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Connectivism-Criticisms-Ally recognizes that the world has changed and become more networked, so learning theories developed prior to these global changes are less relevant. However, he argues that, "What is needed is not a new stand-alone theory for the digital age, but a model that integrates the different theories t... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
PabloDraw-PabloDraw-PabloDraw is a cross-platform text editor designed for creating ANSI and ASCII art, similar to that of its MS-DOS-based predecessors; ACiDDraw (1994) and TheDraw (1986). | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
PabloDraw-PabloDraw-A notable feature of PabloDraw is its integrated multi-user editing support, making it the first groupware ANSI/ASCII editor in existence. This allows artists from around the world with an internet connection to cooperatively draw (and chat) together. These creations are referred to as "joints", or ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
PabloDraw-PabloDraw-This editor is capable of handling most standard text mode formats such as ANSI, ASCII and Binary (.BIN). Additionally it supports different aspect ratios such as the 80×25 and 80×50 (25 and 50-line text graphics modes, respectively) and emulates the Amiga Topaz font for artists who prefer to draw u... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
FMN reductase (NADH)-FMN reductase (NADH)-FMN reductase (NADH) (EC 1.5.1.42, NADH-FMN reductase) is an enzyme with systematic name FMNH2:NAD+ oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction FMNH2 + NAD+ ⇌ FMN + NADH + H+The enzyme often forms a complex with monooxygenases. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Inland saline aquaculture-Inland saline aquaculture-Inland saline aquaculture is the farming or culture of aquatic animals and plants using inland (i.e. non-coastal) sources of saline groundwater rather than the more common coastal aquaculture methods. As a side benefit, it can be used to reduce the amount of salt in u... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Inland saline aquaculture-Systems-Extensive culture Extensive culture aquaculture systems are simple and with low levels of intervention. An example of this would be a salty dam, lake or pond stocked with trout, where no food is needed to be added as the fish can feed off what naturally occurs in the water. While they ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Inland saline aquaculture-Systems-Intensive culture Intensive culture requires more capital outlay and greater management time. Often they use purpose-built facilities (e.g. tanks), artificial food and aeration and constant monitoring of water quality. It has much higher productivity rates, but associated high levels o... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Inland saline aquaculture-Suitable species-Fish Rainbow trout - robust, fast growth, require low water temperatures, may be limited to winter production Brown trout - robust, fast growth, require low water temperatures, may be limited to winter production Barramundi - needs higher temperatures, tolerant in a large rang... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Inland saline aquaculture-Suitable species-Mixing species Chain system Some inland aquaculture systems involve using a range of separated species to increase its productivity. An example of this would be where water is used to culture a fish specifies, which is then diverted to tanks of shellfish which feed on the fine... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Inland saline aquaculture-Suitable species-Poly-culture Separate from this type of system is poly-culture, where two or more species are cultured in the same water, possibly multiple fish species or a fish and mollusc species. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Axicabtagene ciloleucel-Axicabtagene ciloleucel-Axicabtagene ciloleucel, sold under the brand name Yescarta, is a medication used for the treatment for large B-cell lymphoma that has failed conventional treatment. T cells are removed from a person with lymphoma and genetically engineered to produce a specific T-cell re... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Axicabtagene ciloleucel-Side effects-Because treatment with axicabtagene carries a risk of cytokine release syndrome and neurological toxicities, the FDA has mandated that hospitals be certified for its use prior to treatment of any patients. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Axicabtagene ciloleucel-History-It was developed by California-based Kite Pharma.Axicabtagene ciloleucel was awarded U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) breakthrough therapy designation on 18 October 2017, for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, transformed follicular lymphoma, and primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma. I... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Gated commit-Gated commit-A gated commit, gated check-in or pre-tested commit is a software integration pattern that reduces the chances for breaking a build (and often its associated tests) by committing changes into the main branch of version control. This pattern can be supported by a continuous integration (CI) ser... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Gated commit-Gated commit-As an alternative this pattern can be realized using different branches in version control. For instance, GitHub can force all commits to a branch B to be merge commits from pull requests which have successfully been built on the CI server and are up-to-date (i.e. based or rebased on B). | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Blocking (radio)-Blocking (radio)-In radio, and wireless communications in general, blocking is a condition in a receiver in which an off-frequency signal (generally further off-frequency than the immediately adjacent channel) causes the signal of interest to be suppressed.Blocking rejection is the ability of a receive... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
NaPTAN-NaPTAN-The National Public Transport Access Node (NaPTAN) database is a UK nationwide system for uniquely identifying all the points of access to public transport in the UK. The dataset is closely associated with the National Public Transport Gazetteer.
