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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjeri%20Venkatachalam
Manjeri Venkatachalam is a professor of biochemistry and pathologist at the Long School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He primarily studies renal pathology and stem cell therapy. Education Venkatachalam received his MBBS from Calcutta Medical College in 1962. He has been ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioenergetic%20systems
Bioenergetic systems are metabolic processes that relate to the flow of energy in living organisms. Those processes convert energy into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is the form suitable for muscular activity. There are two main forms of synthesis of ATP: aerobic, which uses oxygen from the bloodstream, and anaer...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allotropes%20of%20sulfur
The element sulfur exists as many allotropes. In number of allotropes, sulfur is second only to carbon. In addition to the allotropes, each allotrope often exists in polymorphs (different crystal structures of the same covalently bonded S molecules) delineated by Greek prefixes (α, β, etc.). Furthermore, because eleme...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young%27s%20inequality%20for%20integral%20operators
In mathematical analysis, the Young's inequality for integral operators, is a bound on the operator norm of an integral operator in terms of norms of the kernel itself. Statement Assume that and are measurable spaces, is measurable and are such that . If for all and for all then Particular cases Conv...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common%20torpedo
The common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo), also known as ocellate torpedo or eyed electric ray, is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Bay of Biscay to Angola, and is a benthic fish typically encountered over soft substrates in fa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOR%20flash%20replacement
While flash memory remains one of the most popular storages in embedded systems because of its non-volatility, shock-resistance, small size, and low energy consumption, its application has grown much beyond its original design. Based on its original design, NOR flash memory is designed to store binary code of programs ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte%20Carlo%20method%20in%20statistical%20mechanics
Monte Carlo in statistical physics refers to the application of the Monte Carlo method to problems in statistical physics, or statistical mechanics. Overview The general motivation to use the Monte Carlo method in statistical physics is to evaluate a multivariable integral. The typical problem begins with a system fo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideasthesia
Ideasthesia (alternative spelling ideaesthesia) is a neuropsychological phenomenon in which activations of concepts (inducers) evoke perception-like sensory experiences (concurrents). The name comes from the Ancient Greek () and (), meaning 'sensing concepts' or 'sensing ideas'. The notion was introduced by neuroscie...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femur%20fibula%20ulna%20syndrome
Femur-fibula-ulna syndrome (FFU syndrome) is a very rare syndrome characterized by abnormalities of the femur (thigh bone), fibula (calf bone) and the ulna (forearm bone). There have been suggestions that FFU complex may be the same as proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD) although authors are currently in disagree...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language%20of%20mathematics
The language of mathematics or mathematical language is an extension of the natural language (for example English) that is used in mathematics and in science for expressing results (scientific laws, theorems, proofs, logical deductions, etc) with concision, precision and unambiguity. Features The main features of the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest%20Declaration%20on%20Machine%20Readable%20Travel%20Documents
The Budapest Declaration on Machine Readable Travel Documents is a declaration issued by the Future of Identity in the Information Society (FIDIS), a Network of Excellence, to raise the concern to the public to the risks associated by a security architecture related to the management of Machine Readable Travel Document...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intervertebral%20foramen
The intervertebral foramen (also neural foramen) (often abbreviated as IV foramen or IVF) is an opening between (the intervertebral notches of) two pedicles (one above and one below) of adjacent vertebra in the articulated spine. Each intervertebral foramen gives passage to a spinal nerve and spinal blood vessels, and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodson%20tri-color%20flag
The Dodson tri-color (tricolor, tricolour, or tricolore) flag, more commonly the Dodson flag, or Dodson's flag, is a flag originally created by Mrs. Sarah Dodson for Captain Andrew Robinson's Harrisburg Company (of Texas Volunteers) in the Texas Revolution, where her husband, Archelaus Dodson, was enlisted. Constructed...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNetbootin
UNetbootin ("Universal Netboot Installer") is a cross-platform utility that can create live USB systems and can load a variety of system utilities or install various Linux distributions and other operating systems without a CD. Modes USB install This installation mode creates bootable USB flash drives and bootable U...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKC%20Networks
