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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L39
L39 or L-39 may refer to: 60S ribosomal protein L39 Aero L-39 Albatros, a Czechoslovak jet trainer Bell L-39, an American experimental aircraft , a destroyer of the Royal Navy , a sloop of the Royal Navy Lahti L-39, an anti-tank rifle Mitochondrial ribosomal protein L39 Ramona Airport, in San Diego County, Cali...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urocortin
Urocortin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UCN gene. Urocortin belongs to the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family of proteins which includes CRF, urotensin I, sauvagine, urocortin II and urocortin III. Urocortin is involved in the mammalian stress response, and regulates aspects of appetite and str...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kojic%20acid
Kojic acid is an organic compound with the formula . It is a derivative of 4-pyrone that functions in nature as a chelation agent produced by several species of fungi, especially Aspergillus oryzae, which has the Japanese common name koji. Kojic acid is a by-product in the fermentation process of malting rice, for use...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conduritol
Conduritol or 1,2,3,4-cyclohexenetetrol is any of the organic compounds with chemical formula C6H10O4, that can be seen as derivatives of cyclohexene with four hydroxyl groups (OH) replacing hydrogen atoms on the four carbon atoms not adjacent to the double bond. They are therefore cyclic polyols or cyclitols. The com...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social%20Choice%20and%20Individual%20Values
Kenneth Arrow's monograph Social Choice and Individual Values (1951, 2nd ed., 1963, 3rd ed., 2012) and a theorem within it created modern social choice theory, a rigorous melding of social ethics and voting theory with an economic flavor. Somewhat formally, the "social choice" in the title refers to Arrow's represent...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil%20quality
Soil quality refers to the condition of soil based on its capacity to perform ecosystem services that meet the needs of human and non-human life. Soil quality reflects how well a soil performs the functions of maintaining biodiversity and productivity, partitioning water and solute flow, filtering and buffering, nutri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fevzi%20Davletov
Fevzi Davletov (born 20 September 1972) is a retired Uzbekistan International football defender. Career statistics International Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Davletov goal. References External links Bio at playerhistory.com Profile at KLISF 1972 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanhopea%20embreei
Stanhopea embreei is a species of orchid. The classification of this species was published by Calaway H. Dodson in Selbyana, 1: 128. 1975. The original isotype was collected by Dodson. Distribution: Cañar (Ecuador, Western South America, Southern America). The holotype is kept at Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SE...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc%20phosphide
Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2) is an inorganic chemical compound. It is a grey solid, although commercial samples are often dark or even black. It is used as a rodenticide. Zn3P2 is a II-V semiconductor with a direct band gap of 1.5 eV and may have applications in photovoltaic cells. A second compound exists in the zinc-phosph...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CYP1A1
Cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily A, polypeptide 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CYP1A1 gene. The protein is a member of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes. Function Metabolism of xenobiotics and drugs CYP1A1 is involved in phase I xenobiotic and drug metabolism (one substrate of it is theo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrosidase
Sacrosidase (trade name Sucraid) is a medication used to replace sucrase in people lacking this enzyme. It is available as an oral solution. Sucraid is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the therapy of the genetically determined sucrase deficiency that is part of the Congenital Sucrase-Isomalt...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split-step%20method
In numerical analysis, the split-step (Fourier) method is a pseudo-spectral numerical method used to solve nonlinear partial differential equations like the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. The name arises for two reasons. First, the method relies on computing the solution in small steps, and treating the linear and the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcrystalline
A microcrystalline material is a crystallized substance or rock that contains small crystals visible only through microscopic examination. There is little agreement on the range of crystal sizes that should be regarded as microcrystalline, but the extreme range of values suggested is 1 to 200 microns. See also Macroc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Canadian%20plants%20by%20genus
Below is a list of Canadian plants by genus. Due to the vastness of Canada's biodiversity, this page is divided. Many of the plants seen in Canada are introduced by either intentionally or accidentally. N indicated native and X indicated exotic. Those plants whose status is unknown are marked with a ?. A | B | C | ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert%20Smithson%20Adair
