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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Design%20of%20Everyday%20Things
The Design of Everyday Things is a best-selling book by cognitive scientist and usability engineer Donald Norman. Originally published in 1988 with the title The Psychology of Everyday Things, it is often referred to by the initialisms POET and DOET. A new preface was added in 2002 and a revised and expanded edition wa...
The Design of Everyday Things
[ "Engineering" ]
2,157
[ "Industrial design", "Design engineering", "Design" ]
8,562,026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroluminescent%20wire
Electroluminescent wire (often abbreviated as EL wire) is a thin copper wire coated in a phosphor that produces light through electroluminescence when an alternating current is applied to it. It can be used in a wide variety of applications—vehicle and structure decoration, safety and emergency lighting, toys, clothin...
Electroluminescent wire
[ "Chemistry", "Engineering" ]
1,328
[ "Electronic engineering", "Luminescence", "Molecular physics", "Display technology" ]
8,562,929
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual%20newscaster
A virtual newscaster, or also called a virtual host, virtual presenter, virtual teleprompter or virtual anchor is a computer-generated character created for the purpose of reading forth news from a website. While Ananova is often credited to be the first virtual newscaster on the web, it went off-line in 2004. Delta Se...
Virtual newscaster
[ "Technology" ]
168
[ "Computing stubs", "World Wide Web stubs" ]
8,562,999
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rippling
In computer science, more particularly in automated theorem proving, rippling refers to a group of meta-level heuristics, developed primarily in the Mathematical Reasoning Group in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, and most commonly used to guide inductive proofs in automated theorem proving sys...
Rippling
[ "Mathematics" ]
770
[ "Mathematical logic", "Computational mathematics", "Automated theorem proving" ]
8,563,310
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenchone
Fenchone is an organic compound classified as a monoterpenoid and a ketone. It is a colorless oily liquid. It has a structure and an odor similar to those of camphor. Fenchone is a constituent of absinthe and the essential oil of fennel. Fenchone is used as a flavor in foods and in perfumery. Other names for fenchon...
Fenchone
[ "Chemistry" ]
244
[ "Ketones", "Functional groups" ]
8,563,626
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm%20Environment%20Institute
Stockholm Environment Institute, or SEI, is a non-profit, independent research and policy institute specialising in sustainable development and environmental issues, with seven affiliate offices around the world. SEI works on climate change, energy systems, water resources, air quality, land-use, sanitation, food secur...
Stockholm Environment Institute
[ "Environmental_science" ]
467
[ "Environmental research institutes", "Environmental research" ]
8,563,704
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antistatic%20device
An antistatic device is any device that reduces, dampens, or otherwise inhibits electrostatic discharge, or ESD, which is the buildup or discharge of static electricity. ESD can damage electrical components such as computer hard drives, and even ignite flammable liquids and gases. Many methods exist for neutralizing s...
Antistatic device
[ "Engineering" ]
1,598
[ "Electronic engineering", "Digital electronics" ]
8,563,981
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMDoc
OMDoc (Open Mathematical Documents) is a semantic markup format for mathematical documents. While MathML only covers mathematical formulae and the related OpenMath standard only supports formulae and “content dictionaries” containing definitions of the symbols used in formulae, OMDoc covers the whole range of written m...
OMDoc
[ "Mathematics", "Technology" ]
608
[ "Computer standards", "Mathematical markup languages", "XML-based standards" ]
8,564,033
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronchi%20test
In optical testing a Ronchi test is a method of determining the surface shape (figure) of a mirror used in telescopes and other optical devices. Description In 1923 Italian physicist Vasco Ronchi published a description of the eponymous Ronchi test, which is a variation of the Foucault knife-edge test and which uses s...
Ronchi test
[ "Physics", "Chemistry", "Astronomy" ]
518
[ "Applied and interdisciplinary physics", "Optics", "Telescopes", " molecular", "Astronomical instruments", "Atomic", " and optical physics" ]
8,564,378
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesi
Genesi is an international group of technology and consulting companies in the United States, Mexico and Germany. It is most widely known for designing and manufacturing ARM architecture and Power ISA-based computing devices. The Genesi Group consists of Genesi USA Inc., Genesi Americas LLC, Genesi Europe UG, Red Efika...
Genesi
[ "Technology" ]
723
[ "Computer hardware companies", "Computers" ]
8,564,483
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogdanov%E2%80%93Takens%20bifurcation
In bifurcation theory, a field within mathematics, a Bogdanov–Takens bifurcation is a well-studied example of a bifurcation with co-dimension two, meaning that two parameters must be varied for the bifurcation to occur. It is named after Rifkat Bogdanov and Floris Takens, who independently and simultaneously described ...
Bogdanov–Takens bifurcation
[ "Mathematics" ]
435
[ "Bifurcation theory", "Dynamical systems" ]
8,564,970
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landau%E2%80%93Kolmogorov%20inequality
In mathematics, the Landau–Kolmogorov inequality, named after Edmund Landau and Andrey Kolmogorov, is the following family of interpolation inequalities between different derivatives of a function f defined on a subset T of the real numbers: On the real line For k = 1, n = 2 and T = [c,∞) or T = R, the inequality was...
Landau–Kolmogorov inequality
[ "Mathematics" ]
300
[ "Binary relations", "Mathematical relations", "Inequalities (mathematics)", "Mathematical problems", "Mathematical theorems" ]
8,565,075
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno%20Th%C3%BCring
Bruno Jakob Thüring (7 September 1905, in Warmensteinach – 6 May 1989, in Karlsruhe) was a German physicist and astronomer. Life and career Thüring studied mathematics, physics, and astronomy at the University of Munich and received his doctorate in 1928, under Alexander Wilkens. Wilkens was a professor of astronomy ...
