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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damper%20%28flow%29
A damper is a valve or plate that stops or regulates the flow of air inside a duct, chimney, VAV box, air handler, or other air-handling equipment. A damper may be used to cut off central air conditioning (heating or cooling) to an unused room, or to regulate it for room-by-room temperature and climate control -- for e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate%20disturbance%20hypothesis
The intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH) suggests that local species diversity is maximized when ecological disturbance is neither too rare nor too frequent. At low levels of disturbance, more competitive organisms will push subordinate species to extinction and dominate the ecosystem. At high levels of disturbanc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinclozolin
Vinclozolin (trade names Ronilan, Curalan, Vorlan, Touche) is a common dicarboximide fungicide used to control diseases, such as blights, rots and molds in vineyards, and on fruits and vegetables such as raspberries, lettuce, kiwi, snap beans, and onions. It is also used on turf on golf courses. Two common fungi that v...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbomachinery
Turbomachinery, in mechanical engineering, describes machines that transfer energy between a rotor and a fluid, including both turbines and compressors. While a turbine transfers energy from a fluid to a rotor, a compressor transfers energy from a rotor to a fluid. These two types of machines are governed by the same ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplesse
Simplesse is a multi-functional dairy ingredient made from whey protein concentrate used as a fat substitute in low-calorie foods. Originally brought to market in 1988, the manufacturer, CP Kelco (a former NutraSweet subsidiary), sells Simplesse to food processors as a "microparticulated whey protein concentrate" in dr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed%20ball
Seed balls, also known as earth balls or , consist of seeds rolled within a ball of clay and other matter to assist germination. They are then thrown into vacant lots and over fences as a form of 'guerilla gardening'. Matter such as humus and compost are often placed around the seeds to provide microbial inoculants. C...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtended%20angle
In geometry, an angle is subtended by an arc, line segment or any other section of a curve when its two rays pass through the endpoints of that arc, line segment or curve section. Conversely, the arc, line segment or curve section confined within the rays of an angle is regarded as the corresponding subtension of that...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index%20of%20meteorology%20articles
This is a list of meteorology topics. The terms relate to meteorology, the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. (see also: List of meteorological phenomena) A advection aeroacoustics aerobiology aerography (meteorology) aerology air parcel (in m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylsulfoniopropionate
Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), is an organosulfur compound with the formula (CH3)2S+CH2CH2COO−. This zwitterionic metabolite can be found in marine phytoplankton, seaweeds, and some species of terrestrial and aquatic vascular plants. It functions as an osmolyte as well as several other physiological and environmen...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online%20identity
Internet identity (IID), also online identity, online personality or internet persona, is a social identity that an Internet user establishes in online communities and websites. It may also be an actively constructed presentation of oneself. Although some people choose to use their real names online, some Internet user...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null%20allele
A null allele is a nonfunctional allele (a variant of a gene) caused by a genetic mutation. Such mutations can cause a complete lack of production of the associated gene product or a product that does not function properly; in either case, the allele may be considered nonfunctional. A null allele cannot be distinguishe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction%20from%20zero%20crossings
The problem of reconstruction from zero crossings can be stated as: given the zero crossings of a continuous signal, is it possible to reconstruct the signal (to within a constant factor)? Worded differently, what are the conditions under which a signal can be reconstructed from its zero crossings? This problem has tw...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauge%20fixing
In the physics of gauge theories, gauge fixing (also called choosing a gauge) denotes a mathematical procedure for coping with redundant degrees of freedom in field variables. By definition, a gauge theory represents each physically distinct configuration of the system as an equivalence class of detailed local field c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gribov%20ambiguity
In gauge theory, especially in non-abelian gauge theories, global problems at gauge fixing are often encountered. Gauge fixing means choosing a representative from each gauge orbit, that is, choosing a section of a fiber bundle. The space of representatives is a submanifold (of the bundle as a whole) and represents the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple%20precedence%20grammar
