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4,869,700 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimensional%20reduction | Dimensional reduction is the limit of a compactified theory where the size of the compact dimension goes to zero. In physics, a theory in D spacetime dimensions can be redefined in a lower number of dimensions d, by taking all the fields to be independent of the location in the extra D − d dimensions.
For example, con... | Dimensional reduction | Physics,Astronomy | 631 |
25,214,567 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historia%20Naturalis%20Brasiliae | Historia Naturalis Brasiliae (), originally written in Latin, is the first scientific work on the natural history of Brazil, written by Dutch naturalist Willem Piso and containing research done by the German scientist Georg Marcgraf, published in 1648. The work includes observations made by the German naturalist H. Gra... | Historia Naturalis Brasiliae | Technology | 997 |
7,618,438 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Parry%20%28mathematician%29 | William Parry FRS (3 July 1934 – 20 August 2006) was an English mathematician who worked in dynamical systems, and, in particular, ergodic theory. In particular, he studied subshifts of finite type nilflows.
Life
Bill Parry was born in Coventry in the Warwickshire (now the West Midlands), England, the sixth of seven ... | Bill Parry (mathematician) | Mathematics | 545 |
63,516,197 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database%20repair | The problem of database repair is a question about relational databases which has been studied in database theory, and which is a particular kind of data cleansing. The problem asks about how we can "repair" an input relational database in order to make it satisfy integrity constraints. The goal of the problem is to be... | Database repair | Technology | 333 |
1,522,372 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta%20Aurigae | Beta Aurigae (Latinized from β Aurigae, abbreviated Beta Aur, β Aur), officially named Menkalinan , is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Auriga. The combined apparent visual magnitude of the system is 1.9, making it the second-brightest member of the constellation after Capella. Using the parallax m... | Beta Aurigae | Astronomy | 706 |
33,567,625 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine%20Ecology%20Progress%20Series | The Marine Ecology Progress Series is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers all aspects of marine ecology.
History
The journal was founded by Otto Kinne. Its original concept was based on Marine Ecology, also once edited by Kinne and published by John Wiley & Sons.
Abstracting and indexing
The Marine Ecolo... | Marine Ecology Progress Series | Environmental_science | 97 |
2,164,610 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Bottle%20Imp | "The Bottle Imp" is an 1891 short story by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson usually found in the short story collection Island Nights' Entertainments. It was first published in the New York Herald (February–March 1891) and Black and White magazine (London, March–April 1891). In it, the protagonist buys a bot... | The Bottle Imp | Mathematics | 2,139 |
80,723 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Atlantic%20Anomaly | The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) is an area where Earth's inner Van Allen radiation belt comes closest to Earth's surface, dipping down to an altitude of . This leads to an increased flux of energetic particles in this region and exposes orbiting satellites (including the ISS) to higher-than-usual levels of ionizing ra... | South Atlantic Anomaly | Physics | 1,280 |
44,558,259 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psathyrella%20piluliformis | Psathyrella piluliformis is a species of agaric fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. It produces fruit bodies (mushrooms) with broadly convex caps measuring in diameter. The caps are chestnut to reddish brown, the color fading with age and with dry weather. The closely spaced gills have an adnate attachment to the st... | Psathyrella piluliformis | Biology | 247 |
14,167,198 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLCN5 | The CLCN5 gene encodes the chloride channel Cl-/H+ exchanger ClC-5. ClC-5 is mainly expressed in the kidney, in particular in proximal tubules where it participates to the uptake of albumin and low-molecular-weight proteins, which is one of the principal physiological role of proximal tubular cells. Mutations in the CL... | CLCN5 | Chemistry | 2,453 |
50,553,816 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOGIN | SOGIN (, the Nuclear Plant Management Company, which is also called Sogin) is an Italian state-owned enterprise responsible for nuclear decommissioning as well as management and disposal of radioactive waste produced by industrial, research and medical processes. Founded in 1999 following the 1987 Italian referendums o... | SOGIN | Engineering | 2,059 |
37,541,861 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Brake | The Big Brake is a theoretical scientific model suggested as one of the possibilities for the ultimate fate of the universe. In this model the effect of dark energy reverses, stopping the accelerating expansion of the Universe, and causing an infinite rate of deceleration. All cosmic matter would be subjected to extrem... | Big Brake | Physics,Astronomy | 115 |
37,854,767 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellhelmet | Cellhelmet is a mobile accessories manufacturer/distributor, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a satellite office in Shenzhen, founded in 2012. The company appeared on ABC's Shark Tank on March 8, 2013. Cellhelmet is a registered trademark of Kane and McHenry Enterprises, LLC. Its original business model ... | Cellhelmet | Technology | 221 |
43,024 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levee | A levee ( or ), dike (American English), dyke (British English; see spelling differences), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is an elevated ridge, natural or artificial, alongside the banks of a river, often intended to protect against flooding of the area adjoining the river. It is usually earthen and often runs par... | Levee | Chemistry,Engineering,Environmental_science | 4,165 |
32,171,182 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BsuBI/PstI%20restriction%20endonuclease | In molecular biology, the BsuBI/PstI restriction endonuclease family is a family of type II restriction endonucleases. It includes BsuBI and PstI. The enzymes of the BsuBI restriction/modification (R/M) system recognise the target sequence 5'CTGCAG and are functionally identical with those of the PstI R/M system.