MKC Networks was a privately owned supplier of VoIP (Voice over IP) equipment and software components headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It designed and sold a family of SIP-based products including advanced SIP Enterprise Application Servers and scalable communication platforms. MKC Networks bought certain SIP...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge%20carrier%20density
Charge carrier density, also known as carrier concentration, denotes the number of charge carriers in per volume. In SI units, it is measured in m−3. As with any density, in principle it can depend on position. However, usually carrier concentration is given as a single number, and represents the average carrier densit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conductivity%20%28electrolytic%29
Conductivity (or specific conductance) of an electrolyte solution is a measure of its ability to conduct electricity. The SI unit of conductivity is siemens per meter (S/m). Conductivity measurements are used routinely in many industrial and environmental applications as a fast, inexpensive and reliable way of measuri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific%20Area%20Message%20Encoding
Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) is a protocol used for framing and classification of broadcasting emergency warning messages. It was developed by the United States National Weather Service for use on its NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) network, and was later adopted by the Federal Communications Commission for the Emer...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Complex%20Networks
The Journal of Complex Networks is a peer reviewed academic journal of complex networks. It is published by Oxford University Press. The journal was established in 2013, with Ernesto Estrada as its editor-in-chief.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova%20Methodus%20pro%20Maximis%20et%20Minimis
"Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis" is the first published work on the subject of calculus. It was published by Gottfried Leibniz in the Acta Eruditorum in October 1684. It is considered to be the birth of infinitesimal calculus. Full title The full title of the published work is "Nova methodus pro maximis et minim...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filtration%20coefficient
In physiology, Filtration coefficient (Kf) is the product of a biological membrane's permeability to water and the surface area of the membrane. Typical units of Kf are mL/min/mmHg. The rate of filtration across the membrane is, by definition, the product of Kf and the net filtration pressure across the membrane. Kf is...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashkent%20Tower
The Tashkent Television Tower () is a tower, located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and is the twelfth tallest tower in the world. Construction started in 1978 and it began operation six years later, on 15 January 1985. It was the forth tallest tower in the world from 1985 to 1991. Moreover, the decision to construct the Tas...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung%20receptor
Lung receptors sense irritation or inflammation in the bronchi and alveoli.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custom%20hardware%20attack
In cryptography, a custom hardware attack uses specifically designed application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) to decipher encrypted messages. Mounting a cryptographic brute force attack requires a large number of similar computations: typically trying one key, checking if the resulting decryption gives a meani...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vintage%20computer
A vintage computer is an older computer system that is largely regarded as obsolete. The personal computer has been around since approximately 1971. But in that time, numerous technological revolutions have left generations of obsolete computing equipment on the junk heap. Nevertheless, in that time, these otherwise u...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulcop
Dulcop International S.p.A. (Dulcop) is an Italian company, founded in 1938, which produces soap bubbles and bubble toys. The company's headquarters is located in San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna, Italy. History The company began in 1938 as La Nuova Dolciaria, a business focused on confectionery for children. La Nuova ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism%20of%20Amazon
Amazon.com has been criticized, with questions raised about the ethics of the company's business practices and policies. Amazon has faced allegations of anti-competitive or monopolistic behavior and criticism of its treatment of workers and consumers. Concerns have been raised about the availability of products and ser...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culturally%20modified%20tree
Culturally modified tree (CMT) is a tree modified by indigenous people as part of their tradition. Such trees are important sources for the history of certain regions. The term is used in western Canada and the United States. In British Columbia, one of the most commonly modified trees, particularly on the coast, is ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular%20distribution%20%28economics%29
