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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.%20coli%20long-term%20evolution%20experiment | The E. coli long-term evolution experiment (LTEE''') is an ongoing study in experimental evolution begun by Richard Lenski at the University of California, Irvine, carried on by Lenski and colleagues at Michigan State University, and currently overseen by Jeffrey E. Barrick at the University of Texas at Austin. It has ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian%20Internet%20Policy%20and%20Public%20Interest%20Clinic | The Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) is a legal clinic at the University of Ottawa focused on maintaining fair and balanced policy making in Canada related to technology. Founded in the fall of 2003 by Michael Geist, its headquarters is at the University of Ottawa Faculty o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online%20Rights%20Canada | Online Rights Canada was a grassroots campaign to help notify the public on technology and informational policy issues and help the public notify their MPs about controversial proposals. It was launched with the support of the US-based Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Int... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian%20efficiency | Bayesian efficiency is an analog of Pareto efficiency for situations in which there is incomplete information. Under Pareto efficiency, an allocation of a resource is Pareto efficient if there is no other allocation of that resource that makes no one worse off while making some agents strictly better off. A limitation ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindmarsh%E2%80%93Rose%20model | The Hindmarsh–Rose model of neuronal activity is aimed to study the spiking-bursting behavior of the membrane potential observed in experiments made with a single neuron. The relevant variable is the membrane potential, x(t), which is written in dimensionless units. There are two more variables, y(t) and z(t), which ta... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play%20%28activity%29 | Play is a range of intrinsically motivated activities done for recreational pleasure and enjoyment. Play is commonly associated with children and juvenile-level activities, but may be engaged in at any life stage, and among other higher-functioning animals as well, most notably mammals and birds.
Many prominent resear... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INFORMS%20Journal%20on%20Applied%20Analytics | INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal about operations research that was established in 1970 under the title Interfaces by The Institute of Management Sciences, now part of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. The journal's has a case-study styl... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecanthus | Telecanthus, or dystopia canthorum, refers to increased distance between the inner corners of the eyelids (medial canthi), while the inter-pupillary distance is normal. This is in contrast to hypertelorism, in which the distance between the whole eyes is increased. Telecanthus and hypertelorism are each associated with... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20herbaria | This is a list of active herbaria, organized first by continent where the herbarium is located, then within each continent by size of the collection. The list is based on the Index Herbariorum, a global directory of herbaria and their associated staff.
A herbarium (plural "herbaria") is a collection of preserved plant... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ModelSim | ModelSim is a multi-language environment by Siemens (previously developed by Mentor Graphics,) for simulation of hardware description languages such as VHDL, Verilog and SystemC, and includes a built-in C debugger. ModelSim can be used independently, or in conjunction with Intel Quartus Prime, PSIM, Xilinx ISE or Xilin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runahead | Runahead is a technique that allows a computer processor to speculatively pre-process instructions during cache miss cycles. The pre-processed instructions are used to generate instruction and data stream prefetches by executing instructions leading to cache misses (typically called long latency loads) before they woul... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal%20grammar | A formal grammar describes how to form strings from an alphabet of a formal language that are valid according to the language's syntax. A grammar does not describe the meaning of the strings or what can be done with them in whatever context—only their form. A formal grammar is defined as a set of production rules for s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunt%20generator | A shunt generator is a type of electric generator in which field winding and armature winding are connected in parallel, and in which the armature supplies both the load current and the field current for the excitation (generator is therefore self excited).
Generator field connections
A shunt field (and any series res... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noether%27s%20second%20theorem | In mathematics and theoretical physics, Noether's second theorem relates symmetries of an action functional with a system of differential equations. The action S of a physical system is an integral of a so-called Lagrangian function L, from which the system's behavior can be determined by the principle of least action... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote%20Point%20Systems | Coyote Point Systems was a manufacturer of computer networking equipment for application traffic management, also known as server load balancing. In March 2013, the company was acquired by Fortinet.
