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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocele%20testis
A hydrocele testis is an accumulation of clear fluid within the cavum vaginale, the potential space between the layers of the tunica vaginalis of the testicle. It is the most common form of hydrocele and is often referred to simply as a "hydrocele". A primary hydrocele testis causes a painless enlargement in the scrotu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninomiya
Ninomiya (written: 二宮 or 二ノ宮 lit. "second shrine") may refer to: Places Ninomiya, Kanagawa Ninomiya, Tochigi Ninomiya Station Other uses Ninomiya (shrine), a classification of Shinto shrine Ninomiya (surname) See also Noto-Ninomiya Station Hōtoku Ninomiya Shrine, Japanese Shinto shrine in Odawara, Kanagaw...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin%20Bloom
Benjamin Samuel Bloom (February 21, 1913 – September 13, 1999) was an American educational psychologist who made contributions to the classification of educational objectives and to the theory of mastery learning. He is particularly noted for leading educational psychologists to develop the comprehensive system of desc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSMC
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC; also called Taiwan Semiconductor) is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company. It is the world's second most valuable semiconductor company, the world's largest dedicated independent ("pure-play") semiconductor foundry, a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yttrium%20barium%20copper%20oxide
Yttrium barium copper oxide (YBCO) is a family of crystalline chemical compounds that display high-temperature superconductivity; it includes the first material ever discovered to become superconducting above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen (77 K) at about . Many YBCO compounds have the general formula YBa2Cu3O7−...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheid
A tracheid is a long and tapered lignified cell in the xylem of vascular plants. It is a type of conductive cell called a tracheary element. Angiosperms use another type of conductive cell, called vessel elements, to transport water through the xylem. The main functions of tracheid cells are to transport water and inor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20frigates%20of%20the%20United%20States%20Navy
This is a list of frigates of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number. It includes all of the hull classification symbols FF and FFG. Prior to the 1975 ship reclassification, ships that are now classified as FF or FFG were classified as DE or DEG (destroyer escort). The has been retired from active duty in the N...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoamine%20transporter
Monoamine transporters (MATs) are proteins that function as integral plasma-membrane transporters to regulate concentrations of extracellular monoamine neurotransmitters. The three major classes are serotonin transporters (SERTs), dopamine transporters (DATs), and norepinephrine transporters (NETs) and are responsible ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair%20follicle
The hair follicle is an organ found in mammalian skin. It resides in the dermal layer of the skin and is made up of 20 different cell types, each with distinct functions. The hair follicle regulates hair growth via a complex interaction between hormones, neuropeptides, and immune cells. This complex interaction induces...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke%20order
Stroke order is the order in which the strokes of a Chinese character (or Chinese derivative character) are written. A stroke is a movement of a writing instrument on a writing surface. Chinese characters are used in various forms in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. They are known as Hanzi in (Mandarin) Chinese (Traditio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead-code%20elimination
In compiler theory, dead-code elimination (DCE, dead-code removal, dead-code stripping, or dead-code strip) is a compiler optimization to remove dead code (code that does not affect the program results). Removing such code has several benefits: it shrinks program size, an important consideration in some contexts, and i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One%20half
One half (: halves) is the irreducible fraction resulting from dividing one (1) by two (2), or the fraction resulting from dividing any number by its double. It often appears in mathematical equations, recipes, measurements, etc. As a word One half is one of the few fractions which are commonly expressed in natural ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperner%27s%20lemma
In mathematics, Sperner's lemma is a combinatorial result on colorings of triangulations, analogous to the Brouwer fixed point theorem, which is equivalent to it. It states that every Sperner coloring (described below) of a triangulation of an simplex contains a cell whose vertices all have different colors. The init...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Alembert%27s%20paradox
In fluid dynamics, d'Alembert's paradox (or the hydrodynamic paradox) is a contradiction reached in 1752 by French mathematician Jean le Rond d'Alembert. D'Alembert proved that – for incompressible and inviscid potential flow – the drag force is zero on a body moving with constant velocity relative to the fluid. Zero d...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapilli
