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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress%20granule
In cellular biology, stress granules are biomolecular condensates in the cytosol composed of proteins and RNAs that assemble into 0.1–2 μm membraneless organelles when the cell is under stress. The mRNA molecules found in stress granules are stalled translation pre-initiation complexes associated with 40S ribosomal sub...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjurs%C3%A5s
Bjursås () is a locality situated in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 1,839 inhabitants in 2010. Tourists, many of whom come from Stockholm, visit its ski resort every winter. A large part of the population commute to Falun or work within the local forest industry. Bjursås is nicknamed "The Switzerland ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maker%20Faire
Maker Faire is a convention of do it yourself (DIY) enthusiasts established by Make magazine in 2006. Participants come from a wide variety of interests, such as robotics, 3D printing, computers, arts and crafts, and hacker culture. History In 2005, Dale Dougherty founded Make: magazine as a quarterly publication wit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Comet%20%28Great%20Escape%29
The Comet is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor in Queensbury, New York, in the United States. Built from parts of the Crystal Beach Cyclone in 1948 at Crystal Beach, The Comet was resurrected and reopened by the Great Escape in 1994. Often rated one of the top roller coast...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized%20least%20squares
In statistics, generalized least squares (GLS) is a method used to estimate the unknown parameters in a linear regression model when there is a certain degree of correlation between the residuals in the regression model. GLS is employed to improve statistical efficiency and reduce the risk of drawing erroneous inferenc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaelbeuern%20Abbey
Michaelbeuern Abbey () is a Benedictine monastery in Dorfbeuern near Salzburg in Austria. History A monastic cell existed here as early as 736 or thereabouts, referred to in the Aachen Monastery Register("Klosterverzeichnis") in 817 as "Buria". After the Hungarian wars, reconstruction began in 977 with an endowment fr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nedocromil
Nedocromil sodium is a medication considered as mast cell stabilizer which acts to prevent wheezing, shortness of breath, and other breathing problems caused by asthma. It is administered by an inhaler under the brand name Tilade, and as an eye drop under the brand name Alocril. The effects of nedocromil versus asthma...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebullism
Ebullism is the formation of water vapour bubbles in bodily fluids due to reduced environmental pressure, usually at extreme high altitude. It occurs because a system of liquid and gas at equilibrium will see a net conversion of liquid to gas as pressure lowers; for example, liquids reach their boiling points at lower...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodna%2C%20Queensland
Goodna is a suburb on the eastern edge of the City of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia. In the , Goodna had a population of 10,461 people. Geography Goodna is from the Brisbane central business district, being just outside the Brisbane City Council area. Located as a centre point between Brisbane and Ipswich, it was...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/FPS-35
The AN/FPS-35 frequency diversity radar was a long range search radar used in the early 1960s. It was one of the largest air defense radars ever produced, with its antenna and supporting structure mounted on one of the largest rolling-element bearings in the world (with a ball pitch of 12 ft 7 inches in diameter.). Ov...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea%20Sch%C3%B6pp
Andrea Schöpp (born 27 February 1965) is a German curler from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. She lectures part-time in statistics at the University of Munich. Career Schöpp is a two-time World champion ( and ), seven-time European champion (, , , , , , ) and 1992 Winter Olympics champion (demonstration). Schöpp has skipped e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiten
Kiten may refer to: Kiten, Burgas Province, a resort town on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast Kiten, Varna Province, a village in Varna Province, Bulgaria Kiten (program), a Japanese Kanji learning tool
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyrol
Argyrol is the trade name for an antiseptic for mucous membranes which consists of compounded solutions of mild silver protein. Argyrol is synonymous with the chemical Mild Silver Protein (MSP) which is pharmaceutical grade for use in medicine and sterile processes. MSP is a molecule produced in the chemical industry ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Receptor%20activated%20solely%20by%20a%20synthetic%20ligand
A receptor activated solely by a synthetic ligand (RASSL) or designer receptor exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADD), is a class of artificially engineered protein receptors used in the field of chemogenetics which are selectively activated by certain ligands. They are used in biomedical research, in particu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypovirus
