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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relay%20network
A relay network is a broad class of network topology commonly used in wireless networks, where the source and destination are interconnected by means of some nodes. In such a network the source and destination cannot communicate to each other directly because the distance between the source and destination is greater t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gather/scatter%20%28vector%20addressing%29
Gather/scatter is a type of memory addressing that at once collects (gathers) from, or stores (scatters) data to, multiple, arbitrary indices. Examples of its use include sparse linear algebra operations, sorting algorithms, fast Fourier transforms, and some computational graph theory problems. It is the vector equival...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%208%20Fire%20Control%20Computer
The Mark 8 Fire Control Computer was developed by Bell Laboratories during World War II. It was initially requested by the USN Bureau of Ordnance as an alternative to the Ford Instruments Mark I Fire Control Computer, in case supplies of the Mk I were interrupted or were unable to be manufactured in the required number...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATP%20test
The ATP test is a process of rapidly measuring actively growing microorganisms through detection of adenosine triphosphate, or ATP. Method ATP is a molecule found in and around living cells, and as such it gives a direct measure of biological concentration and health. ATP is quantified by measuring the light produced...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Non-GMO%20Project
The Non-GMO Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focusing on genetically modified organisms. The organization began as an initiative of independent natural foods retailers in the U.S. and Canada, with the stated aim to label products produced in compliance with their Non-GMO Project Standard, which aims to pr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus%20Bowen
Robert Edward "Rufus" Bowen (23 February 1947 – 30 July 1978) was an internationally known professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, who specialized in dynamical systems theory. Bowen's work dealt primarily with axiom A systems, but the methods he used while exploring topolo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TA%20cloning
TA cloning (also known as rapid cloning or T cloning) is a subcloning technique that avoids the use of restriction enzymes and is easier and quicker than traditional subcloning. The technique relies on the ability of adenine (A) and thymine (T) (complementary basepairs) on different DNA fragments to hybridize and, in t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draper%20point
The Draper point is the approximate temperature above which almost all solid materials visibly glow as a result of black-body radiation. It was established at 977 °F (525 °C, 798 K) by John William Draper in 1847. Bodies at temperatures just below the Draper point radiate primarily in the infrared range and emit negli...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walls%20of%20Ston
The Walls of Ston () are a series of defensive stone walls, originally more than long, that surrounded and protected the city of Ston, in Dalmatia, part of the Republic of Ragusa, in what is now southern Croatia. Their construction was begun in 1358. On the Field Gate of the Walls () there is a Latin inscription whic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminologia%20Histologica
The Terminologia Histologica (TH) is the controlled vocabulary for use in cytology and histology. In April 2011, Terminologia Histologica was published online by the Federative International Programme on Anatomical Terminologies (FIPAT), the successor of FCAT. It was intended to replace Nomina Histologica. The Nomina ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balinski%27s%20theorem
In polyhedral combinatorics, a branch of mathematics, Balinski's theorem is a statement about the graph-theoretic structure of three-dimensional convex polyhedra and higher-dimensional convex polytopes. It states that, if one forms an undirected graph from the vertices and edges of a convex d-dimensional convex polyhed...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis%20Muguet
Francis Fabien Michel Muguet (1955–2009) was a French chemist who advocated open access to information. Biography Muguet graduated with a Ph.D from Texas Tech University with a thesis on water chemistry in 1992. His advisor was G. Wilse Robinson. He also held a law degree. He was a researcher at ENSTA (École nationale...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boilery
A boilery or boiling house is a place of boiling, much as a bakery is a place of baking. Boilery can also mean the process and equipment for boiling. Although they are now generally confined to factories, and usually boil industrial products rather than food, historically they were more common in daily life. Boileries...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feedback%20with%20Carry%20Shift%20Registers
In sequence design, a Feedback with Carry Shift Register (or FCSR) is the arithmetic or with carry analog of a linear-feedback shift register (LFSR). If is an integer, then an N-ary FCSR of length is a finite state device with a state consisting of a vector of elements in and an integer . The state change operat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyapunov%E2%80%93Malkin%20theorem