Lapilli (: lapillus) is a size classification of tephra, which is material that falls out of the air during a volcanic eruption or during some meteorite impacts. Lapilli is Latin for "little stones". By definition lapilli range from in diameter. A pyroclastic particle greater than 64 mm in diameter is known as a volc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probabilistic%20proposition
A probabilistic proposition is a proposition with a measured probability of being true for an arbitrary person at an arbitrary time. They may be contrasted with deterministic propositions, which assert that something is certain with no element of chance. Probabilistic proportions may be either categorical or conditiona...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbal%20arithmetic
Verbal arithmetic, also known as alphametics, cryptarithmetic, cryptarithm or word addition, is a type of mathematical game consisting of a mathematical equation among unknown numbers, whose digits are represented by letters of the alphabet. The goal is to identify the value of each letter. The name can be extended ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inhibitory%20postsynaptic%20potential
An inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP) is a kind of synaptic potential that makes a postsynaptic neuron less likely to generate an action potential. IPSPs were first investigated in motorneurons by David P. C. Lloyd, John Eccles and Rodolfo Llinás in the 1950s and 1960s. The opposite of an inhibitory postsynaptic ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excitatory%20postsynaptic%20potential
In neuroscience, an excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) is a postsynaptic potential that makes the postsynaptic neuron more likely to fire an action potential. This temporary depolarization of postsynaptic membrane potential, caused by the flow of positively charged ions into the postsynaptic cell, is a result of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian%20race
The Caucasian race (also Caucasoid, Europid, or Europoid) is an obsolete racial classification of humans based on a now-disproven theory of biological race. The Caucasian race was historically regarded as a biological taxon which, depending on which of the historical race classifications was being used, usually include...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1654%20in%20science
The year 1654 in science and technology involved some significant events. Astronomy Sicilian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna publishes De systemate orbis cometici, deque admirandis coeli characteribus including a catalog of comets and nebulae. Mathematics At the prompting of the Chevalier de Méré, Blaise Pasc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onsager%20reciprocal%20relations
In thermodynamics, the Onsager reciprocal relations express the equality of certain ratios between flows and forces in thermodynamic systems out of equilibrium, but where a notion of local equilibrium exists. "Reciprocal relations" occur between different pairs of forces and flows in a variety of physical systems. For...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow
Flow may refer to: Science and technology Fluid flow, the motion of a gas or liquid Flow (geomorphology), a type of mass wasting or slope movement in geomorphology Flow (mathematics), a group action of the real numbers on a set Flow (psychology), a mental state of being fully immersed and focused Flow, a spacecra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20distinct%20cell%20types%20in%20the%20adult%20human%20body
There are about 30 trillion () human cells in the adult human body, varying from about 20 to 40 trillion depending on the sex, age and weight, and a roughly equal number of bacterial cells. The human cells have been categorized into over 400 cell types based on location and function within the body, of which about 230 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium%20Cool
Medium Cool is a 1969 American drama film written and directed by Haskell Wexler and starring Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill and Harold Blankenship. It takes place in Chicago in the summer of 1968. It was notable for Wexler's use of cinéma vérité-style documentary filmmaking techniques, as wel...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPG
MPG or mpg may refer to: .mpg, one of a number of file extensions for MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 audio and video compression MPG (gene), a human gene coding for N-methylpurine DNA glycosylase M.P.G., a 1969 album by Marvin Gaye Manual pulse generator, a device normally associated with numerically controlled machinery Mark-...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1646%20in%20science
The year 1646 in science and technology involved some significant events. Technology Pascal's Law, a law of hydrostatics is developed, stating that, in a perfect fluid, the pressure exerted on it anywhere is transmitted equally. Publications Dr Thomas Browne's Pseudodoxia Epidemica is published in London, introduci...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light%20truck
Light truck or light-duty truck is a US classification for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight up to and a payload capacity up to 4,000 pounds (1,815 kg). Similar goods vehicle classes in the European Union, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are termed light commercial vehicles and are limited to a gross vehicle wei...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triiodothyronine
