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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson%27s%20rule | In numerical integration, Simpson's rules are several approximations for definite integrals, named after Thomas Simpson (1710–1761).
The most basic of these rules, called Simpson's 1/3 rule, or just Simpson's rule, reads
In German and some other languages, it is named after Johannes Kepler, who derived it in 1615 aft... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyers%E2%80%93Ulam%E2%80%93Rassias%20stability | The stability problem of functional equations originated from a question of Stanisław Ulam, posed in 1940, concerning the stability of group homomorphisms. In the next year, Donald H. Hyers gave a partial affirmative answer to the question of Ulam in the context of Banach spaces in the case of additive mappings, that w... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasso%20%28programming%20language%29 | Lasso is an application server and server management interface used to develop internet applications and is a general-purpose, high-level programming language. Originally a web datasource connection tool for Filemaker and later included in Apple Computer's FileMaker 4.0 and Claris Homepage as CDML, it has since evolved... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermomicrobia | The Thermomicrobia is a group of thermophilic green non-sulfur bacteria. Based on species Thermomicrobium roseum (type species) and Sphaerobacter thermophilus, this bacteria class has the following description:
The class Thermomicrobia subdivides into two orders with validly published names: Thermomicrobiales Garrity... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp%20waves%20and%20ripples | Sharp waves and ripples (SWRs) are oscillatory patterns produced by extremely synchronised activity of neurons in the mammalian hippocampus and neighbouring regions which occur spontaneously in idle waking states or during NREM sleep. They can be observed with a variety of imaging methods, such as EEG. They are compose... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Abraham%20Jacobs | Walter Abraham Jacobs (December 24, 1883July 12, 1967) was an American chemist who discovered the Gould-Jacobs reaction. Much of his career was spent at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York City.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Write%20once%2C%20compile%20anywhere | Write once, compile anywhere (WOCA) is a philosophy taken by a compiler and its associated software libraries or by a software library/software framework which refers to a capability of writing a computer program that can be compiled on all platforms without the need to modify its source code. As opposed to Sun's write... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macfarlane%20Burnet%20Medal%20and%20Lecture | The Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture is a biennial award given by the Australian Academy of Science to recognise outstanding scientific research in the biological sciences.
It was established in 1971 and honours the memory of the Nobel laureate Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, OM KBE MD FAA FRS, the Australian virologi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanganya%20virus | Tanganya virus (TGNV) is an enveloped, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus, possibly of the genus orthohantavirus in the Bunyavirales order. It is the second indigenous Murinae-associated African hantavirus to be discovered. It has a low sequence similarity to other hantaviruses and serologically distinct from ot... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackberry | The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus Rubus, and hybrids between the subgenera Rubus and Idaeobatus. The taxonomy of blackberries has historically been confused because of hybridization and apomixis, so that ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Ocean%20Circulation%20Experiment | The World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) was a component of the international World Climate Research Program, and aimed to establish the role of the World Ocean in the Earth's climate system. WOCE's field phase ran between 1990 and 1998, and was followed by an analysis and modeling phase that ran until 2002. When ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulseless%20electrical%20activity | Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) is a form of cardiac arrest in which the electrocardiogram shows a heart rhythm that should produce a pulse, but does not. Pulseless electrical activity is found initially in about 20% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and about 50% of in-hospital cardiac arrests.
Under normal circ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronotherapy%20%28treatment%20scheduling%29 | Chronotherapy, also called chronotherapeutics or chronotherapeutic drug delivery,
refers to the coordination of therapeutic treatments with an individual's circadian or other rhythmic cycles. This may be done to maximize effectiveness of a specific treatment, minimize possible side effects, or both.
In the treatme... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%E2%80%93Rothschild%20theorem | In mathematics, the Graham–Rothschild theorem is a theorem that applies Ramsey theory to combinatorics on words and combinatorial cubes. It is named after Ronald Graham and Bruce Lee Rothschild, who published its proof in 1971. Through the work of Graham, Rothschild, and in 1972, it became part of the foundations of s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear%20Instrumentation%20Module | The Nuclear Instrumentation Module (NIM) standard defines mechanical and electrical specifications for electronics modules used in experimental particle and nuclear physics. The concept of modules in electronic systems offers enormous advantages in flexibility, interchange of instruments, reduced design effort, ease in... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract%20elementary%20class | In model theory, a discipline within mathematical logic, an abstract elementary class, or AEC for short, is a class of models with a partial order similar to the relation of an elementary substructure of an elementary class in first-order model theory. They were introduced by Saharon Shelah.
