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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor%20software
Tensor software is a class of mathematical software designed for manipulation and calculation with tensors. Standalone software SPLATT is an open source software package for high-performance sparse tensor factorization. SPLATT ships a stand-alone executable, C/C++ library, and Octave/MATLAB API. Cadabra is a compute...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasiperiodicity
Quasiperiodicity is the property of a system that displays irregular periodicity. Periodic behavior is defined as recurring at regular intervals, such as "every 24 hours". Quasiperiodic behavior is a pattern of recurrence with a component of unpredictability that does not lend itself to precise measurement. It is diffe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katapayadi%20system
Kaṭapayādi system (Devanagari: कटपयादि, also known as Paralppēru, Malayalam: പരല്‍പ്പേര്) of numerical notation is an ancient Indian alphasyllabic numeral system to depict letters to numerals for easy remembrance of numbers as words or verses. Assigning more than one letter to one numeral and nullifying certain other l...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star%20Soldier%20%28video%20game%29
is a shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo Entertainment System and the MSX. The player pilots the starship "Caesar", travelling through space stations occupied by powerful supercomputers known as "Starbrains" who threaten the galactic empire. Star Soldier greatly resembles the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen%27s%20covering%20theorem
In set theory, Jensen's covering theorem states that if 0# does not exist then every uncountable set of ordinals is contained in a constructible set of the same cardinality. Informally this conclusion says that the constructible universe is close to the universe of all sets. The first proof appeared in . Silver later...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomagnetics
Biomagnetics is a field of biotechnology. It has actively been researched since at least 2004. Although the majority of structures found in living organisms are diamagnetic, the magnetic field itself, as well as magnetic nanoparticles, microstructures and paramagnetic molecules can influence specific physiological func...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand%20box%20%28civil%20engineering%29
A sand box or sand jack is a device used for removing the centering of an arch. Each prop is mounted on a sand box. After the plug is removed, the sand pours from the box, causing the centering to move downwards, diminishing the pressure from the arch, and enabling to ultimately remove it. References Arches and vault...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izvestiya%20Vysshikh%20Uchebnykh%20Zavedenii.%20Radioelektronika
Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii. Radioelektronika is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published in Ukraine that covers electrical engineering, electronic engineering, and electronics. An English translation is published as Radioelectronics and Communications Systems. The Russian-language version is pu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow%20manifold
In mathematics, the slow manifold of an equilibrium point of a dynamical system occurs as the most common example of a center manifold. One of the main methods of simplifying dynamical systems, is to reduce the dimension of the system to that of the slow manifold—center manifold theory rigorously justifies the modelli...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel%20Graphics%20Technology
Intel Graphics Technology (GT) is the collective name for a series of integrated graphics processors (IGPs) produced by Intel that are manufactured on the same package or die as the central processing unit (CPU). It was first introduced in 2010 as Intel HD Graphics and renamed in 2017 as Intel UHD Graphics. Intel Iri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer%20architecture
In computer engineering, computer architecture is a description of the structure of a computer system made from component parts. It can sometimes be a high-level description that ignores details of the implementation. At a more detailed level, the description may include the instruction set architecture design, microar...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climax%20species
Climax species, also called late seral, late-successional, K-selected or equilibrium species, are plant species that can germinate and grow with limited resources; e.g., they need heat exposure or low water availability. They are the species within forest succession that are more adapted to stable and predictable envir...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-analog%20%28ecology%29
In paleoecology and ecological forecasting, a no-analog community or climate is one that is compositionally different from a (typically modern) baseline for measurement. Alternative naming conventions to describe no-analog communities and climates may include novel, emerging, mosaic, disharmonious and intermingled. Mo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device%20ecology
A device ecology refers to a collection of devices with relationships among each other, that is, these devices can communicate with one another and are aware of each other's presence. The word "ecology" refers to the relationship between an organism and its environment, which may include other organisms. Devices in a f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A9-automaton
