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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information%20inequality
Information inequality may mean in statistics, the Cramér–Rao bound, an inequality for the variance of an estimator based on the information in a sample in information theory, inequalities in information theory describes various inequalities specific to that context. in sociology, Information Inequality and Social Bar...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarity%20%28physics%29
In quantum physics, unitarity is (or a unitary process has) the condition that the time evolution of a quantum state according to the Schrödinger equation is mathematically represented by a unitary operator. This is typically taken as an axiom or basic postulate of quantum mechanics, while generalizations of or departu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus%20of%20enterocyte%20effacement
The locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) is a moderately conserved pathogenicity island consisting of 35,000 base pairs in the bacteria Escherichia coli genome. The LEE encodes the Type III secretion system and associated chaperones and effector proteins responsible for attaching and effacing (AE) lesions in the larg...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass%20trap
Bass traps are acoustic energy absorbers which are designed to damp low frequency sound energy with the goal of attaining a flatter low frequency (LF) room response by reducing LF resonances in rooms. They are commonly used in recording studios, mastering rooms, home theatres and other rooms built to provide a critical...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber%20derivative
In the context of Lagrangian mechanics, the fiber derivative is used to convert between the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian forms. In particular, if is the configuration manifold then the Lagrangian is defined on the tangent bundle , and the Hamiltonian is defined on the cotangent bundle —the fiber derivative is a map ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDMF
In cryptography, CDMF (Commercial Data Masking Facility) is an algorithm developed at IBM in 1992 to reduce the security strength of the 56-bit DES cipher to that of 40-bit encryption, at the time a requirement of U.S. restrictions on export of cryptography. Rather than a separate cipher from DES, CDMF constitutes a ke...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy%20costs%20of%20debt
Within the theory of corporate finance, bankruptcy costs of debt are the increased costs of financing with debt instead of equity that result from a higher probability of bankruptcy. The fact that bankruptcy is generally a costly process in itself and not only a transfer of ownership implies that these costs negatively...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow%20tracer
A flow tracer is any fluid property used to track the flow velocity (i.e., flow magnitude and direction) and circulation patterns. Tracers can be chemical properties, such as radioactive material, or chemical compounds, physical properties, such as density, temperature, salinity, or dyes, and can be natural or artific...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Grape%20Genome%20Program
The International Grape Genomics Program (IGGP) is a collaborative genome project dedicated to determining the genome sequence of the grapevine Vitis vinifera. It is a multinational project involving research centers in Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Spain, and the United States. The ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimethylarsine
Trimethylarsine (abbreviated TMA or TMAs) is the chemical compound with the formula (CH3)3As, commonly abbreviated AsMe3 or TMAs. This organic derivative of arsine has been used as a source of arsenic in microelectronics industry, a building block to other organoarsenic compounds, and serves as a ligand in coordination...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ediacaran%20biota
The Ediacaran (; formerly Vendian) biota is a taxonomic period classification that consists of all life forms that were present on Earth during the Ediacaran Period (). These were enigmatic tubular and frond-shaped, mostly sessile, organisms. Trace fossils of these organisms have been found worldwide, and represent the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20Nations%20peacekeeping%20missions%20involving%20Pakistan
Pakistan has served in 46 United Nations peacekeeping missions in 29 countries around the world. As of 2023, United Nations (UN) statistics show that 168 Pakistani UN peacekeepers have been killed since 1948. The biggest Pakistani loss occurred on 5 June 1993 in Mogadishu. Pakistan joined the United Nations on 30 Septe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonextensive%20entropy
Entropy is considered to be an extensive property, i.e., that its value depends on the amount of material present. Constantino Tsallis has proposed a nonextensive entropy (Tsallis entropy), which is a generalization of the traditional Boltzmann–Gibbs entropy. The rationale behind the theory is that Gibbs-Boltzmann ent...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminth%20protein
A helminth protein, or helminthic antigen, is a protein derived from a parasitic worm that causes an immune reaction. When secreted, these proteins may modify the host's immune response in order to promote longevity of the parasite. Helminth proteins can result in a deregulated response to infection, and are implicated...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20Graczyk
