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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lander%E2%80%93Green%20algorithm | The Lander–Green algorithm is an algorithm, due to Eric Lander and Philip Green for computing the likelihood of observed genotype data given a pedigree. It is appropriate for relatively small pedigrees and a large number of markers. It is used in the analysis of genetic linkage. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDRO%20Group | The Industrial Development & Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) known as IDRO Group was established in 1967 in Iran. IDRO Group is one of the largest companies in Iran. It is also one of the largest conglomerates in Asia. IDRO's objective is to develop Iran's industry sector and to accelerate the industrialization ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choline%20transporter | The high-affinity choline transporter (ChT) also known as solute carrier family 5 member 7 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the SLC5A7 gene. It is a cell membrane transporter and carries choline into acetylcholine-synthesizing neurons.
Hemicholinium-3 is an inhibitor of the ChT and can be used to deplete ace... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body%20reactivity | Body reactivity is usually understood as the body's ability to react in a proper way to influence the environment. Resistance of an organism is its stability under the influence of pathogenic factors. The body reactivity can range from homeostasis to a fight or flight response. Ultimately, they are all governed by the ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux%20tube | A flux tube is a generally tube-like (cylindrical) region of space containing a magnetic field, B, such that the cylindrical sides of the tube are everywhere parallel to the magnetic field lines. It is a graphical visual aid for visualizing a magnetic field. Since no magnetic flux passes through the sides of the tube,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryogenic%20electron%20microscopy | Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a cryomicroscopy technique applied on samples cooled to cryogenic temperatures. For biological specimens, the structure is preserved by embedding in an environment of vitreous ice. An aqueous sample solution is applied to a grid-mesh and plunge-frozen in liquid ethane or a mix... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynomial-time%20reduction | In computational complexity theory, a polynomial-time reduction is a method for solving one problem using another. One shows that if a hypothetical subroutine solving the second problem exists, then the first problem can be solved by transforming or reducing it to inputs for the second problem and calling the subroutin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodemography | Geodemography is the study of people based on where they live; it links the sciences of demography, the study of human population dynamics, and geography, the study of the locational and spatial variation of both physical and human phenomena on Earth, along with sociology.
It includes the application of geodemographic... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calmar%20ratio | Calmar ratio (or Drawdown ratio) is a performance measurement used to evaluate Commodity Trading Advisors and hedge funds. It was created by Terry W. Young and first published in 1991 in the trade journal Futures.
Young owned California Managed Accounts, a firm in Santa Ynez, California, which managed client funds and... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20fast%20rotators%20%28minor%20planets%29 | This is a list of fast rotators—"minor planets" (which includes asteroids) that have an exceptionally short rotation period, also called "rotation rate" or "spin rate". In some cases the rotation period is not constant because the object tumbles (see List of tumblers). In this list the periods are sourced from the Ligh... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protochlorophyllide | Protochlorophyllide, or monovinyl protochlorophyllide, is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of chlorophyll a. It lacks the phytol side-chain of chlorophyll and the reduced pyrrole in ring D. Protochlorophyllide is highly fluorescent; mutants that accumulate it glow red if irradiated with blue light. In angiosperms, t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraviolet%20fixed%20point | In a quantum field theory, one may calculate an effective or running coupling constant that defines the coupling of the theory measured at a given momentum scale. One example of such a coupling constant is the electric charge.
