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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnot%20cycle
A Carnot cycle is an ideal thermodynamic cycle proposed by French physicist Sadi Carnot in 1824 and expanded upon by others in the 1830s and 1840s. By Carnot's theorem, it provides an upper limit on the efficiency of any classical thermodynamic engine during the conversion of heat into work, or conversely, the efficien...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego%20Mindstorms%20NXT
Lego Mindstorms NXT is a programmable robotics kit released by Lego on August 2, 2006. It replaced the first-generation Lego Mindstorms kit, which was called the Robotics Invention System. The base kit ships in two versions: the Retail Version (set #8527) and the Education Base Set (set #9797). It comes with the NXT-G ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond%20Lindeman
Raymond Laurel Lindeman (July 24, 1915 – June 29, 1942) was an ecologist whose graduate research is credited with being a seminal study in the field of ecosystem ecology, specifically on the topic of trophic dynamics. Graduate research work Lindeman completed his PhD at the University of Minnesota with his thesis work...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20Barite
USS Barite (IX-161), a Trefoil-class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for barite, a yellow or white crystalline mineral found in metallic veins, resembling marble. Her keel was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (T. B7 D1...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBC%20Paper%20of%20the%20Year
Chosen by Molecular Biology of the Cell Associate Editors, the MBoC Paper of the Year is awarded to the first author of the paper judged to be the best of the year in the field of molecular biology, from June to May. Awardees Source: MBoC See also List of biology awards References American Society for Cell Biolog...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular%20Biology%20of%20the%20Cell
Molecular Biology of the Cell is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Society for Cell Biology. It covers research on the molecular basis of cell structure and function. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2012 impact factor of 4.803. It was originally establish...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurkat%20cells
Jurkat cells are an immortalized line of human T lymphocyte cells that are used to study acute T cell leukemia, T cell signaling, and the expression of various chemokine receptors susceptible to viral entry, particularly HIV. Jurkat cells can produce interleukin 2, and are used in research involving the susceptibility ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indium%28III%29%20bromide
Indium(III) bromide, (indium tribromide), InBr3, is a chemical compound of indium and bromine. It is a Lewis acid and has been used in organic synthesis. Structure It has the same crystal structure as aluminium trichloride, with 6 coordinate indium atoms. When molten it is dimeric, In2Br6, and it is predominantly dim...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCB%20Public%20Service%20Award
The American Society for Cell Biology's highest honor for Public Service, the ASCB Public Service Award is for outstanding national leadership in support of biomedical research. The awardees are selected by the ASCB Public Policy Committee. Awardees Source: ASCB 2022 George Langford 2021 Raynard Kington and Donna Gint...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COS%20cells
COS are fibroblast-like cell lines derived from monkey kidney tissue. COS cells are obtained by immortalizing CV-1 cells with a version of the SV40 virus that can produce large T antigen but has a defect in genomic replication. The CV-1 cell line in turn was derived from the kidney of the African green monkey. The ac...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s%20102%20Dalmatians%3A%20Puppies%20to%20the%20Rescue
Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue is a platform video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Dreamcast and Game Boy Color. It is loosely based on the live-action Disney movie 102 Dalmatians. Plot Story Console version Two Dalmatian puppi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAVON
RAVON (Robust Autonomous Vehicle for Off-road Navigation) is a robot being developed at the Robotics Research Lab at University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. The vehicle is used as a testbed to investigate behaviour-based strategies on motion adaptation, localization and navigation in rough outdoor terrain. The basis veh...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heparin%20cofactor%20II
Heparin cofactor II (HCII), a protein encoded by the SERPIND1 gene, is a coagulation factor that inhibits IIa, and is a cofactor for heparin and dermatan sulfate ("minor antithrombin"). The product encoded by this gene is a serine protease inhibitor which rapidly inhibits thrombin in the presence of dermatan sulfate o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin%20%28robot%29
Mobile Autonomous Robot Vehicle for Indoor Navigation (Marvin) is a mobile robot developed at Robotics Lab at University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. This platform consists of a differential drive, a bumper for basic operational safety, planar laser range scanners at the front and back side for obstacle detection, a bel...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurturin
Neurturin (NRTN) is a protein that is encoded in humans by the NRTN gene. Neurturin belongs to the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) family of neurotrophic factors, which regulate the survival and function of neurons. Neurturin’s role as a growth factor places it in the transforming growth factor bet...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Razor%27s%20Edge%20%281946%20film%29
The Razor's Edge is a 1946 American drama film based on W. Somerset Maugham's 1944 novel of the same name. It stars Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, John Payne, Anne Baxter, Clifton Webb, and Herbert Marshall, with a supporting cast including Lucile Watson, Frank Latimore, and Elsa Lanchester. Marshall plays Somerset Maugha...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quenstedtite
Quenstedtite is an uncommon iron sulfate mineral with chemical formula Fe2(SO4)3·11H2O. It forms violet or white triclinic crystals. Found in oxidized zones of pyrite-rich orebodies, especially in arid climates. It was first reported in 1888 for an occurrence in Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division%20No.%205%2C%20Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador
Census Division No. 5 is a Statistics Canada statistical division composed of the areas of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador called Humber Valley, Bay of Islands, and White Bay. It covers a land area of 10,365.63 km² (4,002.19 sq mi), and had a population of 42,014 according to the 2016 census. Cities Corner B...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slack%20variable
In an optimization problem, a slack variable is a variable that is added to an inequality constraint to transform it into an equality. Introducing a slack variable replaces an inequality constraint with an equality constraint and a non-negativity constraint on the slack variable. Slack variables are used in particular...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb%20Raider%3A%20Anniversary
Tomb Raider: Anniversary is an action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and Buzz Monkey Software and published by Eidos Interactive in 2007 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Wii and mobile phones. It was later ported to OS X in 2008 and PlayStation 3 in 2011. The eig...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag%20SNP
A tag SNP is a representative single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in a region of the genome with high linkage disequilibrium that represents a group of SNPs called a haplotype. It is possible to identify genetic variation and association to phenotypes without genotyping every SNP in a chromosomal region. This reduces ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-factor%20%28crystallography%29
In crystallography, the R-factor (sometimes called residual factor or reliability factor or the R-value or RWork) is a measure of the agreement between the crystallographic model and the experimental X-ray diffraction data. In other words, it is a measure of how well the refined structure predicts the observed data. Th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostripain
Clostripain (, clostridiopeptidase B, clostridium histolyticum proteinase B, alpha-clostridipain, clostridiopeptidase, Endoproteinase Arg-C) is a proteinase that cleaves proteins on the carboxyl peptide bond of arginine. It was isolated from Clostridium histolyticum. The isoelectric point of the enzyme is 4.8-4.9 (at...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stable%20isotope%20labeling%20by%20amino%20acids%20in%20cell%20culture
Stable Isotope Labeling by/with Amino acids in Cell culture (SILAC) is a technique based on mass spectrometry that detects differences in protein abundance among samples using non-radioactive isotopic labeling. It is a popular method for quantitative proteomics. Procedure Two populations of cells are cultivated in cel...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiji%20Ogawa
Seiji Ogawa (小川 誠二 Ogawa Seiji, born January 19, 1934) is a Japanese biophysicist and neuroscientist known for discovering the technique that underlies Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). He is regarded as the father of modern functional brain imaging. He determined that the changes in blood oxygen levels cau...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Period%20mapping
In mathematics, in the field of algebraic geometry, the period mapping relates families of Kähler manifolds to families of Hodge structures. Ehresmann's theorem Let be a holomorphic submersive morphism. For a point b of B, we denote the fiber of f over b by Xb. Fix a point 0 in B. Ehresmann's theorem guarantees ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tightness
Tightness may refer to: In mathematics, Tightness of (a collection of) measures is a concept in measure (and probability), theory in mathematics Tightness (topology) is also a cardinal function used in general topology In economics, Tightness refers to the degree to which the number of unemployed workers exceed th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobelin
Gobelin was the name of a family of dyers, who in all probability came originally from Reims, France, and who in the middle of the 15th century established themselves in the Faubourg Saint Marcel, Paris, on the banks of the Bièvre. The first head of the firm was named Jehan Gobelin (d. 1476). He discovered a peculiar ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECMP
ECMP may refer to: Equal-cost multi-path routing Electronic Countermeasure Pod Extracellular matrix protein European Confederation of Modern Pentathlon Electric Common Modular Platform (e-CMP), an electric vehicle platform produced by Stellantis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navier%E2%80%93Stokes%20existence%20and%20smoothness
The Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness problem concerns the mathematical properties of solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations, a system of partial differential equations that describe the motion of a fluid in space. Solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations are used in many practical applications. However, theor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-SMAD
I-SMAD or Inhibitor SMAD is a subclass of SMADs that are involved in the modulation of transforming growth factor beta ligands. This class includes SMAD6 and SMAD7. They compete with SMAD4 and consequently regulate the transcription of its gene products. See also SMAD (protein) R-SMAD External links SMAD (protei...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure%20drop
Pressure drop (often abbreviated as "dP" or "ΔP") is defined as the difference in total pressure between two points of a fluid carrying network. A pressure drop occurs when frictional forces, caused by the resistance to flow, act on a fluid as it flows through a conduit (such as a channel, pipe, or tube). This friction...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemphigoid
Pemphigoid is a group of rare autoimmune blistering diseases of the skin, and mucous membranes. As its name indicates, pemphigoid is similar in general appearance to pemphigus, but, unlike pemphigus, pemphigoid does not feature acantholysis, a loss of connections between skin cells. Pemphigoid is more common than pemp...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens%20Kings
The Queens Kings were the Toronto Blue Jays' Short-Season A classification team in the New York–Penn League in the 2000 season. The team was formerly the St. Catharines Stompers and was sold by the Blue Jays and relocated to Queens, New York City, New York and played at The Ballpark at St. Johns. The following season ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo%20repeat
An armadillo repeat is a characteristic, repetitive amino acid sequence of about 42 residues in length that is found in many proteins. Proteins that contain armadillo repeats typically contain several tandemly repeated copies. Each armadillo repeat is composed of a pair of alpha helices that form a hairpin structure. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha%20max%20plus%20beta%20min%20algorithm
The alpha max plus beta min algorithm is a high-speed approximation of the square root of the sum of two squares. The square root of the sum of two squares, also known as Pythagorean addition, is a useful function, because it finds the hypotenuse of a right triangle given the two side lengths, the norm of a 2-D vector,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IL-2%20receptor
The interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R) is a heterotrimeric protein expressed on the surface of certain immune cells, such as lymphocytes, that binds and responds to a cytokine called IL-2. Composition IL-2 binds to the IL-2 receptor, which has three forms, generated by different combinations of three different proteins,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC4
MC4 may refer to: Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care, known as MC4 MC4 connector, electrical connector commonly used for connecting solar panels MC4 protein receptor Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour known online as MC4 MC4 (album), second studio album by American rapper French Montana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLP-FRT%20recombination
In genetics, Flp-FRT recombination is a site-directed recombination technology, increasingly used to manipulate an organism's DNA under controlled conditions in vivo. It is analogous to Cre-lox recombination but involves the recombination of sequences between short flippase recognition target (FRT) sites by the recomb...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apoptosis%20regulator%20BAX
Apoptosis regulator BAX, also known as bcl-2-like protein 4, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BAX gene. BAX is a member of the Bcl-2 gene family. BCL2 family members form hetero- or homodimers and act as anti- or pro-apoptotic regulators that are involved in a wide variety of cellular activities. This prot...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact%20inhibition
In cell biology, contact inhibition refers to two different but closely related phenomena: contact inhibition of locomotion (CIL) and contact inhibition of proliferation (CIP). CIL refers to the avoidance behavior exhibited by fibroblast-like cells when in contact with one another. In most cases, when two cells contac...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istv%C3%A1n%20Hatvani
István Hatvani (1718–1786) was a Hungarian mathematician. He worked on developing some of the earliest elements of probability theory. External links Biography at University of St Andrews, Scotland 1718 births 1786 deaths 18th-century Hungarian mathematicians Probability theorists Istvan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palindromic%20sequence
A palindromic sequence is a nucleic acid sequence in a double-stranded DNA or RNA molecule whereby reading in a certain direction (e.g. 5' to 3') on one strand is identical to the sequence in the same direction (e.g. 5' to 3') on the complementary strand. This definition of palindrome thus depends on complementary str...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zolazepam
