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50,634 | The highly successful AIM-9 Sidewinder heat-seeking (infrared homing) short-range missile was developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s. These small missiles are easily carried by lighter fighters, and provide effective ranges of approximately 10 to 35 km (~6 to 22 miles). Beginning with the AIM-9L in 1977, subs... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=10929 | 50,614 |
1,605,049 | The preferential activation of O at the perimeter sites is an example of a support effect that promotes the catalytic activity of gold nanoparticles. Besides enabling a proper dispersion of the deposited particles and hence a high surface-to-volume ratio, the metal oxide support also directly perturbs the electronic st... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=57084837 | 1,604,147 |
283,132 | At Imola in Italy, "normal service" was resumed. McLaren settled on the front row of the grid and stayed that way for the race, with Mansell's Ferrari retiring midway with gearbox issues. Gerhard Berger, despite showing promise by setting the fastest time in the wet Friday qualifying, suffered front wing failure thanks... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1137718 | 282,979 |
752,845 | The diagnosis is typically made with magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. The findings most characteristic for PRES are symmetrical hyperintensities on "T"-weighed imaging in the parietal and occipital lobes; this pattern is present in more than half of all cases. FLAIR sequences can be better at showing these abno... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=8103196 | 752,443 |
178,239 | The first license application for the third unit was made in December 2000 and the date of the unit's entry into service was estimated to be 2010. However, since the start of construction, several delays to the schedule have been announced. In July 2012 TVO announced that the unit would not go into service before 2015,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1977274 | 178,146 |
1,104,091 | Periodontal files are used to crush larger, tenacious deposits to prepare them for further debridement with a scaler, curette or ultrasonic scalers. They have a series of blades on a base, therefore they are not suitable for root planing and fine scaling. Universal curettes are double-ended instruments with paired mirr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23511207 | 1,103,528 |
1,595,968 | Among neo-Walrasian economists, Karl Brunner focused attention on the authors of New Classical Macroeconomics (NMC). A first criticism directed towards NCM relates to the rational expectations hypothesis. Under this hypothesis, "people are assumed to know the policy rule used by the monetary (and fiscal) authorities an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=10181653 | 1,595,069 |
155,664 | The design of the Evangelion was conceived and edited by Anno and Ikuto Yamashita, the official mecha designer of the series. The director took inspiration from the demons of Japanese folklore, the "oni", and wanted to give them a modern look that differed from other mecha, such as the Gundams of the "Mobile Suit Gunda... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=577372 | 155,593 |
786,986 | Alcohol is a depressant, the effects of which may vary according to dosage amount, frequency, and chronicity. As a member of the sedative-hypnotic class, at the lowest doses, the individual feels relaxed and less anxious. In quiet settings, the user may feel drowsy, but in settings with increased sensory stimulation, i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=45621 | 786,563 |
962,205 | The major application of PEM fuel cells focuses on transportation primarily because of their potential impact on the environment, e.g. the control of emission of the green house gases (GHG). Other applications include distributed/stationary and portable power generation. Most major motor companies work solely on PEM fu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1049596 | 961,696 |
2,108,192 | In October 1962, in a small office in Paris, a final move was made in the protracted negotiations. The project was in danger of getting stuck, and there were important matters that still needed to be resolved. The impasse needed to be overcome, and the solution required the consolidation of a special relationship as we... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=25556136 | 2,106,978 |
1,624,798 | Nicolas-Théodore de Saussure was born into a wealthy, aristocratic, Genevan family, many of whose members were accomplished in the natural sciences, including botany. He was the second child of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740–1799), who was an eminent geologist, meteorologist, physicist and Alpine explorer, and Alber... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1524053 | 1,623,882 |
1,493,149 | Firms who are engaged in a "prima facie" uncompetitive concentration may be able to show that their action nevertheless results in "technical and economic progress" mentioned in Art. 2(1) of the ECMR as the focus of the analysis is on whether the concentration results in an overall impediment to effective competition, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12070642 | 1,492,309 |
354,679 | Webber and Red Bull negotiated a contract extension to the championship to reward his performance in 2009. His RB6 car was designed to channel engine exhaust gases through a bodywork slot to the diffuser's central area for more downforce and cornering speed. A knee training injury forced Webber to delay his preparation... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=564161 | 354,496 |