In approximate calculations in several quantum field theories, notably quantum electrodynami... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival%20rate | Survival rate is a part of survival analysis. It is the proportion of people in a study or treatment group still alive at a given period of time after diagnosis. It is a method of describing prognosis in certain disease conditions, and can be used for the assessment of standards of therapy. The survival period is usual... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microhematuria | Microhematuria, also called microscopic hematuria (both usually abbreviated as MH), is a medical condition in which urine contains small amounts of blood; the blood quantity is too low to change the color of the urine (otherwise, it is known as gross hematuria). While not dangerous in itself, it may be a symptom of kid... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonlocal%20Lagrangian | In field theory, a nonlocal Lagrangian is a Lagrangian, a type of functional containing terms that are nonlocal in the fields , i.e. not polynomials or functions of the fields or their derivatives evaluated at a single point in the space of dynamical parameters (e.g. space-time). Examples of such nonlocal Lagrangians ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia%20of%20Earth | The Encyclopedia of Earth (abbreviated EoE) is an electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The Encyclopedia is described as a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and other approved experts, who collaborat... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health%20Services%20Laboratories | Health Services Laboratories (HSL) is an independent provider of pathology and diagnostic services to the NHS. Formed in 2015, it is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The Doctors Laboratory is the longes... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multifactorial%20disease | Multifactorial diseases are not confined to any specific pattern of single gene inheritance and are likely to be caused when multiple genes come together along with the effects of environmental factors.
In fact, the terms ‘multifactorial’ and ‘polygenic’ are used as synonyms and these terms are commonly used to descri... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial-numerical%20association%20of%20response%20codes | The spatial-numerical association of response codes (SNARC) is an example of the spatial organisation of magnitude information. Put simply, when presented with smaller numbers (0 to 4), people tend to respond faster if those stimuli are associated with the left extrapersonal hemiside of their perceived surroundings; wh... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphingomyelin | Sphingomyelin (SPH, ) is a type of sphingolipid found in animal cell membranes, especially in the membranous myelin sheath that surrounds some nerve cell axons. It usually consists of phosphocholine and ceramide, or a phosphoethanolamine head group; therefore, sphingomyelins can also be classified as sphingophospholipi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteriophage%20PBC1 | Bacteriophage PBC1 is a bacteriophage that infects the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus cereus. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I/O%20virtualization | In virtualization, input/output virtualization (I/O virtualization) is a methodology to simplify management, lower costs and improve performance of servers in enterprise environments. I/O virtualization environments are created by abstracting the upper layer protocols from the physical connections.
The technology enab... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONQUEST | CONQUEST is a linear scaling, or O(N), density functional theory (DFT) electronic structure open-source code. The code is designed to perform DFT calculations on very large systems containing many thousands of atoms. It can be run at different levels of precision ranging from ab initio tight binding up to full DFT with... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco%20PIX | Cisco PIX (Private Internet eXchange) was a popular IP firewall and network address translation (NAT) appliance. It was one of the first products in this market segment.
In 2005, Cisco introduced the newer Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Cisco ASA), that inherited many of the PIX features, and in 2008 announced PIX... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-taxon%20analysis | Three-taxon analysis (or TTS, three-item analysis, 3ia) is a cladistic based method of phylogenetic reconstruction. Introduced by Nelson and Platnick in 1991 to reconstruct organisms' phylogeny, this method can also be applied to biogeographic areas. It attempts to reconstruct complex phylogenetic trees by breaking th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotesque%20%28architecture%29 | In architecture, a grotesque () or chimera () is a fantastic or mythical figure carved from stone and fixed to the walls or roof of a building. A chimera is a kind of grotesque in which the figure is a combination of animals (including humans). Grotesque are often called gargoyles, although the term gargoyle refers to ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal%20volume | Tidal volume (symbol VT or TV) is the volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during a normal breath. In a healthy, young human adult, tidal volume is approximately 500 ml per inspiration or 7 ml/kg of body mass.
Mechanical ventilation
Tidal volume plays a significant role during mechanical ventilation to ensure ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linopristin | Linopristin is an antibiotic of the streptogramin B class. It is one of the components of the antibiotic combination NXL103. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urn%20problem | In probability and statistics, an urn problem is an idealized mental exercise in which some objects of real interest (such as atoms, people, cars, etc.) are represented as colored balls in an urn or other container. One pretends to remove one or more balls from the urn; the goal is to determine the probability of drawi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-325 | In the history of cryptography, M-325, also known as SIGFOY, was an American rotor machine designed by William F. Friedman and built in 1944. Between 1944 and 1946, more than 1,100 machines were deployed within the United States Foreign Service. Its use was discontinued in 1946 because of faults in operation. Friedman ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-covariance%20matrix | In probability theory and statistics, a cross-covariance matrix is a matrix whose element in the i, j position is the covariance between the i-th element of a random vector and j-th element of another random vector. A random vector is a random variable with multiple dimensions. Each element of the vector is a scalar ra... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy%20in%20Australian%20law | There is no absolute right to privacy in Australian law and there is no clearly recognised tort of invasion of privacy or similar remedy available to people who feel their privacy has been violated. Privacy is, however, affected and protected in limited ways by common law in Australia and a range of federal, state and ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbiting%20body | In astrodynamics, an orbiting body is any physical body that orbits a more massive one, called the primary body. The orbiting body is properly referred to as the secondary body (), which is less massive than the primary body ().
