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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatol%20Rapoport
Anatol Borisovich Rapoport (; ; May 22, 1911January 20, 2007) was an American mathematical psychologist. He contributed to general systems theory, to mathematical biology and to the mathematical modeling of social interaction and stochastic models of contagion. Biography Rapoport was born in Lozova, Kharkov Governora...
Anatol Rapoport
[ "Mathematics" ]
2,930
[ "Game theorists", "Game theory" ]
992,044
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%207320
NGC 7320 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered on 27 September 1873 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan. NGC 7320 is a member of Stephan's Quintet, however, it is not an actual member of the galaxy group, but a much closer line-of-sight galaxy at a distance of about 40 million light years...
NGC 7320
[ "Astronomy" ]
218
[ "Pegasus (constellation)", "Constellations" ]
992,202
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC%202602
IC 2602 (also known as the Southern Pleiades, Theta Carinae Cluster, or Caldwell 102) is an open cluster in the constellation Carina. Discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751 from South Africa, the cluster is easily visible to the unaided eye, and is one of the nearest star clusters, centred about 149 parsecs (486 light-yea...
IC 2602
[ "Astronomy" ]
646
[ "Carina (constellation)", "Constellations" ]
992,211
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC%204665
IC 4665 (Collinder 349 / Melotte 179) is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Ophiuchus, about 1° to the northeast of the star Beta Ophiuchi. It was discovered by Swiss astronomer Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745. The cluster lies about 1,100 light years away from Earth. It is easily visible in the smallest o...
IC 4665
[ "Astronomy" ]
308
[ "Ophiuchus", "Constellations" ]
992,221
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC%204756
IC 4756 is a large bright open cluster in the constellation Serpens. Known as Graff's Cluster, it is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye and considered a fine cluster for binoculars or small telescopes. IC 4756 is also known as the Tweedledee Cluster (paired with NGC 6633 as Tweedledum), also as the Secret Gar...
IC 4756
[ "Astronomy" ]
213
[ "Constellations", "Serpens" ]
992,412
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless%20distribution%20system
A wireless distribution system (WDS) is a system enabling the wireless interconnection of access points in an IEEE 802.11 network. It allows a wireless network to be expanded using multiple access points without the traditional requirement for a wired backbone to link them. The notable advantage of WDS over other solut...
Wireless distribution system
[ "Technology", "Engineering" ]
1,664
[ "Wireless networking", "Computer networks engineering" ]
992,421
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco%20PIX
Cisco PIX (Private Internet eXchange) was a popular IP firewall and network address translation (NAT) appliance. It was one of the first products in this market segment. In 2005, Cisco introduced the newer Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Cisco ASA), that inherited many of the PIX features, and in 2008 announced PIX...
Cisco PIX
[ "Engineering" ]
1,955
[ "Cybersecurity engineering", "Computer networks engineering", "Computer network security" ]
992,441
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered%20paragliding
Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring or PPG, is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a back-pack motor (a paramotor) which provides enough thrust to take off using a paraglider. It can be launched in still air, and on level ground, by the pilot alone—no assistance is required. Description In ...
Powered paragliding
[ "Technology" ]
2,734
[ "Engines", "Aircraft engines" ]
992,530
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%20188
NGC 188 (also known as Caldwell 1 or the Polarissima Cluster) is an open cluster in the constellation Cepheus. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1825. Unlike most open clusters that drift apart after a few million years because of the gravitational interaction of our Milky Way galaxy, NGC 188 lies far above the pla...
NGC 188
[ "Astronomy" ]
187
[ "Constellations", "Cepheus (constellation)" ]
992,565
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%20206
NGC 206 is a bright star cloud in the Andromeda Galaxy, and the brightest star cloud in Andromeda when viewed from Earth. Features NGC 206 is the richest and most conspicuous star cloud in the Andromeda Galaxy, and is one of the largest and brightest star-forming regions in the Local Group. It contains more than 300 s...
NGC 206
[ "Astronomy" ]
243
[ "Andromeda (constellation)", "Constellations" ]
992,572
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%20225
NGC 225 is an open cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is located roughly 2,200 light-years from Earth. It is about 100 to 150 million years old. The binary fraction, or the fraction of stars that are multiple stars, is 0.52. See also Open cluster List of NGC objects (1–1000) Cassiopeia (constellation) ...
NGC 225
[ "Astronomy" ]
98
[ "Cassiopeia (constellation)", "Constellations" ]
992,586
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%20381
NGC 381 is an open cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, located at a distance of approximately from the Sun. Credit for the discovery of this cluster was given to Caroline Herschel by her brother William in 1787, although she may never have actually seen it. This is a Trumpler class cluster ...
NGC 381
[ "Astronomy" ]
235
[ "Cassiopeia (constellation)", "Constellations" ]
992,596
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%20595
NGC 595 is a massive H II region in the Triangulum Galaxy. It was discovered by Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest on October 1, 1864 and is one of the biggest H II regions in the Local Group. References External links NGC 0595 NGC 0595 0595 Triangulum Galaxy 18641001 Star-forming regions
NGC 595
[ "Astronomy" ]
71
[ "Nebula stubs", "Astronomy stubs", "Constellations", "Triangulum" ]
992,611
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonium-210
Polonium-210 (210Po, Po-210, historically radium F) is an isotope of polonium. It undergoes alpha decay to stable 206Pb with a half-life of 138.376 days (about months), the longest half-life of all naturally occurring polonium isotopes (210–218Po). First identified in 1898, and also marking the discovery of the elemen...
