful, for instance to test for the presence of humans as with CAPTCHAs, and for computer security to circumvent brute-force attacks.

By the end of the story, there is little physical difference between the body of the hero, now called Andrew, and humans equipped with advanced prosthetics, save for the presence of Andrew's artificial positronic brain.

Chocolate contains alkaloids such as theobromine and phenethylamine, which have some physiological effects in humans, but the presence of theobromine renders it toxic to some animals, such as dogs and cats.

In the 1950s, the endogenous production of psychoactive agents was considered to be a potential explanation for the hallucinatory symptoms of some psychiatric diseases as the transmethylation hypothesis ( see also adrenochrome ), though this hypothesis does not account for the natural presence of endogenous DMT in otherwise normal humans, rats and other laboratory animals.

On announcing the discovery, scientists suggested that the " finds demonstrate the presence of a well-established musical tradition at the time when modern humans colonized Europe ".

Examples range from the discovery that the presence of humans tends to sexually arouse ostriches, to the statement that black holes fulfill all the technical requirements to be the location of Hell, to research on the " five-second rule ", a tongue-in-cheek belief that food dropped on the floor will not become contaminated if it is picked up within five seconds.

Their presence there is later covered up by the humans as a " crashed weather balloon ", going along with the conspiracy theory.

* Prime Sentinels-by Bastion and Operation: Zero Tolerance, handicapped humans equipped with nanotechnology without their knowledge at Prospero Clinic, used as sleeper agents until activated by attack or presence of a mutant.

A god's presence in the temple linked the human and divine realms and allowed humans to interact with the god through ritual.

Despite its presence in deer, proponents of the aquatic ape hypothesis claim that the similarity between the descended larynx in humans and aquatic mammals supports their theory.

Some species ( including humans ) have a gene SRY on the Y chromosome that determines maleness ; others ( such as the fruit fly ) use the presence of two X chromosomes to determine femaleness.

Generally, the wildlife around Tidal River is accustomed to human presence, and many of the animals and birds near the campsites will approach humans, accept food from them, or even enter their tents uninvited.

A Barr body ( named after discoverer Murray Barr ) is the inactive X chromosome in a female somatic cell, rendered inactive in a process called lyonization, in those species ( including humans ) in which sex is determined by the presence of the Y or W chromosome rather than the diploidy of the X or Z.

A " Stingray City " in the sea surrounding the Caribbean island of Antigua consists of a large, shallow reserve where the rays live, and snorkeling is possible, since the rays are used to the presence of humans.

Postmortem examinations of the stranded whales in concurrence with naval exercises have reported the presence of hemorrhaging near the ears or gas and fat emboli, which could have a deleterious impact on beaked whales that is analogous to decompression sickness in humans.

Pietas was the divine presence in everyday life that cautioned humans not to intrude on the realm of the gods.

However, in Southeast Asia and South India, where they are used to the presence of humans, gaur are said by locals to be very bold and aggressive.

Flint from the Mesolithic period found in between Ommen and Mariënberg indicates the presence of humans, but there seems to have been hardly any cultivation or permanent settlement during this period.

Fleshy is frequently shown to be entirely uninterested while in the presence of people, but once alone, he shows his intelligence to be on par with humans.

The presence of the amnion identifies humans and other mammals as amniotes, along with reptiles, dinosaurs, birds but neither amphibians nor fish.

It is a common and very widespread bird both in urban and rural areas, occupying all parts of Australia except for Tasmania and some of the inland desert in the far north-west of Western Australia, and appears to have adapted well to the presence of humans.

Are of multigenic presence in mice, while humans have only one pseudogenic Ly49.

* Ly49 ( homodimers ) — a relatively ancient, C-type lectin family receptor ; are of multigenic presence in mice, while humans have only one pseudogenic Ly49 ; the receptor for classical ( polymorphic ) MHC I molecules.

