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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar%20Anderson | Edgar Shannon Anderson (November 9, 1897 – June 18, 1969) was an American botanist. He introduced the term introgressive hybridization and his 1949 book of that title was an original and important contribution to botanical genetics. His work on the transfer and origin of adaptations through natural hybridization contin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-box%20transcription%20factor%20T | T-box transcription factor T, also known as Brachyury protein, is encoded for in humans by the TBXT gene. Brachyury functions as a transcription factor within the T-box family of genes. Brachyury homologs have been found in all bilaterian animals that have been screened, as well as the freshwater cnidarian Hydra.
His... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarvega | Sarvega, Inc., was an Intel-owned company that provided XML appliances. The Intel purchase was announced on August 17, 2005, and the company brought into Intel's Software and Services Group (SSG).
Other Global 1000 organizations using Sarvega XPE Switches include Fujitsu, health care supplier Mt. Sinai Hospital Syste... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestry-informative%20marker | In population genetics, an ancestry-informative marker (AIM) is a single-nucleotide polymorphism that exhibits substantially different frequencies between different populations. A set of many AIMs can be used to estimate the proportion of ancestry of an individual derived from each population.
A single-nucleotide poly... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouncy%20Castle%20%28cryptography%29 | Bouncy Castle is a collection of APIs used in cryptography. It includes APIs for both the Java and the C# programming languages. The APIs are supported by a registered Australian charitable organization: Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
Bouncy Castle is Australian in origin and therefore American restrictions on the e... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integration%20appliance | An integration appliance is a computer system specifically designed to lower the cost of integrating computer systems. Most integration appliances send or receive electronic messages from other computers that are exchanging electronic documents. Most Integration Appliances support XML messaging standards such as SOAP... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML%20firewall | An XML firewall is a specialized device used to protect applications exposed through XML based interfaces like WSDL and REST and scan XML traffic coming into and going out from an organization. Typically deployed in a DMZ environment an XML Firewall is often used to validate XML traffic, control access to XML based res... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant%20curvature | In mathematics, constant curvature is a concept from differential geometry. Here, curvature refers to the sectional curvature of a space (more precisely a manifold) and is a single number determining its local geometry. The sectional curvature is said to be constant if it has the same value at every point and for every... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copaiba | Copaiba is an oleoresin obtained from the trunk of several pinnate-leaved South American leguminous trees (genus Copaifera). The thick, transparent exudate varies in color from light gold to dark brown, depending on the ratio of resin to essential oil. Copaiba is used in making varnishes and lacquers.
The balsam may b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/109th%20meridian%20west | The meridian 109° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 109th meridian west forms a great circle with the 71st meridian east.
In the United States, the western bound... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toad%20%28software%29 | Toad is a database management toolset from Quest Software for managing relational and non-relational databases using SQL aimed at database developers, database administrators, and data analysts. The Toad toolset runs against Oracle, SQL Server, IBM DB2 (LUW & z/OS), SAP and MySQL. A Toad product for data preparation su... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside%20America | Roadside America was an indoor miniature village and railway covering . Created by Laurence Gieringer in 1935, it was first displayed to the public in his Hamburg, Pennsylvania, home. The miniature village's popularity increased after stories were published about it in local newspapers, which prompted Gieringer to move... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamization | In computer science, dynamization is the process of transforming a static data structure into a dynamic one. Although static data structures may provide very good functionality and fast queries, their utility is limited because of their inability to grow/shrink quickly, thus making them inapplicable for the solution of... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple%20Sleep%20Latency%20Test | The Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) is a sleep disorder diagnostic tool. It is used to measure the time elapsed from the start of a daytime nap period to the first signs of sleep, called sleep latency. The test is based on the idea that the sleepier people are, the faster they will fall asleep.
The MSLT is used to ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keggy%20the%20Keg | Keggy the Keg is the unofficial mascot of Dartmouth College, an Ivy League college in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Keggy is an anthropomorphic beer keg, created in 2003 by members of the college humor magazine the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern, to fill the mascot void that followed the abolition of the unofficial ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%20Albania%20%28statue%29 | Mother Albania () is a 12 m statue located at the National Martyrs Cemetery of Albania () in Albania, dedicated in 1971.