Cypovirus, short for cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus, is a genus of double-stranded RNA viruses in the family Reoviridae and subfamily Spinareovirinae. Cypoviruses have only been isolated from insects. Diseases associated with this genus include chronic diarrhoea and pale blue iridescence in the guts of larvae. Sixteen ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ve%20Cried%20the%20Blue%20Right%20Out%20of%20My%20Eyes
I've Cried the Blue Right Out of My Eyes is the first compilation album by the American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in February 1978, the album consists of her earliest recordings from Gayle's tenure on the Decca Records label from the early 1970s (Decca was assimilated into MCA Records during Gayle's ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood%2C%20Tennessee
Hollywood, Tennessee is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in August 1981, it peaked at #5 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. As the title intends to suggest, half of the album was produced in a pop music style, whilst the other half was produced in a "Tennessee" countr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobody%20Wants%20to%20Be%20Alone
Nobody Wants to Be Alone is the twelfth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released in April 1985, it peaked at #17 on the Billboard Country albums chart. In a front page New York Times article titled, "Country Music in Decline," this album was noted as one of many that were indicative of a t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun%20drill
Gun drills (through coolant drill) are straight fluted drills which allow cutting fluid (either compressed air or a suitable liquid) to be injected through the drill's hollow body to the cutting face. They are used for deep hole drilling—a depth-to-diameter ratio of 300:1 or more is possible. Gun barrels are the obviou...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban%20town
An urban town is a proposed classification for towns in the state of Wisconsin, similar to the urban townships of Minnesota and Ohio. The concept, originally proposed in 2001, as AB501, limited the classification to towns with over 7,500 people. The proposal has gained support from such organizations as the Wisconsin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise%20equation
The sunrise equation or sunset equation can be used to derive the time of sunrise or sunset for any solar declination and latitude in terms of local solar time when sunrise and sunset actually occur. Formulation It is formulated as: where: is the solar hour angle at either sunrise (when negative value is taken) or s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal%20carotid%20plexus
The internal carotid plexus is a nerve plexus situated upon the lateral side of the internal carotid artery. It is composed of post-ganglionic sympathetic fibres which have synapsed at (i.e. have their nerve cell bodies at) the superior cervical ganglion. The plexus gives rise to the deep petrosal nerve. Anatomy Post...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA%20Division%20I%20college%20baseball%20team%20statistics
The following is a list of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college baseball team statistics as of the conclusion of the 2017 season, including all-time number of wins, losses, and ties; number of seasons played; and percent of games won. This list includes record as a senior college only, an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalyl%20fluoride
Oxalyl fluoride is the organofluorine compound with the formula (COF)2. It is a fluorinated derivative of oxalic acid. This colorless liquid is prepared by reaction of sodium fluoride with oxalyl chloride. Oxalyl fluoride is being investigated for use in etching as a replacement for compounds which have the liability...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasiprobability%20distribution
A quasiprobability distribution is a mathematical object similar to a probability distribution but which relaxes some of Kolmogorov's axioms of probability theory. Quasiprobabilities share several of general features with ordinary probabilities, such as, crucially, the ability to yield expectation values with respect...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender%20binary
The gender binary (also known as gender binarism) is the classification of gender into two distinct forms of masculine and feminine, whether by social system, cultural belief, or both simultaneously. Most cultures use a gender binary, having two genders (boys/men and girls/women). In this binary model, gender and sexu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burst%20phase
Burst phase is the first ten cycles of colorburst in the "porch" of the synchronising pulse in the PAL (Phase Alternation Line) broadcast television systems format. The frequency of this burst is 4.43361875 MHz; it is precise to .5 Hz, and is used as the reference frequency to synchronise the local oscillators of the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnenschein%E2%80%93Mantel%E2%80%93Debreu%20theorem
The Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu theorem is an important result in general equilibrium economics, proved by Gérard Debreu, , and Hugo F. Sonnenschein in the 1970s. It states that the excess demand curve for an exchange economy populated with utility-maximizing rational agents can take the shape of any function that is co...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscilloquartz
Oscilloquartz, a company of ADVA Optical Networking, is a manufacturer of frequency sources, such as GPS& GLONASS receivers or caesium clocks for telecommunications applications and has been producing similar products for about 60 years. It also providers synchronization solutions for turnkey synchronization projec...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dairy%20Farmers%20of%20America
Dairy Farmers of America Inc. (DFA) is a national milk marketing cooperative in the United States. DFA markets members' raw milk and sells milk and derivative products (dairy products, food components, ingredients and shelf-stable dairy products) to wholesale buyers both domestically and abroad. Net sales in 2016 were...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcine%20circovirus
Porcine circovirus (PCV) is a group of four single-stranded DNA viruses that are non-enveloped with an unsegmented circular genome. They are members of the genus Circovirus that can infect pigs. The viral capsid is icosahedral and approximately 17 nm in diameter. PCVs are the smallest viruses replicating autonomously...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar%20panels%20on%20spacecraft
Spacecraft operating in the inner Solar System usually rely on the use of power electronics-managed photovoltaic solar panels to derive electricity from sunlight. Outside the orbit of Jupiter, solar radiation is too weak to produce sufficient power within current solar technology and spacecraft mass limitations, so rad...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coley%27s%20toxins
Coley's toxins (also called Coley's toxin, Coley's vaccine, Coley vaccine, Coley's fluid or mixed bacterial vaccine) is a mixture containing toxins filtered from killed bacteria of species Streptococcus pyogenes and Serratia marcescens, named after William Coley, a surgical oncologist at the Hospital for Special Surger...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catechol%20dioxygenase
Catechol dioxygenases are metalloprotein enzymes that carry out the oxidative cleavage of catechols. This class of enzymes incorporate dioxygen into the substrate. Catechol dioxygenases belong to the class of oxidoreductases and have several different substrate specificities, including catechol 1,2-dioxygenase (), cat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detector%20%28radio%29
In radio, a detector is a device or circuit that extracts information from a modulated radio frequency current or voltage. The term dates from the first three decades of radio (1888-1918). Unlike modern radio stations which transmit sound (an audio signal) on an uninterrupted carrier wave, early radio stations transmit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indeterminate%20equation
In mathematics, particularly in algebra, an indeterminate equation is an equation for which there is more than one solution. For example, the equation is a simple indeterminate equation, as is . Indeterminate equations cannot be solved uniquely. In fact, in some cases it might even have infinitely many solutions. Some...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal%20Diversity%20Web
Animal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database that collects the natural history, classification, species characteristics, conservation biology, and distribution information on thousands of species of animals. The website includes thousands of photographs, hundreds of sound clips, and a virtual museum. Overview The...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-linked%20severe%20combined%20immunodeficiency
X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (X-SCID) is an immunodeficiency disorder in which the body produces very few T cells and NK cells. In the absence of T cell help, B cells become defective. It is an X-linked recessive inheritance trait, stemming from a mutated (abnormal) version of the IL2RG gene located on th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T7%20DNA%20helicase
T7 DNA helicase (gp4) is a hexameric motor protein encoded by T7 phages that uses energy from dTTP hydrolysis to process unidirectionally along single stranded DNA, separating (helicase) the two strands as it progresses. It is also a primase, making short stretches of RNA that initiates DNA synthesis. It forms a comple...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genomic%20island
A genomic island (GI) is part of a genome that has evidence of horizontal origins. The term is usually used in microbiology, especially with regard to bacteria. A GI can code for many functions, can be involved in symbiosis or pathogenesis, and may help an organism's adaptation. Many sub-classes of GIs exist that are b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaudheya
Yaudheya (Brahmi script: 𑀬𑁅𑀥𑁂𑀬) or Yoddheya Gana (Yoddheya Republic) was an ancient militant confederation based in the Eastern region of the Sapta Sindhu. The word Yaudheya is a derivative of the word from yodha meaning warriors and according to Pāṇini, the suffix '-ya', was significant of warrior tribes, which i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkage%20%28linguistics%29
In historical linguistics, a linkage is a network of related dialects or languages that formed from a gradual diffusion and differentiation of a proto-language. The term was introduced by Malcolm Ross in his study of Western Oceanic languages . It is contrasted with a family, which arises when the proto-language speec...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-vertex%20theorem
