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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astigmatism%20%28optical%20systems%29 | An optical system with astigmatism is one where rays that propagate in two perpendicular planes have different foci. If an optical system with astigmatism is used to form an image of a cross, the vertical and horizontal lines will be in sharp focus at two different distances. The term comes from the Greek α- (a-) meani... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swendsen%E2%80%93Wang%20algorithm | The Swendsen–Wang algorithm is the first non-local or cluster algorithm for Monte Carlo simulation for large systems near criticality. It has been introduced by Robert Swendsen and Jian-Sheng Wang in 1987 at Carnegie Mellon.
The original algorithm was designed for the Ising and Potts models, and it was later generaliz... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strictly%20convex%20space | In mathematics, a strictly convex space is a normed vector space (X, || ||) for which the closed unit ball is a strictly convex set. Put another way, a strictly convex space is one for which, given any two distinct points x and y on the unit sphere ∂B (i.e. the boundary of the unit ball B of X), the segment joining x a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideomotor%20phenomenon | The ideomotor phenomenon is a psychological phenomenon wherein a subject makes motions unconsciously. Also called ideomotor response (or ideomotor reflex) and abbreviated to IMR, it is a concept in hypnosis and psychological research. It is derived from the terms "ideo" (idea, or mental representation) and "motor" (mus... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria%20Andrade%20%28scientist%29 | Maria Isabel Andrade (born 1958) is a Cape Verdean food scientist. Andrade has worked in Mozambique as a sweet potato researcher since 1996 and was a co-winner of the 2016 World Food Prize.
Early life and education
In 1958, Andrade was born in São Filipe, Cape Verde. She began her education in Cape Verde in Fogo and... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal%20degrees | Decimal degrees (DD) is a notation for expressing latitude and longitude geographic coordinates as decimal fractions of a degree. DD are used in many geographic information systems (GIS), web mapping applications such as OpenStreetMap, and GPS devices. Decimal degrees are an alternative to using sexagesimal degrees (de... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats%20in%20ancient%20Egypt | Cats were represented in social and religious practices of ancient Egypt for more than 3,000 years. Several ancient Egyptian deities were depicted and sculptured with cat-like heads such as Mafdet, Bastet and Sekhmet, representing justice, fertility, and power, respectively.
The deity Mut was also depicted as a cat and... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barotropic%20vorticity%20equation | The barotropic vorticity equation assumes the atmosphere is nearly barotropic, which means that the direction and speed of the geostrophic wind are independent of height. In other words, there is no vertical wind shear of the geostrophic wind. It also implies that thickness contours (a proxy for temperature) are para... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SD-WAN | A software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) is a wide area network that uses software-defined networking technology, such as communicating over the Internet using overlay tunnels which are encrypted when destined for internal organization locations.
If standard tunnel setup and configuration messages are supported b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Sprenger | Richard Sprenger is a food safety expert and author of a number of books and many interactive training presentations on the topic of food safety and hygiene. His commentary on food safety has featured in media in the Middle East such as The National and the Khaleej Times. He contributes regularly at such events as the ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatou%E2%80%93Lebesgue%20theorem | In mathematics, the Fatou–Lebesgue theorem establishes a chain of inequalities relating the integrals (in the sense of Lebesgue) of the limit inferior and the limit superior of a sequence of functions to the limit inferior and the limit superior of integrals of these functions. The theorem is named after Pierre Fatou ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retropubic%20paravaginal%20repair | A retropubic paravaginal repair is the surgical procedure to reattach the anterior lateral vaginal wall and its connective tissue to its normal position in the pelvis to correct pelvic organ prolapse. It may be necessary to preserve normal function of pelvic organs after the vagina has detached from its normal position... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return%20of%20capital | Return of capital (ROC) refers to principal payments back to "capital owners" (shareholders, partners, unitholders) that exceed the growth (net income/taxable income) of a business or investment. It should not be confused with Rate of Return (ROR), which measures a gain or loss on an investment. It is essentially a ret... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eguchi%E2%80%93Hanson%20space | In mathematics and theoretical physics, the Eguchi–Hanson space is a non-compact, self-dual, asymptotically locally Euclidean (ALE) metric on the cotangent bundle of the 2-sphere T*S2. The holonomy group of this 4-real-dimensional manifold is SU(2). The metric is generally attributed to the physicists Tohru Eguchi and ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptrace | ptrace is a system call found in Unix and several Unix-like operating systems. By using ptrace (the name is an abbreviation of "process trace") one process can control another, enabling the controller to inspect and manipulate the internal state of its target. ptrace is used by debuggers and other code-analysis tools,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global%20Health%20Security%20Initiative | The Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI) is an informal international partnership among countries in order to exchange information and coordinate practices for confronting new threats and risks to global health. It was formed to respond to threats of biological, chemical, or radio-nuclear terrorism (CBRN), with pan... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakuten%20TV | Rakuten TV is a video-on-demand (VOD) streaming service, listing movies and TV series for subscription, rental, and purchase. Since 2019, the platform has provided users access to different content via TVOD, AVOD, FAST, and SVOD. It is owned by the Japanese company Rakuten. Rakuten TV's catalogue includes content from ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucuronoxylan | Glucuronoxylans are the primary components of hemicellulose as found in hardwood trees, for example birch.