Bruno Thüring
[ "Physics" ]
421
[ "Relativity critics", "Theory of relativity" ]
8,565,423
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-teleportation%20theorem
In quantum information theory, the no-teleportation theorem states that an arbitrary quantum state cannot be converted into a sequence of classical bits (or even an infinite number of such bits); nor can such bits be used to reconstruct the original state, thus "teleporting" it by merely moving classical bits around. P...
No-teleportation theorem
[ "Physics" ]
756
[ "Physical phenomena", "No-go theorems", "Equations of physics", "Limits of computation", "Physics theorems" ]
5,399,607
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtesy%20call
A courtesy call is a call or visit made out of politeness. It is usually done between two parties of high position such as a government official to meet and briefly discuss about important or concerning matters. Diplomacy In diplomacy, a courtesy call is a formal meeting in which a diplomat or representative or a famo...
Courtesy call
[ "Biology" ]
595
[ "Etiquette", "Behavior", "Human behavior" ]
5,399,648
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CXOU%20J061705.3%2B222127
CXOU J061705.3+222127 is a neutron star. It was likely formed 30,000 years ago in the supernova that created the supernova remnant IC 443, the "Jellyfish Nebula." It is travelling at approximately 800,000 km/h away from the site. References See also IC 443, the likely supernova remnant of the creation event of the s...
CXOU J061705.3+222127
[ "Astronomy" ]
94
[ "Gemini (constellation)", "Constellations" ]
5,399,808
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate%20game
The pirate game is a simple mathematical game. It is a multi-player version of the ultimatum game. The game There are five rational pirates (in strict decreasing order of seniority A, B, C, D and E) who found 100 gold coins. They must decide how to distribute them. The pirate world's rules of distribution say that th...
Pirate game
[ "Mathematics" ]
1,556
[ "Game theory", "Non-cooperative games" ]
5,399,866
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20Mesa%20Reservoir
Blue Mesa Reservoir is an artificial reservoir located on the upper reaches of the Gunnison River in Gunnison County, Colorado. The largest lake located entirely within the state, Blue Mesa Reservoir was created by the construction of Blue Mesa Dam, a tall earthen fill dam constructed on the Gunnison by the U.S. Bure...
Blue Mesa Reservoir
[ "Engineering" ]
1,356
[ "Colorado River Storage Project" ]
5,399,888
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20Mesa%20Dam
Blue Mesa Dam is a zoned earthfill dam on the Gunnison River in Colorado. It creates Blue Mesa Reservoir, and is within Curecanti National Recreation Area just before the river enters the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. The dam is upstream of the Morrow Point Dam. Blue Mesa Dam and reservoir are part of the Bureau of R...
Blue Mesa Dam
[ "Engineering" ]
840
[ "Colorado River Storage Project" ]
5,400,483
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/270%20%28number%29
270 (two hundred [and] seventy) is the natural number following 269 and preceding 271. In mathematics 270 is a harmonic divisor number. 270 degrees is equal to three-fourths of a turn. This also means that radians. In politics In the United States electoral college, 270 is the minimum number of electors, out of 5...
270 (number)
[ "Mathematics" ]
159
[ "Mathematical objects", "Number stubs", "Elementary mathematics", "Integers", "Numbers" ]
5,400,781
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrow%20Point%20Dam
Morrow Point Dam is a concrete double-arch dam on the Gunnison River located in Colorado, the first dam of its type built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Located in the upper Black Canyon of the Gunnison, it creates Morrow Point Reservoir, and is within the National Park Service-operated Curecanti National Recreat...
Morrow Point Dam
[ "Engineering" ]
861
[ "Colorado River Storage Project" ]
5,400,794
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesicular%20monoamine%20transporter%201
Vesicular monoamine transporter 1 (VMAT1) also known as chromaffin granule amine transporter (CGAT) or solute carrier family 18 member 1 (SLC18A1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC18A1 gene. VMAT1 is an integral membrane protein, which is embedded in synaptic vesicles and serves to transfer monoamines, ...
Vesicular monoamine transporter 1
[ "Chemistry", "Biology" ]
1,880
[ "Biomolecules by chemical classification", "Biogenic amines", "Signal transduction", "Receptors", "Molecular neuroscience", "Molecular biology", "Biochemistry", "Neurochemistry" ]
5,401,178
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-density%20lipoprotein%20receptor%20gene%20family
The low-density lipoprotein receptor gene family codes for a class of structurally related cell surface receptors that fulfill diverse biological functions in different organs, tissues, and cell types. The role that is most commonly associated with this evolutionarily ancient family is cholesterol homeostasis (maintena...
Low-density lipoprotein receptor gene family
[ "Chemistry", "Biology" ]
824
[ "Protein classification", "Signal transduction", "Receptors", "Biochemistry", "Protein families", "Neurochemistry" ]
5,401,424
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmium%20nitrate
Cadmium nitrate describes any of the related members of a family of inorganic compounds with the general formula . The most commonly encountered form being the tetrahydrate.The anhydrous form is volatile, but the others are colourless crystalline solids that are deliquescent, tending to absorb enough moisture from the ...
Cadmium nitrate
[ "Chemistry" ]
287
[ "Oxidizing agents", "Salts", "Nitrates", "Deliquescent materials" ]
5,401,463
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroproteomics
Neuroproteomics is the study of the protein complexes and species that make up the nervous system. These proteins interact to make the neurons connect in such a way to create the intricacies that nervous system is known for. Neuroproteomics is a complex field that has a long way to go in terms of profiling the entire...
