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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris%20%28programming%20language%29
Idris is a purely-functional programming language with dependent types, optional lazy evaluation, and features such as a totality checker. Idris may be used as a proof assistant, but is designed to be a general-purpose programming language similar to Haskell. The Idris type system is similar to Agda's, and proofs are ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team%20OS/2
Team OS/2 was an advocacy group formed to promote IBM's OS/2 operating system. Originally internal to IBM with no formal IBM support, Team OS/2 successfully converted to a grassroots movement formally supported (but not directed) by IBM - consisting of well over ten thousand OS/2 enthusiasts both within and without IBM...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn%20forest
A thorn forest is a dense scrubland with vegetation characteristic of dry subtropical and warm temperate areas with a seasonal rainfall averaging . Regions Africa Is present in the southwest of Africa with smaller areas in other places of Africa. Thornveld often referred to as "acacia thornveld" Madagascar spiny fo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre%20for%20Ecology%20%26%20Rural%20Development
The Centre of Ecology & Rural Development (CERD) is an Indian organisation that is part of the Pondicherry Science Forum. It was exclusively formed for taking up meaningful interventions in Health, Sanitation, Natural Resource Management, Energy, Watershed management and ICT for development. CERD was set up in the yea...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servomechanism
In mechanical engineering and control engineering, a servomechanism (also called a servo (to be differentiated from a servomotor, which may also be called "servo") or a servo system) is a control system for the position and its time derivatives (for example, velocity) of a mechanical system using closed-loop control to...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interspinales%20muscles
The interspinales are short muscle fascicles, found in pairs between the spinous processes of the contiguous vertebrae, one on either side of the interspinal ligament. In the cervical region the cervical interspinales are most distinct, and consist of six pairs, the first being situated between the axis and third vert...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquatic%20Conservation%3A%20Marine%20and%20Freshwater%20Ecosystems
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Wiley-Blackwell. The journal is dedicated to publishing original papers that relate specifically to freshwater, brackish or marine habitats and encouraging work that spans these ecosystems. According to...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%20identity
Digital identity refers to the information utilized by computer systems to represent external entities, including a person, organization, application, or device. When used to describe an individual, it encompasses a person's compiled information and plays a crucial role in automating access to computer-based services, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED%20film
LED film, also called LED-embedded light film is a new technology of surface-mount light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on flexible transparent conductive polymer films. This technology is based on the use of a cold curing pick-and-place process on transparent conductive plastics. Applications Products such as LED-embedded gl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catastrophic%20cancellation
In numerical analysis, catastrophic cancellation is the phenomenon that subtracting good approximations to two nearby numbers may yield a very bad approximation to the difference of the original numbers. For example, if there are two studs, one long and the other long, and they are measured with a ruler that is good...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakashaka
is a logic puzzle developed by publisher Nikoli. Rules Shakashaka is played on a rectangular grid of white and black squares. Some black cells may contain a number. The objective of the puzzle is to place triangles in some of the white cells. There are four kinds of triangles which can be put in squares: In the re...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin%20Hochster
Melvin Hochster (born August 2, 1943) is an American mathematician working in commutative algebra. He is currently the Jack E. McLaughlin Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Michigan. Education Hochster attended Stuyvesant High School, where he was captain of the Math Team,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohe%20Salve
The Hohe Salve is a well-known mountain located between Kufstein, Wörgl and Kitzbühel in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is part of the Kitzbühel Alps and is also nicknamed the Rigi of the Tyrol. Its summit is high, and in fine weather has a good view of the High Tauern and Zillertal Alps, as well as the Wilder Kaiser...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasakaka
Wasakaka is a savory sauce found in Dominican and Venezuelan cuisine. The name is also spelled guasacaca, pronounced the same. It is often used in chicken dishes. Variations Venezuela In Venezuela the sauce is made from avocados, olive oil, salt, pepper, lime juice or vinegar, cilantro, parsley, green bell peppers, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isodar