They are hemicellulosic plant cell wall polysaccharides, containing glucuronic acid and xylose as its main constituents. They are linear polymers of β-D-xylopyranosyl units linked by (1→4) glycosidic bonds, with m... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimally%20invasive%20procedure | Minimally invasive procedures (also known as minimally invasive surgeries) encompass surgical techniques that limit the size of incisions needed, thereby reducing wound healing time, associated pain, and risk of infection. Surgery by definition is invasive and many operations requiring incisions of some size are referr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbi%20Nehemiah | Rabbi Nehemiah was a rabbi who lived circa 150 AD (fourth generation of tannaim).
He was one of the great students of Rabbi Akiva, and one of the rabbis who received semicha from R' Judah ben Baba
The Talmud equated R' Nechemiah with Rabbi Nehorai: "His name was not Rabbi Nehorai, but Rabbi Meir."
His son, R' Yehuda... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partisan%20game | In combinatorial game theory, a game is partisan (sometimes partizan) if it is not impartial. That is, some moves are available to one player and not to the other.
Most games are partisan. For example, in chess, only one player can move the white pieces. More strongly, when analyzed using combinatorial game theory, ma... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littrow%20expansion | Littrow expansion and its counterpart Littrow compression are optical effects associated with slitless imaging spectrographs. These effects are named after austrian physicist Otto von Littrow.
In a slitless imaging spectrograph, light is focused with a conventional optical system, which includes a transmission or refl... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotechnology%20industry%20in%20Italy | Biotechnology industry in Italy is a highly innovative and fast-growing sector dedicated to research.
At the end of 2019, there are 696 biotech companies active in Italy.
Industry
The turnover exceeds 12 billion euros, the number of employees exceeds 13,000 units. Between 2017 and 2019, over 50 new innovative start-up... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial%20expression | A facial expression is one or more motions or positions of the muscles beneath the skin of the face. According to one set of controversial theories, these movements convey the emotional state of an individual to observers. Facial expressions are a form of nonverbal communication. They are a primary means of conveying s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature%20detection%20%28nervous%20system%29 | Feature detection is a process by which the nervous system sorts or filters complex natural stimuli in order to extract behaviorally relevant cues that have a high probability of being associated with important objects or organisms in their environment, as opposed to irrelevant background or noise.
Feature detectors a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caloplaca%20hafellneri | Caloplaca hafellneri is a rare species of lignicolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. Found in South Australia, it was formally described as a new species in 2009 by lichenologists Sergey Kondratyuk and Ingvar Kärnefelt. The type specimen was collected from north of Kingoonya, where it w... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anathem | Anathem is a science fiction novel by American writer Neal Stephenson, published in 2008. Major themes include the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and the philosophical debate between Platonic realism and nominalism.