Polonium-210
[ "Chemistry", "Environmental_science" ]
1,755
[ "Carcinogens", "Toxicology", "Isotopes", "Isotopes of polonium" ]
992,619
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%20659
NGC 659 is an open cluster in the Cassiopeia constellation. It was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783. References External links SEDS – NGC 659 Open clusters Cassiopeia (constellation) 0659 Astronomical objects discovered in 1783 Discoveries by Caroline Herschel
NGC 659
[ "Astronomy" ]
57
[ "Cassiopeia (constellation)", "Constellations" ]
992,626
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%20891
NGC 891 (also known as Caldwell 23, the Silver Sliver Galaxy, and the Outer Limits Galaxy) is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by William Herschel on October 6, 1784. The galaxy is a member of the NGC 1023 group of galaxies in the Loca...
NGC 891
[ "Astronomy" ]
779
[ "Andromeda (constellation)", "Constellations" ]
992,646
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%201435
The Merope Nebula (also known as Tempel's Nebula and NGC 1435) is a diffuse reflection nebula in the Pleiades star cluster, surrounding the 4th magnitude star Merope. It was discovered on October 19, 1859 by the German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel. The discovery was made using a 10.5 cm refractor. John Herschel included ...
NGC 1435
[ "Astronomy" ]
277
[ "Taurus (constellation)", "Constellations" ]
992,663
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%202169
NGC 2169 is an open cluster in the Orion constellation. It was possibly discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and discovered by William Herschel on October 15, 1784. NGC 2169 is at a distance of about 3,600 light years away from Earth. It is nicknamed "The '37' Cluster" due to its striking resemblance to ...
NGC 2169
[ "Astronomy" ]
125
[ "Constellations", "Orion (constellation)" ]
7,017,489
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address-range%20register
Address-range registers (ARR) are control registers of the Cyrix 6x86, 6x86MX and MII processors that are used as a control mechanism which provides system software with control of how accesses to memory ranges by the CPU are cached, similar to what memory type range registers (MTRRs) provide on other implementations o...
Address-range register
[ "Technology" ]
88
[ "Computing stubs", "Computer hardware stubs" ]
7,017,575
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutchkin
Disambiguation: a "mutchkin" can also refer a close-fitting Scottish cap. The mutchkin () was a Scottish unit of liquid volume measurement that was in use from at least 1661 (and possibly as early as the 15th century) until the late 19th century, approximately equivalent to 424 mL, or roughly imperial pint. The word ...
Mutchkin
[ "Mathematics" ]
193
[ "Units of volume", "Quantity", "Units of measurement" ]
7,017,612
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German%20Fountain
The German Fountain (; ) is a gazebo styled fountain in the northern end of old hippodrome (Sultanahmet Square), Istanbul, Turkey and across from the Mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed I. It was constructed to commemorate the second anniversary of German Emperor Wilhelm II's visit to Istanbul in 1898. It was built in Germany, t...
German Fountain
[ "Engineering" ]
1,242
[ "Landscape architecture", "Architecture" ]
7,017,642
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopin%20%28unit%29
The chopin was a Scottish measurement of volume, usually for fluids, that was in use from at least 1661, though possibly 15th century, until the mid 19th century. The measurement was derived from the French measure chopine an old and widespread unit of liquid capacity, first recorded in the 13th century. A chopin is eq...
Chopin (unit)
[ "Mathematics" ]
153
[ "Units of volume", "Quantity", "Units of measurement" ]
7,017,744
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin%20layers%20%28oceanography%29
Thin layers are concentrated aggregations of phytoplankton and zooplankton in coastal and offshore waters that are vertically compressed to thicknesses ranging from several centimeters up to a few meters and are horizontally extensive, sometimes for kilometers. Generally, thin layers have three basic criteria: 1) they ...
Thin layers (oceanography)
[ "Biology" ]
1,433
[ "Aquatic ecology", "Ecosystems" ]
7,018,285
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlgaeBase
AlgaeBase is a global species database of information on all groups of algae, both marine and freshwater, as well as sea-grass. History AlgaeBase began in March 1996, founded by Michael Guiry. By 2005, the database contained about 65,000 names. In 2013, AlgaeBase and the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) signed an en...
AlgaeBase
[ "Biology", "Environmental_science" ]
610
[ "Environmental science databases", "Algae", "Biodiversity databases", "Biodiversity" ]
7,018,488
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Journal%20of%20Ecology%20%26%20Development
The International Journal of Ecology & Development is a scientific journal published by the Indian Society for Development and Research that was established to cover "research and developments in ecology and development." The editor-in-chief is Kaushal K. Srivastava. It has been published since 2005 and is included in ...
International Journal of Ecology & Development
[ "Environmental_science" ]
87
[ "Ecology journals", "Environmental social science journals", "Environmental science journals", "Environmental social science stubs", "Environmental science journal stubs", "Environmental social science" ]
7,018,613
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass%20tile
Glass tiles are pieces of glass formed into consistent shapes. Early history Glass was used in mosaics as early as 2500 BC, but it was not until the 3rd century BC that innovative artisans in Greece, Persia, and India created glass tiles. Whereas clay tile is dated as early as 8,000 BC, there were significant barrie...
