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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit%20Test%20%28film%29
Rabbit Test is a 1978 American comedy film about the world's first pregnant man, directed and co-written by Joan Rivers and starring Billy Crystal in his film debut. This was the only directing effort by Joan Rivers, who also plays a nurse in a brief scene, while her daughter Melissa Rivers also has a bit part. Rivers...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Crooked%20Hinge
The Crooked Hinge is a mystery novel (1938) by detective novelist John Dickson Carr. It combines a seemingly impossible throat-slashing with elements of witchcraft, an automaton modelled on Maelzel's Chess Player, and the story of the Tichborne Claimant. It was dedicated to fellow author Dorothy Sayers "in friendship ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcinkiewicz%20interpolation%20theorem
In mathematics, the Marcinkiewicz interpolation theorem, discovered by , is a result bounding the norms of non-linear operators acting on Lp spaces. Marcinkiewicz' theorem is similar to the Riesz–Thorin theorem about linear operators, but also applies to non-linear operators. Preliminaries Let f be a measurable func...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaseous%20diffusion
Gaseous diffusion is a technology that was used to produce enriched uranium by forcing gaseous uranium hexafluoride (UF6) through microporous membranes. This produces a slight separation (enrichment factor 1.0043) between the molecules containing uranium-235 (235U) and uranium-238 (238U). By use of a large cascade of m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transient%20receptor%20potential%20channel
Transient receptor potential channels (TRP channels) are a group of ion channels located mostly on the plasma membrane of numerous animal cell types. Most of these are grouped into two broad groups: Group 1 includes TRPC ( "C" for canonical), TRPV ("V" for vanilloid), TRPVL ("VL" for vanilloid-like), TRPM ("M" for mela...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixon%27s%20factorization%20method
In number theory, Dixon's factorization method (also Dixon's random squares method or Dixon's algorithm) is a general-purpose integer factorization algorithm; it is the prototypical factor base method. Unlike for other factor base methods, its run-time bound comes with a rigorous proof that does not rely on conjectures...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catarrh
Catarrh () is an inflammation of mucous membranes in one of the airways or cavities of the body, usually with reference to the throat and paranasal sinuses. It can result in a thick exudate of mucus and white blood cells caused by the swelling of the mucous membranes in the head in response to an infection. It is a sym...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio%20county%20government
Ohio county government is the structure of official managerial and legal bodies of the counties of Ohio, USA. It is marked by a loose organization and a diffusion of power, the basic framework not having been changed since the nineteenth century. The Ohio Constitution allows counties to set up a charter government as ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scattering%20amplitude
In quantum physics, the scattering amplitude is the probability amplitude of the outgoing spherical wave relative to the incoming plane wave in a stationary-state scattering process. At large distances from the centrally symmetric scattering center, the plane wave is described by the wavefunction where is the positi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis%20classification
Tuberculosis classification system The current clinical classification system for tuberculosis (TB) is based on the pathogenesis of the disease. Health care providers should comply with local laws and regulations requiring the reporting of TB. All persons with class 3 or class 5 TB should be reported promptly to th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutive%20equation
In physics and engineering, a constitutive equation or constitutive relation is a relation between two physical quantities (especially kinetic quantities as related to kinematic quantities) that is specific to a material or substance, and approximates the response of that material to external stimuli, usually as applie...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaplastic%20large-cell%20lymphoma
Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) refers to a group of non-Hodgkin lymphomas in which aberrant T cells proliferate uncontrollably. Considered as a single entity, ALCL is the most common type of peripheral lymphoma and represents ~10% of all peripheral lymphomas in children. The incidence of ALCL is estimated to be ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute%20pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a sudden inflammation of the pancreas. Causes, in order of frequency, include: a gallstone impacted in the common bile duct beyond the point where the pancreatic duct joins it; heavy alcohol use; systemic disease; trauma; and, in minors, mumps. Acute pancreatitis may be a single event; it may...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20States%20Navy%201975%20ship%20reclassification
The United States Navy reclassified many of its surface vessels in 1975, changing terminology and hull classification symbols for cruisers, frigates, and ocean escorts. Classification prior to 1975 From the 1950s to 1975, the US Navy had three types of fast task force escorts and one type of convoy escort. The task f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitric%20oxide%20synthase
