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Oxhydroelectric effect Theoretical model Oxhydroelectric_effect > Theoretical model The two phases, are characterized by different thermodynamic parameters, and are in a stable non-equilibrium state. The coherent phase should be described by a quantum state, and in particular a state oscillating between a fundamental s...
Noble gas matrix Experimental setup Noble_gas_matrix > Experimental setup Mono-atomic gases have relatively simple face-centered cubic (fcc) crystal structure, which can make interpretations of the site occupancy and crystal-field splitting of the guest easier. In some cases a reactive material, for example, methane, h...
Language development Theoretical frameworks Language_development > Theoretical frameworks Chomsky says that all children have what is called an innate language acquisition device (LAD). Theoretically, the LAD is an area of the brain that has a set of universal syntactic rules for all languages. This device provides chi...
James Collins (bioengineer) Nonlinear dynamics in biological systems James_Collins_(bioengineer) > Work > Nonlinear dynamics in biological systems Collins also pioneered the development and use of nonlinear dynamical approaches to study, mimic and improve biological function, expanding our ability to understand and har...
Juvenile delinquency Peer influence Juvenile_delinquency > Situational factors > Peer influence The purpose of the experiment was to see if the group would influence the participant to answer incorrectly. Asch found that seventy-six percent of the participants conformed and answered incorrectly when influenced by the g...
Federated learning Federated Learning with Dynamic Regularization (FedDyn) Federated_learning > Federated learning variations > Federated Learning with Dynamic Regularization (FedDyn) Hence, the computation complexity is linear in local dataset size. Moreover, gradient computation can be parallelizable within each devi...
Hydrodynamic instability Summary Dynamic_instability_(fluid_mechanics) In fluid dynamics, hydrodynamic stability is the field which analyses the stability and the onset of instability of fluid flows. The study of hydrodynamic stability aims to find out if a given flow is stable or unstable, and if so, how these instabi...
Complex geometry Classification in complex geometry Complex_algebraic_geometry > Classification in complex geometry One major theme in complex geometry is classification. Due to the rigid nature of complex manifolds and varieties, the problem of classifying these spaces is often tractable. Classification in complex and...
Numerical solution of the convection–diffusion equation Finite element solution to convection–diffusion problem Numerical_solution_of_the_convection–diffusion_equation > Finite element solution to convection–diffusion problem Unlike the conduction equation (a finite element solution is used), a numerical solution for t...
Donald Symons Selected publications Donald_Symons > Selected publications Symons, D. (1990) "Adaptiveness and adaptation," in Ethology and Sociobiology, 11: 427–444. Symons, D.
Jeffrey Lagarias Career Jeffrey_Lagarias > Career He has since worked in many areas, both pure and applied, and considers himself a mathematical generalist.Lagarias discovered an elementary problem that is equivalent to the Riemann hypothesis, namely whether for all n > 0, we have σ ( n ) ≤ H n + e H n ln ⁡ H n {\displ...
Outer mitochondrial membrane History Oocyte_mitochondry > History Warburg and Heinrich Otto Wieland, who had also postulated a similar particle mechanism, disagreed on the chemical nature of the respiration. It was not until 1925, when David Keilin discovered cytochromes, that the respiratory chain was described.In 193...
History of the periodic table Changes to the periodic table History_of_the_periodic_table > Inert gases and ether > Changes to the periodic table Although the sequence of atomic weights suggested that inert gases should be located between halogens and alkali metals, and there were suggestions to put them into group VII...
Salt wedge (hydrology) Implications for marine life Tidal_estuary > Implications for marine life Estuaries are incredibly dynamic systems, where temperature, salinity, turbidity, depth and flow all change daily in response to the tides. This dynamism makes estuaries highly productive habitats, but also make it difficul...
Spore formation Reproduction via spores Spore_formation > Reproduction via spores Reproductive spores are generally the result of cell division, most commonly meiosis (e.g. in plant sporophytes). Sporic meiosis is needed to complete the sexual life cycle of the organisms using it. In some cases, sporogenesis occurs via...
Erlang (programming language) Quicksort Erlang_(programming_language) > Functional programming examples > Quicksort Quicksort in Erlang, using list comprehension: The above example recursively invokes the function qsort until nothing remains to be sorted. The expression is a list comprehension, meaning "Construct a li...