Thus, or .
Under standard assumptions in astrodynamics, the barycenter of the two bodies... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aplastic%20anemia | Aplastic anemia (AA) is a severe hematologic condition in which the body fails to make blood cells in sufficient numbers. Aplastic anemia is associated with cancer and various cancer syndromes. Blood cells are produced in the bone marrow by stem cells that reside there. Aplastic anemia causes a deficiency of all blood ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English%20terms%20with%20diacritical%20marks | English rarely uses diacritics, which are symbols indicating the modification of a letter's sound when spoken. Most of the affected words are in terms imported from other languages The two dots accent (diaeresis or umlaut), the grave accent and the acute accent are the only diacritics native to Modern English, and the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lankford%20coefficient | The Lankford coefficient (also called Lankford value, R-value, or plastic strain ratio) is a measure of the plastic anisotropy of a rolled sheet metal. This scalar quantity is used extensively as an indicator of the formability of recrystallized low-carbon steel sheets.
Definition
If and are the coordinate directi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/76th%20meridian%20west | The meridian 76° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 76th meridian west forms a great circle with the 104th me... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category%20of%20relations | In mathematics, the category Rel has the class of sets as objects and binary relations as morphisms.
A morphism (or arrow) R : A → B in this category is a relation between the sets A and B, so .
The composition of two relations R: A → B and S: B → C is given by
(a, c) ∈ S o R ⇔ for some b ∈ B, (a, b) ∈ R and (b, c) ∈... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20trauma%20and%20orthopaedics | The treatment of broken bones and dislocated joints can be traced as far back as the Ancient Greeks. Hippocrates is credited with a method of reduction of a dislocated shoulder. 16th century Spanish texts talk about the Aztecs use of reduction of fractures using fir branches. The modern discipline of orthopaedics in tr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish | A fish (: fish or fishes) is an aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animal that lacks limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of living fish species are ray-finned fish, belonging to the cla... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymidylate%20kinase | Thymidylate kinase (; dTMP kinase) catalyzes the phosphorylation of thymidine 5'-monophosphate (dTMP) to form thymidine 5'-diphosphate (dTDP) in the presence of ATP and magnesium:
ATP + thymidine 5'-phosphate ADP + thymidine 5'-diphosphate
Thymidylate kinase is a ubiquitous enzyme of about 25 Kd and is important in... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic%20bullet%20%28medicine%29 | The magic bullet is a scientific concept developed by a German Nobel laureate Paul Ehrlich in 1907. While working at the Institute of Experimental Therapy (Institut für experimentelle Therapie), Ehrlich formed an idea that it could be possible to kill specific microbes (such as bacteria), which cause diseases in the bo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloidal%20gold%20protein%20assay | The colloidal gold protein assay is a highly sensitive biochemical assay for determining the total concentration of protein in a solution (~0.1 ng/µL to 200 ng/µL). It was first described in 1987 by two groups who used commercially available "Aurodye" colloidal gold solutions. Notably, the formulation of Aurodye change... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHI-base | https://canto.phi-base.org/
The Pathogen-Host Interactions database (PHI-base) is a biological database that contains curated information on genes experimentally proven to affect the outcome of pathogen-host interactions. The database is maintained by researchers at Rothamsted Research, together with external collabo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Conference%20on%20Cold%20Fusion | The International Conference on Cold Fusion (ICCF) (also referred to as Annual Conference on Cold Fusion in 1990-1991 and mostly as International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science since 2007) is an annual or biennial conference on the topic of cold fusion. An international conference on cold fusion was hel... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows%20NT%203.5 | Windows NT 3.5 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft and oriented towards businesses. It was released on September 21, 1994, as the successor to Windows NT 3.1 and the predecessor to Windows NT 3.51.
