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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine%20pancreatic%20ribonuclease
Bovine pancreatic ribonuclease, also often referred to as bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A or simply RNase A, is a pancreatic ribonuclease enzyme that cleaves single-stranded RNA. Bovine pancreatic ribonuclease is one of the classic model systems of protein science. Two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry have been awarded in r...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey%20Horrocks%20%28mathematician%29
Geoffrey Horrocks (1932/33 Leicester – 12 September 2012) was a British mathematician working on vector bundles, who introduced the Horrocks construction used in the ADHM construction, and the Horrocks–Mumford bundle and monads. He was a professor at Newcastle University until his retirement in 1998. Publications Re...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insectary%20plant
Insectary plants are those that attract insects. As such, beneficial insectary plants are intentionally introduced into an ecosystem to increase pollen and nectar resources required by the natural enemies of the harmful or unwanted insects pests. Beyond an effective natural control of pests, the beneficial insects also...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification%20of%20railway%20accidents
Classification of railway accidents, both in terms of cause and effect, is a valuable aid in studying rail (and other) accidents to help to prevent similar ones occurring in the future. Systematic investigation for over 150 years has led to the railways' excellent safety record (compared, for example, with road transp...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop%20entropy
Loop entropy is the entropy lost upon bringing together two residues of a polymer within a prescribed distance. For a single loop, the entropy varies logarithmically with the number of residues in the loop where is the Boltzmann constant and is a coefficient that depends on the properties of the polymer. This ent...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidative%20folding
Oxidative protein folding is a process that is responsible for the formation of disulfide bonds between cysteine residues in proteins. The driving force behind this process is a redox reaction, in which electrons pass between several proteins and finally to a terminal electron acceptor. In prokaryotes In prokaryotes,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HHD
HHD may refer to: Astro Hua Hee Dai, a Malaysian television channel ATP2C1, a human enzyme Hailey–Hailey disease, a genetic disorder Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment in the United States Army Helena Historic District (disambiguation), various places in the United States Hiatus hernia diafragmatica, a med...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch%20conjugation
This article explains the conjugation of Dutch verbs. Classification of verbs There are two different ways in which Dutch verbs can be grouped: by conjugational class and by derivation. These two categorizations describe different aspects of a verb's conjugation and therefore are complementary to each other. By conj...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency%20band
A frequency band is an interval in the frequency domain, delimited by a lower frequency and an upper frequency. The term may refer to a radio band (such as wireless communication standards set by the International Telecommunication Union) or an interval of some other spectrum. The frequency range of a system is the ra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20Max%20%28video%20game%29
Blue Max is a scrolling shooter written by Bob Polin for the Atari 8-bit family and published by Synapse Software in 1983. It was released for the Commodore 64 the same year. U.S. Gold published the Commodore 64 version in the UK in 1984 and ported the game to the ZX Spectrum. In 1987, Atari Corporation published Blue ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAKM
WAKM is an AM radio station in Franklin, Tennessee, broadcasting on a frequency of 950 kHz. History WAKM first signed on in March 1953, broadcasting from its studio facilities located on Mallory Station Road in Franklin. The station would remain at that location until July 28, 2017, when it moved to new studios on Mai...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi%27s%20theorem%20on%20completely%20positive%20maps
In mathematics, Choi's theorem on completely positive maps is a result that classifies completely positive maps between finite-dimensional (matrix) C*-algebras. An infinite-dimensional algebraic generalization of Choi's theorem is known as Belavkin's "Radon–Nikodym" theorem for completely positive maps. Statement Cho...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitelline%20membrane
The vitelline membrane or vitelline envelope is a structure surrounding the outer surface of the plasma membrane of an ovum (the oolemma) or, in some animals (e.g., birds), the extracellular yolk and the oolemma. It is composed mostly of protein fibers, with protein receptors needed for sperm binding which, in turn, ar...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbitan%20monostearate
Sorbitan monostearate is an ester of sorbitan (a sorbitol derivative) and stearic acid and is sometimes referred to as a synthetic wax. Uses Sorbitan monostearate is used in the manufacture of food and healthcare products as a non-ionic surfactant with emulsifying, dispersing, and wetting properties. It is also employ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container%20%28abstract%20data%20type%29
