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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Society%20for%20Augmentative%20and%20Alternative%20Communication | The International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) was founded in May 1983 in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. Its stated purpose is to improve the communication abilities and quality of life of individuals with complex communication needs who use augmentative and alternative communi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardaxin | Pardaxin is a peptide produced by the Red Sea sole (P4, P5) and the Pacific Peacock sole (P1, P2, P3) that is used as a shark repellent. It causes lysis of mammalian and bacterial cells, similar to melittin.
Synthesis
In the lab, pardaxin is synthesized using an automated peptide synthesizer. Alternatively, the secret... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposite%20category | In category theory, a branch of mathematics, the opposite category or dual category Cop of a given category C is formed by reversing the morphisms, i.e. interchanging the source and target of each morphism. Doing the reversal twice yields the original category, so the opposite of an opposite category is the original ca... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus%20stacking | Focus stacking (also known as focal plane merging and z-stacking or focus blending) is a digital image processing technique which combines multiple images taken at different focus distances to give a resulting image with a greater depth of field (DOF) than any of the individual source images. Focus stacking can be used... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian%20quadrature | In numerical analysis, an -point Gaussian quadrature rule, named after Carl Friedrich Gauss, is a quadrature rule constructed to yield an exact result for polynomials of degree or less by a suitable choice of the nodes and weights for .
The modern formulation using orthogonal polynomials was developed by Carl Gust... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misha%20Verbitsky | Misha Verbitsky (, born June 20, 1969, in Moscow) is a Russian mathematician. He works at the Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada in Rio de Janeiro. He is primarily known to the general public as a controversial critic, political activist and independent music publisher.
Scientific activities
Verbitsky g... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian%20Rosanoff%20Lieber | Lillian Rosanoff Lieber (July 26, 1886 in Nicolaiev, Russian Empire – July 11, 1986 in Queens, New York) was a Russian-American mathematician and popular author. She often teamed up with her illustrator husband, Hugh Gray Lieber, to produce works.
Life and career
Early life and education
Lieber was one of four child... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luchacovirus | Luchacovirus is a subgenus of viruses in the genus Alphacoronavirus, consisting of a single species, Lucheng Rn rat coronavirus. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane%20%28mathematics%29 | In mathematics, a plane is a two-dimensional space or flat surface that extends indefinitely.
A plane is the two-dimensional analogue of a point (zero dimensions), a line (one dimension) and three-dimensional space.
When working exclusively in two-dimensional Euclidean space, the definite article is used, so the Euc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visibility%20graph%20analysis | In architecture, visibility graph analysis (VGA) is a method of analysing the inter-visibility connections within buildings or urban networks. Visibility graph analysis was developed from the architectural theory of space syntax by Turner et al. (2001), and is applied through the construction of a visibility graph wit... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE%20Fourier%20Award%20for%20Signal%20Processing | The IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing is a Technical Field Award that is given by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. This award is presented for contributions in the field of signal processing.
The award is named after Joseph Fourier, a French mathematician and physicist who is noted for the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayodele%20Awojobi | Ayodele Oluwatumininu Awojobi (12 March 1937 – 23 September 1984), also known by the nicknames "Dead Easy",
"The Akoka Giant", and "Macbeth", was a Nigerian academic, author, inventor, social crusader and activist.
He was considered a scholarly genius by his teachers and peers alike.
His research papers, particularly ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormogonium | Hormogonia are motile filaments of cells formed by some cyanobacteria in the order Nostocales and Stigonematales. They are formed during vegetative reproduction in unicellular, filamentous cyanobacteria, and some may contain heterocysts and akinetes.
Cyanobacteria differentiate into hormogonia when exposed to an envi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplicial%20volume | In the mathematical field of geometric topology, the simplicial volume (also called Gromov norm) is a certain measure of the topological complexity of a manifold. More generally, the simplicial norm measures the complexity of homology classes.
