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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meroplankton | Meroplankton are a wide variety of aquatic organisms which have both planktonic and benthic stages in their life cycles. Much of the meroplankton consists of larval stages of larger organism. Meroplankton can be contrasted with holoplankton, which are planktonic organisms that stay in the pelagic zone as plankton throu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Information%20Exchange | The American Information Exchange (AMIX) was a platform for the buying and selling of information, goods and services as well as the exchange of information, ideas, and certain kinds of intellectual work product, created by economist and futurist Phil Salin in the 1980s, together with Chip Morningstar (chief architect)... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triton%20%28content%20delivery%29 | Triton was a digital delivery and digital rights management service created by Digital Interactive Streams, which abruptly went out of business in early October 2006.
Triton was a new competitor in the rapidly growing market for electronic distribution of video games. Triton was being used to serve budget-oriented gam... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpendicular%20plate%20of%20ethmoid%20bone | The perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone (vertical plate) is a thin, flattened lamina, polygonal in form, which descends from the under surface of the cribriform plate, and assists in forming the septum of the nose; it is generally deflected a little to one or other side. The anterior border articulates with the spi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidiakis%20cube | In the mathematical field of graph theory, the bidiakis cube is a 3-regular graph with 12 vertices and 18 edges.
Construction
The bidiakis cube is a cubic Hamiltonian graph and can be defined by the LCF notation [-6,4,-4]4.
The bidiakis cube can also be constructed from a cube by adding edges across the top and botto... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medallion%20%28architecture%29 | A medallion is a round or oval ornament that frames a sculptural or pictorial decoration in any context, but typically a façade, an interior, a monument, or a piece of furniture or equipment.
Ancient Roman round versions are called an imago clipeata, from the clipeus or Roman round shield.
This was a popular form of ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlowHost | GlowHost.com, LLC. is a privately held web hosting company headquartered in the United States of America and is currently registered in the State of Florida providing shared, reseller, virtual private server, and dedicated web hosting
Company history
The company was founded in Crested Butte, Colorado by Matt Lundstrom... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble%20raft | A bubble raft is an array of bubbles. It demonstrates materials' microstructural and atomic length-scale behavior by modelling the {111} plane of a close-packed crystal. A material's observable and measurable mechanical properties strongly depend on its atomic and microstructural configuration and characteristics. This... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground%20glass%20hepatocyte | In liver pathology, a ground glass hepatocyte, abbreviated GGH, is a liver parenchymal cell with a flat hazy and uniformly dull appearing cytoplasm on light microscopy. The cytoplasm's granular homogeneous eosinophilic staining is caused by the presence of HBsAg.
The appearance is classically associated with abundant ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser%20SETI | Laser SETI is an instrument that could continuously survey the entire night sky for brief laser pulses. The instrument can look everywhere simultaneously. The technology, which consists of a robust assembly of straightforward optical and mechanical components, has been prototyped and subjected to preliminary tests.
I... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20Girls%27%20Mathematical%20Olympiad | The European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) is a mathematical olympiad for girls which started in 2012, and is held in April each year. It was inspired by the China Girls Mathematical Olympiad (CGMO). Although the competition is held in Europe, it is open to female participants from all over the world, and is cons... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong%20Kong%20Olympiad%20in%20Informatics | Hong Kong Olympiad in Informatics (HKOI; 香港電腦奧林匹克競賽) is an annual programming competition for secondary school students in Hong Kong, emphasizing on problem solving techniques and programming skills. It is co-organized by the Hong Kong Association for Computer Education (HKACE) and the Hong Kong Education Bureau (EDB).... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial%20pen%20force | In graphonomics, Axial pen force is the component of the normal pen force that is parallel to the pen. It is dependent upon pen tilt. In the special case of a perfectly vertical orientation of the writing instrument the axial pen force
equals the normal pen force.