426,813 | The original US Navy Polaris had not been designed to penetrate ABM defences, but the Royal Navy had to ensure that its small Polaris force operating alone, and often with only one submarine on deterrent patrol, could penetrate the ABM screen around Moscow. The Americans upgraded to Poseidon, which had MIRV warheads. A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=35942972 | 426,604 |
1,741,917 | Even before the first selective COX-2 inhibitor was marketed, specialists began to suspect that there might be a cardiovascular risk associated with this class of medicines. In the VIGOR study (Vioxx Gastrointestinal Outcomes Research), rofecoxib (Vioxx) was compared to naproxen. After a short time, it became evident t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=20187427 | 1,740,933 |
2,169,284 | Laurence David Barron (born 12 February 1944 in Southampton, England) has been Gardiner Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow since 1998 (now Emeritus). He is a chemist who has conducted pioneering research into the properties of chiral (right- or left-handed) molecules — defined by Lord Kelvin as those t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=22947259 | 2,168,046 |
1,741,118 | Seascape genomics is a tool that utilizes genetic markers in tandem with current patterns to better understand dispersal. Another key difference when studying marine systems is that many animals have extremely large population sizes. Substantial population sizes in the marine setting allows for greater adaptive potenti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=59627298 | 1,740,136 |
240,301 | However, in April 2022, a new analysis of data that was obtained by the Fermilab Tevatron collider before its closure in 2011 determined the mass of the W boson to be 80,433 ± 9 MeV, which is seven standard deviations above that predicted by the Standard Model, meaning that if the model is correct there should only be ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=405532 | 240,181 |
650,255 | The difference in methylation of specific DNA sequences between mother and fetus can be used to identify fetal-specific DNA in the blood circulation of the mother. In a study published in the March 6, 2011, online issue of "Nature", using this non-invasive technique a group of investigators from Greece and UK achieved ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=647286 | 649,914 |
1,049,303 | Leeward Capital Corp, a small Canadian mining firm, controlled the deposit from the mid-1990s to c. 2000, though the history of exploitation during the 2000s is obscure. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), an armed rebel group seeking to secede Kachin province from Myanmar, controlled the area during the early to mid 2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=48679019 | 1,048,757 |
1,020,782 | In 1973, to address the issues with analog clocks, Bruce Cheney, a Cornell University Electrical Engineering student and chess player, created the first digital chess clock as a project for an undergraduate EE course. Typical of most inventions, it was crude compared to the products on the market many years later and w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=47653 | 1,020,253 |
1,809,636 | The National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives (NPSC) was formed in 2013 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to promote the application of validated, science-based findings to wide-scale, effective implementation of prevention practices and policies. In doing so, they address several areas of concern, su... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=35523635 | 1,808,615 |
465,577 | Since 2005 the notion of bridging brain science and the visual arts has blossomed into a field of increasing international interest. In his 2008 book, "Neuroarthistory: from Aristotle and Pliny to Baxandall and Zeki", Professor John Onians of the University of East Anglia considers himself to be at the forefront of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1038052 | 465,347 |
758,641 | Booker T. Washington was the dominant black political and educational leader in the United States from the 1890s until his death in 1915. Washington not only led his own college, Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, but his advice, political support, and financial connections proved important to many other black colleges and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=9083795 | 758,235 |
752,063 | Following its tour, the team identified MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa as its first choice, based on the fact the Air Force was planning to close down its Strategic Air Command operations there. The Houston Rice University site was second, and the Benicia Ordnance Depot in San Francisco was third. Before a decision co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=177571 | 751,661 |
2,059,763 | Reactor power winding current is regulated according to proportional control mode, when control angle of rectified current source thyristors is changed according to proportional mode depending on mismatching between the prescribed voltage setting and the voltage at the point of reactor connection. In case of necessity ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=43780534 | 2,058,577 |
671,510 | The Husqvarna Model 40 or m/40 was manufactured 1940 to 1946 and was a Swedish copy of the Finnish Lahti pistol. The Swedish army realized there would be a shortage of pistols in the event of large scale military mobilization in Europe. Originally adopting the Walther P38 in 1939, Germany's entry into World War II stop... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=5117885 | 671,158 |
