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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental%20protuberance
The symphysis of the external surface of the mandible divides below and encloses a triangular eminence, the mental protuberance, the base of which is depressed in the center but raised on either side to form the mental tubercle. The size and shape of the bones making up this structure are responsible for the size and s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadem%20Clio
The Vadem Clio is a handheld PC released by Vadem in 1999. Models of it used Windows CE H/PC Pro 3.0 (WinCE Core OS 2.11) as the operating system. Data Evolution Corporation currently owns the rights to the Clio. Overview The Clio is a convertible tablet computer released by Vadem and designed by Sohela. Data Evolut...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave%20effect
Octave effect boxes are a type of special effects unit which mix the input signal with a synthesised signal whose musical tone is an octave lower or higher than the original. The synthesised octave signal is derived from the original input signal by halving (octave-down) or doubling (octave-up) the frequency. This is...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear%20polarization
In electrodynamics, linear polarization or plane polarization of electromagnetic radiation is a confinement of the electric field vector or magnetic field vector to a given plane along the direction of propagation. The term linear polarization (French: polarisation rectiligne) was coined by Augustin-Jean Fresnel in 182...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron%20%28dog%29
Patron (, ; ; born 20 July 2019) is a detection dog and mascot for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. He is a Jack Russell Terrier. Patron first came to prominence during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, during which Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded him the Order for Courage for his work in lo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s%20rule
In mathematics, Pascal's rule (or Pascal's formula) is a combinatorial identity about binomial coefficients. It states that for positive natural numbers n and k, where is a binomial coefficient; one interpretation of the coefficient of the term in the expansion of . There is no restriction on the relative sizes o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryanodine-Inositol%201%2C4%2C5-triphosphate%20receptor%20calcium%20channels
The ryanodine-inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor Ca2+ channel (RIR-CaC) family includes Ryanodine receptors and Inositol trisphosphate receptors. Members of this family are large proteins, some exceeding 5000 amino acyl residues in length. This family belongs to the Voltage-gated ion channel (VIC) superfamily. Ry rec...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research%20Office%20of%20the%20Reich%20Air%20Ministry
The Research Office of the Reich Air Ministry (German: RLM/Forschungsamt (FA), English: "Research Bureau") was the signals intelligence and cryptanalytic agency of the German Nazi Party from 1933 to 1945. Run since its inception by Luftwaffe chief Hermann Göring, the Research Bureau was a Nazi Party institution rather ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah. The largest for-profit genealogy company in the world, it operates a network of genealogical, historical records, and related genetic genealogy websites. In November 2018, the company was said to have provided access to approximately 10 billion his...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC%20Open%20Architecture%20Developers%27%20Group
PC Open Architecture Developers' Group (OADG, Japanese: ) is a consortium of the major Japanese personal computer manufacturers. Sponsored by IBM during the 1990s, it successfully guided Japan's personal computer manufacturing companies at that time into standardising to an IBM PC-compatible and open architecture. His...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo%20%28grist%20mill%29
Mo () were stone implements used for grinding wheat in ancient China. It was a rotary quern millstone powered by a hand-operated crank fixed at the top to grind and pulverize grains, wheat, and rice into flour. History The Chinese have been using quernstones since the Neolithic Age to grind wheat into flour but rotary...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimm%E2%80%93Sommerfeld%20rule
In chemistry, the Grimm–Sommerfeld rule predicts that binary compounds with covalent character that have an average of 4 electrons per atom will have structures where both atoms are tetrahedrally coordinated (e.g. have the wurtzite structure). Examples are silicon carbide, the III-V semiconductors indium phosphide and...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc%20finger%20protein%2084
Zinc finger protein 84 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ZNF84 gene.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal%20magnetism
Animal magnetism, also known as mesmerism, is a theory invented by German doctor Franz Mesmer in the 18th century. It posits the existence of an invisible natural force (Lebensmagnetismus) possessed by all living things, including humans, animals, and vegetables. He claimed that the force could have physical effects, i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan%20McConnell