See also
Graphonomics
External links
http://hwr.nici... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex%20oxide | A complex oxide is a chemical compound that contains oxygen and at least two other elements (or oxygen and just one other element that's in at least two oxidation states). Complex oxide materials are notable for their wide range of magnetic and electronic properties, such as ferromagnetism, ferroelectricity, and high-t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgrade | Belgrade ( , ; , ; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. The population of the Belgrade metropolitan area is 1,681,405 according to the 2022 census. It is ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realizability | In mathematical logic, realizability is a collection of methods in proof theory used to study constructive proofs and extract additional information from them. Formulas from a formal theory are "realized" by objects, known as "realizers", in a way that knowledge of the realizer gives knowledge about the truth of the fo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerophyte | A xerophyte (from Greek ξηρός xeros 'dry' + φυτόν phuton 'plant') is a species of plant that has adaptations to survive in an environment with little liquid water. Examples are typically desert regions like the Sahara, and places in the Alps or the Arctic. Popular examples of xerophytes are cacti, pineapple and some G... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumed%20silica | Fumed silica (CAS number 112945-52-5), also known as pyrogenic silica because it is produced in a flame, consists of microscopic droplets of amorphous silica fused into branched, chainlike, three-dimensional secondary particles which then agglomerate into tertiary particles. The resulting powder has an extremely low b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductive%20dechlorination | In organochlorine chemistry, reductive dechlorination describes any chemical reaction which cleaves the covalent bond between carbon and chlorine via reductants, to release chloride ions. Many modalities have been implemented, depending on the application. Reductive dechlorination is often applied to remediation of ch... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramicrotomy | Ultramicrotomy is a method for cutting specimens into extremely thin slices, called ultra-thin sections, that can be studied and documented at different magnifications in a transmission electron microscope (TEM). It is used mostly for biological specimens, but sections of plastics and soft metals can also be prepared. ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krrb | Krrb (pronounced 'curb') was a hyperlocal classified advertising website that allowed individuals and businesses to sell items. Members of the website could also list real estate, housing, events, services, jobs and community notices. The website was based on the idea of neighborhood garage sale or flea market, priorit... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioinorganic%20Chemistry%20Award | The Bioinorganic Chemistry Award has been awarded by the Dalton division of the Royal Society of Chemistry every two years since 2009. The winner receives £2000 and undertakes a lecture tour in the UK. The award was discontinued in 2020.
Winners
Source:
See also
List of chemistry awards |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okta | In meteorology, an okta is a unit of measurement used to describe the amount of cloud cover at any given location such as a weather station. Sky conditions are estimated in terms of how many eighths of the sky are covered in cloud, ranging from 0 oktas (completely clear sky) through to 8 oktas (completely overcast). In... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral%20condyle%20of%20femur | The lateral condyle is one of the two projections on the lower extremity of the femur. The other one is the medial condyle. The lateral condyle is the more prominent and is broader both in its front-to-back and transverse diameters.
Clinical significance
The most common injury to the lateral femoral condyle is an oste... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enneagram%20of%20Personality | The Enneagram of Personality, or simply the Enneagram (from the Greek words [, meaning "nine"] and [, meaning something "written" or "drawn"]), is a model of the human psyche which is principally understood and taught as a typology of nine interconnected personality types.
Although the origins and history of ideas ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barometer%20question | The barometer question is an example of an incorrectly designed examination question demonstrating functional fixedness that causes a moral dilemma for the examiner. In its classic form, popularized by American test designer professor Alexander Calandra (1911–2006), the question asked the student to "show how it is pos... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balich%C3%A3o | Balichão (Cantonese: , haam4 haa1 zoeng3, "salt shrimp sauce") is an ingredient that is used in a number of dishes in Macanese cuisine. It is made with shrimp, aguardente, salt, pepper, bay leaves and malagueta chillies.
Characteristics
Despite being commonly described as a shrimp paste, some sources state balichão is... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy%20Young | Wendy B. Young is a medicinal chemist and pharmaceutical executive currently employed at Genentech.
Education
Young received her B.S. and M.S. from Wake Forest University, working with Prof. Huw Davies. She was co-author on an early application of Davies' rhodium(II) carbenoid insertion - Cope rearrangement chemistry... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylthiouracil | Methylthiouracil is an organosulfur compound that is used antithyroid preparation. It is a thioamide, closely related to propylthiouracil. Methylthiouracil is not used clinically in the United States, it has a similar mechanism of action and side effect to that of propylthiouricil. The drug acts to decrease the formati... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%20in%20paleobotany | This list of 2013 in paleobotany records new fossil plant taxa that were described during 2013, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that occurred in the year.