Triiodothyronine, also known as T3, is a thyroid hormone. It affects almost every physiological process in the body, including growth and development, metabolism, body temperature, and heart rate. Production of T3 and its prohormone thyroxine (T4) is activated by thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), which is released f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide-bandgap%20semiconductor
Wide-bandgap semiconductors (also known as WBG semiconductors or WBGSs) are semiconductor materials which have a larger band gap than conventional semiconductors. Conventional semiconductors like silicon have a bandgap in the range of 0.6 – 1.5 electronvolt (eV), whereas wide-bandgap materials have bandgaps in the rang...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallium%20nitride
Gallium nitride () is a binary III/V direct bandgap semiconductor commonly used in blue light-emitting diodes since the 1990s. The compound is a very hard material that has a Wurtzite crystal structure. Its wide band gap of 3.4 eV affords it special properties for applications in optoelectronic, high-power and high-fre...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A13
A13 or A-13 may refer to: Biology ATC code A13 Tonics, a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System British NVC community A13 (Potamogeton perfoliatus - Myriophyllum alterniflorum community) Subfamily A13, a rhodopsin-like receptors subfamily Transportation A13 road, in several countri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential%20gradient
In physics, chemistry and biology, a potential gradient is the local rate of change of the potential with respect to displacement, i.e. spatial derivative, or gradient. This quantity frequently occurs in equations of physical processes because it leads to some form of flux. Definition One dimension The simplest defi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafton%20Elliot%20Smith
Sir Grafton Elliot Smith (15 August 1871 – 1 January 1937) was an Australian-British anatomist, Egyptologist and a proponent of the hyperdiffusionist view of prehistory. He believed in the idea that cultural innovations occur only once and that they spread geographically. Based on this, he traced the origins of many c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMC
DMC may refer to: Computer science and information technology Data Matrix Code, laser etched square code, often used for marking products in the production area Diffusion Monte Carlo method Digital Media Controller, a category within the DLNA standard (for sharing digital media among multimedia devices) tasked wit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FASTA%20format
In bioinformatics and biochemistry, the FASTA format is a text-based format for representing either nucleotide sequences or amino acid (protein) sequences, in which nucleotides or amino acids are represented using single-letter codes. The format allows for sequence names and comments to precede the sequences. It origi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikuchi%20District%2C%20Kumamoto
is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of the Koshi merger (but with 2003 population statistics), the district has an estimated population of 58,300 and a density of 427 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 136.66 km2. Towns Kikuyō Ōzu Mergers See merger and dissolution of municipalities ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence%20clustering
In bioinformatics, sequence clustering algorithms attempt to group biological sequences that are somehow related. The sequences can be either of genomic, "transcriptomic" (ESTs) or protein origin. For proteins, homologous sequences are typically grouped into families. For EST data, clustering is important to group se...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamimashiki%20District%2C%20Kumamoto
is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of the Yamato merger (but with 2003 population statistics), the district had an estimated population of 90,315 and a density of 115.2 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 784.03 km2. Towns and villages Kashima Kōsa Mashiki Mifune Yamato Mergers On Fe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein%20family
A protein family is a group of evolutionarily related proteins. In many cases, a protein family has a corresponding gene family, in which each gene encodes a corresponding protein with a 1:1 relationship. The term "protein family" should not be confused with family as it is used in taxonomy. Proteins in a family desce...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagell%E2%80%93Lutz%20theorem
In mathematics, the Nagell–Lutz theorem is a result in the diophantine geometry of elliptic curves, which describes rational torsion points on elliptic curves over the integers. It is named for Trygve Nagell and Élisabeth Lutz. Definition of the terms Suppose that the equation defines a non-singular cubic curve with ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADF
ADF may refer to: Science and technology ADF/Cofilin, a family of actin-binding proteins Alternate-day fasting, a variant of intermittent fasting Augmented Dickey–Fuller test, used in time series analysis African dwarf frogs, a group of aquatic amphibians belonging to the pipid frog genus Hymenochirus Computing ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20curves
