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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bract
In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of a different color, shape, or texture. Typically, they also look different...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference%20genes
This article discusses the specific topic of reference genes. For a more general list of housekeeping genes see housekeeping genes Reference genes are expressed in all cells of an organism under normal and patho-physiological conditions. Although some housekeeping genes (such as LDHA, NONO, PGK1 and PPIH,) are expre...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muni%20Sakya
Muni Bahadhur Shakya or Muni Shakya (Nepali: मुनीबहादुर शाक्य) is a Nepalese computer programmer. He is credited with helping bring information technology to Nepal. He's also known for designing computer systems that can be operated in the Nepali language. Biography Shakya was born in 1942, in Patan. His father is Bud...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoyBase%20Database
SoyBase is a database created by the United States Department of Agriculture. It contains genetic information about soybeans. It includes genetic maps, information about Mendelian genetics and molecular data regarding genes and sequences. It was started in 1990 and is freely available to individuals and organizations w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential%20gradient
In physics, chemistry and biology, a potential gradient is the local rate of change of the potential with respect to displacement, i.e. spatial derivative, or gradient. This quantity frequently occurs in equations of physical processes because it leads to some form of flux. Definition One dimension The simplest defi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaricus%20campestris
Agaricus campestris is a widely eaten gilled mushroom closely related to the cultivated button mushroom Agaricus bisporus. It is commonly known as the field mushroom or, in North America, meadow mushroom. Taxonomy This species was originally noted and named in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus as Agaricus campestris. It was place...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilline%20gammaherpesvirus%201
Gorilline gammaherpesvirus 1 (GoHV-1), commonly known as herpesvirus gorilla is a species of virus in the genus Lymphocryptovirus, subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales. This species was the fifth to be described in its genus, among species that infect humans, baboons, chimpanzees...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentoo
Pentoo is a Live CD and Live USB designed for penetration testing and security assessment. Based on Gentoo Linux, Pentoo is provided both as 32 and 64-bit installable live CD. Pentoo is also available as an overlay for an existing Gentoo installation. It features packet injection patched Wi-Fi drivers, GPGPU cracking s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Review%20of%20Cell%20and%20Molecular%20Biology
The International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology is a scientific book series that publishes articles on plant and animal cell biology. Until 2008 it was known as the International Review of Cytology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete%20Boolean%20algebra
In mathematics, a complete Boolean algebra is a Boolean algebra in which every subset has a supremum (least upper bound). Complete Boolean algebras are used to construct Boolean-valued models of set theory in the theory of forcing. Every Boolean algebra A has an essentially unique completion, which is a complete Bool...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLOC
CLOC (an acronym derived from CoLOCation) was a first generation general purpose text analyzer program. It was produced at the University of Birmingham and could produce concordances as well as word lists and collocational analysis of text. First-generation concordancers were typically held on a mainframe computer and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trauma%20risk%20management
Trauma risk management (TRiM) is a method of secondary PTSD (and other traumatic stress related mental health disorders) prevention. The TRiM process enables non-healthcare staff to monitor and manage colleagues. TRiM training provides practitioners with a background understanding of psychological trauma and its effect...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xsigo%20Systems
Xsigo Systems was an information technology and hardware company based in San Jose, California, US. It provided data center network and I/O virtualization software and hardware to companies and enterprises. Company History Xsigo Systems was founded in August 2004 by three brothers: Ashok Krishnamurthi, R.K. Anand, and...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inline%20function
In the C and C++ programming languages, an inline function is one qualified with the keyword inline; this serves two purposes: It serves as a compiler directive that suggests (but does not require) that the compiler substitute the body of the function inline by performing inline expansion, i.e. by inserting the functi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP%20Virtual%20Server
IPVS (IP Virtual Server) implements transport-layer load balancing, usually called Layer 4 LAN switching, as part of the Linux kernel. It's configured via the user-space utility tool. IPVS is incorporated into the Linux Virtual Server (LVS), where it runs on a host and acts as a load balancer in front of a cluster of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiWi
