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Energy efficiency in transportation Automobiles Energy_efficiency_in_transportation > Land transport means > Automobiles Automobiles are generally inefficient when compared to other modes of transport, due to the relatively high weight of the vehicle compared to its occupants. Automobile fuel efficiency is most commonl... |
Applied category theory Summary Applied_category_theory Applied category theory is an academic discipline in which methods from category theory are used to study other fields including but not limited to computer science, physics (in particular quantum mechanics), natural language processing, control theory, probabilit... |
Indole acetic acid Bacterial physiology Indoleacetic_acid > Biological effects > Bacterial physiology IAA production is widespread among environmental bacteria that inhabit soils, waters, but also plant and animal hosts. Distribution and substrate specificity of the involved enzymes suggests these pathways play a role ... |
OS kernel Monolithic kernels vs. microkernels Kernel_image > Kernel-wide design approaches > Monolithic kernels vs. microkernels As the computer kernel grows, so grows the size and vulnerability of its trusted computing base; and, besides reducing security, there is the problem of enlarging the memory footprint. This i... |
Cardiac imaging Echocardiography Cardiac_imaging > Echocardiography Echocardiography is regularly utilized to diagnose, manage, and monitor patients with suspected or established heart ailments, making it a highly prevalent diagnostic imaging technique in cardiology due to its speed and efficiency. |
Synthetic biological circuits Controllers of gene expression heterogeneity Synthetic_biological_circuits > Example circuits > Controllers of gene expression heterogeneity Synthetic gene circuits can control gene expression heterogeneity can be controlled independently of the gene expression mean. |
VHF Omnidirectional Range DVOR VHF_Omnidirectional_Range > Technical specification > DVOR The doppler signal encodes the station identifier, i(t), optional voice, a(t), navigation variable signal in c(t), and the isotropic (i.e. omnidirectional) component. The navigation variable signal is A3 modulated (greyscale). The... |
Banach norm Spaces of continuous functions Banach_space > Some classification results > Spaces of continuous functions The Banach space C ( K ) {\displaystyle C(K)} is then isometric to C(⟨1, α⟩). When α , β {\displaystyle \alpha ,\beta } are two countably infinite ordinals, and assuming α ≤ β , {\displaystyle \alpha \... |
Venous hypertension Signs and symptoms Chronic_venous_insufficiency > Signs and symptoms Malignancy, malignant degeneration being a rare but important complication of venous disease since tumors that develop in the setting of an ulcer tend to be more aggressive. Pain, a feature of venous disease often overlooked and co... |
Toyota U transmission U340E Toyota_U_transmission > U3xx > U340E 4 speed automatic transaxle Gear ratios for this transmission. Application: 2000–2005 Echo 2004–2006 SCION xA 2004–2006 SCION xB 2003 Corolla (1.5 L 1NZ-FE) 2002–2016 Vios (1.5 L 1NZ-FE) 2006–2012 Yaris (1.5 L 1NZ-FE) |
Computational Chemistry Chemical dynamics Computational_Chemistry > Methods > Chemical dynamics Once the electronic and nuclear variables are separated (within the Born–Oppenheimer representation), in the time-dependent approach, the wave packet corresponding to the nuclear degrees of freedom is propagated via the time... |
Zinin reaction Reaction mechanism Zinin_reaction > Reaction mechanism Many details of the reaction mechanism are obscure, but it is known that the reaction requires water. Thiosulfate is one product. A possible stoichiometry for the reaction is: 4 ArNO2 + 6 S2- + 7 H2O → 4 ArNH2 + 3 S2O32- + 6 OH-Mechanistic studies ha... |
Simple cycle Directed circuit and directed cycle Directed_cycle > Definitions > Directed circuit and directed cycle A directed circuit is a non-empty directed trail in which the first and last vertices are equal (closed directed trail).Let G = (V, E, ϕ) be a directed graph. A directed circuit is a non-empty directed tr... |
Holography Physics of holography Holographic_art > Physics of holography For a better understanding of the process, it is necessary to understand interference and diffraction. Interference occurs when one or more wavefronts are superimposed. Diffraction occurs when a wavefront encounters an object. |
Classifier system Terminology Classifier_system > Terminology Beyond this, some LCS algorithms, or closely related methods, have been referred to as 'cognitive systems', 'adaptive agents', 'production systems', or generically as a 'classifier system'. This variation in terminology contributes to some confusion in the f... |
History of mathematical notation Maxwell, Clifford, and Ricci notations History_of_mathematical_notation > Symbolic stage > High division operators and functions > Maxwell, Clifford, and Ricci notations In 1871 Richard Dedekind called a set of real or complex numbers which is closed under the four arithmetic operations... |
