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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth%20Aaronson%20Bari
Ruth Aaronson Bari (November 17, 1917 – August 25, 2005) was an American mathematician known for her work in graph theory and algebraic homomorphisms. She was a professor at George Washington University, beginning in 1966. Career The daughter of Polish-Jewish immigrants to the United States, Ruth Aaronson was born Nov...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photocyte
A photocyte is a cell that specializes in catalyzing enzymes to produce light (bioluminescence). Photocytes typically occur in select layers of epithelial tissue, functioning singly or in a group, or as part of a larger apparatus (a photophore). They contain special structures termed as photocyte granules. These specia...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input%20Field%20Separators
For many command line interpreters (“shell”) of Unix operating systems, the input field separators or internal field separators or shell variable holds characters used to separate text into tokens. The value of , (in the bash shell) typically includes the space, tab, and the newline characters by default. These white...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System%20Fault%20Tolerance
(DELETE) This text describes "product name", is not an encyclopedic entry. In computing, System Fault Tolerance (SFT) is a fault tolerant system built into NetWare operating systems. Three levels of fault tolerance exist: SFT I 'Hot Fix' maps out bad disk blocks on the file system level to help ensure data integrity...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum%20vortex
In physics, a quantum vortex represents a quantized flux circulation of some physical quantity. In most cases, quantum vortices are a type of topological defect exhibited in superfluids and superconductors. The existence of quantum vortices was first predicted by Lars Onsager in 1949 in connection with superfluid heliu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal%20calcaneocuboid%20ligament
The dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament (superior calcaneocuboid ligament) is a thin but broad fasciculus, which passes between the contiguous surfaces of the calcaneus and cuboid, on the dorsal surface of the joint.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ericoid%20mycorrhiza
The ericoid mycorrhiza is a mutualistic relationship formed between members of the plant family Ericaceae and several lineages of mycorrhizal fungi. This symbiosis represents an important adaptation to acidic and nutrient poor soils that species in the Ericaceae typically inhabit, including boreal forests, bogs, and he...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Component%20television
Component television is a form factor in which a television set is sold as a system of separate components, similar to audio components. For example, a component television system is a monitor, tuner and speakers sold separately and which can be integrated into a single system. The component television form factor beg...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended%20Validation%20Certificate
An Extended Validation Certificate (EV) is a certificate conforming to X.509 that proves the legal entity of the owner and is signed by a certificate authority key that can issue EV certificates. EV certificates can be used in the same manner as any other X.509 certificates, including securing web communications with H...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Bluetooth%20profiles
In order to use Bluetooth, a device must be compatible with the subset of Bluetooth profiles (often called services or functions) necessary to use the desired services. A Bluetooth profile is a specification regarding an aspect of Bluetooth-based wireless communication between devices. It resides on top of the Bluetoot...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal-induced%20crystallization
Metal-induced crystallization (MIC) is a method by which amorphous carbon (a-C), amorphous silicon (a-Si), amorphous oxides and amorphous germanium (a-Ge) can be turned into their polycrystalline phases at relatively low temperatures. In the technologically important case of Si, a thin film of a-Si is deposited onto ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomological%20Society%20of%20Canada
The Entomological Society of Canada or Société d’Entomologie du Canada is one of Canada's most historic scientific societies. The society was founded in Toronto on April 16, 1863. The first Council was composed of President Henry Holmes Croft (1820–1883), Secretary Treasurer William Saunders (1836–1914), and Curator Re...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasian%20Ornithological%20Conference
Australasian Ornithological Conference is a biennial meeting of ornithologists that focuses on the Australasian region and Antarctica. Preceded by the short-lived series of two Southern Hemisphere Ornithological Congresses, they were initiated by the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), also known as Birds ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical%20relative%20humidity
The critical relative humidity (CRH) of a salt is defined as the relative humidity of the surrounding atmosphere (at a certain temperature) at which the material begins to absorb moisture from the atmosphere and below which it will not absorb atmospheric moisture. When the humidity of the atmosphere is equal to (or is...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affiliate%20network
