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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic%20audio
Semantic audio is the extraction of meaning from audio signals. The field of semantic audio is primarily based around the analysis of audio to create some meaningful metadata, which can then be used in a variety of different ways. Semantic Analysis Semantic analysis of audio is performed to reveal some deeper understa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrombospondin
Thrombospondins (TSPs) are a family of secreted glycoproteins with antiangiogenic functions. Due to their dynamic role within the extracellular matrix they are considered matricellular proteins. The first member of the family, thrombospondin 1 (THBS1), was discovered in 1971 by Nancy L. Baenziger. Types The thrombospo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20software%20for%20the%20TRS-80
The TRS-80 series of computers were sold via Radio Shack & Tandy dealers in North America and Europe in the early 1980s. Much software was developed for these computers, particularly the relatively successful Color Computer I, II & III models, which were designed for both home office and entertainment (gaming) uses. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium%20paradoxum
Allium paradoxum, the few-flowered garlic or few-flowered leek, is an Asian species of wild onion in the Amaryllis family. It is native to mountainous regions of Iran, Caucasus, and Turkmenistan and invasive in Europe. Description Allium paradoxum is a herbaceous perennial growing from a small solitary bulb to about ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadge%20hierarchy
In descriptive set theory, within mathematics, Wadge degrees are levels of complexity for sets of reals. Sets are compared by continuous reductions. The Wadge hierarchy is the structure of Wadge degrees. These concepts are named after William W. Wadge. Wadge degrees Suppose and are subsets of Baire space ωω. Then ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior%20auricular%20vein
The posterior auricular vein is a vein of the head. It begins from a plexus with the occipital vein and the superficial temporal vein, descends behind the auricle, and drains into the external jugular vein. Structure The posterior auricular vein begins upon the side of the head, in a plexus which communicates with th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhyCV
PhyCV is the first computer vision library which utilizes algorithms directly derived from the equations of physics governing physical phenomena. The algorithms appearing in the first release emulate the propagation of light through a physical medium with natural and engineered diffractive properties followed by cohere...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral%20particle
In physics, a neutral particle is a particle without an electric charge, such as a neutron. The term neutral particles should not be confused with truly neutral particles, the subclass of neutral particles that are also identical to their own antiparticles. Stable or long-lived neutral particles Long-lived neutral p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Society%20for%20Applied%20Ethology
The International Society for Applied Ethology is the leading non-profit professional organization for academics and scientists interested in the behaviour and welfare of confined or domesticated animals, including companion, farm, laboratory and zoo animal species. The Society was created in Edinburgh in 1966, as the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieb%27s%20square%20ice%20constant
Lieb's square ice constant is a mathematical constant used in the field of combinatorics to quantify the number of Eulerian orientations of grid graphs. It was introduced by Elliott H. Lieb in 1967. Definition An n × n grid graph (with periodic boundary conditions and n ≥ 2) has n2 vertices and 2n2 edges; it is 4-regu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge%20graph%20embedding
In representation learning, knowledge graph embedding (KGE), also referred to as knowledge representation learning (KRL), or multi-relation learning, is a machine learning task of learning a low-dimensional representation of a knowledge graph's entities and relations while preserving their semantic meaning. Leveraging...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibling%20rivalry%20%28animals%29
Animals, including siblings, compete for resources such as food, territory, and potential mating partners. In animal sibling rivalry, individuals compete for parental care or limited resources, which can sometimes result in siblicide, the killing of siblings. Sibling rivalry occurs in many different forms. Siblings may...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CorDECT
corDECT is a wireless local loop standard developed in India by IIT Madras and Midas Communications (www.midascomms.com) at Chennai, under leadership of Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala, based on the DECT digital cordless phone standard. Overview The technology is a Fixed Wireless Option, which has extremely low capital cost...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelus
An obelus (plural: obeluses or obeli) is a term in codicology and latterly in typography that refers to a historical annotation mark which has resolved to three modern meanings: Division sign Dagger Commercial minus sign (limited geographical area of use) The word "obelus" comes from (obelós), the Ancient Greek...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife%20photo-identification
