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1,947,886 | A key advantage of phytosanitary irradiation is that treatment doses are tolerated by many commodities without adverse effects on their sensory and physicochemical profiles. Conventional methods of phytosanitation, such as hot water dips and fumigation with methyl bromide, can affect sensory quality and damage the frui... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=56709386 | 1,946,773 |
611,830 | Fundamental aspects of stealth technology were developed at NRL, including the radar absorption mechanisms in ferrite-containing materials. Metal bearing surface treatments using Cr ion implantation researched at NRL nearly tripled the service life of Navy turbine engine parts and was adopted for Army helicopter parts ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=411893 | 611,519 |
1,064,480 | ' (English: St. Barbara's day) is a mining holiday, deeply embedded in the AGH UST tradition, drawing on the customs of old Austrian mining schools, which were transplanted onto the Krakow soil by the university professors. Each year, on December 4, ' (English: March of the Foxes) – a mining procession parades through ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1098154 | 1,063,926 |
676,765 | All indigenous African iron smelting processes are variants of the bloomery process. A much wider range of bloomery smelting processes has been recorded on the African continent than elsewhere in the Old World, probably because bloomeries remained in use into the 20th century in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, wherea... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=20255436 | 676,412 |
642,801 | In finance, arbitrage pricing theory (APT) is a multi-factor model for asset pricing which relates various macro-economic (systematic) risk variables to the pricing of financial assets. Proposed by economist Stephen Ross in 1976, it is widely believed to be an improved alternative to its predecessor, the Capital Asset ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=793367 | 642,462 |
182,038 | The first radio receivers invented by Marconi, Oliver Lodge and Alexander Popov in 1894-5 used a primitive radio wave detector called a coherer, invented in 1890 by Edouard Branly and improved by Lodge and Marconi. The coherer was a glass tube with metal electrodes at each end, with loose metal powder between the elect... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=491851 | 181,942 |
471,901 | During the 1900s, the activated sludge process was invented. The activated sludge process is a form of water purification that uses bacteria to consume human feces. Chlorine is used later in the process to kill off the bacteria. In the 1950s, the public health reports provided plans for supplying clean water for the pu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=8416361 | 471,665 |
1,423,804 | As the Winter War began in 1939, Hallamaa and the SIGINT assets under his command were reorganized as the Signals Intelligence Office (). The Signals Intelligence Office was able to intercept Soviet messages and inform Colonel Hjalmar Siilasvuo of Red Army movements during the Battle of Suomussalmi. With the intelligen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=10631133 | 1,423,002 |
1,588,921 | Examples of probabilistic deterioration models are the models developed based on reliability theory, Markov chain and machine learning. Unlike deterministic models a probabilistic model can incorporate probability. For instance, it can tell that in five years a road is going to be in a "Poor" condition with a probabili... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=62674980 | 1,588,027 |
871,331 | The "n"-back is now in use outside experimental, clinical, and medical settings. Tutoring companies utilize versions of the task (in conjunction with other cognitive tasks) to allegedly improve the fluid intelligence of their clients. Tutoring companies and psychologists also utilize the task to improve the focus of in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=19170647 | 870,871 |
1,589,575 | Research centres at the college include Fish Quality Monitoring and Certification Centre and Maritech Research Centre. The main campus of FC&RI has 2 ha of Earthen fish ponds, 2.70 ha area of reservoir, 31 freshwater prawn farms, Freshwater prawn hatchery, Carp hatchery, Glass hose aquarium and Shrimp Raceway system, c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=37839013 | 1,588,681 |
68,747 | Jared Gaudreau of "CBR.com" asserted, "The seven-issue mini-series covered previous themes like creation and did an excellent job expanding Eternals lore and adding numerous new side characters. One of those great additions came in the form of a love interest for Thena named Thomas Eliot." Marc Buxton of "Den of Geek" ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=705418 | 68,720 |
470,717 | On-set, real-time camera tracking is becoming more widely used in feature film production to allow elements that will be inserted in post-production be visualised live on-set. This has the benefit of helping the director and actors improve performances by actually seeing set extensions or CGI characters whilst (or shor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1478353 | 470,481 |
6,587 | In 1932 John von Neumann described in his book "Mathematical Foundations" a pattern where the radioactive source is observed by a device, which itself is observed by another device, and so on. It makes no difference in the predictions of quantum theory where along this chain of causal effects the superposition collapse... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=27856 | 6,584 |