Given a closed and oriented manifold, one defines the simplicial norm by mi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20Processor%20Initiative | The (EPI) is a European processor project to design and build a new family of European low-power processors for supercomputers, Big Data, automotive, and offering high performance on traditional HPC applications and emerging applications such as on machine learning. It is led by a consortium of European companies and ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus%20control%20region | A locus control region (LCR) is a long-range cis-regulatory element that enhances expression of linked genes at distal chromatin sites. It functions in a copy number-dependent manner and is tissue-specific, as seen in the selective expression of β-globin genes in erythroid cells. Expression levels of genes can be modif... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective%20area%20epitaxy | Selective area epitaxy is the local growth of epitaxial layer through a patterned amorphous dielectric mask (typically SiO2 or Si3N4) deposited on a semiconductor substrate. Semiconductor growth conditions are selected to ensure epitaxial growth on the exposed substrate, but not on the dielectric mask. SAE can be execu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastochron | As the tip of a plant shoot grows, new leaves are produced at regular time intervals if temperature is held constant. This time interval is termed the plastochron (or plastochrone). The plastochrone index and the leaf plastochron index are ways of measuring the age of a plant dependent on morphological traits rather th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed%27s%20law | Reed's law is the assertion of David P. Reed that the utility of large networks, particularly social networks, can scale exponentially with the size of the network.
The reason for this is that the number of possible sub-groups of network participants is 2N − N − 1, where N is the number of participants. This grows mu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiological%20plant%20disorder | Physiological plant disorders are caused by non-pathological conditions such as poor light, adverse weather, water-logging, phytotoxic compounds or a lack of nutrients, and affect the functioning of the plant system. Physiological disorders are distinguished from plant diseases caused by pathogens, such as a virus or f... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod%20of%20Asclepius | In Greek mythology, the Rod of Asclepius (⚕; , , sometimes also spelled Asklepios), also known as the Staff of Aesculapius and as the asklepian, is a serpent-entwined rod wielded by the Greek god Asclepius, a deity associated with healing and medicine. In modern times, it is the predominant symbol for medicine and hea... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational%20memory%20effect | Gravitational memory effects, also known as gravitational-wave memory effects are predicted persistent changes in the relative position of pairs of masses in space due to the passing of a gravitational wave. Detection of gravitational memory effects has been suggested as a way of validating Einstein's Theory of General... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt%20code | On personal computers with numeric keypads that use Microsoft operating systems, such as Windows, many characters that do not have a dedicated key combination on the keyboard may nevertheless be entered using the Alt code (the Alt numpad input method). This is done by pressing and holding the key, then typing a number... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP%20site | In biochemistry and molecular genetics, an AP site (apurinic/apyrimidinic site), also known as an abasic site, is a location in DNA (also in RNA but much less likely) that has neither a purine nor a pyrimidine base, either spontaneously or due to DNA damage. It has been estimated that under physiological conditions 10... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature%20Railroad%20%26%20Village | The Miniature Railroad & Village (MRRV) is a large and detailed model train layouts diorama of western Pennsylvania from 1880 to 1930. It is a long-running display currently located in the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the MRRV has been a Pittsburgh tradition for over 50 years.
History
The e... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NiceHash | NiceHash is a global cryptocurrency hash power broker and cryptocurrency exchange with an open marketplace that connects sellers of hashing power (cryptominers) with buyers of hashing power using the sharing economy approach. The company provides software for cryptocurrency mining. The company was founded in 2014 by tw... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal%20magnitude%20area | In mathematics, the signal magnitude area (abbreviated SMA or sma) is a statistical measure of the magnitude of a varying quantity.
Definition
The SMA value of a set of values (or a continuous-time waveform) is the normalized integral of the original values.
In the case of a set of n values matching a time length T,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Miniature%20White%20House | The Miniature White House is a detailed miniature replica of the White House created by miniaturists John and Jan Zweifel. It is kept at the Zweifels' Presidents Hall of Fame in Clermont, Florida, though portions of it are often displayed elsewhere, including at presidential libraries.
Its construction began in 1962. ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot%20spot%20effect%20in%20subatomic%20physics | Hot spots in subatomic physics are regions of high energy density or temperature in hadronic or nuclear matter.
Finite size effects
Hot spots are a manifestation of the finite size of the system: in subatomic physics this refers both to atomic nuclei, which consist of nucleons, as well as to nucleons themselves, which... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clazuril | Clazuril is a drug used in veterinary medicine as a coccidiostat.
