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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachimycin | Hitachimycin, also known as stubomycin, is a cyclic polypeptide produced by Streptomyces that acts as an antibiotic. It exhibits cytotoxic activity against mammalian cells, Gram-positive bacteria, yeast, and fungi, as well as hemolytic activity; this is mediated by changes at the cell membrane and subsequent lysis. Owi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendroidal%20set | In mathematics, a dendroidal set is a generalization of simplicial sets introduced by .
They have the same relation to (colored symmetric) operads, also called symmetric multicategories, that simplicial sets have to categories.
Definition
A dendroidal set is a contravariant functor from Ω to sets, where Ω is the tre... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talaria%20projector | Talaria was the brand name of a large-venue video projector from General Electric introduced in 1983.
Light from a Xenon arc lamp was modulated by a light valve consisting of a rotating glass disc that was continuously re-coated with a viscous oil. An electron beam similar to the one in a cathode ray tube traced a ra... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehud%20Hrushovski | Ehud Hrushovski (; born 30 September 1959) is a mathematical logician. He is a Merton Professor of Mathematical Logic at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford. He was also Professor of Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Early life and education
Hrushovski's father, Benjamin H... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft%20Point-to-Point%20Compression | Microsoft Point-to-Point Compression (MPPC; described in RFC 2118) is a streaming data compression algorithm based on an implementation of Lempel–Ziv using a sliding window buffer. According to Hifn's IP statement, MPPC was patent-encumbered (last US patent granted on 1996-07-02).
Whereas V.44 or V.42bis operate at la... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp%20Frank | Philipp Frank (March 20, 1884 – July 21, 1966) was a physicist, mathematician and philosopher of the early-to-mid 20th century. He was a logical positivist, and a member of the Vienna Circle. He was influenced by Mach and was one of the Machists criticised by Lenin in Materialism and Empirio-criticism.
Biography
He st... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race%20and%20genetics | Researchers have investigated the relationship between race and genetics as part of efforts to understand how biology may or may not contribute to human racial categorization.
Many constructions of race are associated with phenotypical traits and geographic ancestry, and scholars like Carl Linnaeus have proposed scien... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MT-ND4 | MT-ND4 is a gene of the mitochondrial genome coding for the NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain 4 (ND4) protein. The ND4 protein is a subunit of NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone), which is located in the mitochondrial inner membrane and is the largest of the five complexes of the electron transport chain. Variations in ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond%20de%20Belamy | Edmond de Belamy is a generative adversarial network portrait painting constructed in 2018 by Paris-based arts-collective Obvious. Printed on canvas, the work belongs to a series of generative images called La Famille de Belamy. The name Belamy is a tribute to Ian Goodfellow, inventor of GANs; In French "bel ami" means... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prochloraz | Prochloraz, brand name Sportak, is an imidazole fungicide that was introduced in 1978 and is widely used in Europe, Australia, Asia, and South America within gardening and agriculture to control the growth of fungi. It is not registered for use in the United States. Similarly to other azole fungicides, prochloraz is an... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyromitrin | Gyromitrin is a toxin and carcinogen present in several members of the fungal genus Gyromitra, like G. esculenta. Its formula is . It is unstable and is easily hydrolyzed to the toxic compound monomethylhydrazine . Monomethylhydrazine acts on the central nervous system and interferes with the normal use and function of... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlobular%20arteries | Cortical radial arteries, formerly known as interlobular arteries, are renal blood vessels given off at right angles from the side of the arcuate arteries looking toward the cortical substance. The interlobular arteries pass directly outward between the medullary rays to reach the fibrous tunic, where they end in the c... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian%20Flag%20Anthem | The "Brazilian Flag Anthem" (, "Hymn to the National Flag") is a Brazilian patriotic song dedicated to the national flag of Brazil.
History
The song's lyrics were written by poet Olavo Bilac, and the music composed by Francisco Braga, at the request of the then mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Pereira Passos. The an... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20disc%20authoring%20software | This comparison of disc authoring software compares different optical disc authoring software.
Application
General information
Basic general information about the application.
Operating system support
The list is not exhaustive, but rather reflects the most common operating systems.