Control channel Summary Control_channel In radio communication, a control channel is a central channel that controls other constituent radios by handling data streams. It is most often used in the context of a trunked radio system, where the control channel sends various data which coordinates users in talkgroups. In G... |
Base (exponentiation) Related terms Base_(exponentiation) > Related terms He referred to a as a "constant number" in an extensive consideration of the function F(z) = az. First z is a positive integer, then negative, then a fraction, or rational number. : 155 |
Machine screw Differentiation between bolt and screw Machine_screw > Differentiation between bolt and screw Machinery's Handbook describes the distinction as follows: A bolt is an externally threaded fastener designed for insertion through holes in assembled parts, and is normally intended to be tightened or released b... |
Conventional transmission electron microscope Diffraction Conventional_transmission_electron_microscope > Imaging methods > Diffraction As previously stated, by adjusting the magnetic lenses such that the back focal plane of the lens rather than the imaging plane is placed on the imaging apparatus a diffraction pattern... |
Methylated DNA immunoprecipitation Background Methylated_DNA_immunoprecipitation > Background DNA methylation, referring to the reversible methylation of the 5 position of cytosine by methyltransferases, is a major epigenetic modification in multicellular organisms. In mammals, this modification primarily occurs at CpG... |
History of calculus Leibniz History_of_calculus > Newton and Leibniz > Leibniz He was acutely aware of the notational terms used and his earlier plans to form a precise logical symbolism became evident. Eventually, Leibniz denoted the infinitesimal increments of abscissas and ordinates dx and dy, and the summation of i... |
Introduction to general relativity Sources of gravity Introduction_to_general_relativity > Geometry and gravitation > Sources of gravity In Newton's description of gravity, the gravitational force is caused by matter. More precisely, it is caused by a specific property of material objects: their mass. In Einstein's the... |
Force control General Force_control > General Controlling the contact force between a manipulator and its environment is an increasingly important task in the environment of mechanical manufacturing, as well as industrial and service robot. One motivation for the use of force control is safety for man and machine. For ... |
Coordinative definition Formalism Coordinative_definition > Formalism This is very similar to, but distinct from an operational definition. The difference is that coordinative definitions do not necessarily define theoretical terms in terms of laboratory procedures or experimentation, as operationalism does, but may al... |
Experimental science History Experimental_research > History Antoine Lavoisier (1743–1794), a French chemist, used experiment to describe new areas, such as combustion and biochemistry and to develop the theory of conservation of mass (matter). Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) used the scientific method to disprove the prevai... |
ZF 6HP transmission Preliminary Note ZF_6HP_transmission > Specifications > Preliminary Note All ZF 6HP gearboxes have the same gear ratios as the 6R60 and 6R80 gearboxes for passenger cars from Ford. Deviant gear ratios indicate another manufacturer as shown in the template. |
FK-space Definition FK-space > Definition A FK-space is a sequence space X {\displaystyle X} , that is a linear subspace of vector space of all complex valued sequences, equipped with the topology of pointwise convergence. We write the elements of X {\displaystyle X} as with x n ∈ C {\displaystyle x_{n}\in \mathbb {C} ... |
153 (number) In the Bible 153_(number) > In the Bible Grant himself opined that "there is every reason to suppose" that in fact Jerome had not actually checked Oppian's writing directly for this information, but was rather recounting secondhand some earlier Christian commentary on the Gospel of John.Many other numerolo... |
Occupational science Summary Occupational_science Occupational science is a discipline dedicated to the study of humans as "doers" or "occupational beings". As used here, the term "occupation" refers to the intentional or goal-directed activities that characterize daily human life as well as the characteristics and pat... |
Prosthetic devices Feedback Prosthetic_hand > Current technology and manufacturing > Body-powered arms > Feedback An additional difference exists in the biofeedback created that allows the user to "feel" what is being held. Voluntary opening systems once engaged provide the holding force so that they operate like a pas... |
Crofelemer Mechanism of action Crofelemer > Mechanism of action The drug is taken by orally and works by modulating cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and the calcium-activated chloride channel (CaCC), two chloride ion channels from the luminal side of the gastrointestinal tract. This is a first... |
Inelastic good Applications Elasticity_(economics) > Applications Whilst a tax increase on inelastic goods will not impact their demand, it may affect goods that are elastic. Aside from taxation, elasticity can also assist in analysing the need for government intervention. Additionally, for essential goods, the governm... |
