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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI%20winter
In the history of artificial intelligence, an AI winter is a period of reduced funding and interest in artificial intelligence research. The field has experienced several hype cycles, followed by disappointment and criticism, followed by funding cuts, followed by renewed interest years or even decades later. The term...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLSI%20Project
The VLSI Project was a DARPA-program initiated by Robert Kahn in 1978 that provided research funding to a wide variety of university-based teams in an effort to improve the state of the art in microprocessor design, then known as Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI). The VLSI Project is one of the most influential rese...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford%20MIPS
MIPS, an acronym for Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages, was a research project conducted by John L. Hennessy at Stanford University between 1981 and 1984. MIPS investigated a type of instruction set architecture (ISA) now called reduced instruction set computer (RISC), its implementation as a microproc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis%20Alan%20Hazeltine
Louis Alan Hazeltine (August 7, 1886 – May 24, 1964) was an engineer and physicist, the inventor of the Neutrodyne circuit, and the Hazeltine-Fremodyne Superregenerative circuit. He was the founder of the Hazeltine Corporation. Biography Louis Alan Hazeltine was born in Morristown, New Jersey, in 1886 and attended th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMedicine
eMedicine is an online clinical medical knowledge base founded in 1996 by doctors Scott Plantz and Jonathan Adler, and computer engineer Jeffrey Berezin. The eMedicine website consists of approximately 6,800 medical topic review articles, each of which is associated with a clinical subspecialty "textbook". The knowled...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layer%20four%20traceroute
Layer Four Traceroute (LFT) is a fast, multi-protocol traceroute engine, that also implements numerous other features including AS number lookups through regional Internet registries and other reliable sources, Loose Source Routing, firewall and load balancer detection, etc. LFT is best known for its use by network sec...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1mdc
1mdc was a digital gold currency (DGC) that existed from 2001 to 2007 in which users traded digital currency backed by reserves of e-gold, rather than physical bullion reserves. The website appeared to switch between various offshore hosting locations, and used software designed by Interesting Software Ltd, an Anguill...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Lawson%20Vaught
Robert Lawson Vaught (April 4, 1926 – April 2, 2002) was a mathematical logician and one of the founders of model theory. Life Vaught was a musical prodigy in his youth, in his case playing the piano. He began his university studies at Pomona College, at age 16. When World War II broke out, he enlisted into the US Nav...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey%20Nikolsky
Sergey Mikhailovich Nikolsky (; 30 April 1905 – 9 November 2012) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician. Biography Nikolsky was born in Talitsa, which was at that time located in Kamyshlovsky Uyezd of the Russian Empire. He had been an Academician since 28 November 1972. He also had won many scientific awards. At the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line%20of%20Property
The Line of Property is the name commonly given to the line dividing Indian lands from those of the Thirteen Colonies, which were established in the 1768 Treaty of Fort Stanwix between British officials and the Iroquois tribes. In western Pennsylvania, it is referred to as the Purchase line. Treaty description of the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise%20control
Noise control or noise mitigation is a set of strategies to reduce noise pollution or to reduce the impact of that noise, whether outdoors or indoors. Overview The main areas of noise mitigation or abatement are: transportation noise control, architectural design, urban planning through zoning codes, and occupational ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced%20planning%20and%20scheduling
Advanced planning and scheduling (APS, also known as advanced manufacturing) refers to a manufacturing management process by which raw materials and production capacity are optimally allocated to meet demand. APS is especially well-suited to environments where simpler planning methods cannot adequately address complex...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen%E2%80%93hemoglobin%20dissociation%20curve
The oxygen–hemoglobin dissociation curve, also called the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve or oxygen dissociation curve (ODC), is a curve that plots the proportion of hemoglobin in its saturated (oxygen-laden) form on the vertical axis against the prevailing oxygen tension on the horizontal axis. This curve is an impor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premelting
Premelting (also surface melting) refers to a quasi-liquid film that can occur on the surface of a solid even below melting point (). The thickness of the film is temperature () dependent. This effect is common for all crystalline materials. Premelting shows its effects in frost heave, and, taking grain boundary inte...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensoniq%20AudioPCI
