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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone%20d%27%C3%A9tudes%20et%20d%27am%C3%A9nagement%20du%20territoire
In 1967 the (French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies, INSEE), together with the French Commissariat général and DATAR () declared the nominal division of France into eight large regions. These were named (Research and National Development Zones) or ZEAT. Until 2016, the ZEAT corresponded to the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single%20crystal
In materials science, a single crystal (or single-crystal solid or monocrystalline solid) is a material in which the crystal lattice of the entire sample is continuous and unbroken to the edges of the sample, with no grain boundaries. The absence of the defects associated with grain boundaries can give monocrystals uni...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sati
Sati or SATI may refer to: Entertainment Sati (film), a 1989 Bengali film by Aparna Sen and starring Shabana Azmi Sati (novel), a 1990 novel by Christopher Pike Sati (singer) (born 1976), Lithuanian singer Sati, a character in The Matrix Revolutions Institutes Samrat Ashok Technological Institute, a college in Vidish...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCM%20mode
CCM mode (counter with cipher block chaining message authentication code; counter with CBC-MAC) is a mode of operation for cryptographic block ciphers. It is an authenticated encryption algorithm designed to provide both authentication and confidentiality. CCM mode is only defined for block ciphers with a block lengt...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuity
Continuity or continuous may refer to: Mathematics Continuity (mathematics), the opposing concept to discreteness; common examples include Continuous probability distribution or random variable in probability and statistics Continuous game, a generalization of games used in game theory Law of continuity, a heuris...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell%20group
The cell group is a form of church organization that is used in many Christian churches. Cell groups are generally intended to teach the Bible and personalize Christian fellowship. They are always used in cell churches, but also occur in parachurch organizations and other interdenominational settings, where they are us...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrinsic%20semiconductor
An intrinsic (pure) semiconductor, also called an undoped semiconductor or i-type semiconductor, is a pure semiconductor without any significant dopant species present. The number of charge carriers is therefore determined by the properties of the material itself instead of the amount of impurities. In intrinsic semico...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector%20sum%20excited%20linear%20prediction
Vector sum excited linear prediction (VSELP) is a speech coding method used in several cellular standards. The VSELP algorithm is an analysis-by-synthesis coding technique and belongs to the class of speech coding algorithms known as CELP (Code Excited Linear Prediction). Variations of this codec have been used in sev...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic%20%28geodemography%29
Mosaic is Experian's system for geodemographic classification of households. It applies the principles of geodemography to consumer household and individual data collated from a number of government and commercial sources. The statistical development of the system was led by professor Richard Webber in association with...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Develo
The Develo (デベロ) is an official Japanese PC Engine hobbyist development accessory for NEC's console. It includes a C compiler and an assembler. Some games made with this kit were published on demo discs, such as Frisbee Ken John. NEC consoles Video game development software
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progesterone%20receptor
The progesterone receptor (PR), also known as NR3C3 or nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 3, is a protein found inside cells. It is activated by the steroid hormone progesterone. In humans, PR is encoded by a single PGR gene residing on chromosome 11q22, it has two isoforms, PR-A and PR-B, that differ in th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocortisone%20acetate
Hydrocortisone acetate is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid and a corticosteroid ester. The acetate group helps to protect the hydrocortisone molecule from being broken down by enzymes in the body (prolongs the duration of action of hydrocortisone) and allows it to be absorbed more easily. Oral bioavailabilit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airlink%20%28Papua%20New%20Guinea%29
Airlink was an airline based in Madang, Papua New Guinea that ceased operations in late July 2007. It provided high-frequency scheduled and charter services to outlying regions of Papua New Guinea. Its main base was Madang Airport, with hubs at Rabaul Airport, Kavieng Airport, Wewak International Airport and Mount Hage...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumble%20%28noise%29
A rumble is a continuous deep, resonant sound, such as the sound made by heavy vehicles or thunder. In the context of audio reproduction rumble refers to a low frequency sound from the bearings inside a turntable. This is most noticeable in low quality turntables with ball bearings. Higher quality turntables use slide...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farid%20F.%20Abraham