264,343 | Under the "pots, not people" theory, the Beaker culture is seen as a 'package' of knowledge (including religious beliefs, as well as methods of copper, bronze, and gold working) and artefacts (including copper daggers, v-perforated buttons, and stone wrist-guards) adopted and adapted by the indigenous peoples of Europe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=263746 | 264,200 |
586,485 | Further examples of athletes being treated like royalty at their universities can be seen through the University of Oregon. The John E. Jaqua Academic Center for the varsity athletes at the University of Oregon is a 40,000 square foot facility to assist athletes with their education. The extravagant space contains an a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2181526 | 586,185 |
411,274 | The first time an individual uses a biometric system is called "enrollment". During enrollment, biometric information from an individual is captured and stored. In subsequent uses, biometric information is detected and compared with the information stored at the time of enrollment. Note that it is crucial that storage ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=290622 | 411,072 |
868,491 | Hydrostatic tests are conducted under the constraints of either the industry's or the customer's specifications, or may be required by law. The vessel is filled with a nearly incompressible liquid – usually water or oil – pressurised to test pressure, and examined for leaks or permanent changes in shape. Red or fluores... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=404854 | 868,031 |
2,018,286 | Johnson believed that Hamer's work made clear the difficulties involved in studying sexuality. He considered its title misleading, as no "gay gene" has been "proven or identified", and criticized Hamer for confusing "sexuality and sex" and for implying that "AIDS (rather than HIV) is sexually transmitted". He also ques... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=55800745 | 2,017,123 |
1,731,612 | To use in expected global heating scenario, in a catastrophic “hothouse Earth,” possible well beyond the control of humans, where "wet bulb temperatures," taken by a thermometer wrapped in a wet cloth, show temperatures of 35C or higher, and considered the limit to human survival and heighten humidity makes it harder f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=20853174 | 1,730,636 |
2,029,119 | The National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) is part of the Media School at Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1989, it is often regarded as one of the best UK institutions available for study in the field of computer graphics, offering both undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses. Its ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2935520 | 2,027,951 |
260,709 | Version 1.0 was the first full release of "Kerbal Space Program". It was nicknamed "We Have Liftoff!" and released on 27 April 2015. Version 1.0 completely overhauled the flight and drag model for a more realistic simulation, now ignoring drag on rocket parts which were occluded from the air flow. It also allowed for b... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=33134040 | 260,574 |
409,951 | The spinning-rotor gauge works by measuring how a rotating ball is slowed by the viscosity of the gas being measured. The ball is made of steel and is magnetically levitated inside a steel tube closed at one end and exposed to the gas to be measured at the other. The ball is brought up to speed (about 2500 or 3800 rad/... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=19951 | 409,749 |
1,299,546 | The female does not lay its eggs in a specific location but scatters ("broadcasts") them while in flight, sometimes in huge numbers (29,000 were recorded from a single female "Trictena", which is presumably a world record for the Lepidoptera). The maggot-like larvae feed in a variety of ways. Probably all Exoporia have... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1404748 | 1,298,832 |
1,674,488 | A new software upload in September 2008 necessitated a brief shutdown of the NICMOS cooling system. Several attempts to restart the cooling system were unsuccessful due to issues with the cryogenic circulator. After waiting more than six weeks for parts of the instrument to warm up, and theorized ice particles to subli... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=884094 | 1,673,546 |
962,184 | The general requirements of a good electrolyte for PEMFCs are: high proton conductivity (>10 S/cm for practical applications) to enable proton transport between electrodes, good chemical and thermal stability under fuel cell operating conditions (environmental humidity, variable temperatures, resistance to poisonous sp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1049596 | 961,675 |
84,790 | Haber worked in a variety of areas while at Karlsruhe, making significant contributions in several areas. In the area of dye and textiles, he and Friedrich Bran were able to theoretically explain steps in textile printing processes developed by Adolf Holz. Discussions with Carl Engler prompted Haber to explain autoxida... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=174645 | 84,756 |
1,342,999 | Other new technologies from Ingber's lab include development of a fully biodegradable plastic alternative inspired by natural cuticle material found in shrimp shells and insect exoskeletons, known as “Shrilk”; a mechanically activated nanotherapeutic that selectively directs clot-busting drugs to sites of vascular occl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=29057341 | 1,342,263 |
894,472 | Fieldwork in ethnomusicology has changed greatly over time. Alan P. Merriam cites the evolution of fieldwork as a constant interplay between the musicological and ethnological roots of the discipline. Before the 1950s, before ethnomusicology resembled what it is today, fieldwork and research were considered separate ta... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=5669923 | 894,002 |