Refe... | BsuBI/PstI restriction endonuclease | Biology | 86 |
25,089,370 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyShot | HyShot is a research project of The University of Queensland, Australia Centre for Hypersonics, to demonstrate the possibility of supersonic combustion under flight conditions using two scramjet engines, one designed by The University of Queensland and one designed by QinetiQ (formerly the MOD's Defence Evaluation & Re... | HyShot | Engineering | 984 |
46,331 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatfish | A flatfish is a member of the ray-finned demersal fish superorder Pleuronectoidei, also called the Heterosomata. In many species, both eyes lie on one side of the head, one or the other migrating through or around the head during development. Some species face their left sides upward, some face their right sides upward... | Flatfish | Physics | 2,455 |
18,493,095 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open%20world | In video games, an open world is a virtual world in which the player can approach objectives freely, as opposed to a world with more linear and structured gameplay. Notable games in this category include The Legend of Zelda (1986), Grand Theft Auto V (2013), Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) and Minecraft (2011).
Games wit... | Open world | Technology | 4,315 |
77,426,383 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2C-T-21.5 | 2C-T-21.5 is a lesser-known psychedelic drug related to compounds such as 2C-T-21 and 2C-T-28. It was originally named by Alexander Shulgin and discussed in his book PiHKAL, but was not synthesised at that time. 2C-T-21.5 was ultimately synthesised and tested by Daniel Trachsel some years later. It has a binding affini... | 2C-T-21.5 | Chemistry | 269 |
1,854,270 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainout%20%28radioactivity%29 | A rainout is the process of precipitation causing the removal of radioactive particles from the atmosphere onto the ground, creating nuclear fallout by rain. The rainclouds of the rainout are often formed by the particles of a nuclear explosion itself and because of this, the decontamination of rainout is more difficul... | Rainout (radioactivity) | Physics,Chemistry | 581 |
38,097,861 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown%20Coal%20Gasification%20Plant | Georgetown Coal Gasification Plant, also known as the Georgetown Service and Gas Company, is a historic coal gasification plant located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in the late-19th century, and is a rectangular one-story, three bay by three bay brick structure measuring 40 feet by 25 feet. It... | Georgetown Coal Gasification Plant | Chemistry | 238 |
1,377,881 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat%20%28theatre%29 | A flat (short for scenery flat) or coulisse is a flat piece of theatrical scenery which is painted and positioned on stage so as to give the appearance of buildings or other background.
Flats can be soft covered (covered with cloth such as muslin) or hard covered (covered with decorative plywood such as luan). Soft-co... | Flat (theatre) | Engineering | 1,052 |
2,684,796 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenospermocarpy | Stenospermocarpy is the biological mechanism that produces parthenocarpy (seedlessness) in some fruits, notably many table grapes.
In stenospermocarpic fruits, normal pollination and fertilization are still required to ensure that the fruit 'sets', i.e. continues to develop on the plant; however subsequent abortion o... | Stenospermocarpy | Biology | 578 |
11,128,728 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valsa%20auerswaldii | Valsa auerswaldii is a plant pathogen infecting apples.