Plot summary
Anathem is set on the fictional planet of Arbre. Thousands of years befor... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanning%20SQUID%20microscopy | In condensed matter physics, scanning SQUID microscopy is a technique where a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) is used to image surface magnetic field strength with micrometre-scale resolution. A tiny SQUID is mounted onto a tip which is then rastered near the surface of the sample to be measured. As... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRC%20Concise%20Encyclopedia%20of%20Mathematics | CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics is a bestselling book by American author Eric W. Weisstein.
Summary
The book is presented in a dictionary format. The book is divided into headwords. The book also provides relevant diagrams and illustrations.
Lawsuits
The book became the subject of a lawsuit between CRC Pres... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash%20cut | A flash cut, also called a flash cutover, is an immediate change in a complex system, with no phase-in period.
In the United States, some telephone area codes were split or overlaid immediately, rather than being phased in with a permissive dialing period. An example is telephone area code 213, which serves downtown L... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal%20derivative | In applied mathematics and mathematical analysis, the fractal derivative or Hausdorff derivative is a non-Newtonian generalization of the derivative dealing with the measurement of fractals, defined in fractal geometry. Fractal derivatives were created for the study of anomalous diffusion, by which traditional approach... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco%20Severi | Francesco Severi (13 April 1879 – 8 December 1961) was an Italian mathematician. He was the chair of the committee on Fields Medal on 1936, at the first delivery.
Severi was born in Arezzo, Italy. He is famous for his contributions to algebraic geometry and the theory of functions of several complex variables. He beca... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method%20overriding | Method overriding, in object-oriented programming, is a language feature that allows a subclass or child class to provide a specific implementation of a method that is already provided by one of its superclasses or parent classes. In addition to providing data-driven algorithm-determined parameters across virtual netwo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PI3K/AKT/mTOR%20pathway | The PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway is an intracellular signaling pathway important in regulating the cell cycle. Therefore, it is directly related to cellular quiescence, proliferation, cancer, and longevity. PI3K activation phosphorylates and activates AKT, localizing it in the plasma membrane. AKT can have a number of downst... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yik%20Yak | Yik Yak is a pseudonymous social media smartphone application that initially launched in 2013 and relaunched in 2021. The app, which is available for iOS and (formerly) Android, allows college students to create and view discussion threads within a radius (termed "Yaks" by the application). It is similar to other anon... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeciospore | Aeciospores are one of several different types of spores formed by rusts. They each have two nuclei and are typically seen in chain-like formations in the aecium. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subscriber%20trunk%20dialling | Subscriber trunk dialling (STD), also known as subscriber toll dialing, is a telephone numbering plan feature and telecommunications technology in the United Kingdom and various Commonwealth countries for the dialling of trunk calls by telephone subscribers without the assistance of switchboard operators.
Switching sy... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PXES | PXES also known as PXES Universal Linux Thin Client, was created in early 2001 by Diego Torres Milano. PXES is a Linux distribution designed to be run on thin clients using PXE; however, it is also possible to boot PXES from a CD-ROM or hard disk if the NIC or BIOS does not support PXE.
In 2006, The PXES project merge... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pteroma%20pendula | Pteroma pendula, the oil palm bagworm or simply bagworm, is a species of bagworm moth found in East and Southeast Asia that infests oil palm plantations.
Pteroma pendula is among most economically damaging pest of oil palm plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia, along with Metisa plana. The caterpillars also feed on ot... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorption%20edge | In physics, an absorption edge (also known as an absorption discontinuity or absorption limit) is a sharp discontinuity in the absorption spectrum of a substance. These discontinuities occur at wavelengths where the energy of an absorbed photon corresponds to an electronic transition or ionization potential. When the q... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Output%20compare | Output compare is the ability to trigger an output based on a timestamp in memory, without interrupting the execution of code by a processor or microcontroller. This is a functionality provided by many embedded systems.
The corresponding ability to record a timestamp in memory when an input occurs is called input capt... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE%20802.7 | IEEE 802.7 is a sub-standard of the IEEE 802 which covers broadband local area networks. The working group did issue a recommendation in 1989, but is currently inactive and in hibernation.
IEEE 802.07
Working groups |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional%20differential%20equation | A functional differential equation is a differential equation with deviating argument. That is, a functional differential equation is an equation that contains a function and some of its derivatives evaluated at different argument values.