Optical media support
Which s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical%20hierarchy | In mathematical logic and descriptive set theory, the analytical hierarchy is an extension of the arithmetical hierarchy. The analytical hierarchy of formulas includes formulas in the language of second-order arithmetic, which can have quantifiers over both the set of natural numbers, , and over functions from to . Th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambulatory%20assessment | Ambulatory assessment (AA) is computer-assisted methodology for self-reports, behavior records or psychological measurements, while the subject undergoes normal activities in daily life.
AA is used in clinical psychology to investigate symptoms, predict recurrence or onset of new symptoms, monitor treatment effects, p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E8%20lattice | In mathematics, the E lattice is a special lattice in R. It can be characterized as the unique positive-definite, even, unimodular lattice of rank 8. The name derives from the fact that it is the root lattice of the E root system.
The norm of the E lattice (divided by 2) is a positive definite even unimodular quadrati... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetogenin | Acetogenins are a class of polyketide natural products found in plants of the family Annonaceae. They are characterized by linear 32- or 34-carbon chains containing oxygenated functional groups including hydroxyls, ketones, epoxides, tetrahydrofurans and tetrahydropyrans. They are often terminated with a lactone or b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%20alpha%20subunit | G alpha subunits are one of the three types of subunit of guanine nucleotide binding proteins, which are membrane-associated, heterotrimeric G proteins.
Background
G proteins and their receptors (GPCRs) form one of the most prevalent signaling systems in mammalian cells, regulating systems as diverse as sensory percep... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapefruit%20mercaptan | Grapefruit mercaptan is the common name for a natural organic compound found in grapefruit. It is a monoterpenoid that contains a thiol (also known as a mercaptan) functional group. Structurally a hydroxy group of terpineol is replaced by the thiol in grapefruit mercaptan, so it also called thioterpineol. Volatile thi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20milk%20banking%20in%20North%20America | A human milk bank is "a service which collects, screens, processes, and dispenses by prescription human milk donated by nursing mothers who are not biologically related to the recipient infant". As of November 2019, there are 28 milk banks in North America that are members of the Human Milk Banking Association of North... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum%20readout | Quantum readout is a method to verify the authenticity of an object. The method is secure provided that the object cannot be copied or physically emulated.
Hands-off versus hands-on authentication of objects
When authenticating an object, one can distinguish two cases.
Hands-on authentication: The object is fully und... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conformal%20family | In theoretical physics, a conformal family is an irreducible representation of the Virasoro algebra. In most cases, it is uniquely determined by its primary field or the highest weight vector. The family contains all of its descendant fields. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucellar%20embryony | Nucellar embryony (notated Nu+) is a form of seed reproduction that occurs in certain plant species, including many citrus varieties. Nucellar embryony is a type of apomixis, where eventually nucellar embryos from the nucellus tissue of the ovule are formed, independent of meiosis and sexual reproduction. During the de... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratos%20%28God%20of%20War%29 | Kratos ( "strength"; Old Norse: Fárbauti "cruel striker") is a character and the protagonist of Santa Monica Studio's God of War series, based on Greek mythology and, later, Norse mythology. He first appeared in the 2005 video game God of War, which led to the development of eight additional titles featuring the cha... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric%20generator | In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motion-based power (potential and kinetic energy) or fuel-based power (chemical energy) into electric power for use in an external circuit. Sources of mechanical energy include steam turbines, gas turbines, water turbines, internal combustion engines, win... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion%20%28computer%29 | The Hyperion is an early portable computer that vied with the Compaq Portable to be the first portable IBM PC compatible. It was marketed by Infotech Cie of Ottawa, a subsidiary of Bytec Management Corp., who acquired the designer and manufacturer Dynalogic Corporation, in January 1983. In 1984, the design was licensed... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicell | In bacteriology, minicells are bacterial cells that are smaller than usual. The first minicells reported were from a strain of Escherichia coli that had a mutation in the Min System that lead to mis-localization of the septum during cell division and the production of cells of random sizes.