Gilbert Smithson Adair FRS (1896–1979) was an early protein scientist who used osmotic pressure measurements to establish that haemoglobin was a tetramer under physiological conditions. This conclusion led him to be the first to identify cooperative binding, in the context of oxygen binding to haemoglobin. Gilbert Smi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorna%20%28Kemberg%29
Dorna is a village in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since January 2007, it belongs to the town of Kemberg. Geography and transport Dorna lies about southeast of Lutherstadt Wittenberg south of the Elbe. Through the community runs the Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 187 between Wittenberg and Torgau...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichloroisocyanuric%20acid
Trichloroisocyanuric acid is an organic compound with the formula (C3Cl3N3O3). It is used as an industrial disinfectant, bleaching agent and a reagent in organic synthesis. This white crystalline powder, which has a strong "chlorine odour," is sometimes sold in tablet or granule form for domestic and industrial use. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20Airport%20%28Minnesota%29
Crystal Airport is a public airport named after the city of Crystal in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Most of the airport is in the city of Crystal. Portions north of taxiway C (62nd Avenue) are in Brooklyn Park, and the north east corner of the airport is in Brooklyn Center. It is eight miles (13 km) nort...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake%20zones%20of%20India
The Indian subcontinent has a history of devastating earthquakes. The major reason for the high frequency and intensity of the earthquakes is that the Indian plate is driving into Asia at a rate of approximately 47 mm/year. Geographical statistics of India show that almost 58% of the land is vulnerable to earthquakes. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20Mkrtchyan
Arthur Mkrtchyan (, born on 9 September 1973) is an Armenian football coach and a former defender. He was capped 25 times for the Armenia national team. National team statistics External links 1973 births Living people Footballers from Yerevan Soviet men's footballers Armenian men's footballers Armenia men's i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bases%20on%20balls%20per%20nine%20innings%20pitched
In baseball statistics, bases on balls per nine innings pitched (BB/9IP or BB/9) or walks per nine innings (denoted by W/9) is the average number of bases on balls, (or walks) given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by multiplying the number of bases on balls allowed by nine, and dividing by t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFE
FFE may refer to: Fakes Forgeries Experts, a philatelic journal Fast Field Echo in magnetic resonance imaging Fédération Française des Éclaireuses Feed-Forward Equalizer FFE Transportation, an American transport company Finished floor elevation Fire For Effect, a military doctrine Fire-From-Enclosure (FFE), M7...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Himalayan%20Times
The Himalayan Times is an English-language broadsheet newspaper published and distributed daily in Nepal. Rajan Pokhrel is the acting editor. In the annual newspaper classification report published by Press Council Nepal, it was placed in the A+ category, the highest possible rank. The newspaper was founded on 23 Nove...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatine%20nerves
The palatine nerves (descending branches) are distributed to the roof of the mouth, soft palate, tonsil, and lining membrane of the nasal cavity. Most of their fibers are derived from the sphenopalatine branches of the maxillary nerve. In older texts, they are usually categorized as three in number: anterior, middle,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20communities%20in%20Manitoba%20by%20population
Manitoba has 81 communities, excluding rural municipalities, that have a population of 1,000 or greater according to the 2021 Census of Canada conducted by Statistics Canada. These communities include cities, towns, villages, reserves inhabited by First Nations, a local government district that is urban in nature, desi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Intellectual%20Property%20Law%20Association
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), headquartered in Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, is a U.S., voluntary bar association constituted primarily of lawyers in private and corporate practice, in government service, and in the academic community. AIPLA represents individuals, companies and insti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemonpeel%20angelfish
The lemonpeel angelfish (Centropyge flavissima), also known as the yellow angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region. Description The lemonpeel angelfish is bright yellow in colour with a bluish or whitish ring sur...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twospined%20angelfish
The twospined angelfish (Centropyge bispinosa), also known as the dusky angelfish, or coral beauty, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific. Description The twospined angelfish has a basic dark purplish-blue body. This is mark...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangeback%20angelfish
