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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynomial%20decomposition | In mathematics, a polynomial decomposition expresses a polynomial f as the functional composition of polynomials g and h, where g and h have degree greater than 1; it is an algebraic functional decomposition. Algorithms are known for decomposing univariate polynomials in polynomial time.
Polynomials which are decompo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live%20distributed%20object | Live distributed object (also abbreviated as live object) refers to a running instance of a distributed multi-party (or peer-to-peer) protocol, viewed from the object-oriented perspective, as an entity that has a distinct identity, may encapsulate internal state and threads of execution, and that exhibits a well-define... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophageal%20plexus | The esophageal plexus (oesophageal plexus in British-English) is formed by nerve fibers from two sources, branches of the vagus nerve, and visceral branches of the sympathetic trunk. The esophageal plexus and the cardiac plexus contain the same types of fibers and are both considered thoracic autonomic plexus.
Parasym... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plants%20of%20the%20World%20Online | Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by 2020". The initial focus was on tropical African Floras, particularly Flor... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructive%20quantum%20field%20theory | In mathematical physics, constructive quantum field theory is the field devoted to showing that quantum field theory can be defined in terms of precise mathematical structures. This demonstration requires new mathematics, in a sense analogous to classical real analysis, putting calculus on a mathematically rigorous fo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas%20%28anatomy%29 | In anatomy, the atlas (C1) is the most superior (first) cervical vertebra of the spine and is located in the neck.
The bone is named for Atlas of Greek mythology, for just as Atlas bore the weight of the heavens, the first cervical vertebra supports the head. However, the term atlas was first used by the ancient Roma... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial%20intelligence%20in%20government | Artificial intelligence (AI) has a range of uses in government. It can be used to further public policy objectives (in areas such as emergency services, health and welfare), as well as assist the public to interact with the government (through the use of virtual assistants, for example). According to the Harvard Busin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore%20Food%20Agency | The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment that oversees food safety and security in Singapore.
History
The agency was first announced on 26 July 2018 as a consolidation of all food-related functions of the Singapore government, which had previously be... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny%20DC | Johnny DC is a character that DC Comics has used at various times as a mascot for its lines of comic books, and occasionally as a metafictional character who comments on the comics in which he appears.
History
The character originally appeared in various Silver Age DC Comics advertisements, and was used to promote DC'... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination%20sign | A destination sign (North American English) or destination indicator/destination blind (British English) is a sign mounted on the front, side or rear of a public transport vehicle, such as a bus, tram/streetcar or light rail vehicle, that displays the vehicle's route number and destination, or the route's number and na... |
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/Dinoterb | Dinoterb is a chemical compound used as an herbicide. It is an uncoupler. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrophily | Nitrophily is a botanical term that indicates a preference of certain plant species for a habitat rich in nitrate. This term was first introduced by George Fuller during the 1930s. The word is a contraction of the Greek words νἰτρον (nitron) meaning "saltpetre" and φίλος (philos) meaning "friendly".
Nitrophily is trad... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteriophage%20scaffolding%20proteins | In molecular biology, bacteriophage scaffolding proteins are proteins involved in bacteriophage assembly.
The assembly of a macromolecular structure proceeds via a specific pathway of ordered events and involves conformational changes in the proteins as they join the assembly. The assembly process is aided by scaffold... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltase-glucoamylase | Maltase-glucoamylase, intestinal is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MGAM gene.