In automata theory, a branch of theoretical computer science, an ω-automaton (or stream automaton) is a variation of finite automata that runs on infinite, rather than finite, strings as input. Since ω-automata do not stop, they have a variety of acceptance conditions rather than simply a set of accepting states. ω-au...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical%20force
The optical force is a phenomenon whereby beams of light can attract and repel each other. The force acts along an axis which is perpendicular to the light beams. Because of this, parallel beams can be induced to converge or diverge. The optical force works on a microscopic scale, and cannot currently be detected at la...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool%20store
A cool store or cold store is a large refrigerated room or building designed for storage of goods in an environment below the outdoor temperature. Products needing refrigeration include fruit, vegetables, seafood and meat. Cold stores are often located near shipping ports used for import/export of produce. Cool stores...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biorefining
Biorefining is the process of "building" multiple products from biomass as a feedstock or raw material much like a petroleum refinery that is currently in use. The process of biorefining can be characterized as the sustainable processing of biomass, which eventually yields: biobased products, such as food, feed, che...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightguide%20display
A Lightguide display (also known as an edge-lit display) is an obsolete electronic mechanism which was used for displaying alphanumeric characters in electronic devices such as calculators, multimeters, laboratory measurement instruments, and entertainment machines such as pinball games. Construction It contains a se...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footprint%20%28electronics%29
A footprint or land pattern is the arrangement of pads (in surface-mount technology) or through-holes (in through-hole technology) used to physically attach and electrically connect a component to a printed circuit board. The land pattern on a circuit board matches the arrangement of leads on a component. Component ma...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binodal
In thermodynamics, the binodal, also known as the coexistence curve or binodal curve, denotes the condition at which two distinct phases may coexist. Equivalently, it is the boundary between the set of conditions in which it is thermodynamically favorable for the system to be fully mixed and the set of conditions in w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsynonymous%20substitution
A nonsynonymous substitution is a nucleotide mutation that alters the amino acid sequence of a protein. Nonsynonymous substitutions differ from synonymous substitutions, which do not alter amino acid sequences and are (sometimes) silent mutations. As nonsynonymous substitutions result in a biological change in the orga...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%20CDP-101
The Sony CDP-101 is the world's first commercially released compact disc player. The system was launched in Japan on October 1, 1982 at a list price of 168,000 yen (approx US$730). The Japan-only launch was partially because Philips, Sony's partner in the development of the CD format, was unable to meet the original a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum%20affine%20algebra
In mathematics, a quantum affine algebra (or affine quantum group) is a Hopf algebra that is a q-deformation of the universal enveloping algebra of an affine Lie algebra. They were introduced independently by and as a special case of their general construction of a quantum group from a Cartan matrix. One of their pri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical%20field%20resistance
Critical field resistance is a term that is associated with a shunt DC generator. In a DC shunt generator, the voltage induced across the armature, Va, is directly proportional to the flux acting across it, The flux in a DC generator is directly proportional to the field current, If. The critical field resistance is de...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20African%20Academy%20of%20Engineering
The South African Academy of Engineering (S.A.A.E.) is a non-profit, independent institution with some 151 fellows (June 2009) drawn mainly from the engineering sector of the Republic of South Africa. The aims of the Academy are to promote excellence in the science and application of engineering for the benefit of Sout...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene-activated%20matrix
In gene-activated matrix technology (GAM), cytokines and growth factors could be delivered not as recombinant proteins but as plasmid genes. GAM is one of the tissue engineering approaches to wound healing. Following gene delivery, the recombinant cytokine could be expressed in situ by endogenous would healing cells –...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20restriction%20enzyme%20cutting%20sites
A restriction enzyme or restriction endonuclease is a special type of biological macromolecule that functions as part of the "immune system" in bacteria. One special kind of restriction enzymes is the class of "homing endonucleases", these being present in all three domains of life, although their function seems to be ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coders%20at%20Work
Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming () is a 2009 book by Peter Seibel comprising interviews with 15 highly accomplished programmers. The primary topics in these interviews include how the interviewees learned programming, how they debug code, their favorite languages and tools, their opinions on lit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFIC
RFIC is an abbreviation of radio-frequency integrated circuit. Applications for RFICs include radar and communications, although the term RFIC might be applied to any electrical integrated circuit operating in a frequency range suitable for wireless transmission. There is considerable interest in RFIC research due to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated%20ECG%20interpretation
Automated ECG interpretation is the use of artificial intelligence and pattern recognition software and knowledge bases to carry out automatically the interpretation, test reporting, and computer-aided diagnosis of electrocardiogram tracings obtained usually from a patient. History The first automated ECG programs wer...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project%20Milo
Project Milo (also referred to as Milo and Kate) was a project in development by Lionhead Studios for the Xbox 360 video game console. Formerly a secretive project under the early codename "Dimitri", Project Milo was unveiled at the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in a demonstration for Kinect, as a "controller...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistance%20%28ecology%29
In the context of ecological stability, resistance is the property of communities or populations to remain "essentially unchanged" when subject to disturbance. The inverse of resistance is sensitivity. Stability and disturbance Resistance is one of the major aspects of ecological stability. Volker Grimm and Christian ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Journal%20of%20Reliability%2C%20Quality%20and%20Safety%20Engineering
The International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on the areas of reliability, quality, and safety in engineering. It is published quarterly by World Scientific and is intended to "cover a broad spectrum of issues in manufacturing, computing, softwar...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Journal%20of%20Shape%20Modeling
The International Journal of Shape Modeling covers theories and techniques with regard to handling the shape of objects, focusing on disciplines, roles, and applications. Shape modeling should be intended both in a creative and an analytical sense. This includes articles on shape characteristics, as well as mathematica...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Journal%20of%20Software%20Engineering%20and%20Knowledge%20Engineering
The International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering was founded in 1991 and is published by World Scientific, covering areas relating to software engineering and knowledge engineering and the connections between the two disciplines. Topics covered include object-oriented systems, rapid prototypi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Journal%20of%20Structural%20Stability%20and%20Dynamics
The International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics is a scientific journal published by World Scientific. It was founded in 2001 and covers the stability and dynamics of structures, from conventional land-based structures to micro- and nano-structures, as well as their practical applications. Abstracting a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pore%20pressure%20gradient
Pore pressure gradient is a dimensional petrophysical term used by drilling engineers and mud engineers during the design of drilling programs for drilling (constructing) oil and gas wells into the earth. It is the pressure gradient inside the pore space of the rock column from the surface of the ground down to the tot...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Algebra%20and%20Its%20Applications
The Journal of Algebra and Its Applications covers both theoretical and applied algebra, with a focus on practical applications. It is published by World Scientific. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 0.736. Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Circuits%2C%20Systems%2C%20and%20Computers
The Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers was founded in 1991 and is published eight times annually by World Scientific. It covers a wide range of topics regarding circuits, systems and computers, from basic mathematics to engineering and design. The editor-in-chief of the journal is Professor Wai-Kai Chen and th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian
Symbian is a discontinued mobile operating system (OS) and computing platform designed for smartphones. It was originally developed as a proprietary software OS for personal digital assistants in 1998 by the Symbian Ltd. consortium. Symbian OS is a descendant of Psion's EPOC, and was released exclusively on ARM process...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20transport%20megaprojects
This is a list of megaprojects within the transport sector. Care should be taken in comparing the cost of projects from different times, even a few years apart due to inflation; comparing nominal costs without taking this into account can be highly misleading. Note that inflation-calculated values are current . Accord...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeplane
Freeplane is a free, open source software application for creating mind maps (diagrams of connections between ideas), and electronic outlines. Written in Java, it is supported on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, and is licensed under the GNU GPL version "2 or later". In 2007, Freeplane was forked from the FreeMind projec...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOne%20X1000
AmigaOne X1000 is a PowerPC-based personal computer intended as a high-end platform for AmigaOS 4. It was announced by A-Eon Technology CVBA in partnership with Hyperion Entertainment and released in 2011. Its name pays homage to the Amiga 1000 released by Commodore in 1985. It is, however, not hardware-compatible with...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit-reversal%20permutation
In applied mathematics, a bit-reversal permutation is a permutation of a sequence of items, where is a power of two. It is defined by indexing the elements of the sequence by the numbers from to , representing each of these numbers by its binary representation (padded to have length exactly ), and mapping each item ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Earthquake%20and%20Tsunami
The Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami was founded in 2007 and is published by World Scientific. The journal published articles and papers relating to earthquakes and tsunamis, in particular: geological and seismological setting, ground motion, site and building response, tsunami generation, propagation, damage and miti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Mathematical%20Logic
The Journal of Mathematical Logic was established in 2001 and is published by World Scientific. It covers the field of mathematical logic and its applications. Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: Current Mathematical Publications Mathematical Reviews MathSciNet Zentralblatt MATH Sc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous%20filament%20winding%20machine
A continuous filament winding machine (CFW Machine / CW Machine) is a machine for laying filament windings continuously over a cylindrical steel band. The steel band is carried on a forward moving mandrel which is able to collapse and return to the beginning of the travel. The steel band is released after the mandrel...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Mechanics%20in%20Medicine%20and%20Biology
The Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology is a peer-reviewed medical journal that was established in 2001 and is published by World Scientific. It covers research in the field of mechanics as applied to medicine and biology. Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: Academic OneFile ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCARI
OCARI (Open Communication protocol for Ad hoc Reliable industrial Instrumentation) is a low-rate wireless personal area networks (LR-WPAN) communication protocol that derives from the IEEE 802.15.4 standard. It was developed by the following consortium during the OCARI project that is funded by the French National Rese...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHO%20Expert%20Committee%20on%20Biological%20Standardization
WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization is a functioning body of World Health Organization. The Expert Committee has been meeting annually since 1947. The Committee reports are published as WHO Technical Report Series, available online. References External links WHO Technical Report Series (TRS) World ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RUMBA
Rumba is a terminal emulation software program with user interface (UI) modernization properties. Rumba and Rumba+ allow users to connect to legacy systems (typically a mainframe) via desktop, web, and mobile. Rumba provides IT end users with a modern UI, allowing them to bypass green screen applications. Launched in...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AA%2B%20Chipset
The AA+ chipset was a planned Amiga-compatible chipset that Commodore International announced in 1992. There were two separate projects: the next generation Advanced Amiga Architecture chipset and the lower cost, more pragmatic AA+ chipset. The former was in development when Commodore declared bankruptcy; the latter ex...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical%20Models%20and%20Methods%20in%20Applied%20Sciences
Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences is a journal founded in 1991 and published by World Scientific. It covers: mathematical modelling of systems in the applied sciences(physics, mathematical physics, natural, and technological sciences); qualitative and quantitative analysis of mathematical physics and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial%20video
Aerial video is an emerging form of data acquisition for scene understanding and object tracking. The video is captured by low flying aerial platforms that integrate Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and automated image processing to improve the accuracy and cost-effectiveness of data collection and reduction. Recorders...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate%E2%80%93Shafarevich%20group
In arithmetic geometry, the Tate–Shafarevich group of an abelian variety (or more generally a group scheme) defined over a number field consists of the elements of the Weil–Châtelet group , where is the absolute Galois group of , that become trivial in all of the completions of (i.e., the real and complex comple...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastics%20and%20Dynamics
