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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-arid%20climate | A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-arid climates, depending on variables such as temperature, and they give ri... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction%20to%20general%20relativity | General relativity is a theory of gravitation developed by Albert Einstein between 1907 and 1915. The theory of general relativity says that the observed gravitational effect between masses results from their warping of spacetime.
By the beginning of the 20th century, Newton's law of universal gravitation had been acc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal%20heating | Internal heat is the heat source from the interior of celestial objects, such as stars, brown dwarfs, planets, moons, dwarf planets, and (in the early history of the Solar System) even asteroids such as Vesta, resulting from contraction caused by gravity (the Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism), nuclear fusion, tidal heating, ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDP%20syndrome | MDP syndrome, also known as mandibular dysplasia with deafness and progeroid features, is an extremely rare metabolic disorder that prevents fatty tissue from being stored underneath the skin. It is only known to affect a very small number of people worldwide (less than 12 cases have been diagnosed as of December 2014)... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NDUFB8 | NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] 1 beta subcomplex subunit 8, mitochondrial is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NDUFB8 gene. NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex subunit 8 is an accessory subunit of the NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) complex, located in the mitochondrial inner membrane. It is als... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Statistical%20Mechanics%3A%20Theory%20and%20Experiment | The Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the International School for Advanced Studies and IOP Publishing. The journal is targeted to scientists interested in different aspects of statistical physics. The editor-in-chief is Marc Mézard (CNRS, Univers... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher-order%20logic | In mathematics and logic, a higher-order logic (abbreviated HOL) is a form of predicate logic that is distinguished from first-order logic by additional quantifiers and, sometimes, stronger semantics. Higher-order logics with their standard semantics are more expressive, but their model-theoretic properties are less we... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio%20masts%20and%20towers | Radio masts and towers are typically tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. There are two main types: guyed and self-supporting structures. They are among the tallest human-made structures. Masts are often named after the broadcasting organizations th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specification%20for%20human%20interface%20for%20semiconductor%20manufacturing%20equipment | This specification is usually called SEMI E95-0200 standard. It was originally published in February 2000, and the latest technical revision is SEMI E95-1101.
This standard addresses the area of processing content with the direct intention of developing common software standards, so that problems involving operator tr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan-relief | A plan-relief is a scale model of a landscape and buildings produced for military usage, made to visualize building projects on fortifications or campaigns surrounding fortified locations.
History
The first examples seem to have been used by the Venetian Republic and more generally by the Italian city-states of the Re... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiener%E2%80%93Ikehara%20theorem | The Wiener–Ikehara theorem is a Tauberian theorem introduced by . It follows from Wiener's Tauberian theorem, and can be used to prove the prime number theorem (Chandrasekharan, 1969).
Statement
Let A(x) be a non-negative, monotonic nondecreasing function of x, defined for 0 ≤ x < ∞. Suppose that
converges for ℜ(s) ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mold%20control%20and%20prevention%20%28library%20and%20archive%29 | Mold control and prevention is a conservation activity that is performed in libraries and archives to protect books, documents and other materials from deterioration caused by mold growth. Mold prevention consists of different methods, such as chemical treatments, careful environmental control, and manual
cleaning. Pre... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russula%20flavida | Russula flavida is a member of the large mushroom genus Russula, described in 1880 by American botanist and mycologist Charles Christopher Frost and found in North America and parts of Asia. It has a bright yellow to orange yellow cap and stipe and white gills.
