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53,716 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DV%20%28video%20format%29 | DV (from Digital Video) is a family of codecs and tape formats used for storing digital video, launched in 1995 by a consortium of video camera manufacturers led by Sony and Panasonic. It includes the recording or cassette formats DV, MiniDV, HDV, DVCAM, DVCPro, DVCPro50, DVCProHD, Digital8, and Digital-S. DV has been ... | DV (video format) | Technology | 5,624 |
70,295,797 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfamation | In organic chemistry sulfamation is the installation of either of two related functional groups, sulfamic acid (R2NSO3H) and sulfamate (R2NSO3−). Typical methods entail reaction of primary amines with sources of sulfur trioxide such as pyridine-sulfur trioxide:
RNH2 + SO3 → RNHSO3H
Sulfamation can also be effecte... | Sulfamation | Chemistry | 124 |
50,731,741 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead%20by%20Daylight | Dead by Daylight is an online asymmetric multiplayer survival horror video game developed and published by Canadian studio Behaviour Interactive. It is a one-versus-four game in which one player takes on the role of a Killer and the other four play as Survivors; the Killer must hunt and impale each Survivor on sacrific... | Dead by Daylight | Physics | 5,451 |
66,868,680 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen%20assisted%20magnesiothermic%20reduction | The hydrogen assisted magnesiothermic reduction ("HAMR") process is a thermochemical process to obtain titanium metal from titanium oxides.
A technical challenge in the production of titanium metal is the formation of oxide impurities. The Kroll process, which is widely used commercially, addresses this challenge by ... | Hydrogen assisted magnesiothermic reduction | Chemistry | 229 |
56,060,544 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TLQP-62 | TLQP-62 (amino acid 556-617) is a VGF-derived C-terminal peptide that was first discovered by Trani et al. TLQP-62 is derived from VGF precursor protein via proteolytic cleavage by prohormone convertases PC1/3 at the RPR555 site. TLQP-62 is named after its first four N-terminal amino acids and its peptide length.
Func... | TLQP-62 | Chemistry | 453 |
42,069,967 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamato%20000593 | Yamato 000593 (or Y000593) is the second largest meteorite from Mars found on Earth. Studies suggest the Martian meteorite was formed about 1.3 billion years ago from a lava flow on Mars. An impact occurred on Mars about 11 million years ago and ejected the meteorite from the Martian surface into space. The meteorite l... | Yamato 000593 | Astronomy,Biology | 546 |
2,680,215 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent%20hardware%20vendor | An Independent Hardware Vendor (IHV) is a company that designs, manufactures or sells hardware or peripherals compatible with operating systems. Examples of Independent hardware vendors are Hewlett-Packard and Dell.
See also
Independent software vendor
Software company
References
Computer industry | Independent hardware vendor | Technology | 53 |
73,211,394 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High%20Seas%20Treaty | The United Nations agreement on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction or BBNJ Agreement, also referred to by some stakeholders as the High Seas Treaty or Global Ocean Treaty, is a legally binding instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdictio... | High Seas Treaty | Biology | 3,157 |
24,479,840 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%202899 | NGC 2899 is a planetary nebula in the southern constellation of Vela. It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on February 27, 1835. This nebula can be viewed with a moderate-sized amateur telescope, but requires a larger telescope to resolve details. NGC 2899 is located at a distance of from the Sun and ... | NGC 2899 | Astronomy | 260 |
1,878,226 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XAD%20%28software%29 | The XAD system is an open-source client-based unarchiving system for the Amiga. This means there is a master library called xadmaster.library which provides an interface between the client and the user application and there are clients handling the special archive formats. Three different types to handle file and disk ... | XAD (software) | Technology | 220 |
37,804,593 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%20shortest%20path%20routing | The k shortest path routing problem is a generalization of the shortest path routing problem in a given network. It asks not only about a shortest path but also about next k−1 shortest paths (which may be longer than the shortest path). A variation of the problem is the loopless k shortest paths.
Finding k shortest pa... | K shortest path routing | Mathematics | 1,176 |
38,441,485 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qalb%20%28programming%20language%29 |
قلب (), transliterated Qalb, Qlb and Alb, is a functional programming language allowing a programmer to write programs completely in Arabic. Its name means "heart" in Arabic and is a recursive acronym for Qlb: a programming language (, ). It was developed in 2012 by Ramsey Nasser, a computer scientist at the Eyebeam A... | Qalb (programming language) | Technology | 337 |
1,207,119 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeller%27s%20congruence | Zeller's congruence is an algorithm devised by Christian Zeller in the 19th century to calculate the day of the week for any Julian or Gregorian calendar date. It can be considered to be based on the conversion between Julian day and the calendar date.
Formula
For the Gregorian calendar, Zeller's congruence is
for t... | Zeller's congruence | Mathematics | 1,834 |
50,986,522 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripod%20%28foundation%29 | The tripod or jacket is a type of foundation for offshore wind turbines. The tripod is generally more expensive than other types of foundation. However, for large turbines and higher water depth, the cost disadvantage might be compensated when durability is also taken into account.
