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663,168 | Benthic invertebrates, due to their high level of species richness, have many methods of prey capture. Filter feeders create currents via siphons or beating cilia, to pull water and its nutritional contents, towards themselves for straining. Grazers use scraping, rasping, and shredding adaptations to feed on periphytic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=4479734 | 662,823 |
1,092,910 | In 1838 the American inventor Charles Goodyear found that natural rubber's elastic properties could be immensely improved by adding a few percent sulphur. The short sulfur chains produced chemical cross-links between adjacent polyisoprene molecules. Before it is cross-linked, the liquid natural rubber consists of very ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=7623862 | 1,092,350 |
162,071 | Economic, institutional, and social changes were fundamental to the emergence of the industrial revolution. Whereas absolutism remained the normal form of governance through most parts of Europe, in the UK a fundamentally different power balance was created after the revolutions of 1640 and 1688. The new institutional ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=33643110 | 161,986 |
847,282 | During the Reboot Legion's heyday, they are tangentially involved in the "DC One Million" crossover, where the audience is shown the "Justice Legion L" of the 853rd Century. Loosely based on members of the Legion of the 31st Century, the Justice Legion L are tasked with protecting the remains of the United Planets, by ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=713540 | 846,832 |
1,036,765 | In 1954, Herbert Fröhlich proposed a microscopic theory, in which energy gaps at ±"k" would form below a transition temperature as a result of the interaction between the electrons and phonons of wavevector "Q"=2"k". Conduction at high temperatures is metallic in a quasi-1-D conductor, whose Fermi surface consists of f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=9504117 | 1,036,225 |
1,826,103 | Aqueous minerals are minerals that form in water, either by chemical alteration of pre-existing rock or by precipitation out of solution. The minerals indicate where liquid water existed long enough to react chemically with rock. Which minerals form depends on temperature, salinity, pH, and composition of the parent ro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=5565460 | 1,825,064 |
1,407,087 | Discovery science places an emphasis on 'basic' discovery, which can fundamentally change the status quo. For example, in the early years of water resources research, the use of discovery science was demonstrated by seeking to elucidate phenomena that was, until that point, unexplained. It did not matter how unusual th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2780651 | 1,406,297 |
702,095 | A ceremonial mace is used at many universities as a symbol of authority and independence. The RGU mace appears mainly at graduation ceremonies, where it is placed prominently on the stage in front of the Chancellor and Principal and in full view of the audience. It may also be seen occasionally at other important unive... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=381864 | 701,730 |
387,392 | China's Tiangong space station is fitted with ion thrusters. Tianhe core module is propelled by both chemical thrusters and four Hall-effect thrusters, which are used to adjust and maintain the station's orbit. The development of the Hall-effect thrusters is considered a sensitive topic in China, with scientists "worki... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=37839 | 387,197 |
1,112,982 | The successful operation of the Manchester Mark 1 and its predecessor, the Baby, was widely reported in the British press, which used the phrase "electronic brain" to describe the machines. Lord Louis Mountbatten had earlier introduced that term in a speech delivered to the British Institution of Radio Engineers on 31 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23957383 | 1,112,416 |
122,546 | Brimstone was originally initiated by Marconi Defence Systems and Rockwell International in the late 1980s to meet the RAF's requirement for a long range anti-armour weapon, requiring strike aircraft to attack armoured vehicles at stand-off range and be ten times as effective over older weapons. This requirement was is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=780295 | 122,497 |
1,213,208 | The Nissan FJ series engine was a straight-4 DOHC 2- or 2.4–litre internal combustion engine produced by Nissan in the 1980s, in 2.4 L guise as a rally motor for the 240RS, and 2.0 L for general production models. The FJ20 weighs ; the FJ24 weighs . The 2.0 L variant was used in the US110 and US12 Nissan Silvia/Gazelle... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2465446 | 1,212,556 |
680,393 | Further evidence supporting the modular mind has steadily emerged with some startling revelations concerning primates. A very recent study indicated that human babies and grown monkeys approach and process numbers in a similar fashion, suggesting an evolved set of DA for mathematics (Jordan). The conceptualization of b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=160313 | 680,038 |
1,336,669 | As opposed to quorum sensing, quorum quenching, prevents bacterial communication and influences their gene expression. Targets of the quorum quenching are the signal molecules, the biosynthetic machinery of signal molecules, and the regulatory proteins that perceive these signal molecules with the AHL degradation via A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1291547 | 1,335,939 |