Nitric oxide synthases () (NOSs) are a family of enzymes catalyzing the production of nitric oxide (NO) from L-arginine. NO is an important cellular signaling molecule. It helps modulate vascular tone, insulin secretion, airway tone, and peristalsis, and is involved in angiogenesis and neural development. It may functi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boobam
The boobam is a percussion instrument of the membranophone family consisting of an array of tubes with membranes stretched on one end, the other end open. The tuning depends partly on the tension on the membrane and partly on the length of the tube. History In 1948 Harry Partch, an American composer, developed a syste...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lerner%20symmetry%20theorem
The Lerner symmetry theorem is a result used in international trade theory, which states that an ad valorem import tariff (a percentage of value or an amount per unit) will have the same effects as an export tax. The theorem is based on the observation that the effect on relative prices is the same regardless of which...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variation%20of%20parameters
In mathematics, variation of parameters, also known as variation of constants, is a general method to solve inhomogeneous linear ordinary differential equations. For first-order inhomogeneous linear differential equations it is usually possible to find solutions via integrating factors or undetermined coefficients wit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EOT
Eot or EOT may refer to: Science Equation of time Extraordinary optical transmission Technology Electric overhead traveling crane Embedded OpenType, a font file format End-of-tape, a marker indicating the end of a magnetic tape End-of-Transmission character, a transmission control character Equivalent oxide ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel%20cell%20%28disambiguation%29
Fuel cell may refer to: Fuel cell, an electrochemical device Racing fuel cell, a gasoline tank with baffles that prevent sloshing typically found in a race vehicle, but also on some street vehicles. Stanley Meyer's water fuel cell, a fraudulent device for allegedly powering a car from water An aircraft fuel tank (...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiunchuli
Hiunchuli () is a peak situated in the Annapurna massif of the Gandaki Province in north-central Nepal. The mountain is an extension of the Annapurna South. Between this peak and the Machapuchare is a narrow section of the Modi Khola valley that constitutes the sole access to the Annapurna Sanctuary. Hiunchuli was fir...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duracell%20Bunny
The Duracell Bunny is an anthropomorphic pink rabbit powered by Duracell batteries, and trademarked for use in all parts of the world except the United States and Canada. Advertisements, which may feature one Duracell Bunny, or several, usually feature the bunnies competing in some way; for example, in a game of footba...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proper%20linear%20model
In statistics, a proper linear model is a linear regression model in which the weights given to the predictor variables are chosen in such a way as to optimize the relationship between the prediction and the criterion. Simple regression analysis is the most common example of a proper linear model. Unit-weighted regres...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchy%E2%80%93Euler%20equation
In mathematics, an Euler–Cauchy equation, or Cauchy–Euler equation, or simply Euler's equation is a linear homogeneous ordinary differential equation with variable coefficients. It is sometimes referred to as an equidimensional equation. Because of its particularly simple equidimensional structure, the differential equ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmic
Algorithmic may refer to: Algorithm, step-by-step instructions for a calculation Algorithmic art, art made by an algorithm Algorithmic composition, music made by an algorithm Algorithmic trading, trading decisions made by an algorithm Algorithmic patent, an intellectual property right in an algorithm Algorithmics, the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conchiolin
Conchiolins (sometimes referred to as conchins) are complex proteins which are secreted by a mollusc's outer epithelium (the mantle). These proteins are part of a matrix of organic macromolecules, mainly proteins and polysaccharides, that assembled together form the microenvironment where crystals nucleate and grow. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German%20wine%20classification
The German wine classification system puts a strong emphasis on standardization and factual completeness, and was first implemented by the German Wine Law of 1971. Nearly all of Germany's vineyards are delineated and registered as one of approximately 2,600 Einzellagen ('individual sites'), and the produce from any vin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilbarchan
Kilbarchan (; ) is a village and civil parish in central Renfrewshire, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The village's name means "cell (chapel) of St. Barchan". It is known for its former weaving industry. History The village was once one of many weaving villages, and at one time there were 800 handlooms i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Move-to-front%20transform
