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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refinement%20type | In type theory, a refinement type is a type endowed with a predicate which is assumed to hold for any element of the refined type. Refinement types can express preconditions when used as function arguments or postconditions when used as return types: for instance, the type of a function which accepts natural numbers ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excelan | Excelan was a computer networking company founded in 1982 by Kanwal Rekhi, Inder Singh and Navindra Jain. Excelan was a manufacturer of smart Ethernet cards, until the company merged with, and was acquired by Novell in 1989. The company offered a line of Ethernet "front end processor" boards for Multibus, VMEbus, Q-Bus... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel%20Turbo%20Boost | Intel Turbo Boost is Intel's trade name for central processing units (CPUs) dynamic frequency scaling feature that automatically raises certain versions of its operating frequency when demanding tasks are running, thus enabling a higher resulting performance.
The frequency is accelerated when the operating system req... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O/OREOS | The O/OREOS (Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses) is a NASA automated CubeSat nanosatellite laboratory approximately the size of a loaf of bread that contains two separate astrobiology experiments on board. Developed by the Small Spacecraft Division at NASA Ames Research Center, the spacecraft was successfull... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%20process | The Occam process is a solder-free, Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)-compliant method for use in the manufacturing of electronic circuit boards developed by Verdant Electronics. It combines the usual two steps of the construction of printed circuit boards (PCBs) followed by the population process of... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optic%20axis%20of%20a%20crystal | An optic axis of a crystal is a direction in which a ray of transmitted light suffers no birefringence (double refraction). An optic axis is a direction rather than a single line: all rays that are parallel to that direction exhibit the same lack of birefringence.
Crystals may have a single optic axis, in which case t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic%20morphology | Synthetic morphology is a sub-discipline of the broader field of synthetic biology.
In standard synthetic biology, artificial gene networks are introduced into cells, inputs (e.g. chemicals, light) are applied to those networks, and the networks perform logical operations on them and output the result of the operation... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphism%20of%20algebraic%20varieties | In algebraic geometry, a morphism between algebraic varieties is a function between the varieties that is given locally by polynomials. It is also called a regular map. A morphism from an algebraic variety to the affine line is also called a regular function.
A regular map whose inverse is also regular is called biregu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OARnet | The Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet) is a state-funded IT organization that provides member organizations with intrastate networking, virtualization and cloud computing solutions, advanced videoconferencing, connections to regional and international research networks and the commodity Internet, colocation servi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal%20efficacy%20rule | The FDA animal efficacy rule (also known as animal rule) applies to development and testing of drugs and biologicals to reduce or prevent serious or life-threatening conditions caused by exposure to lethal or permanently disabling toxic agents (chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear substances), where human eff... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk | In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that humans value (such as health, well-being, wealth, property or the environment), often focusing on negative, undesirable consequences. Many different... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open%20Mashup%20Alliance | The Open Mashup Alliance (OMA) is a non-profit consortium that promotes the adoption of mashup solutions in the enterprise through the evolution of enterprise mashup standards like EMML. The initial members of the OMA include some large technology companies such as Adobe Systems, Hewlett-Packard, and Intel and some ma... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room%20for%20PlayStation%20Portable | Room for PlayStation Portable (officially styled R∞M — that is, with the initial and final letters in capital case, and an intervening pair of (lowercase) letters O suggested by an intervening infinity symbol. also marketed as PlayStation Room) was a community-based social networking service that halted development on... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Somos | Michael Somos is an American mathematician, who was a visiting scholar in the Georgetown University Mathematics and Statistics department for four years and is a visiting scholar at Catholic University of America. In the late eighties he proposed a conjecture about certain polynomial recurrences, now called Somos seque... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent%20function | In the mathematical field of combinatorics, a bent function is a Boolean function that is maximally non-linear; it is as different as possible from the set of all linear and affine functions when measured by Hamming distance between truth tables. Concretely, this means the maximum correlation between the output of the ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda%20U3-X | The Honda U3-X is an experimental self-balancing one-wheeled personal transporter shown in 2009.