340,598 | Technically speaking, a digital signature applies to a string of bits, whereas humans and applications "believe" that they sign the semantic interpretation of those bits. In order to be semantically interpreted, the bit string must be transformed into a form that is meaningful for humans and applications, and this is d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=59644 | 340,417 |
1,710,096 | On the eve of the 2016–17 season, Griffith was claimed off of waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 11, 2016, after he was placed on waivers the previous day. Leafs assistant general manager Mark Hunter and his team was responsible for the pick-up; Hunter have previously worked with Griffith within the London K... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=39396928 | 1,709,137 |
2,058,394 | Since the late 1980s and early 1990s research on polyketide synthases (PKS), a number of strategies for the genetic modification of such PKS have been developed and elucidated. Such changes in PKS are of particular interest to the pharmaceutical industry as new compounds with antibiotic or other antimicrobial effects a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=14542198 | 2,057,209 |
516,395 | One of the most popular applications of wavelet transform is image compression. The advantage of using wavelet-based coding in image compression is that it provides significant improvements in picture quality at higher compression ratios over conventional techniques. Since wavelet transform has the ability to decompose... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=679596 | 516,126 |
1,416,992 | A tropical wave emerged from the west coast of Africa on October 14. The wave initially remained relatively weak, until convection began concentrating near the center while it was situated well east of the Lesser Antilles on October 20. After further organization, a tropical depression developed at 18:00 UTC on October... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=791513 | 1,416,194 |
803,404 | The female lays the eggs in close contact with moisture, and the eggs typically absorb water and increase in size after deposition. In species that live in hot conditions, the eggs may not hatch for several months, the larvae only emerging when the dry season has finished. More typically, however, they hatch after a re... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1572904 | 802,975 |
2,047,453 | Born in New Brunswick, Frank Allen received his bachelor's degree in 1895 from the University of New Brunswick with highest honours in physics and chemistry and then his M.A. there in 1897. In 1902 he received his PhD in physics from Cornell University with a thesis on physiological optics. In 1904 Allen accepted the f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41839317 | 2,046,272 |
23,792 | The development of quantum mechanics in the 1920s modified this picture somewhat, but in modern theories the average drift velocity of electrons can still be shown to be proportional to the electric field, thus deriving Ohm's law. In 1927 Arnold Sommerfeld applied the quantum Fermi-Dirac distribution of electron energi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=49090 | 23,783 |
1,806,675 | NFE2L1 is a cap ‘n’ collar, basic-leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factor. Several isoforms of NFE2L1 have been described for both human and mouse genes. NFE2L1 was first cloned in yeast using a genetic screening method. NFE2L1 is ubiquitously expressed, and high levels of transcript are detected in the heart, kidne... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=14799275 | 1,805,657 |
255,629 | In his Fourth State of the Nation Address on January 27, 1969, he gave a big part of the war damage fund to private universities to encourage them to create courses in science and technology and to research. He stated that he planned a project to have medical interns do a tour of duty in provincial hospitals to arouse ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=9629399 | 255,495 |
1,947,114 | Micro-RNAs (miRNAs) are small RNA fragments, 18-23 nucleotides in length, that act to regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally. miRNAs play a critical role in modulating the immune response since they influence whether or not the mRNA transcribed from specific immune related genes will go on to be translated int... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=70058191 | 1,946,001 |
1,870,781 | The biological emphasis in the Department was aided by the appointment of R W Russell as Professor in 1950. The expansion of the teaching staff also enabled him to develop work on human learning, perception and other areas of experimental psychology. Two consequences flowed from his work. The first was the establishmen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=47910237 | 1,869,704 |
598,397 | The predecessor of the University of Findlay, Findlay College, was founded on January 28, 1882, by the city of Findlay and the Churches of God General Conference. By 1897, the college had established an endowment of more than $100,000 and boasted sixteen faculty members. In 1989, Findlay College became known as the Uni... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=3169009 | 598,092 |
338,327 | Like other sauropods, "Brachiosaurus" was probably homeothermic (maintaining a stable internal temperature) and endothermic (controlling body temperature through internal means) at least while growing, meaning that it could actively control its body temperature ("warm-blooded"), producing the necessary heat through a h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=20598015 | 338,147 |
1,722,007 | Although sawgrass and sloughs are the enduring geographical icons of the Everglades, other ecosystems are just as vital, and the borders marking them are subtle or nonexistent. Pinelands and tropical hardwood hammocks are located throughout the sloughs; the trees, rooted in soil inches above the peat, marl, or water, s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17273354 | 1,721,037 |