The Ensoniq AudioPCI is a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)-based sound card released in 1997. It was Ensoniq's last sound card product before they were acquired by Creative Technology. The card represented a shift in Ensoniq's market positioning. Whereas the Soundscape line had been made up primarily of low-volu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtonian%20motivations%20for%20general%20relativity
Some of the basic concepts of general relativity can be outlined outside the relativistic domain. In particular, the idea that mass–energy generates curvature in space and that curvature affects the motion of masses can be illustrated in a Newtonian setting. We use circular orbits as our prototype. This has the advanta...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface%20freezing
Surface freezing is the appearance of long-range crystalline order in a near-surface layer of a liquid. The surface freezing effect is opposite to a far more common surface melting, or premelting. Surface Freezing was experimentally discovered in melts of alkanes and related chain molecules in the early 1990s independe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOM%20soybeans
IOM soybeans is an industrial designation for soybeans from the U.S. states of Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. Beans grown in those states have a high protein content that is valued by processors, in particular in Japan. IOM soybeans are traded on the following Japanese commodity exchanges: Kansai Commodities Exchange...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20permutation%20topics
This is a list of topics on mathematical permutations. Particular kinds of permutations Alternating permutation Circular shift Cyclic permutation Derangement Even and odd permutations—see Parity of a permutation Josephus permutation Parity of a permutation Separable permutation Stirling permutation Superpattern Tran...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity%20theorem
In real analysis and complex analysis, branches of mathematics, the identity theorem for analytic functions states: given functions f and g analytic on a domain D (open and connected subset of or ), if f = g on some , where has an accumulation point in D, then f = g on D. Thus an analytic function is completely det...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakurai%20Prize
The J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics, is presented by the American Physical Society at its annual April Meeting, and honors outstanding achievement in particle physics theory. The prize consists of a monetary award (US$10,000), a certificate citing the contributions recognized by the award, and a tr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therapeutic%20irrigation
In medicine, therapeutic irrigation or lavage ( or ) is cleaning or rinsing. Types Specific types include: Antiseptic lavage Bronchoalveolar lavage Gastric lavage Peritoneal lavage Arthroscopic lavage Ductal lavage Nasal irrigation Ear lavage Pulsed lavage is delivering an irrigant (usually normal saline) un...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quad-edge
A quad-edge data structure is a computer representation of the topology of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional map, that is, a graph drawn on a (closed) surface. It was first described by Jorge Stolfi and Leonidas J. Guibas. It is a variant of the earlier winged edge data structure. Overview The fundamental idea b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tap%20code
The tap code, sometimes called the knock code, is a way to encode text messages on a letter-by-letter basis in a very simple way. The message is transmitted using a series of tap sounds, hence its name. The tap code has been commonly used by prisoners to communicate with each other. The method of communicating is usua...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valuation%20of%20options
In finance, a price (premium) is paid or received for purchasing or selling options. This article discusses the calculation of this premium in general. For further detail, see: for discussion of the mathematics; Financial engineering for the implementation; as well as generally. Premium components This price can be ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenbrock%20function
In mathematical optimization, the Rosenbrock function is a non-convex function, introduced by Howard H. Rosenbrock in 1960, which is used as a performance test problem for optimization algorithms. It is also known as Rosenbrock's valley or Rosenbrock's banana function. The global minimum is inside a long, narrow, para...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weak%20solution
In mathematics, a weak solution (also called a generalized solution) to an ordinary or partial differential equation is a function for which the derivatives may not all exist but which is nonetheless deemed to satisfy the equation in some precisely defined sense. There are many different definitions of weak solution, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa%20effect
The kappa effect or perceptual time dilation is a temporal perceptual illusion that can arise when observers judge the elapsed time between sensory stimuli applied sequentially at different locations. In perceiving a sequence of consecutive stimuli, subjects tend to overestimate the elapsed time between two successive ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akoustolith
Akoustolith is a porous ceramic material resembling stone. Akoustolith was a patented product of a collaboration between Rafael Guastavino Jr. (the son of Rafael Guastavino) and Harvard professor Wallace Sabine over a period of years starting in 1911. It was used to limit acoustic reflection and noise in large vaulted ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium%20propanoate