Isodar is a theory of habitat selection in population biology proposed by Douglas W. Morris. The theory underscores the importance of the abundance and thus competition between the members of the same species in selecting habitats. The name "isodar" stems from "iso" in Latin meaning same and "dar" from Darwin. Backgro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suboccipital%20triangle
The suboccipital triangle is a region of the neck bounded by the following three muscles of the suboccipital group of muscles: Rectus capitis posterior major - above and medially Obliquus capitis superior - above and laterally Obliquus capitis inferior - below and laterally (Rectus capitis posterior minor is also in...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGSM2
Small G protein signaling modulator 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SGSM2 gene. Clinical relevance In a recent genome-wide association study, this gene has been associated with fasting glucose traits, type 2 diabetes and obesity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N2n
n2n is an open source Layer 2 over Layer 3 VPN app utilising peer-to-peer architecture for network membership and routing. Unlike many other VPN programs, n2n can also connect computers which reside behind NAT routers. These connections are set up with help from a third computer that both computers can reach. This co...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FABP9
Fatty acid binding protein 9, testis is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FABP9 gene.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum%20Computing%3A%20A%20Gentle%20Introduction
Quantum Computing: A Gentle Introduction is a textbook on quantum computing. It was written by Eleanor Rieffel and Wolfgang Polak, and published in 2011 by the MIT Press. Topics Although the book approaches quantum computing through the model of quantum circuits, it is focused more on quantum algorithms than on the co...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open%20Problems%20in%20Mathematics
Open Problems in Mathematics is a book, edited by John Forbes Nash Jr. and Michael Th. Rassias, published in 2016 by Springer (). The book consists of seventeen expository articles, written by outstanding researchers, on some of the central open problems in the field of mathematics. The book also features an Introducti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grindr
Grindr () is a location-based social networking and online dating application targeted towards gay, bisexual and transgender people. It was one of the first geosocial apps for gay men when it launched in March 2009, and has since become the largest and most popular gay mobile app in the world. It is available on iOS a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prix%20F%C3%A9lix-Robin
The Prix Félix-Robin is a prize awarded by the Société française de physique to reward a physicist for a career’s work. The prize originated from the will of the engineer Félix Robin. He donated money aimed at rewarding remarkable scientific work carried out by a Frenchman in France. The prize was first awarded in 192...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Hammons
David Hammons (born July 24, 1943) is an American artist, best known for his works in and around New York City and Los Angeles during the 1970s and 1980s. Early life David Hammons was born in 1943 in Springfield, Illinois, the youngest of ten children being raised by a single mother. This dynamic caused great financi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nice%20name
In set theory, a nice name is used in forcing to impose an upper bound on the number of subsets in the generic model. It is used in the context of forcing to prove independence results in set theory such as Easton's theorem. Formal definition Let ZFC be transitive, a forcing notion in , and suppose is generic over...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermetatarsal%20joints
The intermetatarsal joints are the articulations between the base of metatarsal bones. The base of the first metatarsal is not connected with that of the second by any ligaments; in this respect the great toe resembles the thumb. The bases of the other four metatarsals are connected by the dorsal, plantar, and intero...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SigSpec
SigSpec (acronym of SIGnificance SPECtrum) is a statistical technique to provide the reliability of periodicities in a measured (noisy and not necessarily equidistant) time series. It relies on the amplitude spectrum obtained by the Discrete Fourier transform (DFT) and assigns a quantity called the spectral significanc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence%20homology
Sequence homology is the biological homology between DNA, RNA, or protein sequences, defined in terms of shared ancestry in the evolutionary history of life. Two segments of DNA can have shared ancestry because of three phenomena: either a speciation event (orthologs), or a duplication event (paralogs), or else a horiz...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farrell%E2%80%93Jones%20conjecture
In mathematics, the Farrell–Jones conjecture, named after F. Thomas Farrell and Lowell E. Jones, states that certain assembly maps are isomorphisms. These maps are given as certain homomorphisms. The motivation is the interest in the target of the assembly maps; this may be, for instance, the algebraic K-theory of a g...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ftrace
