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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selectin | The selectins (cluster of differentiation 62 or CD62) are a family of cell adhesion molecules (or CAMs). All selectins are single-chain transmembrane glycoproteins that share similar properties to C-type lectins due to a related amino terminus and calcium-dependent binding. Selectins bind to sugar moieties and so are... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin%20repair | Protection from mechanical injury, chemical hazards, and bacterial invasion is provided by the skin because the epidermis is relatively thick and covered with keratin. Secretions from sebaceous glands and sweat glands also benefit this protective barrier. In the event of an injury that damages the skin's protective bar... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dielectric%20complex%20reluctance | Dielectric complex reluctance is a scalar measurement of a passive dielectric circuit (or element within that circuit) dependent on sinusoidal voltage and sinusoidal electric induction flux, and this is determined by deriving the ratio of their complex effective amplitudes. The units of dielectric complex reluctance ar... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeaxanthin | Zeaxanthin is one of the most common carotenoids in nature, and is used in the xanthophyll cycle. Synthesized in plants and some micro-organisms, it is the pigment that gives paprika (made from bell peppers), corn, saffron, goji (wolfberries), and many other plants and microbes their characteristic color.
The name (pr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable%20Draughts%20Notation | Portable Draughts Notation (.PDN) is the standard computer-processable format for recording draughts games. This format is derived from Portable Game Notation, which is the standard chess format.
PDN files are text files which must contain Tag Pairs and Movetext for each game.
Tag Pairs
Tag pairs begin with "[", the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk%20substitute | A milk substitute is any substance that resembles milk and can be used in the same ways as milk. Such substances may be variously known as non-dairy beverage, nut milk, grain milk, legume milk, mock milk and alternative milk.
For adults, milk substitutes take two forms: plant milks, which are liquids made from plants... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur-reducing%20bacteria | Sulfur-reducing bacteria are microorganisms able to reduce elemental sulfur (S0) to hydrogen sulfide (H2S). These microbes use inorganic sulfur compounds as electron acceptors to sustain several activities such as respiration, conserving energy and growth, in absence of oxygen. The final product of these processes, sul... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMSDOS | AMSDOS is a disk operating system for the 8-bit Amstrad CPC Computer (and various clones). The name is a contraction of Amstrad Disk
Operating System.
AMSDOS first appeared in 1984 on the CPC 464, with added 3 inch disk drive, and then on the CPC 664 and CPC 6128. Relatively fast and efficient for its time, AMSDOS was... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20C.%20Kalmbach | Al C. Kalmbach (June 25, 1910 – October 14, 1981) was the founder of Kalmbach Publishing, a publisher of magazines and books geared towards enthusiasts of several different hobbies.
Albert Carpenter Kalmbach was born in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. He grew up in Milwaukee, not far from the shops of the Milwaukee Road.
He... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myzocytosis | Myzocytosis (from Greek: myzein, () meaning "to suck" and kytos () meaning "container", hence referring to "cell") is a method of feeding found in some heterotrophic organisms. It is also called "cellular vampirism" as the predatory cell pierces the cell wall and/or cell membrane of the prey cell with a feeding tube, t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acotyledon | Acotyledon is used to refer to seed plants or spermatophytes that lack cotyledons, such as orchids and dodder. Orchid seeds are tiny with underdeveloped embryos. They depend on mycorrhizal fungi for their early nutrition so are myco-heterotrophs at that stage.
Although some authors, especially in the 19th century and ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zadik%E2%80%93Barak%E2%80%93Levin%20syndrome | Zadik–Barak–Levin syndrome (ZBLS) is a congenital disorder in humans. Presenting conditions include primary hypothyroidism, cleft palate, hypodontia, and ectodermal dysplasia. It is the result of an embryonic defect in the mesodermal-ectodermal midline development.
Signs and symptoms
Diagnosis
Management |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarski%E2%80%93Kuratowski%20algorithm | In computability theory and mathematical logic the Tarski–Kuratowski algorithm is a non-deterministic algorithm that produces an upper bound for the complexity of a given formula in the arithmetical hierarchy and analytical hierarchy.