A simple precedence grammar is a context-free formal grammar that can be parsed with a simple precedence parser. The concept was first created in 1964 by Claude Pair, and was later rediscovered, from ideas due to Robert Floyd, by Niklaus Wirth and Helmut Weber who published a paper, entitled EULER: a generalization ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytochrome%20f
Cytochrome f is the largest subunit of cytochrome b6f complex (plastoquinol—plastocyanin reductase; ). In its structure and functions, the cytochrome b6f complex bears extensive analogy to the cytochrome bc1 complex of mitochondria and photosynthetic purple bacteria. Cytochrome f (cyt f) plays a role analogous to that ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solutions%20of%20the%20Einstein%20field%20equations
Solutions of the Einstein field equations are metrics of spacetimes that result from solving the Einstein field equations (EFE) of general relativity. Solving the field equations gives a Lorentz manifold. Solutions are broadly classed as exact or non-exact. The Einstein field equations are where is the Einstein tens...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac%20OS%20X%20Leopard
Mac OS X Leopard (version 10.5) is the sixth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Leopard was released on October 26, 2007 as the successor of Mac OS X Tiger, and is available in two editions: a desktop version suitable for personal computers, and a server version...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotspot%20gateway
A hotspot gateway is a device that provides authentication, authorization and accounting for a wireless network. This can keep malicious users off of a private network even in the event that they are able to break the encryption. A wireless hotspot gateway helps solve guest user connectivity problems by offering insta...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric-field%20integral%20equation
The electric-field integral equation is a relationship that allows the calculation of an electric field () generated by an electric current distribution (). Derivation When all quantities in the frequency domain are considered, a time-dependency that is suppressed throughout is assumed. Beginning with the Maxwell eq...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided%20production%20engineering
Computer-aided production engineering (CAPE) is a relatively new and significant branch of engineering. Global manufacturing has changed the environment in which goods are produced. Meanwhile, the rapid development of electronics and communication technologies has required design and manufacturing to keep pace. Descr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state%20nuclear%20magnetic%20resonance
Solid-state NMR (ssNMR) spectroscopy is a technique for characterizing atomic level structure in solid materials e.g. powders, single crystals and amorphous samples and tissues using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The anisotropic part of many spin interactions are present in solid-state NMR, unlike in s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vital%20capacity
Vital capacity (VC) is the maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation. It is equal to the sum of inspiratory reserve volume, tidal volume, and expiratory reserve volume. It is approximately equal to Forced Vital Capacity (FVC). A person's vital capacity can be measured by a wet ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTransit
QuickTransit was a cross-platform virtualization program developed by Transitive Corporation. It allowed software compiled for one specific processor and operating system combination to be executed on a different processor and/or operating system architecture without source code or binary changes. QuickTransit was an ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%20Palindrome%20I
"I Palindrome I" is a song by American alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants. It was the second single from Apollo 18, released in 1992 by Elektra Records. They Might Be Giants performed the song on Late Night with David Letterman in 1992. Michael McKean recites the lyrics of the song in the documentary Gigantic:...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavelle%20Medal
The Flavelle Medal is an award of the Royal Society of Canada "for an outstanding contribution to biological science during the preceding ten years or for significant additions to a previous outstanding contribution to biological science". It is named in honour of Joseph Wesley Flavelle and is awarded bi-annually. The ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCNA
CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) is an information technology (IT) certification from Cisco Systems. CCNA certification is an associate-level Cisco Career certification. The Cisco exams have changed several times in response to changing IT trends. In 2020, Cisco announced an update to its certification program...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical%20security
Logical security consists of software safeguards for an organization's systems, including user identification and password access, authenticating, access rights and authority levels. These measures are to ensure that only authorized users are able to perform actions or access information in a network or a workstation....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaic%20effect