Zolazepam (Flupyrazapon) is a pyrazolodiazepinone derivative structurally related to the benzodiazepine drugs, which is used as an anaesthetic for a wide range of animals in veterinary medicine. Zolazepam is usually administered in combination with other drugs such as the NMDA antagonist tiletamine or the α2 adrenergic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrazepam
Tetrazepam (is marketed under the following brand names, Clinoxan, Epsipam, Myolastan, Musaril, Relaxam and Spasmorelax) is a benzodiazepine derivative with anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, muscle relaxant and slightly hypnotic properties. It was formerly used mainly in Austria, France, Belgium, Germany and Spain to treat m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon%20Kaiji%20Kyokai
is a ship classification society. "ClassNK," also known by its brand name is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that works on a range of services involving ships and preventing marine pollution. The Society's expert technical staff performs surveys to ensure that the rules it has developed are applied to both...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deterministic%20acyclic%20finite%20state%20automaton
In computer science, a deterministic acyclic finite state automaton (DAFSA), also called a directed acyclic word graph (DAWG; though that name also refers to a related data structure that functions as a suffix index) is a data structure that represents a set of strings, and allows for a query operation that tests wheth...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminopeptidase
Aminopeptidases are enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of amino acids from the amino terminus (N-terminus) of proteins or peptides (exopeptidases). They are widely distributed throughout the animal and plant kingdoms and are found in many subcellular organelles, in cytosol, and as membrane components. Aminopeptidases a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopa%20paraguaya
Sopa paraguaya is a traditional food of the Paraguayan cuisine similar to corn bread. Corn flour, cheese, onion and milk or whey are common ingredients. It is a spongy cake rich in caloric and protein content. Sopa is similar to another corn-based Paraguayan typical dish, chipa guasu, except that chipa guasu is made w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamath
Metamath is a formal language and an associated computer program (a proof assistant) for archiving and verifying mathematical proofs. Several databases of proved theorems have been developed using Metamath covering standard results in logic, set theory, number theory, algebra, topology and analysis, among others. , th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega%20Race
Omega Race is a shoot 'em up arcade video game designed by Ron Haliburton and released in 1981 by Midway. It is the only arcade game with vector graphics that Midway created. Omega Race was ported to the VIC-20 and Commodore 64 and published by Commodore in 1982. In 1983, ColecoVision and Atari 2600 versions were rele...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma%20protein%20binding
Plasma protein binding refers to the degree to which medications attach to blood proteins within the blood plasma. A drug's efficacy may be affected by the degree to which it binds. The less bound a drug is, the more efficiently it can traverse or diffuse through cell membranes. Common blood proteins that drugs bind to...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weighted%20majority%20algorithm%20%28machine%20learning%29
In machine learning, weighted majority algorithm (WMA) is a meta learning algorithm used to construct a compound algorithm from a pool of prediction algorithms, which could be any type of learning algorithms, classifiers, or even real human experts. The algorithm assumes that we have no prior knowledge about the accur...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haugland%20%28name%29
Haugland is a Norwegian surname from any of numerous farmsteads in Norway. From Old Norse word haugr meaning hill or mound. Other derivatives include Hauge, Haugan and Haugen, all common Norwegian family names. Notable people with the surname include: Aage Haugland (1944-2000), Danish operatic bass Åshild Haugland (b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N1-Methyl-lysergic%20acid%20diethylamide
N1-Methyl-lysergic acid diethylamide (MLD-41) is a derivative of LSD that has about one-third the psychoactive effects. It has been studied in cross-tolerance of LSD. Metabolism of other 1-methylated-ergoloids to their secondary amine derivatives has been frequently noted in mammals. References Lysergamides
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty%20Hall%20problem
The Monty Hall problem is a brain teaser, in the form of a probability puzzle, loosely based on the American television game show Let's Make a Deal and named after its original host, Monty Hall. The problem was originally posed (and solved) in a letter by Steve Selvin to the American Statistician in 1975. It became fam...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%20Barres
Ben A. Barres (September 13, 1954 – December 27, 2017) was an American neurobiologist at Stanford University. His research focused on the interaction between neurons and glial cells in the nervous system. Beginning in 2008, he was chair of the Neurobiology Department at Stanford University School of Medicine. He transi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAE-32