Photo-identification is a technique used to identify and track individuals of a wild animal study population over time. It relies on capturing photographs of distinctive characteristics such as skin or pelage patterns or scars from the animal. In cetaceans, the dorsal fin area and tail flukes are commonly used. Photo-...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadratic%20formula
In elementary algebra, the quadratic formula is a formula that provides the two solutions, or roots, to a quadratic equation. There are other ways of solving a quadratic equation instead of using the quadratic formula, such as completing the square. Given a general quadratic equation of the form with representing an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon%20protocol
The Dragon Protocol is an update based cache coherence protocol used in multi-processor systems. Write propagation is performed by directly updating all the cached values across multiple processors. Update based protocols such as the Dragon protocol perform efficiently when a write to a cache block is followed by sever...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antecedent%20variable
In statistics and social sciences, an antecedent variable is a variable that can help to explain the apparent relationship (or part of the relationship) between other variables that are nominally in a cause and effect relationship. In a regression analysis, an antecedent variable would be one that influences both the i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiconductor%20Bloch%20equations
The semiconductor Bloch equations (abbreviated as SBEs) describe the optical response of semiconductors excited by coherent classical light sources, such as lasers. They are based on a full quantum theory, and form a closed set of integro-differential equations for the quantum dynamics of microscopic polarization and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social%20software%20%28research%20field%29
In philosophy and the social sciences, social software is an interdisciplinary research program that borrows mathematical tools and techniques from game theory and computer science in order to analyze and design social procedures. The goals of research in this field are modeling social situations, developing theories o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%20content%20management%20controversies
Facebook or Meta Platforms has been criticized for its management of various content on posts, photos and entire groups and profiles. This includes but is not limited to allowing violent content, including content related to war crimes, and not limiting the spread of fake news and COVID-19 misinformation on their platf...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online%20help
Online help is topic-oriented, procedural or reference information delivered through computer software. It is a form of user assistance. The purpose of most online help is to assist in using a software application, web application or operating system. However, it can also present information on a broad range of subject...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian%20gravitational%20constant
The Gaussian gravitational constant (symbol ) is a parameter used in the orbital mechanics of the Solar System. It relates the orbital period to the orbit's semi-major axis and the mass of the orbiting body in Solar masses. The value of historically expresses the mean angular velocity of the system of Earth+Moon and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medial%20axis
The medial axis of an object is the set of all points having more than one closest point on the object's boundary. Originally referred to as the topological skeleton, it was introduced in 1967 by Harry Blum as a tool for biological shape recognition. In mathematics the closure of the medial axis is known as the cut lo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erkenntnis
Erkenntnis is a journal of philosophy that publishes papers in analytic philosophy. Its name is derived from the German word "Erkenntnis", meaning "knowledge, recognition". The journal was also linked to organisation of conferences, such as the Second Conference on the Epistemology of the Exact Sciences, of which it pu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchovy%20essence
Anchovy essence is a brown or pink, thick, oily sauce, consisting of pounded anchovies, spices such as black pepper or cayenne pepper, and sometimes wine. It is used as a flavoring for soups, sauces, and other dishes since at least the 19th century. It has been called a British equivalent of Asian fish sauce. See also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TradeCard
TradeCard, Inc. was an American software company. Its main product, also called TradeCard, was a SaaS collaboration product that was designed to allow companies to manage their extended supply chains including tracking movement of goods and payments. TradeCard software helped to improve visibility, cash flow and margin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frubber
Frubber (from "flesh rubber") is a patented elastic form of rubber used in robotics. The spongy elastomer has been used by Hanson Robotics for the face of its android robots, including Einstein 3 and Sophia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorized%20potentiometer