History
It was unveiled by Honda's CEO on September 24, 2009, and it was announced that it would be shown at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. Time magazine called it one of the 50 best inventions of 2009.
In April 2010, Honda e... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual%20Studio%20Unit%20Testing%20Framework | The Visual Studio Unit Testing Framework describes Microsoft's suite of unit testing tools as integrated into some versions of Visual Studio 2005 and later. The unit testing framework is defined in Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework.dll. Unit tests created with the unit testing framework can be exe... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitelline%20envelope | The insect vitelline envelope is the outer proteinaceous layer outside the oocyte and egg. The vitelline envelope, not being a cellular structure, is commonly referred to as a membrane. However, this is a technical misnomer as the structure is composed of protein and is not a cellular component. It varies in thickness... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCchi%27s%20problem | In number theory, Büchi's problem, also known as the n squares' problem, is an open problem named after the Swiss mathematician Julius Richard Büchi. It asks whether there is a positive integer M such that every sequence of M or more integer squares, whose second difference is constant and equal to 2, is necessarily a ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide-predicting%20machine | A tide-predicting machine was a special-purpose mechanical analog computer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, constructed and set up to predict the ebb and flow of sea tides and the irregular variations in their heights – which change in mixtures of rhythms, that never (in the aggregate) repeat themselves exact... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum%20Fisher%20information | In information theory, the principle of minimum Fisher information (MFI) is a variational principle which, when applied with the proper constraints needed to reproduce empirically known expectation values, determines the best probability distribution that characterizes the system. (See also Fisher information.)
Measu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MERSI%20protocol | The MERSI protocol is a cache coherency and memory coherence protocol used by the PowerPC G4. The protocol consists of five states, Modified (M), Exclusive (E), Read Only or Recent (R), Shared (S) and Invalid (I). The M, E, S and I states are the same as in the MESI protocol. The R state is similar to the E state in th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmatched%20count | In psychology and social research, unmatched count, or item count, is a technique to improve, through anonymity, the number of true answers to possibly embarrassing or self-incriminating questions. It is very simple to use but yields only the number of people bearing the property of interest and leads to a larger sampl... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current%20%28hydrology%29 | In hydrology, a current in a stream or other water body is the flow of water influenced by gravity as the water moves downhill to reduce its potential energy. The current varies spatially as well as temporally within the stream, dependent upon the flow volume of water, stream gradient, and channel geometry. In tidal zo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Davies%20%28computer%20scientist%29 | Jim Davies is Professor of Software Engineering and current Director of the Software Engineering Programme at the University of Oxford, England.
Biography
Jim Davies studied mathematics at New College, Oxford, joining the Oxford University Computing Laboratory (now the Oxford University Department of Computer Science... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue%20Black%20%28computer%20scientist%29 | Susan Elizabeth Black (born 1962) is a British computer scientist, academic and social entrepreneur. She is known for saving Bletchley Park, (World War II codebreaking) with her Saving Bletchley Park campaign. Since 2018, she has been Professor of Computer Science and Technology Evangelist at Durham University. She wa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt%20%28interface%29 | Thunderbolt is the brand name of a hardware interface for the connection of external peripherals to a computer. It has been developed by Intel, in collaboration with Apple. It was initially marketed under the name Light Peak, and first sold as part of an end-user product on 24 February 2011.
Thunderbolt combines PCI E... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartig%20net | Hartig net is a network of inward-growing hyphae, that extends into the root, penetrating between the epidermis and cortex of ectomycorrhizal plants. This network is a site of nutrient exchange between the fungus and the host plant. The Hartig net is one of the three components required for ectomycorrhizal roots to for... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20portable%20application%20creators | Portable application creators allow the creation of portable applications (also called portable apps). They usually use application virtualization.
Creators of independent portable
No agent or client is required for these (also called "agentless" solutions):
Cameyo - Application Virtualization (Free for personal use... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20Jacks%20Superstar%20Challenge | Brian Jacks Superstar Challenge is a 1985 sports simulation game released for various home computers by Martech, licensed by British sportsman, Brian Jacks. It was released for systems including the Commodore 64, BBC Micro, and Acorn Electron.