Calcium propanoate or calcium propionate has the formula Ca(C2H5COO)2. It is the calcium salt of propanoic acid. Uses As a food additive, it is listed as E number 282 in the Codex Alimentarius. Calcium propionate is used as a preservative in a wide variety of products, including: bread, other baked goods, processed me...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroimaging
Neuroimaging is the use of quantitative (computational) techniques to study the structure and function of the central nervous system, developed as an objective way of scientifically studying the healthy human brain in a non-invasive manner. Increasingly it is also being used for quantitative research studies of brain d...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canalisation%20%28genetics%29
Canalisation is a measure of the ability of a population to produce the same phenotype regardless of variability of its environment or genotype. It is a form of evolutionary robustness. The term was coined in 1942 by C. H. Waddington to capture the fact that "developmental reactions, as they occur in organisms submitte...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntingtin
Huntingtin (Htt) is the protein coded for in humans by the HTT gene, also known as the IT15 ("interesting transcript 15") gene. Mutated HTT is the cause of Huntington's disease (HD), and has been investigated for this role and also for its involvement in long-term memory storage. It is variable in its structure, as th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convex%20cone
In linear algebra, a cone—sometimes called a linear cone for distinguishing it from other sorts of cones—is a subset of a vector space that is closed under positive scalar multiplication; that is, is a cone if implies for every . When the scalars are real numbers, or belong to an ordered field, one generally calls ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuerhosaurus
Wuerhosaurus is a genus of stegosaurid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Period of China and Mongolia. As such, it was one of the last genera of stegosaurians known to have existed, since most others lived in the late Jurassic. Discovery and species Wuerhosaurus homheni is the type species, described by Dong Zhiming...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiomatic%20quantum%20field%20theory
Axiomatic quantum field theory is a mathematical discipline which aims to describe quantum field theory in terms of rigorous axioms. It is strongly associated with functional analysis and operator algebras, but has also been studied in recent years from a more geometric and functorial perspective. There are two main ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Background%20field%20method
In theoretical physics, background field method is a useful procedure to calculate the effective action of a quantum field theory by expanding a quantum field around a classical "background" value B: . After this is done, the Green's functions are evaluated as a function of the background. This approach has the advant...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6ntgen%20equivalent%20physical
The Röntgen equivalent physical or rep (symbol rep) is a legacy unit of absorbed dose first introduced by Herbert Parker in 1945 to replace an improper application of the roentgen unit to biological tissue. It is the absorbed energetic dose before the biological efficiency of the radiation is factored in. The rep has v...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pion%20decay%20constant
In particle physics, the pion decay constant is the square root of the coefficient in front of the kinetic term for the pion in the low-energy effective action. It is dimensionally an energy scale and it determines the strength of the chiral symmetry breaking. The values are: Beware: There are several conventions whic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiral%20symmetry%20breaking
In particle physics, chiral symmetry breaking generally refers to the dynamical spontaneous breaking of a chiral symmetry associated with massless fermions. This is usually associated with a gauge theory such as quantum chromodynamics, the quantum field theory of the strong interaction, and it also occurs through the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoscalar
In particle physics, isoscalar refers to the scalar transformation of a particle or field under the SU(2) group of isospin. Isoscalars are a singlet state, with total isospin 0 and the third component of isospin 0, much like a singlet state in a 2-particle addition of spin. Mesons which have all flavor quantum numbers ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphea
Morphea is a form of scleroderma that mainly involves isolated patches of hardened skin on the face, hands, and feet, or anywhere else on the body, usually with no internal organ involvement. However, in Deep Morphea inflammation and sclerosis can be found in the deep dermis, panniculus, fascia, superficial muscle and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isovector
In particle physics, isovector refers to the vector transformation of a particle under the SU(2) group of isospin. An isovector state is a triplet state with total isospin 1, with the third component of isospin either 1, 0, or -1, much like a triplet state in the two-particle addition of Spin. See also Isoscalar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DUAL%20%28cognitive%20architecture%29
