law of war: Law by custom: …and in the belief (called opinio juris: “opinion of the law”) that that practice is in conformity with international law. Much of this customary international law has found its way into the various conventions described above. Therefore, it may properly be argued that, although a particular state is not a…

belief, a mental attitude of acceptance or assent toward a proposition without the full intellectual knowledge required to guarantee its truth. Believing is either an intellectual judgment or, as the 18th-century Scottish Skeptic David Hume maintained, a special sort of feeling with overtones that

China: Unification: …and other advisers—collectively known as opinion officials—whose function was to provide separate channels of information and to check up on the administrative branches.

opinion poll, a method for collecting information about the views or beliefs of a given group. Information from an opinion poll can shed light on and potentially allow inferences to be drawn about certain attributes of a larger population. Opinion polls typically involve a sample of respondents,

public opinion: Opinion research: Opinion research developed from market research. Early market researchers picked small samples of the population and used them to obtain information on such questions as how many people read a given magazine or listen to the radio and what the public likes and dislikes in regard to various consumer…

public opinion, an aggregate of the individual views, attitudes, and beliefs about a particular topic, expressed by a significant proportion of a community. Some scholars treat the aggregate as a synthesis of the views of all or a certain segment of society; others regard it as a collection of many

Roxane Gay: Hunger, Not That Bad, and other works: In 2023 Gay published Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticisms, and Minding Other People’s Business, a collection of some of her most renowned essays and opinion pieces.

opioid, class of drugs derived from substances that occur naturally in the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) and that are widely used for pain relief and sedation. Opioid drugs include prescription pain relievers, such as fentanyl, oxycodone, and hydrocodone, and illegal substances, such as heroin

analgesic: Opioid analgesics: The term opioid has been adopted as a general classification of all those agents that share chemical structures, sites, and mechanisms of action with the endogenous opioid agonists (endogenous substances are those produced inside the human body). Opioid substances encompass all the natural…

hypothalamus: Hypothalamic regulation of hormone secretion: Well-known examples are the opioids (e.g., enkephalins), so named because they are endogenous (produced in the human body) peptides (short chains of amino acids) with a strong affinity for the receptors that bind opiate drugs, such as morphine and heroin.

nervous system: Neuroactive peptides: …as eight different types of opioid receptors, but the four best-described are designated mu (μ), kappa (κ), delta (δ), and sigma (σ). The μ receptors, which readily bind morphine, are thought to mediate euphoria, respiratory depression, and physical addiction and to block pain pathways in the brain. The κ receptors…

opioid: …is referred to medically as opioid use disorder.

Opis, lost city of Babylonia, in the southern part of modern Iraq. Although the location of the ancient city has not been definitively established, it is thought to have been situated on the Tigris near the Diyala River. The city was the scene of the decisive defeat of Nabonidus, last king of

opisthobranch, any marine gastropod of the approximately 2,000 species of the subclass Opisthobranchia. These gastropods, sometimes called sea slugs and sea hares, breathe either through gills, which are located behind the heart, or through the body surface. The shell and mantle cavity are reduced

opisthobranch, any marine gastropod of the approximately 2,000 species of the subclass Opisthobranchia. These gastropods, sometimes called sea slugs and sea hares, breathe either through gills, which are located behind the heart, or through the body surface. The shell and mantle cavity are reduced

Caudata: Bones and cartilage: …ossifies, the vertebrae are termed opisthocoelous (bulged on the anterior side and depressed on the posterior side). There is one cervical vertebra with a characteristic projection called the odontoid process and two large facets for articulation with the skull. There may be from 11 (Ambystoma talpoideum) to 60 (Amphiuma) dorsal,…

hoatzin, (Opisthocomus hoazin), primitive chicken-sized bird of South American swamps, principally in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins. The young possess two large claws on each wing, a trait that has led some scientists to link the species with the fossil Archaeopteryx of the dinosaur era. The

protozoan: Annotated classification: Opisthokonta Possess a posterior flagellum at some stage in the life cycle; otherwise the posterior flagellum has been secondarily lost. Usually have flattened mitochondrial cristae. The monophyletic fungi and metazoa are classified in this group. Mesomycetozoa At least 1 life stage consisting of round cells,…

spookfish, any of about 11 species of small marine fishes constituting the family Opisthoproctidae (order Salmoniformes), with representatives in each of the major oceans. The name spookfish, or barreleye, as they are sometimes called, originates from their unusual eyes, which are pointed upward

hummingbird: …in the awlbill (Avocettula) and avocetbill (Opisthoprora).

