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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munching%20square | The Munching Square is a display hack dating back to the PDP-1 (ca. 1962, reportedly discovered by Jackson Wright), which employs a trivial computation (repeatedly plotting the graph Y = X XOR T for successive values of T) to produce an impressive display of moving and growing squares that devour the screen. The initia... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozuku | Mozuku is a collective term for various types of Japanese brown algae from the family Chordariaceae, which are used as food. These include ito-mozuku (Nemacystus decipiens), Okinawa mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus), ishi-mozuku (Sphaerotrichia divaricata) and futo mozuku (Tinocladia crassa). Occasionally the aquatic flo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup%20site | A backup site or work area recovery site is a location where an organization can relocate following a disaster, such as fire, flood, terrorist threat, or other disruptive event. This is an integral part of the disaster recovery plan and wider business continuity planning of an organization.
A backup, or alternate, sit... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal%20market%20software | In computer software, horizontal market software is a type of application software that is useful in a wide range of industries. This is the opposite of vertical market software, which has a scope of usefulness limited to few industries. Horizontal market software is also known as "productivity software."
Example
Exam... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political%20symbolism | Political symbolism is symbolism that is used to represent a political standpoint or party.
Political symbols simplify and “summarize” the political structures and practices for which they stand; can connect institutions and beliefs with emotions; can help make a polity or political movement more cohesive. People fit ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fully%20switched%20network | A fully switched network is a computer network which uses only network switches rather than Ethernet hubs on Ethernet networks. The switches provide a dedicated connection to each workstation. A switch allows for many conversations to occur simultaneously. Before switches, networks based on hubs data could only allow t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhaskaracharya%20Pratishthana | Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana is a research and education institute for mathematics in Pune, India, founded by noted Indian-American mathematician professor Shreeram Abhyankar.
The institute is named after the great ancient Indian Mathematician Bhaskaracharya (Born in 1114 A.D.). Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana is a Pune, In... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TGF%20beta%20signaling%20pathway | The transforming growth factor beta (TGFB) signaling pathway is involved in many cellular processes in both the adult organism and the developing embryo including cell growth, cell differentiation, cell migration, apoptosis, cellular homeostasis and other cellular functions. The TGFB signaling pathways are conserved. ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germinal%20matrix | In anatomy, the germinal matrix is a highly cellular and highly vascularized region in the brain out from which cells migrate during brain development. The germinal matrix is the source of both neurons and glial cells and is most active between 8 and 28 weeks gestation. It is a fragile portion of the brain that may be ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versatile%20Toroidal%20Facility | The Versatile Toroidal Facility (VTF) is a research group within the Physics Research Division of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The VTF is a laboratory focused on studying the phenomenon of magnetic reconnection. For this purpose the group has a small tokamak d... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family%20of%20curves | In geometry, a family of curves is a set of curves, each of which is given by a function or parametrization in which one or more of the parameters is variable. In general, the parameter(s) influence the shape of the curve in a way that is more complicated than a simple linear transformation. Sets of curves given by an ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal%20zone%20color%20scanner | The coastal zone color scanner (CZCS) was a multi-channel scanning radiometer aboard the Nimbus 7 satellite, predominately designed for water remote sensing. Nimbus 7 was launched 24 October 1978, and CZCS became operational on 2 November 1978. It was only designed to operate for one year (as a proof-of-concept), but ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive%20dimensions%20of%20notations | Cognitive dimensions or cognitive dimensions of notations are design principles for notations, user interfaces and programming languages, described by researcher Thomas R.G. Green and further researched with Marian Petre. The dimensions can be used to evaluate the usability of an existing information artifact, or as h... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary%20notation | Secondary notation is the set of visual cues used to improve the readability of a formal notation. Examples of secondary notation include the syntax highlighting of computer source code, sizes and color codes for easy recognition of consumer symbols such as bank notes or coins, or the regular typographic conventions of... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamina%20%28algae%29 | The lamina or blade in macroscopic algae like seaweed is a generally flattened structure that typically forms the principal bulk of the thallus. It is often developed into specialised organs such as flotation bladders and reproductive organs.