1,414,526 | The QF 25-pounder Short received a mixed reception from gunners, and was particularly unpopular among members of AIF artillery units which had used the standard 25-pounder during the fighting in the Middle East. The lack of a gun shield and the shortened barrel exposed gun crews to a severe backblast each time the gun ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23021326 | 1,413,729 |
5,823 | Friedrich Nietzsche resented Socrates's contributions to Western culture. In his first book, "The Birth of Tragedy" (1872), Nietzsche held Socrates responsible for what he saw as the deterioration of ancient Greek civilization during the 4th century BC and after. For Nietzsche, Socrates turned the scope of philosophy f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=25664190 | 5,820 |
701,354 | For nanowires with diameters less than 10 nm, existing welding techniques, which require precise control of the heating mechanism and which may introduce the possibility of damage, will not be practical. Recently scientists discovered that single-crystalline ultrathin gold nanowires with diameters ~3–10 nm can be "cold... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=52206 | 700,989 |
37,909 | On 31 July 2008, U.S. Navy acquisition officials told Congress that the service needed to purchase more s and no longer needed the next-generation DDG-1000 class; only the two approved destroyers would be built. The Navy said the world threat picture had changed in such a way that it made more sense to build at least e... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=864558 | 37,896 |
1,245,721 | In 1974, during a geological expedition at the Nanxiong Basin led by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology several fossilized remains of dinosaurs were discovered by the team. Near the village of Dapingcun at the Nanxiong Formation, Guangdong Province, a relatively large and partial skeleton wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=5283576 | 1,245,046 |
700,109 | In the mid-1960s, due to the need for even more space, several faculties of the university began to move to the Ciudad Universitaria site, where 17 of the 20 faculties of the university are currently located. This new campus is located in an area that housed archaeological complexes of the Maranga Culture, these were r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1070670 | 699,744 |
180,084 | The American Psychological Association's report "" (1996) states that there is no doubt that normal child development requires a certain minimum level of responsible care. Severely deprived, neglectful, or abusive environments must have negative effects on a great many aspects of development, including intellectual asp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=4868935 | 179,990 |
831,304 | Off the coast of Tasmania, kelp forests have been significantly affected by several factors, including warming waters, shifting of the East Australian current (EAC), and invasion of long-spine sea urchins. Locals have noticed significant effects on the population of abalone, a food source for the Aboriginal Tasmanians ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23166289 | 830,855 |
1,295,908 | Accuracy and reliability of measurement is important in this application for two basic reasons. Firstly, if the oxygen content is too low, the diver will lose consciousness due to hypoxia and probably die, or if the oxygen content is too high, the risk of central nervous system oxygen toxicity causing convulsions and l... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=995994 | 1,295,197 |
1,526,266 | Mayer left behind him a considerable quantity of manuscript material, part of which was collected by G. C. Lichtenberg and published in one volume ("Opera inedita", Göttingen, 1775). It contains an easy and accurate method for calculating eclipses, an essay on colour, in which three primary colours are recognized, a ca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1329314 | 1,525,403 |
277,323 | A 2004 MIT study and an earlier paper published by the Society of Automotive Engineers identified a method to exploit the characteristics of fuel ethanol substantially more efficiently than mixing it with gasoline. The method presents the possibility of leveraging the use of alcohol to achieve definite improvement over... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=608623 | 277,173 |
1,597,122 | As the focus on COVID-19 in New Zealand shifted from just a daily count of numbers of cases and more into consideration of whether or not Omicron had peaked, Jackson said that as of 14 March 2022, it was too early to call if this was the case in the whole country. He noted that the virus ran in ongoing waves, pointing ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=69753744 | 1,596,223 |
557,245 | Marcus "Mark" Laurence Elwin Oliphant was born on 8 October 1901 in Kent Town, a suburb of Adelaide. His father was Harold George "Baron" Olifent, a civil servant with the South Australian Engineering and Water Supply Department and part-time lecturer in economics with the Workers' Educational Association. His mother w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=315710 | 556,956 |
1,923,605 | The 19th century marked the dawn of modern scientific medicine, a development that was also very present in Freiburg. At the time, German universities were leading in the sciences, attracting talent from across the globe. This held true for Freiburg as well, as the university and, in particular, its medical faculty, we... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=15863155 | 1,922,502 |
