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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumor%20M2-PK
Tumor M2-PK is a synonym for the dimeric form of the pyruvate kinase isoenzyme type M2 (PKM2), a key enzyme within tumor metabolism. Tumor M2-PK can be elevated in many tumor types, rather than being an organ-specific tumor marker such as PSA. Increased stool (fecal) levels are being investigated as a method of screeni...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale%20analysis
Scale analysis may refer to: Scale analysis (mathematics) Scale analysis (statistics)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2%2C8-Dihydroxyadenine
2,8-Dihydroxyadenine is a derivative of adenine which accumulates in 2,8 dihydroxy-adenine urolithiasis. The poorly soluble purine 2,8-dihydroxyadenine is excreted in the urine because of a deficiency in the adenine salvage enzyme adenine phosphoribosyltransferase. The defect is inherited as an autosomal recessive trai...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwidth%20extension
Bandwidth extension of signal is defined as the deliberate process of expanding the frequency range (bandwidth) of a signal in which it contains an appreciable and useful content, and/or the frequency range in which its effects are such. Its significant advancement in recent years has led to the technology being adopte...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale%20analysis%20%28statistics%29
In statistics, scale analysis is a set of methods to analyze survey data, in which responses to questions are combined to measure a latent variable. These items can be dichotomous (e.g. yes/no, agree/disagree, correct/incorrect) or polytomous (e.g. disagree strongly/disagree/neutral/agree/agree strongly). Any measureme...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMP%20deaminase
AMP deaminase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AMPD1 gene. Adenosine monophosphate deaminase is an enzyme that converts adenosine monophosphate (AMP) to inosine monophosphate (IMP), freeing an ammonia molecule in the process. Function Adenosine monophosphate deaminase 1 catalyzes the deamination of A...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acatalasia
Acatalasia is an autosomal recessive peroxisomal disorder caused by absent or very low levels of the enzyme catalase. Catalase breaks down hydrogen peroxide in cells into water and oxygen. Low levels of catalase can cause hydrogen peroxide to build up, causing damage to cells. Presentation The disorder is relatively ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactosylceramidase
Galactosylceramidase (or galactocerebrosidase), , is an enzyme that removes galactose from ceramide derivatives (galactosylceramides) by catalysing the hydrolysis of galactose ester bonds of galactosylceramide, galactosylsphingosine, lactosylceramide, and monogalactosyldiglyceride. It is a lysosomal protein, encoded i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arylsulfatase%20A
Arylsulfatase A (or cerebroside-sulfatase) is an enzyme that breaks down sulfatides, namely cerebroside 3-sulfate into cerebroside and sulfate. In humans, arylsulfatase A is encoded by the ARSA gene. Pathology A deficiency is associated with metachromatic leukodystrophy, an autosomal recessive disease.Multiple sulfata...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebroside-sulfatase
Cerebroside-sulfatase (EC 3.1.6.8, arylsulfatase A, cerebroside sulfate sulfatase) is an enzyme with systematic name cerebroside-3-sulfate 3-sulfohydrolase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction a cerebroside 3-sulfate + H2O a cerebroside + sulfate This enzyme hydrolyses galactose-3-sulfate residues...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithin%E2%80%93cholesterol%20acyltransferase
Lecithin–cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT, also called phosphatidylcholine–sterol O-acyltransferase) is an enzyme, in many animals including humans, that converts free cholesterol into cholesteryl ester (a more hydrophobic form of cholesterol), which is then sequestered into the core of a lipoprotein particle, eventua...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iduronidase
Iduronidase (, L-iduronidase, α-L-iduronidase, laronidase), sold as Aldurazyme, is an enzyme with the systematic name glycosaminoglycan α-L-iduronohydrolase. It catalyses the hydrolysis of unsulfated α-L-iduronosidic linkages in dermatan sulfate. It is a glycoprotein enzyme found in the lysosomes of cells. It is invol...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7-Dehydrocholesterol%20reductase
7-Dehydrocholesterol reductase, also known as DHCR7, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DHCR7 gene. Function The protein encoded by this gene is an enzyme catalyzing the production of cholesterol from 7-Dehydrocholesterol using NADPH. The DHCR7 gene encodes delta-7-sterol reductase (EC 1.3.1.21), the ult...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlekamp%27s%20algorithm
In mathematics, particularly computational algebra, Berlekamp's algorithm is a well-known method for factoring polynomials over finite fields (also known as Galois fields). The algorithm consists mainly of matrix reduction and polynomial GCD computations. It was invented by Elwyn Berlekamp in 1967. It was the domina...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steroid%20sulfatase
