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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vapor%20polishing
Vapor polishing is a method of polishing plastics to reduce the surface roughness or improve clarity. Typically, a component is exposed to a chemical vapor causing the surface to flow thereby improving the surface finish. This method of polishing is frequently used to return clear materials to an optical quality finish...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia%20Quadro%20Plex
The Nvidia Quadro Plex is an external graphics processing unit (Visual Computing System) designed for large-scale 3D visualizations. The system consists of a box containing a pair of high-end Nvidia Quadro graphics cards featuring a variety of external video connectors. A special PCI Express card is installed in the ho...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence%3A%20Knowns%20and%20Unknowns
Intelligence: Knowns and Unknowns is a report issued in 1995 by a task force created by the Board of Scientific Affairs of the American Psychological Association (APA). It was subsequently published in the February 1996 issue of the peer-reviewed journal American Psychologist. Background The Board of Scientific Affai...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare%20Breeds%20Survival%20Trust
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust is a conservation charity whose purpose is to secure the continued existence and viability of the native farm animal genetic resources (FAnGR) of the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1973 by Joe Henson to preserve native breeds; since then, no UK-native breed has become extinct. It main...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20Cross%20%281982%20video%20game%29
Battle Cross is a shoot 'em up released in arcades by Omori Electric (also known as Omori Electronic) in 1982. The player controls a fighter spacecraft by moving around the screen and shooting enemies. In 1984 Sony published a version for the Sony Hit-Bit 75 MSX computer. Gameplay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryam%20Mirzakhani
Maryam Mirzakhani (, ; 12 May 1977 – 14 July 2017) was an Iranian mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Stanford University. Her research topics included Teichmüller theory, hyperbolic geometry, ergodic theory, and symplectic geometry. On 13 August 2014, Mirzakhani was honored with the Fields Medal, the most ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithmic%20convolution
In mathematics, the scale convolution of two functions and , also known as their logarithmic convolution is defined as the function when this quantity exists. Results The logarithmic convolution can be related to the ordinary convolution by changing the variable from to : Define and and let , then Logarithms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO%2013485
ISO 13485 Medical devices -- Quality management systems -- Requirements for regulatory purposes is a voluntary standard, published by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for the first time in 1996, and contains a comprehensive quality management system for the design and manufacture of medical devices...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unifacial%20cambium
The unifacial cambium (pl. cambia or cambiums) produces cells to the interior of its cylinder. These cells differentiate into xylem tissue. Unlike the more common bifacial cambium found in later woody plants, the unifacial cambium does not produce phloem to its exterior. Also in contrast to the bifacial cambium, the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen%20sensor
A hydrogen sensor is a gas detector that detects the presence of hydrogen. They contain micro-fabricated point-contact hydrogen sensors and are used to locate hydrogen leaks. They are considered low-cost, compact, durable, and easy to maintain as compared to conventional gas detecting instruments. Key issues There are...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5
5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has garnered attention throughout history in part because distal extremities in humans typically contain five digits. Evolution of the Arabic digit The evolution of the moder...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipole%20graph
In graph theory, a dipole graph, dipole, bond graph, or linkage, is a multigraph consisting of two vertices connected with a number of parallel edges. A dipole graph containing edges is called the dipole graph, and is denoted by . The dipole graph is dual to the cycle graph . The honeycomb as an abstract graph is t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater%20explosion
An underwater explosion (also known as an UNDEX) is a chemical or nuclear explosion that occurs under the surface of a body of water. While useful in anti-ship and submarine warfare, underwater bombs are not as effective against coastal facilities. Properties of water Underwater explosions differ from in-air explosion...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-orbital%20constriction
In physical anthropology, post-orbital constriction is the narrowing of the cranium (skull) just behind the eye sockets (the orbits, hence the name) found in most non-human primates and early hominins. This constriction is very noticeable in non-human primates, slightly less so in Australopithecines, even less in Homo ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromosome%20abnormality