395,647 | Trace amounts of some heavy metals, mostly in period 4, are required for certain biological processes. These are iron and copper (oxygen and electron transport); cobalt (complex syntheses and cell metabolism); zinc (hydroxylation); vanadium and manganese (enzyme regulation or functioning); chromium (glucose utilisation... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=46659847 | 395,452 |
1,877,442 | Following a position paper 'manifesto' pointing out the research challenges needed to make self-repairing systems, Burgess undertook to study computer systems as a number of empirical phenomena, taking an approach based on physics to learn first about the scales and patterns. The idea of self-healing, or self-maintaini... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=6372337 | 1,876,364 |
1,810,468 | In 1997, the university decided to make Pepsi Cola Canada Beverages the exclusive supplier of cold drinks on campus, which was a common trend among North American universities. This infuriated some students who regarded the move as undermining institutional independence to a multinational corporation. The rock became a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=51387853 | 1,809,445 |
163,301 | The studies were motivated by John Bowlby's World Health Organization-sponsored study and report "Maternal Care and Mental Health" in 1950, in which Bowlby reviewed previous studies on the effects of institutionalization on child development, and the distress experienced by children when separated from their mothers, s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=839100 | 163,216 |
495,156 | Little is known about the behavior of "Balaur". Because of the lack of skull material, it is impossible to determine by the shape of the teeth whether "Balaur" was a carnivore or a herbivore. The original description assumed it was carnivorous because it had been found that it was closely related to "Velociraptor". Csi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28642445 | 494,900 |
870,876 | The Benjamin Cole orrery was a gift to the College from a Group of Gentleman Commoners of the College, recorded in two entries in the Benefactors’ Book in April, 1694, as well as on an inscription in the lunar calendar scale. The instrument is made of brass, steel, and wood, contained within a wooden case and resting o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=128372 | 870,416 |
390,595 | As orbital debris is a global problem affecting both spacefaring and non-spacefaring nations, it is necessary to be handled in a worldwide context. Because of the complexity and dynamics of object movements like spacecrafts, debris, meteorites, etc., many countries and regions including the United States, Europe, Russi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=266344 | 390,400 |
1,449,310 | Wetlands are a specific type of standing water habitats that include marshes, swamps, and bogs. Due to the waterlogged and submerged nature of the land, the anaerobic conditions of wetlands are unique and support the highest species diversity of all ecosystems. Wetlands slow the decomposition of organic matter, creatin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=19628443 | 1,448,494 |
714,783 | In warm, damp climates, "H. aspersa" may lay eggs as often as five times from February through October, depending on the weather and region. Mating and egg-laying begin when there are at least 10 hours of daylight and continue until days begin to get shorter. In the United States, longer hours of sunlight that occur wh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=3377107 | 714,410 |
346,159 | The Crusader was not an easy aircraft to fly, and was often unforgiving in carrier landings, where it suffered from poor recovery from high sink rates, and the poorly designed, castering nose undercarriage made it hard to steer on the deck. Safe landings required the carriers to steam at full speed to lower the relativ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=378400 | 345,978 |
1,656,929 | While in Africa, Ridley led important research into onchocerciasis when he was stationed in the Gold Coast, now Ghana, for part of his war service. In 1941 while he acted as part-time sanitation officer at the capital city of Accra, he met Brigadier G. M. Findlay, AMS, who stimulated Ridley's interest to study River Bl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1222880 | 1,655,996 |
998,606 | Early ICBMs had an unfavorable circular error probable (CEP); the strategic missiles and, in some conditions, bomber had low targeting accuracy. Additionally, much early Cold War strategic asset construction was above-ground soft targets or minimally-hardened such as airfields, pre-nuclear command and control installat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=9054913 | 998,088 |
815,918 | While the third generation of tubes were fundamentally the same as the second generation, they possessed two significant differences. Firstly, they used a GaAs—CsO—AlGaAs photocathode, which is more sensitive in the 800 nm-900 nm range than second-generation photocathodes. Secondly, the photocathode exhibits negative e... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=584240 | 815,484 |
95,665 | Indian Jaguars were quite different from the RAF ones. The Adour Mk 811 engines were soon adopted in the HAL production line (the previous Jaguars made in UK had the earlier Mk 804), giving 8,400 lbf each. There were R-550 Magic 1 or 2 in rails over the wings. But more importantly, the NAWASS, even if very modern in co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=176232 | 95,624 |
1,731,782 | In order to minimise the risk of concussion and repetitive head trauma, the method of the 6 R's is used. Firstly Recognising and Removing a suspected player of concussion, to stop the injury from getting worse. Secondly Refer, whether the player is either recognised or suspected with concussion they must see a medical ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=47677251 | 1,730,806 |