This is a list of Wikipedia articles about curves used in different fields: mathematics (including geometry, statistics, and applied mathematics), physics, engineering, economics, medicine, biology, psychology, ecology, etc. Mathematics (Geometry) Algebraic curves Rational curves Rational curves are subdivided accor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher%20equation
In financial mathematics and economics, the Fisher equation expresses the relationship between nominal interest rates, real interest rates, and inflation. Named after Irving Fisher, an American economist, it can be expressed as real interest rate ≈ nominal interest rate − inflation rate. In more formal terms, where ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synaptic%20%28software%29
Synaptic is a GTK-based graphical user interface for the APT package manager used by the Debian Linux distribution and its derivatives. Synaptic is usually used on systems based on deb packages but can also be used on systems based on RPM packages. It can be used to install, remove and upgrade software packages and to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YTM
YTM means yield to maturity. YTM may also refer to: YTM, the United States Navy hull classification symbol for "medium harbor tug" YTM, the International Air Transport Association airport code for Rivière Rouge – Mont Tremblant International Airport, Canada YTM, YouTube Music
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20curves%20topics
This is an alphabetical index of articles related to curves used in mathematics. Acnode Algebraic curve Arc Asymptote Asymptotic curve Barbier's theorem Bézier curve Bézout's theorem Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture Bitangent Bitangents of a quartic Cartesian coordinate system Caustic Cesàro equation...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derna%20District
Derna ( Darnah) is one of the districts of Libya. It is in the northeast of the country, in the historical region of Cyrenaica. Its capital is Derna. In 2007 the district was enlarged to include what had been the Al Qubah District. In the north, Derna has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea. On land, it borders But...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-1%20antitrypsin
Alpha-1 antitrypsin or α1-antitrypsin (A1AT, α1AT, A1A, or AAT) is a protein belonging to the serpin superfamily. It is encoded in humans by the SERPINA1 gene. A protease inhibitor, it is also known as alpha1–proteinase inhibitor (A1PI) or alpha1-antiproteinase (A1AP) because it inhibits various proteases (not just try...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley%20printing%20system
The Berkeley printing system is one of several standard architectures for printing on the Unix platform. It originated in 2.10BSD, and is used in BSD derivatives such as FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and DragonFly BSD. A system running this print architecture could traditionally be identified by the use of the user comman...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferritin
Ferritin is a universal intracellular protein that stores iron and releases it in a controlled fashion. The protein is produced by almost all living organisms, including archaea, bacteria, algae, higher plants, and animals. It is the primary intracellular iron-storage protein in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, keeping...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globulin
The globulins are a family of globular proteins that have higher molecular weights than albumins and are insoluble in pure water but dissolve in dilute salt solutions. Some globulins are produced in the liver, while others are made by the immune system. Globulins, albumins, and fibrinogen are the major blood proteins. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transferrin
Transferrins are glycoproteins found in vertebrates which bind and consequently mediate the transport of iron (Fe) through blood plasma. They are produced in the liver and contain binding sites for two Fe3+ ions. Human transferrin is encoded by the TF gene and produced as a 76 kDa glycoprotein. Transferrin glycoprotei...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%20unemployment%20statistics
The following is a list of California unemployment statistics. Many of the counties with the lowest unemployment rates had relatively high levels of income. They were also located in Northern California, with two exceptions: Orange and San Luis Obispo counties. The counties with the highest unemployment rates were gen...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subunit
Subunit may refer to: Subunit HIV vaccine, a class of HIV vaccine Protein subunit, a protein molecule that assembles with other protein molecules Monomer, a molecule that may bind chemically to other molecules to form a polymer Sub-subunit, a military subunit is a component or subordinate element of a unit (military) S...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcortin
Transcortin, also known as corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) or serpin A6, is a protein produced in the liver in animals. In humans it is encoded by the SERPINA6 gene. It is an alpha-globulin. Function This gene encodes an alpha-globulin protein with corticosteroid-binding properties. This is the major transport ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instantaneously%20trained%20neural%20networks