The algorithm is named after Alfred Tarski and Kazimierz Kuratowski.
Algorithm
The ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantropical | A pantropical ("all tropics") distribution is one which covers tropical regions of both hemispheres. Examples of species include caecilians, modern sirenians and the plant genera Acacia and Bacopa.
Neotropical is a zoogeographic term that covers a large part of the Americas, roughly from Mexico and the Caribbean south... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.51/ISO/IEC%206937 | T.51 / ISO/IEC 6937:2001, Information technology — Coded graphic character set for text communication — Latin alphabet, is a multibyte extension of ASCII, or more precisely ISO/IEC 646-IRV. It was developed in common with ITU-T (then CCITT) for telematic services under the name of T.51, and first became an ISO standard... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric%20modeling%20kernel | A geometric modeling kernel is a solid modeling software component used in computer-aided design (CAD) packages. Available modelling kernels include:
ACIS is developed and licensed by Spatial Corporation of Dassault Systèmes.
SMLib is developed by Solid Modeling Solutions.
Convergence Geometric Modeler is developed by... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenology%20%28physics%29 | In physics, phenomenology is the application of theoretical physics to experimental data by making quantitative predictions based upon known theories. It is related to the philosophical notion of the same name in that these predictions describe anticipated behaviors for the phenomena in reality. Phenomenology stands in... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean-valued%20function | A Boolean-valued function (sometimes called a predicate or a proposition) is a function of the type f : X → B, where X is an arbitrary set and where B is a Boolean domain, i.e. a generic two-element set, (for example B = {0, 1}), whose elements are interpreted as logical values, for example, 0 = false and 1 = true, i.e... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blum%27s%20speedup%20theorem | In computational complexity theory, Blum's speedup theorem, first stated by Manuel Blum in 1967, is a fundamental theorem about the complexity of computable functions.
Each computable function has an infinite number of different program representations in a given programming language. In the theory of algorithms one o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control%20structure%20diagram | A control structure diagram (CSD) automatically documents the program flow within the source code and adds indentation with graphical symbols. Thereby the source code becomes visibly structured without sacrificing space.
See also
Data structure diagram
Diagram
Entity-relationship model
Hierarchy diagram
Unified M... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyworld | Polyworld is a cross-platform (Linux, Mac OS X) program written by Larry Yaeger to evolve Artificial Intelligence through natural selection and evolutionary algorithms.
It uses the Qt graphics toolkit and OpenGL to display a graphical environment in which a population of trapezoid agents search for food, mate, have o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppImage | AppImage (formerly known as klik and PortableLinuxApps) is a format for distributing portable software on Linux without needing superuser permissions to install the application. It aims to enable application developers to deploy binary software without being restricted to specific Linux distributions, a concept often r... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical%20distance | Critical distance is, in acoustics, the distance at which the sound pressure level of the direct sound D and the reverberant sound R are equal when dealing with a directional source. As the source is directional, the sound pressure as a function of distance between source and sampling point (listener) varies with their... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20theft | Data theft is a growing phenomenon primarily caused by system administrators and office workers with access to technology such as database servers, desktop computers and a growing list of hand-held devices capable of storing digital information, such as USB flash drives, iPods and even digital cameras. Since employees ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream%20%28computing%29 | In computer science, a stream is a sequence of data elements made available over time. A stream can be thought of as items on a conveyor belt being processed one at a time rather than in large batches.
Streams are processed differently from batch data – normal functions cannot operate on streams as a whole, as they ha... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walrasian%20auction | A Walrasian auction, introduced by Léon Walras, is a type of simultaneous auction where each agent calculates its demand for the good at every possible price and submits this to an auctioneer. The price is then set so that the total demand across all agents equals the total amount of the good. Thus, a Walrasian auction... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combinatorial%20design | Combinatorial design theory is the part of combinatorial mathematics that deals with the existence, construction and properties of systems of finite sets whose arrangements satisfy generalized concepts of balance and/or symmetry. These concepts are not made precise so that a wide range of objects can be thought of as ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolled%20oats | Rolled oats are a type of lightly processed whole-grain food. They are made from oat groats that have been dehusked and steamed, before being rolled into flat flakes under heavy rollers and then stabilized by being lightly toasted.