Functional differential equations find use in mathematical models that assume a ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/FSQ-32 | The AN/FSQ-32 SAGE Solid State Computer (AN/FSQ-7A before December 1958, colloq. "Q-32") was a planned military computer central for deployment to Super Combat Centers in nuclear bunkers and to some above-ground military installations. In 1958, Air Defense Command planned to acquire 13 Q-32 centrals for several Air Di... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brentuximab%20vedotin | Brentuximab vedotin, sold under the brand name Adcetris, is an antibody-drug conjugate medication used to treat relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a type of T cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It selectively targets tumor cells expressing the CD30 antigen, a defini... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential%20pulley | A differential pulley —also called "Weston differential pulley", sometimes "differential hoist", "chain hoist", or colloquially "chain fall"— is used to manually lift very heavy objects like car engines. It is operated by pulling upon the slack section of a continuous chain that wraps around two pulleys on a common sh... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/256-bit%20computing | There are currently no mainstream general-purpose processors built to operate on 256-bit integers or addresses, though a number of processors do operate on 256-bit data.
Representation
A 256-bit register can store 2256 different values. The range of integer values that can be stored in 256 bits depends on the integer ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instructograph | The Instructograph was a paper tape-based machine used for the study of Morse code.
The paper tape mechanism consisted of two reels which passed a paper tape across a reading device that actuated a set of contacts which changed state dependent on the presence or absence of hole punches in the tape. The contacts could ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20C.%20Yang | Paul C. Yang () is a Taiwanese-American mathematician specializing in differential geometry, partial differential equations and CR manifolds. He is best known for his work in Conformal geometry for his study of extremal metrics and his research on scalar curvature and Q-curvature. In CR Geometry he is known for his wo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unique%20Feature%20Identifier | Unique Feature Identifier or UFI, also known as “UF” is a geocode used for cities, towns, villages, and other geographic features. Generally, these are Static Unique Feature Identifiers (SUFI).
Notes
Geocodes |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20Flavour%20Association | European Flavour Association (EFFA) is a non-profit European-level trade association of the flavor industry, based in Brussels, Belgium. Founded in 1961, the organisation originally focused on both flavours and fragrances, but has focused solely on flavours since 2006. Its members include 12 national (covering approxim... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Econet | Econet was Acorn Computers's low-cost local area network system, intended for use by schools and small businesses. It was widely used in those areas, and was supported by a large number of different computer and server systems produced both by Acorn and by other companies.
Econet software was later mostly superseded b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomson%20EF9345 | The EF9345 from SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, Inc., was a semigraphic microprocessor for video image control, encapsulated in a 40-pin DIP and used primarily in the Matra Alice 32, Matra Alice 90 and Philips VG5000 microcomputers.
The EF9345 was capable of displaying 8 colors (RGB primaries), 128 alphanumeric charact... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capomycin | Capomycin is an antitumor antibiotic with the molecular formula C35H38O10 which is produced by the bacterium Streptomyces capoamus. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell%20Stem%20Cell | Cell Stem Cell is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Cell Press, an imprint of Elsevier.
History
The journal was established in 2007 and focuses on stem cell research.
Both research articles and reviews are published, at about a 7 to 1 ratio. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rado%27s%20theorem%20%28Ramsey%20theory%29 | Rado's theorem is a theorem from the branch of mathematics known as Ramsey theory. It is named for the German mathematician Richard Rado. It was proved in his thesis, Studien zur Kombinatorik.
Statement
Let be a system of linear equations, where is a matrix with integer entries. This system is said to be -regular... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trim%20%28computing%29 | A trim command (known as TRIM in the ATA command set, and UNMAP in the SCSI command set) allows an operating system to inform a solid-state drive (SSD) which blocks of data are no longer considered to be 'in use' and therefore can be erased internally.
Trim was introduced soon after SSDs were introduced. Because low-l... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humulone | Humulone (α-lupulic acid), a vinylogous type of organic acid, is a bitter-tasting chemical compound found in the resin of mature hops (Humulus lupulus). Humulone is a prevalent member of the class of compounds known as alpha acids, which collectively give hopped beer its characteristic bitter flavor.