Critical response
Electron User praised its "superb graphics" and the varie... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoids%3A%20The%20Battle%20Begins | Zoids: The Battle Begins is a 1986 video game designed by Chris Fayers, developed by the Electric Pencil Company, and published by Martech. and released in Europe for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX and Commodore 64 computers. Based on the Zoids toy series, the player controls a human who was fused with one of the ro... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macadam%20Bumper | Macadam Bumper (also released as Pinball Wizard) is a video pinball simulation construction set developed by ERE Informatique in France. It was first released for 8-bit computers in 1985, the Atari ST in 1986 and MS-DOS in 1987. The Atari ST and MS-DOS versions were released in the US as Pinball Wizard in 1988 by Accol... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega%20v.%20Accolade | Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. Accolade, Inc., 977 F.2d 1510 (9th Cir. 1992), is a case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit applied American intellectual property law to the reverse engineering of computer software. Stemming from the publishing of several Sega Genesis games by video game publis... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MakerBot | MakerBot Industries, LLC was an American desktop 3D printer manufacturer company headquartered in New York City. It was founded in January 2009 by Bre Pettis, Adam Mayer, and Zach "Hoeken" Smith to build on the early progress of the RepRap Project. It was acquired by Stratasys in June 2013. , MakerBot had sold over 10... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic%20theory | Informally in mathematical logic, an algebraic theory is a theory that uses axioms stated entirely in terms of equations between terms with free variables. Inequalities and quantifiers are specifically disallowed. Sentential logic is the subset of first-order logic involving only algebraic sentences.
The notion is v... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary%20theory | In mathematical logic, an elementary theory is a theory that involves axioms using only finitary first-order logic, without reference to set theory or using any axioms which have consistency strength equal to set theory.
Saying that a theory is elementary is a weaker condition than saying it is algebraic.
Examples
E... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signwriter | Signwriters design, manufacture and install signs, including advertising signs for shops, businesses and public facilities as well as signs for transport systems.
Signwriting today
Traditional signwriters use methods closely related to those of their forebears in this craft and do not depend on technology - they are... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pericentriolar%20material | Pericentriolar material (PCM, sometimes also called pericent matrix) is a highly structured, dense mass of protein which makes up the part of the animal centrosome that surrounds the two centrioles. The PCM contains proteins responsible for microtubule nucleation and anchoring including γ-tubulin, pericentrin and ninei... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uysal%E2%80%93Walker%20Archive%20of%20Turkish%20Oral%20Narrative | The Uysal–Walker Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative is a searchable archive of oral Turkish literature. The archive is housed in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, United States. It includes links to numerous audio recordings in MP3 format and images. There a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SENSE%20lab | The full name of SENSE Lab is Sensory Encoding and Neuro- Sensory Engineering Lab in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It integrates Engineering and physiologic sciences in hearing (communication) and balance.
The lab have a clinical focus on disorders of the ear, audition and balance. They are a physiologic and engineer... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic%20P2P%20networks | Semantic P2P networks are a new type of P2P network. It combines the advantages of unstructured P2P networks and structural P2P networks, and avoids their disadvantages.
In Semantic P2P networks, nodes are classified as DNS-like domain names with semantic meanings such as Alice @Brittney.popular.music. Semantic P2P ne... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstraction-Filtration-Comparison%20test | The Abstraction-Filtration-Comparison test (AFC) is a method of identifying substantial similarity for the purposes of applying copyright law. In particular, the AFC test is used to determine whether non-literal elements of a computer program have been copied by comparing the protectable elements of two programs. The A... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocode%207%3A%20Geotechnical%20design | In the Eurocode series of European standards (EN) related to construction, Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design (abbreviated EN 1997 or, informally, EC 7) describes how to design geotechnical structures, using the limit state design philosophy. It is published in two parts; "General rules" and "Ground investigation and test... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubik%27s%20Triamid | The Rubik's Triamid is a mechanical puzzle invented by Ernő Rubik and released in 1991 by Matchbox.