Regularity, sometimes called Myerson's regularity, is a property of probability distributions used in auction theory and revenue management. Examples of distributions that satisfy this condition include Gaussian, uniform, and exponential; some power law distributions also satisfy regularity. Distributions that satisfy ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refraction%20networking
Refraction networking, also known as decoy routing, is a research anti-censorship approach that would allow users to circumvent a censor without using any individual proxy servers. Instead, it implements proxy functionality at the core of partner networks, such as those of Internet service providers, outside the censor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Functional%20Analysis
The Journal of Functional Analysis is a mathematics journal published by Elsevier. Founded by Paul Malliavin, Ralph S. Phillips, and Irving Segal, its editors-in-chief are Daniel W. Stroock, Stefaan Vaes, and Cedric Villani. It is covered in databases including Scopus, the Science Citation Index, and the SCImago Journ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open%20synthetic%20biology
Open synthetic biology is the idea that scientific knowledge and data should be openly accessible through common rights licensing to enable the rapid development of safe, effective and commercially viable synthetic biology applications. Concepts Its foundational concepts are open science and the Bermuda Principles. Op...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical%20beauty
Mathematical beauty is the aesthetic pleasure derived from the abstractness, purity, simplicity, depth or orderliness of mathematics. Mathematicians may express this pleasure by describing mathematics (or, at least, some aspect of mathematics) as beautiful or describe mathematics as an art form, (a position taken by G....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental%20matrix%20%28linear%20differential%20equation%29
In mathematics, a fundamental matrix of a system of n homogeneous linear ordinary differential equations is a matrix-valued function whose columns are linearly independent solutions of the system. Then every solution to the system can be written as , for some constant vector (written as a column vector of height ). ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CACNA2D3
Calcium channel, voltage-dependent, alpha 2/delta subunit 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CACNA2D3 gene on chromosome 3 (locus 3p21.1). Function This gene encodes a member of the alpha-2/delta subunit family, a protein in the voltage-dependent calcium channel complex. Calcium channels mediate the inf...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpobrotus%20edulis
Carpobrotus edulis is a ground-creeping plant with succulent leaves in the genus Carpobrotus, native to South Africa. Its common names include hottentot-fig, sour fig, ice plant or highway ice plant. Description Carpobrotus edulis is a creeping, mat-forming succulent species. It grows year round, with individual sho...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat%20substitute
A fat substitute is a food product with the same functions, stability, physical, and chemical characteristics as regular fat, with fewer calories per gram than fat. They are utilized in the production of low fat and low calorie foods. Background Fat is present in most foods. It provides a unique texture, flavor, and a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium%20release%20activated%20channel
Calcium release-activated channels (CRAC) are specialized plasma membrane Ca2+ ion channels. When calcium ions (Ca2+) are depleted from the endoplasmic reticulum (a major store of Ca2+) of mammalian cells, the CRAC channel is activated to slowly replenish the level of calcium in the endoplasmic reticulum. The Ca2+ Rele...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine%20chest
A medicine chest is a container or cabinet for storing medicine. All ships governed by the regulations of the International Maritime Organization must have medical supplies and suitable storage for them such as refrigeration and locks. In Canada medicine chest has a related, symbolic meaning. Under the terms of Treat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven%20Lalley
Steven Paul Lalley (born 16 January 1954) is an American statistician and mathematician. Lalley graduated in 1976 with B.S. from Michigan State University. He received in 1981 his Ph.D. from Stanford University with thesis Repeated Likelihood Ratio Tests for Curved Exponential Families under the supervision of David S...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotient%20category
In mathematics, a quotient category is a category obtained from another category by identifying sets of morphisms. Formally, it is a quotient object in the category of (locally small) categories, analogous to a quotient group or quotient space, but in the categorical setting. Definition Let C be a category. A congrue...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO%2031
ISO 31 (Quantities and units, International Organization for Standardization, 1992) is a superseded international standard concerning physical quantities, units of measurement, their interrelationships and their presentation. It was revised and replaced by ISO/IEC 80000. Parts The standard comes in 14 parts: ISO 31-...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei%20Sakharov%20Prize%20%28APS%29