MiWi is a proprietary wireless protocol supporting peer-to-peer, star network connectivity. It was designed by Microchip Technology. MiWi uses small, low-power digital radios based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, and is designed for low-power, cost-constrained networks, such as industrial monitoring and control, home an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary%20Taubes
Gary Taubes (born April 30, 1956) is an American journalist, writer, and low-carbohydrate / high-fat (LCHF) diet advocate. His central claim is that carbohydrates, especially sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, overstimulate the secretion of insulin, causing the body to store fat in fat cells and the liver, and that it...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionized-air%20glow
Ionized-air glow is the luminescent emission of characteristic blue–purple–violet light, often of a color called electric blue, by air subjected to an energy flux either directly or indirectly from solar radiation. Processes When energy is deposited in air, the air molecules become excited. As air is composed primaril...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure%20of%20liquids%20and%20glasses
The structure of liquids, glasses and other non-crystalline solids is characterized by the absence of long-range order which defines crystalline materials. Liquids and amorphous solids do, however, possess a rich and varied array of short to medium range order, which originates from chemical bonding and related interac...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticular%20theory
Reticular theory is an obsolete scientific theory in neurobiology that stated that everything in the nervous system, such as the brain, is a single continuous network. The concept was postulated by a German anatomist Joseph von Gerlach in 1871, and was most popularised by the Nobel laureate Italian physician Camillo Go...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PETSCII
PETSCII (PET Standard Code of Information Interchange), also known as CBM ASCII, is the character set used in Commodore Business Machines' 8-bit home computers, starting with the PET from 1977 and including the CBM-II, VIC-20, Commodore 64, Commodore 16, Commodore 116, Plus/4, and Commodore 128. History The character...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10BROAD36
10BROAD36 is an obsolete computer network standard in the Ethernet family. It was developed during the 1980s and specified in IEEE 802.3b-1985. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers standards committee IEEE 802 published the standard that was ratified in 1985 as an additional section 11 to the base Ethe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay%20mud
Bay mud consists of thick deposits of soft, unconsolidated silty clay, which is saturated with water; these soil layers are situated at the bottom of certain estuaries, which are normally in temperate regions that have experienced cyclical glacial cycles. Example locations are Cape Cod Bay, Chongming Dongtan Reserve...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%E2%80%93n%20junction%20isolation
p–n junction isolation is a method used to electrically isolate electronic components, such as transistors, on an integrated circuit (IC) by surrounding the components with reverse biased p–n junctions. Introduction By surrounding a transistor, resistor, capacitor or other component on an IC with semiconductor materia...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaids%3A%20The%20Body%20Found
Mermaids: The Body Found is a mockumentary television program originally aired on American TV channels Animal Planet (May 27, 2012) and Discovery Channel (June 17, 2012). It tells a story of a scientific team's investigative efforts to uncover the source behind mysterious underwater recordings of an unidentified marine...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Lennon
Andy Lennon (September 1, 1914 - November 24, 2007) is most notably associated with his work in advanced model aircraft design. Background Lennon was involved in aviation since the age of 15, when he went for a short ride in a Curtiss Robin. He soon joined the Montreal Flying Club and began flying D.H. Gypsy Moths and...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KAHRP
KAHRP (knob-associated histidine-rich protein) is a protein expressed by Plasmodium falciparum infecting erythrocytes. KAHRP is a major component of knobs, feature found on Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes. It has been suggested that KAHRP may play a role in trafficking or docking PfEMP1, major malarial cyt...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acland%27s%20Video%20Atlas%20of%20Human%20Anatomy
Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy is a series of anatomy lessons on video presented by Robert D. Acland. Dr. Acland was a professor of surgery in the division of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. The Atlas was originally released as a series of VHS tapes, publis...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-nearest%20neighbors%20algorithm
In statistics, the k-nearest neighbors algorithm (k-NN) is a non-parametric supervised learning method first developed by Evelyn Fix and Joseph Hodges in 1951, and later expanded by Thomas Cover. It is used for classification and regression. In both cases, the input consists of the k closest training examples in a data...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandr%20Mishchenko
