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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naimark%27s%20dilation%20theorem
In operator theory, Naimark's dilation theorem is a result that characterizes positive operator valued measures. It can be viewed as a consequence of Stinespring's dilation theorem. Some preliminary notions Let X be a compact Hausdorff space, H be a Hilbert space, and L(H) the Banach space of bounded operators on H....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willingness%20to%20communicate
Willingness to communicate (WTC) was originally conceptualised for first language acquisition, and seeks to demonstrate the probability that a speaker will choose to participate in a conversation of their own volition (McCroskey & Baer 1985, cited in MacIntyre et al., 1998). Traditionally, it was seen as a fixed person...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census%20in%20Canada
Statistics Canada conducts a national census of population and census of agriculture every five years and releases the data with a two-year lag. The Census of Population provides demographic and statistical data that is used to plan public services such as health care, education, and transportation; determine federal ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piston%20motion%20equations
The reciprocating motion of a non-offset piston connected to a rotating crank through a connecting rod (as would be found in internal combustion engines) can be expressed by equations of motion. This article shows how these equations of motion can be derived using calculus as functions of angle (angle domain) and of ti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum%28II%29%20chloride
Platinum(II) chloride is the chemical compound PtCl2. It is an important precursor used in the preparation of other platinum compounds. It exists in two crystalline forms, but the main properties are somewhat similar: dark brown, insoluble in water, diamagnetic, and odorless. Structure The structures of PtCl2 and PdCl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyproline%20helix
A polyproline helix is a type of protein secondary structure which occurs in proteins comprising repeating proline residues. A left-handed polyproline II helix (PPII, poly-Pro II, κ-helix) is formed when sequential residues all adopt (φ,ψ) backbone dihedral angles of roughly (-75°, 150°) and have trans isomers of their...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta%20helix
A beta helix is a tandem protein repeat structure formed by the association of parallel beta sheet in a helical pattern with either two or three faces. The beta helix is a type of solenoid protein domain. The structure is stabilized by inter-strand hydrogen bonds, protein-protein interactions, and sometimes bound metal...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De%20Lyckliga%20Kompisarna
De Lyckliga Kompisarna (Swedish for ’The Happy Friends’), DLK, is a Swedish melodious punk band. The band was formed in 1989, split up in 1997, and re-united in 2008. They are probably best known for their song "Ishockeyfrisyr", which is also known as "Hockeyfrilla" (Swedish for "mullet"). They also made a music video ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROP%20%28category%20theory%29
In category theory, a branch of mathematics, a PROP is a symmetric strict monoidal category whose objects are the natural numbers n identified with the finite sets and whose tensor product is given on objects by the addition on numbers. Because of “symmetric”, for each n, the symmetric group on n letters is given as a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dientamoebiasis
Dientamoebiasis is a medical condition caused by infection with Dientamoeba fragilis, a single-cell parasite that infects the lower gastrointestinal tract of humans. It is an important cause of traveler's diarrhea, chronic abdominal pain, chronic fatigue, and failure to thrive in children. Signs and symptoms The most...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOLFIRI
FOLFIRI is a chemotherapy regimen for treatment of colorectal cancer. It is made up of the following drugs: FOL – folinic acid (leucovorin), a vitamin B derivative with multiple applications, which in this context increases the cytotoxicity of 5-fluorouracil; F – fluorouracil (5-FU), a pyrimidine analog and antime...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Kuranda
Richard Kuranda is an American director and artist of stage, cinema and television. He currently is the CEO of the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake, Illinois and the current Artistic Director of Williams Street Repertory. A widower, he resides in Illinois with his four children. In 2018, Raue Center and Willi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrombin-activatable%20fibrinolysis%20inhibitor
Term thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor may refer to: Carboxypeptidase B2, an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CPB2 gene Lysine carboxypeptidase, an enzyme class
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SH2
SH2 may stand for: SH2 (classification), a Paralympic shooting classification SH2 domain (Src Homology 2), a protein domain within the Src oncoprotein SH-2 Seasprite, an American-built ship-based helicopter SH-2, an iteration of the SuperH CPU core developed by Hitachi Shadow Hearts: Covenant, also known as Shado...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SH3
