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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20crystal
The world crystal is a theoretical model in cosmology which provides an alternative understanding of gravity proposed by Hagen Kleinert. Overview Theoretical models of the universe are valid only at large distances. The properties of spacetime at ultrashort distances of the order of the Planck length are completely un...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variance%20of%20the%20mean%20and%20predicted%20responses
In regression, mean response (or expected response) and predicted response, also known as mean outcome (or expected outcome) and predicted outcome, are values of the dependent variable calculated from the regression parameters and a given value of the independent variable. The values of these two responses are the same...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cray%20S-MP
The Cray S-MP was a multiprocessor server computer sold by Cray Research from 1992 to 1993. It was based on the Sun SPARC microprocessor architecture and could be configured with up to eight 66 MHz BIT B5000 processors. Optionally, a Cray APP matrix co-processor cluster could be added to an S-MP system. The S-MP was o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D%20reconstruction
In computer vision and computer graphics, 3D reconstruction is the process of capturing the shape and appearance of real objects. This process can be accomplished either by active or passive methods. If the model is allowed to change its shape in time, this is referred to as non-rigid or spatio-temporal reconstruction....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop%20%281988%20video%20game%29
RoboCop is a beat 'em up / run and gun video game developed and published by Data East for arcades in 1988 based on the 1987 film of the same name. It was sub-licensed to Data East by Ocean Software, who obtained the rights from Orion Pictures at the script stage. Data East and Ocean Software subsequently adapted the a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal%20process
In the human larynx, the vocal process is the anterior angle of the base of the arytenoid cartilage, as it projects horizontally forward and gives attachment to the vocal ligament. The arytenoids are paired cartilages with a medial and a lateral process each. The medial process is called the vocal process because it ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior%20lateral%20nasal%20arteries
The sphenopalatine artery passes through the sphenopalatine foramen into the cavity of the nose, at the back part of the superior meatus. Here it gives off its posterior lateral nasal branches which spread forward over the conchæ and meatuses, anastomose with the ethmoidal arteries and the nasal branches of the descend...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior%20septal%20branches%20of%20sphenopalatine%20artery
Crossing the under surface of the sphenoid the sphenopalatine artery ends on the nasal septum as the posterior septal branches; these anastomose with the ethmoidal arteries and the septal branch of the superior labial; one branch descends in a groove on the vomer to the incisive canal and anastomoses with the descendin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von%20Neumann%27s%20inequality
In operator theory, von Neumann's inequality, due to John von Neumann, states that, for a fixed contraction T, the polynomial functional calculus map is itself a contraction. Formal statement For a contraction T acting on a Hilbert space and a polynomial p, then the norm of p(T) is bounded by the supremum of |p(z)| fo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative%20identifier
In the context of the Microsoft Windows NT line of computer operating systems, the relative identifier (RID) is a variable length number that is assigned to objects at creation and becomes part of the object's Security Identifier (SID) that uniquely identifies an account or group within a domain. The Relative ID Master...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apoptotic%20DNA%20fragmentation
Apoptotic DNA fragmentation is a key feature of apoptosis, a type of programmed cell death. Apoptosis is characterized by the activation of endogenous endonucleases, particularly the caspase-3 activated DNase (CAD), with subsequent cleavage of nuclear DNA into internucleosomal fragments of roughly 180 base pairs (bp) a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cray%20APP
The Cray APP (Attached Parallel Processor) was a parallel computer sold by Cray Research from 1992 onwards. It was based on the Intel i860 microprocessor and could be configured with up to 84 processors. The design was based on "computational nodes" of 12 processors interconnected by a shared bus, with multiple nodes c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exocrine%20pancreas%20cell
An exocrine pancreas cell is a pancreatic cell that produces enzymes that are secreted into the small intestine. These enzymes help digest food by releasing enzymes as it passes through the gastrointestinal tract. These include acinar cells, which secrete bicarbonate solution and mucin. External links Exocrine pancr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic-aperture%20magnetometry
Synthetic-aperture magnetometry (SAM) is a method for analysis of data obtained from magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG). SAM is a nonlinear beamforming approach which can be thought of as a spatial filter. See also Aperture synthesis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium%20sulfite