See also
List of apple diseases
References
Fungal tree pathogens and diseases
Apple tree diseases
Diaporthales
Fungi described in 1928
Taxa named by Theodor Rudolph Joseph Nitschke
Fungus species | Valsa auerswaldii | Biology | 53 |
4,263,231 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replisome | The replisome is a complex molecular machine that carries out replication of DNA. The replisome first unwinds double stranded DNA into two single strands. For each of the resulting single strands, a new complementary sequence of DNA is synthesized. The total result is formation of two new double stranded DNA sequenc... | Replisome | Chemistry,Biology | 4,673 |
75,397,124 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%205514 | NGC 5514 is a pair of merging disk galaxies in the northern constellation of Boötes. They were discovered by German astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on April 26, 1865. The galaxies are located at an estimated distance of . The morphology of the system is similar to the Antennae Galaxies, NGC 4038/NGC 4039. A distinct tail... | NGC 5514 | Astronomy | 269 |
78,088,031 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic%20high | In meteorology, the Antarctic High is the stronger of the two polar highs, areas of high atmospheric pressure situated in the poles. It is situated over Eastern Antarctica, hence it sometimes being referred to as the East Antarctic High.
Effects
Since the Last Glacial Period, temperature trends have suggested that th... | Antarctic high | Physics | 167 |
3,292,213 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazard%20analysis | A hazard analysis is one of many methods that may be used to assess risk. At its core, the process entails describing a system object (such as a person or machine) that intends to conduct some activity. During the performance of that activity, an adverse event (referred to as a “factor”) may be encountered that could ... | Hazard analysis | Chemistry,Technology,Engineering | 1,029 |
48,429,150 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricholoma%20rhizophoreti | Tricholoma rhizophoreti is an agaric fungus of the genus Tricholoma. It is found in Singapore, where it fruits on mud, sticks, roots, and stumps among mangrove trees. It was described as new to science in 1994 by English mycologist E.J.H. Corner.
See also
List of Tricholoma species
References
rhizophoreti
Fungi desc... | Tricholoma rhizophoreti | Biology | 106 |
31,109,470 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens%20%28unit%29 | The siemens (symbol: S) is the unit of electric conductance, electric susceptance, and electric admittance in the International System of Units (SI). Conductance, susceptance, and admittance are the reciprocals of resistance, reactance, and impedance respectively; hence one siemens is equal to the reciprocal of one ohm... | Siemens (unit) | Physics | 647 |
1,353,729 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian%20binomial%20coefficient | In mathematics, the Gaussian binomial coefficients (also called Gaussian coefficients, Gaussian polynomials, or q-binomial coefficients) are q-analogs of the binomial coefficients. The Gaussian binomial coefficient, written as or , is a polynomial in q with integer coefficients, whose value when q is set to a prime po... | Gaussian binomial coefficient | Mathematics | 1,731 |
2,428,176 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congelation | Congelation (from Latin: , ) was a term used in medieval and early modern alchemy for the process known today as crystallization.
In the ('The Secret of Alchemy') attributed to Khalid ibn Yazid (), it is one of "the four principal operations", along with Solution, Albification ('whitening'), and Rubification ('redde... | Congelation | Chemistry | 167 |
1,926,283 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czes%C5%82aw%20Ryll-Nardzewski | Czesław Ryll-Nardzewski (; 7 October 1926 – 18 September 2015) was a Polish mathematician.
Life and career
Born in Wilno, Second Polish Republic (now Vilnius, Lithuania), he was a student of Hugo Steinhaus. At the age of 26 he became professor at Warsaw University. In 1959, he became a professor at the Wrocław Univers... | Czesław Ryll-Nardzewski | Mathematics | 227 |
57,182,584 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletocutis%20falsipileata | Skeletocutis falsipileata is a species of poroid crust fungus in the family Polyporaceae. Found in Malaysia, it was first described by E.J.H. Corner in 1992 as a species of Tyromyces. Tsutomu Hattori transferred it to Skeletocutis in 2002.
References
Fungi described in 1992
Fungi of Asia
falsipileata
Fungus species | Skeletocutis falsipileata | Biology | 85 |
15,985,233 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum%20Byzantine%20agreement | Byzantine fault tolerant protocols are algorithms that are robust to arbitrary types of failures in distributed algorithms. The Byzantine agreement protocol is an essential part of this task. The constant-time quantum version of the Byzantine protocol, is described below.
Introduction
The Byzantine Agreement protocol ... | Quantum Byzantine agreement | Mathematics,Technology,Engineering | 1,590 |
48,870,875 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf%201061d | Wolf 1061d is an exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf star Wolf 1061 in the Ophiuchus constellation, about 13.8 light years from Earth. It is the third and furthest planet in order from its host star in a triple planetary system, and has an orbital period of about 217 days.
Characteristics
Mass, Radius, and Temperature
... | Wolf 1061d | Astronomy | 746 |
48,443,889 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrocybe%20nigrescens | Hygrocybe nigrescens, commonly known as the blackening wax-cap, is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. It is found in Europe and Africa. It has been treated as the variety nigrescens of Hygrocybe conica.
