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Fixing Agent
Fixing may refer to: * The present participle of the verb "to fix", an action meaning maintenance, repair, and operations * "fixing someone up" in the context of arranging or finding a social date for someone * "Fixing", craving an addictive drug, hence "getting your fix" or "jonesing" (from the 1960s) * Match fixing, to illegally predetermine the outcome of a sporting event or other contest, also can be referred to as "the fix" as in the common phrase "the fix is in" * Price fixing, an agreement between business competitors to sell the same product or service at the same price Science and medicine * Spaying and neutering, often called "fixing" or the sterilization of an animal See also * * *Fix (other) * Fixation (other) * Fixed (other) *Fixer (other) * The Fix (other) *The Fix Is In (other) The Fix Is In may refer to: *"The Fix is In", a song by Heatmiser from their 1996 album ''Mic City Sons'' *"The Fix Is In", a song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maintenance, Repair, And Operations
The technical meaning of maintenance involves functional checks, servicing, repairing or replacing of necessary devices, equipment, machinery, building infrastructure, and supporting utilities in industrial, business, and residential installations. Over time, this has come to include multiple wordings that describe various cost-effective practices to keep equipment operational; these activities occur either before or after a failure. Definitions Maintenance functions can defined as maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), and MRO is also used for maintenance, repair and operations. Over time, the terminology of maintenance and MRO has begun to become standardized. The United States Department of Defense uses the following definitions:Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188 and from the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms * Any activity—such as tests, measurements, replacements, adjustments, and repairs—intended to retain or restore a fun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addictive Drug
Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to engage in certain behaviors, one of which is the usage of a drug, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences. Repetitive drug use often alters brain function in ways that perpetuate craving, and weakens (but does not completely negate) self-control. This phenomenon – drugs reshaping brain function – has led to an understanding of addiction as a brain disorder with a complex variety of psychosocial as well as neurobiological (and thus involuntary) factors that are implicated in addiction's development. Classic signs of addiction include compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, ''preoccupation'' with substances or behavior, and continued use despite negative consequences. Habits and patterns associated with addiction are typically characterized by immediate gratification (short-term reward), coupled with delayed deleterious effects (long-term costs). Examples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Match Fixing
In organized sports, match fixing is the act of playing or officiating a match with the intention of achieving a pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. There are many reasons why match fixing might take place, including receiving bribes from bookmakers or sports bettors, and blackmail. Competitors may also intentionally perform poorly to gain a future advantage, such as a better draft pick or to face an easier opponent in a later round of competition. A player might also play poorly to rig a handicap system. Match fixing, when motivated by gambling, requires contacts (and normally money transfers) between gamblers, players, team officials, and/or referees. These contacts and transfers can sometimes be discovered, and lead to prosecution by the law or the sports league(s). In contrast, losing for future advantage is internal to the team and very difficult to prove. Often, substitutions made by a coach designed to deliberately increase the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Price Fixing
Price fixing is an anticompetitive agreement between participants on the same side in a market to buy or sell a product, service, or commodity only at a fixed price, or maintain the market conditions such that the price is maintained at a given level by controlling supply and demand. The intent of price fixing may be to push the price of a product as high as possible, generally leading to profits for all sellers but may also have the goal to fix, peg, discount, or stabilize prices. The defining characteristic of price fixing is any agreement regarding price, whether expressed or implied. Price fixing requires a conspiracy between sellers or buyers. The purpose is to coordinate pricing for mutual benefit of the traders. For example, manufacturers and retailers may conspire to sell at a common "retail" price; set a common minimum sales price, where sellers agree not to discount the sales price below the agreed-to minimum price; buy the product from a supplier at a specified maxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaying And Neutering