Maltase-glucoamylase is an alpha-glucosidase digestive enzyme. It consists of two subunits with differing substrate specificity. Recombinant enzyme studies have shown that its N-terminal catalytic domain has highest activity agai... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesquite%20flour | Mesquite flour is made from the dried and ground pods of the mesquite (some Prosopis spp.), a tree that grows throughout Mexico and the southwestern US in arid and drought-prone climates. The flour made from the long, beige-colored seedpods has a sweet, slightly nutty flavor and can be used in a wide variety of applica... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycoside%20hydrolase%20family%2028 | In molecular biology, glycoside hydrolase family 28 is a family of glycoside hydrolases , which are a widespread group of enzymes that hydrolyse the glycosidic bond between two or more carbohydrates, or between a carbohydrate and a non-carbohydrate moiety. A classification system for glycoside hydrolases, based on sequ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evisceration%20%28autotomy%29 | Evisceration is a method of autotomy involving the ejection of internal organs used by animals as a defensive strategy. Sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea) eject parts of the gut in order to scare and defend against potential predators such as crabs and fish. The organs are regenerated in a few days by cells in the interior... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural%20selection%20theory | Cultural selection theory is the study of cultural change modelled on theories of evolutionary biology. Cultural selection theory has so far never been a separate discipline. However it has been proposed that
human culture exhibits key Darwinian evolutionary properties, and "the structure of a science of cultural ev... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart%20camera | A smart camera (sensor) or intelligent camera (sensor) or (smart) vision sensor or intelligent vision sensor or smart optical sensor or intelligent optical sensor or smart visual sensor or intelligent visual sensor is a machine vision system which, in addition to image capture circuitry, is capable of extracting applic... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENEC%20Mark | ENEC is the high quality European mark for electrical products that demonstrates compliance with European safety standards.
ENEC Description
ENEC is an abbreviation for "European Norms Electrical Certification".
These four letters are part of the registered trademark that demonstrate that a product has been certified... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kontron | Kontron AG is a German-based multinational company which designs and manufactures embedded computer modules, boards and systems.
Kontron AG serves original equipment manufacturers, system integrators and application providers of different market segments (amongst others: Industrial automation, communications, transpor... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu%20JeOS | Ubuntu JeOS (pronounced "juice") is a discontinued variant of Ubuntu that is described as "an efficient variant ... configured specifically for virtual appliances." It is a concept for what an operating system should look like in the context of a virtual appliance. JeOS stands for "Just enough Operating System." JeOS h... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark%20%28broadcasting%29 | In broadcasting, a dark television station or silent radio station is one that has gone off the air for an indefinite period of time. Usually unlike dead air (broadcasting only silence), a station that is dark or silent does not even transmit a carrier signal.
U.S. law
Transmitter operations
According to the U.S. Fed... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice%20Sion | Maurice Sion (17 October 1927, Skopje – 17 April 2018, Vancouver) was an American and Canadian mathematician, specializing in measure theory and game theory. He is known for Sion's minimax theorem.
Biography
Sion received from New York University his B.A. in 1947 and his M.A. in 1948. He received from the University ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel%20Walk%20Test | The Parallel Walk Test is a quick and simple quantitative measuring tool for balance during walking and could be a useful tool in clinical settings for assessing balance before and after treatments and to discriminate high fall risk potential.
Description
The test takes 3-5 minutes and consists of walking 6 meters bet... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changaa | Changaa or Chang'aa is a traditional home-brewed spirit, popular in Kenya. It is made by fermentation and distillation from grains like millet, maize and sorghum, and is very potent.
Regulation
After being illegal in Kenya for many years, the Kenyan government legalised the traditional home-brewed spirit in 2010, in ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetic%20controls%20in%20ciliates | Epigenetic controls in ciliates is about the unique characteristic of Ciliates, which is that they possess two kinds of nuclei (this phenomenon is called nuclear dimorphism): a micronucleus used for inheritance, and a macronucleus, which controls the metabolism. The micronucleus contains the entirety of the genome wher... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube-connected%20cycles | In graph theory, the cube-connected cycles is an undirected cubic graph, formed by replacing each vertex of a hypercube graph by a cycle. It was introduced by for use as a network topology in parallel computing.
Definition
The cube-connected cycles of order n (denoted CCCn) can be defined as a graph formed from a s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP%209845C | The HP 9845C from Hewlett Packard was one of the first desktop computers to be equipped with a color display and light pen for design and illustration work. It was used to create the color war room graphics in the 1983 movie WarGames.
Features
The attached HP 98770A color display enabled the color graphics with its ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer%20credits | Buffer credits, also called buffer-to-buffer credits (BBC) are used as a flow control method by Fibre Channel technology and represent the number of frames a port can store.
