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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisg%20%28software%29
pisg, short for Perl IRC Statistics Generator is a popular open-source Internet Relay Chat (IRC) log file analysis and statistical visualization program. It is written in perl by Morten Brix Pedersen. It analyzes various formats of log files from IRC clients and bots and generates HTML pages containing statistics abou...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAF
BAF or Baf may refer to: Biology Barrier-to-autointegration factor, a family of proteins BRG1, or hbrm-associated factors, a family of proteins; see SWI/SNF re BAF complex Military Bagram Airfield Balkan Air Force, a late-World War II Allied air formation Bangladesh Air Force Belgian Air Force, previous name of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahti%20%28surname%29
Lahti is a Finnish surname meaning "bay" or "gulf". Geographical distribution As of 2014, 65.6% of all known bearers of the surname Lahti were residents of Finland (frequency 1:737), 22.0% of the United States (1:144,270), 7.6% of Sweden (1:11,357) and 2.4% of Canada (1:133,326). In Finland, the frequency of the surn...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard%E2%80%93Soulier%20syndrome
Bernard–Soulier syndrome (BSS) is a rare autosomal recessive bleeding disorder that is caused by a deficiency of the glycoprotein Ib-IX-V complex (GPIb-IX-V), the receptor for von Willebrand factor. The incidence of BSS is estimated to be less than 1 case per million persons, based on cases reported from Europe, North ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binomial%20proportion%20confidence%20interval
In statistics, a binomial proportion confidence interval is a confidence interval for the probability of success calculated from the outcome of a series of success–failure experiments (Bernoulli trials). In other words, a binomial proportion confidence interval is an interval estimate of a success probability p when on...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOS%20box
SOS box is the region in the promoter of various genes to which the LexA repressor binds to repress the transcription of SOS-induced proteins. This occurs in the absence of DNA damage. In the presence of DNA damage the binding of LexA is inactivated by the RecA activator. SOS boxes differ in DNA sequences and binding ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonal%20chess
Hexagonal chess is a group of chess variants played on boards composed of hexagon . The best known is Gliński's variant, played on a symmetric 91-cell hexagonal board. Since each hexagonal cell not on a board edge has six neighbor cells, there is generally increased mobility for pieces compared to a standard orthogona...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacer%20DNA
Spacer DNA is a region of non-coding DNA between genes. The terms intergenic spacer (IGS) or non-transcribed spacer (NTS) are used particularly for the spacer DNA between the many tandemly repeated copies of the ribosomal RNA genes. In bacteria, spacer DNA sequences are only a few nucleotides long. In eukaryotes, the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaschko%27s%20lines
Blaschko's lines, also called the lines of Blaschko, are lines of normal cell development in the skin. These lines are only visible in those with a mosaic skin condition or in chimeras where different cell lines contain different genes. These lines may express different amounts of melanin, or become visible due to a d...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver%20Marcell
Oliver Marcell (June 21, 1895 – June 12, 1949), nicknamed "Ghost", was an American third baseman in the Negro leagues for a number of teams around the league from 1918 to 1931. He also played shortstop. A Creole born in Thibodaux, Louisiana, he batted and threw right-handed. While the Negro leagues had many statistics...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evans%20Hall%20%28UC%20Berkeley%29
Evans Hall is the statistics, economics, and mathematics building on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. Computer History importance Evans Hall also served as the gateway for the entire west coast's ARPAnet access during the early stages of the Internet's existence; at the time, the backbone was a 5...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated%20protein%20C%20resistance
Activated protein C resistance (APCR) is a hypercoagulability (an increased tendency of the blood to clot) characterized by a lack of a response to activated protein C (APC), which normally helps prevent blood from clotting excessively. This results in an increased risk of venous thrombosis (blood clots in veins), whic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warfarin%20necrosis
Warfarin-induced skin necrosis is a condition in which skin and subcutaneous tissue necrosis (tissue death) occurs due to acquired protein C deficiency following treatment with anti-vitamin K anticoagulants (4-hydroxycoumarins, such as warfarin). Warfarin necrosis is a rare but severe complication of treatment with wa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe%20%28fluid%20conveyance%29
A pipe is a tubular section or hollow cylinder, usually but not necessarily of circular cross-section, used mainly to convey substances which can flow — liquids and gases (fluids), slurries, powders and masses of small solids. It can also be used for structural applications; hollow pipe is far stiffer per unit weight t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactucin
Lactucin is a bitter substance that forms a white crystalline solid and belongs to the group of sesquiterpene lactones. It is found in some varieties of lettuce and is an ingredient of lactucarium. It has been shown to have analgesic and sedative properties. It has also shown some antimalarial effects. It is also fou...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snub%2024-cell
In geometry, the snub 24-cell or snub disicositetrachoron is a convex uniform 4-polytope composed of 120 regular tetrahedral and 24 icosahedral cells. Five tetrahedra and three icosahedra meet at each vertex. In total it has 480 triangular faces, 432 edges, and 96 vertices. One can build it from the 600-cell by dimini...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bairstow%27s%20method
In numerical analysis, Bairstow's method is an efficient algorithm for finding the roots of a real polynomial of arbitrary degree. The algorithm first appeared in the appendix of the 1920 book Applied Aerodynamics by Leonard Bairstow. The algorithm finds the roots in complex conjugate pairs using only real arithmetic....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberous%20sclerosis%20complex%20tumor%20suppressors
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) tumor suppressors form the TSC1-TSC2 molecular complex. Under poor growth conditions the TSC1-TSC2 complex limits cell growth. A key promoter of cell growth, mTORC1, is inhibited by the tuberous sclerosis complex. Insulin activates mTORC1 and causes dissociation of TSC from the surface ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippa%20Hamilton
Filippa Palmstierna Hamilton (born 3 December 1985), also known as Filippa Hamilton-Palmstierna, is a French model. Hamilton was born in Paris and raised in Biarritz, France. She was discovered age 15 on the streets of Paris by French photographer Marc Hispard. She secured her first major advertising campaign at age 1...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigner%20crystal
A Wigner crystal is the solid (crystalline) phase of electrons first predicted by Eugene Wigner in 1934. A gas of electrons moving in a uniform, inert, neutralizing background (i.e. Jellium Model) will crystallize and form a lattice if the electron density is less than a critical value. This is because the potential en...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green%20pig
Green pig may refer to: Fluorescent green pig, a transgenic pig expressing green fluorescent protein The targets in the Angry Birds video game and franchise A character in The Little Green Pig, a story within the play The Pillowman A rath in the nonsense poem Jabberwocky Magically created pigs in Disney Princess Enchan...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/98.7%20FM
The following radio stations broadcast on FM frequency 98.7 MHz: Argentina Cristal in Olavarría, Buenos Aires Cóndor in Villa de Merlo, San Luis Del Mar in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Imperio in Río Cuarto, Córdoba Estación K2 in Necochea, Buenos Aires Las Rosas in Las Rosas, Santa Fe LaRock-a in San Carlos de B...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great%20Temple%20of%20the%20Aten
The Great Temple of the Aten (or the pr-Jtn, House of the Aten) was a temple located in the city of el-Amarna (ancient Akhetaten), Egypt. It served as the main place of worship of the deity Aten during the reign of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten (c. 1353–1336 BCE). Akhenaten ushered in a unique period of ancient Eg...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen%20Brannigan
Owen Brannigan OBE (10 March 19089 May 1973) was an English bass, known in opera for buffo roles and in concert for a wide range of solo parts in music ranging from Henry Purcell to Michael Tippett. He is best remembered for his roles in Mozart and Britten operas and for his recordings of roles in Britten, Offenbach a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theoretical%20motivation%20for%20general%20relativity
A theoretical motivation for general relativity, including the motivation for the geodesic equation and the Einstein field equation, can be obtained from special relativity by examining the dynamics of particles in circular orbits about the Earth. A key advantage in examining circular orbits is that it is possible to k...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cysteine%20protease
Cysteine proteases, also known as thiol proteases, are hydrolase enzymes that degrade proteins. These proteases share a common catalytic mechanism that involves a nucleophilic cysteine thiol in a catalytic triad or dyad. Discovered by Gopal Chunder Roy in 1873, the first cysteine protease to be isolated and characteri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NUTS%20statistical%20regions%20of%20Spain
In the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) codes of Spain (ES), the following are the first-level political and administrative divisions. Overall NUTS Codes Local administrative units Below the NUTS levels, the two LAU (Local Administrative Units) levels are: The LAU codes of Spain can be downl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmet%20Y%C4%B1ld%C4%B1z
Ahmet Yıldız (born 1979 in Sakarya, Turkey) is an American Turkish academic. He is currently a professor of physics and molecular cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley. He has contributed significantly to the understanding of transport within cells, in particular how motor proteins walk along filaments...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom%C5%BEale%20radio%20transmitter