Farid F. Abraham (born May 5, 1937) is an American scientist. He has pioneered new methods of using computer modeling in the fields of fracture mechanics, membrane dynamics and phase transformation behavior of matter. He has written two textbooks and over 200 papers published in international journals. He won the Ane...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSSP
FSSP may refer to: Families of structurally similar proteins, a protein structures database Federal Bailiffs Service (Russia), abbreviated FSSP in Russian Firing squad synchronization problem, a problem in computer science and cellular automata Frances Slocum State Park, a state park in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Pr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrna%20Mack
Myrna Mack Chang (24 October 1949 – 11 September 1990) was a Guatemalan anthropologist. In 1990, she was stabbed to death by elements in the Guatemalan military due to her criticism of the Guatemala government's treatment of the indigenous Maya, and human rights abuses against the people in general. Due to her sister'...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium%20propionate
Sodium propanoate or sodium propionate is the sodium salt of propionic acid which has the chemical formula Na(C2H5COO). This white crystalline solid is deliquescent in moist air. Reactions It is produced by the reaction of propionic acid and sodium carbonate or sodium hydroxide. Uses It is used as a food preservative...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clery%20Act
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act or Clery Act, signed in 1990, is a federal statute codified at , with implementing regulations in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations at . The Clery Act requires all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial ai...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu%20Yifei
Crystal Liu (born An Feng; August 25, 1987), better known by her stage name Liu Yifei (), is a Chinese-American actress, singer, and model. She has appeared multiple times on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list and was named one of the New Four Dan actresses of China in 2009. She is widely known as "Fairy Sister" in China....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naphazoline
Naphazoline is a medicine used as a decongestant, and a vasoconstrictor added to eye drops to relieve red eye. It has a rapid action in reducing swelling when applied to mucous membranes. It is a sympathomimetic agent with marked alpha adrenergic activity that acts on alpha-receptors in the arterioles of the conjunctiv...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20bird%20species%20described%20in%20the%202000s
This page details the bird species described as new to science in the years 2000 to 2010: Summary statistics Number of species described per year Countries with high numbers of newly described species Brazil Colombia Peru Indonesia The birds, year-by-year 2000 Foothill elaenia, Myiopagis olallai Coopmans, P. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan%20receptor
In biochemistry, an orphan receptor is a protein that has a similar structure to other identified receptors but whose endogenous ligand has not yet been identified. If a ligand for an orphan receptor is later discovered, the receptor is referred to as an "adopted orphan". Conversely, the term orphan ligand refers to a ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belonger%20status
Belonger status is a legal classification normally associated with British Overseas Territories. It refers to people who have close ties to a specific territory, normally by birth or ancestry. The requirements for belonger status, and the rights that it confers, vary from territory to territory. Rights The rights as...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1ramo
Páramo () may refer to a variety of alpine tundra ecosystems located in the Andes Mountain Range, South America. Some ecologists describe the páramo broadly as "all high, tropical, montane vegetation above the continuous timberline". A narrower term classifies the páramo according to its regional placement in the north...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aceh%20%28disambiguation%29
Aceh is a province of Indonesia. Aceh or ACEH may also refer to: Aceh Sultanate Aceh cattle Mie Aceh Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, an enzyme
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960%20in%20Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 1960 in Singapore. Statistics Births There were 61770 recorded births Deaths There were 10210 recorded deaths. Incumbents Yang di-Pertuan Negara – Yusof Ishak Prime Minister – Lee Kuan Yew Events February 1 February – The Housing and Development Board is set up by ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateaux%20derivative
In mathematics, the Gateaux differential or Gateaux derivative is a generalization of the concept of directional derivative in differential calculus. Named after René Gateaux, a French mathematician who died at age 25 in World War I, it is defined for functions between locally convex topological vector spaces such as B...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Past%20life%20regression
Past life regression is a method that uses hypnosis to recover what practitioners believe are memories of past lives or incarnations. The practice is widely considered discredited and unscientific by medical practitioners, and experts generally regard claims of recovered memories of past lives as fantasies or delusions...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20Lake%20South%20High%20School