One of the primary goals during Windows NT 3.5 development was to improve the op... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heishansaurus | Heishansaurus, meaning "Heishan lizard" after the area in China where it was discovered, is the name given to a dubious genus of herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur, probably belonging to the Ankylosauridae.
In 1930, Swedish palaeontologist Anders Birger Bohlin discovered dinosaur fossils, in the context of the Swedish... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided%20lean%20management | Computer-aided lean management, in business management, is a methodology of developing and using software-controlled, lean systems integration. Its goal is to drive innovation towards cost and cycle-time savings. It attempts to create an efficient use of capital and resources through the development and use of one in... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitfall%20trap | A pitfall trap is a trapping pit for small animals, such as insects, amphibians and reptiles. Pitfall traps are a sampling technique, mainly used for ecology studies and ecologic pest control. Animals that enter a pitfall trap are unable to escape. This is a form of passive collection, as opposed to active collection w... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaricus%20macrosporus | Agaricus macrosporus is a rare, edible mushroom found from June at wood fringes and in meadows.
Description
The white cap is hemispherical and white when young, but later flattens out up to 25 cm in diameter and becomes yellowish or tan. Its flesh is very thick. The gills are pinkish grey when young, and become brown... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OutGuess | OutGuess is a steganographic software for hiding data in the most redundant content data bits of existing (media) files. It has handlers for image files in the common Netpbm and JPEG formats, so it can, for example, specifically alter the frequency coefficients of JPEG files. It is written in C and published as Free So... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovorubin | Ovorubin (PcOvo or PcPV1) is the most abundant perivitellin (>60 % total protein) of the perivitelline fluid from Pomacea canaliculata snail eggs. This glyco-lipo-caroteno protein complex is a approx. 300 kDa multimer of a combination of multiple copies of six different ~30 kDa subunits.
Together with the other perivi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SETIcon | SETIcon was a public convention organized by the SETI Institute and held twice in Santa Clara, California. It was an interdisciplinary conference, with talks focusing on a wide range of issues related to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). The programs included panels with prominent scientists from NAS... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milne-Thomson%20circle%20theorem | In fluid dynamics the Milne-Thomson circle theorem or the circle theorem is a statement giving a new stream function for a fluid flow when a cylinder is placed into that flow. It was named after the English mathematician L. M. Milne-Thomson.
Let be the complex potential for a fluid flow, where all singularities of l... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic%20trajectory%20evaluation | Symbolic trajectory evaluation (STE) is a lattice-based model checking technology that uses a form of symbolic simulation. STE is essentially used for computer hardware, that is circuit verification. The technique uses abstraction, meaning that details of the circuit behaviour are removed from the circuit model. It was... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet%20wipe | A wet wipe, also known as a wet towel, moist towelette, disposable wipe, disinfecting wipe, or a baby wipe (in specific circumstances) is a small to medium-sized moistened piece of plastic or cloth that either comes folded and individually wrapped for convenience or, in the case of dispensers, as a large roll with indi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginseng | Ginseng () is the root of plants in the genus Panax, such as Korean ginseng (P. ginseng), South China ginseng (P. notoginseng), and American ginseng (P. quinquefolius), characterized by the presence of ginsenosides and gintonin. Ginseng is common in the cuisines and medicines of China and Korea.
Ginseng has been used ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet%20rush%20hour | Internet rush hour is the time period when the majority of Internet users are online at the same time. Typically, in the UK the peak hours are between 7 and 11 pm. During this time frame, users commonly experience slowness while browsing or downloading content. The congestion experienced during the rush hour is simila... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%AA%20V%C4%83n%20%C4%90%E1%BB%87 | Celso-Léon Lê Văn Đệ (24 August 1906 – 16 March 1966) was a South Vietnamese painter who designed the South Vietnamese flag.