Glass tile
[ "Materials_science", "Engineering" ]
669
[ "Glass architecture", "Glass engineering and science" ]
7,018,709
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File%20transfer
File transfer is the transmission of a computer file through a communication channel from one computer system to another. Typically, file transfer is mediated by a communications protocol. In the history of computing, numerous file transfer protocols have been designed for different contexts. Protocols A file transfer...
File transfer
[ "Technology" ]
295
[ "Computing stubs", "Computing terminology", "Internet terminology", "Computer network stubs" ]
7,018,809
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lax%20equivalence%20theorem
In numerical analysis, the Lax equivalence theorem is a fundamental theorem in the analysis of finite difference methods for the numerical solution of partial differential equations. It states that for a consistent finite difference method for a well-posed linear initial value problem, the method is convergent if and o...
Lax equivalence theorem
[ "Mathematics" ]
288
[ "Theorems in mathematical analysis", "Mathematical analysis", "Mathematical theorems", "Applied mathematics", "Applied mathematics stubs", "Mathematical problems" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air%20data%20inertial%20reference%20unit
An Air Data Inertial Reference Unit (ADIRU) is a key component of the integrated Air Data Inertial Reference System (ADIRS), which supplies air data (airspeed, angle of attack and altitude) and inertial reference (position and attitude) information to the pilots' electronic flight instrument system displays as well as ...
Air data inertial reference unit
[ "Technology", "Engineering" ]
2,398
[ "Systems engineering", "Wireless locating", "Technology systems", "Avionics", "Measuring instruments", "Aircraft instruments", "nan", "Aerospace engineering", "Global Positioning System" ]
7,019,702
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maund%20%28unit%29
The maund (), mun or mann (Bengali: ; Urdu: ) is the anglicized name for a traditional unit of mass used in British India, and also in Afghanistan, Persia, and Arabia: the same unit in the Mughal Empire was sometimes written as mann or mun in English, while the equivalent unit in the Ottoman Empire and Central Asia was...
Maund (unit)
[ "Physics", "Mathematics" ]
1,004
[ "Matter", "Quantity", "Units of mass", "Mass", "Units of measurement" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectral%20Genomics
Spectral Genomics, Inc. was a technology spin-off company from Baylor College of Medicine, selling aCGH microarrays and related software. History The company was founded in February 2000 by BCM technologies. Spectral licensed technology invented by its founders Alan Bradley, Ph.D., Wei-wen Cai, Ph.D.. The company rais...
Spectral Genomics
[ "Chemistry", "Materials_science", "Biology" ]
163
[ "Biochemistry methods", "Genetics techniques", "Microtechnology", "Microarrays", "Bioinformatics", "Molecular biology techniques" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affine%20action
Let be the Weyl group of a semisimple Lie algebra (associate to fixed choice of a Cartan subalgebra ). Assume that a set of simple roots in is chosen. The affine action (also called the dot action) of the Weyl group on the space is where is the sum of all fundamental weights, or, equivalently, the half of the s...
Affine action
[ "Mathematics" ]
93
[ "Algebra stubs", "Algebra" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan%20band
Swan bands are a characteristic of the spectra of carbon stars, comets and of burning hydrocarbon fuels. They are named for the Scottish physicist William Swan, who first studied the spectral analysis of radical diatomic carbon (C2) in 1856. Swan bands consist of several sequences of vibrational bands scattered throug...
Swan band
[ "Physics", "Chemistry", "Astronomy" ]
79
[ "Spectroscopy stubs", "Spectrum (physical sciences)", "Fire", "Emission spectroscopy", "Astronomy stubs", "Astrophysics", "Astrochemistry", "Astrophysics stubs", "Combustion", "Astronomical spectroscopy", "nan", "Molecular physics stubs", "Spectroscopy", "Physical chemistry stubs", "Astr...
7,022,543
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bray%E2%80%93Liebhafsky%20reaction
The Bray–Liebhafsky reaction is a chemical clock first described by William C. Bray in 1921 and the first oscillating reaction in a stirred homogeneous solution. He investigated the role of the iodate (), the anion of iodic acid, in the catalytic conversion of hydrogen peroxide to oxygen and water by the iodate. He obs...
Bray–Liebhafsky reaction
[ "Chemistry" ]
314
[ "Name reactions" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanning%20lamp
Tanning lamps (sometimes called tanning bulbs in the United States or tanning tubes in Europe) are the part of a tanning bed, booth or other tanning device which produces ultraviolet light used for indoor tanning. There are hundreds of different kinds of tanning lamps most of which can be classified in two basic group...
Tanning lamp
[ "Chemistry" ]
2,913
[ "Tanning (beauty treatment)", "Ultraviolet radiation" ]
7,022,785
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomberg%E2%80%93Bachmann%20reaction
The Gomberg–Bachmann reaction, named for the Russian-American chemist Moses Gomberg and the American chemist Werner Emmanuel Bachmann, is an aryl-aryl coupling reaction via a diazonium salt. The arene compound (here benzene) is reacted with a diazonium salt in the presence of a base to provide the biaryl through an in...
Gomberg–Bachmann reaction
[ "Chemistry" ]
303
[ "Coupling reactions", "Name reactions", "Organic reactions" ]
7,022,979
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian%20inference%20in%20phylogeny
Bayesian inference of phylogeny combines the information in the prior and in the data likelihood to create the so-called posterior probability of trees, which is the probability that the tree is correct given the data, the prior and the likelihood model. Bayesian inference was introduced into molecular phylogenetics in...