Every UK railway station, coach terminus, airport, ferry te... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
NaPTAN-Purpose of NaPTAN-The ability to identify and locate stops in relation to topography, both consistently and economically, is fundamental to modern computer based systems that provide passenger information and manage public transport networks. Stop data is needed by journey planners, scheduling systems, real-time... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
NaPTAN-Purpose of NaPTAN-In the UK NaPTAN enabled the creation of the Transport Direct Portal, a UK nationwide system for multi-modal journey planning. NaPTAN also underpins TransXChange, the UK standard for bus schedules, which is used for the Electronic Registration of Bus Services. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
NaPTAN-NaPTAN Components-NaPTAN comprises several distinct elements A data model, based on Transmodel.
A data exchange format, specified as an XML schema (see http://www.naptan.org.uk/schema/schemas.htm) A central data store used to aggregate and distribute stop data from different UK regions.
A process for different ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
NaPTAN-NaPTAN Components-The NaPTAN XML Schema NaPTAN data is described by a NaPTAN XML Schema. This can be used to describe NaPTAN data when exchanging it between systems as XML documents. It is versioned so that different generations of data can be managed. See http://www.dft.gov.uk/naptan/schema/2.4/NaPTAN.xsd NaPTA... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
NaPTAN-NaPTAN Stops-NaPTAN Stop Numbering NaPTAN identifiers are a systematic way of identifying of all UK points of access to public transport or "Stop points").
Every UK rail station, bus and coach terminus, airport, ferry terminal, individual bus stop, tram stop, and taxi rank is allocated a unique NaPTAN Identifier... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
NaPTAN-NaPTAN Stops-For large interchanges & termini, NaPTAN points identify the entrances from the public thoroughfare – one identifier is distinguished as the main entrance. Platforms may also be individually identified Every local authority has been allocated a unique prefix for their stop numbering, this ensures th... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
NaPTAN-NaPTAN Stops-In England stop details are provided by 87 local authorities and are prefixed with numbers ranging between 010 and 490.
In Wales stop details are provided by 22 local authorities and are prefixed with numbers ranging between 511 and 582.
In Scotland stop details are provided by 32 local authorities ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
NaPTAN-NaPTAN Stops-NaPTAN Stop Descriptors NaPTAN stop points have a number of text descriptor elements associated with them: not just a name, but also additional labels and distinguishing identifiers that will help users to recognise them. These elements can be combined in different ways to provide presentations of n... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
NaPTAN-NaPTAN Stops-Stop Points may also have alternative names, for example for aliases for different national languages. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
NaPTAN-NaPTAN Stops-Stop Names may have a qualifier to distinguish them from other stops within the same group of stops. For example, Bus Station (Stand 1) from Bus Station (Stand 2).The Purpose of these descriptors is to create an iterative level of detail i.e. Country - County - Locality - Street - Name - Identifier.... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
NaPTAN-NaPTAN Stops-Stop Locations Every NaPTAN point includes geospatial coordinates specified in Ordnance Survey National Grid format, and as WGS84 latitude and longitude pairs where these are provided by local authorities. This allows NaPTAN points to be projected on maps and to be associated with other information ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
NaPTAN-National Public Transport Gazetteer-The National Public Transport Gazetteer is closely associated with the NaPTAN dataset and contains details of every City, Town, Village, suburb in Great Britain (i.e., UK but not including Northern Ireland). This dataset is based on usage of names, rather than legal definition... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
1000-Word Philosophy-1000-Word Philosophy-1000-Word Philosophy is an online philosophy anthology that publishes introductory 1000-word (or less) essays on philosophical topics. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
1000-Word Philosophy-1000-Word Philosophy-The project was created in 2014 by Andrew D. Chapman, a philosophy lecturer at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Since 2018, the blog's editor-in-chief is Nathan Nobis, an associate professor of philosophy at Morehouse College. Many of the initial authors are graduates of th... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Biotinidase deficiency-Biotinidase deficiency-Biotinidase deficiency is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder in which biotin is not released from proteins in the diet during digestion or from normal protein turnover in the cell. This situation results in biotin deficiency.