The photovoltaic effect is the generation of voltage and electric current in a material upon exposure to light. It is a physical and chemical phenomenon. The photovoltaic effect is closely related to the photoelectric effect. For both phenomena, light is absorbed, causing excitation of an electron or other charge car...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TinyURL
TinyURL is a URL shortening web service, which provides short aliases for redirection of long URLs. Kevin Gilbertson, a web developer, launched the service in January 2002 as a way to post links in newsgroup postings which frequently had long, cumbersome addresses. TinyURL was the first notable URL shortening service a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Context-based%20access%20control
Context-based access control (CBAC) is a feature of firewall software, which intelligently filters TCP and UDP packets based on application layer protocol session information. It can be used for intranets, extranets and internets. CBAC can be configured to permit specified TCP and UDP traffic through a firewall only w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conner%20Peripherals
Conner Peripherals, Inc. (commonly referred to as Conner), was a company that manufactured hard drives for personal computers. Conner Peripherals was founded in 1985 by Seagate Technology co-founder and San Jose State University alumnus Finis Conner (1943– ). In 1986, they merged with CoData, a Colorado start-up founde...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant%20Proteome%20Database
The Plant Proteome Database is a National Science Foundation-funded project to determine the biological function of each protein in plants. It includes data for two plants that are widely studied in molecular biology, Arabidopsis thaliana and maize (Zea mays). Initially the project was limited to plant plastids, und...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signaling%20protocol
A signaling protocol is a type of communications protocol for encapsulating the signaling between communication endpoints and switching systems to establish or terminate a connection and to identify the state of connection. The following is a list of signaling protocols: ALOHA Digital Subscriber System No. 1 (EDSS1)...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear%20matrix
In biology, the nuclear matrix is the network of fibres found throughout the inside of a cell nucleus after a specific method of chemical extraction. According to some it is somewhat analogous to the cell cytoskeleton. In contrast to the cytoskeleton, however, the nuclear matrix has been proposed to be a dynamic struct...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redback%20Networks
Redback Networks provided hardware and software used by Internet service providers to manage broadband services. The company's products included the SMS (Subscriber Management System), SmartEdge, and SmartMetro product lines. In January 2007, the company was acquired by Ericsson. History Redback Networks was founded ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FINO
In computer science, FINO is a humorous scheduling algorithm. It is an acronym for first in, never out as opposed to traditional first in, first out (FIFO) and last in, first out (LIFO) algorithms. A similar acronym is "FISH", for first in, still here. FINO works by withholding all scheduled tasks permanently. No mat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music%20scheduling%20system
Music scheduling systems are employed to sequence music at radio stations. Although these systems were originally implemented by manual index card methods, since the late 1970s they have exploited the efficiency and speed of digital computers. They are essential tools for broadcasting by music radio stations. These sy...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RC%204000%20multiprogramming%20system
The RC 4000 Multiprogramming System (also termed Monitor or RC 4000 depending on reference) is a discontinued operating system developed for the RC 4000 minicomputer in 1969. For clarity, this article mostly uses the term Monitor. Overview The RC 4000 Multiprogramming System is historically notable for being the first...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callaloo
Callaloo (many spelling variants, such as kallaloo, calaloo, calalloo, calaloux or callalloo; ) is a plant used in popular dishes in many Caribbean countries, while for other Caribbean countries, a stew made with the plant is called callaloo. Cuisines including the plant Callaloo or dishes called callaloo varies throu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudorandom%20binary%20sequence
A pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS), pseudorandom binary code or pseudorandom bitstream is a binary sequence that, while generated with a deterministic algorithm, is difficult to predict and exhibits statistical behavior similar to a truly random sequence. PRBS generators are used in telecommunication, such as in ana...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servbot
The Servbot, known as Kobun (コブン) in Japan, is a type of fictional sentient robot that appears in an assortment of video games and associated media developed and published by Capcom. The Servbot originated in the 1997 title Mega Man Legends, and appears in all media within the sub-series of the same name. Within series...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacharias%20Dase
Johann Martin Zacharias Dase (June 23, 1824, Hamburg – September 11, 1861, Hamburg) was a German mental calculator. He attended schools in Hamburg from a very early age, but later admitted that his instruction had little influence on him. He used to spend a lot of time playing dominoes, and suggested that this played ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer%20trench%20swell