Each time a port transmits a frame that port's BB Credit is decremented by one; for each R_RDY received, that port's BB Credit is incremented by ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumyl%20alcohol | Cumyl alcohol, also called 4-isopropylbenzyl alcohol, is a liquid, hydroxy functional, aromatic organic chemical with formula C10H14O. It has the CAS Registry Number of 536-60-7 and the IUPAC name of (4-propan-2-ylphenyl)methanol. It is REACH registered with the EC number of 208-640-4.
Uses
The most common use is as a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust%20solution | In general relativity, a dust solution is a fluid solution, a type of exact solution of the Einstein field equation, in which the gravitational field is produced entirely by the mass, momentum, and stress density of a perfect fluid that has positive mass density but vanishing pressure. Dust solutions are an important... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One%20gene%E2%80%93one%20enzyme%20hypothesis | The one gene–one enzyme hypothesis is the idea that genes act through the production of enzymes, with each gene responsible for producing a single enzyme that in turn affects a single step in a metabolic pathway. The concept was proposed by George Beadle and Edward Tatum in an influential 1941 paper on genetic mutatio... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunwise | In Scottish folklore, sunwise, deosil or sunward (clockwise) was considered the “prosperous course”, turning from east to west in the direction of the sun. The opposite course, anticlockwise, was known as widdershins (Lowland Scots), or tuathal (Scottish Gaelic). In the Northern Hemisphere, "sunwise" and "clockwise" ru... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filar%20micrometer | A filar micrometer is a specialized eyepiece used in astronomical telescopes for astrometry measurements, in microscopes for specimen measurements, and in alignment and surveying telescopes for measuring angles and distances on nearby objects. "Filar" derives from the Latin filum ("thread"). It refers to the fine threa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroprogramming | In computer science, macroprogramming is a programming paradigm
aimed at expressing the macroscopic, global behaviour of an entire system of agents or computing devices.
In macroprogramming, the local programs for the individual components of a distributed system are compiled or interpreted from a macro-program typica... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Console%20%28computer%20games%29 | A console is a command line interface where the personal computer game's settings and variables can be edited while the game is running. Consoles also usually display a log of warnings, errors, and other messages produced during the program's execution. Typically it can be toggled on or off and appears over the normal... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse%20Metro | Metro is a high-performance, extensible, easy-to-use web service stack. Although historically an open-source part of the GlassFish application server, it can also be used in a stand-alone configuration. Components of Metro include: JAXB RI, JAX-WS RI, SAAJ RI, StAX (SJSXP implementation) and WSIT. Originally available ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priority%20effect | In ecology, a priority effect refers to the impact that a particular species can have on community development as a result of its prior arrival at a site. There are two basic types of priority effects: inhibitory and facilitative. An inhibitory priority effect occurs when a species that arrives first at a site negative... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coherent%20risk%20measure | In the fields of actuarial science and financial economics there are a number of ways that risk can be defined; to clarify the concept theoreticians have described a number of properties that a risk measure might or might not have. A coherent risk measure is a function that satisfies properties of monotonicity, sub-add... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELLA%20%28programming%20language%29 | ELLA is a hardware description language and support toolset, developed in the United Kingdom by the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment (RSRE) during the 1980s and 1990s, which also developed the compiler for the programming language, ALGOL 68RS, used to write ELLA.
ELLA has tools to perform:
Design transformation
... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic%20design%20automation | Electronic design automation (EDA), also referred to as electronic computer-aided design (ECAD), is a category of software tools for designing electronic systems such as integrated circuits and printed circuit boards. The tools work together in a design flow that chip designers use to design and analyze entire semicond... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/61%20%28number%29 | 61 (sixty-one) is the natural number following 60 and preceding 62.
In mathematics
61 is the 18th prime number, and a twin prime with 59. It is the sum of two consecutive squares, It is also a centered decagonal number, a centered hexagonal number, and a centered square number.