The Domžale radio transmitter is a facility for medium wave broadcasting in Domžale, in Slovenia. The transmitter is fully transistorized. It could be received easily at a medium wave frequency of 918 kHz across the whole of Europe at night-time. It was the strongest radio transmitter of the Republic of Slovenia, broad...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sredna%20Gora
Sredna Gora ( ) is a mountain range in central Bulgaria, situated south of and parallel to the Balkan Mountains and extending from the Iskar to the west and the elbow of Tundzha north of Yambol to the east. Sredna Gora is 285 km long, reaching 50 km at its greatest width. Its highest peak is Golyam Bogdan at . The mou...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nijmegen%20breakage%20syndrome
Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS) is a rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder causing chromosomal instability, probably as a result of a defect in the double Holliday junction DNA repair mechanism and/or the synthesis dependent strand annealing mechanism for repairing double strand breaks in DNA (see Homologous re...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJKR-FM
CJKR-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting on the assigned frequency of 97.5 MHz in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It airs an active rock format with the on-air brand name Power 97. The station is owned and operated by Corus Entertainment, which also owns sister stations CJOB and CFPG-FM. The studios and offices are located...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessed%20Is%20the%20Fruit
Blessed Is the Fruit is a novel by Robert Antoni. Published in 1997 by Henry Holt, it explores the fluid boundaries of race in the Caribbean. 1997 novels Trinidad and Tobago novels Novels set in the Caribbean
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoof%E2%80%93Elkies%E2%80%93Atkin%20algorithm
The Schoof–Elkies–Atkin algorithm (SEA) is an algorithm used for finding the order of or calculating the number of points on an elliptic curve over a finite field. Its primary application is in elliptic curve cryptography. The algorithm is an extension of Schoof's algorithm by Noam Elkies and A. O. L. Atkin to signific...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back%20pressure
Back pressure (or backpressure) is the term for a resistance to the desired flow of fluid through pipes. Obstructions or tight bends create backpressure via friction loss and pressure drop. Explanation A common example of backpressure is that caused by the exhaust system (consisting of the exhaust manifold, catalyti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang%E2%80%93Baxter%20equation
In physics, the Yang–Baxter equation (or star–triangle relation) is a consistency equation which was first introduced in the field of statistical mechanics. It depends on the idea that in some scattering situations, particles may preserve their momentum while changing their quantum internal states. It states that a mat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrodialysis
Electrodialysis (ED) is used to transport salt ions from one solution through ion-exchange membranes to another solution under the influence of an applied electric potential difference. This is done in a configuration called an electrodialysis cell. The cell consists of a feed (dilute) compartment and a concentrate (br...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotational%E2%80%93vibrational%20coupling
In physics, rotational–vibrational coupling occurs when the rotation frequency of a system is close to or identical to a natural internal vibration frequency. The animation on the right shows ideal motion, with the force exerted by the spring and the distance from the center of rotation increasing together linearly wit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobit%20model
In statistics, a tobit model is any of a class of regression models in which the observed range of the dependent variable is censored in some way. The term was coined by Arthur Goldberger in reference to James Tobin, who developed the model in 1958 to mitigate the problem of zero-inflated data for observations of house...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Ndah
George Ebialimolisa Ndah (born 23 December 1974) is an English-born Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker from 1992 until 2006. He played in the Premier League for Crystal Palace and in the Football League for AFC Bournemouth, Gillingham, Swindon Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers. In 1999, he ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-ase
The suffix -ase is used in biochemistry to form names of enzymes. The most common way to name enzymes is to add this suffix onto the end of the substrate, e.g. an enzyme that breaks down peroxides may be called peroxidase; the enzyme that produces telomeres is called telomerase. Sometimes enzymes are named for the func...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Para%20River
The North Para River is a river located in the Barossa Valley of the Australian state of South Australia. The river's name is based directly on the Kaurna word pari which means river. The "north" descriptor distinguishes it from the South Para River with which it merges. Course and features The North Para River rises...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20Society%20of%20Gene%20and%20Cell%20Therapy
European Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ESGCT) formerly European Society of Gene Therapy (ESGT) is a legally registered professional body which emerged from a small working group in 1992 that focused on human gene therapy. The objectives of the ESGT include the following: promote basic and clinical research in gene...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Society%20of%20Gene%20and%20Cell%20Therapy
