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Photographic technique
The Zone System is a photographic technique for determining optimal film exposure and development, formulated by Ansel Adams and Fred Archer. Adams described
Zone_System
Map projection system
The system divides Earth into 60 zones and projects each to the plane as a basis for its coordinates. Specifying a location means specifying the zone and
Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system
Universal_Transverse_Mercator_coordinate_system
Area that observes a uniform standard time
A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between
Time_zone
Region defined by minimum temperature relevant to the plant survival
Garden Book systems. A heat zone (see below) is instead defined by annual high temperatures; the American Horticultural Society (AHS) heat zones use the average
Hardiness_zone
Group of Timezones
time zone (Z) is equivalent to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and is often referred to as the military time zone. The military time zone system ensures
Military_time_zone
Orbits where planets may have liquid surface water
and astrobiology, the habitable zone (HZ), also known as the circumstellar habitable zone (CHZ), or as the Goldilocks zone, is the range of orbits around
Habitable_zone
Set of non-stellar objects in orbit around a star
observe. Of particular interest to astrobiology is the habitable zone of planetary systems where planets could have surface liquid water, and thus, the capacity
Planetary_system
Fare zone system managed by Transport for London
the surrounding area are calculated in accordance with the London fare zones system managed by Transport for London. Within London, all London Underground
London_fare_zones
road funding. Zone 1 A roads Zone 2 A roads Zone 3 A roads Zone 4 A roads Zone 5 A roads Zone 6 A roads Zone 7 A roads Zone 8 A roads Zone 9 A roads Some
Great Britain road numbering scheme
Great_Britain_road_numbering_scheme
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
range of a photograph. He and Fred Archer developed a system of image-making called the Zone System, a method of achieving a desired final print through
Ansel_Adams
Fleming, who pioneered the use of the 24-hour clock, the world's time zone system, and a standard prime meridian. The National Research Council (NRC) maintains
Time_in_Canada
five time zone system was resumed, although there is little information about the historical usage of time in the Kunlun and Changpai zones.[citation
Time_in_China
1927 photograph by Ansel Adams
he would come to define as visualization and prompt him to create the Zone System. The original glass plate negative of Monolith is still intact and printable
Monolith, the Face of Half Dome
Monolith,_the_Face_of_Half_Dome
Numbers in the Roman numeral system
zero) are used to denote varying levels of brightness when using the Zone System. In seismology, Roman numerals are used to designate degrees of the Mercalli
Roman_numerals
Systems that categorize the world's climates
Climate zones are systems that categorize the world's climates. A climate classification may correlate closely with a biome classification, as climate
Climate_classification
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Zone, zone, or zones in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Zone, Zones or The Zone may refer to: Zone, any of the divisions of France during the
Zone
the form of a paper inspired by Sandford Fleming's Canadian system of uniform time zones which Sir Charles Todd, the builder of the Overland Telegraph
Time_in_Australia
Time (GMT) as the world's time standard. The U.S. time-zone system grew from this, in which all zones referred back to GMT on the prime meridian. In 1960
Time_in_the_United_States
database time zones – zones used by many computer systems as defined by IANA List of military time zones Country-specific: List of time zones by U.S. state
Lists_of_time_zones
Numeric postal code used in the US and its territories
The ZIP Code system (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan) is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The term ZIP
ZIP_Code
Procedure for assigning employees to customers
operations. Consider a zone with an irrigation canal defining one boundary. If a car crashes into the canal, which zone is it in? Zone systems may include standby
Dispatch_(logistics)
Photographic technique
for black-and-white film, the Zone System divided luminance into 11 zones, with Zone 0 representing pure black and Zone X (10) representing pure white
Exposure_compensation
Major seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States
New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ), sometimes called the New Madrid fault line (or fault zone or fault system), is a major seismic zone and a prolific source
New_Madrid_seismic_zone
2024 action role-playing game
Zenless Zone Zero is a free-to-play action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo. It was released outside mainland China by HoYoverse. Zenless
Zenless_Zone_Zero
1986 video game
Fantasy Zone is a 1986 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Sega for arcades. It is the first game in the Fantasy Zone series
Fantasy_Zone
Global bioclimatic scheme for the classification of land areas
The Holdridge life zones system is a global bioclimatic scheme for the classification of land areas. It was first published by Leslie Holdridge in 1947
Holdridge_life_zones
Text file describing a DNS zone