681,180 | Brown (1973) gives the following values for mice: 1.5 mg/kg IV, 1.6–6.2 mg/kg IP, 6.0 mg/kg SC. He also notes a venom yield of 200–411 mg. The bushmaster's venom has proteolytic activity, which destroys and causes lesions in the tissue, anti-coagulant, which causes incoagulable blood, hemorrhagic and neurotoxic, that a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1992443 | 680,825 |
232,921 | In March 1904, the Supreme Court ruled for the government in the case of "Northern Securities Co. v. United States". According to historian Michael McGerr, the case represented the federal government's first victorious prosecution of a "single, tightly integrated interstate corporation." The following year, the adminis... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=3520221 | 232,802 |
2,172,543 | The autumn's fighting involved a huge amount of bridgebuilding and road improvement in rough terrain. Along Highway 67 from Florence to Forlì, a section from Dicomano 'twisted and turned for six miles through a narrow cleft in the mountains, rising gently to San Godingo, whence it climbed nearly 3,000 feet in five mile... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=44543251 | 2,171,302 |
1,112,642 | P, a beta-emitter (1.71 MeV) with a half-life of 14.3 days, is used routinely in life-science laboratories, primarily to produce radiolabeled DNA and RNA probes, "e.g." for use in Northern blots or Southern blots. Because the high-energy beta particles produced penetrate skin and corneas, and because any P ingested, in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2527072 | 1,112,076 |
302,592 | While the Matilda possessed a degree of protection that was unmatched in the North African theatre, the sheer weight of the armour on the vehicle contributed to a very low average speed of about on desert terrain and on roads. At the time, this was not thought to be a problem, since British infantry tank doctrine value... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=206191 | 302,431 |
2,021,090 | There are thousands of deaths a year of infants, either during or shortly after birth, and the leading cause of these deaths are congenital birth defects (CBDs), which are defined as abnormalities of the chromosomes. In the year 2004, CBDs had been the cause of over 139,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. and had cost the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=63194019 | 2,019,927 |
1,632,451 | ASTMH began as The Society of Tropical Medicine of Philadelphia, founded by a group of 28 physicians on March 9, 1903. The group changed its name just 12 days later to The American Society of Tropical Medicine (ASTM). The impetus for the creation of the ASTM was a need for greater understanding of tropical diseases, sp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23641394 | 1,631,529 |
1,167,907 | An early application of these new theoretical tools was in phonographic sound reproduction. A recurring problem with early phonograph designs was that mechanical resonances in the pickup and sound transmission mechanism caused excessively large peaks and troughs in the frequency response, resulting in poor sound qualit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=25154546 | 1,167,289 |
1,605,812 | In 1978, Stuart Kornfeld and colleagues at the Washington University School of Medicine presented a system for symbolic representation of vertebrate glycans. This system gained popularity when it was implemented as a core method for glycan representation in the NCBI text book Essentials of Glycobiology edited by Ajit V... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=60745023 | 1,604,908 |
666,610 | The development of the field of archaeology has it roots with history and with those who were interested in the past, such as kings and queens who wanted to show past glories of their respective nations. In the 6th century BC, Nabonidus of the Neo-Babylonian Empire excavated, surveyed and restored sites built more than... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=951940 | 666,262 |
1,911,008 | Several distinct strands of design thinking, in parallel development, lead towards Intelligence-Based Design. Christopher Alexander contributed early on to the scientific approach to design, by proposing a theory of design in his book Notes on the synthesis of form. Those were the years when Artificial Intelligence was... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=23080305 | 1,909,909 |
1,831,178 | In its early years of teaching, research and administration, Monash had the advantage of no entrenched traditional practices. This enabled it to adopt modern approaches without resistance from those who preferred the status quo. Matheson had also deliberately selected young, talented staff to fuel the rapid rise of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17886423 | 1,830,131 |
983,969 | Pentti considers classical rule-based computing inadequate for achieving AC: "the brain is definitely not a computer. Thinking is not an execution of programmed strings of commands. The brain is not a numerical calculator either. We do not think by numbers." Rather than trying to achieve mind and consciousness by ident... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=195552 | 983,455 |
1,749,063 | Following the second world war, there was again concern that Britain was falling behind in science – this time to the United States. The Percy Report of 1945 noted that "there have been indications lately of a readiness of the English to move in the direction of American institutions, such as the Massachusetts Institut... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=60452923 | 1,748,077 |