The outer trench swell, outer trench high, or outer rise is a subtle ridge on the seafloor near an oceanic trench, where a descending plate begins to flex and fault in preparation for its descent into the mantle at a subduction zone. The lithosphere is bent upwards by plate stresses, and is not in isostatic equilibrium...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRLESC
The BRLESC I (Ballistic Research Laboratories Electronic Scientific Computer) was one of the last of the first-generation electronic computers. It was built by the United States Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL) at Aberdeen Proving Ground with assistance from the National Bureau of Standards (now the National...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring%20oscillator
A ring oscillator is a device composed of an odd number of NOT gates in a ring, whose output oscillates between two voltage levels, representing true and false. The NOT gates, or inverters, are attached in a chain and the output of the last inverter is fed back into the first. Details Because a single inverter compu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark%20model
In particle physics, the quark model is a classification scheme for hadrons in terms of their valence quarks—the quarks and antiquarks that give rise to the quantum numbers of the hadrons. The quark model underlies "flavor SU(3)", or the Eightfold Way, the successful classification scheme organizing the large number o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expression%20cassette
An expression cassette is a distinct component of vector DNA consisting of a gene and regulatory sequence to be expressed by a transfected cell. In each successful transformation, the expression cassette directs the cell's machinery to make RNA and protein(s). Some expression cassettes are designed for modular cloning...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensural%20notation
Mensural notation is the musical notation system used for polyphonic European vocal music from the late 13th century until the early 17th century. The term "mensural" refers to the ability of this system to describe precisely measured rhythmic durations in terms of numerical proportions between note values. Its modern ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansys
Ansys, Inc. is an American multinational company with its headquarters based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. It develops and markets CAE/multiphysics engineering simulation software for product design, testing and operation and offers its products and services to customers worldwide. Origins Ansys was founded in 1970 by ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poikilotherm
A poikilotherm () is an animal (Greek poikilos – 'various, spotted', and therme – 'heat) whose internal temperature varies considerably. Poikilotherms have to survive and adapt to environmental stress. One of the most important stressors is temperature change, which can lead to alterations in membrane lipid order and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiling%20with%20rectangles
A tiling with rectangles is a tiling which uses rectangles as its parts. The domino tilings are tilings with rectangles of side ratio. The tilings with straight polyominoes of shapes such as , and tilings with polyominoes of shapes such as fall also into this category. Congruent rectangles Some tiling of rectangl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode%20and%20email
Many email clients now offer some support for Unicode. Some clients will automatically choose between a legacy encoding and Unicode depending on the mail's content, either automatically or when the user requests it. Technical requirements for sending of messages containing non-ASCII characters by email include encodi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan%20%28archaeology%29
In archaeological excavation, a plan is a drawn record of features and artifacts in the horizontal plane. Overview Archaeological plan can either take the form of a "multi context" plan, which is drawn with many contexts on it to show relationships between these features as part of some phase, or alternatively a ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regularization%20%28mathematics%29
In mathematics, statistics, finance, computer science, particularly in machine learning and inverse problems, regularization is a process that changes the result answer to be "simpler". It is often used to obtain results for ill-posed problems or to prevent overfitting. Although regularization procedures can be divide...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regularization%20%28physics%29
In physics, especially quantum field theory, regularization is a method of modifying observables which have singularities in order to make them finite by the introduction of a suitable parameter called the regulator. The regulator, also known as a "cutoff", models our lack of knowledge about physics at unobserved sc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small-angle%20approximation
The small-angle approximations can be used to approximate the values of the main trigonometric functions, provided that the angle in question is small and is measured in radians: These approximations have a wide range of uses in branches of physics and engineering, including mechanics, electromagnetism, optics, cartog...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sieve%20tube%20element
