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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupin%20superfamily | The cupin superfamily is a diverse superfamily of proteins named after its conserved barrel domain (cupa being the Latin term for a small barrel). The superfamily includes a wide variety of enzymes as well as non-enzymatic seed storage proteins.
Members of the superfamily play a role in allergy, especially seed storag... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng%27s%20classification | Tse-yun Feng suggested the use of degree of parallelism to classify various computer architecture. It is based on sequential and parallel operations at a bit and word level.
About degree of parallelism
Maximum degree of parallelism
The maximum number of binary digits that can be processed within a unit time by a co... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carprofen | Carprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) of the carbazole and propionic acid class that was previously for use in humans and animals but is now only available to veterinarians for prescribing as a supportive treatment for various conditions in animals. Carprofen reduces inflammation by inhibition of C... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Os%20%28Fringe%29 | "Os" is the 16th episode of the third season of the American science fiction drama television series Fringe, and the 59th episode overall. The episode centered on the Fringe team's investigation into a series of robberies of the element osmium, which they connect to a scientist (Alan Ruck) who is able to defy the laws ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyle%20%28pattern%29 | An argyle (, occasionally spelled argyll) pattern is made of diamonds or lozenges. The word is sometimes used to refer to an individual diamond in the design, but more commonly refers to the overall pattern. Most argyle contains layers of overlapping motifs, adding a sense of three-dimensionality, movement, and textur... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongly%20interacting%20massive%20particle | Strongly interacting massive particles (SIMPs) are hypothetical particles that interact strongly between themselves and weakly with ordinary matter, but could form the inferred dark matter despite this.
Strongly interacting massive particles have been proposed as a solution for the ultra-high-energy cosmic-ray problem... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronizing%20word | In computer science, more precisely, in the theory of deterministic finite automata (DFA), a synchronizing word or reset sequence is a word in the input alphabet of the DFA that sends any state of the DFA to one and the same state. That is, if an ensemble of copies of the DFA are each started in different states, and a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplicative%20sequence | In mathematics, a multiplicative sequence or m-sequence is a sequence of polynomials associated with a formal group structure. They have application in the cobordism ring in algebraic topology.
Definition
Let Kn be polynomials over a ring A in indeterminates p1, ... weighted so that pi has weight i (with p0 = 1) and ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common%20fibular%20nerve | The common fibular nerve (also known as the common peroneal nerve, external popliteal nerve, or lateral popliteal nerve) is a nerve in the lower leg that provides sensation over the posterolateral part of the leg and the knee joint. It divides at the knee into two terminal branches: the superficial fibular nerve and de... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop%20management%20system | In local telephone networks, a loop management system (LMS) is a kind or a part of network management system intended to maximize local loop control. Sometimes it is referred to as local loop management (LLM) or copper loop management (CLM).
Although local loop unbundling is a standard process for an incumbent (ILEC),... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20flag%20%28idiom%29 | A red flag could either be a literal red flag used for signaling or, as a metaphor, a sign of some particular problem requiring attention.
Background
The term and the expression "to raise the red flag" come from various usages of real flags throughout history. A red flag is frequently flown by armed forces to warn th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arakawa%E2%80%93Kaneko%20zeta%20function | In mathematics, the Arakawa–Kaneko zeta function is a generalisation of the Riemann zeta function which generates special values of the polylogarithm function.
Definition
The zeta function is defined by
where Lik is the k-th polylogarithm
Properties
The integral converges for and has analytic continuation to the ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay%20Last | Jay Taylor Last (October 18, 1929 – November 11, 2021) was an American physicist, silicon pioneer, and member of the so-called "traitorous eight" that founded Silicon Valley.