The lamina is typically an expansion of the stipe which in term is attached ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopsticks%20%28hand%20game%29 | Chopsticks (sometimes called Calculator, or just Sticks) is a hand game for two or more players, in which players extend a number of fingers from each hand and transfer those scores by taking turns to tap one hand against another. Chopsticks is an example of a combinatorial game, and is solved in the sense that with pe... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkyard%20tornado | The junkyard tornado, sometimes known as Hoyle's fallacy, is an argument against abiogenesis, using a calculation of its probability based on false assumptions, as comparable to "a tornado sweeping through a junk-yard might assemble a Boeing 747 from the materials therein" and to compare the chance of obtaining even a ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean%20absolute%20difference | The mean absolute difference (univariate) is a measure of statistical dispersion equal to the average absolute difference of two independent values drawn from a probability distribution. A related statistic is the relative mean absolute difference, which is the mean absolute difference divided by the arithmetic mean, ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protylopus | Protylopus is an extinct genus of camel that lived during middle to late Eocene some 50-40 million years ago in North America.
Along with being the oldest camel known, it was also the smallest, reaching a length of , and probably weighing around . Based on its teeth, it probably fed on the soft leaves of forest plants... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehresmann%20connection | In differential geometry, an Ehresmann connection (after the French mathematician Charles Ehresmann who first formalized this concept) is a version of the notion of a connection, which makes sense on any smooth fiber bundle. In particular, it does not rely on the possible vector bundle structure of the underlying fiber... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van%20Hiele%20model | In mathematics education, the Van Hiele model is a theory that describes how students learn geometry. The theory originated in 1957 in the doctoral dissertations of Dina van Hiele-Geldof and Pierre van Hiele (wife and husband) at Utrecht University, in the Netherlands. The Soviets did research on the theory in the 1960... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold%27s%20cat%20map | In mathematics, Arnold's cat map is a chaotic map from the torus into itself, named after Vladimir Arnold, who demonstrated its effects in the 1960s using an image of a cat, hence the name.
Thinking of the torus as the quotient space , Arnold's cat map is the transformation given by the formula
Equivalently, in mat... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceived%20performance | Perceived performance, in computer engineering, refers to how quickly a software feature appears to perform its task. The concept applies mainly to user acceptance aspects.
The amount of time an application takes to start up, or a file to download, is not made faster by showing a startup screen (see Splash screen) or ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUSCL%20scheme | In the study of partial differential equations, the MUSCL scheme is a finite volume method that can provide highly accurate numerical solutions for a given system, even in cases where the solutions exhibit shocks, discontinuities, or large gradients. MUSCL stands for Monotonic Upstream-centered Scheme for Conservation... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluteome | The term gluteome is used to describe the entire set of all gluten-like proteins in grains, which consumption causes occurrence of clinical manifestations in celiac patients. These proteins include gliadins and glutenins from wheat, secalins from rye, hordeins from barley, avenins from oats and potentially homologues f... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gingerbreadman%20map | In dynamical systems theory, the Gingerbreadman map is a chaotic two-dimensional map. It is given by the piecewise linear transformation:
See also
List of chaotic maps |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storage%20violation | In computing a storage violation is a hardware or software fault that occurs when a task attempts to access an area of computer storage which it is not permitted to access.
Types of storage violation
Storage violation can, for instance, consist of reading from, writing to, or freeing storage not owned by the task. A ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart%27s%20theorem | In geometry, Stewart's theorem yields a relation between the lengths of the sides and the length of a cevian in a triangle. Its name is in honour of the Scottish mathematician Matthew Stewart, who published the theorem in 1746.
Statement
Let , , be the lengths of the sides of a triangle. Let be the length of a ce... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheat%20sheet | A cheat sheet (also cheatsheet) or crib sheet is a concise set of notes used for quick reference. Cheat sheets were historically used by students without an instructor or teacher's knowledge to cheat on a test or exam. In the context of higher education or vocational training, where rote memorization is not as importan... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babesia | Babesia, also called Nuttallia, is an apicomplexan parasite that infects red blood cells and is transmitted by ticks. Originally discovered by the Romanian bacteriologist Victor Babeș in 1888, over 100 species of Babesia have since been identified.