Biotin is an important water-soluble nutr... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Biotinidase deficiency-Signs and symptoms-Signs and symptoms of a biotinidase deficiency can appear several days after birth. These include seizures, hypotonia and muscle/limb weakness, ataxia, paresis, hearing loss, optic atrophy, skin rashes (including seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis), and alopecia. If left untre... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Biotinidase deficiency-Genetics-Mutations in the BTD gene cause biotinidase deficiency. Biotinidase is the enzyme that is made by the BTD gene. Many mutations that cause the enzyme to be nonfunctional or to be produced at extremely low levels have been identified. Biotin is a vitamin that is chemically bound to protein... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Biotinidase deficiency-Pathophysiology-Symptoms of the deficiency are caused by the inability to reuse biotin molecules that are needed for cell growth, production of fatty acids and the metabolism of fats and amino acids. If left untreated, the symptoms can lead to later problems such as comas or death. Unless treatme... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Biotinidase deficiency-Diagnosis-Biotinidase deficiency can be found by genetic testing. This is often done at birth as part of newborn screening in several states throughout the United States. Results are found through testing a small amount of blood gathered through a heel prick of the infant. As not all states requi... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Biotinidase deficiency-Treatment-Treatment is possible but unless continued daily, problems may arise. Currently, this is done through supplementation of 5–10 mg of oral biotin a day. If symptoms have begun to show, standard treatments can take care of them, such as hearing aids for poor hearing. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Biotinidase deficiency-Epidemiology-Based on the results of worldwide screening of biotinidase deficiency in 1991, the incidence of the disorder is: 5 in 137,401 for profound biotinidase deficiency One in 109,921 for partial biotinidase deficiency One in 61,067 for the combined incidence of profound and partial biotini... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Internal occipital protuberance-Internal occipital protuberance-Along the internal surface of the occipital bone, at the point of intersection of the four divisions of the cruciform eminence, is the internal occipital protuberance. Running transversely on either side is a groove for the transverse sinus. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Generalized Helmholtz theorem-Generalized Helmholtz theorem-The generalized Helmholtz theorem is the multi-dimensional generalization of the Helmholtz theorem which is valid only in one dimension. The generalized Helmholtz theorem reads as follows. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Generalized Helmholtz theorem-Generalized Helmholtz theorem-Let p=(p1,p2,...,ps), q=(q1,q2,...,qs), be the canonical coordinates of a s-dimensional Hamiltonian system, and let H(p,q;V)=K(p)+φ(q;V) be the Hamiltonian function, where K=∑i=1spi22m ,is the kinetic energy and φ(q;V) is the potential energy which depends on ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Generalized Helmholtz theorem-Remarks-The thesis of this theorem of classical mechanics reads exactly as the heat theorem of thermodynamics. This fact shows that thermodynamic-like relations exist between certain mechanical quantities in multidimensional ergodic systems. This in turn allows to define the "thermodynamic... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Glory hole (petroleum production)-Glory hole (petroleum production)-A glory hole in the context of the offshore petroleum industry is an excavation into the sea floor designed to protect the wellhead equipment installed at the surface of a petroleum well from icebergs or pack ice. An economically attractive alternative... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Glory hole (petroleum production)-Glory hole (petroleum production)-The keel of an iceberg or pack ice can extend far below the surface of the water. If this keel extends deep enough to make contact with the sea floor, it will scour the sea floor as the ice moves with the current. To protect the wellhead equipment from... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Glory hole (petroleum production)-Glory hole (petroleum production)-Due to the cost of excavating individual glory holes, typically each glory hole will contain several wellheads. Locating multiple wellheads within a single glory hole is made possible by the use of directional drilling. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Glory hole (petroleum production)-Etymology-The usage of the term glory hole in this context almost certainly is taken from its historical usage in the mining industry to refer to excavations. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Schweigger-Seidel sheath-Schweigger-Seidel sheath-Schweigger-Seidel sheath is a phagocytic sleeve that is part of a sheathed arteriole of the spleen, and is sometimes referred to as a splenic ellipsoid. It is a spindle-shaped thickening in the walls of the second part of the arterial branches forming the penicilli in t... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Preputial gland-Preputial gland-Preputial glands are exocrine glands that are located in the folds of skin front of the genitals of some mammals. They occur in several species, including mice, ferrets, rhinoceroses, and even-toed ungulates and produce pheromones. The glands play a role in the urine-marking behavior of ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Preputial gland-Preputial gland-The preputial glands of male musk deer produce strong-smelling deer musk which is of economic importance, as it is used in perfumes. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Preputial gland-Human homologues-There is debate about whether humans have functional homologues to preputial glands. Preputial glands were first noted by Edward Tyson and in 1694 fully described by William Cowper who named them Tyson's glands after Tyson. They are described as modified sebaceous glands located around ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Preputial gland-Human homologues-Some, including Satya Parkash, dispute their existence. While humans may not have true anatomical equivalents, the term may sometimes be used for tiny whitish yellow bumps occasionally found on the corona of the glans penis. The proper name for these structures is pearly penile papules ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-Carbon nanotube nanomotor-A device generating linear or rotational motion using carbon nanotube(s) as the primary component, is termed a nanotube nanomotor. Nature already has some of the most efficient and powerful kinds of nanomotors. Some of these natural biological nanomotors have been re-... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-History-Just fifteen years after making the world's first micrometer-sized motor, Alex Zettl led his group at University of California at Berkeley to construct the first nanotube nanomotor in 2003. A few concepts and models have been spun off ever since including the nanoactuator driven by a t... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-Size effects-Electrostatic forces Coulomb's law states that the electrostatic force between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of their distance. Hence, as the distance is reduced to less than a few micrometers, a large force can be generated from seemingly small charges on tw... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-Size effects-Friction Just as the electrostatic force, the frictional force scales quadratically with size F ~ L2.Friction is an ever plaguing problem regardless of the scale of a device. It becomes all the more prominent when a device is scaled down. In the nano scale it can wreak havoc if no... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-First NEMS nanomotor-The first nanomotor can be thought of as a scaled down version of a comparable microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) motor. The nanoactuator consists of a gold plate rotor, rotating about the axis of a multi-walled nanotube (MWNT). The ends of the MWNT rest on a SiO2 layer... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-First NEMS nanomotor-Fabrication The MWNTs are synthesized by the arc-discharge technique, suspended in 1,2-dichlorobenzene and deposited on degenerately doped silicon substrates with a 1 µm of SiO2. The MWNT can be aligned according to pre-made markings on the substrate by using an atomic for... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-First NEMS nanomotor-Arrays of nanoactuators Due to the minuscule magnitude of output generated by a single nanoactuator the necessity to use arrays of such actuators to accomplish a higher task comes into picture. Conventional methods like chemical vapor deposition (CVD) allow the exact place... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-First NEMS nanomotor-Arc-discharge evaporation technique This technique is a variant of the standard arc-discharge technique used for the synthesis of fullerenes in an inert gas atmosphere. As Figure 1.3 shows, the experiment is carried out in a reaction vessel containing an inert gas such as ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-First NEMS nanomotor-Electrical-breakdown technique Large-scale synthesis of carbon nanotubes typically results in a randomly varied proportion of different types of carbon nanotubes. Some may be semiconducting while others may be metallic in their electrical properties. Most applications requ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-First NEMS nanomotor-Principle The rotor is made to rotate using electrostatic actuation. An out-of-phase common frequency sinusoidal voltages to two in-plane stators S1, S2, a doubled frequency voltage signal to the gate stator S3 and a DC offset voltage to the rotor plate R are applied as sh... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-First NEMS nanomotor-Applications The rotating metal plate could serve as a mirror for ultra-high-density optical sweeping and switching devices as the plate is at the limit of visible light focusing. An array of such actuators, each serving as a high frequency mechanical filter, could be used... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-Thermal gradient driven nanotube actuators-The nanoactuator, as shown in Figure 2.1 comprises two electrodes connected via a long MWNT. A gold plate acts as the cargo and is attached to a shorter and wider concentric nanotube. The cargo moves towards the cooler electrode (Figure 2.2) due to th... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-Thermal gradient driven nanotube actuators-Fabrication The MWNT are fabricated using the standard arc-discharge evaporation process and deposited on an oxidized silicon substrate. The gold plate in the center of the MWNT is patterned using electron-beam lithography and Cr/Au evaporation. Durin... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-Thermal gradient driven nanotube actuators-Principle The interaction between the longer and shorter tubes generates an energy surface that confines the motion to specific tracks – translation and rotation. The degree of translational and rotational motion of the shorter tube are highly depende... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-Thermal gradient driven nanotube actuators-Stepwise motion The stepwise motion can be explained by the existence of periodic energy barriers for relative motion between the longer and shorter tubes. For a given pair of nanotubes, the ratio of the step in rotation to the step in translation is ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-Thermal gradient driven nanotube actuators-Mechanism for actuation Many proposals were made to explain the driving mechanism behind the nanoactuator. The high current (0.1 mA) required to drive the actuator is likely to cause sufficient dissipation to clean the surface of contaminants; hence, ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-Thermal gradient driven nanotube actuators-Thermal gradient induced motion The induced motion of the shorter nanotube is explained as the reverse of the heat dissipation that occurs in friction wherein the sliding of two objects in contact results in the dissipation of some of the kinetic ener... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-Thermal gradient driven nanotube actuators-Shortcomings The temperatures and the thermal gradient that the MWNT are subjected to are very high. On one hand, the high thermal gradient seems to have a highly detrimental effect on the lifetime of such nanoactuators. On the other hand, experiments... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-Thermal gradient driven nanotube actuators-Applications Pharmaceutical/Nanofluidic – thermal gradient could be used to drive fluids within the nanotubes or in nanofluidic devices as well as for drug delivery by nanosyringes.