An affiliate network acts as an intermediary between publishers (affiliates) and merchant affiliate programs. It allows website publishers to more easily find and participate in affiliate programs which are suitable for their website (and thus generate income from those programs), and allows websites offering affiliate...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content%20adaptation
Content adaptation is the action of transforming content to adapt to device capabilities. Content adaptation is usually related to mobile devices, which require special handling because of their limited computational power, small screen size, and constrained keyboard functionality. Content adaptation could roughly be...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%20engine
A model engine is a small internal combustion engine typically used to power a radio-controlled aircraft, radio-controlled car, radio-controlled boat, free flight, control line aircraft, or ground-running tether car model. Because of the square–cube law, the behaviour of many engines does not always scale up or down a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Award%20pin
An award pin is a small object, usually made from metal or plastic, with a pin on the back, presented as an award of achievement or a mark of appreciation. They are worn on clothes such as jackets, shirts or hats. Description Award pins usually have an image or words, or both, depicting the reason for the award. An ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confr%C3%A9rie%20des%20Chevaliers%20du%20Tastevin
The Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin (English: Fraternity of Knights of the Wine-Tasters' Cup) is an exclusive Bacchanalian fraternity of Burgundy wine connoisseurs. Originally formed under the Ancien Régime and re-established in 1934, the Chevaliers du Tastevin are based at the 12th-century château of the Clos de...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conceptual%20model%20%28computer%20science%29
In computer science, a conceptual model, or domain model, represents concepts (entities) and relationships between them. Overview In the field of computer science a conceptual model aims to express the meaning of terms and concepts used by domain experts to discuss the problem, and to find the correct relationships be...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket%20shark
The pocket shark (Mollisquama parini) is a species of kitefin shark in the family Dalatiidae. The species is found in deep water off Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It was the only member of the genus Mollisquama, until another species, M. mississippiensis, was discovered in the Gulf of Mexico. Both species ar...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20Derbyshire
The flag of Derbyshire is the flag of the English county of Derbyshire. Created in 2006, the flag has subsequently been registered at the Flag Institute and added to their UK Flags Register. History The creation of the flag came about as a result of a feature on Andy Whittaker's breakfast show on BBC Radio Derby in 2...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared%20secret
In cryptography, a shared secret is a piece of data, known only to the parties involved, in a secure communication. This usually refers to the key of a symmetric cryptosystem. The shared secret can be a password, a passphrase, a big number, or an array of randomly chosen bytes. The shared secret is either shared befo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UVB-induced%20apoptosis
UV-induced apoptosis UV-induced apoptosis is an adequate (physiological) reaction of a cell damaged by UV radiation (UVR) in a sufficiently large (lethal) dose and it prevents the disordered destruction of UV damaged cells by help necrosis. Cell elimination by apoptosis occurs when UV-induced cell damage which cannot ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei%20Suslin
Andrei Suslin (, sometimes transliterated Souslin) was a Russian mathematician who contributed to algebraic K-theory and its connections with algebraic geometry. He was a Trustee Chair and Professor of mathematics at Northwestern University. He was born on 27 December 1950 in St. Petersburg, Russia. As a youth, he ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medullary%20pyramids%20%28brainstem%29
In neuroanatomy, the medullary pyramids are paired white matter structures of the brainstem's medulla oblongata that contain motor fibers of the corticospinal and corticobulbar tracts – known together as the pyramidal tracts. The lower limit of the pyramids is marked when the fibers cross (decussate). Structure The ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented%20cognition
Augmented cognition is an interdisciplinary area of psychology and engineering, attracting researchers from the more traditional fields of human-computer interaction, psychology, ergonomics and neuroscience. Augmented cognition research generally focuses on tasks and environments where human–computer interaction and in...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymmetric%20cell%20division
An asymmetric cell division produces two daughter cells with different cellular fates. This is in contrast to symmetric cell divisions which give rise to daughter cells of equivalent fates. Notably, stem cells divide asymmetrically to give rise to two distinct daughter cells: one copy of the original stem cell as well ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IETF%20language%20tag