The puzzle is similar to the Rubik's Cube in that the objective is to manipulate the puzzle until all sides are uniform in colour. The puzzle itself forms a triangular pyramid, so that there are four sides and colours.
... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s%20Engineering%20Society | The Women's Engineering Society is a United Kingdom professional learned society and networking body for women engineers, scientists and technologists. It was the first professional body set up for women working in all areas of engineering, predating the Society of Women Engineers by around 30 years.
History
The soci... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikko%20TRM-800 | The TRM-800 was a high-end solid state integrated stereo amplifier made in Japan, using NEC power transistors, by Nikko. It was the top-of-the-line model in the Nikko amplifier range of TRM's series; housed in a wooden walnut-finished cabinet and a brushed aluminum front panel, was introduced in 1975 the same year as t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society%20of%20Petroleum%20Evaluation%20Engineers | The Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (SPEE) is a non-profit professional organization with the objectives to promote the profession of petroleum evaluation engineering, to foster the spirit of scientific research among its Members, and to disseminate facts pertaining to petroleum evaluation engineering among i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Journal%20of%20Food%20Sciences%20and%20Nutrition | The International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers food science and nutrition. It is published by Taylor & Francis. the editor-in-chief is Daniele Del Rio (University of Parma).
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in BIOSIS Previews, C... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haran%27s%20diamond%20theorem | In mathematics, the Haran diamond theorem gives a general sufficient condition for a separable extension of a Hilbertian field to be Hilbertian.
Statement of the diamond theorem
Let K be a Hilbertian field and L a separable extension of K. Assume there exist two Galois extensions
N and M of K such that L is contain... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characteristic%20property | A characteristic property is a chemical or physical property that helps identify and classify substances. The characteristic properties of a substance are always the same whether the sample being observed is large or small. Thus, conversely, if the property of a substance changes as the sample size changes, that proper... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B6rje%20Langefors | Börje Langefors (; 21 May 1915 – 13 December 2009) was a Swedish engineer and computer scientist, Emeritus Professor of Business Information Systems at the Department of Computer and Systems Science, Stockholm University and Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, and "one of those who made systems development a scie... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-flow%20interference | In wireless routing, inter-flow interference refers to the interference between neighboring routers competing for the same busy channel.
The inter-flow interference routing metric is incorporated in MIC and iAWARE wireless routing protocol.
See also
Collision domain
Interference (communication)
Intra-flow interfe... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intra-flow%20interference | Intra-flow interference is interference between intermediate routers sharing the same flow path.
Application
In wireless routing, routing protocol WCETT, MIC and iAWARE incorporate consideration to the intra-flow interference metric.
See also
Collision domain
Inter-flow interference
Interference (communication)
... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proofs%20related%20to%20chi-squared%20distribution | The following are proofs of several characteristics related to the chi-squared distribution.
Derivations of the pdf
Derivation of the pdf for one degree of freedom
Let random variable Y be defined as Y = X2 where X has normal distribution with mean 0 and variance 1 (that is X ~ N(0,1)).
Then,
Where and are the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActionShot | ActionShot is a method of capturing an object in action and displaying it in a single image with multiple sequential appearances of the object.
Additional names: action synopsis, motion synopsis, panoramic video synopsis, dynamic still, synopsis mosaic, stromotion.
Background
There are many methods for capturing pa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutte%20graph | In the mathematical field of graph theory, the Tutte graph is a 3-regular graph with 46 vertices and 69 edges named after W. T. Tutte. It has chromatic number 3, chromatic index 3, girth 4 and diameter 8.
The Tutte graph is a cubic polyhedral graph, but is non-hamiltonian. Therefore, it is a counterexample to Tait's c... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFKM | FFKMs (by ASTM 1418 standard) (equivalent to FFPMs by ISO/DIN 1629 standard) are perfluoroelastomeric compounds containing an even higher amount of fluorine than FKM fluoroelastomers.
They have improved resistance to high temperatures and chemicals and even withstand environments where Oxygen-Plasma are present for m... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus%20site | A consensus site is a term in molecular biology that refers to a site on a protein that is often modified in a particular way. Modifications may be N- or O- linked glycosylation, phosphorylation, tyrosine sulfation or other.