Crystal Lake South High School, often referred to as "South" or "CLS," is one of three high schools in Crystal Lake, Illinois, and currently has a body of roughly 1916 students. As Crystal Lake's second oldest school, it was constructed from 1976 to 1978 and opened in September 1978 after Crystal Lake Community High S...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20urban-format%20radio%20stations%20in%20the%20United%20States
The classification of urban-formatted radio stations range from the radio formats of rhythmic contemporary hit radio to Urban contemporary gospel. Though urban contemporary was the originator of the format, there have come to be many variations of the format in the last 30 years. Alabama Birmingham WAGG/WENN – Heave...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor%20unit%20recruitment
Motor unit recruitment is the activation of additional motor units to accomplish an increase in contractile strength in a muscle. A motor unit consists of one motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it stimulates. All muscles consist of a number of motor units and the fibers belonging to a motor unit are dispersed a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAC%20Cresco
The PAC Cresco is a turboprop-powered derivative of the Fletcher FU-24 (later called the PAC Fletcher) aerial topdressing aircraft, manufactured by the Pacific Aerospace Corporation in Hamilton, New Zealand. The Cresco was superseded by the PAC P-750 XSTOL in the early 21st century, but in 2019 was returned to producti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iterative%20deepening%20A%2A
Iterative deepening A* (IDA*) is a graph traversal and path search algorithm that can find the shortest path between a designated start node and any member of a set of goal nodes in a weighted graph. It is a variant of iterative deepening depth-first search that borrows the idea to use a heuristic function to conservat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carath%C3%A9odory%27s%20theorem%20%28conformal%20mapping%29
In mathematics, Carathéodory's theorem is a theorem in complex analysis, named after Constantin Carathéodory, which extends the Riemann mapping theorem. The theorem, first proved in 1913, states that any conformal mapping sending the unit disk to some region in the complex plane bounded by a Jordan curve extends contin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusin%27s%20theorem
In the mathematical field of real analysis, Lusin's theorem (or Luzin's theorem, named for Nikolai Luzin) or Lusin's criterion states that an almost-everywhere finite function is measurable if and only if it is a continuous function on nearly all its domain. In the informal formulation of J. E. Littlewood, "every measu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragonal%20polycrystalline%20zirconia
Yttria blends of approximately 3% are called either tetragonal polycrystalline zirconia or tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (forming the initialisms TZP or TPZ) and have the finest grain size. These grades exhibit the highest toughness at room temperature, because they are nearly 100% tetragonal, but this degrades sever...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stationary%20wavelet%20transform
The Stationary wavelet transform (SWT) is a wavelet transform algorithm designed to overcome the lack of translation-invariance of the discrete wavelet transform (DWT). Translation-invariance is achieved by removing the downsamplers and upsamplers in the DWT and upsampling the filter coefficients by a factor of in the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrapyrrole
Tetrapyrroles are a class of chemical compounds that contain four pyrrole or pyrrole-like rings. The pyrrole/pyrrole derivatives are linked by (=- or -- units), in either a linear or a cyclic fashion. Pyrroles are a five-atom ring with four carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom. Tetrapyrroles are common cofactors in bi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrolepiidae
The Acrolepiidae are a family of moths known as false diamondback moths. In modern classifications, they are often treated as a subfamily (Acrolepiinae) of the family Glyphipterigidae. Caterpillars are typically spotted and 10 to 12 mm in length. Adults have a wingspan between 16 and 18 mm and are generally nocturnal...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombs%20of%20the%20Nobles%20%28Amarna%29
Located in Middle Egypt, the Tombs of the Nobles at Amarna are the burial places of some of the powerful courtiers and persons of the city of Akhetaten. The tombs are in two groups, cut into the cliffs and bluffs in the east of the dry bay of Akhetaten. There are 25 major tombs, many of them decorated and with their o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catenin
Catenins are a family of proteins found in complexes with cadherin cell adhesion molecules of animal cells. The first two catenins that were identified became known as α-catenin and β-catenin. α-Catenin can bind to β-catenin and can also bind filamentous actin (F-actin). β-Catenin binds directly to the cytoplasmic tail...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinculin
In mammalian cells, vinculin is a membrane-cytoskeletal protein in focal adhesion plaques that is involved in linkage of integrin adhesion molecules to the actin cytoskeleton. Vinculin is a cytoskeletal protein associated with cell-cell and cell-matrix junctions, where it is thought to function as one of several intera...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van%20der%20Woude%20syndrome