Sieve elements are specialized cells that are important for the function of phloem, which is a highly organized tissue that transports organic compounds made during photosynthesis. Sieve elements are the major conducting cells in phloem. Conducting cells aid in transport of molecules especially for long-distance signal...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosmin
Geosmin ( ) is an irregular sesquiterpenoid, produced from the universal sesquiterpene precursor farnesyl pyrophosphate (also known as farnesyl diphosphate), in a two-step -dependent reaction. Geosmin, along with the irregular monoterpene 2-methylisoborneol, together account for the majority of biologically-caused tast...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stackless%20Python
Stackless Python, or Stackless, is a Python programming language interpreter, so named because it avoids depending on the C call stack for its own stack. In practice, Stackless Python uses the C stack, but the stack is cleared between function calls. The most prominent feature of Stackless is microthreads, which avoid ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20open-source%20and%20closed-source%20software
Free/open-source software – the source availability model used by free and open-source software (FOSS) – and closed source are two approaches to the distribution of software. Background Under the closed-source model source code is not released to the public. Closed-source software is maintained by a team who produce...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxyria%20digyna
Oxyria digyna (mountain sorrel, wood sorrel, Alpine sorrel or Alpine mountain-sorrel) is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). It is native to arctic regions and mountainous parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Description Mountain sorrel is a perennial plant with a tough taproot; the plant...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonverbal%20learning%20disorder
Nonverbal learning disability (NVLD) is proposed category of neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by core deficits in visual-spatial processing and a significant discrepancy between verbal and nonverbal intelligence (where verbal intelligence is higher). A review of papers found that proposed diagnostic criteria w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20symbols%20of%20the%20United%20States
National symbols of the United States are the symbols used to represent the United States of America. List of symbols See also Lists of United States state symbols
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species%20Plantarum
(Latin for "The Species of Plants") is a book by Carl Linnaeus, originally published in 1753, which lists every species of plant known at the time, classified into genera. It is the first work to consistently apply binomial names and was the starting point for the naming of plants. Publication was published on 1 May ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentane%20interference
Pentane interference or syn-pentane interaction is the steric hindrance that the two terminal methyl groups experience in one of the chemical conformations of n-pentane. The possible conformations are combinations of anti conformations and gauche conformations and are anti-anti, anti-gauche+, gauche+ - gauche+ and gauc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparsely%20totient%20number
In mathematics, a sparsely totient number is a certain kind of natural number. A natural number, n, is sparsely totient if for all m > n, where is Euler's totient function. The first few sparsely totient numbers are: 2, 6, 12, 18, 30, 42, 60, 66, 90, 120, 126, 150, 210, 240, 270, 330, 420, 462, 510, 630, 660, 690,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steady%20state%20%28biochemistry%29
In biochemistry, steady state refers to the maintenance of constant internal concentrations of molecules and ions in the cells and organs of living systems. Living organisms remain at a dynamic steady state where their internal composition at both cellular and gross levels are relatively constant, but different from e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground%20expression
In mathematical logic, a ground term of a formal system is a term that does not contain any variables. Similarly, a ground formula is a formula that does not contain any variables. In first-order logic with identity with constant symbols and , the sentence is a ground formula. A ground expression is a ground term or...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth%E2%80%93Weber%20precedence%20relationship
In computer science, a Wirth–Weber relationship between a pair of symbols is necessary to determine if a formal grammar is a simple precedence grammar. In such a case, the simple precedence parser can be used. The relationship is named after computer scientists Niklaus Wirth and Helmut Weber. The goal is to identify ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operator-precedence%20grammar
An operator precedence grammar is a kind of grammar for formal languages. Technically, an operator precedence grammar is a context-free grammar that has the property (among others) that no production has either an empty right-hand side or two adjacent nonterminals in its right-hand side. These properties allow precede...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karp%27s%2021%20NP-complete%20problems