Early life and education
Last was born in Butler, Pennsylvania, on October 18, 1929, at the beginning of the Stock Market Crash of 1929, and gre... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales%20and%20operations%20planning | Sales and operations planning (S&OP) is an integrated business management process through which the executive/leadership team continually achieves focus, alignment, and synchronization among all organization functions. The S&OP process includes an updated forecast that leads to a sales plan, production plan, inventory ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeygar | Honeygar, also Honegar, is a mix of honey and apple cider vinegar, similar to switchel. Honey and vinegar mixtures such as oxymel have been used for purported health benefits since ancient times. The name "Honegar" was used by D. C. Jarvis in his book Folk Medicine: A Vermont Doctor's Guide to Good Health (1958). Follo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video%20Acceleration%20API | Video Acceleration API (VA-API) is an open source application programming interface that allows applications such as VLC media player or GStreamer to use hardware video acceleration capabilities, usually provided by the graphics processing unit (GPU). It is implemented by the free and open-source library , combined wit... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Australian%20herbs%20and%20spices | Australian herbs and spices were used by Aboriginal peoples to flavour food in ground ovens. The term "spice" is applied generally to the non-leafy range of strongly flavoured dried Australian bushfoods. They mainly consist of aromatic fruits and seed products, although Australian wild peppers also have spicy leaves. T... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Secret%20Island%20of%20Dr.%20Quandary | The Secret Island of Dr. Quandary is an educational computer puzzle game developed by MECC, which pits the player against a variety of mathematical and logical puzzles. It was released in 1992 for MS-DOS and Macintosh.
Story
The player starts as a human playing in a shooting gallery in Dr. Quandary's carnival, and is ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nun%20Study | The Nun Study of Aging and Alzheimer's Disease is a continuing longitudinal study, begun in 1986, to examine the onset of Alzheimer's disease. David Snowdon, an Epidemiologist and the founding Nun Study investigator, started the Nun Study at the University of Minnesota, later transferring the study to the University of... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzoic%20acid | Benzoic acid is a white (or colorless) solid organic compound with the formula , whose structure consists of a benzene ring () with a carboxyl () substituent. The benzoyl group is often abbreviated "Bz" (not to be confused with "Bn" which is used for benzyl), thus benzoic acid is also denoted as BzOH, since the benzoy... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonian%20Forest | The Sonian Forest or Sonian Wood (, , ) is a forest at the south-eastern edge of Brussels, Belgium. It is connected to the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos, an urban public park which enters the city up to from the city centre.
The forest lies in the Flemish municipalities of Sint-Genesius-Rode, Hoeilaart, Overijse... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervous%20system%20network%20models | Network of human nervous system comprises nodes (for example, neurons) that are connected by links (for example, synapses). The connectivity may be viewed anatomically, functionally, or electrophysiologically. These are presented in several Wikipedia articles that include Connectionism (a.k.a. Parallel Distributed Proc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W-box | The W box is a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) cis-regulatory element sequence, (T)TGAC(C/T), which is recognized by the family of WRKY transcription factors.
Functionality and conservation of the W-box element across plant species has been shown by gel shift experiments, random binding site selection, yeast one-hybrid sc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldBench | WorldBench is a Windows benchmark
tool offered by PC World Labs since 2000. The PC World Test Center uses this same tool every month to test contenders for PC World's Top Desktop PCs and Top Notebook PCs charts. WorldBench is also used in conjunction with other tests to evaluate Top Graphics Boards, Top Hard Drives, an... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De%20Correspondent | De Correspondent is a Dutch news website based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was launched on 30 September 2013 after raising more than in a crowdfunding campaign in eight days. The website distinguishes itself by rejecting the daily news cycle and focusing on in-depth and chronological coverage on a topical basis, led... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object%20co-segmentation | In computer vision, object co-segmentation is a special case of image segmentation, which is defined as jointly segmenting semantically similar objects in multiple images or video frames.
Challenges
It is often challenging to extract segmentation masks of a target/object from a noisy collection of images or video fr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/65537-gon | In geometry, a 65537-gon is a polygon with 65,537 (216 + 1) sides. The sum of the interior angles of any non–self-intersecting is 11796300°.