Babesia comprises more than 100 species of tick-borne parasites that i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-%20and%20low-level | High-level and low-level, as technical terms, are used to classify, describe and point to specific goals of a systematic operation; and are applied in a wide range of contexts, such as, for instance, in domains as widely varied as computer science and business administration.
High-level describe those operations that ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General-purpose%20modeling | General-purpose modeling (GPM) is the systematic use of a general-purpose modeling language to represent the various facets of an object or a system. Examples of GPM languages are:
The Unified Modeling Language (UML), an industry standard for modeling software-intensive systems
EXPRESS, a data modeling language for p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geranyl%20acetate | Geranyl acetate is a monoterpene. It is a colorless liquid with a pleasant floral or fruity rose aroma. It is a colorless liquid but commercial samples can appear yellowish. Geranyl acetate is insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. Several hundred tons are produced annually.
Occurrence and production
Ger... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual%20modeling | Visual modeling is the graphic representation of objects and systems of interest using graphical languages. Visual modeling is a way for experts and novices to have a common understanding of otherwise complicated ideas. By using visual models complex ideas are not held to human limitations, allowing for greater compl... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic%20virus | A mosaic virus is any virus that causes infected plant foliage to have a mottled appearance. Such viruses come from a variety of unrelated lineages and consequently there is no taxon that unites all mosaic viruses.
Examples
Virus species that contained the word 'mosaic' in their English language common name are list... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMA%20Device%20Management | OMA Device Management is a device management protocol specified by the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Device Management (DM) Working Group and the Data Synchronization (DS) Working Group. The current approved specification of OMA DM is version 1.2.1, the latest modifications to this version released in June 2008. The cand... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behrouz%20Nikbin | Behrouz Nikbin (born in Iran) is an Iranian immunologist and biomedical scientist. Nikbin studied medicine at Tehran University and got a PhD degree in immunology.
External links
Behrouz Nikbin's publications in pubmed
Iranian immunologists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
University of Tehran alum... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virial%20stress | Virial stress is a measure of mechanical stress on an atomic scale for homogeneous systems.
The expression of the (local) virial stress can be derived as the functional derivative of the free energy of a molecular system with respect to the deformation tensor.
Volume averaged Definition
The instantaneous volume avera... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrostatic%20stress | In continuum mechanics, hydrostatic stress, also known as volumetric stress, is a component of stress which contains uniaxial stresses, but not shear stresses. A specialized case of hydrostatic stress contains isotropic compressive stress, which changes only in volume, but not in shape. Pure hydrostatic stress can be e... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotrophin-3 | Neurotrophin-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NTF3 gene.
The protein encoded by this gene, NT-3, is a neurotrophic factor in the NGF (Nerve Growth Factor) family of neurotrophins. It is a protein growth factor which has activity on certain neurons of the peripheral and central nervous system; it helps t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simmons%27%20citrate%20agar | Simmons' citrate agar is used for differentiating gram-negative bacteria on the basis of citrate utilization, especially for distinguishing Gammaproteobacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae or even between species of the same genus. For example, Salmonella enteritidis would yield a positive (blue) result on Simmons... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireshark | Wireshark is a free and open-source packet analyzer. It is used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and communications protocol development, and education. Originally named Ethereal, the project was renamed Wireshark in May 2006 due to trademark issues.
Wireshark is cross-platform, using the Qt widget tool... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chordin | Chordin (from Greek χορδή, string, catgut) is a protein with a prominent role in dorsal–ventral patterning during early embryonic development. In humans it is encoded for by the CHRD gene.
History
Chordin was originally identified in the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) in the laboratory of Edward M. De Robertis... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srulik | Srulik (, ) is a cartoon character symbolizing Israel. The character was created in 1956 by the Israeli cartoonist Kariel Gardosh, known by his pen name Dosh.