See also
Diclazuril
Ponazuril
Toltrazuril |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosurfactant | Biosurfactant usually refers to surfactants of microbial origin. Most of the biosurfactants produced by microbes are synthesized extracellularly and many microbes are known to produce biosurfactants in large relative quantities. Some are of commercial interest. As a secondary metabolite of microorganisms, biosurfactant... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassim%20Michael%20Haddad | Wassim Michael Haddad (born July 14, 1961) is a Lebanese-Greek-American applied mathematician, scientist, and engineer, with research specialization in the areas of dynamical systems and control. His research has led to fundamental breakthroughs in applied mathematics, thermodynamics, stability theory, robust control, ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semisimple%20operator | In mathematics, a linear operator T : V → V on a vector space V is semisimple if every T-invariant subspace has a complementary T-invariant subspace. If T is a semisimple linear operator on V, then V is a semisimple representation of T. Equivalently, a linear operator is semisimple if its minimal polynomial is a prod... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning | Lightning is a natural phenomenon formed by electrostatic discharges through the atmosphere between two electrically charged regions, either both in the atmosphere or with one in the atmosphere and on the ground, temporarily neutralizing these in a near-instantaneous release of an average of one gigajoule of energy. Th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix%20variate%20Dirichlet%20distribution | In statistics, the matrix variate Dirichlet distribution is a generalization of the matrix variate beta distribution and of the Dirichlet distribution.
Suppose are positive definite matrices with also positive-definite, where is the identity matrix. Then we say that the have a matrix variate Dirichlet distribut... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spread%20of%20a%20matrix | In mathematics, and more specifically matrix theory, the spread of a matrix is the largest distance in the complex plane between any two eigenvalues of the matrix.
Definition
Let be a square matrix with eigenvalues . That is, these values are the complex numbers such that there exists a vector on which acts by sca... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuehneromyces%20mutabilis | Kuehneromyces mutabilis (synonym: Pholiota mutabilis), commonly known as the sheathed woodtuft, is an edible mushroom that grows in clumps on tree stumps or other dead wood. A few other species have been described in the genus Kuehneromyces, but K. mutabilis is by far the most common and best known.
Description
The ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAH%20domain | In molecular biology, the BAH domain (bromo-adjacent homology) domain is found in proteins such as eukaryotic DNA (cytosine-5) methyltransferases, the origin recognition complex 1 (Orc1) proteins, Bromo adjacent homology domain containing 1 (BAHD1), as well as several proteins involved in transcriptional regulation. Th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenario%20%28computing%29 | In computing, a scenario (, ; loaned (), ) is a narrative of foreseeable interactions of user roles (known in the Unified Modeling Language as 'actors') and the technical system, which usually includes computer hardware and software.
A scenario has a goal, which is usually functional. A scenario describes one way tha... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE%20Cloud%20Computing | IEEE Cloud Computing is a global initiative launched by IEEE to promote cloud computing, big data and related technologies, and to provide expertise and resources to individuals and enterprises involved in cloud computing.
History
In 2010, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) sponsored two clo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erd%C5%91s%E2%80%93Szekeres%20theorem | In mathematics, the Erdős–Szekeres theorem asserts that, given r, s, any sequence of distinct real numbers with length at least (r − 1)(s − 1) + 1 contains a monotonically increasing subsequence of length r or a monotonically decreasing subsequence of length s. The proof appeared in the same 1935 paper that mentions th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BURP%20domain | In molecular biology, the BURP domain is a ~230-amino acid protein domain, which has been named for the four members of the group initially identified, BNM2, USP, RD22, and PG1beta. It is found in the C-terminal part of a number of plant cell wall proteins, which are defined not only by the BURP domain, but also by the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet%20%28programming%29 | Comet is a web application model in which a long-held HTTPS request allows a web server to push data to a browser, without the browser explicitly requesting it. Comet is an umbrella term, encompassing multiple techniques for achieving this interaction. All these methods rely on features included by default in browsers,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoke%20and%20arrows | The yoke and arrows () or the yoke and the bundle of arrows () is a symbolic badge dating back to the dynastic union of Spain's Catholic monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. Subsequent Catholic monarchs continued to use it on their shields to represent a united Spain and symbolize "the heroic virt... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Herivel | John William Jamieson Herivel (29 August 1918 – 18 January 2011) was a British science historian and World War II codebreaker at Bletchley Park.