Chemistry
In te... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum%20ad%20populum | In argumentation theory, an (Latin for "appeal to the people") is a fallacious argument which is based on claiming a truth or affirming something is good because the majority thinks so.
Alternative names
Other names for the fallacy include:
Description
is a type of informal fallacy, specifically a fallacy of rele... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison%20Miller | Alison Beth Miller is an American mathematician who was the first American female gold medalist at the International Mathematical Olympiad. She also holds the distinction of placing in the top 16 of the Putnam Competition four times, the last three of which were recognized by the Elizabeth Lowell Putnam award for outst... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative%20resistance | In electronics, negative resistance (NR) is a property of some electrical circuits and devices in which an increase in voltage across the device's terminals results in a decrease in electric current through it.
This is in contrast to an ordinary resistor in which an increase of applied voltage causes a proportional in... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilks%27%20theorem | In statistics Wilks' theorem offers an asymptotic distribution of the log-likelihood ratio statistic, which can be used to produce confidence intervals for maximum-likelihood estimates or as a test statistic for performing the likelihood-ratio test.
Statistical tests (such as hypothesis testing) generally require know... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymeridium%20neuwirthii | Polymeridium neuwirthii is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Trypetheliaceae. Found in Venezuela, it was formally described as a new species in 2014 by Dutch lichenologist André Aptroot. This lichen has a pinkish-grey thallus that does not fluoresce under ultraviolet light. P. neuwirthii i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paucimannosylation | In biochemistry, paucimannosylation is an enzymatic post-translational modification involving the attachment of relatively simple mannose (Man) and N-Acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) containing carbohydrates (glycans) to proteins. The paucimannosidic glycans may also be modified with other types of monosaccharides including ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess%20annotation%20symbols | When annotating chess games, commentators frequently use widely recognized annotation symbols. Question marks and exclamation points that denote a move as bad or good are ubiquitous in chess literature. Some publications intended for an international audience, such as the Chess Informant, have a wide range of additiona... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall%20Division%20of%20Cell%20and%20Molecular%20Biophysics | The Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics (the Randall) is a research institute of King's College London located in London United Kingdom. It is a centre for study in allergy and asthma; muscle signalling and development; structural biology; muscle biophysics; cell motility and cytoskeleton, and cell imagin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brochiraja%20aenigma | Brochiraja aenigma, also known as the Enigma skate, is a skate known from a single specimen recently identified in 2006. Based on the single specimen, its range includes at least the Wanganella Bank on the Norfolk Ridge. It is rare with further searches finding no specimens, and while it is not commonly fished or repor... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saal%20Bulas%20syndrome | Saal Bulas syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Saal Bulas syndrome, or a subtype of Saal Bulas syndrome, affects fewer than 200,000 people in the US population.
Signs and symptoms
This syndrome consists of ectrodactyly... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20actuaries | An actuary is a business professional who deals with a financial situation of risk and uncertainty. This is a list of notable actuaries and others who have influenced the profession.
Born in the 17th century
John Graunt (1620–1674), English, constructed one of the first life tables
William Petty (1623–1687), English... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda%E2%80%93Milky%20Way%20collision | The Andromeda–Milky Way collision is a galactic collision predicted to occur in about 4.5 billion years between the two largest galaxies in the Local Group—the Milky Way (which contains the Solar System and Earth) and the Andromeda Galaxy. The stars involved are sufficiently far apart that it is improbable that any of ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima%20I%3A%20The%20First%20Age%20of%20Darkness | Ultima, later known as Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness or simply Ultima I, is the first game in the Ultima series of role-playing video games created by Richard Garriott, originally released for the Apple II. It was first published in the United States by California Pacific Computer Company, which registered a copy... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%20dodecahedron | A Roman dodecahedron or Gallo-Roman dodecahedron is a small hollow object made of copper alloy which has been cast into a regular dodecahedral shape: twelve flat pentagonal faces, each face having a circular hole of varying diameter in the middle, the holes connecting to the hollow center. Roman dodecahedra date from t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media%20Key%20Block | The Media Key Block (MKB) is one of the keys included inside the copying protection system (DRM) AACS. This system is used to prevent Blu-ray and HD DVD formats from being copied. The system was developed by companies from the film industry and the electronics industry including IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Matsushita (Panas... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw%20Data%20Feel | Raw Data Feel is the sixth studio album by British band Everything Everything, released on 20 May 2022 through Infinity Industries, the band's own imprint. The album was produced by the band's guitarist Alex Robertshaw and Tom A.D. Fuller, and its release was preceded by the singles "Bad Friday" (7 February), "Teletype... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23rd%20meridian%20east | The meridian 23° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 23rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 157th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
St... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D-Calc | 3D-Calc is a 3-dimensional spreadsheet program for the Atari ST computer. The first version of the program was released in April 1989 and was distributed by ISTARI bvba, Ghent, Belgium.