History
Start of the offshore wind ... | Tripod (foundation) | Engineering | 2,573 |
27,046,132 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rustock%20botnet | The Rustock botnet was a botnet that operated from around 2006 until March 2011.
It consisted of computers running Microsoft Windows, and was capable of sending up to 25,000 spam messages per hour from an infected PC. At the height of its activities, it sent an average of 192 spam messages per compromised machine per ... | Rustock botnet | Engineering | 665 |
7,513,883 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inis%20Beag | Inis Beag (Irish, 'Little Island') is a pseudonymous Irish island in the 1960s, as described by American cultural anthropologist John Cowan Messenger. Messenger lived on the island and studied the community in 1959 and 1960. He subsequently wrote several academic works about his experience, including Inis Beag: Isle of... | Inis Beag | Biology | 1,431 |
7,074,545 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn%20simulation | Dawn simulation is a technique that involves timing a light, often called a wake-up light, sunrise alarm clock, or natural light alarm clock, in the bedroom to come on gradually, over a period of 30 minutes to 2 hours, before awakening to simulate dawn.
History
The concept of dawn simulation was first patented in 1890... | Dawn simulation | Biology | 631 |
325,714 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopf%20algebra | In mathematics, a Hopf algebra, named after Heinz Hopf, is a structure that is simultaneously an (unital associative) algebra and a (counital coassociative) coalgebra, with these structures' compatibility making it a bialgebra, and that moreover is equipped with an antihomomorphism satisfying a certain property. The re... | Hopf algebra | Mathematics | 3,758 |
63,628,505 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insensible%20perspiration | Insensible perspiration, also known as transepidermal water loss, is the passive vapour diffusion of water through the epidermis. Insensible perspiration takes place at an almost constant rate and reflects evaporative loss from the epithelial cells of the skin. Unlike sweating, the lost fluid is pure without additional... | Insensible perspiration | Biology | 300 |
7,949,129 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICT%20Development%20Index | The ICT Development Index (IDI) is an index published by the United Nations International Telecommunication Union based on internationally agreed information and communication technologies (ICT) indicators. This makes it a valuable tool for benchmarking the most important indicators for measuring the information societ... | ICT Development Index | Technology | 321 |
1,644,367 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refinement%20%28computing%29 | Refinement is a generic term of computer science that encompasses various approaches for producing correct computer programs and simplifying existing programs to enable their formal verification.
Program refinement
In formal methods, program refinement is the verifiable transformation of an abstract (high-level) forma... | Refinement (computing) | Mathematics,Technology,Engineering | 592 |
24,271,204 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C27H31O15 | {{DISPLAYTITLE:C27H31O15}}
The molecular formula C27H31O15+ (molar mass: 595.53 g/mol, exact mass: 595.1663 u) may refer to:
Antirrhinin
Pelargonin
Molecular formulas | C27H31O15 | Physics,Chemistry | 63 |
1,088,143 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game%20balance | Game balance is a branch of game design with the intention of improving gameplay and user experience by balancing difficulty and fairness. Game balance consists of adjusting rewards, challenges, and/or elements of a game to create the intended player experience.
Overview and development
Game balance is generally unde... | Game balance | Technology,Engineering | 7,556 |
48,317,066 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort%20de%20Bron | The Fort de Bron is a fortification built between 1875 and 1877, located in the commune of Bron. It is part of the second belt of fortifications around Lyon, which also includes Fort de Vancia, Fort de Feyzin and Fort du Mont Verdun.
History
Its history is linked to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Indeed, as a resu... | Fort de Bron | Engineering | 1,451 |
4,312,667 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum%20management | Spectrum management is the process of regulating the use of radio frequencies to promote efficient use and gain a net social benefit. The term radio spectrum typically refers to the full frequency range from 1 Hz to 3000 GHz (3 THz) that may be used for wireless communication. Increasing demand for services such as mob... | Spectrum management | Physics | 3,362 |
746,550 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized%20game | In computational complexity theory, a generalized game is a game or puzzle that has been generalized so that it can be played on a board or grid of any size. For example, generalized chess is the game of chess played on an board, with pieces on each side. Generalized Sudoku includes Sudokus constructed on an grid.