Regular 65537-gon
The area of a regular is (with )
A whole regular is not visually discernible from a circle, and its perimeter differs from that of the circumscribed circle ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal%20cone%20%28functional%20analysis%29 | In mathematics, specifically in order theory and functional analysis, if is a cone at the origin in a topological vector space such that and if is the neighborhood filter at the origin, then is called normal if where and where for any subset is the -saturatation of
Normal cones play an important role in the ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphs%20with%20few%20cliques | In graph theory, a class of graphs is said to have few cliques if every member of the class has a polynomial number of maximal cliques. Certain generally NP-hard computational problems are solvable in polynomial time on such classes of graphs, making graphs with few cliques of interest in computational graph theory, ne... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune%20reconstitution%20inflammatory%20syndrome | Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a condition seen in some cases of HIV/AIDS or immunosuppression, in which the immune system begins to recover, but then responds to a previously acquired opportunistic infection with an overwhelming inflammatory response that paradoxically makes the symptoms of inf... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart%20rate%20monitor | A heart rate monitor (HRM) is a personal monitoring device that allows one to measure/display heart rate in real time or record the heart rate for later study. It is largely used to gather heart rate data while performing various types of physical exercise. Measuring electrical heart information is referred to as elect... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrous%20part%20of%20the%20temporal%20bone | The petrous part of the temporal bone is pyramid-shaped and is wedged in at the base of the skull between the sphenoid and occipital bones. Directed medially, forward, and a little upward, it presents a base, an apex, three surfaces, and three angles, and houses in its interior, the components of the inner ear. The pet... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI%20configuration%20space | PCI configuration space is the underlying way that the Conventional PCI, PCI-X and PCI Express perform auto configuration of the cards inserted into their bus.
Overview
PCI devices have a set of registers referred to as configuration space and PCI Express introduces extended configuration space for devices. Configura... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge%20Analytica | Cambridge Analytica Ltd (CA), previously known as SCL USA, was a British political consulting firm that came to prominence through the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal. It was started in 2013, as a subsidiary of the private intelligence company and self-described "global election management agency" SCL Group b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics%20World | Physics World is the membership magazine of the Institute of Physics, one of the largest physical societies in the world. It is an international monthly magazine covering all areas of physics, pure and applied, and is aimed at physicists in research, industry, physics outreach, and education worldwide.
Overview
The ma... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease%20Models%20%26%20Mechanisms | Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM) is a monthly peer-reviewed Open Access biomedical journal published by The Company of Biologists that launched in 2008. DMM is partnered with Publons, is part of the Review Commons initiative and has two-way integration with bioRxiv.
Scope and content
DMM publishes original research,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deletion%20mapping | In genetics and especially genetic engineering, deletion mapping is a technique used to find out the mutation sites within a gene.
The principle of deletion mapping involves crossing a strain which has a point mutation in a gene, with multiple strains who each carry a deletion in a different region of the same gene. ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/39th%20meridian%20east | The meridian 39° 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 39th meridian east forms a great circle with the 141st meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skewed%20X-inactivation | Skewed X-chromosome inactivation (skewed X-inactivation) occurs when the X-inactivation of one X chromosome is favored over the other, leading to an uneven number of cells with each chromosome inactivated. It is usually defined as one allele being found on the active X chromosome in over 75% of cells, and extreme skewi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey%20peptide%20synthesis | The Bailey peptide synthesis is a name reaction in organic chemistry developed 1949 by J. L. Bailey. It is a method for the synthesis of a peptide from α-amino acid-N-carboxylic acid anhydrides (NCAs) and amino acids or peptide esters. The reaction is characterized by short reaction times and a high yield of the target... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes%20%28computer%29 | Holmes is a cognitive computing system developed by the Indian technology corporation Wipro and announced in 2016. Its name is a reference to IBM's Watson, and is a backronym for "Heuristics and Ontology-based Learning Machines and Experiential Systems".
Its uses include development of digital virtual agents, predict... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalis%20tuberosa | Oxalis tuberosa is a perennial herbaceous plant that overwinters as underground stem tubers. These tubers are known as uqa in Quechua, oca in Spanish, yams in New Zealand and a number of other alternative names. The plant was brought into cultivation in the central and southern Andes for its tubers, which are used as a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time%20displacement | Time displacement in sociology refers to the idea that new forms of activities may replace older ones. New activities that cause time displacement are usually technology-based, most common are the information and communication technologies such as Internet and television. Those technologies are seen as responsible for ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint%20spectral%20radius | In mathematics, the joint spectral radius is a generalization of the classical notion of spectral radius of a matrix, to sets of matrices. In recent years this notion has found applications in a large number of engineering fields and is still a topic of active research.