See also
List of Hygrocybe species
References
External links
Fungi described in 1883
Fungi of Europe
canth... | Hygrocybe nigrescens | Biology | 94 |
40,779,333 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibifolin | Hibifolin is a flavonol glycoside that prevents beta-amyloid-induced neurotoxicity in vitro.
References
Flavonol glycosides | Hibifolin | Chemistry | 41 |
41,912,043 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manin%20conjecture | In mathematics, the Manin conjecture describes the conjectural distribution of rational points on an algebraic variety relative to a suitable height function. It was proposed by Yuri I. Manin and his collaborators in 1989 when they initiated a program with the aim of describing the distribution of rational points on s... | Manin conjecture | Mathematics | 205 |
57,451,363 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte%20Williams | Charlotte Williams is a British scientist who holds the Professorship of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the synthesis of novel catalysts with an expertise in organometallic chemistry and polymer materials chemistry.
Early life and education
Williams studied chemistry at Imper... | Charlotte Williams | Chemistry | 592 |
25,175,105 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically%20modified%20bacteria | Genetically modified bacteria were the first organisms to be modified in the laboratory, due to their simple genetics. These organisms are now used for several purposes, and are particularly important in producing large amounts of pure human proteins for use in medicine.
History
The first example of this occurred i... | Genetically modified bacteria | Engineering,Biology | 1,864 |
810,626 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOD%20%28file%20format%29 | MOD is a computer file format used primarily to represent music, and was the first module file format. MOD files use the “.MOD” file extension, except on the Amiga which doesn't rely on filename extensions; instead, it reads a file's header to determine filetype. A MOD file contains a set of instruments in the form of ... | MOD (file format) | Technology | 1,146 |
27,723,210 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRCT%20domain | BRCA1 C Terminus (BRCT) domain is a family of evolutionarily related proteins. It is named after the C-terminal domain of BRCA1, a DNA-repair protein that serves as a marker of breast cancer susceptibility.
The BRCT domain is found predominantly in proteins involved in cell cycle checkpoint functions responsive to DN... | BRCT domain | Chemistry,Biology | 198 |
26,394,107 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43P/Wolf%E2%80%93Harrington | 43P/Wolf–Harrington is a periodic comet discovered on December 22, 1924, by Max Wolf in Heidelberg, Germany. In 2019 it passed within of Jupiter, which lifted the perihelion point and increased the orbital period to 9 years.
During the 1997 apparition the comet reached an apparent magnitude a little bit brighter than... | 43P/Wolf–Harrington | Astronomy | 258 |
47,762,063 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation%20and%20restoration%20of%20clocks | The conservation and restoration of clocks refers to the care given to the physical and functional aspects of time measuring devices featuring "moving hands on a dial face" exclusive of watches. Care for clocks constitutes regulating the external environment, cleaning, winding, lubrication, pest-management, and repairi... | Conservation and restoration of clocks | Physics,Technology,Engineering | 5,742 |
12,866,416 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information%20Systems%20Security%20Association | Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) is a not-for-profit, international professional organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It was founded in 1984 after work on its establishment started in 1982. ISSA promotes the sharing of information security management practices through edu... | Information Systems Security Association | Technology,Engineering | 575 |
68,927,917 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam%20Higgins%20Thomas | Miriam Mason Higgins Thomas (June 22, 1920 – September 15, 2002) was an American chemist, based in the United States Army Research and Development Command at Natick, Massachusetts.
Early life and education
Miriam Mason Higgins was born in Chicago, the daughter of William Henry Higgins and Mame Mason Higgins. Her moth... | Miriam Higgins Thomas | Chemistry | 978 |
56,688,185 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw%20intelligence | Raw intelligence is raw data gathered by an intelligence operation, such as espionage or signal interception. Such data commonly requires processing and analysis to make it useful and reliable. To turn the raw intelligence into a finished form, the steps required may include decryption, translation, collation, evalua... | Raw intelligence | Technology | 295 |
32,104,707 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular%20noise | Cellular noise is random variability in quantities arising in cellular biology. For example, cells which are genetically identical, even within the same tissue, are often observed to have different expression levels of proteins, different sizes and structures. These apparently random differences can have important biol... | Cellular noise | Physics,Chemistry,Biology | 2,074 |
40,688,472 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomostracites | Entomostracites is a scientific name for several trilobites, now assigned to various other genera.