History
Starting May 1991, the English version was distributed by MichTron/Microdeal, Cornwall, UK.
In January 1992, version 2.3 of ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density%20gradient | Density gradient is a spatial variation in density over an area. The term is used in the natural sciences to describe varying density of matter, but can apply to any quantity whose density can be measured.
Aerodynamics
In the study of supersonic flight, Schlieren photography observes the density gradient of air as it ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20foodborne%20illness%20outbreaks | This is a list of foodborne illness outbreaks. A foodborne illness may be from an infectious disease, heavy metals, chemical contamination, or from natural toxins, such as those found in poisonous mushrooms.
Deadliest
List of foodborne illness outbreaks by death toll
Canada
2008 Canada listeriosis outbreak
China
... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green%20tree%20python | The green tree python (Morelia viridis) is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is native to New Guinea, some islands in Indonesia, and the Cape York Peninsula in Australia. First described by Hermann Schlegel in 1872, it was known for many years as Chondropython viridis. As its common name suggests... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaBASS%20%28data%20archive%29 | The SeaWiFS Bio-optical Archive and Storage System (SeaBASS) is a data archive of in situ oceanographic data used to support satellite remote sensing research of ocean color. SeaBASS is used for developing algorithms for satellite-derived variables (such as chlorophyll-a concentration) and for validating or “ground-tru... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elongated%20square%20cupola | In geometry, the elongated square cupola is one of the Johnson solids (). As the name suggests, it can be constructed by elongating a square cupola () by attaching an octagonal prism to its base. The solid can be seen as a rhombicuboctahedron with its "lid" (another square cupola) removed.
Formulae
The following formu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRuMs | CRuMs or Crumalia is a proposed clade of microbial eukaryotes, whose name is an acronym of the following constituent groups: i) collodictyonids also known as diphylleids, ii) rigifilids and iii) mantamonadids as sister of the Amorphea. It more or less supersedes Varisulca, as Ancyromonadida are inferred not to be speci... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium%20metabisulfite | Potassium metabisulfite, K2S2O5, also known as potassium pyrosulfite, is a white crystalline powder with a pungent odour. It is mainly used as an antioxidant or chemical sterilant. As a disulfite, it is chemically very similar to sodium metabisulfite, with which it is sometimes used interchangeably. Potassium metabis... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic%20circuit%20network | A dynamic circuit network (DCN) is an advanced computer networking technology that combines traditional packet-switched communication based on the Internet Protocol, as used in the Internet, with circuit-switched technologies that are characteristic of traditional telephone network systems. This combination allows user... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20A.%20Klarner | David Anthony Klarner (October 10, 1940March 20, 1999) was an American mathematician, author, and educator. He is known for his work in combinatorial enumeration, polyominoes, and box-packing.
Klarner was a friend and correspondent of mathematics popularizer Martin Gardner and frequently made contributions to Gardner... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decipherment%20of%20rongorongo | There have been numerous attempts to decipher the rongorongo script of Easter Island since its discovery in the late nineteenth century. As with most undeciphered scripts, many of the proposals have been fanciful. Apart from a portion of one tablet which has been shown to deal with a lunar calendar, none of the texts a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet-K | Tablet-K is a kosher certification agency that was under the leadership of Rabbi Rafael Saffra until his death in 2009.