American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) is a professional non-profit medical and scientific organization based in Milwaukee, dedicated to understanding, development and application of gene, related cell and nucleic acid therapies, as well as promotion of professional and public education on gene therapy. With m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College%20Football%20News
College Football News (CFN) is a magazine and website published by College Football News, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. News coverage includes scores, statistics, rankings, and reports on college football games. Analysis includes comparisons between teams, predictions of game outcomes and high-school recrui...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge%20replicas%20and%20derivatives
This is a list of Stonehenge replicas and derivatives that seeks to collect all the non-ephemeral examples together. The fame of the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in England has led to many efforts to recreate it, using a variety of different materials, around the world. Some have been carefully built as astronomi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell%20cycle%20checkpoint
Cell cycle checkpoints are control mechanisms in the eukaryotic cell cycle which ensure its proper progression. Each checkpoint serves as a potential termination point along the cell cycle, during which the conditions of the cell are assessed, with progression through the various phases of the cell cycle occurring only...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exonuclease%20III
Exonuclease III (ExoIII) is an enzyme that belongs to the exonuclease family. ExoIII catalyzes the stepwise removal of mononucleotides from 3´-hydroxyl termini of double-stranded DNA. A limited number of nucleotides are removed during each binding event, resulting in coordinated progressive deletions within the populat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sot
Sot or SOT may refer to: Mathematics, science, and technology Small-outline transistor Society of Toxicology, U.S. Sound on tape, in television broadcasting Strong operator topology, in mathematics Places Sot (village), Vojvodina, Serbia Sodankylä Airfield, Sodankylä, Lapland, Finland, IATA code Stoke-on-Tre...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbha%20of%20Mewar
Kumbhakarna Singh (r. 1433–1468 CE), popularly known as Maharana Kumbha, was the Maharana of the Kingdom of Mewar in India. He belonged to the Sisodia clan of Rajputs. It was during his reign that Mewar became one of the most powerful powers in the northern India. He was the most powerful sovereign of his time. Early ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krylbo
Krylbo () is a part of the town Avesta in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County. It was a market town until it merged with the city of Avesta in 1966. Krylbo is mostly known for being an important railway hub called Avesta-Krylbo. On July 19, 1941, a German train of five cars transporting ammunition exploded while stand...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mdm2
Mouse double minute 2 homolog (MDM2) also known as E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Mdm2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MDM2 gene. Mdm2 is an important negative regulator of the p53 tumor suppressor. Mdm2 protein functions both as an E3 ubiquitin ligase that recognizes the N-terminal trans-activation domain ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum%20mirage
In physics, a quantum mirage is a peculiar result in quantum chaos. Every system of quantum dynamical billiards will exhibit an effect called scarring, where the quantum probability density shows traces of the paths a classical billiard ball would take. For an elliptical arena, the scarring is particularly pronounced a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strength%20in%20Numbers%20%2824-7%20Spyz%20album%29
Strength in Numbers is an album by 24-7 Spyz. It is the only album to feature Jeff Brodnax, who replaced original vocalist P. Fluid in 1991. On their third effort, the Spyz concentrate on simpler and more direct songwriting. The album has been described as a hard rock album with elements of heavy metal, funk, New York ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenin
Xenin is a peptide hormone secreted from the chromogranin A-positive enteroendocrine cells called the K-cells in the mucous membrane of the duodenum and stomach of the upper gut. The peptide has been found in humans, dogs, pigs, rats, and rabbits. In humans, xenin circulates in the blood plasma. There is a relationsh...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/97.1%20FM
The following radio stations broadcast on FM frequency 97.1 MHz: Brasil Radio família Rio de Janeiro Argentina Alfa in Zárate, Buenos Aires LRM743 FM Funes in Funes, Santa Fe Radio María in Canals, Córdoba Australia Radio National in Port Macquarie, New South Wales Radio National in Young, New South Wales Rad...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anerley
Anerley () is an area of south east London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located south south-east of Charing Cross, to the south of Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, west of Penge, north of Elmers End and South Norwood. History Origin and development Anerley has never existed as an independe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%203486