The orangeback angelfish (Centropyge acanthops), also known as the flameback angelfish, African pygmy angelfish and in South Africa as the Jumping Bean or Bean, is a species of ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean. Description The orangeback...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flameback%20angelfish
The flameback angelfish (Centropyge aurantonotus), also known as the flameback pygmy angelfish, Brazilian flameback angelfish, Caribbean flameback angelfish or fireball angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocea...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreation%20Park%20%28Ontario%29
Recreation Park is the classification given by Ontario Parks to provincial parks which are primarily intended for recreation. They usually contain campgrounds, modern facilities, beaches, boat launches, picnic areas, hiking, and other utilities used in modern recreational camping. See also List of Ontario parks Refe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivien%20Garry
Vivien Garry (1920 – December 1, 2008) was a jazz bassist. She led the Vivien Garry Quintet (which, on at least one date, included Edna Williams of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm on trumpet and Ginger Smock on violin) and the Vivien Garry Trio (which included her husband, Arv Garrison, on guitar and Wini Beatt...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggon%20language
Eggon (also Egon, Ero, or Mo Egon), erroneously referred to as Mada - formerly a Plateau language spoken in central Nigeria. It is one of the major language in Nasarawa State. Classification The exact classification of the Eggon language has been in dispute and it can be said that this issue remains unresolved. Eggon ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicolor%20angelfish
The bicolor angelfish (Centropyge bicolor) is a marine species of fish, easily recognizable by its yellow tail, yellow front half of their body, and blue rear with blue patterns above and around the eye. Other names of this angelfish include: Pacific rock beauty, oriole angelfish, oriole dwarf angel, blue and gold ange...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese%20angelfish
The Japanese angelfish (Centropyge interrupta) or Japanese pygmy angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean. Description The Japanese angelfish has an orange body marked with purple and blue spots It has an orang...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucosepane
Glucosepane is a lysine-arginine protein cross-linking product and advanced glycation end product (AGE) derived from D-glucose. It is an irreversible, covalent cross-link product that has been found to make intermolecular and intramolecular cross-links in the collagen of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and crystallin of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synertek
Synertek, Inc. was an American semiconductor manufacturer founded in 1973. The initial staff consisted of Bob Schreiner (the CEO), Dan Floyd, Jack Balletto, and Gunnar Wetlesen and Zvi Grinfas. Schreiner, Floyd, Balletto and Wetlesen were all formerly of Fairchild Semiconductor, and Synertek is thus one of the many "Fa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad%20ecology
Railroad ecology or railway ecology is a term used to refer to the study of the ecological community growing along railroad or railway tracks and the effects of railroads on natural ecosystems. Such ecosystems have been studied primarily in Europe. Similar conditions and effects appear also by roads used by vehicles. R...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20Beach%2C%20Texas
Crystal Beach is an unincorporated community in the Bolivar Peninsula census-designated place, in Galveston County, Texas, United States. Also known as Patton, Crystal Beach stretches 7 miles (10 km) along Texas State Highway 87 in the middle of Bolivar Peninsula. It is located along 27 miles of beach on the Bolivar ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fej%C3%A9r%27s%20theorem
In mathematics, Fejér's theorem, named after Hungarian mathematician Lipót Fejér, states the following: Explanation of Fejér's Theorem's Explicitly, we can write the Fourier series of f as where the nth partial sum of the Fourier series of f may be written as where the Fourier coefficients are Then, we can define ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20Lewis
Crystal Lynn Lewis (born September 11, 1969) is an American contemporary Christian and jazz singer, songwriter and actress. Lewis has been nominated for several Grammy Awards, and has won multiple GMA Dove Awards. Additionally, she has released numerous CCM chart-topping hits. Lewis reached a commercial peak with her...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strikeouts%20per%20nine%20innings%20pitched
In baseball statistics, strikeouts per nine innings pitched (K/9, SO/9, or SO/9IP) is the mean of strikeouts (or Ks) by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by multiplying the number of strikeouts by nine, and dividing by the number of innings pitched. To qualify, a pitcher must have pitched 1,000 innin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMM
FMM may refer to: Confederation of Malagasy Workers (Malagasy: ) Fast multipole method Functional membrane microdomain Father Michael McGivney Catholic Academy, in Markham, Ontario, Canada Fellowship in Manufacturing Management, a program of Cranfield University, England Festival Músicas do Mundo, a Portuguese m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrete%20Poisson%20equation
