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CORDIC ( coordinate rotation digital computer ), Volder's algorithm , Digit-by-digit method , Circular CORDIC ( Jack E. Volder ), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Linear CORDIC , Hyperbolic CORDIC (John Stephen Walther), [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and Generalized Hyperbolic CORDIC ( GH CORDIC ) (Yuanyong Luo et al.), [ 5 ] [ 6 ] is a simple and efficient... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_CORDIC |
The Unified Media Interface ( UMI ) interconnect is the link between an AMD Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) and the FCH (Fusion Controller Hub) . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is similar to Intel 's DMI , and is based on PCI Express . [ 3 ] The Fusion Controller Hub is similar to the southbridge of earlier chipsets.
This computing... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Media_Interface |
Unified communications ( UC ) is a business and marketing concept describing the integration of enterprise communication services such as instant messaging (chat), presence information , voice (including IP telephony ), mobility features (including extension mobility and single number reach), audio, web & video confere... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_communications |
Unified endpoint management ( UEM ) is a class of software tools that provide a single management interface for mobile, PC and other devices. It is an evolution of, and replacement for, mobile device management (MDM) and enterprise mobility management (EMM) and client management tools. [ 1 ]
It provides capabilities f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_endpoint_management |
In physics , a unified field theory ( UFT ) is a type of field theory that allows all fundamental forces and elementary particles to be written in terms of a single type of field. According to modern discoveries in physics, forces are not transmitted directly between interacting objects but instead are described and in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_field_theory |
The unified neutral theory of biodiversity and biogeography (here "Unified Theory" or "UNTB" ) is a theory and the title of a monograph by ecologist Stephen P. Hubbell . [ 1 ] It aims to explain the diversity and relative abundance of species in ecological communities. Like other neutral theories of ecology, Hubbell as... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_neutral_theory_of_biodiversity |
The Unified Numbering System for Metals and Alloys ( UNS ) is an alloy designation system widely accepted in North America . Each UNS number relates to a specific metal or alloy and defines its specific chemical composition , or in some cases a specific mechanical or physical property . A UNS number alone does not cons... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_numbering_system |
The unified strength theory (UST). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] proposed by Yu Mao-Hong is a series of yield criteria (see yield surface ) and failure criteria (see Material failure theory ). It is a generalized classical strength theory which can be used to describe the yielding or failure of material begins when the combi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_strength_theory |
In IETF specifications, a Uniform Resource Characteristic ( URC ) is a string of characters representing the metadata of a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) , a string identifying a Web resource . URC metadata was envisioned to include sufficient information to support persistent identifiers , such as mapping a Uniform... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Characteristic |
In mathematics , uniform absolute-convergence is a type of convergence for series of functions . Like absolute-convergence , it has the useful property that it is preserved when the order of summation is changed.
A convergent series of numbers can often be reordered in such a way that the new series diverges. This i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_absolute-convergence |
In mathematics , a uniformly bounded family of functions is a family of bounded functions that can all be bounded by the same constant. This constant is larger than or equal to the absolute value of any value of any of the functions in the family.
Let
be a family of functions indexed by I {\displaystyle I} , where X ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_boundedness |
In mathematics , the uniform boundedness principle or Banach–Steinhaus theorem is one of the fundamental results in functional analysis .
Together with the Hahn–Banach theorem and the open mapping theorem , it is considered one of the cornerstones of the field.
In its basic form, it asserts that for a family of conti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_boundedness_principle |
In geometry , a uniform coloring is a property of a uniform figure ( uniform tiling or uniform polyhedron ) that is colored to be vertex-transitive . Different symmetries can be expressed on the same geometric figure with the faces following different uniform color patterns.