Instantaneously trained neural networks are feedforward artificial neural networks that create a new hidden neuron node for each novel training sample. The weights to this hidden neuron separate out not only this training sample but others that are near it, thus providing generalization. This separation is done using t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithmic%20derivative
In mathematics, specifically in calculus and complex analysis, the logarithmic derivative of a function f is defined by the formula where is the derivative of f. Intuitively, this is the infinitesimal relative change in f; that is, the infinitesimal absolute change in f, namely scaled by the current value of f. Whe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expectation%E2%80%93maximization%20algorithm
In statistics, an expectation–maximization (EM) algorithm is an iterative method to find (local) maximum likelihood or maximum a posteriori (MAP) estimates of parameters in statistical models, where the model depends on unobserved latent variables. The EM iteration alternates between performing an expectation (E) step,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gona%C3%AFves
Gonaïves (; , ) is a commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite department of Haiti. It has a population of about 300,000 people, but current statistics are unclear, as there has been no census since 2003. History The city of Gonaïves was founded around 1422 by a group of Taíno, who named it Gonaibo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locatelli
Locatelli is a Lombard surname. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 66.7% of all known bearers of the surname Locatelli were residents of Italy (frequency 1:1,705), 15.9% of Brazil (1:24,007), 9.5% of France (1:13,015), 2.7% of Argentina (1:29,519), 1.8% of the United States (1:372,424) and 1.5% of Switzerland (1:10...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid%20crystal%20on%20silicon
Liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS or LCOS) is a miniaturized reflective active-matrix liquid-crystal display or "microdisplay" using a liquid crystal layer on top of a silicon backplane. It is also referred to as a spatial light modulator. LCoS was initially developed for projection televisions but is now used for wavele...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroglobulin
Thyroglobulin (Tg) is a 660 kDa, dimeric glycoprotein produced by the follicular cells of the thyroid and used entirely within the thyroid gland. Tg is secreted and accumulated at hundreds of grams per litre in the extracellular compartment of the thyroid follicles, accounting for approximately half of the protein cont...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20census%20divisions%20of%20Alberta
Statistics Canada divides the province of Alberta into nineteen census divisions. Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Alberta. These areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own. Al...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quassin
Quassin is a white, bitter, crystalline substance that is the prototypical example of the family of quassinoids. It can be extracted from the quassia tree, from which it gets its name. It was first isolated in 1937 and its chemical structure was elucidated in 1961. It is one of the most bitter substances found in natu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%20Bo%C5%A1njakovi%C4%87
Fran Bošnjaković (1902–1993) was a noted Croatian thermodynamicist considered to be one of the pioneers in the development of technical thermodynamics. Bošnjaković was born in Zagreb, where he was initially educated. He continued his education at the Technische Hochschule (Technical University) in Dresden, Germany. He...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A15
A15 or A-15 may refer to: A15 phases, a crystallographic structure type of certain intermetallic compounds A15 road, in several countries Antonov A-15, a Soviet glider British NVC community A15 (Elodea canadensis community), a British Isles plant community Chery A15, a 2003 Chinese 4-door car Nissan A15, a strai...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-equilibrium%20thermodynamics
Non-equilibrium thermodynamics is a branch of thermodynamics that deals with physical systems that are not in thermodynamic equilibrium but can be described in terms of macroscopic quantities (non-equilibrium state variables) that represent an extrapolation of the variables used to specify the system in thermodynamic e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active%20matrix
Active matrix is a type of addressing scheme used in flat panel displays. In this method of switching individual elements (pixels), each pixel is attached to a transistor and capacitor actively maintaining the pixel state while other pixels are being addressed, in contrast with the older passive matrix technology in wh...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilognatha
Chilognatha is a subclass of the class Diplopoda, which includes the vast majority of extant millipedes, about 12,000 species. Taxonomy The classification of Chilognatha presented below is based on Shear, 2011, and Shear & Edgecombe, 2010 (extinct groups). Recent cladistic and molecular studies have challenged the tra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prior%20probability
