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Placebo controlled trials Natural history groups Placebo-controlled_study > Methodology > Natural history groups The efficacy of the active drug's active ingredient: the difference between A and P (i.e., A-P). The magnitude of the placebo response: the difference between P and NH (i.e., P-NH).It is a matter of interpre... |
Membrane potential Summary Cell_excitability In neurons, the factors that influence the membrane potential are diverse. They include numerous types of ion channels, some of which are chemically gated and some of which are voltage-gated. Because voltage-gated ion channels are controlled by the membrane potential, while ... |
Rhomboid protease Function Rhomboid_protease > Function : 201 In mammals too, mitochondrial function is disrupted in mutants of PARL, the mitochondrial rhomboid, but the range of functions is more complex. PARL regulates the remodelling of mitochondrial cristae, is implicated in cell death and metabolism, and there is ... |
Superdense coding Sending Quantum_dense_coding > The protocol > Sending After having performed one of the operations described above, Alice can send her entangled qubit to Bob using a quantum network through some conventional physical medium. |
AC voltage Pioneers AC_frequency > History > Pioneers In the autumn of 1884, Károly Zipernowsky, Ottó Bláthy and Miksa Déri (ZBD), three engineers associated with the Ganz Works of Budapest, determined that open-core devices were impractical, as they were incapable of reliably regulating voltage. In their joint 1885 pa... |
Deficit round robin Algorithm Deficit_round_robin > Algorithm The DRR scans all non-empty queues in sequence. When a non-empty queue i {\displaystyle i} is selected, its deficit counter is incremented by its quantum value. Then, the value of the deficit counter is a maximal number of bytes that can be sent at this turn... |
Paradoxes of set theory Summary Paradoxes_of_set_theory This article contains a discussion of paradoxes of set theory. As with most mathematical paradoxes, they generally reveal surprising and counter-intuitive mathematical results, rather than actual logical contradictions within modern axiomatic set theory. |
Luminous bacteria Mechanism Bioluminescent_bacteria > Mechanism The blue-green light emission of bioluminescence, such as that produced by Photobacterium phosphoreum and Vibro harveyi, results from this reaction. Because light emission involves expending six ATP molecules for each photon, it is an energetically expensi... |
Hash functions Uniformity Hashing_algorithm > Properties > Uniformity In particular, if m is less than n, very few buckets should have more than one or two records. A small number of collisions is virtually inevitable, even if n is much larger than m – see the birthday problem. In special cases when the keys are known ... |
Hormone Introduction and overview Synthetic_hormones > Introduction and overview Breakdown of the hormone.Hormone producing cells are found in the endocrine glands, such as the thyroid gland, ovaries, and testes. Exocytosis and other methods of membrane transport are used to secrete hormones when the endocrine glands a... |
Biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles complex 1 Summary Biogenesis_of_lysosome-related_organelles_complex_1 Studies of BLOC-1 in the nervous system have begun to link numerous molecular and cellular mechanisms to its proposed contribution to schizophrenia. Knock-down studies of the dysbindin gene DTNBP1 via siRNA d... |
Consumer privacy Legislation Consumer_privacy > Legislation Such common commercial measures as software-based customer relationship management, rewards programs, and target marketing tend to drastically increase the amount of information gathered (and sometimes shared). These very drastically increase privacy risks and... |
Stochastic tunneling Dynamically adaptive stochastic tunneling Stochastic_tunneling > Dynamically adaptive stochastic tunneling A variation on always tunneling is to do so only when trapped at a local minimum. γ {\displaystyle \gamma } is then adjusted to tunnel out of the minimum and pursue a more globally optimum sol... |
Constraint solver Local Search Constraint_solver > Constraint solving > Local Search Local search is an incomplete method for finding a solution to a problem. It is based on iteratively improving an assignment of the variables until all constraints are satisfied. In particular, local search algorithms typically modify ... |