D-Lysergic acid ethylamide (LAE-32) is a derivative of ergine. It is reported to have some LSD-like effects but is weaker and shorter lasting, with an active dose reported to be between 0.5 and 1.5 milligrams. It was studied by the CIA as part of Project MKULTRA. Documents published by the CIA under the Freedom of Inf...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LPD-824
N-Pyrrolidyllysergamide (LPD-824) is a derivative of ergine. It is reported to have some mild, short lasting LSD-like effects at a dose of 800 micrograms. References Lysergamides 1-Pyrrolidinyl compounds Serotonin receptor agonists
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable%20C%20Compiler
The Portable C Compiler (also known as pcc or sometimes pccm - portable C compiler machine) is an early compiler for the C programming language written by Stephen C. Johnson of Bell Labs in the mid-1970s, based in part on ideas proposed by Alan Snyder in 1973, and "distributed as the C compiler by Bell Labs... with the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSM-775
N-Morpholinyllysergamide (LSM-775) is a derivative of ergine. It is less potent than LSD but is reported to have some LSD-like effects at doses ranging from 75 to 700 micrograms and a shorter duration. There are fewer signs of cardiovascular stimulation and peripheral toxicity with LSM-775 compared to LSD. See also ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethyllysergamide
N,N-Dimethyllysergamide or ''N,N''-dimethyl-D-lysergamide (DAM-57) is a derivative of ergine. There has been a single report of observing N,N-dimethyl-D-lysergamide in the illicit drug market. This compound did induce autonomic disturbances at oral levels of some ten times the dosage required for LSD, presumably in the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FDCA
FDCA may refer to: 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, oxidized furan derivative and important building block for range of polymers Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, set of laws passed by Congress giving authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry%20Gene%20Taylor
Larry Gene Taylor (August 7, 1953 – July 6, 2005) was an American politician and businessman who served as a member of both chambers of the Missouri General Assembly. Early life and education Taylor was born in Carthage, Missouri, the son of Dorothy Taylor and the late Missouri congressman, Gene Taylor. He was a grad...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seizure%20types
In the field of neurology, seizure types are categories of seizures defined by seizure behavior, symptoms, and diagnostic tests. The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) 2017 classification of seizures is the internationally recognized standard for identifying seizure types. The ILAE 2017 classification of se...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radionuclide%20cisternogram
A radionuclide cisternogram is a medical imaging study which involves injecting a radionuclide by lumbar puncture (spinal tap) into a patient's cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) to determine if there is abnormal CSF flow within the brain and spinal canal which can be altered by hydrocephalus, Arnold–Chiari malformation, syri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNN
RNN or rnn may refer to: Random neural network, a mathematical representation of an interconnected network of neurons or cells which exchange spiking signals Recurrent neural network, a class of artificial neural networks where connections between nodes form a directed graph along a temporal sequence rnn (software) ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attenuation%20distortion
Attenuation distortion is the distortion of an analog signal that occurs during transmission when the transmission medium does not have a flat frequency response across the bandwidth of the medium or the frequency spectrum of the signal. Attenuation distortion occurs when some frequencies are attenuated more than othe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaton%20Transfusion
Automaton Transfusion is a 2006 American independent horror film written and directed by Steven C. Miller. Plot In the early 1970s, while the majority of Americans were focused on events in Vietnam, the United States Army was secretly developing a way to resurrect and control dead bodies. Their intention was to have t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussak%27s%20space
In human anatomy, Prussak's space is the small middle ear recess, bordered laterally by the flaccid part of Shrapnell's membrane, superiorly by the scutum (a sharp bony spur that is formed by the superior wall of the external auditory canal) and lateral malleal ligament, inferiorly by the lateral process of the malleus...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pars%20flaccida%20of%20tympanic%20membrane
In human anatomy, the pars flaccida of tympanic membrane or Shrapnell's membrane (also known as Rivinus' ligament) is the small, triangular, flaccid portion of the tympanic membrane, or eardrum. It lies above the malleolar folds attached directly to the petrous bone at the notch of Rivinus. On the inner surface of th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold%20Zellner