The four-vertex theorem of geometry states that the curvature along a simple, closed, smooth plane curve has at least four local extrema (specifically, at least two local maxima and at least two local minima). The name of the theorem derives from the convention of calling an extreme point of the curvature function a ve...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etheric%20force
Etheric force is a term Thomas Edison coined to describe a phenomenon later understood as high frequency electromagnetic waves—effectively, radio. Edison believed it was the mysterious force that some believed pervaded the ether. At the end of 1875, Edison and his assistants were experimenting with the Acoustic Telegr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAUST%20%28programming%20language%29
FAUST (Functional AUdio STream) is a domain-specific purely functional programming language for implementing signal processing algorithms in the form of libraries, audio plug-ins, or standalone applications. A FAUST program denotes a signal processor: a mathematical function that is applied to some input signal and the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSSP
HSSP may refer to: Homology-derived Secondary Structure of Proteins, a protein database Port Sudan Military Airport, ICAO airport code HSSP, an airport in Sudan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymmetric%20dimethylarginine
Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is a naturally occurring chemical found in blood plasma. It is a metabolic by-product of continual protein modification processes in the cytoplasm of all human cells. It is closely related to L-arginine, a conditionally essential amino acid. ADMA interferes with L-arginine in the prod...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaky%20integrator
In mathematics, a leaky integrator equation is a specific differential equation, used to describe a component or system that takes the integral of an input, but gradually leaks a small amount of input over time. It appears commonly in hydraulics, electronics, and neuroscience where it can represent either a single neu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyersal
Tyersal is a village east of Bradford and west of Leeds and has a population of 2,605 according to Bradford Community Statistics Project. The district is split between both City of Bradford metropolitan borough and the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, with east Tyersal sitting in the Pudsey ward of Leeds City Cou...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4F
4F or 4-F may refer to: 4F (company), a Polish sportswear company 4-F classification in the U.S. Selective Service System, identifying a person as unfit for military service 4F correlator, in Fourier optics The 4f electron shell Section 4(f) of the United States DOT act of 1966, which regulates acquiring park and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossoepiglottic%20folds
The anterior or lingual surface of the epiglottis is curved forward, and covered on its upper, free part by mucous membrane which is reflected on to the sides and root of the tongue, forming a median and two lateral glossoepiglottic folds; the lateral folds are partly attached to the wall of the pharynx. Additional Im...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torus%20tubarius
The torus tubarius (or torus of the auditory tube) is an elevation of the mucous membrane of the nasal part of the pharynx formed by the underlying base of the cartilaginous portion of the Eustachian tube (auditory tube). The torus tubarius is situated behind the pharyngeal orifice of the auditory tube. The torus tub...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QMR
QMR may refer to: QMR.fm, an internet radio station A Krylov subspace algorithm The QMR effect Queen's Medical Review, a student-run publication for Queen's School of Medicine students Quest Master's Realm - an exciting new Indie MMORPG
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonparametric%20regression
Nonparametric regression is a category of regression analysis in which the predictor does not take a predetermined form but is constructed according to information derived from the data. That is, no parametric form is assumed for the relationship between predictors and dependent variable. Nonparametric regression requi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiparametric%20regression
In statistics, semiparametric regression includes regression models that combine parametric and nonparametric models. They are often used in situations where the fully nonparametric model may not perform well or when the researcher wants to use a parametric model but the functional form with respect to a subset of the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinesis%20%28biology%29
Kinesis, like a taxis or tropism, is a movement or activity of a cell or an organism in response to a stimulus (such as gas exposure, light intensity or ambient temperature). Unlike taxis, the response to the stimulus provided is non-directional. The animal does not move toward or away from the stimulus but moves at e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czarna%20D%C4%85br%C3%B3wka%20railway%20station
Czarna Dąbrówka is a non-operational PKP railway station in Czarna Dąbrówka (Pomeranian Voivodeship), Poland. Lines crossing the station References Czarna Dąbrówka article at Polish Stations Database, URL accessed at 27 March 2006 Railway stations in Pomeranian Voivodeship Disused railway stations in Pomeranian Voi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underactuation