A chromosomal abnormality, chromosomal anomaly, chromosomal aberration, chromosomal mutation, or chromosomal disorder, is a missing, extra, or irregular portion of chromosomal DNA. These can occur in the form of numerical abnormalities, where there is an atypical number of chromosomes, or as structural abnormalities, w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline%20of%20transport
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to transport: Transport or transportation – movement of people and goods from one place to another. Essence of transport Driving involves controlling a vehicle, usually a motor vehicle such as a truck, bus, or automobile. For motorcycles, bicycles...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation%20Cyber%20Condition%20Zebra
Operation Cyber Condition Zebra is a network operations campaign conducted by the United States Navy to deny network intrusion and establish an adequate computer network defense posture to provide defense-in-depth and warfighting capability. The operation specifies that perimeter security for legacy networks will deny...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosine
Mimosine or leucenol is a toxic non-protein amino acid chemically similar to tyrosine. It occurs in some Mimosa spp. (including M. pudica) and all members of the closely related genus Leucaena. This compound, also known as leucenol, was first isolated from the seeds of Leucaena glauca Benth., and was later investigate...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20One%20Minutes
The One Minutes is a global platform for one-minute videos. The One Minutes Foundation produces and distributes One Minutes, providing a platform for people to create and connect through short, accessible video art. History The One Minutes was initiated in 1998 by Katja van Stiphout and Michal Buttink, two students o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan%20D%27Laryea
Nathan Amarkine D'Laryea (born 3 September 1985, in Manchester) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He was a product of the Manchester City academy and played for clubs including Rochdale, Macclesfield Town and Hyde FC. Career Early career D'Laryea started out as a trainee at Manchester City. Be...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control%20track%20longitudinal%20timecode
Control track longitudinal timecode, or CTL timecode, developed by JVC in the early 1990s, is a unique technique for embedding, or striping, reference SMPTE timecode onto a videotape. Similar to the way VITC timecode is embedded in the vertical interval area of a video signal, CTL timecode embeds SMPTE timecode in the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary%20Physics%20Education%20Project
The Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP) is an "organization of teachers, educators, and physicists" formed in 1987. The group grew out of the Conference on the Teaching of Modern Physics held at Fermilab in 1986, organized by the American Association of Physics Teachers. The group's first effort aimed to supp...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrophysics
Petrophysics (from the Greek πέτρα, petra, "rock" and φύσις, physis, "nature") is the study of physical and chemical rock properties and their interactions with fluids. A major application of petrophysics is in studying reservoirs for the hydrocarbon industry. Petrophysicists work together with reservoir engineers an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinusoidal%20plane-wave%20solutions%20of%20the%20electromagnetic%20wave%20equation
Sinusoidal plane-wave solutions are particular solutions to the electromagnetic wave equation. The general solution of the electromagnetic wave equation in homogeneous, linear, time-independent media can be written as a linear superposition of plane-waves of different frequencies and polarizations. The treatment in t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovoid%20%28polar%20space%29
In mathematics, an ovoid O of a (finite) polar space of rank r is a set of points, such that every subspace of rank intersects O in exactly one point. Cases Symplectic polar space An ovoid of (a symplectic polar space of rank n) would contain points. However it only has an ovoid if and only and q is even. In ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phage%20ecology
Bacteriophages (phages), potentially the most numerous "organisms" on Earth, are the viruses of bacteria (more generally, of prokaryotes). Phage ecology is the study of the interaction of bacteriophages with their environments. Introduction to phage ecology Vastness of phage ecology Phages are obligate intracellula...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-air%20pickup
An off-air pickup or off-the-air pickup is a method by which the direct signal from a radio or television station is received and then rebroadcast by another station, CATV system, or satellite television feed. It was often used to distribute network broadcast programming to smaller markets which were normally outside o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital-acquired%20pneumonia
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) or nosocomial pneumonia refers to any pneumonia contracted by a patient in a hospital at least 48–72 hours after being admitted. It is thus distinguished from community-acquired pneumonia. It is usually caused by a bacterial infection, rather than a virus. Hospital acquired pneumonia ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photonic%20integrated%20circuit