The move-to-front (MTF) transform is an encoding of data (typically a stream of bytes) designed to improve the performance of entropy encoding techniques of compression. When efficiently implemented, it is fast enough that its benefits usually justify including it as an extra step in data compression algorithm. This ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferna
Ferna is a municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany. References Eichsfeld (district)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vis-viva%20equation
In astrodynamics, the vis-viva equation, also referred to as orbital-energy-invariance law or Burgas formula, is one of the equations that model the motion of orbiting bodies. It is the direct result of the principle of conservation of mechanical energy which applies when the only force acting on an object is its own w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cray-3
The Cray-3 was a vector supercomputer, Seymour Cray's designated successor to the Cray-2. The system was one of the first major applications of gallium arsenide (GaAs) semiconductors in computing, using hundreds of custom built ICs packed into a CPU. The design goal was performance around 16 GFLOPS, about 12 times tha...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth%20government%20of%20Jordi%20Pujol
The colors indicate the political party affiliation of each member: So the statistics of the Government composition are: Cabinets of Catalonia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann%20Gummel
Hermann K. Gummel (6 July 1923 – 5 September 2022) was a German physicist and pioneer in the semiconductor industry. The son of Hans and Charlotte Gummel, he was the middle of their three children, Bärbel and Achi being respectively his older sister and his younger brother. Grown up in very turbulent times in Nazi Ger...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-dreadnought%20battleship
Pre-dreadnought battleships were sea-going battleships built from the mid- to late- 1880s to the early 1900s. Their designs were conceived before the appearance of in 1906 and their classification as 'pre-dreadnought' is retrospectively applied. In their day, they were simply known as 'battleships' or else more rank-s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence%20region
In statistics, a confidence region is a multi-dimensional generalization of a confidence interval. It is a set of points in an n-dimensional space, often represented as an ellipsoid around a point which is an estimated solution to a problem, although other shapes can occur. Interpretation The confidence region is cal...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond%20Damadian
Raymond Vahan Damadian (March 16, 1936 – August 3, 2022) was an American physician, medical practitioner, and inventor of the first NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) scanning machine. Damadian's research into sodium and potassium in living cells led him to his first experiments with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) whi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n%20vortex%20street
In fluid dynamics, a Kármán vortex street (or a von Kármán vortex street) is a repeating pattern of swirling vortices, caused by a process known as vortex shedding, which is responsible for the unsteady separation of flow of a fluid around blunt bodies. It is named after the engineer and fluid dynamicist Theodore von ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutscher%20Landwein
Deutscher Landwein can refer to: German wine classification above Tafelwein Fruit wine from Germany
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porin%20%28protein%29
Porins are beta barrel proteins that cross a cellular membrane and act as a pore, through which molecules can diffuse. Unlike other membrane transport proteins, porins are large enough to allow passive diffusion, i.e., they act as channels that are specific to different types of molecules. They are present in the outer...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poynting%27s%20theorem
In electrodynamics, Poynting's theorem is a statement of conservation of energy for electromagnetic fields developed by British physicist John Henry Poynting. It states that in a given volume, the stored energy changes at a rate given by the work done on the charges within the volume, minus the rate at which energy lea...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Center%20for%20Health%20Statistics
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is a U.S. government agency that provides statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the public health of the American people. It is a unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistica...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphorylase
In biochemistry, phosphorylases are enzymes that catalyze the addition of a phosphate group from an inorganic phosphate (phosphate+hydrogen) to an acceptor. A-B + P A + P-B They include allosteric enzymes that catalyze the production of glucose-1-phosphate from a glucan such as glycogen, starch or maltodextrin. Pho...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand%27s%20ballot%20theorem