Susan McConnell is a neurobiologist who studies the development of neural circuits in the mammalian cerebral cortex. She is a professor in the Department of Biology at Stanford University, where she is the Susan B. Ford Professor of Humanities and Sciences, a Bass University Fellow, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institut...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20chemical%20entity
A new chemical entity (NCE) is, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a novel, small, chemical molecule drug that is undergoing clinical trials or has received a first approval (not a new use) by the FDA in any other application submitted under section 505(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular%20trace
In mathematics, a singular trace is a trace on a space of linear operators of a separable Hilbert space that vanishes on operators of finite rank. Singular traces are a feature of infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces such as the space of square-summable sequences and spaces of square-integrable functions. Linear operato...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter%20electron%20transfer
Dexter electron transfer (also called Dexter electron exchange and Dexter energy transfer) is a fluorescence quenching mechanism in which an excited electron is transferred from one molecule (a donor) to a second molecule (an acceptor) via a non radiative path. This process requires a wavefunction overlap between the d...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crataegus%20%C3%97%20media
Crataegus × media, is a hybrid between two species in the genus Crataegus (Hawthorn), C. monogyna and C. laevigata, both in series Crataegus. Under the rules of botanical nomenclature the name C. × media covers all intermediate forms between the two parent species, including backcrosses. Horticulturally significant fo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton%20Diamond
Milton Diamond (born March 6, 1934) is an American Professor Emeritus of anatomy and reproductive biology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. After a career in the study of human sexuality, Diamond retired from the university in December 2009 but continued with his research and writing until retiring fully in 2018. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9ter%20Komj%C3%A1th
Péter Komjáth (born 8 April 1953) is a Hungarian mathematician, working in set theory, especially combinatorial set theory. Komjáth is a professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the Eötvös Loránd University. He is currently a visiting faculty member at Emory University in the department of Mathematics and Computer Scien...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akra%E2%80%93Bazzi%20method
In computer science, the Akra–Bazzi method, or Akra–Bazzi theorem, is used to analyze the asymptotic behavior of the mathematical recurrences that appear in the analysis of divide and conquer algorithms where the sub-problems have substantially different sizes. It is a generalization of the master theorem for divide-a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudorandom%20permutation
In cryptography, a pseudorandom permutation (PRP) is a function that cannot be distinguished from a random permutation (that is, a permutation selected at random with uniform probability, from the family of all permutations on the function's domain) with practical effort. Definition Let F be a mapping . F is a PRP if ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takifugu%20rubripes
Takifugu rubripes, commonly known as the Japanese puffer, Tiger puffer, or torafugu (), is a pufferfish in the genus Takifugu. It is distinguished by a very small genome that has been fully sequenced because of its use as a model species and is in widespread use as a reference in genomics. Taxonomy and etymology The s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photino
A photino is a hypothetical subatomic particle, the fermion WIMP superpartner of the photon predicted by supersymmetry. It is an example of a gaugino. Even though no photino has ever been observed so far, it is one of the candidates for the lightest supersymmetric particle in the universe. It is proposed that photinos ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynomial%20regression
In statistics, polynomial regression is a form of regression analysis in which the relationship between the independent variable x and the dependent variable y is modelled as an nth degree polynomial in x. Polynomial regression fits a nonlinear relationship between the value of x and the corresponding conditional mean ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angle%20of%20the%20mandible
The angle of the mandible (gonial angle) is located at the posterior border at the junction of the lower border of the ramus of the mandible. The angle of the mandible, which may be either inverted or everted, is marked by rough, oblique ridges on each side, for the attachment of the masseter laterally, and the ptery...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic%20signage
Electronic signage (also called electronic signs or electronic displays) are illuminant advertising media in the signage industry. Major electronic signage include fluorescent signs, HID (high intensity displays), incandescent signs, LED signs, and neon signs. Besides, LED signs and HID are so-called digital signage. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/104th%20meridian%20east