DUAL is a general cognitive architecture integrating the connectionist and symbolic approaches at the micro level. DUAL is based on decentralized representation and emergent computation. It was inspired by the Society of Mind idea proposed by Marvin Minsky, but departs from the initial proposal in many ways. Computatio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staggered%20conformation
In organic chemistry, a staggered conformation is a chemical conformation of an ethane-like moiety abcX–Ydef in which the substituents a, b, and c are at the maximum distance from d, e, and f; this requires the torsion angles to be 60°. It is the opposite of an eclipsed conformation, in which those substituents are as ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrap%20model
The term "bootstrap model" is used for a class of theories that use very general consistency criteria to determine the form of a quantum theory from some assumptions on the spectrum of particles. It is a form of S-matrix theory. Overview In the 1960s and '70s, the ever-growing list of strongly interacting particles — ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncytiotrophoblast
Syncytiotrophoblast (from the Greek 'syn'- "together"; 'cytio'- "of cells"; 'tropho'- "nutrition"; 'blast'- "bud") is the epithelial covering of the highly vascular embryonic placental villi, which invades the wall of the uterus to establish nutrient circulation between the embryo and the mother. It is a multinucleate,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO%2031-8
ISO 31-8 is the part of international standard ISO 31 that defines names and symbols for quantities and units related to physical chemistry and molecular physics. Quantities and units Notes In the tables of quantities and their units, the ISO 31-8 standard shows symbols for substances as subscripts (e.g., cB, wB, pB)...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol%20spoofing
Protocol spoofing is used in data communications to improve performance in situations where an existing protocol is inadequate, for example due to long delays or high error rates. Spoofing techniques In most applications of protocol spoofing, a communications device such as a modem or router simulates ("spoofs") the r...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpometacarpal%20joint
The carpometacarpal (CMC) joints are five joints in the wrist that articulate the distal row of carpal bones and the proximal bases of the five metacarpal bones. The CMC joint of the thumb or the first CMC joint, also known as the trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint, differs significantly from the other four CMC joints an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware%20architect
(In the automation and engineering environments, the hardware engineer or architect encompasses the electronics engineering and electrical engineering fields, with subspecialities in analog, digital, or electromechanical systems.) The hardware systems architect or hardware architect is responsible for: Interfacing wit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garou%3A%20Mark%20of%20the%20Wolves
is a 1999 fighting game produced by SNK, originally for the Neo Geo system and then as Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves for the Dreamcast. It is the eighth (or ninth if one counts Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition) installment of the Fatal Fury series. Gameplay The two-plane system in which characters would fight from two dif...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water%2C%20Water%20Every%20Hare
Water, Water Every Hare is a 1952 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The cartoon was released on April 19, 1952 and stars Bugs Bunny. The short is a return to the themes of the 1946 cartoon Hair-Raising Hare and brings the monster Gossamer back to the screen. The title is a pun on the line "Wat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An%20Essay%20on%20the%20Principle%20of%20Population
The book An Essay on the Principle of Population was first published anonymously in 1798, but the author was soon identified as Thomas Robert Malthus. The book warned of future difficulties, on an interpretation of the population increasing in geometric progression (so as to double every 25 years) while food production...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life%20Sciences%20Research%20Office
Life Sciences Research Organization (LSRO) is a non-profit organization based in Maryland, United States, that specializes in assembling "ad hoc" expert panels to evaluate scientific literature, data, systems, and proposals in the biomedical sciences. Overview LSRO was founded in 1962 as an office within the Federati...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchase%20line
The Purchase Line is the name commonly given to the line dividing Indian from British Colonial lands established in the Treaty of Fort Stanwix of 1768 in western Pennsylvania. In New York State documents, it is referred to as the Line of Property. That article contains the treaty text and other sections. History The r...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergamy
Hypergamy (colloquially referred to as "dating up" or "marrying up") is a term used in social science for the act or practice of a person dating or marrying a spouse of higher social status or sexual capital than themselves. The antonym "hypogamy" refers to the inverse: marrying a person of lower social class or statu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior%20inferior%20cerebellar%20artery
The anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) is one of three pairs of arteries that supplies blood to the cerebellum. It arises from the basilar artery on each side at the level of the junction between the medulla oblongata and the pons in the brainstem. It has a variable course, passing backward to be distributed t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingering%20%28music%29
In music, fingering, or on stringed instruments sometimes also called stopping, is the choice of which fingers and hand positions to use when playing certain musical instruments. Fingering typically changes throughout a piece; the challenge of choosing good fingering for a piece is to make the hand movements as comfor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palamedes%20%28video%20game%29
is a puzzle video game released by Taito in 1990. Gameplay Palamedes is a puzzle game requiring the players to match the dice they are holding to the dice at the top of the screen. Using the "B" button, the player can change the number on their dice, then throw it using the "A" button when it matches the dice at the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural%20burial
Natural burial is the interment of the body of a dead person in the soil in a manner that does not inhibit decomposition but allows the body to be naturally recycled. It is an alternative to typical contemporary Western burial methods and modern funerary customs. The body may be prepared without chemical preservatives...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cereal%20coffee
A cereal coffee (also known as grain coffee, roasted grain drink or roasted grain beverage) is a hot drink made from one or more cereal grains roasted and commercially processed into crystal or powder form to be reconstituted later in hot water. The product is often marketed as a caffeine-free alternative to coffee and...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yips
In sports, the yips are a sudden and unexplained loss of ability to execute certain skills in experienced athletes. Symptoms of the yips are losing fine motor skills and psychological issues that impact on the muscle memory and decision-making of athletes, leaving them unable to perform basic skills of their sport. Co...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle%20physics%20and%20representation%20theory
There is a natural connection between particle physics and representation theory, as first noted in the 1930s by Eugene Wigner. It links the properties of elementary particles to the structure of Lie groups and Lie algebras. According to this connection, the different quantum states of an elementary particle give rise ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourdough%20Sam
Sourdough Sam is a mascot for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. History Before the introduction of Sourdough Sam, the 49ers' first mascot was a mule named Clementine that wore a red saddle blanket and appeared in the 1950s and 1960s. A gold rush prospector–themed character first appeared in the 1970s. The character's de...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear%20data
Nuclear data represents measured (or evaluated) probabilities of various physical interactions involving the nuclei of atoms. It is used to understand the nature of such interactions by providing the fundamental input to many models and simulations, such as fission and fusion reactor calculations, shielding and radiati...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse%20polymerase%20chain%20reaction
Inverse polymerase chain reaction (Inverse PCR) is a variant of the polymerase chain reaction that is used to amplify DNA with only one known sequence. One limitation of conventional PCR is that it requires primers complementary to both termini of the target DNA, but this method allows PCR to be carried out even if onl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive%20simulated%20annealing
Adaptive simulated annealing (ASA) is a variant of simulated annealing (SA) algorithm in which the algorithm parameters that control temperature schedule and random step selection are automatically adjusted according to algorithm progress. This makes the algorithm more efficient and less sensitive to user defined param...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITSEC
The Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria (ITSEC) is a structured set of criteria for evaluating computer security within products and systems. The ITSEC was first published in May 1990 in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom based on existing work in their respective countries. Follow...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenomatous%20polyposis%20coli
Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) also known as deleted in polyposis 2.5 (DP2.5) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the APC gene. The APC protein is a negative regulator that controls beta-catenin concentrations and interacts with E-cadherin, which are involved in cell adhesion. Mutations in the APC gene may res...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nested%20polymerase%20chain%20reaction
Nested polymerase chain reaction (nested PCR) is a modification of polymerase chain reaction intended to reduce non-specific binding in products due to the amplification of unexpected primer binding sites. Polymerase chain reaction Polymerase chain reaction itself is the process used to amplify DNA samples, via a temp...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recombination%20hotspot