In combinatorics, Bertrand's ballot problem is the question: "In an election where candidate A receives p votes and candidate B receives q votes with p > q, what is the probability that A will be strictly ahead of B throughout the count?" The answer is The result was first published by W. A. Whitworth in 1878, but is...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geophysical%20Fluid%20Dynamics%20Laboratory
The Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) is a laboratory in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR). The current director is Venkatachalam Ramaswamy. It is one of seven Research Laboratories within NOAA's OAR. GFDL is engaged in comprehensive ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbered%20highways%20in%20Kentucky
The Kentucky Revised Statute 177.020(1) provides that the Department of Highways, a part of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, is responsible for the establishment and classification of a State Primary Road System which includes the state primary routes, interstate highways, parkways and toll roads, state secondary r...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFTA
AFTA or Afta may refer to: Afta, a brand of aftershave by Mennen ASEAN Free Trade Area Galactan 5-O-arabinofuranosyltransferase, an enzyme American Family Therapy Academy, family therapy organisation founded in 1978 by Murray Bowen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron%20Ciechanover
Aaron Ciechanover ( ; ; born October 1, 1947) is an Israeli biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for characterizing the method that cells use to degrade and recycle proteins using ubiquitin. Biography Early life Ciechanover was born in Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine on 1 October 1947 into a Jewish fam...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integral%20Equations%20and%20Operator%20Theory
Integral Equations and Operator Theory is a journal dedicated to operator theory and its applications to engineering and other mathematical sciences. As some approaches to the study of integral equations (theoretically and numerically) constitute a subfield of operator theory, the journal also deals with the theory of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trocken
Trocken, German for dry, is a classification of German wine that indicates a wine that is dry rather than off-dry (halbtrocken), sweeter (lieblich) or sweet (süß). Trocken wines are not devoid of residual sugar, but have, at most, a few grams per liter, which can be perceptible but is not overtly sweet. Trocken is also...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel%20Lo%C3%A8ve
Michel Loève (January 22, 1907 – February 17, 1979) was a French-American probabilist and mathematical statistician, of Jewish origin. He is known in mathematical statistics and probability theory for the Karhunen–Loève theorem and Karhunen–Loève transform. Michel Loève was born in Jaffa (then part of the Ottoman Empi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comb%20filter
In signal processing, a comb filter is a filter implemented by adding a delayed version of a signal to itself, causing constructive and destructive interference. The frequency response of a comb filter consists of a series of regularly spaced notches in between regularly spaced peaks (sometimes called teeth) giving the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD2%20%28hash%20function%29
The MD2 Message-Digest Algorithm is a cryptographic hash function developed by Ronald Rivest in 1989. The algorithm is optimized for 8-bit computers. MD2 is specified in IETF RFC 1319. The "MD" in MD2 stands for "Message Digest". Even though MD2 is not yet fully compromised, the IETF retired MD2 to "historic" status ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chung%20Kwei%20%28algorithm%29
Chung Kwei is a spam filtering algorithm based on the TEIRESIAS Algorithm for finding coding genes within bulk DNA. It is named after Zhong Kui, a figure in Chinese folklore. See also Spam (electronic) CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 DNSBL SpamAssassin External links Official Report TEIRESIAS: Sequence Pattern Discovery, from I...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonlinear%20regression
In statistics, nonlinear regression is a form of regression analysis in which observational data are modeled by a function which is a nonlinear combination of the model parameters and depends on one or more independent variables. The data are fitted by a method of successive approximations. General In nonlinear regr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinomial%20distribution
In probability theory, the multinomial distribution is a generalization of the binomial distribution. For example, it models the probability of counts for each side of a k-sided die rolled n times. For n independent trials each of which leads to a success for exactly one of k categories, with each category having a giv...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-loudness%20contour
An equal-loudness contour is a measure of sound pressure level, over the frequency spectrum, for which a listener perceives a constant loudness when presented with pure steady tones. The unit of measurement for loudness levels is the phon and is arrived at by reference to equal-loudness contours. By definition, two sin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial%20least%20squares%20regression
Partial least squares regression (PLS regression) is a statistical method that bears some relation to principal components regression; instead of finding hyperplanes of maximum variance between the response and independent variables, it finds a linear regression model by projecting the predicted variables and the obser...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarm%20robotics