Comparison of system dynamics software Summary Comparison_of_system_dynamics_software This is a comparison of various aspects of software offering system dynamics features: Due to concerns over commercial postings on the system dynamics main topic, commercial hyperlinks are specifically NOT active on this list. |
Conversion as a service Goals Conversion_as_a_service > Key Characteristics > Goals There are three goals for clarity in Pay-For-Performance Models: Transparency Pay-for-performance models require a level of transparency on the part of the vendor to share with clients both the process for collecting the data and for me... |
B-1 cell Types B1_cell > Types B1a derived cells have a subset named innate response activator(IRA) B cells. IRA B cells produce GM-CSF and IL-3. In atherosclerosis, they accumulate in spleen. This results in extramedullary hematopoiesis and activating dendritic cell. |
Object Database Overview Object_persistence > Overview Object-oriented database management systems (OODBMSs) also called ODBMS (Object Database Management System) combine database capabilities with object-oriented programming language capabilities. OODBMSs allow object-oriented programmers to develop the product, store... |
Recombination hotspots Meiotic recombination Recombination_hotspots > Meiotic recombination Meiotic recombination through crossing over is thought to be a mechanism by which a cell promotes correct segregation of homologous chromosomes and repair of DNA damages. Crossing over requires a DNA double-stranded break follow... |
Trading halt Regulatory and non-regulatory trading halts Trading_halt > Regulatory and non-regulatory trading halts Both of the reasons mentioned above are "regulatory" trading halts and are implemented on many major stock exchanges (for example, the NYSE American, NASDAQ, and New York Stock Exchange). When a United St... |
Dominique de Caen Academic research Dominique_de_Caen > Academic research "Stellar permutations of the two‐element subsets of a finite set". Journal of Combinatorial Designs. 6 (5): 381–387. |
Gene control Regulated stages of gene expression Gene_activation > Regulated stages of gene expression Any step of gene expression may be modulated, from signaling to transcription to post-translational modification of a protein. The following is a list of stages where gene expression is regulated, where the most exten... |
Bacterial DNA Elongation Circular_bacterial_chromosome > Replication > Elongation DNA Pol III uses one set of its core subunits to synthesize the leading strand continuously, while the other set of core subunits cycles from one Okazaki fragment to the next on the looped lagging strand. Leading strand synthesis begins w... |
Table sharing Summary Table_sharing Table sharing is the practice of seating multiple separate parties (individual customers or groups of customers) who may not know each other at a single restaurant table. |
Wind Measurement Wind > Measurement A short burst of high speed wind is termed a wind gust, one technical definition of a wind gust is: the maxima that exceed the lowest wind speed measured during a ten-minute time interval by 10 knots (5 m/s) for periods of seconds. A squall is an increase of the wind speed above a ce... |
Cryptographic hash Wide pipe versus narrow pipe Hash_function_(cryptography) > Hash function design > Wide pipe versus narrow pipe A straightforward application of the Merkle–Damgård construction, where the size of hash output is equal to the internal state size (between each compression step), results in a narrow-pipe... |
CpG site Methylation of CpG islands stably silences genes CpG_dinucleotide > Methylation, silencing, cancer, and aging > Methylation of CpG islands stably silences genes In humans, DNA methylation occurs at the 5 position of the pyrimidine ring of the cytosine residues within CpG sites to form 5-methylcytosines. The pr... |
Cohomology Axioms and generalized cohomology theories Cohomology > Axioms and generalized cohomology theories There are various ways to define cohomology for topological spaces (such as singular cohomology, Čech cohomology, Alexander–Spanier cohomology or sheaf cohomology). (Here sheaf cohomology is considered only wit... |
R4000 Memory management R4000 > Description > Memory management The memory management unit (MMU) uses a 48-entry translation lookaside buffer to translate virtual addresses. The R4000 uses a 64-bit virtual address, but only implements 40 of the 64 bits, allowing 1 TB of virtual memory; the remaining bits are checked to... |
Test management Generating reports and metrics Test_management > Generating reports and metrics The ultimate goal of test management tools is to deliver sensitive metrics that will help the QA manager in evaluating the quality of the system under test before releasing. Metrics are generally presented as graphics and ta... |
Noise calculation Data capture Noise_calculation > Data capture NoiseScore is a mobile app for crowdsourcing community noise. |
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor Function Aryl_hydrocarbon_receptor_repressor > Function Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds are teratogens that exert their effects through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in conjunction with the receptor's binding partner, aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT). The... |