SH3 or SH-3 may refer to: SH3 domain, a protein structural domain thought to be involved in the formation of productive protein-protein binding interactions Renesas SH-3, a member of the SuperH microprocessor family, used in mobile and hand-held devices Silent Hill 3, the third installment in the Silent Hill surviva...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20L.%20Fleiss
Joseph L. Fleiss (November 13, 1937 – June 12, 2003) was an American professor of biostatistics at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, where he also served as head of the Division of Biostatistics from 1975 to 1992. He is known for his work in mental health statistics, particularly assessing the re...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound%20TCP
Compound TCP (CTCP) is a Microsoft algorithm that was introduced as part of the Windows Vista and Window Server 2008 TCP stack. It is designed to aggressively adjust the sender's congestion window to optimise TCP for connections with large bandwidth-delay products while trying not to harm fairness (as can occur with H...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Canadian%20plants%20by%20genus%20C
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/Walter%20Tollmien
Walter Tollmien (13 October 1900, in Berlin – 25 November 1968, in Göttingen) was a German fluid dynamicist. Life Walter Tollmien studied from the winter semester 1920–1921 mathematics and physics with Ludwig Prandtl in Göttingen and then from 1924 onwards worked under Prandtl at Kaiser Wilhelm Institute. After a rese...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherborne%20St%20John
Sherborne St John is a village and civil parish near Basingstoke in the English county of Hampshire. History The village was named in the Domesday book as Sireburne. It became Shireburna (12th century), Schyreburne (13th century) and Shirebourne Decani, Shireburn St. John in the 14th century. Sir Bernard Brocas, the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulo-N%20code
Modulo-N code is a lossy compression algorithm used to compress correlated data sources using modular arithmetic. Compression When applied to two nodes in a network whose data are in close range of each other modulo-N code requires one node (say odd) to send the coded data value as the raw data ; the even node is requ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20subclausa
Paphinia subclausa is a species of orchid endemic to Costa Rica. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Robert Louis Dressler in Novon; a Journal for Botanical Nomenclature, 7: 121, fig. 1997 - St. Louis, MO, United States. The species was collected in Reserva Juan Castro Blanco by D.E.Mo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20seegeri
Paphinia seegeri is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Dr. Günter Gerlach in Die Orchidee Dr. Gerlach is a noted expert on the genus Coryanthes. References External links seegeri Endemic orchids of Colombia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20rugosa
Paphinia rugosa is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (1824–1889) in Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, xli. 110, 1877 - Berlin, Germany. This species is found in Colombia, at an altitude ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20posadarum
Paphinia posadarum is a species of orchid found from Colombia to Ecuador. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published Calaway H. Dodson & Rodrigo Escobar in Orquideologia; Revista de la Sociedad Colombiana de Orquideologia -Medellin, 18(3): 230 - 1993. Colombia. This species is found in Colombia ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20neudeckeri
Paphinia neudeckeri is a species of orchid found from Colombia to Ecuador. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Rudolf Jenny in Die Orchidee. References External links Meyers Conservatory: Paphinia neudeckerii. neudeckeri Orchids of Colombia Orchids of Ecuador
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20litensis
Paphinia litensis is a species of orchid endemic to Ecuador. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Calaway H. Dodson & Tilman Neudecker in Die Orchidee. Distribution ranges through the Esmeraldas (Ecuador, Western South America, Southern America). Originally collected by Calaway H. Dodso...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20lindeniana
Paphinia lindeniana is a species of orchid native to Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and possibly Guyana. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (1824–1889) in Lindenia; Iconographie des Orchidees. 3: 23, pl. 106. 1887 Flora, 70: 497. 1887 - Ghent & Brussels....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20hirtzii
Paphinia hirtzii is a species of orchid endemic to Ecuador. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Calaway H. Dodson in Icones Plantarum Tropicarum ser. 2, 6: t. 566. 1989 - Sarasota, Florida. Collected by C.H.Dodson & A.C.Hirtz 8 km from Chaco on the road to Santa Rosa de Chaco, off the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20grandiflora
Paphinia grandiflora is a species of orchid native to Brazil. The classification of this orchid species was published by João Barbosa Rodrigues in Genera et Species Orchidearum Novarum quas Collecit, Descripsit et Iconibus Illustravit. Sebastianopolis, Two volumes: Vol. 1, 1877; Vol. 2, 1882 (although pages 1–136 may ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20dunstervillei