The species is edible and contains the pigment russulafla... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker%20Bell | Tinker Bell is a fictional character from J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan and its 1911 novelisation Peter and Wendy. She has appeared in a variety of film and television adaptations of the Peter Pan stories, in particular the 1953 animated Walt Disney picture Peter Pan. She also appears in the official 2006 sequel P... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal%20interface%20material | A thermal interface material (often abbreviated as TIM) is any material that is inserted between two components in order to enhance the thermal coupling between them. A common use is heat dissipation, in which the TIM is inserted between a heat-producing device (e.g. an integrated circuit) and a heat-dissipating device... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Soviet%20war%20documents%20declassification | In 2006, the Russian Ministry of Defence declassified about a hundred pages of archived documents concerning Soviet preparedness for the German invasion on 22 June 1941 at the Eastern Front of World War II. On 22 June 2017 the Ministry published them online on a subdomain of its official website, stating that they had ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley%20Miller | Stanley Lloyd Miller (March 7, 1930 – May 20, 2007) was an American chemist who made important experiments concerning the origin of life by demonstrating that a wide range of vital organic compounds can be synthesized by fairly simple chemical processes from inorganic substances. In 1952 he performed the Miller–Urey ex... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparametric%20equation | A comparametric equation is an equation that describes a parametric relationship between a function and a dilated version of the same function, where the equation does not involve the parameter. For example, ƒ(2t) = 4ƒ(t) is a comparametric equation, when we define g(t) = ƒ(2t), so that we have g = 4ƒ no longer contai... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed%20predation | Seed predation, often referred to as granivory, is a type of plant-animal interaction in which granivores (seed predators) feed on the seeds of plants as a main or exclusive food source, in many cases leaving the seeds damaged and not viable. Granivores are found across many families of vertebrates (especially mammals ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear%20transparency | Nuclear transparency is the ratio of cross-sections for exclusive processes from the nuclei to those of the nucleons.
If a nuclear cross-section is denoted as and free nucleon cross-section as ,
then nuclear transparency can be defined as
, where can be parameterized in terms of as .
Therefore, transparency can b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van%20Arkel%E2%80%93Ketelaar%20triangle | Bond triangles or Van Arkel–Ketelaar triangles (named after Anton Eduard van Arkel and J. A. A. Ketelaar) are triangles used for showing different compounds in varying degrees of ionic, metallic and covalent bonding.
History
In 1941 Van Arkel recognised three extreme materials and associated bonding types. Using 36 ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic%20torpedo | The Atlantic torpedo (Tetronarce nobiliana) is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova Scotia to Brazil in the west and from Scotland to West Africa and off southern Africa in the east, occurring at depths of up to , and in the Mediterranean Sea. Younger indivi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent%20protocol%20encryption | Protocol encryption (PE), message stream encryption (MSE) or protocol header encrypt (PHE) are related features of some peer-to-peer file-sharing clients, including BitTorrent clients. They attempt to enhance privacy and confidentiality. In addition, they attempt to make traffic harder to identify by third parties in... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green%20tea%20ice%20cream | or matcha ice (抹茶アイス Matcha aisu) is an ice cream flavor popular in Japan and other parts of East Asia. Green tea ice cream is also sold in monaka form. It has been available in the United States since the late-1970s, primarily in Japanese restaurants and markets, but is currently moving into mainstream availability.
... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revival%20of%20the%20woolly%20mammoth | The existence of frozen soft-tissue remains and DNA of woolly mammoths has led to the possibility that the species could be regenerated by scientific means. In 2003 the Pyrenean ibex was briefly revived, giving credence to the idea that the mammoth could be successfully revived. As of today, several methods have been p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered%20user | A registered user is a user of a website, program, or other systems who has previously registered. Registered users normally provide some sort of credentials (such as a username or e-mail address, and a password) to the system in order to prove their identity: this is known as logging in. Systems intended for use by th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.%20L.%20S.%20Prakasa%20Rao | Bhagavatula Lakshmi Surya Prakasa Rao is an Indian statistician. He was born on 6 October 1942 in Porumamilla, Andhra Pradesh. He completed his B.A. (Honours) course in Mathematics from Andhra University in 1960 and moved to the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, where he completed his M.Stat in Statistics in 1962.... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartwatch | A smartwatch is a wearable computer in the form of a watch; modern smartwatches provide a local touchscreen interface for daily use, while an associated smartphone app provides management and telemetry, such as long-term biomonitoring. While early models could perform basic tasks, such as calculations, digital time tel... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software%20security%20assurance | Software security assurance is a process that helps design and implement software that protects the data and resources contained in and controlled by that software. Software is itself a resource and thus must be afforded appropriate security.