In computer science, a container is a class or a data structure<ref>Paul E. Black (ed.), entry for data structure in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures. US National Institute of Standards and Technology.15 December 2004. Accessed 4 Oct 2011.</ref> whose instances are collections of other objects. In other wor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kruppel-like%20factors
In molecular genetics, the Krüppel-like family of transcription factors (KLFs) are a set of eukaryotic C2H2 zinc finger DNA-binding proteins that regulate gene expression. This family has been expanded to also include the Sp transcription factor and related proteins, forming the Sp/KLF family. Members The following h...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAPI
AAPI may refer to: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (Asian Pacific Americans), an ethnic classification in the United States American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin Nazma Aapi (born 1999), the stage name of Indian comedian Saloni Gaur See also Asian American and Pacific Islander Policy Research C...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann%20Schlichting
Hermann Schlichting (22 September 1907 – 15 June 1982) was a German fluid dynamics engineer. Life and work Hermann Schlichting studied from 1926 till 1930 mathematics, physics and applied mechanics at the University of Jena, Vienne and Göttingen. In 1930 he wrote his PhD in Göttingen titled Über das ebene Windschatte...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Wilkins
Bob Wilkins (born Robert Gene Wilkins; April 11, 1932  – January 7, 2009) was a television personality. Wilkins was the creator and host of the popular television show Creature Features that ran on KTVU in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1971 to 1984. The programming on Creature Features featured science fiction and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce%20oscillator
The Pierce oscillator is a type of electronic oscillator particularly well-suited for use in piezoelectric crystal oscillator circuits. Named for its inventor, George W. Pierce (1872–1956), the Pierce oscillator is a derivative of the Colpitts oscillator. Virtually all digital IC clock oscillators are of Pierce type, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpuscles%20of%20Herbst
The corpuscles of Herbst or Herbst corpuscles are nerve-endings similar to the Pacinian corpuscle, found in the mucous membrane of the tongue, in pits on the beak and in other parts of the bodies of birds. They differ from Pacinian corpuscles in being smaller and more elongated, in having thinner and more closely plac...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUPS
MUPS may refer to: Major urinary proteins Medically unexplained physical symptoms the Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit, part of the California Department of Justice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five%20Black%20Categories
The "Five Black Categories" () were classifications of political identity defined during the period of the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) in the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong, who ordained that people in these groups should be considered enemies of the Revolution. The groups were: Landlords () ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-alumina%20solid%20electrolyte
Beta-alumina solid electrolyte (BASE) is a fast ion conductor material used as a membrane in several types of molten salt electrochemical cell. Currently there is no known substitute available. β-Alumina exhibits an unusual layered crystal structure which enables very fast ion transport. β-Alumina is not an isomorphic ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-quality%20feed%20block
High-quality feed block or HQFB, is a solid block consisting of molasses, non-protein nitrogen (NPN), rumen by-pass protein (cassava hay), minerals and lipids. It is provided to livestock ruminants in a manner similar to a salt lick. HQFB is used for ruminant feeding as a method of improving digestion and to help lact...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naimark%27s%20dilation%20theorem
In operator theory, Naimark's dilation theorem is a result that characterizes positive operator valued measures. It can be viewed as a consequence of Stinespring's dilation theorem. Some preliminary notions Let X be a compact Hausdorff space, H be a Hilbert space, and L(H) the Banach space of bounded operators on H....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willingness%20to%20communicate
Willingness to communicate (WTC) was originally conceptualised for first language acquisition, and seeks to demonstrate the probability that a speaker will choose to participate in a conversation of their own volition (McCroskey & Baer 1985, cited in MacIntyre et al., 1998). Traditionally, it was seen as a fixed person...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census%20in%20Canada
Statistics Canada conducts a national census of population and census of agriculture every five years and releases the data with a two-year lag. The Census of Population provides demographic and statistical data that is used to plan public services such as health care, education, and transportation; determine federal ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piston%20motion%20equations