As a codebreaker concerned with Cryptanalysis of the Enigma, Herivel is remembered chiefly for the discovery of what was soon dubbed the Herivel tip or Herivelismus. Heriveli... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/250%20%28number%29 | 250 (two hundred [and] fifty) is the natural number following 249 and preceding 251.
250 is also the sum of squares of the divisors of the number 14.
250 has the same digits and prime factors.
Integers between 251 and 259
251
252
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical%20hydroculture | This is a history of notable hydroculture phenomena. Ancient hydroculture proposed sites and modern revolutionary works are mentioned. Included in this history are all forms of aquatic and semi-aquatic based horticulture that focus on flora: aquatic gardening, semi-aquatic crop farming, hydroponics, aquaponics, passive... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical%20neutron%20polarimetry | Spherical neutron polarimetry (SNP) is a form of neutron polarimetry that measures the polarization of neutrons both before and after scattering. It uses controlled magnetic fields to manipulate the spin of the neutrons, which are then separated by the Meissner effect, allowing polarization to be measured. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramathallus | Ramathallus is a genus of sessile lobate alga that represents a probable stem-Rhodophyte from the Proterozoic. The holotype of Ramathallus lobatus shows a cell structure with finger-like protrusions and a coating of non-cellular apatic. The cells have a dark granular material inside of them. The organism grew by apical... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GermaNet | GermaNet is a semantic network for the German language. It relates nouns, verbs, and adjectives semantically by grouping lexical units that express the same concept into synsets and by defining semantic relations between these synsets. GermaNet is free for academic use, after signing a license. GermaNet has much in co... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinothalamic%20tract | The spinothalamic tract is a part of the anterolateral system or the ventrolateral system, a sensory pathway to the thalamus. From the ventral posterolateral nucleus in the thalamus, sensory information is relayed upward to the somatosensory cortex of the postcentral gyrus.
The spinothalamic tract consists of two adj... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolveSpace | SolveSpace is a free and open-source 2D/3D constraint-based parametric computer-aided design (CAD) software that supports basic 2D and 3D constructive solid geometry modeling.
It is a constraint-based parametric modeler with simple mechanical simulation capabilities. Version 2.1 and onward runs on Windows, Linux and m... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua%20Shaevitz | Joshua Shaevitz (born 1977) is an American biophysicist and Professor of Physics at the Lewis-Sigler Institute at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ. He is known for his work in single-molecule biophysics, bacterial growth and motility, and animal behavior.
Education and early career
Shaevitz completed his Bachelo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalization%20%28statistics%29 | In statistics and applications of statistics, normalization can have a range of meanings. In the simplest cases, normalization of ratings means adjusting values measured on different scales to a notionally common scale, often prior to averaging. In more complicated cases, normalization may refer to more sophisticated a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal%20Darwinism | Universal Darwinism, also known as generalized Darwinism, universal selection theory, or Darwinian metaphysics, is a variety of approaches that extend the theory of Darwinism beyond its original domain of biological evolution on Earth. Universal Darwinism aims to formulate a generalized version of the mechanisms of var... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donaldson%E2%80%93Thomas%20theory | In mathematics, specifically algebraic geometry, Donaldson–Thomas theory is the theory of Donaldson–Thomas invariants. Given a compact moduli space of sheaves on a Calabi–Yau threefold, its Donaldson–Thomas invariant is the virtual number of its points, i.e., the integral of the cohomology class 1 against the virtual... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Walshaw | Tom D. Walshaw (1912–1998) was an engineer, author and contributor to the British magazines Model Engineer and Engineering in Miniature. Many of his magazine contributions and books were authored under the pseudonym Tubal Cain. The pseudonym relates to the Tubal-cain, the biblical metal worker. As Tubal Cain he made o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermionic%20field | In quantum field theory, a fermionic field is a quantum field whose quanta are fermions; that is, they obey Fermi–Dirac statistics. Fermionic fields obey canonical anticommutation relations rather than the canonical commutation relations of bosonic fields.