529,570 | The migration stage begins once the amoebae have formed a tight aggregate and the elongated mound of cells tips over to lie flat on the ground. The amoebae work together as a motile pseudoplasmodium, also known as a slug. The slug is about 2–4 mm long, composed of up to 100,000 cells, and is capable of movement by prod... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=15261560 | 529,296 |
1,870,749 | UCL was one of the first universities in England to establish a psychological laboratory at the end of the 19th century. Notable members of its academic staff have included Oliver Braddick, Cyril Burt, Francis Galton, John Morton, W. H. R. Rivers, Tim Shallice and James Sully. It has a staff of around 330, including 12... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=47910237 | 1,869,672 |
1,372,121 | While the temporary replacement ROV ("Kaikō7000II") has a remarkable performance record, it is only rated to 7,000 meters and cannot reach the deepest oceanic trenches. For this reason, JAMSTEC engineers began work on a new 11,000-meter class of ROV in April 2005. The project is called "ABISMO" (Automatic Bottom Inspec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1474296 | 1,371,364 |
122,995 | In 2007, the original 65mm negative of the 1992 film "Baraka" was re-scanned at 8K with a film scanner built specifically for the job at FotoKem Laboratories, and used to remaster the 2008 Blu-ray release. "Chicago Sun-Times" critic Roger Ebert described the Blu-ray release as "the finest video disc I have ever viewed ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28368540 | 122,946 |
2,087,503 | Mechanical cutting is the most common method of aquatic plant harvesting. This is an efficient method that can cover a large area. Removing large amounts of plants from the water can have a positive impact on the daily oxygen levels in shallow aquatic environments. Mechanical cutting has short term effect, which makes ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=60099468 | 2,086,301 |
1,113,440 | On March 8, 1979, three days after passing Jupiter, "Voyager 1" took images of Jupiter's moons to help mission controllers determine the spacecraft's exact location, a process called optical navigation. Although processing images of Io to enhance the visibility of background stars, navigation engineer Linda Morabito fo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=11634630 | 1,112,874 |
2,036,586 | Phil Sykes set an NCAA record for total points in championship games with 9 when his totals from the 1980 game are included (still the top mark as of 2019). Sykes received the tournament MOP for his performance and was joined on the All-Tournament team by Darren Jensen, James Patrick and Cary Eades. Despite North Dakot... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=61443794 | 2,035,412 |
504,885 | Pozzi was selected to compete for Team GB after winning the British Olympic Trials on 24 June 2012. Whilst competing at a Diamond League event in Crystal Palace on 13 July 2012 he became injured in the final but was set to recover in time for the Olympic games. By the date of his race on 7 August it was reported that P... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=32323209 | 504,623 |
1,312,345 | Nucleic acid electrophoresis is an analytical technique used to separate DNA or RNA fragments by size and reactivity. Nucleic acid molecules which are to be analyzed are set upon a viscous medium, the gel, where an electric field induces the nucleic acids (which are negatively charged due to their sugar-phosphate backb... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=238301 | 1,311,626 |
1,048,636 | At warmer temperatures, arctic moth larvae generally tend to have higher respiration rates and lower growth rates. They also tend to shift their diets to more nutrient-rich foods in this type of environment. For instance, the herbivory rate of the main food source for "G. groenlandica", "S. arctica", is altered at elev... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=24791914 | 1,048,091 |
437,323 | The most commonly described technique, known as sparing, involves using an antifungal agent to clear spores from airways adjacent to corticosteroid therapy. The antifungal aspect aims to reduce fungal causes of bronchial inflammation, whilst also minimising the dose of corticosteroid required to reduce the immune syste... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=4922861 | 437,109 |
921,392 | Due to the test's earlier popularity within psychology, the TAT has appeared in a wide variety of media. For example, the Thomas Harris novel "Red Dragon" (1981) includes a scene where the imprisoned psychiatrist and serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter mocks a previous attempt to administer the test to him. Michael Crich... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=546431 | 920,906 |
1,877,035 | The men's coxed four (M4+) competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Casitas in Ventura County, California, United States. There were 8 boats (40 competitors) from 8 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. It was held from 30 July to 5 August and the dominant nations were missi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=51794057 | 1,875,957 |
2,083,382 | The men's rings competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The qualification and final rounds took place on August 27, 29 and September 1 at the Olympiahalle. There were 111 competitors from 26 nations (with 2 of the 113 gymnasts not starting i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=24070903 | 2,082,182 |
2,061,151 | Nanomaterials have at least one primary dimension of less than 100 nanometers, and often have properties different from those of their bulk components that are technologically useful. Because nanotechnology is a recent development, the health and safety effects of exposures to nanomaterials, and what levels of exposure... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=54186007 | 2,059,964 |