Global anomaly Summary Global_anomaly This new anomaly is a mixed gauge-gravitational anomaly and a nonperturbative global anomaly.Many types of global anomalies must cancel for a theory to be consistent. An example is modular invariance, the requirement of anomaly cancellation for a part of a gravitational anomaly tha...
Stem cell controversy Alternatives to embryonic stem cells Stem_cell_controversy > Alternatives to embryonic stem cells Some stem cell researchers are working to develop techniques of isolating stem cells with similar potency as embryonic stem cells, but do not require the destruction of a human embryo.
Kinetic isotope effect Tunneling Deuterium_isotope_effect > Theory > Tunneling In some cases, an additional rate enhancement is seen for the lighter isotope, possibly due to quantum mechanical tunnelling. This is typically only observed for reactions involving bonds to hydrogen atoms. Tunneling occurs when a molecule p...
Conservation and restoration of immovable cultural property Agents of Deterioration Conservation_and_restoration_of_immovable_cultural_property > Agents of Deterioration Physical forces also include shocks and vibrations that can damage the fragile structure of the building, such as vibrations stemming from constructio...
Thermal impedance Other quantities Thermal_conductivities > Definition > Other quantities Thermal resistance is the inverse of thermal conductance. It is a convenient measure to use in multicomponent design since thermal resistances are additive when occurring in series.There is also a measure known as the heat transfe...
Finite intersection property General sources Strong_finite_intersection_property > References > General sources Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, Inc. ISBN 978-0-486-49353-4. OCLC 849801114. Wilansky, Albert (17 October 2008) .
Natural Step Overview of the science - Systems functions Natural_Step > Framework > FSSD System Level > Overview of the science - Systems functions Behind the framework there is a science-based understanding of the dynamic interrelationships within and between socio-ecological sub-systems and is based (a.o.) on study o...
Incident (graph theory) Path graph Graph_(discrete_mathematics) > Types of graph > Path graph A path graph or linear graph of order n ≥ 2 is a graph in which the vertices can be listed in an order v1, v2, …, vn such that the edges are the {vi, vi+1} where i = 1, 2, …, n − 1. Path graphs can be characterized as connecte...
Norman L. Biggs Computational Learning Theory Norman_L._Biggs > Work > Computational Learning Theory In 1997, N. Biggs and M. Anthony wrote a book titled Computational Learning Theory: an Introduction. Both Biggs and Anthony focused on the necessary background material from logic, probability, and complex theory. This ...
Milnesium alpigenum Reproductive cycle Milnesium_alpigenum > Reproduction > Reproductive cycle After this, the individual has reached reproductive maturity. All tardigrades including M. alpigenum implement the "R" reproductive strategy of having many offspring with little to no investment in growth. The reproductive cy...
Gauge theory (mathematics) Hitchin's equations and Higgs bundles Gauge_theory_(mathematics) > Gauge theory in one and two dimensions > Hitchin's equations and Higgs bundles This is shown through an infinite-dimensional moment map construction, and this moduli space of Higgs bundles also has a complex structure, which i...
Outline (list) Applications Outline_(list) > Applications Outlines are used for composition, summarization, and as a development and storage medium.
Serotonin Biosynthesis Serotonin > Biochemical mechanisms > Biosynthesis However, tryptophan and its metabolite 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP), from which serotonin is synthesized, do cross the blood–brain barrier. These agents are available as dietary supplements and in various foods, and may be effective serotonergic ag...
Polarising filter Use Polarizing_filter_(Photography) > Use The polarizing lens effectively absorbs these light waves, rendering outdoor scenes crisper with deeper color tones in subject matter such as blue skies, bodies of water and foliage.Much light is differentiated by polarization, e.g. light passing through cryst...
Rotary atomizers Working Principle Rotary_atomizers > Working Principle The energy required for atomization is transferred directly from the atomizer body to the liquid. This gives us an advantage that the energy required for atomizing the liquid is directly supplied mechanically and energetically. The complicated and ...
Gauge connection Quantum field theories Non-abelian_gauge_theories > Description > Quantum field theories Other than these classical continuum field theories, the most widely known gauge theories are quantum field theories, including quantum electrodynamics and the Standard Model of elementary particle physics. The sta...
Immersed boundary method Summary Immersed_boundary_method Variants of this basic approach have been applied to simulate a wide variety of mechanical systems involving elastic structures which interact with fluid flows. Since the original development of this method by Peskin, a variety of approaches have been developed ...