Calcium sulfite, or calcium sulphite, is a chemical compound, the calcium salt of sulfite with the formula CaSO3·x(H2O). Two crystalline forms are known, the hemihydrate and the tetrahydrate, respectively CaSO3·½(H2O) and CaSO3·4(H2O). All forms are white solids. It is most notable as the product of flue-gas desulfuri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRAS1
Extracellular matrix protein FRAS1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FRAS1 (Fraser syndrome 1) gene. This gene encodes an extracellular matrix protein that appears to function in the regulation of epidermal-basement membrane adhesion and organogenesis during development. Metastatic prostate cancer A sing...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium%20bisulfite
Calcium bisulfite (calcium bisulphite or calcium hydrogen sulfite) is an inorganic compound which is the salt of a calcium cation and a bisulfite anion. It may be prepared by treating lime with an excess of sulfur dioxide and water. As a food additive it is used as a preservative under the E number E227. Calcium bisul...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acceleware
Acceleware Ltd. (TSX-V: AXE) is a Canadian innovator of clean-tech oil and gas technologies composed of two business units: Radio Frequency (RF) Enhanced Oil Recovery and Seismic Imaging Software. The company is currently running a commercial-scale, RF XL pilot project at Marwayne, Alberta, Canada, to advance and valid...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocher
Pocher, is an Italian toy car brand and former manufacturing company of scale model cars. The company, established by Arnaldo Pocher, was active from 1966 to 2000, and since 2013 the brand name "Pocher" has been owned and operated by Hornby. History The early years Arnaldo Pocher was born in 1911 in Trento, Italy. H...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynomial%20code
In coding theory, a polynomial code is a type of linear code whose set of valid code words consists of those polynomials (usually of some fixed length) that are divisible by a given fixed polynomial (of shorter length, called the generator polynomial). Definition Fix a finite field , whose elements we call symbols. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braitenberg%20vehicle
A Braitenberg vehicle is a concept conceived in a thought experiment by the Italian-Austrian cyberneticist Valentino Braitenberg. The book models the animal world in a minimalistic and constructive way, from simple reactive behaviours (like phototaxis) through the simplest vehicles, to the formation of concepts, spatia...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience%20Information%20Framework
The Neuroscience Information Framework is a repository of global neuroscience web resources, including experimental, clinical, and translational neuroscience databases, knowledge bases, atlases, and genetic/genomic resources and provides many authoritative links throughout the neuroscience portal of Wikipedia. Descrip...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum%20Rabi%20oscillation
A vacuum Rabi oscillation is a damped oscillation of an initially excited atom coupled to an electromagnetic resonator or cavity in which the atom alternately emits photon(s) into a single-mode electromagnetic cavity and reabsorbs them. The atom interacts with a single-mode field confined to a limited volume V in an op...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamoy%20%28sauce%29
Chamoy is a variety of savory sauces and condiments in Mexican cuisine made from pickled fruit. Chamoy may range from a liquid to a paste consistency, and typically its flavor is salty, sweet, sour, and spiced with chilies. Preparation Mexican chamoy is prepared by first packing the fruit in a brine solution. Occasion...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinorhizal%20plant
Actinorhizal plants are a group of angiosperms characterized by their ability to form a symbiosis with the nitrogen fixing actinomycetota Frankia. This association leads to the formation of nitrogen-fixing root nodules. Classification Actinorhizal plants are dicotyledons distributed among three angiosperm orders, 8 f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectorial%20Mechanics
Vectorial Mechanics (1948) is a book on vector manipulation (i.e., vector methods) by Edward Arthur Milne, a highly decorated (e.g., James Scott Prize Lectureship) British astrophysicist and mathematician. Milne states that the text was due to conversations (circa 1924) with his then-colleague and erstwhile teacher Syd...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephelium%20chryseum
Nephelium chryseum is a species of plant related to the rambutan. The plant produces edible fruit that are covered in hard red shells with spikey spines. It is native to southern China, Borneo, the Philippines, and Vietnam. External links Nephelium chryseum info chryseum Edible fruits
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure%20flow%20hypothesis
The pressure flow hypothesis, also known as the mass flow hypothesis, is the best-supported theory to explain the movement of sap through the phloem. It was proposed by Ernst Münch, a German plant physiologist in 1930. A high concentration of organic substances, particularly sugar, inside cells of the phloem at a sourc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox%E2%80%93Zucker%20machine