A prior probability distribution of an uncertain quantity, often simply called the prior, is its assumed probability distribution before some evidence is taken into account. For example, the prior could be the probability distribution representing the relative proportions of voters who will vote for a particular politi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirszbraun%20theorem
In mathematics, specifically real analysis and functional analysis, the Kirszbraun theorem states that if is a subset of some Hilbert space , and is another Hilbert space, and is a Lipschitz-continuous map, then there is a Lipschitz-continuous map that extends and has the same Lipschitz constant as . Note that ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA2
DNA2 may refer to: DNA², a Japanese science fiction manga series DNA2 (gene), a human gene which encodes the enzyme DNA2-like helicase
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveling-wave%20tube
A traveling-wave tube (TWT, pronounced "twit") or traveling-wave tube amplifier (TWTA, pronounced "tweeta") is a specialized vacuum tube that is used in electronics to amplify radio frequency (RF) signals in the microwave range. It was invented by Andrei Haeff around 1933 as a graduate student at Caltech, and its pres...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco%20Marra
Marco A. Marra is a Distinguished Scientist and Director of Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre at the BC Cancer Research Centre and Professor of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He also serves as UBC Canada Research Chair in Genome Science for the Canadian Institutes of Health Re...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runtime%20library
In computer programming, a runtime library is a set of low-level routines used by a compiler to invoke some of the behaviors of a runtime environment, by inserting calls to the runtime library into compiled executable binary. The runtime environment implements the execution model, built-in functions, and other fundam...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inerting%20system
An inerting system decreases the probability of combustion of flammable materials stored in a confined space. The most common such system is a fuel tank containing a combustible liquid, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, jet fuel, or rocket propellant. After being fully filled, and during use, there is a spa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integral%20equation
In mathematics, integral equations are equations in which an unknown function appears under an integral sign. In mathematical notation, integral equations may thus be expressed as being of the form: where is an integral operator acting on u. Hence, integral equations may be viewed as the analog to differential equatio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosthetic%20group
A prosthetic group is the non-amino acid component that is part of the structure of the heteroproteins or conjugated proteins, being tightly linked to the apoprotein. Not to be confused with the cosubstrate that binds to the enzyme apoenzyme (either a holoprotein or heteroprotein) by non-covalent binding a non-protein...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hsp70
The 70 kilodalton heat shock proteins (Hsp70s or DnaK) are a family of conserved ubiquitously expressed heat shock proteins. Proteins with similar structure exist in virtually all living organisms. Intracellularly localized Hsp70s are an important part of the cell's machinery for protein folding, performing chaperoning...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartate%20carbamoyltransferase
Aspartate carbamoyltransferase (also known as aspartate transcarbamoylase or ATCase) catalyzes the first step in the pyrimidine biosynthetic pathway (). In E. coli, the enzyme is a multi-subunit protein complex composed of 12 subunits (300 kDa in total). The composition of the subunits is C6R6, forming 2 trimers of ca...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-dimensional%20gel%20electrophoresis
Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, abbreviated as 2-DE or 2-D electrophoresis, is a form of gel electrophoresis commonly used to analyze proteins. Mixtures of proteins are separated by two properties in two dimensions on 2D gels. 2-DE was first independently introduced by O'Farrell and Klose in 1975. Basis for separ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteriorhodopsin
Bacteriorhodopsin (Bop) is a protein used by Archaea, most notably by haloarchaea, a class of the Euryarchaeota. It acts as a proton pump; that is, it captures light energy and uses it to move protons across the membrane out of the cell. The resulting proton gradient is subsequently converted into chemical energy. Fun...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipjack%20%28cipher%29
In cryptography, Skipjack is a block cipher—an algorithm for encryption—developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Initially classified, it was originally intended for use in the controversial Clipper chip. Subsequently, the algorithm was declassified. History of Skipjack Skipjack was proposed as the encryp...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairaut
Clairaut may refer to: Alexis Claude Clairaut, French mathematician Clairaut's equation Clairaut's theorem Clairaut (crater), a crater on the Moon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle%20in%20a%20ring