E. bucephalus = Paradoxides paradoxissimus
E. crassicauda = Illaenus crassicauda
E. expansus = Asaphus expansus
E. gibbosus = Olenus gibbosus
E. granulatus = Nankinolithus granulatus
E. laciniatus = Lichas laciniat... | Entomostracites | Biology | 186 |
2,663,839 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaguar | Chaguar is the common name of several related species of South American plants of the family Bromeliaceae, among them Bromelia serra, Bromelia hieronymi, Deinacanthon urbanianum and Pseudananas sagenarius, which are non-woody forest plants with sword-shaped evergreen leaves, resembling yucca. The different varieties gr... | Chaguar | Biology | 395 |
4,171,813 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar-powered%20pump | Solar-powered pumps run on electricity generated by photovoltaic (PV) panels or the radiated thermal energy available from collected sunlight as opposed to grid electricity- or diesel-run water pumps.
Generally, solar-powered pumps consist of a solar panel array, solar charge controller, DC water pump, fuse box/breaker... | Solar-powered pump | Physics,Chemistry | 1,220 |
4,504,051 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel%20state%20information | In wireless communications, channel state information (CSI) is the known channel properties of a communication link. This information describes how a signal propagates from the transmitter to the receiver and represents the combined effect of, for example, scattering, fading, and power decay with distance. The method i... | Channel state information | Mathematics,Technology,Engineering | 1,250 |
1,775,454 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20chemical%20entity | A new chemical entity (NCE) is, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a novel, small, chemical molecule drug that is undergoing clinical trials or has received a first approval (not a new use) by the FDA in any other application submitted under section 505(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
... | New chemical entity | Chemistry,Biology | 414 |
62,262,830 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undercut%20%28turning%29 | In turning, an undercut is a recess in a diameter generally on the inside diameter of the part.
On turned parts an undercut is also known as a neck or "relief groove". They are often used at the end of the threaded portion of a shaft or screw to provide clearance for the cutting tool, and also referred to as thread r... | Undercut (turning) | Physics,Engineering | 234 |
31,926,045 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital%20magnetization | In quantum mechanics, orbital magnetization, Morb, refers to the magnetization induced by orbital motion of charged particles, usually electrons in solids. The term "orbital" distinguishes it from the contribution of spin degrees of freedom, Mspin, to the total magnetization. A nonzero orbital magnetization requires b... | Orbital magnetization | Physics,Chemistry | 970 |
48,562,710 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic%20biomechanics | Forensic biomechanics is the application of biomechanical engineering science to litigation where biomechanical experts determine whether an accident was the cause of an alleged injury. (See "New York State Bar Association Bar Journal November/December 2010 - The Rise of Biomechanical Experts at Trial by Robert Glick,... | Forensic biomechanics | Physics | 634 |
714,069 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church%E2%80%93Turing%E2%80%93Deutsch%20principle | In computer science and quantum physics, the Church–Turing–Deutsch principle (CTD principle) is a stronger, physical form of the Church–Turing thesis formulated by David Deutsch in 1985. The principle states that a universal computing device can simulate every physical process.
History
The principle was stated by Deut... | Church–Turing–Deutsch principle | Mathematics | 334 |
40,341,018 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubble%20burning | Stubble burning is the practice of intentionally setting fire to the straw stubble that remains after grains, such as rice and wheat, have been harvested. The technique is used to quickly and cheaply clear fields. It is still widespread today.
Stubble burning has been associated with increasing air pollution over the ... | Stubble burning | Chemistry | 1,752 |
61,641,996 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s%20theorem%20%28geometry%29 | Maxwell's theorem is the following statement about triangles in the plane.
The theorem is named after the physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879), who proved it in his work on reciprocal figures, which are of importance in statics.
References
Daniel Pedoe: Geometry: A Comprehensive Course. Dover, 1970, pp. 35–36,... | Maxwell's theorem (geometry) | Mathematics | 209 |
5,910,237 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scene%20shop | A scenery shop or scene shop is a specialized workshop found in many medium or large theaters, as well as many educational theatre settings. The primary function of a scene shop is to fabricate and assemble the flats, platforms, scenery wagons, and other scenic (set) pieces required for a performance. Commonly, a scene... | Scene shop | Technology,Engineering | 484 |
32,302,221 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid%20grouper | The first hybrid grouper was a fish cross-bred by researchers from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Malaysia, in collaboration with researchers from the Borneo Marine Research Institute of UMS, the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) and Kindai University of Japan, represented by Shigeharu Senoo of UMS.