Bayesian inference in phylogeny
[ "Biology" ]
3,307
[ "Bioinformatics", "Phylogenetics", "Computational phylogenetics", "Genetics techniques" ]
7,023,098
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ER%20oxidoreductin
ER oxidoreductin 1 (Ero1) is an oxidoreductase enzyme that catalyses the formation and isomerization of protein disulfide bonds in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of eukaryotes. ER Oxidoreductin 1 (Ero1) is a conserved, luminal, glycoprotein that is tightly associated with the ER membrane, and is essential for the oxid...
ER oxidoreductin
[ "Chemistry", "Biology" ]
646
[ "Natural products", "Organic compounds", "Biomolecules", "Structural biology", "Biochemistry", "Molecular biology" ]
7,023,290
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Barr
James Mark McGinnis Barr (18 May 187115 December 1950) was an electrical engineer, physicist, inventor, and polymath known for proposing the standard notation for the golden ratio. Born in America, but with English citizenship, Barr lived in both London and New York City at different times of his life. Though remembe...
Mark Barr
[ "Mathematics" ]
1,436
[ "Golden ratio" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albedo%20%28alchemy%29
In alchemy, albedo, or leucosis, is the second of the four major stages of the Magnum Opus, along with nigredo, citrinitas and rubedo. It is a Latinicized term meaning "whiteness". Following the chaos or massa confusa of the nigredo stage, the alchemist undertakes a purification in albedo, which is literally referred t...
Albedo (alchemy)
[ "Chemistry" ]
382
[ "Alchemical processes" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenophostin
Adenophostin A is a potent inositol trisphosphate (IP3) receptor agonist, but is much more potent than IP3. IP3R is a ligand-gated intracellular Ca2+ release channel that plays a central role in modulating cytoplasmic free Ca2+ concentration (Ca2+i). Adenophostin A is structurally different from IP3 but could elicit ...
Adenophostin
[ "Chemistry", "Biology" ]
108
[ "Signal transduction", "Organic compounds", "Biochemistry", "Neurochemistry", "Organic compound stubs", "Organic chemistry stubs" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex%20strike
A sex strike (sex boycott), or more formally known as Lysistratic nonaction, is a method of nonviolent resistance in which one or more persons refrain from or refuse sex with partners until policy or social demands are met. It is a form of temporary sexual abstinence. Sex strikes have been used to protest many issues, ...
Sex strike
[ "Biology" ]
1,683
[ "Human sexuality", "Behavior", "Human behavior", "Sexuality" ]
7,023,871
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolithic%20application
In software engineering, a monolithic application is a single unified software application that is self-contained and independent from other applications, but typically lacks flexibility. There are advantages and disadvantages of building applications in a monolithic style of software architecture, depending on require...
Monolithic application
[ "Technology", "Engineering" ]
603
[ "Software engineering", "History of software", "Software engineering stubs", "History of computing" ]
7,024,176
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casson%20handle
In 4-dimensional topology, a branch of mathematics, a Casson handle is a 4-dimensional topological 2-handle constructed by an infinite procedure. They are named for Andrew Casson, who introduced them in about 1973. They were originally called "flexible handles" by Casson himself, and introduced the name "Casson handle...
Casson handle
[ "Mathematics" ]
979
[ "Topology", "Geometric topology" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech%20Hydrometeorological%20Institute
The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI; ) is the central state office of the Czech Republic in the fields of air quality, meteorology, climatology and hydrology. It is an organization established by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic. The head office and centralized workplaces of the CHMI, inc...
Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
[ "Chemistry", "Engineering", "Environmental_science" ]
546
[ "Atmospheric dispersion modeling", "Environmental modelling", "Environmental engineering" ]
7,025,572
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emptiness%20%28Chinese%20constellation%29
The Emptiness mansion () is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise. Asterisms References Chinese constellations
Emptiness (Chinese constellation)
[ "Astronomy" ]
42
[ "Chinese constellations", "Constellations" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjusted%20Peak%20Performance
Adjusted Peak Performance (APP) is a metric introduced by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to more accurately predict the suitability of a computing system to complex computational problems, specifically those used in simulating nuclear weapons. This is used to determine the expor...
Adjusted Peak Performance
[ "Technology" ]
507
[ "Benchmarks (computing)", "Computing comparisons", "Computer performance" ]
7,025,644
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover%20Flow
Cover Flow is an animated, three-dimensional graphical user interface element that was integrated within the Macintosh Finder and other Apple Inc. products for visually flipping through snapshots of documents, website bookmarks, album artwork, or photographs. Cover Flow is browsed using the on-screen scrollbar, mouse ...
Cover Flow
[ "Technology" ]
1,089
[ "Components", "Graphical user interface elements" ]
7,025,924
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Models%20of%20DNA%20evolution
A number of different Markov models of DNA sequence evolution have been proposed. These substitution models differ in terms of the parameters used to describe the rates at which one nucleotide replaces another during evolution. These models are frequently used in molecular phylogenetic analyses. In particular, they ar...
Models of DNA evolution
[ "Engineering", "Biology" ]
3,688
[ "Genetics techniques", "Biological engineering", "Computational phylogenetics", "Taxonomy (biology)", "Bioinformatics", "Phylogenetics" ]
7,026,278
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homology%20modeling
Homology modeling, also known as comparative modeling of protein, refers to constructing an atomic-resolution model of the "target" protein from its amino acid sequence and an experimental three-dimensional structure of a related homologous protein (the "template"). Homology modeling relies on the identification of one...