The meridian 104° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 104th meridian east forms a great circle with the 76th meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape%20conservation%20cooperatives
The Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCC), established in 2009 in the United States, are a network of 22 regional conservation bodies covering the entire United States and adjacent areas. They are autonomous cooperatives sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Interior and aim to develop coordinated conservation st...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex%20%28biology%29
Intersex is a general term for an organism that has sex characteristics that are between male and female. It typically applies to a minority of members of gonochoric animal species such as mammals (as opposed to hermaphroditic species in which the majority of members can have both male and female sex characteristics). ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicornuate%20uterus
A unicornuate uterus represents a uterine malformation where the uterus is formed from one only of the paired Müllerian ducts while the other Müllerian duct does not develop or only in a rudimentary fashion. The sometimes called hemi-uterus has a single horn linked to the ipsilateral fallopian tube that faces its ovary...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson%E2%80%93Foulds%20metric
The Robinson–Foulds or symmetric difference metric, often abbreviated as the RF distance, is a simple way to calculate the distance between phylogenetic trees. It is defined as ( + ) where is the number of partitions of data implied by the first tree but not the second tree and is the number of partitions of data im...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narnavirus
Narnavirus is a genus of positive-strand RNA viruses in the family Narnaviridae. Fungi serve as natural hosts. There are two species in this genus. Member viruses have been shown to be required for sexual reproduction of Rhizopus microsporus. Narnaviruses have a naked RNA genome without a virion and derive their name f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell-based%20vaccine
Cell-based vaccines are developed from mammalian or more rarely avian or insect cell lines rather than the more common method which uses the cells in embryonic chicken eggs to develop the antigens. The potential use of cell culture techniques in developing viral vaccines has been widely investigated in the 2000s as a c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysogenic%20cycle
Lysogeny, or the lysogenic cycle, is one of two cycles of viral reproduction (the lytic cycle being the other). Lysogeny is characterized by integration of the bacteriophage nucleic acid into the host bacterium's genome or formation of a circular replicon in the bacterial cytoplasm. In this condition the bacterium cont...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marginal-zone%20B%20cell
Marginal-zone B cells (MZ B cells) are noncirculating mature B cells that in humans segregate anatomically into the marginal zone (MZ) of the spleen and certain other types of lymphoid tissue. The MZ B cells within this region typically express low-affinity polyreactive B-cell receptors (BCR), high levels of IgM, Toll-...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auctorum
Auctorum indicates that a name in botany and zoology is used in the sense of subsequent authors, and not in the sense as established by the original author. Its etymology derives from the Latin word for of authors, and is abbreviated auct. or auctt. Some species names have been used twice for different species so the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izabela%20Abramowicz
Izabela Abramowicz (9 November 1889, Lutosławice – 22 January 1973, Łęczyca) was a Polish mathematician and mathematics educator. She was honoured with the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for her services to mathematical education. Life Izabela Abramowicz was born in 1889 in Lutosławice, Congress Pola...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChaNGa
ChaNGa (Charm N-body GrAvity solver) is a computer program to perform collisionless N-body simulations. It can perform cosmological simulations with periodic boundary conditions in comoving coordinates or simulations of isolated stellar systems. It is based on the Barnes–Hut algorithm and uses Ewald summation for perio...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajika
Ajika or adjika, (, , is a Georgian and Abkhazian hot, spicy, but subtly flavored dip, often used to flavor food. In 2018, the technology of ajika was inscribed on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Georgia list. Common varieties of ajika resemble Italian red pesto in appearance and consistency. Though it is usually ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracetamol
Paracetamol (acetaminophen or para-hydroxyacetanilide) is a non-opioid analgesic and antipyretic agent used to treat fever and mild to moderate pain. It is a widely used over the counter medication and common brand names include Tylenol and Panadol. At a standard dose, paracetamol only slightly decreases body temperat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntrophobacter%20sulfatireducens
Syntrophobacter sulfatireducens is a species of bacteria notable for degrading propionate. It is notable for being syntrophic and for oxidising propionate. Its cells are egg-shaped. TB8106T (=AS 1.5016T=DSM 16706T) is its type strain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique%20Chyba