Van der Woude syndrome (VDWS) is a genetic disorder characterized by the combination of lower lip pits, cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P), and cleft palate only (CPO). The frequency of orofacial clefts ranges from 1:1000 to 1:500 births worldwide, and there are more than 400 syndromes that involve CL/P. VW...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous%20peoples%20of%20the%20Southeastern%20Woodlands
Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands, Southeastern cultures, or Southeast Indians are an ethnographic classification for Native Americans who have traditionally inhabited the area now part of the Southeastern United States and the northeastern border of Mexico, that share common cultural traits. This classi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20North%20Wind%20and%20the%20Sun
The North Wind and the Sun is one of Aesop's Fables (Perry Index 46). It is type 298 (Wind and Sun) in the Aarne–Thompson folktale classification. The moral it teaches about the superiority of persuasion over force has made the story widely known. It has also become a chosen text for phonetic transcriptions. Story and...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adna%2C%20Washington
Adna is an unincorporated community located in Lewis County, Washington. Etymology An early resident, J.G. Browning named the town "Willoway" for the saying "Where there's a will, there's a way", the favorite saying of his wife, Edna. In 1892, the town's name was changed by the railroad to Pamona to distinguish it fro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatocyte%20nuclear%20factor%204
HNF4 (Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4) is a nuclear receptor protein mostly expressed in the liver, gut, kidney, and pancreatic beta cells that is critical for liver development. In humans, there are two paralogs of HNF4, HNF4α and HNF4γ, encoded by two separate genes and respectively. Ligands HNF4 was originally class...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum-shift%20keying
In digital modulation, minimum-shift keying (MSK) is a type of continuous-phase frequency-shift keying that was developed in the late 1950s by Collins Radio employees Melvin L. Doelz and Earl T. Heald. Similar to OQPSK, MSK is encoded with bits alternating between quadrature components, with the Q component delayed by...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheometer
A rheometer is a laboratory device used to measure the way in which a viscous fluid (a liquid, suspension or slurry) flows in response to applied forces. It is used for those fluids which cannot be defined by a single value of viscosity and therefore require more parameters to be set and measured than is the case for ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telluric%20acid
Telluric acid, or more accurately Orthotelluric acid, is a chemical compound with the formula , often written as . It is a white crystalline solid made up of octahedral molecules which persist in aqueous solution. In the solid state, there are two forms, rhombohedral and monoclinic, and both contain octahedral molecu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volley%20theory
Volley theory states that groups of neurons of the auditory system respond to a sound by firing action potentials slightly out of phase with one another so that when combined, a greater frequency of sound can be encoded and sent to the brain to be analyzed. The theory was proposed by Ernest Wever and Charles Bray in 19...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonfinite%20verb
A nonfinite verb, in contrast to a finite verb, is a derivative form of a verb that lacks inflection (conjugation) for number or person. In the English language, the nonfinite verb cannot perform action as the main verb of an independent clause, while in French, the first verb is typically the only finite one. In Eng...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypokinesia
Hypokinesia is one of the classifications of movement disorders, and refers to decreased bodily movement. Hypokinesia is characterized by a partial or complete loss of muscle movement due to a disruption in the basal ganglia. Hypokinesia is a symptom of Parkinson's disease shown as muscle rigidity and an inability to p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pityriasis
Pityriasis commonly refers to flaking (or scaling) of the skin. The word comes from the Greek πίτυρον "bran". Classification Types include: Pityriasis alba, dry, fine-scaled, pale patches on the face Pityriasis lichenoides chronica, caused by a hypersensitivity reaction to infectious agents Pityriasis lichenoides ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eilhard%20Mitscherlich
Eilhard Mitscherlich (; 7 January 179428 August 1863) was a German chemist, who is perhaps best remembered today for his discovery of the phenomenon of crystallographic isomorphism in 1819. Early life and work Mitscherlich was born at Neuende (now a part of Wilhelmshaven) in the Lordship of Jever, where his father w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinorelbine
Vinorelbine (NVB), sold under the brand name Navelbine among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of types of cancer. This includes breast cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. It is given by injection into a vein or by mouth. Common side effects include bone marrow suppression, pain at the sit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilayer%20perceptron