The Lyapunov–Malkin theorem (named for Aleksandr Lyapunov and ) is a mathematical theorem detailing stability of nonlinear systems. Theorem In the system of differential equations, where and are components of the system state, is a matrix that represents the linear dynamics of , and and represent higher-order no...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuRiNet
The Quail Ridge Wireless Mesh Network project is an effort to provide a wireless communications infrastructure to the Quail Ridge Reserve, a wildlife reserve in California in the United States. The network is intended to benefit on-site ecological research and provide a wireless mesh network tested for development and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20Henson%20%28computer%20scientist%29
Professor Martin C. Henson FBCS FRSA (born 14 October 1954) is an English computer scientist based at the University of Essex. He is dean for international affairs and is affiliated to the School of Computer Science & Electronic Engineering. Henson was head of the department of computer science from 2000 to 2006. Educ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate%20Institute%20of%20Ferrous%20Technology
The Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology (GIFT POSTECH) is an institute for graduate-level education and research in the field of iron and steel technology at Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea. It has nine specialized laboratories covering all sides of metallurgy. However, the Institute now h...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komornik%E2%80%93Loreti%20constant
In the mathematical theory of non-standard positional numeral systems, the Komornik–Loreti constant is a mathematical constant that represents the smallest base q for which the number 1 has a unique representation, called its q-development. The constant is named after Vilmos Komornik and Paola Loreti, who defined it in...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulated%20growth%20of%20plants
The simulated growth of plants is a significant task in of systems biology and mathematical biology, which seeks to reproduce plant morphology with computer software. Electronic trees (e-trees) usually use L-systems to simulate growth. L-systems are very important in the field of complexity science and A-life. A unive...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SlideRocket
SlideRocket was an online presentation platform that let users create, manage, share and measure presentations. SlideRocket was provided via a SaaS model. The company was acquired by VMware in April 2011, who sold it to ClearSlide, a similar SaaS application, in March 2013. It is no longer offering independent signups,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboDOS
TurboDOS is a multi user CP/M like operating system for the Z80 and 8086 CPUs developed by Software 2000 Inc. It was released around 1982 for S100 bus based systems such as the NorthStar Horizon and the Commercial Systems line of the multiprocessor systems including the CSI-50, CSI-75, SCI-100 and CSI-150. The multip...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argand%20system
In mathematics, an nth-order Argand system (named after French mathematician Jean-Robert Argand) is a coordinate system constructed around the nth roots of unity. From the origin, n axes extend such that the angle between each axis and the axes immediately before and after it is 360/n degrees. For example, the number l...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia%20Safe%20Dams%20Program
The Georgia Safe Dams Program is part of the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The Safe Dams Program must: Inventory all existing and proposed dams over tall or with a of storage at the top of the dam. Reinventory existing low hazard (Category II) dams at least every...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders%20Bj%C3%B6rner
Anders Björner (born 17 December 1947) received his Ph.D. from Stockholm University in 1979, under Bernt Lindström. He is a Swedish professor of mathematics, in the Department of Mathematics at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. His research interests are in combinatorics, as well as the related area...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island%20ecology
Island ecology is the study of island organisms and their interactions with each other and the environment. Islands account for nearly 1/6 of earth’s total land area, yet the ecology of island ecosystems is vastly different from that of mainland communities. Their isolation and high availability of empty niches lead ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larval%20hemolymph%20feeding
Larval hemolymph feeding is a behaviour trait found in the queens of some species of ant. This is found mainly in the ants of the subfamily Amblyoponinae and give them the other name of Dracula ant. In colonies of the Amblyopone silvestrii the queens feed on the hemolymph (or insect blood, also spelt haemolymph) of the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed%20data%20structure
The term compressed data structure arises in the computer science subfields of algorithms, data structures, and theoretical computer science. It refers to a data structure whose operations are roughly as fast as those of a conventional data structure for the problem, but whose size can be substantially smaller. The s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile%20multi-coloured%20composite