1,112,535 | Sensors are used by wireless sensor nodes to capture data from their environment. They are hardware devices that produce a measurable response to a change in a physical condition like temperature or pressure. Sensors measure physical data of the parameter to be monitored and have specific characteristics such as accura... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=11711952 | 1,111,969 |
332,462 | More targeted research has begun to provide firm evidence of how deeply the impact factor is embedded within formal and informal research assessment processes. A review in 2019 studied how often the JIF featured in documents related to the review, promotion, and tenure of scientists in US and Canadian universities. It ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1036865 | 332,285 |
436,630 | Very tall buildings ("skyscrapers"), when built using modern lightweight materials, might sway uncomfortably (but not dangerously) in certain wind conditions. A solution to this problem is to include at some upper story a large mass, constrained, but free to move within a limited range, and moving on some sort of beari... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=923301 | 436,416 |
1,809,642 | The Social Development Research Group (SDRG) is a nationally recognized interdisciplinary team of researchers based in Seattle, Washington that seek to promote youth development, as well as prevent and treat health and behavior problems among young people through identifying risk and protective factors and understandin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=35523635 | 1,808,621 |
1,858,547 | As the extractive industries of West Fife developed, increasing numbers of pits needed a railway connection, and on 14 July 1856 the West of Fife Mineral Railway was authorised, to build a line between Dunfermline and Killairnie, on the way to Saline. Good quality blackband ironstone and limestone were known to be avai... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=48597904 | 1,857,479 |
254,881 | The term "Bayesian" derives from Thomas Bayes (1702–1761), who proved a special case of what is now called Bayes' theorem in a paper titled "An Essay towards solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances". In that special case, the prior and posterior distributions were beta distributions and the data came from Bernoull... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=4890 | 254,748 |
1,412,156 | EEG measures taken during anesthesia exhibit stereotypic changes as anesthetic depth increases. These changes include complex patterns of waves with frequency slowing accompanied by amplitude increases which typically peak when loss of consciousness occurs (loss of responses to verbal commands; loss of righting reflex)... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2539375 | 1,411,361 |
381,594 | Crick did tentatively attempt to perform some experiments on nucleotide base pairing, but he was more of a theoretical biologist than an experimental biologist. There was another near-discovery of the base pairing rules in early 1952. Crick had started to think about interactions between the bases. He asked John Griffi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=11461 | 381,399 |
1,369,148 | Protriptyline shares side effects common to all TCAs. The most frequent of these are dry mouth, constipation, urinary retention, increased heart rate, sedation, irritability, decreased coordination, anxiety, blood disorders, confusion, decreased libido, dizziness, flushing, headache, impotence, insomnia, low blood pres... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=5901072 | 1,368,392 |
382,544 | Each year, about 400,000 people undergo brain mapping during neurosurgery. This procedure is often required for people with tumors or epilepsy that do not respond to medication. During this procedure, electrodes are placed on the brain to precisely identify the locations of structures and functional areas. Patients may... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=623686 | 382,349 |
238,307 | The long half-life of technetium-99 and its potential to form anionic species creates a major concern for long-term disposal of radioactive waste. Many of the processes designed to remove fission products in reprocessing plants aim at cationic species such as caesium (e.g., caesium-137) and strontium (e.g., strontium-9... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30041 | 238,187 |
743,710 | Here formula_44 is the effective inclination of Saturn's rings (their tilt relative to the observer), which as seen from Earth varies between 0° and 27° over the course of one Saturn orbit, and formula_45 is a small correction term depending on Uranus' sub-Earth and sub-solar latitudes. formula_46 is the Common Era yea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1963 | 743,316 |
910,502 | Cournot, a professor of mathematics, developed a mathematical treatment in 1838 for duopoly—a market condition defined by competition between two sellers. This treatment of competition, first published in "Researches into the Mathematical Principles of Wealth", is referred to as Cournot duopoly. It is assumed that both... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=18967255 | 910,023 |
1,544,123 | The fold is highly conserved and seems to be optimized for catalytic function. However, differences exist which unsurprisingly account for differences in substrate specificity among peroxidases. This furcation is commonplace in the study of protein evolution. Structural features which are highly necessary for function ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=45079558 | 1,543,250 |