Swarm robotics is an approach to the coordination of multiple robots as a system which consist of large numbers of mostly simple physical robots. ″In a robot swarm, the collective behavior of the robots results from local interactions between the robots and between the robots and the environment in which they act.″ It ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossed%20extensor%20reflex
The crossed extensor reflex or crossed extensor response or crossed extension reflex is a reflex in which the contralateral limb compensates for loss of support when the ipsilateral limb withdraws from painful stimulus in a withdrawal reflex. During a withdrawal reflex, the flexors in the withdrawing limb contract and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thioredoxin%20reductase
Thioredoxin reductases (TR, TrxR) () are enzymes that reduce thioredoxin (Trx). Two classes of thioredoxin reductase have been identified: one class in bacteria and some eukaryotes and one in animals. In bacteria TrxR also catalyzes the reduction of glutaredoxin like proteins known as NrdH. Both classes are flavoprotei...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PWM%20rectifier
PWM rectifier is an AC to DC power converter, that is implemented using forced commutated power electronic semiconductor switches. Conventional PWM converters are used for wind turbines that have a permanent-magnet alternator. Today, insulated gate bipolar transistors are typical switching devices. In contrast to dio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die%20preparation
Die preparation is a step of semiconductor device fabrication during which a wafer is prepared for IC packaging and IC testing. The process of die preparation typically consists of two steps: wafer mounting and wafer dicing. Wafer mounting Wafer mounting is a step that is performed during the die preparation of a waf...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weill
Weill is an educational institution affiliated with Cornell University, named after Sanford I. Weill and may refer to: Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, research institute located on Cornell University's Ithaca, NY campus Weill Medical College of Cornell University, medical school located in New York Ci...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunotoxin
An immunotoxin is an artificial protein consisting of a targeting portion linked to a toxin. When the protein binds to that cell, it is taken in through endocytosis, and the toxin kills the cell. They are used for the treatment of some kinds of cancer and a few viral infections. Design These chimeric proteins are usu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place%20cell
A place cell is a kind of pyramidal neuron in the hippocampus that becomes active when an animal enters a particular place in its environment, which is known as the place field. Place cells are thought to act collectively as a cognitive representation of a specific location in space, known as a cognitive map. Place cel...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton-exchange%20membrane%20fuel%20cell
Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), also known as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, are a type of fuel cell being developed mainly for transport applications, as well as for stationary fuel-cell applications and portable fuel-cell applications. Their distinguishing features include lower temperatu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphoric%20acid%20fuel%20cell
Phosphoric acid fuel cells (PAFC) are a type of fuel cell that uses liquid phosphoric acid as an electrolyte. They were the first fuel cells to be commercialized. Developed in the mid-1960s and field-tested since the 1970s, they have improved significantly in stability, performance, and cost. Such characteristics have ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid%20oxide%20fuel%20cell
A solid oxide fuel cell (or SOFC) is an electrochemical conversion device that produces electricity directly from oxidizing a fuel. Fuel cells are characterized by their electrolyte material; the SOFC has a solid oxide or ceramic electrolyte. Advantages of this class of fuel cells include high combined heat and power ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkaline%20fuel%20cell
The alkaline fuel cell (AFC), also known as the Bacon fuel cell after its British inventor, Francis Thomas Bacon, is one of the most developed fuel cell technologies. Alkaline fuel cells consume hydrogen and pure oxygen, to produce potable water, heat, and electricity. They are among the most efficient fuel cells, havi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence%20logo
In bioinformatics, a sequence logo is a graphical representation of the sequence conservation of nucleotides (in a strand of DNA/RNA) or amino acids (in protein sequences). A sequence logo is created from a collection of aligned sequences and depicts the consensus sequence and diversity of the sequences. Sequence logos...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hristo%20Lukov
Hristo Nikolov Lukov (; 6 January 1887 in Varna – 13 February 1943 in Sofia) was a Bulgarian lieutenant-general, politician, and Minister of War, who led the nationalistic Union of Bulgarian National Legions (UBNL), an organisation largely supportive of Nazi ideology. Lukov was assassinated in 1943 by two members of th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary%20robotics