In arithmetic geometry, the Cox–Zucker machine is an algorithm created by David A. Cox and Steven Zucker. This algorithm determines whether a given set of sections provides a basis (up to torsion) for the Mordell–Weil group of an elliptic surface E → S, where S is isomorphic to the projective line. The algorithm was f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric%20window
An atmospheric window is a range of wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum that can pass through the atmosphere of Earth. The optical, infrared and radio windows comprise the three main atmospheric windows. The windows provide direct channels for Earth's surface to receive electromagnetic energy from the Sun, and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell-free%20protein%20array
Cell-free protein array technology produces protein microarrays by performing in vitro synthesis of the target proteins from their DNA templates. This method of synthesizing protein microarrays overcomes the many obstacles and challenges faced by traditional methods of protein array production that have prevented wides...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octyl%20gallate
Octyl gallate is the ester of 1-octanol and gallic acid. As a food additive, it is used under the E number E311 as an antioxidant and preservative. Properties Octyl gallate is a white powder with a characteristic odor. It is very slightly soluble in water and soluble in alcohol. Its solubility in lard is 1.1%. Octyl ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodecyl%20gallate
Dodecyl gallate, or lauryl gallate, is the ester of dodecanol and gallic acid. As a food additive it is used under the E number E312 as an antioxidant and preservative.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleischmann%27s%20Yeast
Fleischmann's Yeast is an American brand of yeast founded by Hungarian-American businessman Charles Louis Fleischmann. It is currently owned by Associated British Foods and is sold to both consumer and industrial markets in the United States and Canada. The yeast is available in a number of different forms with variou...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RationalWiki
RationalWiki is an online wiki which is written from a scientific skeptic, secular, and progressive perspective. Its stated goals are to "analyze and refute pseudoscience and the anti-science movement, document crank ideas, explore conspiracy theories, authoritarianism, and fundamentalism, and analyze how these subject...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeomastodon
Palaeomastodon ("ancient mastodon") is an extinct genus within the elephant order Proboscidea. Its fossils have been extracted from Oligocene strata conventionally dated to 33.9-23.03 million years old. Usually considered an ancestor or near-ancestor of elephants or mastodons, it lived in marshes and fluvial-deltaic e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictive%20design%20rules
Design rules are maintained and released by a semiconductor foundry for its customers (layout designers of integrated circuits) to follow. Restrictive design rules (RDRs) curtail some of the "freedom" layout designers have traditionally had with regular design rules in less advanced process technologies. To achieve a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjorn%20Poonen
Bjorn Mikhail Poonen (born July 27, 1968, in Boston, Massachusetts) is a mathematician, four-time Putnam Competition winner, and a Distinguished Professor in Science in the Department of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research is primarily in arithmetic geometry, but he has occasionally...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signed%20overpunch
In computing, a signed overpunch is a coding scheme which stores the sign of a number by changing (usually) the last digit. It is used in character data on IBM mainframes by languages such as COBOL, PL/I, and RPG. Its purpose is to save a character that would otherwise be used by the sign digit. The code is derived fr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auricular%20branch%20of%20posterior%20auricular%20artery
The auricular branch of posterior auricular artery is a small artery in the head. It branches off the posterior auricular artery and ascends behind the ear, beneath the posterior auricular muscle, and is distributed to the back of the auricula, upon which it ramifies minutely, some branches curving around the margin of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occipital%20branch%20of%20posterior%20auricular%20artery
The occipital branch of posterior auricular artery passes backward, over the Sternocleidomastoideus, to the scalp above and behind the ear. It supplies the Occipitalis and the scalp in this situation and anastomoses with the occipital artery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descending%20branch%20of%20occipital%20artery
The descending branch of occipital artery, the largest branch of the occipital, descends on the back of the neck, and divides into a superficial and deep portion. The superficial portion runs beneath the Splenius, giving off branches which pierce that muscle to supply the Trapezius and anastomose with the ascending br...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auricular%20branch%20of%20occipital%20artery
The auricular branch of occipital artery supplies the back of the concha and frequently gives off a branch, which enters the skull through the mastoid foramen and supplies the dura mater, the diploë, and the mastoid cells; this latter branch sometimes arises from the occipital artery, and is then known as the mastoid b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal%E2%80%93ligand%20multiple%20bond