General description
The joint spectral radius o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-function | In statistics, the Q-function is the tail distribution function of the standard normal distribution. In other words, is the probability that a normal (Gaussian) random variable will obtain a value larger than standard deviations. Equivalently, is the probability that a standard normal random variable takes a value l... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobson%27s%20conjecture | In abstract algebra, Jacobson's conjecture is an open problem in ring theory concerning the intersection of powers of the Jacobson radical of a Noetherian ring.
It has only been proven for special types of Noetherian rings, so far. Examples exist to show that the conjecture can fail when the ring is not Noetherian on ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%26M%20Baked%20Beans%20factory | The B&M Baked Beans factory is an historic cannery building in Portland, Maine, USA. The building was constructed in 1913 in the East Deering neighborhood by the Burnham & Morrill Company. Baked beans were produced in the building until 2021. The building is a prominent landmark highly visible from Interstate 295. It i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum%20limit | In mathematical physics and mathematics, the continuum limit or scaling limit of a lattice model refers to its behaviour in the limit as the lattice spacing goes to zero. It is often useful to use lattice models to approximate real-world processes, such as Brownian motion. Indeed, according to Donsker's theorem, the di... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuoso%20Universal%20Server | Virtuoso Universal Server is a middleware and database engine hybrid that combines the functionality of a traditional relational database management system (RDBMS), object–relational database (ORDBMS), virtual database, RDF, XML, free-text, web application server and file server functionality in a single system. Rather... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCGR3B | FCGR3B (Fc fragment of IgG, low affinity IIIb, receptor), also known as CD16b (Cluster of Differentiation 16b), is a human gene.
Clinical relevance
Mutations and copy-number variations in this gene have been associated to clinical cases of glomerulonephritis.
See also
CD16
Cluster of differentiation |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartic%20graph | In the mathematical field of graph theory, a quartic graph is a graph where all vertices have degree 4. In other words, a quartic graph is a 4-regular graph.
Examples
Several well-known graphs are quartic. They include:
The complete graph K5, a quartic graph with 5 vertices, the smallest possible quartic graph.
The C... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical%20field%20theory | A classical field theory is a physical theory that predicts how one or more physical fields interact with matter through field equations, without considering effects of quantization; theories that incorporate quantum mechanics are called quantum field theories. In most contexts, 'classical field theory' is specifically... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo%20response%20non-uniformity | Photo response non-uniformity, pixel response non-uniformity, or PRNU, is a form of fixed-pattern noise related to digital image sensors, as used in cameras and optical instruments. Both CCD and CMOS sensors are two-dimensional arrays of photosensitive cells, each broadly corresponding to an image pixel. Due to the non... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature%20printing | Nature printing is a printing process, developed in the 18th century, that uses the plants, animals, rocks and other natural subjects to produce an image. The subject undergoes several stages to give a direct impression onto materials such as lead, gum, and photographic plates, which are then used in the printing proc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cipher%20security%20summary | This article summarizes publicly known attacks against block ciphers and stream ciphers. Note that there are perhaps attacks that are not publicly known, and not all entries may be up to date.
Table color key
Best attack
This column lists the complexity of the attack:
If the attack doesn't break the full cipher, "r... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klawdziy%20Duzh-Dushewski | Kłaŭdzij Sciapanavič Duž-Dušeŭski (, , ; 27 March 1891 – 25 February 1959) was a Belarusian civil engineer, architect, diplomat and journalist. He is believed to be the creator of the Flag of Belarus in 1917.