The cartoon appeared for many years in the newspaper Maariv. Yosef Lapid, Dosh's colleague on the editorial board of Maariv, described Srulik as an icon of Isr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronocentrism | Chronocentrism is the assumption that certain time periods (typically the present) are better, more important, or a more significant frame of reference than other time periods, either past or future. The perception of more positive attributes such as morality, technology, and sophistication to one's own time could lead... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle%20mesh | In computer graphics, a triangle mesh is a type of polygon mesh. It comprises a set of triangles (typically in three dimensions) that are connected by their common edges or vertices.
Many graphics software packages and hardware devices can operate more efficiently on triangles that are grouped into meshes than on a s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic%20volatility | In statistics, stochastic volatility models are those in which the variance of a stochastic process is itself randomly distributed. They are used in the field of mathematical finance to evaluate derivative securities, such as options. The name derives from the models' treatment of the underlying security's volatility a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship%20between%20string%20theory%20and%20quantum%20field%20theory | Many first principles in quantum field theory are explained, or get further insight, in string theory.
From quantum field theory to string theory
Emission and absorption: one of the most basic building blocks of quantum field theory, is the notion that particles (such as electrons) can emit and absorb other particles... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92-Hydroxybutyric%20acid | β-Hydroxybutyric acid, also known as 3-hydroxybutyric acid or BHB, is an organic compound and a beta hydroxy acid with the chemical formula CH3CH(OH)CH2CO2H; its conjugate base is β-hydroxybutyrate, also known as 3-hydroxybutyrate. β-Hydroxybutyric acid is a chiral compound with two enantiomers: D-β-hydroxybutyric acid... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20Data%20Book%20of%20the%20Russian%20Federation | Red Data Book of the Russian Federation (RDBRF), also known as Red Book () or Russian Red Data Book, is a state document established for documenting rare and endangered species of animals, plants and fungi, as well as some local subspecies (such as the Ladoga seal) that exist within the territory of the Russian Federat... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%20communication | Cats need to communicate with each other for bonding, and relating with each other; they need to collaborate, play, and share resources. When they communicate with humans, they do so to get what they need or want, such as food, affection, or play.
Cats use a range of communication methods such as vocal, visual, tacti... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coliphage | A coliphage is a type of bacteriophage that infects coliform bacteria such as Escherichia coli. Coliphage originate almost exclusively from human feces and from other warm-blooded animals. When certain circumstances are met, such as a large number of susceptible hosts present at the right temperature, they can only par... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biohydrogen | Biohydrogen is H2 that is produced biologically. Interest is high in this technology because H2 is a clean fuel and can be readily produced from certain kinds of biomass, including biological waste. Furthermore some photosynthetic microorganisms are capable to produce H2 directly from water splitting using light as e... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetPC | NetPC is a standard for diskless PCs, developed by Microsoft and Intel as a competing standard to the Network Computer standard, because many NCs did not use Intel CPUs or Microsoft software. Network Computer was launched by Oracle Corporation in the mid-1990s. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20Planck%20Institute%20for%20Solar%20System%20Research | The Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (abbreviation: MPS; ) is a research institute in astronomy and astrophysics located in Göttingen, Germany, where it relocated in February 2014 from the nearby village of Lindau. The exploration of the Solar System is the central theme for research done at this institut... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial%20geometry | An incidence structure consists of points , lines , and flags where a point is said to be incident with a line if . It is a (finite) partial geometry if there are integers such that:
For any pair of distinct points and , there is at most one line incident with both of them.
Each line is incident with points.
... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigraph%20%28mathematics%29 | In mathematics, the epigraph or supergraph of a function valued in the extended real numbers is the set, denoted by of all points in the Cartesian product lying on or above its graph. The strict epigraph is the set of points in lying strictly above its graph.