In computational complexity theory, Karp's 21 NP-complete problems are a set of computational problems which are NP-complete. In his 1972 paper, "Reducibility Among Combinatorial Problems", Richard Karp used Stephen Cook's 1971 theorem that the boolean satisfiability problem is NP-complete (also called the Cook-Levin ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password%20synchronization
Password synchronization is a process, usually supported by software such as password managers, through which a user maintains a single password across multiple IT systems. Provided that all the systems enforce mutually-compatible password standards (e.g. concerning minimum and maximum password length, supported chara...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load%20cell
A load cell converts a force such as tension, compression, pressure, or torque into a signal (electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic pressure, or mechanical displacement indicator) that can be measured and standardized. It is a force transducer. As the force applied to the load cell increases, the signal changes proportion...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-service%20password%20reset
Self-service password reset (SSPR) is defined as any process or technology that allows users who have either forgotten their password or triggered an intruder lockout to authenticate with an alternate factor, and repair their own problem, without calling the help desk. It is a common feature in identity management soft...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squround
A squround (or scround) is a container whose shape is between a square and a round tub. It resembles an oval but is sometimes closer to a rectangle with rounded corners. These allow the contents to be easily scooped out of the container. The name is a portmanteau for "square round" (cartons), referring to a compromise...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klotski
Klotski (from ) is a sliding block puzzle thought to have originated in the early 20th century. The name may refer to a specific layout of ten blocks, or in a more global sense to refer to a whole group of similar sliding-block puzzles where the aim is to move a specific block to some predefined location. Rules Like o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPECint
SPECint is a computer benchmark specification for CPU integer processing power. It is maintained by the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). SPECint is the integer performance testing component of the SPEC test suite. The first SPEC test suite, CPU92, was announced in 1992. It was followed by CPU95, CPU2...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbiology%20Society
The Microbiology Society (previously the Society for General Microbiology) is a learned society based in the United Kingdom with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes and schools. It is the largest learned microbiological society in Europe. Interests of its members inclu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus%20tectorius
Pandanus tectorius is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) that is native to Malesia, Papuasia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands. It grows in the coastal lowlands typically near the edge of the ocean. Common names in English include thatch screwpine, Tahitian screwpine, hala tree ( in Hawaiian) and pandanus. The...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaplerotic%20reactions
Anaplerotic reactions, a term coined by Hans Kornberg and originating from the Greek ἀνά= 'up' and πληρόω= 'to fill', are chemical reactions that form intermediates of a metabolic pathway. Examples of such are found in the citric acid cycle (TCA cycle). In normal function of this cycle for respiration, concentrations o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project%20Genoa
Project Genoa was a software project commissioned by the United States' DARPA which was designed to analyze large amounts of data and metadata to help human analysts counter terrorism. Program synopsis Genoa's primary function was intelligence analysis in order to assist human analysts. The program was designed to su...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s%20tubercle
Darwin's tubercle (or auricular tubercle) is a congenital ear condition which often presents as a thickening on the helix at the junction of the upper and middle thirds. History This atavistic feature is so called because its description was first published by Charles Darwin in the opening pages of The Descent of Ma...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-hybrid%20screening
Two-hybrid screening (originally known as yeast two-hybrid system or Y2H) is a molecular biology technique used to discover protein–protein interactions (PPIs) and protein–DNA interactions by testing for physical interactions (such as binding) between two proteins or a single protein and a DNA molecule, respectively. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM%20702
The IBM 702 was an early generation tube-based digital computer produced by IBM in the early to mid-1950s. It was the company's response to Remington Rand's UNIVAC—the first mainframe computer to use magnetic tapes. As these machines were aimed at the business market, they lacked the leading-edge computational power o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish%20National%20Food%20Agency
