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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated%20protein%20C%E2%80%93protein%20C%20inhibitor | Activated protein C–protein C inhibitor (APC-PCI) is a complex of activated protein C (APC) and protein C inhibitor (PCI). It has been measured in coagulation testing to evaluate coagulation, thrombosis, and other cardiovascular complications. It is a marker of thrombin generation and indicates hypercoagulability. The ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street%20Fighter%20V | Street Fighter V is a 2.5D fighting game developed by Capcom and Dimps and published by Capcom for PlayStation 4 and Windows in 2016. An arcade version exclusive to Japan was released by Taito in 2019.
Similar to the previous games in the Street Fighter series, Street Fighter V features a side-scrolling fighting gamep... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbitalis%20muscle | The orbitalis muscle is a vestigial or rudimentary nonstriated muscle (smooth muscle) that crosses from the infraorbital groove and sphenomaxillary fissure and is intimately united with the periosteum of the orbit. It was described by Heinrich Müller and is often called Müller's muscle. It lies at the back of the orbit... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolinuron | Monolinuron is a pesticide, more specifically a selective systemic herbicide and an algaecide. As an herbicide, it is used to control broad-leaved weeds and annual grasses in vegetable crops such as leeks, potatoes, and dwarf French beans. Monolinuron affects the photosynthesis in weeds. Following uptake of monolinuron... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss%20%28architecture%29 | In architecture, a boss is a decorative knob on a ceiling, wall or sculpture.
Bosses can often be found in the ceilings of buildings, particularly at the keystones at the intersections of a rib vault. In Gothic architecture, such roof bosses (or ceiling bosses) are often intricately carved with foliage, heraldic devi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeding%20in%20the%20wild | Breeding in the wild is the natural process of animal reproduction occurring in the natural habitat of a given species. This terminology is distinct from animal husbandry or breeding of species in captivity. Breeding locations are often chosen for very specific requirements of shelter and proximity to food; moreover, t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ictal-Interictal%20SPECT%20Analysis%20by%20SPM | ISAS (Ictal-Interictal SPECT Analysis by SPM) is an objective tool for analyzing ictal vs. interictal SPECT scans. The goal of ictal SPECT is to localize the region of seizure onset for epilepsy surgery planning. ISAS was introduced and validated in two recent studies (Chang et al., 2002; McNally et al., 2005). This si... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct%20simulation%20Monte%20Carlo | Direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method uses probabilistic Monte Carlo simulation to solve the Boltzmann equation for finite Knudsen number fluid flows.
The DSMC method was proposed by Graeme Bird, emeritus professor of aeronautics, University of Sydney. DSMC is a numerical method for modeling rarefied gas flows, ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ageing%20studies | Ageing studies (or age studies) is a field of theoretically, politically, and empirically engaged cultural analysis that was developed by scholars from many different disciplines. Over the past fifteen years the field of ageing studies has flourished, with a growing number of scholars paying attention to the cultural i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof%20of%20stake | Proof-of-stake (PoS) protocols are a class of consensus mechanisms for blockchains that work by selecting validators in proportion to their quantity of holdings in the associated cryptocurrency. This is done to avoid the computational cost of proof-of-work (POW) schemes. The first functioning use of PoS for cryptocurre... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering%20diffraction | Engineering diffraction refers to a sub-field of neutron scattering which investigates microstructural features that influence the mechanical properties of materials. These include:
lattice strain, a measure of distortion in crystals
texture, a measure of grain orientations
dislocation density, a measure of the micros... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20mathematical%20identities | This article lists mathematical identities, that is, identically true relations holding in mathematics.
Bézout's identity (despite its usual name, it is not, properly speaking, an identity)
Binomial inverse theorem
Binomial identity
Brahmagupta–Fibonacci two-square identity
Candido's identity
Cassini and Catalan... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copy%20protection | Copy protection, also known as content protection, copy prevention and copy restriction, describes measures to enforce copyright by preventing the reproduction of software, films, music, and other media.
Copy protection is most commonly found on videotapes, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, HD-DVDs, computer software discs, video ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog%20battery | A frog battery is an electrochemical battery consisting of a number of dead frogs (or sometimes live ones), which form the cells of the battery connected in a series arrangement. It is a kind of biobattery. It was used in early scientific investigations of electricity and academic demonstrations.