Importantly, although both the graph and epigraph of... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise%20data%20modelling | Enterprise data modelling or enterprise data modeling (EDM) is the practice of creating a graphical model of the data used by an enterprise or company. Typical outputs of this activity include an enterprise data model consisting of entity–relationship diagrams (ERDs), XML schemas (XSD), and an enterprise wide data dict... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction%20of%20distance | Friction of distance is a core principle of geography that states that movement incurs some form of cost, in the form of physical effort, energy, time, and/or the expenditure of other resources, and that these costs are proportional to the distance traveled. This cost is thus a resistance against movement, analogous (b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc%20%28projective%20geometry%29 | An (simple) arc in finite projective geometry is a set of points which satisfies, in an intuitive way, a feature of curved figures in continuous geometries. Loosely speaking, they are sets of points that are far from "line-like" in a plane or far from "plane-like" in a three-dimensional space. In this finite setting it... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TGF%20beta%201 | Transforming growth factor beta 1 or TGF-β1 is a polypeptide member of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily of cytokines. It is a secreted protein that performs many cellular functions, including the control of cell growth, cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and apoptosis. In humans, TGF-β1 is encode... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary%20pressure | Any cause that reduces or increases reproductive success in a portion of a population potentially exerts evolutionary pressure, selective pressure or selection pressure, driving natural selection. It is a quantitative description of the amount of change occurring in processes investigated by evolutionary biology, but t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%20puzzle | Conway's puzzle, or blocks-in-a-box, is a packing problem using rectangular blocks, named after its inventor, mathematician John Conway. It calls for packing thirteen 1 × 2 × 4 blocks, one 2 × 2 × 2 block, one 1 × 2 × 2 block, and three 1 × 1 × 3 blocks into a 5 × 5 × 5 box.
Solution
The solution of the Conway puzzle... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slothouber%E2%80%93Graatsma%20puzzle | The Slothouber–Graatsma puzzle is a packing problem that calls for packing six 1 × 2 × 2 blocks and three 1 × 1 × 1 blocks into a 3 × 3 × 3 box. The solution to this puzzle is unique (up to mirror reflections and rotations). It was named after its inventors Jan Slothouber and William Graatsma.
The puzzle is essentiall... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllosphere | In microbiology, the phyllosphere is the total above-ground surface of a plant when viewed as a habitat for microorganisms. The phyllosphere can be further subdivided into the caulosphere (stems), phylloplane (leaves), anthosphere (flowers), and carposphere (fruits). The below-ground microbial habitats (i.e. the thin-v... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follicle-stimulating%20hormone%20receptor | The follicle-stimulating hormone receptor or FSH receptor (FSHR) is a transmembrane receptor that interacts with the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and represents a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). Its activation is necessary for the hormonal functioning of FSH. FSHRs are found in the ovary, testis, and uterus.
... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HealthBoards | HealthBoards is a long-running social networking support group website. It consists of over 280 Internet message boards for patient to patient health support (also referred to as a virtual community or an online health community). HealthBoards was one of the first stand alone health community websites. Health communiti... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem%20cell%20proteomics | Stem cell proteomics is an omics that analyzes the proteomes of stem cells. Comparing different stem cell proteomes can reveal proteins that are important for stem cell differentiation.
See also
Stem cell genomics
Stem cells
Proteomics |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem%20cell%20chip | Stem cell chip is a device that detects given biochemical changes in stem cells, for example changes in RNA expression. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldorf%20doll | A Waldorf doll (also called Steiner doll) is a form of doll compatible with Waldorf (or Steiner) education philosophies.
The dolls are generally made of natural fibers — such as wool, cotton, or linen — from their stuffing to their hair to their clothing. The doll makers use techniques drawing on traditional European ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heronian%20mean | In mathematics, the Heronian mean H of two non-negative real numbers A and B is given by the formula
It is named after Hero of Alexandria.
Properties
Just like all means, the Heronian mean is symmetric (it does not depend on the order in which its two arguments are given) and idempotent (the mean of any number with i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP%20window%20scale%20option | The TCP window scale option is an option to increase the receive window size allowed in Transmission Control Protocol above its former maximum value of 65,535 bytes. This TCP option, along with several others, is defined in which deals with long fat networks (LFNs).