Definition
, for a cla... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kistler%20Prize | The Kistler Prize (1999-2011) was awarded annually to recognize original contributions "to the understanding of the connection between human heredity and human society," and was named after its benefactor, physicist and inventor Walter Kistler. The prize was awarded by the Foundation For the Future and it included a ca... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apyrase | Apyrase (, ATP-diphosphatase, adenosine diphosphatase, ADPase, ATP diphosphohydrolase) is a calcium-activated plasma membrane-bound enzyme (magnesium can also activate it) () that catalyses the hydrolysis of ATP to yield AMP and inorganic phosphate. Two isoenzymes are found in commercial preparations from S. tuberosum.... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pico%20de%20gallo | Pico de gallo (, ), also called salsa fresca ('fresh sauce'), salsa bandera ('flag sauce'), and salsa cruda ('raw sauce'), is a type of salsa commonly used in Mexican cuisine. It is traditionally made from chopped tomato, onion, and serrano peppers (jalapeños or habaneros may be used as alternatives), with salt, lime j... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convective%20inhibition | Convective inhibition (CIN or CINH) is a numerical measure in meteorology that indicates the amount of energy that will prevent an air parcel from rising from the surface to the level of free convection.
CIN is the amount of energy required to overcome the negatively buoyant energy the environment exerts on an air par... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INT%2010H | INT 10h, INT 10H or INT 16 is shorthand for BIOS interrupt call 10hex, the 17th interrupt vector in an x86-based computer system. The BIOS typically sets up a real mode interrupt handler at this vector that provides video services. Such services include setting the video mode, character and string output, and graphics ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatfish | A flatfish is a member of the ray-finned demersal fish order Pleuronectiformes, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes. In many species, both eyes lie on one side of the head, one or the other migrating through or around the head during development. Some species face their left... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthostega | Acanthostega (meaning "spiny roof") is an extinct genus of stem-tetrapod, among the first vertebrate animals to have recognizable limbs. It appeared in the late Devonian period (Famennian age) about 365 million years ago, and was anatomically intermediate between lobe-finned fishes and those that were fully capable of ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunate%20bone | The lunate bone (semilunar bone) is a carpal bone in the human hand. It is distinguished by its deep concavity and crescentic outline. It is situated in the center of the proximal row carpal bones, which lie between the ulna and radius and the hand. The lunate carpal bone is situated between the lateral scaphoid bone a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First%20dorsal%20metatarsal%20artery | The first dorsal metatarsal artery is a small artery on the back of the foot. It runs forward on the first interosseous dorsalis muscle, and at the cleft between the great and second toes divides into two branches, one of which passes beneath the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus muscle, and is distributed to the ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NARS%20%28gene%29 | Asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase, cytoplasmic is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NARS gene.
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are a class of enzymes that charge tRNAs with their cognate amino acids. Asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase is localized to the cytoplasm and belongs to the class II family of tRNA synthetases. The N... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probability%20bounds%20analysis | Probability bounds analysis (PBA) is a collection of methods of uncertainty propagation for making qualitative and quantitative calculations in the face of uncertainties of various kinds. It is used to project partial information about random variables and other quantities through mathematical expressions. For instance... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lip | The lips are a horizontal pair of soft appendages attached to the jaws and are the most visible part of the mouth of many animals, including humans. Vertebrate lips are soft, movable and serve to facilitate the ingestion of food (e.g. suckling and gulping) and the articulation of sound and speech. Human lips are also a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote%20error%20indication | Remote error indication (REI) or formerly far end block error (FEBE) is an alarm signal used in synchronous optical networking (SONET). It indicates to the transmitting node that the receiver has detected a block error.