A Domain Name System (DNS) zone file is a text file that describes a DNS zone. A DNS zone is a subset, often a single domain, of the hierarchical domain
Zone_file
top-level domains, which are those domains in the DNS root zone of the Domain Name System of the Internet. A list of the top-level domains by the Internet
List of Internet top-level domains
List_of_Internet_top-level_domains
Administrable unit of the Domain Name System
zone is a specific portion of the DNS namespace in the Domain Name System (DNS), which a specific organization or administrator manages. A DNS zone is
DNS_zone
Video game series
original Zone of the Enders was released for the PlayStation 2 in March 2001. A sequel, Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner was released for the same system in
Zone_of_the_Enders
Type of water- of steam-flow valve
A zone valve is a specific type of valve used to control the flow of water or steam in a hydronic heating or cooling system. In the interest of improving
Zone_valve
2007 video game
three types of specified maps using a zone map system. Players started the game in a city and had to create zones to play the game. In terms of maps, the
Soul_of_the_Ultimate_Nation
canton Ticino in which the enclave resides. Its phone system is fully integrated into the Swiss system. 42 – formerly assigned to Czechoslovakia, later to
List of telephone country codes
List_of_telephone_country_codes
Electrical equipment in places where fire or explosion hazards may exist
Division classification system, while articles 505 and 506 describe the NEC Zone classification system. The NEC Zone system was created to harmonize
Electrical equipment in hazardous areas
Electrical_equipment_in_hazardous_areas
can use all modes of public transport within the fare zones covered by their ticket. The zone system approach has been adopted by many other fare networks
Fare_zones_of_Zurich
NATO global coordinate reference system
MGRS, i.e. the UTM grid reference system; the article on Universal Transverse Mercator shows many maps of these grid zones, including the irregularities for
Military Grid Reference System
Military_Grid_Reference_System
Driver adjustable bodywork
fourth DRS zone was added in Singapore in 2024. As of the 2026 season, DRS has been dropped, being replaced with an "active aerodynamics" system. The horizontal
Drag_reduction_system
that correspond to one of eight lettered zones in the state. The County-Designated Highway System (CDH System) was created in 1970 in response to the business
List of county-designated highways in Michigan
List_of_county-designated_highways_in_Michigan
code system, then–Postmaster General Eric Kierans announced that the Post Office would begin cancelling the new three-digit city zone system. Companies
Postal_codes_in_Canada
Tectonic region in the Midwestern United States
The Wabash Valley seismic zone (also known as the Wabash Valley fault system or fault zone) is a tectonic region located in the Midwestern United States
Wabash_Valley_seismic_zone
Heating or air-conditioning system
duct systems provide cool air in one duct and warm air in a second duct to provide an appropriate temperature of mixed supply air for any zone. An extra
Variable_air_volume
Method of dispatching vehicle-based services
the CAD system shortlist. This type of system is significantly more expensive than a zone system. The basic system may start with maps from the US Census
Computer-aided_dispatch
Area of heightened sensitivity of the body
An erogenous zone (from Greek ἔρως, érōs "love"; and English -genous "producing", from Greek -γενής, -genḗs "born") is an area of the human body that has
Erogenous_zone
Target zone for a pitched baseball
define the strike zone slightly differently. Beginning in 2026, with the introduction of the Automated Ball-Strike System, the MLB strike zone was formally
Strike_zone
Device used to focus light using diffraction
A zone plate is a device used to focus light or other things exhibiting wave character. Unlike lenses or curved mirrors, zone plates use diffraction instead
Zone_plate
American photographer (1889–1963)
American photographer who collaborated with Ansel Adams to create the Zone System. He was a portrait photographer, specializing early in his career in
Fred_R._Archer
Type of Internet domain name
hierarchy of the Domain Name System (DNS). It specifies all domain levels, including the top-level domain and the root zone. A fully qualified domain name
Fully_qualified_domain_name
Fare zone 6 is an outer zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground
List of stations in London fare zone 6
List_of_stations_in_London_fare_zone_6
Disaster exclusion zone in Ukraine
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone of Alienation, also called the 30-Kilometre Zone or simply The Zone, was established shortly after the 1986 Chernobyl
Chernobyl_exclusion_zone
System to identify resources on a network
stored in a structured text file, the zone file, but other database systems are common. The Domain Name System originally used the User Datagram Protocol
Domain_Name_System
1987 Video game
Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa is a 1987 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Sega for the Master System. It was
Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa
Fantasy_Zone_II:_The_Tears_of_Opa-Opa
Environmentally devastated WWI battlefields in France
50°22′N 2°48′E / 50.36°N 2.80°E / 50.36; 2.80 The Zone rouge (French for 'Red Zone') is a chain of non-contiguous areas throughout northeastern France