The principle behin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD%20PowerTune | AMD PowerTune is a series of dynamic frequency scaling technologies built into some AMD GPUs and APUs that allow the clock speed of the processor to be dynamically changed (to different P-states) by software. This allows the processor to meet the instantaneous performance needs of the operation being performed, while m... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature%20%28topology%29 | In the field of topology, the signature is an integer invariant which is defined for an oriented manifold M of dimension divisible by four.
This invariant of a manifold has been studied in detail, starting with Rokhlin's theorem for 4-manifolds, and Hirzebruch signature theorem.
Definition
Given a connected and ori... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melatonin%20receptor%201A | Melatonin receptor type 1A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MTNR1A gene.
Function
This gene encodes the MT1 protein, one of two high-affinity forms of a receptor for melatonin, the primary hormone secreted by the pineal gland. This receptor is a G protein-coupled, 7-transmembrane receptor that is respon... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile%20operating%20system | A mobile operating system is an operating system for smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, smartglasses, or other non-laptop personal mobile computing devices. While computers such as typical/mobile laptops are "mobile", the operating systems used on them are generally not considered mobile ones, as they were originally ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford%20Centre%20for%20Gene%20Function | The Oxford Centre for Gene Function is a multidisciplinary research institute in the University of Oxford, England. It is directed by Frances Ashcroft, Kay Davies and Peter Donnelly.
It involves the departments of Human anatomy and genetics, Physiology, and Statistics.
External links
Oxford Centre for Gene Function ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafner%E2%80%93Sarnak%E2%80%93McCurley%20constant | The Hafner–Sarnak–McCurley constant is a mathematical constant representing the probability that the determinants of two randomly chosen square integer matrices will be relatively prime. The probability depends on the matrix size, n, in accordance with the formula
where pk is the kth prime number. The constant is th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebular%20hypothesis | The nebular hypothesis is the most widely accepted model in the field of cosmogony to explain the formation and evolution of the Solar System (as well as other planetary systems). It suggests the Solar System is formed from gas and dust orbiting the Sun which clumped up together to form the planets. The theory was deve... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal%20morphism | In category theory and its applications to mathematics, a normal monomorphism or conormal epimorphism is a particularly well-behaved type of morphism.
A normal category is a category in which every monomorphism is normal. A conormal category is one in which every epimorphism is conormal.
Definition
A monomorphism is n... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipe%20%28botany%29 | In botany, a stipe is a stalk that supports some other structure. The precise meaning is different depending on which taxonomic group is being described.
In the case of ferns, the stipe is only the petiole from the rootstock to the beginning of the leaf tissue, or lamina. The continuation of the structure within the ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene%20Isaacson | Eugene Isaacson (1919–2008), was a US mathematician who pioneered modern numerical analysis. He was a mathematics and physics graduate of City College in New York, he then entered the graduate program in mathematics at New York University under the supervision of Kurt Otto Friedrichs, gaining a PhD on water waves on ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clustering%20coefficient | In graph theory, a clustering coefficient is a measure of the degree to which nodes in a graph tend to cluster together. Evidence suggests that in most real-world networks, and in particular social networks, nodes tend to create tightly knit groups characterised by a relatively high density of ties; this likelihood ten... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volumetric%20display | A volumetric display device is a display device that forms a visual representation of an object in three physical dimensions, as opposed to the planar image of traditional screens that simulate depth through a number of different visual effects. One definition offered by pioneers in the field is that volumetric display... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furazolidone | Furazolidone is a nitrofuran antibacterial agent and monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). It is marketed by Roberts Laboratories under the brand name Furoxone and by GlaxoSmithKline as Dependal-M.