NGC 3486 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy located about 27.4 million light years away in the constellation of Leo Minor. It has a morphological classification of SAB(r)c, which indicates it is a weakly barred spiral with an inner ring and loosely wound arms. This is a borderline, low-luminosity Seyfert galaxy wi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%203521
NGC 3521 is a flocculent intermediate spiral galaxy located around 26 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Leo. It has a morphological classification of SAB(rs)bc, which indicates that it is a spiral galaxy with a trace of a bar structure (SAB), a weak inner ring (rs), and moderate to loosely wound ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Louis%20Lions
Jacques-Louis Lions (; 2 May 1928 – 17 May 2001) was a French mathematician who made contributions to the theory of partial differential equations and to stochastic control, among other areas. He received the SIAM's John von Neumann Lecture prize in 1986 and numerous other distinctions. Lions is listed as an ISI highl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91-Galactosidase
α-Galactosidase ( EC 3.2.1.22, α-GAL, α-GAL A; systematic name α-D-galactoside galactohydrolase) is a glycoside hydrolase enzyme that catalyses the following reaction: Hydrolysis of terminal, non-reducing α-D-galactose residues in α-D-galactosides, including galactose oligosaccharides, galactomannans and galactolipid...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeostatic%20model%20assessment
The homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) is a method used to quantify insulin resistance and beta-cell function. It was first described under the name HOMA by Matthews et al. in 1985. Derivation The HOMA authors used data from physiological studies to develop mathematical equations describing glucose regulation as a fe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupillary%20distance
Pupillary distance (PD), more correctly known as interpupillary distance (IPD) is the distance in millimeters between the centers of each pupil. Interpupillary Distance Classifications Distance PD is the separation between the visual axes of the eyes in their primary position, as the subject fixates on an infinitely d...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilution%20%28equation%29
Dilution is the process of decreasing the concentration of a solute in a solution, usually simply by mixing with more solvent like adding more water to the solution. To dilute a solution means to add more solvent without the addition of more solute. The resulting solution is thoroughly mixed so as to ensure that all p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karmarkar%27s%20algorithm
Karmarkar's algorithm is an algorithm introduced by Narendra Karmarkar in 1984 for solving linear programming problems. It was the first reasonably efficient algorithm that solves these problems in polynomial time. The ellipsoid method is also polynomial time but proved to be inefficient in practice. Denoting as the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apoptosome
The apoptosome is a large quaternary protein structure formed in the process of apoptosis. Its formation is triggered by the release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria in response to an internal (intrinsic) or external (extrinsic) cell death stimulus. Stimuli can vary from DNA damage and viral infection to developme...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent%20%28economics%29
In economics, an agent is an actor (more specifically, a decision maker) in a model of some aspect of the economy. Typically, every agent makes decisions by solving a well- or ill-defined optimization or choice problem. For example, buyers (consumers) and sellers (producers) are two common types of agents in partial e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outcome
Outcome may refer to: Outcome (probability), the result of an experiment in probability theory Outcome (game theory), the result of players' decisions in game theory The Outcome, a 2005 Spanish film An outcome measure (or endpoint) in a clinical trial The National Outcomes adopted as targets by the Scottish Govern...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol%20precipitation
Ethanol precipitation is a method used to purify and/or concentrate RNA, DNA, and polysaccharides such as pectin and xyloglucan from aqueous solutions by adding ethanol as an antisolvent. DNA precipitation Theory DNA is polar due to its highly charged phosphate backbone. Its polarity makes it water-soluble (water i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential%20extraction
Differential extraction (also known as differential lysis) refers to the process by which the DNA from two different types of cells can be extracted without mixing their contents. The most common application of this method is the extraction of DNA from vaginal epithelial cells and sperm cells from sexual assault cases...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanton%20number
The Stanton number, St, is a dimensionless number that measures the ratio of heat transferred into a fluid to the thermal capacity of fluid. The Stanton number is named after Thomas Stanton (engineer) (1865–1931). It is used to characterize heat transfer in forced convection flows. Formula where h = convection heat t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing%27s%20proof