Alexandr Sergeevich Mishchenko (; born August 18, 1941, in Rostov-on-Don) is a Russian mathematician, specializing in differential geometry and topology and their applications to mathematical modeling in the biosciences. Education and career After completing undergraduate study in 1965 in the Faculty of Mechanics and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20Layer%20Security%20Channel%20ID
Transport Layer Security Channel ID (TLS Channel ID, previously known as Transport Layer Security – Origin Bound Certificates TLS-OBC) is a draft RFC proposal Transport Layer Security (TLS) extension that aims to increase TLS security by using certificates on both ends of the TLS connection. Notably, the client is perm...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilonova
A kilonova (also called a macronova) is a transient astronomical event that occurs in a compact binary system when two neutron stars or a neutron star and a black hole merge. These mergers are thought to produce gamma-ray bursts and emit bright electromagnetic radiation, called "kilonovae", due to the radioactive decay...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozy%20Coupe
The Cozy Coupe is a red and yellow toy car manufactured and distributed by Little Tikes, an American manufacturer of children's toys based in Hudson, Ohio. Design The car's design, described as "a cross between a Volkswagen Beetle and Fred Flintstone's vehicle", was created by Jim Mariol of Cincinnati-based Design All...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-symmetry
In theoretical physics, the R-symmetry is the symmetry transforming different supercharges in a theory with supersymmetry into each other. In the simplest case of the N=1 supersymmetry, such an R-symmetry is isomorphic to a global U(1) group or its discrete subgroup (for the Z2 subgroup it is called R-parity). For exte...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATP5F1
ATP synthase subunit b, mitochondrial is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ATP5PB gene. This gene encodes a subunit of mitochondrial ATP synthase. Mitochondrial ATP synthase catalyzes ATP synthesis, utilizing an electrochemical gradient of protons across the inner membrane during oxidative phosphorylation. AT...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bifurcation%20theory
Bifurcation theory is the mathematical study of changes in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family of curves, such as the integral curves of a family of vector fields, and the solutions of a family of differential equations. Most commonly applied to the mathematical study of dynamical systems, a bifu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSXLinux
PSXLinux (also known as Runix) is a Linux kernel and development kit for the PlayStation (MIPS-NOMMU). PSXLinux is based on the μClinux 2.4.x kernel and contains specific support for the Sony PlayStation. Features Serial console over RS232 SIO Virtual console over PlayStation GPU Multiple memory cards as storagede...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wobenzym
Wobenzym, a combination of proteolytic enzymes and the antioxidant rutin, works systemically by targeting various tissues and organs in the body. Wobenzym is targeted at modulating the immune response to restore a healthy balance between anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Some possible side effects have ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MapR
MapR was a business software company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. MapR software provides access to a variety of data sources from a single computer cluster, including big data workloads such as Apache Hadoop and Apache Spark, a distributed file system, a multi-model database management system, and event s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations%20of%20mathematics
Foundations of mathematics is the study of the philosophical and logical and/or algorithmic basis of mathematics, or, in a broader sense, the mathematical investigation of what underlies the philosophical theories concerning the nature of mathematics. In this latter sense, the distinction between foundations of mathema...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural%20genetic%20engineering
Natural genetic engineering (NGE) is a class of process proposed by molecular biologist James A. Shapiro to account for novelty created in the course of biological evolution. Shapiro developed this work in several peer-reviewed publications from 1992 onwards, and later in his 2011 book Evolution: A View from the 21st C...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothfriendly%20International
Toothfriendly International is a non-profit association which was established in 1989 in Basel, Switzerland. The purpose of the association is to advance oral health, particularly through preventive measures which include regular oral hygiene (toothbrushing with a fluoridated toothpaste), appropriate dietary habits (av...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce%203%20series
The GeForce 3 series (NV20) is the third generation of Nvidia's GeForce graphics processing units (GPUs). Introduced in February 2001, it advanced the GeForce architecture by adding programmable pixel and vertex shaders, multisample anti-aliasing and improved the overall efficiency of the rendering process. The GeForc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push%20Proxy%20Gateway