References
Molecular biology |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marantz%202600 | The Model 2600 was the most powerful stereo receiver made by Marantz, and one of the most powerful receivers of the "monster receiver" era of the 1970s, among the Technics SA-1000, rated at 330 watts per channel is #1[ref. technics sa-1000 official user manual]. tied for 2nd at 300 wpc with the Sansui G-33000 [ref. g-... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton%20principle | The Horton principle is a design rule for cryptographic systems and can be expressed as "Authenticate what is being meant, not what is being said" or "mean what you sign and sign what you mean" not merely the encrypted version of what was meant. The principle is named after the title character in the Dr. Seuss children... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleobiota%20of%20the%20Hell%20Creek%20Formation | This is an overview of the fossil flora and fauna of the Maastrichtian-Danian Hell Creek Formation.
Invertebrates
Insects like Diptera, Zygoptera, and possibly Hemiphlebiidae have been unearthed in Hell Creek in amber. Fossils found in the Hell Creek Formation and the Fort Union Formation of these insects went extinc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luidia%2C%20Inc. | Luidia, Inc. produces portable interactive whiteboard technology for classrooms and conference rooms. Its eBeam hardware and software products work with computers and digital projectors to use existing whiteboard or writing surface as interactive whiteboards.
The company’s eBeam products allow text, images and video t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCSC%20Genome%20Browser | The UCSC Genome Browser is an online and downloadable genome browser hosted by the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). It is an interactive website offering access to genome sequence data from a variety of vertebrate and invertebrate species and major model organisms, integrated with a large collection of alig... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic%20combinatorial%20chemistry | Dynamic combinatorial chemistry (DCC); also known as constitutional dynamic chemistry (CDC) is a method to the generation of new molecules formed by reversible reaction of simple building blocks under thermodynamic control. The library of these reversibly interconverting building blocks is called a dynamic combinatoria... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest-Range%20Environmental%20Study%20Ecosystems | Forest-Range Environmental Study Ecosystems, known as FRES, is a system for the classification of ecosystems developed by the United States Forest Service as a management tool for the entire lower 48. Thirty four ecosystems were defined for grasslands, forests and woodlands.
Forest and woodland classification
FRES 10 ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnotech | Magnotech is a type of biosensor using magnetic nanoparticles to measure target molecules in blood and saliva in a matter of minutes. The technology is based on magnetic nanoparticles that are actuated by magnetic fields.
A cartridge is inserted into a hand-held analyzer. The cartridge is constructed entirely from pla... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunt%20regulated%20push-pull%20amplifier | A shunt regulated push-pull amplifier is a Class A amplifier whose output drivers (transistors or more commonly vacuum tubes) operate in antiphase. The key design element is the output stage also serves as the phase splitter.
The acronym SRPP is also used to describe a series regulated push-pull amplifier.
History
T... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multikernel | A multikernel operating system treats a multi-core machine as a network of independent cores, as if it were a distributed system. It does not assume shared memory but rather implements inter-process communications as message-passing. Barrelfish was the first operating system to be described as a multikernel.
See also... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20OLAP%20servers | The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of online analytical processing (OLAP) servers. Please see the individual products articles for further information.
General information
Data storage modes
APIs and query languages
APIs and query languages OLAP servers support.
OLAP distinc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sombrero%20function | A sombrero function (sometimes called besinc function or jinc function) is the 2-dimensional polar coordinate analog of the sinc function, and is so-called because it is shaped like a sombrero hat. This function is frequently used in image processing. It can be defined through the Bessel function of the first kind () ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticulated%20foam | Reticulated foam is a very porous, low density solid foam. 'Reticulated' means like a net. Reticulated foams are extremely open foams i.e. there are few, if any, intact bubbles or cell windows. In contrast, the foam formed by soap bubbles is composed solely of intact (fully enclosed) bubbles. In a reticulated foam only... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Localization%20theorem | In mathematics, particularly in integral calculus, the localization theorem allows, under certain conditions, to infer the nullity of a function given only information about its continuity and the value of its integral.