61 is the fourth cuban prime of the fo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future%20of%20Marine%20Animal%20Populations | The Future of Marine Animal Populations (FMAP) project was one of the core projects of the international Census of Marine Life (2000–2010). FMAP's mission was to describe and synthesize globally changing patterns of species abundance, distribution, and diversity, and to model the effects of fishing, climate change and ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquisitor%20%28hardware%20testing%20software%29 | Inquisitor is a software suite used for hardware diagnostics, stress testing, certification and benchmarking platform. It is available in three formats:
Standalone – As a package to be installed into existing Linux installation; such practice is somewhat limited in available tests.
Live – Distributed as a Linux live ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geriatric%20rheumatology | Geriatric rheumatology is the branch of medicine that studies rheumatologic disorders in elderly (joints, muscles & other structures around the joints). Sometimes it is called Gerontorheumatology.
Origin
The geriatric rheumatology clinic provides evaluation and management services to patients with various musculoskel... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal%20jugular%20vein | The internal jugular vein is a paired jugular vein that collects blood from the brain and the superficial parts of the face and neck. This vein runs in the carotid sheath with the common carotid artery and vagus nerve.
It begins in the posterior compartment of the jugular foramen, at the base of the skull. It is some... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call%20signs%20in%20the%20United%20States | Call signs in the United States are identifiers assigned to radio and television stations, which are issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and, in the case of most government stations, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). They consist of from 3 to 9 letters and digits, ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B5000%20instruction%20set | The Burroughs B5000 was the first stack machine and also the first computer with a segmented virtual memory.
The Burroughs B5000 instruction set includes the set of valid operations for the B5000, B5500 and B5700. It is not compatible with the B6500, B7500, B8500 or their successors.
Instruction streams on a B5000 con... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa%20Jones%20%28scientist%29 | Lisa Michelle Jones (born February 1977) is an associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). Her research is in structural proteomics, using mass spectrometry together with fast photochemical oxidation of proteins (FPOP), allowing researchers to study the solvent accessi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics%20of%20artificial%20neural%20networks | An artificial neural network (ANN) combines biological principles with advanced statistics to solve problems in domains such as pattern recognition and game-play. ANNs adopt the basic model of neuron analogues connected to each other in a variety of ways.
Structure
Neuron
A neuron with label receiving an input fro... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC%2010367 | ISO/IEC 10367:1991 is a standard developed by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2, defining graphical character sets for use in character encodings implementing levels 2 and 3 of ISO/IEC 4873 (as opposed to ISO/IEC 8859, which defines character encodings at level 1 of ISO/IEC 4873).
Relationship to ISO/IEC 8859
The parts of ISO/IEC 8... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrate%20reductase | Nitrate reductases are molybdoenzymes that reduce nitrate (NO) to nitrite (NO). This reaction is critical for the production of protein in most crop plants, as nitrate is the predominant source of nitrogen in fertilized soils.
Types
Eukaryotic
Eukaryotic nitrate reductases are part of the sulfite oxidase family of m... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cys-loop%20receptor | The Cys-loop ligand-gated ion channel superfamily is composed of nicotinic acetylcholine, GABAA, GABAA-ρ, glycine, 5-HT3, and zinc-activated (ZAC) receptors. These receptors are composed of five protein subunits which form a pentameric arrangement around a central pore. There are usually 2 alpha subunits and 3 other be... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussyhat | A pussyhat is a pink, crafted brimless hat or cap, created in large numbers by women involved with the United States 2017 Women's March. They are the result of the Pussyhat Project, a nationwide effort initiated by Krista Suh and Jayna Zweiman, a screenwriter and architect located in Los Angeles, to create pink hats to... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Move%20by%20nature | In game theory a move by nature is a decision or move in an extensive form game made by a player who has no strategic interests in the outcome. The effect is to add a player, 'Nature', whose practical role is to act as a random number generator. For instance, if a game of Poker requires a dealer to choose which cards... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HiperLAN | HiperLAN (High Performance Radio LAN) is a wireless LAN standard. It is a European alternative for the IEEE 802.11 standards. It is defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). In ETSI the standards are defined by the BRAN project (Broadband Radio Access Networks). The HiperLAN standard famil... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message-oriented%20middleware | Message-oriented middleware (MOM) is software or hardware infrastructure supporting sending and receiving messages between distributed systems. MOM allows application modules to be distributed over heterogeneous platforms and reduces the complexity of developing applications that span multiple operating systems and net... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telebirr | Telebirr () is a mobile money service developed and was launched by Ethio telecom, the state owned telecommunication and Internet service provider in Ethiopia. It took five months to develop the end-to-end service. It facilitates the delivery of cashless transactions. The platform deployed currently has the capacity of... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open%20and%20closed%20maps | In mathematics, more specifically in topology, an open map is a function between two topological spaces that maps open sets to open sets.