Arnold Zellner (January 2, 1927 – August 11, 2010) was an American economist and statistician specializing in the fields of Bayesian probability and econometrics. Zellner contributed pioneering work in the field of Bayesian analysis and econometric modeling. In Bayesian analysis, Zellner not only provided many applica...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiderivative%20%28complex%20analysis%29
In complex analysis, a branch of mathematics, the antiderivative, or primitive, of a complex-valued function g is a function whose complex derivative is g. More precisely, given an open set in the complex plane and a function the antiderivative of is a function that satisfies . As such, this concept is the complex...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corallite
A corallite is the skeletal cup, formed by an individual stony coral polyp, in which the polyp sits and into which it can retract. The cup is composed of aragonite, a crystalline form of calcium carbonate, and is secreted by the polyp. Corallites vary in size, but in most colonial corals they are less than in diameter...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isobutyryl-coenzyme%20A%20dehydrogenase%20deficiency
Isobutyryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency is a rare metabolic disorder in which the body is unable to process certain amino acids properly. People with this disorder have inadequate levels of an enzyme that helps break down the amino acid valine, resulting in a buildup of valine in the urine, a symptom called val...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division%20No.%202%2C%20Saskatchewan
Division No. 2 is one of eighteen census divisions in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the south-southeastern part of the province, on the United States border. The most populous community in this division is Weyburn. Demographics In the 2021 Canadian census cond...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive%20bulbar%20palsy
Progressive bulbar palsy (PBP) is a medical condition. It belongs to a group of disorders known as motor neuron diseases. PBP is a disease that attacks the nerves supplying the bulbar muscles. These disorders are characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons in the cerebral cortex, spinal cord, brain stem, and pyr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-ANCA
c-ANCAs, or PR3-ANCA, or antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, are a type of autoantibody, an antibody produced by the body that acts against one of its own proteins. These antibodies show a diffusely granular, cytoplasmic staining pattern under microscopy. This pattern results from binding of ANCAs to antigen targets...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium%20hydride
Aluminium hydride (also known as alane and alumane) is an inorganic compound with the formula AlH3. Alane and its derivatives are part of a family of common reducing reagents in organic synthesis based around group 13 hydrides. In solution—typically in etherial solvents such tetrahydrofuran or diethyl ether—aluminium ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andaz%20West%20Hollywood
The Andaz West Hollywood is a 239-room Hyatt hotel located at 8401 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California (at Kings Road). History The hotel was opened in 1963 by Gene Autry as Gene Autry's Hotel Continental. Leased to Hyatt Hotels Corporation in 1966, it was renamed the Continental Hyatt House. In the late 196...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorite%20fall%20statistics
Meteorite fall statistics are frequently used by planetary scientists to approximate the true flux of meteorites on Earth. Meteorite falls are those meteorites that are collected soon after being witnessed to fall, whereas meteorite finds are discovered at a later time. Although there are 30 times as much finds than fa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymocyte
A thymocyte is an immune cell present in the thymus, before it undergoes transformation into a T cell. Thymocytes are produced as stem cells in the bone marrow and reach the thymus via the blood. Thymopoiesis describes the process which turns thymocytes into mature T cells according to either negative or positive sele...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breithauptite
Breithauptite is a nickel antimonide mineral with the simple formula NiSb. Breithauptite is a metallic opaque copper-red mineral crystallizing in the hexagonal - dihexagonal dipyramidal crystal system. It is typically massive to reniform in habit, but is observed as tabular crystals. It has a Mohs hardness of 3.5 to 4 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurothioglucose
Aurothioglucose, also known as gold thioglucose, is a chemical compound with the formula AuSC6H11O5. This derivative of the sugar glucose was formerly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. History Throughout history, gold was used to cure diseases, although the efficacy was not established. In 1935, gold drugs were rep...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erd%C5%91s%E2%80%93Kac%20theorem
In number theory, the Erdős–Kac theorem, named after Paul Erdős and Mark Kac, and also known as the fundamental theorem of probabilistic number theory, states that if ω(n) is the number of distinct prime factors of n, then, loosely speaking, the probability distribution of is the standard normal distribution. ( is ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysyl%20hydroxylase