ftrace (Function Tracer) is a tracing framework for the Linux kernel. Although its original name, Function Tracer, came from ftrace's ability to record information related to various function calls performed while the kernel is running, ftrace's tracing capabilities cover a much broader range of kernel's internal oper...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-Poincar%C3%A9%20algebra
In physics and mathematics, the κ-Poincaré algebra, named after Henri Poincaré, is a deformation of the Poincaré algebra into a Hopf algebra. In the bicrossproduct basis, introduced by Majid-Ruegg its commutation rules reads: Where are the translation generators, the rotations and the boosts. The coproducts ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutleria%20%28alga%29
Cutleria is a genus of brown algae (class Phaeophyceae), one of 2–6 genera in the order Cutleriales. AlgaeBase recognises 11 species in the genus. The genus was described circumscribed by Robert Kaye Greville in Algae Brit. Vol.44 on page 59 in 1830. The name of Cutleria is in honour of Catharine Cutler (who died 186...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreation%20ecology
Recreation ecology is the scientific study of environmental impacts resulting from recreational activity in protected natural areas. This field of study includes research and monitoring assessments of biophysical changes, analyses to identify causal and influential factors or support carrying capacity planning and mana...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acceptance%20test-driven%20development
Acceptance test–driven development (ATDD) is a development methodology based on communication between the business customers, the developers, and the testers. ATDD encompasses many of the same practices as specification by example (SBE), behavior-driven development (BDD), example-driven development (EDD), and support-d...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb%20shift
In physics the Lamb shift, named after Willis Lamb, refers to an anomalous difference in energy between two electron orbitals in a hydrogen atom. The difference was not predicted by theory and it cannot be derived from the Dirac equation, which predicts identical energies. Hence the Lamb shift refers to a deviation fro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phycology
Phycology () is the scientific study of algae. Also known as algology, phycology is a branch of life science. Algae are important as primary producers in aquatic ecosystems. Most algae are eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms that live in a wet environment. They are distinguished from the higher plants by a lack of t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superoxide
In chemistry, a superoxide is a compound that contains the superoxide ion, which has the chemical formula . The systematic name of the anion is dioxide(1−). The reactive oxygen ion superoxide is particularly important as the product of the one-electron reduction of dioxygen , which occurs widely in nature. Molecular o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateralization%20of%20brain%20function
The lateralization of brain function (or hemispheric dominance/ latralisation ) is the tendency for some neural functions or cognitive processes to be specialized to one side of the brain or the other. The median longitudinal fissure separates the human brain into two distinct cerebral hemispheres, connected by the cor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three%20Worlds%20%28Escher%29
Three Worlds is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher first printed in December 1955. Three Worlds depicts a large pool or lake during the autumn or winter months, the title referring to the three visible perspectives in the picture: the surface of the water on which leaves float, the world above the sur...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAPNET
DAPNET (Decentralised Amateur Paging Network) is a free global paging network created and maintained by amateur radio enthusiasts. Messages can be received on commercially available pagers that support the POCSAG protocol and tuned to the appropriate frequency. History The project was originally called FunkrufMaster a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifat%20Had%C5%BEiselimovi%C4%87
Academician Rifat Hadžiselimović is a Bosnian geneticist. He was born in Šiprage, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 January 1944. In 2013, with over 45 years of service, he was appointed Emeritus. He acts as scientific adviser in Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo. Rifat Hadžiselimov...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-matrix%20display
A dot-matrix display is a low-cost electronic digital display device that displays information on machines such as clocks, watches, calculators, and many other devices requiring a simple alphanumeric (and/or graphic) display device of limited resolution. The display consists of a dot matrix of lights or mechanical ind...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudonymization
Pseudonymization is a data management and de-identification procedure by which personally identifiable information fields within a data record are replaced by one or more artificial identifiers, or pseudonyms. A single pseudonym for each replaced field or collection of replaced fields makes the data record less identif...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite%20point%20method