Homology modeling
[ "Chemistry", "Engineering", "Biology" ]
5,014
[ "Biochemistry methods", "Biological engineering", "Protein methods", "Protein biochemistry", "Bioinformatics", "Structural biology", "Protein structure" ]
7,026,379
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1179%20Mally
1179 Mally, provisional designation , is an asteroid and long-lost minor planet from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 13 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Max Wolf in 1931, the asteroid was lost until its rediscovery in 1986. The discoverer named it after his daughter-in-law, Mally Wolf. Disc...
1179 Mally
[ "Astronomy" ]
665
[ "Recovered astronomical objects", "Astronomical objects" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium%20in%20the%20environment
Since the mid-20th century, plutonium in the environment has been primarily produced by human activity. The first plants to produce plutonium for use in Cold War atomic bombs were the Hanford nuclear site in Washington, and the Mayak nuclear plant, in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Over a period of four decades, "both rel...
Plutonium in the environment
[ "Chemistry", "Technology" ]
2,813
[ "Biology and pharmacology of chemical elements", "Element toxicology", "Environmental impact of nuclear power", "Radioactive contamination" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetoxy%20group
In organic chemistry, the acetoxy group (abbr. AcO or OAc; IUPAC name: acetyloxy), is a functional group with the formula and the structure . As the -oxy suffix implies, it differs from the acetyl group () by the presence of an additional oxygen atom. The name acetoxy is the short form of acetyl-oxy. Functionality An...
Acetoxy group
[ "Chemistry" ]
405
[ "Functional groups" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralized%20object%20location%20and%20routing
In computer science, decentralized object location and routing (DOLR) is a scalable, location-independent routing technology. It uses location-independent names, or aliases, for each node in the network, and it is an example of peer-to-peer networking that uses a structured-overlay system called Tapestry. It was design...
Decentralized object location and routing
[ "Technology" ]
120
[ "Computing stubs", "Computer science", "Computer science stubs" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convolutindole%20A
Convolutindole A (2,4,6-tribromo-1,7-dimethoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine) is a brominated tryptamine alkaloid that was first identified in 2001 in Amathia convoluta, a marine bryozoan. Bryozoans are aquatic invertebrates that grow in colonies and may resemble corals. Chemistry Convolutamine A is the 2,4,6-tribromo-1,7-di...
Convolutindole A
[ "Chemistry" ]
337
[ "Tryptamine alkaloids", "Halogen-containing alkaloids", "Hydroxylamines", "Reducing agents", "Alkaloids by chemical classification" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan%20Phosphate%20Mines
Jordan Phosphate Mines (JPMC) is a mining company based in Amman, Jordan. The company operates 3 mining facilities in Jordan and a chemical manufacturing complex in Aqaba. The company is listed on the Amman Stock Exchange's ASE Weighted Index as "JOPH". Background Jordan Phosphate Mines was founded in 1949. In 1986,...
Jordan Phosphate Mines
[ "Chemistry" ]
722
[ "Chemical companies" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provider%20edge%20router
A provider edge router (PE router) is a router between one network service provider's area and areas administered by other network providers. A network provider is usually an Internet service provider as well (or only that). The term PE router covers equipment capable of a broad range of routing protocols, notably: Bo...
Provider edge router
[ "Technology" ]
190
[ "Computing stubs", "Computer network stubs" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer%20edge%20router
The customer edge router (CE) generally refers to the router at the customer premises that is interconnected with the provider edge router of a service provider's IP/MPLS network. The CE router may peer with the provider edge router (PE) and exchanges routes with the corresponding VRF inside the PE for L3VPN services,...
Customer edge router
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[ "Computing stubs", "Computer network stubs" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-Bromo-DMT
5-Bromo-DMT (5-bromo-N,N-dimethyltryptamine) is a psychedelic brominated indole alkaloid found in the sponges Smenospongia aurea and Smenospongia echina, as well as in Verongula rigida (0.00142% dry weight) alongside 5,6-Dibromo-DMT (0.35% dry weight) and seven other alkaloids. It is the 5-bromo derivative of DMT, a ps...
5-Bromo-DMT
[ "Chemistry" ]
330
[ "Halogen-containing alkaloids", "Tryptamine alkaloids", "Alkaloids by chemical classification" ]
10,849,236
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibody-dependent%20enhancement
Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE), sometimes less precisely called immune enhancement or disease enhancement, is a phenomenon in which binding of a virus to suboptimal antibodies enhances its entry into host cells, followed by its replication. The suboptimal antibodies can result from natural infection or from vacci...
Antibody-dependent enhancement
[ "Biology" ]
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[ "Immune system", "Organ systems" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lever%20rule
In chemistry, the lever rule is a formula used to determine the mole fraction (xi) or the mass fraction (wi) of each phase of a binary equilibrium phase diagram. It can be used to determine the fraction of liquid and solid phases for a given binary composition and temperature that is between the liquidus and solidus li...
Lever rule
[ "Physics", "Chemistry", "Materials_science", "Engineering" ]
670
[ "Physical phenomena", "Phase transitions", "Applied and interdisciplinary physics", "Metallurgy", "Phases of matter", "Critical phenomena", "Materials science", "nan", "Statistical mechanics", "Matter" ]
10,849,824
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Label%20switching
Label switching is a technique of network relaying to overcome the problems perceived by traditional IP-table switching (also known as traditional layer 3 hop-by-hop routing). Here, the switching of network packets occurs at a lower level, namely the data link layer rather than the traditional network layer. Each pack...