Paphinia dunstervillei is an orchid species native to Venezuela. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Calaway H. Dodson & Tilman Neudecker with their description based on two drawings in 1991. The name was invalid until a specimen could be obtained for proper identification under articl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20benzingii
Paphinia benzingii is a species of orchid endemic to Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador. The classification of this species was published by Calaway H. Dodson & Tilman Neudecker in Die Orchidee. Hamburg-Othmarschen & Hamburg, 41: 233, figs. 190. Paphinia benzingii is distributed through the Esmeraldas (Ecuador, Western So...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couloir
A couloir (, "passage" or "corridor") is a narrow gully with a steep gradient in a mountainous terrain. Geology A couloir may be a seam, scar, or fissure, or vertical crevasse in an otherwise solid mountain mass. Though often hemmed in by sheer cliff walls, couloirs may also be less well-defined, and often simply a l...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett%20Polegato
Brett Polegato (born 1968 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) is an operatic baritone. History He performed in concert at Dido and Æneas, de Purcell : the 6 of September 1995, Royal Albert Hall, Proms 59 (BBC). With Brett Polegato (Aeneas), Linda Maguire (Dido), Jacques François Loiseleur des Longchamps (Sorceress), Be...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938%2024%20Hours%20of%20Le%20Mans
The 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 15th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1938. Official results Did not finish Statistics Fastest Lap – #19 Raymond Sommer – 5:13.8 Distance – 3180.94 km Average Speed – 132.539 km/h Trophy winners 13th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup – #28 Adler Index of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical%20distance
In statistics, probability theory, and information theory, a statistical distance quantifies the distance between two statistical objects, which can be two random variables, or two probability distributions or samples, or the distance can be between an individual sample point and a population or a wider sample of point...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufyan%20al-Thawri
Sufyan al-Thawri (; 716–778) was a Tābi‘ al-Tābi‘īn Islamic scholar, jurist, and founder of the Thawri madhhab. He was also a great hadith compiler (muhaddith) and was known as one of the Eight Ascetics. Biography Sufyan ath-Thawri was born in Khorosan. His nisba al-Thawri is derived from his ancestor Thawr b. 'Abd Ma...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelatinase%20A
Gelatinase A, also known as MMP2 (, 72-kDa gelatinase, matrix metalloproteinase 2, type IV collagenase, 3/4 collagenase, matrix metalloproteinase 5, 72 kDa gelatinase type A, collagenase IV, collagenase type IV, MMP 2, type IV collagen metalloproteinase, type IV collagenase/gelatinase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalys...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNAP25
Synaptosomal-Associated Protein, 25kDa (SNAP-25) is a Target Soluble NSF (N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor) Attachment Protein Receptor (t-SNARE) protein encoded by the SNAP25 gene found on chromosome 20p12.2 in humans. SNAP-25 is a component of the trans-SNARE complex, which accounts for membrane fusion specificity a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synaptotagmin
Synaptotagmins (SYTs) constitute a family of membrane-trafficking proteins that are characterized by an N-terminal transmembrane region (TMR), a variable linker, and two C-terminal C2 domains - C2A and C2B. There are 17 isoforms in the mammalian synaptotagmin family. There are several C2-domain containing protein fami...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton-class%20cutter
The Hamilton-class cutter was the largest class of vessel in the United States Coast Guard until replaced by the Legend-class cutter, aside from the . The hull classification symbol is prefixed WHEC. The cutters are called the Hamilton class after their lead ship, or the "Secretary class" because most of the vessels i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platensimycin
Platensimycin, a metabolite of Streptomyces platensis, is an antibiotic, which act by blocking enzymes (β-ketoacyl-(acyl-carrier-protein (ACP)) synthase I/II (FabF/B)). History Platensimycin was first isolated from a strain of Streptomyces platensis by workers at Merck. Screens of 250,000 natural product extracts (83,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycosyltransferase
Glycosyltransferases (GTFs, Gtfs) are enzymes (EC 2.4) that establish natural glycosidic linkages. They catalyze the transfer of saccharide moieties from an activated nucleotide sugar (also known as the "glycosyl donor") to a nucleophilic glycosyl acceptor molecule, the nucleophile of which can be oxygen- carbon-, nitr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web%20Services%20Conversation%20Language