In organometallic chemistry, a metal–ligand multiple bond describes the interaction of certain ligands with a metal with a bond order greater than one. Coordination complexes featuring multiply bonded ligands are of both scholarly and practical interest. Transition metal carbene complexes catalyze the olefin metathesis...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AU-rich%20element
Adenylate-uridylate-rich elements (AU-rich elements; AREs) are found in the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of many messenger RNAs (mRNAs) that code for proto-oncogenes, nuclear transcription factors, and cytokines. AREs are one of the most common determinants of RNA stability in mammalian cells. AREs are defined as a re...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefix%20delegation
IP networks are divided logically into subnetworks. Computers in the same subnetwork have the same address prefix. For example, in a typical home network with legacy Internet Protocol version 4, the network prefix would be something like 192.168.1.0/24, as expressed in CIDR notation. With IPv4, commonly home networks ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological%20pharmacist
In France and in other countries like Portugal, Spain, Belgium or Switzerland, a Biological pharmacist (called Pharmacien biologiste in France) is a Pharmacist specialized in Clinical Biology a speciality similar to Clinical Pathology. They have almost the same rights as Medical Doctors specialized in this discipline....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line%20of%20greatest%20slope
In topography, the line of greatest slope is a curve following the steepest slope. In mountain biking and skiing, the line of greatest slope is sometimes called the fall line. Definition Mathematically, the line (or path) of greatest slope from a point is determined by the gradient of height, taken as a potential fiel...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmoil%20%281984%20video%20game%29
Turmoil is a platform game released in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum, and in 1986 for the MSX by Bug Byte. The player takes control of Mechanic Mick who has been employed by a rich Arabian Sheikh. The Sheikh has refused to pay Mick for work done, so Mick decides to steal his collection of expensive cars in lieu of payment....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Heyde
Christopher Charles Heyde AM (20 April 1939, in Sydney – 6 March 2008, in Canberra) was a prominent Australian statistician who did leading research in probability, stochastic processes and statistics. Heyde was a professor at Columbia University, the University of Melbourne, CSIRO, University of Manchester, Universit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icilin
Icilin (AG-3-5) is a synthetic super-agonist of the transient receptor potential M8 (TRPM8) ion channel. Although structurally not related to menthol, it produces an extreme sensation of cold, both in humans and animals. It is almost 200 times more potent than menthol, and 2.5 times more efficacious. Despite their simi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%20Horse%20of%20Kent
The white horse of Kent, known colloquially as the white horse rampant, is a symbol of the county of Kent, in south-east England. The heraldic image is correctly blazoned as Gules, a stallion forcené argent (strictly the term rampant applies to heraldic lions). The figure of the prancing white horse can also be referr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hjelmslev%27s%20theorem
In geometry, Hjelmslev's theorem, named after Johannes Hjelmslev, is the statement that if points P, Q, R... on a line are isometrically mapped to points P´, Q´, R´... of another line in the same plane, then the midpoints of the segments PP´, QQ´, RR´... also lie on a line. The proof is easy if one assumes the classif...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonesome%20George
Lonesome George ( or , 1910 – June 24, 2012) was a male Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis niger abingdonii) and the last known individual of the subspecies. In his last years, he was known as the rarest creature in the world. George serves as an important symbol for conservation efforts in the Galápagos Islands and t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20History%20of%20Vector%20Analysis
A History of Vector Analysis (1967) is a book on the history of vector analysis by Michael J. Crowe, originally published by the University of Notre Dame Press. As a scholarly treatment of a reformation in technical communication, the text is a contribution to the history of science. In 2002, Crowe gave a talk summariz...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homepride
Homepride is a British food brand owned by Premier Foods for prepared cooking sauces. Premier Foods also licenses the brand to Kerry Group for the production of flour. History A technological breakthrough in flour production in 1963 meant that bakers no longer needed to sift their flour. The new flour product was la...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multipartite%20entanglement
In the case of systems composed of subsystems, the classification of quantum-entangled states is richer than in the bipartite case. Indeed, in multipartite entanglement apart from fully separable states and fully entangled states, there also exists the notion of partially separable states. Full and partial separabili...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Neuromodulation%20Society
