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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGCA
LGCA may refer to: Lesbian and Gay Community Appeal Foundation Lattice gas cellular automaton U.S.-Israel Loan Guarantee Commitment Agreement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrin%20Obdr%C5%BE%C3%A1lek
Peregrin Obdržálek (; 9 May 1825 Slavkov u Brna (Czech Republic) – 29 May 1891, Břest near Kroměříž (Czech Republic)) was a Catholic priest, author of religious literature, satire, and humorous tales and verses. Peregrin Obdržálek studied in Uherská Skalice, Strážnice, then also philosophy and theology in Brno. After ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntingtin
Huntingtin (Htt) is the protein coded for in humans by the HTT gene, also known as the IT15 ("interesting transcript 15") gene. Mutated HTT is the cause of Huntington's disease (HD), and has been investigated for this role and also for its involvement in long-term memory storage. It is variable in its structure, as th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFCC
FFCC may refer to: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, a video game series Florida Film Critics Circle, an organization of film reviewers Flowery Field Cricket Club, an English cricket club Full Faith and Credit Clause, part of the United States Constitution Florida Federation of Colorguards Circuit, a circuit of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMOX1
HMOX1 (heme oxygenase 1 gene) is a human gene that encodes for the enzyme heme oxygenase 1 (). Heme oxygenase (abbreviated HMOX or HO) mediates the first step of heme catabolism, it cleaves heme to form biliverdin. The HMOX gene is located on the long (q) arm of chromosome 22 at position 12.3, from base pair 34,101,63...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Fireman%20%281916%20film%29
The Fireman is the second film Charlie Chaplin distributed by the Mutual Film Corporation in 1916. Released on June 12, it starred Chaplin as the fireman and Edna Purviance as the daughter to Lloyd Bacon. Plot A group of firemen, led by their foreman (Eric Campbell), practice in the fire station, but one is missing ....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistics%20Poland
Statistics Poland (formerly known in English as the Central Statistical Office (, popularly called GUS)) is Poland's chief government executive agency charged with collecting and publishing statistics related to the country's economy, population, and society, at the national and local levels. The president of Statistic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meanings%20of%20minor%20planet%20names%3A%2091001%E2%80%9392000
91001–91100 |-id=006 | 91006 Fleming || || Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. His best-known achievements are the discovery of the enzyme lysozyme and isolation of the antibiotic substance penicillin, for which he shared a Nobel Prize in 1945 with Florey and Chain. || |-id=...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAPP
IAPP may refer to: Science and technology Islet amyloid polypeptide, a protein produced by the pancreatic beta-cell that has been linked to type II diabetes Inter-Access Point Protocol (IEEE 802.11F), an optional extension to IEEE 802.11 that provides wireless access-point communications among multivendor systems i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell%20%28novel%29
Cell is a 2006 apocalyptic horror novel by American author Stephen King. The story follows a New England artist struggling to reunite with his young son after a mysterious signal broadcast over the global cell phone network turns the majority of his fellow humans into mindless vicious animals. Plot Clayton Riddell, a ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar%20Reef
The Bar Reef is a system of coral reefs just offshore from Sri Lanka's Kalpitiya peninsula. It has the greatest biodiversity of any coral reef in the waters around India and is one of the few pristine coral reef systems in Sri Lanka. It is a complex of reefs which stretch parallel to the coast from the northern end of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22I%20AM%22%20Activity
The "I AM" Activity Movement is the original ascended master teachings religious movement founded in the early 1930s by Guy Ballard (1878–1939) and his wife Edna Anne Wheeler Ballard (1886–1971) in Chicago, Illinois. It is an offshoot of theosophy and a major precursor of several New Age religions including the Church ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urokinase%20receptor
The Urokinase receptor, also known as urokinase plasminogen activator surface receptor (uPAR) or CD87 (Cluster of Differentiation 87), is a protein encoded in humans by the PLAUR gene. It is a multidomain glycoprotein tethered to the cell membrane with a (GPI) anchor. uPAR was originally identified as a saturable bind...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper-convected%20Maxwell%20model
The upper-convected Maxwell (UCM) model is a generalisation of the Maxwell material for the case of large deformations using the upper-convected time derivative. The model was proposed by James G. Oldroyd. The concept is named after James Clerk Maxwell. The model can be written as: where: is the stress tensor; i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP%20Code%20Tabulation%20Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics. These were introduced with the Census 2000 and continued with the 2010 Census and 5 year American Community Survey data sets. This new entity was developed to overcome the difficult...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len%20Martin