134,137 | Among the problems and miscalculations encountered in the first mission were unanticipated condensation making the "desert" too wet, population explosions of greenhouse ants and cockroaches, morning glories overgrowing the rainforest area, blocking out other plants and less sunlight (40–50% of outside light) entering t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=216362 | 134,082 |
10,910 | A study of significant changes to Marine M16A4 rifles released in February 2015 outlined several new features that could be added from inexpensive and available components. Those features included: a muzzle compensator in place of the flash suppressor to manage recoil and allow for faster follow-on shots, though at the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=19901 | 10,905 |
1,596,007 | He is a leader in Nanotechnology. He has been the Raytheon Chair Professor of Physical Science since 2006. He serves on the editorial board of the Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology TM (American Scientific publishers). He currently also serves as the Director of Marco Focus Center on Functional Engineered N... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=31184632 | 1,595,108 |
744,599 | Assays have become a routine part of modern medical, environmental, pharmaceutical, and forensic technology. Other businesses may also employ them at the industrial, curbside, or field levels. Assays in high commercial demand have been well investigated in research and development sectors of professional industries. Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=496309 | 744,205 |
1,165,684 | The disappointing 2008–09 season led many to speculate about the future of the program. On April 29, 2009, UNO hired former University of Nebraska linebacker Trev Alberts as Athletic Director. Alberts immediately began overhauling the hockey program. Kemp had one year remaining on his contract as coach and had little c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=22283832 | 1,165,067 |
1,742,048 | In the team's first-ever meeting, the Eagles and Aggies had a surprisingly closer game than anticipated. New Mexico State, one of the worst-ranked teams in all of the FBS and holding the dead-last rushing defense in the league, was going up against a revived and energized Eagles team coming off an upset victory against... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=39228283 | 1,741,064 |
747,582 | In 2007, Piròg-Garcia's group generated another mouse model carrying a mutation previously found in a human patient. With this new model, they were able to demonstrate that reduced cell proliferation and increased apoptosis are significant pathological mechanisms involved in MED and PSACH. In 2010, this mouse model all... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=7062805 | 747,186 |
884,153 | Introduction of organic matter into water systems occurs not only from living organisms and from decaying matter in source water, but also from purification and distribution system materials. A relationship may exist between endotoxins, microbial growth, and the development of biofilms on pipeline walls and biofilm gro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1940140 | 883,689 |
1,359,694 | Advancements in recombinant DNA technology have revolutionized the idea of treating diseases through the reconstruction or replacement of faulty genes. Gene therapy is a technique that transplants normal genes into cells that contain missing or defective genes to correct genetic disorders. Nevertheless, several concern... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=29071957 | 1,358,943 |
320,427 | "V. cholerae" can cause syndromes ranging from asymptomatic to cholera gravis. In endemic areas, 75% of cases are asymptomatic, 20% are mild to moderate, and 2-5% are severe forms such as cholera gravis. Symptoms include abrupt onset of watery diarrhea (a grey and cloudy liquid), occasional vomiting, and abdominal cram... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=52080 | 320,255 |
958,253 | While very little is known about GJ 1214 b, there has been speculation as to its specific nature and composition. On the basis of planetary models it has been suggested that GJ 1214 b has a relatively thick gaseous envelope, totaling about 5% of planetary mass. It is possible to propose structures by assuming different... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=25458246 | 957,747 |
413,868 | The Pacific oyster ("Crassostrea gigas") is cultivated by similar methods but in larger volumes and in many more regions of the world. This oyster originated in Japan where it has been cultivated for many centuries. It is an estuarine species and prefers salinities of 20 to 25 parts per thousand. Breeding programmes ha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=202240 | 413,665 |
210,886 | AORFBs used methyl viologen as an anolyte and 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl as a catholyte at pH neutral conditions, plus NaCL and a low-cost anion exchange membrane. This MV/TEMPO system has the highest cell voltage, 1.25V, and, possibly, lowest capital cost ($180/kWh) reported for AORFBs. The aqueous ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=3133405 | 210,779 |
189,944 | At the same time, Atari has been acquired by Warner Communications, and internal policies led to the departure of four key programmers David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Alan Miller, and Bob Whitehead, who went and formed Activision. Activision proceeded to develop their own Atari 2600 games as well as games for other systems.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=982571 | 189,847 |
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