Regulator gene Summary Regulatory_gene A regulator gene may encode a protein, or it may work at the level of RNA, as in the case of genes encoding microRNAs. An example of a regulator gene is a gene that codes for a repressor protein that inhibits the activity of an operator (a gene which binds repressor proteins thus ... |
Mass defect Binding energy for atoms Nuclear_binding_energy > Binding energy for atoms Theoretically, in orbital models of heavy atoms, the electron orbits partially inside the nucleus (it does not orbit in a strict sense, but has a non-vanishing probability of being located inside the nucleus). A nuclear decay happens... |
Nervous systems Pathology Nerve_system > Pathology Physical damage to the spinal cord may result in loss of sensation or movement. If an injury to the spine produces nothing worse than swelling, the symptoms may be transient, but if nerve fibers in the spine are actually destroyed, the loss of function is usually perma... |
Copper cycle Summary Copper_cycle The copper cycle is the biogeochemical cycle of natural and anthropogenic exchanges of copper between reservoirs in the hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere. Human mining and extraction activities have exerted large influence on the copper cycle. |
GlobalSign Services GlobalSign > Services One of the features of the platform is IoT Edge Enroll, which companies use to provision and manage the PKI-based identities. Edge Enroll provides device Registration Authority (RA), certificate lifecycle management and other support services. The platform also includes IoT CA ... |
Color quantization Algorithms Color_quantization > Algorithms The most popular algorithm by far for color quantization, invented by Paul Heckbert in 1979, is the median cut algorithm. Many variations on this scheme are in use. Before this time, most color quantization was done using the population algorithm or populati... |
Rutherford Aris bibliography Journal articles Rutherford_Aris_bibliography > Journal articles 25, 863–872 (1979). "Traveling waves in a simple population model involving growth and death" (with C.R. Kennedy). |
Glossary of machine vision F Machine_vision_glossary > F The field of view (FOV) is the part which can be seen by the machine vision system at one moment. The field of view depends from the lens of the system and from the working distance between object and camera. Focus. An image, or image point or region, is said to ... |
Cellular neural network Communication systems Cellular_neural_network > Control and Actuator Systems > Communication systems They are often used in researching systemics, a trans-disciplinary, scientific field that studies natural systems. The goal of systemics researchers is to develop a conceptual and mathematical fr... |
Limit (mathematics) Infinity in limits of functions Limit_(mathematics) > Types of limits > In functions > Infinity in limits of functions It is possible to define the notion of "tending to infinity" in the domain of f {\displaystyle f} , In this expression, the infinity is considered to be signed: either + ∞ {\display... |
Unified scattering function Concept Unified_scattering_function > Concept Both Guinier's Law and Porod's Law refer to an aspect of a single structural level. A structural level is composed of a size that can be expressed in Rg, and a structure as reflected in a power-law decay, -4 in the case of Porod's Law for solid o... |
Unimog 405 UG 100/8 gearbox Unimog_405 > Technical description > Gearbox and drivetrain > UG 100/8 gearbox This design results in eight forward and eight reverse gears. The reverse gear unit has a different gear ratio for the reverse range, and the last two gears are electronically locked by default to prevent reverse ... |
Regular verb Constructed languages Regular_verb > By language > Constructed languages Most natural languages, to different extents, have a number of irregular verbs. Artificial auxiliary languages usually have a single regular pattern for all verbs (as well as other parts of speech) as a matter of design, because infle... |
Visual backward masking Trigger hypothesis Visual_backward_masking > Trigger hypothesis In the early stages of the disease, and in untreated patients, hypersensitivity to low spatial frequencies has been documented. During the further course (and medication) of schizophrenia, this hypersensitivity turns into hyposensit... |
Theories of biological aging Variation among species Aging_clock > Variation among species Different speeds with which mortality increases with age correspond to different maximum life span among species. For example, a mouse is elderly at 3 years, a human is elderly at 80 years, and ginkgo trees show little effect of ... |