What is software security assurance?
Software Security Assurance (SSA) is t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone%20Kapers | Keystone Kapers is a platform game developed by Garry Kitchen for Activision and published for the Atari 2600 in April 1983. It was ported to the Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, and in 1984, MSX. Inspired by Mack Sennett's slapstick Keystone Cops series of silent films, the object of the game is for Offic... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnosperm | The gymnosperms ( lit. revealed seeds) are a group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes, forming the clade Gymnospermae. The term gymnosperm comes from the composite word in ( and ), literally meaning 'naked seeds'. The name is based on the unenclosed condition of their se... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigram%20tagger | In computational linguistics, a trigram tagger is a statistical method for automatically identifying words as being nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc. based on second order Markov models that consider triples of consecutive words. It is trained on a text corpus as a method to predict the next word, taking the pro... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band%20model | In geometry, the band model is a conformal model of the hyperbolic plane. The band model employs a portion of the Euclidean plane between two parallel lines. Distance is preserved along one line through the middle of the band. Assuming the band is given by , the metric is given by .
Geodesics include the line along th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted%20pair | Twisted pair cabling is a type of communications cable in which two conductors of a single circuit are twisted together for the purposes of improving electromagnetic compatibility. Compared to a single conductor or an untwisted balanced pair, a twisted pair reduces electromagnetic radiation from the pair and crosstalk ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC%20programming | IC programming is the process of transferring a computer program into an integrated computer circuit. Older types of IC including PROMs and EPROMs and some early programmable logic was typically programmed through parallel busses that used many of the device's pins and basically required inserting the device in a sepa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorescent%20in%20situ%20sequencing | Fluorescent in situ sequencing (FISSEQ) is a method of sequencing a cell's RNA while it remains in tissue or culture using next-generation sequencing.
Introduction
FISSEQ combines the spatial context of RNA-FISH and the global transcriptome profiling of RNA-seq. FISSEQ preserves the tissue allowing single molecule... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%E2%80%93Newton%20equation | The Schrödinger–Newton equation, sometimes referred to as the Newton–Schrödinger or Schrödinger–Poisson equation, is a nonlinear modification of the Schrödinger equation with a Newtonian gravitational potential, where the gravitational potential emerges from the treatment of the wave function as a mass density, includi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20query%20language | Data query language (DQL) is part of the base grouping of SQL sub-languages. These sub-languages are mainly categorized into four categories: a data query language (DQL), a data definition language (DDL), a data control language (DCL), and a data manipulation language (DML). Sometimes a transaction control language (TC... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal%20point%20%28optics%29 | In Gaussian optics, the cardinal points consist of three pairs of points located on the optical axis of a rotationally symmetric, focal, optical system. These are the focal points, the principal points, and the nodal points; there are two of each. For ideal systems, the basic imaging properties such as image size, loca... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge%20carrier | In physics, a charge carrier is a particle or quasiparticle that is free to move, carrying an electric charge, especially the particles that carry electric charges in electrical conductors. Examples are electrons, ions and holes. The term is used most commonly in solid state physics. In a conducting medium, an electric... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon%20Tropical%20Botanical%20Garden | The Lisbon Tropical Botanical Garden (Jardim Botânico Tropical) is located between the Jerónimos Monastery and the Belém Palace, the official residence of the Portuguese president, in Belém, a few kilometers to the west of the centre of Lisbon. It occupies a total area of about 7 hectares, including a botanical park of... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super%20Minkowski%20space | In mathematics and physics, super Minkowski space or Minkowski superspace is a supersymmetric extension of Minkowski space, sometimes used as the base manifold (or rather, supermanifold) for superfields. It is acted on by the super Poincaré algebra.
Construction
Abstract construction
Abstractly, super Minkowski spa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorella%20perchloratireducens | Moorella perchloratireducens is a thermophilic, anaerobic, Gram-positive and endospore-forming bacterium from the genus Moorella, which has been isolated from an underground gas storage tank in Russia. One of the main characteristics of this microorganism is that it is able to completely reduce chlorate and perchlorat... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline%20of%20computational%20physics | The following timeline starts with the invention of the modern computer in the late interwar period.