Industrial property Industrial designs Industrial_property > Industrial designs Industrial designs are applied to a wide variety of industrial products and handicrafts. They refer to the ornamental or aesthetic aspects of an article, including compositions of lines or colors or any three-dimensional forms that give a s... |
Hemoglobin Oxyhemoglobin Hemoglobin > Structure of heme > Oxygen saturation > Oxyhemoglobin Oxyhemoglobin is formed during physiological respiration when oxygen binds to the heme component of the protein hemoglobin in red blood cells. This process occurs in the pulmonary capillaries adjacent to the alveoli of the lungs... |
Off-target effects of genome editing Methods to increase specificity Off-target_effects_of_genome_editing > Improvements > Methods to increase specificity The widely used Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9) nuclease is effective, however it induces unwanted off-target mutations at high frequencies. Several engineering... |
Memory improvement Personal Application & Intellectual Conception Memory_improvement > Strategies > Personal Application & Intellectual Conception Testing effect occurs because of the development of an adequate retrieval structure. The testing effect is different from re-reading because the information being learned is... |
The long tail Statistical meaning Power-law_tail > Statistical meaning As a rule of thumb, for such population distributions the majority of occurrences (more than half, and where the Pareto principle applies, 80%) are accounted for by the first 20% of items in the distribution. Power law distributions or functions cha... |
Bayesian optimization Summary Bayesian_optimization Bayesian optimization is a sequential design strategy for global optimization of black-box functions that does not assume any functional forms. It is usually employed to optimize expensive-to-evaluate functions. |
Chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuritis Diagnosis Chronic_relapsing_inflammatory_optic_neuritis > Diagnosis ANA, indicative of autoimmune optic neuropathy, is also generally negative. CSF can also be evaluated for oligoclonal bands typical of multiple sclerosis, which will not be present in CRION. A chest X-ray o... |
Statistics Experimental and observational studies Applied_Statistics > Statistical data > Data collection > Experimental and observational studies Each can be very effective. An experimental study involves taking measurements of the system under study, manipulating the system, and then taking additional measurements us... |
Scale co-occurrence matrix Summary Scale_co-occurrence_matrix One basis of the method is the fact: way texture information changes from one scale to another can represent that texture in some extent thus it can be used as a criterion for feature extraction. The matrix captures the relation of features between different... |
Complex harmonic motion Introduction Complex_harmonic_motion > Types > Damped harmonic motion > Introduction Specifically, when an object is damping, the damping force F {\displaystyle F} will be related to velocity v {\displaystyle v} by a coefficient c {\displaystyle c}: F = − c v . {\displaystyle F=-cv.} |
Methods of integration Symbolic Definite_Integrals > Computation > Symbolic Many problems in mathematics, physics, and engineering involve integration where an explicit formula for the integral is desired. Extensive tables of integrals have been compiled and published over the years for this purpose. With the spread of... |
Homogeneous model Summary Homogeneous_model Since the 1970s, the subject has been shaped decisively by Saharon Shelah's stability theory. Compared to other areas of mathematical logic such as proof theory, model theory is often less concerned with formal rigour and closer in spirit to classical mathematics. This has pr... |
Network model Overview Network_model > Overview While the hierarchical database model structures data as a tree of records, with each record having one parent record and many children, the network model allows each record to have multiple parent and child records, forming a generalized graph structure. This property ap... |
Lyapunov's central limit theorem Common misconceptions Central_Limit_Theorem > Remarks > Common misconceptions Studies have shown that the central limit theorem is subject to several common but serious misconceptions, some of which appear in widely-used textbooks. These include the beliefs that: The theorem applies to ... |
Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex Schizophrenia Dorsolateral_prefrontal_cortex > Clinical significance > Schizophrenia Schizophrenia may be partially attributed to a lack in activity in the frontal lobe. The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is especially underactive when a person has chronic schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is ... |
Line marker Use Line_marker > Use Line markers are generally used on permanent guidelines to provide critical information to divers following the line. The slots and notches provided are used to wrap the line to secure the marker in place. A simple passage of the line through the enlarged area at the base of the two sl... |