In mathematics, the discrete Poisson equation is the finite difference analog of the Poisson equation. In it, the discrete Laplace operator takes the place of the Laplace operator. The discrete Poisson equation is frequently used in numerical analysis as a stand-in for the continuous Poisson equation, although it is al...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn%20%28biochemistry%29
A turn is an element of secondary structure in proteins where the polypeptide chain reverses its overall direction. Definition According to one definition, a turn is a structural motif where the Cα atoms of two residues separated by a few (usually 1 to 5) peptide bonds are close (less than ). The proximity of the te...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAB1
The Disabled-1 (Dab1) gene encodes a key regulator of Reelin signaling. Reelin is a large glycoprotein secreted by neurons of the developing brain, particularly Cajal-Retzius cells. DAB1 functions downstream of Reln in a signaling pathway that controls cell positioning in the developing brain and during adult neurogene...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covalent%20%28disambiguation%29
Covalent may refer to: Covalent bond, a type of chemical bond Covalent radius, half the distance between two covalently bonded atoms Covalent modulation, the alteration of protein structure by covalent bonding
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville%27s%20algorithm
In mathematics, Neville's algorithm is an algorithm used for polynomial interpolation that was derived by the mathematician Eric Harold Neville in 1934. Given n + 1 points, there is a unique polynomial of degree ≤ n which goes through the given points. Neville's algorithm evaluates this polynomial. Neville's algorithm...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licensing%20factor
A licensing factor is a protein or complex of proteins that allows an origin of replication to begin DNA replication at that site. Licensing factors primarily occur in eukaryotic cells, since bacteria use simpler systems to initiate replication. However, many archaea use homologues of eukaryotic licensing factors to in...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabi%20problem
The Rabi problem concerns the response of an atom to an applied harmonic electric field, with an applied frequency very close to the atom's natural frequency. It provides a simple and generally solvable example of light–atom interactions and is named after Isidor Isaac Rabi. Classical Rabi problem In the classical ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasina%20%28river%29
The Rasina () is a river in south central Serbia. The long river flows through the Serbian Rasina region, gives its name to the modern Rasina District of Serbia, and flows into the Zapadna Morava near the city of Kruševac. Its historical name is Arsen (Αρσεγα). The Rasina springs from the southern slopes of the Goč ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcoglycan
The sarcoglycans are a family of transmembrane proteins (α, β, γ, δ or ε) involved in the protein complex responsible for connecting the muscle fibre cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix, preventing damage to the muscle fibre sarcolemma through shearing forces. The dystrophin glycoprotein complex (DGC) is a membra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch%27s%20theorem
In mathematics, Birch's theorem, named for Bryan John Birch, is a statement about the representability of zero by odd degree forms. Statement of Birch's theorem Let K be an algebraic number field, k, l and n be natural numbers, r1, ..., rk be odd natural numbers, and f1, ..., fk be homogeneous polynomials with coeffic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krating%20Daeng
Krating Daeng (, , ; 'red bull' or 'red gaur') is a non-carbonated energy drink created by Chaleo Yoovidhya. The drink is marketed and sold primarily in Southeast and East Asia; its derivative, Red Bull, is available worldwide in 165 countries. Chaleo took the name from the gaur (Thai: ), a large wild bovine of Sout...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%20subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a method of transmitting more than one independent program stream simultaneously from the same digital radio or television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual program stream, and mul...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog%20signaling%20pathway
The Hedgehog signaling pathway is a signaling pathway that transmits information to embryonic cells required for proper cell differentiation. Different parts of the embryo have different concentrations of hedgehog signaling proteins. The pathway also has roles in the adult. Diseases associated with the malfunction of t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectra%20%28plastic%29
Vectra is a brand of liquid crystal polymer (LCP) manufactured by Ticona (a subsidiary of Celanese). Physical properties of Vectra were tested in the report "Non-Metallic Transducer Mounting Brackets" by the US Naval Research Laboratory in 1992, and the resulting test data is publicly available from the external link ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell%20of%20origin