Underactuation is a technical term used in robotics and control theory to describe mechanical systems that cannot be commanded to follow arbitrary trajectories in configuration space. This condition can occur for a number of reasons, the simplest of which is when the system has a lower number of actuators than degrees...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan%20Lippincott
Joan Lippincott (born December 25, 1935) is an American concert organist and former head of the organ department at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. She was born Joan Edna Hult on December 25, 1935, the daughter of Edna and Frank Hult, in Kearny, New Jersey. Her early keyboard studies were with Will...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yttrialite
Yttrialite or Yttrialite-(Y) is a rare yttrium thorium sorosilicate mineral with formula: (Y,Th)2Si2O7. It forms green to orange yellow masses with conchoidal fracture. It crystallizes in the monoclinic-prismatic crystal system. It has a Mohs hardness of 5 to 5.5 and a specific gravity of 4.58. It is highly radioactive...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid%20Drive
Fluid Drive is the trademarked name that Chrysler Corporation assigned to a transmission driveline combination which replaced the flywheel with a hydraulic coupling and performed the same function as a modern torque converter, only without torque multiplication. A conventional clutch and three- or four-speed manual tra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffaele%20Cadorna
Raffaele Cadorna (9 February 1815 – 6 February 1897) was an Italian general who served as one of the major Piedmontese leaders responsible for the unification of Italy during the mid-19th century. Born in Milan, Cadorna entered the Piedmontese military academy at Turin in 1832. Joining the engineer corps in 1840, he c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle%20tracking%20velocimetry
Particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) is a velocimetry method i.e. a technique to measure velocities and trajectories of moving objects. In fluid mechanics research these objects are neutrally buoyant particles that are suspended in fluid flow. As the name suggests, individual particles are tracked, so this technique is ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Gelfond
Alexander Osipovich Gelfond (; 24 October 1906 – 7 November 1968) was a Soviet mathematician. Gelfond's theorem, also known as the Gelfond-Schneider theorem is named after him. Biography Alexander Gelfond was born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, the son of a professional physician and amateur philosopher Osip Ge...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservation%20station
A unified reservation station, also known as unified scheduler, is a decentralized feature of the microarchitecture of a CPU that allows for register renaming, and is used by the Tomasulo algorithm for dynamic instruction scheduling. Reservation stations permit the CPU to fetch and re-use a data value as soon as it ha...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification%20of%20Thracian
The linguistic classification of the ancient Thracian language has long been a matter of contention and uncertainty, and there are widely varying hypotheses regarding its position among other Paleo-Balkan languages. It is not contested, however, that the Thracian languages were Indo-European languages which had acquire...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saputo%20Inc.
Saputo Inc. is a Canadian dairy company based in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1954 by the Saputo family. It produces, markets, and distributes a wide array of dairy products, including cheese, fluid milk, extended shelf-life milk and cream products, cultured products and dairy ingredients and is one of the top ten dair...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilei%20number
In fluid dynamics, the Galilei number (Ga), sometimes also referred to as Galileo number (see discussion), is a dimensionless number named after Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). It may be regarded as proportional to gravity forces divided by viscous forces. The Galilei number is used in viscous flow and...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phospholipid%20scramblase
Scramblase is a protein responsible for the translocation of phospholipids between the two monolayers of a lipid bilayer of a cell membrane. In humans, phospholipid scramblases (PLSCRs) constitute a family of five homologous proteins that are named as hPLSCR1–hPLSCR5. Scramblases are not members of the general family ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanium%28III%29%20chloride
Titanium(III) chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula TiCl3. At least four distinct species have this formula; additionally hydrated derivatives are known. TiCl3 is one of the most common halides of titanium and is an important catalyst for the manufacture of polyolefins. Structure and bonding In TiCl3, ea...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetuin
Fetuins are blood proteins that are made in the liver and secreted into the bloodstream. They belong to a large group of binding proteins mediating the transport and availability of a wide variety of cargo substances in the bloodstream. Fetuin-A is a major carrier protein of free fatty acids in the circulation. The bes...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency-Agile%20Solar%20Radiotelescope