An IETF BCP 47 language tag is a standardized code or tag that is used to identify human languages in the Internet (a language code). The tag structure has been standardized by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in Best Current Practice (BCP) 47; the subtags are maintained by the IANA Language Subtag Registry. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple%20lipid
A simple lipid is a fatty acid ester of different alcohols and carries no other substance. These lipids belong to a heterogeneous class of predominantly nonpolar compounds, mostly insoluble in water, but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents such as chloroform and benzene. Simple lipids: esters of fatty acids with vari...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saponifiable%20lipid
A saponifiable lipid is part of the ester functional group. They are made up of long chain carboxylic (of fatty) acids connected to an alcoholic functional group through the ester linkage which can undergo a saponification reaction. The fatty acids are released upon base-catalyzed ester hydrolysis to form ionized salt...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display%20driver
In electronics/computer hardware, a display driver is usually a semiconductor integrated circuit (but may alternatively comprise a state machine made of discrete logic and other components) which provides an interface function between a microprocessor, microcontroller, ASIC or general-purpose peripheral interface and a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downhill%20folding
Downhill folding is a process in which a protein folds without encountering any significant macroscopic free energy barrier. It is a key prediction of the folding funnel hypothesis of the energy landscape theory of proteins. Overview Downhill folding is predicted to occur under conditions of extreme native bias, i.e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog%20behavior
Dog behavior is the internally coordinated responses of individuals or groups of domestic dogs to internal and external stimuli. It has been shaped by millennia of contact with humans and their lifestyles. As a result of this physical and social evolution, dogs have acquired the ability to understand and communicate ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroma%20of%20iris
The stroma of the iris is a fibrovascular layer of tissue. It is the upper layer of two in the iris. Structure The stroma is a delicate interlacement of fibres. Some circle the circumference of the iris and the majority radiate toward the pupil. Blood vessels and nerves intersperse this mesh. In dark eyes, the stroma...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroma%20%28tissue%29
Stroma () is the part of a tissue or organ with a structural or connective role. It is made up of all the parts without specific functions of the organ - for example, connective tissue, blood vessels, ducts, etc. The other part, the parenchyma, consists of the cells that perform the function of the tissue or organ. Th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroma%20of%20ovary
The stroma of the ovary is a unique type of connective tissue abundantly supplied with blood vessels, consisting for the most part of spindle-shaped stroma cells. These appear similar to fibroblasts. The stroma also contains ordinary connective tissue such as reticular fibers and collagen. Ovarian stroma differs from t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall%27s%20conjecture
In mathematics, Hall's conjecture is an open question, , on the differences between perfect squares and perfect cubes. It asserts that a perfect square y2 and a perfect cube x3 that are not equal must lie a substantial distance apart. This question arose from consideration of the Mordell equation in the theory of integ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armorial%20of%20Romania
The Romanian government is the armiger in Romania. It exercises this right under the mandatory advice of the National Committee of Heraldry, Genealogy and Sigillography (). The committee is subordinate to the Romanian Academy. All the coats of arms of Romanian institutions must be approved by this committee with two ex...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute%20of%20Physics%20Michael%20Faraday%20Medal%20and%20Prize
The Michael Faraday Medal and Prize is a gold medal awarded annually by the Institute of Physics in experimental physics. The award is made "for outstanding and sustained contributions to experimental physics." The medal is accompanied by a prize of £1000 and a certificate. Historical development 1914-1965 Guthrie ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor%20alar%20cartilage
In human anatomy the part of the nose which forms the lateral wall is curved to correspond with the ala of the nose; it is oval and flattened, narrow behind, where it is connected with the frontal process of the maxilla by a tough fibrous membrane, in which are found three or four small nasal cartilages the minor alar ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IATA%20delay%20codes
IATA delay codes were created to standardise the reporting by airlines of commercial flight departure delays. Previously, every airline had its own system, which made the sharing and aggregation of flight delay information difficult. IATA standardised the flight delay reporting format by using codes that attribute...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static%20web%20page
A static web page, sometimes called a flat page or a stationary page, is a web page that is delivered to a web browser exactly as stored, in contrast to dynamic web pages which are generated by a web application. Consequently, a static web page displays the same information for all users, from all contexts, subject to...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex%20chromosome