Medical uses
Furazolidone has been used in human and veterinary medicine. It has a broad spectrum of activity being active ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleoethnobotany | Paleoethnobotany (also spelled palaeoethnobotany), or archaeobotany, is the study of past human-plant interactions through the recovery and analysis of ancient plant remains. Both terms are synonymous, though paleoethnobotany (from the Greek words palaios [παλαιός] meaning ancient, ethnos [έθνος] meaning race or ethnic... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-access%20repository | An open repository or open-access repository is a digital platform that holds research output and provides free, immediate and permanent access to research results for anyone to use, download and distribute. To facilitate open access such repositories must be interoperable according to the Open Archives Initiative Prot... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treiber%20stack | The Treiber stack algorithm is a scalable lock-free stack utilizing the fine-grained concurrency primitive compare-and-swap. It is believed that R. Kent Treiber was the first to publish it in his 1986 article "Systems Programming: Coping with Parallelism".
Basic principle
The basic principle for the algorithm is to on... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ore%20algebra | In computer algebra, an Ore algebra is a special kind of iterated Ore extension that can be used to represent linear functional operators, including linear differential and/or recurrence operators. The concept is named after Øystein Ore.
Definition
Let be a (commutative) field and be a commutative polynomial ring ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory%20Interface%20Network%20Service | FINS, Factory Interface Network Service, is a network protocol used by Omron PLCs, over different physical networks like Ethernet, Controller Link, DeviceNet and RS-232C.
The FINS communications service was developed by Omron to provide a consistent way for PLCs and computers on various networks to communicate. Compa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxypeptidase%20E | Carboxypeptidase E (CPE), also known as carboxypeptidase H (CPH) and enkephalin convertase, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CPE gene. This enzyme catalyzes the release of C-terminal arginine or lysine residues from polypeptides.
CPE is involved in the biosynthesis of most neuropeptides and peptide hormon... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumican | Lumican, also known as LUM, is an extracellular matrix protein that, in humans, is encoded by the LUM gene on chromosome 12.
Structure
Lumican is a proteoglycan Class II member of the small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family that includes decorin, biglycan, fibromodulin, keratocan, epiphycan, and osteoglycin. ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two%20capacitor%20paradox | The two capacitor paradox or capacitor paradox is a paradox, or counterintuitive thought experiment, in electric circuit theory. The thought experiment is usually described as follows:
Two identical capacitors are connected in parallel with an open switch between them. One of the capacitors is charged with a voltag... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PKCS%201 | In cryptography, PKCS #1 is the first of a family of standards called Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), published by RSA Laboratories. It provides the basic definitions of and recommendations for implementing the RSA algorithm for public-key cryptography. It defines the mathematical properties of public and pr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic%20tubercle | The acoustic tubercle is a nucleus on the end of the cochlear nerve.
The cochlear nerve is lateral to the root of the vestibular nerve. Its fibers end in two nuclei: one, the accessory nucleus, lies immediately in front of the inferior peduncle; the other, the acoustic tubercle, somewhat lateral to it. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfred%20Cockcroft | Sir Wilfred Cockcroft (7 June 1923 – 1999) was an eminent mathematics educator from the University of Hull.
In 1978 he was commissioned by the then Labour government to chair a comprehensive inquiry into the teaching of mathematics in primary and secondary schools in England and Wales. The committee of inquiry produc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionarily%20significant%20unit | An evolutionarily significant unit (ESU) is a population of organisms that is considered distinct for purposes of conservation. Delineating ESUs is important when considering conservation action.
This term can apply to any species, subspecies, geographic race, or population. Often the term "species" is used rather tha... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicine | Vicine is an alkaloid glycoside found mainly in fava beans, which are also called broad beans (Vicia faba). Vicine is toxic in individuals who have a hereditary loss of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. It causes haemolytic anaemia, called favism. The formation of vicine in Vicia faba has been studied, but ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan%20Grimaldi | Dan Grimaldi (born March 7, 1946) is an American actor and mathematics professor who is known for his roles as twins Philly and Patsy Parisi on the HBO television series The Sopranos, various characters on Law & Order (1991-2001), Don't Go in the House (1979), The Junkman (1983), Men of Respect (1990), and The Yards (2... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malgrange%E2%80%93Ehrenpreis%20theorem | In mathematics, the Malgrange–Ehrenpreis theorem states that every non-zero linear differential operator with constant coefficients has a Green's function. It was first proved independently by and
.
This means that the differential equation
where P is a polynomial in several variables and δ is the Dirac delta functi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20botanists%20by%20author%20abbreviation%20%28D%29 |
A–C
To find entries for A–C, use the table of contents above.