A motorized potentiometer combines a potentiometer with an electric motor. Uses Motorized potentiometers can be found in audio/video equipment, specifically mixing consoles. In this application, they are called motorized faders. Mixing consoles with motorized faders typically implement the possibility to save and r...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naemon
Naemon is an open-source computer system monitoring, network monitoring and infrastructure monitoring software application. Naemon offers monitoring and alerting services for servers, switches, applications, and services. It alerts the users when things go wrong and alerts them a second time when the problem has been r...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranorex%20Studio
Ranorex Studio is a GUI test automation framework provided by Ranorex GmbH, a software development company. The framework is used for the testing of desktop, web-based and mobile applications. Overview Ranorex Studio supports development of automated test modules using standard programming languages such as C# and VB...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvicide
As herbicides are pesticides used to kill unwanted plants, silvicides are special pesticides (cacodylic acid or MSMA for instance) used to kill brush and trees, or "entire forest" or unwanted forest species. See also Bioherbicide Deforestation List of environmental health hazards Soil contamination Surface ru...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEMO
WEMO, a subsidiary of Belkin, are a series of products from Belkin that enable users to control home electronics remotely. The product suite includes electrical plugs, motion sensors, light switches, cameras, light bulbs, and a mobile app. Products The Wemo Switch can be plugged into any home outlet, which can then b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highsnobiety
Highsnobiety is a global fashion and lifestyle media brand founded in 2005 by David Fischer. It was bought by German e-commerce giant Zalando in 2022. Highsnobiety is headquartered in Berlin and has offices in Amsterdam, London, Milan, New York, Los Angeles and Sydney. Highsnobiety has a digital-first publishing appr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLFN12
Schlafen family member 12 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the SLFN12 gene.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium%20nitrite
Potassium nitrite (distinct from potassium nitrate) is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula . It is an ionic salt of potassium ions K+ and nitrite ions NO2−, which forms a white or slightly yellow, hygroscopic crystalline powder that is soluble in water. It is a strong oxidizer and may accelerate the combu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifold%20alignment
Manifold alignment is a class of machine learning algorithms that produce projections between sets of data, given that the original data sets lie on a common manifold. The concept was first introduced as such by Ham, Lee, and Saul in 2003, adding a manifold constraint to the general problem of correlating sets of high-...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAP3K1
Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 1 (MAP3K1) is a signal transduction enzyme that in humans is encoded by the autosomal MAP3K1 gene. Function MAP3K1 (or MEKK1) is a serine/threonine kinase and ubiquitin ligase that performs a pivotal role in a network of enzymes integrating cellular receptor responses t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal%20landscape
A fractal landscape or fractal surface is generated using a stochastic algorithm designed to produce fractal behavior that mimics the appearance of natural terrain. In other words, the surface resulting from the procedure is not a deterministic, but rather a random surface that exhibits fractal behavior. Many natural ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein%20footprinting
Protein footprinting is a term used to refer to a method of biochemical analysis that investigates protein structure, assembly, and interactions within a larger macromolecular assembly. It was originally coined in reference to the use of limited proteolysis to investigate contact sites within a monoclonal antibody - pr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyron%20Corporation
The Chyron Corporation, formerly ChyronHego Corporation, headquartered in Melville, New York, is a company that specializes in broadcast graphics creation, playout, and real-time data visualization for live television, news, weather, and sports production. Chyron's graphics offerings include hosted services for graphic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%E2%80%93view%E2%80%93presenter
Model–view–presenter (MVP) is a derivation of the model–view–controller (MVC) architectural pattern, and is used mostly for building user interfaces. In MVP, the presenter assumes the functionality of the "middle-man". In MVP, all presentation logic is pushed to the presenter. History The model–view–presenter softwa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpentine%20geometry%20plasma%20actuator
The serpentine plasma actuator represents a broad class of plasma actuator. The actuators vary from the standard type in that their electrode geometry has been modified in to be periodic across its span. History This class of plasma actuators was developed at the Applied Physics Research Group (APRG) at the Universit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended%20periodic%20table