Stochastics and Dynamics (SD) is an interdisciplinary journal published by World Scientific. It was founded in 2001 and covers "modeling, analyzing, quantifying and predicting stochastic phenomena in science and engineering from a dynamical system's point of view". Articles and papers in the journal describe theory, ex...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P2P%20Universal%20Computing%20Consortium
P2P Universal Computing Consortium (PUCC) is promoting research and development of an open P2P/Overlay network service platform that connects multi-types of devices users use, and conducts the standardization efforts. PUCC is a cross-industry consortium for open P2P/Overlay network standards. PUCC operations are suppor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object%20code%20optimizer
An object code optimizer, sometimes also known as a post pass optimizer or, for small sections of code, peephole optimizer, forms part of a software compiler. It takes the output from the source language compile step - the object code or binary file - and tries to replace identifiable sections of the code with replace...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constrained-layer%20damping
Constrained-layer damping is a mechanical engineering technique to suppress vibrations. Typically a viscoelastic or other damping material, is sandwiched between two sheets of stiff materials that lack sufficient damping by themselves. The end result is that any vibration generated on either side of the constraining m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop%20and%20mobile%20Architecture%20for%20System%20Hardware
Desktop and mobile Architecture for System Hardware (DASH) is a Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) standard. Description In April 2007 the Desktop and Mobile Working Group (DMWG) of the DMTF started work on an implementation requirements specification (DSP0232). Version, DASH 1.1, was published in December 200...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XOVER
XOVER is a Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) command used to return information from a news server's overview (NOV) database. The XOVER command is documented in RFC 2980, a specification for Common NNTP Extensions authored by Stan O. Barber in October 2000. A newer version of NNTP, specified in RFC 3977, formalize...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas%20collecting%20tube
The characterization gas collecting tube describes an oblong gas-tight container with one valve at either end. Usually such a container has a gauged volume, has a cylindrical shape and is made of glass. Gas collecting tubes are used for science-related purposes; for taking samples of gases. Versions Gas collecting...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email%20agent
Email agent may refer to: An email client Email agent (infrastructure) various components of email infrastructure Email
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorns%2C%20spines%2C%20and%20prickles
In plant morphology, thorns, spines, and prickles, and in general spinose structures (sometimes called spinose teeth or spinose apical processes), are hard, rigid extensions or modifications of leaves, roots, stems, or buds with sharp, stiff ends, and generally serve the same function: physically defending plants again...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-Integrated%20Multimedia%20Middleware
The Network-Integrated Multimedia Middleware (NMM) is a flow graph based multimedia framework. NMM allows creating distributed multimedia applications: local and remote multimedia devices or software components can be controlled transparently and integrated into a common multimedia processing flow graph. NMM is impleme...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchstick%20graph
In geometric graph theory, a branch of mathematics, a matchstick graph is a graph that can be drawn in the plane in such a way that its edges are line segments with length one that do not cross each other. That is, it is a graph that has an embedding which is simultaneously a unit distance graph and a plane graph. For ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoneuronics
Nanoneuronics is an emerging discipline involving the application of nanometer-scale methods, materials, science and technology to neurons and neural tissue in order to design and develop advanced medical applications. Overview Nanoneuronics is a new discipline of engineering that aims to harness the collaborative pow...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptual%20computing
Perceptual computing is an application of Zadeh's theory of computing with words on the field of assisting people to make subjective judgments. Perceptual computer The perceptual computer – Per-C – an instantiation of perceptual computing – has the architecture that is depicted in Fig. 1 [2]–[6]. It consists of three ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxee%20Box
Boxee Box by D-Link (officially "D-Link Boxee Box DSM-380") is a Linux-based set-top device and media extender that first began shipping in 33 countries worldwide on 10 November 2010. Designed to easily bring Internet television and other video to the television via Boxee's software, it comes pre-installed with Boxee m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiFi-Where
WiFi-Where is a tool that facilitates detecting wireless LANs using the 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g WLAN standards. Versions exist for the operating systems iOS and Palm OS. Originally created in June 2004 for the Palm OS by Jonathan Hays of Hazelware Software, the IP for WiFi-Where was licensed to 3Jacks Software in ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplicial%20map