The Web Service Conversation Language (WSCL) proposal defines the overall input and output message sequences for one web service using a finite state automaton FSA over the alphabet of message types. External links Web Service Conversation Language (WSCL) proposal Web service specifications World Wide Web Consortium...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartok%20%28disambiguation%29
Bartók usually refers to Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer. Bartok may also refer to: Bartok (surname), other people with the name Bartok (compiler), an advanced compiler being developed by Microsoft Research Bartok (card game) Bartok (film), a 1964 television film Bartok, a fictional bat in the movies Anastasia a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Smagorinsky
Joseph Smagorinsky (29 January 1924 – 21 September 2005) was an American meteorologist and the first director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). Early life Joseph Smagorinsky was born to Nathan Smagorinsky and Dina Azaroff. His parents were fr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darboux%20derivative
The Darboux derivative of a map between a manifold and a Lie group is a variant of the standard derivative. It is arguably a more natural generalization of the single-variable derivative. It allows a generalization of the single-variable fundamental theorem of calculus to higher dimensions, in a different vein than the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DXT
DXT may refer to: Grand Mixer DXT, the credited inventor of turntablism DXT, a family of implementations of the S3 Texture Compression algorithm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal%20arcuate%20fibers
In neuroanatomy, the internal arcuate fibers or internal arcuate tract are the axons of second-order sensory neurons that compose the gracile and cuneate nuclei of the medulla oblongata. These second-order neurons begin in the gracile and cuneate nuclei in the medulla. They receive input from first-order sensory neuro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergun%20equation
The Ergun equation, derived by the Turkish chemical engineer Sabri Ergun in 1952, expresses the friction factor in a packed column as a function of the modified Reynolds number. Equation where and are defined as and where: is the modified Reynolds number, is the packed bed friction factor is the pressure dr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate%20dehydrogenase%20%28NADP%2B%29
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (NADP+) () (GAPN) is an enzyme that irreversibly catalyzes the oxidation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (GAP) to 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PG or 3-PGA) using the reduction of NADP+ to NADPH. GAPN is used in a variant of glycolysis that conserves energy as NADPH rather than as ATP. Th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyruvate%20dehydrogenase%20%28NADP%2B%29
Pyruvate dehydrogenase (NADP+) is an enzyme that should not be confused with Pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyltransferase) . It catalyzes the following reaction: Pyruvate + Coenzyme A + NADP+ ⇒ acetyl-CoA + NADPH + H+ + CO2 References Further reading External links EC 1.2.1.51 IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature at chem.qmu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroxine%205-deiodinase
Thyroxine 5-deiodinase also known as type III iodothyronine deiodinase (EC number 1.21.99.3) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DIO3 gene. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction 3,3',5'-triiodo-L-thyronine + iodide + A + H+ L-thyroxine + AH2 The protein encoded by this intronless gene belo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferroxidase
Ferroxidase also known as Fe(II):oxygen oxidoreductase is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidization of iron II to iron III: 4 Fe2+ + 4 H+ + O2 ⇔ 4 Fe3+ + 2H2O Examples Human genes encoding proteins with ferroxidase activity include: CP – Ceruloplasmin FTH1 – Ferritin heavy chain FTMT – Ferritin, mitochondrial HE...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzacamene
Enzacamene (INN; also known as 4-methylbenzylidene camphor or 4-MBC) is an organic camphor derivative that is used in the cosmetic industry for its ability to protect the skin against UV, specifically UV B radiation. As such, it is used in sunscreen lotions and other skincare products claiming a SPF value. Its tradenam...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9n%C3%A9trier%27s%20disease
Ménétrier disease is a rare, acquired, premalignant disease of the stomach characterized by massive gastric folds, excessive mucous production with resultant protein loss, and little or no acid production. The disorder is associated with excessive secretion of transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-α). It is named after...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficient%20coding%20hypothesis
The efficient coding hypothesis was proposed by Horace Barlow in 1961 as a theoretical model of sensory coding in the brain. Within the brain, neurons communicate with one another by sending electrical impulses referred to as action potentials or spikes. One goal of sensory neuroscience is to decipher the meaning of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katchalski-Katzir%20algorithm