Let be a real-valued function defined on some open interval Ω of the real line that is continuous ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super%20Bit%20Mapping | Super Bit Mapping (SBM) is a noise shaping process, developed by Sony for CD mastering.
Sony claims that the Super Bit Mapping process converts a 20-bit signal from master recording into a 16-bit signal nearly without sound quality loss, using noise shaping to improve signal-to-noise ratio over the frequency bands mos... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20optical%20disc%20manufacturers | This aims to be a complete list of optical disc manufacturers, including pre-recorded/pressed/replicated, record-able/write-once and re-writable discs.
This list is not necessarily complete or up to date - if you see a manufacturer that should be here but is not (or one that should not be here but is), please update th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20Weissenbach | Jean Weissenbach (born 13 February 1946) is a French biologist. He is the current director of the Genoscope. He is one of the pioneers of sequencing and genome analysis.
Publications
References
Living people
French geneticists
1946 births
Members of the French Academy of Sciences
Officers of the Legion of Honour
Hum... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch%20bond | A catch bond is a type of noncovalent bond whose dissociation lifetime increases with tensile force applied to the bond. Normally, bond lifetimes are expected to diminish with force. In the case of catch bonds, the lifetime of the bond actually increases up to a maximum before it decreases like in a normal bond. Catch ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaeser%20Compressors | Kaeser Compressors, Inc. manufactures compressed air and vacuum products, including rotary screw compressors, oil-less reciprocating compressors, rotary lobe blowers, rotary screw blowers, high-speed turbo blowers, refrigerated and desiccant dryers, filters, condensate management systems and other related products. The... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbler | Newbler is a software package for de novo DNA sequence assembly. It is designed specifically for assembling sequence data generated by the 454 GS-series of pyrosequencing platforms sold by 454 Life Sciences, a Roche Diagnostics company.
Usage
Newbler can run via a Java GUI (gsAssembler) or the command line (runAssembl... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapular%20line | The scapular line, also known as the linea scapularis, is a vertical line passing through the inferior angle of the scapula.
It has been used in the evaluation of brachial plexus birth palsy.
References
External links
http://www.meddean.luc.edu/Lumen/MedEd/MEDICINE/PULMONAR/apd/lines.htm
Anatomy |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optiquest | Optiquest is a line of budget LCD (and formerly CRT) displays by ViewSonic.
They differ from the main ViewSonic product line in several ways, such as availability of parts to warranty length.
References
External links
Official Website
Display technology companies |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eukaryote | The eukaryotes () constitute the domain of Eukarya, organisms whose cells have a membrane-bound nucleus. All animals, plants, fungi, and many unicellular organisms are eukaryotes. They constitute a major group of life forms alongside the two groups of prokaryotes: the Bacteria and the Archaea. Eukaryotes represent a sm... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPOJ | SPOJ (Sphere Online Judge) is an online judge system with over 315,000 registered users and over 20,000 problems. Tasks are prepared by its community of problem setters or are taken from previous programming contests. SPOJ allows advanced users to organize contests under their own rules and also includes a forum where ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolog%20syntax%20and%20semantics | The syntax and semantics of Prolog, a programming language, are the sets of rules that define how a Prolog program is written and how it is interpreted, respectively. The rules are laid out in ISO standard ISO/IEC 13211 although there are differences in the Prolog implementations.
Data types
Prolog is dynamically t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video%20synopsis | Video synopsis is a method for automatically synthesizing a short, informative summary of a video. Unlike traditional video summarization, the synopsis is not just composed of frames from the original video. The algorithm detects, tracks and analyzes moving objects (also called events) in a database of objects and acti... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Magic%20Cauldron%20%28essay%29 | "The Magic Cauldron" is an essay by Eric S. Raymond on the open-source economic model. It can be read freely online and was published in his 1999 book, The Cathedral and the Bazaar.
Contents
The essay analyzes the economic models that Raymond believes can sustain an open-source project in four steps:
It first analyze... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food%20drunk | Food drunkenness is the physiological state of a person after consuming large amounts of food.