Recombination hotspots are regions in a genome that exhibit elevated rates of recombination relative to a neutral expectation. The recombination rate within hotspots can be hundreds of times that of the surrounding region. Recombination hotspots result from higher DNA break formation in these regions, and apply to both...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graft-chimaera
In horticulture, a graft-chimaera may arise in grafting at the point of contact between rootstock and scion and will have properties intermediate between those of its "parents". A graft-chimaera is not a true hybrid but a mixture of cells, each with the genotype of one of its "parents": it is a chimaera. Hence, the onc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciena
Ciena Corporation is an American telecommunications networking equipment and software services supplier based in Hanover, Maryland. The company has been described by The Baltimore Sun as the "world's biggest player in optical connectivity". The company reported revenues of $3.63 billion for 2022. Ciena had over 8,000 e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMelody
iMelody is a non-polyphonic ringtone exchange object format, used for mobile phones [Extension: .imy], defined by Ericsson and Sony Ericsson together with other manufacturers and is based on Ericsson's proprietary eMelody format. This ringtone format also supports codes that can control the vibration motor, backlight, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motif%20%28visual%20arts%29
In art and iconography, a motif () is an element of an image. The term can be used both of figurative and narrative art, and ornament and geometrical art. A motif may be repeated in a pattern or design, often many times, or may just occur once in a work. A motif may be an element in the iconography of a particular s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical%20students%27%20disease
Medical students' disease (also known as second year syndrome or intern's syndrome) is a condition frequently reported in medical students, who perceive themselves to be experiencing the symptoms of a disease that they are studying. The condition is associated with the fear of contracting the disease in question. Some...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk%20Vault
Autodesk Vault is a data management tool integrated with Autodesk Inventor Series, Autodesk Inventor Professional, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD Electrical, Autodesk Revit and Civil 3D products. It helps design teams track work in progress and maintain version control in multi-user environments. It allows them to organiz...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical%20star
The nautical star is a symbolic star representing the North Star, associated with the sea services of the United States armed forces and with tattoo culture. It is usually rendered as a five-pointed star in dark and light shades counterchanged in a style similar to a compass rose. In Unicode, this symbol is in the din...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-linking%20immunoprecipitation
Cross-linking and immunoprecipitation (CLIP, or CLIP-seq) is a method used in molecular biology that combines UV crosslinking with immunoprecipitation in order to identify RNA binding sites of proteins on a transcriptome-wide scale, thereby increasing our understanding of post-transcriptional regulatory networks. CLIP ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS%20for%20the%20visually%20impaired
Since the Global Positioning System (GPS) was introduced in the late 1980s there have been many attempts to integrate it into a navigation-assistance system for blind and visually impaired people. Software Android RightHear RightHear was first released in December 2015. It uses data from OpenStreetMap alongside the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigner%27s%20theorem
Wigner's theorem, proved by Eugene Wigner in 1931, is a cornerstone of the mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics. The theorem specifies how physical symmetries such as rotations, translations, and CPT are represented on the Hilbert space of states. The physical states in a quantum theory are represented by un...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinge%20theorem
In geometry, the hinge theorem (sometimes called the open mouth theorem) states that if two sides of one triangle are congruent to two sides of another triangle, and the included angle of the first is larger than the included angle of the second, then the third side of the first triangle is longer than the third side o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy%20Conversion%20Devices
Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) was an American photovoltaics manufacturer of thin-film solar cells made of amorphous silicon used in flexible laminates and in building-integrated photovoltaics. The company was also a manufacturer of rechargeable batteries and other renewable energy related products. ECD was headquarte...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socle%20%28mathematics%29
In mathematics, the term socle has several related meanings. Socle of a group In the context of group theory, the socle of a group G, denoted soc(G), is the subgroup generated by the minimal normal subgroups of G. It can happen that a group has no minimal non-trivial normal subgroup (that is, every non-trivial normal ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Infrastructure%20Protection%20Plan
The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) is a document called for by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7, which aims to unify Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource (CIKR) protection efforts across the country. The latest version of the plan was produced in 2013 The NIPP's goals are to protect cri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad-billed%20parrot