The International Neuromodulation Society (INS) is a non-profit group of clinicians, scientists and engineers dedicated to the scientific development and awareness of neuromodulation – the alteration of nerve activity through the delivery of electromagnetic stimulation or chemical agents to targeted sites of the body. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Abraham%20Jacobs
Walter Abraham Jacobs (December 24, 1883July 12, 1967) was an American chemist who discovered the Gould-Jacobs reaction. Much of his career was spent at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York City. Further reading
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X%20mark
An X mark (also known as an ex mark or a cross mark or simply an X or ex or a cross) is used to indicate the concept of negation (for example "no, this has not been verified", "no, that is not the correct answer" or "no, I do not agree") as well as an indicator (for example, in election ballot papers or in maps as an x...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ageostrophy
Ageostrophy or (ageostrophic flow) is the difference between the actual wind or current and the geostrophic wind or geostrophic current. Since geostrophy is an exact balance between the Coriolis force and the pressure gradient force, ageostrophic flow reflects an imbalance, and thus is often implicated in disturbances,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GenerativeComponents
GenerativeComponents is parametric CAD software developed by Bentley Systems, was first introduced in 2003, became increasingly used in practice (especially by the London architectural community) by early 2005, and was commercially released in November 2007. GenerativeComponents has a strong traditional base of users...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymorphic%20association
Polymorphic association is a term used in discussions of Object-Relational Mapping with respect to the problem of representing in the relational database domain, a relationship from one class to multiple classes. In statically typed languages such as Java these multiple classes are subclasses of the same superclass. In...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computational%20creativity
Computational creativity (also known as artificial creativity, mechanical creativity, creative computing or creative computation) is a multidisciplinary endeavour that is located at the intersection of the fields of artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, philosophy, and the arts (e.g., computational art as part...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enthought
Enthought, Inc. is a software company based in Austin, Texas, United States that develops scientific and analytic computing solutions using primarily the Python programming language. It is best known for the early development and maintenance of the SciPy library of mathematics, science, and engineering algorithms and f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User%20%28computing%29
A user is a person who utilizes a computer or network service. A user often has a user account and is identified to the system by a username (or user name). Other terms for username include login name, screenname (or screen name), account name, nickname (or nick) and handle, which is derived from the identical citize...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectors%20in%20Three-dimensional%20Space
Vectors in Three-dimensional Space (1978) is a book concerned with physical quantities defined in "ordinary" 3-space. It was written by J. S. R. Chisholm, an English mathematical physicist, and published by Cambridge University Press. According to the author, such physical quantities are studied in Newtonian mechanic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird%20atlas
A bird atlas is an ornithological work that attempts to provide information on the distribution, abundance, long-term change as well as seasonal patterns of bird occurrence and make extensive use of maps. They often involve a large numbers of volunteers to cover a wide geographic area and the methods used are standardi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoD%20IPv6%20product%20certification
The Department of Defense (DoD) Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) product certification program began as a mandate from the DoD's Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks & Information Integration (ASD-NII) in 2005. The program mandates the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) in Fort Huachuca, AZ, to test an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refurbishment%20%28electronics%29
Refurbishment is the distribution of products (generally electronics) that have been previously returned to a manufacturer or vendor for any reason, not sold in the market or new launch of a product. Refurbished products are normally tested for functionality and defects before they are sold to the public. They are repa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Validation%20therapy
Validation therapy was developed by Naomi Feil for older people with cognitive impairments and dementia. Feil's own approach classifies individuals with cognitive impairment as having one of four stages in a continuum of dementia. These stages are: Mal orientation Time confusion Repetitive motion Vegetative state. Th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network%20General