Neuroproteomics
[ "Chemistry", "Biology" ]
3,533
[ "Biochemistry", "Neurochemistry" ]
5,401,557
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron%28III%29%20nitrate
Iron(III) nitrate, or ferric nitrate, is the name used for a series of inorganic compounds with the formula Fe(NO3)3.(H2O)n. Most common is the nonahydrate Fe(NO3)3.(H2O)9. The hydrates are all pale colored, water-soluble paramagnetic salts. Hydrates Iron(III) nitrate is deliquescent, and it is commonly found as the...
Iron(III) nitrate
[ "Chemistry" ]
607
[ "Redox", "Nitrates", "Salts", "Oxidizing agents", "Deliquescent materials" ]
5,401,558
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleaner%20production
Cleaner production is a preventive, company-specific environmental protection initiative. It is intended to minimize waste and emissions and maximize product output. By analysing the flow of materials and energy in a company, one tries to identify options to minimize waste and emissions out of industrial processes thr...
Cleaner production
[ "Chemistry", "Engineering" ]
876
[ "Chemical engineering", "Industrial engineering", "Civil engineering", "Environmental engineering", "Industrial ecology" ]
5,401,806
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal%20Dam
Crystal Dam is a , double-curvature, concrete, thin arch dam located 6 miles downstream from Morrow Point Dam on the Gunnison River in Colorado, United States. Crystal Dam is the newest of the three dams in Curecanti National Recreation Area; construction on the dam was finished in 1976. The dam impounds Crystal Reser...
Crystal Dam
[ "Engineering" ]
681
[ "Colorado River Storage Project" ]
5,402,159
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watoga%20State%20Park
Watoga State Park is a state park located near Seebert in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The largest of West Virginia's state parks, it covers slightly over . Nearby parks include the Greenbrier River Trail, which is adjacent to the park, Beartown State Park, and Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park. Also immediate...
Watoga State Park
[ "Astronomy" ]
714
[ "Dark-sky preserves in the United States", "Dark-sky preserves" ]
5,402,229
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vildagliptin
Vildagliptin, sold under the brand name Galvus and others, is an oral anti-hyperglycemic agent (anti-diabetic drug) of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor class of drugs. Vildagliptin inhibits the inactivation of GLP-1 and GIP by DPP-4, allowing GLP-1 and GIP to potentiate the secretion of insulin in the beta ...
Vildagliptin
[ "Chemistry" ]
545
[ "Nitriles", "Functional groups" ]
5,402,608
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooling%20vest
A cooling vest is a piece of specially made clothing designed to lower or stabilize body temperature and make exposure to warm climates or environments more bearable. Cooling vests are used by many athletes, construction workers, and welders, as well as individuals with multiple sclerosis, hypohidrotic ectodermal dyspl...
Cooling vest
[ "Biology" ]
701
[ "Medical equipment", "Medical technology" ]
5,402,671
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre%20Scerri
Pierre Scerri is a French telecommunications engineer and model builder, who gained fame in 1998 after having his highly accurate 1:3 scale model of a Ferrari 312 PB featured on the BBC television programme Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines. He began his project for the model in 1978, out of desire for having a Ferra...
Pierre Scerri
[ "Physics" ]
289
[ "Model makers", "Scale modeling" ]
5,402,932
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaspore
Megaspores, also called macrospores, are a type of spore that is present in heterosporous plants. These plants have two spore types, megaspores and microspores. Generally speaking, the megaspore, or large spore, germinates into a female gametophyte, which produces egg cells. These are fertilized by sperm produced by th...
Megaspore
[ "Biology" ]
900
[ "Behavior", "Plant sexuality", "Reproduction", "Biological interactions", "Sexuality" ]
5,404,002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufting
Tufting is a type of textile manufacturing in which a thread is inserted on a primary base. It is an ancient technique for making warm garments, especially mittens. After the knitting is done, short U-shaped loops of extra yarn are introduced through the fabric from the outside so that their ends point inwards (e.g., ...
Tufting
[ "Engineering" ]
2,141
[ "Design" ]
5,404,101
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20countries%20by%20steel%20production
In 2023, total world crude steel production was nearly 1.9 billion tons (Gt). The biggest steel producing country is currently China, which accounted for 54% of world steel production in 2023. In 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, China became the first country to produce over one billion tons of steel. In 2008, 2009...
List of countries by steel production
[ "Chemistry" ]
254
[ "Steel industry by country", "Metallurgical industry by country" ]
5,404,610
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open%E2%80%93closed%20principle
In object-oriented programming, the open–closed principle (OCP) states "software entities (classes, modules, functions, etc.) should be open for extension, but closed for modification"; that is, such an entity can allow its behaviour to be extended without modifying its source code. The name open–closed principle has ...
Open–closed principle
[ "Mathematics", "Engineering" ]
591
[ "Mathematical structures", "Mathematical logic", "Mathematical objects", "Type theory", "Design", "Software design" ]
5,405,018
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15%20and%20290%20theorems
In mathematics, the 15 theorem or Conway–Schneeberger Fifteen Theorem, proved by John H. Conway and W. A. Schneeberger in 1993, states that if a positive definite quadratic form with integer matrix represents all positive integers up to 15, then it represents all positive integers. The proof was complicated, and was ne...