Leonard Martin (17 April 1919 – 21 August 1995) was an Australian results reader. He was known in the UK for reading out the football results, associated football pools statistics and horse-racing results on the BBC's Saturday afternoon sports programme, Grandstand. Martin was born in Australia where he began his broa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cereal%20coffee
A cereal coffee (also known as grain coffee, roasted grain drink or roasted grain beverage) is a hot drink made from one or more cereal grains roasted and commercially processed into crystal or powder form to be reconstituted later in hot water. The product is often marketed as a caffeine-free alternative to coffee and...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shifting%20dullness
In medicine, shifting dullness refers to a sign elicited on physical examination for ascites (fluid in the peritoneal cavity). The test is performed by first percussing the midline of the abdomen to elicit a resonant note due to gas in the abdomen. If there is no area of resonance, then the test cannot be performed. P...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloritoid
Chloritoid is a silicate mineral of metamorphic origin. It is an iron magnesium manganese alumino-silicate hydroxide with formula . It occurs as greenish grey to black platy micaceous crystals and foliated masses. Its Mohs hardness is 6.5, unusually high for a platy mineral, and it has a specific gravity of 3.52 to 3.5...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53%20equal%20temperament
In music, 53 equal temperament, called 53 TET, 53 EDO, or 53 ET, is the tempered scale derived by dividing the octave into 53 equal steps (equal frequency ratios). Each step represents a frequency ratio of 2, or 22.6415 cents (), an interval sometimes called the Holdrian comma. 53-TET is a tuning of equal temperament...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse%20polymerase%20chain%20reaction
Inverse polymerase chain reaction (Inverse PCR) is a variant of the polymerase chain reaction that is used to amplify DNA with only one known sequence. One limitation of conventional PCR is that it requires primers complementary to both termini of the target DNA, but this method allows PCR to be carried out even if onl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive%20simulated%20annealing
Adaptive simulated annealing (ASA) is a variant of simulated annealing (SA) algorithm in which the algorithm parameters that control temperature schedule and random step selection are automatically adjusted according to algorithm progress. This makes the algorithm more efficient and less sensitive to user defined param...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenomatous%20polyposis%20coli
Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) also known as deleted in polyposis 2.5 (DP2.5) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the APC gene. The APC protein is a negative regulator that controls beta-catenin concentrations and interacts with E-cadherin, which are involved in cell adhesion. Mutations in the APC gene may res...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recombination%20hotspot
Recombination hotspots are regions in a genome that exhibit elevated rates of recombination relative to a neutral expectation. The recombination rate within hotspots can be hundreds of times that of the surrounding region. Recombination hotspots result from higher DNA break formation in these regions, and apply to both...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUTYH
MUTYH (mutY DNA glycosylase) is a human gene that encodes a DNA glycosylase, MUTYH glycosylase. It is involved in oxidative DNA damage repair and is part of the base excision repair pathway. The enzyme excises adenine bases from the DNA backbone at sites where adenine is inappropriately paired with guanine, cytosine, o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heme%20oxygenase
Heme oxygenase, or haem oxygenase, (HMOX, commonly abbreviated as HO) is an enzyme that catalyzes the degradation of heme to produce biliverdin, ferrous ion, and carbon monoxide. There are many heme degrading enzymes in nature. In general, only aerobic heme degrading enzymes are referred to as HMOX-like enzymes wherea...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tres%20Muskiteros
Tres Muskiteros is a 1951 Filipino film produced by Sampaguita Pictures. Cast Oscar Moreno Fred Montilla César Ramírez Teresita Martinez Norma Vales Myrna Delgado Rebecca del Rio Gloria Romero Carmencita Abad External links 1951 films 1950s action films Sampaguita Pictures films Philippine action films Philippine bl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutase
A mutase is an enzyme of the isomerase class that catalyzes the movement of a functional group from one position to another within the same molecule. In other words, mutases catalyze intramolecular group transfers. Examples of mutases include bisphosphoglycerate mutase, which appears in red blood cells and phosphoglyce...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio%20receiver%20design
Radio receiver design includes the electronic design of different components of a radio receiver which processes the radio frequency signal from an antenna in order to produce usable information such as audio. The complexity of a modern receiver and the possible range of circuitry and methods employed are more generall...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BirdLife%20Malta