Early life and education
A Roman Catholic, he was born in Mỏ Cày, Bến Tre, and was in charge of Asian Arts at the International Exhibition of Catholic Press at Vatican in 1936. He established th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20parties%20to%20the%20Biological%20Weapons%20Convention | The list of parties to the Biological Weapons Convention encompasses the states which have signed and ratified or acceded to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), a multilateral treaty outlawing biological weapons.
On 10 April 1972, the BWC was opened for signature. The Netherlands became the first state to deposit... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20desktop%20publishing%20software | The following is a list of major desktop publishing software. A wide range of related software tools exist in this field including many plug-ins and tools related to the applications listed below.
Several software directories provide more comprehensive listings of desktop publishing software, including VersionTracker ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set%20Theory%3A%20An%20Introduction%20to%20Independence%20Proofs | Set Theory: An Introduction to Independence Proofs is a textbook and reference work in set theory by Kenneth Kunen. It starts from basic notions, including the ZFC axioms, and quickly develops combinatorial notions such as trees, Suslin's problem, ◊, and Martin's axiom. It develops some basic model theory (rather spec... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytolypa | Polytolypa is a monotypic genus of fungus containing the single species Polytolypa hystricis. First classified in the Onygenaceae family, as of 2008 it is considered to be in the Ajellomycetaceae, although there is still uncertainty as to its phylogenetic relationships with other similar genera. This species is only kn... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotree | Academic Family Tree, which began as Neurotree, is an online database for academic genealogy, containing numerous "family trees" of academic disciplines. Neurotree was established in 2005 as a family tree of neuroscientists. Later that year Academic Family Tree incorporated Neurotree and academic genealogies of other s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16%3A10%20aspect%20ratio | 16:10 (1.6:1) is an aspect ratio commonly used for computer displays and tablet computers. It is equal to 8/5, close to the golden ratio (), which is approximately 1.618.
History
LCD computer displays with a 16:10 ratio first rose to mass market prominence in 2003. By 2008, the 16:10 aspect ratio had become the most ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction%20of%20a%20complex%20null%20tetrad | Calculations in the Newman–Penrose (NP) formalism of general relativity normally begin with the construction of a complex null tetrad , where is a pair of real null vectors and is a pair of complex null vectors. These tetrad vectors respect the following normalization and metric conditions assuming the spacetime sign... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-metal | A half-metal is any substance that acts as a conductor to electrons of one spin orientation, but as an insulator or semiconductor to those of the opposite orientation. Although all half-metals are ferromagnetic (or ferrimagnetic), most ferromagnets are not half-metals. Many of the known examples of half-metals are oxid... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformation%20efficiency | Transformation efficiency refers to the ability of a cell to take up and incorporate exogenous DNA, such as plasmids, during a process called transformation. The efficiency of transformation is typically measured as the number of transformants (cells that have taken up the exogenous DNA) per microgram of DNA added to t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaic%20smile | The archaic smile was used by sculptors in Archaic Greece, especially in the second quarter of the 6th century BCE, possibly to suggest that their subject was alive and infused with a sense of well-being. One of the most famous examples of the archaic smile is the Kroisos Kouros, and the Peplos Kore is another.
By th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procedural%20reasoning%20system | In artificial intelligence, a procedural reasoning system (PRS) is a framework for constructing real-time reasoning systems that can perform complex tasks in dynamic environments. It is based on the notion of a rational agent or intelligent agent using the belief–desire–intention software model.
A user application is ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-transglutaminase%20antibodies | Anti-transglutaminase antibodies (ATA) are autoantibodies against the transglutaminase protein. Antibodies serve an important role in the immune system by detecting cells and substances that the rest of the immune system then eliminates. These cells and substances can be foreign (for example, viruses) and also can be p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Lane%20%28mental%20calculator%29 | George Lane (born 1964) is a British mental calculator and author. He is a five-time gold medalist in the Mental Calculations event at the annual Mind Sports Olympiad, and is one of only five Grandmasters of Mental Calculation, as recognised by the Mind Sports Organisation. George is a regular facilitator at the annual... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic%20fraction | In algebra, an algebraic fraction is a fraction whose numerator and denominator are algebraic expressions. Two examples of algebraic fractions are and . Algebraic fractions are subject to the same laws as arithmetic fractions.