Jean Graczyk (26 May 1933 – 27 June 2004) was a professional road bicycle racer who won two points classifications in the Tour de France and several stages each at the Tour de France and Vuelta a España. Before turning professional, Graczyk won an Olympic silver medal in the team pursuit for France. His nickname in th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson%27s%20theorem
In mathematics, Anderson's theorem is a result in real analysis and geometry which says that the integral of an integrable, symmetric, unimodal, non-negative function f over an n-dimensional convex body K does not decrease if K is translated inwards towards the origin. This is a natural statement, since the graph of f ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAK%20%28protein%29
Cyclin G-associated kinase (GAK) is a serine/threonine kinase that in humans is encoded by the GAK gene. Function In all eukaryotes, the cell cycle is governed by cyclin-dependent protein kinases (CDKs), whose activities are regulated by cyclins and CDK inhibitors in a diverse array of mechanisms that involve the con...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-Piperidone
4-Piperidone is an organic compound with the molecular formula . It can be viewed as a derivative of piperidine. 4-Piperidone is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceutical drugs. Substituted and dehydro derivatives of 4-piperidinone are intermediates in alkaloid syntheses. It is a List...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Phenethyl-4-piperidinone
N-Phenethyl-4-piperidinone (NPP) is a derivative of 4-piperidinone with the molecular formula C13H17NO. It is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceutical drugs such as fentanyl. Because of its possible use in the illicit manufacture of fentanyl, the United States Drug Enforcement Admini...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947%20Swiss%20Grand%20Prix
The 1947 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Bremgarten on 8 June 1947. Classification Heat 1 Drivers in bold advanced to the final Pole position : Carlo Felice Trossi, 2:42.9 Fastest lap : Achille Varzi, 3:02.3 Heat 2 Drivers in bold advanced to the final Pole position : Jean-Pierre Wimille,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzilic%20acid
Benzilic acid is an organic compound with formula or ()2(HO)C(COOH). It is a white crystalline aromatic acid, soluble in many primary alcohols. Preparation Benzilic acid can be prepared by heating a mixture of benzil, ethanol, and potassium hydroxide. Another preparation, performed by Liebig in 1838, is the dimeri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Becker%20%28physicist%29
Richard Becker (; 3 December 1887 – 16 March 1955) was a German theoretical physicist who made contributions in thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, superconductivity, and quantum electrodynamics. Early life Becker was born in Hamburg. His studies in zoology started in 1906 at the Albert Ludwig University of Freibur...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambek%E2%80%93Moser%20theorem
The Lambek–Moser theorem is a mathematical description of partitions of the natural numbers into two complementary sets. For instance, it applies to the partition of numbers into even and odd, or into prime and non-prime (one and the composite numbers). There are two parts to the Lambek–Moser theorem. One part states t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian%20citizens%20of%20Israel
Palestinian citizens of Israel, also known as 48-Palestinians () are Arab citizens of Israel that self-identify as Palestinian. According to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, the Arab population in 2019 was estimated at 1,890,000, representing 20.95% of the country's population. The majority of these identify them...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myringomycosis
Myringomycosis is a fungal infection of the tympanic membrane. It is caused by the presence of the fungus Aspergillus nigricans or flavescens. References Further reading Animal fungal diseases Myringomycosis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscope
Landscope is the quarterly journal of Western Australia's Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. It publishes technical and popular articles on matters related to the conservation and management of natural resources in Western Australia. First published in 1985, the magazine was partially a continua...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTO%20gene
Fat mass and obesity-associated protein also known as alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase FTO is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FTO gene located on chromosome 16. As one homolog in the AlkB family proteins, it is the first mRNA demethylase that has been identified. Certain alleles of the FTO gene app...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/444%20%28disambiguation%29
444 is a year. 444 or variants may also refer to: 444 BC 444 (number) Transport British Rail Class 444, a British EMU train 4-4-4, a Whyte notation classification of steam locomotive Interstate 444, unsigned route in Oklahoma Film and television 4:44 Last Day on Earth, a 2011 American film The Haunted House: ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20F%20--%20Local%20History%20of%20the%20United%20States%20and%20British%2C%20Dutch%2C%20French%2C%20and%20Latin%20America