Traversal Using Relay NAT Protocol Traversal_Using_Relays_around_NAT > Protocol In other words, when a peer is finally contacted and sends information back to the TURN server to be relayed to client, the TURN server uses the permissions to verify that the peer-to-TURN server communication is valid. After permissions ha...
Balkan endemic nephropathy Signs and symptoms Balkan_endemic_nephropathy > Signs and symptoms The patients are distinguished from those suffering from other causes of end-stage renal disease by showing an absence of high blood pressure, xanthochromia of palms and soles (Tanchev's sign), early hypochromic anemia, absenc...
Machine learning in video games Long short-term memory Machine_learning_in_video_games > Overview of relevant machine learning techniques > Recurrent neural network > Long short-term memory A long short-term memory (LSTM) network is a specific implementation of a RNN that is designed to deal with the vanishing gradient...
Synthetic Biology Orthogonal approach Artificial_life_form > Four engineering approaches > Orthogonal approach It is also known as perpendicular engineering. This strategy, also referred to as "chemical synthetic biology," principally seeks to alter or enlarge the genetic codes of living systems utilising artificial DN...
Root mean square fluctuation Summary Mean_square_displacement In statistical mechanics, the mean squared displacement (MSD, also mean square displacement, average squared displacement, or mean square fluctuation) is a measure of the deviation of the position of a particle with respect to a reference position over time....
Cold district heating (Seasonal) heat storage Cold_district_heating > Components > (Seasonal) heat storage These make it possible to store excess heat from the summer half of the year, e.g. from cooling, but also from other heat sources and thus heat up the ground. During the heating period, the process is then reverse...
Electrical system design Summary Electrical_system_design Often the systems are combined with other systems. They might be subsystems of larger systems and have subsystems of their own. For example, a subway rapid transit electrical system is composed of the wayside electrical power supply, wayside control system, and ...
Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone Function Gonadotropin_releasing_hormone > Function Pulsatile activity can be disrupted by hypothalamic-pituitary disease, either dysfunction (i.e., hypothalamic suppression) or organic lesions (trauma, tumor). Elevated prolactin levels decrease GnRH activity. In contrast, hyperinsu...
Sodium azide Summary Sodium_azide Sodium azide is an inorganic compound with the formula NaN3. This colorless salt is the gas-forming component in some car airbag systems. It is used for the preparation of other azide compounds. It is an ionic substance, is highly soluble in water, and is very acutely poisonous.
Viability selection Speciation Evolution_by_natural_selection > Evolution by means of natural selection > Speciation E. B. Poulton realized in 1903 that reproductive isolation could evolve through divergence, if each lineage acquired a different, incompatible allele of the same gene. Selection against the heterozygote ...
Adaptive memory Basic memory processes Adaptive_memory > Alternative viewpoints/explanations > Basic memory processes Basic memory processes have also been examined in terms of their relation to survival processing, in hopes of explaining the survival recall advantage. Weinstein, Bugg and Roediger contrasted two basic ...
Strain gage In practice Strain_Gauge > In practice If these steps are not followed the strain gauge binding to the surface may be unreliable and unpredictable measurement errors may be generated. Strain gauge based technology is used commonly in the manufacture of pressure sensors. The gauges used in pressure sensors t...
Sim racing Arcade simulator era (1982–1989) Sim_racing > History of sim racing > Arcade simulator era (1982–1989) It attempted to realistically simulate car driving, with the car jumping up and down, turning back and forth, and spinning up to 180 degrees, with an emphasis on acceleration, braking, and gear shifting, al...
Psychological sciences Controlled experiments Psychological_sciences > Research methods > Controlled experiments For example, in research on the best way to affect reading achievement in the first three grades of school, school administrators may not permit educational psychologists to randomly assign children to phoni...
Omnibus test Model assumptions in multiple linear regression Omnibus_test > In multiple regression > Model assumptions in multiple linear regression Random sampling. Normal or approximately normal distribution of the errors eij. The errors eij explanatory equals zero>, E(eij)=0. Equal variances of the errors eij. Which...
Advanced driver-assistance system Driving task assistance Advanced_driver-assistance_system > Feature examples > Driving task assistance Adaptive cruise control (ACC) can maintain a chosen velocity and distance between a vehicle and the vehicle ahead. ACC can automatically brake or accelerate with concern to the distan...
Genetically modified organisms Summary Genetically_modified_organisms Fungi have been engineered with much the same goals. Viruses play an important role as vectors for inserting genetic information into other organisms. This use is especially relevant to human gene therapy.