15 and 290 theorems
[ "Mathematics" ]
782
[ "Mathematical theorems", "Quadratic forms", "Theorems in number theory", "Mathematical problems", "Number theory" ]
5,405,317
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westringia%20fruticosa
Westringia fruticosa, the coastal rosemary or coastal westringia, is a shrub that grows near the coast in eastern Australia. Description The flowers are white, hairy and have the upper petal divided into two lobes. They also have orange-to-purply spots on their bottom half. This shrub is very tough and grows on cliffs...
Westringia fruticosa
[ "Biology" ]
169
[ "Plants that can bloom all year round", "Plants" ]
5,405,595
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath-Brown%E2%80%93Moroz%20constant
The Heath-Brown–Moroz constant C, named for Roger Heath-Brown and Boris Moroz, is defined as where p runs over the primes. Application This constant is part of an asymptotic estimate for the distribution of rational points of bounded height on the cubic surface X03=X1X2X3. Let H be a positive real number and N(H) the...
Heath-Brown–Moroz constant
[ "Mathematics" ]
141
[ "Mathematical analysis", "Number theory stubs", "Mathematical objects", "Number stubs", "nan", "Infinite products", "Mathematical constants", "Numbers", "Number theory" ]
5,405,675
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunder
A bunder or bonnier is an obsolete unit of area previously used in the Low Countries (Belgium and the Netherlands). References Bunder at sizes.com Units of area Dutch words and phrases Metricated units
Bunder
[ "Mathematics" ]
44
[ "Metricated units", "Quantity", "Units of area", "Units of measurement" ]
5,406,090
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sippenhaft
Sippenhaft or Sippenhaftung (, kin liability) is a German term for the idea that a family or clan shares the responsibility for a crime or act committed by one of its members, justifying collective punishment. As a legal principle, it was derived from Germanic law in the Middle Ages, usually in the form of fines and co...
Sippenhaft
[ "Biology" ]
1,367
[ "Behavior", "Human behavior", "Kinship and descent" ]
5,406,474
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus%20%28computer%20science%29
A fundamental problem in distributed computing and multi-agent systems is to achieve overall system reliability in the presence of a number of faulty processes. This often requires coordinating processes to reach consensus, or agree on some data value that is needed during computation. Example applications of consensus...
Consensus (computer science)
[ "Mathematics", "Technology", "Engineering" ]
3,915
[ "Distributed computing problems", "Reliability engineering", "Computational problems", "Computer systems", "Fault-tolerant computer systems", "Mathematical problems" ]
5,406,477
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interkinesis
Interkinesis or interphase II is a period of rest that cells of some species enter during meiosis between meiosis I and meiosis II. No DNA replication occurs during interkinesis; however, replication does occur during the interphase I stage of meiosis (See meiosis I). During interkinesis, the spindles of the first mei...
Interkinesis
[ "Biology" ]
161
[ "Cellular processes" ]
5,407,025
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sum%20of%20angles%20of%20a%20triangle
In a Euclidean space, the sum of angles of a triangle equals a straight angle (180 degrees, radians, two right angles, or a half-turn). A triangle has three angles, one at each vertex, bounded by a pair of adjacent sides. The sum can be computed directly using the definition of angle based on the dot product and trig...
Sum of angles of a triangle
[ "Mathematics" ]
1,399
[ "Geometry" ]
5,407,093
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State%20machine%20replication
In computer science, state machine replication (SMR) or state machine approach is a general method for implementing a fault-tolerant service by replicating servers and coordinating client interactions with server replicas. The approach also provides a framework for understanding and designing replication management pro...
State machine replication
[ "Mathematics", "Technology", "Engineering" ]
3,358
[ "Distributed computing problems", "Reliability engineering", "Computational problems", "Computer systems", "Fault-tolerant computer systems", "Mathematical problems" ]
5,407,355
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beam%20dump
A beam dump, also known as a beam block, a beam stop, or a beam trap, is a device designed to absorb the energy of photons or other particles within an energetic beam. Types of beam dumps Beam blocks Beam blocks are simple optical elements that absorb a beam of light using a material with strong absorption and low r...
Beam dump
[ "Physics", "Materials_science", "Engineering" ]
290
[ "Glass engineering and science", "Applied and interdisciplinary physics", "Optical devices", "Experimental physics", "Accelerator physics" ]
5,407,398
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%20date%20and%20time%20functions
The C date and time functions are a group of functions in the standard library of the C programming language implementing date and time manipulation operations. They provide support for time acquisition, conversion between date formats, and formatted output to strings. History The format string used in strftime trace...
C date and time functions
[ "Physics", "Mathematics" ]
462
[ "Physical quantities", "Time", "Quantity", "Spacetime", "Wikipedia categories named after physical quantities" ]
5,407,502
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa%20%C3%97%20damascena
Rosa × damascena (Latin for damascene rose), more commonly known as the Damask rose, or sometimes as the Iranian Rose, Bulgarian rose, Taif rose & "Emirati rose", Ispahan rose, Castile rose, and Đulbešećerka (Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Balkans) is a rose hybrid, derived from Rosa gallica and Rosa moschata. DNA anal...
Rosa × damascena
[ "Biology" ]
1,396
[ "Hybrid plants", "Plants", "Hybrid organisms" ]
5,407,575
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic%20log%20on
Cryptographic log-on (CLO) is a process that uses Common Access Cards (CAC) and embedded Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificates to authenticate a user's identification to a workstation and network. It replaces the username and passwords for identifying and authenticating users. To log-on cryptographically to a ...