Lysyl hydroxylases (or procollagen-lysine 5-dioxygenases) are alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent hydroxylases enzymes that catalyze the hydroxylation of lysine to hydroxylysine. Lysyl hydroxylases require iron and vitamin C as cofactors for their oxidation activity. It takes place (as a post-translational modification) foll...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidar%20Nisja
Vidar Nisja (born 21 August 1986) was a Norwegian midfielder who retired 18 December 2018. Career statistics Personal Nisja has actively participated in KRIK work and has studied at Stavanger Mission College. References External links 1986 births Living people People from Hå Norwegian men's footballers Norway men'...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenecteplase
Tenecteplase, sold under the trade names TNKase, Metalyse and Elaxim, is an enzyme used as a thrombolytic drug. Tenecteplase is a tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) produced by recombinant DNA technology using an established mammalian cell line (Chinese hamster ovary cells). Tenecteplase is a 527 amino acid glycoprote...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenprocoumon
Phenprocoumon (marketed under the brand names Marcoumar, Marcumar and Falithrom) is a long-acting blood thinner drug to be taken by mouth, and a derivative of coumarin. It acts as a vitamin K antagonist and inhibits blood clotting (coagulation) by blocking synthesis of coagulation factors II, VII, IX and X. It is used ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acenocoumarol
Acenocoumarol is an anticoagulant that functions as a vitamin K antagonist (like warfarin). It is a derivative of coumarin and is generic, so is marketed under many brand names worldwide. References External links Vitamin K antagonists Nitrobenzenes Coumarin drugs 4-Hydroxycoumarins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perflubron
Perflubron (INN/USAN, or perfluorooctyl bromide; brand name Imagent) is a contrast medium for magnetic resonance imaging, computer tomography and sonography. It was approved for this use in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration in 1993. Experimental research Perflubron has also been tested experimenta...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average%20and%20over
Average and over, often abbreviated A&O, refers to two baseball statistics used in the 1850s and 1860s by the National Association of Base Ball Players. They referred to a player's average performance over a number of games, and were among the first baseball statistics ever reported and tracked. The term and the report...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirithromycin
Dirithromycin is a macrolide glycopeptide antibiotic. Dirithromycin (Dynabac) is a more lipid-soluble prodrug derivative of 9S-erythromycyclamine prepared by condensation of the latter with 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)acetaldehyde. The 9N, 11O-oxazine ring thus formed is a hemi-aminal that is unstable under both acidic and alk...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netilmicin
Netilmicin (1-N-ethylsisomicin) is a semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic, and a derivative of sisomicin, produced by Micromonospora inyoensis. Aminoglycoside antibiotics have the ability to kill a wide variety of bacteria. Netilmicin is not absorbed from the gut and is therefore only given by injection or infusion....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Michael
Billy Gene Michael (February 28, 1935 – March 4, 2016) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 1977 to 1981. He compiled a 5–43 (.104) record, which eventually led to his firing in 1981. He lost 10 consecutive games twice, in per...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idoxuridine
Idoxuridine is an anti-herpesvirus antiviral drug. It is a nucleoside analogue, a modified form of deoxyuridine, similar enough to be incorporated into viral DNA replication, but the iodine atom added to the uracil component blocks base pairing. It is used only topically due to cardiotoxicity. It was synthesized by Wi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyprylon
Methyprylon, or Noludar, is a sedative of the piperidinedione derivative family first developed by Hoffmann-La Roche. This medicine was used for treating insomnia, but is now rarely used as it has been replaced by newer drugs with fewer side effects, such as benzodiazepines. Methyprylon was withdrawn from the US marke...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexobarbital
Hexobarbital or hexobarbitone, sold both in acid and sodium salt forms as Citopan, Evipan, and Tobinal, is a barbiturate derivative having hypnotic and sedative effects. It was used in the 1940s and 1950s as an agent for inducing anesthesia for surgery, as well as a rapid-acting, short-lasting hypnotic for general use,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromone
Chromone (or 1,4-benzopyrone) is a derivative of benzopyran with a substituted keto group on the pyran ring. It is an isomer of coumarin. Derivatives of chromone are collectively known as chromones. Most, though not all, chromones are also phenylpropanoids. Examples 6,7-dimethoxy-2,3-dihydrochromone has been isola...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite%20difference%20method
In numerical analysis, finite-difference methods (FDM) are a class of numerical techniques for solving differential equations by approximating derivatives with finite differences. Both the spatial domain and time interval (if applicable) are discretized, or broken into a finite number of steps, and the value of the sol...