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Significance level Summary Significance_level But if the p-value of an observed effect is less than (or equal to) the significance level, an investigator may conclude that the effect reflects the characteristics of the whole population, thereby rejecting the null hypothesis.This technique for testing the statistical si...
Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy Summary Hereditary_motor_and_sensory_neuropathy Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies (HMSN) is a name sometimes given to a group of different neuropathies which are all characterized by their impact upon both afferent and efferent neural communication. HMSN are characterised...
Non-equilibrium systems Difference between equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics Non-equilibrium_systems > Scope > Difference between equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics A profound difference separates equilibrium from non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Equilibrium thermodynamics ignores the time-cours...
Ratel IFV Description Ratel_IFV > Description This is housed in an engine compartment at the rear left of the hull and coupled to a fully automatic RENK HSU 106 automatic gearbox with six forward and two reverse gear ratios. The gearbox can be operated manually and has a mechanical emergency gearshift.
Wind stress Dynamics Wind_stress > Dynamics The different processes described here are depicted in the sketches shown in figures 1.1 till 1.4. Interactions between wind, wind waves and currents are an essential part of the world ocean dynamics. Eventually, the wind waves also influence the wind field leading to a compl...
Zero-one law (logic) Zero-one laws Finite_model_theory > Zero-one laws {\displaystyle \lim _{n\to \infty }\operatorname {Pr} \in \{0,1\}.} The problem of determining whether a given sentence has probability tending to zero or to one is PSPACE-complete.A similar analysis has been performed for more expressive logics tha...
Historical geographic information system Notable historical GIS projects Historical_geographic_information_system > Notable historical GIS projects Great Britain Historical GIS is a GIS-enabled database holding diverse geo-referenced maps, statistics, gazetteers and travel writing, especially for the period 1801–2001 c...
Developmental geneticist Cell differentiation Biological_development > Developmental processes > Cell differentiation A single tissue, formed from a single type of progenitor cell or stem cell, often consists of several differentiated cell types. Control of their formation involves a process of lateral inhibition, base...
Performance Monitor Counters Performance_Monitor > Counters Because applications typically use the cache, the cache is monitored as an indicator of application I/O operations. When memory is plentiful, the cache can grow, but when memory is scarce, the cache can become too small to be effective.
Embryoid body Background Embryoid_body > Background The pluripotent cell types that comprise embryoid bodies include embryonic stem cells (ESCs) derived from the blastocyst stage of embryos from mouse (mESC), primate, and human (hESC) sources. Additionally, EBs can be formed from embryonic stem cells derived through al...
Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase Diabetes Fructose_1,6-bisphosphatase > Diabetes Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase is also a key player in treating type 2 diabetes. In this disease, hyperglycemia causes many serious problems, and treatments often focus on lowering blood sugar levels. Gluconeogenesis in the liver is a major cause ...
Population economics Journals Demographic_economics > Journals Population Bulletin – Each issue on a current population topic. Population Studies —Aims and scope. Review of Economics of the Household
632 symmetry The discreteness condition Wallpaper_group > Formal definition and discussion > The discreteness condition The discreteness condition means that there is some positive real number ε, such that for every translation Tv in the group, the vector v has length at least ε (except of course in the case that v is ...
Coprime number Coprimality in sets Coprime_integer > Coprimality in sets For example, the integers 4, 5, 6 are (setwise) coprime (because the only positive integer dividing all of them is 1), but they are not pairwise coprime (because gcd(4, 6) = 2). The concept of pairwise coprimality is important as a hypothesis in m...
Solar declination Analemma Solar_declination > Analemma An analemma can also be considered as a graph of the Sun's declination, usually plotted vertically, against the equation of time, plotted horizontally. Usually, the scales are chosen so that equal distances on the diagram represent equal angles in both directions ...
Reservoir-induced seismicity Recurrence pattern Induced_seismicity > Risk analysis > Calculating Seismic Risk > Recurrence pattern The magnitudes of earthquakes occurring at a source generally follow the Gutenberg-Richter relation that states that the number of earthquakes decrease exponentially with increase in magnit...
Electron diffraction Geometrical considerations Electron_diffraction > Basics > Geometrical considerations What is seen in an electron diffraction pattern depends upon the sample and also the energy of the electrons. The electrons need to be considered as waves, which involves describing the electron via a wavefunction...