Overview
REI or FEBE errors are mostly seen on DS3 circuits, however they are known to be presen... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell%20cycle%20analysis | Cell cycle analysis by DNA content measurement is a method that most frequently employs flow cytometry to distinguish cells in different phases of the cell cycle. Before analysis, the cells are usually permeabilised and treated with a fluorescent dye that stains DNA quantitatively, such as propidium iodide (PI) or 4,6... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu%E2%80%93Arabic%20numeral%20system | The Hindu–Arabic numeral system or Indo-Arabic numeral system (also called the Hindu numeral system or Arabic numeral system) is a positional base ten numeral system for representing integers, which can be extended to include non-integers, i.e the Decimal numeral system, which is the most common system for the symbolic... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leidenfrost%20effect | The Leidenfrost effect is a physical phenomenon in which a liquid, close to a surface that is significantly hotter than the liquid's boiling point, produces an insulating vapor layer that keeps the liquid from boiling rapidly. Because of this repulsive force, a droplet hovers over the surface, rather than making physic... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuant%20%28mathematics%29 | In algebra, the continuant is a multivariate polynomial representing the determinant of a tridiagonal matrix and having applications in generalized continued fractions.
Definition
The n-th continuant is defined recursively by
Properties
The continuant can be computed by taking the sum of all possible products of x1... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myelitis | Myelitis is inflammation of the spinal cord which can disrupt the normal responses from the brain to the rest of the body, and from the rest of the body to the brain. Inflammation in the spinal cord can cause the myelin and axon to be damaged resulting in symptoms such as paralysis and sensory loss. Myelitis is classif... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VO2%20max | {{DISPLAYTITLE:VO2 max}}
VO2 max (also maximal oxygen consumption, maximal oxygen uptake or maximal aerobic capacity) is the maximum rate of oxygen consumption attainable during physical exertion. The name is derived from three abbreviations: "V̇" for volume (the dot appears over the V to indicate "per unit of time"), ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordered%20vector%20space | In mathematics, an ordered vector space or partially ordered vector space is a vector space equipped with a partial order that is compatible with the vector space operations.
Definition
Given a vector space over the real numbers and a preorder on the set the pair is called a preordered vector space and we say th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresselhaus%20effect | The Dresselhaus effect is a phenomenon in solid-state physics in which spin–orbit interaction causes energy bands to split. It is usually present in crystal systems lacking inversion symmetry. The effect is named after Gene Dresselhaus, who discovered this splitting in 1955.
Spin–orbit interaction is a relativistic co... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir-562%20microRNA%20precursor%20family | In molecular biology mir-562 microRNA is a short RNA molecule. MicroRNAs function to regulate the expression levels of other genes by several mechanisms.
See also
MicroRNA |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined%20data%20center | Software-defined data center (SDDC; also: virtual data center, VDC) is a marketing term that extends virtualization concepts such as abstraction, pooling, and automation to all data center resources and services to achieve IT as a service (ITaaS).
In a software-defined data center, "all elements of the infrastructure —... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay%20Networks | Bay Networks, Inc., was a network hardware vendor formed through the merger of Santa Clara, California, based SynOptics Communications and Billerica, Massachusetts based Wellfleet Communications on July 6, 1994. SynOptics was an important early innovator of Ethernet products, having developed a pre-standard twisted pai... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATP%20synthase%20subunit%20C | ATPase, subunit C of Fo/Vo complex is the main transmembrane subunit of V-type, A-type and F-type ATP synthases. Subunit C (also called subunit 9, or proteolipid in F-ATPases, or the 16 kDa proteolipid in V-ATPases) was found in the Fo or Vo complex of F- and V-ATPases, respectively. The subunits form an oligomeric c ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental%20lemma%20of%20the%20calculus%20of%20variations | In mathematics, specifically in the calculus of variations, a variation of a function can be concentrated on an arbitrarily small interval, but not a single point.
