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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18-Hydroxycorticosterone
18-Hydroxycorticosterone is an endogenous steroid. It is a derivative of corticosterone. Function 18-Hydroxycorticosterone serves as an intermediate in the synthesis of aldosterone by the enzyme aldosterone synthase in the zona glomerulosa. See also 18-Hydroxycortisol Aldosterone synthase References Corticosteroi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synaptic%20gating
Synaptic gating is the ability of neural circuits to gate inputs by either suppressing or facilitating specific synaptic activity. Selective inhibition of certain synapses has been studied thoroughly (see Gate theory of pain), and recent studies have supported the existence of permissively gated synaptic transmission. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamin%20B2
Lamin B2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LMNB2 gene. It is the second of two type B nuclear lamins, and it is associated with laminopathies. Model organisms Model organisms have been used in the study of Lamin B2 function. A conditional knockout mouse line, called Lmnb2tm1a(KOMP)Wtsi was generated as pa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamin%20B%20receptor
Lamin-B receptor is a protein, and in humans, it is encoded by the LBR gene. Function The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the ERG4/ERG24 family. It localizes to the inner membrane of the nuclear envelope and anchors the lamina and the heterochromatin to the membrane. It may mediate the interaction between ch...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEM%20domain-containing%20protein%203
LEM domain-containing protein 3 (LEMD3), also known as MAN1, is an integral protein in the inner nuclear membrane (INM) of the nuclear envelope. It is encoded by the LEMD3 gene and was first identified after it was isolated from the serum of a patient with a collagen vascular disease. Structure The protein is 82.3 kDa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc%20metalloproteinase%20STE24
Zinc metalloproteinase STE24 is a metalloproteinase enzyme associated with laminopathies. External links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliran%20Elkayam
Eliran Elkayam (; born October 30, 1976) is an Israeli football player. External links Profile and biography of Eliran Elkayam on Maccabi Haifa's official website Profile and statistics of Eliran Elkayam on One.co.il 1976 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli men's footballers Men's association football defe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip%20timing
Transponder timing (also called chip timing or RFID timing) is a technique for measuring performance in sport events. A transponder working on a radio-frequency identification (RFID) basis is attached to the athlete and emits a unique code that is detected by radio receivers located at the strategic points in an event....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocadherin
Protocadherins (Pcdhs) are the largest mammalian subgroup of the cadherin superfamily of homophilic cell-adhesion proteins. They were discovered by Shintaro Suzuki's group, when they used PCR to find new members of the cadherin family. The PCR fragments that corresponded to protocadherins were found in vertebrate and i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THP-1%20cell%20line
THP-1 is a human monocytic cell line derived from an acute monocytic leukemia patient. It is used to test leukemia cell lines in immunocytochemical analysis of protein-protein interactions, and immunohistochemistry. Characteristics Although THP-1 cells are of the same lineage, mutations can cause differences as the p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gekko%20%28disambiguation%29
Gekko is a genus of lizards native to Southeast Asia. Gekko may also refer to: Gekko (optimization software) Gekko Records Gordon Gekko, a fictitious character from the movie Wall Street Gekko, a superhero from PJ Masks Gekkō (月光, :ja:月光) also means "moonlight" in Japanese: Gekko (microprocessor), the CPU of th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabson%E2%80%93Mendenhall%20syndrome
Rabson–Mendenhall syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by severe insulin resistance. The disorder is caused by mutations in the insulin receptor gene. Symptoms include growth abnormalities of the head, face and nails, along with the development of acanthosis nigricans. Treatment involves contro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostacyclin%20synthase
Prostaglandin-I synthase () also known as prostaglandin I2 (prostacyclin) synthase (PTGIS) or CYP8A1 is an enzyme involved in prostanoid biosynthesis that in humans is encoded by the PTGIS gene. This enzyme belongs to the family of cytochrome P450 isomerases. Function This gene encodes a member of the cytochrome P45...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeo%20Hirose
(born 1947 in Tokyo) is a pioneer of robotics technology and a professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Born in Tokyo and attending Hibiya High School, he graduated from Yokohama National University in 1971 and received a Ph.D. from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1976 where he later took professorship. His w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-chain-fatty-acid%E2%80%94CoA%20ligase