Monique Chyba (born 1969) is a control theorist who works as a professor of mathematics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Her work on control theory has involved the theory of singular trajectories, and applications in the control of autonomous underwater vehicles. More recently, she has also applied control theor...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20moments%20of%20inertia
Moment of inertia, denoted by , measures the extent to which an object resists rotational acceleration about a particular axis, it is the rotational analogue to mass (which determines an object's resistance to linear acceleration). The moments of inertia of a mass have units of dimension ML2 ([mass] × [length]2). It sh...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHSH%20inequality
In physics, the CHSH inequality can be used in the proof of Bell's theorem, which states that certain consequences of entanglement in quantum mechanics cannot be reproduced by local hidden-variable theories. Experimental verification of the inequality being violated is seen as confirmation that nature cannot be describ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chung%E2%80%93Erd%C5%91s%20inequality
In probability theory, the Chung–Erdős inequality provides a lower bound on the probability that one out of many (possibly dependent) events occurs. The lower bound is expressed in terms of the probabilities for pairs of events. Formally, let be events. Assume that for some . Then The inequality was first derive...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divicine
Divicine (2,6-diamino-4,5-dihydroxypyrimidine) is an oxidant and a base with alkaloidal properties found in fava beans and Lathyrus sativus. It is an aglycone of vicine. A common derivative is the diacetate form (2,6-diamino-1,6-dihydro-4,5-pyrimidinedione). Occurrence Divicine is found in fava beans and in the legume...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvariella%20bombycina
Volvariella bombycina, commonly known as the silky volvariella, silky sheath, silky rosegill, silver-silk straw mushroom, or tree mushroom, is a species of edible mushroom in the family Pluteaceae. It is an uncommon but widespread species, having been reported from Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, and North Amer...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online%20analytical%20processing
Online analytical processing, or OLAP (), is an approach to answer multi-dimensional analytical (MDA) queries swiftly in computing. OLAP is part of the broader category of business intelligence, which also encompasses relational databases, report writing and data mining. Typical applications of OLAP include business r...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Uzbek%20flags
Many countries have different flags, and now about Uzbekistan. National Flag Government Flag Military Flag Autonomous Republic Flags of Historical States existed in Uzbekistan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal%20profiling
A thermal profile is a complex set of time-temperature data typically associated with the measurement of thermal temperatures in an oven (ex: reflow oven). The thermal profile is often measured along a variety of dimensions such as slope, soak, time above liquidus (TAL), and peak. A thermal profile can be ranked on h...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem%20solving%20environment
A problem solving environment (PSE) is a completed, integrated and specialised computer software for solving one class of problems, combining automated problem-solving methods with human-oriented tools for guiding the problem resolution. A PSE may also assist users in formulating problem resolution. A PSE may also assi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program%20temporary%20fix
In IBM terminology, a Program temporary fix or Product temporary fix (PTF), sometimes depending on date, is a single bug fix, or group of fixes, distributed in a form ready to install for customers. A PTF normally follows an APAR (Authorized Program Analysis Report), and where an "APAR fix" was issued, the PTF "is a t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritability
Heritability is a statistic used in the fields of breeding and genetics that estimates the degree of variation in a phenotypic trait in a population that is due to genetic variation between individuals in that population. The concept of heritability can be expressed in the form of the following question: "What is the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymeclin%20protein%20family
In molecular biology, the Dymeclin protein family is a family of proteins which includes human Dymeclin. Dymeclin (Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen syndrome protein) contains a large number of leucine and isoleucine residues and a total of 17 repeated dileucine motifs. It is characteristically about 700 amino acids long and pre...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin/IGF/Relaxin%20family
The insulin/IGF/relaxin family is a group of evolutionary related proteins which possess a variety of hormonal activities. Family members in human include two subfamilies: 1) insulin and insulin-like growth factors 2) relaxin family peptides: relaxins 1 and 2 relaxin 3 Leydig cell-specific insulin-like peptide (g...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough-and-tumble%20play