Accordingly, the necessary condition of extremum (functional derivative equal zero) appears in a weak formulation (variational form) integrated with an ar... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation%20Home | PlayStation Home was a virtual 3D social gaming platform developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's London Studio for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) on the PlayStation Network (PSN). It was accessible from the PS3's XrossMediaBar (XMB). Membership was free but required a PSN account. Upon installation, users could choose how ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saethre%E2%80%93Chotzen%20syndrome | Saethre–Chotzen syndrome (SCS), also known as acrocephalosyndactyly type III, is a rare congenital disorder associated with craniosynostosis (premature closure of one or more of the sutures between the bones of the skull). This affects the shape of the head and face, resulting in a cone-shaped head and an asymmetrical ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiochromic%20film | Radiochromic film is a type of self-developing film typically used in the testing and characterisation of radiographic equipment such as CT scanners and radiotherapy linacs. The film contains a dye which changes colour when exposed to ionising radiation, allowing the level of exposure and beam profile to be characteris... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negligible%20senescence | Negligible senescence is a term coined by biogerontologist Caleb Finch to denote organisms that do not exhibit evidence of biological aging (senescence), such as measurable reductions in their reproductive capability, measurable functional decline, or rising death rates with age. There are many species where scientists... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online%20Abuse%20Prevention%20Initiative | The Online Abuse Prevention Initiative (OAPI) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to study and combat abuse on the Internet.
History
OAPI was created by Randi Lee Harper in response to Twitter's lack of tools for filtering online harassment. OAPI was founded in 2015, with Crash Override Network's Zoë Quinn and... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlella | Dahlella caldariensis is a species of leptostracan crustacean which lives on hydrothermal vents in the Pacific Ocean.
Description
Dahlella may reach a length of from the base of the rostrum to the end of the abdomen. Much of the animal is covered by a large, hinged carapace.
Dahlella can be distinguished from other a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron%20pair | In chemistry, an electron pair or Lewis pair consists of two electrons that occupy the same molecular orbital but have opposite spins. Gilbert N. Lewis introduced the concepts of both the electron pair and the covalent bond in a landmark paper he published in 1916.
Because electrons are fermions, the Pauli exclusion p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axonometric%20projection | Axonometric projection is a type of orthographic projection used for creating a pictorial drawing of an object, where the object is rotated around one or more of its axes to reveal multiple sides.
Overview
"Axonometry" means "to measure along the axes". In German literature, axonometry is based on Pohlke's theorem, ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monzo | Monzo Bank Limited () is a British online bank based in London, England. Monzo was one of the earliest of a number of new app-based challenger banks in the UK.
Originally operating through a mobile app and a prepaid debit card, in April 2017 its UK banking licence restrictions were lifted, enabling it to offer a full ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venereology | Venereology is a branch of medicine that is concerned with the study and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The name derives from Roman goddess Venus, associated with love, beauty and fertility. A physician specializing in venereology is called a venereologist. In many areas of the world, the specialty ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IT-Political%20Association%20of%20Denmark | The IT-Political Association (Danish: IT-Politisk Forening, commonly known as IT-Pol) is a Danish non-profit NGO, which works to collect information on IT and convey this to politicians and the society to get the best possible grounds for legislation. The association is independent of political parties and communicates... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrolecithal | Centrolecithal (Greek kentron = center of a circle, lekithos = yolk) describes the placement of the yolk in the centre of the cytoplasm of ova. Many arthropod eggs are centrolecithal.
During cytokinesis, centrolecithal zygotes undergo meroblastic cleavage, where the cleavage plane extends only to the accumulated yolk ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malolactic%20fermentation | Malolactic conversion (also known as malolactic fermentation or MLF) is a process in winemaking in which tart-tasting malic acid, naturally present in grape must, is converted to softer-tasting lactic acid. Malolactic fermentation is most often performed as a secondary fermentation shortly after the end of the primary ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araki%E2%80%93Sucher%20correction | In atomic, molecular and optical physics, the Araki–Sucher correction is a leading-order correction to the energy levels of atoms and molecules due to effects of quantum electrodynamics (QED). It is named after Huzihiro Araki and Joseph Sucher, who first calculated it for the helium atom in 1957. The method is based on... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear%20Science%20and%20Techniques | Nuclear Science and Techniques is a monthly peer-reviewed, scientific journal that is published by Science Press and Springer. This journal was established in 1990. The editor-in-chief is Yu-Gang Ma. The journal covers all theoretical and experimental aspects of nuclear physics and technology, including synchrotron rad... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioGRID | The Biological General Repository for Interaction Datasets (BioGRID) is a curated biological database of protein-protein interactions, genetic interactions, chemical interactions, and post-translational modifications created in 2003 (originally referred to as simply the General Repository for Interaction Datasets (GRID... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IETF%20Administrative%20Support%20Activity | The full name of IETF is "The Internet Engineering Task Force"which is the premier Internet standards body. It develops open standards through collaboration for open processes.