A mobile multi-coloured composite (MMCC) is a two dimensional coloured barcode designed to distribute media via traditional print media, without the need for network connectivity. MMCC barcodes are designed to be scanned with ordinary camera-phones (from VGA resolution onward). MMCC is being developed at Edith Cowan U...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant%20%28mathematics%29
In mathematics, the word constant conveys multiple meanings. As an adjective, it refers to non-variance (i.e. unchanging with respect to some other value); as a noun, it has two different meanings: A fixed and well-defined number or other non-changing mathematical object. The terms mathematical constant or physical c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoSync
MoSync is a discontinued free and open-source software development kit (SDK) for mobile applications. It is integrated with the Eclipse development environment. The framework produces native mobile applications for multiple platforms using C/C++, HTML5 scripting and any combination thereof. The target group for MoSync ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoReq2
MoReq2 is short for “Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records”, second version. It consists of a formal requirements specification for a generic electronic records management system, accompanied by testing documentation and related information. Published in 2008 by the European Commission, it is i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum%20%28set%20theory%29
In the mathematical field of set theory, the continuum means the real numbers, or the corresponding (infinite) cardinal number, denoted by . Georg Cantor proved that the cardinality is larger than the smallest infinity, namely, . He also proved that is equal to , the cardinality of the power set of the natural number...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency%20offset
In radio engineering, a frequency offset is an intentional slight shift of broadcast radio frequency (RF), to reduce interference with other transmitters. Interference The most important problem encountered in broadcasting via terrestrial transmitters is the interference from other broadcasters. In principle, each br...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%20Sidekick%20data%20loss
The Sidekick data outage of 2009 resulted in an estimated 800,000 smartphone users in the United States temporarily losing personal data, such as emails, address books and photos from their mobile handsets. The computer servers holding the data were run by Microsoft. The brand of phone affected was the Danger Hiptop, a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive%20Versatile%20Engine%20Technology
The Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT) program was an aircraft engine development program run by the United States Air Force with the goal of developing an efficient adaptive cycle, or variable cycle engine for next generation military aircraft in the 20,000 lbf (89 kN) thrust class. In 2012 the program wa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronous%20Serial%20Interface
Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI) is a widely used serial interface standard for industrial applications between a master (e.g. controller) and a slave (e.g. sensor). SSI is based on RS-422 standards and has a high protocol efficiency in addition to its implementation over various hardware platforms, making it very p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosocle
In mathematics, the term cosocle (socle meaning pedestal in French) has several related meanings. In group theory, a cosocle of a group G, denoted by Cosoc(G), is the intersection of all maximal normal subgroups of G. If G is a quasisimple group, then Cosoc(G) = Z(G). In the context of Lie algebras, a cosocle of a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater-dependent%20ecosystems
Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems (or GDEs) are ecosystems that rely upon groundwater for their continued existence. Groundwater is water that has seeped down beneath Earth's surface and has come to reside within the pore spaces in soil and fractures in rock, this process can create water tables and aquifers, which are ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20E.%20Bentley
William E. Bentley is the Robert E. Fischell Distinguished Professor of Engineering, founding Director of the Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices, and currently the Director of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute in the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. He was previously...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alanine%20scanning
In molecular biology, alanine scanning is a site-directed mutagenesis technique used to determine the contribution of a specific residue to the stability or function of a given protein. Alanine is used because of its non-bulky, chemically inert, methyl functional group that nevertheless mimics the secondary structure p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sooterkin
A sooterkin is a fabled small creature about the size of a mouse that certain women were believed to have been capable of giving birth to. The origin of this initially jocular fantasy lies in the 18th century, and some eminent physicians of the day considered it factual. It is attributed to a tendency of Dutch women to...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline%20of%20software