The reciprocating motion of a non-offset piston connected to a rotating crank through a connecting rod (as would be found in internal combustion engines) can be expressed by equations of motion. This article shows how these equations of motion can be derived using calculus as functions of angle (angle domain) and of ti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum%28II%29%20chloride
Platinum(II) chloride is the chemical compound PtCl2. It is an important precursor used in the preparation of other platinum compounds. It exists in two crystalline forms, but the main properties are somewhat similar: dark brown, insoluble in water, diamagnetic, and odorless. Structure The structures of PtCl2 and PdCl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyproline%20helix
A polyproline helix is a type of protein secondary structure which occurs in proteins comprising repeating proline residues. A left-handed polyproline II helix (PPII, poly-Pro II, κ-helix) is formed when sequential residues all adopt (φ,ψ) backbone dihedral angles of roughly (-75°, 150°) and have trans isomers of their...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta%20helix
A beta helix is a tandem protein repeat structure formed by the association of parallel beta sheet in a helical pattern with either two or three faces. The beta helix is a type of solenoid protein domain. The structure is stabilized by inter-strand hydrogen bonds, protein-protein interactions, and sometimes bound metal...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Gene%20Illusion
The Gene Illusion is a 2003 book by clinical psychologist Jay Joseph, in which the author challenges the evidence underlying genetic theories in psychiatry and psychology. Focusing primarily on twin and adoption studies, he attempts to debunk the methodologies used to establish genetic contributions to schizophrenia, c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROP%20%28category%20theory%29
In category theory, a branch of mathematics, a PROP is a symmetric strict monoidal category whose objects are the natural numbers n identified with the finite sets and whose tensor product is given on objects by the addition on numbers. Because of “symmetric”, for each n, the symmetric group on n letters is given as a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOLFIRI
FOLFIRI is a chemotherapy regimen for treatment of colorectal cancer. It is made up of the following drugs: FOL – folinic acid (leucovorin), a vitamin B derivative with multiple applications, which in this context increases the cytotoxicity of 5-fluorouracil; F – fluorouracil (5-FU), a pyrimidine analog and antime...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Kuranda
Richard Kuranda is an American director and artist of stage, cinema and television. He currently is the CEO of the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake, Illinois and the current Artistic Director of Williams Street Repertory. A widower, he resides in Illinois with his four children. In 2018, Raue Center and Willi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrombin-activatable%20fibrinolysis%20inhibitor
Term thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor may refer to: Carboxypeptidase B2, an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CPB2 gene Lysine carboxypeptidase, an enzyme class
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SH2
SH2 may stand for: SH2 (classification), a Paralympic shooting classification SH2 domain (Src Homology 2), a protein domain within the Src oncoprotein SH-2 Seasprite, an American-built ship-based helicopter SH-2, an iteration of the SuperH CPU core developed by Hitachi Shadow Hearts: Covenant, also known as Shado...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SH3
SH3 or SH-3 may refer to: SH3 domain, a protein structural domain thought to be involved in the formation of productive protein-protein binding interactions Renesas SH-3, a member of the SuperH microprocessor family, used in mobile and hand-held devices Silent Hill 3, the third installment in the Silent Hill surviva...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20L.%20Fleiss
Joseph L. Fleiss (November 13, 1937 – June 12, 2003) was an American professor of biostatistics at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, where he also served as head of the Division of Biostatistics from 1975 to 1992. He is known for his work in mental health statistics, particularly assessing the re...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound%20TCP
Compound TCP (CTCP) is a Microsoft algorithm that was introduced as part of the Windows Vista and Window Server 2008 TCP stack. It is designed to aggressively adjust the sender's congestion window to optimise TCP for connections with large bandwidth-delay products while trying not to harm fairness (as can occur with H...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Canadian%20plants%20by%20genus%20C
Below is a list of Canadian plants by genus. Due to the vastness of Canada's biodiversity, this page is divided. Many of the plants seen in Canada are introduced, either intentionally or accidentally. N indicated native and X indicated exotic. Those plants whose status is unknown are marked with a ?. A | B | C | D...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Tollmien