The IETF Administrative Support Activity (IASA) is an activity housed within the Internet Society (ISOC).
The IASA is described by , an IETF... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Saint%20%281997%20film%29 | The Saint is a 1997 American thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce, written by Jonathan Hensleigh and Wesley Strick, and starring Val Kilmer in the title role, with Elisabeth Shue and Rade Šerbedžija. The plot of the film revolves around the title character who is a high tech thief and master of disguise, who becomes... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food%20powder | Food powder or powdery food is the most common format of dried solid food material that meets specific quality standards, such as moisture content, particle size, and particular morphology. Common powdery food products include milk powder, tea powder, cocoa powder, coffee powder, soybean flour, wheat flour, and chili p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Jerry%20Lewis%20MDA%20Labor%20Day%20Telethon | The MDA Labor Day Telethon was an annual telethon held on (starting the night before and throughout) Labor Day in the United States to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The Muscular Dystrophy Association was founded in 1950 with hopes of gaining the American public's interest. The show was hoste... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activation-synthesis%20hypothesis | The activation-synthesis hypothesis, proposed by Harvard University psychiatrists John Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley, is a neurobiological theory of dreams first published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in December 1977. The differences in neuronal activity of the brainstem during waking and REM sleep were ob... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DataGravity | DataGravity Inc. was an American industry data management company, which produced security software. The company was founded in April 2012 by Paula Long and John Joseph.
DataGravity announced its first products at VMworld in 2014. It won Best of Show, and New Technology awards for the event. It began shipping their fi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nano-tetherball%20sensor | The nano-tetherball sensor is one of newly discovered methods in detecting glucose in the human body. The nano-tetherball sensor for glucose has attracted attention of diabetic medical community due to its methods and high sensitivity in performance. The machine’s name comes from the fact that its design is similar to... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA%20methylation%20in%20cancer | DNA methylation in cancer plays a variety of roles, helping to change the healthy cells by regulation of gene expression to a cancer cells or a diseased cells disease pattern. One of the most widely studied DNA methylation dysregulation is the promoter hypermethylation where the CPGs islands in the promoter regions are... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homaro%20Cantu | Homaro "Omar" Cantu Jr. (September 23, 1976 – April 14, 2015) was an American chef and inventor known for his use of molecular gastronomy. As a child, Cantu was fascinated with science and engineering. While working in a fast food restaurant, he discovered the similarities between science and cooking and decided to bec... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feedwater%20heater | A feedwater heater is a power plant component used to pre-heat water delivered to a steam generating boiler. Preheating the feedwater reduces the irreversibilities involved in steam generation and therefore improves the thermodynamic efficiency of the system. This reduces plant operating costs and also helps to avoid ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfluidic%20diffusional%20sizing | Microfluidic diffusional sizing (MDS) is a method to measure the size of particles based on the degree to which they diffuse within a microfluidic laminar flow. It allows size measurements to be taken from extremely small quantities of material (nano-grams) and is particularly useful when sizing molecules which may var... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistance%20distance%20%28mechanics%29 | Mechanics |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building%20implosion | In the controlled demolition industry, building implosion is the strategic placing of explosive material and timing of its detonation so that a structure collapses on itself in a matter of seconds, minimizing the physical damage to its immediate surroundings. Despite its terminology, building implosion also includes th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hylomorphism%20%28computer%20science%29 | In computer science, and in particular functional programming, a hylomorphism is a recursive function, corresponding to the composition of an anamorphism (which first builds a set of results; also known as 'unfolding') followed by a catamorphism (which then folds these results into a final return value). Fusion of thes... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical%20point%20%28set%20theory%29 | In set theory, the critical point of an elementary embedding of a transitive class into another transitive class is the smallest ordinal which is not mapped to itself.