D
D.A.Cooke – David Alan Cooke (born 1949)
D.A.Herb. – Desmond Andrew Herbert (1898–1976)
Dahl – Anders Dahl (1751–1789)
Dahlgren – Bror Eric Dahlgren (1877–1961)
Dahlst. – Gustav Adolf Hugo Dahlstedt (1856–1934)
D.A.Keith – David A. Keith (fl. ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Carolina%20statistical%20areas | The U.S. currently has 44 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 7 combined statistical areas, 16 metropolitan statistical areas, and 21 micropolitan statistical areas in .
Statistical areas
The Office of Management and Budget (O... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimensional%20transmutation | In particle physics, dimensional transmutation is a physical mechanism providing a linkage between a dimensionless parameter and a dimensionful parameter.
In classical field theory, such as gauge theory in four-dimensional spacetime, the coupling constant is a dimensionless constant. However, upon quantization, logari... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vein%20of%20Galen%20aneurysmal%20malformations | Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformations (VGAMs) and Vein of Galen aneurysmal dilations (VGADs) are the most frequent arteriovenous malformations in infants and fetuses. A VGAM consists of a tangled mass of dilated vessels supplied by an enlarged artery. The malformation increases greatly in size with age, although the m... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum%20residue%20limit | The maximum residue limit (also maximum residue level, MRL) is the maximum amount of pesticide residue that is expected to remain on food products when a pesticide is used according to label directions, that will not be a concern to human health.
Determination
The MRL is usually determined by repeated (on the order of... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sashimono | Sashimono (指物, 差物, 挿物) were small banners historically worn by soldiers in feudal Japan, for identification during battles.
Description
Sashimono poles were attached to the backs of the dō "cuirass" by special fittings. Sashimono were worn both by foot soldiers, including the common soldiers known as ashigaru, as well... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uridine%20diphosphate%20N-acetylgalactosamine | Uridine diphosphate N-acetylgalactosamine or UDP-GalNAc is a nucleotide sugar composed of uridine diphosphate (UDP) and N-acetyl galactosamine (GalNAc). It is used by glycosyltransferases to transfer N-acetylgalactosamine residues to substrates. UDP-GalNAc is an important building block for the production of glycoprot... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume%20solid | Volume solid is the volume of paint after it has dried. This is different than the weight solid. Paint may contain solvent, resin, pigments, and additives. Many paints do not contain any solvent. After applying the paint, the solid portion will be left on the substrate. Volume solid is the term that indicates the solid... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PyMOL | PyMOL is an open source but proprietary molecular visualization system created by Warren Lyford DeLano. It was commercialized initially by DeLano Scientific LLC, which was a private software company dedicated to creating useful tools that become universally accessible to scientific and educational communities. It is cu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium%20nitride | Aluminium nitride (AlN) is a solid nitride of aluminium. It has a high thermal conductivity of up to 321 W/(m·K) and is an electrical insulator. Its wurtzite phase (w-AlN) has a band gap of ~6 eV at room temperature and has a potential application in optoelectronics operating at deep ultraviolet frequencies.
History a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf%20window | Leaf window, also known as epidermal window, and fenestration, is a specialized leaf structure consisting of a translucent area through which light can enter the interior surfaces of the leaf where photosynthesis can occur. The translucent structure may include epidermal tissue, and in some succulent plants it consists... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregnanediol | Pregnanediol, or 5β-pregnane-3α,20α-diol, is an inactive metabolic product of progesterone. A test can be done to measure the amount of pregnanediol in urine, which offers an indirect way to measure progesterone levels in the body.
From the urine of pregnant women from London clinics, Guy Frederic Marrian isolated a s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeOTP | FreeOTP is a free and open-source software token that can be used for two-factor authentication. It provides implementations of HOTP and TOTP. Tokens can be added by scanning a QR code or by manually entering the token configuration. It is maintained by Red Hat under the Apache 2.0 license, and supports Android and iOS... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem%20cell%20research%20policy | Stem cell research policy varies significantly throughout the world. There are overlapping jurisdictions of international organizations, nations, and states or provinces. Some government policies determine what is allowed versus prohibited, whereas others outline what research can be publicly financed. Of course, all p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opto-electronic%20oscillator | In optoelectronics, an opto-electronic oscillator (OEO) is a circuit that produces a repetitive electronic sine wave and/or modulated optical continuous wave signals.