Cell of origin (COO) is a mobile-positioning technique for finding a caller's cell (the basic geographical coverage unit of a cellular telephone system) location. Overview Crude COO positioning considers the location of the base station to be the location of the caller. This is not very accurate, as the majority of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intravasation
Intravasation is the invasion of cancer cells through the basement membrane into a blood or lymphatic vessel. Intravasation is one of several carcinogenic events that initiate the escape of cancerous cells from their primary sites. Other mechanisms include invasion through basement membranes, extravasation, and coloniz...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treo%20700p
The Palm Treo 700p was a cell phone with advanced capabilities, commonly referred to as a smartphone. Unlike the slightly earlier Treo 700w, this model is based on Palm OS. This is the first Palm OS-based Treo model to feature high-speed cellular network support, and is also the first Treo model to support Bluetooth...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purine%20nucleoside%20phosphorylase
Purine nucleoside phosphorylase, PNP, PNPase or inosine phosphorylase () is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NP gene. It catalyzes the chemical reaction purine nucleoside + phosphate purine + alpha-D-ribose 1-phosphate Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are a purine nucleoside and phosphate, whereas i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Canadian%20plants%20by%20genus%20B
Below is a list of Canadian plants by genus. Due to the vastness of Canada's biodiversity, this page is divided. Many of the plants seen in Canada are introduced, either intentionally or accidentally. N indicated native and X indicated exotic. Those plants whose status is unknown are marked with a ?. A | B | C | D...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiocarbanilide
Thiocarbanilide is an organic chemical compound with the formula (C6H5NH)2CS. This white solid is a derivative of thiourea. It is prepared by the reaction of aniline and carbon disulfide. Uses Thiocarbanilide is commonly used as a vulcanization accelerator for rubber, and as a stabilizer for PVC and PVDC. Its use a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TR-55
The TR-55, released in 1955, was both Japan's and Sony's first commercially available transistor radio. The use of transistors allowed the device to be much smaller than earlier vacuum tube radios. History Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka, then operating under the business name Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, had been working on pl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20CAZA%20member%20zoos%20and%20aquariums
This is a list of Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums member zoos and aquariums. Members Former members Bowmanville Zoo – Bowmanville, Ontario – closed on 10 October 2016 Crystal Gardens Conservation Centre – Victoria, British Columbia – closed on 2 September 2004 Jardin Zoologique du Quebec – Quebec City, Queb...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic%20module
A cryptographic module is a component of a computer system that implements cryptographic algorithms in a secure way, typically with some element of tamper resistance. NIST defines a cryptographic modules as "The set of hardware, software, and/or firmware that implements security functions (including cryptographic algo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegrapher%27s%20equations
The telegrapher's equations (or just telegraph equations) are a set of two coupled, linear equations that predict the voltage and current distributions on a linear electrical transmission line. The equations are important because they allow transmission lines to be analyzed using circuit theory. The equations and thei...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity%20and%20drugs
Biodiversity plays a vital role in maintaining human and animal health. Numerous plants, animals, and fungi are used in medicine, as well as to produce vital vitamins, painkillers, and other things. Natural products have been recognized and used as medicines by ancient cultures all around the world. Many animals are al...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSP-4
For the Super NES enhancement chip see List of Super NES enhancement chips DSP-4, or N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-ethyl-2-bromobenzylamine, is a neurotoxin selective for noradrenergic neurons, capable of crossing the blood–brain barrier. It exerts transient effects in peripheral sympathetic neurons, but more permanent changes...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saifun
Saifun may refer to: Saifun Semiconductors, Ltd., an Israel-based semiconductor firm acquired by Spansion Saifun, the Taishanese pronunciation for cellophane noodles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer%20neuron
A pioneer neuron is a cell that is a derivative of the preplate in the early stages of corticogenesis of the brain. Pioneer neurons settle in the marginal zone of the cortex and project to sub-cortical levels. In the rat, pioneer neurons are only present in prenatal brains. Unlike Cajal-Retzius cells, these neurons are...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frzb
Frzb (pronounced like the toy frisbee) is a Wnt-binding protein especially important in embryonic development. It is a competitor for the cell-surface G-protein receptor Frizzled. Frizzled is a tissue polarity gene in Drosophila melanogaster and encodes integral proteins that function as cell-surface receptors for Wnt...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error%20exponent