Cryptographic log on
[ "Technology", "Engineering" ]
126
[ "Computer security stubs", "Computing stubs", "Cybersecurity engineering", "Computer access control" ]
5,407,581
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucous%20membrane%20of%20the%20soft%20palate
The mucous membrane of the soft palate is thin, and covered with stratified squamous epithelium on both surfaces, except near the pharyngeal ostium of the auditory tube, where it is columnar and ciliated. According to Klein, the mucous membrane on the nasal surface of the soft palate in the fetus is covered throughout...
Mucous membrane of the soft palate
[ "Chemistry" ]
190
[ "Membrane biology", "Molecular biology" ]
2,936,393
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact%20explosive
A contact explosive is a chemical substance that explodes violently when it is exposed to a relatively small amount of energy (e.g. friction, pressure, sound, light). Though different contact explosives have varying amounts of energy sensitivity, they are all much more sensitive relative to other kinds of explosives. C...
Contact explosive
[ "Chemistry" ]
1,129
[ "Explosives", "Explosions" ]
2,936,453
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyisocyanurate
Polyisocyanurate (), also referred to as PIR, polyol, or ISO, is a thermoset plastic typically produced as a foam and used as rigid thermal insulation. The starting materials are similar to those used in polyurethane (PUR) except that the proportion of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) is higher and a polyester-der...
Polyisocyanurate
[ "Physics" ]
1,373
[ "Amorphous solids", "Unsolved problems in physics", "Plastics" ]
2,936,643
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon%20dog
A moon dog (or moondog) or mock moon, also called a paraselene (plural paraselenae) in meteorology, is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to one or both sides of the Moon. They are exactly analogous to sun dogs. A member of the halo family, moon dogs are caused by the refraction of moonli...
Moon dog
[ "Physics" ]
234
[ "Optical phenomena", "Physical phenomena", "Atmospheric optical phenomena", "Earth phenomena" ]
2,936,762
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claris%20Resolve
Claris Resolve was a spreadsheet computer program for the Apple Macintosh. It was released by Claris in 1991 and sold until 1994. In an effort to flesh out their software suite, in the early 1990s Claris wanted to introduce a spreadsheet application, and decided to buy an existing one. This was not particularly diffic...
Claris Resolve
[ "Mathematics" ]
397
[ "Spreadsheet software", "Mathematical software" ]
2,936,835
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted%20Platform%20Module
A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a secure cryptoprocessor that implements the ISO/IEC 11889 standard. Common uses are verifying that the boot process starts from a trusted combination of hardware and software and storing disk encryption keys. A TPM 2.0 implementation is part of the Windows 11 system requirements. H...
Trusted Platform Module
[ "Mathematics", "Technology", "Engineering" ]
4,884
[ "Cybersecurity engineering", "Computer security hardware", "Computer standards", "Trusted computing", "Cryptographic software", "Computer hardware standards", "Mathematical software" ]
2,936,950
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common-pool%20resource
In economics, a common-pool resource (CPR) is a type of good consisting of a natural or human-made resource system (e.g. an irrigation system or fishing grounds), whose size or characteristics makes it costly, but not impossible, to exclude potential beneficiaries from obtaining benefits from its use. Unlike pure publi...
Common-pool resource
[ "Environmental_science" ]
3,496
[ "Environmental social science concepts", "Environmental social science" ]
2,937,023
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury%20corpus
The Canterbury corpus is a collection of files intended for use as a benchmark for testing lossless data compression algorithms. It was created in 1997 at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and designed to replace the Calgary corpus. The files were selected based on their ability to provide representative perfo...
Canterbury corpus
[ "Technology" ]
240
[ "Computing stubs", "Computer science", "Computer science stubs" ]
2,937,259
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concordance%20%28genetics%29
In genetics, concordance is the probability that a pair of individuals will both have a certain characteristic (phenotypic trait) given that one of the pair has the characteristic. Concordance can be measured with concordance rates, reflecting the odds of one person having the trait if the other does. Important clinica...
Concordance (genetics)
[ "Biology" ]
846
[ "Genetics terms" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal%20cell
Overview A basal cell is a general cell type that is present in many forms of epithelial tissue throughout the body. Basal cells are located between the basement membrane and the remainder of the epithelium, effectively functioning as an anchor for the epithelial layer and an important mechanism in the maintenance ...
Basal cell
[ "Biology" ]
2,077
[ "Cell biology" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanophase%20material
Nanophase materials are materials that have grain sizes under 100 nanometres. They have different mechanical and optical properties compared to the large grained materials of the same chemical composition. Transparency and different transparent colours can be achieved with nanophase materials by varying the grain size...
Nanophase material
[ "Physics", "Materials_science", "Engineering" ]
185
[ "Applied and interdisciplinary physics", "Materials stubs", "Materials science", "Materials", "nan", "Matter" ]
2,937,772
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermophotovoltaic%20energy%20conversion
Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) energy conversion is a direct conversion process from heat to electricity via photons. A basic thermophotovoltaic system consists of a hot object emitting thermal radiation and a photovoltaic cell similar to a solar cell but tuned to the spectrum being emitted from the hot object. As TPV syste...
Thermophotovoltaic energy conversion
[ "Physics", "Chemistry", "Mathematics" ]
6,232
[ "Thermodynamics", "Dynamical systems" ]
2,937,841
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal%20blanking%20interval
Horizontal blanking interval refers to a part of the process of displaying images on a computer monitor or television screen via raster scanning. CRT screens display images by moving beams of electrons very quickly across the screen. Once the beam of the monitor has reached the edge of the screen, it is switched off, a...