flatworm: Annotated classification: Order Opisthorchiida Cercaria never armed; excretory pores open on margins of tail; about 700 species. There is disagreement on many aspects of the taxonomy of Platyhelminthes, especially regarding class divisions. For example, some authorities consider Monogenea to be a subclass within the class Trematoda.

fluke: The cat liver fluke, Opisthorchis felineus, which may also infest man as the final host, also requires a freshwater snail (Bithynia leachii) and a carp as its secondary intermediate hosts.

fluke: …or Oriental, liver fluke (Opisthorchis sinensis, or Clonorchis sinensis). F. hepatica causes the highly destructive “liver rot” in sheep and other domestic animals. Man may become infested with this fluke by eating uncooked vegetables.

water snake: In addition, Opisthotropis, an unusual genus made up of 20 species, lives beneath stones in mountain streams in China and Southeast Asia; it is nocturnal and feeds upon fish, adult frogs, tadpoles, and invertebrates. Females of this genus lay one to six eggs.

perciform: Annotated classification: Family Opistognathidae (jawfishes) Resemble Clinidae, but jaws large to huge, extending far past eye; dorsal fin long-based; spinous and soft portions continuous; anal fin long-based; body usually elongated, slender; eyes almost at anterior tip of head; pelvic fins below pectorals. About 78 species, mostly small, in shallow…

Martin Opitz was a German poet and literary theorist who introduced foreign literary models into German poetry and who was a pioneer in establishing a national German literature. Opitz studied at universities in Frankfurt an der Oder, Heidelberg, and Leiden, where he met the Dutch poet Daniël

Martin Opitz was a German poet and literary theorist who introduced foreign literary models into German poetry and who was a pioneer in establishing a national German literature. Opitz studied at universities in Frankfurt an der Oder, Heidelberg, and Leiden, where he met the Dutch poet Daniël

opium, narcotic drug that is obtained from the unripe seedpods of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), a plant of the family Papaveraceae. (See poppy.) Opium is obtained by slightly incising the seed capsules of the poppy after the plant’s flower petals have fallen. The slit seedpods exude a milky

Mouloud Mammeri: In L’Opium et le bâton (1965; “Opium and the Stick”), Mammeri constructed a story of the Algerian war of independence, attempting to give the struggle meaning in terms of the essential problem of freedom. His later works included a play, Le Banquet (1973), which dealt with…

Raymond Aron: …were L’Opium des intellectuels (1955; The Opium of the Intellectuals), which criticized left-wing conformism and the totalitarian tendencies of Marxist regimes. Aron himself became a strong supporter of the Western alliance. In La Tragédie algérienne (1957; “The Algerian Tragedy”) he voiced his support for Algerian independence, and in République impériale:…

opium poppy, (Papaver somniferum), flowering plant of the family Papaveraceae, native to Turkey. Opium, morphine, codeine, and heroin are all derived from the milky latex found in its unripe seed capsule. It is also grown for its tiny nonnarcotic ripe seeds, which are kidney-shaped and grayish blue

opium trade, in Chinese history, the traffic that developed in the 18th and 19th centuries in which Western countries, mostly Great Britain, exported opium grown in India and sold it to China. The British used the profits from the sale of opium to purchase such Chinese luxury goods as porcelain,

Opium Wars, two armed conflicts in China in the mid-19th century between the forces of Western countries and of the Qing dynasty, which ruled China from 1644 to 1911/12. The first Opium War (1839–42) was fought between China and Britain, and the second Opium War (1856–60), also known as the Arrow

braconid: In the Mediterranean region Opius concolor is a parasite of the olive fly (Dacus oleae), which is a destructive pest of commercial olives.