A uniform coloring can be specified by list... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_coloring |
In mathematics , a real function f {\displaystyle f} of real numbers is said to be uniformly continuous if there is a positive real number δ {\displaystyle \delta } such that function values over any function domain interval of the size δ {\displaystyle \delta } are as close to each other as we want. In other words, fo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_continuity |
In the mathematical field of analysis , uniform convergence is a mode of convergence of functions stronger than pointwise convergence . A sequence of functions ( f n ) {\displaystyle (f_{n})} converges uniformly to a limiting function f {\displaystyle f} on a set E {\displaystyle E} as the function domain if, given any... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_convergence |
Uniform convergence in probability is a form of convergence in probability in statistical asymptotic theory and probability theory . It means that, under certain conditions, the empirical frequencies of all events in a certain event-family converge to their theoretical probabilities . Uniform convergence in probabilit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_convergence_in_probability |
Uniformat is a standard for classifying building specifications , cost estimating , and cost analysis in the U.S. and Canada. The elements are major components common to most buildings. The system can be used to provide consistency in the economic evaluation of building projects. It was developed through an industry an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniformat |
Uniformity of Content is a pharmaceutical analysis parameter for the quality control of capsules or tablets . Multiple capsules or tablets are selected at random and a suitable analytical method is applied to assay the individual content of the active ingredient in each capsule or tablet.
The preparation complies if n... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniformity_of_content |
There have been several attempts in history to reach a unified theory of mathematics . Some of the most respected mathematicians in the academia have expressed views that the whole subject should be fitted into one theory (examples include Hilbert's program and Langlands program ).
The unification of mathematical topi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unifying_theories_in_mathematics |
In contact mechanics , the term unilateral contact , also called unilateral constraint , denotes a mechanical constraint which prevents penetration between two rigid/flexible bodies.
Constraints of this kind are omnipresent in non-smooth multibody dynamics applications, such as granular flows, [ 1 ] legged robot , vehi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unilateral_contact |
The Unimat was a series of combination machines sold for light hobbyist engineering, such as model engineering . They were distinctive as the same major components could be re-arranged into either a lathe or milling machine .
It covers a range of commercially sold machines intended for machining and metalworking for m... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unimat |
Unimate was the first industrial robot , [ 1 ] which worked on a General Motors assembly line at the Inland Fisher Guide Plant in Ewing Township, New Jersey , in 1961 . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] There were in fact a family of robots.
It was invented by George Devol in the 1950s using his original patent filed in 1954 and gran... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unimate |
In mathematics , unimodality means possessing a unique mode . More generally, unimodality means there is only a single highest value, somehow defined, of some mathematical object . [ 1 ]
In statistics , a unimodal probability distribution or unimodal distribution is a probability distribution which has a single peak. ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unimodality |
In mathematics , a unimodular polynomial matrix is a square polynomial matrix whose inverse exists and is itself a polynomial matrix. Equivalently, a polynomial matrix A is unimodular if its determinant det( A ) is a nonzero constant . [ 1 ]
This article about matrices is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unimodular_polynomial_matrix |
The Unimog (pronunciation in American English: YOU-nuh-mog ; British English: YOU-knee-mog ; [ 1 ] German: [ˈʊnɪmɔk] , listen ⓘ ) is a Daimler Truck line of multi-purpose, highly offroad capable AWD vehicles produced since 1948. Utilizing engine-driven power take-offs (PTO) Unimogs have operated in the roles of tracto... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unimog |
Unimolecular ion decomposition is the fragmentation of a gas phase ion in a reaction with a molecularity of one. [ 1 ] Ions with sufficient internal energy may fragment in a mass spectrometer , which in some cases may degrade the mass spectrometer performance, but in other cases, such as tandem mass spectrometry , the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unimolecular_ion_decomposition |
A unimolecular rectifier is a single organic molecule which functions as a rectifier (one-way conductor ) of electric current . The idea was first proposed in 1974 by Arieh (later Ari) Aviram, then at IBM , and Mark Ratner , then at New York University . [ 2 ] Their publication was the first serious and concrete theor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unimolecular_rectifier |
Unimpaired runoff , also known as full natural flow , is a hydrology term for the natural runoff of a watershed or waterbody that would have occurred under current land use but without dams or diversions. Flow readings from river gauges are influenced by upstream diversions , impoundments, and many other alternations ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unimpaired_runoff |
In United States regulatory law, an unintentional radiator is any device that is designed to use radio frequency electrical signals within itself, or sends radio frequency signals over conducting cabling to other equipment, but is not intended to radiate radio frequency energy. [ 1 ] An incidental radiator is a device ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unintentional_radiator |
In set theory , the union (denoted by ∪) of a collection of sets is the set of all elements in the collection. [ 1 ] It is one of the fundamental operations through which sets can be combined and related to each other.