A rational fraction is an algebraic fraction whose numerator and denominator are both polyn... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigid-band%20model | The Rigid-Band Model (or RBM) is one of the models used to describe the behavior of metal alloys. In some cases the model is even used for non-metal alloys such as Si alloys. According to the RBM the shape of the constant energy surfaces (hence the Fermi surface as well) and curve of density of states of the alloy are ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFXQ-CD | WFXQ-CD (channel 28) is a low-power, Class A television station in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. It is a translator of dual NBC/CW+ affiliate WWLP (channel 22), owned by Nexstar Media Group. WFXQ-CD's transmitter is located at the old Mount Tom Ski Area summit in Holyoke. Its parent station maintains studi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam%20turbine%20governing | Steam turbine governing is the procedure of controlling the flow rate of steam to a steam turbine so as to maintain its speed of rotation as constant. The variation in load during the operation of a steam turbine can have a significant impact on its performance. In a practical situation the load frequently varies from ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension%20function | In mathematics, the notion of an (exact) dimension function (also known as a gauge function) is a tool in the study of fractals and other subsets of metric spaces. Dimension functions are a generalisation of the simple "diameter to the dimension" power law used in the construction of s-dimensional Hausdorff measure.
M... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags%20depicting%20the%20Southern%20Cross | The Southern Cross or Crux, a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere, is depicted on flags and coats of arms of various countries and sub-national entities. This star constellation is visible mostly in the southern hemisphere and it therefore symbolises the southern location of its users.
The term Southern C... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FROSTBURG | FROSTBURG was a Connection Machine 5 (CM-5) massively parallel supercomputer used by the US National Security Agency (NSA) to perform higher-level mathematical calculations. The CM-5 was built by the Thinking Machines Corporation, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at a cost of US$25 million. The system was installed a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central%20Security%20Service | The Central Security Service (CSS) is a combat support agency of the United States Department of Defense which was established in 1972 to integrate the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Service Cryptologic Components (SCC) of the United States Armed Forces in the field of signals intelligence, cryptology, and info... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge%20%28symbol%29 | Wedge (∧) is a symbol that looks similar to an in-line caret (^). It is used to represent various operations. In Unicode, the symbol is encoded and by \wedge and \land in TeX. The opposite symbol (∨) is called a vel, or sometimes a (descending) wedge. Some authors who call the descending wedge vel often call the ascen... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2%20hol%20family | The Mycobacterial 2 TMS Phage Holin (M2 Hol) Family (TC# 1.E.36) is a group of transporters belonging to the Holin Superfamily VII. The Mycobactrerial 2 transmembrane segment (TMS) Holins have been identified and recognized by Catalao et al (2012). The Mycobacterium phage D29 gp11 protein (TC# 1.E.36.1.7) is a holin th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Institute%20of%20Metrology%20Standardization%20and%20Industrial%20Quality | The National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) is a Brazilian federal autarchy, linked to MDIC, the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.