Walter Tollmien (13 October 1900, in Berlin – 25 November 1968, in Göttingen) was a German fluid dynamicist. Life Walter Tollmien studied from the winter semester 1920–1921 mathematics and physics with Ludwig Prandtl in Göttingen and then from 1924 onwards worked under Prandtl at Kaiser Wilhelm Institute. After a rese...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulo-N%20code
Modulo-N code is a lossy compression algorithm used to compress correlated data sources using modular arithmetic. Compression When applied to two nodes in a network whose data are in close range of each other modulo-N code requires one node (say odd) to send the coded data value as the raw data ; the even node is requ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20subclausa
Paphinia subclausa is a species of orchid endemic to Costa Rica. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Robert Louis Dressler in Novon; a Journal for Botanical Nomenclature, 7: 121, fig. 1997 - St. Louis, MO, United States. The species was collected in Reserva Juan Castro Blanco by D.E.Mo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20seegeri
Paphinia seegeri is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Dr. Günter Gerlach in Die Orchidee Dr. Gerlach is a noted expert on the genus Coryanthes. References External links seegeri Endemic orchids of Colombia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20rugosa
Paphinia rugosa is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (1824–1889) in Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, xli. 110, 1877 - Berlin, Germany. This species is found in Colombia, at an altitude ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20posadarum
Paphinia posadarum is a species of orchid found from Colombia to Ecuador. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published Calaway H. Dodson & Rodrigo Escobar in Orquideologia; Revista de la Sociedad Colombiana de Orquideologia -Medellin, 18(3): 230 - 1993. Colombia. This species is found in Colombia ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20neudeckeri
Paphinia neudeckeri is a species of orchid found from Colombia to Ecuador. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Rudolf Jenny in Die Orchidee. References External links Meyers Conservatory: Paphinia neudeckerii. neudeckeri Orchids of Colombia Orchids of Ecuador
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20litensis
Paphinia litensis is a species of orchid endemic to Ecuador. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Calaway H. Dodson & Tilman Neudecker in Die Orchidee. Distribution ranges through the Esmeraldas (Ecuador, Western South America, Southern America). Originally collected by Calaway H. Dodso...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20lindeniana
Paphinia lindeniana is a species of orchid native to Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and possibly Guyana. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (1824–1889) in Lindenia; Iconographie des Orchidees. 3: 23, pl. 106. 1887 Flora, 70: 497. 1887 - Ghent & Brussels....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20hirtzii
Paphinia hirtzii is a species of orchid endemic to Ecuador. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Calaway H. Dodson in Icones Plantarum Tropicarum ser. 2, 6: t. 566. 1989 - Sarasota, Florida. Collected by C.H.Dodson & A.C.Hirtz 8 km from Chaco on the road to Santa Rosa de Chaco, off the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20grandiflora
Paphinia grandiflora is a species of orchid native to Brazil. The classification of this orchid species was published by João Barbosa Rodrigues in Genera et Species Orchidearum Novarum quas Collecit, Descripsit et Iconibus Illustravit. Sebastianopolis, Two volumes: Vol. 1, 1877; Vol. 2, 1882 (although pages 1–136 may ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20dunstervillei
Paphinia dunstervillei is an orchid species native to Venezuela. Taxonomy The classification of this orchid species was published by Calaway H. Dodson & Tilman Neudecker with their description based on two drawings in 1991. The name was invalid until a specimen could be obtained for proper identification under articl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphinia%20benzingii
Paphinia benzingii is a species of orchid endemic to Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador. The classification of this species was published by Calaway H. Dodson & Tilman Neudecker in Die Orchidee. Hamburg-Othmarschen & Hamburg, 41: 233, figs. 190. Paphinia benzingii is distributed through the Esmeraldas (Ecuador, Western So...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couloir
A couloir (, "passage" or "corridor") is a narrow gully with a steep gradient in a mountainous terrain. Geology A couloir may be a seam, scar, or fissure, or vertical crevasse in an otherwise solid mountain mass. Though often hemmed in by sheer cliff walls, couloirs may also be less well-defined, and often simply a l...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938%2024%20Hours%20of%20Le%20Mans
The 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 15th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1938. Official results Did not finish Statistics Fastest Lap – #19 Raymond Sommer – 5:13.8 Distance – 3180.94 km Average Speed – 132.539 km/h Trophy winners 13th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup – #28 Adler Index of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical%20distance