Frequency-Agile Solar Radiotelescope (FASR) is a next-generation radio telescope for solar observation in radio and microwave frequency range. In contrast to other general-purpose radio telescopes, such as the Very Large Array, FASR is specifically designed for solar observations. Compared with other astronomical sour...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphole
Phosphole is the organic compound with the chemical formula ; it is the phosphorus analog of pyrrole. The term phosphole also refers to substituted derivatives of the parent heterocycle. These compounds are of theoretical interest but also serve as ligands for transition metals and as precursors to more complex organop...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trace%20scheduling
Trace scheduling is an optimization technique developed by Josh Fisher used in compilers for computer programs. A compiler often can, by rearranging its generated machine instructions for faster execution, improve program performance. It increases ILP (Instruction Level Parallelism) along the important execution path ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block%20upconverter
A block upconverter (BUC) is used in the transmission (uplink) of satellite signals. It converts a band of frequencies from a lower frequency to a higher frequency. Modern BUCs convert from the L band to Ku band, C band and Ka band. Older BUCs convert from a 70 MHz intermediate frequency (IF) to Ku band or C band. Mo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sum-frequency%20generation
Sum-frequency generation (SFG) is a second order nonlinear optical process based on the mixing of two input photons at frequencies and to generate a third photon at frequency . As with any optical phenomenon in nonlinear optics, this can only occur under conditions where: the light is interacting with matter, that l...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCL5
Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5 (also CCL5) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the CCL5 gene. The gene has been discovered in 1990 by in situ hybridisation and it is localised on 17q11.2-q12 chromosome. It is also known as RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted). RANTES was first...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical%20chaos
In the field of photonics, optical chaos is chaos generated by laser instabilities using different schemes in semiconductor and fiber lasers. Optical chaos is observed in many non-linear optical systems. One of the most common examples is an optical ring resonators. Optical computing Optical chaos was a field of resea...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitecoat
A whitecoat is a newborn harp or grey seal with soft, white fur. From newborn to whitecoat Newborn seals have yellow fur because of amniotic fluid, and are still wet. When the pup dries, it is called a yellowcoat. The amniotic stain fades and the fur turns white within a few days, and it gets the name whitecoat. First...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LM317
The LM317 is a popular adjustable positive linear voltage regulator. It was designed by Bob Dobkin in 1976 while he worked at National Semiconductor. The LM337 is the negative complement to the LM317, which regulates voltages below a reference. It was designed by Bob Pease, who also worked for National Semiconductor. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportional%20share%20scheduling
Proportional Share Scheduling is a type of scheduling that preallocates certain amount of CPU time to each of the processes. In a proportional share algorithm every job has a weight, and jobs receive a share of the available resources proportional to the weight of every job. References Processor scheduling algorithms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theca%20interna
Theca interna cells express receptors for luteinizing hormone (LH) to produce androstenedione, which via a few steps, gives the granulosa the precursor for estrogen manufacturing. After rupture of the mature ovarian follicle, the theca interna cells differentiate into the theca lutein cells of the corpus luteum. Theca...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20interstitial%20cells
Interstitial cell refers to any cell that lies in the spaces between the functional cells of a tissue. Examples include: Interstitial cell of Cajal (ICC) Leydig cells, cells present in the male testes responsible for the production of androgen (male sex hormone) A portion of the stroma of ovary Certain cells in th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%2C9-Pyrazoloanthrone
1,9-Pyrazoloanthrone is a chemical compound that is a derivative of anthrone. It is used in biochemical studies as an inhibitor of c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs). Derivatives of 1,9-pyrazoloanthrone have a variety of biological activities. For example, 5-(aminoalkyl)amino derivatives have been investigated as antic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattsson
Mattsson is a Swedish surname. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 79.7% of all known bearers of the surname Mattsson were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:541), 12.0% of Finland (1:2,009), 2.3% of the United States (1:672,721), 1.9% of Denmark (1:12,887) and 1.2% of Norway (1:18,235). In Sweden, the frequency of t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid%20Phase%20Equilibria