The Andrei Sakharov Prize is a prize that is to be awarded every second year by the American Physical Society since 2006. The recipients are chosen for "outstanding leadership and/or achievements of scientists in upholding human rights". The prize is named after Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989), Soviet nuclear physicist, di...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attractiveness%20principle
Attractiveness Principle is one of System Dynamics archetypes. System archetypes describe common patterns of behavior in dynamic complex systems. Attractiveness principle is a variation of Limits to Growth archetype, with restrictions caused by multiple limits. The limiting factors here are each of different character ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fowkes%20hypothesis
The Fowkes hypothesis (after F. M. Fowkes) is a first order approximation for surface energy. It states the surface energy is the sum of each component's forces: γ=γd+γp+γi+... where γd is the dispersion component, γp is the polar, γi is the dipole and so on. The Fowkes hypothesis goes further making the approximati...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20works%20designed%20with%20the%20golden%20ratio
Many works of art are claimed to have been designed using the golden ratio. However, many of these claims are disputed, or refuted by measurement. The golden ratio, an irrational number, is approximately 1.618; it is often denoted by the Greek letter φ (phi). Early history Various authors have claimed that early mon...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronous%20detector
In electronics, a synchronous detector is a device that recovers information from a modulated signal by mixing the signal with a replica of the unmodulated carrier. This can be locally generated at the receiver using a phase-locked loop or other techniques. Synchronous detection preserves any phase information origina...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEE-FIM%20Protocol
The SEE-FIM protocol is a pathology dissection protocol for Sectioning and Extensively Examining the Fimbria (SEE-FIM). This protocol is intended to provide for the optimal microscopic examination of the distal fallopian tube (fimbria) to identify either cancerous or precancerous conditions in this organ. Background ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine%20mucilage
Marine mucilage, also referenced as sea snot or sea saliva, is thick, gelatinous organic matter found around the world's oceans, lately observed in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine mucilage carries diverse microorganisms. Triggers that cause it to form include increased phosphorus, drought conditions, and climate change...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrocolic%20ligament
The gastrocolic ligament is a portion of the greater omentum that stretches from the greater curvature of the stomach to the transverse colon. It forms part of the anterior wall of the lesser sac. Dividing the gastrocolic ligament provides access to the anterior pancreas and the posterior wall of the stomach. This is ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derived%20functor
In mathematics, certain functors may be derived to obtain other functors closely related to the original ones. This operation, while fairly abstract, unifies a number of constructions throughout mathematics. Motivation It was noted in various quite different settings that a short exact sequence often gives rise to a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent%20bond
In organic chemistry, a bent bond, also known as a banana bond, is a type of covalent chemical bond with a geometry somewhat reminiscent of a banana. The term itself is a general representation of electron density or configuration resembling a similar "bent" structure within small ring molecules, such as cyclopropane (...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntrophobacterales
The Syntrophobacterales are an order of Thermodesulfobacteriota. All genera are strictly anaerobic. Many of the family Syntrophobacteraceae are sulfate-reducing. Some species are motile by using one polar flagellum. Phylogeny The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in No...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Ocean%20Database%20Project
The World Ocean Database Project, or WOD, is a project established by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). The project leader is Sydney Levitus who is director of the International Council for Science (ICSU) World Data Center (WDC) for Oceanography, Silver Spring. In recognition of the success of the I...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homology%2C%20Homotopy%20and%20Applications
Homology, Homotopy and Applications is a peer-reviewed delayed open access mathematics journal published by International Press. It was established in 1999 and covers research on algebraic topology. The journal "Homology, Homotopy and Applications" has been founded in 1998 by Hvedri Inassaridze, Head of the Algebra Dep...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone%20numbers%20in%20Europe
Telephone numbers in Europe are managed by the national telecommunications authorities of each country. Most country codes start with 3 and 4, but some countries that by the Copenhagen criteria are considered part of Europe have country codes starting on numbers most common outside of Europe (e.g. Faroe Islands of Denm...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinidazole
Tinidazole, sold under the brand name Tindamax among others, is a medication used against protozoan infections. It is widely known throughout Europe and the developing world as a treatment for a variety of anaerobic amoebic and bacterial infections. It was developed in 1972 and is a prominent member of the nitroimidazo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck%20Peddle
Charles Ingerham Peddle (November 25, 1937 – December 15, 2019) was an American electrical engineer best known as the main designer of the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor, the single-board computer, and its successor, the Commodore PET personal computer, both based on the 6502. Biography Peddle was born in Bangor,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysmorphic%20feature
A dysmorphic feature is an abnormal difference in body structure. It can be an isolated finding in an otherwise normal individual, or it can be related to a congenital disorder, genetic syndrome or birth defect. Dysmorphology is the study of dysmorphic features, their origins and proper nomenclature. One of the key cha...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie%20restoration
Prairie restoration is a conservation effort to restore prairie lands that were destroyed due to industrial, agricultural, commercial, or residential development. The primary aim is to return areas and ecosystems to their previous state before their depletion. In the United States, after the Black Hawk War had subside...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General%20protection%20fault
A general protection fault (GPF) in the x86 instruction set architectures (ISAs) is a fault (a type of interrupt) initiated by ISA-defined protection mechanisms in response to an access violation caused by some running code, either in the kernel or a user program. The mechanism is first described in Intel manuals and d...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary%20of%20differential%20geometry%20and%20topology
This is a glossary of terms specific to differential geometry and differential topology. The following three glossaries are closely related: Glossary of general topology Glossary of algebraic topology Glossary of Riemannian and metric geometry. See also: List of differential geometry topics Words in italics denote a ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological%20adaptation
A psychological adaptation is a functional, cognitive or behavioral trait that benefits an organism in its environment. Psychological adaptations fall under the scope of evolved psychological mechanisms (EPMs), however, EPMs refer to a less restricted set. Psychological adaptations include only the functional traits th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courant%20bracket
In a field of mathematics known as differential geometry, the Courant bracket is a generalization of the Lie bracket from an operation on the tangent bundle to an operation on the direct sum of the tangent bundle and the vector bundle of p-forms. The case p = 1 was introduced by Theodore James Courant in his 1990 doct...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code%20Access%20Security
Code Access Security (CAS), in the Microsoft .NET framework, is Microsoft's solution to prevent untrusted code from performing privileged actions. When the CLR loads an assembly it will obtain evidence for the assembly and use this to identify the code group that the assembly belongs to. A code group contains a permiss...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype
Skype () is a proprietary telecommunications application operated by Skype Technologies, a division of Microsoft, best known for VoIP-based videotelephony, videoconferencing and voice calls. It also has instant messaging, file transfer, debit-based calls to landline and mobile telephones (over traditional telephone net...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty%20acid%20synthase
Fatty acid synthase (FAS) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FASN gene. Fatty acid synthase is a multi-enzyme protein that catalyzes fatty acid synthesis. It is not a single enzyme but a whole enzymatic system composed of two identical 272 kDa multifunctional polypeptides, in which substrates are handed fro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant%20noodles
Instant noodles, or instant ramen, is a type of food consisting of noodles sold in a precooked and dried block with flavoring powder and/or seasoning oil. The dried noodle block was originally created by flash-frying cooked noodles, and this is still the main method used in Asian countries; air-dried noodle blocks are ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascus
An ascus (; : asci) is the sexual spore-bearing cell produced in ascomycete fungi. Each ascus usually contains eight ascospores (or octad), produced by meiosis followed, in most species, by a mitotic cell division. However, asci in some genera or species can occur in numbers of one (e.g. Monosporascus cannonballus), tw...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox%20Linux
Xbox Linux was a project that ported the Linux operating system to the Xbox video game console. Because the Xbox uses a digital signature system to prevent the public from running unsigned code, one must either use a modchip, or a softmod. Originally, modchips were the only option; however, it was later demonstrated th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-resolution%20microscopy