A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) or integrated optical circuit is a microchip containing two or more photonic components which form a functioning circuit. This technology detects, generates, transports, and processes light. Photonic integrated circuits utilize photons (or particles of light) as opposed to electrons ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA%20clamp
A DNA clamp, also known as a sliding clamp, is a protein complex that serves as a processivity-promoting factor in DNA replication. As a critical component of the DNA polymerase III holoenzyme, the clamp protein binds DNA polymerase and prevents this enzyme from dissociating from the template DNA strand. The clamp-pol...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20Privacy%20Foundation
The Australian Privacy Foundation is an NGO formed for the purpose of protecting the privacy rights of Australians. Its aim is to focus public attention on emerging issues which pose a threat to the freedom and privacy of Australians, and also takes a leading role on issues of defending rights of individuals to control...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmar%20carpal%20arch
The palmar carpal arch is a joining of an artery to an artery, a circulatory anastomosis, known as an arterio-arterial anastomosis. The two connected arteries are the palmar carpal branch of the radial artery and the palmar carpal branch of the ulnar artery. This anastomosis is joined by a branch from the anterior int...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease%20informatics
Disease Informatics is the application of Information science by defining the diseases with the least error, identifying most of the targets to combat a cluster of diseases (Disease Causal Chain), and designing a holistic solution (Health strategy) to the problem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20commercial%20products%20based%20on%20Red%20Hat%20Enterprise%20Linux
There are a number of commercial products based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Information about these products and the version of RHEL they are based on is often difficult to come by, since this fact is not widely publicised. Sometimes it is possible to run the 'uname -r' command to get the kernel release and the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trzebiatowski%20Institute%20of%20Low%20Temperature%20and%20Structure%20Research%20of%20the%20Polish%20Academy%20of%20Sciences
The Włodzimierz Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research is a scientific institute in Wrocław, Poland. It is named after Włodzimierz Trzebiatowski, the Polish chemist, physicist and mathematician. Localization Until 1993 the Institute was placed at Gajowicka street and the Bishop Palace, that ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon%20polarization
Photon polarization is the quantum mechanical description of the classical polarized sinusoidal plane electromagnetic wave. An individual photon can be described as having right or left circular polarization, or a superposition of the two. Equivalently, a photon can be described as having horizontal or vertical linear ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequencing%20by%20hybridization
Sequencing by hybridization is a class of methods for determining the order in which nucleotides occur on a strand of DNA. Typically used for looking for small changes relative to a known DNA sequence. The binding of one strand of DNA to its complementary strand in the DNA double-helix (known as hybridization) is sens...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal%20spraying
Thermal spraying techniques are coating processes in which melted (or heated) materials are sprayed onto a surface. The "feedstock" (coating precursor) is heated by electrical (plasma or arc) or chemical means (combustion flame). Thermal spraying can provide thick coatings (approx. thickness range is 20 microns to se...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%20of%20Physics
A Master of Physics honours (or MPhys (Hons)) degree is a specific master's degree for courses in the field of physics. United Kingdom In England and Wales, the MPhys is an undergraduate award available after pursuing a four-year course of study at a university. In Scotland the course has a five-year duration. In some...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardines%20de%20la%20Reina
Jardines de la Reina () is an archipelago in the southern part of Cuba, in the provinces of Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila. It was named by Christopher Columbus to honour the Queen of Spain, Isabella I of Castile. Since 1996 a marine reserve was established covering a large swath of the archipelago. In 2010, Jardines de ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floor%20effect
In statistics, a floor effect (also known as a basement effect) arises when a data-gathering instrument has a lower limit to the data values it can reliably specify. This lower limit is known as the "floor". The "floor effect" is one type of scale attenuation effect; the other scale attenuation effect is the "ceiling e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual%20knot
In knot theory, a virtual knot is a generalization of knots in 3-dimensional Euclidean space, , to knots in thickened surfaces modulo an equivalence relation called stabilization/destabilization. Here is required to be closed and oriented. Virtual knots were first introduced by . Overview In the theory of classical...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigi%20%28software%29
Rigi is an interactive graph editor tool for software reverse engineering using the white box method, i.e. necessitating source code, thus it is mainly aimed at program comprehension. Rigi is distributed by its main author, Hausi A. Müller and the Rigi research group at the University of Victoria. Rigi provides inter...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny%20Benson