Zone_rouge
System that allows ships on sea to express their local time
time zone must be employed. The nautical time zone system is analogous to the terrestrial time zone system for use on high seas. Under the system time
Nautical_time
Fare zone 2 is an inner zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground
List of stations in London fare zone 2
List_of_stations_in_London_fare_zone_2
Geographic and climate zone
zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones immediately to the north and south of the tropics. Geographically part of the temperate zones of
Subtropics
Set of geographic coordinate systems for regions of the United States
The State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS) is a projected coordinate system consisting of set of 125 geographic zones designed for specific regions of the
State_Plane_Coordinate_System
Zone of London's zonal fare system
Fare zone 3 is an outer zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground
List of stations in London fare zone 3
List_of_stations_in_London_fare_zone_3
Planet outside of the Solar System
A.; et al. (2020). "The First Habitable-zone Earth-sized Planet from TESS. I. Validation of the TOI-700 System". The Astronomical Journal. 160 (3): 116
Exoplanet
Fare zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used by the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway
List of stations in London fare zone 1
List_of_stations_in_London_fare_zone_1
Transitional climatic zone
subtropical climates of the Koppen system coincide more or less with the subtropical and warm temperate life zones. Cfa: C = Mild temperate f = Fully
Humid_subtropical_climate
Planetary system consisting of the Sun and objects orbiting it
planets are part of the inner Solar System. Earth and Mars are the only planets that orbit within the Sun's habitable zone, in which sunlight can keep surface
Solar_System
Suite of system components for Linux
time-related settings, such as the system time, system time zone, or selection between UTC and local time-zone system clock. It is accessible through D-Bus
Systemd
2012 video game
2013 in Europe. Project X Zone received mixed to positive reviews upon release; praise went towards the game's cast, combat system, and presentation, but
Project_X_Zone
Internet security software company
acquired in March 2004 by Check Point. ZoneAlarm's firewall security products include an inbound intrusion detection system, as well as the ability to control
ZoneAlarm
Referencing standard for commercial aircraft
SIMULATOR SYSTEMS/WORK SIMULATION Zone 100 Fuselage Lower Zone 200 Fuselage Top Zone 300 Stabilizers / Empennage Zone 400 Nacelles-Pylons(RH) Zone 400 Nacelles-Pylons(LH)
ATA_100
Geographic area where economic activity between and within countries is less regulated
A free-trade zone (FTZ) is a class of special economic zone. It is a geographic area where goods may be imported, stored, handled, manufactured, or reconfigured
Free-trade_zone
Topics referred to by the same term
nearby cell site Dead zone (ecology), low-oxygen areas in the world's oceans Dead band, the region of insensitivity of a system Dead Zone (video game), a video
Dead_zone
This is a list of A roads in zone 1 in Great Britain beginning north of the River Thames, east of the A1 (roads beginning with 1). "Old Stoke Bridge, Ipswich"
A roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
A_roads_in_Zone_1_of_the_Great_Britain_numbering_scheme
Suite of IETF specifications
"DNSSEC Lookaside Validation (DLV)" "DLV Replaced With Signed Empty Zone - Internet Systems Consortium". isc.org. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
Domain Name System Security Extensions
Domain_Name_System_Security_Extensions
Way in which a camera determines exposure
darkened auditorium. Spot metering is a method upon which the Zone System depends. In this system, the meter concentrates on the central 60–80% of the scene
Metering_mode
Fare zone 4 is an outer zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground
List of stations in London fare zone 4
List_of_stations_in_London_fare_zone_4
Series of faults that offset the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
fault system (Eltanin fracture zone) is a series of six or seven dextral transform faults that offset the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, a spreading zone between
Eltanin_fault_system
Temperature control system
1883, and two years later sought a patent for the first multi-zone thermostatic control system. Albert Butz (1849–1905) invented the electric thermostat and
Thermostat
Biogeographical unit with a particular biological community
Plant: Silver fir (Abies alba) Pruvot (1896) zones or "systems": Littoral zone Pelagic zone Abyssal zone Longhurst (1998) biomes: Coastal Polar seas Trade
Biome
Standard time zone in Japan
to be the first to open in the world at any given time. The two-time-zone system was implemented in Japan between January 1896 and September 1937: From
Japan_Standard_Time
Practice of setting the clock forward by one hour in the United states
Time Act of March 19, 1918, which confirmed the existing standard time zone system and set summer DST to begin on March 31, 1918 (reverting October 27)
Daylight saving time in the United States
Daylight_saving_time_in_the_United_States
Baseball pitch locator
Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) System is a system that automates the interpretation of whether pitches are in the strike zone in baseball games. It is currently