Generation of minicells ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-Cloud | The G-Cloud (or G-Cloud complex) is an interstellar cloud located next to the Local Interstellar Cloud, within the Local Bubble. It is unknown whether the Solar System is embedded in the Local Interstellar Cloud or in the region where the two clouds are interacting, although the Solar System is currently moving towards... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert%20space | In mathematics, Hilbert spaces (named after David Hilbert) allow the methods of linear algebra and calculus to be generalized from (finite-dimensional) Euclidean vector spaces to spaces that may be infinite-dimensional. Hilbert spaces arise naturally and frequently in mathematics and physics, typically as function spac... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentation%20hardness | Indentation hardness tests are used in mechanical engineering to determine the hardness of a material to deformation. Several such tests exist, wherein the examined material is indented until an impression is formed; these tests can be performed on a macroscopic or microscopic scale.
When testing metals, indentation h... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal%E2%80%93oral%20route | The fecal–oral route (also called the oral–fecal route or orofecal route) describes a particular route of transmission of a disease wherein pathogens in fecal particles pass from one person to the mouth of another person. Main causes of fecal–oral disease transmission include lack of adequate sanitation (leading to ope... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roth%27s%20theorem%20on%20arithmetic%20progressions | Roth's theorem on arithmetic progressions is a result in additive combinatorics concerning the existence of arithmetic progressions in subsets of the natural numbers. It was first proven by Klaus Roth in 1953. Roth's theorem is a special case of Szemerédi's theorem for the case .
Statement
A subset A of the natural nu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle%202 | The Beagle 2 is an inoperative British Mars lander that was transported by the European Space Agency's 2003 Mars Express mission. It was intended to conduct an astrobiology mission that would have looked for evidence of past life on Mars.
The spacecraft was successfully deployed from the Mars Express on 19 December 20... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuron%20doctrine | The neuron doctrine is the concept that the nervous system is made up of discrete individual cells, a discovery due to decisive neuro-anatomical work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal and later presented by, among others, H. Waldeyer-Hartz. The term neuron (spelled neurone in British English) was itself coined by Waldeyer as a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Halliday%20McDunnough | James Halliday McDunnough (10 May 1877 – 23 February 1962) was a Canadian linguist, musician, and entomologist best known for his work with North American Lepidoptera, but who also made important contributions about North American Ephemeroptera.
Early life
McDunnough travelled with his mother and aunt to Berlin to be... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitic%20castration | Parasitic castration is the strategy, by a parasite, of blocking reproduction by its host, completely or in part, to its own benefit. This is one of six major strategies within parasitism.
Evolutionary strategy
The parasitic castration strategy, which results in the reproductive death of the host, can be compared wi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open%20Interface%20North%20America | Open Interface North America (OINA) was a privately owned embedded Bluetooth software provider based in Seattle, Washington and was incorporated in 2000 as a division of the Japanese company Open Interface, Inc., which had formed in 1992. Akemi Sagawa, a Microsoft product manager at the time, was hired to run it. Ano... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FANCM | Fanconi anemia, complementation group M, also known as FANCM is a human gene. It is an emerging target in cancer therapy, in particular cancers with specific genetic deficiencies.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene, FANCM displays DNA binding against fork structures and an ATPase activity associated with DNA b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog%20in%20the%20Cage | Hedgehog in the Cage (in Czech: Ježek v kleci) is a mechanical puzzle popular in the Czech Republic which features prominently in the "Dobrodružství v temných uličkách" (Adventures in the Dark Alleys) trilogy of adventure stories by Jaroslav Foglar. The puzzle consists of a small sphere with protruding spikes of vario... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definable%20set | In mathematical logic, a definable set is an n-ary relation on the domain of a structure whose elements satisfy some formula in the first-order language of that structure. A set can be defined with or without parameters, which are elements of the domain that can be referenced in the formula defining the relation.
Defi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror%20polydactyly-vertebral%20segmentation-limb%20defects%20syndrome | Mirror polydactyly-vertebral segmentation-limb defects syndrome is a very rare genetic disorder which is characterized by bilateral symmetrical (mirror) polydactyly, vertebral anomalies and diverse limb deficiencies. It has been described in four un-related patients from Spain, which were brought to medical attention b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western%20Hospital%2C%20Fulham | The Western Hospital, originally the Fulham Hospital, was a hospital for smallpox established in Fulham, London, in 1877.