An extended periodic table theorises about chemical elements beyond those currently known in the periodic table and proven. The element with the highest atomic number known is oganesson (Z = 118), which completes the seventh period (row) in the periodic table. All elements in the eighth period and beyond thus remain pu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resonances%20in%20scattering%20from%20potentials
In quantum mechanics, resonance cross section occurs in the context of quantum scattering theory, which deals with studying the scattering of quantum particles from potentials. The scattering problem deals with the calculation of flux distribution of scattered particles/waves as a function of the potential, and of the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erd%C5%91s%E2%80%93P%C3%B3sa%20theorem
In the mathematical discipline of graph theory, the Erdős–Pósa theorem, named after Paul Erdős and Lajos Pósa, relates two parameters of a graph: The size of the largest collection of vertex-disjoint cycles contained in the graph; The size of the smallest feedback vertex set in the graph: a set that contains one ver...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astaxanthin
Astaxanthin is a keto-carotenoid within a group of chemical compounds known as terpenes. Astaxanthin is a metabolite of zeaxanthin and canthaxanthin, containing both hydroxyl and ketone functional groups. It is a lipid-soluble pigment with red coloring properties, which result from the extended chain of conjugated (al...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State%20microbe
A state microbe is a microorganism used as an official state symbol. Several U.S. states have honored microorganisms by nominating them to become official state symbols. The first state to declare an Official State Microbe is Oregon which chose Saccharomyces cerevisiae (brewer's or baker's yeast) as the Official Micro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searching%20the%20conformational%20space%20for%20docking
In molecular modelling, docking is a method which predicts the preferred orientation of one molecule to another when bound together in a stable complex. In the case of protein docking, the search space consists of all possible orientations of the protein with respect to the ligand. Flexible docking in addition consid...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help%20key
A Help key, found in the shape of a dedicated key explicitly labeled , or as another key, typically one of the function keys, on a computer keyboard, is a key which, when pressed, produces information on the screen/display to aid the user in their current task, such as using a specific function in an application progra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis%20frequency
The Coriolis frequency ƒ, also called the Coriolis parameter or Coriolis coefficient, is equal to twice the rotation rate Ω of the Earth multiplied by the sine of the latitude . The rotation rate of the Earth (Ω = 7.2921 × 10−5 rad/s) can be calculated as 2π / T radians per second, where T is the rotation period of th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muramyl%20ligase
The bacterial cell wall provides strength and rigidity to counteract internal osmotic pressure, and protection against the environment. The peptidoglycan layer gives the cell wall its strength, and helps maintain the overall shape of the cell. The basic peptidoglycan structure of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative ba...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice%20Queen%20%28song%29
"Ice Queen" is a song by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. It was released in June 2001 as the second single from their second studio album Mother Earth. The song was the band's commercial breakthrough, and it remains one of the band's most successful songs to date in Europe. It has been featured on the ann...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature%20scaling
Feature scaling is a method used to normalize the range of independent variables or features of data. In data processing, it is also known as data normalization and is generally performed during the data preprocessing step. Motivation Since the range of values of raw data varies widely, in some machine learning algori...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20common%20names%20of%20lichen%20genera
This is a list of common names of lichen genera. When a common name for a lichen genus is the same as the scientific name for that genus, it is not included in the following list. This list only includes genera common names that are widely used, as indicated by the common name either appearing in a peer reviewed scient...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extracellular%20signal-regulated%20kinases
In molecular biology, extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs) or classical MAP kinases are widely expressed protein kinase intracellular signalling molecules that are involved in functions including the regulation of meiosis, mitosis, and postmitotic functions in differentiated cells. Many different stimuli, inc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BATON%20Overlay
The BAlanced Tree Overlay Network (BATON) is a distributed tree structure designed for peer-to-peer (P2P) systems. Unlike other overlays that utilize a distributed hash table (DHT) like the Chord system, BATON organizes peers in a distributed tree to facilitate range search. Furthermore, BATON aims to maintain a balanc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topology%20control