perciform: Annotated classification: Family Oplegnathidae (knifejaws) Pliocene to present. Strongly resemble Scorpidae and Kyphosidae, but incisiform teeth of young become fused in adult to form a parrotlike beak to upper and lower jaws; these fishes are not related to true parrot fishes (Scaridae); several species of shorefishes mostly in tropics…

Papua: History: …Indonesian rule, led by the Free Papua Movement (Organisasi Papua Merdeka or OPM), erupted almost immediately. The plebiscite took place in 1969, and, though the results were suspect, the area became the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya. The OPM continued to resist Indonesian rule, and violence broke out periodically. In…

Ikot Abasi, port town, Akwa Ibom state, southern Nigeria. The town lies near the mouth of the Imo (Opobo) River. Situated at a break in the mangrove swamps and rain forest of the eastern Niger River delta, it served in the 19th century as a collecting point for slaves. In 1870 Jubo Jubogha, a

Bono: …finally subjugated in 1722–23 by Opoku Ware of the Asante empire.

Opole: …the home of the Slavic Opolanie tribe; the earliest mention of it was in the 9th century. In 1202 it became the capital of the Opole principality, which included the entire Upper Silesia region. The town passed to Bohemia (1327), the Habsburgs (16th century), and Prussia (1742) and was returned…

Opole, city, capital of Opolskie województwo (province), southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River. Opole began as the home of the Slavic Opolanie tribe; the earliest mention of it was in the 9th century. In 1202 it became the capital of the Opole principality, which included the entire Upper

Opole: …became the capital of the Opole principality, which included the entire Upper Silesia region. The town passed to Bohemia (1327), the Habsburgs (16th century), and Prussia (1742) and was returned to Poland in 1945.

Opolskie: History: …the duchy of Opole-Racibórz (Upper Silesia). During the rule of the “Silesian Henries” (1202–41), a number of Germans settled in the duchy of Opole-Racibórz. It was a time of economic prosperity, and Opole, Nysa, and Brzeg developed as trade centres. In the 14th century the duchy of Opole-Racibórz split…

Opolskie, województwo (province), southern Poland. It is bordered by the provinces of Wielkopolskie and Łódzkie to the north and Śląskie to the east, by the Czech Republic to the south, and by the province of Dolnośląskie to the west. Created as one of Poland’s 16 reorganized provinces in 1999, it

Monique Wittig: Her first novel, L’Opoponax (1964; The Opoponax), is an examination of childhood experiences viewed through the consciousness of a rebellious young girl in a convent school. Its unorthodox, minimally punctuated, and nonchronological narrative established Wittig’s course as a writer. She sought to avoid traditional forms and accepted devices, the use…

Monique Wittig: Her first novel, L’Opoponax (1964; The Opoponax), is an examination of childhood experiences viewed through the consciousness of a rebellious young girl in a convent school. Its unorthodox, minimally punctuated, and nonchronological narrative established Wittig’s course as a writer. She sought to avoid traditional forms and accepted devices, the use…

Porto, city and port, northern Portugal. The city lies along the Douro River, 2 miles (3 km) from the river’s mouth on the Atlantic Ocean and 175 miles (280 km) north of Lisbon. World-famous for its port wine, Porto is Portugal’s second largest city and is the commercial and industrial centre for

opossum, any of slightly more than 100 species of New World marsupial mammals in the orders Didelphimorphia, Paucituberculata (see rat opossum), and Microbiotheria (see monito del monte). These marsupials, along with their relatives in Australasia, were formerly grouped together in the order

marsupial: Classification: Family Didelphidae (American opossums) 70 or more species in 12 genera. Order Paucituberculata (shrew, or rat, opossums) 5 species in 1 family. Family Caenolestidae 5 species in 3 genera.

opossum shrimp, any member of the crustacean order Mysidacea. Most of the nearly 1,000 known species live in the sea; a few live in brackish water; and fewer still live in fresh water. Most are 1 to 3 cm (about 0.4 to 1.2 inches) long. The name opossum shrimp derives from the females’ brood pouch,

lepidopteran: Annotated classification: Family Opostegidae Approximately 100 worldwide species of small moths with narrow long-fringed wings; larvae leaf, stem, or bark miners. Superfamily Tischerioidea Approximately 80 species in a single family. Family Tischeriidae (trumpet leaf miner moths)

Opus, in ancient Greece, the chief city of the Locri Opuntii. Its site may have been at modern Atalándi or at Kiparíssi. Homer in his Iliad mentioned Opus, and Pindar devoted his ninth Olympian ode mainly to its glory and traditions. By the 5th century bc, Opus gave its name to some of the eastern

Olga Tokarczuk: …Lost Soul), a children’s book; Opowiadania bizarne (2018; “Tales of the Bizarre”), a book of short stories; and Czuły narrator (2020; “The Tender Narrator”), a collection of essays and lectures.