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to software: Software – collection of computer programs and related data that provides the information for the functioning of a computer. It is held in various forms of memory of the computer. It comprises procedures, algorithms, and documentation c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew%20Martin%20%28computer%20scientist%29
Andrew Martin is a British computer scientist at the University of Oxford, England, where he is Professor of Systems Security, Director of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security (2013-2023) and deputy director and lecturer in Software Engineering Programme. He is a member of the Oxford University Departmen...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DI.FM
DI.FM (formerly known as Digitally Imported) is an Internet radio broadcaster consisting of over 90 channels dedicated to electronic music, such as house, trance, techno, drum and bass, and dubstep. DI.FM broadcasts handpicked selections consisting of classic, new and up-and-coming hits, as well as weekly and monthly m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home%20screen
A home screen, homescreen, or start screen, is the main screen on a device or computer program. Home screens are not identical because users rearrange icons as they please, and home screens often differ across mobile operating systems. Almost every smartphone has some form of home screen, which typically displays links...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycle%20basis
In graph theory, a branch of mathematics, a cycle basis of an undirected graph is a set of simple cycles that forms a basis of the cycle space of the graph. That is, it is a minimal set of cycles that allows every even-degree subgraph to be expressed as a symmetric difference of basis cycles. A fundamental cycle basis...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20R1a%20frequency%20by%20population
Haplogroup R1a is one of the major classifications (called clades) of Y-chromosome types found in human male lines. It is widespread all across Eurasia. Many sample studies therefore carry information on the incidence of R1a and/or its subclassifications, in particular the dominant branching line represented by the hap...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed%20additive
A feed additive is an additive of extra nutrient or drug for livestock. Such additives include vitamins, amino acids, fatty acids, minerals, pharmaceutical, fungal products and steroidal compounds. The additives might impact feed presentation, hygiene, digestibility, or effect on intestinal health. Examples Amino aci...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%20boot%20record
A master boot record (MBR) is a special type of boot sector at the very beginning of partitioned computer mass storage devices like fixed disks or removable drives intended for use with IBM PC-compatible systems and beyond. The concept of MBRs was publicly introduced in 1983 with PC DOS 2.0. The MBR holds the informat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalidas%20Shetty
Kalidas Shetty was a noted food scientist and professor of food science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a recipient of the Jefferson science fellowship. Currently he serves as Associate Vice President for International Partnerships and Collaborations and Professor Plant Metabolism and Food Security at N...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumed%20mean
In statistics the assumed mean is a method for calculating the arithmetic mean and standard deviation of a data set. It simplifies calculating accurate values by hand. Its interest today is chiefly historical but it can be used to quickly estimate these statistics. There are other rapid calculation methods which are mo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic%20World%20Science%20Citation%20Database
Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC) is a citation index established by the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology after it was approved by the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. It only indexes journals from the Islamic world. It was announced in Baku, Azerbaijan during the Fourth Islamic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed%20Access%20Control%20System
Distributed Access Control System (DACS) is a light-weight single sign-on and attribute-based access control system for web servers and server-based software. DACS is primarily used with Apache web servers to provide enhanced access control for web pages, CGI programs and servlets, and other web-based assets, and to fe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil%20radio%20on%20internet
Tamil radio on internet has become very popular after the Sri Lankan Tamil national radio started broadcasting their services on the Internet. This new trend has attracted millions of Tamil listeners from all over the world, specially listeners from south India and a commercial service called "Varthaga Sevai" was start...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food%20%26%20History
Food & History is a multilingual (French, English) scientific journal that is published since 2003. It is the biannual scientific review of the (IEHCA) based in Tours. It publishes papers about the history and culture of food. The review Food & History is the biannual scientific review of the Institut Européen d'His...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPCI
EPCI stands for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation, a common form of contracting arrangement within offshore construction. The acronym EPIC for Engineering, Procurement, Installation & Commissioning is also used. Under an EPCI contract, the contractor will design the structure(s), procure the nec...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlene%20Minkiewicz