That is, a function is open if for any open set in the image is open in
Likewise, a closed map is a function that maps closed sets to closed sets.
A map may be open, closed, ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myosin | Myosins () are a superfamily of motor proteins best known for their roles in muscle contraction and in a wide range of other motility processes in eukaryotes. They are ATP-dependent and responsible for actin-based motility.
The first myosin (M2) to be discovered was in 1864 by Wilhelm Kühne. Kühne had extracted a visc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics%20Analysis%20Workstation | The Physics Analysis Workstation (PAW) is an interactive, scriptable computer software tool for data analysis and graphical presentation in High Energy Physics (HEP).
The development of this software tool started at CERN in 1986, it was optimized for the processing of very large amounts of data. It was based on and in... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetuity | In finance, a perpetuity is an annuity that has no end, or a stream of cash payments that continues forever. There are few actual perpetuities in existence. For example, the United Kingdom (UK) government issued them in the past; these were known as consols and were all finally redeemed in 2015.
Real estate and pref... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-order%20cellular%20automaton | A second-order cellular automaton is a type of reversible cellular automaton (CA) invented by Edward Fredkin where the state of a cell at time depends not only on its neighborhood at time , but also on its state at time .
General technique
In general, the evolution rule for a second-order automaton may be described a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular%20and%20Cellular%20Biology | Molecular and Cellular Biology is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of molecular and cellular biology. It is published by the American Society for Microbiology and the editor-in-chief is Peter Tontonoz (University of California, Los Angeles). It was established in 1981. The h-index (1981-... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leodamas%20of%20Thasos | Leodamas of Thasos (, c. 380 BC) was a Greek mathematician and a contemporary of Plato, about whom little is known.
There are two references to Leodamas in Proclus's Commentary on Euclid:
At this time [Plato's time] also lived Leodamas of Thasos, Archytas of Tarentum, and Theaetetus of Athens, by whom the theorems [o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinitary%20combinatorics | In mathematics, infinitary combinatorics, or combinatorial set theory, is an extension of ideas in combinatorics to infinite sets.
Some of the things studied include continuous graphs and trees, extensions of Ramsey's theorem, and Martin's axiom.