Super-resolution microscopy is a series of techniques in optical microscopy that allow such images to have resolutions higher than those imposed by the diffraction limit, which is due to the diffraction of light. Super-resolution imaging techniques rely on the near-field (photon-tunneling microscopy as well as those th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational%20acceleration
In physics, gravitational acceleration is the acceleration of an object in free fall within a vacuum (and thus without experiencing drag). This is the steady gain in speed caused exclusively by the force of gravitational attraction. All bodies accelerate in vacuum at the same rate, regardless of the masses or compositi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational%20decoherence
Gravitational decoherence is a term for hypothetical mechanisms by which gravitation can act on quantum mechanical systems to produce decoherence. Advocates of gravitational decoherence include Frigyes Károlyházy, Roger Penrose and Lajos Diósi. A number of experiments have been proposed to test the gravitational deco...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared%20decision-making%20in%20medicine
Shared decision-making in medicine (SDM) is a process in which both the patient and physician contribute to the medical decision-making process and agree on treatment decisions. Health care providers explain treatments and alternatives to patients and help them choose the treatment option that best aligns with the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yield%20%28wine%29
In viticulture, the yield is a measure of the amount of grapes or wine that is produced per unit surface of vineyard, and is therefore a type of crop yield. Two different types of yield measures are commonly used, mass of grapes per vineyard surface, or volume of wine per vineyard surface. The yield is often seen as a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramecia%20%28alga%29
Paramecia is a non-mineralized Ediacaran alga with a differentiated, compartmentalized thallus. This alga probably had multiple phases in its lifecycle, as possible reproductive structures have been identified.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian%20Journal%20of%20Physiology%20and%20Pharmacology
The Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (fr. Revue canadienne de physiologie et pharmacologie) is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that reports the most current research in the fields of physiology, nutrition, pharmacology, and toxicology. Content is contributed to the magazine by recognized exper...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetochlor
Acetochlor is an herbicide developed by Monsanto Company and Zeneca. It is a member of the class of herbicides known as chloroacetanilides. Its mode of action is elongase inhibition, and inhibition of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GGPP) cyclization enzymes, part of the gibberellin pathway. It carries high risks of envi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedwire
Speedwire is a solderless prototyping system manufactured by BICC-Vero for constructing electronic circuit boards. The system is based on a circuit board pre-drilled with holes in a regular 0.1-inch (2.54 mm) square grid. The boards are available in standard sizes such as Eurocard modules. Some of the holes are through...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy%20Grace%20Roman%20Space%20Telescope
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (shortened as Roman or the Roman Space Telescope, and formerly the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope or WFIRST) is a NASA infrared space telescope in development and scheduled to launch by May 2027. The Roman Space Telescope is based on an existing wide field of view primary ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteose
A proteose is any of various water-soluble compounds that are produced during in-vitro or in-vivo hydrolytic breakdown of proteins a little before producing amino acids. It forms after breaking down of polypeptides by proteases such as gastric pepsin. In addition to proteoses, peptones are also formed at this stage. Th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-dimensional%20sequential%20move%20puzzle
The Rubik's Cube is the original and best known of the three-dimensional sequential move puzzles. There have been many virtual implementations of this puzzle in software. It is a natural extension to create sequential move puzzles in more than three dimensions. Although no such puzzle could ever be physically construct...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystallographer
Crystallographer could refer to someone who practices: X-ray crystallography Crystallography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLH1
DNA mismatch repair protein Mlh1 or MutL protein homolog 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MLH1 gene located on chromosome 3. It is a gene commonly associated with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. Orthologs of human MLH1 have also been studied in other organisms including mouse and the budding ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%20Bax
Adriaan "Ad" Bax (born 1956) is a Dutch-American molecular biophysicist. He was born in the Netherlands and is the Chief of the Section on Biophysical NMR Spectroscopy at the National Institutes of Health. He is known for his work on the methodology of biomolecular NMR spectroscopy. Biography Bax was born in the Nethe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PVSRIPO