The finite point method (FPM) is a meshfree method for solving partial differential equations (PDEs) on scattered distributions of points. The FPM was proposed in the mid-nineties in (Oñate, Idelsohn, Zienkiewicz & Taylor, 1996a), (Oñate, Idelsohn, Zienkiewicz, Taylor & Sacco, 1996b) and (Oñate & Idelsohn, 1998a) with ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracoccidioidomycosis
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), also known as South American blastomycosis, is a fungal infection that can occur as a mouth and skin type, lymphangitic type, multi-organ involvement type (particularly lungs), or mixed type. If there are mouth ulcers or skin lesions, the disease is likely to be widespread. There may be no...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online%20service%20provider
An online service provider (OSP) can, for example, be an Internet service provider, an email provider, a news provider (press), an entertainment provider (music, movies), a search engine, an e-commerce site, an online banking site, a health site, an official government site, social media, a wiki, or a Usenet newsgroup...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler%27s%20criterion
In number theory, Euler's criterion is a formula for determining whether an integer is a quadratic residue modulo a prime. Precisely, Let p be an odd prime and a be an integer coprime to p. Then Euler's criterion can be concisely reformulated using the Legendre symbol: The criterion dates from a 1748 paper by Leonha...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System%20dynamics
System dynamics (SD) is an approach to understanding the nonlinear behaviour of complex systems over time using stocks, flows, internal feedback loops, table functions and time delays. Overview System dynamics is a methodology and mathematical modeling technique to frame, understand, and discuss complex issues and pro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Significand
The significand (also mantissa or coefficient, sometimes also argument, or ambiguously fraction or characteristic) is part of a number in scientific notation or in floating-point representation, consisting of its significant digits. Depending on the interpretation of the exponent, the significand may represent an inte...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound%2048/80
Compound 48/80 is a polymer produced by the condensation of N-methyl-p-methoxyphenethylamine with formaldehyde. It promotes histamine release, and in biochemical research, compound 48/80 is used to promote mast cell degranulation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PER3
The PER3 gene encodes the period circadian protein homolog 3 protein in humans. PER3 is a paralog to the PER1 and PER2 genes. It is a circadian gene associated with delayed sleep phase syndrome in humans. History The Per3 gene was independently cloned by two research groups (Kobe University School of Medicine and Har...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORCA%20%28computer%20system%29
ORCA was a mobile-optimized web application used as a component of the "get out the vote" (GOTV) efforts for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign. It was intended to enable volunteers in polling stations around the country to report which voters had turned out, so that "missing" Republican voters and underperformin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALL%20%28complexity%29
In computability and complexity theory, ALL is the class of all decision problems. Relations to other classes ALL contains all of the complex classes of decision problems, including RE and co-RE. Because there are decision problems that may or may not be undecidable due to the halting problem and the set of all Turin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret%20Data%20Visualization%20and%20Analysis
Ferret is an interactive computer visualization and analysis environment designed to meet the needs of oceanographers and meteorologists analyzing large and complex gridded data sets. Ferret offers a Mathematica-like approach to analysis; new variables may be defined interactively as mathematical expressions involving ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplicial%20homology
In algebraic topology, simplicial homology is the sequence of homology groups of a simplicial complex. It formalizes the idea of the number of holes of a given dimension in the complex. This generalizes the number of connected components (the case of dimension 0). Simplicial homology arose as a way to study topologica...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TO-8
In electronics, TO-8 is a designation for a standardized metal semiconductor package. TO in TO-8 stands for "transistor outline" and refers to a series of technical drawings produced by JEDEC. The TO-8 package is noticeably larger than the more common TO-5 package. While originally designed for medium power transistor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openmoko%20Linux
Openmoko Linux is an operating system for smartphones developed by the Openmoko project. It is based on the Ångström distribution, comprising various pieces of free software. The main targets of Openmoko Linux were the Openmoko Neo 1973 and the Neo FreeRunner. Furthermore, there were efforts to port the system to othe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot%20and%20cold%20cognition