The Swedish National Food Agency (), formerly the National Swedish Food Administration () is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. The agency is located in Uppsala. It is the central supervisory authority for matters relating to food and drinking water. It ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoallergenic%20dog%20breed
A hypoallergenic dog breed is a dog breed (or crossbreed) that is purportedly more compatible with allergic people than are other breeds. However, prominent allergen researchers have determined that there is no basis to the claims that certain breeds are hypoallergenic and, while allergen levels vary among individual d...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20knot%20theory%20topics
Knot theory is the study of mathematical knots. While inspired by knots which appear in daily life in shoelaces and rope, a mathematician's knot differs in that the ends are joined so that it cannot be undone. In precise mathematical language, a knot is an embedding of a circle in 3-dimensional Euclidean space, R3. T...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoantibody
An autoantibody is an antibody (a type of protein) produced by the immune system that is directed against one or more of the individual's own proteins. Many autoimmune diseases (notably lupus erythematosus) are associated with such antibodies. Production Antibodies are produced by B cells in two ways: (i) randomly, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemoprophylaxis
Chemoprevention or chemoprophylaxis refers to the administration of a medication for the purpose of preventing disease or infection. Antibiotics, for example, may be administered to patients with disorders of immune system function to prevent bacterial infections (particularly opportunistic infection). Antibiotics may ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rieske%20protein
Rieske proteins are iron–sulfur protein (ISP) components of cytochrome bc1 complexes and cytochrome b6f complexes and are responsible for electron transfer in some biological systems. John S. Rieske and co-workers first discovered the protein and in 1964 isolated an acetylated form of the bovine mitochondrial protein. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20CAD%20Standard
The National CAD Standard (NCS) is a collaborative effort in the United States among computer-aided design (CAD) and building information modeling (BIM) users. Its goal is to create a unified approach to the creation of building design data. Development of the NCS is open to all building professionals in a collaborativ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grip%20strength
Grip strength is the force applied by the hand to pull on or suspend from objects and is a specific part of hand strength. Optimum-sized objects permit the hand to wrap around a cylindrical shape with a diameter from one to three inches. Stair rails are an example of where shape and diameter are critical for proper gri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended%20System%20Configuration%20Data
The Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) is a specification for configuring x86 computers of the ISA PNP era. The specification was developed by Compaq, Intel and Phoenix Technologies. It consists of a method for storing configuration information in nonvolatile BIOS memory and three BIOS functions for working with...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code%20Access%20Security
Code Access Security (CAS), in the Microsoft .NET framework, is Microsoft's solution to prevent untrusted code from performing privileged actions. When the CLR loads an assembly it will obtain evidence for the assembly and use this to identify the code group that the assembly belongs to. A code group contains a permiss...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spidron
This article discusses the geometric figure; for the science-fiction character see Spidron (character). In geometry, a spidron is a continuous flat geometric figure composed entirely of triangles, where, for every pair of joining triangles, each has a leg of the other as one of its legs, and neither has any point insi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YEPD
YEPD or yeast extract peptone dextrose, also often abbreviated as YPD, is a complete medium for yeast growth. It contains yeast extract, peptone, double-distilled water, and glucose (dextrose). It can be used as solid medium by including agar. The yeast extract will typically contain all the amino acids necessary for...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichols%20plot
The Nichols plot is a plot used in signal processing and control design, named after American engineer Nathaniel B. Nichols. Use in control design Given a transfer function, with the closed-loop transfer function defined as, the Nichols plots displays versus . Loci of constant and are overlaid to allow the design...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitmap%20index
A bitmap index is a special kind of database index that uses bitmaps. Bitmap indexes have traditionally been considered to work well for low-cardinality columns, which have a modest number of distinct values, either absolutely, or relative to the number of records that contain the data. The extreme case of low cardina...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least%20mean%20squares%20filter
Least mean squares (LMS) algorithms are a class of adaptive filter used to mimic a desired filter by finding the filter coefficients that relate to producing the least mean square of the error signal (difference between the desired and the actual signal). It is a stochastic gradient descent method in that the filter is...