John Ben Benson Jr. (September 12, 1912 – July 2, 1972) was an Alaska native best known for designing the flag of Alaska. Benson was age 14 years old when he won a contest in 1927 to design the flag for the Territory of Alaska, which became a U.S. state on January 3, 1959. Life Early life Benson was born in Chignik,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transition%20constraint
A transition constraint is a way of enforcing that the data does not enter an impossible state because of a previous state. For example, it should not be possible for a person to change from being "married" to being "single, never married". The only valid states after "married" might be "divorced", "widowed", or "decea...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plica%20semilunaris%20of%20conjunctiva
The plica semilunaris is a small fold of bulbar conjunctiva on the medial canthus of the eye. It functions during movement of the eye, to help maintain tear drainage via the lacrimal lake, and to permit greater rotation of the globe, for without the plica the conjunctiva would attach directly to the eyeball, restrictin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed%20complementarity%20problem
Mixed Complementarity Problem (MCP) is a problem formulation in mathematical programming. Many well-known problem types are special cases of, or may be reduced to MCP. It is a generalization of nonlinear complementarity problem (NCP). Definition The mixed complementarity problem is defined by a mapping , lower values...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earnings%20response%20coefficient
In financial economics, finance, and accounting, the earnings response coefficient, or ERC, is the estimated relationship between equity returns and the unexpected portion of (i.e., new information in) companies' earnings announcements. Development Arbitrage pricing theory describes the theoretical relationship betwee...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection%20Profile
A Protection Profile (PP) is a document used as part of the certification process according to ISO/IEC 15408 and the Common Criteria (CC). As the generic form of a Security Target (ST), it is typically created by a user or user community and provides an implementation independent specification of information assurance ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Journal%20of%20Object%20Technology
The Journal of Object Technology is an online scientific journal welcoming manuscripts describing theoretical, empirical, conceptual, and experimental results in the area of software and language engineering, including programming paradigms software language engineering model-based and model-driven engineering req...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal%20carpal%20branch%20of%20the%20ulnar%20artery
The dorsal carpal branch of the ulnar artery arises from the ulnar artery immediately above the pisiform bone, and winds backward beneath the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris; it passes across the dorsal surface of the carpus beneath the extensor tendons, to anastomose with a corresponding branch of the radial artery...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmar%20carpal%20branch%20of%20radial%20artery
The palmar carpal branch of the radial artery is a small branch of the radial artery which arises near the lower border of the pronator quadratus, and, running across the front of the carpus, anastomoses with the palmar carpal branch of the ulnar artery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubby%20protein
The tubby protein is encoded by the TUB gene. It is an upstream cell signaling protein common to multicellular eukaryotes. The first tubby gene was identified in mice, and proteins that are homologous to tubby are known as "tubby-like proteins" (TULPs). They share a common and characteristic tertiary structure that c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorpe%E2%80%93Ingold%20effect
The Thorpe–Ingold effect, gem-dimethyl effect, or angle compression is an effect observed in chemistry where increasing steric hindrance favours ring closure and intramolecular reactions. The effect was first reported by Beesley, Thorpe, and Ingold in 1915 as part of a study of cyclization reactions. It has since been...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20integrated%20development%20environments
The following tables list notable software packages that are nominal IDEs; standalone tools such as source-code editors and GUI builders are not included. These IDEs are listed in alphabetic order of the supported language. ActionScript Ada Assembly BASIC C/C++ C# COBOL Common Lisp Component Pascal D Eiffel ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oat%20milk
Oat milk is a plant milk derived from whole oat (Avena spp.) grains by extracting the plant material with water. Oat milk has a creamy texture and mild oatmeal-like flavor, and is manufactured in various flavors, such as sweetened, unsweetened, vanilla, and chocolate. Unlike other plant milks having origins as early a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple%20Sensor%20Interface%20protocol
The Simple Sensor Interface (SSI) protocol is a simple communications protocol designed for data transfer between computers or user terminals and smart sensors. The SSI protocol is an Application layer protocol as in the OSI model. The SSI protocol has been developed jointly by Nokia, Vaisala, Suunto, Ionific, Mermit ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfson%20Centre%20for%20Magnetics