The statue represents the country as a mother guarding over the eternal slumber of those who gave their lives for her. There are up to 28,000 graves of Albanian partisans in the cemetery, all of wh... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AdStar | AdStar (an acronym for Advanced Storage and Retrieval) was a division of IBM that encompassed all the company's storage products including disk, tape and optical storage systems and storage software.
History
In 1992 IBM combined their Storage Products businesses comprising eleven sites in eight countries into this div... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytoarchitecture | Cytoarchitecture (Greek κύτος= "cell" + ἀρχιτεκτονική= "architecture"), also known as cytoarchitectonics, is the study of the cellular composition of the central nervous system's tissues under the microscope. Cytoarchitectonics is one of the ways to parse the brain, by obtaining sections of the brain using a microtome ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/162%20%28number%29 | 162 (one hundred [and] sixty-two) is the natural number between 161 and 163.
In mathematics
Having only 2 and 3 as its prime divisors, 162 is a 3-smooth number. 162 is also an abundant number, since its sum of divisors is greater than it. As the product of numbers three units apart from each other, it is a triple f... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroless%20deposition | Electroless deposition (ED) or electroless plating is defined as the autocatalytic process through which metals and metal alloys are deposited onto conductive and nonconductive surfaces. These nonconductive surfaces include plastics, ceramics, and glass etc., which can then become decorative, anti-corrosive, and conduc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/165%20%28number%29 | 165 (one hundred [and] sixty-five) is the natural number following 164 and preceding 166.
In mathematics
165 is:
an odd number, a composite number, and a deficient number.
a sphenic number.
a tetrahedral number
the sum of the sums of the divisors of the first 14 positive integers.
a self number in base 10.
a palindrom... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubly%20periodic%20function | In mathematics, a doubly periodic function is a function defined on the complex plane and having two "periods", which are complex numbers u and v that are linearly independent as vectors over the field of real numbers. That u and v are periods of a function ƒ means that
for all values of the complex number z.
The do... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical%20field-effect%20transistor | A ChemFET is a chemically-sensitive field-effect transistor, that is a field-effect transistor used as a sensor for measuring chemical concentrations in solution. When the target analyte concentration changes, the current through the transistor will change accordingly. Here, the analyte solution separates the source an... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sommerfeld%20identity | The Sommerfeld identity is a mathematical identity, due Arnold Sommerfeld, used in the theory of propagation of waves,
where
is to be taken with positive real part, to ensure the convergence of the integral and its vanishing in the limit and
.
Here, is the distance from the origin while is the distance from the c... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probabilistic%20number%20theory | In mathematics, Probabilistic number theory is a subfield of number theory, which explicitly uses probability to answer questions about the integers and integer-valued functions. One basic idea underlying it is that different prime numbers are, in some serious sense, like independent random variables. This however is n... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canned%20tomato | Canned tomatoes, or tinned tomatoes, are tomatoes, usually peeled, that are sealed into a can after having been processed by heat.
Variants
Canned tomatoes are available in several different forms. The traditional forms are whole peeled tomatoes, packed in juice or purée, and ground tomatoes, sometimes referred to as ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chua%27s%20circuit | Chua's circuit (also known as a Chua circuit) is a simple electronic circuit that exhibits classic chaotic behavior. This means roughly that it is a "nonperiodic oscillator"; it produces an oscillating waveform that, unlike an ordinary electronic oscillator, never "repeats". It was invented in 1983 by Leon O. Chua, who... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCR%205380 | The NCR 5380 is an early SCSI controller chip developed by NCR Microelectronics. It was popular due to its simplicity and low cost. The 5380 was used in the Macintosh Plus and in numerous SCSI cards for personal computers, including the Amiga and Atari TT. The 5380 was second sourced by several chip makers, including A... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society%20for%20the%20Study%20of%20Evolution | The Society for the Study of Evolution is a professional organization of evolutionary biologists. It was formed in the United States in 1946 to promote the study of evolution and the integration of various fields of science concerned with evolution and to organize the publication of a scientific journal to report on re... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DataPlay | DataPlay is an optical disc system developed by DataPlay Inc. and released to the consumer market in 2002. Using very small (32mm diameter) disks enclosed in a protective cartridge storing 250MB per side, DataPlay was intended primarily for portable music playback, although it could also store other types of data, usin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper%20fortune%20teller | A fortune teller is a form of origami used in children's games. Parts of the fortune teller are labelled with colors or numbers that serve as options for a player to choose from, and on the inside are eight flaps, each concealing a message. The person operating the fortune teller manipulates the device based on the cho... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expanding%20Earth | The expanding Earth or growing Earth hypothesis argues that the position and relative movement of continents is due at least partially to the volume of Earth increasing. Conversely, geophysical global cooling was the hypothesis that various features could be explained by Earth contracting.