TCP windows
The throughput of a TCP communication i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCormick%20Tribune%20Freedom%20Museum | The McCormick Freedom Museum was the first museum in the United States dedicated to the First Amendment by the McCormick Foundation. It was open from April 11, 2006, until March 1, 2009. The museum offered visitors an interactive experience focused on first amendment rights which include freedom of speech, freedom of... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoiseshell | Tortoiseshell or tortoise shell is a material produced from the shells of the larger species of tortoise and turtle, mainly the hawksbill sea turtle, which is a critically endangered species according to the IUCN Red List largely because of its exploitation for this trade. The large size, fine color, and unusual form o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus%20encryption | Bus encryption is the use of encrypted program instructions on a data bus in a computer that includes a secure cryptoprocessor for executing the encrypted instructions. Bus encryption is used primarily in electronic systems that require high security, such as automated teller machines, TV set-top boxes, and secure dat... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young%20model | Young model is a radio propagation model that was built on the data collected on New York City. It typically models the behaviour of cellular communication systems in large cities.
Applicable to/under conditions
This model is ideal for modeling the behaviour of cellular communications in large cities with tall structu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekphonetic%20notation | Ekphonetic notation consists of symbols added to certain sacred texts, especially lectionary readings of Biblical texts, as a mnemonic device to assist in their cantillation. Ekphonetic notation can take a number of forms, and has been used in several Jewish and Christian plainchant traditions, but is most commonly as... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Zoological%20Society%20of%20Scotland | The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland is a learned society and registered charity based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded by Thomas Haining Gillespie in 1909. In 1913, Edinburgh Town Council bought a large plot of land on Corstorphine Hill for the society - this later opened to the public as Edinburgh Zoo. The ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-compressed%20speech | Time-compressed speech refers to an audio recording of verbal text in which the text is presented in a much shorter time interval than it would through normally-paced real time speech. The basic purpose is to make recorded speech contain more words in a given time, yet still be understandable. For example: a paragrap... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiabatic%20conductivity | Adiabatic conductivity is a measure of a material's electrical conductivity, σ, under thermodynamically adiabatic conditions.
See also
Thermodynamics
Thermodynamic properties
Electrical phenomena |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathising%E2%80%93systemising%20theory | The empathising–systemising (E–S) theory is a theory on the psychological basis of autism and male–female neurological differences originally put forward by English clinical psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen. It classifies individuals based on abilities in empathic thinking (E) and systematic thinking (S). It measures ski... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human-based%20evolutionary%20computation | Human-based evolutionary computation (HBEC) is a set of evolutionary computation techniques that rely on human innovation.
Classes and examples
Human-based evolutionary computation techniques can be classified into three more specific classes analogous to ones in evolutionary computation. There are three basic types o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical%20Optimization%20Society | The Mathematical Optimization Society (MOS), known as the Mathematical Programming Society until 2010, is an international association of researchers active in optimization. The MOS encourages the research, development, and use of optimization—including mathematical theory, software implementation, and practical appli... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasch%27s%20axiom | In geometry, Pasch's axiom is a statement in plane geometry, used implicitly by Euclid, which cannot be derived from the postulates as Euclid gave them. Its essential role was discovered by Moritz Pasch in 1882.
Statement
The axiom states that,
The fact that segments AC and BC are not both intersected by the line i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime%20Library | Crime Library was a website documenting major crimes, criminals, trials, forensics, and criminal profiling from books. It was founded in 1998 and was most recently owned by truTV, a cable TV network that is part of Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting System. In August 2014, Crime Library was no longer being updated. In F... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artin%E2%80%93Hasse%20exponential | In mathematics, the Artin–Hasse exponential, introduced by , is the power series given by
Motivation
One motivation for considering this series to be analogous to the exponential function comes from infinite products. In the ring of formal power series Q[[x]] we have the identity
where μ(n) is the Möbius function. ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound%20Retrieval%20System | Sound Retrieval System (SRS) is a patented psychoacoustic 3D audio processing technology originally invented by Arnold Klayman in the early 1980s. The SRS technology applies head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) to create an immersive 3D soundfield using only two speakers, widening the "sweet spot", creating a more s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Industrial%20Security%20Program | The National Industrial Security Program, or NISP, is the nominal authority in the United States for managing the needs of private industry to access classified information.