52,854 | Westinghouse Electric Corporation built Televox in 1926; it was a cardboard cutout connected to various devices which users could turn on and off. In 1939, the humanoid robot known as Elektro was debuted at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Seven feet tall (2.1 m) and weighing 265 pounds (120.2 kg), it could walk by voic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=25781 | 52,834 |
1,714,489 | The Hoberman mechanism originates from the idea of making something bigger become smaller. Chuck Hoberman, a fine arts graduate from Cooper Union, realized that his lack in knowledge of engineering was holding him back from creating the things he could picture in his head. He enrolled in Columbia University to get a ma... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=49098434 | 1,713,523 |
13,173 | A 2019 investigation by Yamamoto et al. evaluated the first and the second screening rounds separately as well as combined covering 184 confirmed cancer cases in 1.080 million observed person years subject to additional radiation exposure due to the nuclear accidents. The authors concluded "A significant association be... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=31162817 | 13,168 |
2,184,564 | Aware of the political and strategic implications that this agreement will have both in the South Atlantic and in the international system, France has agreed to transfer the technology to Brazil, which besides already being a hemispheric power, also has the status, below the Equator, of no other country with the abilit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=72168935 | 2,183,316 |
916,488 | A person who has taken the complete course of Isoniazid (or other full course prescription for tuberculosis) on a regular, timely schedule may have been cured. "Current standard therapy is isoniazid (INH) which reduce the risk of active TB by as much as 90 per cent (in patients with positive LTBI test results and fibro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=4271984 | 916,006 |
453,415 | During the 1890s theorists did the first analyses of electromagnetic waves in ducts. Around 1893 J. J. Thomson derived the electromagnetic modes inside a cylindrical metal cavity. In 1897 Lord Rayleigh did a definitive analysis of waveguides; he solved the boundary value problem of electromagnetic waves propagating thr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=3854225 | 453,194 |
310,209 | However, whilst the rationale behind the equation is sound, it is unlikely that the equation will be constrained to reasonable limits of error any time soon. The problem with the formula is that it is not used to generate or support hypotheses because it contains factors that can never be verified. The first term, R*, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2787 | 310,042 |
737,374 | In the United States, roadkill takes the lives of hundreds of thousands to hundreds of millions of mammals, birds and amphibians each year. Roadkill mortality has detrimental effects on the persistence probability, abundance and genetic diversity of wildlife populations (more so than reduced movement through habitat pa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=295670 | 736,985 |
282,789 | The above view, attributed to Martha Nussbaum, can, however, be challenged in favor of the traditional one. The portrayal of Socrates in the "Symposium" (for instance his refusal to give in to Alcibiades' sexual advances) is consistent with the account of Socrates put forward by Xenophon and the theories that Socrates ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=246725 | 282,636 |
1,520,633 | Some locals are opposed to the anticipated levels of dust, noise, and general disruption the proposed mine would create. The Otago Regional Council has granted Plaman Resources resource consent to discharge air dust for the purpose of quarrying diatomite until 1 July 2020. The original mining permit was for 20 years bu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=60729340 | 1,519,772 |
658,201 | Since the previous GeForce 256 line shipped without a budget variant, the RIVA TNT2 series was left to fill the "low-end" role—albeit with a comparably obsolete feature set. In order to create a better low-end option, NVIDIA created the GeForce 2 MX series, which offered a set of standard features, specific to the enti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=179011 | 657,856 |
1,315,769 | There are documented benefits of several mind-body interventions derived from scientific research: first, by MBI use contributing to the treatment a range of conditions including headaches, coronary artery disease and chronic pain; second, in ameliorating disease and the symptoms of chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomitin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=749112 | 1,315,044 |
1,855,580 | In 874, by which time he had become the deputy minister of civil service affairs (吏部侍郎, "Libu Shilang"), he was again made chief imperial scholar and given the designation "Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi" (), making him a chancellor "de facto". At that time, typically, the armies posted to the southern circuits (i.e... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23177405 | 1,854,514 |
1,246,123 | Another important capability of supported bilayers is the ability to pattern the surface to produce multiple isolated regions on the same substrate. This phenomenon was first demonstrated using scratches or metallic “corrals” to prevent mixing between adjacent regions while still allowing free diffusion within any one ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=21530463 | 1,245,448 |