BirdLife Malta is Malta's biggest environmental movement. The organization's stated aim is to "achieve protection of wild birds, natural habitat and biodiversity". BirdLife Malta is also Malta's first environment NGO. It was founded in January 1962, and was then known as MOS (Malta Ornithological Society). It started ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debi%20Purcell
Deborah Ann Purcell is a retired American female mixed martial artist. She was formerly an assistant coach to the Southern California Condors of the International Fight League. Early life Purcell was involved in cheerleading, dance and competitive gymnastics throughout her early teens. She later quit gymnastics and to...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lange%20model
The Lange model (or Lange–Lerner theorem) is a neoclassical economic model for a hypothetical socialist economy based on public ownership of the means of production and a trial-and-error approach to determining output targets and achieving economic equilibrium and Pareto efficiency. In this model, the state owns non-la...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20City-Pilot%20Mound/Louise%20Municipal%20Airport
Crystal City-Pilot Mound/Louise Municipal Airport is a registered aerodrome located east of Crystal City, Manitoba, Canada. References External links Page about this aerodrome on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory Registered aerodromes in Manitoba
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-linking%20immunoprecipitation
Cross-linking and immunoprecipitation (CLIP, or CLIP-seq) is a method used in molecular biology that combines UV crosslinking with immunoprecipitation in order to identify RNA binding sites of proteins on a transcriptome-wide scale, thereby increasing our understanding of post-transcriptional regulatory networks. CLIP ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigner%27s%20theorem
Wigner's theorem, proved by Eugene Wigner in 1931, is a cornerstone of the mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics. The theorem specifies how physical symmetries such as rotations, translations, and CPT are represented on the Hilbert space of states. The physical states in a quantum theory are represented by un...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinge%20theorem
In geometry, the hinge theorem (sometimes called the open mouth theorem) states that if two sides of one triangle are congruent to two sides of another triangle, and the included angle of the first is larger than the included angle of the second, then the third side of the first triangle is longer than the third side o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UHF%20%28disambiguation%29
UHF generally refers to "Ultra high frequency", a radio frequency range. UHF may also refer to: Film and television UHF television broadcasting, the use of the UHF frequency range for television UHF (film), a 1989 comedy film starring "Weird Al" Yankovic and Michael Richards UHF (Independent UHF Broadcasting), a J...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner%20syndrome%20helicase
Werner syndrome ATP-dependent helicase, also known as DNA helicase, RecQ-like type 3, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the WRN gene. WRN is a member of the RecQ Helicase family. Helicase enzymes generally unwind and separate double-stranded DNA. These activities are necessary before DNA can be copied in prepa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy%20Conversion%20Devices
Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) was an American photovoltaics manufacturer of thin-film solar cells made of amorphous silicon used in flexible laminates and in building-integrated photovoltaics. The company was also a manufacturer of rechargeable batteries and other renewable energy related products. ECD was headquarte...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutaric%20acidemia%20type%202
Glutaric acidemia type 2 is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that is characterised by defects in the ability of the body to use proteins and fats for energy. Incompletely processed proteins and fats can build up, leading to a dangerous chemical imbalance called acidosis. Individuals with glutaric acidemia ty...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRAS
GTPase HRas, from "Harvey Rat sarcoma virus", also known as transforming protein p21 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the gene. The HRAS gene is located on the short (p) arm of chromosome 11 at position 15.5, from base pair 522,241 to base pair 525,549. HRas is a small G protein in the Ras subfamily of the Ra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray%20crystal%20truncation%20rod
X-ray crystal truncation rod scattering is a powerful method in surface science, based on analysis of surface X-ray diffraction (SXRD) patterns from a crystalline surface. For an infinite crystal, the diffracted pattern is concentrated in Dirac delta function like Bragg peaks. Presence of crystalline surfaces results ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsallis%20entropy