The company introduced hardware-based server load balancers nearly simultaneously with other large companies such as F5... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MusicMaster%20%28software%29 | MusicMaster is a music scheduling software produced by A-Ware Software (aka MusicMaster, Inc. of Dallas, Texas USA) and used by radio, Internet and television stations. Their main office is located in Dallas, Texas.
History
MusicMaster was created in 1983 by Joseph Knapp, an engineer, radio programmer and on-air perso... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic%20message%20journaling | Electronic message journaling is the process of retaining information relating to electronic messages. In this context, electronic messages are defined as any type of electronic communication data structure. Historically this was an electronic mail, but it may also include instant messages, audio messages (such as th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidation%20ratio | Consolidation ratio within network infrastructure for Internet hosting, is the number of virtual servers that can run on each physical host machine. Many companies arrive at that figure through trial and error by stacking virtual machines on top of each other until performance slows to a crawl. “It’s sort of capacity p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-contact%20wafer%20testing | Non contact wafer testing is a normal step in semiconductor device fabrication, used to detect defects in integrated circuits (IC) before they are assembled during the IC packaging step.
Traditional (contact) wafer testing
Probing ICs while they are still on the wafer normally requires that contact be made between the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20herbaria%20in%20North%20America | This is a list of herbaria in North America, organized first by country or region where the herbarium is located, then within each region by size of the collection. All herbarium codes follow the Index Herbarium. For other continents, see List of herbaria.
Canada
Central America and the Caribbean
The table below list... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20herbaria%20in%20Europe | This is a list of herbaria in Europe, organized first by region where the herbarium is located (using the United Nations geoscheme for Europe), then within each region by size of the collection. For other continents, see List of herbaria.
Eastern Europe
The tables below list herbaria located in Eastern Europe as defi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOPO%20cloning | Topoisomerase-based cloning (TOPO cloning) is a molecular biology technique in which DNA fragments are cloned into specific vectors without the requirement for DNA ligases. Taq polymerase has a nontemplate-dependent terminal transferase activity that adds a single deoxyadenosine (A) to the 3'-end of the PCR products. T... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrating-sample%20magnetometer | A vibrating-sample magnetometer (VSM) (also referred to as a Foner magnetometer) is a scientific instrument that measures magnetic properties based on Faraday’s Law of Induction. Simon Foner at MIT Lincoln Laboratory invented VSM in 1955 and reported it in 1959. Also it was mentioned by G.W. Van Oosterhout and by P.J F... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-inhomogeneous%20hidden%20Bernoulli%20model | Time-inhomogeneous hidden Bernoulli model (TI-HBM) is an alternative to hidden Markov model (HMM) for automatic speech recognition. Contrary to HMM, the state transition process in TI-HBM is not a Markov-dependent process, rather it is a generalized Bernoulli (an independent) process. This difference leads to eliminati... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fano%20noise | Fano noise is a fluctuation of an electric charge obtained in a detector (in spite of constant value of the measured quantity, which is usually an energy), arising from processes in the detector.
It was first described by Ugo Fano in 1947, as a fluctuation of amount of ion pairs produced by a charged particle of high ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish%20Centre%20for%20High-End%20Computing | The Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) is the national high-performance computing centre in Ireland. It was established in 2005 and provides supercomputing resources, support, training and related services. ICHEC is involved in education and training, including providing courses for researchers.
Kay supercomp... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article%208%20of%20the%20European%20Convention%20on%20Human%20Rights | Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights provides a right to respect for one's "private and family life, his home and his correspondence", subject to certain restrictions that are "in accordance with law" and "necessary in a democratic society". The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (formally the C... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof%20without%20words | In mathematics, a proof without words (or visual proof) is an illustration of an identity or mathematical statement which can be demonstrated as self-evident by a diagram without any accompanying explanatory text. Such proofs can be considered more elegant than formal or mathematically rigorous proofs due to their self... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypograph%20%28mathematics%29 | In mathematics, the hypograph or subgraph of a function is the set of points lying on or below its graph.
A related definition is that of such a function's epigraph, which is the set of points on or above the function's graph.