It has been proposed that human genes " evolved with the expectation of requiring a certain threshold of physical activity " and that sedentary lifestyle results in abnormal gene expression .< ref name =" Cordain1998 "> Compared to ancestral humans, modern humans often have substantially less lean muscle, which is a risk factor for insulin resistance .< ref > Human metabolic processes were evolved in the presence of physical activity-rest cycles, which regularly depleted skeletal muscles of their glycogen stores .< ref > S. Boyd Eaton estimated that ancestral humans spent one-third of their caloric intake on physical activity ( 1000 kcal / day out of the total caloric intake of 3000 kcal / day ), and that the paleolithic lifestyle was well approximated by the WHO recommendation of the physical activity level of 1. 75, or 60 minutes / day of moderate-intensity exercise.

The presence of a particular species in an area may be more easily discerned by its characteristic call than by a fleeting glimpse of the animal itself.

This wound typically becomes infected as a result of the normal presence of feces in the rectal area, and then develops into an abscess.

People with arachnophobia tend to feel uneasy in any area they believe could harbor spiders or that has visible signs of their presence, such as webs.

If abiotic stress does not have a strong presence in an area, the biodiversity will be much higher.

However, despite those efforts, the presence of the Armed Forces on the border regions of the Brazilian Amazon continues to be sparse and disperse, given the fact that the Army has just 28 border detachments in that area, a total of 1, 600 soldiers, or 1 men for every of borders.

The Habsburgs also saw a strong Ottoman presence in the area as a counterweight to the Serbian nationalistic call to their own Serb subjects in Bosnia.

The area is full of hard hills, and there is little human presence.

The Inca Empire briefly extended their empire into what is now northern Chile, where they collected tribute from small groups of fishermen and oasis farmers but were not able to establish a strong cultural presence in the area.

This battle is of interest because it is surprising that an area so far east should still be in Briton hands this late: there is ample archaeological evidence of early Saxon and Anglian presence in the Midlands, and historians generally have interpreted Gildas's De Excidio as implying that the Britons had lost control of this area by the mid-sixth century.

In the early 1960s, the UK was withdrawing its military presence from the Indian Ocean area, not including the base at RAF Gan to the north of Diego Garcia in the Maldives ( which remained open until 1976 ), and agreed to permit the US to establish a Naval Communication Station on one of its island territories there.

However there is the possibility of the results being affected by the limited surface area ( i. e. edge effects ) and by the presence of large electric field.

: What does seem nowadays proved is that the British troops who had landed on the South Mole area raised their flag to signal their presence to the ships, and avoid being fired upon by their own side.

Roman writers noted the presence of three main ethno-linguistic groups in the area: the Gauls, the Aquitani, and the Belgae.

There are a number of toponyms that attest to the presence of the Jutes in the area, such as Ytene, which Florence of Worcester states was the contemporary English name for the New Forest.

The urban composition of the area, combined with the presence of the Italian merchants, led to the development of an economy that was much more commercial than it was agricultural.

In Resolution 425, the UN had set a goal of assisting the Lebanese government in a " return of its effective authority in the area ", which would require an official Lebanese army presence there.

The region remained a part of the Roman Empire until 429 AD as the Vandals overran the area and Roman administrative presence came to an end.

Mindanao is the only area of the Philippines with a significant Muslim presence.

These agreements frequently regard administrative policy choices germane to executive power ; for example, the extent to which either country presents an armed presence in a given area, how each country will enforce copyright treaties, or how each country will process foreign mail.

These gradually helped weaken Bulgar power and strengthen the Byzantine presence in the area.

Also, a very large government presence, with many German imperial departments, Prussian state authorities and their various sub-departments, came into the area, taking over 26 former palaces and aristocratic mansions in Leipziger Platz, Leipziger Straße and Wilhelmstraße.

In the past, Roppongi had a reputation as an area with high Yakuza presence, whether as customers at Roppongi establishments, conducting business, or managing or owning clubs and bars in the area.

Although still exerting some influence in Roppongi, in recent times they appear to have shifted much of their presence to other districts in the Tokyo area.