Pulse-Doppler signal processing Summary Pulse-Doppler_signal_processing This signal processing strategy is used in pulse-Doppler radar and multi-mode radar, which can then be pointed into regions containing a large number of slow-moving reflectors without overwhelming computer software and operators. Other signal proce...
Glass-filled polymer Materials Glass-filled_polymer > Materials Either thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers may be used. One of the most widely used thermoplastics is a polyamide polymer nylon.The first mouldable composite was Bakelite. This used wood flour fibres in phenolic resin as the thermoset polymer matrix. A...
Rutherford Aris bibliography Journal articles Rutherford_Aris_bibliography > Journal articles "N-segment least-squares approximation" (with M.M. Denn).
Diode–transistor logic Interfacing considerations Diode–transistor_logic > Interfacing considerations A major advantage over the earlier resistor–transistor logic is increased fan-in. Additionally, to increase fan-out, an additional transistor and diode may be used.
Carboxylate ion Resonance stabilization of the carboxylate ion Carboxylate_group > Resonance stabilization of the carboxylate ion In contrast, an alkoxide ion, once formed, would have a strong negative charge localized on its lone oxygen atom, which would strongly attract any nearby protons (indeed, alkoxides are very ...
Spliceosome Composition Spliceosome > Composition Many proteins exhibit a zinc-binding motif, which underscores the importance of zinc in the splicing mechanism. The first molecular-resolution reconstruction of U4/U6.U5 triple small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (tri-snRNP) complex was reported in 2016. Cryo-EM has been ap...
Orders of magnitude (numbers) 10100 (one googol) to 101000 Order_of_magnitude_(numbers) > 10100 (one googol) to 101000 (10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000; short scale: ten duotrigintillion; long scale: ten thousand sexdecillion, or ten sexdecillard) Ma...
Dictionary (data structure) Example Associative_arrays > Operations > Example Suppose that the set of loans made by a library is represented in a data structure. Each book in a library may be checked out only by a single library patron at a time. However, a single patron may be able to check out multiple books.
NP-complete problem Summary NP-complete_problem The NP-complete problems represent the hardest problems in NP. If some NP-complete problem has a polynomial time algorithm, all problems in NP do. The set of NP-complete problems is often denoted by NP-C or NPC.
Monte Carlo method in statistical physics Summary Monte_Carlo_method_in_statistical_mechanics Monte Carlo in statistical physics refers to the application of the Monte Carlo method to problems in statistical physics, or statistical mechanics.
Voltage-gated proton channels Summary Voltage-gated_proton_channel Voltage-gated proton channels are ion channels that have the unique property of opening with depolarization, but in a strongly pH-sensitive manner. The result is that these channels open only when the electrochemical gradient is outward, such that their...
Units of measure Summary Units_of_measure Scientific systems of units are a refinement of the concept of weights and measures historically developed for commercial purposes.Science, medicine, and engineering often use larger and smaller units of measurement than those used in everyday life. The judicious selection of t...
Model-dependent realism Overview Model-dependent_realism > Overview Model-dependent realism asserts that all we can know about "reality" consists of networks of world pictures that explain observations by connecting them by rules to concepts defined in models. Will an ultimate theory of everything be found? Hawking and...
Aglycone Clinical significance Aglycone > Clinical significance A study on molecular markers in human aortic endothelial cells published that aglycone stopped cell migration but not monocyte adhesion, which is the initial step of atherosclerotic plaque formation. Another study exploring the benefits of extra virgin oli...
T helper cell Hypersensitivity CD4(+)_T_cell > Role in disease > Hypersensitivity Many auto-immune diseases are more complex. A well-known example is rheumatoid arthritis, where both antibodies and immune cells are known to play a role in the pathology. Generally the immunology of most auto-immune diseases is not well ...
Artificial enzyme History Artificial_enzyme > History Classically, artificial enzymes bind substrates using receptors such as cyclodextrin, crown ethers, and calixarene.Artificial enzymes based on amino acids or peptides have expanded the field of artificial enzymes or enzyme mimics. For instance, scaffolded histidine ...
Etomidate Adverse effects Etomidate > Adverse effects Etomidate suppresses corticosteroid synthesis in the adrenal cortex by reversibly inhibiting 11β-hydroxylase, an enzyme important in adrenal steroid production; it leads to primary adrenal suppression. Using a continuous etomidate infusion for sedation of critically...