Topology control is a technique used in distributed computing to alter the underlying network (modeled as a graph) to reduce the cost of distributed algorithms if run over the resulting graphs. It is a basic technique in distributed algorithms. For instance, a (minimum) spanning tree is used as a backbone to reduce the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent%20software%20vendor
An independent software vendor (ISV), also known as a software publisher, is an organization specializing in making and selling software, as opposed to computer hardware, designed for mass or niche markets. This is in contrast to in-house software, which is developed by the organization that will use it, or custom soft...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permutoassociahedron
In mathematics, the permutoassociahedron is an -dimensional polytope whose vertices correspond to the bracketings of the permutations of terms and whose edges connect two bracketings that can be obtained from one another either by moving a pair of brackets using associativity or by transposing two consecutive terms th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9418O
{{DISPLAYTITLE:δ18O}} In geochemistry, paleoclimatology and paleoceanography δ18O or delta-O-18 is a measure of the ratio of stable isotopes oxygen-18 (18O) and oxygen-16 (16O). It is commonly used as a measure of the temperature of precipitation, as a measure of groundwater/mineral interactions, and as an indicator...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Combinatorial%20Theory
The Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A and Series B, are mathematical journals specializing in combinatorics and related areas. They are published by Elsevier. Series A is concerned primarily with structures, designs, and applications of combinatorics. Series B is concerned primarily with graph and matroid theo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rho-associated%20protein%20kinase
Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) is a kinase belonging to the AGC (PKA/ PKG/PKC) family of serine-threonine specific protein kinases. It is involved mainly in regulating the shape and movement of cells by acting on the cytoskeleton. ROCKs (ROCK1 and ROCK2) occur in mammals (human, rat, mouse, cow), zebrafish, Xeno...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensistor
Sensistor is a resistor whose resistance changes with temperature. The resistance increases exponentially with temperature, that is the temperature coefficient is positive (e.g. 0.7% per degree Celsius). Sensistors are used in electronic circuits for compensation of temperature influence or as sensors of temperature ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20Kingdom%20Rocketry%20Association
The United Kingdom Rocketry Association (UKRA) is an enabling body set up to promote and represent high power, medium power and model rocketry in the United Kingdom for educational, recreational and amateur research purposes. UKRA is also the specialist body to the BMFA (British Model Flying Association) with responsib...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-integer
In mathematics, a half-integer is a number of the form where is a whole number. For example, are all half-integers. The name "half-integer" is perhaps misleading, as the set may be misunderstood to include numbers such as 1 (being half the integer 2). A name such as "integer-plus-half" may be more accurate, but ev...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryophilous%20lichen
A bryophilous lichen is one that grows on a bryophyte – that is, on a moss or liverwort. Those which grow on mosses are known as muscicolous lichens, while those grow on liverworts are called hepaticolous lichens. Muscicolous derives from the Latin muscus meaning moss, while the suffix colous means "living or growing i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boo%20Boo%20%28dog%29
Boo Boo was the world's smallest dog from 2007 to 2013. She stood at a height of 9.65 cm, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Boo Boo was replaced by Milly, another Chihuahua, as the World's Smallest Dog. Other contenders for the record included Beyonce, a Dachshund-Chihuahua mix, and Scooter, a Maltese...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%20Varian%20Prize
The Russell Varian Prize was an international scientific prize awarded for a single, high-impact and innovative contribution in the field of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), that laid the foundation for the development of new technologies in the field. It honored the memory of Russell Varian, the pioneer behind the cr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhancer%20%28genetics%29
In genetics, an enhancer is a short (50–1500 bp) region of DNA that can be bound by proteins (activators) to increase the likelihood that transcription of a particular gene will occur. These proteins are usually referred to as transcription factors. Enhancers are cis-acting. They can be located up to 1 Mbp (1,000,000 b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VTPR
VTPR (short for Volume-Translated Peng–Robinson) is an estimation method for the calculation of phase equilibria of mixtures of chemical components. The original goal for the development of this method was to enable the estimation of properties of mixtures which contain supercritical components. These class of substanc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9vy%E2%80%93Steinitz%20theorem