Concurrent Haskell Summary Concurrent_Haskell Concurrent Haskell extends Haskell 98 with explicit concurrency. Its two main underlying concepts are: A primitive type MVar α implementing a bounded/single-place asynchronous channel, which is either empty or holds a value of type α. The ability to spawn a concurrent threa... |
Eigenvalue perturbation Why generalized eigenvalues? Eigenvalue_perturbation > Why generalized eigenvalues? In the entry applications of eigenvalues and eigenvectors we find numerous scientific fields in which eigenvalues are used to obtain solutions. Generalized eigenvalue problems are less widespread but are a key in... |
Scientist–practitioner model Core tenets Scientist–practitioner_model > Core tenets Core tenets of the today's model included in the current Boulder Model: Giving psychological assessment, testing, and intervention in accordance with scientifically based protocols Accessing and integrating scientific findings to make i... |
Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre Bioinformatics software Netherlands_Bioinformatics_Centre > Achievements > Bioinformatics software A wide variety of bioinformatics software has been created by people involved in NBIC. NBIC also hosts a service to coordinate software development (Trac server with software releases and... |
Vanesa Magar Brunner Research and publications Vanesa_Magar_Brunner > Research and publications Energies, 13(5): 1095. DOI: doi.org/10.3390/en13051095 Magar, Vanesa; Gross, Markus; González-García, L. (2018). |
Biometal (biology) Potassium Biometal_(biology) > Naturally occurring biometals > Potassium Because of this correlation, it has been noted that potassium also plays a key part in stomatal movement and regulation as high concentrations of potassium are moved into the plant stomata to keep them open and promote photosynt... |
Info-gap decision theory Treasure hunt Info-gap_decision_theory > Classical decision theory perspective > Treasure hunt Under severe uncertainty the estimate is assumed to be a poor indication of the true value of the parameter and is likely to be substantially wrong. The fundamental question therefore is: Given the Se... |
Segmental bridge Construction Segmental_bridge > Construction In pre-cast bridges, the concrete segment is constructed on the ground, and then transported and hoisted into place. As the new segment is suspended in place by the crane, workers install steel reinforcing that attaches the new segment to preceding segments.... |
Beta-propeller phytase Structure Beta-propeller_phytase > Structure There are hydrophobic interactions between these blades which are thought to keep the propeller structure together. These blades form a tunnel-like hole through the enzyme. This tunnel binds some water molecules. In front of the tunnel is the enzyme's ... |
Jordan canonical form Cayley–Hamilton theorem Jordan_canonical_form > Consequences > Cayley–Hamilton theorem The Cayley–Hamilton theorem asserts that every matrix A satisfies its characteristic equation: if p is the characteristic polynomial of A, then p A ( A ) = 0 {\displaystyle p_{A}(A)=0} . This can be shown via di... |
DNA metabarcoding Pollinator networks EDNA_metabarcoding > Applications > Pollinator networks Assessing the true networks (determined by ecological process) from field surveys that are subject to sampling effects still provides challenges.Recent research studies have clearly benefited from network concepts and tools to... |
SSH tunnel Technical overview Tunneling_protocol > Technical overview A tunnel is not encrypted by default: the TCP/IP protocol chosen determines the level of security. SSH uses port 22 to enable data encryption of payloads being transmitted over a public network (such as the Internet) connection, thereby providing VPN... |
Heterostrain Etymology Heterostrain > Etymology Heterostrain is constructed from the Greek prefix hetero- (different) and the noun strain. It means that the two layers constituting the structure are subject to different strains. This is in contrast with homostrain in which the two layers as subject to the same strain. ... |
Complex fluids Dynamics Complex_fluids > Dynamics The dynamics of the particles in complex fluids are an area of current research. Energy lost due to friction may be a nonlinear function of the velocity and normal forces. The topological inhibition to flow by the crowding of constituent particles is a key element in th... |