History
The hospital was established as the Fulham Hospital in Fulham, London, in 1877. It became the Western Fever Hospital in 1885 (soon after the 1884 establishment of nearby Fulham Parish Infi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elongated%20pentagonal%20orthobirotunda | In geometry, the elongated pentagonal orthobirotunda is one of the Johnson solids (). Its Conway polyhedron notation is at5jP5. As the name suggests, it can be constructed by elongating a pentagonal orthobirotunda () by inserting a decagonal prism between its congruent halves. Rotating one of the pentagonal rotundae ()... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid%20bond%20graph | A hybrid bond graph is a graphical description of a physical dynamic system with discontinuities (i.e., a hybrid dynamical system). Similar to
a regular bond graph, it is an energy-based technique. However, it allows instantaneous switching of the junction structure, which may violate the principle of continuity of po... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon%20Singh | Simon Lehna Singh, (born 19 September 1964) is a British popular science author, theoretical and particle physicist. His written works include Fermat's Last Theorem (in the United States titled Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem), The Code Book (about cryptography and i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising%20sun%20lemma | In mathematical analysis, the rising sun lemma is a lemma due to Frigyes Riesz, used in the proof of the Hardy–Littlewood maximal theorem. The lemma was a precursor in one dimension of the Calderón–Zygmund lemma.
The lemma is stated as follows:
Suppose g is a real-valued continuous function on the interval [a,b] and... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeFem%2B%2B | FreeFem++ is a programming language and a software focused on solving partial differential equations using the finite element method. FreeFem++ is written in C++ and developed and maintained by Université Pierre et Marie Curie and Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions. It runs on Linux, Solaris, macOS and Microsoft Windows s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computational%20economics | Computational economics is an interdisciplinary research discipline that involves computer science, economics, and management science. This subject encompasses computational modeling of economic systems. Some of these areas are unique, while others established areas of economics by allowing robust data analytics and s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain%20cradle | A grain cradle or cradle, is a modification to a standard scythe to keep the cut grain stems aligned. The cradle scythe has an additional arrangement of fingers attached to the snaith (snath or snathe) to catch the cut grain so that it can be cleanly laid down in a row with the grain heads aligned for collection and ef... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova%20genera%20plantarum | Nova genera plantarum, commonly abbreviated as Nov. Gen. Pl., was a register of plants published from Uppsala by Thunberg from 1781 onwards, listing new genera. Contributing editors were
Peter Ulrik Berg
Carl Fredrik Blumenberg
Nils Gustaf Bodin
Pehr Branström
Claës Fredrik Hornstedt, 1758–1809
Carl Fredrik Lexow
Jo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20Wyoming | The flag of Wyoming consists of the silhouette of an American bison. The red symbolizes the Native Americans and the blood of pioneers who gave their lives. The white is a symbol of purity and uprightness. The blue is the color of the skies and distant mountains. It is also a symbol of fidelity, justice and virility. T... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left%20atrioventricular%20orifice | The left atrioventricular orifice (left atrioventricular opening or mitral orifice) is placed below and to the left of the aortic orifice.
It is a little smaller than the corresponding aperture of the opposite side.
It is surrounded by a dense fibrous ring, covered by the lining membrane of the heart, and is reguarde... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish%20Physical%20Society | The Danish Physical Society is the national association for physics for Denmark. As such, it is also one of the 41 members of the European Physical Society, and contributes to joint European projects such as the ALICE Collaboration. The Society produces a journal titled Kvant, and also seeks to promote the inclusion of... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario%20Mathematics%20Olympiad | The Ontario Mathematics Olympiad (OMO) is an annual mathematics competition for Grade 7s and 8s across Ontario, hosted by the Ontario Association for Mathematics Education (OAME).
Format
Each school can send one team to the OMO, which qualifies by placing in the top two in a regional competition. Each team consists ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health%202.0 | "Health 2.0" is a term introduced in the mid-2000s, as the subset of health care technologies mirroring the wider Web 2.0 movement. It has been defined variously as including social media, user-generated content, and cloud-based and mobile technologies. Some Health 2.0 proponents see these technologies as empowering pa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy%20Yank | Billy Yank or Billy Yankee is the personification of the United States soldier (volunteer or Regular) during the American Civil War. The latter part of the name is derived from Yankee, previously a term for New Englanders, and possibly deriving from a term for Dutch settlers of New Netherland before that, extended by A... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KIAA0895L | Uncharacterized protein KIAA0895-like also known as LOC653319, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KIAA0895L gene.