1930s
John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry create the first electronic non-programmable, digital computing device, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer, that lasted from 1937 to 1942.
1940s
Nuclear bomb and ballistics ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE%20802.10 | IEEE 802.10 is a former standard for security functions that could be used in both local area networks and metropolitan area networks based on IEEE 802 protocols.
802.10 specifies security association management and key management, as well as access control, data confidentiality and data integrity.
The IEEE 802.10 s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routing%20Assets%20Database | The Routing Assets Database (RADb), formerly known as the Routing Arbiter Database is a public database in which the operators of Internet networks publish authoritative declarations of routing policy for their Autonomous System (AS) which are, in turn, used by the operators of other Internet networks to configure thei... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linearly%20disjoint | In mathematics, algebras A, B over a field k inside some field extension of k are said to be linearly disjoint over k if the following equivalent conditions are met:
(i) The map induced by is injective.
(ii) Any k-basis of A remains linearly independent over B.
(iii) If are k-bases for A, B, then the products are ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea%20surface%20skin%20temperature | The sea surface skin temperature (SSTskin), or ocean skin temperature, is the temperature of the sea surface as determined through its infrared spectrum (3.7–12 μm) and represents the temperature of the sublayer of water at a depth of 10–20 μm. High-resolution data of skin temperature gained by satellites in passive in... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape%20of%20Geometry | Landscape of Geometry was an educational television show that illustrated the principles and applications of geometry. The series was produced and broadcast by TVOntario in 1982–83 and was hosted by David Stringer. A videotape edition of the show was produced in 1992 by Films for the Humanities.
Episode list
Eight e... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Mauchly | John William Mauchly (August 30, 1907 – January 8, 1980) was an American physicist who, along with J. Presper Eckert, designed ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, as well as EDVAC, BINAC and UNIVAC I, the first commercial computer made in the United States.
Together they started the first com... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNDCP | SNDCP, Sub Network Dependent Convergence Protocol, is part of layer 3 of a GPRS protocol specification. SNDCP interfaces to the Internet Protocol at the top, and to the GPRS-specific Logical Link Control (LLC) protocol at the bottom.
In the spirit of the GPRS specifications, there can be many implementations of SNDCP,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo%20network-attached%20storage%20series | The Buffalo TeraStation network-attached storage series are network-attached storage devices.
The current lineup includes the LinkStation and TeraStation series. These devices have undergone various improvements since they were first produced, and have expanded to include a Windows Storage Server-based operating syste... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd%20Bruegge | Bernd Bruegge () (born 1951) is a German computer scientist, full professor at the Technische Universität München (TUM) and the head of the Chair for Applied Software Engineering. He is also an adjunct associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh.
Biography
Born in 1951, Bruegge received a b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin%20Stahl | Franklin (Frank) William Stahl (born October 8, 1929) is an American molecular biologist and geneticist. With Matthew Meselson, Stahl conducted the famous Meselson-Stahl experiment showing that DNA is replicated by a semiconservative mechanism, meaning that each strand of the DNA serves as a template for production of ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinal%20pigment%20epithelium | The pigmented layer of retina or retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is the pigmented cell layer just outside the neurosensory retina that nourishes retinal visual cells, and is firmly attached to the underlying choroid and overlying retinal visual cells.
History
The RPE was known in the 18th and 19th centuries as the p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preplasmiviricota | Preplasmiviricota is a phylum of viruses.