Rough-and-tumble play, also called play fighting, is a form of play where participants compete with one another attempting to obtain certain advantages (such as biting or pushing the opponent onto the ground), but play in this way without the severity of genuine fighting (which rough-and-tumble play resembles). Rough-a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaternium-15
Quaternium-15 (systematic name: hexamethylenetetramine chloroallyl chloride) is a quaternary ammonium salt that has been used as a surfactant and preservative. It acts as an antimicrobial agent because it slowly releases formaldehyde, which is a preservative with biocidal properties. Both quaternium-15 and formaldehyd...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated%20quality%20control%20of%20meteorological%20observations
A meteorological observation at a given place can be inaccurate for a variety of reasons, such as a hardware defect. Quality control can help spot which meteorological observations are inaccurate. One of the main automated quality control programs used today in the area of meteorological observations is the meteorolog...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADA%20%28smart%20antenna%29
ADA (an abbreviation of adaptive antenna) is an advanced smart antenna, using multichannel controlled reception pattern antenna (CRPA), designed for various platforms, including UAVs, planes and ships, manufactured by the MLM factory of the Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI). The ADA enables vehicles, missiles and oth...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen%20Tze-chiang
Dr. Chen Tze-chiang, or T. C. Chen (), joined the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in 1984. He is currently an IBM Fellow and the Vice President of Science and Technology at Thomas J. Watson Research Center, IBM Research Division in Yorktown Heights, New York. During the period of Feb. 1999 - Feb. 2003, Dr. Chen w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon%20for%20Sale
Moon for Sale is a 2007 British documentary film directed and produced by Nick Davidson. The film premiered on BBC Two on 10 April 2007 and has played worldwide since. The primary focus of the documentary is on the value of the Moon to scientists and collectors. Dr. Harrison Schmitt, an Apollo 17 astronaut, is seen dis...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eel%20life%20history
Eels are any of several long, thin, bony fishes of the order Anguilliformes. They have a catadromous life cycle, that is: at different stages of development migrating between inland waterways and the deep ocean. Because fishermen never caught anything they recognized as young eels, the life cycle of the eel was a myste...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%20Storm
Digital Storm is a privately owned boutique computer manufacturer in the United States that primarily specializes in high-performance gaming desktop and laptop computers. Headquartered in Gilroy, California, the company also sells upgrade components and gaming peripherals, such as headsets, gaming mice, custom keyboard...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamomile
Chamomile (American English) or camomile (British English; see spelling differences) ( or ) is the common name for several plants of the family Asteraceae. Two of the species, Matricaria chamomilla and Chamaemelum nobile, are commonly used to make herbal infusions for beverages. There has been limited (though thus fa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikhonov%27s%20theorem%20%28dynamical%20systems%29
In applied mathematics, Tikhonov's theorem on dynamical systems is a result on stability of solutions of systems of differential equations. It has applications to chemical kinetics. The theorem is named after Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov. Statement Consider this system of differential equations: Taking the lim...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics%20of%20social%20behavior
The genetics of social behavior is an area of research that attempts to address the question of the role that genes play in modulating the neural circuits in the brain which influence social behavior. Model genetic species, such as D.melanogaster (common fruit fly) and Apis mellifera (honey bee), have been rigorously s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Canadian%20provincial%20and%20territorial%20symbols
This is a list of the symbols of the provinces and territories of Canada. Each province and territory has a unique set of official symbols. Provinces and territories See also Arms of Canada List of Canadian flags Flags of provinces and territories of Canada National symbols of Canada Canadian Red Ensign Region...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20codes%20used%20in%20the%20World%20Geographical%20Scheme%20for%20Recording%20Plant%20Distributions
The World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) is a biogeographical system developed by the international Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) organization, formerly the International Working Group on Taxonomic Databases. The system provides clear definitions and codes for recording plant...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Commission%20on%20Zoological%20Nomenclature
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is an organization dedicated to "achieving stability and sense in the scientific naming of animals". Founded in 1895, it currently comprises 26 commissioners from 20 countries. Organization The ICZN is governed by the "Constitution of the ICZN", which is u...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRAC-II