In physics, the Tsallis entropy is a generalization of the standard Boltzmann–Gibbs entropy. Overview The concept was introduced in 1988 by Constantino Tsallis as a basis for generalizing the standard statistical mechanics and is identical in form to Havrda–Charvát structural α-entropy, introduced in 1967 within infor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral%20certainty
Moral certainty is a concept of intuitive probability. It means a very high degree of probability, sufficient for action, but short of absolute or mathematical certainty. Origins The notion of different degrees of certainty can be traced back to a statement in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics that one must be content wi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocarboxylase%20synthetase
Holocarboxylase synthetase (biotin—(propionyl-Coenzyme A-carboxylase (ATP-hydrolysing)) ligase)), also known as protein—biotin ligase, is a family of enzymes (). This enzyme is important for the effective use of biotin, a B vitamin found in foods such as liver, egg yolks, and milk. In many of the body's tissues, holoca...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGLQ
WGLQ is an FM radio station serving the central portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. WGLQ broadcasts at a frequency of 97.1 megahertz and its studios and offices are located on Ludington Ave in Escanaba, Michigan. The station airs a Top 40 (CHR) format. WGLQ's transmitter is co-located on the WJMN-TV tower located ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATP7A
ATP7A, also known as Menkes' protein (MNK), is a copper-transporting P-type ATPase which uses the energy arising from ATP hydrolysis to transport Cu(I) across cell membranes. The ATP7A protein is a transmembrane protein and is expressed in the intestine and all tissues except liver. In the intestine, ATP7A regulates Cu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical%20resonance
Mechanical resonance is the tendency of a mechanical system to respond at greater amplitude when the frequency of its oscillations matches the system's natural frequency of vibration (its resonance frequency or resonant frequency) closer than it does other frequencies. It may cause violent swaying motions and potential...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical%20resonance
Electrical resonance occurs in an electric circuit at a particular resonant frequency when the impedances or admittances of circuit elements cancel each other. In some circuits, this happens when the impedance between the input and output of the circuit is almost zero and the transfer function is close to one. Resonan...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic%20resonance
Acoustic resonance is a phenomenon in which an acoustic system amplifies sound waves whose frequency matches one of its own natural frequencies of vibration (its resonance frequencies). The term "acoustic resonance" is sometimes used to narrow mechanical resonance to the frequency range of human hearing, but since aco...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLT
KLT may refer to: Kalmar Länstrafik, a regional transportation authority of Kalmar County, Sweden. Kanade–Lucas–Tomasi Feature Tracker, a computer vision algorithm Karhunen–Loève transform, a mathematical procedure Kawamata log terminal, a type of singularity in algebraic geometry Kernel-level thread Kernev, Leon and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFT
IFT may refer to: "I.F.T." (Breaking Bad), an episode of Breaking Bad Federal Telecommunications Institute (), a government agency of Mexico Implicit function theorem Independent Film Trust Information field theory Initial Flight Training Initiative for Free Trade Institute of Food Technologists Institute for...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycle%20per%20second
The cycle per second is a once-common English name for the unit of frequency now known as the hertz (Hz). Cycles per second may be denoted by c.p.s., c/s, or, ambiguously, just "cycles" (Cyc., Cy., C, or c). The term comes from repetitive phenomena such as sound waves having a frequency measurable as a number of oscill...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KBP
KBP can mean: Kabye language, ISO 639-3 code Knowledge-based_processor, used for processing packets in computer networks Kilo-base pair (kb or kbp), a unit of measurement of DNA or RNA length used in genetics Boryspil International Airport, its IATA airport code KBP Instrument Design Bureau, a weapons manufacture...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collagen%2C%20type%20XI%2C%20alpha%202
Collagen alpha-2(XI) chain is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COL11A2 gene. The COL11A2 gene produces one component of this type of collagen, called the pro-alpha2(XI) chain. Type XI collagen adds structure and strength to the tissues that support the body's muscles, joints, organs and skin (the connective ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orna%20Banai
Orna Banai (; born November 25, 1966) is an Israeli actress, comedian, entertainer and past member of the Tel Aviv-Yafo city Council. Biography Banai was born in Beersheba and raised in Omer. Her father was a judge in Beersheba, and her mother was an education executive for the City of Beersheba. Many of her relatives...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel%20Sussman
Joel L. Sussman (born September 24, 1943) is an Israeli crystallographer best known for his studies on acetylcholinesterase, a key protein involved in transmission of nerve signals. He is the Morton and Gladys Pickman Professor of Structural Biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot and its director of th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabieite
Sabieite is a mineral with the chemical formula (NH4)Fe3+(SO4)2. Its type locality is Lone Creek Falls cave, Sabie, Pilgrim's Rest District Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Its crystals are trigonal to trapezohedral. It is white and leaves a white streak. It is transparent and has an earthy luster. Sabieit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-unit%20recording
In neuroscience, single-unit recordings (also, single-neuron recordings) provide a method of measuring the electro-physiological responses of a single neuron using a microelectrode system. When a neuron generates an action potential, the signal propagates down the neuron as a current which flows in and out of the cel...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmholtz%20theorem
There are several theorems known as the Helmholtz theorem: Helmholtz decomposition, also known as the fundamental theorem of vector calculus Helmholtz reciprocity in optics Helmholtz theorem (classical mechanics) Helmholtz's theorems in fluid mechanics Helmholtz minimum dissipation theorem See also Helmholtz–Th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb%20Raider%3A%20Legend
Tomb Raider: Legend is an action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. It is the seventh main entry in the Tomb Raider series and a reboot of the series that reimagined the origins and character of series protagonist Lara Croft. The game was released in 2006 for Microsof...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurel%20Stodola
Aurel Boleslav Stodola (11 May 1859 – 25 December 1942) was a Slovak engineer, physicist, and inventor. He was a pioneer in the area of technical thermodynamics and its applications and published his book Die Dampfturbine (the steam turbine) in 1903. In addition to the thermodynamic issues involved in turbine design t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilmahog
Kilmahog (: Cell of St. Chug) is a hamlet situated half a mile to the west of Callander, Scotland. Toponym Kilmahog is supposedly derived from the Scottish Gaelic, Cille MoChùig, meaning cell of Chug (a church dedicated to Saint Chug). Although a medieval chapel was located at Kilmahog, the identity of Chug is not aut...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet%20Planet%20Beverages
Wet Planet Beverages, of Pittsford, New York, was the company which produces Jolt Cola, Napa Valley Soda, Thornwood Estates, Autumn Frost, and DNA. They are also a distributor for Martinelli's Sparkling Cider. On September 28, 2009, The Jolt Company, Inc. filed Chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Co...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundaneum
The Mundaneum was an institution which aimed to gather together all the world's knowledge and classify it according to a system called the Universal Decimal Classification. It was developed at the turn of the 20th century by Belgian lawyers Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine. The Mundaneum has been identified as a milest...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEO%20contest
An SEO contest is a prize activity that challenges search engine optimization (SEO) practitioners to achieve high ranking under major search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN using certain keyword(s). This type of contest is controversial because it often leads to massive amounts of link spamming as participants t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaffold%20protein
In biology, scaffold proteins are crucial regulators of many key signalling pathways. Although scaffolds are not strictly defined in function, they are known to interact and/or bind with multiple members of a signalling pathway, tethering them into complexes. In such pathways, they regulate signal transduction and he...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlyctenular%20keratoconjunctivitis
Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis is an inflammatory syndrome caused by a delayed (aka type-IV) hypersensitivity reaction to one or more antigens. The triggering antigen is usually a bacterial protein (particularly from Staphylococcus aureus), but may also be a virus, fungus (particularly Candida albicans), or nematode...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christofides%20algorithm
The Christofides algorithm or Christofides–Serdyukov algorithm is an algorithm for finding approximate solutions to the travelling salesman problem, on instances where the distances form a metric space (they are symmetric and obey the triangle inequality). It is an approximation algorithm that guarantees that its solut...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDEC%20%28AM%29
KDEC (1240 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting in Decorah, Iowa. KDEC airs an adult contemporary format branded as "The River". KDEC broadcasts on a frequency shared with local non-commercial college radio station KWLC. History In 1926, Decorah's first radio station started broadcasting from the south ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorcaphite
Fluorcaphite is a mineral with the chemical formula . It is found in the Kola Peninsula in Russia. Its crystals are hexagonal (dipyramidal class) and are transparent with a vitreous luster. It is light to bright yellow, leaves a white streak and is rated five on the Mohs Scale. Fluorcaphite is radioactive. References ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTPS
CTPS may refer to: The enzyme CTP synthase, or either of the two CTPS genes: CTPS (1p34.1) CTPS2 (Xp22)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic%20%28model%29
Organic describes forms, methods and patterns found in living systems such as the organisation of cells, to populations, communities, and ecosystems. Typically organic models stress the interdependence of the component parts, as well as their differentiation. Other properties of organic models include: the growth, li...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QDPR
QDPR (quinoid dihydropteridine reductase) is a human gene that produces the enzyme quinoid dihydropteridine reductase. This enzyme is part of the pathway that recycles a substance called tetrahydrobiopterin, also known as BH4. Tetrahydrobiopterin works with an enzyme called phenylalanine hydroxylase to process a substa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media%20franchise
A media franchise, also known as a multimedia franchise, is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work of fiction, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or a video game. Bob Iger, chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, defi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary%20lateral%20sclerosis
Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a very rare neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness in the voluntary muscles. PLS belongs to a group of disorders known as motor neuron diseases. Motor neuron diseases develop when the nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement degenerate and die, ca...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barmah%20Forest%20virus
Barmah Forest virus is an RNA virus in the genus Alphavirus. This disease was named after the Barmah Forest in the northern Victoria region of Australia, where it was first isolated in 1974. It is passed to vertebrate hosts almost exclusively by mosquitoes, the first case in humans being documented in 1986. it is wide...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relay%20channel
In information theory, a relay channel is a probability model of the communication between a sender and a receiver aided by one or more intermediate relay nodes. General discrete-time memoryless relay channel A discrete memoryless single-relay channel can be modelled as four finite sets, and , and a conditional pro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power%20optimization%20%28EDA%29
Power optimization is the use of electronic design automation tools to optimize (reduce) the power consumption of a digital design, such as that of an integrated circuit, while preserving the functionality. Introduction and history The increasing speed and complexity of today’s designs implies a significant increase ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical%20beam%20epitaxy
Chemical beam epitaxy (CBE) forms an important class of deposition techniques for semiconductor layer systems, especially III-V semiconductor systems. This form of epitaxial growth is performed in an ultrahigh vacuum system. The reactants are in the form of molecular beams of reactive gases, typically as the hydride or...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dembeni
Dembeni (; also Dembéni) is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Geography Climate Dembeni has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The average annual temperature in Dembeni is . The average annual rainfall is with January as the wettest month. The te...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred%20Y.%20Cho
Alfred Yi Cho (; born July 10, 1937) is a Chinese-American electrical engineer, inventor, and optical engineer. He is the Adjunct Vice President of Semiconductor Research at Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs. He is known as the "father of molecular beam epitaxy"; a technique he developed at that facility in the late 1960s. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum%20power%20principle
The maximum power principle or Lotka's principle has been proposed as the fourth principle of energetics in open system thermodynamics, where an example of an open system is a biological cell. According to Howard T. Odum, "The maximum power principle can be stated: During self-organization, system designs develop and p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphenylamine
Diphenylamine is an organic compound with the formula (C6H5)2NH. The compound is a derivative of aniline, consisting of an amine bound to two phenyl groups. The compound is a colorless solid, but commercial samples are often yellow due to oxidized impurities. Diphenylamine dissolves well in many common organic solvents...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoof%27s%20algorithm
Schoof's algorithm is an efficient algorithm to count points on elliptic curves over finite fields. The algorithm has applications in elliptic curve cryptography where it is important to know the number of points to judge the difficulty of solving the discrete logarithm problem in the group of points on an elliptic cur...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCup%20Junior
RoboCup Junior (RCJ), sometimes stylised RobocupJunior, is a division of RoboCup, a not-for-profit robotics organisation. It focuses on education and aims to introduce the larger goals of the RoboCup project (creating robots) to primary and secondary school aged children (technically up through age 19). Participants c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD38