The long chain fatty acyl-CoA ligase (or synthetase) is an enzyme () of the ligase family that activates the oxidation of complex fatty acids. Long chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase catalyzes the formation of fatty acyl-CoA by a two-step process proceeding through an adenylated intermediate. The enzyme catalyzes the foll...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neprilysin
Neprilysin (), also known as membrane metallo-endopeptidase (MME), neutral endopeptidase (NEP), cluster of differentiation 10 (CD10), and common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen (CALLA) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MME gene. Neprilysin is a zinc-dependent metalloprotease that cleaves peptides at th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20McIntosh
Robert McIntosh or derivatives may refer to: Bert McIntosh (1892–1952), Scottish footballer Bobby McIntosh, rapper Robbie McIntosh (born 1957), English guitarist Robert McIntosh (cricketer) (1907–1988), English cricketer Robbie McIntosh (drummer) (1950–1974), Scottish drummer Robert A. McIntosh (born 1943), United ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CREB-binding%20protein
CREB-binding protein, also known as CREBBP or CBP or KAT3A, (where CREB is cAMP response element-binding protein) is a coactivator encoded by the CREBBP gene in humans, located on chromosome 16p13.3. CBP has intrinsic acetyltransferase functions; it is able to add acetyl groups to both transcription factors as well as ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DiOC6
DiOC6 (3,3′-dihexyloxacarbocyanine iodide) is a fluorescent dye used for the staining of a cell's endoplasmic reticulum, vesicle membranes and mitochondria. Binding to these structures occurs via the dye's hydrophilic groups. DiOC6 can be used to label living cells, however they are quickly damaged due to the dye's ext...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZP3
Zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 3, also known as zona pellucida glycoprotein 3 (Zp-3) or the sperm receptor, is a ZP module-containing protein that in humans is encoded by the ZP3 gene. ZP3 is the glycoprotein in the zona pellucida most important for inducting the acrosome reaction of sperm cells at the beginning ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubrication%20theory
In fluid dynamics, lubrication theory describes the flow of fluids (liquids or gases) in a geometry in which one dimension is significantly smaller than the others. An example is the flow above air hockey tables, where the thickness of the air layer beneath the puck is much smaller than the dimensions of the puck itse...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandem%20affinity%20purification
Tandem affinity purification (TAP) is an immunoprecipitation-based purification technique for studying protein–protein interactions. The goal is to extract from a cell only the protein of interest, in complex with any other proteins it interacted with. TAP uses two types of agarose beads that bind to the protein of int...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute%20radio-frequency%20channel%20number
In GSM cellular networks, an absolute radio-frequency channel number (ARFCN) is a code that specifies a pair of physical radio carriers used for transmission and reception in a land mobile radio system, one for the uplink signal and one for the downlink signal. ARFCNs for GSM are defined in Specification 45.005 Section...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHES%20%28buffer%29
CHES (N-cyclohexyl-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) is a buffering agent. CHES buffers have a useful range of pH 8.6–10. It typically appears as a white crystalline powder. Effect of impurities Commercial prep of CHES (and other sulfonylethyl buffers like MES, BES, and PIPES) can contain a contaminant oligo(vinylsulfonic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Sphinx%20%28British%20Columbia%29
The Sphinx is a mountain in the southernmost Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is southeast of Garibaldi Lake. Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, The Sphinx is located in a marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymidylate%20synthase
Thymidylate synthase (TS) () is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of deoxyuridine monophosphate (dUMP) to deoxythymidine monophosphate (dTMP). Thymidine is one of the nucleotides in DNA. With inhibition of TS, an imbalance of deoxynucleotides and increased levels of dUMP arise. Both cause DNA damage. Function ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XRCC1
DNA repair protein XRCC1, also known as X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 1, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the XRCC1 gene. XRCC1 is involved in DNA repair, where it complexes with DNA ligase III. Function XRCC1 is involved in the efficient repair of DNA single-strand breaks formed by exposure to i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA%20repair%20protein%20XRCC4
DNA repair protein XRCC4 also known as X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 4 or XRCC4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the XRCC4 gene. In addition to humans, the XRCC4 protein is also expressed in many other metazoans, fungi and in plants. The X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 4 is one of several c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartman%E2%80%93Grobman%20theorem