Aerobic decomposition Fresh Decomposition > Animal decomposition > Stages of decomposition > Fresh Once the heart stops, the blood can no longer supply oxygen or remove carbon dioxide from the tissues. The resulting decrease in pH and other chemical changes causes cells to lose their structural integrity, bringing abou... |
SERCOS III Data consistency SERCOS_III > General architecture > Data consistency A term usually associated with the IT enterprise, data consistency can also apply to real-time control (see for example Peer to Peer Communication). For this reason, Sercos III specifies that no data be overwritten (destroyed) during a tra... |
Parasitic life cycles Summary Parasitic_life_cycles Zygotic meiosis and gametic meiosis have one mitotic stage: mitosis occurs during the n phase in zygotic meiosis and during the 2n phase in gametic meiosis. Therefore, zygotic and gametic meiosis are collectively termed "haplobiontic" (single mitotic phase, not to be ... |
Data shaping Summary Logarithmic_data_transformation In statistics, data transformation is the application of a deterministic mathematical function to each point in a data set—that is, each data point zi is replaced with the transformed value yi = f(zi), where f is a function. Transforms are usually applied so that the... |
Crossover (genetic algorithm) One-point crossover Crossover_(genetic_algorithm) > Crossover for binary arrays > One-point crossover A point on both parents' chromosomes is picked randomly, and designated a 'crossover point'. Bits to the right of that point are swapped between the two parent chromosomes. This results in... |
OpenAI OpenAI's original GPT model ("GPT-1") OpenAI > Products and applications > Generative models > OpenAI's original GPT model ("GPT-1") The original paper on generative pre-training of a transformer-based language model was written by Alec Radford and his colleagues, and published in preprint on OpenAI's website on... |
Self-diagnosis COVID-19 pandemic Self-diagnosis > Impact on varying demographics > Ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds > COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 also contributed to the increase in self-diagnosis among minority populations. Samantha Artiga from the Kaiser Family Foundation reports that when statistics were correct... |
Transcription control Regulatory landscape Transcription_control > In eukaryotes > Through transcription factors and enhancers > Regulatory landscape Cell-fate decisions are mediated upon highly dynamic genomic reorganizations at interphase to modularly switch on or off entire gene regulatory networks through short to ... |
Homogeneity (physics) Dimensional homogeneity Homogeneous_media > Dimensional homogeneity As said in the introduction, dimensional homogeneity is the quality of an equation having quantities of same units on both sides. A valid equation in physics must be homogeneous, since equality cannot apply between quantities of d... |
Bayesian confirmation theory In the courtroom Confirmation_theory > Applications > In the courtroom This will depend on the incidence of the crime, which is an unusual piece of evidence to consider in a criminal trial. Consider the following three propositions: A The known facts and testimony could have arisen if the d... |
Cipher disk Methods of encryption Cipher_disk > Methods of encryption The cipher disk can be used in one of two ways. The code can be a consistent monoalphabetic substitution for the entire cipher or the disks can be moved periodically throughout the cipher making it polyalphabetic. For a monoalphabetic use, the sender... |
Ammonium sulfate precipitation Summary Ammonium_sulfate_precipitation Ammonium sulfate precipitation is one of the most commonly used methods for large and laboratory scale protein purification and fractionation that can be used to separate proteins by altering their solubility in the presence of a high salt concentrat... |
Mir-19 microRNA precursor family Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 Mir-19_microRNA_precursor_family > miR-19a roles > Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 It has been showing that the 3' UTR of the ATXN1 gene contains 3 target sites for miR-19, and this microRNA shows moderate down regulation of reporter genes containing the ATXN... |
Angular momentum operators Total angular momentum Angular_momentum_quantization > Overview > Total angular momentum Finally, there is total angular momentum J = ( J x , J y , J z ) {\displaystyle \mathbf {J} =\left(J_{x},J_{y},J_{z}\right)} , which combines both the spin and orbital angular momentum of a particle or sy... |