85,952 | In 1854, Maxwell graduated from Trinity with a degree in mathematics. He scored second highest in the final examination, coming behind Edward Routh and earning himself the title of Second Wrangler. He was later declared equal with Routh in the more exacting ordeal of the Smith's Prize examination. Immediately after ear... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28989696 | 85,918 |
835,453 | Faced with the problem of how and what to feed an astronaut in a sealed capsule under weightless conditions while planning for human spaceflight, NASA enlisted the aid of The Pillsbury Company to address two principal concerns: eliminating crumbs of food that might contaminate the spacecraft's atmosphere and sensitive ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=18385902 | 835,004 |
352,715 | The operas of the early period show Verdi learning by doing and gradually establishing mastery over the different elements of opera. "Oberto" is poorly structured, and the orchestration of the first operas is generally simple, sometimes even basic. The musicologist Richard Taruskin suggested "the most striking effect i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=12958 | 352,532 |
121,865 | Asperger died before his identification of this pattern of behaviour became widely recognised. This was in part due to his work being exclusively in German and as such it was little-translated; medical academics, then as now, also disregarded Asperger's work based on its merits or lack thereof. English researcher Lorna... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=19389318 | 121,816 |
510,701 | The New York Air National Guard origins date to 28 August 1917 with the establishment of the 102d Aero Squadron as part of the World War I American Expeditionary Force. Its origins begin however, on 30 April 1908 as the 1st Aero Company, a pre-World War I independent unit of the New York National Guard. The 1st Aero Co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=7626533 | 510,436 |
965,107 | Ultimately, Kennedy sided with those arguing for resumed testing. In particular, an argument by William C. Foster, the head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, swayed Kennedy. Foster argued that if the US failed to respond to the Soviet test series, Moscow could order a second test series, which could give the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30592 | 964,598 |
1,174,155 | Modern planetarium projectors were first designed and built by the Carl Zeiss Jena company in Germany between 1923 and 1925, and have since grown more complex. Smaller projectors include a set of fixed stars, Sun, Moon, and planets, and various nebulae. Larger machines also include comets and a far greater selection of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=3810997 | 1,173,533 |
264,401 | Northern Jutland has abundant sources of high quality flint, which had previously attracted industrious mining, large-scale production, and the comprehensive exchange of flint objects: notably axes and chisels. The Danish Beaker period, however, was characterised by the manufacture of lanceolate flint daggers, describe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=263746 | 264,258 |
1,058,655 | In October 1977, author Irving Wallace, a Kenosha native, donated a collection of his books, manuscripts, correspondence, awards and other items to UW–Parkside to establish the Irving Wallace Collection, including plays, screenplays, photographs and other materials. The next month ground was broken for the first two bu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=496736 | 1,058,106 |
302,760 | Since the primary goal of the TeX language is high-quality typesetting for publishers of books, Knuth gave a lot of attention to the spacing rules for mathematical formulae. He took three bodies of work that he considered to be standards of excellence for mathematical typography: the books typeset by the Addison-Wesley... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30065 | 302,599 |
726,444 | A distinguishable feature of histone-like or heat-stable nucleoid structuring protein (H-NS) from other NAPs is the ability to switch from the homodimeric form at relatively low concentrations (<1 x 10 M) to an oligomeric state at higher levels. Because of oligomerization properties, H-NS spreads laterally along AT-ric... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=805665 | 726,062 |
1,179,746 | The name "Bioglass" was trademarked by the University of Florida as a name for the original 45S5 composition. It should therefore only be used in reference to the 45S5 composition and not as a general term for bioactive glasses. Bioglass 45S5 is available commercially under the registered trade name NovaMin, which is o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2161298 | 1,179,122 |
838,336 | The best known research institute in the field is the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, dedicated to the study of complex systems. This institute was founded in 1984 by George Cowan, David Pines, Stirling Colgate, Murray Gell-Mann, Nick Metropolis, Herb Anderson, Peter A. Carruthe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=659757 | 837,887 |
393,866 | As a result, actuarial science developed along a different path, becoming more reliant on assumptions, as opposed to the arbitrage-free risk-neutral valuation concepts used in modern finance. The divergence is not related to the use of historical data and statistical projections of liability cash flows, but is instead ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=189373 | 393,671 |
