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Privately owned libraries established, supported, and administered by a business firm, private corporation, association, government agency, etc., to meet the needs of its members or staff in pursuing the goals of the organization.

Territories that have historical, geographical, or political special status within or outside a primary political entity; the special status may be established by treaty.

Architecture designed for a single, extremely specialized purpose or activity, rather than for general or broad use.

Performances and displays on a large scale that are specially prepared or arranged for viewing, usually by the public, with the intent of forming an impressive or interesting show or entertainment.

A spectrometer-based OCT technique using a broadband light source and an interferometer. A low-loss spectrometer measures the spectrum of the interference pattern of light returned from the reference and sample arms of the interferometer. SDOCT has been used in a conservation science context for noninvasive and noncontact assessment of varnish layer thickness and structure on easel paintings.

Technique measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation over a range of wavelengths using a spectroradiometer, a combination of spectroscope and radiometer.

A nondestructive, noninvasive optical technique used to test the dielectric properties of thin films. Spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) employs broadband light sources to measure refractive index, absorption coefficient, and film thickness from the polarization characteristics of linearly polarized incident light reflected from the sample's surface.

Wood molds in which the dough for gingerbread or speculaas cookies is formed. The dough is pressed into the mold, forming the entire biscuit, unlike similar molds that are meant to be repeatedly pressed into the dough in series.

Ice skates for competitive speed skating designed with short boots having no ankle support attached to a long, straight blade with an essentially flat bottom. Made to be thin and light, the top part of these blades are often hollow. Speed skates may have asymmetric blade placement on the right or left boot, or have provisions for customized blade placement.