Wolfson Centre for Magnetics (WCM) is a research and knowledge centre operating within School of Engineering at Cardiff University. Research WCM is a centre for research, teaching and technology transfer over a wide spectrum of magnetics, including magnetic engineering, magnetic materials, magnetic devices, and the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meijer%20G-function
In mathematics, the G-function was introduced by as a very general function intended to include most of the known special functions as particular cases. This was not the only attempt of its kind: the generalized hypergeometric function and the MacRobert E-function had the same aim, but Meijer's G-function was able to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological%20oceanography
Biological oceanography is the study of how organisms affect and are affected by the physics, chemistry, and geology of the oceanographic system. Biological oceanography may also be referred to as ocean ecology, in which the root word of ecology is Oikos (oικoσ), meaning ‘house’ or ‘habitat’ in Greek. With that in min...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common%20Hybrid%20Interface%20Protocol%20System
Common Hybrid Interface Protocol System (CHIPS) is the definition of a computer network that consists of a mixture of common serial data protocols such as RS-232 and RS-485, or can be even PC keyboard interface communication. CHIPS may also consist of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for wireless communication can be installed on a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biologically%20inspired%20cognitive%20architectures
Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures (BICA) was a DARPA project administered by the Information Processing Technology Office (IPTO). BICA began in 2005 and is designed to create the next generation of cognitive architecture models of human artificial intelligence. Its first phase (Design) ran from September 2...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double%20dabble
In computer science, the double dabble algorithm is used to convert binary numbers into binary-coded decimal (BCD) notation. It is also known as the shift-and-add-3 algorithm, and can be implemented using a small number of gates in computer hardware, but at the expense of high latency. Algorithm The algorithm operates...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative%20breeding
Cooperative breeding is a social system characterized by alloparental care: offspring receive care not only from their parents, but also from additional group members, often called helpers. Cooperative breeding encompasses a wide variety of group structures, from a breeding pair with helpers that are offspring from a p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentiometric%20sensor
A potentiometric sensor is a type of chemical sensor that may be used to determine the analytical concentration of some components of the analyte gas or solution. These sensors measure the electrical potential of an electrode when no current is present. Principle The signal is measured as the potential difference (v...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taenia%20of%20fourth%20ventricle
In the brain, the taenia of the fourth ventricle (lingula, tenia of fourth ventricle) are two narrow bands of white matter, one on either side, which complete the lower part of the roof of the fourth ventricle. Each consists of a vertical and a horizontal part. The vertical part is continuous below the obex with the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake%20force
Brake force, also known as Brake Power, is a measure of braking power of a vehicle. Railways In the case of railways, it is important that staff are aware of the brake force of a train so sufficient brake power will be available to bring the train to a halt within the required distance from a given speed. In simple ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing%20Mobile
Bing for mobile (formerly Live Search Mobile) is a search tool for handheld mobile devices from Microsoft as part of their Bing search engine. It is designed for mobile device displays. Bing Mobile is built into Windows Mobile and Windows Phone as proprietary software, accessed via the Search key on Windows Phone 7 an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peptide%20library
A peptide library is a tool for studying proteins. Peptide libraries typically contain a large number of peptides that have a systematic combination of amino acids. Usually, the peptide library is synthesized on a solid phase, mostly on resin, which can be made as a flat surface or beads. The peptide library is a popul...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanant
In mathematics, the immanant of a matrix was defined by Dudley E. Littlewood and Archibald Read Richardson as a generalisation of the concepts of determinant and permanent. Let be a partition of an integer and let be the corresponding irreducible representation-theoretic character of the symmetric group . The imman...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeding%20pair
Breeding pair is a pair of animals which cooperate over time to produce offspring with some form of a bond between the individuals. For example, many birds mate for a breeding season or sometimes for life. They may share some or all of the tasks involved: for example, a breeding pair of birds may split building a nest,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%20mixing%20console