A Push Proxy Gateway is a component of WAP Gateways that pushes URL notifications to mobile handsets. Notifications typically include MMS, email, IM, ringtone downloads, and new device firmware notifications. Most notifications will have an audible alert to the user of the device. The notification will typically be a ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation%20of%20European%20Data%20Protection%20Organisations
The Confederation of European Data Protection Organisations (CEDPO) is a European umbrella organisation of data protection organisations. Data protection umbrella organisation CEDPO was founded in September 2011 by national data protection organisations as their European umbrella organisation, so far (2014) without a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy%20minimization
In the field of computational chemistry, energy minimization (also called energy optimization, geometry minimization, or geometry optimization) is the process of finding an arrangement in space of a collection of atoms where, according to some computational model of chemical bonding, the net inter-atomic force on each ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momentum%20theory
In fluid dynamics, momentum theory or disk actuator theory is a theory describing a mathematical model of an ideal actuator disk, such as a propeller or helicopter rotor, by W.J.M. Rankine (1865), Alfred George Greenhill (1888) and Robert Edmund Froude (1889). The rotor is modeled as an infinitely thin disc, inducing ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic%20genomes
Synthetic genome is a synthetically built genome whose formation involves either genetic modification on pre-existing life forms or artificial gene synthesis to create new DNA or entire lifeforms. The field that studies synthetic genomes is called synthetic genomics. Recombinant DNA technology Soon after the discover...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%20Guice
Google Guice (pronounced like "juice") is an open-source software framework for the Java platform developed by Bob Lee and Kevin Bourrillion at Google and released under the Apache License. It provides support for dependency injection using annotations to configure Java objects. Dependency injection is a design pattern...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20de%20Hevesy
George Charles de Hevesy (born György Bischitz; ; ; 1 August 1885 – 5 July 1966) was a Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate, recognized in 1943 for his key role in the development of radioactive tracers to study chemical processes such as in the metabolism of animals. He also co-discovered the e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno%20machine
In mathematics and computer science, Zeno machines (abbreviated ZM, and also called accelerated Turing machine, ATM) are a hypothetical computational model related to Turing machines that are capable of carrying out computations involving a countably infinite number of algorithmic steps. These machines are ruled out i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperparameter%20optimization
In machine learning, hyperparameter optimization or tuning is the problem of choosing a set of optimal hyperparameters for a learning algorithm. A hyperparameter is a parameter whose value is used to control the learning process. By contrast, the values of other parameters (typically node weights) are learned. The sam...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20integer%20sequences
This is a list of notable integer sequences with links to their entries in the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. General Figurate numbers Types of primes Base-dependent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunocytochemistry
Immunocytochemistry (ICC) is a common laboratory technique that is used to anatomically visualize the localization of a specific protein or antigen in cells by use of a specific primary antibody that binds to it. The primary antibody allows visualization of the protein under a fluorescence microscope when it is bound b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambeya%20africana
Gambeya africana is a medium sized tree within the Sapotaceae family. It is sometimes known as the African Star Apple along with the closely related Gambeya albida. Both species have similar leaf indumentum and are widespread in the Lower and Upper Guinea forest mosaic. Description Species reaches 25 meters in height...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlson%20symmetric%20form
In mathematics, the Carlson symmetric forms of elliptic integrals are a small canonical set of elliptic integrals to which all others may be reduced. They are a modern alternative to the Legendre forms. The Legendre forms may be expressed in terms of the Carlson forms and vice versa. The Carlson elliptic integrals are...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Marburg
The Philipps University of Marburg () is a public research university located in Marburg, Germany. It was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the world. It is now a public university of the state of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P35%20holin%20family
The PRD1 Phage P35 Holin (P35 Holin) Family (TC# 1.E.5) is a member of Holin Superfamily III. The prototype for this family is the lipid-containing PRD1 enterobacterial phage holin protein P35 (12.8 kDa; TC# 1.E.5.1.1) encoded by gene XXXV (orfT). It is a component of a typical holin-endolysin system which functions to...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musikalisches%20W%C3%BCrfelspiel