The domain (rather than the codomain) of the function is not particularly important for t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trip%20valve%20gear | Trip valve mechanisms are a class of steam engine valve gear developed to improve efficiency. The trip mechanism allows the inlet valve to be closed rapidly, giving a short, sharp cut-off. The valve itself can be a drop valve or a Corliss valve.
Trip valve gear was applied to larger stationary engines. It was not used... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturation%20%28traffic%29 | In traffic engineering, saturation describes the maximum traffic flow which can be handled by a junction. The saturation flow is the rate at which a continuous flow of vehicles can pass through a constant green signal, typically expressed in vehicles per hour or PCUs per hour.
A formula to calculate saturation flows ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmet-mounted%20display | A helmet-mounted display (HMD) is a headworn device that uses displays and optics to project imagery and/or symbology to the eyes. It provides visual information to the user where head protection is required—-most notably in military aircraft. The display-optics assembly can be attached to a helmet or integrated into ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group%20isomorphism%20problem | In abstract algebra, the group isomorphism problem is the decision problem of determining whether two given finite group presentations refer to isomorphic groups.
The isomorphism problem was formulated by Max Dehn, and together with the word problem and conjugacy problem, is one of three fundamental decision problems ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminus%20%281986%20video%20game%29 | Terminus, also known as Terminus: The Prison Planet or Terminus: Prison Planet, is a platform game by Mastertronic released in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum, MSX, and Amstrad CPC. The game is set inside a futuristic prison consisting of 512 screens. The purpose is to release Brain, the leader of a teenage gang called The Wa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiabatic%20circuit | Adiabatic circuits are low-power electronic circuits which use "reversible logic" to conserve energy. The term "adiabatic" refers to an ideal thermodynamic process in which no heat or mass is exchanged with the surrounding environment, alluding to the ability of the circuits to reduce energy loss as heat.
Unlike tradi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley%20Timesharing%20System | The Berkeley Timesharing System was a pioneering time-sharing operating system implemented between 1964 and 1967 at the University of California, Berkeley. It was designed as part of Project Genie and marketed by Scientific Data Systems for the SDS 940 computer system.
It was the first commercial time-sharing which all... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4V | The M4V file format is a video container format developed by Apple and is very similar to the MP4 format. The primary difference is that M4V files may optionally be protected by DRM copy protection.
Apple uses M4V to encode video files in its iTunes Store. Unauthorized reproduction of M4V files may be prevented using ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified%20Security%20Assessor | Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) is a designation conferred by the PCI Security Standards Council to those individuals that meet specific information security education requirements, have taken the appropriate training from the PCI Security Standards Council, are employees of a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) compan... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preserving%20sugar | Preserving sugar is a kind of sugar used for making marmalades, jams and preserves using fruits that are naturally high in pectin (such as plums, redcurrants, blackcurrants, gooseberries, greengages, damsons and Seville oranges). The large sugar crystals dissolve more slowly than those of standard granulated sugar and ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Principles%20of%20Mathematics | The Principles of Mathematics (PoM) is a 1903 book by Bertrand Russell, in which the author presented his famous paradox and argued his thesis that mathematics and logic are identical.
The book presents a view of the foundations of mathematics and Meinongianism and has become a classic reference. It reported on deve... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice%20sequence | In intuitionistic mathematics, a choice sequence is a constructive formulation of a sequence. Since the Intuitionistic school of mathematics, as formulated by L. E. J. Brouwer, rejects the idea of a completed infinity, in order to use a sequence (which is, in classical mathematics, an infinite object), we must have a f... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monogenic%20semigroup | In mathematics, a monogenic semigroup is a semigroup generated by a single element. Monogenic semigroups are also called cyclic semigroups.
Structure
The monogenic semigroup generated by the singleton set {a} is denoted by . The set of elements of is {a, a2, a3, ...}. There are two possibilities for the monogenic se... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylated%20distarch%20adipate | Acetylated distarch adipate (E1422) is a food additive of the thickening agent type, and more specifically a bulking agent. It is also used as a stabilizer. This is an additive belonging to the family of modified starches.