Running bio-engineered nanopores using heat generated from adenosine ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-Electron windmill-Structure As figure 3.1 shows, the nanomotor consists of a double-walled CNT (DWNT) formed from an achiral (18,0) outer tube clamped to external gold electrodes and a narrower chiral (6,4) inner tube. The central portion of the outer tube is removed using the electrical-break... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-Electron windmill-Principle Conventional nanotube nanomotors make use of static forces that include elastic, electrostatic, friction and van der Waals forces. The electron windmill model makes use of a new "electron-turbine" drive mechanism that obviates that need for metallic plates and gates... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Carbon nanotube nanomotor-Electron windmill-Applications Some of the main applications of the electron windmill include: A voltage pulse could cause the inner element to rotate at a calculated angle hence making the device behave as a switch or a nanoscale memory element.
Modification of the electron windmill to constr... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Rob Horne (professor)-Rob Horne (professor)-Rob Horne is Professor of Behavioural Medicine at the School of Pharmacy, University College London (UCL). In September 2006, he founded the Centre for Behavioural Medicine at UCL, which he continues to lead. Horne was designated a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Fa... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Rob Horne (professor)-Biography-Career Horne qualified as a pharmacist and has a PhD in medical psychology from King's College London. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Rob Horne (professor)-Biography-Before joining UCL, Horne was Professor of Psychology in Health Care and Director of the Centre for Health Care Research at the University of Brighton. Horne founded and is Director of the Centre for Behavioural Medicine, which is part of the UCL School of Pharmacy. The overall aim of th... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Rob Horne (professor)-Biography-Academic research Horne's academic research focuses on the role of psychological and behavioural factors in explaining the variation in patients’ response to medication. He has developed a range of tools and models for assessing patients’ perspectives of illness and treatment e.g. the Be... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Rob Horne (professor)-Biography-To date, these tools have been validated in the following long-term medical conditions: renal dialysis; renal transplantation; asthma; cancer; coronary heart disease; hypertension; diabetes; HIV/AIDS; haemophilia; depression; bipolar disorder; rheumatoid arthritis; inflammatory bowel dis... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
LINA (software)-LINA (software)-LINA was a piece of open-source software that enabled users to run applications compiled for Linux under Windows and Mac OS X with a native look and feel. Version 1.00 beta1 was released in October 2009 and was available at the Open Lina web site. However, that domain is now up for sale. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
LINA (software)-Release-The latest binary version, still a beta, was released on October 15, 2009.
As the tool was open sourced under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2, its source code had been made available since July 19, 2007. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Raschen bag-Raschen bag-A Raschen bag is a bag of ballast that is placed underneath the baseplate of a mortar to improve its accuracy when used on snow or other soft ground conditions. Raschen bags are named after Colonel Dan Raschen, Royal Engineers, who invented but did not name them. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Delaunay refinement-Delaunay refinement-In mesh generation, Delaunay refinements are algorithms for mesh generation based on the principle of adding Steiner points to the geometry of an input to be meshed, in a way that causes the Delaunay triangulation or constrained Delaunay triangulation of the augmented input to me... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Delaunay refinement-Chew's second algorithm-Chew's second algorithm takes a piecewise linear system (PLS) and returns a constrained Delaunay triangulation of only quality triangles where quality is defined by the minimum angle in a triangle. Developed by L. Paul Chew for meshing surfaces embedded in three-dimensional s... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Delaunay refinement-Chew's second algorithm-Circumcenter insertion is repeated until no poor-quality triangles exist. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Delaunay refinement-Ruppert's algorithm-Ruppert's algorithm takes a planar straight-line graph (or in dimension higher than two a piecewise linear system) and returns a conforming Delaunay triangulation of only quality triangles. A triangle is considered poor-quality if it has a circumradius to shortest edge ratio larg... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Delaunay refinement-Ruppert's algorithm-The input to a 2D finite element method needs to be in the form of triangles that fill all space, and each triangle to be filled with one kind of material – in this example, either "air" or "wing".