... | Hybrid grouper | Biology | 163 |
21,454,204 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SiCortex | SiCortex was a supercomputer manufacturer founded in 2003 and headquartered in Clock Tower Place,
Maynard, Massachusetts. On 27 May 2009, HPCwire reported that the company had shut down its operations, laid off most of its staff, and is seeking a buyer for its assets. The Register reported that Gerbsman Partners was h... | SiCortex | Technology | 830 |
46,201,390 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media%20aggregation%20platform | A Media Aggregation Platform or Media Aggregation Portal (MAP) is an over the top service for distributing web-based streaming media content from multiple sources to a large audience. MAPs consist of networks of sources who host their own content which viewers can choose and access directly from a larger variety of con... | Media aggregation platform | Technology | 354 |
33,791,207 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultralight%20material | Ultralight materials are solids with a density of less than 10 mg/cm3, including silica aerogels, carbon nanotube aerogels, aerographite, metallic foams, polymeric foams, and metallic microlattices. The density of air is about 1.275 mg/cm3, which means that the air in the pores contributes significantly to the density ... | Ultralight material | Physics | 669 |
75,252,202 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminopeptidase%20A%20inhibitor | Aminopeptidase A inhibitors are a class of antihypertensive drugs that work by inhibiting the conversion of angiotensin II to angiotensin III by the aminopeptidase A enzyme. The first medication in this class is firibastat. It is hypothesized that the drugs may be more effective in overweight people and those of Afric... | Aminopeptidase A inhibitor | Chemistry | 91 |
10,766,937 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiautomaton | In mathematics and theoretical computer science, a semiautomaton is a deterministic finite automaton having inputs but no output. It consists of a set Q of states, a set Σ called the input alphabet, and a function T: Q × Σ → Q called the transition function.
Associated with any semiautomaton is a monoid called the cha... | Semiautomaton | Mathematics | 1,472 |
23,517,706 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge%20wave | In fluid dynamics, an edge wave is a surface gravity wave fixed by refraction against a rigid boundary, often a shoaling beach. Progressive edge waves travel along this boundary, varying sinusoidally along it and diminishing exponentially in the offshore direction.
References
Further reading
Oceanography
Water w... | Edge wave | Physics,Chemistry,Environmental_science | 62 |
30,302,010 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldisericum | Caldisericum exile is a species of bacteria sufficiently distinct from other bacteria to be placed in its own family, order, class and phylum. It is the first member of the thermophilic candidate phylum OP5 to be cultured and described.
See also
List of bacteria genera
List of bacterial orders
References
External ... | Caldisericum | Biology | 100 |
62,222,719 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia%202720%20Flip | The Nokia 2720 Flip is a Nokia-branded flip phone developed by HMD Global. The 2720 Flip was created, as an updated version of the Nokia 2720 Fold, which debuted in 2009. It was unveiled at IFA 2019 together with the Nokia 110 (2019), Nokia 800 Tough, Nokia 6.2, and Nokia 7.2.
It runs the KaiOS operating system, a web-... | Nokia 2720 Flip | Technology | 330 |
22,580,062 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaetopsis%20macroclada | Chaetopsis macroclada is a species of fungus in the genus Chaetopsis.
References
Ascomycota
Fungus species | Chaetopsis macroclada | Biology | 28 |
18,607,759 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROPHET%20system | The PROPHET system was an early medical expert system.
The system was initiated in about 1965 by a young administrator at NIH, William Raub, who had the idea to set up a collaborative communication network modeled on ARPANET, for use among biomedical investigators to share data and procedures, with a wide range of com... | PROPHET system | Technology | 383 |
54,498,676 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSV%20Garuda%20Vega | PSV Garuda Vega is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action spy film written and directed by Praveen Sattaru. The film is produced by M. Koteswara Raju and stars Rajasekhar, Pooja Kumar, Adith Arun, Shraddha Das, and Kishore, while Sanjay Reddy, Nassar, Ali, Posani Krishna Murali, and Sayaji Shinde play supporting roles. ... | PSV Garuda Vega | Technology | 1,300 |
164,033 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netizen | The term netizen is a portmanteau of the English words internet and citizen, as in a "citizen of the net" or "net citizen". It describes a person actively involved in online communities or the Internet in general.