The Katchalski-Katzir algorithm is an algorithm for docking of rigid molecules, developed by Ephraim Katchalski-Katzir, Isaac Shariv and Miriam Eisenstein. In 1990 Professor Ephraim Katchalski-Katzir, former president of the state of Israel, gathered a group of physicists, chemists and biologists at the Weizmann Insti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%20helix
A pi helix (or π-helix) is a type of secondary structure found in proteins. Discovered by crystallographer Barbara Low in 1952 and once thought to be rare, short π-helices are found in 15% of known protein structures and are believed to be an evolutionary adaptation derived by the insertion of a single amino acid into...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/310%20helix
{{DISPLAYTITLE:310 helix}} A 310 helix is a type of secondary structure found in proteins and polypeptides. Of the numerous protein secondary structures present, the 310-helix is the fourth most common type observed; following α-helices, β-sheets and reverse turns. 310-helices constitute nearly 10–15% of all helices i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia%20%28Child%20novel%29
Utopia () is the first solo novel by Lincoln Child published in 2002. It is set in a futuristic amusement park called Utopia, a park that relies heavily on holographics and robotics. Dr. Andrew Warne, the man who designed the program that runs the park's robots, is called in to help fix a problem. But when he gets ther...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayley%27s%20nodal%20cubic%20surface
In algebraic geometry, the Cayley surface, named after Arthur Cayley, is a cubic nodal surface in 3-dimensional projective space with four conical points. It can be given by the equation when the four singular points are those with three vanishing coordinates. Changing variables gives several other simple equations d...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry%20Sanders
Jerry Sanders may refer to: Jerry Sanders (businessman) (born 1936), co-founder and CEO of American semiconductor manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Jerry Don Sanders (born 1948), American football player and coach Jerry Sanders (politician) (born 1950), American politician in California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot%20Dreams%20%28short%20story%29
"Robot Dreams" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov exploring the unbalance of robot/human relationships under Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics. It was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1987. It won the Locus Award for Best Short Story in 1987. "Robot Dreams", along with 20 other short stories by...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly%20curve%20%28algebraic%29
In mathematics, the algebraic butterfly curve is a plane algebraic curve of degree six, given by the equation The butterfly curve has a single singularity with delta invariant three, which means it is a curve of genus seven. The only plane curves of genus seven are singular, since seven is not a triangular number,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A-opioid%20receptor
The κ-opioid receptor or kappa opioid receptor, abbreviated KOR or KOP for its ligand ketazocine, is a G protein-coupled receptor that in humans is encoded by the OPRK1 gene. The KOR is coupled to the G protein Gi/G0 and is one of four related receptors that bind opioid-like compounds in the brain and are responsible f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribonuclease%20inhibitor
Ribonuclease inhibitor (RI) is a large (~450 residues, ~49 kDa), acidic (pI ~4.7), leucine-rich repeat protein that forms extremely tight complexes with certain ribonucleases. It is a major cellular protein, comprising ~0.1% of all cellular protein by weight, and appears to play an important role in regulating the lif...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply%20chain%20optimization
Supply-chain optimization (SCO) aims to ensure the optimal operation of a manufacturing and distribution supply chain. This includes the optimal placement of inventory within the supply chain, minimizing operating costs including manufacturing costs, transportation costs, and distribution costs. Optimization often invo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration%20cell
In battery technology, a concentration cell is a limited form of a galvanic cell that has two equivalent half-cells of the same composition differing only in concentrations. One can calculate the potential developed by such a cell using the Nernst equation. A concentration cell produces a small voltage as it attempts t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter%20%28surname%29
Winter is a surname. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 40.7% of all known bearers of the surname Winter were residents of Germany (frequency 1:992), 22.9% of the United States (1:7,932), 9.5% of England (1:2,952), 4.4% of Austria (1:974), 3.9% of Australia (1:3,034), 3.4% of Brazil (1:30,666), 3.0% of Canada (1:6,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20Lake%20%28Gilmanton%2C%20New%20Hampshire%29
Crystal Lake is a water body located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Gilmanton. Crystal Lake is at the head of the Suncook River watershed. Water flows into Crystal Lake from the Belknap Range through Manning and Sunset lakes to the north. Water from Mannin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virosome