A multilayer perceptron (MLP) is a misnomer for a modern feedforward artificial neural network, consisting of fully connected neurons with a nonlinear kind of activation function, organized in at least three layers, notable for being able to distinguish data that is not linearly separable. It is a misnomer because the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary%20code%20keying
Complementary code keying (CCK) is a modulation scheme used with wireless networks (WLANs) that employ the IEEE 802.11b specification. In 1999, CCK was adopted to supplement the Barker code in wireless digital networks to achieve data rate higher than 2 Mbit/s at the expense of shorter distance. This is due to the shor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job%20security
Job security is the probability that an individual will keep their job; a job with a high level of security is such that a person with the job would have a small chance of losing it. Many factors threaten job security: globalization, outsourcing, downsizing, recession, and new technology, to name a few. Basic economic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect%20mixing
Perfect mixing is a term heavily used in relation to the definition of models that predict the behavior of chemical reactors. Perfect mixing assumes that there are no spatial gradients in a given physical envelope, such as: concentration (with respect to any chemical species) temperature chemical potential catalyt...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20Ball%20%28unreleased%20album%29
Crystal Ball is an unreleased studio album by Prince recorded throughout 1986. The album was planned to consist of 3 LPs and cover a broad range of musical styles. Many of its tracks were repurposed for the 1987 album Sign o' the Times, while others remained officially unreleased for years. Evolution of the album Crys...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How%20to%20Murder%20Your%20Wife
How to Murder Your Wife is a 1965 American black comedy film from United Artists, produced by George Axelrod, directed by Richard Quine, that stars Jack Lemmon and Virna Lisi. Quine also directed Lemmon in My Sister Eileen, It Happened to Jane, Operation Mad Ball, The Notorious Landlady, and Bell, Book and Candle. The...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20de%20Casteljau
Paul de Casteljau (19 November 1930 – 24 March 2022) was a French physicist and mathematician. In 1959, while working at Citroën, he developed an algorithm for evaluating calculations on a certain family of curves, which would later be formalized and popularized by engineer Pierre Bézier, leading to the curves widely ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conduit
Conduit may refer to: Engineering systems Conduit (fluid conveyance), a pipe suitable for carrying either open-channel or pressurized liquids Electrical conduit, a protective cover, tube or piping system for electric cables Conduit current collection, a system of ground-level power supply Duct (flow), for heatin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Space
n-Space Inc. was an American video game developer founded in 1994 by Erick S. Dyke, Dan O'Leary, and Sean Purcell. It developed games on nearly a dozen different platforms, but was mostly focused on Nintendo consoles and handhelds in particular since 2001. The game Geist was a second-party project, developed in coopera...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.992.2
In telecommunications, ITU G.992.2 (better known as G.lite) is an ITU standard for ADSL using discrete multitone modulation. G.lite does not strictly require the use of DSL filters, but like all variants of ADSL generally functions better with splitters. G.lite is a modulation profile which can be selected on a DSLAM ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tranquility%20%28video%20game%29
tranquility is a nonviolent musical platform game created in 1991 for Macintosh and Windows computers by musician William A. Romanowski. The game features generative algorithms that determine music and level layout based on the player's actions. For this reason, and due to its use of generated ambient music, the game's...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor%20Scheinman
Victor David Scheinman (December 28, 1942 – September 20, 2016) was an American pioneer in the field of robotics. He was born in Augusta, Georgia, where his father Léonard was stationed with the US Army. At the end of the war the family moved to Brooklyn and his father returned to work as a professor of psychiatry. His...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millman%27s%20theorem
In electrical engineering, Millman's theorem (or the parallel generator theorem) is a method to simplify the solution of a circuit. Specifically, Millman's theorem is used to compute the voltage at the ends of a circuit made up of only branches in parallel. It is named after Jacob Millman, who proved the theorem. Exp...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unimation
Unimation was the world's first robotics company. It was founded in 1962 by Joseph F. Engelberger and George Devol and was located in Danbury, Connecticut. Devol had already applied for a patent an industrial robotic arm in 1954; was issued in 1961. Devol collaborated with Engelberger, who served as president of the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secernentea