Neutering, from the Latin ''neuter'' ('of neither sex'), is the removal of an animal's reproductive organ, either all of it or a considerably large part. The male-specific term is castration, while spaying is usually reserved for female animals. Colloquially, both terms are often referred to as fixing. In male horses, castrating is referred to as ''gelding''. An animal that has not been neutered is sometimes referred to as ''entire'' or ''intact''. Neutering is the most common method for animal sterilization. Humane societies, animal shelters, and rescue groups urge pet owners to have their pets neutered to prevent the births of unwanted litters, which contribute to the overpopulation of unwanted animals in the rescue system. Many countries require that all adopted cats and dogs be sterilized before going to their new homes. Methods of sterilization Females (spaying) Spaying is the surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus in female animals. It is commonly performed as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fix (other)
Fix or FIX may refer to: People with the name * Fix (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Fix'' (film), a feature film by Tao Ruspoli Music * ''Fix'' (album), 2015 album by Chris Lane * "Fix" (Blackstreet song), 1997 song by Blackstreet * "Fix" (Chris Lane song), 2015 song by Chris Lane * "Fix", a song from industrial metal band Static-X's 1999 album '' Wisconsin Death Trip'' Business and government * Federal Internet Exchange, network peering points between US agency networks * Financial Information eXchange, a communications and messaging protocol Science and medicine * Factor IX, a coagulation factor * Spaying and neutering, also called "fixing", sterilization of an animal Other uses * Fix (beer), a Greek beer * Fix (position), a position determined by navigation * Fix, a term used in problem-solving * Fix, a term referring to maintenance, repair, and operations * "Fix", an addictive drug, hence "fixing" or "getting your fix", taking addictive drugs (from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fixation (other)
Fixation may refer to: * Carbon fixation, a biochemical process, usually driven by photosynthesis, whereby carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds * Fixation (alchemy), a process in the alchemical magnum opus * Fixation (histology) in biochemistry, histology, cell biology and pathology, the technique of preserving a specimen for microscopic study * Fixation (population genetics), the state when every individual in a population has the same allele at a particular locus * Fixation (psychology), the state in which an individual becomes obsessed with an attachment to another human, an animal, or an inanimate object * Fixation (surgical), an operative technique in orthopedics * Fixation (visual) maintaining the gaze in a constant direction * Fixation agent, a process chemical * Fixation in Canadian copyright law, a concept in Canadian copyright law * Nitrogen fixation Nitrogen fixation is a chemical process by which molecular nitrogen (), with a strong triple covalent b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fixed (other)
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Fixed may refer to: * ''Fixed'' (EP), EP by Nine Inch Nails * ''Fixed'', an upcoming 2D adult animated film directed by Genndy Tartakovsky * Fixed (typeface), a collection of monospace bitmap fonts that is distributed with the X Window System * Fixed, subjected to neutering * Fixed point (mathematics), a point that is mapped to itself by the function * Fixed line telephone, landline See also * * * Fix (other) * Fixer (other) * Fixing (other) * Fixture (other) A fixture can refer to: * Test fixture, used to control and automate testing * Light fixture * Plumbing fixture * Fixture (tool), a tool used in manufacturing * Fixture (property law) * A type of sporting event See also * * * Fixed (disambigua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fixer (other)
Fixer or The Fixer may refer to: In print * Fixer (comics), two different Marvel Comics characters * The Fixer, super-hero and protagonist of Frank Miller's ''Holy Terror'' (graphic novel) * ''The Fixer'' (comics), journalistic comic on the Bosnian War, by Joe Sacco * ''The Fixer'' (novel), 1966 novel by Bernard Malamud TV and film * ''The Fixer'' (1915 film), a silent film starring Alma Hanlon * ''The Fixer'' (1968 film), a British film based on the Malamud novel * ''The Fixer'' (1998 film), an American TV film by screenwriter Charles Robert Carner * '' Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi'', a 2009 documentary * ''The Fixer'' (2016 film), a drama * ''The Fixer'', also known as '' Burn Country'', a 2016 drama film * ''The Fixer'' (2008 TV series), a British television drama * ''The Fixer'' (2015 Canadian TV series), a Canadian 4-part-miniseries * ''The Fixer'' (2015 Hong Kong TV series), a Hong Kong television drama * "Fixer" (''Justified''), a 2010 episode of ''Just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fix (other)
The Fix may refer to: Music * ''The Fix'' (album), a 2002 release by rap artist Scarface * The Fix (band), a hardcore band from Lansing, Michigan * ''The Fix'' (EP), a 2005 EP by Jordan Knight * ''The Fix'' (musical), a 1997 musical by John Dempsey and Dana P. Rowe * "The Fix" (song), a 2015 single by Nelly * "The Fix", song by Elbow from ''The Seldom Seen Kid'' * ''The Fix'' (opera), a 2019 opera about the Chicago Black Sox Scandal. Publications * The Fix (blog), an American political weblog on ''The Washington Post'' website * ''The Fix'' (book), a 2012 book about addiction by British writer and ''Daily Telegraph'' columnist Damian Thompson Film and television * ''The Art of the Steal'' (2013 film) or ''The Fix'', a Canadian comedy film * "The Fix" (''Heroes''), a 2007 episode of the NBC TV series * "The Fix" (''House''), a 2011 episode of the TV show ''House'' * "The Fix" (''Person of Interest''), a 2011 episode of the TV series ''Person of Interest'' * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