Although it was suggested hi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless%20Router%20Application%20Platform | The Wireless Router Application Platform (WRAP) is a format of single board computer defined by Swiss company PC Engines. This is specially designed for wireless router, firewall, load balancer, VPN or other network appliances.
Basic specs
32-bit x86 compatible CPU, low energy consumption (AMD Geode SC1100 at 266 MH... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiesselbach%27s%20plexus | Kiesselbach's plexus is an anastomotic arterial network (plexus) of four or five arteries in the nose supplying the nasal septum. It lies in the anterior inferior part of the septum known as Little's area, Kiesselbach's area, or Kiesselbach's triangle. It is a common site for nosebleeds.
Structure
Kiesselbach's plexu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit%20type | In the area of mathematical logic and computer science known as type theory, a unit type is a type that allows only one value (and thus can hold no information). The carrier (underlying set) associated with a unit type can be any singleton set. There is an isomorphism between any two such sets, so it is customary to ta... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid%20ordered%20phase | Regarding biological membranes, the liquid ordered phase is a liquid crystalline phase of a lipid bilayer, and is of significant biological importance. It occurs in many lipid mixtures combining cholesterol with a phospholipid and/or sphingolipids e.g. sphingomyelin. This phase has been related to lipid rafts that may ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart%20Turner%20%28engineer%29 | Sidney Marmaduke Stuart Turner (1869 – April 1938) was an English engineer. He was the founder of the company Stuart Turner Ltd.
Biography
Turner was born in Shepherd's Bush, London in 1869. Little is known about his childhood or adolescence although it is known that his family's ambitions for him did not include beco... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground%20substance | Ground substance is an amorphous gel-like substance in the extracellular space of animals that contains all components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) except for fibrous materials such as collagen and elastin. Ground substance is active in the development, movement, and proliferation of tissues, as well as their meta... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type%20class | In computer science, a type class is a type system construct that supports ad hoc polymorphism. This is achieved by adding constraints to type variables in parametrically polymorphic types. Such a constraint typically involves a type class T and a type variable a, and means that a can only be instantiated to a type who... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allogamy | Allogamy or cross-fertilization is the fertilization of an ovum from one individual with the spermatozoa of another. By contrast, autogamy is the term used for self-fertilization. In humans, the fertilization event is an instance of allogamy. Self-fertilization occurs in hermaphroditic organisms where the two gametes f... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasi-quotation | Quasi-quotation or Quine quotation is a linguistic device in formal languages that facilitates rigorous and terse formulation of general rules about linguistic expressions while properly observing the use–mention distinction. It was introduced by the philosopher and logician Willard Van Orman Quine in his book Mathema... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacious%20%28software%29 | Audacious is a free and open-source audio player software with a focus on low resource use, high audio quality, and support for a wide range of audio formats. It is designed primarily for use on POSIX-compatible Unix-like operating systems, with limited support for Microsoft Windows. Audacious was the default audio pla... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valid%20name%20%28zoology%29 | In zoological nomenclature, the valid name of a taxon is the correct scientific name for that taxon. The valid name must be used for that taxon, regardless of any other name that may currently be used for that taxon, or may previously have been used. A name can only be valid (or invalid) when it is an available name un... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20physics%20journals | This is a list of physics journals with existing articles on Wikipedia. The list is organized by subfields of physics.