This is a starch that is treated with acetic anhydride and adipic acid anhydride to resist high ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynis | Lynis is an extensible security audit tool for computer systems running Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, OpenBSD, Solaris, and other Unix derivatives. It assists system administrators and security professionals with scanning a system and its security defenses, with the final goal being system hardening.
Software
The tool was cr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smeatonian%20Society%20of%20Civil%20Engineers | The Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers was founded in England in 1771. It was the first engineering society to be formed anywhere in the world, and remains the oldest. It was originally known as the Society of Civil Engineers, being renamed following its founder's death.
History
The first known formal meeting of ci... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating%20Systems%3A%20Design%20and%20Implementation | Operating Systems: Design and Implementation is a computer science textbook written by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, with help from Albert S. Woodhull. The book describes the principles of operating systems and demonstrates their application in the source code of Tanenbaum's MINIX, a free Unix-like operating system designed for... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern%20Operating%20Systems | Modern Operating Systems is a book written by Andrew Tanenbaum, a version (which does not target implementation) of his book Operating Systems: Design and Implementation. It is now in its 5th edition, published October 2022 (), written together with Herbert Bos.
Modern Operating Systems (mostly known as MOS) is a popu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SafeNet | SafeNet, Inc. was an information security company based in Belcamp, Maryland, United States, which was acquired in August 2014 by the French security company Gemalto. Gemalto was, in turn, acquired by Thales Group in 2019. The former SafeNet's products include solutions for enterprise authentication, data encryption,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziegler%E2%80%93Nichols%20method | The Ziegler–Nichols tuning method is a heuristic method of tuning a PID controller. It was developed by John G. Ziegler and Nathaniel B. Nichols. It is performed by setting the I (integral) and D (derivative) gains to zero. The "P" (proportional) gain, is then increased (from zero) until it reaches the ultimate gain ,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow%20line | A flow line, used on a drilling rig, is a large diameter pipe (typically a section of casing) that is connected to the bell nipple (under the drill floor) and extends to the possum belly (on the mud tanks) and acts as a return line (for the drilling fluid as it comes out of the hole), to the mud
Possum Belly
The pos... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casing%20head | In oil drilling, a casing head is a simple metal flange welded or screwed onto the top of the conductor pipe (also known as drive-pipe) or the casing and forms part of the wellhead system for the well.
Application
Casing head is the primary interface for the surface pressure control equipment, for example blowout prev... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramicrobacteria | Ultramicrobacteria are bacteria that are smaller than 0.1 μm3 under all growth conditions. This term was coined in 1981, describing cocci in seawater that were less than 0.3 μm in diameter. Ultramicrobacteria have also been recovered from soil and appear to be a mixture of Gram-positive, Gram-negative and cell-wall-lac... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conductor%20pipe | A conductor Pipe is a large diameter pipe that is set into the ground to provide the initial stable structural foundation for a borehole or oil well.
The Conductor pipe is the first string of casing and is the largest diameter casing to be installed in a well.
It can also be referred to as a drive pipe because it is o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell%20nipple | A Bell nipple is a section of large diameter pipe fitted to the top of the blowout preventers that the flow line attaches to via a side outlet, to allow the drilling fluid to flow back over the shale shakers to the mud tanks.
See Drilling rig (petroleum) for a diagram.
Oilfield terminology
Drilling technology
Petrole... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TekWar%20%28TV%20series%29 | TekWar is a television series, based on the TekWar novels ghost-written by Ron Goulart from outlines by William Shatner and developed for television by Stephen Roloff. The series follows Jake Cardigan (played by Greg Evigan), a former police officer turned private investigator working for Cosmos, a private security fir... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possum%20belly | A Possum belly, on a drilling rig, is a metal container at the head of the shale shaker that receives the flow of drilling fluid and is directly connected to and at the end of the flow line. A possum belly may also be referred to as a distribution box or flowline trap.