782,634 | The reptile house or the serpentarium is built, at the cost of 0.4 million, in a twining snake-like model with entrance and exit points in the snake's mouth and tail, respectively. The house was opened to public in the year 1989 and has 24 enclosures exhibiting 4 species of poisonous and 10 species of non-poisonous sna... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30870670 | 782,215 |
704,372 | The antenna on some of the most common hand-held devices is only in diameter. The beam of energy produced by an antenna of this size using X-band frequencies occupies a cone that extends about 22 degrees surrounding the line of sight, 44 degrees in total width. This beam is called the main lobe. There is also a side lo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=426738 | 704,004 |
173,684 | The An-70 is a monoplane with a high-mounted wing design that features four distinctive propfan engines. Designed by the Progress Design Bureau, each of the D-27 engines is rated at 13,800 shp (which can be uprated to 16,000 shp), which is used to drive the SV-27 contra-rotating scimitar propellers designed by Aerosila... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=908224 | 173,593 |
301,156 | The effect was also implemented during the.S. Air Force's Advanced Medium STOL Transport (AMST) project. Several aircraft, notably the Boeing YC-14 (the first modern type to exploit the effect), NASA's Quiet Short-Haul Research Aircraft, and the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan's Asuka research aircraft have been... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=191282 | 300,995 |
952,977 | From analysis of the existing small treatment trials of cervical artery dissection (carotid and vertebral) it appears that aspirin and anticoagulation (heparin followed by warfarin) are equally effective in reducing the risk of further stroke or death. Anticoagulation is regarded as more powerful than antiplatelet ther... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=5789270 | 952,472 |
263,589 | There are three key elements to the diagnosis of silicosis. First, the patient history should reveal exposure to sufficient silica dust to cause this illness. Second, chest imaging (usually chest x-ray) that reveals findings consistent with silicosis. Third, there are no underlying illnesses that are more likely to be ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=633241 | 263,446 |
333,189 | Earlier automobile engine development produced a much larger range of engines than is in common use today. Engines have ranged from 1- to 16-cylinder designs with corresponding differences in overall size, weight, engine displacement, and cylinder bores. Four cylinders and power ratings from 19 to 120 hp (14 to 90 kW) ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=9640 | 333,011 |
1,691,946 | UT's second round opponent was 8-seeded Western Kentucky, who had lost only by to one to Louisiana Tech in the Sun Belt Tournament, and had defeated Stephen F. Austin in the first round, 88–76. Tennessee started slowly and Randall picked up two early fouls, resulting in Ace Clement taking her place in the lineup where ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=9723138 | 1,690,995 |
656,432 | "Rhamnus cathartica" is difficult to control in its invasive range, because it sprouts vigorously and repeatedly from the root collar following cutting, girdling or burning. Herbicide application to newly cut stumps is a popular and effective control method, but seeds stay viable in the soil for several years before sp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=13068977 | 656,088 |
1,312,888 | In 1973, Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in the United States. Five years later, the first successful human "in vitro" fertilization resulted in the birth of Louise Brown in England. These developments prompted the federal government to create regulations barring the use of federal funds for research that experimented o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=22511551 | 1,312,168 |
1,501,723 | Results from cerebellar cortical inactivation studies are similar to those reported for lesion studies. For example, Krupa (1993) inactivated lobule HVI with the GABA receptor agonist Muscimol and found significant acquisition deficits, but animals eventually learned. Clark et al. (1997) replicated these results with a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=487945 | 1,500,877 |
252,149 | During the course of 1943, a number of improvements were gradually introduced. In an attempt to increase the pilot's field of view an armoured glass head-rest, the so-called "Galland Panzer" was developed, and subsequently began replacing the bulky armour plate in the spring of 1943. Towards the end of the year the cle... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=24983642 | 252,016 |
266,236 | Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common Sleep-Disordered Breathing (SDB) and affects up to 11% of children born at term – it is even more common (3 to 6 times more) in children born pre-term. As a SDB, OSA in children can lead to several adverse consequences, also in the long-term with consequences lasting into adul... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1976353 | 266,092 |
6,631 | The [[Blockchain analysis|analysis of public blockchains]] has become increasingly important with the popularity of [[bitcoin]], [[Ethereum]], [[litecoin]] and other [[cryptocurrencies]]. A blockchain, if it is public, provides anyone who wants access to observe and analyse the chain data, given one has the know-how. T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=44065971 | 6,628 |
232,005 | According to standards set by the environmental ministry of Canada, if used correctly (at recommended rates, without irrigation, and when heavy rainfall is not predicted), imidacloprid does not characteristically leach into the deeper soil layers despite its high water solubility (Rouchaud et al. 1994; Tomlin 2000; Kro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=772258 | 231,886 |