Turing's proof is a proof by Alan Turing, first published in January 1937 with the title "On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the ". It was the second proof (after Church's theorem) of the negation of Hilbert's ; that is, the conjecture that some purely mathematical yes–no questions can never be answered by c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler%20number%20%28physics%29
The Euler number (Eu) is a dimensionless number used in fluid flow calculations. It expresses the relationship between a local pressure drop caused by a restriction and the kinetic energy per volume of the flow, and is used to characterize energy losses in the flow, where a perfect frictionless flow corresponds to an E...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy%3A%20A%20New%20World%20View
Entropy: A New World View is a non-fiction book by Jeremy Rifkin and Ted Howard, with an Afterword by Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen. It was first published by Viking Press, New York in 1980 (). A paperback edition was published by Bantam in 1981, in a paperback revised edition, by Bantam Books, in 1989 (). The 1989 revise...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct%20numerical%20simulation
A direct numerical simulation (DNS) is a simulation in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in which the Navier–Stokes equations are numerically solved without any turbulence model. This means that the whole range of spatial and temporal scales of the turbulence must be resolved. All the spatial scales of the turbulence ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercontinental%20Cup%20records%20and%20statistics
Statistics for the Intercontinental Cup which ran from 1960 to 2004. Finals By country By team By continent After the events of the 1969 Intercontinental Cup, many European Cup champions refused to play in the Intercontinental Cup. On five occasions, they were replaced by the tournament's runners-up. Two Intercont...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich%20Wilhelm%20Gottfried%20von%20Waldeyer-Hartz
Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz (6 October 1836 – 23 January 1921) was a German anatomist, known for summarizing neuron theory and for naming the chromosome. He is also remembered by anatomical structures of the human body which were named after him: Waldeyer's tonsillar ring (the lymphoid tissue ring of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peltarion%20Synapse
Synapse is a component-based development environment for neural networks and adaptive systems. Created by Peltarion, Synapse allows data mining, statistical analysis, visualization, preprocessing, design and training of neural networks and adaptive systems and the deployment of them. It utilizes a plug-in based archite...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeast%20display
Yeast display (or yeast surface display) is a protein engineering technique that uses the expression of recombinant proteins incorporated into the cell wall of yeast for isolating and engineering antibodies. Development The yeast display technique was first published by the laboratory of Professor K. Dane Wittrup and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20classification%20%28data%20management%29
In the field of data management, data classification as a part of the Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) process can be defined as a tool for categorization of data to enable/help organizations to effectively answer the following questions: What data types are available? Where are certain data located? What access ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manakov%20system
Maxwell's Equations, when converted to cylindrical coordinates, and with the boundary conditions for an optical fiber while including birefringence as an effect taken into account, will yield the coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations. After employing the Inverse scattering transform (a procedure analogous to the Four...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequent%20urination
Frequent urination, or urinary frequency (sometimes called pollakiuria), is the need to urinate more often than usual. Diuretics are medications that increase urinary frequency. Nocturia is the need of frequent urination at night. The most common cause of this condition for women and children is a urinary tract infecti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple%20Play%20%28FIRST%29
Triple Play was the name of the 2005 season FIRST Robotics Competition game. Basic Description Triple Play was the FIRST Robotics Competition game released on January 8, 2005. This is the first time the game rules PDF files were made available in late December to teams prior to the official release. The files with an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupid%20sort
Stupid sort may refer to: Bogosort, based on the generate and test paradigm Gnome sort, similar to insertion sort Sorting algorithms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydna
Hydna of Scione (alternately called Hydne or Cyana) (fl. 480 BC) was an Ancient Greek swimmer and diver given credit for contributing to the destruction of the Persian navy in 480 BC. Biography According to Pausanias (Description of Greece, 10.19.1.), prior to a critical naval battle with the Persians, Hydna and her f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit%20Sleeper%20Cell
The Detroit Sleeper Cell is a group of men of Middle-Eastern descent who the United States Department of Justice believed were plotting an attack on Disneyland. Trial While on a trip to Disneyland, the four men recorded a home video. The Justice Department believed that this recording was reconnaissance for a future ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphilic%20infantilism