Gene
KIAA0895L is located at q22.1 on chromosome 16 of the human genome. Its genomic DNA consists of 8,379 base pairs. KIAA0895L is located between EXOC3L and E2F4 on the right, and NOL3 and... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richardson%20Professor%20of%20Applied%20Mathematics | The Richardson Chair of Applied Mathematics is an endowed professorial position in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, England. The chair was founded by an endowment of £3,600 from one John Richardson, in 1890. The endowment was originally used to support the Richardson Lectureship in Mathematics.
O... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condylar%20canal | The condylar canal (or condyloid canal) is a canal in the condyloid fossa of the lateral parts of occipital bone behind the occipital condyle. Resection of the rectus capitis posterior major and minor muscles reveals the bony recess leading to the condylar canal, which is situated posterior and lateral to the occipita... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funcusvermis | Funcusvermis is an extinct genus of stem-caecilian from the Late Triassic of Arizona. It is based on a large sample of jaws and other skull and postcranial fragments, discovered in an approximately 220 million years old layer of rock in the Blue Mesa Member of the Chinle Formation at Petrified Forest National Park. The... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-cell%20maturation%20antigen | B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA or BCM), also known as tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 17 (TNFRSF17), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNFRSF17 gene.
TNFRSF17 is a cell surface receptor of the TNF receptor superfamily which recognizes B-cell activating factor (BAFF).
Serum B-cell matura... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ%20culture | Organ culture is the cultivation of either whole organs or parts of organs in vitro. It is a development from tissue culture methods of research, as the use of the actual in vitro organ itself allows for more accurate modelling of the functions of an organ in various states and conditions.
A key objective of organ ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesseltinella | Hesseltinella is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Cunninghamellaceae.
The genus name of Hesseltinella is in honour of Clifford William Hesseltine (1917–1999), who was an American botanist (Mycology), Microbiologist, from the University of Wisconsin.
The genus was circumscribed by Harbansh Prasad Upadhyay in P... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMedicine | eMedicine is an online clinical medical knowledge base founded in 1996 by doctors Scott Plantz and Jonathan Adler, and computer engineer Jeffrey Berezin. The eMedicine website consists of approximately 6,800 medical topic review articles, each of which is associated with a clinical subspecialty "textbook". The knowled... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebMethods%20Glue | webMethods Glue is an enterprise web services platform from webMethods. It provides web services/SOAP capabilities to existing Java and C/C++ applications.
Developers use the Java-based product to add enterprise web services integration to legacy applications with reduced programming effort. It is an embeddable produc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapering%20%28mathematics%29 | In mathematics, physics, and theoretical computer graphics, tapering is a kind of shape deformation. Just as an affine transformation, such as scaling or shearing, is a first-order model of shape deformation, tapering is a higher order deformation just as twisting and bending. Tapering can be thought of as non-constant... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrepancy%20theory | In mathematics, discrepancy theory describes the deviation of a situation from the state one would like it to be in. It is also called the theory of irregularities of distribution. This refers to the theme of classical discrepancy theory, namely distributing points in some space such that they are evenly distributed wi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment%20of%20inertia%20factor | In planetary sciences, the moment of inertia factor or normalized polar moment of inertia is a dimensionless quantity that characterizes the radial distribution of mass inside a planet or satellite. Since a moment of inertia has dimensions of mass times length squared, the moment of inertia factor is the coefficient t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.%20S.%20Raghunathan | Madabusi Santanam Raghunathan FRS is an Indian mathematician. He is currently Head of the National Centre for Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. Formerly Professor of eminence at TIFR in Homi Bhabha Chair. Raghunathan received his PhD in Mathematics from (TIFR), University of Mumbai; his advisor was M... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode%20library | Barcode library or Barcode SDK is a software library that can be used to add barcode features to desktop, web, mobile or embedded applications. Barcode library presents sets of subroutines or objects which allow to create barcode images and put them on surfaces or recognize machine-encoded text / data from scanned or ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemangioblast | Hemangioblasts are the multipotent precursor cells that can differentiate into both hematopoietic and endothelial cells. In the mouse embryo, the emergence of blood islands in the yolk sac at embryonic day 7 marks the onset of hematopoiesis. From these blood islands, the hematopoietic cells and vasculature are formed s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Blagrove | Mark Blagrove is a British research psychologist who specializes in the study of sleep and dreams.