Chlorophyta
Bryophyta
Ferns and fern allies
Ginkgophytes
Gnetophyta
Pachytestopsida
Pinophyta
Angiosperms
Other ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency%20welding | Radio-frequency welding, also known as dielectric welding and high-frequency welding, is a plastic welding process that utilizes high-frequency electric fields to induce heating and melting of thermoplastic base materials. The electric field is applied by a pair of electrodes after the parts being joined are clamped t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl-Gustav%20Esseen | Carl-Gustav Esseen (13 September 1918 in Linköping – 10 November 2001) was a Swedish mathematician. His work was in the theory of probability. The Berry–Esseen theorem is named after him.
Life
Carl-Gustav Esseen attended school in Linköping. Starting in 1936, he studied mathematics, astronomy, physics and chemistry... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motifs%20targeted%20by%20APC/C | The anaphase- promoting complex or cyclosome (APC/C) is a highly specific ubiquitin protein ligase responsible for triggering events of late mitosis. In early mitosis, Cdc20 levels rise and APC/C binds to form active APC/CCdc20. This then leads to the destruction of mitotic cyclins, securin, and other proteins to trigg... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome%20Ranger | Gnome Ranger is a text adventure game designed by Peter Austin and released by Level 9 in 1987. The Atari 8-bit family and Apple II ports are text-only. The disk version for other systems includes still graphic images to accompany the text. A sequel was published in 1988: Ingrid's Back.
Plot
The gnome Ingrid Bottomlo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%20Audio%20Access%20Protocol | The Digital Audio Access Protocol (DAAP) is the proprietary protocol introduced by Apple in its iTunes software to share media across a local network.
DAAP addresses the same problems for Apple as the UPnP AV standards address for members of the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA).
Description
The DAAP protocol w... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladonia%20alaskana | Cladonia alaskana, commonly known as the Alaskan cup lichen, is a species of cup lichen in the Cladoniaceae family. It is found in and around the arctic circle, growing in acidic soils. 40-80 mm tall and up to 2 mm in diameter. This species grows over boulders in heath and tussock tundras. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eosinophiluria | Eosinophiluria is the abnormal presence of eosinophils in the urine. It can be measured by detecting levels of eosinophil cationic protein.
Associated conditions
It can be associated with a wide variety of conditions, including:
Kidney disorders such as acute interstitial nephritis and acute kidney injury from choles... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic%20semantics | Dynamic semantics is a framework in logic and natural language semantics that treats the meaning of a sentence as its potential to update a context. In static semantics, knowing the meaning of a sentence amounts to knowing when it is true; in dynamic semantics, knowing the meaning of a sentence means knowing "the chang... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terpene%20synthase%20C%20terminal%20domain | In molecular biology, this protein domain belongs to the terpene synthase family (TPS). Its role is to synthesize terpenes, which are part of primary metabolism, such as sterols and
carotene, and also part of the secondary metabolism. This entry will focus on the C terminal domain of the TPS protein.