Real vector Hilbert spaces Coordinate_vector_space > Vector spaces with additional structure > Topological vector spaces > Hilbert spaces More generally, and more conceptually, the theorem yields a simple description of what "basic functions", or, in abstract Hilbert spaces, what basic vectors suffice to generate a Hil...
Normality (behavior) DSM Normality_(behavior) > Clinical normality > DSM Normality, as a relative concept, is intrinsically involved with contextual elements. As a result, clinical disorder classification has particular challenges in discretely diagnosing 'normal' constitutions from true disorders. The Diagnostic and S...
Sulfate-reducing microorganisms Summary Sulfate-reducing_bacteria Sulfate-reducing microorganisms (SRM) or sulfate-reducing prokaryotes (SRP) are a group composed of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and sulfate-reducing archaea (SRA), both of which can perform anaerobic respiration utilizing sulfate (SO2−4) as terminal ...
Glossary of mycology M Glossary_of_mycology > M The plant disease caused by such fungi. mitosis The normal division of a nucleus. Results in two child nuclei with the same number of chromosomes as the parent.
Meridian distance Series expansions Arc_of_the_meridian > Calculation > Series expansions The above integral may be expressed as an infinite truncated series by expanding the integrand in a Taylor series, performing the resulting integrals term by term, and expressing the result as a trigonometric series. In 1755, Leon...
Molar mass constant Summary Molar_mass_constant Thus, for example, the average atomic mass of chlorine is approximately 35.446 daltons, making the mass of one mole of chlorine atoms approximately 35.446 grams. On 20 May 2019, the SI definition of mole changed in such a way that the molar mass constant remains nearly bu...
Reaction (physics) Mass on a spring Reaction_force > Examples > Mass on a spring The gravitational force pulling down on the mass is no longer equal to the upward elastic force of the spring. In the terminology of the previous section, F1 and F3 are no longer equal. However, it is still true that F1 = F2 and F3 = F4, a...
X-Ray Diffraction Pattern X-ray diffraction X-Ray_Crystallography > History > X-ray diffraction The idea that crystals could be used as a diffraction grating for X-rays arose in 1912 in a conversation between Paul Peter Ewald and Max von Laue in the English Garden in Munich. Ewald had proposed a resonator model of crys...
Short hundred In mathematics Short_hundred > In mathematics It is the 10th star number (whose digit sum also adds to 10 in decimal). There are exactly 100 prime numbers in base-ten whose digits are in strictly ascending order (e.g. 239, 2357 etc.). The last such prime number is 23456789, which contains eight consecutiv...
Immortal DNA strand hypothesis Mechanisms Immortal_DNA_strand_hypothesis > Mechanisms The complete proof of a concept generally requires a plausible mechanism that could mediate the effect. Although controversial, there is a suggestion that this could be provided by the Dynein Motor. This paper is accompanied by a comm...
Data Protection Internet Data_Protection > Information types > Internet In an age where increasing amounts of information is online, social networking sites pose additional privacy challenges. People may be tagged in photos or have valuable information exposed about themselves either by choice or unexpectedly by others...
Burroughs large systems Stack architecture Burroughs_large_systems > Stack architecture In many early systems and languages, programmers were often told not to make their routines too small. Procedure calls and returns were expensive, because a number of operations had to be performed to maintain the stack. The B5000 w...
Remote sensing satellites Data processing Earth_remote_sensing > Data processing The common analogy given to describe this is trying to determine the type of animal from its footprints. For example, while it is impossible to directly measure temperatures in the upper atmosphere, it is possible to measure the spectral e...
Transformer (neural network) Predecessors Transformer_(machine_learning_model) > Timeline > Predecessors Before transformers, predecessors of attention mechanism were added to gated RNNs, such as LSTMs and gated recurrent units (GRUs), which processed datasets sequentially. Dependency on previous token computations pre...
Wallerian degeneration Summary Wallerian_degeneration Axonal degeneration is followed by degradation of the myelin sheath and infiltration by macrophages. The macrophages, accompanied by Schwann cells, serve to clear the debris from the degeneration.Schwann cells respond to loss of axons by extrusion of their myelin sh...
Exaptation Evolution of complex traits Exaptation > Implications > Evolution of complex traits By trapping air, primitive wings would have enabled birds to efficiently regulate their temperature, in part, by lifting up their feathers when too warm. Individual animals with more of this functionality would more successfu...
