Dissection

Dissection (from Latin dissecare "to cut to pieces"; also called anatomization, from Greek anatomia, from ana- "up" and temnein "to cut") is the process of disassembling and observing something to determine its internal structure and as an aid to discerning the functions and relationships of its components. The term is most often used concerning the dissection of plants and animals, including humans. Human dissection is commonly practiced in the teaching of anatomy for students of medicine, while students of biology often engage in dissections of animals, but also of plants. Dissection is a medical practice utilized in pathology and forensic medicine during autopsy.Vivisection is related to dissection, but is done on living specimens.

In biology

Dissection is usually applied to the examination of plants and animals. The term is also used in relation to mechanisms, computer programs, written materials, etc., as a synonym for terms such as reverse engineering or literary deconstruction. Dissection is usually performed by students in courses of biology, botany and anatomy and in association with medical and arts studies.

Dissection (disambiguation)

Dissection may refer to:

Dissection problem

In geometry, a dissection problem is the problem of partitioning a geometric figure (such as a polytope or ball) into smaller pieces that may be rearranged into a new figure of equal content. In this context, the partitioning is called simply a dissection (of one polytope into another). It is usually required that the dissection use only a finite number of pieces.

The Bolyai–Gerwien theorem states that any polygon may be dissected into any other polygon of the same area. It is not true, however, that any polyhedron has a dissection into any other polyhedron of the same volume. This process is possible, however, for any two honeycombs (such as cube) in three dimension and any two zonohedra of equal volume (in any dimension).

A dissection into triangles of equal area is called an equidissection. Most polygons cannot be equidissected, and those that can often have restrictions on the possible numbers of triangles. For example, Monsky's theorem states that there is no odd equidissection of a square.

Sandrine

Sandrine is a popular French female name. It is a diminutive form of Sandra, a shortened form of Alexandra, the female version of Alexander, which means Protector of Men. There are variants such as Sandrilene.

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Sandrine (singer)

Sandrine is an Australian singer-songwriter of pop music.

Biography

Born in the Blue Mountains near Sydney in Australia, Sandrine was singing and performing from an early age with her musical family. The love of music never left her and by her teens she was writing her own songs on both piano and guitar. Signed to Sony Australia in 2003, she released her debut album, Trigger, in the spring of 2004. The album’s title track was the first single and reached the Top 20 of the Australian charts. Encouraged by this success, she decided to move to the US and record her second album with producer Malcolm Burn, known for his work with Daniel Lanois, Bob Dylan Emmylou Harris, Chris Whitley and many others. Inspired by the beautiful setting of Burn’s studio outside of Woodstock, NY, Sandrine wrote and recorded her sublime second album, Dark Fades Into Light. Feeling like she’d found her musical home, she decided to stay in the states. Dark Fades Into The Light was released by Nettwerk in 2008 and became an instant success in France with the hit single “Where Do We Go”. Her music became even more well known in Europe and the US thru the placement of her songs in numerous movies, television shows and commercials. Sandrine is currently working on recording her new album, tentatively titled “Circles”, again with Malcolm Burn producing and will be performing shows in the New York City area throughout the summer of 2009

1711 Sandrine

1711 Sandrine, provisional designation 1935 BB, is a stony asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte at Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle on 29 January 1935.

The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.7–3.4 AU once every 5 years and 3 months (1,909 days). Its orbit shows and eccentricity of 0.12 and is inclined by 11 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. The asteroid's size, albedo and rotation period are yet to be determined.

It was named after Sandrine, a grand-niece of Georges Roland, astronomer at Uccle and co-discoverer of Comet Arend–Roland. Delporte also named 1707 Chantal and 1848 Delvaux after family members of his collaborater.

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