Taxonomy
The phylum contains the following classes:
Ainoaviricetes
Maveriviricetes
Polintoviricetes
Tectiliviricetes |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level%20of%20analysis | Level of analysis is used in the social sciences to point to the location, size, or scale of a research target. It is distinct from unit of observation in that the former refers to a more or less integrated set of relationships while the latter refers to the distinct unit from which data have been or will be gathered. ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite%20chromosome | Satellite or SAT chromosomes are chromosomes that contain secondary constructs that serve as identification. They are observed in Acrocentric chromosomes. In addition to the centromere, one or more secondary constrictions can be observed in some chromosomes at metaphase. These chromosomes are called satellite chromoso... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation%20Applied%20Technology%20Directorate | The United States Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) is a tenant activity located at Fort Eustis, Virginia. It is a directorate of the Aviation Development Directorate under the Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC), a part of the Research, Development and Engineer... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidovirales | Nidovirales is an order of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses which infect vertebrates and invertebrates. Host organisms include mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, arthropods, molluscs, and helminths. The order includes the families Coronaviridae, Arteriviridae, Roniviridae, and Mesoniviridae.
Member viru... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paslode%20Impulse | Paslode Impulse is a trademarked name for a cordless nail gun manufactured by Paslode. Cordless nail guns do not need an air compressor. Instead they use what Paslode calls a "fuel cell", but is actually a very small two stroke engine which fires one ignition stroke for each nail driven, and reloads itself from a small... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D%20body%20scanning | 3D body scanning is an application of various technologies such as Structured-light 3D scanner, 3D depth sensing, stereoscopic vision and others for ergonomic and anthropometric investigation of the human form as a point-cloud. The technology and practice within research has found 3D body scanning measurement extractio... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word%20Munchers | Word Munchers is a 1985 video game and the first of the Munchers educational series. It was made by MECC for Apple II, then ported to DOS and Macintosh in 1991. It was re-released in 1996 for Windows and Macintosh as "Word Munchers Deluxe". The concept of the game was designed by Philip R. Bouchard, who also designed T... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DFA%20minimization | In automata theory (a branch of theoretical computer science), DFA minimization is the task of transforming a given deterministic finite automaton (DFA) into an equivalent DFA that has a minimum number of states. Here, two DFAs are called equivalent if they recognize the same regular language. Several different algorit... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat%E2%80%93Shamir%20heuristic | In cryptography, the Fiat–Shamir heuristic is a technique for taking an interactive proof of knowledge and creating a digital signature based on it. This way, some fact (for example, knowledge of a certain secret number) can be publicly proven without revealing underlying information. The technique is due to Amos Fiat ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS%20SDK | The iOS SDK (iOS Software Development Kit), formerly the iPhone SDK, is a software development kit (SDK) developed by Apple Inc. The kit allows for the development of mobile apps on Apple's iOS and iPadOS operating systems.
The iOS SDK is a free download for users of Macintosh (or Mac) personal computers. It is not av... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zellweger%20off-peak | Zellweger is the brand name of an electric switching device also known as a Ripple Control Receiver used to control off-peak electrical loads such as water heaters by switching these loads OFF over peak energy use times of the day and switching them ON after peak energy use times of the day, hence the term 'off peak' c... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiyanping | Xiyanping (喜炎平) is an anti-inflammatory and antiviral preparation developed and licensed for use in China. It is a semi-synthetic injectable product derived from the active component of the plant Andrographis paniculata (Chuan Xin Lian, 穿心蓮), which is used in Traditional Chinese medicine. Xiyanping is primarily compose... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcranial%20magnetic%20stimulation | Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive form of brain stimulation in which a changing magnetic field is used to induce an electric current at a specific area of the brain through electromagnetic induction. An electric pulse generator, or stimulator, is connected to a magnetic coil connected to the scal... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissection%20problem | In geometry, a dissection problem is the problem of partitioning a geometric figure (such as a polytope or ball) into smaller pieces that may be rearranged into a new figure of equal content. In this context, the partitioning is called simply a dissection (of one polytope into another). It is usually required that the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undescribed%20taxon | In taxonomy, an undescribed taxon is a taxon (for example, a species) that has been discovered, but not yet formally described and named. The various Nomenclature Codes specify the requirements for a new taxon to be validly described and named. Until such a description has been published, the taxon has no formal or off... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam%20removal | Dam removal is the process of demolishing a dam, returning water flow to the river. Arguments for dam removal consider whether their negative effects outweigh their benefits. The benefits of dams include hydropower production, flood control, irrigation, and navigation. Negative effects of dams include environmental deg... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/75%20%28number%29 | 75 (seventy-five) is the natural number following 74 and preceding 76.