An opto-electronic oscillator is based on converting the continuous light energy from a pump laser to radio frequency (RF), microwave or mm-wave signals... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double%20extension%20set%20theory | In mathematics, the Double extension set theory (DEST) is an axiomatic set theory proposed by Andrzej Kisielewicz consisting of two separate membership relations on the universe of sets, denoted here by and , and a set of axioms relating the two. The intention behind defining the two membership relations is to avoid t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poly-MVA | Poly-MVA (or Lipoic Acid Mineral Complex) is a dietary supplement created by Merrill Garnett (1931–), a former dentist turned biochemist. Poly-MVA is an ineffective alternative cancer treatment.
Description
The "MVA" in "Poly-MVA" means "minerals vitamins and amino acids". Poly-MVA contains lipoic acid, acetylcystein... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nested%20dissection | In numerical analysis, nested dissection is a divide and conquer heuristic for the solution of sparse symmetric systems of linear equations based on graph partitioning. Nested dissection was introduced by ; the name was suggested by Garrett Birkhoff.
Nested dissection consists of the following steps:
Form an undirecte... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Unix%20daemons | This is a list of Unix daemons that are found on various Unix-like operating systems. Unix daemons typically have a name ending with a d.
See also
List of Unix commands |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psammon | Psammon (from Greek "psammos", "sand") is a group of organisms inhabiting coastal sand moist — biota buried in sediments. Psammon is a part of water fauna, along with periphyton, plankton, nekton, and benthos. Psammon is also sometimes considered a part of benthos due to its near-bottom distribution. Psammon term is co... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphiles | Symphiles are insects or other organisms which live as welcome guests in the nest of a social insect (such as the ant, myrmecophily, or termite, termitophily) by which they are fed and guarded. The relationship between the symphile and host may be symbiotic, inquiline or parasitic.
Symphile taxa
This is a selection of... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonseed%20oil | Cottonseed oil is cooking oil from the seeds of cotton plants of various species, mainly Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium herbaceum, that are grown for cotton fiber, animal feed, and oil.
Cotton seed has a similar structure to other oilseeds such as sunflower seed, having an oil-bearing kernel surrounded by a hard out... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supervisory%20attentional%20system | Executive functions are a cognitive apparatus that controls and manages cognitive processes. Norman and Shallice (1980) proposed a model on executive functioning of attentional control that specifies how thought and action schemata become activated or suppressed for routine and non-routine circumstances. Schemas, or s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inoculation | Inoculation is the act of implanting a pathogen or other microbe or virus into a person or other organism. It is a method of artificially inducing immunity against various infectious diseases. The term "inoculation" is also used more generally to refer to intentionally depositing microbes into any growth medium, as int... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclidean%20random%20matrix | Within mathematics, an N×N Euclidean random matrix  is defined with the help of an arbitrary deterministic function f(r, r′) and of N points {ri} randomly distributed in a region V of d-dimensional Euclidean space. The element Aij of the matrix is equal to f(ri, rj): Aij = f(ri, rj).
History
Euclidean random matrice... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bredig%27s%20arc%20method | Bredig's arc method or electrical disintegration is a method of preparation of colloidal solution, of metals such as gold, silver or platinum.
This method consists of both dispersion and condensation. An arc is struck between electrodes of the desired metal, under the surface of water containing some stabilizing agen... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20Microbiome%20Project | The Human Microbiome Project (HMP) was a United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) research initiative to improve understanding of the microbiota involved in human health and disease. Launched in 2007, the first phase (HMP1) focused on identifying and characterizing human microbiota. The second phase, known as ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleotidase | A nucleotidase is a hydrolytic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a nucleotide into a nucleoside and a phosphate.
A nucleotide + H2O = a nucleoside + phosphate
For example, it converts adenosine monophosphate to adenosine, and guanosine monophosphate to guanosine.
Nucleotidases have an important function in dige... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UltraMon | UltraMon is a commercial application for Microsoft Windows users who use multiple displays. UltraMon is developed by Realtime Soft, a small software development company based in Bern, Switzerland.