In professional audio, a digital mixing console (DMC) is a type of mixing console used to combine, route, and change the dynamics, equalization and other properties of multiple audio input signals, using digital signal processing rather than analog circuitry. The digital audio samples, which is the internal representat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charged%20current
Charged current interactions are one of the ways in which subatomic particles can interact by means of the weak force. These interactions are mediated by the and bosons. In simple terms Charged current interactions are the most easily detected class of weak interactions. The weak force is best known for mediating ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De%20Gua%27s%20theorem
In mathematics, De Gua's theorem is a three-dimensional analog of the Pythagorean theorem named after Jean Paul de Gua de Malves. It states that if a tetrahedron has a right-angle corner (like the corner of a cube), then the square of the area of the face opposite the right-angle corner is the sum of the squares of t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targeted%20drug%20delivery
Targeted drug delivery, sometimes called smart drug delivery, is a method of delivering medication to a patient in a manner that increases the concentration of the medication in some parts of the body relative to others. This means of delivery is largely founded on nanomedicine, which plans to employ nanoparticle-media...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity%20driven%20networking
Identity driven networking (IDN) is the process of applying network controls to a network device access based on the identity of an individual or a group of individuals responsible to or operating the device. Individuals are identified, and the network is tuned to respond to their presence by context. The OSI model pr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control%20variable
A control variable (or scientific constant) in scientific experimentation is an experimental element which is constant (controlled) and unchanged throughout the course of the investigation. Control variables could strongly influence experimental results were they not held constant during the experiment in order to tes...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline%20of%20arithmetic
Arithmetic is an elementary branch of mathematics that is widely used for tasks ranging from simple day-to-day counting to advanced science and business calculations. Essence of arithmetic Elementary arithmetic Decimal arithmetic Decimal point Numeral Place value Face value History of arithmetic Arithmetic operation...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline%20of%20algebra
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to algebra: Algebra is one of the main branches of mathematics, covering the study of structure, relation and quantity. Algebra studies the effects of adding and multiplying numbers, variables, and polynomials, along with their factorization and det...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline%20of%20geometry
Geometry is a branch of mathematics concerned with questions of shape, size, relative position of figures, and the properties of space. Geometry is one of the oldest mathematical sciences. Classical branches Geometry Analytic geometry Differential geometry Euclidean geometry Non-Euclidean geometry Projective g...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blastoderm
A blastoderm (germinal disc, blastodisc) is a single layer of embryonic epithelial tissue that makes up the blastula. It encloses the fluid filled blastocoel. Gastrulation follows blastoderm formation, where the tips of the blastoderm begins the formation of the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. Formation The blastode...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RF64
RF64 is a BWF-compatible multichannel audio file format enabling file sizes to exceed 4 GB. It has been specified by the European Broadcasting Union. It has been accepted as the ITU recommendation ITU-R BS.2088. The file format is designed to meet the requirements for multichannel sound in broadcasting and audio archi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insertional%20mutagenesis
In molecular biology, insertional mutagenesis is the creation of mutations in DNA by the addition of one or more base pairs. Such insertional mutations can occur naturally, mediated by viruses or transposons, or can be artificially created for research purposes in the lab. Signature tagged mutagenesis This is a tech...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test%20data
Test data plays a crucial role in software development by providing inputs that are used to verify the correctness, performance, and reliability of software systems. Test data encompasses various types, such as positive and negative scenarios, edge cases, and realistic user scenarios, and it aims to exercise different ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deductive%20language
A deductive language is a computer programming language in which the program is a collection of predicates ('facts') and rules that connect them. Such a language is used to create knowledge based systems or expert systems which can deduce answers to problem sets by applying the rules to the facts they have been given. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%20School%20Lectures