In mathematics, in the study of dynamical systems, the Hartman–Grobman theorem or linearisation theorem is a theorem about the local behaviour of dynamical systems in the neighbourhood of a hyperbolic equilibrium point. It asserts that linearisation—a natural simplification of the system—is effective in predicting qua...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babanki%20virus
Babanki virus (BBKV) is a member of the virus family Togaviridae of Class IV of the Baltimore classification system and the genus Alphavirus. Genome and Structure It has an unsegmented, positive sense, single-stranded RNA genome which is approximately 11.7kb long. In general, members of the Togaviridae have genomes...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrofolic%20acid
Tetrahydrofolic acid (THFA), or tetrahydrofolate, is a folic acid derivative. Metabolism Human synthesis Tetrahydrofolic acid is produced from dihydrofolic acid by dihydrofolate reductase. This reaction is inhibited by methotrexate. It is converted into 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate by serine hydroxymethyltransfera...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrofolic%20acid
Dihydrofolic acid (conjugate base dihydrofolate) (DHF) is a folic acid (vitamin B9) derivative which is converted to tetrahydrofolic acid by dihydrofolate reductase. Since tetrahydrofolate is needed to make both purines and pyrimidines, which are building blocks of DNA and RNA, dihydrofolate reductase is targeted by va...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech%20camp
A tech camp is a summer camp which focuses on technology education, sometimes referred to as a computer camp. These camps often include programs such as video game design, robotics, and programming. These camps first began to appear in the United States in the late 1970s. National Computer Camps was the first computer ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MycoBank
MycoBank is an online database, documenting new mycological names and combinations, eventually combined with descriptions and illustrations. It is run by the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute in Utrecht. Each novelty, after being screened by nomenclatural experts and found in accordance with the ICN (Internatio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gephyrin
Gephyrin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GPHN gene. This gene encodes a neuronal assembly protein that anchors inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors to the postsynaptic cytoskeleton via high affinity binding to a receptor subunit domain and tubulin dimers. In nonneuronal tissues, the encoded protein is a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkylating%20antineoplastic%20agent
An alkylating antineoplastic agent is an alkylating agent used in cancer treatment that attaches an alkyl group (CnH2n+1) to DNA. The alkyl group is attached to the guanine base of DNA, at the number 7 nitrogen atom of the purine ring. Since cancer cells, in general, proliferate faster and with less error-correcting ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynex%20Semiconductor
Dynex Semiconductor based in Lincoln, England, United Kingdom is a global supplier of products and services specialising in the field of power semiconductor devices and silicon on sapphire integrated circuit products. The power products they manufacture include IGBTs, various types of thyristor and GTOs. Research part...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Hayes%20%28serial%20killer%29
Robert Tyrone Hayes (born March 12, 1982) is an American serial killer who has been convicted of three murders in the Daytona Beach, Florida, area between December 2005 and February 2006. DNA tests have also linked him to a fourth murder committed in March 2016. In addition, he remains the prime suspect in the murder o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracilicutes
Gracilicutes (Latin: gracilis, slender, and cutis, skin, referring to the cell wall) is a clade in bacterial phylogeny. Traditionally gram staining results were most commonly used as a classification tool, consequently until the advent of molecular phylogeny, the Kingdom Monera (as the domains Bacteria and Archaea wer...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfolded%20protein%20response
The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a cellular stress response related to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. It has been found to be conserved between mammalian species, as well as yeast and worm organisms. The UPR is activated in response to an accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins in the lumen of the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjoint%20bundle
In mathematics, an adjoint bundle is a vector bundle naturally associated to any principal bundle. The fibers of the adjoint bundle carry a Lie algebra structure making the adjoint bundle into a (nonassociative) algebra bundle. Adjoint bundles have important applications in the theory of connections as well as in gaug...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribosomal%20s6%20kinase
In molecular biology, ribosomal s6 kinase (rsk) is a family of protein kinases involved in signal transduction. There are two subfamilies of rsk, p90rsk, also known as MAPK-activated protein kinase-1 (MAPKAP-K1), and p70rsk, also known as S6-H1 Kinase or simply S6 Kinase. There are three variants of p90rsk in humans,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masakazu%20Tashiro