Recent developments concern combinatorics of the continuum and combinator... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory%20Reference%20Code | The Memory Reference Code (or MRC) is a fundamental component in the design of some computers, and is "one of the most important aspects of the BIOS" for an Intel-based motherboard. It is the part of an Intel motherboard's firmware that determines how the computer's memory (RAM) will be initialized, and adjusts memory... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesh%20analysis | Mesh analysis (or the mesh current method) is a method that is used to solve planar circuits for the currents (and indirectly the voltages) at any place in the electrical circuit. Planar circuits are circuits that can be drawn on a plane surface with no wires crossing each other. A more general technique, called loop ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergent%20materialism | In the philosophy of mind, emergent (or emergentist) materialism is a theory which asserts that the mind is irreducibly existent in some sense. However, the mind does not exist in the sense of being an ontological simple. Further, the study of mental phenomena is independent of other sciences. The theory primarily main... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dwhai | Kōwhai ( or ) are small woody legume trees within the genus Sophora, in the family Fabaceae, that are native to New Zealand. There are eight species, with Sophora microphylla and S. tetraptera being as large trees. Their natural habitat is beside streams and on the edges of forest, in lowland or mountain open areas. ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deme%20%28biology%29 | In biology, a deme, in the strict sense, is a group of individuals that belong to the same taxonomic group. However, when biologists, and especially ecologists, use the term ‘deme’ they usually refer to it as the definition of a gamodeme: a local group of individuals (from the same taxon) that interbreed with each othe... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-vaccine%20activism | Anti-vaccine activism is organized activity designed to increase vaccine hesitancy, often by disseminating misinformation or disinformation. Although myths, conspiracy theories, misinformation and disinformation spread by the anti-vaccination movement and fringe doctors increases vaccine hesitancy and public debates ar... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastin%E2%80%93Knill%20theorem | The Eastin–Knill theorem is a no-go theorem that states: "No quantum error correcting code can have a continuous symmetry which acts transversely on physical qubits". In other words, no quantum error correcting code can transversely implement a universal gate set, where a transversal logical gate is one that can be imp... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malthusian%20growth%20model | A Malthusian growth model, sometimes called a simple exponential growth model, is essentially exponential growth based on the idea of the function being proportional to the speed to which the function grows. The model is named after Thomas Robert Malthus, who wrote An Essay on the Principle of Population (1798), one o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pytkeev%20space | In mathematics, and especially topology, a Pytkeev space is a topological space that satisfies qualities more subtle than a convergence of a sequence. They are named after E. G. Pytkeev, who proved in 1983 that sequential spaces have this property.
Definitions
Let X be a topological space. For a subset S of X let S ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordant | A mordant or dye fixative is a substance used to set (i.e., bind) dyes on fabrics. It does this by forming a coordination complex with the dye, which then attaches to the fabric (or tissue). It may be used for dyeing fabrics or for intensifying stains in cell or tissue preparations. Although mordants are still used, es... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FDOA | Frequency difference of arrival (FDOA) or differential Doppler (DD), is a technique analogous to TDOA for estimating the location of a radio emitter based on observations from other points. (It can also be used for estimating one's own position based on observations of multiple emitters). TDOA and FDOA are sometimes us... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tridemorph | Tridemorph is a fungicide used to control Erysiphe graminis. It was developed by BASF in the 1960s who use the trade name Calixin. The World Health Organization has categorized it as a Class II "moderately hazardous" pesticide because it is believed harmful if swallowed and can cause irritation to skin and eyes.
One t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular%20tagging%20velocimetry | Molecular tagging velocimetry (MTV) is a specific form of flow velocimetry, a technique for determining the velocity of currents in fluids such as air and water. In its simplest form, a single "write" laser beam is shot once through the sample space. Along its path an optically induced chemical process is initiated, re... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%27s%20blood | Tiger's blood or tiger blood is a flavor of shave ice, snow cones, and other products.
It does not contain blood or anything from tigers. The flavor is a combination of strawberry, watermelon, and a smaller amount of coconut, though some syrup makers have slightly different recipes and add other flavors like cherry.
... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy%20cap | Candy cap or curry milkcap is the English-language common name for several closely related edible species of Lactarius; L. camphoratus, L. fragilis, and L. rubidus. These mushrooms are valued for their highly aromatic qualities and are used culinarily as a flavoring rather than as a constituent of a full meal.
Descrip... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaport%20Centre | Seaport Centre is a high-tech business park located in Redwood City, California, United States, and as of 2007 is one of the largest biotechnology research complexes in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The property consists of of developed building area, and is situated in proximity to the Port of Redwood City. The proper... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apportionment%20%28politics%29 | Apportionment is the process by which seats in a legislative body are distributed among administrative divisions, such as states or parties, entitled to representation. This page presents the general principles and issues related to apportionment. The page Apportionment by country describes specific practices used arou... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogue%20Concerning%20the%20Two%20Chief%20World%20Systems | The Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo) is a 1632 Italian-language book by Galileo Galilei comparing the Copernican system with the traditional Ptolemaic system. It was translated into Latin as Systema cosmicum () in 1635 by Matthias Bernegger. The book was de... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perron%27s%20irreducibility%20criterion | Perron's irreducibility criterion is a sufficient condition for a polynomial to be irreducible in —that is, for it to be unfactorable into the product of lower-degree polynomials with integer coefficients.