Evolutionary robotics is an embodied approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in which robots are automatically designed using Darwinian principles of natural selection. The design of a robot, or a subsystem of a robot such as a neural controller, is optimized against a behavioral goal (e.g. run as fast as possible). U...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TPP
TPP may refer to: Science and technology Chemistry Tripolyphosphate, a sodium salt of the polyphosphate penta-anion Thiamine pyrophosphate, an enzyme cofactor Tetraphenylporphyrin, a synthetic heterocyclic compound that resembles naturally occurring porphyrins Triphenylphosphine, an organophosphorus compound comm...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean%20trigonometric%20identity
The Pythagorean trigonometric identity, also called simply the Pythagorean identity, is an identity expressing the Pythagorean theorem in terms of trigonometric functions. Along with the sum-of-angles formulae, it is one of the basic relations between the sine and cosine functions. The identity is As usual, means . ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabase
Diabase (), also called dolerite () or microgabbro, is a mafic, holocrystalline, subvolcanic rock equivalent to volcanic basalt or plutonic gabbro. Diabase dikes and sills are typically shallow intrusive bodies and often exhibit fine-grained to aphanitic chilled margins which may contain tachylite (dark mafic glass). ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel
Castel may refer to the following places: In France Castel is the Occitan word for the Latin Castrum (small caserna military castrum) and occurs very often in southern France toponyms especially mixed with the adjective nau (which means new written nòu in Occitan). , a village and former commune in Picardy, since 196...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probabilistic%20encryption
Probabilistic encryption is the use of randomness in an encryption algorithm, so that when encrypting the same message several times it will, in general, yield different ciphertexts. The term "probabilistic encryption" is typically used in reference to public key encryption algorithms; however various symmetric key en...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beck%27s%20theorem
Beck's theorem may refer to either of two mathematical results: Beck's monadicity theorem or the Beck tripleability theorem (1964/2003), by Jonathan Mock Beck, on monadic functors in category theory Beck's theorem (geometry) (1983) by József Beck, on finite collections of points in discrete geometry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szemer%C3%A9di%E2%80%93Trotter%20theorem
The Szemerédi–Trotter theorem is a mathematical result in the field of Discrete geometry. It asserts that given points and lines in the Euclidean plane, the number of incidences (i.e., the number of point-line pairs, such that the point lies on the line) is This bound cannot be improved, except in terms of the impl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maisonneuve%20fracture
The Maisonneuve fracture is a spiral fracture of the proximal third of the fibula associated with a tear of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis and the interosseous membrane. There is an associated fracture of the medial malleolus or rupture of the deep deltoid ligament of the ankle. This type of injury can be difficul...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcolaenaceae
The Sarcolaenaceae are a family of flowering plants endemic to Madagascar. The family includes 79 species of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs in ten genera. Recent DNA studies indicate that the Sarcolaenaceae are a sibling taxon to the family Dipterocarpaceae of Africa, South America, India, Southeast Asia and Malesi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester%E2%80%93Gallai%20theorem
The Sylvester–Gallai theorem in geometry states that every finite set of points in the Euclidean plane has a line that passes through exactly two of the points or a line that passes through all of them. It is named after James Joseph Sylvester, who posed it as a problem in 1893, and Tibor Gallai, who published one of t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrobiopterin
Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4, THB), also known as sapropterin (INN), is a cofactor of the three aromatic amino acid hydroxylase enzymes, used in the degradation of amino acid phenylalanine and in the biosynthesis of the neurotransmitters serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT), melatonin, dopamine, norepinephrine (noradrenal...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical%20learning%20theory
Statistical learning theory is a framework for machine learning drawing from the fields of statistics and functional analysis. Statistical learning theory deals with the statistical inference problem of finding a predictive function based on data. Statistical learning theory has led to successful applications in fields...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA%20extraction
The first isolation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was done in 1869 by Friedrich Miescher. DNA extraction is the process of isolating DNA from the cells of an organism isolated from a sample, typically a biological sample such as blood, saliva, or tissue . It involves breaking open the cells, removing proteins and oth...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transversion