Network General Corporation was an American technology company active between 1986 and 2007 and based in Silicon Valley. Founded in 1986 by Harry Saal and Len Shustek to develop and market network packet and protocol analyzers, the company's flagship product, the Sniffer was the market leader in its field for many year...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulated%20presence%20therapy
Simulated presence therapy (SPT) is an emotion-oriented non-pharmacological intervention for people with dementia developed by P. Woods and J. Ashley in 1995. SPT was created as part of a study conducted in a nursing home where 17 individuals with the disease listened to a recording of a caregiver over a stereo. The st...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu%E2%80%93Washizu%20principle
In continuum mechanics, and in particular in finite element analysis, the Hu–Washizu principle is a variational principle which says that the action is stationary, where is the elastic stiffness tensor. The Hu–Washizu principle is used to develop mixed finite element methods. The principle is named after Hu Haichang ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modality%20effect
The modality effect is a term used in experimental psychology, most often in the fields dealing with memory and learning, to refer to how learner performance depends on the presentation mode of studied items. Description Modality can refer to a number of characteristics of the presented study material. However, this t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition%20television
High-definition television (HDTV) describes a television or video system which provides a substantially higher image resolution than the previous generation of technologies. The term has been used since at least 1933; in more recent times, it refers to the generation following standard-definition television (SDTV). It ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology%20by%20Team
Biology by Team in German Biologie im Team - is the first Austrian biology contest for upper secondary schools. Students at upper secondary schools who are especially interested in biology can deepen their knowledge and broaden their competence in experimental biology within the framework of this contest. Each year, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrey%20Botanical%20Society
Torrey Botanical Society (formerly Torrey Botanical Club) was started in the 1860s by colleagues of John Torrey. It is the oldest botanical society in the Americas. The Society promotes the exploration and study of plant life, with particular focus on the flora of the regions surrounding New York City. Members of t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meter-Bus
M-Bus or Meter-Bus is a European standard (EN 13757-2 physical and link layer, EN 13757-3 application layer) for the remote reading of water, gas or electricity meters. M-Bus is also usable for other types of consumption meters, such as heating systems or water meters. The M-Bus interface is made for communication on t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley%E2%80%93Ottmann%20algorithm
In computational geometry, the Bentley–Ottmann algorithm is a sweep line algorithm for listing all crossings in a set of line segments, i.e. it finds the intersection points (or, simply, intersections) of line segments. It extends the Shamos–Hoey algorithm, a similar previous algorithm for testing whether or not a set ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security%20of%20automated%20teller%20machines
Automated teller machines (ATMs) are targets for fraud, robberies and other security breaches. In the past, the main purpose of ATMs was to deliver cash in the form of banknotes, and to debit a corresponding bank account. However, ATMs are becoming more complicated and they now serve numerous functions, thus becoming a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-die%20termination
On-die termination (ODT) is the technology where the termination resistor for impedance matching in transmission lines is located inside a semiconductor chip instead of on a printed circuit board (PCB). Overview of electronic signal termination In lower frequency (slow edge rate) applications, interconnection lines c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesticide%20application
Pesticide application refers to the practical way in which pesticides (including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, or nematode control agents) are delivered to their biological targets (e.g. pest organism, crop or other plant). Public concern about the use of pesticides has highlighted the need to make this process...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmic%20game%20theory
Algorithmic game theory (AGT) is an area in the intersection of game theory and computer science, with the objective of understanding and design of algorithms in strategic environments. Typically, in Algorithmic Game Theory problems, the input to a given algorithm is distributed among many players who have a personal ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tephrosin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency%20partition%20of%20a%20graph
In graph theory, a discipline within mathematics, the frequency partition of a graph (simple graph) is a partition of its vertices grouped by their degree. For example, the degree sequence of the left-hand graph below is (3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1) and its frequency partition is 6 = 3 + 2 + 1. This indicates that it has 3 verti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesticide%20drift