Supervision and certification
Tablet-K products are commonly available at Costco, often for dairy and fish products. Many cheeses produced by Cabot Creamery have a Tablet-K hechsher. In 2006, Cabot C... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal%20heating | Tidal heating (also known as tidal working or tidal flexing) occurs through the tidal friction processes: orbital and rotational energy is dissipated as heat in either (or both) the surface ocean or interior of a planet or satellite. When an object is in an elliptical orbit, the tidal forces acting on it are stronger n... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoelectron%20emission | In atomic physics, exoelectron emission (EE) is a weak electron emission, appearing only from pretreated (irradiated, deformed etc.) objects. The pretreatment ("excitation") turns the objects into an unequilibrial state. EE accompanies the relaxation of these unequilibria. The relaxation can be stimulated e.g. by sligh... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20microorganisms%20used%20in%20food%20and%20beverage%20preparation |
List of Useful Microorganisms Used In preparation Of Food And Beverage
See also
Fermentation (food)
Food microbiology |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperva | Imperva is a cyber security software and services company which provides protection to enterprise data and application software. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California.
History
Imperva, originally named WebCohort, was founded in 2002 by Shlomo Kramer, Amichai Shulman and Mickey Boodaei. The following ye... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular%20momentum | In physics, angular momentum (sometimes called moment of momentum or rotational momentum) is the rotational analog of linear momentum. It is an important physical quantity because it is a conserved quantity – the total angular momentum of a closed system remains constant. Angular momentum has both a direction and a ma... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link%20%28The%20Legend%20of%20Zelda%29 | is a character and the protagonist of Nintendo's video game franchise The Legend of Zelda. He was created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Link was introduced as the hero of the original The Legend of Zelda video game in 1986 and has appeared in a total of 20 entries in the series, as well as a number ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus%20mexicana | Sambucus mexicana may refer to the following North American black or blue elderberry species:
Sambucus mexicana
= Sambucus mexicana var. bipinnata
= Sambucus canadensis
= Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis
Sambucus mexicana
= Sambucus mexicana subsp. cerulea
= Sambucus cerulea
= Sambucus nigra subsp. cerulea |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasorbic%20acid | Parasorbic acid is the cyclic lactone of sorbic acid. Thermal treatment or hydrolysis converts the lactone to sorbic acid.
Toxicity
Parasorbic acid is toxic and causes indigestion and nausea, however cooking and exposure to moisture convert it to the benign food preservative sorbic acid.
See also
δ-Valerolactone
... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengiz%20Beridze | Tengiz Beridze (Georgian: თენგიზ გიორგის ძე ბერიძე) is a Georgian biochemist. He was born on 26 October 1939 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR.
Career
In 1967 he discovered satellite DNA in plants. Through his research from 1972 to 1975, it was found that closely related species of one genus differ in satellite DNA cont... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper%20Ridge%20Biological%20Preserve | The Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve is a nature preserve and biological field station formally established as a reserve in 1973. The biological preserve is owned by Stanford University, and is part of the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences. It is located at south of Sand Hill Road and west of Interstate 280... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale%20feces | Whale feces, the excrement of whales, has a vital role in the ecology of oceans, earning whales the title of "marine ecosystem engineers." This significant ecological role stems from the nutrients and compounds found in whale feces, which have far-reaching effects on marine life.
Nitrogen and iron chelate released by ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okishio%27s%20theorem | Okishio's theorem is a theorem formulated by Japanese economist Nobuo Okishio. It has had a major impact on debates about Marx's theory of value. Intuitively, it can be understood as saying that if one capitalist raises his profits by introducing a new technique that cuts his costs, the collective or general rate of pr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycoside%20hydrolase%20family%2085 | In molecular biology, glycoside hydrolase family 85 is a family of glycoside hydrolases.
Glycoside hydrolases are a widespread group of enzymes that hydrolyse the glycosidic bond between two or more carbohydrates, or between a carbohydrate and a non-carbohydrate moiety. A classification system for glycoside hydrolase... |
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