The most prominent example of a fermionic field is the Dirac f... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDN%20%28magazine%29 | EDN is an electronics industry website and formerly a magazine owned by AspenCore Media, an Arrow Electronics company. The editor-in-chief is Majeed Ahmad. EDN was published monthly until, in April 2013, EDN announced that the print edition would cease publication after the June 2013 issue.
History
The first issue of ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilsemannite | Ilsemannite is an uncommon amorphous complex heterovalent molybdenum oxide, that was first published in 1871, and has been a valid species since pre-IMA. It is a grandfathered mineral, meaning the name ilsemannite is still believed to refer to a valid species. However, it is likely that specimens formed under different... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSA%20cryptography | The vast majority of the National Security Agency's work on encryption is classified, but from time to time NSA participates in standards processes or otherwise publishes information about its cryptographic algorithms. The NSA has categorized encryption items into four product types, and algorithms into two suites. Th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C7orf31 | Chromosome Seven Open Reading Frame 31 (C7orf31) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the C7orf31 gene on chromosome seven.
Gene/Locus
In humans, the C7orf31 gene is located at the locus 7p15.3 and stretches between position 25174316 and 25219817 (span 45502 bp). It codes for at least 4 unique human isoforms: ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20H.%20Gray | Robert Hansen Gray (March 7, 1948 - December 6, 2021) was an American data analyst, author, and astronomer, and author of The Elusive Wow: Searching for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
Education
Gray attended Shimer College, a Great Books school then located in Mount Carroll, Illinois, where he received a bachelor's de... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enema | An enema, also known as a clyster, is an injection of fluid into the lower bowel by way of the rectum. The word enema can also refer to the liquid injected, as well as to a device for administering such an injection.
In standard medicine, the most frequent uses of enemas are to relieve constipation and for bowel clean... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ViaStreaming | ViaStreaming Inc. is a Streaming Media Hosting Provider, as well as a Flash Media Server, SHOUTcast and Windows Media host. They are headquartered out of Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, where a Data Center is operated. The company was founded and opened on November 8, 2004.
ViaStreaming currently owns and oper... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanczos%20algorithm | The Lanczos algorithm is an iterative method devised by Cornelius Lanczos that is an adaptation of power methods to find the "most useful" (tending towards extreme highest/lowest) eigenvalues and eigenvectors of an Hermitian matrix, where is often but not necessarily much smaller than . Although computationally effi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar%20medium | In astronomy, the interstellar medium (ISM) is the matter and radiation that exist in the space between the star systems in a galaxy. This matter includes gas in ionic, atomic, and molecular form, as well as dust and cosmic rays. It fills interstellar space and blends smoothly into the surrounding intergalactic space. ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple%20Open%20Directory | Apple Open Directory is the LDAP directory service model implementation from Apple Inc. A directory service is software which stores and organizes information about a computer network's users and network resources and which allows network administrators to manage users' access to the resources.