The purpose of the possum belly is to slow the fl... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow%20show | A flow show is a device on a drilling rig that is attached to the flow line and has a paddle that swings out as the flow of drilling fluid passes by it. The angle of the paddle increases as the volume of drilling fluid increases and pushes it out further and vice versa.
The purpose of the flow show is to allow the dri... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20discrete%20event%20simulation%20software | This is a list of notable discrete-event simulation software.
Commercial
Open source
Further reading
References
Simulation software
discrete event simulation software
Events (computing) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic%20record | The geologic record in stratigraphy, paleontology and other natural sciences refers to the entirety of the layers of rock strata. That is, deposits laid down by volcanism or by deposition of sediment derived from weathering detritus (clays, sands etc.). This includes all its fossil content and the information it yields... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong%20law%20of%20small%20numbers | In mathematics, the "strong law of small numbers" is the humorous law that proclaims, in the words of Richard K. Guy (1988):
In other words, any given small number appears in far more contexts than may seem reasonable, leading to many apparently surprising coincidences in mathematics, simply because small numbers appe... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epitome%20%28data%20processing%29 | An epitome, in data processing, is a condensed digital representation of the essential statistical properties of ordered datasets such as matrices that represent images, audio signals, videos or genetic sequences. Although much smaller than the data, the epitome contains many of its smaller overlapping parts with much ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation%20Science | Transportation Science is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). The studies published in the journal apply operations research techniques to problems in the full range of transportation sectors, including air travel, rail tra... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20finite%20element%20software%20packages | This is a list of notable software packages that implement the finite element method for solving partial differential equations.
Feature comparison
This table is contributed by a FEA-compare project, which provides an alternative view of this table with the first row and Feature column being fixed for ease of table e... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snare%20%28software%29 | Snare (sometimes also written as SNARE, an acronym for System iNtrusion Analysis and Reporting Environment) is a collection of software tools that collect audit log data from a variety of operating systems and applications to facilitate centralised log analysis. Enterprise Agents are available for Linux, macOS, Windows... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon%20protocol | The Dragon Protocol is an update based cache coherence protocol used in multi-processor systems. Write propagation is performed by directly updating all the cached values across multiple processors. Update based protocols such as the Dragon protocol perform efficiently when a write to a cache block is followed by sever... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desander | Desanders and desilters are solid control equipment with a set of hydrocyclones that separate sand and silt from the drilling fluids in drilling rigs. Desanders are installed on top of the mud tank following the shale shaker and the degasser, but before the desilter. The desander removes the abrasive solids from the dr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swivel%20%28drill%20rig%29 | A Swivel is a mechanical device used on a drilling rig that hangs directly under the traveling block and directly above the kelly drive, that provides the ability for the kelly (and subsequently the drill string) to rotate while allowing the traveling block to remain in a stationary rotational position (yet allow verti... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global%20biodiversity | Global biodiversity is the measure of biodiversity on planet Earth and is defined as the total variability of life forms. More than 99 percent of all species that ever lived on Earth are estimated to be extinct. Estimates on the number of Earth's current species range from 2 million to 1 trillion, but most estimates ar... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveling%20block | A traveling block is the freely moving section of a block and tackle that contains a set of pulleys or sheaves through which the drill line (wire rope) is threaded or reeved and is opposite (and under) the crown block (the stationary section).
The combination of the traveling block, crown block and wire rope drill lin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High%20throughput%20biology | High throughput biology (or high throughput cell biology) is the use of automation equipment with classical cell biology techniques to address biological questions that are otherwise unattainable using conventional methods. It may incorporate techniques from optics, chemistry, biology or image analysis to permit rapid... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown%20block | A crown block is the stationary section of a block and tackle that contains a set of pulleys or sheaves through which the drill line (wire rope) is threaded or reeved and is opposite and above the traveling block.
The combination of the traveling block, crown block and wire rope drill line gives the ability to lift we... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campus%20Party | Campus Party (CP) is a conference and hackathon.