Class F: Local History of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the structure of Class F classification. F - Local History of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America 1-975....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20E%20--%20History%20of%20America
Class E: History of America is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the structure of Class E. E - History of America 1-912..........History of America 11-143..........America 11-29..........General 29............Elements in the population 31-49.2........North A...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20Z%20--%20Bibliography.%20Library%20Science.%20Information%20resources
Class Z: Bibliography. Library Science. Information resources is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This page outlines the sub-classes of Class Z. Z - Books (general). Writing. Palaeography. Book Industries and trade. Libraries. Bibliography 4-115.5...............Books (General)....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20V%20--%20Naval%20Science
Class V: Naval science is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class V. V - Naval science (General) 1-995........Naval science (General) 25-55.......History and antiquities of naval science 66-69.......Navy clubs 160-165...Strategy 167-178...Ta...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20U%20--%20Military%20Science
Class U: Military Science is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This page outlines the sub-classes of Class U. U - Military science (general) 21‑22.3.....................................War. Philosophy. Military sociology 27‑43........................................History of mi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20T%20--%20Technology
Class T: Technology is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This page outlines the subclasses of Class T. T - Technology (general) 10.5-11.9...................................Communication of technical information 11.95-12.5.................................Industrial directories 55...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20R%20--%20Medicine
Class R:Medicine is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This page outlines the subclasses of Class R. R - Medicine (General) 5-130.5......................................General works 131-687.....................................History of medicine. Medical expeditions 690-697........
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20S%20--%20Agriculture
Class S: Agriculture is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This page outlines the subclasses of Class S. S - Agriculture (general) 21-400.5....................................Documents and other collections 403............................................Agricultural missions, voy...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20Q%20--%20Science
Class Q: Science is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class Q. Q - Science (General) 1-390.......Science (General) 1-295......General 300-390....Cybernetics 350-390...Information theory QA - Mathematics 1-939..............Mathematics 1-...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20N%20--%20Fine%20Arts
Class N:Fine Arts is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This page outlines the subclasses of Class N. N - Visual Arts 1-58..........................................General 61-72........................................Theory. Philosophy. Aesthetics of the visual arts 81-390..........
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20M%20--%20Music
Class M: Music is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class M. M - Printed Music 1-1.A15 ...... Music printed or copied in manuscript in the United States or the colonies before 1860 1.A5-3.3 ..... Collections 5-1480 ........ Instrumental ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20K%20--%20Law
Class K: Law is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This page outlines the sub-classes of Class K. K - Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence 1-7720............Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence 1-36.5...........Periodicals 37-44...........
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20J%20--%20Political%20science
Class J: Political science is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class J. J - General legislative and executive papers (1)-981.......General legislative and executive papers (1)-(9)......Gazettes (Note: The Library of Congress now classes t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20H%20--%20Social%20sciences
Class H: Social Sciences is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class H. H - Social sciences (General) 1-99.......Social Sciences (General) HA - Statistics 1-4737.......Statistics 29-32.......Theory and method of social science statistics...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20G%20--%20Geography.%20Anthropology.%20Recreation
Class G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class G. G - Geography (General); Atlases; Maps 1-922....................Geography (General) 65-69...................Geographers 70-70.6.................Phil...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20L%20--%20Education
Class L: Education is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This page outlines the sub-classes of Class L. L - Education (General) 7-97...........................................Periodicals. Societies 101............................................Yearbooks 107.........................