By subject
General
Astrophysics
Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
European Physical Journal D
Journal of Physics B
Laser Physics
Molecular Physics
Physical Review A
Plasmas
Measurement ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBSD%20security%20features | The OpenBSD operating system focuses on security and the development of security features. According to author Michael W. Lucas, OpenBSD "is widely regarded as the most secure operating system available anywhere, under any licensing terms."
API and build changes
Bugs and security flaws are often caused by programmer ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latent%20autoimmune%20diabetes%20in%20adults | Slowly evolving immune-mediated diabetes, or latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA), is a form of diabetes that exhibits clinical features similar to both type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), and is sometimes referred to as type 1.5 diabetes. It is an autoimmune form of diabetes, similar to T1D, but pa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-phonon%20line%20and%20phonon%20sideband | The zero-phonon line and the phonon sideband jointly constitute the line shape of individual light absorbing and emitting molecules (chromophores) embedded into a transparent solid matrix. When the host matrix contains many chromophores, each will contribute a zero-phonon line and a phonon sideband to the absorption an... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Eisenbud | David Eisenbud (born 8 April 1947 in New York City) is an American mathematician. He is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley and former director of the then Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), now known as Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath). He served as... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-machine%20scheduling | Single-machine scheduling or single-resource scheduling is an optimization problem in computer science and operations research. We are given n jobs J1, J2, ..., Jn of varying processing times, which need to be scheduled on a single machine, in a way that optimizes a certain objective, such as the throughput.
Single-ma... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog%20feedback%20shift%20register | AFSR also stands for the Argonne Fast Source Reactor -- see list of nuclear reactors.
AFSR was also the abbreviation of the Armed Forces of South Russia.
An analog feedback shift register (AFSR) is a generalization of the (binary, digital) linear-feedback shift register (LFSR).
While binary LFSRs require less power... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbour-sensing%20model | The Neighbour-Sensing mathematical model of hyphal growth is a set of interactive computer models that simulate the way fungi hyphae grow in three-dimensional space. The three-dimensional simulation is an experimental tool which can be used to study the morphogenesis of fungal hyphal networks.
The modelling process s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van%20Hove%20singularity | A Van Hove singularity is a singularity (non-smooth point) in the density of states (DOS) of a crystalline solid. The wavevectors at which Van Hove singularities occur are often referred to as critical points of the Brillouin zone. For three-dimensional crystals, they take the form of kinks (where the density of states... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll%20moment | Roll moment is a moment, which is a product of a force and a distance, that tends to cause a vehicle to roll, that is to rotate about its longitudinal axis.
Landcraft
In vehicle dynamics, the roll moment can be calculated as the product of three quantities:
the vehicle's sprung mass, the portion of its mass supported ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20S.%20McDonnell%20Foundation | The James S. McDonnell Foundation was founded in 1950 by aerospace pioneer James S. McDonnell. It was established to "improve the quality of life," and does so by contributing to the generation of new knowledge through its support of research and scholarship. Originally called the McDonnell Foundation, the organization... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%20phase%20index | S-phase index (SPI), is a measure of cell growth and viability, especially the capacity of tumor cells to proliferate. It is defined as the number of BrdU-incorporating cells relative to the volume of DNA staining determined from whole mount confocal analyses.
Only cells in the S phase will incorporate BrdU into their... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doob%E2%80%93Meyer%20decomposition%20theorem | The Doob–Meyer decomposition theorem is a theorem in stochastic calculus stating the conditions under which a submartingale may be decomposed in a unique way as the sum of a martingale and an increasing predictable process. It is named for Joseph L. Doob and Paul-André Meyer.
History
In 1953, Doob published the Doob ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitotic%20index | Mitotic index is defined as the ratio between the number of a population's cells undergoing mitosis to its total number of cells.
Purpose
The mitotic index is a measure of cellular proliferation.