In mathematics, the Lévy–Steinitz theorem identifies the set of values to which rearrangements of an infinite series of vectors in Rn can converge. It was proved by Paul Lévy in his first published paper when he was 19 years old. In 1913 Ernst Steinitz filled in a gap in Lévy's proof and also proved the result by a dif...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radionics
Radionics—also called electromagnetic therapy (EMT) and the Abrams Method—is a form of alternative medicine that claims that disease can be diagnosed and treated by applying electromagnetic radiation (EMR), such as radio waves, to the body from an electrically powered device. It is similar to magnet therapy, which als...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrix%20Cloud
Citrix Cloud is a cloud management platform that allows organizations to deploy cloud-hosted desktops and apps to end users. It was developed by Citrix Systems and released in 2015. Overview Citrix Cloud is a cloud-based platform for managing and deploying Citrix products and desktops and applications to end users usi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Rwandan%20flags
The following is a list of flags related with Rwanda. National flag Government flag Ethnic group flag Political party flags Historical flags See also Flag of Rwanda Seal of Rwanda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topological%20Yang%E2%80%93Mills%20theory
In gauge theory, topological Yang–Mills theory, also known as the theta term or -term is a gauge-invariant term which can be added to the action for four-dimensional field theories, first introduced by Edward Witten. It does not change the classical equations of motion, and its effects are only seen at the quantum lev...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIGNAL%20%28programming%20language%29
SIGNAL is a programming language based on synchronized data-flow (flows + synchronization): a process is a set of equations on elementary flows describing both data and control. The SIGNAL formal model provides the capability to describe systems with several clocks (polychronous systems) as relational specifications. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang%E2%80%93Mills%20existence%20and%20mass%20gap
The Yang–Mills existence and mass gap problem is an unsolved problem in mathematical physics and mathematics, and one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems defined by the Clay Mathematics Institute, which has offered a prize of US$1,000,000 for its solution. The problem is phrased as follows: Yang–Mills Existence a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinmetz%20curve
A Steinmetz curve is the curve of intersection of two right circular cylinders of radii and whose axes intersect perpendicularly. In case of the Steimetz curves are the edges of a Steinmetz solid. If the cylinder axes are the x- and y-axes and , then the Steinmetz curves are given by the parametric equations: It...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap%20crop
A trap crop is a plant that attracts agricultural pests, usually insects, away from nearby crops. This form of companion planting can save the main crop from decimation by pests without the use of pesticides.[1] A trap crop is used for attracting the insect and pests away from the field.[1] Many trap crops have success...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event%20tree%20analysis
Event tree analysis (ETA) is a forward, top-down, logical modeling technique for both success and failure that explores responses through a single initiating event and lays a path for assessing probabilities of the outcomes and overall system analysis. This analysis technique is used to analyze the effects of function...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a long-lasting, noncontagious autoimmune disease characterized by patches of abnormal skin. These areas are red, pink, or purple, dry, itchy, and scaly. Psoriasis varies in severity from small localized patches to complete body coverage. Injury to the skin can trigger psoriatic skin changes at that spot, w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syagrus%20weddelliana
Syagrus weddelliana, also known as the miniature coconut palm or Weddell's palm, is a feather palm in the palm family. Description The palm has a small stature, only growing to a height of . In rare cases, this palm can grow to , with a trunk diameter of about . After flowering, it produces small edible fruits that re...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20model
A data model is an abstract model that organizes elements of data and standardizes how they relate to one another and to the properties of real-world entities. For instance, a data model may specify that the data element representing a car be composed of a number of other elements which, in turn, represent the color an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphic%20word
In mathematics and computer science, a morphic word or substitutive word is an infinite sequence of symbols which is constructed from a particular class of endomorphism of a free monoid. Every automatic sequence is morphic. Definition Let f be an endomorphism of the free monoid A∗ on an alphabet A with the property t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20skeleton
The human skeleton is the internal framework of the human body. It is composed of around 270 bones at birth – this total decreases to around 206 bones by adulthood after some bones get fused together. The bone mass in the skeleton makes up about 14% of the total body weight (ca. 10–11 kg for an average person) and reac...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicide
The term salicide refers to a technology used in the microelectronics industry used to form electrical contacts between the semiconductor device and the supporting interconnect structure. The salicide process involves the reaction of a metal thin film with silicon in the active regions of the device, ultimately formin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidase%20test
The oxidase test is used to determine whether an organism possesses the cytochrome c oxidase enzyme. The test is used as an aid for the differentiation of Neisseria, Moraxella, Campylobacter and Pasteurella species (oxidase positive). It is also used to differentiate pseudomonads from related species. Classification S...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EcoSim
EcoSim is an individual-based predator-prey ecosystem simulation in which agents can evolve. It has been designed to investigate several broad ecological questions, as well as long-term evolutionary patterns and processes such as speciation and macroevolution. EcoSim has been designed by Robin Gras at the University of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman%E2%80%93Werner%20photons
A Lyman-Werner photon is an ultraviolet photon with a photon energy in the range of 11.2 to 13.6 eV, corresponding to the energy range in which the Lyman and Werner absorption bands of molecular hydrogen (H2) are found. A photon in this energy range, with a frequency that coincides with that of one of the lines in the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiotic%20bacteria
Symbiotic bacteria are bacteria living in symbiosis with another organism or each other. For example, rhizobia living in root nodules of legumes provide nitrogen fixing activity for these plants. Types of symbiosis Types of symbiotic relationships are mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, and amensalism. Endosymbiosi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information-centric%20networking%20caching%20policies
In computing, cache algorithms (also frequently called cache replacement algorithms or cache replacement policies) are optimizing instructionsor algorithmsthat a computer program or a hardware-maintained structure can follow in order to manage a cache of information stored on the computer. When the cache is full, the a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abnormal%20urine%20color
Normally, human urine color is straw-yellow. Urine color other than straw-yellow sometimes reflects an abnormality—an underlying pathological condition—in human beings. Signs and symptoms The signs and symptoms of abnormal urine color are shown as follows: Unexplained urine color other than straw-yellow has continue...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional%20extinction
Functional extinction is the extinction of a species or other taxon such that: It disappears from the fossil record, or historic reports of its existence cease; The reduced population no longer plays a significant role in ecosystem function; or The population is no longer viable. There are no individuals able to repro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jen%C5%91%20Sz%C3%A9p
Jenő Szép (13 January 1920 – 18 October 2004) was a Hungarian mathematician and professor at the University of Economics, Budapest (now Corvinus University). His main research interests were group theory and game theory. He was a founder of the journal Pure Mathematics and Applications (PUMA). The Zappa–Szép product i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry%20loop
A dry loop is an unconditioned leased pair of telephone line from a telephone company. The pair does not provide dial tone or battery (continuous electric potential), as opposed to a wet pair, a line usually without dial tone but with battery. A dry pair was originally used with a security system but more recently may...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoelectrochemical%20process
Photoelectrochemical processes are processes in photoelectrochemistry; they usually involve transforming light into other forms of energy. These processes apply to photochemistry, optically pumped lasers, sensitized solar cells, luminescence, and photochromism. Electron excitation Electron excitation is the movement ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina%20Teicher
Mina Teicher is an Israeli mathematician at Bar-Ilan University, specializing in algebraic geometry. Teicher earned bachelor's, masters, and doctoral degrees from Tel Aviv University in 1974, 1976, and 1981 respectively. Her dissertation, Birational Transformation Between 4-folds, was supervised by Ilya Piatetski-Shap...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transdichotomous%20model
In computational complexity theory, and more specifically in the analysis of algorithms with integer data, the transdichotomous model is a variation of the random-access machine in which the machine word size is assumed to match the problem size. The model was proposed by Michael Fredman and Dan Willard, who chose its ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common%20Indexing%20Protocol
The Common Indexing Protocol (CIP) was an attempt in the IETF working group FIND during the mid-1990s to define a protocol for exchanging index information between directory services. In the X.500 Directory model, searches scoped near the root of the tree (e.g. at a particular country) were problematic to implement,...