Pesticide drift refers to the unintentional diffusion of pesticides and the potential negative effects of pesticide application, including off-target contamination due to spray drift as well as runoff from plants or soil. This can lead to damage in human health, environmental contamination, and property damage. Some pe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP%20syntax%20and%20semantics
The syntax and semantics of PHP, a programming language, form a set of rules that define how a PHP program can be written and interpreted. Overview Historically, the development of PHP has been somewhat haphazard. To counter this, the PHP Framework Interop Group (FIG) has created The PHP Standards Recommendation (PS...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroepiglottic%20muscle
A considerable number of the fibers of the thyroarytenoid muscle are prolonged into the aryepiglottic fold, where some of them become lost, while others continue to the margin of the epiglottis. They have received a distinctive name, thyroepiglotticus or thyroepiglottic muscle, and are sometimes described as a separate...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum%20residue%20limit
The maximum residue limit (also maximum residue level, MRL) is the maximum amount of pesticide residue that is expected to remain on food products when a pesticide is used according to label directions, that will not be a concern to human health. Determination The MRL is usually determined by repeated (on the order of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEC%207000%20AXP%20and%20DEC%2010000%20AXP
The DEC 7000 AXP and DEC 10000 AXP are a series of high-end multiprocessor server computers developed and manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation, introduced on 10 November 1992 (although the DEC 10000 AXP was not available until the following year). These systems formed part of the first generation of systems ba...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IrisVision
IrisVision is an expansion card developed by Silicon Graphics for IBM compatible PCs in 1991 and is one of the first 3D accelerator cards available for the high end PC market. IrisVision is an adaptation of the graphics pipeline from the Personal IRIS workstation to the Micro Channel architecture and consumer ISA buses...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiener%20sausage
In the mathematical field of probability, the Wiener sausage is a neighborhood of the trace of a Brownian motion up to a time t, given by taking all points within a fixed distance of Brownian motion. It can be visualized as a sausage of fixed radius whose centerline is Brownian motion. The Wiener sausage was named aft...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local%20convergence
In numerical analysis, an iterative method is called locally convergent if the successive approximations produced by the method are guaranteed to converge to a solution when the initial approximation is already close enough to the solution. Iterative methods for nonlinear equations and their systems, such as Newton's m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuculose
Fuculose or 6-deoxy-tagatose is a ketohexose deoxy sugar. Fuculose is involved in the process of sugar metabolism. -Fuculose can be formed from -fucose by -fucose isomerase and converted to L-fuculose-1-phosphate by -fuculose kinase. See also -fuculose-phosphate aldolase -fuculosekinase
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home-stored%20product%20entomology
Home-stored product entomology is the study of insects which infest foodstuffs stored in the home. It deals with the prevention, detection and eradication of the pests. The five major categories of insects considered in this article are flour beetles, the drugstore beetle, the sawtoothed grain beetle, the Indianmeal mo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-low%20volume
Ultra-low volume (ULV) application of pesticides has been defined as spraying at a Volume Application Rate (VAR) of less than 5 L/ha for field crops or less than 50 L/ha for tree/bush crops. VARs of 0.25 – 2 L/ha are typical for aerial ULV application to forest or migratory pests. In order to maintain efficacy at suc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food%20Valley
Food Valley is a region in the Netherlands where international food companies, research institutes, and Wageningen University and Research Centre are concentrated. The Food Valley area is the home of a large number of food multinationals and within the Food Valley about 15,000 professionals are active in food related s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeocin
Archaeocin is the name given to a new type of potentially useful antibiotic that is derived from the Archaea group of organisms. Eight archaeocins have been partially or fully characterized, but hundreds of archaeocins are believed to exist, especially within the haloarchaea. Production of these archaeal proteinaceous...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CGNS
CGNS stands for CFD General Notation System. It is a general, portable, and extensible standard for the storage and retrieval of CFD analysis data. It consists of a collection of conventions, and free and open software implementing those conventions. It is self-descriptive, cross-platform also termed platform or machin...