A virosome is a drug or vaccine delivery mechanism consisting of unilamellar phospholipid membrane (either a mono- or bi-layer) vesicle incorporating virus derived proteins to allow the virosomes to fuse with target cells. Viruses are infectious agents that can replicate in their host organism, however virosomes do not...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-propeller
In structural biology, a beta-propeller (β-propeller) is a type of all-β protein architecture characterized by 4 to 8 highly symmetrical blade-shaped beta sheets arranged toroidally around a central axis. Together the beta-sheets form a funnel-like active site. Structure Each beta-sheet typically has four anti-parall...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferredoxin%20fold
In protein structure, a ferredoxin fold is a common α+β protein fold with a signature βαββαβ secondary structure along its backbone. Structurally, the ferredoxin fold can be regarded as a long, symmetric hairpin that is wrapped once around, so that its two terminal β-strands hydrogen-bond to the central two β-strands,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIM%20barrel
The TIM barrel (triose-phosphate isomerase), also known as an alpha/beta barrel, is a conserved protein fold consisting of eight alpha helices (α-helices) and eight parallel beta strands (β-strands) that alternate along the peptide backbone. The structure is named after triose-phosphate isomerase, a conserved metabolic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavodoxin%20fold
The flavodoxin fold is a common α/β protein fold, second only to the TIM barrel fold. It has three layers, with two α-helical layers sandwiching a 5-stranded parallel β-sheet. The order of strands within the sheet is 2-1-3-4-5. This motif is present for example in lactate dehydrogenase () or phosphoglycerate kinas...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20Lake%20%28Enfield%2C%20New%20Hampshire%29
Crystal Lake is a water body located in Grafton County in western New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Enfield. Crystal Lake is part of the Mascoma River watershed. The lake contains one small island: Oliver Island. The lake is classified as a cold- and warmwater fishery, with observed species including rain...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DGLAP%20evolution%20equations
The Dokshitzer–Gribov–Lipatov–Altarelli–Parisi (DGLAP) evolution equations are equations in QCD describing the variation of parton distribution functions with varying energy scales. Experimentally observed scaling violation in deep inelastic scattering is important evidence for the correctness of the equations and of Q...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harnack%27s%20curve%20theorem
In real algebraic geometry, Harnack's curve theorem, named after Axel Harnack, gives the possible numbers of connected components that an algebraic curve can have, in terms of the degree of the curve. For any algebraic curve of degree in the real projective plane, the number of components is bounded by The maximum n...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ApoA-I%20Milano
Apolipoprotein A-I Milano (also ETC-216, now MDCO-216) is a naturally occurring mutated variant of the apolipoprotein A1 protein found in human HDL, the lipoprotein particle that carries cholesterol from tissues to the liver and is associated with protection against cardiovascular disease. ApoA-I Milano was first ident...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar%20modulation
Polar modulation is analogous to quadrature modulation in the same way that polar coordinates are analogous to Cartesian coordinates. Quadrature modulation makes use of Cartesian coordinates, x and y. When considering quadrature modulation, the x axis is called the I (in-phase) axis, and the y axis is called the Q (q...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SZP
SZP can refer to: Sub Zero Project Santa Paula Airport Służba Zwycięstwu Polski Superficial Zone Protein Schizophrenia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunoglobulin%20domain
The immunoglobulin domain, also known as the immunoglobulin fold, is a type of protein domain that consists of a 2-layer sandwich of 7-9 antiparallel β-strands arranged in two β-sheets with a Greek key topology, consisting of about 125 amino acids. The backbone switches repeatedly between the two β-sheets. Typically,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC%20Cherno%20More
BC Cherno More Ticha Varna () is a Bulgarian basketball team based in Varna. The last time Cherno More won the championship was in 1999. Honours Bulgarian Championships Champions (3): 1985, 1998, 1999 Bulgarian Cup Champions (4): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2015 History The history of basketball in Varna can be divided int...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craps%20principle
In probability theory, the craps principle is a theorem about event probabilities under repeated iid trials. Let and denote two mutually exclusive events which might occur on a given trial. Then the probability that occurs before equals the conditional probability that occurs given that or occur on the next tria...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slutsky%27s%20theorem
In probability theory, Slutsky’s theorem extends some properties of algebraic operations on convergent sequences of real numbers to sequences of random variables. The theorem was named after Eugen Slutsky. Slutsky's theorem is also attributed to Harald Cramér. Statement Let be sequences of scalar/vector/matrix rando...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random%20element