Suppose that is an elementary embedding where and are transitive classes and is definable in by a formula of set theory with parameters from . Th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca%20Biagini | Francesca Biagini (born 31 July 1973) is a German and Italian mathematician specializing in mathematical finance, stochastic calculus, and probability theory. Topics in her research include fractional Brownian motion and portfolio optimization for inside traders. She is a professor of applied mathematics and vice presi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STAT2 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the STAT2 gene. It is a member of the STAT protein family. This protein is critical to the biological response of type I interferons (IFNs). STAT2 sequence identity between mouse and human is only 68%.
Function
The protein e... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife%20Reserve%20in%20Al%20Wusta | The Wildlife Reserve in Al Wusta, formerly the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary, is a nature reserve in the Omani Central Desert and Coastal Hills. It was included in the UNESCO World Heritage list, but became the first site to be removed from the World Heritage list in 2007.
Species inhabiting the reserve include the mountain ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technicolor%20%28physics%29 | Technicolor theories are models of physics beyond the Standard Model that address electroweak gauge symmetry breaking, the mechanism through which W and Z bosons acquire masses. Early technicolor theories were modelled on quantum chromodynamics (QCD), the "color" theory of the strong nuclear force, which inspired thei... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical%20risk | Statistical risk is a quantification of a situation's risk using statistical methods. These methods can be used to estimate a probability distribution for the outcome of a specific variable, or at least one or more key parameters of that distribution, and from that estimated distribution a risk function can be used to ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slowly%20varying%20function | In real analysis, a branch of mathematics, a slowly varying function is a function of a real variable whose behaviour at infinity is in some sense similar to the behaviour of a function converging at infinity. Similarly, a regularly varying function is a function of a real variable whose behaviour at infinity is simila... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliosis | Gliosis is a nonspecific reactive change of glial cells in response to damage to the central nervous system (CNS). In most cases, gliosis involves the proliferation or hypertrophy of several different types of glial cells, including astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes. In its most extreme form, the proliferatio... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovak%20koruna | The Czechoslovak koruna (in Czech and Slovak: koruna československá, at times koruna česko-slovenská; koruna means crown) was the currency of Czechoslovakia from 10 April 1919 to 14 March 1939, and from 1 November 1945 to 7 February 1993. For a brief time in 1939 and again in 1993, it was also the currency of both th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu1/6%20holin%20family | The Streptomyces aureofaciens Phage Mu1/6 Holin (Mu1/6 Holin) Family (TC# 1.E.28) is a family of putative pore-forming holins between 80 and 90 amino acyl residues in length with 2 transmembrane segments (TMSs). A representative list of proteins belonging to this family can be found in the Transporter Classification Da... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteinopathy | In medicine, proteinopathy ([pref. protein]; -pathy [suff. disease]; proteinopathies pl.; proteinopathic adj), or proteopathy, protein conformational disorder, or protein misfolding disease, is a class of diseases in which certain proteins become structurally abnormal, and thereby disrupt the function of cells, tissues... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow%20drill | A bow drill is a simple hand-operated type of tool, consisting of a rod (the spindle or drill shaft) that is set in rapid rotary motion by means of a cord wrapped around it, kept taut by a bow which is pushed back and forth with one hand. This tool of prehistoric origin has been used both as a drill, to make holes on ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD36%20antigen | CD36 antigen is a transmembrane, highly glycosylated, glycoprotein expressed by monocytes, macrophages, platelets, microvascular endothelial cells and adipose tissues. CD36 recognises oxidized low density lipoprotein, long chain fatty acids, anionic phospholipids, collagen types I, IV and V, thrombospondin and Plasmod... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlike%20tree | In the area of mathematics known as graph theory, a tree is said to be starlike if it has exactly one vertex of degree greater than 2. This high-degree vertex is the root and a starlike tree is obtained by attaching at least three linear graphs to this central vertex.
