Espècevignette| redresse=1.2| L'espèce est l'unité de base de la classification du vivant. Dans les sciences du vivant, l’espèce (du latin species, « type » ou « apparence ») est le taxon de base de la systématique. La définition la plus communément admise est celle du concept biologique : une espèce est un ensemble d'individus qui peuvent effectivement ou potentiellement se reproduire entre eux et engendrer une descendance viable et féconde, dans des conditions naturelles.
Aquatic toxicologyAquatic toxicology is the study of the effects of manufactured chemicals and other anthropogenic and natural materials and activities on s at various levels of organization, from subcellular through individual organisms to communities and ecosystems. Aquatic toxicology is a multidisciplinary field which integrates toxicology, aquatic ecology and aquatic chemistry. This field of study includes freshwater, marine water and sediment environments.
Delayed pubertyDelayed puberty is when a person lacks or has incomplete development of specific sexual characteristics past the usual age of onset of puberty. The person may have no physical or hormonal signs that puberty has begun. In the United States, girls are considered to have delayed puberty if they lack breast development by age 13 or have not started menstruating by age 15. Boys are considered to have delayed puberty if they lack enlargement of the testicles by age 14. Delayed puberty affects about 2% of adolescents.
Child developmentChild development involves the biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the conclusion of adolescence. Childhood is divided into three stages of life which include early childhood, middle childhood, and late childhood (preadolescence). Early childhood typically ranges from infancy to the age of 6 years old. During this period, development is significant, as many of life's milestones happen during this time period such as first words, learning to crawl, and learning to walk.
Psychologie du développementvignette|Quatre générations d'une famille. vignette|Trois générations, la Havane, Cuba. La psychologie du développement est une branche de la psychologie. Son objet est de comprendre d'une part, comment l'humain se développe, d'autre part, pourquoi il se développe : comment et pourquoi les processus mentaux, les comportements, les performances et capacités changent (se développent ou se perdent) au cours de sa vie humaine.
Chronic inflationChronic inflation is an economic phenomenon occurring when a country experiences high inflation for a prolonged period (several years or decades) due to continual increases in the money supply among other things. In countries with chronic inflation, inflation expectations become 'built-in', and it becomes extremely difficult to reduce the inflation rate because the process of reducing inflation by, for example, slowing down the growth rate of the money supply, will often lead to high unemployment until inflationary expectations have adjusted to the new situation.
Ciblage d'inflationLe ciblage d'inflation est une politique économique par laquelle une banque centrale rend public un objectif d'inflation de moyen terme et met en œuvre ses outils pour l'atteindre. Le ciblage d'inflation a succédé au ciblage de la masse monétaire, qui s'était révélé inefficace. Le ciblage d'inflation est utilisé depuis plusieurs décennies, à la suite de la publication d'études mettant en lumière le rôle bénéfique de la stabilité monétaire, qui exige que l'inflation probable soit connue d'avance par les agents économiques.
Child development stagesChild development stages are the theoretical milestones of child development, some of which are asserted in nativist theories. This article discusses the most widely accepted developmental stages in children. There exists a wide variation in terms of what is considered "normal", caused by variations in genetic, cognitive, physical, family, cultural, nutritional, educational, and environmental factors. Many children reach some or most of these milestones at different times from the norm.
CombattantLe Combattant ou Combattant siamois (Betta splendens) est une espèce de poissons de la famille des Osphronemidae. Il est originaire des eaux douces tropicales de l'Asie du Sud-Est (Thaïlande, Indonésie, Cambodge, Viêt Nam, Laos et Malaisie). Il se nomme en Thaïlande ปลากัด (pla kat ; litt. poisson mordant). Cette espèce est très couramment élevée en captivité comme poisson d'aquarium un peu partout dans le monde. Des variétés domestiques existent dans différentes formes et couleurs.
Asset price inflationAsset price inflation is the economic phenomenon whereby the price of assets rise and become inflated. A common reason for higher asset prices is low interest rates. When interest rates are low, investors and savers cannot make easy returns using low-risk methods such as government bonds or savings accounts. To still get a return on their money, investors instead have to buy up other assets such as stocks and real estate, thereby bidding up the price and creating asset price inflation.