This criterion is applicable only to monic polynomials. However, unlike other commonly used criteria, Perron's cr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge%20density%20wave | A charge density wave (CDW) is an ordered quantum fluid of electrons in a linear chain compound or layered crystal. The electrons within a CDW form a standing wave pattern and sometimes collectively carry an electric current. The electrons in such a CDW, like those in a superconductor, can flow through a linear chain c... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20data-serialization%20formats | This is a comparison of data serialization formats, various ways to convert complex objects to sequences of bits. It does not include markup languages used exclusively as document file formats.
Overview
Syntax comparison of human-readable formats
Comparison of binary formats
See also
Comparison of document-markup l... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoneuronics | Nanoneuronics is an emerging discipline involving the application of nanometer-scale methods, materials, science and technology to neurons and neural tissue in order to design and develop advanced medical applications.
Overview
Nanoneuronics is a new discipline of engineering that aims to harness the collaborative pow... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergodic%20sequence | In mathematics, an ergodic sequence is a certain type of integer sequence, having certain equidistribution properties.
Definition
Let be an infinite, strictly increasing sequence of positive integers. Then, given an integer q, this sequence is said to be ergodic mod q if, for all integers , one has
where
and card ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMBFAST | In physical cosmology, CMBFAST is a computer code, written by Uroš Seljak and Matias Zaldarriaga, for computing the anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background. It was the first efficient program to do so, reducing the time taken to compute the anisotropy from several days to a few minutes by using a novel semi-analy... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guaro%20%28drink%29 | Guaro is a liquor made in many places in Latin America. A clear liquid distilled from sugar cane juices, it has a slightly sweeter taste than comparable liquors. It is traditionally 60 proof or 30% alcohol, although recently 70 proof and 80 proof versions are produced. It is popular in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLAT%20domain | In molecular biology the PLAT domain is a protein domain that is found in a variety of membrane or lipid associated proteins. It is called the PLAT (Polycystin-1, Lipoxygenase, Alpha-Toxin) domain<ref
name="PUB00018111"></ref> or LH2 (Lipoxygenase homology) domain. The known structure
of pancreatic lipase shows this ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailing%20zero | In mathematics, trailing zeros are a sequence of 0 in the decimal representation (or more generally, in any positional representation) of a number, after which no other digits follow.
Trailing zeros to the right of a decimal point, as in 12.340, don’t affect the value of a number and may be omitted if all that is of i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IObit%20Malware%20Fighter | IObit Malware Fighter (introduced in 2004) is an anti-malware and anti-virus program for the Microsoft Windows operating system (Windows XP and later). It is designed to remove and protect against malware, including, but not limited to Trojans, rootkits, and ransomware.
Overview
IObit Malware Fighter has a freeware ve... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelunker%20%28video%20game%29 | Spelunker is a 1983 platform video game developed by Timothy G. Martin of MicroGraphic Image. It is set in a colossal cave, with the player starting at the cave's entrance at the top, and the objective is to get to the treasure at the bottom.
Originally released by MicroGraphic Image for the Atari 8-bit family in 1983... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focal%20cloud | A focal cloud is the collection of focal points of an imperfect lens or parabolic reflector whether optical, electrostatic or electromagnetic. This includes parabolic antennas and lens-type reflective antennas of all kinds. The effect is analogous to the circle of confusion in photography.
In a perfect lens or parabo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurotus%20ostreatus | Pleurotus ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, oyster fungus, hiratake, or pearl oyster mushroom is a common edible mushroom.
It is one of the more commonly sought wild mushrooms, though it can also be cultivated on straw and other media.
Description
The mushroom has a broad, fan or oyster-shaped cap spanning ; natural spe... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20computer%20system%20emulators | This article lists software and hardware that emulates computing platforms.
The host in this article is the system running the emulator, and the guest is the system being emulated.
The list is organized by guest operating system (the system being emulated), grouped by word length. Each section contains a list of emul... |
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