A sex chromosome (also referred to as an allosome, heterotypical chromosome, gonosome, heterochromosome, or idiochromosome) is a chromosome that differs from an ordinary autosome in form, size, and behavior. The human sex chromosomes, a typical pair of mammal allosomes, carry the genes that determine the sex of an indi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerve%20fascicle
A nerve fascicle, is a bundle of nerve fibers belonging to a nerve in the peripheral nervous system. A nerve fascicle is also called a fasciculus, as is a nerve tract in the central nervous system. A nerve fascicle is enclosed by perineurium, a layer of fascial connective tissue. Each enclosed nerve fiber in the fasc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live%20blood%20analysis
Live blood analysis (LBA), live cell analysis, Hemaview or nutritional blood analysis is the use of high-resolution dark field microscopy to observe live blood cells. Live blood analysis is promoted by some alternative medicine practitioners, who assert that it can diagnose a range of diseases. There is no scientific e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracovian
In astronomical and geodetic calculations, Cracovians are a clerical convenience introduced in the 1930s by Tadeusz Banachiewicz for solving systems of linear equations by hand. Such systems can be written as in matrix notation where x and b are column vectors and the evaluation of b requires the multiplication of the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multibeam%20echosounder
A multibeam echosounder (MBES) is a type of sonar that is used to map the seabed. It emits acoustic waves in a fan shape beneath its transceiver. The time it takes for the sound waves to reflect off the seabed and return to the receiver is used to calculate the water depth. Unlike other sonars and echo sounders, MBES u...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear%20transport
Nuclear transport refers to the mechanisms by which molecules move across the nuclear membrane of a cell. The entry and exit of large molecules from the cell nucleus is tightly controlled by the nuclear pore complexes (NPCs). Although small molecules can enter the nucleus without regulation, macromolecules such as RNA ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myoepithelial%20cell
Myoepithelial cells (sometimes referred to as myoepithelium) are cells usually found in glandular epithelium as a thin layer above the basement membrane but generally beneath the luminal cells. These may be positive for alpha smooth muscle actin and can contract and expel the secretions of exocrine glands. They are fou...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction%20loss
The term friction loss (or frictional loss) has a number of different meanings, depending on its context. In fluid flow it is the head loss that occurs in a containment such as a pipe or duct due to the effect of the fluid's viscosity near the surface of the containment. In mechanical systems such as internal com...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagpole
A flagpole, flagmast, flagstaff, or staff is a pole designed to support a flag. If it is taller than can be easily reached to raise the flag, a cord is used, looping around a pulley at the top of the pole with the ends tied at the bottom. The flag is fixed to one lower end of the cord, and is then raised by pulling on ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidalia%20%28software%29
Vidalia is a discontinued cross-platform GUI for controlling Tor, built using Qt. The name comes from the Vidalia onion since Tor uses onion routing. It allows the user to start, stop or view the status of Tor, view, filter or search log messages, monitor bandwidth usage, and configure some aspects of Tor. Vidalia also...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA%20clean
The RCA clean is a standard set of wafer cleaning steps which need to be performed before high-temperature processing steps (oxidation, diffusion, CVD) of silicon wafers in semiconductor manufacturing. Werner Kern developed the basic procedure in 1965 while working for RCA, the Radio Corporation of America. It involve...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusicoccin
Fusicoccins are organic compounds produced by a fungus. It has detrimental effect on plants and causes their death. Fusicoccins are diterpenoid glycosides produced by the fungus Fusicoccum amygdali, which is a parasite of mainly almond and peach trees. It stimulates a quick acidification of the plant cell wall; this c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucicarmine%20stain
Mucicarmine stain is a staining procedure used for different purposes. In microbiology the stain aids in the identification of a variety of microorganisms based on whether or not the cell wall stains intensely red. Generally this is limited to microorganisms with a cell wall that is composed, at least in part, of a pol...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubular%20gland
Tubular glands are glands with a tube-like shape throughout their length, in contrast with alveolar glands, which have a saclike secretory portion. Tubular glands are further classified as one of the following types: Additional images See also skin - glands in skin structure hair follicles - for hair growth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveolar%20gland