UltraMon currently contains the following features:
Two additional title bar buttons for managing windows among the moni... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Institute%20of%20Neurosciences%20%26%20Hospital | National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital (NINS) is a state run tertiary care institute in Bangladesh focused on neurological disorders. It is located at Agargaon in Dhaka. Bangladeshi neurologist Prof Quazi Deen Mohammad is the founding director of this institute.
History
The institute started its journey in Se... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sintran%20III | Sintran III is a real-time, multitasking, multi-user operating system used with Norsk Data minicomputers from 1974. Unlike its predecessors Sintran I and II, it was written entirely by Norsk Data, in Nord Programming Language (Nord PL, NPL), an intermediate language for Norsk Data computers.
Overview
Sintran was mainl... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiral%20Lewis%20acid | Chiral Lewis acids (CLAs) are a type of Lewis acid catalyst. These acids affect the chirality of the substrate as they react with it. In such reactions, synthesis favors the formation of a specific enantiomer or diastereomer. The method is an enantioselective asymmetric synthesis reaction. Since they affect chirality, ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandibular%20fossa | The mandibular fossa, also known as the glenoid fossa in some dental literature, is the depression in the temporal bone that articulates with the mandible.
Structure
In the temporal bone, the mandibular fossa is bounded anteriorly by the articular tubercle and posteriorly by the tympanic portion of the temporal bone,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama%3A%20Bender%27s%20Game | Futurama: Bender's Game is a 2008 American direct-to-video adult animated science fantasy comedy film and the third of the four Futurama films that make up the show's fifth season. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 4, 2008.
According to the Beast with a Billion Backs DVD commentary, the film, which spoofs... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television%20lines | Television lines (TVL) is a specification of an analog camera or monitor's horizontal image resolution. The TVL is one of the most important resolution measures in a video system. The TVL can be measured with the standard EIA 1956 resolution chart.
Definition
TVL is defined as the maximum number of alternating light a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global%20microbial%20identifier | The genomic epidemiological database for global identification of microorganisms or global microbial identifier is a platform for storing whole genome sequencing data of microorganisms, for the identification of relevant genes and for the comparison of genomes to detect and track-and-trace infectious disease outbreaks ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decay%20chain | In nuclear science, the decay chain refers to a series of radioactive decays of different radioactive decay products as a sequential series of transformations. It is also known as a "radioactive cascade". The typical radioisotope does not decay directly to a stable state, but rather it decays to another radioisotope. T... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart%20antenna | Smart antennas (also known as adaptive array antennas, digital antenna arrays, multiple antennas and, recently, MIMO) are antenna arrays with smart signal processing algorithms used to identify spatial signal signatures such as the direction of arrival (DOA) of the signal, and use them to calculate beamforming vectors ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean%20hierarchy | The boolean hierarchy is the hierarchy of boolean combinations (intersection, union and complementation) of NP sets. Equivalently, the boolean hierarchy can be described as the class of boolean circuits over NP predicates. A collapse of the boolean hierarchy would imply a collapse of the polynomial hierarchy.
Formal d... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic%20grammar | A stochastic grammar (statistical grammar) is a grammar framework with a probabilistic notion of grammaticality:
Stochastic context-free grammar
Statistical parsing
Data-oriented parsing
Hidden Markov model
Estimation theory
The grammar is realized as a language model. Allowed sentences are stored in a database togeth... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart%20in%20hand | The Heart in Hand or Heart-in-Hand is a symbol of a heart in an open palm, and is symbolic of charity, given from the heart. It is an easily recognizable symbol in the Northeastern United States and used by the Shakers as a pictorial reminder of the words of Mother Ann Lee, the founder of the Shaker sect, who promoted ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimal%20control | Optimal control theory is a branch of control theory that deals with finding a control for a dynamical system over a period of time such that an objective function is optimized. It has numerous applications in science, engineering and operations research. For example, the dynamical system might be a spacecraft with con... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread%20%28computing%29 | In computer science, a thread of execution is the smallest sequence of programmed instructions that can be managed independently by a scheduler, which is typically a part of the operating system. In many cases, a thread is a component of a process.