In the context of macOS... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website%20builder | Website builders are tools that typically allow the construction of websites without manual code editing. They fall into two categories:
Online proprietary tools provided by web hosting service companies. These are typically intended for service users to build their own website. Some services allow the site owner to ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwork%20family | In algebraic geometry, a Dwork family is a one-parameter family of hypersurfaces depending on an integer n, studied by Bernard Dwork. Originally considered by Dwork in the context of local zeta-functions, such families have been shown to have relationships with mirror symmetry and extensions of the modularity theorem.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchy%E2%80%93Hadamard%20theorem | In mathematics, the Cauchy–Hadamard theorem is a result in complex analysis named after the French mathematicians Augustin Louis Cauchy and Jacques Hadamard, describing the radius of convergence of a power series. It was published in 1821 by Cauchy, but remained relatively unknown until Hadamard rediscovered it. Hadama... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peristimulus%20time%20histogram | In neurophysiology, peristimulus time histogram and poststimulus time histogram, both abbreviated PSTH or PST histogram, are histograms of the times at which neurons fire. It is also sometimes called pre event time histogram or PETH. These histograms are used to visualize the rate and timing of neuronal spike discharg... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link%20Motion%20Inc | Link Motion Inc, formerly NetQin and NQ Mobile, is a multinational technology company that develops, licenses, supports and sells software and services that focus on the smart ride business. Link Motion sells carputers for car businesses, consumer ride sharing services, as well as legacy mobile security, productivity a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon%E2%80%93Glatzel%20equation | The Simon–Glatzel equation is an empirical correlation describing the pressure dependence of the melting temperature of a solid. The pressure dependence of the melting temperature is small for small pressure changes because the volume change during fusion or melting is rather small. However, at very high pressures high... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th%20meridian%20east | The meridian 45° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 45th meridian east forms a great circle with the 135th meridian west. The meridian is the mid point of th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatine%20bone | In anatomy, the palatine bones () are two irregular bones of the facial skeleton in many animal species, located above the uvula in the throat. Together with the maxillae, they comprise the hard palate. (Palate is derived from the Latin palatum.)
Structure
The palatine bones are situated at the back of the nasal cavit... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/512-bit%20computing | There are currently no mainstream general-purpose processors built to operate on 512-bit integers or addresses, though a number of processors do operate on 512-bit data.
Representation
A 512-bit register can store 2512 different values. The range of integer values that can be stored in 512 bits depends on the integer ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duivenbode%27s%20riflebird | Duivenbode's riflebird is a bird in the family Paradisaeidae that is a presumed intergeneric hybrid between a magnificent riflebird and lesser lophorina. The common name commemorates Maarten Dirk van Renesse van Duivenbode (1804-1878), Dutch trader of naturalia on Ternate.
History
Three adult male specimens are record... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedeez | Speedeez was a micro-scale toy car brand produced by Playmates Toys from 2002 to 2005. It made little toy cars from all of the brands.
Vehicles
The majority of models is roughly 1.5 inches in length (scale 1:100). They consist of a plastic die-cast, hand-painted body and a plastic baseplate with a steel ball in the mi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Farm%20of%20Tomorrow | The Farm of Tomorrow is a 1954 one-reel animated short subject directed by Tex Avery and produced by Fred Quimby. It was released theatrically with the feature filmmovie Rogue Cop on 18 September 1954 and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
This cartoon is one of Avery's future technology cartoons including The House ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serositis | Serositis refers to inflammation of the serous tissues of the body, the tissues lining the lungs (pleura), heart (pericardium), and the inner lining of the abdomen (peritoneum) and organs within. It is commonly found with fat wrapping or creeping fat.
Causes
Serositis is seen in numerous conditions:
Lupus erythematosu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential%20fatty%20acid%20interactions | There are many fatty acids found in nature. The two essential fatty acids are omega-3 and omega-6, which are necessary for good human health. However, the effects of the ω-3 (omega-3) and ω-6 (omega-6) essential fatty acids (EFAs) are characterized by their interactions. The interactions between these two fatty acids d... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic%20resonance%20%28quantum%20mechanics%29 | In quantum mechanics, magnetic resonance is a resonant effect that can appear when a magnetic dipole is exposed to a static magnetic field and perturbed with another, oscillating electromagnetic field. Due to the static field, the dipole can assume a number of discrete energy eigenstates, depending on the value of its ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20action%20cycle | The human action cycle is a psychological model which describes the steps humans take when they interact with computer systems. The model was proposed by Donald A. Norman, a scholar in the discipline of human–computer interaction. The model can be used to help evaluate the efficiency of a user interface (UI). Understan... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derjaguin%20approximation | The Derjaguin approximation (or sometimes also referred to as the proximity approximation), named after the Russian scientist Boris Derjaguin, expresses the force profile acting between finite size bodies in terms of the force profile between two planar semi-infinite walls. This approximation is widely used to estimate... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luquillo%20Experimental%20Forest | The Luquillo Experimental Forest (Bosque experimental de Luquillo) is a protected area of tropical rainforest in northeastern Puerto Rico. The experimental forest is located in the Sierra de Luquillo some east of San Juan, the capital of the island. It is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and is used for research into silvic... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display%20driver | In electronics/computer hardware, a display driver is usually a semiconductor integrated circuit (but may alternatively comprise a state machine made of discrete logic and other components) which provides an interface function between a microprocessor, microcontroller, ASIC or general-purpose peripheral interface and a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985%E2%80%931987%20Watsonville%20Cannery%20strike | The 1985–1987 Watsonville Cannery strike was a labor strike that involved over 1,000 workers at two food processing facilities in Watsonville, California, United States. The facilities were owned by Watsonville Canning and Richard A. Shaw Inc., two of the largest frozen food processors in the United States, while the w... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural%20stability | In mathematics, structural stability is a fundamental property of a dynamical system which means that the qualitative behavior of the trajectories is unaffected by small perturbations (to be exact C1-small perturbations).