Life
Duzh-Dushewski was born into an impoverished family of the Lithuanian nobility. In 1912 he graduated the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transient%20receptor%20potential%20calcium%20channel%20family | The transient receptor potential Ca2+ channel (TRP-CC) family (TC# 1.A.4) is a member of the voltage-gated ion channel (VIC) superfamily and consists of cation channels conserved from worms to humans. The TRP-CC family also consists of seven subfamilies (TRPC, TRPV, TRPM, TRPN, TRPA, TRPP, and TRPML) based on their ami... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay%20Shirky | Clay Shirky (born 1964) is an American writer, consultant and teacher on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies and journalism.
In 2017 he was appointed Vice Provost of Educational Technologies of New York University (NYU), after serving as Chief Information Officer at NYU Shanghai from 2014 to 2017.... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characteristic%20property | A characteristic property is a chemical or physical property that helps identify and classify substances. The characteristic properties of a substance are always the same whether the sample being observed is large or small. Thus, conversely, if the property of a substance changes as the sample size changes, that proper... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferranti%20Argus | Ferranti's Argus computers were a line of industrial control computers offered from the 1960s into the 1980s. Originally designed for a military role, a re-packaged Argus was the first digital computer to be used to directly control an entire factory. They were widely used in a variety of roles in Europe, particularly ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepp%E2%80%93Logan%20phantom | The Shepp–Logan phantom is a standard test image created by Larry Shepp and Benjamin F. Logan for their 1974 paper The Fourier Reconstruction of a Head Section. It serves as the model of a human head in the development and testing of image reconstruction algorithms.
Definition
The function describing the phantom is ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaeagnus%20%C3%97%20submacrophylla | Elaeagnus × submacrophylla, formerly known as Elaeagnus × ebbingei, is a hybrid between Elaeagnus macrophylla and Elaeagnus pungens. Several cultivars, including 'Gilt Edge', are grown in gardens as ornamental plants. Both the hybrid and 'Gilt Edge' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimerin%201 | Chimerin 1 (CHN1), also known as alpha-1-chimerin, n-chimerin, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the CHN1 gene.
Chimerin 1 is a GTPase activating protein specific for RAC GTP-binding proteins. It is expressed primarily in the brain and may be involved in signal transduction.
This gene encodes GTPase-activati... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic%20horticulture | Organic horticulture is the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants by following the essential principles of organic agriculture in soil building and conservation, pest management, and heirloom variety preservation.
The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) togeth... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomashio | Gomashio (hiragana: ごま塩; also spelled gomasio) is a dry condiment, similar to furikake, made from unhulled and . It is often used in Japanese cuisine, such as a topping for sekihan. It is also sometimes sprinkled over plain rice or onigiri. Some commercially sold gomashio also has sugar mixed in with the salt.
Compo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular%20dichroism | Circular dichroism (CD) is dichroism involving circularly polarized light, i.e., the differential absorption of left- and right-handed light. Left-hand circular (LHC) and right-hand circular (RHC) polarized light represent two possible spin angular momentum states for a photon, and so circular dichroism is also referre... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar%20Terrestrial%20Probes%20program | NASA's Solar Terrestrial Probes program (STP) is a series of missions focused on study the Sun-Earth system. It is part of NASA's Heliophysics Science Division within the Science Mission Directorate.
Objectives
Understand the fundamental physical processes of the complex space environment throughout the Solar System,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal%20stress%20protein | The universal stress protein (USP) domain is a superfamily of conserved genes which can be found in bacteria, archaea, fungi, protozoa and plants. Proteins containing the domain are induced by many environmental stressors such as nutrient starvation, drought, extreme temperatures, high salinity, and the presence of unc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial%20current | The axial current, also denoted the pseudo-vector or chiral current, is the conserved current associated to the chiral symmetry or axial symmetry of a system.
Origin
According to Noether's theorem, each symmetry of a system is associated a conserved quantity. For example, the rotational invariance of a system implie... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Label%20Information%20Base | Label Information Base (LIB) is the software table maintained by IP/MPLS capable routers to store the details of port and the corresponding MPLS router label to be popped/pushed on incoming/outgoing MPLS packets.
Entries are populated from label-distribution protocols.