Viktor Shklovsky: Petersburg, Shklovsky helped found OPOYAZ, the Society for the Study of Poetic Language, in 1914. He was also connected with the Serapion Brothers, a collection of writers that began meeting in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) in 1921. Both groups felt that literature’s importance lay primarily not in its social content…

Albert Oppel was a German geologist and paleontologist, who was one of the most important early stratigraphers. Oppel was a professor at Munich from 1861. In studying the Swabian Jura he discovered that paleontologic and lithologic zones need not be identical or even mutually dependent. His use of

Opole, city, capital of Opolskie województwo (province), southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River. Opole began as the home of the Slavic Opolanie tribe; the earliest mention of it was in the 9th century. In 1202 it became the capital of the Opole principality, which included the entire Upper

George Oppen was an American poet and political activist, one of the chief proponents of Objectivism, a variation on Imagism. Oppen grew up in San Francisco and briefly attended Oregon State University, where he met his wife. In 1929 the Oppens moved to Paris, where from 1930 to 1933 they ran the

E. Phillips Oppenheim was an internationally popular British author of novels and short stories dealing with international espionage and intrigue. After leaving school at age 17 to help in his father’s leather business, Oppenheim wrote in his spare time. His first novel, Expiation (1886), and

E. Phillips Oppenheim was an internationally popular British author of novels and short stories dealing with international espionage and intrigue. After leaving school at age 17 to help in his father’s leather business, Oppenheim wrote in his spare time. His first novel, Expiation (1886), and

Lassa Francis Lawrence Oppenheim was a German jurist and teacher of law who was best known for his Positivist approach to international law. Oppenheim moved from Basel, Switz., to London, where he joined the faculty of the newly organized London School of Economics and Political Science in 1895. In

Meret Oppenheim was a German-born Swiss artist whose fur-covered teacup, saucer, and spoon became an emblem of the Surrealist movement. The piece, created when Oppenheim was just 23 years old, became so famous that it overshadowed the rest of her career. Oppenheim’s father was German and Jewish and

Meret Oppenheim was a German-born Swiss artist whose fur-covered teacup, saucer, and spoon became an emblem of the Surrealist movement. The piece, created when Oppenheim was just 23 years old, became so famous that it overshadowed the rest of her career. Oppenheim’s father was German and Jewish and

Oppenheimer, American and British dramatic biographical film, released in 2023, that explores the life and legacy of the American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who played a key role in the development of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer was critically acclaimed for its complex portrayal of its

J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist and science administrator, noted as director of the Los Alamos Laboratory (1943–45) during development of the atomic bomb and as director of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (1947–66). Accusations of disloyalty led to a

J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist and science administrator, noted as director of the Los Alamos Laboratory (1943–45) during development of the atomic bomb and as director of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (1947–66). Accusations of disloyalty led to a

Katherine Oppenheimer was a German American botanist, biologist, and wife of Los Alamos Laboratory director J. Robert Oppenheimer. After her birth in Germany, Katherine Puening moved with her family to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at age three and spent the rest of her childhood in the area. Her

Katherine Oppenheimer was a German American botanist, biologist, and wife of Los Alamos Laboratory director J. Robert Oppenheimer. After her birth in Germany, Katherine Puening moved with her family to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at age three and spent the rest of her childhood in the area. Her

Max Ophüls was a German motion-picture director whose mastery of fluid camera movement gave his films a characteristic lyrical flow. He was one of the first truly international directors, sensitive to national differences and to the human qualities common to all his characters. Ophüls was an actor,