Thick-rolled oats usually remain unbroken during processing, while thin-rolled oats oft... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynucleotide | In molecular biology, a polynucleotide () is a biopolymer composed of nucleotide monomers that are covalently bonded in a chain. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid) are examples of polynucleotides with distinct biological functions. DNA consists of two chains of polynucleotides, with each chain in t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20States%20Navy%20Marine%20Mammal%20Program | The U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (NMMP) is a program administered by the U.S. Navy which studies the military use of marine mammals - principally bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions - and trains animals to perform tasks such as ship and harbor protection, mine detection and clearance, and equipment recovery... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvay%20Conference | The Solvay Conferences () have been devoted to preeminent unsolved problems in both physics and chemistry. They began with the historic invitation-only 1911 Solvay Conference on Physics, considered a turning point in the world of physics, and are ongoing.
Since the success of 1911, they have been organised by the Inte... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STREAMS | In computer networking, STREAMS is the native framework in Unix System V for implementing character device drivers, network protocols, and inter-process communication. In this framework, a stream is a chain of coroutines that pass messages between a program and a device driver (or between a pair of programs). STREAMS o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisquick | Bisquick is a pre-mixed baking mix sold by General Mills under its Betty Crocker brand, consisting of flour, shortening, salt, sugar and baking powder (a leavening agent).
History
According to General Mills, Bisquick was invented in 1930 after one of their top sales executives met an innovative train dining car chef,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular%20motor | Molecular motors are natural (biological) or artificial molecular machines that are the essential agents of movement in living organisms. In general terms, a motor is a device that consumes energy in one form and converts it into motion or mechanical work; for example, many protein-based molecular motors harness the ch... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross%20education | Cross education is a neurophysiological phenomenon where an increase in strength is witnessed within an untrained limb following unilateral strength training in the opposite, contralateral limb.
Cross education can also be seen in the transfer of skills from one limb to the other.
Examples
A resistance trainer witnes... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect%20trap | Insect traps are used to monitor or directly reduce populations of insects or other arthropods, by trapping individuals and killing them. They typically use food, visual lures, chemical attractants and pheromones as bait and are installed so that they do not injure other animals or humans or result in residues in foods... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMUnited | IMUnited was a coalition of instant messaging service providers, including Yahoo! and Microsoft, that wanted AOL to open its proprietary AIM network to them. It appears to have disappeared, possibly because both Yahoo!'s and Microsoft's instant messaging services started to gain popularity.
See also
IMUnified
Instan... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five%20Equations%20That%20Changed%20the%20World | Five Equations That Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of Mathematics is a book by Michael Guillen, published in 1995.
It is divided into five chapters that talk about five different equations in physics and the people who have developed them.
The scientists and their equations are:
Isaac Newton (Universal Law o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaisberg%20Transmitter | Gaisberg Transmitter is a facility for FM and TV-transmission on the Gaisberg mountain near Salzburg, Austria. It was the first large transmitter in Austria finished after the war and started its work on 22 August 1956 (however, a provisional transmitter already broadcast a VHF radio signal since 1953 with 1kW). It use... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shottsuru | Shottsuru (塩魚汁) is a pungent regional Japanese fish sauce similar to the Thai nam pla. The authentic version is made from the fish known the hatahata (Arctoscopus japonicus or sailfin sandfish), and its production is associated with the Akita region.
See also
List of fish sauces
External links
Information
Japan... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correct%20name | In botany, the correct name according to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) is the one and only botanical name that is to be used for a particular taxon, when that taxon has a particular circumscription, position and rank. Determining whether a name is correct is a complex procedu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstimulus%20interval | The interstimulus interval (often abbreviated as ISI) is the temporal interval between the offset of one stimulus to the onset of another. For instance, Max Wertheimer did experiments with two stationary, flashing lights that at some interstimulus intervals appeared to the subject as moving instead of stationary. In t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9%20Luis%20Rodr%C3%ADguez%20Pitt%C3%AD | José Luis Rodríguez Pittí is a contemporary writer, videoartist and documentary photographer.