Examples of such qualitative properties are numbers of fixed points and periodic orbits (but not ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In%20Pursuit%20of%20the%20Traveling%20Salesman | In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman: Mathematics at the Limits of Computation is a book on the travelling salesman problem, by William J. Cook, published in 2011 by the Princeton University Press, with a paperback reprint in 2014. The Basic Library List Committee of the Mathematical Association of America has suggeste... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAP%20statement%20on%20population%20growth | The InterAcademy Panel Statement on Population Growth is an international scientist consensus document discussing and demanding a halt of the population expansion. This was the first worldwide joint statement of academies of sciences, and their cooperative InterAcademy Panel on International Issues. It was signed by 58... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel%20of%20oil%20equivalent | The barrel of oil equivalent (BOE) is a unit of energy based on the approximate energy released by burning one barrel (, or ) of crude oil. The BOE is used by oil and gas companies in their financial statements as a way of combining oil and natural gas reserves and production into a single measure, although this energ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar%20Atmospheric%20Composition%20Experiment | The Lunar Atmospheric Composition Experiment (LACE) was a miniature magnetic deflection mass spectrometer (neutral mass spectrometer). The experiment's aim was to study the composition and variations of the lunar atmosphere. The only deployment of LACE was as part of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP)... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute%20for%20Mathematical%20Research | The Institute for Mathematical Research (Forschungsinstitut für Mathematik, FIM) is a mathematical research institution located at ETH Zurich and founded in 1964 by Beno Eckmann. Its main goals are to promote and facilitating the exchange between ETH Zurich and international leading mathematicians.
The Institute offer... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulkarni%E2%80%93Nomizu%20product | In the mathematical field of differential geometry, the Kulkarni–Nomizu product (named for Ravindra Shripad Kulkarni and Katsumi Nomizu) is defined for two -tensors and gives as a result a -tensor.
Definition
If h and k are symmetric -tensors, then the product is defined via:
where the Xj are tangent vectors and is ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acta%20Zoologica%20Academiae%20Scientiarum%20Hungaricae | Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae is a peer-reviewed, open access scientific journal no-publication fee, publishing original research studies in the fields of animal taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, and ecology. It was established in 1954 under the title Acta Zoologica Hungarica (1984–1993).
It is i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structuralism%20%28philosophy%20of%20mathematics%29 | Structuralism is a theory in the philosophy of mathematics that holds that mathematical theories describe structures of mathematical objects. Mathematical objects are exhaustively defined by their place in such structures. Consequently, structuralism maintains that mathematical objects do not possess any intrinsic pr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf%20Barth | Wolf Paul Barth (20 October 1942, Wernigerode – 30 December 2016, Nuremberg) was a German mathematician who discovered Barth surfaces and whose work on vector bundles has been important for the ADHM construction. Until 2011 Barth was working in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Ge... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Charles%20Beckley | George Charles Beckley (March 5, 1787 – April 16, 1826) was an English captain, trader, and military adviser. He was one of the earliest foreigners to have a major impact in the Kingdom of Hawaii, where he eventually became a noble, and was one of the disputed creators of the Flag of Hawaii.
Life
Beckley was born in ... |
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It is usually distinguished by support for a high-speed backbone network, often offering dedicated channels for individual research p... |
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