In statistics, probability theory, and information theory, a statistical distance quantifies the distance between two statistical objects, which can be two random variables, or two probability distributions or samples, or the distance can be between an individual sample point and a population or a wider sample of point...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufyan%20al-Thawri
Sufyan al-Thawri (; 716–778) was a Tābi‘ al-Tābi‘īn Islamic scholar, jurist, and founder of the Thawri madhhab. He was also a great hadith compiler (muhaddith) and was known as one of the Eight Ascetics. Biography Sufyan ath-Thawri was born in Khorosan. His nisba al-Thawri is derived from his ancestor Thawr b. 'Abd Ma...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelatinase%20A
Gelatinase A, also known as MMP2 (, 72-kDa gelatinase, matrix metalloproteinase 2, type IV collagenase, 3/4 collagenase, matrix metalloproteinase 5, 72 kDa gelatinase type A, collagenase IV, collagenase type IV, MMP 2, type IV collagen metalloproteinase, type IV collagenase/gelatinase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalys...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNAP25
Synaptosomal-Associated Protein, 25kDa (SNAP-25) is a Target Soluble NSF (N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor) Attachment Protein Receptor (t-SNARE) protein encoded by the SNAP25 gene found on chromosome 20p12.2 in humans. SNAP-25 is a component of the trans-SNARE complex, which accounts for membrane fusion specificity a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synaptotagmin
Synaptotagmins (SYTs) constitute a family of membrane-trafficking proteins that are characterized by an N-terminal transmembrane region (TMR), a variable linker, and two C-terminal C2 domains - C2A and C2B. There are 17 isoforms in the mammalian synaptotagmin family. There are several C2-domain containing protein fami...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton-class%20cutter
The Hamilton-class cutter was the largest class of vessel in the United States Coast Guard until replaced by the Legend-class cutter, aside from the . The hull classification symbol is prefixed WHEC. The cutters are called the Hamilton class after their lead ship, or the "Secretary class" because most of the vessels i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platensimycin
Platensimycin, a metabolite of Streptomyces platensis, is an antibiotic, which act by blocking enzymes (β-ketoacyl-(acyl-carrier-protein (ACP)) synthase I/II (FabF/B)). History Platensimycin was first isolated from a strain of Streptomyces platensis by workers at Merck. Screens of 250,000 natural product extracts (83,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycosyltransferase
Glycosyltransferases (GTFs, Gtfs) are enzymes (EC 2.4) that establish natural glycosidic linkages. They catalyze the transfer of saccharide moieties from an activated nucleotide sugar (also known as the "glycosyl donor") to a nucleophilic glycosyl acceptor molecule, the nucleophile of which can be oxygen- carbon-, nitr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web%20Services%20Conversation%20Language
The Web Service Conversation Language (WSCL) proposal defines the overall input and output message sequences for one web service using a finite state automaton FSA over the alphabet of message types. External links Web Service Conversation Language (WSCL) proposal Web service specifications World Wide Web Consortium...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartok%20%28disambiguation%29
Bartók usually refers to Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer. Bartok may also refer to: Bartok (surname), other people with the name Bartok (compiler), an advanced compiler being developed by Microsoft Research Bartok (card game) Bartok (film), a 1964 television film Bartok, a fictional bat in the movies Anastasia a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Smagorinsky
Joseph Smagorinsky (29 January 1924 – 21 September 2005) was an American meteorologist and the first director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). Early life Joseph Smagorinsky was born to Nathan Smagorinsky and Dina Azaroff. His parents were fr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darboux%20derivative
The Darboux derivative of a map between a manifold and a Lie group is a variant of the standard derivative. It is arguably a more natural generalization of the single-variable derivative. It allows a generalization of the single-variable fundamental theorem of calculus to higher dimensions, in a different vein than the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DXT
DXT may refer to: Grand Mixer DXT, the credited inventor of turntablism DXT, a family of implementations of the S3 Texture Compression algorithm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal%20arcuate%20fibers
In neuroanatomy, the internal arcuate fibers or internal arcuate tract are the axons of second-order sensory neurons that compose the gracile and cuneate nuclei of the medulla oblongata. These second-order neurons begin in the gracile and cuneate nuclei in the medulla. They receive input from first-order sensory neuro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergun%20equation
The Ergun equation, derived by the Turkish chemical engineer Sabri Ergun in 1952, expresses the friction factor in a packed column as a function of the modified Reynolds number. Equation where and are defined as and where: is the modified Reynolds number, is the packed bed friction factor is the pressure dr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate%20dehydrogenase%20%28NADP%2B%29