Hot cognition is a hypothesis on motivated reasoning in which a person's thinking is influenced by their emotional state. Put simply, hot cognition is cognition coloured by emotion. Hot cognition contrasts with cold cognition, which implies cognitive processing of information that is independent of emotional involvemen...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix%20planting
Matrix planting is a form of self-sustaining gardening, with a focus on attractive plantings that are often purely ornamental, but can include food-bearing and medicinal plants. The idea Matrix planting is based on matching plant to space. The idea is that, when done successfully, plants replace spades, rakes, and ho...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring%20Tone%20Text%20Transfer%20Language
Ring Tone Text Transfer Language (RTTTL) was developed by Nokia to be used to transfer ringtones to cellphone by Nokia. The RTTTL format is a string divided into three sections: name, default value, and data. The jintu section consists of a string describing the name of the ringtone. It can be no longer than 10 chara...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Shor
Peter Williston Shor (born August 14, 1959) is an American professor of applied mathematics at MIT. He is known for his work on quantum computation, in particular for devising Shor's algorithm, a quantum algorithm for factoring exponentially faster than the best currently-known algorithm running on a classical computer...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSSC-1
The NASA Standard Spacecraft Computer-1 (NSSC-1) is a computer developed as a standard component for the MultiMission Modular Spacecraft at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in 1974. The basic spacecraft was built of standardized components and modules, for cost reduction. The computer had 18 bit wide core memory ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baopuzi
The Baopuzi () is a literary work written by Ge Hong (also transliterated as Ko Hung) (), 283–343, a scholar during the turbulent Jin dynasty. Baopuzi is divided into two main sections, the esoteric Neipian () "Inner Chapters" and the section intended for the public to understand, Waipian () "Outer Chapters". The Taois...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow%20cytometry%20bioinformatics
Flow cytometry bioinformatics is the application of bioinformatics to flow cytometry data, which involves storing, retrieving, organizing and analyzing flow cytometry data using extensive computational resources and tools. Flow cytometry bioinformatics requires extensive use of and contributes to the development of tec...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Spivey
Michael Spivey (commonly known as Mike Spivey) is a British computer scientist at the University of Oxford. Spivey was born in 1960 and educated at Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School in York, England. He studied mathematics at Christ's College, Cambridge and then undertook a DPhil in computer science on the Z notatio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEA%20School%20of%20Biological%20Sciences
The School of Biological Sciences is a research-led academic community at the University of East Anglia. It works with partners in industry on a range of activities, including translating research discoveries into products, making knowledge and research expertise available through consultancies, contract research and p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptation%20and%20Natural%20Selection
Adaptation and Natural Selection: A Critique of Some Current Evolutionary Thought is a 1966 book by the American evolutionary biologist George C. Williams. Williams, in what is now considered a classic by evolutionary biologists, outlines a gene-centered view of evolution, disputes notions of evolutionary progress, and...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theoretical%20gravity
In geodesy and geophysics, theoretical gravity or normal gravity is an approximation of the true gravity on Earth's surface by means of a mathematical model representing Earth. The most common model of a smoothed Earth is a rotating Earth ellipsoid of revolution (i.e., a spheroid). Principles The type of gravity mode...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic%20nucleotide-gated%20channel%20alpha%204
Cyclic nucleotide-gated cation channel alpha-4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CNGA4 gene. CNGA4 is a modulatory subunit of vertebrate cyclic nucleotide-gated membrane channels that transduce odorant signals (Munger et al., 2001).[supplied by OMIM] See also Cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barker%20code
In telecommunication technology, a Barker code, or Barker sequence, is a finite sequence of digital values with the ideal autocorrelation property. It is used as a synchronising pattern between sender and receiver. Explanation Binary digits have very little meaning unless the significance of the individual digits is k...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partitioned%20global%20address%20space
In computer science, partitioned global address space (PGAS) is a parallel programming model paradigm. PGAS is typified by communication operations involving a global memory address space abstraction that is logically partitioned, where a portion is local to each process, thread, or processing element. The novelty of P...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauli%E2%80%93Villars%20regularization