Alveolar glands, also called saccular glands, are glands with a saclike secretory portion, in contrast with tubular glands. They typically have an enlarged lumen (cavity), hence the name: they have a shape similar to alveoli, the very small air sacs in the lungs. Some sources draw a clear distinction between acinar an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FKBP
The FKBPs, or FK506 binding proteins, constitute a family of proteins that have prolyl isomerase activity and are related to the cyclophilins in function, though not in amino acid sequence. FKBPs have been identified in many eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to humans, and function as protein folding chaperones for protei...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscular%20layer
The muscular layer (muscular coat, muscular fibers, muscularis propria, muscularis externa) is a region of muscle in many organs in the vertebrate body, adjacent to the submucosa. It is responsible for gut movement such as peristalsis. The Latin, tunica muscularis, may also be used. Structure It usually has two layers...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matteucci%20Medal
The Matteucci Medal is an Italian award for physicists, named after Carlo Matteucci from Forlì. It was established to award physicists for their fundamental contributions. Under an Italian Royal Decree dated July 10, 1870, the Italian Society of Sciences was authorized to receive a donation from Carlo Matteucci for the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibre%20multi-object%20spectrograph
Fibre multi-object spectrograph (FMOS) is facility instrument for the Subaru telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The instrument consists of a complex fibre-optic positioning system mounted at the prime focus of the telescope. Fibres are then fed to a pair of large spectrographs, each weighing nearly 3000 kg. The instrume...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial%20astronaut
A commercial astronaut is a person who has commanded, piloted, or served as an active crew member of a privately funded spacecraft. This is distinct from an otherwise non-government astronaut, for example Charlie Walker, who flies while representing a non-government corporation but with funding or training or both comi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okishio%27s%20theorem
Okishio's theorem is a theorem formulated by Japanese economist Nobuo Okishio. It has had a major impact on debates about Marx's theory of value. Intuitively, it can be understood as saying that if one capitalist raises his profits by introducing a new technique that cuts his costs, the collective or general rate of pr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commutation%20matrix
In mathematics, especially in linear algebra and matrix theory, the commutation matrix is used for transforming the vectorized form of a matrix into the vectorized form of its transpose. Specifically, the commutation matrix K(m,n) is the nm × mn matrix which, for any m × n matrix A, transforms vec(A) into vec(AT): K(m,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covert%20conditioning
Covert conditioning is an approach to mental health treatment that utilizes the principles of applied behavior analysis, or cognitive-behavior therapies (CBTs) to help individuals improve their behavior or inner experience. This method relies on the individual's ability to use imagery for purposes such as mental rehear...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan%20flow
The Stefan flow, occasionally called Stefan's flow, is a transport phenomenon concerning the movement of a chemical species by a flowing fluid (typically in the gas phase) that is induced to flow by the production or removal of the species at an interface. Any process that adds the species of interest to or removes it ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owney%20%28dog%29
Owney (ca. 1887 – June 11, 1897), was a terrier mix adopted in the United States as a postal mascot by the Albany, New York, post office about 1888. The Albany mail professionals recommended the dog to their Railway Mail Service colleagues, and he became a nationwide mascot for nine years (1888–1897). He traveled over ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondements%20de%20la%20G%C3%A9ometrie%20Alg%C3%A9brique
Fondements de la Géometrie Algébrique (FGA) is a book that collected together seminar notes of Alexander Grothendieck. It is an important source for his pioneering work on scheme theory, which laid foundations for algebraic geometry in its modern technical developments. The title is a translation of the title of Andr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randomized%20response
Randomised response is a research method used in structured survey interview. It was first proposed by S. L. Warner in 1965 and later modified by B. G. Greenberg and coauthors in 1969. It allows respondents to respond to sensitive issues (such as criminal behavior or sexuality) while maintaining confidentiality. Chance...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working%20terrier
A working terrier is a small type of dog which pursues its quarry into the earth. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the name dates back to at least 1440, and is derived from the French chien terrier 'digging dog', which is from Medieval Latin terrarius, ultimately from Latin terra (earth). With the growth of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CB%20UNIX