Free electron model Inaccuracies and extensions Free_electron_model > Inaccuracies and extensions An immediate continuation to the free electron model can be obtained by assuming the empty lattice approximation, which forms the basis of the band structure model known as the nearly free electron model. Adding repulsive ...
Pathwidth Compiler design Path_decomposition > Applications > Compiler design In the compilation of high-level programming languages, pathwidth arises in the problem of reordering sequences of straight-line code (that is, code with no control flow branches or loops) in such a way that all the values computed in the cod...
Network eavesdropping Internet of Things framework (IoT) Network_eavesdropping > Models against the attacks > Internet of Things framework (IoT) The Internet of Things framework involved four layers of security measures that are management layer, cloud layer, gateway layer, and IoT device layer. The management layer ha...
Nucleic acid sequence Sequence determination Nucleotide_sequences > Sequence determination DNA sequencing is the process of determining the nucleotide sequence of a given DNA fragment. The sequence of the DNA of a living thing encodes the necessary information for that living thing to survive and reproduce. Therefore, ...
Transmeta Native compilation Transmeta > Technology > Native compilation In principle, it should be possible to optimize x86 code to favor Code Morphing Software, or even for compilers to target the native VLIW architecture directly. However, writing in 2003, Linus Torvalds apparently dismissed these approaches as unre...
Reaction rates Formal definition Rate_of_reactions > Formal definition A negative sign is present to indicate that the reactant concentration is decreasing. The IUPAC recommends that the unit of time should always be the second. The rate of reaction differs from the rate of increase of concentration of a product P by a...
Principle of Optimality Analytical concepts in dynamic programming Principle_of_Optimality > Analytical concepts in dynamic programming The relationship between these two value functions is called the "Bellman equation". In this approach, the optimal policy in the last time period is specified in advance as a function ...
Unit-point atomism Unit-point atomism Atomism > History > Antiquity > Greek atomism > Unit-point atomism According to some twentieth-century philosophers, unit-point atomism was the philosophy of the Pythagoreans, a conscious repudiation of Parmenides and the Eleatics. It stated that atoms were infinitesimally small ("...
Individual Biology Individual > Biology In biology, the question of the individual is related to the definition of an organism, which is an important question in biology and philosophy of biology, despite there having been little work devoted explicitly to this question. An individual organism is not the only kind of i...
Magnitude (mathematics) Euclidean vector space Magnitude_(mathematics) > Vector spaces > Euclidean vector space A Euclidean vector represents the position of a point P in a Euclidean space. Geometrically, it can be described as an arrow from the origin of the space (vector tail) to that point (vector tip). Mathematical...
Grote–Hynes theory Summary Grote–Hynes_theory Grote–Hynes theory is a theory of reaction rate in a solution phase. This rate theory was developed by James T. Hynes with his graduate student Richard F. Grote in 1980.The theory is based on the generalized Langevin equation (GLE). This theory introduced the concept of fre...
Machine learning Federated learning Machine_learning > Approaches > Training models > Federated learning Federated learning is an adapted form of distributed artificial intelligence to training machine learning models that decentralizes the training process, allowing for users' privacy to be maintained by not needing t...
Min System History Min_System > History The initial discovery of this family of proteins is attributed to Adler et al. (1967). First identified as E. coli mutants that could not produce a properly localized septum, resulting in the generation of minicells due to mislocalized cell division occurring near the bacterial p...
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green Paper Carbon_Pollution_Reduction_Scheme > Green Paper The cap is the limit on greenhouse gas emissions imposed by the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. The system aims at achieving the environmental outcome of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the idea being that capping emissi...
InterWorking Labs Products InterWorking_Labs > Products It supports a set of protocol impairments for TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, TLS, and SIP testing.The Maxwell products are named after Maxwell's Demon, a thought experiment by 19th-century physicist James Clerk Maxwell. Maxwell’s Demon demonstrated that the Second Law of The...
Specific heat capacity Specific heat capacity Specific_heat_capacity > Derivations of heat capacity > Specific heat capacity In engineering practice, c V {\displaystyle c_{V}} for solids or liquids often signifies a volumetric heat capacity, rather than a constant-volume one. In such cases, the specific heat capacity i...