A nullary union refers to a union of zero ( 0 {\displaystyle 0} ) sets and it is by definition e... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_(set_theory) |
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The Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) is a nonprofit association that promotes the "Sourcing with Respect" of ingredients that come from biodiversity . Members commit to gradually ensuring that their sourcing practices promote the conservation of biodiversity, respect traditional knowledge and assure the equitab... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_for_Ethical_Biotrade |
The Union of Mining, Metallurgical and Chemical Workers ( Serbo-Croatian : Sindikat radnika rudarstva, metalurgije i kemijske industrije ) was a trade union representing workers in various related industries in Yugoslavia .
The union was founded on 18 April 1959, when the Union of Metallurgical and Mining Workers merg... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_of_Mining,_Metallurgical_and_Chemical_Workers |
The Union of Textiles, Chemicals and Paper ( German : Gewerkschaft Textil, Chemie, Papier , GTCP; French : Fédération du personnel du textile, de la chimie et du papier ) was a trade union representing workers in various industries in Switzerland.
In 1903, various local unions of dyers, trimmers, weavers and embroider... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_of_Textiles,_Chemicals_and_Paper |
The Union process was an above ground shale oil extraction technology for production of shale oil , a type of synthetic crude oil. The process used a vertical retort where heating causes decomposition of oil shale into shale oil, oil shale gas and spent residue . The particularity of this process is that oil shale in t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_process |
Uniparental inheritance is a non-Mendelian form of inheritance that consists of the transmission of genotypes from one parental type to all progeny. That is, all the genes in offspring will originate from only the mother or only the father. This phenomenon is most commonly observed in eukaryotic organelles such as mito... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniparental_inheritance |
Unipept is an open source research tool for biodiversity analysis of metaproteomics samples. It also contains a tool to select peptides to use as biomarker and a tool to compare the genome of organisms based on their protein content. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The software is developed at Ghent University .
Unipept consists of a web... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unipept |
Uniporters, also known as solute carriers or facilitated transporters , are a type of membrane transport protein that passively transports solutes (small molecules, ions, or other substances) across a cell membrane. [ 1 ] It uses facilitated diffusion for the movement of solutes down their concentration gradient from a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniporter |
The Unique Material Identifier (UMID) is a SMPTE standard for providing a stand-alone method for generating a unique label designed to be used to attach to media files and streams. [ 1 ] The UMID is standardized in SMPTE 330M . [ 2 ]
There are two types of UMID:
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The unique homomorphic extension theorem is a result in mathematical logic which formalizes the intuition that the truth or falsity of a statement can be deduced from the truth values of its parts. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Let A be a non-empty set, X a subset of A , F a set of functions in A , and X + {\displaystyle X_{+}} t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unique_homomorphic_extension_theorem |
Unique molecular identifiers ( UMIs ), or molecular barcodes ( MBC ) are short sequences or molecular "tags" added to DNA fragments in some next generation sequencing library preparation protocols to identify the input DNA molecule. These tags are added before PCR amplification, and can be used to reduce errors and qu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unique_molecular_identifier |
In type theory , uniqueness of identity proofs (UIP) is a possible axiom for dependent type theory which asserts that any two proofs of the same equality are themselves equal. An equivalent and closely related axiom is Streicher's axiom K , which asserts that any proof of an equality x = x {\displaystyle x=x} is equal ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniqueness_of_identity_proofs |
The uniqueness theorem for Poisson's equation states that, for a large class of boundary conditions , the equation may have many solutions, but the gradient of every solution is the same. In the case of electrostatics , this means that there is a unique electric field derived from a potential function satisfying Poisso... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniqueness_theorem_for_Poisson's_equation |
Unit 1855 was a unit for human experimentation that belonged to the central Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department of the North China Army of the Imperial Japanese Army , stationed in Beijing between 1938 and 1945.