The term also commonly implies an interest and active engagement in improving the internet, making it an ... | Netizen | Technology | 855 |
6,294,249 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type-I%20superconductor | The interior of a bulk superconductor cannot be penetrated by a weak magnetic field, a phenomenon known as the Meissner effect. When the applied magnetic field becomes too large, superconductivity breaks down. Superconductors can be divided into two types according to how this breakdown occurs. In type-I superconductor... | Type-I superconductor | Physics,Materials_science,Engineering | 384 |
3,136,140 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%20flow%20%28life%20sciences%29 | In the life sciences, mass flow, also known as mass transfer and bulk flow, is the movement of fluids down a pressure or temperature gradient. As such, mass flow is a subject of study in both fluid dynamics and biology. Examples of mass flow include blood circulation and transport of water in vascular plant tissues. Ma... | Mass flow (life sciences) | Chemistry,Engineering | 440 |
52,432 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthine | Xanthine ( or , from Ancient Greek for its yellowish-white appearance; archaically xanthic acid; systematic name 3,7-dihydropurine-2,6-dione) is a purine base found in most human body tissues and fluids, as well as in other organisms. Several stimulants are derived from xanthine, including caffeine, theophylline, an... | Xanthine | Chemistry | 835 |
8,355,429 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic%20priority%20scheduling | Dynamic priority scheduling is a type of scheduling algorithm in which the priorities are calculated during the execution of the system. The goal of dynamic priority scheduling is to adapt to dynamically changing progress and to form an optimal configuration in a self-sustained manner. It can be very hard to produce we... | Dynamic priority scheduling | Technology | 297 |
41,285,965 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unital%20%28geometry%29 | In geometry, a unital is a set of n3 + 1 points arranged into subsets of size n + 1 so that every pair of distinct points of the set are contained in exactly one subset. This is equivalent to saying that a unital is a 2-(n3 + 1, n + 1, 1) block design. Some unitals may be embedded in a projective plane of order n2 (the... | Unital (geometry) | Mathematics | 1,664 |
27,116 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandium | Scandium is a chemical element with the symbol Sc and atomic number 21. It is a silvery-white metallic d-block element. Historically, it has been classified as a rare-earth element, together with yttrium and the lanthanides. It was discovered in 1879 by spectral analysis of the minerals euxenite and gadolinite from Sca... | Scandium | Physics,Chemistry | 3,063 |
447,020 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedekind%20eta%20function | In mathematics, the Dedekind eta function, named after Richard Dedekind, is a modular form of weight 1/2 and is a function defined on the upper half-plane of complex numbers, where the imaginary part is positive. It also occurs in bosonic string theory.
Definition
For any complex number with , let ; then the eta func... | Dedekind eta function | Mathematics | 1,197 |
53,293,378 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Position-specific%20isotope%20analysis | Position-specific isotope analysis, also called site-specific isotope analysis, is a branch of isotope analysis aimed at determining the isotopic composition of a particular atom position in a molecule. Isotopes are elemental variants with different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, thereby having different atomic m... | Position-specific isotope analysis | Physics,Chemistry | 4,667 |
1,509,165 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IT%20University | IT University is a joint department between Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. This joint venture offers a great scope for cooperation between researchers with different areas of expertise and academic specialties within the field of information technology.
The programmes off... | IT University | Technology | 159 |
6,261,834 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-value%20layer | A material's half-value layer (HVL), or half-value thickness, is the thickness of the material at which the intensity of radiation entering it is reduced by one half. HVL can also be expressed in terms of air kerma rate (AKR), rather than intensity: the half-value layer is the thickness of specified material that, "att... | Half-value layer | Chemistry,Materials_science,Engineering | 754 |
71,652,174 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-European%20Drug%20Information | The Trans-European Drug Information (TEDI) project is a European database compiling information from different drug checking services located on the European continent. The non-governmental organizations feeding into the database are referred to as the TEDI network.
History
The first drug checking service in Europe o... | Trans-European Drug Information | Chemistry,Technology | 623 |
54,539,305 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GDC%20Observatory | The GDC Observatory is an astronomical observatory dedicated to the exploration and science of the night sky. Located in Gingin, Western Australia, the observatory is a part of the Gingin Gravity Precinct. The Observatory is open to the public on a regular basis.
Southern Cross Cosmos Centre
The observatory is locate... | GDC Observatory | Astronomy | 193 |
26,847,511 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20Ibaraki | Stephen K. Ibaraki has been a teacher, an industry analyst, writer and consultant in the IT industry, and the former president of the Canadian Information Processing Society.