The NISP was established in 1993 by Executive Order 12829. The National Security Council nominally sets policy for the NISP, while the Director ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic%20polynomial | In mathematics, in abstract algebra, a multivariate polynomial over a field such that the Laplacian of is zero is termed a harmonic polynomial.
The harmonic polynomials form a vector subspace of the vector space of polynomials over the field. In fact, they form a graded subspace. For the real field, the harmonic pol... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical%20polynomial | In mathematics, in the realm of abstract algebra, a radical polynomial is a multivariate polynomial over a field that can be expressed as a polynomial in the sum of squares of the variables. That is, if
is a polynomial ring, the ring of radical polynomials is the subring generated by the polynomial
Radical polyn... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growing%20region | A growing region also known as a farming region or agricultural region refers to a geographic area characterised by specific climate factors, soil conditions and agricultural practices that are favourable for the cultivation and production of crops, plants, or livestock. Depending on the environmental characteristics, ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzin%20N%20property | In mathematics, a function f on the interval [a, b] has the Luzin N property, named after Nikolai Luzin (also called Luzin property or N property) if for all such that , there holds: , where stands for the Lebesgue measure.
Note that the image of such a set N is not necessarily measurable, but since the Lebesgue mea... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAPC%20%28healthcare%29 | The AAPC, previously known by the full title of the American Academy of Professional Coders, is a professional association for people working in specific areas of administration within healthcare businesses in the United States. AAPC is one of a number of providers who offer services such as certification and training ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coproporphyrinogen%20III%20oxidase | Coproporphyrinogen-III oxidase, mitochondrial (abbreviated as CPOX) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CPOX gene. A genetic defect in the enzyme results in a reduced production of heme in animals. The medical condition associated with this enzyme defect is called hereditary coproporphyria.
CPOX, the sixth e... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphobilinogen | Porphobilinogen (PBG) is an organic compound that occurs in living organisms as an intermediate in the biosynthesis of porphyrins, which include critical substances like hemoglobin and chlorophyll.
The structure of the molecule can be described as molecule of pyrrole with sidechains substituted for hydrogen atoms at p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayl | A Rayl, rayl or Rayleigh is one of two units of specific acoustic impedance or, equivalently, characteristic acoustic impedance; one an MKS unit, and the other a CGS unit. These have the same dimensions as momentum per volume.
The units are named after John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh. They are not to be confus... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coproporphyrinogens | Coproporphyrinogens are tetrapyrroles with four propionic acid groups and an equal number of substituted methyls.
Coproporphyrinogen III is the most common variance. In the metabolism of porphyrin, it is formed from uroporphyrinogen III by the enzyme uroporphyrinogen III decarboxylase, and it is converted into protopo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uroporphyrinogen | Uroporphyrinogens are cyclic tetrapyrroles with four propionic acid groups ("P" groups) and four acetic acid groups ("A" groups).
There are four forms, which vary based upon the arrangements of the "P" and "A" groups (in clockwise order):
In the "I" variety (i.e. uroporphyrinogen I), the order repeats four times: AP-... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuoso%20Universal%20Server | Virtuoso Universal Server is a middleware and database engine hybrid that combines the functionality of a traditional relational database management system (RDBMS), object–relational database (ORDBMS), virtual database, RDF, XML, free-text, web application server and file server functionality in a single system. Rather... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct%20read%20after%20write | Direct read after write is a procedure that compares data recorded onto a medium against the source. A typical example would be CD burning software which reads a CD-ROM once it has been burned onto, effectively ensuring that data written is the same as the data it was copied from.
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