Long, skinny triangles cannot be simulated accurately.
The simulation time is gene... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Delaunay refinement-Ruppert's algorithm-Pseudocodefunction Ruppert(points, segments, threshold) is T := DelaunayTriangulation(points) Q := the set of encroached segments and poor quality triangles while Q is not empty: // The main loop if Q contains a segment s: insert the midpoint of s into T else Q contains poor qual... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Delaunay refinement-Ruppert's algorithm-Practical usage Without modification Ruppert's algorithm is guaranteed to terminate and generate a quality mesh for non-acute input and any poor-quality threshold less than about 20.7 degrees. To relax these restrictions various small improvements have been made. By relaxing the ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Delaunay refinement-Ruppert's algorithm-Ruppert's algorithm can be naturally extended to three dimensions, however its output guarantees are somewhat weaker due to the sliver type tetrahedron. | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Delaunay refinement-Ruppert's algorithm-An extension of Ruppert's algorithm in two dimensions is implemented in the freely available Triangle package. Two variants of Ruppert's algorithm in this package are guaranteed to terminate for a poor-quality threshold of about 26.5 degrees. In practice these algorithms are succ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Ischiopatellar dysplasia-Ischiopatellar dysplasia-Ischiopatellar dysplasia is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by a hypoplasia of the patellae as well as other bone anomalies, especially concerning the pelvis and feet. It is also known as small patella syndrome, with earlier synonyms being Scott-Taor sy... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Ischiopatellar dysplasia-Signs and symptoms-Individuals affected by ischiopatellar dysplasia commonly have abnormalities of the patella and pelvic girdle, such as absent or delayed patellar and ischial ossification as well as infra-acetabular axe-cut notches. Patellae are typically absent or small in these individuals,... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Ischiopatellar dysplasia-Causes-Ischiopatellar dysplasia is often considered a familial condition. Ischiopatellar dysplasia has been identified on region 5.6 cM on chromosome 17q22. Mutations in the TBX4 (T-box protein 4) gene, in chromosome 17, have been found to cause ischiopatellar dysplasia due to the essential rol... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Ischiopatellar dysplasia-Diagnosis-Ischiopatellar dysplasia is usually identified through radiographic evidence since its characteristic changes are most notable in radiographic tests that indicate delayed bone age or absent ossification. A full skeletal survey should be performed on any patient that has an absent or h... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Ischiopatellar dysplasia-History-Ischiopatellar dysplasia is sometimes referred to as Scott-Taor syndrome after the researchers who first described ischiopatellar dysplasia as they recognized it in a family as an autosomal dominant disorder in 1979. This finding was important as they were the first to note that it was ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Cathedral Peak-Cathedral Peak-Cathedral Peak may be any of several mountains, typically those with steep sides and towers reminiscent of a cathedral. In the United States alone, the USGS identifies 17 summits named "Cathedral Peak".
In other countries: Cathedral Peak (South Africa), summit in the Drakensberg Cathedral ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Fish protein powder-Fish protein powder-Fish protein powder (FPP) describes a food grade powder product designated primarily for human consumption applications. It differs significantly from fish meal products which are designated for animal feed applications. Fish protein powders have various sanitary processing, puri... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Fish protein powder-History-Historically, the fish processing methods used for human consumption have been: fresh, canned, frozen, smoked or dehydrated - all of which would be used as a whole food rather than as an ingredient in other foods. Additionally, an industrial fish industry exists where whole fish and by produ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
Fish protein powder-Process-Enzymatic hydrolysis similar to the body's natural digestive process provides the most efficient breakdown of the proteins into smaller fractions termed peptides which can then be separated from the oil and non-digested proteins during liquid phase processing. Subsequent steps of solids and ... | milkshake721/2.1M-wiki-STEM |
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