Founded in 1997 as a technology festival and LAN party, the event was first held in Málaga, Spain, and has since been run in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Paraguay, Singapore, Spain, the Netherlands, Urug... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe%20rack | Structural steel pipe racks typically support pipes, power cables and instrument cable trays in petrochemical, chemical and power plants. Occasionally, pipe racks may also support mechanical equipment, vessels and valve access platforms. Main pipe racks generally transfer material between equipment and storage or utili... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripping%20%28pipe%29 | Tripping pipe (or "Making a round trip" or simply "Making a trip") is the physical act of pulling the drill string out of the wellbore and then running it back in. This is done by physically breaking out or disconnecting (when pulling out of the hole) every other 2 or 3 joints of drill pipe at a time (called a stand) a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frostman%20lemma | In mathematics, and more specifically, in the theory of fractal dimensions, Frostman's lemma provides a convenient tool for estimating the Hausdorff dimension of sets.
Lemma: Let A be a Borel subset of Rn, and let s > 0. Then the following are equivalent:
Hs(A) > 0, where Hs denotes the s-dimensional Hausdorff measure... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergodic%20process | In physics, statistics, econometrics and signal processing, a stochastic process is said to be in an ergodic regime if an observable's ensemble average equals the time average. In this regime, any collection of random samples from a process must represent the average statistical properties of the entire regime. Convers... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementarity%20theory | A complementarity problem is a type of mathematical optimization problem. It is the problem of optimizing (minimizing or maximizing) a function of two vector variables subject to certain requirements (constraints) which include: that the inner product of the two vectors must equal zero, i.e. they are orthogonal. In par... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrowhead%20matrix | In the mathematical field of linear algebra, an arrowhead matrix is a square matrix containing zeros in all entries except for the first row, first column, and main diagonal, these entries can be any number. In other words, the matrix has the form
Any symmetric permutation of the arrowhead matrix, , where P is a permu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian%20Foundation | The Symbian Foundation was a non-profit organisation that stewarded the Symbian operating system for mobile phones which previously had been owned and licensed by Symbian Ltd. Symbian Foundation never directly developed the platform, but evangelised, co-ordinated and ensured compatibility. It also provided key services... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manca | The manca (plural: mancae) is the post-larval juvenile in some crustaceans. The manca stage is the defining characteristic of a clade called Mancoida which comprises all the member of the Peracarida except the Amphipoda. Mancae closely resemble the adult form, but for the absence of the last pair of pereiopods. In some... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multipath%20routing | Multipath routing is a routing technique simultaneously using multiple alternative paths through a network. This can yield a variety of benefits such as fault tolerance, increased bandwidth, and improved security.
Mobile networks
To improve performance or fault tolerance, concurrent multipath routing (CMR) is often t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert%20spectral%20analysis | Hilbert spectral analysis is a signal analysis method applying the Hilbert transform to compute the instantaneous frequency of signals according to
After performing the Hilbert transform on each signal, we can express the data in the following form:
This equation gives both the amplitude and the frequency of each com... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramer%E2%80%93Douglas%E2%80%93Peucker%20algorithm | The Ramer–Douglas–Peucker algorithm, also known as the Douglas–Peucker algorithm and iterative end-point fit algorithm, is an algorithm that decimates a curve composed of line segments to a similar curve with fewer points. It was one of the earliest successful algorithms developed for cartographic generalization.
Idea... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleidescape | Kaleidescape, Inc. is an American multimedia company based in Mountain View, California. Founded in 2001, it designs multi-room home entertainment server systems that store and play back video and audio content (such as movies, television shows, and music) to movie players that can be connected to televisions or projec... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apeirogonal%20prism | In geometry, an apeirogonal prism or infinite prism is the arithmetic limit of the family of prisms; it can be considered an infinite polyhedron or a tiling of the plane.
Thorold Gosset called it a 2-dimensional semi-check, like a single row of a checkerboard.