He is the author of short stories, poems and essays. Rodríguez Pittí is author of the books Panamá Blues (2010, miniTEXTOS (2008), Sueños urbanos (2008) and Crónica de invisibles (1999). Most of his stories and essays were pu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necking%20%28engineering%29 | In engineering and materials science, necking is a mode of tensile deformation where relatively large amounts of strain localize disproportionately in a small region of the material. The resulting prominent decrease in local cross-sectional area provides the basis for the name "neck". Because the local strains in the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycoremediation | Mycoremediation (from ancient Greek μύκης (mukēs), meaning "fungus" and the suffix -remedium, in Latin meaning 'restoring balance') is a form of bioremediation in which fungi-based remediation methods are used to decontaminate the environment. Fungi have been proven to be a cheap, effective and environmentally sound wa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PANDAS | Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) is a controversial hypothetical diagnosis for a subset of children with rapid onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or tic disorders. Symptoms are proposed to be caused by group A streptococcal (GAS), and more speci... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectral%20imaging | Spectral imaging is imaging that uses multiple bands across the electromagnetic spectrum. While an ordinary camera captures light across three wavelength bands in the visible spectrum, red, green, and blue (RGB), spectral imaging encompasses a wide variety of techniques that go beyond RGB. Spectral imaging may use th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Botanical%20Congress | International Botanical Congress (IBC) is an international meeting of botanists in all scientific fields, authorized by the International Association of Botanical and Mycological Societies (IABMS) and held every six years, with the location rotating between different continents. The current numbering system for the con... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activation-induced%20cytidine%20deaminase | Activation-induced cytidine deaminase, also known as AICDA, AID and single-stranded DNA cytosine deaminase, is a 24 kDa enzyme which in humans is encoded by the AICDA gene. It creates mutations in DNA by deamination of cytosine base, which turns it into uracil (which is recognized as a thymine). In other words, it ch... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baum%C3%A9%20scale | The Baumé scale is a pair of hydrometer scales developed by French pharmacist Antoine Baumé in 1768 to measure density of various liquids. The unit of the Baumé scale has been notated variously as degrees Baumé, B°, Bé° and simply Baumé (the accent is not always present). One scale measures the density of liquids heavi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor%20drive | Motor drive means a system that includes a motor. An adjustable speed motor drive means a system that includes a motor that has multiple operating speeds. A variable speed motor drive is a system that includes a motor and is continuously variable in speed. If the motor is generating electrical energy rather than using... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralytic%20shellfish%20poisoning | Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is one of the four recognized syndromes of shellfish poisoning, which share some common features and are primarily associated with bivalve mollusks (such as mussels, clams, oysters and scallops). These shellfish are filter feeders and accumulate neurotoxins, chiefly saxitoxin, produc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirichlet%27s%20approximation%20theorem | In number theory, Dirichlet's theorem on Diophantine approximation, also called Dirichlet's approximation theorem, states that for any real numbers and , with , there exist integers and such that and
Here represents the integer part of .
This is a fundamental result in Diophantine approximation, showing that any ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stub%20%28electronics%29 | In microwave and radio-frequency engineering, a stub or resonant stub is a length of transmission line or waveguide that is connected at one end only. The free end of the stub is either left open-circuit, or short-circuited (as is always the case for waveguides). Neglecting transmission line losses, the input impedance... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris%20meridian | The Paris meridian is a meridian line running through the Paris Observatory in Paris, France – now longitude 2°20′14.02500″ East. It was a long-standing rival to the Greenwich meridian as the prime meridian of the world. The "Paris meridian arc" or "French meridian arc" (French: la Méridienne de France) is the name of ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Training%20pants | Training pants are undergarments used by incontinent people, typically young children, as an aid for toilet training. They are intended to be worn in between the transition between wearing diapers but before they are ready to wear regular underpants. Training pants may be reusable and made of fabric, or they may be dis... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS-level%20virtualization | OS-level virtualization is an operating system (OS) virtualization paradigm in which the kernel allows the existence of multiple isolated user space instances, called containers (LXC, Solaris containers, AIX WPARs, HP-UX SRP Containers, Docker, Podman), zones (Solaris containers), virtual private servers (OpenVZ), part... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descriptive%20botanical%20name | Descriptive botanical names are scientific names of groups of plants that are irregular, not being derived systematically from the name of a type genus. They may describe some characteristics of the group in general or may be a name already in existence before regularised scientific nomenclature.