A (German for "musical dice game") was a system for using dice to randomly generate music from precomposed options. These games were quite popular throughout Western Europe in the 18th century. Several different games were devised, some that did not require dice, but merely choosing a random number. The earliest exam...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollen%20zone
Pollen zones are a system of subdividing the Last Glacial Period and Holocene paleoclimate using the data from pollen cores. The sequence provides a global chronological structure to a wide variety of researchers, such as geologists, climatologists, geographers and archaeologists, who study the physical and cultural en...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finders%20Keepers%20%281985%20video%20game%29
Finders Keepers is a video game written by David Jones and the first game in the Magic Knight series. It was published on the Mastertronic label for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX, Commodore 64, and Commodore 16 in 1985. Published in the United Kingdom at the budget price of £1.99. Finders Keepers is a platform game...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wortmann
Wortmann AG is a German computer manufacturer, based in Hüllhorst, North Rhine-Westphalia. The main products are computers, notebooks and servers, as well as computer monitors and thin clients. The majority of their products are assembled in Germany and are marketed under their own brand, "Terra". History The company ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsen%27s%20theorem
In mathematics, Tsen's theorem states that a function field K of an algebraic curve over an algebraically closed field is quasi-algebraically closed (i.e., C1). This implies that the Brauer group of any such field vanishes, and more generally that all the Galois cohomology groups H i(K, K*) vanish for i ≥ 1. This resul...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git-annex
git-annex is a distributed file synchronization system written in Haskell. It aims to solve the problem of sharing and synchronizing collections of large files independent from a commercial service or even a central server. History The development of git-annex began in 2010. In 2012-13 the development was funded thro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronous%20culture
A synchronous or synchronized culture is a microbiological culture or a cell culture that contains cells that are all in the same growth stage. As numerous factors influence the cell cycle (some of them stochastic) normal cultures have cells in all stages of the cell cycle. Obtaining a culture with a unified cell-cycl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postictal%20state
The postictal state is the altered state of consciousness after an epileptic seizure. It usually lasts between 5 and 30 minutes, but sometimes longer in the case of larger or more severe seizures, and is characterized by drowsiness, confusion, nausea, hypertension, headache or migraine, and other disorienting symptoms....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodal%20signaling%20pathway
The Nodal signaling pathway is a signal transduction pathway important in regional and cellular differentiation during embryonic development. The Nodal family of proteins, a subset of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) superfamily, is responsible for mesoendoderm induction, patterning of the nervous system, an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterimmunoelectrophoresis
Counterimmunoelectrophoresis is a laboratory technique used to evaluate the binding of an antibody to its antigen, it is similar to immunodiffusion, but with the addition of an applied electrical field across the diffusion medium, usually an agar or polyacrylamide gel. The effect is rapid migration of the antibody and...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schur%20algebra
In mathematics, Schur algebras, named after Issai Schur, are certain finite-dimensional algebras closely associated with Schur–Weyl duality between general linear and symmetric groups. They are used to relate the representation theories of those two groups. Their use was promoted by the influential monograph of J. A. G...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryptone
Tryptone is the assortment of peptides formed by the digestion of casein by the protease trypsin. Tryptone is commonly used in microbiology to produce lysogeny broth (LB) for the growth of E. coli and other microorganisms. It provides a source of amino acids for the growing bacteria. Tryptone is similar to casamino a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19%20Immunity%20Task%20Force
The COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) is one of the Government of Canada's early efforts to track the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. An external, dedicated secretariat was established in order to maximize the efficiency of the CITF's work. Task Force membership The CITF Board is composed of doctors, infectious disease e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrete%20Chebyshev%20transform
In applied mathematics, the discrete Chebyshev transform (DCT), named after Pafnuty Chebyshev, is either of two main varieties of DCTs: the discrete Chebyshev transform on the 'roots' grid of the Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind and the discrete Chebyshev transform on the 'extrema' grid of the Chebyshev polynom...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random%20polytope