In theoretical physics, Pauli–Villars regularization (P–V) is a procedure that isolates divergent terms from finite parts in loop calculations in field theory in order to renormalize the theory. Wolfgang Pauli and Felix Villars published the method in 1949, based on earlier work by Richard Feynman, Ernst Stueckelberg...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dove%20Marine%20Laboratory
The Dove Marine Laboratory is a research and teaching laboratory which forms part of the School of Marine Science and Technology within Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. History The original Laboratory was established in October 1897. It comprised a small wooden hut sited next to the Saltwater Baths on Cul...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current%20sensing
In electrical engineering, current sensing is any one of several techniques used to measure electric current. The measurement of current ranges from picoamps to tens of thousands of amperes. The selection of a current sensing method depends on requirements such as magnitude, accuracy, bandwidth, robustness, cost, isol...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physikalische%20Zeitschrift
Physikalische Zeitschrift (English: Physical Journal) was a German scientific journal of physics published from 1899 to 1945 by S. Hirzel Verlag. In 1924, it merged with Jahrbuch der Radioaktivität und Elektronik. From 1944 onwards, the journal published the Reichsberichte für Physik (English: Reich Reports for Physics...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occipital%20condyles
The occipital condyles are undersurface protuberances of the occipital bone in vertebrates, which function in articulation with the superior facets of the atlas vertebra. The condyles are oval or reniform (kidney-shaped) in shape, and their anterior extremities, directed forward and medialward, are closer together tha...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulcerative%20colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It is a long-term condition that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum. The primary symptoms of active disease are abdominal pain and diarrhea mixed with blood (hematochezia). Weight loss, fever, and anemia may also occur. Often...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTI-55
RTI(-4229)-55, also called RTI-55 or iometopane, is a phenyltropane-based psychostimulant used in scientific research and in some medical applications. This drug was first cited in 1991. RTI-55 is a non-selective dopamine reuptake inhibitor derived from methylecgonidine. However, more selective analogs are derived by ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%20Feud
Google Feud is a browser-based trivia game featuring answers pulled from Google. It is based on the American show Family Feud, and is unaffiliated with Google. History The game was created in 2013 by American indie developer Justin Hook, a writer for Bob's Burgers on Fox. Google Feud was demonstrated on @midnight wit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therapeutic%20irrigation
In medicine, therapeutic irrigation or lavage ( or ) is cleaning or rinsing. Types Specific types include: Antiseptic lavage Bronchoalveolar lavage Gastric lavage Peritoneal lavage Arthroscopic lavage Ductal lavage Nasal irrigation Ear lavage Pulsed lavage is delivering an irrigant (usually normal saline) un...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic%20vaccine
A synthetic vaccine is a vaccine consisting mainly of synthetic peptides, carbohydrates, or antigens. They are usually considered to be safer than vaccines from bacterial cultures. Creating vaccines synthetically has the ability to increase the speed of production. This is especially important in the event of a pandemi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indirect%20agonist
In pharmacology, an indirect agonist or indirect-acting agonist is a substance that enhances the release or action of an endogenous neurotransmitter but has no specific agonist activity at the neurotransmitter receptor itself. Indirect agonists work through varying mechanisms to achieve their effects, including transpo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman who was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple; the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar; a member of The Walt Disney Company's board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar; and the founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusternik%E2%80%93Schnirelmann%20theorem
In mathematics, the Lusternik–Schnirelmann theorem, aka Lusternik–Schnirelmann–Borsuk theorem or LSB theorem, says as follows. If the sphere Sn is covered by n + 1 closed sets, then one of these sets contains a pair (x, −x) of antipodal points. It is named after Lazar Lyusternik and Lev Schnirelmann, who published ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infineon%20XMC
XMC is a family of microcontroller ICs by Infineon. The XMC microcontrollers use the 32-bit RISC ARM processor cores from ARM Holdings, such as Cortex-M4F and Cortex-M0. XMC stands for "cross-market microcontrollers", meaning that this family can cover due to compatibility and configuration options, a wide range in in...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockbox
Rockbox is a free and open-source software replacement for the OEM firmware in various forms of digital audio players (DAPs) with an original kernel. It offers an alternative to the player's operating system, in many cases without removing the original firmware, which provides a plug-in architecture for adding various ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stable%20isotope%20labeling%20by%20amino%20acids%20in%20cell%20culture
Stable Isotope Labeling by/with Amino acids in Cell culture (SILAC) is a technique based on mass spectrometry that detects differences in protein abundance among samples using non-radioactive isotopic labeling. It is a popular method for quantitative proteomics. Procedure Two populations of cells are cultivated in cel...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed%20Data%20Management%20Architecture
Distributed Data Management Architecture (DDM) is IBM's open, published software architecture for creating, managing and accessing data on a remote computer. DDM was initially designed to support record-oriented files; it was extended to support hierarchical directories, stream-oriented files, queues, and system comman...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTORC2
mTOR Complex 2 (mTORC2) is an acutely rapamycin-insensitive protein complex formed by serine/threonine kinase mTOR that regulates cell proliferation and survival, cell migration and cytoskeletal remodeling. The complex itself is rather large, consisting of seven protein subunits. The catalytic mTOR subunit, DEP domain...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Trim
{{Infobox person | name = Mike Trim | birth_name = Michael J. Trim | birth_date = | birth_place = London, U.K. | nationality = British | occupation = Designer, model-maker, and storyboard artist | years_active = ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutritional%20science
Nutritional science (also nutrition science, sometimes short nutrition, dated trophology) is the science that studies the physiological process of nutrition (primarily human nutrition), interpreting the nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an org...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z1%20%28computer%29
The Z1 was a motor-driven mechanical computer designed by Konrad Zuse from 1936 to 1937, which he built in his parents' home from 1936 to 1938. It was a binary electrically driven mechanical calculator with limited programmability, reading instructions from punched celluloid film. The “Z1” was the first freely progra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design%20for%20manufacturability
Design for manufacturability (also sometimes known as design for manufacturing or DFM) is the general engineering practice of designing products in such a way that they are easy to manufacture. The concept exists in almost all engineering disciplines, but the implementation differs widely depending on the manufacturing...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heron%20Island%20Research%20Station
Heron Island Research Station is a marine research station located on Heron Island, an island within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, 80 km from Gladstone, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is located at the leeward end of a coral cay on a 10 x 5 kilometre platform reef. Although the island had been used as...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior%20change%20%28public%20health%29
Behavior change, in context of public health, refers to efforts put in place to change people's personal habits and attitudes, to prevent disease. Behavior change in public health can take place at several levels and is known as social and behavior change (SBC). More and more, efforts focus on prevention of disease to ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft%20Store
The Microsoft Store is a digital distribution platform operated by Microsoft. It was created as an app store for Windows 8 (at the time known as the Windows Store) as the primary means of distributing Universal Windows Platform apps. With Windows 10 1803, Microsoft merged its other distribution platforms (Windows Marke...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dd%20%28Unix%29
dd is a command-line utility for Unix, Plan 9, Inferno, and Unix-like operating systems and beyond, the primary purpose of which is to convert and copy files. On Unix, device drivers for hardware (such as hard disk drives) and special device files (such as /dev/zero and /dev/random) appear in the file system just like ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycoside%20hydrolase%20family%2017
In molecular biology, Glycoside hydrolase family 17 is a family of glycoside hydrolases. It folds into a TIM barrel. Glycoside hydrolases are a widespread group of enzymes that hydrolyse the glycosidic bond between two or more carbohydrates, or between a carbohydrate and a non-carbohydrate moiety. A classification sy...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/70th%20meridian%20west
The meridian 70° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 70th meridian west forms a great circle with the 110th me...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative%20network
A narrative network is a system that represents complex event sequences or characters’ interactions as depicted by a narrative text. Network science methodology offers an alternative way of analysing the patterns of relationships, composition and activities of events and actors studied in their own context. Network the...