In mathematics
75 is a self number because there is no integer that added up to its own digits adds up to 75. It is the sum of the first five pentagonal numbers, and therefore a pentagonal pyramidal number, as well as a nonagonal number.
It is a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacking-fault%20energy | The stacking-fault energy (SFE) is a materials property on a very small scale. It is noted as γSFE in units of energy per area.
A stacking fault is an interruption of the normal stacking sequence of atomic planes in a close-packed crystal structure. These interruptions carry a certain stacking-fault energy. The width ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral%20hemisphere | The vertebrate cerebrum (brain) is formed by two cerebral hemispheres that are separated by a groove, the longitudinal fissure. The brain can thus be described as being divided into left and right cerebral hemispheres. Each of these hemispheres has an outer layer of grey matter, the cerebral cortex, that is supported b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic%20engineering | Electronic engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current flow. Previously electrical engineering only used passive devices such as mec... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20Earth | The flag of Earth is a concept of a possible flag design meant to symbolize the planet Earth, humankind, or a possible world government.
Proposed universal flags
Citizen of the World Flag (1937)
The flag was presented by George Dibbern on July 1, 1937, and the reason for its creation was the reluctance to use the f... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soy%20ink | Soy ink is a plant-based ink made from soybeans (Glycine max). Soy-based ink is environmentally friendly and provides precise colours. However, it is slower to dry than many inks.
History
In the late 1970s, the Newspaper Association of America was looking for different ways to make ink, rather than by using the standa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP-HTTPS | IP over HTTPS ("IP-HTTPS", "MS-IPHTTPS") is a Microsoft network tunneling protocol. The IP-HTTPS protocol transports IPv6 packets across non-IPv6 networks. It does a similar job as the earlier 6to4 or Teredo tunneling mechanisms.
Microsoft preference when deciding between transition protocols
Microsoft used to discour... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaricus%20aestivalis | Agaricus aestivalis is a species of mushroom-forming fungus in the genus Agaricus. They are found in Germany and are edible. They usually have a diameter of .
Description
The cap measurement averages 5-10 cm across. Its color can range from white to pale ocher in mature fungi.
Further reading
https://onlinelibrar... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pappochelys | Pappochelys (παπποχέλυς [πάππος (grandfather) + χέλυς (turtle)] meaning "grandfather turtle" in Greek) is an extinct genus of diapsid reptile possibly related to turtles. The genus contains only one species, Pappochelys rosinae, from the Middle Triassic of Germany, which was named by paleontologists and Hans-Dieter Su... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Dairy%20Science%20Association | The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) is a non-profit professional organization for the advancement of dairy science. ADSA is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.
Consisting of 4500 members, ADSA is involved in research, education, and industry relations. Areas of ADSA focus include:
care and nutrition of da... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leporid%20alphaherpesvirus%204 | Leporid alphaherpesvirus 4 (LeHV-4) is a species of virus in the genus Simplexvirus, subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrologic%20unit%20system%20%28United%20States%29 | In order to advantage hydrologists, ecologists, and water-resource managers in the study of "water, its properties and laws, and its distribution over the earth's surface" in the United States, the United States Geological Survey created a hierarchical system of hydrologic units.
Originally a four-tier system divide... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender%20parity | Gender parity is a statistical measure used to describe ratios between men and women, or boys and girls, in a given population. Gender parity may refer to the proportionate representation of men and women in a given group, also referred to as sex ratio, or it may mean the ratio between any quantifiable indicator among ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glechoma%20hederacea | Glechoma hederacea is an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae. It is commonly known as ground-ivy, gill-over-the-ground, creeping charlie, alehoof, tunhoof, catsfoot, field balm, and run-away-robin. It is also sometimes known as creeping jenny, but that name more commonly refers to Lysi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tightness%20of%20measures | In mathematics, tightness is a concept in measure theory. The intuitive idea is that a given collection of measures does not "escape to infinity".