Automated_Ball-Strike_System
Ancient irrigation system in Sri Lanka
Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) Designation: The Cascaded Tank Village System (CTVS) in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka - report by Sri Lanka
Tank_cascade_system
Overview of resource records permissible in zone files of the Domain Name System
is an overview of resource records (RRs) permissible in zone files of the Domain Name System (DNS). It also contains pseudo-RRs. Other types of records
List_of_DNS_record_types
Line between the poles with the same longitude
had already chosen Greenwich as the basis for its own national time zone system. The second was that in the late 19th century, 72% of the world's commerce
Meridian_(geography)
Topics referred to by the same term
zonal system Zone 1 (Manchester Metrolink) Zone 1 of Milan Zone 1 (Nova Scotia health region) Zone 1, usually written with Roman numeral as "Zone I", lies
Zone_1
Subset of an IT infrastructure system that shares no service-critical components
single zone, whilst still being close enough to each other to enable low-latency connections. Distributed systems spanning multiple availability zones allow
Availability_zone
Transfer of teams between divisions in a sports league system
promotion zone, and those at the bottom are in the relegation zone (colloquially the drop zone or facing the drop). These can also involve being in zones where
Promotion_and_relegation
Main climate class
Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ranges throughout the year and more distinct
Temperate_climate
Fare zone 5 is an outer zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground
List of stations in London fare zone 5
List_of_stations_in_London_fare_zone_5
List of A roads in zone 5 in Great Britain starting north/east of the A5, west of the A6, south of the Solway Firth/Eden Estuary (roads beginning with
A roads in Zone 5 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
A_roads_in_Zone_5_of_the_Great_Britain_numbering_scheme
Area of ore deposits in Colorado, United States
beginning in 1858. The belt is a "northeast-striking zone defined by: a Proterozoic shear zone system (McCoy, 2001); a suite of Laramide-aged plutons and
Colorado_Mineral_Belt
American satellite-based radio navigation service
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based hyperbolic navigation system owned by the United States Space Force and operated by Mission Delta
Global_Positioning_System
Orogenic zome in Eastetrn Australia
The Tasman Orogen, Tasman Orogenic Zone or Tasman Orogenic System is an orogenic zone that covers the seaboard of Eastern Australia and part of the adjacent
Tasman_Orogen
Area in which agreements between military powers forbid military activities
A demilitarized zone (DMZ or DZ) is an area in which treaties or agreements between states, military powers or contending groups forbid military installations
Demilitarized_zone
classifies the volcanoes into zones, systems and types. This is in the context that there are several classification systems and many of the volcanoes may
List_of_volcanoes_in_Iceland
Replacing time zones with UTC
Various proposals have been made to replace the system of time zones based on offsets from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) with UTC+00:00 as a local time
Abolition_of_time_zones
2002 video game
duration of its presence, the player continually earns cash, but the Shox Zone system is temporarily disabled. The objective of the Shox Wave, should it be
Shox
Social classification practised in India
this system are the oppressed, marginalised, and persecuted Dalits (also known as "Untouchables") and Adivasis (tribals). Over time, the system became
Caste_system_in_India
Short-term state of the atmosphere
(See Milankovitch cycles). The uneven solar heating (the formation of zones of temperature and moisture gradients, or frontogenesis) can also be due
Weather
Uppermost layer of a sea water column that is exposed to sunlight
The photic zone (or euphotic zone, epipelagic zone, or sunlight zone) is the uppermost layer of a body of water that receives sunlight, allowing phytoplankton
Photic_zone
Technique for ventilation of a building
ceiling level or the maximum allowable height above the occupied zone. The UFAD system takes advantage of the thermal plume and stratification phenomenon:
Underfloor_air_distribution
Post-World War II occupation of Germany
Silesia) and divided the remaining "Germany as a whole" into four occupation zones, each administered by one of the Allies. All territories annexed by Germany
Allied-occupied_Germany
Drop tower dark ride at Disney parks
Zone intellectual property from CBS. The Imagineering team settled on a 1930s-era Hollywood hotel with a Twilight Zone theme, but a new ride system had
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
The_Twilight_Zone_Tower_of_Terror
Public transportation system in Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
single zone system within the Regional District of Central Okanagan. A transfer slip is issued upon request, which allows unlimited travel on the system for
Kelowna Regional Transit System
Kelowna_Regional_Transit_System
ZONE SYSTEM
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval form of the personal name John.
Girl/Female
Celtic American Greek
From the king's island.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, German, Swedish
Lion's Strength
Girl/Female
Latin American
A girdle.