If the sides are squares, it is a uniform tiling. If colo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KG-13 | The KG-13 was the first transistorized cryptographic machine developed by the NSA in the early 60's. It used the newly developed 2N404 germanium transistor instead of vacuum tubes. It consisted of a KG-3 transmitter and a KG-12 receiver. The transmitter used about 500 transistors and the receiver about 300. The tra... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apeirogonal%20antiprism | In geometry, an apeirogonal antiprism or infinite antiprism is the arithmetic limit of the family of antiprisms; it can be considered an infinite polyhedron or a tiling of the plane.
If the sides are equilateral triangles, it is a uniform tiling. In general, it can have two sets of alternating congruent isosceles tri... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux%20PAM | Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) is a suite of libraries that allow a Linux system administrator to configure methods to authenticate users. It provides a flexible and centralized way to switch authentication methods for secured applications by using configuration files instead of changing application code.... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl%20feeder | Vibratory bowl feeders, also known as a bowl feeders, are common devices used to orient and feed individual component parts for assembly on industrial production lines. They are used when a randomly sorted bulk package of small components must be fed into another machine one-by-one, oriented in a particular direction.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral%20retargeting | Behavioral retargeting (also known as behavioral remarketing, or simply, retargeting) is a form of online targeted advertising by which online advertising is targeted to consumers based on their previous internet behaviour. Retargeting tags online users by including a pixel within the target webpage or email, which set... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amplified%20Ribosomal%20DNA%20Restriction%20Analysis | Amplified rDNA (Ribosomal DNA) Restriction Analysis is the extension of the technique of RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism) to the gene encoding the small (16s) ribosomal subunit of bacteria. The technique involves an enzymatic amplification using primers directed at the conserved regions at the ends of th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USDA%20National%20Nutrient%20Database | The USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference is a database produced by the United States Department of Agriculture that provides the nutritional content of many generic and proprietary-branded foods. Released in August 2015 and revised in May 2016, the current release, Standard Reference 28 (SR28), contai... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facility%20condition%20assessment | Facility condition assessment is an analysis of the condition of a facility in terms of age, design, construction methods, and materials. The individuals who perform the assessment are typically architects and engineers, and skilled-trade technicians. Engineering and architectural professional opinions as to the condit... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signomial | A signomial is an algebraic function of one or more independent variables. It is perhaps most easily thought of as an algebraic extension of multivariable polynomials—an extension that permits exponents to be arbitrary real numbers (rather than just non-negative integers) while requiring the independent variables to b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parameter%20Value%20Language | In computer programming, Parameter Value Language (PVL) is a markup language similar to XML. It is commonly employed for entries in the Planetary Database System used by NASA to store mission data, among other uses.
There are at least two "dialects" – USGS Isis Cube Label and NASA PDS 3 Label.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadwork%20Engineer | cadwork engineer is a transportation corridor building information modeling software developed beginning in 2004 by Cadwork informatik AG in Switzerland. Engineer is notable in that when combined with cadwork Lexocad, it is one of the few 'BIM' infrastructure softwares.
Technical characteristics
An early adopter is M... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentiometer%20%28measuring%20instrument%29 | A potentiometer is an instrument for measuring voltage or 'potential difference' by comparison of an unknown voltage with a known reference voltage. If a sensitive indicating instrument is used, very little current is drawn from the source of the unknown voltage. Since the reference voltage can be produced from an accu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurogenetics | Neurogenetics studies the role of genetics in the development and function of the nervous system. It considers neural characteristics as phenotypes (i.e. manifestations, measurable or not, of the genetic make-up of an individual), and is mainly based on the observation that the nervous systems of individuals, even of t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montessori%20sensorial%20materials | Montessori sensorial materials are materials used in the Montessori classroom to help a child develop and refine their five senses. Use of these materials constitutes the next level of difficulty after those of practical life.
Like many other materials in the Montessori classroom, sensorial materials have what is call... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai%20%28video%20game%29 | Shanghai is a computerized version of mahjong solitaire published by Activision in 1986 for the Amiga, Atari ST, Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh, Apple IIGS and Master System. Shanghai was originally programmed by Brodie Lockard. It was released as an arcade game by Sunsoft in 1988.
Gameplay
The game... |
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