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20P%20--%20Language%20and%20Literature
Class P: Language and Literature is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This page outlines the subclasses of Class P. It contains 19 sub-classifications, 12 of which are dedicated to language families and geographic groups of languages, and 10 sub-classifications of literature (4 sub...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20D%20--%20History%2C%20General%20and%20Old%20World
Class D: History, General and Old World is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class D. D – History (General) 1–2009..................History (General) 1–24.5.................General 25–27..................Military and naval history 31–34.......
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20C%20--%20Auxiliary%20Sciences%20of%20History
Class C: Auxiliary Sciences of History is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class C. C - Auxiliary Sciences of History 1-51.......Auxiliary Sciences of History (General) CB - History of Civilization 156...........Terrestrial evidence of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20A%20--%20General%20Works
Class A: General Works is a classification used by the United States Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class A. AC – collections. series. collected works 1–999......Collections; Series; Collected works 1–195..........Collections of monographs, essays, etc. 1–8............
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Congress%20Classification%3AClass%20B%20--%20Philosophy%2C%20Psychology%2C%20Religion
Class B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class B. B - Philosophy (General) 69-99..........General works 108-5802.......By period (including individual philosophers and schools of philosophy) 108-708........
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrocyte
A fibrocyte is an inactive mesenchymal cell, that is, a cell showing minimal cytoplasm, limited amounts of rough endoplasmic reticulum and lacks biochemical evidence of protein synthesis. The term fibrocyte contrasts with the term fibroblast. Fibroblasts are activated connective tissue cells characterized by synthes...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing-shape%20optimization
Wing-shape optimization is a software implementation of shape optimization primarily used for aircraft design. This allows for engineers to produce more efficient and cheaper aircraft designs. History Shape optimization, as a software process and tool, first appeared as an algorithm in 1995 and as commercial software...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20de%20Nourquer%20du%20Camper
Paul de Nourquer du Camper was Governor General for Inde française in the Second French Colonial Empire during the July Monarchy. During his period an annual statistics manual was written by Pierre Constant Sicé in 1842, which describes and narrates various situations in Inde française. Titles Held See also European...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokon
Mokon is a division of Protective Industries, Inc. from Buffalo, New York, United States. It is also the brand name of the circulating liquid temperature control systems delivering fluid temperatures from that are designed and manufactured by this division. Created from the need for "mold control", the company's cor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotics%20conventions
There are many conventions used in the robotics research field. This article summarises these conventions. Line representations Lines are very important in robotics because: They model joint axes: a revolute joint makes any connected rigid body rotate about the line of its axis; a prismatic joint makes the connecte...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Membrane%20channel
Membrane channels are a family of biological membrane proteins which allow the passive movement of ions (ion channels), water (aquaporins) or other solutes to passively pass through the membrane down their electrochemical gradient. They are studied using a range of channelomics experimental and mathematical techniques....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindered%20amine%20light%20stabilizers
Hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) are chemical compounds containing an amine functional group that are used as stabilizers in plastics and polymers. These compounds are typically derivatives of tetramethylpiperidine and are primarily used to protect the polymers from the effects of photo-oxidation; as opposed to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUFS
SUFS may refer to: Cysteine desulfurase, an enzyme Save Ulster from Sodomy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca%20Juniors%20top%20scorers
This article includes statistics of Boca Juniors all-time top goal scorers. Martín Palermo is Boca Juniors all time goal scorer with 236 goals, 193 of those goals were scored in Argentine Primera División tournaments and the other 43 in International tournaments. Palermo is also the club's top international scorer wi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postreplication%20checkpoint
A postreplication checkpoint is a DNA damage checkpoint response that provides time for the repair of daughter-strand gaps generated by the eukaryotic replication fork at sites of DNA damage. References Cell cycle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann%20Kiessling