History of calculus Other developments History_of_calculus > Modern precursors > Other developments In 1647 Gregoire de Saint-Vincent noted that the required function F satisfied F ( s t ) = F ( s ) + F ( t ) , {\displaystyle F(st)=F(s)+F(t),} so that a geometric sequence became, under F, an arithmetic sequence. A. A. ... |
Sorting algorithms Classification Sorting_Algorithm > Classification Sorting algorithms can be classified by: Computational complexity Best, worst and average case behavior in terms of the size of the list. For typical serial sorting algorithms, good behavior is O(n log n), with parallel sort in O(log2 n), and bad beha... |
Symbolic artificial intelligence Search Symbolic_artificial_intelligence > Techniques and contributions > Search Search arises in many kinds of problem solving, including planning, constraint satisfaction, and playing games such as checkers, chess, and go. The best known AI-search tree search algorithms are breadth-fir... |
Theory of computability Name Computability_theory_(computation) > Name These researchers also use terminology such as partial computable function and computably enumerable (c.e.) set instead of partial recursive function and recursively enumerable (r.e.) set. |
Old French language Verbs Old_French_language > Grammar > Verbs Verbs in Old French show the same extreme phonological deformations as other Old French words; however, morphologically, Old French verbs are extremely conservative in preserving intact most of the Latin alternations and irregularities that had been inheri... |
Cancer induction DNA damage Cancer_initiation > Causes > DNA damage The central elements of DNA damage, epigenetic alterations and deficient DNA repair in progression to cancer are shown in red. A deficiency in DNA repair would cause more DNA damage to accumulate, and increase the risk for cancer. For example, individu... |
Point mutation Repeat-induced point mutation Point_mutations > Repeat-induced point mutation The degree of RIP within these single copy regions was proportional to their proximity to repetitive elements.Rep and Kistler have speculated that the presence of highly repetitive regions containing transposons, may promote mu... |
RNA silencing microRNA (miRNA) RNA_silencing > Background > microRNA (miRNA) The majority of miRNAs act in the cytoplasm and mediate mRNA degradation or translational arrest. However, some plant miRNAs have been shown to act directly to promote DNA methylation. miRNAs come from hairpin precursors generated by the RNase... |
Point plotting Summary Point_plotting As a result, one obtains the 2-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. To be able to plot points, one needs to first decide on a point in plane which will be called the origin, and a couple of perpendicular lines, called the x and y axes, as well as a preferred direction on each o... |
Relativistic quantum mechanics Summary Relativistic_quantum_mechanics The key result is the Dirac equation, from which these predictions emerge automatically. By contrast, in non-relativistic quantum mechanics, terms have to be introduced artificially into the Hamiltonian operator to achieve agreement with experimental... |
Hexamethylenediamine Summary Hexamethylenediamine Hexamethylenediamine is the organic compound with the formula H2N(CH2)6NH2. The molecule is a diamine, consisting of a hexamethylene hydrocarbon chain terminated with amine functional groups. The colorless solid (yellowish for some commercial samples) has a strong amine... |
Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning Reviews Mathematics_and_Plausible_Reasoning > Reviews 40 (333): 233–234. doi:10.2307/3608848. hdl:2027/mdp.39015008206248. |
Hot atom Summary Hot_atom In physical chemistry, a hot atom is an atom that has a high kinetic or internal energy.When molecule AB adsorbs on a surface dissociatively, both A and B adsorb on the surface, or only A adsorbs on the surface, and B desorbs from the surface.In case 2, B gains a high translational energy from... |
Skyrmion Summary Skyrmion In particle theory, the skyrmion () is a topologically stable field configuration of a certain class of non-linear sigma models. It was originally proposed as a model of the nucleon by (and named after) Tony Skyrme in 1961. As a topological soliton in the pion field, it has the remarkable prop... |
Hot Metal Bridge Summary Hot_Metal_Bridge The Hot Metal Bridge is a truss bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that crosses the Monongahela River. The bridge consists of two parallel spans on a single set of piers: the former Monongahela Connecting Railroad Bridge, built in 1887, on the upstream side and the former Hot ... |