Function
Terpenes... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond%20graph | A bond graph is a graphical representation of a physical dynamic system. It allows the conversion of the system into a state-space representation. It is similar to a block diagram or signal-flow graph, with the major difference that the arcs in bond graphs represent bi-directional exchange of physical energy, while tho... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-positive%20curvature | In mathematics, spaces of non-positive curvature occur in many contexts and form a generalization of hyperbolic geometry. In the category of Riemannian manifolds, one can consider the sectional curvature of the manifold and require that this curvature be everywhere less than or equal to zero. The notion of curvature ex... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucket%20argument | Isaac Newton's rotating bucket argument (also known as Newton's bucket) was designed to demonstrate that true rotational motion cannot be defined as the relative rotation of the body with respect to the immediately surrounding bodies. It is one of five arguments from the "properties, causes, and effects" of "true moti... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabot%20%28firearms%29 | A sabot (, ) is a supportive device used in firearm/artillery ammunitions to fit/patch around a projectile, such as a bullet/slug or a flechette-like projectile (such as a kinetic energy penetrator), and keep it aligned in the center of the barrel when fired. It allows a narrower projectile with high sectional density ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherwood%20conferences | The Sherwood Conferences were a series of classified conferences that were held between 1952 and 1958 in the United States. These conferences were a part of the United States controlled nuclear program called Project Sherwood. These conferences were established in order to entice experienced personnel to join the newly... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%20Compression%20System | Digital Compression System, or DCS, is a sound system developed by Williams Electronics. This advanced sound board was used in Williams and Bally pinball games, coin-op arcade video games by Midway Manufacturing, and mechanical and video slot machines by Williams Gaming. This sound system became the standard for these ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary%20matrix | In linear algebra, an invertible complex square matrix is unitary if its conjugate transpose is also its inverse, that is, if
where is the identity matrix.
In physics, especially in quantum mechanics, the conjugate transpose is referred to as the Hermitian adjoint of a matrix and is denoted by a dagger (†), so the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph%20Winkler%20Goodman | Adolph Winkler Goodman (July 20, 1915 – July 30, 2004) was an American mathematician who contributed to number theory, graph theory and to the theory of univalent functions: The conjecture on the coefficients of multivalent functions named after him is considered the most interesting challenge in the area after the Bie... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphatic%20pump | The lymphatic pump is a method of manipulation used by physicians who practice manual medicine (primarily osteopathic physicians).
Manual lymphatic drainage techniques remain a clinical art founded upon hypotheses, theory, and preliminary evidence.
History
The term lymphatic pump was invented by Earl Miller, D.O. to ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution%20of%20ageing | Enquiry into the evolution of ageing, or aging, aims to explain why a detrimental process such as ageing would evolve, and why there is so much variability in the lifespans of organisms. The classical theories of evolution (mutation accumulation, antagonistic pleiotropy, and disposable soma) suggest that environmental ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361%20Silver%20Hut%20expedition | The 1960–61 Silver Hut expedition or formally the Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition was initiated by Edmund Hillary and Griffith Pugh with John Dienhart of World Books in America (producers of a children’s encyclopaedia). The expedition lasted from September 1960 to June 1961.
In 1958 Hillary and Pugh... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotient | In arithmetic, a quotient (from 'how many times', pronounced ) is a quantity produced by the division of two numbers. The quotient has widespread use throughout mathematics. It has two definitions: either the integer part of a division (in the case of Euclidean division), or as a fraction or a ratio (in the case of a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomic%20rank | In biology, taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in an ancestral or hereditary hierarchy. A common system of biological classification (taxonomy) consists of species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, and domain. While older approaches to taxonomic classification were pheno... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer%20Electronics%20Control | Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) is a feature of HDMI designed to control HDMI connected devices by using only one remote controller; so, individual CEC enabled devices can command and control each other without user intervention, for up to 15 devices. For example, a television set remote controller can also control ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental%20abrasion | Abrasion is the non-carious, mechanical wear of tooth from interaction with objects other than tooth-tooth contact. It most commonly affects the premolars and canines, usually along the cervical margins. Based on clinical surveys, studies have shown that abrasion is the most common but not the sole aetiological factor ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ViralZone | ViralZone is a Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics web-resource for all viral genus and families, providing general molecular and epidemiological information, along with virion and genome figures. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20P.%20Muldoon%20River%20Center | The James P. Muldoon River Center, located in Saint Mary's City, Maryland, is a 13,000 square foot eco-friendly facility of the St. Mary's College of Maryland. The facility houses a marine biology laboratory classroom, a seminar room, boat repair facilities, a safety monitor station, water sports equipment storage, sma... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition%20of%20a%20set | In mathematics, a partition of a set is a grouping of its elements into non-empty subsets, in such a way that every element is included in exactly one subset.