In information theory, the error exponent of a channel code or source code over the block length of the code is the rate at which the error probability decays exponentially with the block length of the code. Formally, it is defined as the limiting ratio of the negative logarithm of the error probability to the block le...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primordial%20Undermind
Primordial Undermind is an experimental/psychedelic rock band, begun in 1988 when guitarist Eric Arn of Connecticut's Crystalized Movements (the 80's band of guitar hero Wayne Rogers of Major Stars, Magic Hour) moved to California, and continuing today in Austria. Arn initially went to London in 1989 to record demos w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine%20pancreatic%20ribonuclease
Bovine pancreatic ribonuclease, also often referred to as bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A or simply RNase A, is a pancreatic ribonuclease enzyme that cleaves single-stranded RNA. Bovine pancreatic ribonuclease is one of the classic model systems of protein science. Two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry have been awarded in r...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darna%20Zaroori%20Hai
Darna Zaroori Hai (translation: Fear is necessary) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language anthology horror film produced by Ram Gopal Varma. The film is a sequel to Darna Mana Hai. It stars a host of Bollywood actors including Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Riteish Deshmukh, Bipasha Basu, Randeep Hooda, Arjun Ra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insectary%20plant
Insectary plants are those that attract insects. As such, beneficial insectary plants are intentionally introduced into an ecosystem to increase pollen and nectar resources required by the natural enemies of the harmful or unwanted insects pests. Beyond an effective natural control of pests, the beneficial insects also...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification%20of%20railway%20accidents
Classification of railway accidents, both in terms of cause and effect, is a valuable aid in studying rail (and other) accidents to help to prevent similar ones occurring in the future. Systematic investigation for over 150 years has led to the railways' excellent safety record (compared, for example, with road transp...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop%20entropy
Loop entropy is the entropy lost upon bringing together two residues of a polymer within a prescribed distance. For a single loop, the entropy varies logarithmically with the number of residues in the loop where is the Boltzmann constant and is a coefficient that depends on the properties of the polymer. This ent...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidative%20folding
Oxidative protein folding is a process that is responsible for the formation of disulfide bonds between cysteine residues in proteins. The driving force behind this process is a redox reaction, in which electrons pass between several proteins and finally to a terminal electron acceptor. In prokaryotes In prokaryotes,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HHD
HHD may refer to: Astro Hua Hee Dai, a Malaysian television channel ATP2C1, a human enzyme Hailey–Hailey disease, a genetic disorder Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment in the United States Army Helena Historic District (disambiguation), various places in the United States Hiatus hernia diafragmatica, a med...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch%20conjugation
This article explains the conjugation of Dutch verbs. Classification of verbs There are two different ways in which Dutch verbs can be grouped: by conjugational class and by derivation. These two categorizations describe different aspects of a verb's conjugation and therefore are complementary to each other. By conj...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency%20band
A frequency band is an interval in the frequency domain, delimited by a lower frequency and an upper frequency. The term may refer to a radio band (such as wireless communication standards set by the International Telecommunication Union) or an interval of some other spectrum. The frequency range of a system is the ra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20Max%20%28video%20game%29
Blue Max is a scrolling shooter written by Bob Polin for the Atari 8-bit family and published by Synapse Software in 1983. It was released for the Commodore 64 the same year. U.S. Gold published the Commodore 64 version in the UK in 1984 and ported the game to the ZX Spectrum. In 1987, Atari Corporation published Blue ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAKM
WAKM is an AM radio station in Franklin, Tennessee, broadcasting on a frequency of 950 kHz. History WAKM first signed on in March 1953, broadcasting from its studio facilities located on Mallory Station Road in Franklin. The station would remain at that location until July 28, 2017, when it moved to new studios on Mai...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi%27s%20theorem%20on%20completely%20positive%20maps
In mathematics, Choi's theorem on completely positive maps is a result that classifies completely positive maps between finite-dimensional (matrix) C*-algebras. An infinite-dimensional algebraic generalization of Choi's theorem is known as Belavkin's "Radon–Nikodym" theorem for completely positive maps. Statement Cho...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitelline%20membrane