RNA World RNA-peptide coevolution RNA_World_Hypothesis > Alternative hypotheses > RNA-peptide coevolution Another proposal is that the dual-molecule system we see today, where a nucleotide-based molecule is needed to synthesize protein, and a peptide-based (protein) molecule is needed to make nucleic acid polymers, rep... |
Fermeuse Formation Depositional environment Fermeuse_Formation > Depositional environment On Bonavista Peninsula the depositional environment was a slope and outer shelf–below photic zone Turbidites probably were the dominant sediment transporters.It is predominantly silts and sands, in contrast to underlying Trepassey... |
Short hairpin RNA Mechanism of action Small_hairpin_RNA > Mechanism of action Once the vector has integrated into the host genome, the shRNA is then transcribed in the nucleus by polymerase II or polymerase III depending on the promoter choice. The product mimics pri-microRNA (pri-miRNA) and is processed by Drosha. The... |
Fleiss' kappa Tests of Significance Fleiss'_kappa > Tests of Significance Statistical packages can calculate a standard score (Z-score) for Cohen's kappa or Fleiss's Kappa, which can be converted into a P-value. However, even when the P value reaches the threshold of statistical significance (typically less than 0.05),... |
Prior knowledge for pattern recognition Prior Knowledge Prior_knowledge_for_pattern_recognition > Prior Knowledge The importance of prior knowledge in machine learning is suggested by its role in search and optimization. Loosely, the no free lunch theorem states that all search algorithms have the same average performa... |
Achromatic refractor How it works Achromatic_telescope > How it works An achromatic lens is a compound lenses made with two types of glass with different dispersion. One element, a concave lens made out of Flint glass, has relatively high dispersion, while the other, a convex element made of Crown glass, has a lower di... |
Barrier island Constituent parts Barrier_island > Constituent parts The middle shoreface is strongly influenced by wave action because of its depth. Closer to shore the sand is medium-grained, with shell pieces common. Since wave action is heavier, bioturbation is not likely. |
Third-cause fallacy Causality predicted by an extrapolation of trends Causation_and_correlation > Causal analysis > Causality predicted by an extrapolation of trends When experimental studies are impossible, and only pre-existing data are available, as is usually the case for example in economics, regression analysis c... |
Inertial footpod Summary Inertial_footpod An inertial foot pod is a device used to track running measurements such as speed, distance travelled, pace, etc., which would generally only be available on treadmills or with a GPS unit.This device is usually small and attaches to a runner's foot. It uses one or more accelero... |
Coherent diffractive imaging Reconstruction Coherent_diffractive_imaging > Reconstruction In a typical reconstruction the first step is to generate random phases and combine them with the amplitude information from the reciprocal space pattern. Then a Fourier transform is applied back and forth to move between real spa... |
DNA binding domain Function DNA_binding_domain > Function Many proteins involved in the regulation of gene expression contain DNA-binding domains. For example, proteins that regulate transcription by binding DNA are called transcription factors. The final output of most cellular signaling cascades is gene regulation. |
Timeline of binary prefixes 2001 Timeline_of_binary_prefixes > 2000s > 2001 IBM, z/Architecture, Reference Summary Page 59, list the power of 2 and 16, and their decimal value. There is a column name 'Symbol', which list K (kilo), M (mega), G (giga), T (tera), P (peta) and E (exa) for the power of 2 of, respectively, 1... |
Abel–Ruffini theorem General equation Abel–Ruffini_theorem > Proof > Polynomials with symmetric Galois groups > General equation It follows that the Galois group Gal ( H / K ) {\displaystyle \operatorname {Gal} (H/K)} is the symmetric group S n . {\displaystyle {\mathcal {S}}_{n}.} The fundamental theorem of symmetri... |
Communications technologies Interpersonal Social_communication > Human > Interpersonal For synchronous communication, both parties send messages at the same time. This happens, for example, when one person is talking while the other person sends non-verbal messages in response signaling whether they agree with what is ... |