LIB functions in the control plane of router's M... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evx1 | Evx1 is a mammalian gene located downstream of the HoxA cluster, which encodes for a homeobox transcription factor. Evx1 is a homolog of even-skipped (eve), which is a pair-rule gene that regulates body segmentation in Drosophila. The expression of Evx1 is developmentally regulated, displaying a biphasic expression pat... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real%20computation | In computability theory, the theory of real computation deals with hypothetical computing machines using infinite-precision real numbers. They are given this name because they operate on the set of real numbers. Within this theory, it is possible to prove interesting statements such as "The complement of the Mandelbrot... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stool%20guaiac%20test | The stool guaiac test or guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) is one of several methods that detects the presence of fecal occult blood (blood invisible in the feces). The test involves placing a fecal sample on guaiac paper (containing a phenolic compound, alpha-guaiaconic acid, extracted from the wood resin of Guai... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrolepiota%20procera | Macrolepiota procera, the parasol mushroom, is a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a parasol. It is a fairly common species on well-drained soils. It is found solitary or in groups and fairy rings in pastures and occasionally in woodland. Globally, it is widespread in temperate regio... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrobiology | Hydrobiology is the science of life and life processes in water. Much of modern hydrobiology can be viewed as a sub-discipline of ecology but the sphere of hydrobiology includes taxonomy, economic and industrial biology, morphology, and physiology. The one distinguishing aspect is that all fields relate to aquatic orga... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email%20forwarding | Email forwarding generically refers to the operation of re-sending a previously delivered email to an email address to one or more different email addresses.
The term forwarding, used for mail since long before electronic communications, has no specific technical meaning, but it implies that the email has been moved "... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clamshell%20design | A clamshell design is a kind of form factor for electronic devices in the shape of a clamshell. Mobile phones, handheld game consoles, and especially laptops, are often designed like clamshells. Clamshell devices are usually made of two sections connected by a hinge, each section containing either a flat panel display... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanonetwork | A nanonetwork or nanoscale network is a set of interconnected nanomachines (devices a few hundred nanometers or a few micrometers at most in size), which are able to perform only very simple tasks such as computing, data storing, sensing and actuation. Nanonetworks are expected to expand the capabilities of single nano... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyronnes | Skyronnes are Icelandic dipping sauces made out of skyr instead of mayonnaise.
They are usually served with fish and chips. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim%20badge | Pilgrim badges are decorations worn by some of those who undertake a Christian pilgrimage to a place considered holy by the Church. They became very popular among Catholics in the later medieval period. Typically made of lead alloy, they were sold as souvenirs at sites of Christian pilgrimage and bear imagery relating ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary%20of%20quantum%20philosophy | This is a glossary for the terminology applied in the foundations of quantum mechanics and quantum metaphysics, collectively called quantum philosophy, a subfield of philosophy of physics.
Note that this is a highly debated field, hence different researchers may have different definitions on the terms.
Physics
Non-c... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstructed%20defecation | Obstructed defecation syndrome (abbreviated as ODS, with many synonymous terms) is a major cause of functional constipation (primary constipation), of which it is considered a subtype. It is characterized by difficult and/or incomplete emptying of the rectum with or without an actual reduction in the number of bowel mo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn%20MOS | The Machine Operating System (MOS) or OS is a discontinued computer operating system (OS) used in Acorn Computers' BBC computer range. It included support for four-channel sound, graphics, file system abstraction, and digital and analogue input/output (I/O) including a daisy-chained expansion bus. The system was single... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasi-identifier | Quasi-identifiers are pieces of information that are not of themselves unique identifiers, but are sufficiently well correlated with an entity that they can be combined with other quasi-identifiers to create a unique identifier.
Quasi-identifiers can thus, when combined, become personally identifying information. This... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiki%20Kaikai | is a shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Taito for arcades in 1986. Set in Feudal Japan, the player assumes the role of a Shinto shrine maiden who must use her o-fuda scrolls and gohei wand to defeat renegade spirits and monsters from Japanese mythology. The game is noteworthy for using a traditional fan... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubik%27s%20Clock | Rubik's Clock is a mechanical puzzle invented and patented by Christopher C. Wiggs and Christopher J. Taylor. The Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik bought the patent from them to market the product under his name. It was first marketed in 1988.