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (NADP+) () (GAPN) is an enzyme that irreversibly catalyzes the oxidation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (GAP) to 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PG or 3-PGA) using the reduction of NADP+ to NADPH. GAPN is used in a variant of glycolysis that conserves energy as NADPH rather than as ATP. Th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyruvate%20dehydrogenase%20%28NADP%2B%29
Pyruvate dehydrogenase (NADP+) is an enzyme that should not be confused with Pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyltransferase) . It catalyzes the following reaction: Pyruvate + Coenzyme A + NADP+ ⇒ acetyl-CoA + NADPH + H+ + CO2 References Further reading External links EC 1.2.1.51 IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature at chem.qmu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroxine%205-deiodinase
Thyroxine 5-deiodinase also known as type III iodothyronine deiodinase (EC number 1.21.99.3) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DIO3 gene. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction 3,3',5'-triiodo-L-thyronine + iodide + A + H+ L-thyroxine + AH2 The protein encoded by this intronless gene belo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferroxidase
Ferroxidase also known as Fe(II):oxygen oxidoreductase is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidization of iron II to iron III: 4 Fe2+ + 4 H+ + O2 ⇔ 4 Fe3+ + 2H2O Examples Human genes encoding proteins with ferroxidase activity include: CP – Ceruloplasmin FTH1 – Ferritin heavy chain FTMT – Ferritin, mitochondrial HE...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzacamene
Enzacamene (INN; also known as 4-methylbenzylidene camphor or 4-MBC) is an organic camphor derivative that is used in the cosmetic industry for its ability to protect the skin against UV, specifically UV B radiation. As such, it is used in sunscreen lotions and other skincare products claiming a SPF value. Its tradenam...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9n%C3%A9trier%27s%20disease
Ménétrier disease is a rare, acquired, premalignant disease of the stomach characterized by massive gastric folds, excessive mucous production with resultant protein loss, and little or no acid production. The disorder is associated with excessive secretion of transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-α). It is named after...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficient%20coding%20hypothesis
The efficient coding hypothesis was proposed by Horace Barlow in 1961 as a theoretical model of sensory coding in the brain. Within the brain, neurons communicate with one another by sending electrical impulses referred to as action potentials or spikes. One goal of sensory neuroscience is to decipher the meaning of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katchalski-Katzir%20algorithm
The Katchalski-Katzir algorithm is an algorithm for docking of rigid molecules, developed by Ephraim Katchalski-Katzir, Isaac Shariv and Miriam Eisenstein. In 1990 Professor Ephraim Katchalski-Katzir, former president of the state of Israel, gathered a group of physicists, chemists and biologists at the Weizmann Insti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%20helix
A pi helix (or π-helix) is a type of secondary structure found in proteins. Discovered by crystallographer Barbara Low in 1952 and once thought to be rare, short π-helices are found in 15% of known protein structures and are believed to be an evolutionary adaptation derived by the insertion of a single amino acid into...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/310%20helix
{{DISPLAYTITLE:310 helix}} A 310 helix is a type of secondary structure found in proteins and polypeptides. Of the numerous protein secondary structures present, the 310-helix is the fourth most common type observed; following α-helices, β-sheets and reverse turns. 310-helices constitute nearly 10–15% of all helices i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia%20%28Child%20novel%29
Utopia () is the first solo novel by Lincoln Child published in 2002. It is set in a futuristic amusement park called Utopia, a park that relies heavily on holographics and robotics. Dr. Andrew Warne, the man who designed the program that runs the park's robots, is called in to help fix a problem. But when he gets ther...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayley%27s%20nodal%20cubic%20surface
In algebraic geometry, the Cayley surface, named after Arthur Cayley, is a cubic nodal surface in 3-dimensional projective space with four conical points. It can be given by the equation when the four singular points are those with three vanishing coordinates. Changing variables gives several other simple equations d...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry%20Sanders
Jerry Sanders may refer to: Jerry Sanders (businessman) (born 1936), co-founder and CEO of American semiconductor manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Jerry Don Sanders (born 1948), American football player and coach Jerry Sanders (politician) (born 1950), American politician in California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot%20Dreams%20%28short%20story%29
"Robot Dreams" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov exploring the unbalance of robot/human relationships under Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics. It was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1987. It won the Locus Award for Best Short Story in 1987. "Robot Dreams", along with 20 other short stories by...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly%20curve%20%28algebraic%29