PVSRIPO, or PVS-RIPO, is the name of a modified polio virus that has recently shown promise for treating cancer. It is the focus of clinical trials being conducted at Duke University. PVS-RIPO consists of a genetically modified nonpathogenic version of the oral poliovirus Sabin type 1. The internal ribosome entry site...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHS%20Research%20Scotland
NHS Research Scotland (NRS, formerly Health Science Scotland and Scottish Academic Health Science Collaboration), is a government agency that supports clinical and translational research in Scotland. NRS is a partnership between 4 of Scotland's medical schools (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen), the Scottish NHS...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRPC
TRPC is a family of transient receptor potential cation channels in animals. TRPC channels form the subfamily of channels in humans most closely related to drosophila TRP channels. Structurally, members of this family possess a number of similar characteristics, including 3 or 4 ankyrin repeats near the N-terminus and...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP%20200A
The HP 200A was the first product made by Hewlett-Packard and was manufactured in David Packard's garage in Palo Alto, California. It was a low-distortion audio oscillator used for testing sound equipment. It used the Wien bridge oscillator circuit, that had been the subject of Bill Hewlett's Masters thesis. It was al...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolidophyceae
Bolidophyceae is a class of photosynthetic heterokont picophytoplankton, and consist of less than 20 known species. They are distinguished by the angle of flagellar insertion and swimming patterns as well as recent molecular analyses. Bolidophyceae is the sister taxon to the diatoms (Bacillariophyceae). They lack the c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color%20difference
In color science, color difference or color distance is the separation between two colors. This metric allows quantified examination of a notion that formerly could only be described with adjectives. Quantification of these properties is of great importance to those whose work is color-critical. Common definitions make...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraction%20morphism
In algebraic geometry, a contraction morphism is a surjective projective morphism between normal projective varieties (or projective schemes) such that or, equivalently, the geometric fibers are all connected (Zariski's connectedness theorem). It is also commonly called an algebraic fiber space, as it is an analog of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benchmark%20%28computing%29
In computing, a benchmark is the act of running a computer program, a set of programs, or other operations, in order to assess the relative performance of an object, normally by running a number of standard tests and trials against it. The term benchmark is also commonly utilized for the purposes of elaborately designe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberinfrastructure
United States federal research funders use the term cyberinfrastructure to describe research environments that support advanced data acquisition, data storage, data management, data integration, data mining, data visualization and other computing and information processing services distributed over the Internet beyond ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic%20insulation
Dynamic insulation is a form of insulation where cool outside air flowing through the thermal insulation in the envelope of a building will pick up heat from the insulation fibres. Buildings can be designed to exploit this to reduce the transmission heat loss (U-value) and to provide pre-warmed, draft free air to inte...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPModDB
MIPModDB is a database of comparative protein structure models of MIP (Major intrinsic proteins) family of proteins. See also Major intrinsic proteins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourav%20Chatterjee
Sourav Chatterjee (born November 1979) is an Indian mathematician, specializing in mathematical statistics and probability theory. Chatterjee is credited with work on the study of fluctuations in random structures, concentration and super-concentration inequalities, Poisson and other non-normal limits, first-passage ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanadium-51%20nuclear%20magnetic%20resonance
Vanadium-51 nuclear magnetic resonance (51V NMR spectroscopy) is a method for the characterization of vanadium-containing compounds and materials. 51V comprises 99.75% of naturally occurring vanadium. The nucleus is quadrupolar with I = , which is not favorable for NMR spectroscopy, although its quadrupole moment and t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jostel%27s%20TSH%20index
Jostel's TSH index (TSHI or JTI), also referred to as Jostel's thyrotropin index or Thyroid Function index (TFI), is a method for estimating the thyrotropic (i.e. thyroid stimulating) function of the anterior pituitary lobe in a quantitative way. The equation has been derived from the logarithmic standard model of thyr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copiotroph
A copiotroph is an organism found in environments rich in nutrients, particularly carbon. They are the opposite to oligotrophs, which survive in much lower carbon concentrations. Copiotrophic organisms tend to grow in high organic substrate conditions. For example, copiotrophic organisms grow in Sewage lagoons. They ...