Austria: Social, economic, and cultural trends in the Baroque period: …to rich bankers such as Samuel Oppenheimer and his successor Samson Wertheimer for funds. Soon, however, it attempted to establish state-controlled banking firms. The Banco del Giro, founded in Vienna in 1703, quickly failed, but the Vienna Stadtbanco of 1705 managed to survive; the Universalbancalität of 1715 was liquidated after…

Sir Ernest Oppenheimer was a German-born industrialist, financier, and one of the most successful leaders in the mining industry in South Africa and Rhodesia. Oppenheimer became a junior clerk at the age of 16 with Dunkelsbuhlers & Company, London diamond brokers. In 1902 he moved to Kimberley,

Western architecture: France: …France from Russia, he, with Gilles-Marie Oppenordt and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier, who were increasingly concerned with asymmetry, created the full Rococo. Meissonier and Oppenordt should be noted too for their exquisite, imaginative architectural designs that were unfortunately never built (e.g., facade of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, 1726, by Meissonier).

South African literature: In Afrikaans: The poet D.J. Opperman came into prominence in 1945. His technique superimposes different historical levels intermingled with a fascinating mosaic of themes, images, and allusions from both Africa and a common Western heritage. Ernst van Heerden, another major poet who emerged in the 1940s, veered from tightly…

dress: Sumptuary laws: …under the Roman Republic, the Lex Oppia, was enacted in 215 bce; it ruled that women could not wear more than half an ounce of gold upon their persons and that their tunics should not be in different colours. Most Roman sumptuary laws tried to control spending on funerals, banquets,…

dress: Sumptuary laws: …under the Roman Republic, the Lex Oppia, was enacted in 215 bce; it ruled that women could not wear more than half an ounce of gold upon their persons and that their tunics should not be in different colours. Most Roman sumptuary laws tried to control spending on funerals, banquets,…

history of Europe: Prestige and status: …particularly strongly suggested by the oppida of western, central, and eastern Europe. These were often densely populated enclosed sites, which housed full-time specialists, such as glassmakers, leather workers, and smiths. Manching, one of the largest oppida in Europe, contained many of these characteristics. The site, located at the junction of…

Eton College: The other students, called Oppidans, now number more than 1,200 and are housed in boardinghouses under the care of house masters. The Oppidans have traditionally come from England’s wealthiest and most prestigious families, many of them aristocratic. Boys enter Eton about age 13 and continue there until they are…

Girona, city, capital of Girona provincia (province), in the Catalonia comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), northeastern Spain. It lies on the Oñar River in the foothills of the Los Ángeles Mountains, a short distance inland from a Mediterranean coastal resort area known as the Costa Brava.

opportunism, a foundational assumption of many economic theories that claims human beings are generally self-interested and will take advantage of others when possible. For example, some economic actors will take advantage of another party to advance their own interests by making false promises,

France: Republican factions: …1880s the labels Radical and Opportunist began to be attached to the two wings of the republican movement. On the left, the Radicals saw themselves as heirs to the Jacobin tradition: they stood for a strong centralized regime, intransigent anticlericalism, an assertive nationalism in foreign policy, a revision of the…

cesarean section: Risks: …are a common cause of opportunistic infections in hospital environments. Although, over time, the microbiome in affected infants becomes more similar to that in infants delivered vaginally, early differences in the microbiome may impact infant health or contribute to health issues that arise later.

Mars: Spacecraft exploration: …twin robotic landers, Spirit and Opportunity. Spirit touched down in Gusev Crater (15° S 175° E) on January 3, 2004. Three weeks later, on January 24, Opportunity landed in Meridiani Planum (2° S 6° W), on the opposite side of the planet. The six-wheeled rovers, each equipped with cameras and…

Opportunity, American magazine associated with the Harlem Renaissance, published from 1923 to 1949. The editor, Charles S. Johnson, aimed to give voice to black culture, hitherto neglected by mainstream American publishing. To encourage young writers to submit their work, Johnson sponsored three

opportunity cost, In economic terms, the opportunities forgone in the choice of one expenditure over others. For a consumer with a fixed income, the opportunity cost of buying a new dishwasher might be the value of a vacation trip never taken or several suits of clothes unbought. The concept of

Opportunity, American magazine associated with the Harlem Renaissance, published from 1923 to 1949. The editor, Charles S. Johnson, aimed to give voice to black culture, hitherto neglected by mainstream American publishing. To encourage young writers to submit their work, Johnson sponsored three

primate: …lemurs and lorises have an opposable thumb. Primates are not alone in having grasping feet, but as these occur in many other arboreal mammals (e.g., squirrels and opossums), and as most present-day primates are arboreal, this characteristic suggests that they evolved from an ancestor that was arboreal. So too does…

Johann Georg Bodmer: …with inventing the cylinder with opposed pistons.