It is defined as the percentage of cells undergoing mitosis in a given population of cells. Mitosis is the division of so... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blagger%20%28video%20game%29 | Blagger is a platform game created by Antony Crowther for the Commodore 64 and released by Alligata in 1983. A BBC Micro port was released the same year, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC (through Amsoft) and MSX in 1984, Commodore 16 and Plus/4 in 1985 and Amstrad PCW in 1987. In some countries this game was released under ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program%20temporary%20fix | In IBM terminology, a Program temporary fix or Product temporary fix (PTF), sometimes depending on date, is a single bug fix, or group of fixes, distributed in a form ready to install for customers.
A PTF normally follows an APAR (Authorized Program Analysis Report), and where an "APAR fix" was issued, the PTF "is a t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeronautical%20Message%20Handling%20System | Air Traffic Services Message Handling Services (AMHS) is a standard for aeronautical ground-ground communications (e.g. for the transmission of NOTAM, Flight Plans or Meteorological Data) based on X.400 profiles. It has been defined by the ICAO.
Levels of service
ICAO Doc 9880 Part II defines two fundamental levels o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laminarin | The molecule laminarin (also known as laminaran) is a storage glucan (a polysaccharide of glucose) found in brown algae. It is used as a carbohydrate food reserve in the same way that chrysolaminarin is used by phytoplankton, especially in diatoms. It is created by photosynthesis and is made up of β(1→3)-glucan with ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaving%20%28horse%29 | Weaving is a behaviour in horses that is classified as a stable vice, in which the horse repetitively sways on its forelegs, shifting its weight back and forth by moving the head and neck side to side. It may also include swaying of the rest of the body and picking up the front legs. Some horses exhibit non-stereotypic... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokey%20pokey%20%28ice%20cream%29 | Hokey pokey is a flavour of ice cream in New Zealand, consisting of plain vanilla ice cream with small, solid lumps of honeycomb toffee. Hokey pokey is the New Zealand term for honeycomb toffee. The original recipe until around 1980 consisted of solid toffee, but in a marketing change Tip Top decided to use small balls... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear%20stability | In mathematics, in the theory of differential equations and dynamical systems, a particular stationary or quasistationary solution to a nonlinear system is called linearly unstable if the linearization of the equation at this solution has the form , where r is the perturbation to the steady state, A is a linear operato... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasi-isomorphism | In homological algebra, a branch of mathematics, a quasi-isomorphism or quism is a morphism A → B of chain complexes (respectively, cochain complexes) such that the induced morphisms
of homology groups (respectively, of cohomology groups) are isomorphisms for all n.
In the theory of model categories, quasi-isomorphis... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psc%20%28military%29 | psc is a post-nominal for Post Staff College (formally Passed Staff College) in the Commonwealth militaries of Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. It indicates that an officer has undertaken the staff officer course at a staff college.
United Kingdom
The practice originated in ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazen%E2%80%93Williams%20equation | The Hazen–Williams equation is an empirical relationship which relates the flow of water in a pipe with the physical properties of the pipe and the pressure drop caused by friction. It is used in the design of water pipe systems such as fire sprinkler systems, water supply networks, and irrigation systems. It is named ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka%20%28University%20of%20Cambridge%20magazine%29 | Eureka is a journal published annually by The Archimedeans, the mathematical society of Cambridge University. It is one of the oldest recreational mathematics publications still in existence. Eureka includes many mathematical articles on a variety of different topics – written by students and mathematicians from all ov... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femoral%20nerve | The femoral nerve is a nerve in the thigh that supplies skin on the upper thigh and inner leg, and the muscles that extend the knee. It is the largest branch of the lumbar plexus.
Structure
The femoral nerve is the major nerve supplying the anterior compartment of the thigh. It is the largest branch of the lumbar plex... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interthalamic%20adhesion | The interthalamic adhesion (also known as the intermediate mass or middle commissure) is a flattened band of tissue that connects both parts of the thalamus at their medial surfaces. The medial surfaces form the upper part of the lateral wall to the third ventricle.