Secernentea was a class of nematodes in the Classical Phylogeny System (Chitwood, 1958) and is no longer in use. This morphological-based classification system has been replaced by the Modern Phylogeny system, where taxonomy assignment is based on small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA). Characteristics of Secernentea...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posner
Posner or Pozner may refer to: Posner (surname) Posner Park, in Florida, US Posner's theorem in algebra Posner cueing task, a neuropsychological test See also Posener, a surname
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbhakarna
Kumbhakarna (Sanskrit: कुम्भकर्ण, lit. pot-eared) is a powerful rakshasa and younger brother of Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana. Despite his gigantic size and appetite, he is described as a virtuous character and a great warrior in Hindu texts. He is said to have slaughtered 8,000 vanaras over the course of Rama's ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myeloblast
The myeloblast is a unipotent stem cell which differentiates into the effectors of the granulocyte series. It is found in the bone marrow. Stimulation of myeloblasts by G-CSF and other cytokines triggers maturation, differentiation, proliferation and cell survival. Structure Myeloblasts reside extravascularly in the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalarna%20University%20College
Dalarna University College () is a public university college (högskola) located in Falun and Borlänge, in Dalarna County, Sweden. Dalarna University College is one of Sweden’s more recent institutions of higher education, established in 1977. It is situated in Dalarna, 200 kilometres north-west of the capital Stockhol...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProvideX
ProvideX is a computer language and development environment derived from Business Basic (a business oriented derivative of BASIC) in the mid-1980s. ProvideX is available on several operating systems (Unix/Linux/Windows/Mac OS X) and includes not only the programming language but also file system, presentation layer in...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCPA
SCPA may refer to: San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts, a school in San Diego, California School for Creative and Performing Arts, a school in Cincinnati, Ohio Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 South Carolina Ports Authority Space Canine Patrol Agents, fictional canine superheroes in DC Comi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine%20Legge
Katherine Anne Legge ( ; born 12 July 1980) is a British professional auto racing driver who competes full-time in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, driving the No. 66 Acura NSX GT3 for Gradient Racing, part-time in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 44 Honda for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, and part-time in the NAS...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20Enterprise
Crystal Enterprise is the Business Objects server-based delivery platform for Crystal Reports and Crystal Analysis originally developed by Crystal Decisions. Crystal Enterprise is what is called a delivery platform in Business Intelligence terms. It provides an infrastructure for data access, which can store report te...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resist%20%28semiconductor%20fabrication%29
In semiconductor fabrication, a resist is a thin layer used to transfer a circuit pattern to the semiconductor substrate which it is deposited upon. A resist can be patterned via lithography to form a (sub)micrometer-scale, temporary mask that protects selected areas of the underlying substrate during subsequent proces...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdialysis
Microdialysis is a minimally-invasive sampling technique that is used for continuous measurement of free, unbound analyte concentrations in the extracellular fluid of virtually any tissue. Analytes may include endogenous molecules (e.g. neurotransmitter, hormones, glucose, etc.) to assess their biochemical functions in...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques%20Touchard
Jacques Touchard (1885–1968) was a French mathematician. In 1953, he proved that an odd perfect number must be of the form 12k + 1 or 36k + 9. In combinatorics and probability theory, he introduced the Touchard polynomials. He is also known for his solution to the ménage problem of counting seating arrangements in whic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propidium%20iodide
Propidium iodide (or PI) is a fluorescent intercalating agent that can be used to stain cells and nucleic acids. PI binds to DNA by intercalating between the bases with little or no sequence preference. When in an aqueous solution, PI has a fluorescent excitation maximum of 493 nm (blue-green), and an emission maximum ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolic%20disorder
A metabolic disorder is a disorder that negatively alters the body's processing and distribution of macronutrients, such as proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Metabolic disorders can happen when abnormal chemical reactions in the body alter the normal metabolic process. It can also be defined as inherited single gene a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalisation%20%28biology%29
Naturalisation (or naturalization) is the ecological phenomenon through which a species, taxon, or population of exotic (as opposed to native) origin integrates into a given ecosystem, becoming capable of reproducing and growing in it, and proceeds to disseminate spontaneously. In some instances, the presence of a spe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleotide%20exchange%20factor