Steroid sulfatase (STS), or steryl-sulfatase (EC 3.1.6.2), formerly known as arylsulfatase C, is a sulfatase enzyme involved in the metabolism of steroids. It is encoded by the STS gene. Reactions This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction 3β-hydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one 3-sulfate + H2O 3β-hydroxyandrost-5...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfatase
In biochemistry, sulfatases are a class of enzymes of the esterase class that catalyze the hydrolysis of sulfate esters into an alcohol and a bisulfate: These may be found on a range of substrates, including steroids, carbohydrates and proteins. Sulfate esters may be formed from various alcohols and amines. In the la...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superoperator
In physics, a superoperator is a linear operator acting on a vector space of linear operators. Sometimes the term refers more specially to a completely positive map which also preserves or does not increase the trace of its argument. This specialized meaning is used extensively in the field of quantum computing, espec...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcein
Calcein, also known as fluorexon, fluorescein complex, is a fluorescent dye with excitation and emission wavelengths of 495 and 515 nm, respectively, and has the appearance of orange crystals. Calcein self-quenches at concentrations above 70 mM and is commonly used as an indicator of lipid vesicle leakage. It has also ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppler%20echocardiography
Doppler echocardiography is a procedure that uses Doppler ultrasonography to examine the heart. An echocardiogram uses high frequency sound waves to create an image of the heart while the use of Doppler technology allows determination of the speed and direction of blood flow by utilizing the Doppler effect. An echocar...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempe
Kempe may refer to: Kempe baronets, a title in the Baronetage of England Kempe chain, part of the four-colour theorem Kempe Fjord, King Christian X Land, Greenland Kempe Glacier, Antarctica Kempe Hill, former name of Camp Hill, West Midlands, England People with the surname Adrian Kempe (born 1996), Swedish i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantor%E2%80%93Zassenhaus%20algorithm
In computational algebra, the Cantor–Zassenhaus algorithm is a method for factoring polynomials over finite fields (also called Galois fields). The algorithm consists mainly of exponentiation and polynomial GCD computations. It was invented by David G. Cantor and Hans Zassenhaus in 1981. It is arguably the dominant a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryl%20hydrocarbon%20receptor%20repressor
The aryl-hydrocarbon receptor repressor also known as AHRR is a human gene. Function Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds are teratogens that exert their effects through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in conjunction with the receptor's binding partner, aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT). The prote...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von%20Hippel%E2%80%93Lindau%20tumor%20suppressor
The Von Hippel–Lindau tumor suppressor also known as pVHL is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the VHL gene. Mutations of the VHL gene are associated with Von Hippel–Lindau disease, which is characterized by hemangioblastomas of the brain, spinal cord and retina. It is also associated with kidney and pancreatic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansys%20HFSS
Ansys HFSS (high-frequency structure simulator),  is a commercial finite element method solver for electromagnetic (EM) structures from Ansys that offers multiple state-of-the-art solver technologies. Each solver in ANSYS HFSS is an automated solution processor for which the user dictates the geometry, properties of t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisbenzimide
Bisbenzimide (Hoechst 33342) is an organic compound used as a fluorescent stain for DNA in molecular biology applications. Several related chemical compounds are used for similar purposes and are collectively called Hoechst stains. Application Bisbenzimide tends to bind to adenine–thymine-rich regions of DNA and can ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal%20coding
Universal coding may refer to one of two concepts in data compression: Universal code (data compression), a fixed prefix code that, for any probability mass function, has a data compression ratio within a constant of the optimal prefix code Universal source coding, a data compression method that asymptotically approa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid%E2%80%93structure%20interaction
Fluid–structure interaction (FSI) is the interaction of some movable or deformable structure with an internal or surrounding fluid flow. Fluid–structure interactions can be stable or oscillatory. In oscillatory interactions, the strain induced in the solid structure causes it to move such that the source of strain is r...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydropyrimidine%20dehydrogenase%20deficiency
Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder in which there is absent or significantly decreased activity of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase, an enzyme involved in the metabolism of uracil and thymine. Individuals with this condition may develop life-threatening toxicity foll...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bi-amping%20and%20tri-amping