Descriptive names ca... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuga%20number | A Giuga number is a composite number n such that for each of its distinct prime factors pi we have , or equivalently such that for each of its distinct prime factors pi we have .
The Giuga numbers are named after the mathematician Giuseppe Giuga, and relate to his conjecture on primality.
Definitions
Alternative de... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal%20resolution | Temporal resolution (TR) refers to the discrete resolution of a measurement with respect to time.
Physics
Often there is a trade-off between the temporal resolution of a measurement and its spatial resolution, due to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. In some contexts, such as particle physics, this trade-off can be... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomag | Geomag, stylized as GEOMAG, is a magnetic construction toy consisting of a collection of bars, each set with a neodymium alloy magnet at both ends, connected by a magnetic plug coated with polypropylene, and nickel-coated metal spheres. These elements interlock using magnetism, allowing for them to be assembled in vari... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20congenital%20disorders | List of congenital disorders
Numerical
5p syndrome - see Cri du chat syndrome
A
Acrorenal mandibular syndrome
Albinism
Amelia and hemimelia
Amniotic band syndrome
Anencephaly
Angelman syndrome
Aposthia
Arnold–Chiari malformation
B
Bannayan–Zonana syndrome
Bardet–Biedl syndrome
Barth syndrome
Basal-c... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior%20spinal%20artery | In human anatomy, the anterior spinal artery is the artery that supplies the anterior portion of the spinal cord. It arises from branches of the vertebral arteries and courses along the anterior aspect of the spinal cord. It is reinforced by several contributory arteries, especially the artery of Adamkiewicz.
Anatomy
... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very%20Large%20Hadron%20Collider | The Very Large Hadron Collider (VLHC) was a proposed future hadron collider planned to be located at Fermilab. The VLHC was planned to be located in a ring, using the Tevatron as an injector. The VLHC would run in two stages, initially the Stage-1 VLHC would have a collision energy of 40 TeV, and a luminosity of at le... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoplasm | Endoplasm generally refers to the inner (often granulated), dense part of a cell's cytoplasm. This is opposed to the ectoplasm which is the outer (non-granulated) layer of the cytoplasm, which is typically watery and immediately adjacent to the plasma membrane. The nucleus is separated from the endoplasm by the nuclear... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphallaxis | Morphallaxis is the regeneration of specific tissue in a variety of organisms due to loss or death of the existing tissue. The word comes from the Greek allazein, (αλλάζειν) which means to change.
The classical example of morphallaxis is that of the Cnidarian hydra, where when the animal is severed in two (by activel... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesante | Pesante () is a musical term, meaning "heavy and ponderous." |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramutation | In epigenetics, a paramutation is an interaction between two alleles at a single locus, whereby one allele induces a heritable change in the other allele. The change may be in the pattern of DNA methylation or histone modifications. The allele inducing the change is said to be paramutagenic, while the allele that has b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s%20Valley | King’s Valley is a platform game released by Konami for MSX in 1985. The game is considered a spiritual successor to Konami's earlier arcade game Tutankham (1982), employing similar concepts such as treasure hunting in Egyptian tombs and an identical end-level music tune. It also has similarities to Lode Runner (1983).... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transvection%20%28genetics%29 | Transvection is an epigenetic phenomenon that results from an interaction between an allele on one chromosome and the corresponding allele on the homologous chromosome. Transvection can lead to either gene activation or repression. It can also occur between nonallelic regions of the genome as well as regions of the ge... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch%20correction | Pitch correction is an electronic effects unit or audio software that changes the intonation (highness or lowness in pitch) of an audio signal so that all pitches will be notes from the equally tempered system (i.e., like the pitches on a piano). Pitch correction devices do this without affecting other aspects of its s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artin%20L-function | In mathematics, an Artin L-function is a type of Dirichlet series associated to a linear representation ρ of a Galois group G. These functions were introduced in 1923 by Emil Artin, in connection with his research into class field theory. Their fundamental properties, in particular the Artin conjecture described below,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott%20Yanoff | Scott Yanoff (born October 20, 1969) is an IT manager and web developer who was a key person in the early days of the internet, most notably for creating and maintaining the Yanoff List, an alphabetical list of internet sites.