Arlene F. Minkiewicz is the Chief Scientist at PRICE Systems, a company generally acknowledged as the earliest developer of parametric cost estimation software. She leads the cost research activity for the entire suite of cost estimating products that PRICE develops and maintains. Minkiewicz has over 25 years of experi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic%20acid
12-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE) is a derivative of the 20 carbon polyunsaturated fatty acid, arachidonic acid, containing a hydroxyl residue at carbon 12 and a 5Z,8Z,10E,14Z Cis–trans isomerism configuration (Z=cis, E=trans) in its four double bonds. It was first found as a product of arachidonic acid metabo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymidine%20diphosphate%20glucose
Thymidine diphosphate glucose (often abbreviated dTDP-glucose or TDP-glucose) is a nucleotide-linked sugar consisting of deoxythymidine diphosphate linked to glucose. It is the starting compound for the syntheses of many deoxysugars. Biosynthesis DTDP-glucose is produced by the enzyme glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20P.%20Womack
James P. Womack was the research director of the International Motor Vehicle Program (IMVP) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts and is the founder and chairman of the Lean Enterprise Institute, a nonprofit institution for the dissemination and exploration of the Lean thinking ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generatrix
In geometry, a generatrix () or describent is a point, curve or surface that, when moved along a given path, generates a new shape. The path directing the motion of the generatrix motion is called a directrix or dirigent. Examples A cone can be generated by moving a line (the generatrix) fixed at the future apex of th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve%20leakage
Valve leakage refers to flow through a valve which is set in the 'off' state. The importance of valve leakage depends on what the valve is controlling. For example, a dripping tap is less significant than a leak from a six-inch pipe carrying high-pressure radioactive steam. In the United States, the American National...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folate%20targeting
Folate targeting is a method utilized in biotechnology for drug delivery purposes. This Trojan Horse process, which was created by Drs. Christopher P. Leamon and Philip S. Low, involves the attachment of the vitamin, folate (folic acid), to a molecule/drug to form a "folate conjugate". Based on the natural high affin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warp-weighted%20loom
The warp-weighted loom is a simple and ancient form of loom in which the warp yarns hang freely from a bar, which is supported by upright poles which can be placed at a convenient slant against a wall. Bundles of warp threads are tied to hanging weights called loom weights which keep the threads taut. Evidence of the w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows%208
Windows 8 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on August 1, 2012, and was made available for download via MSDN and TechNet on August 15, 2012. Nearly three months after its initial release, Windows 8 finally made its first retail appearance on Oc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha%20YMF278
The Yamaha YMF278, also known as the OPL4 (OPL is an acronym for FM Operator Type-L), is a sound chip that incorporates both FM synthesis and sample-based synthesis (often incorrectly called "wavetable synthesis") by Yamaha. Sample-based synthesis component The sample synthesis part is based on pulse-code modulation ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barr%20and%20Stroud
Barr & Stroud Limited was a pioneering Glasgow optical engineering firm. They played a leading role in developing modern optics, including rangefinders, for the Royal Navy and other branches of British Armed Forces during the 20th century. There was a non-military arm of the company which made medical equipment, like p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective%20complexity
Effective complexity is a measure of complexity defined in a 1996 paper by Murray Gell-Mann and Seth Lloyd that attempts to measure the amount of non-random information in a system. It has been criticised as being dependent on the subjective decisions made as to which parts of the information in the system are to be di...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided-rotor%20compressor
The guided-rotor compressor (GRC) is a positive-displacement rotary gas compressor. The compression volume is defined by the trochoidally rotating rotor mounted on an eccentric drive shaft with a typical 80 to 85% adiabatic efficiency. History The development of the GRC started in 1990 to minimize the use of compress...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SigSpec
SigSpec (acronym of SIGnificance SPECtrum) is a statistical technique to provide the reliability of periodicities in a measured (noisy and not necessarily equidistant) time series. It relies on the amplitude spectrum obtained by the Discrete Fourier transform (DFT) and assigns a quantity called the spectral significanc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oramir