A simplicial map (also called simplicial mapping) is a function between two simplicial complexes, with the property that the images of the vertices of a simplex always span a simplex. Simplicial maps can be used to approximate continuous functions between topological spaces that can be triangulated; this is formalized ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligophagy
Oligophagy refers to the eating of only a few specific foods, and to monophagy when restricted to a single food source. The term is usually associated with insect dietary behaviour. Organisms may exhibit narrow or specific oligophagy where the diet is restricted to a very few foods or broad oligophagy where the organis...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlekamp%E2%80%93Zassenhaus%20algorithm
In mathematics, in particular in computational algebra, the Berlekamp–Zassenhaus algorithm is an algorithm for factoring polynomials over the integers, named after Elwyn Berlekamp and Hans Zassenhaus. As a consequence of Gauss's lemma, this amounts to solving the problem also over the rationals. The algorithm starts b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrup%20of%20Maidenhair
Syrup of Maidenhair, or Capillaire, is a beverage. It is a syrup made from adiantum (maidenhair fern) leaves. The concentrate is sweetened with sugar or honey and is mixed with a liquid, most commonly water or milk, before drinking. Uses In Portugal a drink called Capilè is made of syrup of maidenhair with grated le...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical%20sciences
The mathematical sciences are a group of areas of study that includes, in addition to mathematics, those academic disciplines that are primarily mathematical in nature but may not be universally considered subfields of mathematics proper. Statistics, for example, is mathematical in its methods but grew out of bureaucr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym%20%28database%29
In databases, a synonym is an alias or alternate name for a table, view, sequence, or other schema object. They are used mainly to make it easy for users to access database objects owned by other users. They hide the underlying object's identity and make it harder for a malicious program or user to target the underlyin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive%20Species%20Forecasting%20System
The Invasive Species Forecasting System, or simply ISFS, was a proposed modeling environment for creating predictive habitat suitability maps for invasive species. It was developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in cooperation with various Department of Interior bureaus, including the Unite...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hara%20hachi%20bun%20me
(also spelled , and sometimes misspelled ) is a Confucian teaching that instructs people to eat until they are 80 percent full. The Japanese phrase translates to, "Eat until you are eight parts (out of ten) full", or "belly 80 percent full". Okinawans As of the early 21st century, Okinawans in Japan continue practici...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadweight%20tester
A dead weight tester apparatus uses unknown traceable weights to apply pressure to a fluid for checking the accuracy of readings from a pressure gauge. A dead weight tester (DWT) is a calibration standard method that uses a piston cylinder on which a load is placed to make an equilibrium with an applied pressure unde...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry%20rot%20treatment
Dry rot treatment refers to techniques used to eliminate dry rot fungus and alleviate the damage done by the fungus to human-built wooden structures. Dry rot (Serpula lacrymans) is considered difficult to remove, requiring drastic action. Remedial timber treatment and damp proofing companies typically recommend stripp...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy-Efficient%20Ethernet
In computer networking, Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE) is a set of enhancements to twisted-pair, twinaxial, backplane, and optical fiber Ethernet physical-layer variants that reduce power consumption during periods of low data activity. The intention is to reduce power consumption by 50% or more, while retaining full...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cipolla%27s%20algorithm
In computational number theory, Cipolla's algorithm is a technique for solving a congruence of the form where , so n is the square of x, and where is an odd prime. Here denotes the finite field with elements; . The algorithm is named after Michele Cipolla, an Italian mathematician who discovered it in 1907. Apart ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20and%20Mitchell%20defection
In September 1960, two U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) cryptologists, William Hamilton Martin and Bernon F. Mitchell, defected to the Soviet Union. A secret 1963 NSA study said that: "Beyond any doubt, no other event has had, or is likely to have in the future, a greater impact on the Agency's security program." ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intentional%20Logic
Intentional Logic: A Logic Based on Philosophical Realism is a book by Henry Babcock Veatch published in 1952. American non-fiction books 1952 non-fiction books Logic books
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleomycology
Paleomycology is the study of fossil fungi. A paleomycologist is someone who works in this field. Paleomycology is considered a subdiscipline of paleobotany. While most fossils of mushrooms are discovered in amber, a great diversity of fossil fungi have been documented throughout the Phanerozoic. See also Evolution of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrier%20cable