CD38 (cluster of differentiation 38), also known as cyclic ADP ribose hydrolase is a glycoprotein found on the surface of many immune cells (white blood cells), including CD4+, CD8+, B lymphocytes and natural killer cells. CD38 also functions in cell adhesion, signal transduction and calcium signaling. In humans, the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type%202%20Ho-I
The was a derivative of the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tanks of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Similar in concept to the early variants of the German Panzer IV, it was designed as a self-propelled howitzer to provide the close-in fire support for standard Japanese medium tanks with additional firepower against...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR
ATR may refer to: Medicine Acute transfusion reaction Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related, a protein involved in DNA damage repair Science and mathematics Advanced Test Reactor, nuclear research reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory, US Attenuated total reflectance in infrared spectroscopy Advanced tongue ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central%20Statistical%20Office%20%28United%20Kingdom%29
The Central Statistical Office (CSO) was a British government department charged with the collection and publication of economic statistics for the United Kingdom. It preceded the Office for National Statistics. Establishment of the CSO During the Second World War, the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill directed the Ca...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim%20Holt%20%28statistician%29
David Holt CB (29 October 1943 – 15 November 2022) was a British statistician who was Professor Emeritus of Social Statistics at the University of Southampton. He had been the president of the Royal Statistical Society (2005–2007), the last director of the Central Statistical Office of the United Kingdom, and the firs...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid%20Peak%20%28California%29
Pyramid Peak is a mountain in the California's Sierra Nevada in the Crystal Range to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is the highest point in the Desolation Wilderness. With an elevation gain of almost , the Rocky Canyon route is the mountain's most popular approach although it is very arduous. To the east, at the base of th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulric
Ulric is an English language, masculine given name. It is regarded as both a derivative of the Old English male name Wulfric and, in later English language contexts, also derived from the separate name Ulrich, which originated in Germany. Ulric may refer to: People with the name See Ulrich for a list of historical ind...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lck
Lck (or lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase) is a 56 kDa protein that is found inside specialized cells of the immune system called lymphocytes. The Lck is a member of Src kinase family (SFK), it is important for the activation of the T-cell receptor signaling in both naive T cells and effector T cells. The rol...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TBX1
T-box transcription factor TBX1 also known as T-box protein 1 and testis-specific T-box protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TBX1 gene. Genes in the T-box family are transcription factors that play important roles in the formation of tissues and organs during embryonic development. To carry out these r...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquelet
Coquelet can mean: Coquelet, a type of multiple frequency-shift keying signal Coquelet, another name for a poussin (chicken)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HLA-B
HLA-B (major histocompatibility complex, class I, B) is a human gene that provides instructions for making a protein that plays a critical role in the immune system. HLA-B is part of a family of genes called the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) complex. The HLA complex helps the immune system distinguish the body's own pr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification%20Commune%20des%20Actes%20M%C3%A9dicaux
Classification Commune des Actes Médicaux is a French medical classification for clinical procedures. Starting in 2005, the CCAM serves as the reimbursement classification for clinicians. The CCAM was evaluated using OpenGALEN tools and technologies. This classification is used to establish In private practice and h...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grodna%20%28Blake%29
In the mythological writings of William Blake, Grodna is the third son of Urizen. In Chapter VIII of The Book of Urizen his birth is described: Grodna rent the deep earth, howling Amaz'd; his heavens immense cracks Like the ground parched with heat,[...] His identification is with the classical element Earth, in the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos
Chaos or CHAOS may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional elements Chaos (Kinnikuman) Chaos (Sailor Moon) Chaos (Sesame Park) Chaos (Warhammer) Chaos, in Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy Chaos, in Loom (video game) Chaos, a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series Chaos, in The Power of Five...