Currently, Ibaraki is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, futurist and speaker. He is also the founder of the UN ITU AI for Good Global Summit, ... | Stephen Ibaraki | Technology | 331 |
14,760,562 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucin%205B | Mucin-5B (MUC-5B) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MUC5B gene
and by the Muc5b gene in the mouse. It is one of the five gel-forming mucins. MUC-5B can be found in whole saliva, normal lung mucus, and cervical mucus. In some diseases, such as COPD, chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), and H. pylori-associated ... | Mucin 5B | Chemistry | 216 |
60,242,687 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%207838 | NGC 7838 is a spiral or lenticular galaxy located about 500 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on November 29, 1864. NGC 7838 appears to interact with NGC 7837 forming Arp 246.
See also
List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
References
External li... | NGC 7838 | Astronomy | 99 |
53,282,876 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%205837 | NGC 5837 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was discovered on 19 June 1887 by Lewis A. Swift.
Supernovae
A Type Ia Supernova, SN 2014ac, was discovered 9 March 2014, and on 16 June 2015, a Type IIN Supernova, SN 2015z, was discovered.
References
External links
Barred spiral galaxies
Boötes... | NGC 5837 | Astronomy | 86 |
20,746,022 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20parasite | Human parasites include various protozoa and worms.
Human parasites are divided into endoparasites, which cause infection inside the body, and ectoparasites, which cause infection superficially within the skin.
The cysts and eggs of endoparasites may be found in feces, which aids in the detection of the parasite in t... | Human parasite | Biology | 2,138 |
17,475,077 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar%20Bright%20Wilson | Edgar Bright Wilson Jr. (December 18, 1908 – July 12, 1992) was an American chemist.
Wilson was a prominent and accomplished chemist and teacher, recipient of the National Medal of Science in 1975, Guggenheim Fellowships in 1949 and 1970, the Elliott Cresson Medal in 1982, and a number of honorary doctorates. He was a... | Edgar Bright Wilson | Chemistry | 1,133 |
9,195,888 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marimastat | Marimastat was a proposed antineoplastic drug developed by British Biotech. It acted as a broad-spectrum matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor.
Marimastat performed poorly in clinical trials, and development was terminated. This may be, however, a result of targeting cancer at too late of a stage. This is supported by th... | Marimastat | Chemistry | 190 |
38,028,990 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C12H10O6 | {{DISPLAYTITLE:C12H10O6}}
The molecular formula C12H10O6 (molar mass: 250.20 g/mol, exact mass: 250.0477 u) may refer to:
Difucol, a phlorotannin
Diphlorethol, a phlorotannin | C12H10O6 | Chemistry | 74 |
9,844,221 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.%20Lawrence%20Smith%20Medal | The J. Lawrence Smith Medal is awarded every three years by the National Academy of Sciences for investigations of meteoric bodies. The medal's namesake is the American chemist and meteoriticist J. Lawrence Smith.
Recipients
List of recipients:
H. A. Newton (1888)
George P. Merrill (1922)
Stuart H. Perry (1945)
Fre... | J. Lawrence Smith Medal | Astronomy,Technology | 698 |
35,596,359 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECybermission | eCYBERMISSION is a U.S. Army-sponsored online educational science fair for students in grades 6–9 in the United States or at US Army schools across the world. The contest is conducted entirely online—groups of 2-4 students submit "Mission Folders", which contain detailed information about their projects choosing either... | ECybermission | Technology | 234 |
56,157,624 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant%20Biotechnology%20Journal | Plant Biotechnology Journal, an Open Access journal, publishes high-impact original research and incisive reviews with an emphasis on molecular plant sciences and their applications through plant biotechnology. It was established in 2003 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell in association with the Society for Experiment... | Plant Biotechnology Journal | Biology | 190 |
22,955,745 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value-driven%20design | Value-driven design (VDD) is a systems engineering strategy based on microeconomics which enables multidisciplinary design optimization. Value-driven design is being developed by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, through a program committee of government, industry and academic representatives. I... | Value-driven design | Engineering | 1,219 |
2,020,508 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektron%20%28alloy%29 | Elektron is the registered trademark of a wide range of magnesium alloys manufactured by a British company, Magnesium Elektron Limited.
There are about 100 alloys in the Elektron range, containing from 0% to 9.5% of some of the following elements in varying proportions: aluminium (< 9.5%), yttrium (5.25%), neodymium (... | Elektron (alloy) | Chemistry | 1,253 |
62,414,339 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaeocollybia%20festiva | Phaeocollybia festiva is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.
References
Cortinariaceae
Fungi described in 1942
Fungus species | Phaeocollybia festiva | Biology | 33 |
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