1,699,037 | This technique is a computational adaptation of 'wet lab' work from 1996. It was discovered that ascertaining the structure of a protein while it is suspended in different solvents and then superimposing those structures on one another produces data where the organic solvent molecules (that the proteins were suspended ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=29467449 | 1,698,083 |
77,384 | An act of the United States Congress appended the words "and Prevention" to the name effective October 27, 1992. However, Congress directed that the initialism CDC be retained because of its name recognition. Since the 1990s, the CDC focus has broadened to include chronic diseases, disabilities, injury control, workpla... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=6811 | 77,355 |
1,519,091 | In education, virtual learning environments are simulated experiences which utilize the pedagogical strategies of instructional modeling and role playing for the teaching of new concepts. The environment in which the experiences are presented is a virtual one often accessed via a computer or other video projection inte... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=20856654 | 1,518,233 |
2,172,653 | The closely cowled radial engine set the diameter of the H.26's short nose and drove a two blade propeller behind a very large diameter domed spinner. The Salmson was initially cooled with a semi-circular Botali radiator to the rear of the engine but this proved ineffective and was replaced with a pair of Chaussons, on... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=39439365 | 2,171,411 |
2,241,171 | The DRDO AEW&CS programme aims to deliver three radar-equipped surveillance aircraft to the Indian Air Force. The aircraft platform selected was the Embraer ERJ 145. Three ERJ 145 were procured from Embraer at a cost of US$300 Million, including the contracted modifications to the airframe. The project goal was to depl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17583272 | 2,239,900 |
1,428,463 | Launched on 17 March 2009, GOCE mapped the deep structure of the Earth's mantle and probed hazardous volcanic regions. It brought new insight into ocean behaviour; this in particular, was a major driver for the mission. By combining the gravity data with information about sea surface height gathered by other satellite ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2717435 | 1,427,659 |
396,408 | The onset of Wernicke encephalopathy is considered a medical emergency, and thus thiamine administration should be initiated immediately when the disease is suspected. Prompt administration of thiamine to patients with Wernicke encephalopathy can prevent the disorder from developing into Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome, or... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=311354 | 396,212 |
1,337,985 | One of the most strategic advantages to "M. atropurpureum" is its ability to grow and prosper in varied soil types. It is propagated naturally by legumes bursting and sending seeds forcefully into the ground. Growing season varies geographically, but typically will be in the spring and summer. It can be grown in soils ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=15208051 | 1,337,254 |
1,484,140 | The name Levant (or Syria-Palestine) is used to refer to the area adjacent to the east coast of the Mediterranean. The southern region included in this term encompasses Israel, the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and part of Jordan. Palestine was its ancient Roman and Byzantine name and was also in use during the Crusades (1095... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=703035 | 1,483,303 |
1,629,460 | Rules for the Olympic skeleton competitions were set by the FIBT and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). They entrusted four to seven officials with making decisions regarding competition rules: one or two technical delegates, a jury president, two jury members, and two optional jury assistants. These decisions ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=25011965 | 1,628,541 |
585,150 | Since the monsoon trough is an area of convergence in the wind pattern, and an elongated area of low pressure at the surface, the trough focuses low level moisture and is defined by one or more elongated bands of thunderstorms when viewing satellite imagery. Its abrupt movement to the north between May and June is coin... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=7125481 | 584,850 |
2,211,830 | Joseph Magliano is a faculty member in the College of Education & Human Development (CEHD) at Georgia State University. Formerly he was Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy (CISLL) at Northern Illinois University. He has researched widely in psychol... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=33712615 | 2,210,570 |
1,084,452 | Dinosaur eggs with embryos of the Dendroolithidae type from the Nanchao Formation of China were identified as belonging to therizinosaurs and described by Martin Kundrát and colleagues in 2007. The development of the embryos and the fact that no adults were found in association with the nests indicate that therizinosau... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=636977 | 1,083,895 |
1,542,200 | Photoionization has a long history of use in mass spectrometry experiments, though mostly for research purposes and not for sensitive analytical applications. Pulsed lasers have been used for non-resonant multiphoton ionization (MPI), resonance-enhanced MPI (REMPI) using tunable wavelengths, and single-photon ionizatio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=44339074 | 1,541,327 |