Historical meaning
The use of the word "drunk" to signify being overcome by substances other than alcohol is long-established, e.g. drunk with opium (1585), or with tobacco (1698).
In October 1905, Thomas Edison (then 58 ye... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege%20of%20Humait%C3%A1 | The siege of Humaitá was a military operation in which the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay) flanked, besieged and captured the Fortress of Humaitá, a Paraguayan stronghold that was referred to as the Gibraltar of South America. It fell on 26 July 1868. It can be considered the key event of the Paraguay... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facultative%20lagoon | Facultative lagoons are a type of waste stabilization pond used for biological treatment of industrial and domestic wastewater. Sewage or organic waste from food or fiber processing may be catabolized in a system of constructed ponds where adequate space is available to provide an average waste retention time exceedin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonlinear%20Dynamics%20%28journal%29 | Nonlinear Dynamics, An International Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos in Engineering Systems is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all nonlinear dynamic phenomena associated with mechanical, structural, civil, aeronautical, ocean, electrical, and control systems. It is published by Springer Natu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Materials%20Science%3A%20Materials%20in%20Electronics | The Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer Science+Business Media. It is an offshoot of the Journal of Materials Science, focusing specifically on materials used in electronics. The editor-in-chief is Safa Kasap (University of Saskatchewan, Ca... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PeopleFinders.com | PeopleFinders.com is a public records business located in Sacramento, California. The company offers a variety of public records including address histories, phone numbers and background checks.
History
In 1999 Rob Miller founded PeopleFinders.
Products and services
PeopleFinders is largely a "People Search" compa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominal%20impedance | Nominal impedance in electrical engineering and audio engineering refers to the approximate designed impedance of an electrical circuit or device. The term is applied in a number of different fields, most often being encountered in respect of:
The nominal value of the characteristic impedance of a cable or other form ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextortion | Sextortion (a portmanteau of sex and extortion) employs non-physical forms of coercion to extort sexual favors from the victim. Sextortion refers to the broad category of sexual exploitation in which abuse of power is the means of coercion, as well as to the category of sexual exploitation in which threatened release ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelnuovo%E2%80%93Mumford%20regularity | In algebraic geometry, the Castelnuovo–Mumford regularity of a coherent sheaf F over projective space is the smallest integer r such that it is r-regular, meaning that
whenever . The regularity of a subscheme is defined to be the regularity of its sheaf of ideals. The regularity controls when the Hilbert function of ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biophysical%20chemistry | Biophysical chemistry is a physical science that uses the concepts of physics and physical chemistry for the study of biological systems. The most common feature of the research in this subject is to seek an explanation of the various phenomena in biological systems in terms of either the molecules that make up the sys... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User%20interface%20specification | A user interface specification (UI specification) is a document that captures the details of the software user interface into a written document. The specification covers all possible actions that an end user may perform and all visual, auditory and other interaction elements.
Purpose
The UI specification is the main... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line%201%20%28Nanjing%20Metro%29 | Line 1 of the Nanjing Metro () is a north-south line and the first operating metro line in the Nanjing Metro system, inaugurated on September 3, 2005. After the opening of the -long south extension line on May 28, 2010, the total length of Line 1 is now , running from to .
Opening timeline
Route
This line mainly ru... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN%2010034 | The EN 10034 "Structural steel I and H sections. Tolerances on shape and dimensions" is a European Standard.
The standard is developed by the technical committee ECISS/TC 103 - Structural steels other than reinforcements.
See also
I-beam
EN 10024
Construction standards
10034
Structural engineering standards
Struc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Year%20of%20Biodiversity | The International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) was a year-long celebration of biological diversity and its importance, taking place internationally in 2010. Coinciding with the date of the 2010 Biodiversity Target, the year was declared by the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2006.
It was meant to ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idealizer | In abstract algebra, the idealizer of a subsemigroup T of a semigroup S is the largest subsemigroup of S in which T is an ideal. Such an idealizer is given by
In ring theory, if A is an additive subgroup of a ring R, then (defined in the multiplicative semigroup of R) is the largest subring of R in which A is a two-s... |
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