In probability theory, random element is a generalization of the concept of random variable to more complicated spaces than the simple real line. The concept was introduced by who commented that the “development of probability theory and expansion of area of its applications have led to necessity to pass from schemes ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosives%20shipping%20classification%20system
A matrix of the United Nations explosives shipping classification system and examples of typical materials. Each classification consists of a Sub Class Number that indicates the type of hazard and a Compatibility group suffix describing which types of product may inhabit the same means of containment. Classes Compati...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water%20breathing
Water breathing may refer to: The natural ability to extract oxygen from water, such as with gills See also Liquid breathing, breathing a specialized oxygenated fluid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erna%20Siikavirta
Erna Inari Kaarina Siikavirta (born 8 October 1977) is a Finnish keyboard player. She is best known as a member of the rock band Lordi, which she joined in 1997 under the stage name Enary. She left the band in 2005, at the request of the other members. In 1998, Erna joined Children of Bodom on their first European tou...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acridine%20orange
Acridine orange is an organic compound that serves as a nucleic acid-selective fluorescent dye with cationic properties useful for cell cycle determination. Acridine orange is cell-permeable, which allows the dye to interact with DNA by intercalation, or RNA via electrostatic attractions. When bound to DNA, acridine or...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribonuclease%20III
Ribonuclease III (RNase III or RNase C)(BRENDA 3.1.26.3) is a type of ribonuclease that recognizes dsRNA and cleaves it at specific targeted locations to transform them into mature RNAs. These enzymes are a group of endoribonucleases that are characterized by their ribonuclease domain, which is labelled the RNase III d...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROR2
Tyrosine-protein kinase transmembrane receptor ROR2, also known as neurotrophic tyrosine kinase, receptor-related 2, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ROR2 gene located on position 9 of the long arm of chromosome 9. This protein is responsible for aspects of bone and cartilage growth. It is involved in Robi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosomy%209p
Monosomy 9p (also known as Alfi's Syndrome or simply 9P-) is a rare chromosomal disorder in which some DNA is missing or has been deleted on the short arm region, “p”, of one of the 9th Chromosomes (9p22.2-p23). This deletion either happens de novo or a result of a parent having the chromosome abnormality. This rare ch...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum%20annealing
Quantum annealing (QA) is an optimization process for finding the global minimum of a given objective function over a given set of candidate solutions (candidate states), by a process using quantum fluctuations. Quantum annealing is used mainly for problems where the search space is discrete (combinatorial optimization...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20Genome%20Project
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international scientific research project with the goal of determining the base pairs that make up human DNA, and of identifying, mapping and sequencing all of the genes of the human genome from both a physical and a functional standpoint. It started in 1990 and was completed i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mladost%2C%20Varna
Mladost () is a district of Varna, Varna Municipality in Varna Province, Bulgaria. It is situated in the northwestern part of the city. Its population is just over 87,000 according to Census 2011. Administrators Mayor: Yordanka Yunakova Deputy mayor: Alexi Alexiev Secretary: Natasha Milivoeva External links Satellit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell%20damage
Cell damage (also known as cell injury) is a variety of changes of stress that a cell suffers due to external as well as internal environmental changes. Amongst other causes, this can be due to physical, chemical, infectious, biological, nutritional or immunological factors. Cell damage can be reversible or irreversibl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-cell%20receptor
The B-cell receptor (BCR) is a transmembrane protein on the surface of a B cell. A B-cell receptor is composed of a membrane-bound immunoglobulin molecule and a signal transduction moiety. The former forms a type 1 transmembrane receptor protein, and is typically located on the outer surface of these lymphocyte cells. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unishe%20April
Unishe April (, ) is a 1994 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Rituparno Ghosh and produced by Renu Roy under the banner of Spandan Films. It stars Aparna Sen and Debashree Roy while Prosenjit Chatterjee and Deepankar De appear in supporting roles. The music of the film was composed by Jyotishka Dasgupta. ...