302,698 | Massive main-sequence stars create a very hot core which fuses hydrogen very rapidly via the CNO process and results in strong convection throughout the whole star. This causes mixing of helium to the surface, a process that is enhanced by rotation, possibly by differential rotation where the core is spun up to a faste... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=229988 | 302,537 |
1,558,369 | These were built-up guns with two tubes, full-length wire winding, a jacket, and Welin breech block with hand-operated Asbury mechanism. The mounting was a CP Mk V a hand-operated central pivot mount with additional power training and elevation provided by a 10HP electric motor and hydraulic pump. Elevation was +30 deg... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=25842631 | 1,557,484 |
250,035 | In the early 1800s, the scientist John Dalton noticed that chemical substances seemed to combine and break down into other substances by weight in proportions that suggested that each chemical element is ultimately made up of tiny indivisible particles of consistent weight. Shortly after 1850, certain physicists develo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2844 | 249,903 |
1,327,473 | The craft had only two days of battery power, so systems were powered off, including the radio, to conserve power. The day's landing opportunity had already passed, so they had to wait for the next day's landing opportunity near the Baikonur Cosmodrome. On 16 October 1976, Soyuz 23 returned to Earth and landed at 17:45... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=352848 | 1,326,746 |
2,089,663 | This sympodial reed-stemmed Epidendrum displays a pseudomonopodial habit: an individual stem (to 1 m. tall), will grow continuously at the tip for some time bearing fleshy lanceolate green leaves, 2 cm. wide by 10 cm. long, before producing a terminal bloom spike, which usually equals or exceeds the length of the stem.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=21328028 | 2,088,460 |
763,045 | To test robotic prototypes and applications under natural lighting conditions, JPL built a simulated Martian landscape called "Mars Yard". The test area measured and had a variety of terrain arrangements to support multiple test conditions. The soil was a combination of beach sand, decomposed granite, brick dust, and v... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=36694809 | 762,637 |
299,751 | Jani and Dumas took Porsche's third pole position of the season and their second in a row at the 6 Hours of Bahrain while Bernhard and Hartley were 1.046 seconds slower in third. Dumas exchanged the lead and matched Toyota's pace to secure its first double podium, with the No. 14 car second and the sister No. 20 vehicl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41368349 | 299,590 |
1,323,459 | Raman spectroscopy works well in parallel with microfluidic devices for many qualitative biological applications. For some applications, Raman spectroscopy is preferred over other detection methods such as Infrared (IR) spectroscopy as water has a strong interference signal with IR but not with Raman. Likewise, methods... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=54022162 | 1,322,733 |
73,289 | NATO intends to extend the operational status of its AWACS until 2035 by significantly upgrading fourteen aircraft in the "Final Lifetime Extension Program" (FLEP) between 2019 and 2026. Upgrades include the expansion of data capacity, expansion of bandwidth for satellite communications, new encryption equipment, new H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=10384 | 73,262 |
1,294,077 | One example of how these changes have been used to study activities is the New York African Burial Ground in New York. This provides evidence of the brutal working conditions under which the enslaved labored; osteoarthritis of the vertebrae was very common, even among the young. The pattern of osteoarthritis combined w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1923764 | 1,293,366 |
436,834 | Pareiasaurs were among the largest reptiles during the Permian. "Scutosaurus" is a rather large pareiasaur, measuring about in length. The entire body would have been covered in rough osteoderms, which feature a central boss with a spine. These osteoderms appear to have been largely separate from each other, but may ha... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=4462232 | 436,620 |
808,030 | The (PATCH) study is a randomized controlled trial of high-dose transdermal estradiol patches versus gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist monotherapy in the treatment of prostate cancer in approximately 2,200 men. It is specifically comparing three to four 100 μg/day estradiol patches (FemSeven) against goserelin imp... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=57969034 | 807,600 |
1,560,220 | A twofold classification of data activism has been proposed by Stefania Milan and Miren Gutiérrez, later explored more in-depth by Milan according to the type of activists' engagement with data politics. 'Re-active data activism' can be characterized as motivated by the perception of massive data collection as a threat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=51552534 | 1,559,334 |
950,069 | Diagonal split systems were used initially on American Motors automobiles in the 1967 production year. The right front and left rear are served by one actuating piston while the left front and the right rear are served, exclusively, by a second actuating piston (both pistons pressurize their respective coupled lines fr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2925093 | 949,565 |
624,082 | Pakistan solicited funds for the Taliban, bankrolled Taliban operations, providing diplomatic support as the Taliban's virtual emissaries abroad, arranged training for Taliban fighters, recruited skilled and unskilled manpower to serve in Taliban armies, planned and directed offensives, providing and facilitating shipm... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=3923951 | 623,749 |