CRAC-II is both a computer code (titled Calculation of Reactor Accident Consequences) and the 1982 report of the simulation results performed by Sandia National Laboratories for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The report is sometimes referred to as the CRAC-II report because it is the computer program used in the ca...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor%20Neumann-Lara
Víctor Neumann-Lara (1933–2004) was a Mexican mathematician and a pioneer in the field of graph theory in Mexico. His work also covers general topology, game theory and combinatorics. Biography Born in the city of Huejutla de Reyes, Hidalgo, Mexico, he soon moved to Mexico City, where he received his bachelor's degree...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NV1
The Nvidia NV1, manufactured by SGS-Thomson Microelectronics under the model name STG2000, was a multimedia PCI card announced in May 1995 and released in November 1995. It was sold to retail by Diamond as the Diamond Edge 3D. The NV1 featured a complete 2D/3D graphics core based upon quadratic texture mapping, VRAM o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colatitude
In a spherical coordinate system, a colatitude is the complementary angle of a given latitude, i.e. the difference between a right angle and the latitude. Here Southern latitudes are defined to be negative, and as a result the colatitude is a non-negative quantity, ranging from zero at the North pole to 180° at the Sou...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food%20safety%20incidents%20in%20Taiwan
Food safety incidents in Taiwan have received international media scrutiny. 2011: Plasticizer use in food products The principal food safety incident in Taiwan was over the use of the plasticizer DEHP to replace palm oil in food and drinks as a clouding agent. The chemical agent has been linked to developmental proble...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd%20meridian%20east
The meridian 42° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 42nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 138th meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai%20Smirnov%20%28mathematician%29
Nikolai Vasilyevich Smirnov () (17 October 1900 – 2 June 1966) was a Soviet Russian mathematician noted for his work in various fields including probability theory and statistics. Smirnov's principal works in mathematical statistics and probability theory were devoted to the investigation of limit distributions by mea...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrophysiology
Electrophysiology (from Greek , ēlektron, "amber" [see the etymology of "electron"]; , physis, "nature, origin"; and , -logia) is the branch of physiology that studies the electrical properties of biological cells and tissues. It involves measurements of voltage changes or electric current or manipulations on a wide v...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%20meridians
The Washington meridians are four meridians that were used as prime meridians in the United States which pass through Washington, D.C. The four that have been specified are: through the Capitol through the White House through the old Naval Observatory through the new Naval Observatory. Their longitudes may be repo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pramana%20%28journal%29
Pramana – Journal of Physics, was launched in July 1973. Pramana (which in Sanskrit means "source of valid knowledge, a standard") is the outcome of a nationwide effort by Indian physicists to disseminate their best efforts in physics. The journal is published by the Indian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Rogers%20%28mathematician%29
Leonard Christopher Gordon Rogers (born 29 April 1954) is a mathematician working in probability theory and quantitative finance. He is Emeritus Professor of Statistical Science in the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Rogers' specialist fields include stochastic analysis and applications to quantitati...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematode%20Her-1
In molecular biology the nematode Her-1 protein is a protein which adopts an all-helical structure with two subdomains: amino acids 19-80 comprise a left-handed three-helix bundle with an overhand connection between the second and third helices, whilst amino acids 81-164 comprise a left-handed anti-parallel four-helix ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent%20Circle%20%28software%29
Silent Circle is an encrypted communications firm based in Washington DC. Silent Circle provides multi-platform secure communication services for mobile devices and desktop. Launched October 16, 2012, the company operates under a subscription business model. The encryption part of the software used is free software/ope...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukomys%20ilariae
The Somali striped mole rat (Fukomys ilariae) is a species of small mole rat that is endemic to the Horn of Africa. The holotype is preserved in the Museo Civico di Zoologia in Rome and probably originated from Benadir, the first nucleus of the Colony of Italian Somalia established at the beginning of Twenty century. T...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canna%20indica