Bi-amping and tri-amping is the practice of using two or three audio amplifiers respectively to amplify different audio frequency ranges, with the amplified signals being routed to different speaker drivers, such as woofers, subwoofers and tweeters. With bi-amping and tri-amping, an audio crossover is used to divide a ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTPN11
Tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 11 (PTPN11) also known as protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1D (PTP-1D), Src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase-2 (SHP-2), or protein-tyrosine phosphatase 2C (PTP-2C) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PTPN11 gene. PTPN11 is a protein tyrosine phosphatas...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noonan%20syndrome%20with%20multiple%20lentigines
Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines (NSML) which is part of a group called Ras/MAPK pathway syndromes, is a rare autosomal dominant, multisystem disease caused by a mutation in the protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 11 gene (PTPN11). The disease is a complex of features, mostly involving the skin, ske...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kr%C3%BCppel
Krüppel is a gap gene in Drosophila melanogaster, located on the 2R chromosome, which encodes a zinc finger C2H2 transcription factor. Gap genes work together to establish the anterior-posterior segment patterning of the insect through regulation of the transcription factor encoding pair rule genes. These genes in turn...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gap%20gene
A gap gene is a type of gene involved in the development of the segmented embryos of some arthropods. Gap genes are defined by the effect of a mutation in that gene, which causes the loss of contiguous body segments, resembling a gap in the normal body plan. Each gap gene, therefore, is necessary for the development of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial%20descriptive%20statistics
Spatial descriptive statistics is the intersection of spatial statistics and descriptive statistics; these methods are used for a variety of purposes in geography, particularly in quantitative data analyses involving Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Types of spatial data The simplest forms of spatial data are g...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null%20%28physics%29
In physics a null is a point in a field where the field quantity is zero as the result of two or more opposing quantities completely cancelling each other. The field may be scalar, vector or tensor in nature. Common situations where nulls arise are in the polar patterns of microphones and antennae, and nulls caused b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GARP
GARP may refer to: Acronyms Generalised Axiom of Revealed Preference Generic Attribute Registration Protocol, a communications protocol Genetic Algorithm for Rule Set Production, to determine ecological niches Global Atmospheric Research Programme, 1967-1982 Global Association of Risk Professionals, a globally re...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversible-jump%20Markov%20chain%20Monte%20Carlo
In computational statistics, reversible-jump Markov chain Monte Carlo is an extension to standard Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methodology, introduced by Peter Green, which allows simulation of the posterior distribution on spaces of varying dimensions. Thus, the simulation is possible even if the number of paramete...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans%20Fitting
Hans Fitting (13 November 1906 in München-Gladbach (now Mönchengladbach) – 15 June 1938 in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad)) was a mathematician who worked in group theory. He proved Fitting's theorem and Fitting's lemma, and defined the Fitting subgroup in finite group theory and the Fitting decomposition for Lie algebras...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation
Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substances through the action of enzymes. In biochemistry, it is narrowly defined as the extraction of energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen. In food production, it may more broadly refer to any process in which the activity of m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendental%20equation
In applied mathematics, a transcendental equation is an equation over the real (or complex) numbers that is not algebraic, that is, if at least one of its sides describes a transcendental function. Examples include: A transcendental equation need not be an equation between elementary functions, although most published...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral%20entry
Viral entry is the earliest stage of infection in the viral life cycle, as the virus comes into contact with the host cell and introduces viral material into the cell. The major steps involved in viral entry are shown below. Despite the variation among viruses, there are several shared generalities concerning viral e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki-67
Ki-67 may refer to: Mitsubishi Ki-67, a Japanese bomber used during World War II Ki-67 (protein), Proliferation marker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20Gibbs
Martin Gibbs (November 11, 1922 – July 24, 2006) was an American biochemist and educator who worked in the field of carbon metabolism. The Martin Gibbs Medal, an award honoring individuals in plant sciences, is named in his honor. Career Gibbs was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and educated at the Philadelphia Col...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCRE
CCRE may refer to: CCRE-CEMR, Council of European Municipalities and Regions Canadian Council for Research in Education Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program See also ccREL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brush%20border
A brush border (striated border or brush border membrane) is the microvillus-covered surface of simple cuboidal and simple columnar epithelium found in different parts of the body. Microvilli are approximately 100 nanometers in diameter and their length varies from approximately 100 to 2,000 nanometers. Because indivi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharitonov%27s%20theorem
Kharitonov's theorem is a result used in control theory to assess the stability of a dynamical system when the physical parameters of the system are not known precisely. When the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial are known, the Routh–Hurwitz stability criterion can be used to check if the system is stable (...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-linked%20dominant%20inheritance
X-linked dominant inheritance, sometimes referred to as X-linked dominance, is a mode of genetic inheritance by which a dominant gene is carried on the X chromosome. As an inheritance pattern, it is less common than the X-linked recessive type. In medicine, X-linked dominant inheritance indicates that a gene responsibl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG%20Display
LG Display (Korean: LG 디스플레이) is one of the world's largest manufacturers and supplier of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, OLEDs and flexible displays. LG Display is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, and currently operates nine fabrication facilities and seven back-end assembly facilitie...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pivotal%20quantity
In statistics, a pivotal quantity or pivot is a function of observations and unobservable parameters such that the function's probability distribution does not depend on the unknown parameters (including nuisance parameters). A pivot quantity need not be a statistic—the function and its value can depend on the paramete...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krayt
There are three usages for the word Krayt in the Star Wars universe: Darth Krayt, ruler of the Legacy-era Sith at 140 A.B.Y. Krayt pearl, a powerful lightsaber focusing crystal Krayt dragon, a massive behemoth that is indigenous to Tatooine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psephos
Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive is an online archive of election statistics, and claims to be the world's largest online resource of such information. Psephos is maintained by Dr Adam Carr, of Melbourne, Australia, a historian and former aide to Australian MP Michael Danby and Senator David Feeney. It includes d...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th%20radio%20centre%20of%20Moscow
The 9th radio centre of Moscow was a high power shortwave and medium wave broadcasting facility at Elektrostal near Moscow. Its broadcasting frequency was 873 kHz with a transmission power of up to 1200 kilowatts. It was also used as radio jammer of "unwanted" stations (VOA, BBC and others). It used a system of four g...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursive%20indexing
Recursive indexing is an algorithm used to represent large numeric values using members of a relatively small set. Recursive indexing writes the successive differences of the number after extracting the maximum value of the alphabet set from the number, and continuing recursively till the difference falls in the range...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20settlement
In geography, statistics and archaeology, a settlement, locality or populated place is a community of people living in a particular place. The complexity of a settlement can range from a minuscule number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of cities with surrounding urbanized areas. Settlements may include ham...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver%20Valley%20High%20School
Silver Valley High School is a public high school in Yermo, California, in the High Desert of Southern California. The school is in the Silver Valley Unified School District. Academic statistics The school serves an area of approximately , equivalent in size to the combined states of Rhode Island and Delaware. It prov...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Zealand%20Geographic
New Zealand Geographic is a bi-monthly magazine founded in 1989 and published by Kōwhai Media of Auckland, New Zealand. In the format popularised by National Geographic, it focuses on the biodiversity, geography, and culture of New Zealand, Antarctica, and nearby Pacific Islands. The magazine showcases documentary and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Release%20factor
A release factor is a protein that allows for the termination of translation by recognizing the termination codon or stop codon in an mRNA sequence. They are named so because they release new peptides from the ribosome. Background During translation of mRNA, most codons are recognized by "charged" tRNA molecules, cal...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BALL