Every equivalence relation on a set defines a partition of this set, and every partition defines an equivalence relation. A set equipped with an equivalence rel... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syra%20Madad | Syra Madad (, née Sikandar; born October 22, 1986) is an American pathogen preparedness expert and infectious disease epidemiologist. Madad is the Senior Director of the System-wide Special Pathogens Program at NYC Health + Hospitals where she is part of the executive leadership team which oversees New York City's resp... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressive%20strength | In mechanics, compressive strength (or compression strength) is the capacity of a material or structure to withstand loads tending to reduce size (as opposed to tensile strength which withstands loads tending to elongate). In other words, compressive strength resists compression (being pushed together), whereas tensile... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papain-like%20protease | Papain-like proteases (or papain-like (cysteine) peptidases; abbreviated PLP or PLCP) are a large protein family of cysteine protease enzymes that share structural and enzymatic properties with the group's namesake member, papain. They are found in all domains of life. In animals, the group is often known as cysteine c... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picone%20identity | In the field of ordinary differential equations, the Picone identity, named after Mauro Picone, is a classical result about homogeneous linear second order differential equations. Since its inception in 1910 it has been used with tremendous success in association with an almost immediate proof of the Sturm comparison t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20R.%20Jensen | Robert Ronald Jensen (born 6 April 1949) is an American mathematician, specializing in nonlinear partial differential equations with applications to physics, engineering, game theory, and finance.
Jensen graduated in 1971 with B.S. in mathematics from Illinois Institute of Technology. He received in 1975 his Ph.D. fro... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regius%20Professor%20of%20Mathematics | The Regius Professorship of Mathematics is the name given to three chairs in mathematics at British universities, one at the University of St Andrews, founded by Charles II in 1668, the second one at the University of Warwick, founded in 2013 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II and the third one at the U... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal%20incontinence | Fecal incontinence (FI), or in some forms encopresis, is a lack of control over defecation, leading to involuntary loss of bowel contents, both liquid stool elements and mucus, or solid feces. When this loss includes flatus (gas), it is referred to as anal incontinence. FI is a sign or a symptom, not a diagnosis. Incon... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter%20tuning | Richter tuning is a system of choosing the reeds for a diatonic wind instrument (such as a harmonica or accordion). It is named after Joseph Richter, a Bohemian instrument maker who adopted the tuning for his harmonicas in the early 19th century and is credited with inventing the blow/draw mechanism that allows the har... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivar%20Jacobson | Ivar Hjalmar Jacobson (born 1939) is a Swedish computer scientist and software engineer, known as major contributor to UML, Objectory, Rational Unified Process (RUP), aspect-oriented software development and Essence.
Biography
Ivar Jacobson was born in Ystad, Sweden, on September 2, 1939. He received his Master of El... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICES%20Statistical%20Rectangles | ICES Statistical Rectangles (aka "ICES Rectangles") is a gridded, latitude-longitude based area notation system covering the north-east Atlantic region developed by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) in the 1970s, for simplified analysis and visualization of spatial data of relevance to tha... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macronovirus | Macronovirus is the only genus of the family Sarthroviridae and only contains the species Macrobrachium satellite virus 1
It is found in The French West Indies, Thailand, Taiwan, China, and India.
Etymology
The genus name, Macronovirus, is a combination of Macro, from type species host Macrobrachium rosenbergii and ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code%20page%201102 | Code page 1102 (CCSID 1102), also known as CP1102 or NL7DEC, is an IBM code page number assigned to the Dutch variant of DEC's National Replacement Character Set (NRCS). The 7-bit character set was introduced for DEC's computer terminal systems, starting with the VT200 series in 1983, but is also used by IBM for their ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclei%20in%20the%20Cosmos | Nuclei in the Cosmos (NIC) is an internationally hosted series of biennial nuclear astrophysics conferences. Bringing together nuclear scientists and astronomers, it has served as the primary forum within the field leading it to be called "the most important international meeting in the field of nuclear astrophysics". ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cofaco | Cofaco is a Portuguese canned fish company, headquartered in Lisbon with industrial facilities in the Azores.