Label switching
[ "Technology", "Engineering" ]
390
[ "Computer networking", "Computer engineering", "Computer network stubs", "Computer science", "Computing stubs" ]
10,850,248
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Site%20and%20services
Site and services is an approach to bringing shelter within the economic reach of the poor. History Recognizing that the vast majority of low income families in the world build their own shelter, which lacks basic hygiene, access and electricity, the strategy was developed. The approach first appeared on a large scale...
Site and services
[ "Engineering" ]
255
[ "Urban planning", "Architecture" ]
10,850,913
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pugmark
Pugmark is the term used to refer to the footprint of most animals (especially megafauna). "Pug" means foot in Hindi (Sanskrit पद् "pad"; Greek πούς "poús"). Every individual animal species has a distinct pugmark and as such this is used for identification. Pugmark tracking is a technique that has been used by wildlif...
Pugmark
[ "Biology" ]
771
[ "Behavioural sciences", "Ethology", "Behavior" ]
10,851,027
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical%20geography
Statistical geography is the study and practice of collecting, analysing and presenting data that has a geographic or areal dimension, such as census or demographics data. It uses techniques from spatial analysis, but also encompasses geographical activities such as the defining and naming of geographical regions for s...
Statistical geography
[ "Physics", "Mathematics" ]
1,737
[ "Applied mathematics", "Spatial analysis", "Space", "Spacetime", "Applied statistics" ]
10,851,309
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acidity%20function
An acidity function is a measure of the acidity of a medium or solvent system, usually expressed in terms of its ability to donate protons to (or accept protons from) a solute (Brønsted acidity). The pH scale is by far the most commonly used acidity function, and is ideal for dilute aqueous solutions. Other acidity fun...
Acidity function
[ "Chemistry" ]
598
[ "Acids", "nan" ]
10,851,420
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGILE%20%28satellite%29
AGILE (Italian: Astro-Rivelatore Gamma a Immagini Leggero) was an X-ray and gamma ray astronomical satellite of the Italian Space Agency (ASI). Launched in 2007, it de-orbited in February 2024. Objectives AGILE's mission was to observe gamma-ray sources in the universe. AGILE is an Italian high-energy astrophysics mi...
AGILE (satellite)
[ "Astronomy" ]
1,495
[ "Space telescopes" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseophilin
Roseophilin is an antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces griseoviridis shown to have antitumor activity. The chemical structure can be considered in terms of two components, a macrotricyclic segment and a heterocyclic side-chain. Several laboratory syntheses of roseophilin (e.g., those of Trost, Fürstner, Salamone) are...
Roseophilin
[ "Biology" ]
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[ "Antibiotics", "Biocides", "Biotechnology products" ]
10,853,262
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostomy%20system
An ostomy pouching system is a prosthetic medical device that provides a means for the collection of waste from a surgically diverted biological system (colon, ileum, bladder) and the creation of a stoma. Pouching systems are most commonly associated with colostomies, ileostomies, and urostomies. Pouching systems usua...
Ostomy system
[ "Biology" ]
1,339
[ "Incontinence", "Excretion", "Medical equipment", "Medical technology" ]
10,853,453
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immuron
Immuron is a biotechnology company based in Melbourne, Australia. In 2008, the company changed its name to Immuron Limited, having previously operated as Anadis Limited. Immuron is focused on antigen-primed and dairy-derived health products. Its proprietary technologies allow for rapid development of polyclonal antib...
Immuron
[ "Biology" ]
186
[ "Biotechnology stubs" ]
10,853,528
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20States%20foreign%20policy%20in%20the%20Middle%20East
United States foreign policy in the Middle East has its roots in the early 19th-century Tripolitan War that occurred shortly after the 1776 establishment of the United States as an independent sovereign state, but became much more expansive in the aftermath of World War II. With the goal of preventing the Soviet Union ...
United States foreign policy in the Middle East
[ "Chemistry" ]
7,334
[ "Petroleum", "Petroleum politics" ]
10,853,884
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabissa
Kabissa – Space for Change in Africa is a volunteer-led non-governmental organization that promotes Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Civil Society Organizations (CSO) for positive change in Africa. Kabissa members are active throughout Africa, working on a range of tasks including Advocacy and Policy,...
Kabissa
[ "Technology" ]
1,200
[ "Information technology", "Non-profit technology" ]
10,853,931
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affinity%20space
An affinity space is a place where learning happens. According to James Paul Gee, affinity spaces are locations where groups of people are drawn together because of a shared, strong interest or engagement in a common activity. Often but not always occurring online, affinity spaces encourage the sharing of knowledge or...
Affinity space
[ "Engineering" ]
1,428
[ "Design", "Game design" ]
10,854,000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical%20study%20of%20energy%20data
Energy statistics refers to collecting, compiling, analyzing and disseminating data on commodities such as coal, crude oil, natural gas, electricity, or renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, wind or solar energy), when they are used for the energy they contain. Energy is the capability of some substances, resu...
Statistical study of energy data
[ "Mathematics" ]
408
[ "Applied mathematics", "Applied statistics" ]
10,854,098
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioconjugation
Bioconjugation is a chemical strategy to form a stable covalent link between two molecules, at least one of which is a biomolecule. Methods to conjugate biomolecules are applied in various field, including medicine, diagnostics, biocatalysis and materials. Synthetically modified biomolecules can have diverse functional...