Oramir Semiconductor Equipment Ltd. is an Israeli company that develops advanced laser cleaning technologies for semiconductor wafers, used during their manufacturing process. Oramir is located in Rehovot, Israel. History Oramir was founded in 1992 by Fairchild Corporation, Teuza Venture Capital Fund and Rafael Devel...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytidine%20diphosphate%20glucose
Cytidine diphosphate glucose, often abbreviated CDP-glucose, is a nucleotide-linked sugar consisting of cytidine diphosphate and glucose. Biosynthesis CDP-glucose is produced from CTP and glucose-1-phosphate by the enzyme glucose-1-phosphate cytidylyltransferase. References Biochemistry Nucleotides
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society%20for%20Health%20Systems
The Society for Health Systems (SHS) is a professional society within the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers to the support the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity within healthcare. External links Engineering societies based in the United S...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoelectrogen
An exoelectrogen normally refers to a microorganism that has the ability to transfer electrons extracellularly. While exoelectrogen is the predominant name, other terms have been used: electrochemically active bacteria, anode respiring bacteria, and electricigens. Electrons exocytosed in this fashion are produced follo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superslow%20process
Superslow processes are processes in which values change so little that their capture is very difficult because of their smallness in comparison with the measurement error. Applications Most of the time, the superslow processes lie beyond the scope of investigation due to the reason of their superslowness. Multiple g...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir%20Miklyukov
Vladimir Michaelovich Miklyukov (, also spelled Miklioukov or Mikljukov) (8 January 1944 – October 2013) was a Russian educator in mathematics, and head of the Superslow Process workgroup based at Volgograd State University. Biography In 1970, as a student of Georgy D. Suvorov at Donetsk National University, he defend...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clap-o-meter
A clap-o-meter, clapometer or applause meter is a measurement instrument that purports to measure and display the volume of clapping or applause made by an audience. It can be used to indicate the popularity of contestants and decide the result of competitions based on audience popularity. Specific implementations may ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej%20Grzegorczyk
Andrzej Grzegorczyk (; 22 August 1922 – 20 March 2014) was a Polish logician, mathematician, philosopher, and ethicist noted for his work in computability, mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics. Historical family background Andrzej Grzegorczyk's foundational family background has its origins in the Po...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-dissimilarity
Self-dissimilarity is a measure of complexity defined in a series of papers by David Wolpert and William G. Macready. The degrees of self-dissimilarity between the patterns of a system observed at various scales (e.g. the average matter density of a physical body for volumes at different orders of magnitude) constitute...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement%20of%20land%20in%20Punjab
The measurement of land in Punjab, India is an important aspect of agriculture and land management in the region. Punjab has a unique system of measuring land, typically done in units of bigha and acre. The measurements can vary slightly depending on the specific region and local customs. The following are the basic m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product%20of%20experts
Product of experts (PoE) is a machine learning technique. It models a probability distribution by combining the output from several simpler distributions. It was proposed by Geoffrey Hinton in 1999, along with an algorithm for training the parameters of such a system. The core idea is to combine several probability di...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymorphic%20recursion
In computer science, polymorphic recursion (also referred to as Milner–Mycroft typability or the Milner–Mycroft calculus) refers to a recursive parametrically polymorphic function where the type parameter changes with each recursive invocation made, instead of staying constant. Type inference for polymorphic recursion ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical%20depth
Logical depth is a measure of complexity for individual strings devised by Charles H. Bennett based on the computational complexity of an algorithm that can recreate a given piece of information. It differs from Kolmogorov complexity in that it considers the computation time of the algorithm with nearly minimal length...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gosselin%20fracture
The Gosselin fracture is a V-shaped fracture of the distal tibia which extends into the ankle joint and fractures the tibial plafond into anterior and posterior fragments. The fracture was described by Leon Athanese Gosselin, chief of surgery at the Hôpital de la Charité in Paris. References External links Bone fra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanofluidic%20circuitry
Nanofluidic circuitry is a nanotechnology aiming for control of fluids in nanometer scale. Due to the effect of an electrical double layer within the fluid channel, the behavior of nanofluid is observed to be significantly different compared with its microfluidic counterparts. Its typical characteristic dimensions fall...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yota