History
In 1961, Cofaco was created in the Algarve. Its head office was in Vila Real de Santo António. The tuna fish is rare in the Algarve. Cofaco fishes in the Azores where the tuna passes and its migration... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-receptor | A co-receptor is a cell surface receptor that binds a signalling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate biological processes, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell.
Properties
The term co-receptor is prominent in literature regarding signal transduction... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCHEMA%20%28bioinformatics%29 | SCHEMA is a computational algorithm used in protein engineering to identify fragments of proteins (called schemas) that can be recombined without disturbing the integrity of the proteins' three-dimensional structure. The algorithm calculates the interactions between a protein's different amino acid residues to dete... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian%20Smith%20%28statistician%29 | Sir Adrian Frederick Melhuish Smith, PRS (born 9 September 1946) is a British statistician who is chief executive of the Alan Turing Institute and president of the Royal Society.
Early life and education
Smith was born on 9 September 1946 in Dawlish. He was educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and University College... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemesthesis | Chemesthesis is the chemical sensitivity of the skin and mucous membranes. Chemesthetic sensations arise when chemical compounds activate receptors associated with other senses that mediate pain, touch, and thermal perception. These chemical-induced reactions do not fit into the traditional sense categories of taste an... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier%20preselect | Carrier preselect is a term relating to the telecommunications industry. It is a method of routing calls for least-cost routing (LCR) without the need for programming of PBX telephone system.
This is the process whereby a telephone subscriber whose telephone line is maintained by one company, usually a former monopoly... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field%20capacity | Field capacity is the amount of soil moisture or water content held in the soil after excess water has drained away and the rate of downward movement has decreased. This usually takes place 2–3 days after rain or irrigation in pervious soils of uniform structure and texture. The physical definition of field capacity (e... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20medical%20roots%2C%20suffixes%20and%20prefixes | This is a used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies. Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary. There are a few general rules about how they combine. First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin,... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylparaben | Ethylparaben (ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate) is the ethyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid. Its formula is HO-C6H4-CO-O-CH2CH3. It is a member of the class of compounds known as parabens.
It is used as an antifungal preservative. As a food additive, it has E number E214.
Sodium ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate, the sodium salt ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samalamig | Samalamig, also known as palamig, is a collective term for various Filipino sweet chilled beverages that usually include jelly-like ingredients. They come in various flavors, and are commonly sold by street vendors as refreshments. Typical ingredients of the drinks include gulaman (agar), sago pearls, kaong, tapioca pe... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contingency%20management | Contingency management (CM) is the application of the three-term contingency (or operant conditioning), which uses stimulus control and consequences to change behavior. CM originally derived from the science of applied behavior analysis (ABA), but it is sometimes implemented from a cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) fram... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphatidylinositol%205-phosphate | Phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate (PtdIns5P) is a phosphoinositide, one of the phosphorylated derivatives of phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns), that are well-established membrane-anchored regulatory molecules. Phosphoinositides participate in signaling events that control cytoskeletal dynamics, intracellular membrane traffi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomolecular%20structure | Biomolecular structure is the intricate folded, three-dimensional shape that is formed by a molecule of protein, DNA, or RNA, and that is important to its function. The structure of these molecules may be considered at any of several length scales ranging from the level of individual atoms to the relationships among e... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviator%20call%20sign | An aviator call sign or aviator callsign is a call sign given to a military pilot, flight officer, and even some enlisted aviators. The call sign is a specialized form of nickname that is used as a substitute for the aviator's given name. It is used on flight suit and flight jacket name tags, painted/displayed beneath... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustatory%20cortex | The primary gustatory cortex (GC) is a brain structure responsible for the perception of taste. It consists of two substructures: the anterior insula on the insular lobe and the frontal operculum on the inferior frontal gyrus of the frontal lobe. Because of its composition the primary gustatory cortex is sometimes r... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaspore%20%28botany%29 | In botany, a diaspore is a plant dispersal unit consisting of a seed or spore plus any additional tissues that assist dispersal. In some seed plants, the diaspore is a seed and fruit together, or a seed and elaiosome. In a few seed plants, the diaspore is most or all of the plant, and is known as a tumbleweed.