Ann Kiessling ( Anderson; born March 29, 1942) is an American reproductive biologist and a researcher in human parthenogenic stem cell research at The Bedford Research Foundation. She was an associate professor in teaching hospitals of Harvard Medical School (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Faulkner Hospital, New England...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%20go
No go or Nogo may refer to: Nogo A, B, C, or Nogo-66, isoforms of a neurite outgrowth inhibitory protein Reticulon 4. No-go area, a military or political term for an area to which access is restricted or travel is dangerous No-go pill, a military term for a hypnotic medication taken by soldiers to ensure they are well...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preimage%20theorem
In mathematics, particularly in the field of differential topology, the preimage theorem is a variation of the implicit function theorem concerning the preimage of particular points in a manifold under the action of a smooth map. Statement of Theorem Definition. Let be a smooth map between manifolds. We say that a p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20Rice%20%28footballer%29
Stephen Rice (born 6 October 1984) is an Irish football coach and former player, who is currently a senior professional development coach at Crystal Palace U23's. During his playing career he played as a midfielder. Career Rice was signed by then Bohs manager Stephen Kenny in 2003, after spells in the youth ranks at C...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%20Toshiba%20IBM%20Center%20of%20Competence%20for%20the%20Cell%20Processor
The Sony Toshiba IBM Center of Competence for the Cell Processor is the first Center of Competence dedicated to the promotion and development of Sony Toshiba IBM's Cell microprocessor, an eight-core multiprocessor designed using principles of parallelism and memory latency. The center is part of the Georgia Institute ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family%20Tree%20DNA
FamilyTreeDNA is a division of Gene by Gene, a commercial genetic testing company based in Houston, Texas. FamilyTreeDNA offers analysis of autosomal DNA, Y-DNA, and mitochondrial DNA to individuals for genealogical purpose. With a database of more than two million records, it is the most popular company worldwide for...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W14
W14 may refer to: British NVC community W14, a woodland community in the British National Vegetation Classification system Cierva W.14 Skeeter, a helicopter London Buses route W14 McCormick W-14, a farm tractor Mercedes W14, a Formula One car Nhanda language Rhombicosidodecahedron Route W14 (WMATA), a bus rout...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylarsonic%20acid
Phenylarsonic acid is the chemical compound with the formula C6H5AsO(OH)2, commonly abbreviated PhAsO3H2. This colourless solid is an organic derivative of arsenic acid, AsO(OH)3, where one OH group has been replaced by a phenyl group. The compound is a buffering agent and a precursor to other organoarsenic compounds...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivation%20of%20the%20Navier%E2%80%93Stokes%20equations
The intent of this article is to highlight the important points of the derivation of the Navier–Stokes equations as well as its application and formulation for different families of fluids. Basic assumptions The Navier–Stokes equations are based on the assumption that the fluid, at the scale of interest, is a continuu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics%20at%20the%201956%20Summer%20Olympics%20%E2%80%93%20Men%27s%2020%20kilometres%20walk
The men's 20 kilometres walk was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. There were a total number of 21 participants from 10 nations. Final classification References External links Official Report Results M Racewalking at the Olympics Men's events at the 1956 Summer Olympics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsa%20Barlow
Dorsa Barlow is a wrinkle ridge system on the Moon, in Mare Tranquilitatis near the border with Mare Serenitatis, centered at . It is about 110 km long and was named after British crystallographer William Barlow in 1976. References Map of the region External links Dorsa Barlow at The Moon Wiki Barlow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staphylokinase
Staphylokinase (SAK; also known as staphylococcal fibrinolysin or Müller's factor) is a protein produced by Staphylococcus aureus. It contains 136 amino acid residues and has a molecular mass of 15kDa. Synthesis of staphylokinase occurs in late exponential phase. It is similar to streptokinase. Staphylokinase is pos...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnitine%20palmitoyltransferase%20II
Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 2, mitochondrial is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CPT2 gene. Function Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II precursor (CPT2) is a mitochondrial membrane protein which is transported to the mitochondrial inner membrane. CPT2 together with carnitine palmitoyltransferase I oxid...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentisic%20acid