Unit 1855 was established by the North China Army in 1938. [ 1 ] The unit was located in ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_1855 |
Unit 516 (第五一六部隊) was a top secret Japanese chemical weapons facility, operated by the Kempeitai , in Qiqihar , Japanese-occupied northeast China . The name Unit 516 was a code name ( Tsūshōgō ) of the Unit. It was officially called the Kwantung Army Chemical Weapons Section and operated underneath Unit 731 . [ 1 ]
An... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_516 |
Unit 731 ( Japanese : 731部隊 , Hepburn : Nana-san-ichi Butai ) , [ note 1 ] short for Manchu Detachment 731 and also known as the Kamo Detachment [ 4 ] : 198 and the Ishii Unit , [ 6 ] was a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that engaged in lethal human ex... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731 |
Unit Ei 1644 ( Japanese : 栄1644部隊 ) — also known as Unit 1644 , Detachment Ei 1644 , Detachment Ei , Detachment Tama , [ 1 ] : 310–311 The Nanking Detachment , or simply Unit Ei , was a Japanese laboratory and biological warfare facility under control of the Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department . It wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_Ei_1644 |
Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering , first published in 1956, is one of the oldest chemical engineering textbooks still in widespread use. The current Seventh Edition, published in 2004, continues its successful tradition of being used as a textbook in university undergraduate chemical engineering courses. It is w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_Operations_of_Chemical_Engineering |
In geometry , biology , mineralogy and solid state physics , a unit cell is a repeating unit formed by the vectors spanning the points of a lattice. [ 1 ] Despite its suggestive name, the unit cell (unlike a unit vector , for example) does not necessarily have unit size, or even a particular size at all. Rather, the p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_cell |
In mathematics , a unit circle is a circle of unit radius —that is, a radius of 1. [ 1 ] Frequently, especially in trigonometry , the unit circle is the circle of radius 1 centered at the origin (0, 0) in the Cartesian coordinate system in the Euclidean plane . In topology , it is often denoted as S 1 because it is a o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_circle |
Unit construction is the design of larger motorcycles where the engine and gearbox components share a single casing. This sometimes includes the design of automobile engines and was often loosely applied to motorcycles with rather different internal layouts such as the flat twin BMW models.
Prior to unit construction,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_construction |
In computer science and numerical analysis , unit in the last place or unit of least precision ( ulp ) is the spacing between two consecutive floating-point numbers, i.e., the value the least significant digit (rightmost digit) represents if it is 1. It is used as a measure of accuracy in numeric calculations. [ 1 ]
T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_in_the_last_place |
The unit interval (UI) , also known as pulse time or symbol duration , is the shortest time between changes in a data transmission signal . In a data stream, each pulse (or symbol) takes one UI, representing the time to send a single piece of information.
When used to measure a time interval, the UI gives a relative v... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_interval_(data_transmission) |
A unit of selection is a biological entity within the hierarchy of biological organization (for example, an entity such as: a self-replicating molecule , a gene , a cell , an organism , a group , or a species ) that is subject to natural selection . There is debate among evolutionary biologists about the extent to whic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_of_selection |
A unit of work [ 1 ] is a behavioral pattern in software development . Martin Fowler has defined it as everything one does during a business transaction which can affect the database . [ 2 ] When the unit of work is finished, it will provide everything that needs to be done to change the database as a result of the wor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_of_work |
Unit propagation ( UP ) or boolean constraint propagation ( BCP ) or the one-literal rule ( OLR ) is a procedure of automated theorem proving that can simplify a set of (usually propositional ) clauses .