Acoustic lubrication Summary Acoustic_lubrication Acoustic or sonic lubrication occurs when sound (measurable in a vacuum by placing a microphone on one element of the sliding system) permits vibration to introduce separation between the sliding faces. This could happen between two plates or between a series of particl...
Immersed boundary method Summary Immersed_boundary_method Mittal and Iaccarino refer to all these (and other related) methods as Immersed Boundary Methods and provide various categorizations of these methods. From the point of view of implementation, they categorize immersed boundary methods into continuous forcing and...
Linezolid Comparable antibiotics Linezolid > Medical uses > Spectrum of activity > Comparable antibiotics Linezolid's spectrum of activity against Gram-positive bacteria is similar to that of the glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin, which has long been the standard for treatment of MRSA infections, and the two drugs are...
Credit history Calculating a credit score Credit_history > Calculating a credit score The most important measurement from this category is called "Revolving Utilization", which is the relationship between the consumer's aggregate credit card balances and the available credit card limits, also called "open to buy". This...
Sulfoacetaldehyde acetyltransferase Summary Sulfoacetaldehyde_acetyltransferase In enzymology, a sulfoacetaldehyde acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.3.15) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction acetyl phosphate + sulfite ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } 2-sulfoacetaldehyde + phosphateThus, the two substrates of...
MiR-122 Regulation of HCV MiR-122 > Regulation of HCV The extent to which the miRNA-induced silencing complex (miRISC) is involved in this regulation has not been fully determined. The Argonaute proteins (Ago1–4), which are essential for miRNA-directed repression, appear to be necessary for miR-122 to regulate HCV, alt...
Thermodynamic equations Second order equations Thermodynamic_equations > Second order equations There are many relationships that follow mathematically from the above basic equations. See Exact differential for a list of mathematical relationships. Many equations are expressed as second derivatives of the thermodynamic...
Structured data Data model theory Data_models > Topics > Data model theory A data model instance is created by applying a data model theory. This is typically done to solve some business enterprise requirement. Business requirements are normally captured by a semantic logical data model.
Complex Network Small-world networks Complex_Network > Small-world networks Scientists point to this difference as suggesting that edges are correlated in real world networks. Approaches have been developed to generate network models that exhibit high correlations, while preserving the desired degree distribution and s...
Form of energy Conservation of energy Energy_transfer > Conservation of energy This mathematical entanglement of energy and time also results in the uncertainty principle – it is impossible to define the exact amount of energy during any definite time interval (though this is practically significant only for very short...
300 (number) 337 300_(number) > Integers from 301 to 399 > 330s > 337 337, prime number, emirp, permutable prime with 373 and 733, Chen prime, star number
Chemoreceptor Sensory organs Chemoreceptor > Sensory organs There is a collection of dendrites located near the pores of the receptors, yet the distribution of these dendrites changes depending on the organism being examined. The method of transduction of the signal from the dendrites differs depending on the organism ...
Vibrational Spectroscopy Abstracting and indexing Vibrational_Spectroscopy > Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 1.861.
Decision making process Neuroscience Decision-making_process > Neuroscience Patients with damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex have difficulty making advantageous decisions.A common laboratory paradigm for studying neural decision-making is the two-alternative forced choice task (2AFC), in which a subject has t...
Monte Carlo sampling Applications Monte_Carlo_sampling > Applications Monte Carlo methods are especially useful for simulating phenomena with significant uncertainty in inputs and systems with many coupled degrees of freedom. Areas of application include:
Point-to-Point Protocol As a layer 2 protocol between both ends of a tunnel Multilink_PPP > Tunnels > As a layer 2 protocol between both ends of a tunnel Many protocols can be used to tunnel data over IP networks. Some of them, like SSL, SSH, or L2TP create virtual network interfaces and give the impression of direct p...
Complex societies Alternative theories Complex_society > Alternative theories D.S. Wilson and E.O. Wilson state that selfishness beats altruism within a group but groups that are altruistic beat out groups that are selfish as there is a higher level of cooperation and coordination within an altruistic group. Whether or...
Protein–ligand complex Interactions Protein–ligand_complex > Interactions The protein-ligand complex is a reversible non-covalent interaction between two biological (macro)molecules. In non-covalent interactions there is no sharing of electrons like in covalent interactions or bonds. Non-covalent binding may depend on ...