Diaspo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate%20Chicken%20Horse | Ultimate Chicken Horse is a multiplayer competitive platform video game developed and published by Canadian studio Clever Endeavour Games. It was released for Microsoft Windows on 4 March 2016, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in December 2017, and Nintendo Switch on 25 September 2018.
Gameplay
Ultimate Chicken Horse is a ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Industrial%20Ecology | The Journal of Industrial Ecology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering industrial ecology. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Yale School of the Environment and is an official journal of the International Society for Industrial Ecology. The editor-in-chief is Reid Lifset. According t... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentek | Fermentek Ltd. is a biotechnological company in the Atarot industrial zone of Jerusalem, Israel. It specializes in the research, development and manufacture of biologically active, natural products isolated from microorganisms as well as from other natural sources such as plants and algae.
The main microorganisms used... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UniFrac | UniFrac, a shortened version of unique fraction metric, is a distance metric used for comparing biological communities. It differs from dissimilarity measures such as Bray-Curtis dissimilarity in that it incorporates information on the relative relatedness of community members by incorporating phylogenetic distances be... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactions%20of%20actors%20theory | In information theory, Interactions of actors theory is a theory developed by Gordon Pask and Gerard de Zeeuw. It is a generalisation of Pask's earlier conversation theory: The chief distinction being that conversation theory focuses on analysing the specific features that allow a conversation to emerge between two par... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Physical%20Principles%20of%20the%20Quantum%20Theory | The Physical Principles of the Quantum Theory ( publisher: S. Hirzel Verlag, 1930) by Nobel laureate (1932) Werner Heisenberg and subsequently translated by Carl Eckart and Frank C. Hoyt. The book was first published in 1930 by University of Chicago Press. Then in 1949, according to its copyright page, Dover Publicat... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptoperiod | A cryptoperiod is the time span during which a specific cryptographic key is authorized for use. Common government guidelines range from 1 to 3 years for asymmetric cryptography, and 1 day to 7 days for symmetric cipher traffic keys.
Factors to consider include the strength of the underlying encryption algorithm, key ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytic%20narrative | An analytic narrative is a social science research method seeking to combine historical narratives with the rigor of rational choice theory, particularly through the use of game theory.
The goal of analytic narratives is to provide several forms of discipline on the structure of case studies, such as a game, out of sa... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrinsic%20immunity | Intrinsic immunity refers to a set of cellular-based anti-viral defense mechanisms, notably genetically encoded proteins which specifically target eukaryotic retroviruses. Unlike adaptive and innate immunity effectors, intrinsic immune proteins are usually expressed at a constant level, allowing a viral infection to be... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroiditis | Thyroiditis is the inflammation of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located on the front of the neck below the laryngeal prominence, and makes hormones that control metabolism.
Signs and symptoms
There are many different signs and symptoms for thyroiditis, none of which are exclusively limited to this disease.... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaas%20Govert%20de%20Bruijn | Nicolaas Govert "Dick" de Bruijn (; 9 July 1918 – 17 February 2012) was a Dutch mathematician, noted for his many contributions in the fields of analysis, number theory, combinatorics and logic.
Biography
De Bruijn was born in The Hague where he attended elementary school between 1924 and 1930 and secondary school un... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloacibacillus%20porcorum | Cloacibacillus porcorum is a Gram-negative, anaerobic, mesophilic and non-motile bacterium from the genus of Cloacibacillus which has been isolated from the intestinal tract of a pig from Ames in the United States. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.%20Lynn%20McNulty | Lt. Col. Frederick “F.” Lynn McNulty (1939–2012) was the first Director of Information Systems Security for the U.S. State Department, a pioneer in the field of cybersecurity, and has been characterized as the “father” of U.S. federal information security. His peers eulogized him as a tireless advocate for the security... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaid%C4%81%20glyphs | are a set of pictograms once used in the Yaeyama Islands of southwestern Japan. The word kaidā was taken from Yonaguni, and most studies on the pictographs focused on Yonaguni Island. However, there is evidence for their use in Yaeyama's other islands, most notably on Taketomi Island. They were used primarily for tax n... |
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