Rubik's Clock is a two-sided puzzle, each side ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashba%E2%80%93Edelstein%20effect | The Rashba–Edelstein effect (REE) is a spintronics-related effect, consisting in the conversion of a bidimensional charge current into a spin accumulation. This effect is an intrinsic charge-to-spin conversion mechanism and it was predicted in 1990 by the scientist V.M. Edelstein. It has been demonstrated in 2013 and c... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load%20cell | A load cell converts a force such as tension, compression, pressure, or torque into a signal (electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic pressure, or mechanical displacement indicator) that can be measured and standardized. It is a force transducer. As the force applied to the load cell increases, the signal changes proportion... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20herbicides | This is a list of herbicides. These are chemical compounds which have been registered as herbicides. The names on the list are the ISO common name for the active ingredient which is formulated into the branded product sold to end-users. The University of Hertfordshire maintains a database of the chemical and biological... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LtrA | LtrA is an open reading frame found in the Lactococcus lactis group II introns LtrB. It is an intron-encoded protein, which consists of three subdomains: a reverse-transcriptase/maturase, DNA endonuclease, and DNA/RNA binding domain. LtrA helps to capture and stabilize the catalytically active conformation of the LtrB... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological%20engineering | Biological engineering or
bioengineering is the application of principles of biology and the tools of engineering to create usable, tangible, economically viable products. Biological engineering employs knowledge and expertise from a number of pure and applied sciences, such as mass and heat transfer, kinetics, biocat... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quad%20in-line%20package | In microelectronics, a quad in-line package (QIP or QIL), is an electronic component package with a rectangular housing and four parallel rows of electrical connecting pins. The package may be through-hole mounted to a printed circuit board (PCB) or inserted in a socket. Rockwell used a QIP with 42 leads formed into st... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut%20%28graph%20theory%29 | In graph theory, a cut is a partition of the vertices of a graph into two disjoint subsets. Any cut determines a cut-set, the set of edges that have one endpoint in each subset of the partition. These edges are said to cross the cut. In a connected graph, each cut-set determines a unique cut, and in some cases cuts are... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenol%20extraction | Phenol extraction is a laboratory technique that purifies nucleic acid samples using a phenol solution. Phenol is common reagent in extraction because its properties allow for effective nucleic acid extraction, particularly as it strongly denatures proteins, it is a nucleic acid preservative, and it is immiscible in wa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface%20gravity | The surface gravity, g, of an astronomical object is the gravitational acceleration experienced at its surface at the equator, including the effects of rotation. The surface gravity may be thought of as the acceleration due to gravity experienced by a hypothetical test particle which is very close to the object's surfa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSTN | DSTN (double super twisted nematic), also known as dual-scan super twisted nematic or simply dual-scan, is an LCD technology in which a screen is divided in half, which are simultaneously refreshed giving faster refresh rate than traditional passive matrix screens. It is an improved form of supertwist nematic display t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero%20one%20infinity%20rule | The Zero one infinity (ZOI) rule is a rule of thumb in software design proposed by early computing pioneer Willem van der Poel. It argues that arbitrary limits on the number of instances of a particular type of data or structure should not be allowed. Instead, an entity should either be forbidden entirely, only one sho... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signaling%20compression | For data compression, signaling compression, or SigComp, is a compression method designed especially for compression of text-based communication data as SIP or RTSP. SigComp had originally been defined in RFC 3320 and was later updated with RFC 4896. A Negative Acknowledgement Mechanism for Signaling Compression is def... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substructural%20type%20system | Substructural type systems are a family of type systems analogous to substructural logics where one or more of the structural rules are absent or only allowed under controlled circumstances. Such systems are useful for constraining access to system resources such as files, locks, and memory by keeping track of changes ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical%20and%20Translational%20Science | Clinical and Translational Science is a bimonthly peer-reviewed open-access medical journal covering translational medicine. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is an official journal of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. The journal was established in 2008 and the editor-in-chief is Jo... |
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