Columbus UNIX, or CB UNIX, is a discontinued variant of the UNIX operating system used internally at Bell Labs for administrative databases and transaction processing. It was developed at the Columbus, Ohio branch, based on V6, V7 and PWB Unix. It was little-known outside the company. CB UNIX was developed to address ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duplication%20and%20elimination%20matrices
In mathematics, especially in linear algebra and matrix theory, the duplication matrix and the elimination matrix are linear transformations used for transforming half-vectorizations of matrices into vectorizations or (respectively) vice versa. Duplication matrix The duplication matrix is the unique matrix which, fo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfactin
Surfactin is a cyclic lipopeptide, commonly used as an antibiotic for its capacity as a surfactant. It is an amphiphile capable of withstanding hydrophilic and hydrophobic environments. The Gram-positive bacterial species Bacillus subtilis produces surfactin for its antibiotic effects against competitors. Surfactin sho...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal%20veins
The spinal veins (veins of the medulla spinalis or veins of the spinal cord) are situated in the pia mater and form a minute, tortuous, venous plexus. They emerge chiefly from the median fissures of the medulla spinalis and are largest in the lumbar region. In this plexus there are: (1) two median longitudinal veins...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronkhite%E2%80%93Canada%20syndrome
Cronkhite–Canada syndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by multiple polyps of the digestive tract. It is sporadic (i.e. it does not seem to be a hereditary disease), and it is currently considered acquired and idiopathic (i.e. cause remains unknown). About two-thirds of patients are of Japanese descent and the male...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectorization%20%28mathematics%29
In mathematics, especially in linear algebra and matrix theory, the vectorization of a matrix is a linear transformation which converts the matrix into a vector. Specifically, the vectorization of a matrix A, denoted vec(A), is the column vector obtained by stacking the columns of the matrix A on top of one another: ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold%20compression%20therapy
Cold compression therapy, also known as hilotherapy, combines two of the principles of rest, ice, compression, elevation to reduce pain and swelling from a sports or activity injury to soft tissues and is recommended by orthopedic surgeons following surgery. The therapy is especially useful for sprains, strains, pulled...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortactin
Cortactin (from "cortical actin binding protein") is a monomeric protein located in the cytoplasm of cells that can be activated by external stimuli to promote polymerization and rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton, especially the actin cortex around the cellular periphery. It is present in all cell types. When act...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calsequestrin
Calsequestrin is a calcium-binding protein that acts as a calcium buffer within the sarcoplasmic reticulum. The protein helps hold calcium in the cisterna of the sarcoplasmic reticulum after a muscle contraction, even though the concentration of calcium in the sarcoplasmic reticulum is much higher than in the cytosol....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%20timing%20diagram
A digital timing diagram represents a set of signals in the time domain. A timing diagram can contain many rows, usually one of them being the clock. It is a tool commonly used in digital electronics, hardware debugging, and digital communications. Besides providing an overall description of the timing relationships, t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shearing%20%28physics%29
In continuum mechanics, shearing refers to the occurrence of a shear strain, which is a deformation of a material substance in which parallel internal surfaces slide past one another. It is induced by a shear stress in the material. Shear strain is distinguished from volumetric strain. The change in a material's volu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrifying%20bacteria
Nitrifying bacteria are chemolithotrophic organisms that include species of genera such as Nitrosomonas, Nitrosococcus, Nitrobacter, Nitrospina, Nitrospira and Nitrococcus. These bacteria get their energy from the oxidation of inorganic nitrogen compounds. Types include ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and nitrite-oxid...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline%20and%20Fall%20of%20the%20American%20Programmer
Decline and Fall of the American Programmer is a book written by Edward Yourdon in 1992. It was addressed to American programmers and software organizations of the 1990s, warning that they were about to be driven out of business by programmers in other countries who could produce software more cheaply and with higher q...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overselling
Overselling or overbooking is sale of a volatile good or service in excess of actual supply. Overselling is a common practice in the travel and hospitality sectors, in which it is expected that some people will cancel. The practice occurs as an intentional business strategy in which sellers expect that some buyers will...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic%20Eclipse%20Modeling%20System