Vitamin B12 Summary Vitamin_B-12 Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin involved in metabolism. It is one of eight B vitamins. It is required by animals, which use it as a cofactor in DNA synthesis, and in both fatty acid and amino acid metabolism. It is important in the normal functioning of ...
NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (quinone 1) Vitamin K metabolism NAD(P)H_dehydrogenase_(quinone_1) > Function > Vitamin K metabolism The enzyme is also involved in biosynthetic processes such as the vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylation of glutamate residues in prothrombin synthesis. NQO1 catalyzes the reduction of vitamin K1,...
Armored fighting vehicles Armoured vehicle-launched bridge Armored_fighting_vehicles > Modern classification by type and role > Armoured engineering vehicle > Armoured vehicle-launched bridge Once the span has been put in place, the AVLB vehicle detaches from the bridge, and moves aside to allow traffic to pass. Once a...
That Hideous Strength Plot That_Hideous_Strength > Plot were experimenting. The bigger animals kill most of the N.I.C.E.
Mixolydian mode Modern Mixolydian Mixolydian_mode > Modern Mixolydian The modern Mixolydian scale is the fifth mode of the major scale (Ionian mode). That is, it can be constructed by starting on the fifth scale degree (the dominant) of the major scale. Because of this, the Mixolydian mode is sometimes called the domin...
Toffoli gate Relation to quantum computing Toffoli_gate > Relation to quantum computing It has been suggested that trapped Ion Quantum computers may be able to implement an n-qubit Toffoli gate directly. The application of many-body interaction could be used for direct operation of the gate in trapped ions, Rydberg ato...
Computer Software Summary Computer_Software For example, an instruction may change the value stored in a particular storage location in the computer—an effect that is not directly observable to the user. An instruction may also invoke one of many input or output operations, for example, displaying some text on a comput...
Online communication between school and home Overview Online_communication_between_school_and_home > Overview Online communication emphasizes 21st century skills, self-directed learning, self-advocacy, global awareness, and thinking skills for learners. Utilizing online communication methods, schools help students deve...
Functional (mathematics) Definite integral Functional_(mathematics) > Details > Definite integral Integrals such as form a special class of functionals. They map a function f {\displaystyle f} into a real number, provided that H {\displaystyle H} is real-valued. Examples include the area underneath the graph of a posit...
Refractometer Refractometry Refractometer > Refractometry Standard refractometers measure the extent of light refraction (as part of a refractive index) of transparent substances in either a liquid or solid-state; this is then used in order to identify a liquid sample, analyze the sample's purity, and determine the amo...
Screened subnet Relationship to DMZ Screened_subnet > Relationship to DMZ The term demilitarized zone in military context refers to an area in which treaties or agreements between contending groups forbid military installations and activities, often along an established frontier or boundary between two or more military...
Amortization calculator Other uses Amortization_calculator > Other uses While often used for mortgage-related purposes, an amortization calculator can also be used to analyze other debt, including short-term loans, student loans and credit cards.
Novel virus Host defence mechanisms Virus_structure > Role in human disease > Host defence mechanisms Their genomic dsRNA remains protected inside the core of the virion.When the adaptive immune system of a vertebrate encounters a virus, it produces specific antibodies that bind to the virus and often render it non-inf...
Algebra of random variables Variance algebra for random variables Algebra_of_random_variables > Variance algebra for random variables The variance V a r {\displaystyle \mathrm {Var} } of the random variable Z {\displaystyle Z} resulting from an algebraic operation between random variables can be calculated using the fo...
Multiplicative number theory Summary Multiplicative_number_theory Multiplicative number theory is a subfield of analytic number theory that deals with prime numbers and with factorization and divisors. The focus is usually on developing approximate formulas for counting these objects in various contexts. The prime numb...
Statistical power Example Statistical_power > Example The test statistic under the null hypothesis follows a Student t-distribution with the additional assumption that the data is identically distributed N ( μ D , σ D 2 ) {\displaystyle N(\mu _{D},\sigma _{D}^{2})} . Furthermore, assume that the null hypothesis will be...
Vibration isolation How passive isolation works Vibration_isolation > Passive isolation > How passive isolation works A passive isolation system, such as a shock mount, in general contains mass, spring, and damping elements and moves as a harmonic oscillator. The mass and spring stiffness dictate a natural frequency of...