Deaf culture Importance of technology Deaf_culture > Characteristics > Importance of technology Alert systems such as fire alarms and alarm clocks must appeal to different senses in order for a deaf individual to notice the alert. Objects such as vibrating pillows and flashing lights often take the place of the noise-b... |
Complex ion Classification Complex_formation > Classification The areas of coordination chemistry can be classified according to the nature of the ligands, in broad terms: Classical (or "Werner Complexes"): Ligands in classical coordination chemistry bind to metals, almost exclusively, via their lone pairs of electrons... |
AI capability control Physical AI_capability_control > Boxing > Avenues of escape > Physical A superintelligent AI with access to the Internet could hack into other computer systems and copy itself like a computer virus. Less obviously, even if the AI only had access to its own computer operating system, it could attem... |
Virtual learning environment Standards Virtual_learning_environment > Standards Most VLEs support the Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) as a standard, but there are no commonly used standards that define how the learner's performance within a course can be transferred from one VLE to another. There are a... |
Abelian categories History Abelian_categories > History Abelian categories were introduced by Buchsbaum (1955) (under the name of "exact category") and Grothendieck (1957) in order to unify various cohomology theories. At the time, there was a cohomology theory for sheaves, and a cohomology theory for groups. The two w... |
Data ethics Summary Data_ethics Data ethics is of increasing relevance as the quantity of data increases because of the scale of the impact. Big data ethics are different from information ethics because the focus of information ethics is more concerned with issues of intellectual property and concerns relating to libra... |
Query Rewriting Summary Query_Rewriting For example, the input queries may be in relational algebra or SQL, and the rewritten queries may be closer to the physical representation of the data, e.g. array operations. Query rewriting can also involve materialization of views and other subqueries; operations that may or ma... |
Inner loop Summary Inner_loop In computer programs, an important form of control flow is the loop which causes a block of code to be executed more than once. A common idiom is to have a loop nested inside another loop, with the contained loop being commonly referred to as the inner loop. |
Λ calculus Recursion and fixed points Lambda-term_bound_variables > Additional programming techniques > Recursion and fixed points Thus the original lambda expression (FIX G) is re-created inside itself, at call-point, achieving self-reference. In fact, there are many possible definitions for this FIX operator, the sim... |
Natural Evolution Strategy Method Natural_Evolution_Strategy > Method NES then performs a gradient ascent step along the natural gradient, a second order method which, unlike the plain gradient, renormalizes the update with respect to uncertainty. This step is crucial, since it prevents oscillations, premature converge... |
Delta-convergence Opial property Delta-convergence > Characterization in Banach spaces > Opial property Coincidence of weak convergence and Delta-convergence is equivalent, for uniformly convex Banach spaces, to the well-known Opial property |
Protist flagella Flagellates Protist_locomotion > Flagellates Though eukaryotic flagella and motile cilia are ultrastructurally identical, the beating pattern of the two organelles can be different. In the case of flagella, the motion is often planar and wave-like, whereas the motile cilia often perform a more complica... |
Trace metal stable isotope biogeochemistry Fractionation as a result of diffusion Trace_metal_stable_isotope_biogeochemistry > Iron > Equilibrium Isotope Fractionation > Fractionation as a result of diffusion More work is required to fully understand fractionation as a result of diffusion, studies of diffusion of iron ... |
GROW model Example GROW_model > Stages of GROW > Example The following is a very simple example of using the GROW model to achieve a goal. This example deals with weight loss. If the client wants: "To bring my weight down to 120 pounds in three months and keep it down", that is their Goal. The more heartfelt and person... |
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