BALL (Biochemical Algorithms Library) is a C++ class framework and set of algorithms and data structures for molecular modelling and computational structural bioinformatics, a Python interface to this library, and a graphical user interface to BALL, the molecule viewer BALLView. BALL has evolved from a commercial prod...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20the%20busiest%20airports%20in%20the%20Nordic%20countries
This is a list of the 100 busiest airports in the Nordic countries by passengers per year, aircraft movements per year and freight and mail tonnes per year. The list also includes yearly statistics for the busiest metropolitan airport systems and the busiest air-routes for 2012. This transport-related list is intende...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamyl%20alcohol
Cinnamyl alcohol or styron is an organic compound that is found in esterified form in storax, Balsam of Peru, and cinnamon leaves. It forms a white crystalline solid when pure, or a yellow oil when even slightly impure. It can be produced by the hydrolysis of storax. Cinnamyl alcohol has a distinctive odour described...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendoncia%20velloziana
Mendoncia velloziana is a plant native to Atlantic Coast restingas vegetation which is an ecosystem of Atlantic Forest biome. In addition, this plant grows either in Cerrado vegetation of Brazil. This plant grows in following states of Brazil: Bahia, Ceará Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catar...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr%20Nekrasov
Aleksandr Ivanovich Nekrasov (; – 21 May 1957) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician known for his mathematical contributions to hydromechanics and aeromechanics. The Nekrasov integral equation describing surface waves is named for him. Biography Nekrasov was born in Moscow, Russian Empire where he would remain for...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromsgrove%20railway%20station
Bromsgrove Railway Station serves the town of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, England. It is located at the foot of the two-mile Lickey Incline which ascends at a gradient of 1-in-37.7 towards Barnt Green on the line between Birmingham and Worcester. Bromsgrove is managed by West Midlands Railway. The current station ope...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai%20Kochin
Nikolai Yevgrafovich Kochin (; 19 May 1901, St Petersburg – 31 December 1944, Moscow) was a Russian and Soviet mathematician specialising in applied mathematics, and especially fluid and gas mechanics. Biography Kochin graduated from Petrograd University in 1923. He taught mathematics and mechanics at Leningrad State...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaroslav%20Lopatynskyi
Yaroslav Borysovych Lopatynskyi (1906–1981) was a Soviet mathematician. Born in Tbilisi, Lopatinskii acquired wide acclaim for his contributions to the theory of differential equations. He is especially known for his condition of stability for boundary-value problems in elliptic equations and for initial boundary-value...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9%20Anast%C3%A1cio%20da%20Cunha
José Anastácio da Cunha (1744 – January 1, 1787) was a Portuguese mathematician. He is best known for his work on the theory of equations, algebraic analysis, plain and spherical trigonometry, analytical geometry, and differential calculus. References External links 1744 births 1787 deaths 18th-century Portuguese ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lundqvist
Lundqvist (and its variant Lundkvist) is a Swedish surname. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 88.7% of all known bearers of the surname Lundqvist were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:726), 3.8% of Denmark (1:9,699), 3.5% of Finland (1:10,236) and 1.4% of Norway (1:24,030). In Sweden, the frequency of the surname...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph%20Walter%20Graystone%20Wyckoff
Ralph Walter Graystone Wyckoff, Sr. (August 9, 1897, in Geneva, New York – November 3, 1994, in Tucson, Arizona) was an American scientist and pioneer of X-ray crystallography. He was elected member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1949 and Foreign member of the Royal Society, on April 19, 1951. Biography He was...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Wegman
Edward Wegman is an American statistician and was a professor of statistics at George Mason University until his retirement in 2018. He holds a Ph.D. in mathematical statistics and is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, a Senior Member of the IEEE, and past chair of the National Research Council Committee...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotic%20derivative
An exotic derivative, in finance, is a derivative which is more complex than commonly traded "vanilla" products. This complexity usually relates to determination of payoff; see option style. The category may also include derivatives with a non-standard subject matter - i.e., underlying - developed for a particular cl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystallographic%20Information%20File
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) is a standard text file format for representing crystallographic information, promulgated by the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr). CIF was developed by the IUCr Working Party on Crystallographic Information in an effort sponsored by the IUCr Commission on Crystallogr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limit%20theorem