Bioconjugation
[ "Physics", "Chemistry", "Materials_science", "Biology" ]
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[ "Biochemistry", "Chemical bonding", "Condensed matter physics", "nan" ]
10,854,684
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnaugh%20map
A Karnaugh map (KM or K-map) is a diagram that can be used to simplify a Boolean algebra expression. Maurice Karnaugh introduced it in 1953 as a refinement of Edward W. Veitch's 1952 Veitch chart, which itself was a rediscovery of Allan Marquand's 1881 logical diagram (aka. Marquand diagram). It is also useful for unde...
Karnaugh map
[ "Mathematics" ]
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[ "Boolean algebra", "Fields of abstract algebra", "Logic in computer science", "Mathematical logic" ]
10,854,775
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental%20data%20rescue
Environmental data rescue is a collection of processes, including photography and scanning, that stores historical and modern environmental data in a usable format. The data is then analyzed and used in scientific models. Historical weather information helps meteorologists and climatologists understand past trends in w...
Environmental data rescue
[ "Environmental_science" ]
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[ "nan" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocultural%20anthropology
Biocultural anthropology can be defined in numerous ways. It is the scientific exploration of the relationships between human biology and culture. "Instead of looking for the underlying biological roots of human behavior, biocultural anthropology attempts to understand how culture affects our biological capacities and ...
Biocultural anthropology
[ "Biology" ]
1,134
[ "Behavioural sciences", "Behavior", "Sociobiology" ]
10,855,624
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amihan%20%28mythology%29
Amihan is a genderless deity that is depicted as a bird in the Philippine mythology. According to the Tagalog folklore, Amihan is the first creature to inhabit the universe, along with the gods called Bathala and Aman Sinaya. In the legend, Amihan is described as a bird who saved the first human beings, Malakas and Mag...
Amihan (mythology)
[ "Physics" ]
212
[ "Weather", "Sky and weather deities", "Physical phenomena" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap%20crop
A trap crop is a plant that attracts agricultural pests, usually insects, away from nearby target crops. This form of companion planting can save a target crop from decimation by pests without the use of artificial pesticides. A trap crop is used for attracting the insect and pests away from a target crop field. Many t...
Trap crop
[ "Chemistry", "Biology" ]
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[ "Biochemistry", "Chemical ecology" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon%20Wadi
Silicon Wadi (, ) is a region in Israel that serves as one of the global centres for advanced technology. It spans the Israeli coastal plain, and is cited as among the reasons why the country has become known as the world's "start-up nation" (see science and technology in Israel). The highest concentrations of high-tec...
Silicon Wadi
[ "Technology" ]
2,606
[ "Information technology", "Information technology places" ]
10,856,249
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druglikeness
Druglikeness is a qualitative concept used in drug design for how "druglike" a substance is with respect to factors like bioavailability. It is estimated from the molecular structure before the substance is even synthesized and tested. A druglike molecule has properties such as: Solubility in both water and fat, as an...
Druglikeness
[ "Chemistry", "Biology" ]
902
[ "Life sciences industry", "Drug discovery", "nan", "Medicinal chemistry", "Biochemistry" ]
10,856,257
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorogenic
Fluorogenic describes a property of chemical compounds which are initially not fluorescent, but become fluorescent through a chemical reaction, typically through an intermolecular covalent reaction which binds the now fluorescent compound to a target molecule. IUPAC uses a broader definition of fluorogenic, wherein an ...
Fluorogenic
[ "Chemistry" ]
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[ "Luminescence", "Fluorescence", "nan", "Analytical chemistry stubs" ]
10,856,401
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat-selection%20hypothesis
Habitat selection hypothesis is one of several hypotheses that attempt to explain the mechanisms of brood parasite host selection in cuckoos. Cuckoos are not the only brood parasites, however the behavior is more rare in other groups of birds, including ducks, weavers, and cowbirds. Brood parasites and their favored h...
Habitat-selection hypothesis
[ "Biology" ]
668
[ "Behavioural sciences", "Ethology", "Behavior", "Behavioral ecology" ]
10,856,772
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunization%20during%20pregnancy
Immunization during pregnancy is the administration of a vaccine to a pregnant individual. This may be done either to protect the individual from disease or to induce an antibody response, such that the antibodies cross the placenta and provide passive immunity to the infant after birth. In many countries, including th...
Immunization during pregnancy
[ "Biology" ]
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[ "Vaccination" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification%20of%20mental%20disorders
The classification of mental disorders, also known as psychiatric nosology or psychiatric taxonomy, is central to the practice of psychiatry and other mental health professions. The two most widely used psychiatric classification systems are chapter V of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD...
Classification of mental disorders
[ "Biology" ]
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[ "Mental disorders", "Behavior", "Human behavior" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley%20exit%20jet
A valley exit jet is a strong, down-valley, elevated air current that emerges above the intersection of the valley and its adjacent plain. These winds frequently reach a maximum of at a height of above the ground. Surface winds below the jet may sway vegetation but are significantly weaker. The presence of these str...
Valley exit jet
[ "Chemistry" ]
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[ "Atmospheric dynamics", "Fluid dynamics" ]
10,857,685
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media-independent%20handover
Media Independent Handover (MIH) is a standard being developed by IEEE 802.21 to enable the handover of IP sessions from one layer 2 access technology to another, to achieve mobility of end user devices (MIH). Importance The importance of MIH derives from the fact that a diverse range of broadband wireless access tec...