2,067,018 | Users may search through the YMDB using a variety of database-specific tools. The simple text query supports general text queries of the textual component of the database. By selecting either metabolites or proteins in the “search for” field it is possible to restrict the search and the returned results to only those d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41989740 | 2,065,827 |
834,033 | In August 1937, the Chinese Kuomintang Government signed a non-aggression pact with the USSR, and in autumn of the same year, the Soviet Union commenced to ship I-15s as a part of a programme of military aid to the Chinese Air Force (CAF) in its defensive war against Japan. More than 250 Soviet pilots volunteered to fl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=1516392 | 833,584 |
1,398,365 | Experimental, correlational and case study approaches are used to find patterns in individual differences. Correlations approach is based on a modality to understand individual differences in navigation and wayfinding abilities to compare groups or examining the relation between variables at the continuous level. Exper... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=33429851 | 1,397,592 |
1,459,998 | Large objects in non-precious metals were also made, with the earliest surviving wheel chandeliers from the end of the period, a huge candelabra in Essen, and in particular a spectacular collection of ambitious large bronze works, and smaller silver ones, at Hildesheim Cathedral from the period of Bishop Bernward (died... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2162018 | 1,459,176 |
347,521 | In 1932, the reorganization of the university's administrative structure continued through the establishment of the University System of Georgia (USG), which brought UGA along with several other public colleges in the state under the control of a single Board of Regents. The State Normal School (later State Teachers Co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=378232 | 347,340 |
2,078,392 | The unit is particularly active in the Electricity Sector. The unit offers an important range of activities, making a significant research contribution both nationally and internationally through national and European, privately and publicly funded research and development projects. It has also carried out advisory and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=20848041 | 2,077,193 |
552,016 | The topology of the G-quadruplex structure can be determined by monitoring the positive or negative circular dichroism (CD) signals at specific wavelengths. Parallel G-quadruplexes have negative and positive CD signals at 240 and 262 nm, respectively, whereas antiparallel G-quadruplexes place these signals at 262 and 2... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=4238684 | 551,727 |
1,251,900 | By the end of the nineteenth century, industrial, or personnel psychology, was developed as a way to understand work behavior. One influential figure in the beginning of this new area was Hugo Munsterberg, a German psychologist who was trained by Wilhelm Wundt and who also worked with William James. Munsterberg studied... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=30491989 | 1,251,222 |
624,065 | During the 1977 elections, rumours of widespread voter fraud led to the civilian government under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being overthrown in a bloodless coup of July 1977 (See Operation Fair Play). The new ruler was Chief of Army Staff General Zia-ul-Haq who became Chief Martial Law Administrator in 1978. Zia-ul-Haq was a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=3923951 | 623,732 |
1,135,014 | Geiger–Müller tubes are the primary components of Geiger counters. They operate at an even higher voltage, selected such that each ion pair creates an avalanche, but by the emission of UV photons, multiple avalanches are created which spread along the anode wire, and the adjacent gas volume ionizes from as little as a ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2176091 | 1,134,421 |
1,763,170 | A C-start is a type of a very quick startle or escape reflex that is employed by fish and amphibians (including larval frogs and toads). There are two sequential stages in the C-start: first, the head rotates about the center of mass towards the direction of future escape, and the body of the animal exhibits a curvatur... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=19858707 | 1,762,177 |
1,607,558 | Ordinarily, neurons don't grow in suspension cultures, but other cell types can. Some can be transfected with genes to create the membrane ion channels of interest. This means that a cell that normally doesn't have electrical activity can grow ion channels in its membrane that will generate ionic currents. Because the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=37688150 | 1,606,653 |
836,102 | There is a "catastrophic risk" potential if containment fails, which in nuclear reactors can be brought about by overheated fuels melting and releasing large quantities of fission products into the environment. The most long-lived radioactive wastes, including spent nuclear fuel, must be contained and isolated for a lo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=14163295 | 835,653 |
427,649 | According to Ekkehard Kreft, "the phases of improvement in the Ninth Symphony take on a new significance, as they serve to shape the character from the starting point of the thematic complex (first theme) to its final destination (main theme)." Both in the first sentence and in the final movement this is expressed in a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2052551 | 427,439 |