In quantum mechanics, the case of a particle in a one-dimensional ring is similar to the particle in a box. The Schrödinger equation for a free particle which is restricted to a ring (technically, whose configuration space is the circle ) is Wave function Using polar coordinates on the 1-dimensional ring of radius R...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural%20alignment
Structural alignment attempts to establish homology between two or more polymer structures based on their shape and three-dimensional conformation. This process is usually applied to protein tertiary structures but can also be used for large RNA molecules. In contrast to simple structural superposition, where at least ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural%20bioinformatics
Structural bioinformatics is the branch of bioinformatics that is related to the analysis and prediction of the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules such as proteins, RNA, and DNA. It deals with generalizations about macromolecular 3D structures such as comparisons of overall folds and local motifs,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol%20table
In computer science, a symbol table is a data structure used by a language translator such as a compiler or interpreter, where each identifier (or symbol), constant, procedure and function in a program's source code is associated with information relating to its declaration or appearance in the source. In other words, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychohistory%20%28fictional%29
Psychohistory is a fictional science in Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe which combines history, sociology, and mathematical statistics to make general predictions about the future behavior of very large groups of people, such as the Galactic Empire. It was first introduced in the four short stories (1942–1944) whic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsch%E2%80%93Jozsa%20algorithm
The Deutsch–Jozsa algorithm is a deterministic quantum algorithm proposed by David Deutsch and Richard Jozsa in 1992 with improvements by Richard Cleve, Artur Ekert, Chiara Macchiavello, and Michele Mosca in 1998. Although of little practical use, it is one of the first examples of a quantum algorithm that is exponenti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFK%20G%C3%B6teborg
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or simply Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it is the only club in the Nordic countries that has won one of the main UEFA competitions, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De%20Boor%27s%20algorithm
In the mathematical subfield of numerical analysis de Boor's algorithm is a polynomial-time and numerically stable algorithm for evaluating spline curves in B-spline form. It is a generalization of de Casteljau's algorithm for Bézier curves. The algorithm was devised by Carl R. de Boor. Simplified, potentially faster ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strength%20reduction
In compiler construction, strength reduction is a compiler optimization where expensive operations are replaced with equivalent but less expensive operations. The classic example of strength reduction converts strong multiplications inside a loop into weaker additions – something that frequently occurs in array address...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid%20parcel
In fluid dynamics, a fluid parcel, also known as a fluid element or material element, is an infinitesimal volume of fluid, identifiable throughout its dynamic history while moving with the fluid flow. As it moves, the mass of a fluid parcel remains constant, while—in a compressible flow—its volume may change, and its s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Forgy
Charles L. Forgy (born December 12, 1949, in Texas) is an American computer scientist, known for developing the Rete algorithm used in his OPS5 and other production system languages used to build expert systems. Early life and education Forgy attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas, and then advanced to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobel%20operator
The Sobel operator, sometimes called the Sobel–Feldman operator or Sobel filter, is used in image processing and computer vision, particularly within edge detection algorithms where it creates an image emphasising edges. It is named after Irwin Sobel and Gary M. Feldman, colleagues at the Stanford Artificial Intelligen...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regression%20fallacy
The regression (or regressive) fallacy is an informal fallacy. It assumes that something has returned to normal because of corrective actions taken while it was abnormal. This fails to account for natural fluctuations. It is frequently a special kind of the post hoc fallacy. Explanation Things like golf scores and chr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanthionine
Lanthionine is a nonproteinogenic amino acid with the chemical formula (HOOC-CH(NH2)-CH2-S-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH). It is typically formed by a cysteine residue and a dehydrated serine residue. Despite its name, lanthionine does not contain the element lanthanum. Background In 1941, lanthionine was first isolated by treati...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekman%20number
The Ekman number (Ek) is a dimensionless number used in fluid dynamics to describe the ratio of viscous forces to Coriolis forces. It is frequently used in describing geophysical phenomena in the oceans and atmosphere in order to characterise the ratio of viscous forces to the Coriolis forces arising from planetary rot...