In humans, it is only about one centimeter long – th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear%20magnetic%20resonance%20spectroscopy%20of%20proteins | Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of proteins (usually abbreviated protein NMR) is a field of structural biology in which NMR spectroscopy is used to obtain information about the structure and dynamics of proteins, and also nucleic acids, and their complexes. The field was pioneered by Richard R. Ernst and Kurt W... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volterra%20operator | In mathematics, in the area of functional analysis and operator theory, the Volterra operator, named after Vito Volterra, is a bounded linear operator on the space L2[0,1] of complex-valued square-integrable functions on the interval [0,1]. On the subspace C[0,1] of continuous functions it represents indefinite integra... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doneness | Doneness is a gauge of how thoroughly cooked a cut of meat is based on its color, juiciness, and internal temperature. The gradations are most often used in reference to beef (especially steaks and roasts) but are also applicable to other types of meat.
Gradations, their descriptions, and their associated temperatures... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First%20variation | In applied mathematics and the calculus of variations, the first variation of a functional J(y) is defined as the linear functional mapping the function h to
where y and h are functions, and ε is a scalar. This is recognizable as the Gateaux derivative of the functional.
Example
Compute the first variation of
From... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprung%20mass | Sprung mass (or sprung weight), in a vehicle with a suspension, such as an automobile, motorcycle, or a tank, is the portion of the vehicle's total mass that is supported by the suspension, including in most applications approximately half of the weight of the suspension itself. The sprung mass typically includes the b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choquet%20theory | In mathematics, Choquet theory, named after Gustave Choquet, is an area of functional analysis and convex analysis concerned with measures which have support on the extreme points of a convex set C. Roughly speaking, every vector of C should appear as a weighted average of extreme points, a concept made more precise by... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-bridge | An H-bridge is an electronic circuit that switches the polarity of a voltage applied to a load. These circuits are often used in robotics and other applications to allow DC motors to run forwards or backwards. The name is derived from its common schematic diagram representation, with four switching elements configured ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state%20electronics | Solid-state electronics are semiconductor electronics: electronic equipment that use semiconductor devices such as transistors, diodes and integrated circuits (ICs). The term is also used as an adjective for devices in which semiconductor electronics that have no moving parts replace devices with moving parts, such as... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw%20axis | A screw axis (helical axis or twist axis) is a line that is simultaneously the axis of rotation and the line along which translation of a body occurs. Chasles' theorem shows that each Euclidean displacement in three-dimensional space has a screw axis, and the displacement can be decomposed into a rotation about and a s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson%20syndrome | Patterson syndrome, also called pseudoleprechaunism, is an extremely rare syndrome, first mistaken as Donohue Syndrome (also known as Leprechaunism).
It is named for Dr. Joseph Hanan Patterson. It was described by Patterson and Watkins in 1962. The pathogenesis and cause of the Patterson syndrome was unknown until 198... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diprosopus | Diprosopus (, "two-faced", from , , "two" and , [neuter], "face", "person"; with Latin ending), also known as craniofacial duplication (cranio- from Greek , "skull", the other parts Latin), is an extremely rare congenital disorder whereby parts (accessories) or all of the face are duplicated on the head.
Development ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event%20%28UML%29 | An event in the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a notable occurrence at a particular point in time.
Events can, but do not necessarily, cause state transitions from one state to another in state machines represented by state machine diagrams.
A transition between states occurs only when any guard condition for th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory%20organisation | There are several ways to organise memories with respect to the way they are connected to the cache:
one-word-wide memory organisation
wide memory organisation
interleaved memory organisation
independent memory organisation
One-Word-Wide
The memory is one word wide and connected via a one word wide bus to the cac... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylogenetic%20network | A phylogenetic network is any graph used to visualize evolutionary relationships (either abstractly or explicitly) between nucleotide sequences, genes, chromosomes, genomes, or species. They are employed when reticulation events such as hybridization, horizontal gene transfer, recombination, or gene duplication and lo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nous | Nous, or Greek νοῦς (, ), sometimes equated to intellect or intelligence, is a concept from classical philosophy for the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real.