Masakazu Tashiro (, born June 26, 1988) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the Iwate Grulla Morioka in J3 League. Club statistics Updated to 1 March 2019. References External links Profile at V-Varen Nagasaki Profile at Yokohama F. Marinos 1988 births Living people Association football people f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yota%20Akimoto
is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for Ehime FC on loan from Shonan Bellmare. Career statistics Club Updated to 18 January 2019. 1Includes Japanese Super Cup. References External links Profile at Shonan Bellmare Profile at FC Tokyo 1987 births Living people Association football people from Tokyo Japan...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Born%20Chinese%20%28graphic%20novel%29
American Born Chinese is a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang. Released in 2006 by First Second Books, it was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Awards in the category of Young People's Literature. It won the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award, the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New, the Publishers Weekly Comics W...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binding%20protein
A binding protein is any protein that acts as an agent to bind two or more molecules together. Examples include: DNA-binding protein Single-strand binding protein Telomere-binding protein RNA-binding protein Poly(A)-binding protein Nuclear cap-binding protein complex CREB-binding protein Calcium-binding protein Calci...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CXCL6
Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 6 (CXCL6) is a small cytokine belonging to the CXC chemokine family that is also known as granulocyte chemotactic protein 2 (GCP-2). As its former name suggests, CXCL6 is a chemoattractant for neutrophilic granulocytes. It elicits its chemotactic effects by interacting with the chemokine ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-dimensional%20point%20vortex%20gas
The two-dimensional point vortex gas is a discrete particle model used to study turbulence in two-dimensional ideal fluids. The two-dimensional guiding-center plasma is a completely equivalent model used in plasma physics. General setup The model is a Hamiltonian system of N points in the two-dimensional plane executi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iryna%20Movchan
Iryna Pavlivna Movchan (; born 26 June 1990 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2008 Crystal Skate of Romania champion and a two-time (2009, 2011) Ukrainian national champion. She qualified to the free skate at three ISU Championships — 2007 Europeans in Warsaw, Poland; 2009 E...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6der%E2%80%93Bernstein%20theorems%20for%20operator%20algebras
The Schröder–Bernstein theorem from set theory has analogs in the context operator algebras. This article discusses such operator-algebraic results. For von Neumann algebras Suppose M is a von Neumann algebra and E, F are projections in M. Let ~ denote the Murray-von Neumann equivalence relation on M. Define a partia...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Output%20Radio%20Frequency%20Spectrum
ORFS stands for Output RF Spectrum, where 'RF' stands for Radio Frequency. The acronym ORFS is used in the context of mobile communication systems, e.g., GSM. It stands for the relationship between (a) the frequency offset from the carrier and (b) the power, measured in a specific bandwidth and time, produced by the m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20NVC%20community%20MC5
British NVC community MC5 (Armeria maritima - Cerastium diffusum ssp. diffusum maritime therophyte community) is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities. This community is w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last%20Hero%20in%20China
Last Hero in China (released in the Philippines as Once Upon a Time in China-2) is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Wong Jing. It is a derivative of the Once Upon a Time in China film series, and unlike other imitations, it can be considered a spin-off or parody to some extent. It was released...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.%20Gene%20Smith
E. Gene Smith (August 10, 1936 – December 16, 2010) was a scholar of Tibetology, specifically Tibetan literature and history. Life and career Ellis Gene Smith was born in Ogden, Utah to a traditional Mormon family. He studied at a variety of institutions of higher education in the U.S.: Adelphi College, Hobart College...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial%20transcription
Bacterial transcription is the process in which a segment of bacterial DNA is copied into a newly synthesized strand of messenger RNA (mRNA) with use of the enzyme RNA polymerase. The process occurs in three main steps: initiation, elongation, and termination; and the end result is a strand of mRNA that is complementa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eukaryotic%20transcription
Eukaryotic transcription is the elaborate process that eukaryotic cells use to copy genetic information stored in DNA into units of transportable complementary RNA replica. Gene transcription occurs in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. Unlike prokaryotic RNA polymerase that initiates the transcription of all diff...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcription%20factor%20Jun