He is a professor of psychology at Swansea University in Wales, and is Director of the Swansea University Sleep Laboratory.
Education
From 1979 to 1982, Blagrove studied for an MA in Natural Sciences at Fitzwilliam Co... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-matrix%20method | The Transition Matrix Method (T-matrix method, TMM) is a computational technique of light scattering by nonspherical particles originally formulated by Peter C. Waterman (1928–2012) in 1965.
The technique is also known as null field method and extended boundary condition method (EBCM). In the method, matrix elements ar... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C17orf53 | C17orf53 is a gene in humans that encodes a protein known as C17orf53, uncharacterized protein C17orf53. It has been shown to target the nucleus, with minor localization in the cytoplasm. Based on current findings C17orf53 is predicted to perform functions of transport, however further research into the protein could p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prorenin | Prorenin () is a protein that constitutes a precursor for renin, the hormone that activates the renin–angiotensin system, which serves to raise blood pressure. Prorenin is converted into renin by the juxtaglomerular cells, which are specialised smooth muscle cells present mainly in the afferent, but also the efferent, ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcomb%27s%20paradox | In philosophy and mathematics, Newcomb's paradox, also known as Newcomb's problem, is a thought experiment involving a game between two players, one of whom is able to predict the future.
Newcomb's paradox was created by William Newcomb of the University of California's Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. However, it was f... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajeev%20Alur | Rajeev Alur is an American professor of computer science at the University of Pennsylvania who has made contributions to formal methods, programming languages, and automata theory, including notably the introduction of timed automata (Alur and Dill, 1994) and nested words (Alur and Madhusudan, 2004).
Prof. Alur was bo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharide%20transporter | The bacterial phosphoenolpyruvate: sugar phosphotransferase system (PTS) is a multi-protein system involved in the regulation of a variety of metabolic and transcriptional processes. The PTS catalyzes the phosphorylation of incoming sugar substrates concomitant with their translocation across the cell membrane. The gen... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC%2061131-3 | IEC 61131-3 is the third part (of 10) of the international standard IEC 61131 for programmable logic controllers. It was first published in December 1993 by the IEC; the current (third) edition was published in February 2013.
Part 3 of IEC 61131 deals with basic software architecture and programming languages of the c... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misty%20of%20Chincoteague%20%28horse%29 | Misty of Chincoteague (20 July 1946 – 16 October 1972) was a palomino pinto Chincoteague Pony mare, made famous by the children's novel Misty of Chincoteague by pony book author Marguerite Henry, who also owned Misty.
History
Misty of Chincoteague was foaled on 20 July 1946 at Beebe Ranch on Chincoteague Island, Virg... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlings%20purifier | A middlings purifier is a device used in the production of flour to remove the husks from the kernels of wheat.
It was developed in Minnesota by Edmund LaCroix, a French inventor hired by Cadwallader C. Washburn and George Christian of the Washburn "A" Mill.
It was developed to complement the emerging roller mill te... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive%20genomics | Cognitive genomics (or neurative genomics) is the sub-field of genomics pertaining to cognitive function in which the genes and non-coding sequences of an organism's genome related to the health and activity of the brain are studied. By applying comparative genomics, the genomes of multiple species are compared in orde... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract%20data%20type | In computer science, an abstract data type (ADT) is a mathematical model for data types, defined by its behavior (semantics) from the point of view of a user of the data, specifically in terms of possible values, possible operations on data of this type, and the behavior of these operations. This mathematical model con... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germline%20mosaicism | Germline mosaicism, also called gonadal mosaicism, is a type of genetic mosaicism where more than one set of genetic information is found specifically within the gamete cells; conversely, somatic mosaicism is a type of genetic mosaicism found in somatic cells. Germline mosaicism can be present at the same time as somat... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgers%27%20equation | Burgers' equation or Bateman–Burgers equation is a fundamental partial differential equation and convection–diffusion equation occurring in various areas of applied mathematics, such as fluid mechanics, nonlinear acoustics, gas dynamics, and traffic flow. The equation was first introduced by Harry Bateman in 1915 and l... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective%20complexity | Effective complexity is a measure of complexity defined in a 1996 paper by Murray Gell-Mann and Seth Lloyd that attempts to measure the amount of non-random information in a system. It has been criticised as being dependent on the subjective decisions made as to which parts of the information in the system are to be di... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonelli%27s%20theorem%20%28functional%20analysis%29 | In mathematics, Tonelli's theorem in functional analysis is a fundamental result on the weak lower semicontinuity of nonlinear functionals on Lp spaces. As such, it has major implications for functional analysis and the calculus of variations. Roughly, it shows that weak lower semicontinuity for integral functionals is... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Louis%20and%20Artur%20Lucian%20Award%20in%20Cardiovascular%20Diseases | The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases is a prize for cardiovascular medicine conferred by McGill University. Described as Canada's "top cardiovascular research prize", it has been awarded annually since 1978, except in 2007.