The vitelline membrane or vitelline envelope is a structure surrounding the outer surface of the plasma membrane of an ovum (the oolemma) or, in some animals (e.g., birds), the extracellular yolk and the oolemma. It is composed mostly of protein fibers, with protein receptors needed for sperm binding which, in turn, ar...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbitan%20monostearate
Sorbitan monostearate is an ester of sorbitan (a sorbitol derivative) and stearic acid and is sometimes referred to as a synthetic wax. Uses Sorbitan monostearate is used in the manufacture of food and healthcare products as a non-ionic surfactant with emulsifying, dispersing, and wetting properties. It is also employ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container%20%28abstract%20data%20type%29
In computer science, a container is a class or a data structure<ref>Paul E. Black (ed.), entry for data structure in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures. US National Institute of Standards and Technology.15 December 2004. Accessed 4 Oct 2011.</ref> whose instances are collections of other objects. In other wor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kruppel-like%20factors
In molecular genetics, the Krüppel-like family of transcription factors (KLFs) are a set of eukaryotic C2H2 zinc finger DNA-binding proteins that regulate gene expression. This family has been expanded to also include the Sp transcription factor and related proteins, forming the Sp/KLF family. Members The following h...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAPI
AAPI may refer to: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (Asian Pacific Americans), an ethnic classification in the United States American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin Nazma Aapi (born 1999), the stage name of Indian comedian Saloni Gaur See also Asian American and Pacific Islander Policy Research C...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann%20Schlichting
Hermann Schlichting (22 September 1907 – 15 June 1982) was a German fluid dynamics engineer. Life and work Hermann Schlichting studied from 1926 till 1930 mathematics, physics and applied mechanics at the University of Jena, Vienne and Göttingen. In 1930 he wrote his PhD in Göttingen titled Über das ebene Windschatte...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sternum%20%28arthropod%20anatomy%29
The sternum (pl. "sterna") is the ventral portion of a segment of an arthropod thorax or abdomen. In insects, the sterna are usually single, large sclerites, and external. However, they can sometimes be divided in two or more, in which case the subunits are called sternites, and may also be modified on the terminal a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce%20oscillator
The Pierce oscillator is a type of electronic oscillator particularly well-suited for use in piezoelectric crystal oscillator circuits. Named for its inventor, George W. Pierce (1872–1956), the Pierce oscillator is a derivative of the Colpitts oscillator. Virtually all digital IC clock oscillators are of Pierce type, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpuscles%20of%20Herbst
The corpuscles of Herbst or Herbst corpuscles are nerve-endings similar to the Pacinian corpuscle, found in the mucous membrane of the tongue, in pits on the beak and in other parts of the bodies of birds. They differ from Pacinian corpuscles in being smaller and more elongated, in having thinner and more closely plac...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Creek%20%28British%20Columbia%29
Big Creek is a roughly long tributary of British Columbia's Chilcotin River. Its source is remote Lorna Lake, located deep in the midst of the Chilcotin Ranges, near the vertex of the boundaries of Big Creek Provincial Park, the valley of the Taseko River and Taseko Lakes, which lies to its west, and the Spruce Lake ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUPS
MUPS may refer to: Major urinary proteins Medically unexplained physical symptoms the Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit, part of the California Department of Justice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five%20Black%20Categories
The "Five Black Categories" () were classifications of political identity defined during the period of the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) in the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong, who ordained that people in these groups should be considered enemies of the Revolution. The groups were: Landlords () ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-alumina%20solid%20electrolyte
Beta-alumina solid electrolyte (BASE) is a fast ion conductor material used as a membrane in several types of molten salt electrochemical cell. Currently there is no known substitute available. β-Alumina exhibits an unusual layered crystal structure which enables very fast ion transport. β-Alumina is not an isomorphic ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-quality%20feed%20block
High-quality feed block or HQFB, is a solid block consisting of molasses, non-protein nitrogen (NPN), rumen by-pass protein (cassava hay), minerals and lipids. It is provided to livestock ruminants in a manner similar to a salt lick. HQFB is used for ruminant feeding as a method of improving digestion and to help lact...