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•  Capital punishment

  Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the killing of a person by judicial process as a punishment for an offense. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from Latin capitalis, literally "regarding the head" (Latin caput). Hence, a capital crime was originally one punished by the severing of the head.

  

  16.7%
  

  41.7%
  

  41.7%
  
•  Murder

  Murder, as defined in common law countries, is the unlawful killing of another human being with intent, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide.

  

  50.0%
  

  16.7%
  

  33.3%
  
•  Cardiac arrest

  Cardiac arrest, (also known as cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest) is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively, and if this is unexpected can be termed a sudden cardiac arrest or SCA. A cardiac arrest is different from (but may be caused by) a heart attack, where blood flow to the muscle of the heart is impaired. Arrested blood circulation prevents delivery of oxygen to the body.

  

  50.0%
  

  25.0%
  

  25.0%
  
•  Spontaneous human combustion

  Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is a name used to describe cases of the burning of a living human body without an apparent external source of ignition. Some regard SHC as a unique and currently unexplained phenomenon, others feel that cases described as SHC can be understood using current generally-accepted scientific principles, but the most common view by far is extreme skepticism.

  

  20.0%
  

  60.0%
  

  20.0%
  
•  Sudden infant death syndrome

  Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or crib death is a syndrome marked by the sudden death of an infant that is unexpected by history and remains unexplained after a thorough forensic autopsy and a detailed death scene investigation. The term cot death is often used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, India, South Africa and New Zealand.

  

  40.0%
  

  20.0%
  

  40.0%
  
•  Edema

  Edema or oedema (British English; both words from the Greek οἴδημα), formerly known as dropsy or hydropsy, is an abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin or in one or more cavities of the body. Generally, the amount of interstitial fluid is determined by the balance of fluid homeostasis, and increased secretion of fluid into the interstitium or impaired removal of this fluid may cause edema.

  

  37.5%
  

  25.0%
  

  37.5%
  
•  Karōshi

  Karōshi, which can be translated literally from Japanese as "death from overwork", is occupational sudden death. Although this category has a significant count, Japan is one of the few countries that reports it in the statistics as a separate category. The major medical causes of karōshi deaths are heart attack and stroke due to stress.

  

  16.7%
  

  16.7%
  

  66.7%
  
•  Hyperthermia

  Hyperthermia is an elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation. Hyperthermia occurs when the body produces or absorbs more heat than it can dissipate. When the elevated body temperatures are sufficiently high, hyperthermia is a medical emergency and requires immediate treatment to prevent disability and death. The most common causes are heat stroke and adverse reactions to drugs.

  

  40.0%
  

  0.0%
  

  60.0%
  
•  Asphyxia

  Asphyxia (from Greek a-, "without" and σφυγμός, ", heartbeat") is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from being unable to breathe normally. An example of asphyxia is choking. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which primarily affects the tissues and organs.

  

  33.3%
  

  33.3%
  

  33.3%
  
•  Cancer

  Cancer /ˈkænsə(r)/ is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth (division beyond the normal limits), invasion (intrusion on and destruction of adjacent tissues), and sometimes metastasis (spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood). These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited, and do not invade or metastasize. Most cancers form a tumor but some, like leukemia, do not.

  

  23.1%
  

  30.8%
  

  46.2%
  

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•  DNA microarray

  For terminology, see glossary below. A DNA microarray is a multiplex technology used in molecular biology and in medicine. It consists of an arrayed series of thousands of microscopic spots of DNA oligonucleotides, called features, each containing picomoles (10 moles) of a specific DNA sequence, known as probes (or reporters). This can be a short section of a gene or other DNA element that are used to hybridize a cDNA or cRNA sample (called target) under high-stringency conditions.

  

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•  Prudente de Morais

  Prudente José de Morais e Barros (October 4, 1841 - December 3, 1902) was the third president of Brazil (the first civilian, and the first to be elected by direct popular ballot, under the permanent provisions of Brazil's 1891 Constitution). His presidency lasted from November 15, 1894 until November 15, 1898. His term was marked by the War of Canudos, a campesinant revolt in northeast of the country that was crushed by the Army.

  

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•  Janet Hardy

  Janet W. Hardy is a writer and sex educator, and founder of Greenery Press. She has also been published as Catherine A. Liszt and Lady Green. She is the author or co-author of ten books, and frequently collaborates with Dossie Easton.

  

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•  Dickendorf

  Dickendorf is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

  

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•  Marcia Morales Howard

  Marcia Morales Howard is an American lawyer and judge. Howard was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University in 1987 and her J.D. with honors from the University of Florida College of Law in 1990. At UF Law she was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as the Symposium Editor for the Florida Law Review.

  

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