Horizontal blanking interval
[ "Technology" ]
518
[ "Information and communications technology", "Television technology" ]
2,938,012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constraint-based%20Routing%20Label%20Distribution%20Protocol
Constraint-based Routing Label Distribution Protocol (CR-LDP) is a control protocol used in some computer networks. As of February 2003, the IETF MPLS working group deprecated CR-LDP and decided to focus purely on RSVP-TE. It is an extension of the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP), one of the protocols in the Multipr...
Constraint-based Routing Label Distribution Protocol
[ "Technology" ]
239
[ "Computing stubs", "Computer network stubs" ]
2,938,215
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Course%20deviation%20indicator
A course deviation indicator (CDI) is an avionics instrument used in aircraft navigation to determine an aircraft's lateral position in relation to a course to or from a radio navigation beacon. If the location of the aircraft is to the left of this course, the needle deflects to the right, and vice versa. Use The ind...
Course deviation indicator
[ "Technology", "Engineering" ]
732
[ "Avionics", "Aircraft instruments", "Measuring instruments" ]
2,938,319
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestral%20graph
In statistics and Markov modeling, an ancestral graph is a type of mixed graph to provide a graphical representation for the result of marginalizing one or more vertices in a graphical model that takes the form of a directed acyclic graph. Definition Ancestral graphs are mixed graphs used with three kinds of edges: ...
Ancestral graph
[ "Mathematics" ]
238
[ "Graph theory stubs", "Mathematical relations", "Extensions and generalizations of graphs", "Graph theory" ]
2,938,409
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog%20robot
An analog robot is a type of robot which uses analog circuitry to go toward a simple goal such as finding more light or responding to sound. The first real analog robot was invented in the 1940s by William Grey Walter. The name of these robots were Elmer and Elsie (ELectroMEchanical Robot, Light-Sensitive). The origina...
Analog robot
[ "Physics", "Technology" ]
178
[ "Physical systems", "Machines", "Robots" ]
2,938,458
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imipenem
Imipenem (trade name Primaxin among others) is a synthetic β-lactam antibiotic belonging to the carbapenems chemical class. developed by Merck scientists Burton Christensen, William Leanza, and Kenneth Wildonger in the mid-1970s. Carbapenems are highly resistant to the β-lactamase enzymes produced by many multiple drug...
Imipenem
[ "Chemistry" ]
640
[ "Stereochemistry", "Enantiopure drugs" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch%20gameplay
Twitch gameplay is a type of video gameplay scenario that tests a player's response time. Action games such as shooters, sports, multiplayer online battle arena, and fighting games often contain elements of twitch gameplay. For example, first-person shooters such as Counter-Strike and Call of Duty require quick reactio...
Twitch gameplay
[ "Technology" ]
1,016
[ "Computing terminology", "Video game terminology" ]
2,938,548
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordazepam
Nordazepam (INN; marketed under brand names Nordaz, Stilny, Madar, Vegesan, and Calmday; also known as nordiazepam, desoxydemoxepam, and desmethyldiazepam) is a 1,4-benzodiazepine derivative. Like other benzodiazepine derivatives, it has amnesic, anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, muscle relaxant, and sedative properties. How...
Nordazepam
[ "Chemistry" ]
970
[ "Chemicals in medicine", "Human drug metabolites" ]
2,938,583
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20auto%20parts
This is a list of auto parts, which are manufactured components of automobiles. This list reflects both fossil-fueled cars (using internal combustion engines) and electric vehicles; the list is not exhaustive. Many of these parts are also used on other motor vehicles such as trucks and buses. Car body and main parts ...
List of auto parts
[ "Technology" ]
466
[ "Lists of parts", "Components" ]
2,938,620
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptol
Eucalyptol (also called cineole) is a monoterpenoid colorless liquid, and a bicyclic ether. It has a fresh camphor-like odor and a spicy, cooling taste. It is insoluble in water, but miscible with organic solvents. Eucalyptol makes up about 70–90% of eucalyptus oil. Eucalyptol forms crystalline adducts with hydrohalic...
Eucalyptol
[ "Chemistry" ]
832
[ "Organic compounds", "Functional groups", "Ethers" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuramoto%20model
The Kuramoto model (or Kuramoto–Daido model), first proposed by , is a mathematical model used in describing synchronization. More specifically, it is a model for the behavior of a large set of coupled oscillators. Its formulation was motivated by the behavior of systems of chemical and biological oscillators, and it h...
Kuramoto model
[ "Physics", "Materials_science", "Mathematics", "Engineering" ]
2,184
[ "Telecommunications engineering", "Lattice models", "Computational physics", "Nonlinear systems", "Mechanics", "Condensed matter physics", "Oscillation", "Statistical mechanics", "Synchronization", "Dynamical systems" ]
2,938,800
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresnel%20number
In optics, in particular scalar diffraction theory, the Fresnel number (), named after the physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, is a dimensionless number relating to the pattern a beam of light forms on a surface when projected through an aperture. Definition For an electromagnetic wave passing through an aperture and ...
Fresnel number
[ "Physics", "Chemistry", "Materials_science" ]
1,057
[ "Crystallography", "Diffraction", "Spectroscopy", "Spectrum (physical sciences)" ]
2,938,855
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt-60
Cobalt-60 (Co) is a synthetic radioactive isotope of cobalt with a half-life of 5.2714 years. It is produced artificially in nuclear reactors. Deliberate industrial production depends on neutron activation of bulk samples of the monoisotopic and mononuclidic cobalt isotope . Measurable quantities are also produced as a...