Limit theorem may refer to: Central limit theorem, in probability theory Edgeworth's limit theorem, in economics Plastic limit theorems, in continuum mechanics Mathematics disambiguation pages
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantities%20of%20information
The mathematical theory of information is based on probability theory and statistics, and measures information with several quantities of information. The choice of logarithmic base in the following formulae determines the unit of information entropy that is used. The most common unit of information is the bit, or mo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markov%20chain%20mixing%20time
In probability theory, the mixing time of a Markov chain is the time until the Markov chain is "close" to its steady state distribution. More precisely, a fundamental result about Markov chains is that a finite state irreducible aperiodic chain has a unique stationary distribution π and, regardless of the initial sta...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20M.%20Stein
Charles Max Stein (March 22, 1920 – November 24, 2016) was an American mathematical statistician and professor of statistics at Stanford University. He received his Ph.D in 1947 at Columbia University with advisor Abraham Wald. He held faculty positions at Berkeley and the University of Chicago before moving permanen...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear%20receptor
In the field of molecular biology, nuclear receptors are a class of proteins responsible for sensing steroids, thyroid hormones, vitamins, and certain other molecules. These intracellular receptors work with other proteins to regulate the expression of specific genes thereby controlling the development, homeostasis, a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimeraplasty
Chimeraplasty is a non-viral method of gene therapy. Chimeraplasty changes DNA sequences using a synthetic strand of RNA and DNA. This strand of RNA and DNA is known as a chimeraplast. The chimeraplast enters a cell and attaches itself to the target gene. The DNA of the chimeraplast and the cell complement each other e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgranulin
Calgranulin is an S100 calcium-binding protein that is expressed in multiple cell types, including renal epithelial cells and neutrophils. The proteins S100A8 and S100A9 form a heterodimer called calprotectin. Human genes S100A8 (calgranulin A) S100A9 (calgranulin B) S100A12 (calgranulin C) Function Some in vi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betti%27s%20theorem
Betti's theorem, also known as Maxwell–Betti reciprocal work theorem, discovered by Enrico Betti in 1872, states that for a linear elastic structure subject to two sets of forces {Pi} i=1,...,n and {Qj}, j=1,2,...,n, the work done by the set P through the displacements produced by the set Q is equal to the work done b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokko%20and%20Rector%20Model
The Kokko and Rector model is a theory explaining the mechanism of generation of a gradient in the inner medulla of the kidney. Unlike earlier theories explaining the mechanism using counter current mechanism (as is the case in the outer medulla), the driving force for salt reabsorption is stated to be urea accumulatio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gersdorffite
Gersdorffite is a nickel arsenic sulfide mineral with formula NiAsS. It crystallizes in the isometric system showing diploidal symmetry. It occurs as euhedral to massive opaque, metallic grey-black to silver white forms. Gersdorffite belongs to a solid solution series with cobaltite, CoAsS. Antimony freely substitutes ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucositis
Mucositis is the painful inflammation and ulceration of the mucous membranes lining the digestive tract, usually as an adverse effect of chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment for cancer. Mucositis can occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, but oral mucositis refers to the particular inflammation and u...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roddam%20Narasimha
Roddam Narasimha FRS (20 July 193314 December 2020) was an Indian aerospace scientist and fluid dynamicist. He was a professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science (1962–1999), director of the National Aerospace Laboratories (1984–1993) and the chairman of the Engineering Mechanics Unit at Jawaha...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferroresonance%20in%20electricity%20networks
Ferroresonance or nonlinear resonance is a type of resonance in electric circuits which occurs when a circuit containing a nonlinear inductance is fed from a source that has series capacitance, and the circuit is subjected to a disturbance such as opening of a switch. It can cause overvoltages and overcurrents in an e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FELICS
FELICS, which stands for Fast Efficient & Lossless Image Compression System, is a lossless image compression algorithm that performs 5-times faster than the original lossless JPEG codec and achieves a similar compression ratio. History It was invented by Paul G. Howard and Jeffrey S. Vitter of the Department of Comput...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modes%20of%20Transportation%20Vol.%201
Modes of Transportation Vol. 1 is the debut album by Spookey Ruben, released in 1995. Track listing "Terra Magnifica" – 1:04 "These Days Are Old" – 3:44 "Crystal Cradle" – 3:51 "Running Away" – 3:19 "Welcome to the House of Food" – 4:59 "Wendy Mcdonald" – 4:03 "The Size of You" – 2:36 "It's Not What You Do It...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HashKeeper