Media-independent handover
[ "Technology", "Engineering" ]
2,348
[ "Computer standards", "Wireless networking", "Computer networks engineering", "Mobile telecommunications standards", "Mobile telecommunications", "Networking standards" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle%20shower
In particle physics, a shower is a cascade of secondary particles produced as the result of a high-energy particle interacting with dense matter. The incoming particle interacts, producing multiple new particles with lesser energy; each of these then interacts, in the same way, a process that continues until many thou...
Particle shower
[ "Physics" ]
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[ "Experimental physics", "Particle physics", "Experimental particle physics" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent%27s%20rule
Rent's rule pertains to the organization of computing logic, specifically the relationship between the number of external signal connections to a logic block (i.e., the number of "pins") with the number of logic gates in the logic block, and has been applied to circuits ranging from small digital circuits to mainframe ...
Rent's rule
[ "Technology", "Engineering" ]
1,139
[ "Computer engineering", "Gate arrays" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bead%20test
The bead test is a traditional part of qualitative inorganic analysis to test for the presence of certain metals. The oldest one is the borax bead test or blister test. It was introduced by Berzelius in 1812. Since then other salts were used as fluxing agents, such as sodium carbonate or sodium fluoride. The most impor...
Bead test
[ "Chemistry" ]
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[ "Chemical tests" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flory%E2%80%93Huggins%20solution%20theory
Flory–Huggins solution theory is a lattice model of the thermodynamics of polymer solutions which takes account of the great dissimilarity in molecular sizes in adapting the usual expression for the entropy of mixing. The result is an equation for the Gibbs free energy change for mixing a polymer with a solvent. Altho...
Flory–Huggins solution theory
[ "Physics", "Chemistry", "Materials_science", "Engineering" ]
2,220
[ "Thermodynamic properties", "Physical quantities", "Statistical mechanics", "Materials science", "Homogeneous chemical mixtures", "Energy (physics)", "Thermodynamic free energy", "Polymer chemistry", "Solutions", "Wikipedia categories named after physical quantities" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precooled%20jet%20engine
A precooled jet engine is a concept that enables jet engines with turbomachinery, as opposed to ramjets, to be used at high speeds. Precooling restores some or all of the performance degradation of the engine compressor (by preventing rotating stall/choking/reduced flow), as well as that of the complete gas generator (...
Precooled jet engine
[ "Technology" ]
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[ "Jet engines", "Engines", "Gas turbines" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negawatt%20market
A negawatt-hour is a unit of energy saved as a direct result of energy conservation measures, such as reducing the use of heat or electricity. The concept was developed after Amory Lovins authored an article published in the March 21, 1985 issue of Public Utilities Fortnightly arguing that utility companies will sell l...
Negawatt market
[ "Physics", "Mathematics", "Environmental_science" ]
3,513
[ "Physical quantities", "Quantity", "Energy economics", "Power (physics)", "Units of power", "Environmental social science", "Units of measurement" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advergame
An advergame (portmanteau of "advertisement" and "video game") is a form of advertising in video games, in which the video game is developed by or in close collaboration with a corporate entity for purposes of advertising a brand-name product. While other video games may use in-game advertising (such as an advertisemen...
Advergame
[ "Technology" ]
1,710
[ "Computing terminology", "Video game terminology" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charismatic%20megafauna
Charismatic megafauna are animal species that are large—in the category that they represent—with symbolic value or widespread popular appeal, and are often used by environmental activists to gain public support for environmentalist goals. In this definition, animals such as penguins or bald eagles are megafauna because...
Charismatic megafauna
[ "Biology" ]
580
[ "Animals", "Conservation biology", "Wildlife" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound%20baffle
A sound baffle is a construction or device which reduces the strength (level) of airborne sound. Sound baffles are a fundamental tool of noise mitigation, the practice of minimizing noise pollution or reverberation. An important type of sound baffle is the noise barrier constructed along highways to reduce sound level...
Sound baffle
[ "Engineering" ]
443
[ "Structural engineering", "Ceilings" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferential%20entailment
Preferential entailment is a non-monotonic logic based on selecting only models that are considered the most plausible. The plausibility of models is expressed by an ordering among models called a preference relation, hence the name preference entailment. Formally, given a propositional formula and an ordering over p...
Preferential entailment
[ "Mathematics" ]
183
[ "Mathematical logic", "Logic in computer science" ]
3,011,538
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy%20of%20vaporization
In thermodynamics, the entropy of vaporization is the increase in entropy upon vaporization of a liquid. This is always positive, since the degree of disorder increases in the transition from a liquid in a relatively small volume to a vapor or gas occupying a much larger space. At standard pressure , the value is denot...
Entropy of vaporization
[ "Physics", "Chemistry", "Mathematics" ]
283
[ "Thermodynamics stubs", "Statistical mechanics stubs", "Thermodynamic properties", "Physical quantities", "Quantity", "Thermodynamic entropy", "Entropy", "Thermodynamics", "Statistical mechanics", "Physical chemistry stubs" ]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%20Felkel
Anton Felkel (26 April 1740, Kamenz, Silesia – c. 1800, possibly in Lisbon, Portugal) was an Austrian mathematician who worked on the determination of prime numbers. Work In 1776 and 1777, Felkel published a table giving complete decompositions of all integers not divisible by 2, 3, and 5, from 1 to 408,000. Felkel h...
Anton Felkel
[ "Mathematics" ]
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[ "Number theorists", "Number theory" ]