In mathematics, a random polytope is a structure commonly used in convex analysis and the analysis of linear programs in d-dimensional Euclidean space . Depending on use the construction and definition, random polytopes may differ. Definition There are multiple non equivalent definitions of a Random polytope. For t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor%20Mollie%20Horadam
Eleanor Mollie Horadam (29 June 1921 – 5 May 2002) was an English-Australian mathematician specialising in the number theory of generalised integers. Life Horadam was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire. She read mathematics at Girton College, Cambridge. Then, while doing wartime service by day for Rolls-Royce performing stre...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyceum%20TV
The RCA Lyceum TV was a commercial monitor/receiver with a large input/output panel on the back, and a long grounded plug. During the mid-80s, RCA released the Colortrak 2000, a television identical to the Dimensia table-top model. Even though the Colortrak was considered the mid-range model, those bearing the name Co...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine%20paste
Coca paste (paco, basuco, oxi) is a crude extract of the coca leaf which contains 40% to 91% cocaine freebase along with companion coca alkaloids and varying quantities of benzoic acid, methanol, and kerosene. In South America, coca paste, also known as cocaine base and, therefore, often confused with cocaine sulfate i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single%20sensillum%20recording
Single sensillum recording (SSR) is a form of extracellular electrophysiology. This technique measures action potentials, generated from olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs), through a single sensilla on an insects' antennae. These sensillum are hair-like structures that protrude through the cuticle as well as several othe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection%20Profile
A Protection Profile (PP) is a document used as part of the certification process according to ISO/IEC 15408 and the Common Criteria (CC). As the generic form of a Security Target (ST), it is typically created by a user or user community and provides an implementation independent specification of information assurance ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin-film%20transistor
A thin-film transistor (TFT) is a special type of field-effect transistor (FET) where the transistor is made by thin film deposition. TFTs are grown on a supporting (but non-conducting) substrate. A common substrate is glass, because the traditional application of TFTs is in liquid-crystal displays (LCDs). This differ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crameria%20amabilis
Crameria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Noctuidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Its only species, Crameria amabilis, was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. Description Upperside: head brown. Antennae filiform. Thorax and abdomen yellow brown. Superior wings fine darkish red, with several yellow spots th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom%20of%20adjunction
In mathematical set theory, the axiom of adjunction states that for any two sets x, y there is a set w = x ∪ {y} given by "adjoining" the set y to the set x. It is stated as introduced the axiom of adjunction as one of the axioms for a system of set theory that he introduced in about 1929. It is a weak axiom, used in...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrocausality
Retrocausality, or backwards causation, is a concept of cause and effect in which an effect precedes its cause in time and so a later event affects an earlier one. In quantum physics, the distinction between cause and effect is not made at the most fundamental level and so time-symmetric systems can be viewed as causal...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computational%20Science%20%26%20Discovery
Computational Science & Discovery was a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering computational science in physics, chemistry, biology, and applied science. The editor-in-chief was Nathan A Baker (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), who succeeded Anthony Mezzacappa (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) in 2011. The journ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Conference%20on%20Computational%20Intelligence%20Methods%20for%20Bioinformatics%20and%20Biostatistics
The International Conference on Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics (CIBB) is a yearly scientific conference focused on machine learning and computational intelligence applied to bioinformatics and biostatistics. Organization and history The CIBB conferences are typically organized ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethical%20positioning%20index
The EPI (ethical positioning index) is an index which measures how ethically a brand is positioned. Ethics have been a highly debated and controversial element in branding exercises. Marketers' opinions on this aspect of sales have varied from time to time. Using ethical practices to build brand equity and brand posit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitro
Mitro was a password manager for individuals and teams that securely saved users' logins, and allowed users to log in and share access. On October 6, 2015, the Mitro service shut down. The successor to Mitro is named Passopolis; this is a password manager built upon the Mitro source code. History Mitro was founded i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelfand%E2%80%93Mazur%20theorem