Theory and Techniques for Design of Electronic Digital Computers (popularly called the "Moore School Lectures") was a course in the construction of electronic digital computers held at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Electrical Engineering between July 8, 1946, and August 30, 1946, and was the first ti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helper%20dependent%20virus
A helper dependent virus, also termed a gutless virus, is a synthetic viral vector dependent on the assistance of a helper virus in order to replicate, and can be used for purposes such as gene therapy. Naturally-occurring satellite viruses are also helper virus dependent, and can sometimes be modified to become viral ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helper%20virus
A helper virus is a virus that allows an otherwise-deficient coinfecting virus to replicate. These can be naturally occurring as with Hepatitis D virus, which requires Hepatitis B virus to coinfect cells in order to replicate. Helper viruses are also commonly used to replicate and spread viral vectors for gene expressi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20Burks
Arthur Walter Burks (October 13, 1915 – May 14, 2008) was an American mathematician who worked in the 1940s as a senior engineer on the project that contributed to the design of the ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer. Decades later, Burks and his wife Alice Burks outlined their case for the s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum%20%28video%20game%29
Quantum is a color vector arcade video game developed at General Computer Corporation for Atari, Inc. and released in December 1982. It was designed by Betty Ryan () who was the first female developer at GCC. The premise of the game is related loosely to quantum physics; the player directs a probe with a trackball to e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu%20Abed
Abu Abed is a fictional character that forms the centerpiece of many jokes in Lebanon, though he is known throughout the Arab world. The Washington Post describes him as an "Archie Bunker-like figure who is a fumbling caricature of all the failings of the Lebanese." His full name is sometimes given as Abu Abed El Bey...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OFFSystem
The Owner-Free File System (OFF System, or OFFS for short) is a peer-to-peer distributed file system in which all shared files are represented by randomized multi-used data blocks. Instead of anonymizing the network, the data blocks are anonymized and therefore, only data garbage is ever exchanged and stored and no for...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundEdit
SoundEdit was the first popular GUI-based audio editor for digitized audio. It was one of the first significant audio applications for personal computers in general. SoundEdit was known for its ease of use. It made audio manipulation accessible to those who were not musicians or audio professionals. History SoundEd...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi%20%28software%29
Wabi is a discontinued commercial software application from Sun Microsystems that implements the Windows Win16 API specification on Solaris and AIX; a version for Linux was also released by Caldera Systems. Wabi runs applications developed for Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11, and Windows for Workgroups. History The technolo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilicus
A sicilicus was an old Latin diacritical mark, , like a reversed C (Ɔ) placed above a letter and evidently deriving its name from its shape like a little sickle (which is sicilis in Latin). The ancient sources say that during the time of the Republic it was placed above a geminate consonant to indicate that the consona...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoaspartate
Isoaspartic acid (isoaspartate, isoaspartyl, β-aspartate) is an aspartic acid residue isomeric to the typical α peptide linkage. It is a β-amino acid, with the side chain carboxyl moved to the backbone. Such a change is caused by a chemical reaction in which the nitrogen atom on the N+1 following peptide bond (in black...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telelogic
Telelogic AB was a software business headquartered in Malmö, Sweden. Telelogic was founded in 1983 as a research and development arm of Televerket, the Swedish department of telecom (now part of TeliaSonera). It was later acquired by IBM Rational, and exists under the IBM software group. Telelogic had operations in 2...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullet%20Cluster
The Bullet Cluster (1E 0657-56) consists of two colliding clusters of galaxies. Strictly speaking, the name Bullet Cluster refers to the smaller subcluster, moving away from the larger one. It is at a comoving radial distance of . The object is of a particular note for astrophysicists, because gravitational lensing st...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EF%20hand
The EF hand is a helix–loop–helix structural domain or motif found in a large family of calcium-binding proteins. The EF-hand motif contains a helix–loop–helix topology, much like the spread thumb and forefinger of the human hand, in which the Ca2+ ions are coordinated by ligands within the loop. The motif takes its n...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badlands%20%281984%20video%20game%29
is a video game released and developed by Konami on the LaserDisc system in 1984 and published by both Konami and Centuri. It first debuted at the Amusement and Music Operators Association (AMOA) Show in October 1983 and was later released to the public in early 1984. In addition to its LaserDisc version, two versions ...