Transversion, in molecular biology, refers to a point mutation in DNA in which a single (two ring) purine (A or G) is changed for a (one ring) pyrimidine (T or C), or vice versa. A transversion can be spontaneous, or it can be caused by ionizing radiation or alkylating agents. It can only be reversed by a spontaneous r...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirna
Pirna (; ; ) is a town in Saxony, Germany and capital of the administrative district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The town's population is over 37,000. Pirna is located near Dresden and is an important district town as well as a Große Kreisstadt. Geography Geographical location Pirna is located in the vicinity...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional%20genomics
Functional genomics is a field of molecular biology that attempts to describe gene (and protein) functions and interactions. Functional genomics make use of the vast data generated by genomic and transcriptomic projects (such as genome sequencing projects and RNA sequencing). Functional genomics focuses on the dynamic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apoc
Apoc may refer to: African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control, a World Bank and World Health Organization NGO Apolipoprotein C, a family of four proteins that resides on lipoproteins. Anglo-Persian Oil Company, later BP Anarchist People of Color APOC (wrestler) is the ring name of a professional wrestler. Apoc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal%20pressure%20hydrocephalus
Normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), also called malresorptive hydrocephalus, is a form of communicating hydrocephalus in which excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) occurs in the ventricles, and with normal or slightly elevated cerebrospinal fluid pressure. As the fluid builds up, it causes the ventricles to enlarge and th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium%20sulfate%20precipitation
Ammonium sulfate precipitation is one of the most commonly used methods for large and laboratory scale protein purification and fractionation that can be used to separate proteins by altering their solubility in the presence of a high salt concentration. Properties Ammonium sulfate is an inorganic salt with a high s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangaku
Sangaku or san gaku () are Japanese geometrical problems or theorems on wooden tablets which were placed as offerings at Shinto shrines or Buddhist temples during the Edo period by members of all social classes. History The sangaku were painted in color on wooden tablets (ema) and hung in the precincts of Buddhist te...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIAT
LIAT (1974) Ltd, also known as Leeward Islands Air Transport Services and operating as LIAT, is a regional airline headquartered in Antigua and Barbuda that operated high-frequency inter-island scheduled services to 15 destinations in the Caribbean. The airline's main base was V.C. Bird International Airport, Antigua a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20parks%20of%20Greece
Greece is characterized by an extremely fragmented, rugged landscape hosting a great diversity of ecosystems and an outstanding biodiversity. Almost 5% of its extensive coastline consists of ecologically sensitive wetlands. Two thirds of the total population live no further than 2 km from the coast and most of the impo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental%20theorem%20of%20curves
In differential geometry, the fundamental theorem of space curves states that every regular curve in three-dimensional space, with non-zero curvature, has its shape (and size or scale) completely determined by its curvature and torsion. Use A curve can be described, and thereby defined, by a pair of scalar fields: cur...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaky%20bucket
The leaky bucket is an algorithm based on an analogy of how a bucket with a constant leak will overflow if either the average rate at which water is poured in exceeds the rate at which the bucket leaks or if more water than the capacity of the bucket is poured in all at once. It can be used to determine whether some se...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBD
EBD may refer to: Health and medicine Emotional and behavioral disorders Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica, disease affecting the skin and other organs Evidence-based dentistry Extensor digitorum brevis, muscle in the foot Other uses Ebbsfleet International railway station, in England Elections and Boundarie...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adna%20Chaffee
Adna Romanza Chaffee (April 14, 1842 – November 1, 1914) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. Chaffee took part in the American Civil War and Indian Wars, played a key role in the Spanish–American War, and fought in the Boxer Rebellion in China. He was the Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 19...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GC-content
In molecular biology and genetics, GC-content (or guanine-cytosine content) is the percentage of nitrogenous bases in a DNA or RNA molecule that are either guanine (G) or cytosine (C). This measure indicates the proportion of G and C bases out of an implied four total bases, also including adenine and thymine in DNA an...