Properties
Two finite starlike trees are isospec... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic%20hardware | Electronic hardware consists of interconnected electronic components which perform analog or logic operations on received and locally stored information to produce as output or store resulting new information or to provide control for output actuator mechanisms.
Electronic hardware can range from individual chips/circ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian%20polar%20coordinates | In the theory of Lorentzian manifolds, spherically symmetric spacetimes admit a family of nested round spheres. In each of these spheres, every point can be carried to any other by an appropriate rotation about the center of symmetry.
There are several different types of coordinate chart which are adapted to this fam... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauge%20vector%E2%80%93tensor%20gravity | Gauge vector–tensor gravity (GVT) is a relativistic generalization of Mordehai Milgrom's modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) paradigm where gauge fields cause the MOND behavior. The former covariant realizations of MOND such as the Bekenestein's tensor–vector–scalar gravity and the Moffat's scalar–tensor–vector gravity ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin%20Vornicu | Valentin Vornicu is a mathematician, professional midstakes poker player, and former software engineer, with 12 World Series of Poker circuit rings. Valentin is from Romania and now resides in San Diego, California. Vornicu is the founder of MathLinks, an educational resource company. Before founding MathLinks, he work... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denjoy%E2%80%93Wolff%20theorem | In mathematics, the Denjoy–Wolff theorem is a theorem in complex analysis and dynamical systems concerning fixed points and iterations of holomorphic mappings of the unit disc in the complex numbers into itself. The result was proved independently in 1926 by the French mathematician Arnaud Denjoy and the Dutch mathemat... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%20Place%20to%20Hide%20%28Bradley%20book%29 | No Place to Hide is a 1948 book by American writer David J. Bradley published by Little, Brown and Company. The book is a Harvard Medical School graduate's autobiographical tale of his work in the Radiological Safety Section in the Pacific in the aftermath of the Bikini atomic bomb tests, Operation Crossroads. The book... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric%20map | In the mathematical theory of metric spaces, a metric map is a function between metric spaces that does not increase any distance. These maps are the morphisms in the category of metric spaces, Met. Such functions are always continuous functions.
They are also called Lipschitz functions with Lipschitz constant 1, none... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian%20National%20Mathematical%20Olympiad | The Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO) is a high school mathematics competition held annually in India since 1989. It is the third tier in the Indian team selection procedure for the International Mathematical Olympiad and is conducted by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) under the aegis of... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20filter | A crystal filter allows some frequencies to 'pass' through an electrical circuit while attenuating undesired frequencies. An electronic filter can use quartz crystals as resonator components of a filter circuit. Quartz crystals are piezoelectric, so their mechanical characteristics can affect electronic circuits (see ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCADA | Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is a control system architecture comprising computers, networked data communications and graphical user interfaces for high-level supervision of machines and processes. It also covers sensors and other devices, such as programmable logic controllers, which interface with... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associate%20family | In differential geometry, the associate family (or Bonnet family) of a minimal surface is a one-parameter family of minimal surfaces which share the same Weierstrass data. That is, if the surface has the representation
the family is described by
where indicates the real part of a complex number.
For θ = π/2 the su... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olimp%C3%ADada%20de%20Matem%C3%A1tica%20do%20Grande%20ABC | The Olimpíada de Matemática do Grande ABC (English:Grande ABC Mathematical Olympiad), or OMABC is a mathematical competition for pre-collegiate Brazilian students of Grande ABC region, composed by the following cities:
Santo André
São Caetano do Sul
São Bernardo do Campo
Diadema
Mauá
Ribeirão Pires
R... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptadecaphobia | Heptadecaphobia (Greek: , "seventeen" and , , "fear") or heptadekaphobia is the fear of the number 17. It is considered to be ill-fated in Italy and other countries of Greek and Latin origins, while the date Friday the 17th is considered especially unfortunate in Italy. The number is feared due to superstition, and is... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream%20ripping | Stream ripping (also called stream recording) is the process of saving data streams to a file. The process is sometimes referred to as destreaming.
Stream ripping is most often referred in the context of saving audio or video from streaming media websites and services such as YouTube outside of the officially-provided... |
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