Paraphilic infantilism, also known as autonepiophilia and adult baby, is a sexual fetish that involves role-playing a regression to an infant-like state. Paraphilic infantilism is a form of ageplay. People who practice paraphilic infantilism are often colloquially referred to (by themselves and others) as "adult babies...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric%20dispersion%20modeling
Atmospheric dispersion modeling is the mathematical simulation of how air pollutants disperse in the ambient atmosphere. It is performed with computer programs that include algorithms to solve the mathematical equations that govern the pollutant dispersion. The dispersion models are used to estimate the downwind ambien...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylindrite
Cylindrite is a sulfosalt mineral containing tin, lead, antimony and iron with formula: Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14. It forms triclinic pinacoidal crystals which often occur as tubes or cylinders which are in fact rolled sheets. It has a black to lead grey metallic colour with a Mohs hardness of 2 to 3 and a specific gravity of 5.4...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geigerite
Geigerite is a mineral, a complex hydrous manganese arsenate with formula: Mn5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·10H2O. It forms triclinic pinacoidal, vitreous, colorless to red to brown crystals. It has a Mohs hardness of 3 and a specific gravity of 3.05. It was discovered in Grischun, Switzerland in 1989. It was named in honor of Tho...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualcomm%20Atheros
Qualcomm Atheros is a developer of semiconductor chips for network communications, particularly wireless chipsets. The company was founded under the name T-Span Systems in 1998 by experts in signal processing and VLSI design from Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, and private industry. The com...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLI1
Zinc finger protein GLI1 also known as glioma-associated oncogene is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GLI1 gene. It was originally isolated from human glioblastoma cells. Function The Gli proteins are the effectors of Hedgehog (Hh) signaling and have been shown to be involved in cell fate determination, pr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLI2
Zinc finger protein GLI2 also known as GLI family zinc finger 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GLI2 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a transcription factor. GLI2 belongs to the C2H2-type zinc finger protein subclass of the Gli family. Members of this subclass are characterized as transcription...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLI3
Zinc finger protein GLI3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GLI3 gene. This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the C2H2-type zinc finger proteins subclass of the Gli family. They are characterized as DNA-binding transcription factors and are mediators of Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling. The protein encod...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocular%20dominance%20column
Ocular dominance columns are stripes of neurons in the visual cortex of certain mammals (including humans) that respond preferentially to input from one eye or the other. The columns span multiple cortical layers, and are laid out in a striped pattern across the surface of the striate cortex (V1). The stripes lie perpe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20ICD-9%20codes%20E%20and%20V%20codes%3A%20external%20causes%20of%20injury%20and%20supplemental%20classification
(E000) External cause status External cause status Civilian activity done for income or pay Military activity Volunteer activity Other external cause status Unspecified external cause status (E001–E030) Activity Activities involving walking and running Activities involving water and water craft Act...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Additive%20increase/multiplicative%20decrease
The additive-increase/multiplicative-decrease (AIMD) algorithm is a feedback control algorithm best known for its use in TCP congestion control. AIMD combines linear growth of the congestion window when there is no congestion with an exponential reduction when congestion is detected. Multiple flows using AIMD congestio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical%20characteristics%20of%20dynamic%20loudspeakers
The chief electrical characteristic of a dynamic loudspeaker's driver is its electrical impedance as a function of frequency. It can be visualized by plotting it as a graph, called the impedance curve. Explanation The most common driver type is an electro-mechanical transducer using a voice coil rigidly connected to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torricelli%27s%20law
Torricelli's law, also known as Torricelli's theorem, is a theorem in fluid dynamics relating the speed of fluid flowing from an orifice to the height of fluid above the opening. The law states that the speed of efflux of a fluid through a sharp-edged hole at the bottom of the tank filled to a depth is the same as th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear%20Technology
Linear Technology Corporation was an American semiconductor company that designed, manufactured and marketed high performance analog integrated circuits. Applications for the company's products included telecommunications, cellular telephones, networking products, notebook and desktop computers, video/multimedia, indus...