632,326 | To obtain the desired oligonucleotide, the building blocks are sequentially coupled to the growing oligonucleotide chain in the order required by the sequence of the product (see Synthetic cycle below). The process has been fully automated since the late 1970s. Upon the completion of the chain assembly, the product is ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=10663351 | 631,988 |
343,132 | "Smart" RTUs, or standard PLCs, are capable of autonomously executing simple logic processes without involving the supervisory computer. They employ standardized control programming languages such as under, IEC 61131-3 (a suite of five programming languages including function block, ladder, structured text, sequence fu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=62437 | 342,951 |
1,626,507 | Regional geology can have a large effect on the characteristics of ground motion. The site response of the ground motion may vary in different locations of the city according to the local geology. A seismic zonation map for a whole country may, therefore, be inadequate for detailed seismic hazard assessment of the citi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=17501906 | 1,625,589 |
411,560 | In 2011, Eurocopter launched an upgraded EC145 model, designated "EC145 T2", unveiling the new type at Heli Expo 2011. The EC145 T2 is designed to significantly increase the aircraft's performance, featuring new Arriel 2E turboshaft engines, dual-digital Full Authority Digital Engine Controls (FADEC), Eurocopter's Fene... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=5803040 | 411,358 |
405,870 | Groups of hackers that carry out organized criminal activities for profit. Modern-day computer hackers have been compared to the privateers of by-gone days. These criminals hold computer systems hostage, demanding large payments from victims to restore access to their own computer systems and data. Furthermore, recent ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=2471540 | 405,670 |
39,598 | Special input devices are required for interaction with the virtual world. Some of the most common input devices are motion controllers and optical tracking sensors. In some cases, wired gloves are used. Controllers typically use optical tracking systems (primarily infrared cameras) for location and navigation, so that... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=32612 | 39,583 |
1,257,035 | ICD or immunogenic apoptosis is a form of cell death resulting in a regulated activation of the immune response. This cell death is characterized by apoptotic morphology, maintaining membrane integrity. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is generally recognised as a causative agent for ICD, with high production of react... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=40436928 | 1,256,350 |
964,018 | However, given the very real possibility of a limp, constant and/or debilitating pain, complicated treatment and impaired mobility later in life, careful developmental monitoring is indicated and early intervention is often the best result. The worst possible consequence of non treatment is developing early arthritis, ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=16587682 | 963,509 |
687,529 | Fine-needle aspiration, or fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), involves use of a needle attached to a syringe to collect cells from lesions or masses in various body organs by microcoring, often with the application of negative pressure (suction) to increase yield. FNAC can be performed under palpation guidance (i.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=188524 | 687,171 |
69,120 | The US Air Force saw no pressing need for a solid fuel ICBM. Development of the SM-65 Atlas and SM-68 Titan ICBMs was progressing, and "storable" liquids were being developed that would allow missiles to be left in a ready-to-shoot form for extended periods. Hall saw solid fuels not only as a way to improve launch time... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=49365 | 69,093 |
870,433 | New facilities in RISC OS included co-operative multitasking, a task manager to monitor tasks and memory, versatile file management, "solid" window manipulation ("the whole window moves - not just the outline"), and adaptive rendering of bitmaps and colours, using dithering where necessary, depending on the nature of t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=63145 | 869,973 |
1,209,624 | Another use of biomarkers in cancer medicine is for disease prognosis, which take place after an individual has been diagnosed with cancer. Here biomarkers can be useful in determining the aggressiveness of an identified cancer as well as its likelihood of responding to a given treatment. In part, this is because tumor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=35714108 | 1,208,977 |
1,573,817 | Besides bacterial size, there are several factors affecting the predation of protists. Bacterial shape, the spiral morphology may play a defensive role towards predation feedings. For example, "Arthrospira" may reduce its susceptibility to predation by altering its spiral pitch. This alteration inhibits some natural ge... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=35547268 | 1,572,928 |
663,799 | As for the ULS, the SLS is not a physical situation but rather a computational check. The aim is to prove that under the action of Characteristic design loads (un-factored), and/or whilst applying certain (un-factored) magnitudes of imposed deformations, settlements, or vibrations, or temperature gradients etc. the str... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=352354 | 663,453 |
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