The broad-billed parrot or raven parrot (Lophopsittacus mauritianus) is a large extinct parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It was endemic to the Mascarene island of Mauritius. The species was first referred to as the "Indian raven" in Dutch ships' journals from 1598 onwards. Only a few brief contemporary descriptions ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop%20the%20Express
Stop the Express (also known as Bousou Tokkyuu SOS (暴走特急SOS, "Runaway Express SOS," in Japan) is a video game developed by Hudson Soft and published in 1983. It was written for the Sharp X1 and later ported to the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and MSX. It was remade for Nintendo Family Computer as Challenger (チャレンジャー) in...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl%20cellulose
Methyl cellulose (or methylcellulose) is a compound derived from cellulose. It is sold under a variety of trade names and is used as a thickener and emulsifier in various food and cosmetic products, and also as a bulk-forming laxative. Like cellulose, it is not digestible, non-toxic, and not an allergen. In addition to...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray%20crystal%20truncation%20rod
X-ray crystal truncation rod scattering is a powerful method in surface science, based on analysis of surface X-ray diffraction (SXRD) patterns from a crystalline surface. For an infinite crystal, the diffracted pattern is concentrated in Dirac delta function like Bragg peaks. Presence of crystalline surfaces results ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water%20tunnel%20%28hydrodynamic%29
A water tunnel is an experimental facility used for testing the hydrodynamic behavior of submerged bodies in flowing water. It functions similar to a recirculating wind tunnel, but uses water as the working fluid, and related phenomena are investigated, such as measuring the forces on scale models of submarines or lif...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsallis%20entropy
In physics, the Tsallis entropy is a generalization of the standard Boltzmann–Gibbs entropy. Overview The concept was introduced in 1988 by Constantino Tsallis as a basis for generalizing the standard statistical mechanics and is identical in form to Havrda–Charvát structural α-entropy, introduced in 1967 within infor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless%20Intelligent%20Network
Wireless Intelligent Network (also referred to as a WIN) is a concept developed by the TR-45 Mobile and Personal Communications Systems Standards engineering committee of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). Its objective is to transport the resources of the Intelligent Network to the wireless network, ut...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrational%20partition%20function
The vibrational partition function traditionally refers to the component of the canonical partition function resulting from the vibrational degrees of freedom of a system. The vibrational partition function is only well-defined in model systems where the vibrational motion is relatively uncoupled with the system's othe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branching%20quantifier
In logic a branching quantifier, also called a Henkin quantifier, finite partially ordered quantifier or even nonlinear quantifier, is a partial ordering of quantifiers for Q ∈ {∀,∃}. It is a special case of generalized quantifier. In classical logic, quantifier prefixes are linearly ordered such that the value of a ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interconnect%20agreement
An interconnect agreement is a business contract between telecommunications organizations for the purpose of interconnecting their networks and exchanging telecommunications traffic. Interconnect agreements are found both in the public switched telephone network and the Internet. In the public switched telephone netwo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brillouin%20and%20Langevin%20functions
The Brillouin and Langevin functions are a pair of special functions that appear when studying an idealized paramagnetic material in statistical mechanics. These functions are named after French physicists Paul Langevin and Léon Brillouin who contributed to the microscopic understanding of magnetic properties of matter...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical%20resonance
Mechanical resonance is the tendency of a mechanical system to respond at greater amplitude when the frequency of its oscillations matches the system's natural frequency of vibration (its resonance frequency or resonant frequency) closer than it does other frequencies. It may cause violent swaying motions and potential...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical%20resonance
Electrical resonance occurs in an electric circuit at a particular resonant frequency when the impedances or admittances of circuit elements cancel each other. In some circuits, this happens when the impedance between the input and output of the circuit is almost zero and the transfer function is close to one. Resonan...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic%20resonance
Acoustic resonance is a phenomenon in which an acoustic system amplifies sound waves whose frequency matches one of its own natural frequencies of vibration (its resonance frequencies). The term "acoustic resonance" is sometimes used to narrow mechanical resonance to the frequency range of human hearing, but since aco...