Transcription factor Jun is a protein that in humans is encoded by the JUN gene. c-Jun, in combination with protein c-Fos, forms the AP-1 early response transcription factor. It was first identified as the Fos-binding protein p39 and only later rediscovered as the product of the JUN gene. c-jun was the first oncogenic ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP-1%20transcription%20factor
Activator protein 1 (AP-1) is a transcription factor that regulates gene expression in response to a variety of stimuli, including cytokines, growth factors, stress, and bacterial and viral infections. AP-1 controls a number of cellular processes including differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis. The structure of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular%20mean
In mathematics and statistics, a circular mean or angular mean is a mean designed for angles and similar cyclic quantities, such as times of day, and fractional parts of real numbers. This is necessary since most of the usual means may not be appropriate on angle-like quantities. For example, the arithmetic mean of 0°...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938%20Swiss%20Grand%20Prix
The 1938 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Bremgarten, Switzerland on 21 August 1938. Classification References Swiss Grand Prix Swiss Grand Prix Grand Prix August 1938 sports events
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiper%20seal
A wiper seal is an axial seal that creates a seal while allowing a reciprocating shaft to pass through the seal's inner bore. Wiper seals are often used for fluid containment and to prevent dirt from entering a reciprocating shaft mechanism. Wiper seals are typically used on hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, as well...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITK%20%28gene%29
Tyrosine-protein kinase ITK/TSK also known as interleukin-2-inducible T-cell kinase or simply ITK, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITK gene. ITK is a member of the TEC family of kinases and is highly expressed in T cells. Function This gene encodes an intracellular tyrosine kinase expressed in T-cells...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%20torture
White torture, often referred to as white room torture, is a type of psychological torture technique aimed at complete sensory deprivation and isolation. A prisoner is held in a cell that deprives them of all senses and identity. It is particularly used in Iran; however, there is also evidence of its use by the Venezue...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediator%20%28coactivator%29
Mediator is a multiprotein complex that functions as a transcriptional coactivator in all eukaryotes. It was discovered in 1990 in the lab of Roger D. Kornberg, recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Mediator complexes interact with transcription factors and RNA polymerase II. The main function of mediator com...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlyle%20Harmon
Frank Carlyle Harmon (January 17, 1905 – March 25, 1997) was an American former head of fabrics research for Johnson and Johnson. He is best known for his patent, held jointly with Billy Gene Harper of Dow Chemical, that made the possible the production of modern "superabsorbent" disposable diapers. Background Harmon ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20Palace%20F.C.%20%281861%29
Crystal Palace F.C. was an amateur football club formed in 1861 who contributed to the development of association football during its formative years. They were founder members of the Football Association in 1863, and competed in the first ever FA Cup competition in 1871–72. The club disbanded around 1876, its last en...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid%20fat%20index
Solid fat index (SFI) is a measure of the percentage of fat in crystalline (solid) phase to total fat (the remainder being in liquid phase) across a temperature gradient. The SFI of a fat is measured using a dilatometer that measures the expansion of a fat as it is heated; density measurements are taken at a series of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele%20des%20Pins%20Airport
Île des Pins Airport () is an airport on Île des Pins in New Caledonia . Airlines and destinations Statistics References Airports in New Caledonia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouanaham%20Airport
Ouanaham Airport is an airport serving Lifou, Lifou Island, New Caledonia. Airlines and destinations Statistics References Lifou
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%A9%20Airport
Maré Airport is an airport in Maré, New Caledonia. Airlines and destinations Statistics References Airports in New Caledonia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular%20pathology
Molecular pathology is an emerging discipline within pathology which is focused in the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of molecules within organs, tissues or bodily fluids. Molecular pathology shares some aspects of practice with both anatomic pathology and clinical pathology, molecular biology,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sieve%20C%2B%2B%20Parallel%20Programming%20System
The Sieve C++ Parallel Programming System is a C++ compiler and parallel runtime designed and released by Codeplay that aims to simplify the parallelization of code so that it may run efficiently on multi-processor or multi-core systems. It is an alternative to other well-known parallelisation methods such as OpenMP,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldolase%20B