Canna indica, commonly known as Indian shot, African arrowroot, edible canna, purple arrowroot, Sierra Leone arrowroot, is a plant species in the family Cannaceae. It is native to much of South America, Central America, the West Indies, and Mexico. It is also naturalized in the southeastern United States (Florida, Texa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical%20resistance%20and%20conductance
The electrical resistance of an object is a measure of its opposition to the flow of electric current. Its reciprocal quantity is , measuring the ease with which an electric current passes. Electrical resistance shares some conceptual parallels with mechanical friction. The SI unit of electrical resistance is the ohm (...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudity%20and%20sexuality
Nudity is one of the physiological characteristics of humans, who alone among primates evolved to be effectively hairless. Human sexuality includes the physiological, psychological, and social aspects of sexual feelings and behaviors. In many societies, a strong link between nudity and sexuality is taken for granted....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecoimmunology
Ecoimmunology or Ecological Immunology is the study of the causes and consequences of variation in immunity. The field of ecoimmunology seeks to give an ultimate perspective for proximate mechanisms of immunology. This approach places immunology in evolutionary and ecological contexts across all levels of biological o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founder%20Technology
Founder Technology Group Corporation (), a subsidiary of Founder Group from Peking University, is an information technology state-owned enterprise in Shanghai, China. It is engaged in the development of personal computers and computer peripherals, under the brand of "Fang Zheng" (方正), and printed circuit boards. Histo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%20Bulli
El Bulli () was a restaurant near the town of Roses, Spain, run by chef Ferran Adrià, later joined by Albert Adrià, and renowned for its modernist cuisine. Established in 1964, the restaurant overlooked Cala Montjoi, a bay on the Costa Brava of Catalonia. El Bulli held three Michelin stars and was described as "the mos...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Hennell
Professor Michael A. Hennell (born 9 September 1940) is a British computer scientist who has made leading contributions in the field of software testing. Michael Hennell was a Professor of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool in England. As part of his leading role in software testing, Hennell was a member...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approximation%20theory
In mathematics, approximation theory is concerned with how functions can best be approximated with simpler functions, and with quantitatively characterizing the errors introduced thereby. What is meant by best and simpler will depend on the application. A closely related topic is the approximation of functions by gene...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical%20change
Physical changes are changes affecting the form of a chemical substance, but not its chemical composition. Physical changes are used to separate mixtures into their component compounds, but can not usually be used to separate compounds into chemical elements or simpler compounds. Physical changes occur when objects o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out%20of%20Phase%20Stereo
Out Of Phase Stereo (OOPS) is an audio technique which manipulates the phase of a stereo audio track, to isolate or remove certain components of the stereo mix. It works on the principle of phase cancellation, in which two identical but inverted waveforms summed together will "cancel the other out". Process When a sin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous%20q-Jacobi%20polynomials
In mathematics, the continuous q-Jacobi polynomials P(x|q), introduced by , are a family of basic hypergeometric orthogonal polynomials in the basic Askey scheme. give a detailed list of their properties. Definition The polynomials are given in terms of basic hypergeometric functions and the q-Pochhammer symbol by
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occipital%20triangle
The occipital triangle, the larger division of the posterior triangle, is bounded, in front, by the Sternocleidomastoideus; behind, by the Trapezius; below, by the Omohyoideus. Its floor is formed from above downward by the Splenius capitis, Levator scapulæ, and the Scalenus medius and posterior. It is covered by the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calsequestrin
Calsequestrin is a calcium-binding protein that acts as a calcium buffer within the sarcoplasmic reticulum. The protein helps hold calcium in the cisterna of the sarcoplasmic reticulum after a muscle contraction, even though the concentration of calcium in the sarcoplasmic reticulum is much higher than in the cytosol....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer/testis%20antigen%2083
Cancer/testis antigen 83 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CT83 gene.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%B6schian%20number
In number theory, the numbers of the form x2 + xy + y2 for integer x, y are called the Löschian numbers (or Loeschian numbers). These numbers are named after August Lösch. They are the norms of the Eisenstein integers. They are a set of whole numbers, including zero, and having prime factorization in which all primes c...