Gentisic acid is a dihydroxybenzoic acid. It is a derivative of benzoic acid and a minor (1%) product of the metabolic break down of aspirin, excreted by the kidneys. It is also found in the African tree Alchornea cordifolia and in wine. Production Gentisic acid is produced by carboxylation of hydroquinone. C6H4(OH)...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrillarin
rRNA 2'-O-methyltransferase fibrillarin is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FBL gene. Function This gene product is a component of a nucleolar small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP) particle thought to participate in the first step in processing pre-ribosomal (r)RNA. It is associated with the U3, U8, and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Context-adaptive%20binary%20arithmetic%20coding
Context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC) is a form of entropy encoding used in the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC and High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standards. It is a lossless compression technique, although the video coding standards in which it is used are typically for lossy compression applications. CABAC is notab...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20sequenced%20bacterial%20genomes
This list of sequenced eubacterial genomes contains most of the eubacteria known to have publicly available complete genome sequences. Most of these sequences have been placed in the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration, a public database which can be searched on the web. A few of the listed genomes...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetofection
Magnetofection is a transfection method that uses magnetic fields to concentrate particles containing vectors to target cells in the body. Magnetofection has been adapted to a variety of vectors, including nucleic acids, non-viral transfection systems, and viruses. This method offers advantages such as high transfectio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955%20Louisiana%20Highway%20renumbering
In 1955, Louisiana passed a law that undertook a comprehensive revision to the state highway classification and numbering system. The new system designated roads by importance to travel patterns and rectified the previous numbering system under new unified designations. History Highway numbers in Louisiana first appe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfhemoglobinemia
Sulfhemoglobinemia is a rare condition in which there is excess sulfhemoglobin (SulfHb) in the blood. The pigment is a greenish derivative of hemoglobin which cannot be converted back to normal, functional hemoglobin. It causes cyanosis even at low blood levels. It is a rare blood condition in which the β-pyrrole rin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detomidine
Detomidine is an imidazole derivative and α2-adrenergic agonist, used as a large animal sedative, primarily used in horses. It is usually available as the salt detomidine hydrochloride. It is a prescription medication available to veterinarians sold under various trade names. Currently, detomidine is licensed for use...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichibabin%20reaction
The Chichibabin reaction (pronounced ' (chē')-chē-bā-bēn) is a method for producing 2-aminopyridine derivatives by the reaction of pyridine with sodium amide. It was reported by Aleksei Chichibabin in 1914. The following is the overall form of the general reaction: The direct amination of pyridine with sodium amide ta...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmstr%C3%B6m%27s%20theorem
In economics, Holmström's theorem is an impossibility theorem or trilemma attributed to Bengt R. Holmström proving that no incentive system for a team of agents can make all of the following true: Income equals outflow (the budget balances), The system has a Nash equilibrium, and The system is Pareto efficient. Th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/744%20%28number%29
744 (seven hundred [and] forty four) is the natural number following 743 and preceding 745. 744 plays a major role within moonshine theory of sporadic groups, in context of the classification of finite simple groups. Number theory 744 is the nineteenth number of the form where , and represent distinct prime num...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay%20jail
Pay Jail is a jail cell upgrade for non-violent offenders in jail costing from $75 to $171 a night. Amenities Inmates are allowed to bring an iPod, cellphone, or laptop in their cell or watch TV in the common room. Some may even get to leave during the day to go to work. Inmates are allowed to roam the prison campus ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trellis%20quantization
Trellis quantization is an algorithm that can improve data compression in DCT-based encoding methods. It is used to optimize residual DCT coefficients after motion estimation in lossy video compression encoders such as Xvid and x264. Trellis quantization reduces the size of some DCT coefficients while recovering othe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAB2
GRB2-associated-binding protein 2 also known as GAB2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GAB2 gene. GAB2 is a docking protein with a conserved, folded PH domain attached to the membrane and a large disordered region, which hosts interactions with signaling molecules. It is a member of the GAB/DOS family loca...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/34%20equal%20temperament