Barrier cable is a vehicular or pedestrian restraint system used in parking garages. It installed along the ramps or around the perimeter of the parking structure. It consists of a 0.5-inch, 7-wire steel strand which is similar to the strand used in Post-tensioned concrete. Types There are three types of barrier cab...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZND%20detonation%20model
The ZND detonation model is a one-dimensional model for the process of detonation of an explosive. It was proposed during World War II independently by Y. B. Zel'dovich, John von Neumann, and Werner Döring, hence the name. This model admits finite-rate chemical reactions and thus the process of detonation consists of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral%20immune%20system
The behavioral immune system is a phrase coined by the psychological scientist Mark Schaller to refer to a suite of psychological mechanisms that allow individual organisms to detect the potential presence of infectious parasites or pathogens in their immediate environment, and to engage in behaviors that prevent conta...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALEKS
ALEKS (Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces) is an online tutoring and assessment program that includes course material in mathematics, chemistry, introductory statistics, and business. Rather than being based on numerical test scores, ALEKS uses the theory of knowledge spaces to develop a combinatorial unders...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peto%2C%20Brassey%20and%20Betts
Peto, Brassey and Betts was a civil engineering partnership between Samuel Morton Peto, Thomas Brassey and Edward Betts. They built a supply and casualty transport railway (Grand Crimean Central Railway) from Balaclava port to the siege lines southeast of Sevastopol in 1855 during the Crimean War. The supply line was i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recurrent%20tensor
In mathematics and physics, a recurrent tensor, with respect to a connection on a manifold M, is a tensor T for which there is a one-form ω on M such that Examples Parallel Tensors An example for recurrent tensors are parallel tensors which are defined by with respect to some connection . If we take a pseudo-Riem...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climograph
A climograph is a graphical representation of a location's basic climate. Climographs display data for two variables: (a) monthly average temperature and (b) monthly average precipitation. These are useful tools to quickly describe a location's climate. Representation While temperature is typically visualized using a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20Frontier%20Science%20Program
The International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) is a non-profit organization, based in Strasbourg, France, that funds basic research in life sciences. The organization implements the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) and is supported by 14 countries and the European Commission. Shigekazu Naga...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogbone%20space
In geometric topology, the dogbone space, constructed by , is a quotient space of three-dimensional Euclidean space such that all inverse images of points are points or tame arcs, yet it is not homeomorphic to . The name "dogbone space" refers to a fanciful resemblance between some of the diagrams of genus 2 surface...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana%2035
The Dana/Spicer Model 35 is an automotive axle. It has been manufactured by Dana Holding Corporation since 1985 when American Motors (AMC) sold its axle tooling equipment to Dana. The axle was named AMC-15 when it was first made in 1962. Dana upgraded the axle, and added IFS and Twin Traction Beam front axle variations...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle%20Enterprise%20Manager%20Ops%20Center
Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center (formerly Sun Ops Center) is a data center automation tool that simplifies discovery and management of physical and virtualized assets. Among its features it can: Provide a single console for the management of both the physical and virtual infrastructure in a virtualized environment...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constraint%20graph%20%28layout%29
In some tasks of integrated circuit layout design a necessity arises to optimize placement of non-overlapping objects in the plane. In general this problem is extremely hard, and to tackle it with computer algorithms, certain assumptions are made about admissible placements and about operations allowed in placement mod...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual%20firewall
A virtual firewall (VF) is a network firewall service or appliance running entirely within a virtualized environment and which provides the usual packet filtering and monitoring provided via a physical network firewall. The VF can be realized as a traditional software firewall on a guest virtual machine already running...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunet
Immunet is a free, cloud-based, community-driven antivirus application, using the ClamAV and its own engine. The software is complementary with existing antivirus software. In January 2011 Immunet was acquired by Sourcefire. The application is free-of-charge, although a commercial version is available. It claims to be...