HashKeeper is a database application of value primarily to those conducting forensic examinations of computers on a somewhat regular basis. Overview HashKeeper uses the MD5 file signature algorithm to establish unique numeric identifiers (hash values) for files "known to be good" and "known to be bad." The HashKeepe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegram
A bubblegram (also known as laser crystal, 3D crystal engraving or vitrography) is a solid block of glass or transparent plastic that has been exposed to laser beams to generate three-dimensional designs inside. The image is composed of many small points of fracture or other visible deformations and appears to float in...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabaconas%20Namballe%20National%20Sanctuary
Tabaconas-Namballe National Sanctuary (Santuario Nacional Tabaconas-Namballe) is a national sanctuary in Peru established in 1988, and protects the southernmost part of the páramo ecosystem. It is located in San Ignacio Province, Cajamarca and spans an area of . History In the 1940s, national and foreign investors be...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADAM%20%28protein%29
ADAMs (short for a disintegrin and metalloproteinase) are a family of single-pass transmembrane and secreted metalloendopeptidases. All ADAMs are characterized by a particular domain organization featuring a pro-domain, a metalloprotease, a disintegrin, a cysteine-rich, an epidermal-growth factor like and a transmembra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity%20Fluids
Infinity Fluids, founded in 1998, is a Massachusetts corporation which develops process and thermal systems for the fuel cell, pharmaceutical, industrial, and biotechnology industries. It was founded in Norwich, CT and is a manufacturing and research organization specializing in the fields of Fluid Heating, Steam Refo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalloexopeptidase
A metalloexopeptidase is a type of enzyme that acts as a metalloproteinase exopeptidase. These enzymes have a catalytic mechanism involving a metal, often zinc. They function in molecular biology as agents that cut the terminal (or penultimate) peptide bonds ending peptide chains. Analogous to slicing the end off a lo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency%3A%20The%20Snowboarder%27s%20Journal
The Snowboarder's Journal is published quarterly by Funny Feelings (LLC). Originally frequency: The Snowboarder's Journal, the publication rebranded in 2016, simplifying the name to The Snowboarder's Journal. Four coffee-table journals with high production quality and limited advertising are produced yearly in limited ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aceprometazine
Aceprometazine (INN) is a phenothiazine derivative prescription drug with neuroleptic and anti-histamine properties It is not widely prescribed, and may be associated with drug-induced Parkinsonism. It may be used in combination with meprobamate for the treatment of sleep disorders. This combination is available in Fra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint%20Academic%20Coding%20System
The Joint Academic Coding System (JACS) system was used by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) and the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) in the United Kingdom to classify academic subjects. It was replaced by the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) and the Common Aggregation ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD11
In cell biology, CD11 is the α (alpha) component of various integrins, especially ones in which the β (beta) component is CD18 (β2) and mediate leukocyte adhesion. For example, LFA1 (CD11a/CD18) short representation of Lymphocyte Function-associated Antigen 1, also called αLβ2 integrin Mac1 (CD11b/CD18) present on ma...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate%20Sanborn
Kate Sanborn (July 11, 1839 - July 9, 1917) was an American author, teacher and lecturer. Also a reviewer, compiler, essayist, and farmer, Sanborn was famous for her cooking and housekeeping. Early years and education Katherine Abbott Sanborn was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, July 11, 1839. Her father was the educat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infraspinous%20fascia
The infraspinatous fascia is a dense fibrous membrane, covering the Infraspinatous muscle and fixed to the circumference of the infraspinatous fossa; it affords attachment, by its deep surface, to some fibers of that muscle. It is intimately attached to the deltoid fascia along the over-lapping border of the Deltoideus...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke%20Tittensor
Luke James Tittensor (born 3 November 1989) is an English actor best known for his role as Carl Gallagher in Shameless (a role he shared with his twin brother, Elliott Tittensor) and his role as Daz Eden in Emmerdale. Career Tittensor and his twin brother, Elliott, appeared in the soap Brookside. In the first series o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Womersley%20number
The Womersley number ( or ) is a dimensionless number in biofluid mechanics and biofluid dynamics. It is a dimensionless expression of the pulsatile flow frequency in relation to viscous effects. It is named after John R. Womersley (1907–1958) for his work with blood flow in arteries. The Womersley number is important ...