Johann Georg Bodmer: …with inventing the cylinder with opposed pistons.

angiosperm: Leaves: In opposite-leaved plants, the leaves are paired at a node and borne opposite to each other. A plant has whorled leaves when there are three or more equally spaced leaves at a node.

Lisa Kudrow: Career and personal life: … (1997), the dark romantic comedy The Opposite of Sex (1998), the mafia comedy Analyze This (1999) and its sequel Analyze That (2002), and the crime drama Wonderland (2003). She also voiced the roles of Aphrodite in the animated TV series Hercules (1998–99) and Ava the Pacific western bear in the…

table of opposites, in Pythagorean philosophy, a set of 10 pairs of contrary qualities. The earliest reference is in Aristotle, who said that it was in use among some contemporary Pythagoreans. But Aristotle provided no real information about its function in Pythagorean practice or theory or about

opposition, in astronomy, the circumstance in which two celestial bodies appear in opposite directions in the sky. The Moon, when full, is said to be in opposition to the Sun; the Earth is then approximately between them. A superior planet (one with an orbit farther from the Sun than Earth’s) is in

joint: Sellar joint: This movement is called opposition (i.e., of thumb to fingers). During opposition the thumb is rotated around its long axis; it has been said that human civilization depends upon the opposition of the thumb.

United Kingdom: The supremacy of the Whigs: …and began to flirt with Opposition groups in Parliament. These events set the pattern for future political conflicts. From then on until the 1750s the Opposition in Parliament would be a hybrid group of Whig and Tory sympathizers. And from then on until the early 19th century Oppositions in Parliament…

Uranus: Moons of Uranus: Such so-called opposition surges are characteristic of loosely stacked particles that shadow each other except in this special geometry, in which the observer is in line with the source of illumination and can see the light reflecting directly back out of the spaces between the particles. Second,…

square of opposition, in traditional logic, a diagram exhibiting four forms of a categorical proposition (q.v.), or statement, with the same subject and predicate, together with their pairwise relationships:in which A, E, I, and O are of the forms “Every S is P,” “No S is P,” “Some S is P,” and

Czechoslovak history: Struggle for independence: …anti-Austrian resolution adopted at the Congress of Oppressed Nationalities, held in Rome in April, helped to disarm conservative circles in Allied countries that had opposed a total reorganization of the Danubian region. Eventually, France recognized the Czechoslovak National Council as the supreme body controlling Czechoslovak national interests; the other Allies…

Augusto Boal: …Brazilian dramatist who created the Theatre of the Oppressed, a form of interactive theatre intended to transform lives as spectators become performers, acting out solutions to social problems.

crime: Interrogation and confession: …it was not obtained by oppression of the person who made it (e.g., by torture, inhuman or degrading treatment, the use or threat of violence, or excessively prolonged periods of questioning) or as a result of anything said or done that would be likely to render the confession unreliable.

Mehmet Oz: …to a television appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oz subsequently became a regular guest on that program as well as many others, earning him the nickname “America’s Doctor.” His rapport with audiences was in part due to his easygoing manner and holistic approach to health. With Roizen he continued…

Oprah Winfrey: In 2006 the Oprah & Friends channel debuted on satellite radio. She brokered a partnership with Discovery Communications in 2008, through which the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) replaced the Discovery Health Channel in January 2011. In 2009 Winfrey announced that her television talk show would end in 2011;…

Oprah Winfrey: …she opened a $40 million school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa. She became an outspoken crusader against child abuse and received many honours and awards from civic, philanthropic, and entertainment organizations. In 2010 she was named a Kennedy Center honoree, and the following year she received the Jean Hersholt…