The procedure is based on unit clauses , i.e. clauses that are composed of a single literal , in conjunctive normal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_propagation |
In quantum physics , unitarity is (or a unitary process has) the condition that the time evolution of a quantum state according to the Schrödinger equation is mathematically represented by a unitary operator . This is typically taken as an axiom or basic postulate of quantum mechanics, while generalizations of or depar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarity_(physics) |
In mathematics , an element of a *-algebra is called unitary if it is invertible and its inverse element is the same as its adjoint element. [ 1 ]
Let A {\displaystyle {\mathcal {A}}} be a *-algebra with unit e {\displaystyle e} . An element a ∈ A {\displaystyle a\in {\mathcal {A}}} is called unitary if a a ∗ = a ∗ a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_element |
In elementary algebra , the unitary method is a problem-solving technique taught to students as a method for solving word problems involving proportionality and units of measurement . It consists of first finding the value or proportional amount of a single unit, from the information given in the problem, and then mult... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_method |
In mathematics, a unitary transformation is a linear isomorphism that preserves the inner product : the inner product of two vectors before the transformation is equal to their inner product after the transformation.
More precisely, a unitary transformation is an isometric isomorphism between two inner product spaces ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_transformation |
United Envirotech, Ltd. (UE; [ 1 ] UEL) [ 2 ] is a company focused on environmental engineering and consulting . [ 1 ] Founded in 2003 by Lin Yucheng and Goh Ching Wah, [ 1 ] the company went public in 2004 and has been listed on the Singapore stock exchange (UENV) and traded in the United States and Germany. [ 3 ] [ 4... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Envirotech |
The United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus is a demilitarized zone , patrolled by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), that was established on 4 March 1964. It was extended on 9 August after the Battle of Tillyria and extended again in 1974 after the ceasefire of 16 August 1974, following the Turkis... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Buffer_Zone_in_Cyprus |
The United Nations General Assembly had declared 2011–20 the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (Resolution 65/161 [ 1 ] ). The UN Decade on Biodiversity had served to support and promote implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets , [ 2 ] with the goal of significantly r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Decade_on_Biodiversity |
The United Nations Declaration on Human Cloning was a nonbinding statement against all forms of human cloning approved by a divided UN General Assembly .
The vote came in March 2005, [ 1 ] after four years of debate and an end to attempts for an international ban.
In the 191-nation assembly, there were 84 votes in fa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Declaration_on_Human_Cloning |
United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) is an international scheme for the classification, management and reporting of energy, mineral, and raw material resources. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] United Nations Economic Commission for Europe 's (UNECE) Expert Group on Resource Management (EGRM) is responsible f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Framework_Classification_for_Resources |
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 31/72 referred the Environmental Modification Convention (ENMOD) “to all States for their consideration, signature, and ratification”. The resolution was adopted on 10 December 1976 at the 31st Session of the UN General Assembly . The convention aims to prohibit the military o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_31/72 |
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues ( UNPFII or PFII ) is the UN 's central coordinating body for matters relating to the concerns and rights of the world's indigenous peoples . There are more than 370 million indigenous people (also known as native, original, aboriginal and first peoples) in some 7... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Permanent_Forum_on_Indigenous_Issues |
The United Nations Resource Management System ( UNRMS ) is a voluntary global standard for managing natural resources sustainably. [ 1 ] It is based on the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC). [ 2 ] UNRMS aims to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by providing a comprehensive fram... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Resource_Management_System |
The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation ( UNSCEAR ) was set up by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly in 1955. The United Nations General Assembly has designated 31 United Nations Member States as members of the Scientific Committee. The organization has no power to set ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Scientific_Committee_on_the_Effects_of_Atomic_Radiation |
The mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights was established in 1995 by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights .
In 1995, the Commission on Human Rights established the mandate to examine the human rights implications of exposure to hazardous substances and toxic waste . This ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Special_Rapporteur_on_Toxics_and_Human_Rights |
The United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) was an institute of the United Nations University (UNU) , which provides a bridge between the UN and the international academic and policy-making communities. UNU-ISP was based at UNU headquarters in Tokyo , Japan , with an Operating Unit lo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_University_Institute_for_Sustainability_and_Peace |
The United States Army CBRN School (USACBRNS), located at Fort Leonard Wood , Missouri , is a primary American training school specializing in military Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) defense. [ 1 ] Until 2008, it was known as the United States Army Chemical School . It is grounded by Lleyton.
I... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_CBRN_School |
The United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE ) is the military engineering branch of the United States Army . A direct reporting unit (DRU), it has three primary mission areas: Engineer Regiment , military construction , and civil works . USACE has 37,000 civilian and military personnel, [ 2 ] making it one of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers |
The United States Army Gas School was established during World War I at Camp A.A. Humphreys in Virginia. The first courses began in May 1918 and the school was designed to instruct commissioned and noncommissioned officers in chemical warfare .
In late October 1917 the War College was badly underprepared for large-sca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Gas_School |
The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense ( USAMRICD ) is a military medical research institute located at Aberdeen Proving Ground , Maryland , US. It is the leading science and technology laboratory of the Department of Defense for the development , testing , and evaluation of medical chemi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Medical_Research_Institute_of_Chemical_Defense |
The United States Drought Monitor is a collection of measures that allows experts to assess droughts in the United States . The monitor is not an agency but a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln , the United States Department of Agriculture , and the National... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Drought_Monitor |
The Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials is a subcommittee within the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee . [ 1 ]
The Subcommittee oversees regulation of railroads by the Surface Transportation Board , including economic regulations; Amtrak , rail safety , the Federal Railroad Ad... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Transportation_Subcommittee_on_Railroads,_Pipelines,_and_Hazardous_Materials |
The United States Marine Mammal Program is an organization developed by the United States National Committee and the International Marine Mammal Working Group of the International Biological Program in 1969, for the study of marine mammals . [ 1 ]
The United States Marine Mammal program was directed by an eleven membe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Mammal_Program |
The United States National Chemistry Olympiad (or USNCO ) is a contest held by the American Chemical Society (ACS) used to select the four-student team that represents the United States at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO).
Each local ACS section selects 10 students (or more for larger ACS sections) to take ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Chemistry_Olympiad |
Irradiated mail is mail that has been deliberately exposed to radiation , typically in an effort to disinfect it. The most notable instance of mail irradiation in the US occurred in response to the 2001 anthrax attacks ; the level of radiation chosen to kill anthrax spores was so high that it often changed the physical... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service_irradiated_mail |
The United States Radium Corporation was a company, most notorious for its operations between the years 1917 to 1926 in Orange, New Jersey , in the United States that led to stronger worker protection laws. After initial success in developing a glow-in-the-dark radioactive paint, the company was subject to several laws... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Radium_Corporation |
The United States Society on Dams is a professional association headquartered in Westminster, Colorado that is dedicated to: [ 1 ]
This article about an organization in the United States is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it .
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The United States Telephone Herald Company , founded in 1909, was the parent corporation for a number of associated " telephone newspaper " companies, located throughout the United States, that were organized to provide news and entertainment over telephone lines to subscribing homes and businesses. This was the most a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Telephone_Herald_Company |
The United States biological defense program —in recent years also called the National Biodefense Strategy —refers to the collective effort by all levels of government, along with private enterprise and other stakeholders, in the United States to carry out biodefense activities.