Physical organic Kinetic isotope effect Physical_organic > Kinetics > Kinetic isotope effect Although a rate law provides the stoichiometry of the transition state structure, it does not provide any information about breaking or forming bonds. The substitution of an isotope near a reactive position often leads to a cha... |
Drug resistant tuberculosis History Antitubercular_agents > History Streptomycin and para-aminosalicylic acid were developed by the mid-1940s. In 1960, Edinburgh City Hospital physician Sir John Crofton, addressed the Royal College of Physicians in London with a lecture titled "Tuberculosis Undefeated", and proposed th... |
Socket wrench History Ratchet_wrench > History The hex form allows easier wrenching in confined surroundings (where nearby obstacles obstruct the swing of the wrench), because fewer degrees of arc are needed on each swing before it is possible to reposition the wrench onto the next set of flats. Ratchet wrenches furthe... |
Continuity at a point Defining topologies via continuous functions Continuous_mapping > Continuous functions between topological spaces > Defining topologies via continuous functions Given a function where X is a topological space and S is a set (without a specified topology), the final topology on S is defined by lett... |
Unsaturated polyester Synthetic Unsaturated_polyester > Types > Synthetic Increasing the aromatic parts of polyesters increases their glass transition temperature, melting temperature, thermostability, chemical stability, and solvent resistance. Polyesters can also be telechelic oligomers like the polycaprolactone diol... |
Vital Product Data Summary Vital_Product_Data Parallel ATA and USB devices also provide similar data, but do not refer to it as VPD. VPD data is typically burned onto EEPROMs associated with various hardware components, or can be queried through attached I2C buses. It is used by firmware (for example, OpenFirmware) to ... |
Measurement and Signature Intelligence Terminology Measurement_and_Signature_Intelligence > Terminology In the context of MASINT, measurement relates to the finite metric parameters of targets and signature covers the distinctive features of phenomena, equipment, or objects as they are sensed by the collection instrume... |
Antibiotic prophylaxis Antibiotic selection Prophylactic_antibiotics > For humans > Antibiotic selection Cephalosporins remain the preferred drugs for perioperative prophylaxis due to their low toxicity. Parenteral systemic antibiotics seem to be more appropriate than oral or topical antibiotics because the chosen anti... |
Blood sugar regulation Glucagon Blood_glucose_regulation > Mechanisms > Glucagon If the blood glucose level falls to dangerously low levels (as during very heavy exercise or lack of food for extended periods), the alpha cells of the pancreas release glucagon, a peptide hormone which travels through the blood to the liv... |
Conformastatic spacetimes Summary Conformastatic_spacetimes Conformastatic spacetimes refer to a special class of static solutions to Einstein's equation in general relativity. |
Pseudoscalar Summary Pseudoscalar_(physics) In linear algebra, a pseudoscalar is a quantity that behaves like a scalar, except that it changes sign under a parity inversion while a true scalar does not. A pseudoscalar, when multiplied by an ordinary vector, becomes a pseudovector (or axial vector); a similar constructi... |
Epidemics (journal) Summary Epidemics_(journal) Epidemics is a peer-reviewed academic journal of epidemics. It is published by Elsevier. Its founding editors include Neil Ferguson. == References == |
State machine replication State machine State_machine_replication > Problem definition > State machine For the subsequent discussion a State Machine will be defined as the following tuple of values (See also Mealy machine and Moore Machine): A set of States A set of Inputs A set of Outputs A transition function (Input ... |
Capecitabine Adverse effects Capecitabine > Adverse effects Adverse effects by frequency: Very common (>10% frequency) Notes on adverse effects: |
Cognitive vulnerability Feedback loop Cognitive_vulnerability > Psychological problems > Depression > Dual process model > Feedback loop The feedback loop in the dual process model is between self referent cognition and dysphoria. The feedback loop establishes an inability to apply reflective processing to correct nega... |
Signal velocity Summary Signal_velocity However, in a few special cases (e.g., media designed to amplify the front-most parts of a pulse and then attenuate the back section of the pulse), group velocity can exceed the speed of light in vacuum, while the signal velocity will still be less than or equal to the speed of l... |
Lipid emulsion Cardioprotective agent Lipid_emulsion > Research > Cardioprotective agent The hydrogen flux disrupts the mitochondrial membrane potential and results in mitochondrial swelling, outer membrane rupture, and the release of pro-apoptotic factors. These changes impair mitochondrial energy production and drive... |