Cobalt-60
[ "Chemistry", "Technology" ]
2,261
[ "Isotopes of cobalt", "Environmental impact of nuclear power", "Radioactive contamination", "Isotopes" ]
2,938,915
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional%20group%20%28ecology%29
A functional group is a collection of organisms that share characteristics within a community. Ideally, these would perform equivalent tasks based on domain forces, rather than a common ancestor or evolutionary relationship. This could potentially lead to analogous structures that overrule the possibility of homology. ...
Functional group (ecology)
[ "Biology" ]
1,543
[ "Ecology" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bile%20bear
Bile bears, sometimes called battery bears, are bears kept in captivity to harvest their bile, a digestive fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, which is used by some traditional Asian medicine practitioners. It is estimated that 12,000 bears are farmed for bile in China, South Korea, Laos, Vietnam...
Bile bear
[ "Chemistry" ]
5,467
[ "Animal products", "Natural products" ]
2,939,274
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris%20green
Paris green (copper(II) acetate triarsenite or copper(II) acetoarsenite) is an arsenic-based organic pigment. As a green pigment it is also known as Mitis green, Schweinfurt green, Sattler green, emerald, Vienna green, Emperor green or Mountain green. It is a highly toxic emerald-green crystalline powder that has been ...
Paris green
[ "Biology" ]
1,404
[ "Biocides", "Rodenticides" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plesiomorphy%20and%20symplesiomorphy
In phylogenetics, a plesiomorphy ("near form") and symplesiomorphy are synonyms for an ancestral character shared by all members of a clade, which does not distinguish the clade from other clades. Plesiomorphy, symplesiomorphy, apomorphy, and synapomorphy all mean a trait shared between species because they share an ...
Plesiomorphy and symplesiomorphy
[ "Biology" ]
849
[ "Bioinformatics", "Phylogenetics", "Taxonomy (biology)" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontages%20Airport
Fontages Airport is located east of Fontanges, Quebec, Canada. References James Bay Project Registered aerodromes in Nord-du-Québec
Fontages Airport
[ "Engineering" ]
30
[ "James Bay Project", "Macro-engineering" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration%20of%20Helsinki
The Declaration of Helsinki (DoH, ) is a set of ethical principles regarding human experimentation developed originally in 1964 for the medical community by the World Medical Association (WMA). It is widely regarded as the cornerstone document on human research ethics. It is not a legally binding instrument under inte...
Declaration of Helsinki
[ "Technology" ]
5,599
[ "Research ethics", "Ethics of science and technology" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylparaben
Methylparaben (methyl paraben) one of the parabens, is a preservative with the chemical formula CH3(C6H4(OH)COO). It is the methyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid. Natural occurrences Methylparaben serves as a pheromone for a variety of insects and is a component of queen mandibular pheromone. It is a pheromone in wo...
Methylparaben
[ "Chemistry" ]
561
[ "Insect pheromones", "Chemical ecology", "Semiochemicals" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention%20Profiling%20Mark-up%20Language
Attention Profiling Mark-up Language (APML) is an XML-based markup language for documenting a person's interests and dislikes. Overview APML allows people to share their own personal attention profile in much the same way that OPML allows the exchange of reading lists between news readers. The idea behind APML is to ...
Attention Profiling Mark-up Language
[ "Technology" ]
256
[ "Computer standards", "XML-based standards" ]
2,940,678
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backhousia%20citriodora
Backhousia citriodora, commonly known as lemon myrtle, lemon scented myrtle or lemon scented ironwood, is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to the subtropical rainforests of central and south-eastern Queensland, Australia, with a natural distribution from Mackay to Brisbane. Description and ecolo...
Backhousia citriodora
[ "Chemistry" ]
1,423
[ "Essential oils", "Natural products" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycogen%20debranching%20enzyme
The glycogen debranching enzyme, in humans, is the protein encoded by the gene AGL. This enzyme is essential for the breakdown of glycogen, which serves as a store of glucose in the body. It has separate glucosyltransferase and glucosidase activities. Together with phosphorylases, the enzyme mobilize glucose reserves ...
Glycogen debranching enzyme
[ "Chemistry" ]
2,373
[ "Carbohydrate metabolism", "Carbohydrate chemistry", "Metabolism" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber%20Bragg%20grating
A fiber Bragg grating (FBG) is a type of distributed Bragg reflector constructed in a short segment of optical fiber that reflects particular wavelengths of light and transmits all others. This is achieved by creating a periodic variation in the refractive index of the fiber core, which generates a wavelength-specific ...
Fiber Bragg grating
[ "Physics", "Chemistry", "Materials_science" ]
5,232
[ "Crystallography", "Diffraction", "Spectroscopy", "Spectrum (physical sciences)" ]
2,940,858
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rejuvenation
Rejuvenation is a medical discipline focused on the practical reversal of the aging process. Rejuvenation is distinct from life extension. Life extension strategies often study the causes of aging and try to oppose those causes in order to slow aging. Rejuvenation is the reversal of aging and thus requires a different...
Rejuvenation
[ "Chemistry", "Technology", "Engineering", "Biology" ]
2,490
[ "Genetic engineering", "Transhumanism", "Senescence", "Cellular processes", "Ethics of science and technology", "Metabolism" ]
2,940,886
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroperoxyl
The hydroperoxyl radical, also known as the hydrogen superoxide, is the protonated form of superoxide with the chemical formula HO2, also written HOO•. This species plays an important role in the atmosphere and as a reactive oxygen species in cell biology. Structure and reactions The molecule has a bent structure. ...