Previous recipients
1978 Nicolae and Maya Simionescu, Bucharest and ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holomorph%20%28mathematics%29 | In mathematics, especially in the area of algebra known as group theory, the holomorph of a group is a group that simultaneously contains (copies of) the group and its automorphism group. The holomorph provides interesting examples of groups, and allows one to treat group elements and group automorphisms in a uniform ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwinger%20limit | In quantum electrodynamics (QED), the Schwinger limit is a scale above which the electromagnetic field is expected to become nonlinear. The limit was first derived in one of QED's earliest theoretical successes by Fritz Sauter in 1931 and discussed further by Werner Heisenberg and his student Hans Heinrich Euler. The... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCDC104 | Coiled-coil domain containing 104 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCDC104 gene.
Model organisms
Model organisms have been used in the study of CCDC104 function. A conditional knockout mouse line, called Ccdc104tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi was generated as part of the International Knockout Mouse Consortium program ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical%20process%20parameters | Critical process parameters (CPP) in pharmaceutical manufacturing are key variables affecting the production process. CPPs are attributes that are monitored to detect deviations in standardized production operations and product output quality or changes in critical quality attributes. Those attributes with a higher imp... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichmann%E2%80%93Hill | Wichmann–Hill is a pseudorandom number generator proposed in 1982 by Brian Wichmann and David Hill. It consists of three linear congruential generators with different prime moduli, each of which is used to produce a uniformly distributed number between 0 and 1. These are summed, modulo 1, to produce the result.
Summi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportional%E2%80%93integral%E2%80%93derivative%20controller | A proportional–integral–derivative controller (PID controller or three-term controller) is a control loop mechanism employing feedback that is widely used in industrial control systems and a variety of other applications requiring continuously modulated control. A PID controller continuously calculates an error value ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Neil%20McLean | Alexander Neil McLean (November 12, 1885 – March 12, 1967) was a Canadian businessman and an appointee to the Senate of Canada.
Born in Hartland, New Brunswick, he was known as Neil. Along with his brother, Allan, in 1923 he and a group of investors took control of Connors Brothers Limited, a large fish processing bus... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater%20omentum | The greater omentum (also the great omentum, omentum majus, gastrocolic omentum, epiploon, or, especially in animals, caul) is a large apron-like fold of visceral peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach. It extends from the greater curvature of the stomach, passing in front of the small intestines and doubles back ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference%20Broadcast%20Infrastructure%20Synchronization | The Reference Broadcast Infrastructure Synchronization (RBIS) protocol is a master/slave synchronization protocol. RBIS, as the Reference Broadcast Time Synchronization (RBS), is a receiver/receiver synchronization protocol, as a consequence timestamps used for clock regulation are acquired only on the receiving of syn... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramid | Aramid fibers, short for aromatic polyamide, are a class of heat-resistant and strong synthetic fibers. They are used in aerospace and military applications, for ballistic-rated body armor fabric and ballistic composites, in marine cordage, marine hull reinforcement, as an asbestos substitute, and in various lightweig... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal%20Methods%20Europe | Formal Methods Europe (FME) is an organization whose aim is to encourage the research and application of formal methods for the improvement of software and hardware in computer-based systems. The association's members are drawn from academia and industry. It is based in Europe, but is international in scope. FME operat... |
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