Biodefense is a system of planned actio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_biological_defense_program |
American interest in gravity control propulsion research intensified during the early 1950s. Literature from that period used the terms anti-gravity, anti-gravitation, baricentric, counterbary, electrogravitics (eGrav), G-projects, gravitics, gravity control, and gravity propulsion. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Their publicized goals w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_gravity_control_propulsion_research |
Herbicidal warfare research conducted by the U.S. military began during the Second World War with additional research during the Korean War . Interest among military strategists waned before a budgetary increase allowed further research during the early Vietnam War . The U.S. research culminated in the U.S. military de... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_herbicidal_warfare_research |
United States v. Quartavious Davis is a United States federal legal case that challenged the use in a criminal trial of location data obtained without a search warrant from MetroPCS , a cell phone service provider. Mobile phone tracking data had helped place the defendant in this case at the scene of several crimes, fo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Davis_(2014) |
United States v. Knotts , 460 U.S. 276 (1983), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the use of an electronic surveillance device. [ 1 ] The defendants argued that the use of this device was a Fourth Amendment violation. The device in question was described as a beeper that could only be tracked from a short... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Knotts |
A unit of information is any unit of measure of digital data size. In digital computing , a unit of information is used to describe the capacity of a digital data storage device. In telecommunications , a unit of information is used to describe the throughput of a communication channel . In information theory , a unit ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_information |
The unity of opposites ( coincidentia oppositorum or coniunctio ) is the philosophical idea that opposites are interconnected by the way each is defined in relation to the other. Their interdependence unites the seemingly opposed terms. [ 1 ]
The unity of opposites is sometimes equated with the identity of opposites, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unity_of_opposites |
ED or ED-1100 [ 1 ] is an interactive text editor implemented on the UNIVAC 1100/2200 series .
"ED was developed at Univac in the mid-60s. It was loosely based on the Project MAC editor developed for the MULTICS system at MIT."-Tom McCarthy [ 1 ]
" Project MAC editor was programmed by Jerry Saltzer as a way to produc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univac_Text_Editor |
Univalent foundations are an approach to the foundations of mathematics in which mathematical structures are built out of objects called types . Types in univalent foundations do not correspond exactly to anything in set-theoretic foundations, but they may be thought of as spaces, with equal types corresponding to homo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univalent_foundations |
In mathematics , a univariate object is an expression , equation , function or polynomial involving only one variable . Objects involving more than one variable are multivariate . In some cases the distinction between the univariate and multivariate cases is fundamental; for example, the fundamental theorem of algebra ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univariate |
Univariate is a term commonly used in statistics to describe a type of data which consists of observations on only a single characteristic or attribute. A simple example of univariate data would be the salaries of workers in industry. [ 1 ] Like all the other data, univariate data can be visualized using graphs, images... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univariate_(statistics) |
UniVec is a database that can be used to remove vector contamination from DNA sequences. [ 1 ]
This Biological database -related article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univec |
Universal communication format is a communication protocol developed by the IEEE for multimedia communication. Y. Hiranaka, H. Sakakibara and T. Taketa of Yamagata University proposed UCF in 2005.
From the abstract: [ 1 ]
Various intelligent equipments and software are gradually designed to communicate with other equ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Communication_Format |
Universal Handy Interface (UHI) is a Motorola designed universal interface for mobile phone use (Motorola, Nokia , Siemens AG , Sony Ericsson , Samsung ) in Mercedes-Benz cars.
The mobile phone is placed in a cradle connected to a telephone network unit and operated using the buttons on the multi-function steering whe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Handy_Interface |
Universal Immunisation Programme ( UIP ) is a vaccination programme launched by the Government of India in 1985. [ 1 ] It became a part of Child Survival and Safe Motherhood Programme in 1992 and is currently one of the key areas under the National Health Mission since 2005. The programme now consists of vaccination fo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Immunisation_Programme |
Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens ( German : Allgemeine Naturgeschichte und Theorie des Himmels ), subtitled or an Attempt to Account for the Constitutional and Mechanical Origin of the Universe upon Newtonian Principles , [ a ] is a work written and published anonymously by Immanuel Kant in 1755.
Ac... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Natural_History_and_Theory_of_the_Heavens |
Universal Paperclips is a 2017 American incremental game created by Frank Lantz of New York University . The user plays the role of an AI programmed to produce paperclips . Initially the user clicks on a button to create a single paperclip at a time; as other options quickly open up, the user can sell paperclips to cre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Paperclips |
Universal Plug and Play ( UPnP ) is a set of networking protocols on the Internet Protocol (IP) that permits networked devices, such as personal computers, printers, Internet gateways , Wi-Fi access points and mobile devices, to seamlessly discover each other's presence on the network and establish functional network s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play |
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