The multiple threads of a given process may be executed concurrently ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terzaghi%27s%20principle | Terzaghi's Principle states that when stress is applied to a porous material, it is opposed by the fluid pressure filling the pores in the material.
Karl von Terzaghi introduced the idea in a series of papers in the 1920s based on his examination of building consolidation on soil. The principle states that all quantif... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopomer | Isotopomers or isotopic isomers are isomers which differ by isotopic substitution, and which have the same number of atoms of each isotope but in a different arrangement. For example, CH3OD and CH2DOH are two isotopomers of monodeuterated methanol.
The molecules may be either structural isomers (constitutional isomers... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic%20Battle%20Skills | Basic Battle Skills is a field training manual formerly issued to individual soldiers in the British Army.
Editions were modified over a period of approximately 25 years before the book was withdrawn from issue.
Format
The manual was divided into seven chapters, each one an illustrated set of instructions on how to c... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit%20Wireless | Transit Wireless is an American telecommunication company founded in 2005, based in New York City. It was formed as a consortium of several entities, including Dianet Communications. It specializes in building wireless communication infrastructure using distributed antenna system networks to provide Wi-Fi and cellular... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%20Pay%20%28payment%20method%29 | Google Pay (formerly Android Pay) is a mobile payment service developed by Google to power in-app, online, and in-person contactless purchases on mobile devices, enabling users to make payments with Android phones, tablets, or watches. Users can authenticate via a PIN, passcode, or biometrics such as 3D face scanning o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMYV | WMYV (channel 48) is a television station licensed to Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, serving the Piedmont Triad region as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Winston-Salem–licensed ABC affiliate WXLV-TV (channel 45). Both stations share studios on Myer Lee Drive (a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow%20gravity%20theory | Rainbow gravity (or "gravity's rainbow") is a theory that different wavelengths of light experience different gravity levels and are separated in the same way that a prism splits white light into the rainbow. This phenomenon would be imperceptible in areas of relatively low gravity, such as Earth, but would be signific... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear%20resistance | Tear resistance (or tear strength) is a measure of how well a material can withstand the effects of tearing. It is a useful engineering measurement for a wide variety of materials by many different test methods.
Discussion
For example, with rubber, tear resistance measures how the test specimen resists the growth of ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H4K12ac | H4K12ac is an epigenetic modification to the DNA packaging protein histone H4. It is a mark that indicates the acetylation at the 12th lysine residue of the histone H4 protein. H4K12ac is involved in learning and memory. It is possible that restoring this modification could reduce age-related decline in memory.
Nomenc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation%20paleobiology | Conservation paleobiology is a field of paleontology that applies the knowledge of the geological and paleoecological record to the conservation and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Despite the influence of paleontology on ecological sciences can be traced back at least at the 18th century, the curre... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang%20Institute%20of%20Graduate%20Studies | The Wang Institute of Graduate Studies was an independent educational institution founded in 1979 by computer entrepreneur An Wang. Its purpose was to provide professional and continuing studies in the nascent field of software engineering. It was accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges in 1... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast%20seeding | In agriculture, gardening, and forestry, broadcast seeding is a method of seeding that involves scattering seed, by hand or mechanically, over a relatively large area. This is in contrast to:
precision seeding, where seed is placed at a precise spacing and depth;
hydroseeding, where a slurry of seed, mulch and water is... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actuarial%20reserves | In insurance, an actuarial reserve is a reserve set aside for future insurance liabilities. It is generally equal to the actuarial present value of the future cash flows of a contingent event. In the insurance context an actuarial reserve is the present value of the future cash flows of an insurance policy and the tot... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomic%20space | In anatomy, a spatium or anatomic space is a space (cavity or gap). Anatomic spaces are often landmarks to find other important structures. When they fill with gases (such as air) or liquids (such as blood) in pathological ways, they can suffer conditions such as pneumothorax, edema, or pericardial effusion. Many anato... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selberg%20class | In mathematics, the Selberg class is an axiomatic definition of a class of L-functions. The members of the class are Dirichlet series which obey four axioms that seem to capture the essential properties satisfied by most functions that are commonly called L-functions or zeta functions. Although the exact nature of th... |
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