In musical theory, 34 equal temperament, also referred to as 34-TET, 34-EDO or 34-ET, is the tempered tuning derived by dividing the octave into 34 equal-sized steps (equal frequency ratios). Each step represents a frequency ratio of , or 35.29 cents . History and use Unlike divisions of the octave into 19, 31 or 53...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans%20W.%20Gei%C3%9Fend%C3%B6rfer
Hans W. Geißendörfer (born 6 April 1941 in Augsburg) is a German film director and producer. Director of The Glass Cell (1978, starring Brigitte Fossey), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and 16 other films (The Wild Duck starring Jean Seberg; The Magic Mountain starring Rod St...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS%20frequency%20bands
The UMTS frequency bands are radio frequencies used by third generation (3G) wireless Universal Mobile Telecommunications System networks. They were allocated by delegates to the World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC-92) held in Málaga-Torremolinos, Spain between 3 February 1992 and 3 March 1992. Resolution 212 (...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotrophic%20fungus
Radiotrophic fungi are fungi that can perform the hypothetical biological process called radiosynthesis, which means using ionizing radiation as an energy source to drive metabolism. It has been claimed that radiotrophic fungi have been found in extreme environments such as in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Most ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hossein%20Malek-Afzali
Hossein Malek-Afzali (; born 1939) is an Iranian scientist, physician, and an associate of World Health Organization. He is currently professor at the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University. He also acted as deputy health minister of Iran. Malek-Afzali is the author o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmented%20regression
Segmented regression, also known as piecewise regression or broken-stick regression, is a method in regression analysis in which the independent variable is partitioned into intervals and a separate line segment is fit to each interval. Segmented regression analysis can also be performed on multivariate data by partiti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%20Italian%20motorcycle%20Grand%20Prix
The 2007 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2007 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 1–3 June 2007 at the Mugello Circuit. MotoGP classification 250 cc classification 125 cc classification Championship standings after the race (MotoGP) Below are the standings for the top five...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemanja%20Jovanovi%C4%87
Nemanja Jovanović (; born on 3 March 1984) is a Serbian former football striker. Career statistics Honours Vaslui UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 2008 References External links 1984 births Living people Serbian men's footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Železnik players FC Uni...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound%20speed%20gradient
In acoustics, the sound speed gradient is the rate of change of the speed of sound with distance, for example with depth in the ocean, or height in the Earth's atmosphere. A sound speed gradient leads to refraction of sound wavefronts in the direction of lower sound speed, causing the sound rays to follow a curved path...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Agostino%27s%20K-squared%20test
In statistics, D'Agostino's K2 test, named for Ralph D'Agostino, is a goodness-of-fit measure of departure from normality, that is the test aims to gauge the compatibility of given data with the null hypothesis that the data is a realization of independent, identically distributed Gaussian random variables. The test is...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/License%20proliferation
License proliferation is the phenomenon of an abundance of already existing and the continued creation of new software licenses for software and software packages in the FOSS ecosystem. License proliferation affects the whole FOSS ecosystem negatively by the burden of increasingly complex license selection, license int...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahuenga%20Boulevard
Cahuenga Boulevard () is a major boulevard of northern Los Angeles, California, US. The “Cahuenga” name is a Spanish, phonetic derivative with no actual Spanish language meaning that is attributed to the Tongva village of Kawengna, meaning "place of the mountain". It connects Sunset Boulevard in the heart of old Hollyw...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type%2022%20tobacco
Type 22 tobacco is a classification of United States tobacco product as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, effective date November 7, 1986. The definition states that type 22 tobacco is a type of fire-cured tobacco, known as Eastern District fire-cured, produced principally in a section east of the Tennesse...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20Meth%20Anonymous
Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA) is a California-based non-profit, public-benefit corporation founded in 1994. The members of the fellowship of Crystal Meth Anonymous work a twelve-step program of recovery with recovering crystal meth addicts. Participants in local groups meet in order to help others recover from methamphe...