Female
English
(Ζωή) Greek name ZOE means "life."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : nickname meaning ‘good’, from Old French bon ‘good’.English : nickname for a thin man, from Middle English bÅn ‘bone’ (Old English bÄn; compare Bain 2).Hungarian (Bóné) : from bóné denoting a particular kind of fishing net, hence a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or perhaps for a maker of such nets.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Zoey, ZOIE means "life."
Surname or Lastname
English (Cheshire)
English (Cheshire) : possibly a variant spelling of Dunn.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Gift from God.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Town.Japanese : variously written, usually with characters meaning either ‘sword’ or ‘benefit’ and ‘root’, the latter version being used for the name of the Tone River, which was formerly the boundary between the provinces of Musashi (now TÅkyÅ and Saitama prefecture) and ShimÅsa (now Chiba prefecture), until it was diverted in early modern times to become the northern boundary of Chiba. Some families may have taken their name from the name of the river.
Male
English
Pet form of English Anthony, possibly TONE means "invaluable."Â
Female
Greek
(Ζώνα) Greek name ZONA means "belt; girdle." Compare with another form of Zona.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a boundary stone or a prominent outcrop of rock, from Middle English hÅn ‘stone’, ‘rock’. This is the same word as modern English hone ‘whetstone’, and the surname may also be a metonymic occupational name for someone who used a whetstone to sharpen swords, daggers, and knives.Dutch and North German (Höne) : from the Germanic personal name Huno, a short form of the various compound names with the first element hÅ«n. Compare, for example, Humphrey. The exact meaning of this element is disputed, but it may be cognate with Old Norse húnn ‘bear cub’.
Boy/Male
British, English, Swedish
God is Gracious
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Italian (Venice and Mantua) and Greek (Zanes) : from a variant of the Venetian personal name Z(u)an(n)i ‘John’ (see Zani).Americanized spelling of German and Jewish Zahn.Robert Zane was a cloth maker of English origin, a founding member of the Quaker colony that was set up at Salem, NJ, in 1676.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : from zoon ‘son’, a distinguishing epithet for a son who shared the same personal name as his father.English (southwestern) : variant of Son.
Girl/Female
Greek
Friendly.
Boy/Male
Hebrew American English
Gift from God.
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian
Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southwestern Norway, named with Old Norse lón ‘calm, deep pool (in a river)’.English : variant of Lane.Muslim : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Roan 2.Probably also an altered spelling of German Rohn.
ZONE SYSTEM
ZONE SYSTEM
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Earth
Girl/Female
Tamil
Harijatha | ஹரிஜாதா
Fair haired
Girl/Female
American, Australian, French, Latin
Happy; Good Fortune; Similar to Felicia; Lucky; Fortunate
Biblical
a scab
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Universe; World
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Brave with God's Grace
Girl/Female
Tamil
Mother of Bharat in Ramayan (Dashartha's youngest queen and mother of Bharata who asked for Rama's exile)
Boy/Male
Norse
Ancestors.
Boy/Male
English
Blind (from the Roman clan name Caecilius). Famous bearers: the African state of Rhodesia is...
Girl/Female
Hindu
Juhi flower
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ZONE SYSTEM
indef. pron.
Any person, indefinitely; a person or body; as, what one would have well done, one should do one's self.
pl.
of Zona
v. t.
To utter with an affected tone.
v. t.
To girdle; to encircle.
n.
Circuit; circumference.
v. t.
To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor.
a.
Having zones, or concentric bands; striped.
n.
One of the five great divisions of the earth, with respect to latitude and temperature.
n.
A zone or band; a layer.
v. t.
To fertilize with bone.
a.
Wearing a zone, or girdle.
v. t.
To give tone, or a particular tone, to; to tune. See Tune, v. t.
n.
Tonicity; as, arterial tone.
n.
A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections.
n.
The peculiar quality of sound in any voice or instrument; as, a rich tone, a reedy tone.
n.
A band or stripe extending around a body.
v. t.
To render cone-shaped; to bevel like the circular segment of a cone; as, to cone the tires of car wheels.
n.
Anything made of bone, as a bobbin for weaving bone lace.
n.
One of the pieces or parts of an animal skeleton; as, a rib or a thigh bone; a bone of the arm or leg; also, any fragment of bony substance. (pl.) The frame or skeleton of the body.
n.
A band or area of growth encircling anything; as, a zone of evergreens on a mountain; the zone of animal or vegetable life in the ocean around an island or a continent; the Alpine zone, that part of mountains which is above the limit of tree growth.