COVID-19 and cancer Long COVID-19 COVID-19_and_cancer > Long COVID-19 Even though many COVID-19 patients recover within 2–6 weeks of the onset of symptoms, some develop symptoms that come and go for months. The possibility has been raised, but needs to be investigated further, that patients with long COVID-19 may be pr...
Combinatorial optimisation NP optimization problem Combinatorial_Optimization > NP optimization problem Contains the Makespan scheduling problem. NPO(III): :The class of NPO problems that have polynomial-time algorithms which computes solutions with a cost at most c times the optimal cost (for minimization problems) or...
Glossary of aerospace engineering G Glossary_of_aerospace_engineering > G Glide ratio – As the aircraft fuselage and control surfaces will also add drag and possibly some lift, it is fair to consider the lift-to-drag ratio (or L/D ratio) of the aircraft as a whole. As it turns out, the glide ratio, which is the ratio o...
Synizesis (biology) Summary Synizesis_(biology) Synizesis refers to a phenomenon sometimes observed in one of the subphases of meiosis. This phenomenon, sometimes referred to as a "synizetic knot", and contrasted with the chromosome "bouquet" more typically observed, is characterized by the localization of the meiotic ...
Reachability problem Summary Reachability_problem Reachability is a fundamental problem that appears in several different contexts: finite- and infinite-state concurrent systems, computational models like cellular automata and Petri nets, program analysis, discrete and continuous systems, time critical systems, hybrid ...
Flood fill Advantages Flood_fill > Stack-based recursive implementation (four-way) > Advantages Very simple algorithm - easy to make bug-free.
Sorted array Overview Sorted_array > Overview If one is using a sorted dynamic array, then it is possible to insert and delete elements. The insertion and deletion of elements in a sorted array executes at O(n), due to the need to shift all the elements following the element to be inserted or deleted; in comparison a s...
Analytic Fredholm theorem Summary Analytic_Fredholm_theorem In mathematics, the analytic Fredholm theorem is a result concerning the existence of bounded inverses for a family of bounded linear operators on a Hilbert space. It is the basis of two classical and important theorems, the Fredholm alternative and the Hilber...
Ionic polarization Some practical dielectrics Dielectric_properties > Some practical dielectrics This can be useful, as in a Van de Graaff generator or electrophorus, or it can be potentially destructive as in the case of electrostatic discharge. Specially processed dielectrics, called electrets (which should not be co...
First cosmic speed Trajectory Earth_escape_velocity > Trajectory A relatively small extra delta-v above that needed to accelerate to the escape speed can result in a relatively large speed at infinity. Some orbital manoeuvres make use of this fact. For example, at a place where escape speed is 11.2 km/s, the addition o...
Evolutionary process Heredity Evolutionary_process > Heredity DNA sequences can change through mutations, producing new alleles. If a mutation occurs within a gene, the new allele may affect the trait that the gene controls, altering the phenotype of the organism. However, while this simple correspondence between an al...
Ideal mechanical advantage Chain and belt drives Ideal_mechanical_advantage > Chain and belt drives The mechanical advantage of a pair of a chain drive or toothed belt drive with an input sprocket with NA teeth and the output sprocket has NB teeth is given by M A = T B T A = N B N A . {\displaystyle {\mathit {MA}}={\fr...
Plotly Data visualization libraries Plotly > Data visualization libraries Plotly provides a collection of supported chart types across several programming languages:
Autostereogram Terminology Autostereogram > Terminology When the single 2D image is viewed with proper eye convergence, it causes the brain to fuse different patterns perceived by the two eyes into a virtual 3D image without, hidden within the 2D image, the aid of any optical equipment. SIS images are created using a r...
Baryonic matter Flavour quantum numbers Baryon > Properties > Flavour quantum numbers Since only the u and d mass are similar, this description of particle mass and charge in terms of isospin and flavour quantum numbers works well only for octet and decuplet made of one u, one d, and one other quark, and breaks down fo...
Human flight Wright brothers Human_flight > Heavier than air > Wright brothers They almost doubled the size of the elevator and rudder and moved them about twice the distance from the wings. They added two fixed vertical vanes (called "blinkers") between the elevators and gave the wings a very slight dihedral. They dis...
Secondary Causation Summary Secondary_Causation Secondary causation is the philosophical proposition that all material and corporeal objects, having been created by God with their own intrinsic potentialities, are subsequently empowered to evolve independently in accordance with natural law. Traditional Christians woul...