Cell cycle checkpoint G2 checkpoint Cell_cycle_checkpoint > G2 checkpoint The mechanisms by which mitotic entry is prevented in response to DNA damage are similar to those in the G1/S checkpoint. DNA damage triggers the activation of the aforementioned ATM/ATR pathway, in which ATM/ATR phosphorylate and activate the Ch...
Granzyme Other functions Granzyme > Other functions The interaction between the granzymes and somatic cells are still unexplainable but advances in understanding the process are being made constantly. Other granzymes like granzyme K have been found in high levels of patients who have gone septic. Granzyme H has been fo...
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing Summary CRISPR_gene_editing It also has possibilities in the treatment of inherited genetic diseases as well as diseases arising from somatic mutations such as cancer. However, its use in human germline genetic modification is highly controversial.
Quantum image processing Background Quantum_image_processing > Background A. Y. Vlasov's work in 1997 focused on the use of a quantum system to recognize orthogonal images. This was followed by efforts using quantum algorithms to search specific patterns in binary images and detect the posture of certain targets. Notab...
Cosmological Constant Quantum field theory Cosmological_term > Predictions > Quantum field theory A major outstanding problem is that most quantum field theories predict a huge value for the quantum vacuum. A common assumption is that the quantum vacuum is equivalent to the cosmological constant. Although no theory exi...
Applied genetics Research Applied_genetics > Applications > Research Gain of function experiments, the logical counterpart of knockouts. These are sometimes performed in conjunction with knockout experiments to more finely establish the function of the desired gene. The process is much the same as that in knockout engi...
Game complexity State-space complexity State_space_complexity > Measures of game complexity > State-space complexity The state-space complexity of a game is the number of legal game positions reachable from the initial position of the game.When this is too hard to calculate, an upper bound can often be computed by also...
TCP Wrappers Summary TCP_Wrappers TCP Wrappers (also known as tcp_wrappers) is a host-based networking ACL system, used to filter network access to Internet Protocol servers on (Unix-like) operating systems such as Linux or BSD. It allows host or subnetwork IP addresses, names and/or ident query replies, to be used as ...
Regularization perspectives on support vector machines Special properties of the hinge loss Regularization_perspectives_on_support_vector_machines > Special properties of the hinge loss The simplest and most intuitive loss function for categorization is the misclassification loss, or 0–1 loss, which is 0 if f ( x i ) =...
Sue Leurgans Summary Sue_Leurgans She was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington. and is currently working on biostatistics.Leurgans is one of the authors of the 2007 revision of the Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale.
Industrial Ecology Overview Industrial_Ecology > Overview Industrial ecology is concerned with the shifting of industrial process from linear (open loop) systems, in which resource and capital investments move through the system to become waste, to a closed loop system where wastes can become inputs for new processes. ...
Homogeneous transformation matrix Uses Matrix_transformations > Uses With respect to an n-dimensional matrix, an n+1-dimensional matrix can be described as an augmented matrix. In the physical sciences, an active transformation is one which actually changes the physical position of a system, and makes sense even in the...
Bomb sag Soft sediment deformation structures Sedimentary_structure > Soft sediment deformation structures pseudonodules or ball-and-pillow structures, are pinched-off load structures; these may also be formed by earthquake energy and referred to as seismites. flame structures, "fingers" of mud that protrude into overl...
Multiple regression analysis Regression model Regression_equation > Regression model Sometimes the form of this function is based on knowledge about the relationship between Y i {\displaystyle Y_{i}} and X i {\displaystyle X_{i}} that does not rely on the data. If no such knowledge is available, a flexible or convenien...
Silicon transistor Packaging Discrete_transistor > Construction > Packaging Discrete transistors can be individually packaged transistors or unpackaged transistor chips. Transistors come in many different semiconductor packages (see image). The two main categories are through-hole (or leaded), and surface-mount, also k...
Gibbs isotherm Conceptual explanation of equation Gibbs_isotherm > Conceptual explanation of equation The general principle is: When the surface excess of a component is positive, increasing the chemical potential of that component reduces the surface tension.Next consider the example of water with salt. The water surf...
Q-analog Summary Q-analog In mathematics, a q-analog of a theorem, identity or expression is a generalization involving a new parameter q that returns the original theorem, identity or expression in the limit as q → 1. Typically, mathematicians are interested in q-analogs that arise naturally, rather than in arbitraril...