Aldolase B also known as fructose-bisphosphate aldolase B or liver-type aldolase is one of three isoenzymes (A, B, and C) of the class I fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase enzyme (EC 4.1.2.13), and plays a key role in both glycolysis and gluconeogenesis. The generic fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase enzyme catalyzes ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20NVC%20community%20MC12
British NVC community MC12 (Festuca rubra – Hyacinthoides non-scripta maritime bluebell community) is one of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities categorised as maritime sea-cliff grasslands. This community is found locally in western co...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phospholipase%20A1
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Phospholipase A1}} Phospholipase A1 (EC 3.1.1.32; systematic name: phosphatidylcholine 1-acylhydrolase) encoded by the PLA1A gene is a phospholipase enzyme which removes the 1-acyl group: phosphatidylcholine + H2O ⇌ 2-acylglycerophosphocholine + a carboxylate It is an enzyme that resides in a class of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCL12
Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 12 (CCL12) is a small cytokine belonging to the CC chemokine family that has been described in mice. It is also known as monocyte chemotactic protein 5 (MCP-5) and, due to its similarity with the human chemokine MCP-1, sometimes it is called MCP-1-related chemokine. CCL12 specifically att...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCL9
Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 9 (CCL9) is a small cytokine belonging to the CC chemokine family. It is also called macrophage inflammatory protein-1 gamma (MIP-1γ), macrophage inflammatory protein-related protein-2 (MRP-2) and CCF18, that has been described in rodents. CCL9 has also been previously designated CCL10, al...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep%20Hope%20Alive
"Keep Hope Alive" is a single featured on the studio album Vegas by the electronica group The Crystal Method. The single was released on October 1, 1996, on the City of Angels label, and received 4.5 out of five stars in a review from AllMusic. The single was re-released on July 10, 2001, on the Moonshine Music label. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoring%20algorithm
Scoring algorithm, also known as Fisher's scoring, is a form of Newton's method used in statistics to solve maximum likelihood equations numerically, named after Ronald Fisher. Sketch of derivation Let be random variables, independent and identically distributed with twice differentiable p.d.f. , and we wish to calcu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal%20sac
A fecal sac (also spelled faecal sac) is a mucous membrane, generally white or clear with a dark end, that surrounds the feces of some species of nestling birds. It allows parent birds to more easily remove fecal material from the nest. The nestling usually produces a fecal sac within seconds of being fed; if not, a wa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethylaminoethyl%20cellulose
Diethylaminoethyl cellulose (DEAE-C) is a positively charged resin used in ion-exchange chromatography, a type of column chromatography, for the separation and purification of proteins and nucleic acids. Gel matrix beads are derivatized with diethylaminoethanol (DEAE) and lock negatively charged proteins or nucleic aci...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate%20classification
Climate classifications are systems that categorize the world's climates. A climate classification may correlate closely with a biome classification, as climate is a major influence on life in a region. One of the most used is the Köppen climate classification scheme first developed in 1884. There are several ways to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20NVC%20community%20SD17
NVC community SD17 (Potentilla anserina - Carex nigra dune-slack community) is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of five communities associated with dune slacks. It is a very localised community. There are four subcommunities. Community compositio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami%20Essid
Sami bin Khamis bin Salih Essid () a.k.a. Essid Sami Ben Khemais was the head of al-Qaeda's Italian cell until his arrest outside Milan in April 2001. He received a five-year sentence for trafficking in arms, explosives, and chemicals. Essid remains under embargo by the United Nations Security Council Committee 1267 as...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observed%20information
In statistics, the observed information, or observed Fisher information, is the negative of the second derivative (the Hessian matrix) of the "log-likelihood" (the logarithm of the likelihood function). It is a sample-based version of the Fisher information. Definition Suppose we observe random variables , independent...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat%20shock%20protein%2047
Heat shock protein 47, also known as SERPINH1 is a serpin which serves as a human chaperone protein for collagen. Function This protein is a member of the serpin superfamily of serine proteinase inhibitors. Its expression is induced by heat shock. HSP47 is expressed in the endoplasmic reticulum. These cells synthesi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination%20Calabria