Nucleotide exchange factors (NEFs) are proteins that stimulate the exchange (replacement) of nucleoside diphosphates for nucleoside triphosphates bound to other proteins. Function Many cellular proteins cleave (hydrolyze) nucleoside triphosphates–adenosine triphosphate (ATP) or guanosine triphosphate (GTP)–to their di...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleoside-diphosphate%20kinase
Nucleoside-diphosphate kinases (NDPKs, also NDP kinase, (poly)nucleotide kinases and nucleoside diphosphokinases) are enzymes that catalyze the exchange of terminal phosphate between different nucleoside diphosphates (NDP) and triphosphates (NTP) in a reversible manner to produce nucleotide triphosphates. Many NDP serv...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NDK
NDK may refer to: Nucleoside-diphosphate kinase, an enzyme National Palace of Culture, a congress centre in Sofia, Bulgaria Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd., a crystal device manufacturer in Tokyo, Japan Nan Desu Kan, an annual anime convention located in Colorado The Android NDK (native development kit), the C/C++ SD...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD34
CD34 is a transmembrane phosphoglycoprotein protein encoded by the CD34 gene in humans, mice, rats and other species. CD34 derives its name from the cluster of differentiation protocol that identifies cell surface antigens. CD34 was first described on hematopoietic stem cells independently by Civin et al. and Tindle e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wegener%E2%80%93Bergeron%E2%80%93Findeisen%20process
The Wegener–Bergeron–Findeisen process (after Alfred Wegener, Tor Bergeron and ), (or "cold-rain process") is a process of ice crystal growth that occurs in mixed phase clouds (containing a mixture of supercooled water and ice) in regions where the ambient vapor pressure falls between the saturation vapor pressure ove...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20thermodynamics
The history of thermodynamics is a fundamental strand in, the history of physics, the history of chemistry, and the history of science in general. Owing in the relevance of thermodynamics in much of science and technology, its history is finely woven with the developments of classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, magn...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscous%20coupling%20unit
A viscous coupling is a mechanical device which transfers torque and rotation by the medium of a viscous fluid. Design Rotary viscous couplings with interleaved, perforated plates and filled with viscous fluids are used in automotive systems to transmit torque. The device consists of a number of circular plates with t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogical%20DNA%20test
A genealogical DNA test is a DNA-based genetic test used in genetic genealogy that looks at specific locations of a person's genome in order to find or verify ancestral genealogical relationships, or (with lower reliability) to estimate the ethnic mixture of an individual. Since different testing companies use differen...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vital%20Kramko
Vital Kramko (born 1941, , ) is the chairman of "October" (Октябрь), an agricultural collective located in the Hrodna region. Kramko was awarded the title Hero of Belarus title "for selfless work and valiant efforts in the development of agricultural production." Kramko was awarded the title on 30 June 2001 from a decr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inborn%20error%20of%20lipid%20metabolism
Numerous genetic disorders are caused by errors in fatty acid metabolism. These disorders may be described as fatty oxidation disorders or as a lipid storage disorders, and are any one of several inborn errors of metabolism that result from enzyme defects affecting the ability of the body to oxidize fatty acids in orde...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelabor%20rupture%20of%20membranes
Prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM), previously known as premature rupture of membranes, is breakage of the amniotic sac before the onset of labor. Women usually experience a painless gush or a steady leakage of fluid from the vagina. Complications in the baby may include premature birth, cord compression, and infecti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapurna%20II
Annapurna II is part of the Annapurna mountain range located in Nepal, and is the eastern anchor of the range. In terms of elevation, isolation (distance to a higher summit, namely Annapurna I East Peak, ) and prominence (), Annapurna II does not rank far behind Annapurna I Main, which serves as the western anchor. It...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell%20therapy
Cell therapy (also called cellular therapy, cell transplantation, or cytotherapy) is a therapy in which viable cells are injected, grafted or implanted into a patient in order to effectuate a medicinal effect, for example, by transplanting T-cells capable of fighting cancer cells via cell-mediated immunity in the cours...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruch%27s%20membrane
Bruch's membrane or lamina vitrea is the innermost layer of the choroid of the eye. It is also called the vitreous lamina or Membrane vitriae, because of its glassy microscopic appearance. It is 2–4 μm thick. Anatomy Structure Bruch's membrane consists of five layers (from inside to outside): the basement membrane o...