Hydroperoxyl
[ "Chemistry", "Biology" ]
400
[ "Senescence", "Free radicals", "Biomolecules" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonitriding
Carbonitriding is a metallurgical surface modification technique that is used to increase the surface hardness of a metal, thereby reducing wear. During the process, atoms of carbon and nitrogen diffuse interstitially into the metal, creating barriers to slip, increasing the hardness and modulus near the surface. Ca...
Carbonitriding
[ "Chemistry" ]
772
[ "Metallurgical processes", "Metal heat treatments" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball%20detent
A ball detent is a simple mechanical arrangement used to hold a moving part in a temporarily fixed position relative to another part. Usually the moving parts slide with respect to each other, or one part rotates within the other. The ball is a single, usually metal sphere, sliding within a bored cylinder, against the...
Ball detent
[ "Physics", "Engineering" ]
631
[ "Applied and interdisciplinary physics", "Mechanical engineering" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scatchard%20equation
The Scatchard equation is an equation used in molecular biology to calculate the affinity and number of binding sites of a receptor for a ligand. It is named after the American chemist George Scatchard. Equation Throughout this article, [RL] denotes the concentration of a receptor-ligand complex, [R] the concentratio...
Scatchard equation
[ "Chemistry", "Biology" ]
536
[ "Biochemistry methods", "Biomolecules by chemical classification", "Molecular biology", "Biochemistry", "Proteins" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon%27s%20problem
Napoleon's problem is a compass construction problem. In it, a circle and its center are given. The challenge is to divide the circle into four equal arcs using only a compass. Napoleon was known to be an amateur mathematician, but it is not known if he either created or solved the problem. Napoleon's friend the Ita...
Napoleon's problem
[ "Mathematics" ]
1,122
[ "Mathematical problems", "Articles containing proofs", "Planes (geometry)", "Euclidean plane geometry" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese%20input%20method
Japanese input methods are used to input Japanese characters on a computer. There are two main methods of inputting Japanese on computers. One is via a romanized version of Japanese called rōmaji (literally "Roman character"), and the other is via keyboard keys corresponding to the Japanese kana. Some systems may also...
Japanese input method
[ "Technology" ]
2,690
[ "Input methods", "Natural language and computing" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervitaminosis%20A
Hypervitaminosis A refers to the toxic effects of ingesting too much preformed vitamin A (retinyl esters, retinol, and retinal). Symptoms arise as a result of altered bone metabolism and altered metabolism of other fat-soluble vitamins. Hypervitaminosis A is believed to have occurred in early humans, and the problem ha...
Hypervitaminosis A
[ "Chemistry" ]
2,413
[ "Vitamin A", "Biomolecules" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restriction%20fragment
A restriction fragment is a DNA fragment resulting from the cutting of a DNA strand by a restriction enzyme (restriction endonucleases), a process called restriction. Each restriction enzyme is highly specific, recognising a particular short DNA sequence, or restriction site, and cutting both DNA strands at specific po...
Restriction fragment
[ "Chemistry", "Biology" ]
401
[ "Genetics techniques", "Restriction enzymes", "Biochemistry", "Molecular biology" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei%20Pankejeff
Sergei Konstantinovitch Pankejeff (; 24 December 1886 – 7 May 1979) was a Russian aristocrat from Odesa, Russian Empire. Pankejeff is best known for being a patient of Sigmund Freud, who gave him the pseudonym of Wolf Man (German: der Wolfsmann) to protect his identity, after a dream Pankejeff had of a tree full of whi...
Sergei Pankejeff
[ "Biology" ]
2,974
[ "Dream", "Behavior", "Sleep" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary%20deviance
From a sociological perspective, deviance is defined as the violation or drift from the accepted social norms. Secondary deviance is a stage in a theory of deviant identity formation. Introduced by Edwin Lemert in 1951, primary deviance is engaging in the initial act of deviance, he subsequently suggested that secon...
Secondary deviance
[ "Biology" ]
856
[ "Deviance (sociology)", "Behavior", "Human behavior" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary%20deviance
Primary deviance is the initial stage in defining deviant behavior. Prominent sociologist Edwin Lemert conceptualized primary deviance as engaging in the initial act of deviance. This is very common throughout society, as everyone takes part in basic form violations. Primary deviance does not result in a person interna...
Primary deviance
[ "Biology" ]
1,663
[ "Deviance (sociology)", "Behavior", "Human behavior" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered%20speakers
Powered speakers, also known as self-powered speakers and active speakers, are loudspeakers that have built-in amplifiers. Powered speakers are used in a range of settings, including in sound reinforcement systems (used at live music concerts), both for the main speakers facing the audience and the monitor speakers fac...
Powered speakers
[ "Engineering" ]
2,170
[ "Electrical engineering", "Audio engineering" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marker%20beacon
A marker beacon is a particular type of VHF radio beacon used in aviation, usually in conjunction with an instrument landing system (ILS), to give pilots a means to determine position along an established route to a destination such as a runway. According to Article 1.107 of the International Telecommunication Union's...
Marker beacon
[ "Technology" ]
1,263
[ "Aircraft instruments", "Aircraft landing systems" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inositol%20phosphate
Inositol phosphates are a group of mono- to hexaphosphorylated inositols. Each form of inositol phosphate is distinguished by the number and position of the phosphate group on the inositol ring. inositol monophosphate (IP) inositol bisphosphate (IP2) inositol trisphosphate (IP3) inositol tetrakisphosphate (IP4) in...
Inositol phosphate
[ "Chemistry", "Biology" ]
677
[ "Neurochemistry", "Inositol", "Biochemistry", "Signal transduction" ]