In operator theory, the Gelfand–Mazur theorem is a theorem named after Israel Gelfand and Stanisław Mazur which states that a Banach algebra with unit over the complex numbers in which every nonzero element is invertible is isometrically isomorphic to the complex numbers, i. e., the only complex Banach algebra that is ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature%20Record%20Type%20Definition
In near field communications the NFC Forum Signature Record Type Definition (RTD) is a security protocol used to protect the integrity and authenticity of NDEF (NFC Data Exchange Format) Messages. The Signature RTD is an open interoperable specification modeled after Code signing where the trust of signed messages is t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escaping%20set
In mathematics, and particularly complex dynamics, the escaping set of an entire function ƒ consists of all points that tend to infinity under the repeated application of ƒ. That is, a complex number belongs to the escaping set if and only if the sequence defined by converges to infinity as gets large. The escaping ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluxe%20Paint
Deluxe Paint, often referred to as DPaint, is a bitmap graphics editor created by Dan Silva for Electronic Arts and published for the then-new Amiga 1000 in November 1985. A series of updated versions followed, some of which were ported to other platforms. An MS-DOS release with support for the 256 color VGA standard b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay%20Nigger%20Association%20of%20America
The Gay Nigger Association of America (GNAA) was an internet trolling group. They targeted several prominent websites and internet personalities including Slashdot, Wikipedia, CNN, Barack Obama, Alex Jones, and prominent members of the blogosphere. They also released software products, and leaked screenshots and inform...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossitis
Glossitis can mean soreness of the tongue, or more usually inflammation with depapillation of the dorsal surface of the tongue (loss of the lingual papillae), leaving a smooth and erythematous (reddened) surface, (sometimes specifically termed atrophic glossitis). In a wider sense, glossitis can mean inflammation of th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycelium
Mycelium (: mycelia) is a root-like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. Fungal colonies composed of mycelium are found in and on soil and many other substrates. A typical single spore germinates into a monokaryotic mycelium, which cannot reproduce sexually; when two compatible m...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay%20Toliver
Kay Toliver is a teacher specialising in mathematics education. Background Kay Toliver was born and raised in East Harlem and the South Bronx. A product of the New York City public school system, she graduated from Harriet Beecher Stowe Junior High, Walton High School and Hunter College (AB 1967, MA 1971) with gradua...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20cryptography%20libraries
The tables below compare cryptography libraries that deal with cryptography algorithms and have API function calls to each of the supported features. Cryptography libraries FIPS 140 This table denotes, if a cryptography library provides the technical requisites for FIPS 140, and the status of their FIPS 140 certific...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toll-free%20telephone%20number
A toll-free telephone number or freephone number is a telephone number that is billed for all arriving calls. For the calling party, a call to a toll-free number from a landline is free of charge. A toll-free number is identified by a dialing prefix similar to an area code. The specific service access varies by country...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetaEdit%2B
MetaEdit+ is an environment for creating and using Domain-Specific Modeling languages. Research History The research behind the genesis of MetaEdit+ was carried out at the University of Jyväskylä, as part of the MetaPHOR project. A metamodeling and modeling tool, MetaEdit, had been created by the earlier SYTI project...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIPS%20140-3
The Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 140-3 (FIPS PUB 140-3) is a U.S. government computer security standard used to approve cryptographic modules. The title is Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules. Initial publication was on March 22, 2019 and it supersedes FIPS 140-2. Purpose The Nationa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septate%20junction
Septate junctions are intercellular junctions found in invertebrate epithelial cells, appearing as ladder-like structures under electron microscopy. They are thought to provide structural strength and a barrier to solute diffusion through the intercellular space. They are considered somewhat analogous to the (vertebrat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious%20and%20political%20symbols%20in%20Unicode
Unicode contains a number of characters that represent various cultural, political, and religious symbols. Most, but not all, of these symbols are in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. The majority of them are treated as graphic symbols that are not characters. Exceptions to this include characters in certain writing s...