In Brazil, certification bodies must be accredited by INMETRO. Electrical and electronic products that meet Brazilian requireme... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical%20defenses%20in%20Cannabis | Cannabis (/ˈkænəbɪs/) is commonly known as marijuana or hemp and has two known strains: Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica, both of which produce chemicals to deter herbivory. The chemical composition includes specialized terpenes and cannabinoids, mainly tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and cannabidiol (CBD). These substa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindstr%C3%B6m%27s%20theorem | In mathematical logic, Lindström's theorem (named after Swedish logician Per Lindström, who published it in 1969) states that first-order logic is the strongest logic (satisfying certain conditions, e.g. closure under classical negation) having both the (countable) compactness property and the (downward) Löwenheim–Skol... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Institute%20of%20Agriculture | The International Institute of Agriculture (IIA) was founded in Rome in 1905 by the King of Italy Victor Emmanuel III with the intent of creating a clearinghouse for collection of agricultural statistics. It was created primarily due to the efforts of David Lubin. In 1930, the IIA published the first world agricultura... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RV%20Song%20of%20the%20Whale | RV Song of the Whale is a research vessel owned by Marine Conservation Research International and operated by Marine Conservation Research Ltd. The 70-foot vessel was designed specifically to carry out research on cetaceans (and other marine fauna) using benign research techniques such as passive acoustic monitoring.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20viruses%20in%20water | Viruses are a major cause of human waterborne and water-related diseases. Waterborne diseases are caused by water that is contaminated by human and animal urine and feces that contain pathogenic microorganisms. A subject can get infected through contact with or consumption of the contaminated water. Viruses affect all ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam%27s%20Red%20Data%20Book | Vietnam's Red Data Book (Vietnamese: Sách đỏ Việt Nam) is a list of rare and endangered species of fauna and flora native to Vietnam. This is the important legal basis for relating governmental regulations for the protection of biodiversity and wildlife in Vietnam. Criteria for this book are set forth on the basis of t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture%20description%20language | Architecture description languages (ADLs) are used in several disciplines: system engineering, software engineering, and enterprise modelling and engineering.
The system engineering community uses an architecture description language as a language and/or a conceptual model to describe and represent system architecture... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual%20descriptor | In computer vision, visual descriptors or image descriptors are descriptions of the visual features of the contents in images, videos, or algorithms or applications that produce such descriptions. They describe elementary characteristics such as the shape, the color, the texture or the motion, among others.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebook | An ebook (short for electronic book), also known as an e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in electronic form, consisting of text, images, or both readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices. Although sometimes defined as "an electronic version of a printed book", some ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilienfeld%20Prize | The Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize of the American Physical Society, to remember Julius Edgar Lilienfeld, has been awarded annually, since 1989. (It was not awarded in 2002). The purpose of the Prize is to recognize outstanding contributions to physics.
Recipients
Source: American Physical Society
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computational%20sustainability | Computational sustainability is an emerging field that attempts to balance societal, economic, and environmental resources for the future well-being of humanity using methods from mathematics, computer science, and information science fields. Sustainability in this context refers to the world's ability to sustain biol... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetShow | NetShow was Microsoft's original framework for Internet network broadcasting, intended to compete with RealNetworks RealMedia & Vivo (acquired in 1998 by RealNetworks). It was later renamed and marketed under the Windows Media umbrella.
NetShow 1.0 came out in 1996. A newer version, 2.0, was included in Windows NT 4.... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine%20passports%20during%20the%20COVID-19%20pandemic | A vaccine passport or proof of vaccination is an immunity passport employed as a credential in countries and jurisdictions as part of efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic via vaccination. A vaccine passport is typically issued by a government or health authority, and usually consists of a digital or printed record.... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIGIC | Digital Imaging Integrated Circuit (often styled as "DiG!C") is Canon Inc.'s name for a family of signal processing and control units for digital cameras and camcorders. DIGIC units are used as image processors by Canon in its own digital imaging products. Several generations of DIGICs exist, and are distinguished by ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit | The bit is the most basic unit of information in computing and digital communications. The name is a portmanteau of binary digit. The bit represents a logical state with one of two possible values. These values are most commonly represented as either , but other representations such as true/false, yes/no, on/off, or +/... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sum-of-squares%20optimization | A sum-of-squares optimization program is an optimization problem with a linear cost function and a particular type of constraint on the decision variables. These constraints are of the form that when the decision variables are used as coefficients in certain polynomials, those polynomials should have the polynomial SOS... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMG%20LASSO | AMG LASSO is a media recognition service launched by the All Media Guide in 2004. The LASSO service automatically recognizes CDs, DVDs, and digital audio files in formats such as MP3, WMA, and others. The service uses CD table of contents (ToC), DVD ToC, and acoustic fingerprint based recognition to recognize media. LA... |
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