Definitions
Let be a Hausdorff space, and let be a σ-algebra on that contains the topology . (Thus, every open subset of is a measurable set and is at least as fine a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bio-FET | A field-effect transistor-based biosensor, also known as a biosensor field-effect transistor (Bio-FET or BioFET), field-effect biosensor (FEB), or biosensor MOSFET, is a field-effect transistor (based on the MOSFET structure) that is gated by changes in the surface potential induced by the binding of molecules. When ch... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesys%20%28website%29 | Genesys is an online, global portal about plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. It is a gateway from which germplasm accessions from gene banks around the world can be easily found and ordered.
The project started in 2008 by Bioversity International, the Global Crop Diversity Trust and the Secretariat of t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred%20W.%20Hales | Alfred Washington Hales (born November 30, 1938) is an American mathematician, a professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and one of the namesakes of the Hales–Jewett theorem. He was born in Pasadena, California, and is the older brother of R. Stanton Hales.
Professional career
A... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face%20perception | Facial perception is an individual's understanding and interpretation of the face. Here, perception implies the presence of consciousness and hence excludes automated facial recognition systems. Although facial recognition is found in other species, this article focuses on facial perception in humans.
The perception o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft%20SmartScreen | SmartScreen (officially called Windows SmartScreen, Windows Defender SmartScreen and SmartScreen Filter in different places) is a cloud-based anti-phishing and anti-malware component included in several Microsoft products, including operating systems Windows 8 and later, the applications Internet Explorer, Microsoft Ed... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikos%20doctors | Vikos doctors were folk healers or practical medical practitioners from the Greek area of Zagori in the 18–19th century.
Etymology
The Greek word ἰατρός (iatrós, doctor or healer) is often translated as physician. Vikos doctors () were local doctors practicing a form of herbal medicine in the 18th and 19th century.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical%20load | An electrical load is an electrical component or portion of a circuit that consumes (active) electric power, such as electrical appliances and lights inside the home. The term may also refer to the power consumed by a circuit. This is opposed to a power supply source, such as a battery or generator, which provides powe... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Crawford%20Hyndman | George Crawford Hyndman (1796–1867) was an Irish auctioneer and amateur biologist.
He was the son of Cherry Crawford Hyndman (1766-1845) and James Hyndman (1761?–1825), a Belfast Woollen merchant. Both parents, in the 1790s, were active in the republican Society of United Irishmen. In heavily garrisoned Belfast, neit... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallic%20horse | Gallic horse, also known as Equus caballus gallicus, is a prehistoric subspecies of Equus caballus (the horse) that lived in the Upper Paleolithic. It first appeared in the Aurignacian period because of climatic changes and roamed the territory of present-day France during the Gravettian and up to the end of the Solutr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan%20%28dinosaur%29 | "Stan", also known by its inventory number BHI 3033, is a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil found in the Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota, just outside of Buffalo in 1987, and excavated in 1992. It is the fifth most complete T. rex fossil discovered to date, at more than 70% bulk. In October 2020, the fossil was sold for $3... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulated-gate%20bipolar%20transistor | An insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is a three-terminal power semiconductor device primarily forming an electronic switch. It was developed to combine high efficiency with fast switching. It consists of four alternating layers (P–N–P–N) that are controlled by a metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) gate structure.
A... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragi%20flour | Ragi flour is a primarily a powder food, made out of ragi grain. It is finger millet powder. It has high protein and mineral content. Ragi flour has a low fat content and high fibre.
In Uganda Ragi Powder is commonly used in make a steple drink called (Busera by Banganda in Central) or Obushera by Banyankole in Wester... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory%20cell%20%28computing%29 | The memory cell is the fundamental building block of computer memory. The memory cell is an electronic circuit that stores one bit of binary information and it must be set to store a logic 1 (high voltage level) and reset to store a logic 0 (low voltage level). Its value is maintained/stored until it is changed by the ... |
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