734,492 | F-type stars are known to emit much higher energy forms of light, such as UV radiation, which in the long term can have a profoundly negative effect on DNA molecules. Studies have shown that, for a hypothetical planet positioned at an equivalent habitable distance from an F-type star as the Earth is from the Sun (this ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1575734 | 734,105 |
666,855 | There is no single defined standard for "interoperable PTC systems". Several examples of interoperable systems illustrate this point. First, the UP and BNSF are interoperable across their systems. They are both implementing I-ETMS and will use different radio frequencies in different locations. In the second example, A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=11562996 | 666,507 |
342,943 | Mazda and NSU signed a study contract to develop the Wankel engine in 1961 and competed to bring the first Wankel-powered automobile to the market. Although Mazda produced an experimental rotary that year, NSU was the first with a rotary automobile for sale, the sporty NSU Spider in 1964; Mazda countered with a display... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=33303 | 342,762 |
1,328,201 | From then on new replacement B-17s coming in from the States via India and Africa were barely able to keep pace with the losses. The airdromes were never safe from enemy attack and being without adequate antiaircraft defenses, planes that could not get off on a combat mission early enough to evade the expected raids we... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=15948763 | 1,327,473 |
178,147 | From the start of its development, ".hack" was envisioned as a four-part series intended to mirror the four-volume story arcs found in manga. Matsuyama theorized that the act of transferring saved data across the four volumes would help to create a sense of the human drama embodied by the games' story and invest the pl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=240931 | 178,054 |
1,179,861 | On July 8, 1976, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued a call for applications for pilot and mission specialist candidates. It was the first time that women were encouraged to apply. A colleague, Russ Greer, a neurosurgery resident who had worked at NASA and was aware that Seddon had expressed... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=557468 | 1,179,237 |
312,114 | From late January to early February 1963, the 16-inch gun on Barbados conducted its first test series using the Martlet 1, the first of which flew for 145 seconds and reached an altitude of 26 km. It was the first Martlet flight to feature a radio transmitter beacon that tracked the vehicle's flight. The second test se... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=292089 | 311,946 |
1,768,233 | The anomalous aspects of X-ray scattering have become the focus of considerable interest in the scientific community because of the availability of synchrotron radiation. In contrast to desktop X-ray sources that work at a limited set of fixed wavelengths, synchrotron radiation is generated by accelerating electrons an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=15152001 | 1,767,239 |
144,569 | On 19 February 2020, "The Lancet" published a letter signed by 27 scientists that stated: "We stand together to strongly condemn conspiracy theories suggesting that COVID-19 does not have a natural origin... and overwhelmingly conclude that this coronavirus originated in wildlife," adding: "Conspiracy theories do nothi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=463899 | 144,511 |
1,838,834 | The presence of one or more massive perturbers orbiting the Sun well beyond Pluto may lead to the appearance of dynamically coherent minor bodies, i.e. those with similar orbits within a population of otherwise uncorrelated objects, via binary dissociation. The fact is that dynamically correlated minor bodies seem to b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=59389667 | 1,837,785 |
305,175 | The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) became the largest and most powerful socialist party in Europe, despite working illegally until the anti-socialist laws were dropped in 1890. In the 1893 elections it gained 1,787,000 votes, a quarter of the total votes cast, according to Engels. In 1895, the year of his dea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=47246185 | 305,013 |
307,947 | On March 27, 1965, Beatles members John Lennon and George Harrison (and their wives) were dosed with LSD without their permission by their dentist, Dr. John Riley. John Lennon mentioned the incident in his famous 1970 "Rolling Stone" interview, but the name of the dentist was revealed only in 2006. On August 24, 1965, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1119225 | 307,782 |
1,244,464 | Atherosclerosis is most often the culprit in coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular conditions, and a large aggregation of perlecan protein is symptomatic of advanced atherosclerotic plaques. VSMCs are the producers of the perlecan in this condition, meaning that a good deal of research has been focused on und... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=4328716 | 1,243,791 |
1,659,315 | Her current research centers on developing low-cost colorimetric sensors for detecting chemicals of forensic interest including explosives and illicit drugs. To maximize portability in the field, her group focuses on transforming smart phones into detection devices. Her research interests lie in the applied science dom... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=57696483 | 1,658,382 |