Micropower Summary Micropower Micropower describes the use of very small electric generators and prime movers or devices to convert heat or motion to electricity, for use close to the generator. The generator is typically integrated with microelectronic devices and produces "several watts of power or less." These devic... |
Queue number Related invariants Queue_number > Related invariants The book thickness may be much larger than the queue number: ternary Hamming graphs have logarithmic queue number but polynomially-large book thickness and there are graphs with queue number 4 that have arbitrarily large book thickness. Heath, Leighton &... |
Recursive Bayesian estimation Model Recursive_Bayesian_estimation > Model (This is achieved by marginalising out the previous states and dividing by the probability of the measurement set.) This leads to the predict and update steps of the Kalman filter written probabilistically. The probability distribution associated... |
IPO Model System characteristics IPO_Model > System characteristics The more open the system is, the more complex it normally would be, due to lower predictability of its components. Those that have no interactions with the environment at all are closed. In practice, however, a completely closed system is merely liveab... |
Nowhere dense set Examples Nowhere-dense_set > Examples R {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} } viewed as the horizontal axis in the Euclidean plane is nowhere dense in R 2 . {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{2}.} Z {\displaystyle \mathbb {Z} } is nowhere dense in R {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} } but the rationals Q {\displaystyle \ma... |
Currying Category theory Currying > Definition > Category theory The setting of cartesian closed categories is sufficient for the discussion of classical logic; the more general setting of closed monoidal categories is suitable for quantum computation.The difference between these two is that the product for cartesian c... |
Hub gear Advantages Hub_gear > Advantages This can be useful for commuter cycling with frequent stops and for mountain biking in rough terrain. Hub gears can be simpler to use for inexperienced riders, because there is generally only a single shifter to operate and there are no overlapping gear ratios. By contrast, mod... |
Shmoo plot Description Shmoo_plot > Description Shmoo plots are often used to represent the results of the testing of complex electronic systems such as computers or integrated circuits such as DRAMs, ASICs or microprocessors. The plot usually shows the range of conditions in which the device under test operates (in ad... |
Imperative programming C Imperative_paradigm > Examples > C An example usage would be the function int increment_counter(){ static int counter = 0; counter++; return counter;}The stack region is a contiguous block of memory located near the top memory address. Variables placed in the stack are populated from top to bot... |
Strong acid Summary Strong_acid HA ↽ − − ⇀ H + + A − {\displaystyle {\ce {HA <=> H+ + A-}}} Acetic acid ( CH 3 COOH {\displaystyle {\ce {CH3COOH}}} ) is an example of a weak acid. The strength of a weak acid is quantified by its acid dissociation constant, K a {\displaystyle K_{{\ce {a}}}} value. The strength of a weak... |
Traditional Balsamic Vinegar Physical properties Traditional_Balsamic_Vinegar > Physical properties The most relevant physical properties of the TBV are: pH is usually lower than 3; it is a measure of the extent of carboxylic acids dissociation. Density is usually intended as mass density at 20 °C, it cannot be lower t... |
Augustin-Jean Fresnel Historical context: From Newton to Biot Conical_refraction > Contributions to physical optics > Historical context: From Newton to Biot The appreciation of Fresnel's reconstruction of physical optics might be assisted by an overview of the fragmented state in which he found the subject. In this su... |
Thoracic skeleton Atelectasis Human_thorax > Human thorax > Clinical significance > Atelectasis Another non-cardiac cause of chest pain is atelectasis. It is a condition that occurs when a portion of the lung collapses from being airless. When bronchial tubes are blocked, this condition develops and causes patients to ... |
Abstract concept Theory-theory Abstract_concept > Notable theories on the structure of concepts > Theory-theory Theory-theory is a reaction to the previous two theories and develops them further. This theory postulates that categorization by concepts is something like scientific theorizing. Concepts are not learned in ... |
K-d tree Summary K-d_tree In computer science, a k-d tree (short for k-dimensional tree) is a space-partitioning data structure for organizing points in a k-dimensional space. k-d trees are a useful data structure for several applications, such as searches involving a multidimensional search key (e.g. range searches an... |
Iodoacetic acid Possible cancer therapy Iodoacetic_acid > Possible cancer therapy Several studies have shown iodoacetate has anti-tumor effects. In 2002 Dr. Fawzia Fahim showed that "a single IAA treatment of tumor-bearing mice significantly increased the levels of plasma lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, while it ... |
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