Fluid Phase Equilibria is a peer-reviewed scientific journal on physical chemistry and thermodynamics that is published by Elsevier. The articles deal with experimental, theoretical and applied research related to properties of pure components and mixtures, especially phase equilibria, caloric and transport properties ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency%20comb
In optics, a frequency comb is a laser source whose spectrum consists of a series of discrete, equally spaced frequency lines. Frequency combs can be generated by a number of mechanisms, including periodic modulation (in amplitude and/or phase) of a continuous-wave laser, four-wave mixing in nonlinear media, or stabili...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGD
IGD may stand for: Internet Gateway Device Protocol as defined in UPnP İlerici Gençler Derneği, Progressive Young Association of Turkey Immunoglobulin D, an antibody protein involved in the maturation of B cells Integrated Graphics Device, a graphics processing unit integrated directly into the motherboard of a PC ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeuroNames
NeuroNames is an integrated nomenclature for structures in the brain and spinal cord of the four species most studied by neuroscientists: human, macaque, rat and mouse. It offers a standard, controlled vocabulary of common names for structures, which is suitable for unambiguous neuroanatomical indexing of information i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Default%20constructor
In computer programming languages, the term default constructor can refer to a constructor that is automatically generated by the compiler in the absence of any programmer-defined constructors (e.g. in Java), and is usually a nullary constructor. In other languages (e.g. in C++) it is a constructor that can be called w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eikonal%20equation
An eikonal equation (from Greek εἰκών, image) is a non-linear first-order partial differential equation that is encountered in problems of wave propagation. The classical eikonal equation in geometric optics is a differential equation of the form where lies in an open subset of , is a positive function, denotes...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteenth
In music, a fifteenth or double octave, abbreviated 15ma, is the interval between one musical note and another with one-quarter the wavelength or quadruple the frequency. It has also been referred to as the bisdiapason. The fourth harmonic, it is two octaves. It is referred to as a fifteenth because, in the diatonic sc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMDB
WMDB is a Regional Mexican-format AM radio station broadcasting on a frequency of 880 kHz in Nashville, Tennessee. The station's power is 2,500 watts during the daytime hours. The station is currently owned by Mahan Janbakhsh, through licensee TBLC Media #2, LLC. Nighttime power is reduced to 2 watts to protect the si...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger%20De%20Coster
Roger De Coster (born 28 August 1944) is a Belgian former professional motocross racer and current Motorsport Director of KTM and Husqvarna North America. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1966 to 1980, most prominently as a member of the Suzuki factory racing team where he won five FIM 500cc Motocr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Iron%20County%20Schools
The West Iron County School District is one of two school districts in Iron County, Michigan (the other is the Forest Park School District in Crystal Falls, Michigan). Their mascot is the Wykon. The schools include Stambaugh Elementary School and West Iron County Middle and High School. External links West Iron County...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LBM
LBM may refer to: Laboratory of biomechanics of Arts et Métiers ParisTech Interleaved Bitmap Format filename extension Lattice Boltzmann methods in fluid dynamics Pound (mass), lbm or lbm Lean body mass Location-based media London Borough of Merton, UK Laser beam machining Logical Business Machines, a defunct...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNRQ
WNRQ is an FM radio station in Nashville, Tennessee, broadcasting on a frequency of 105.9 MHz. Owned and operated by iHeartMedia, it serves counties in northern middle Tennessee and southern central Kentucky. The station's studios are located in Nashville's Music Row district and the transmitter site is located in Bren...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short%20hairpin%20RNA
A short hairpin RNA or small hairpin RNA (shRNA/Hairpin Vector) is an artificial RNA molecule with a tight hairpin turn that can be used to silence target gene expression via RNA interference (RNAi). Expression of shRNA in cells is typically accomplished by delivery of plasmids or through viral or bacterial vectors. sh...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scipione%20del%20Ferro
Scipione del Ferro (6 February 1465 – 5 November 1526) was an Italian mathematician who first discovered a method to solve the depressed cubic equation. Life Scipione del Ferro was born in Bologna, in northern Italy, to Floriano and Filippa Ferro. His father, Floriano, worked in the paper industry, which owed its exis...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycolic%20acid
Mycolic acids are long fatty acids found in the cell walls of the Mycolata taxon, a group of bacteria that includes Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of the disease tuberculosis. They form the major component of the cell wall of mycolata species. Despite their name, mycolic acids have no biological link...