In mathematics, the algebraic butterfly curve is a plane algebraic curve of degree six, given by the equation The butterfly curve has a single singularity with delta invariant three, which means it is a curve of genus seven. The only plane curves of genus seven are singular, since seven is not a triangular number,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A-opioid%20receptor
The κ-opioid receptor or kappa opioid receptor, abbreviated KOR or KOP for its ligand ketazocine, is a G protein-coupled receptor that in humans is encoded by the OPRK1 gene. The KOR is coupled to the G protein Gi/G0 and is one of four related receptors that bind opioid-like compounds in the brain and are responsible f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribonuclease%20inhibitor
Ribonuclease inhibitor (RI) is a large (~450 residues, ~49 kDa), acidic (pI ~4.7), leucine-rich repeat protein that forms extremely tight complexes with certain ribonucleases. It is a major cellular protein, comprising ~0.1% of all cellular protein by weight, and appears to play an important role in regulating the lif...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene%20Byrnes
Eugene Francis Byrnes (March 18, 1889 – July 26, 1974) created the long-running comic strip Reg'lar Fellers, which he signed Gene Byrnes. His humorous look at suburban children (who nevertheless spoke like New York street kids) was syndicated from 1917 to 1949. Biography Early life and education Born and educated in...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply%20chain%20optimization
Supply-chain optimization (SCO) aims to ensure the optimal operation of a manufacturing and distribution supply chain. This includes the optimal placement of inventory within the supply chain, minimizing operating costs including manufacturing costs, transportation costs, and distribution costs. Optimization often invo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration%20cell
In battery technology, a concentration cell is a limited form of a galvanic cell that has two equivalent half-cells of the same composition differing only in concentrations. One can calculate the potential developed by such a cell using the Nernst equation. A concentration cell produces a small voltage as it attempts t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg%27lar%20Fellers
Reg'lar Fellers is a long-running newspaper comic strip adapted into a feature film, a radio series on the NBC Red Network, and two animated cartoons. Created by Gene Byrnes (1889–1974), the comic strip offered a humorous look at a gang of suburban children (who nevertheless spoke like New York street kids). Syndicate...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter%20%28surname%29
Winter is a surname. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 40.7% of all known bearers of the surname Winter were residents of Germany (frequency 1:992), 22.9% of the United States (1:7,932), 9.5% of England (1:2,952), 4.4% of Austria (1:974), 3.9% of Australia (1:3,034), 3.4% of Brazil (1:30,666), 3.0% of Canada (1:6,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20Lake%20%28Gilmanton%2C%20New%20Hampshire%29
Crystal Lake is a water body located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Gilmanton. Crystal Lake is at the head of the Suncook River watershed. Water flows into Crystal Lake from the Belknap Range through Manning and Sunset lakes to the north. Water from Mannin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virosome
A virosome is a drug or vaccine delivery mechanism consisting of unilamellar phospholipid membrane (either a mono- or bi-layer) vesicle incorporating virus derived proteins to allow the virosomes to fuse with target cells. Viruses are infectious agents that can replicate in their host organism, however virosomes do not...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-propeller
In structural biology, a beta-propeller (β-propeller) is a type of all-β protein architecture characterized by 4 to 8 highly symmetrical blade-shaped beta sheets arranged toroidally around a central axis. Together the beta-sheets form a funnel-like active site. Structure Each beta-sheet typically has four anti-parall...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferredoxin%20fold
In protein structure, a ferredoxin fold is a common α+β protein fold with a signature βαββαβ secondary structure along its backbone. Structurally, the ferredoxin fold can be regarded as a long, symmetric hairpin that is wrapped once around, so that its two terminal β-strands hydrogen-bond to the central two β-strands,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIM%20barrel
The TIM barrel (triose-phosphate isomerase), also known as an alpha/beta barrel, is a conserved protein fold consisting of eight alpha helices (α-helices) and eight parallel beta strands (β-strands) that alternate along the peptide backbone. The structure is named after triose-phosphate isomerase, a conserved metabolic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavodoxin%20fold
The flavodoxin fold is a common α/β protein fold, second only to the TIM barrel fold. It has three layers, with two α-helical layers sandwiching a 5-stranded parallel β-sheet. The order of strands within the sheet is 2-1-3-4-5. This motif is present for example in lactate dehydrogenase () or phosphoglycerate kinas...