Tremp Formation Regional geology Tremp_Formation > Notes and references > Bibliography > Regional geology Accessed 2018-05-24. Ford, Mary; Louis Hemmer; Arnaud Vacherat; Kerry Gallagher, and Frédéric Christophoul. 2016.
Distributed operating system The DYSEAC Distributed_operating_system > History > The DYSEAC The specification discussed the architecture of multi-computer systems, preferring peer-to-peer rather than master-slave. Each member of such an interconnected group of separate computers is free at any time to initiate and disp...
Mir-19 microRNA precursor family Keratinocytes Mir-19_microRNA_precursor_family > miR-19a/b roles > Keratinocytes In the cell response to stress, the most important is the post-transcriptional control of the important gene expression to cell survival and apoptosis. MiR-19 regulates the Ras homolog B (RhoB) expression i...
Tetrasulfur tetranitride Acid-base reactions Tetrasulfur_tetranitride > Acid-base reactions S4N4 serves as a Lewis base by binding through nitrogen to strongly Lewis acidic compounds such as SbCl5 and SO3. The cage is distorted in these adducts. S4N4 + SbCl5 → S4N4·SbCl5 S4N4 + SO3 → S4N4·SO3The reaction of with S4N4 ...
Louis de Broglie Summary Louis_de_Broglie Louis Victor Pierre Raymond, 7th Duc de Broglie (, also US: , French: or ; 15 August 1892 – 19 March 1987) was a French physicist and aristocrat who made groundbreaking contributions to quantum theory. In his 1924 PhD thesis, he postulated the wave nature of electrons and sug...
Fundamental forces Electromagnetism Fundamental_force > The interactions > Electroweak interaction > Electromagnetism Electromagnetism is the force that acts between electrically charged particles. This phenomenon includes the electrostatic force acting between charged particles at rest, and the combined effect of elec...
Elasticity (data store) Data-modelling elasticity Elasticity_(data_store) > Types > Data-modelling elasticity Relational databases are most often very inelastic, as they have a predefined data model that can only be adapted through redesign. Most NoSQL data stores, however, do not have a fixed schema. Each row can have...
Deviance (sociology) Control theory Deviance_(sociology) > Theories of deviance > Symbolic interaction > Control theory These observations brought Reckless to ask questions such as, "Why do some persons break through the tottering (social) controls and others do not? Why do rare cases in well-integrated society break t...
Pugilistic dementia Signs and symptoms Pugilistic_dementia > Signs and symptoms Symptoms of CTE, which occur in four stages, generally appear eight to ten years after an individual experiences repetitive mild traumatic brain injuries.First-stage symptoms are confusion, disorientation, dizziness, and headaches. Second-s...
Deleterious mutation Inherited disorders Mutant_allele > Disease causation > Inherited disorders An example of one is albinism, a mutation that occurs in the OCA1 or OCA2 gene. Individuals with this disorder are more prone to many types of cancers, other disorders and have impaired vision.
P value Misuse P_value > Usage > Misuse ", citing p-value as one of these measures. They also stress that p-values can provide valuable information when considering the specific value as well as when compared to some threshold. In general, it stresses that "p-values and significance tests, when properly applied and int...
Fish anatomy Central nervous system Fish_anatomy > Nervous system > Central nervous system Hagfish and lampreys have relatively small cerebella, while the mormyrid cerebellum is massive and apparently involved in their electrical sense.The brain stem or myelencephalon is the brain's posterior. As well as controlling so...
Homology group Generalization Homology_theory > Background > Generalization Homology groups are finitely generated abelian groups, and homology classes are elements of these groups. The Betti numbers of the manifold are the rank of the free part of the homology group, and the non-orientable cycles are described by the ...
Metal manufacturing Periodic table distribution Metal_ion > Periodic table distribution The elements that form metallic structures under ordinary conditions are shown in yellow on the periodic table below. The remaining elements either form giant covalent structures (light blue), molecular covalent structures (dark blu...
Loop-based music software Origins Drum_loop > Origins When Jeff Porcaro of the band TOTO came to work with Galuten and Gibb on a Bee Gees record, he was shown the technique of creating drum loops with analog tape. Porcaro subsequently went back to California where he used the method he had learned to create the drum lo...