"Destination Calabria" is a song by Italian music producer Alex Gaudino with vocals by Crystal Waters. It is the first single released from his debut album My Destination. The track is a mashup, taking the instrumental from Rune RK's "Calabria" and the vocals from Gaudino's and Waters' "Destination Unknown", both origi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipeptidyl%20peptidase
Dipeptidyl peptidase is a type of enzyme classified under EC 3.4.14. Types include: Cathepsin C, dipeptidyl peptidase-1 Dipeptidyl-peptidase II DPP3, dipeptidyl peptidase-3 DPP4, Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 DPP6, dipeptidyl peptidase-6 DPP7, dipeptidyl peptidase-7 DPP8, dipeptidyl peptidase-8 DPP9, dipeptidyl pept...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric%20inhibitory%20polypeptide%20receptor
The gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor (GIP-R), also known as the glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GIPR gene. GIP-R is a member of the class B family of G protein coupled receptors. GIP-R is found on beta-cells in the pancreas where it serves as...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterinary%20pathology
Veterinary pathologists are veterinarians who specialize in the diagnosis of diseases through the examination of animal tissue and body fluids. Like medical pathology, veterinary pathology is divided into two branches, anatomical pathology and clinical pathology. Other than the diagnosis of disease in food-producing an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oragene
Oragene is the trade name for DNA Genotek's non-invasive DNA self-collection kit. Oragene allows the collection, stabilization and long-term storage of DNA from saliva at ambient temperature. Oragene first became available to the genetic research community in 2004. Oragene is available in a variety of formats for vario...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20NVC%20community%20SM24
British NVC community SM24 (Elymus pycnanthus salt-marsh community) is one of the salt-marsh communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. This community is found in a number of coastal areas, but is not recorded from Scotland. There are no subcommunities. Community composition The following ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corticata
Corticata ("one with a cortex"), in the classification of eukaryotes (living organisms with a cell nucleus), is a clade suggested by Thomas Cavalier-Smith to encompass the eukaryote supergroups of the following two groups: Plantae, or Archaeplastida (plants, red algae, green algae, and glaucophytes) Chromalveolata ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%C3%A9nard%E2%80%93Wiechert%20potential
The Liénard–Wiechert potentials describe the classical electromagnetic effect of a moving electric point charge in terms of a vector potential and a scalar potential in the Lorenz gauge. Stemming directly from Maxwell's equations, these describe the complete, relativistically correct, time-varying electromagnetic field...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency%20scanning%20interferometry
Frequency scanning interferometry (FSI) is an absolute distance measurement technique, for measuring the distance between a pair of points, along a line-of-sight. The power of the FSI technique lies in its ability to make many such distance measurements, simultaneously. For each distance to be measured, a measureme...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partitiviridae
Partitiviridae is a family of double-stranded RNA viruses. Plants, fungi, and protozoa serve as natural hosts. It has been suggested that they can also infect bacteria. The name comes from the Latin partitius, which means divided, and refers to the segmented genome of partitiviruses. There are five genera and 60 specie...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khintchine%20inequality
In mathematics, the Khintchine inequality, named after Aleksandr Khinchin and spelled in multiple ways in the Latin alphabet, is a theorem from probability, and is also frequently used in analysis. Heuristically, it says that if we pick complex numbers , and add them together each multiplied by a random sign , then th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIC
TRIC may refer to: TRiC (complex), a multiprotein complex of eukaryotic cells involved in protein folding Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, an industrial and manufacturing park in Storey County, Nevada Television and Radio Industries Club, a UK industry association Tric, a fictional nightclub from the television serie...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene%20A.%20Leahy
Eugene A. "Gene" Leahy (May 8, 1929 – January 18, 2000) was Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska from 1969 to 1973. Gene Leahy Mall in Downtown Omaha is named after him. His unorthodox style endeared him to many Omahans. He would often wear a clown suit for poor children's celebrations and he championed the retention of football ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottschalk%20v.%20Benson
Gottschalk v. Benson, 409 U.S. 63 (1972), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that a process claim directed to a numerical algorithm, as such, was not patentable because "the patent would wholly pre-empt the mathematical formula and in practical effect would be a patent on the algorithm itse...