Career
Yanoff authored the Inter-Network Mail Guide, a text written in 1997 documenting the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axalto | See Gemalto for current company information.
Axalto has been a smart card manufacturer, that during its brief independent existence, with over 4,500 employees in 60 countries, was one of the world's leading providers of microprocessor cards (Gartner, 2005) and also a major supplier of point of sale terminals.
Axalto'... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossover%20distortion | Crossover distortion is a type of distortion which is caused by switching between devices driving a load. It is most commonly seen in complementary, or "push-pull", Class-B amplifier stages, although it is occasionally seen in other types of circuits as well.
The term crossover signifies the "crossing over" of the sig... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein%20misfolding%20cyclic%20amplification | Protein misfolding cyclic amplification (PMCA) is an amplification technique (conceptually like PCR but not involving nucleotides) to multiply misfolded prions originally developed by Soto and colleagues. It is a test for spongiform encephalopathies like CWD or BSE.
Technique
The technique initially incubates a small ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online%20producer | An online producer oversees the making of content for websites and other online properties. Online producers are sometimes called "web producers," "publishers," "content producers," or "online editors."
Online producers have a range of responsibilities. They are in charge of arranging, editing, and sometimes even crea... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS-Interface | Actuator Sensor Interface (AS-Interface or ASi) is an industrial networking solution (physical layer, data access method and protocol) used in PLC, DCS and PC-based automation systems. It is designed for connecting simple field I/O devices (e.g. binary ON/OFF devices such as actuators, sensors, rotary encoders, analog ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refinement%20calculus | The refinement calculus is a formalized approach to stepwise refinement for program construction. The required behaviour of the final executable program is specified as an abstract and perhaps non-executable "program", which is then refined by a series of correctness-preserving transformations into an efficiently execu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen%20pulse | Oxygen pulse is a physiological term for oxygen uptake per heartbeat at rest. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retromer | Retromer is a complex of proteins that has been shown to be important in recycling transmembrane receptors from endosomes to the trans-Golgi network (TGN) and directly back to the plasma membrane. Mutations in retromer and its associated proteins have been linked to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
Background
R... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph-Johan%20Back | Ralph-Johan Back is a Finnish computer scientist. Back originated the refinement calculus, an important approach to the formal development of programs using stepwise refinement, in his 1978 PhD thesis at the University of Helsinki, On the Correctness of Refinement Steps in Program Development. He has undertaken much su... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keynesian%20beauty%20contest | A Keynesian beauty contest describes a beauty contest where judges are rewarded for selecting the most popular faces among all judges, rather than those they may personally find the most attractive. This idea is often applied in financial markets, whereby investors could profit more by buying whichever stocks they thin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult%20stem%20cell | Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells, found throughout the body after development, that multiply by cell division to replenish dying cells and regenerate damaged tissues. Also known as somatic stem cells (from Greek σωματικóς, meaning of the body), they can be found in juvenile, adult animals, and humans, unlike... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathemerality | Cathemerality, sometimes called "metaturnality", is an organismal activity pattern of irregular intervals during the day or night in which food is acquired, socializing with other organisms occurs, and any other activities necessary for livelihood are undertaken. This activity differs from the generally monophasic patt... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimal%20maintenance | Optimal maintenance is the discipline within operations research concerned with maintaining a system in a manner that maximizes profit or minimizes cost. Cost functions depending on the reliability, availability and maintainability characteristics of the system of interest determine the parameters to minimize. Paramete... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Dwelly | Edward Dwelly (1864–1939) was an English lexicographer and genealogist. He created the authoritative dictionary of Scottish Gaelic, and his work has had an influence on Irish Gaelic lexicography. He also practised as a professional genealogist and published transcripts of many original documents relating to Somerset.
... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin%20tensor | In mathematics, mathematical physics, and theoretical physics, the spin tensor is a quantity used to describe the rotational motion of particles in spacetime. The spin tensor has application in
general relativity and special relativity, as well as quantum mechanics, relativistic quantum mechanics, and quantum field th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytosociology | Phytosociology, also known as phytocoenology or simply plant sociology, is the study of groups of species of plant that are usually found together. Phytosociology aims to empirically describe the vegetative environment of a given territory. A specific community of plants is considered a social unit, the product of defi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCSID | A CCSID (coded character set identifier) is a 16-bit number that represents a particular encoding of a specific code page. For example, Unicode is a code page that has several character encoding schemes (referred to as "transformation forms")—including UTF-8, UTF-16 and UTF-32—but which may or may not actually be accom... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter-pixel%20motion | Quarter-pixel motion (also known as Q-pel motion or Qpel motion) refers to using a quarter of the distance between pixels (or luma sample positions) as the motion vector precision for motion estimation and motion compensation in video compression schemes. It is used in many modern video coding formats such as MPEG-4 AS... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosette%20%28botany%29 | In botany, a rosette is a circular arrangement of leaves or of structures resembling leaves.
In flowering plants, rosettes usually sit near the soil. Their structure is an example of a modified stem in which the internode gaps between the leaves do not expand, so that all the leaves remain clustered tightly together a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer%20network%20diagram | A computer network diagram is a schematic depicting the nodes and connections amongst nodes in a computer network or, more generally, any telecommunications network. Computer network diagrams form an important part of network documentation.
Symbolization
Readily identifiable icons are used to depict common network ap... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintuple%20bond | A quintuple bond in chemistry is an unusual type of chemical bond, first reported in 2005 for a dichromium compound. Single bonds, double bonds, and triple bonds are commonplace in chemistry. Quadruple bonds are rarer and are currently known only among the transition metals, especially for Cr, Mo, W, and Re, e.g. [Mo2C... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subfactor | In the theory of von Neumann algebras, a subfactor of a factor is a subalgebra that is a factor and contains . The theory of subfactors led to the discovery of the
Jones polynomial in knot theory.
Index of a subfactor
Usually is taken to be a factor of type , so that it has a finite trace.
In this case every Hilbe... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked-man%20fallacy | In philosophical logic, the masked-man fallacy (also known as the intensional fallacy or epistemic fallacy) is committed when one makes an illicit use of Leibniz's law in an argument. Leibniz's law states that if A and B are the same object, then A and B are indiscernible (that is, they have all the same properties). B... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnomedicine | Ethnomedicine is a study or comparison of the traditional medicine based on bioactive compounds in plants and animals and practiced by various ethnic groups, especially those with little access to western medicines, e.g., indigenous peoples. The word ethnomedicine is sometimes used as a synonym for traditional medicin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABINIT | ABINIT is an open-source suite of programs for materials science, distributed under the GNU General Public License. ABINIT implements density functional theory, using a plane wave basis set and pseudopotentials, to compute the electronic density and derived properties of materials ranging from molecules to surfaces to ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior%20modification | Behavior modification is a treatment approach that uses respondent and operant conditioning to change behavior. Based on methodological behaviorism, overt behavior is modified with consequences, including positive and negative reinforcement contingencies to increase desirable behavior, or administering positive and neg... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dotfuscator | Dotfuscator is a tool performing a combination of code obfuscation, optimization, shrinking, and hardening on .NET, Xamarin and Universal Windows Platform apps. Ordinarily, .NET executables can easily be reverse engineered by free tools (such as ILSpy, dotPeek and JustDecompile), potentially exposing algorithms and int... |
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