1,508,641 | Like the other four Central Asian republics, Kazakhstan is a member of several international bodies, including the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Economic Cooperation Organization and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Kazakhstan and the other four republics are also members of the Centra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=54181703 | 1,507,793 |
1,454,949 | The western yellowjacket is often a pest to humans. As outdoor human activity has increased, so, too, has the nuisance of "V. pensylvanica". Concentrated garbage has become an alternative food supply, and colonies have emerged in and around areas of human impact, such as recreational parks and resorts. Though they tend... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=21851203 | 1,454,129 |
318,945 | The specific causes of neurological problems vary, but can include genetic disorders, congenital abnormalities or disorders, infections, lifestyle or environmental health problems including malnutrition, brain damage, spinal cord injury, nerve injury or gluten sensitivity (with or without intestinal damage or digestive... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=19572333 | 318,774 |
765,036 | Technetium-99m is used as a radioactive tracer and can be detected in the body by medical equipment (gamma cameras). It is well suited to the role, because it emits readily detectable gamma rays with a photon energy of 140 keV (these 8.8 pm photons are about the same wavelength as emitted by conventional X-ray diagnost... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=9097185 | 764,626 |
837,467 | Proteins are chains of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds. Many conformations of this chain are possible due to the rotation of the main chain about the two torsion angles φ and ψ at the Cα atom (see figure). This conformational flexibility is responsible for differences in the three-dimensional structure of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=306769 | 837,018 |
314,299 | Between the 1970s and 1980s, Robin Milner, a British computer scientist and Turing Award winner, worked at the University of Edinburgh's Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science. Milner and others were working on theorem provers, which were historically developed in languages such as Lisp. Milner repeatedly ran i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=39652 | 314,130 |
313,876 | The standard French light machine gun, the Hotchkiss, was, like the Lewis, also unamenable to synchronisation. Poor quality control also hampered efforts, resulting in frequent "hang fire" rounds that didn't go off. The Morane-Saulnier company designed a "safety backup" in the form of "deflector blades" (metal wedges),... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=768600 | 313,707 |
791,001 | The skull of "Postosuchus" was constructed narrow in front and extended wide and deep behind. It was 55 cm in length and 21 cm broad and deep. There are many fenestrae (openings) present in the bones that lighten the skull, providing space for the muscles. Like more derived archosaurs, the lower jaw had mandibular fene... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2322181 | 790,576 |
1,481,828 | By the time Gung Ho! was released, no serious player of ASL could deny that the system had become a highly complex and detailed game system that retained little of the playability of the original Squad Leader. Gung Ho introduced a complete order of battle for both Chinese forces and the United States Marine Corps, (alo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=3050233 | 1,480,994 |
185,478 | Following a single oral dose, resorption of cabergoline from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is highly variable, typically occurring within 0.5 to 4 hours. Ingestion with food does not alter its absorption rate. Human bioavailability has not been determined since the drug is intended for oral use only. In mice and rats... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1435706 | 185,381 |
204,474 | In March 2022, writing for "How-To Geek" Joe Fedewa said, unlike standard versions of Android, Google apps were not included due to concerns over privacy, and GrapheneOS also did not include a default app store. Instead, Fedewa suggested, F-Droid could be used. In a review of GrapheneOS installed on a Pixel 3, after a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=61269744 | 204,369 |
151,922 | McMurdo Station of the United States Antarctic Program and other scientific research stations on Antarctica resemble the popular conception of an arcology as a technologically advanced, relatively self-sufficient human community. The Antarctic research base provides living and entertainment amenities for roughly 3,000 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2193 | 151,854 |
955,149 | The DF-2 (CSS-1) is China's first medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), with a 1,250 km range and a 15-20 kt nuclear warhead. It received the western designation of CSS-1 (stands for "China Surface-to-Surface"). It was long noted by the western observers that the DF-2 could be a copy of the Soviet R-5 Pobeda (SS-3 Shy... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=55126 | 954,644 |
592,157 | Other researchers make the same point for miscanthus in Germany, with a yield of 15 dry tonnes per hectare per year, and carbon storage of 1.1 tonnes per hectare per year: "Miscanthus is one of the very few crops worldwide that reaches true CO neutrality and may function as a CO sink. [...] Related to the combustion of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=8202316 | 591,855 |
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