Yota () is a Russian mobile phone brand and mobile broadband manufacturer. Yota is a trademark of Skartel LLC. On May 9, 2012, Yota's WiMAX was replaced by its LTE network. In September 2012, 4G networks were launched in the Russian cities of Novosibirsk, Krasnodar, Moscow, Sochi, Samara, Vladivostok, Ufa, Kazan and S...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Vogel%20%28computer%20designer%29
Peter Vogel (born 30 August 1954, Sydney) is an Australian inventor and technologist known for developing the Fairlight CMI. Career Vogel has worked in the electronics industry since graduating from Cranbrook School, Sydney in 1972. His first major achievement was the development of the world's first commercial sound...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre%20for%20Software%20Reliability
The Centre for Software Reliability (CSR) is a distributed British organisation concerned with software reliability, including safety-critical issues. It consists of two sister organisations based at Newcastle University, UK. and City, University of London, London. Up until August 2016 the centre ran the Safety-Critic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety-Critical%20Systems%20Club
The Safety-Critical Systems Club (SCSC) is a professional association in the United Kingdom. It aims to share knowledge about safety-critical systems, including current and emerging practices in safety engineering, software engineering, and product and process safety standards. Activities Since it started in 1991, th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt-hour%20per%20kilogram
The watt-hour per kilogram (SI symbol: W⋅h/kg) is a unit of specific energy commonly used to measure the density of energy in batteries and capacitors. SI Units In the SI system of measurement, one watt-hour per kilogram is equal to 3600 joules per kilogram. Typical values The batteries that Tesla uses in their elec...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Release%20early%2C%20release%20often
Release early, release often (also known as ship early, ship often, or time-based releases, and sometimes abbreviated RERO) is a software development philosophy that emphasizes the importance of early and frequent releases in creating a tight feedback loop between developers and testers or users, contrary to a feature-...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integral%20graph
In the mathematical field of graph theory, an integral graph is a graph whose adjacency matrix's spectrum consists entirely of integers. In other words, a graph is an integral graph if all of the roots of the characteristic polynomial of its adjacency matrix are integers. The notion was introduced in 1974 by Frank Har...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft%20costs
Soft Cost is a construction industry term but more specifically a contractor accounting term for an expense item that is not considered direct construction cost. Soft costs include architectural, engineering, financing, and legal fees, and other pre- and post-construction expenses. The term has been replaced in most co...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular%20Biology%20of%20the%20Cell%20%28book%29
Molecular Biology of the Cell is a cellular and molecular biology textbook published by W.W. Norton & Co and currently authored by Bruce Alberts, Rebecca Heald, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts and Peter Walter. The book was first published in 1983 by Garland Science and is now in its seventh edition. The molec...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNI/O
The UNI/O bus is an asynchronous serial bus created by Microchip Technology for low speed communication in embedded systems. The bus uses a master/slave configuration, requiring one signal to pass data between devices. The first devices supporting the UNI/O bus were released in May 2008. Interface The UNI/O bus req...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercarrier%20method
The intercarrier method is a system in television that reduces the cost of transmitters and receiver sets by processing audio and video signals together and minimizing the number of separate stages for audio and video signals. Transmission of audio and video signals In television, unlike monophonic radio, at least tw...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TILE-Gx
TILE-Gx was a VLIW ISA multicore processor family designed by Tilera. It consisted of a mesh network that was expected to scale up to 100 cores, but only 72-core variants actually shipped. After a few acquisitions, Tilera's designs ended up in the hands of Nvidia, which ended production of TILE-Gx processors in 2022. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutions%20in%20Mathematics
Revolutions in Mathematics is a 1992 collection of essays in the history and philosophy of mathematics. Contents Michael J. Crowe, Ten "laws" concerning patterns of change in the history of mathematics (1975) (15–20); Herbert Mehrtens, T. S. Kuhn's theories and mathematics: a discussion paper on the "new historiograp...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global%20network
A global network is any communication network which spans the entire Earth. The term, as used in this article refers in a more restricted way to bidirectional communication networks, and to technology-based networks. Early networks such as international mail and unidirectional communication networks, such as radio and ...