Generic Eclipse Modeling System (GEMS) is a configurable toolkit for creating domain-specific modeling and program synthesis environments for Eclipse. The project aims to bridge the gap between the communities experienced with visual metamodeling tools like those built around the Eclipse modeling technologies, such as ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerVu
PowerVu is a conditional access system for digital television developed by Scientific Atlanta. It is used for professional broadcasting, notably by Retevision, Bloomberg Television, Discovery Channel, AFRTS, ABS-CBN, GMA Network, and American Forces Network. It is also used by cable companies to prevent viewing by unau...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiparasitic
Antiparasitics are a class of medications which are indicated for the treatment of parasitic diseases, such as those caused by helminths, amoeba, ectoparasites, parasitic fungi, and protozoa, among others. Antiparasitics target the parasitic agents of the infections by destroying them or inhibiting their growth; they a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treble%20booster
A treble booster is an effects unit used by guitarists to increase the high end of their tonal spectrum. Many units boost the overall volume as well. Treble boosters were commonly used by guitarists in the 1960s and 1970s. During the last couple of decades, their popularity has increased again and many clones and reiss...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root%20of%20the%20lung
The root of the lung is a group of structures that emerge at the hilum of each lung, just above the middle of the mediastinal surface and behind the cardiac impression of the lung. It is nearer to the back (posterior border) than the front (anterior border). The root of the lung is connected by the structures that form...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costodiaphragmatic%20recess
The costodiaphragmatic recess, also called the costophrenic recess or phrenicocostal sinus, is the posterolateral fringe of the pleural space, a potential space around the lung inside the pleural cavity. It is located at the acutely angled junction ("reflection") between the costal and diaphragmatic parietal pleurae, a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rietdijk%E2%80%93Putnam%20argument
In philosophy, the Rietdijk–Putnam argument, named after and Hilary Putnam, uses 20th-century findings in physicsspecifically in special relativityto support the philosophical position known as four-dimensionalism. If special relativity is true, then each observer will have their own plane of simultaneity, which cont...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanaro%20Card
Hanaro Card is contactless smart card used in the public transportation system in Busan, South Korea. First used in 1997, the Hanaro Card is now also used for paying at parking lots and toll booths. The Hanaro system was adopted by Busan City in February 1998. This created the first integrated transport smart payment...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%ADragon
Síragon, C.A. is a Venezuelan manufacturer and assembler of computer hardware and other electronic products such as digital cameras, tablet, computers and LCD televisions. Siragon also designs and manufactures its own RAM and flash memory and printed circuit boards. The company was created in an alliance between Venezu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN%20M49
UN M49 or the Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Series M, No. 49) is a standard for area codes used by the United Nations for statistical purposes, developed and maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division. Each area code is a 3-digit number which can refer to a wide variety of geographical a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy%27s%20inequality
In Euclidean geometry, Ptolemy's inequality relates the six distances determined by four points in the plane or in a higher-dimensional space. It states that, for any four points , , , and , the following inequality holds: It is named after the Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy. The four points can be ordere...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular%20Hamiltonian
In atomic, molecular, and optical physics and quantum chemistry, the molecular Hamiltonian is the Hamiltonian operator representing the energy of the electrons and nuclei in a molecule. This operator and the associated Schrödinger equation play a central role in computational chemistry and physics for computing prope...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorization%20system
In mathematics, it can be shown that every function can be written as the composite of a surjective function followed by an injective function. Factorization systems are a generalization of this situation in category theory. Definition A factorization system (E, M) for a category C consists of two classes of morphism...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant%20Achatz
Grant Achatz ( ) (born April 25, 1974) is an American chef and restaurateur often recognized for his contributions to molecular gastronomy or progressive cuisine. His Chicago restaurant Alinea has won numerous accolades and Achatz himself has won numerous awards from prominent culinary institutions and publications, in...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular%20dodecahedron
A regular dodecahedron or pentagonal dodecahedron is a dodecahedron that is regular, which is composed of 12 regular pentagonal faces, three meeting at each vertex. It is one of the five Platonic solids. It has 12 faces, 20 vertices, 30 edges, and 160 diagonals (60 face diagonals, 100 space diagonals). It is represent...