Alternative English terms used in philosophy include "understanding" and "mind"; or sometimes "thought" or "reason" (in ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb%20meal | Lamb meal is a popular ingredient in dog food. It is the dry rendered part from mammal tissues, specially prepared for feeding purposes by tanking under live steam or dry rendering. Though the meat has been cooked, dried, and ground, it is still meat, and has not had any blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island%20gigantism | Island gigantism, or insular gigantism, is a biological phenomenon in which the size of an animal species isolated on an island increases dramatically in comparison to its mainland relatives. Island gigantism is one aspect of the more general "island effect" or "Foster's rule", which posits that when mainland animals c... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Langdon%20Down | John Langdon Haydon Down (18 November 1828 – 7 October 1896) was a British physician best known for his description of the genetic condition now known as Down syndrome, which he originally classified in 1862. He is also noted for his work in social medicine and as a pioneer in the care of mentally disabled patients.
E... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Families%20of%20Structurally%20Similar%20Proteins%20database | Families of Structurally Similar Proteins or FSSP is a database of structurally superimposed proteins generated using the "Distance-matrix ALIgnment" (DALI) algorithm.The database currently contains an extended structural family for each of 330 representative protein chains. Each data set contains structural alignments... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A/ROSE | A/ROSE (the Apple Real-time Operating System Environment) is a small embedded operating system that runs on Apple Computer's "Macintosh Coprocessor Platform", an expansion card for the Apple Macintosh.
The idea was to offer a single "overdesigned" hardware platform on which third party vendors could build practically ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific%20kinetic%20energy | Specific kinetic energy is the kinetic energy of an object per unit of mass.
It is defined as .
Where is the specific kinetic energy and is velocity. It has units of J/kg, which is equivalent to m2/s2.
Energy (physics) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre%20for%20High%20Energy%20Physics | The Centre for High Energy Physics (CHEP) is a federally funded national research institute and a national laboratory site managed by the University of Punjab for the Ministry of Energy (MoE) of the Federal government of Pakistan. CHEP is dedicated towards the scientific advancement and understanding of high energy phy... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coefficient%20of%20restitution | The coefficient of restitution (COR, also denoted by e), is the ratio of the final to initial relative speed between two objects after they collide. It normally ranges from 0 to 1 where 1 would be a perfectly elastic collision. A perfectly inelastic collision has a coefficient of 0, but a 0 value does not have to be p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine%20olfaction | Machine olfaction is the automated simulation of the sense of smell. An emerging application in modern engineering, it involves the use of robots or other automated systems to analyze air-borne chemicals. Such an apparatus is often called an electronic nose or e-nose. The development of machine olfaction is complicate... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip%20Griffiths | Phillip Augustus Griffiths IV (born October 18, 1938) is an American mathematician, known for his work in the field of geometry, and in particular for the complex manifold approach to algebraic geometry. He is a major developer in particular of the theory of variation of Hodge structure in Hodge theory and moduli theor... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfam | Pfam is a database of protein families that includes their annotations and multiple sequence alignments generated using hidden Markov models. The most recent version, Pfam 35.0, was released in November 2021 and contains 19,632 families.
Uses
The general purpose of the Pfam database is to provide a complete and accura... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-multiplication | In mathematics, specifically in elementary arithmetic and elementary algebra, given an equation between two fractions or rational expressions, one can cross-multiply to simplify the equation or determine the value of a variable.
The method is also occasionally known as the "cross your heart" method because lines resem... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AUTOart | AUTOart is a Hong Kong-based scale model car line manufactured by Gateway Autoart Ltd. and sold by AA Collection Ltd.
History
AUTOart was established in 1998. Other lines of diecast vehicles formerly associated with AUTOart were Gateway, Gate and UT Models. The latter was originally a German company with diecast cars ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genome%20Valley | Genome Valley is an Indian high-technology business district spread across /(3.1 sq mi) in Hyderabad, India. It is located across the suburbs, Turakapally, Shamirpet, Medchal, Uppal, Patancheru, Jeedimetla, Gachibowli and Keesara. The Genome Valley has developed as a cluster for Biomedical research, training and manufa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software%20industry%20in%20Telangana | The Indian state of Telangana has a significant amount of software export in India. While the majority of the industry is concentrated in Hyderabad, other cities are also becoming significant IT destinations in the state. Hyderabad houses the largest campuses of tech giants like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, an... |
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