... | Generalized game | Mathematics | 241 |
1,768,173 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycine%20receptor | The glycine receptor (abbreviated as GlyR or GLR) is the receptor of the amino acid neurotransmitter glycine. GlyR is an ionotropic receptor that produces its effects through chloride currents. It is one of the most widely distributed inhibitory receptors in the central nervous system and has important roles in a varie... | Glycine receptor | Chemistry | 1,255 |
3,481,221 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denitrifying%20bacteria | Denitrifying bacteria are a diverse group of bacteria that encompass many different phyla. This group of bacteria, together with denitrifying fungi and archaea, is capable of performing denitrification as part of the nitrogen cycle. Denitrification is performed by a variety of denitrifying bacteria that are widely dist... | Denitrifying bacteria | Chemistry,Biology | 1,964 |
42,833,632 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset%20%28computing%29 | In the realm of information technology (IT), to sunset a server, service, software feature, etc. is to plan to intentionally remove or discontinue it. In most cases, the term also connotes that this discontinuation is announced to users in advance, generally with an expected timeline. After sunsetting is announced, u... | Sunset (computing) | Technology | 143 |
7,218,913 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type%20704%20Radar | The Type 704 is a counter-battery radar designed to accurately locate the hostile artillery, rocket and ground-to-ground missile launcher immediately after the firing of enemy, and support friendly artillery by providing guidance of counter fire. Built by NORINCO, it was first displayed publicly in 1988's ASIADEX defen... | Type 704 Radar | Technology | 1,122 |
16,976,582 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond%20Coignet | Edmond Coignet (4 July 1856 – 1915) was a French engineer and entrepreneur. He has been instrumental in the theory of reinforced concrete.
Life and achievements
Coignet was the son of industrialist François Coignet (1814–1888) and educated at the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures (École Centrale Paris). He wa... | Edmond Coignet | Engineering | 194 |
334,420 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20device%20for%20the%20deaf | A telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) is a teleprinter, an electronic device for text communication over a telephone line, that is designed for use by persons with hearing or speech difficulties. Other names for the device include teletypewriter (TTY), textphone (common in Europe), and minicom (United Kingdom... | Telecommunications device for the deaf | Technology | 3,339 |
2,910,735 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine%20drawn%20cylinder%20sheet%20glass | Machine drawn cylinder sheet was the first mechanical method for "drawing" window glass. Cylinders of glass 40 feet (12 m) high are drawn vertically from a circular tank. The glass is then annealed and cut into 7 to 10 foot (2 to 3 m) cylinders. These are cut lengthways, reheated, and flattened.
This process was inve... | Machine drawn cylinder sheet glass | Materials_science,Engineering | 188 |
1,274,254 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha%20Comae%20Berenices | Alpha Comae Berenices (α Comae Berenices, abbreviated Alpha Com, α Com) is a binary star in the constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair), away. It consists of two main sequence stars, each a little hotter and more luminous than the Sun.
Alpha Comae Berenices is said to represent the crown worn by Queen Bere... | Alpha Comae Berenices | Astronomy | 755 |
69,704,037 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubabegron | Lubabegron (trade name Experior) is a veterinary drug used to reduce ammonia emissions from animals and their waste. Ammonia emissions are a concern in agricultural production because of detrimental effects on the environment, human health, and animal health.
Lubabegron was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administ... | Lubabegron | Chemistry | 275 |
2,115,079 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle%20Inc. | Shuttle Inc. () (TAIEX:2405) is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of motherboards, barebone computers, complete PC systems and monitors. Throughout the last 10 years, Shuttle has been one of the world's top 10 motherboard manufacturers, and gained fame in 2001 with the introduction of the Shuttle SV24, one of the world's fir... | Shuttle Inc. | Technology | 1,441 |
49,234 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic%20scale | The chromatic scale (or twelve-tone scale) is a set of twelve pitches (more completely, pitch classes) used in tonal music, with notes separated by the interval of a semitone. Chromatic instruments, such as the piano, are made to produce the chromatic scale, while other instruments capable of continuously variable pitc... | Chromatic scale | Physics | 1,681 |
24,028,448 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C11H17NO2 | {{DISPLAYTITLE:C11H17NO2}}
The molecular formula C11H17NO2 (molar mass : 195.258 g/mol) may refer to:
2C-D
DESOXY
Deterenol
Dimethoxyamphetamine
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxymethamphetamine
Metaterol
3-Methoxy-4-ethoxyphenethylamine | C11H17NO2 | Chemistry | 92 |
33,293,519 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink%20flowers | Pink flowers are used as a symbol of love and awareness. For decades, pink flowers have been used to decorate weddings as a symbol of love. They can also be used as a display of love at funerals, as demonstrated at the funeral for Anna Nicole Smith.
More recently, pink flowers have come to symbolize breast cancer awar... | Pink flowers | Biology | 272 |
29,269,614 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrin%20family | The gastrin family (also known as the gastrin/cholecystokinin family) of proteins is defined by the peptide hormones gastrin and cholecystokinin. Gastrin and cholecystokinin (CCK) are structurally and functionally related peptide hormones that serve as regulators of various digestive processes and feeding behaviors. Ad... | Gastrin family | Biology | 356 |
19,374,361 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline%20of%20calculus%20and%20mathematical%20analysis | A timeline of calculus and mathematical analysis.
500BC to 1600
5th century BC - The Zeno's paradoxes,
5th century BC - Antiphon attempts to square the circle,
5th century BC - Democritus finds the volume of cone is 1/3 of volume of cylinder,
4th century BC - Eudoxus of Cnidus develops the method of exhaustion,
... | Timeline of calculus and mathematical analysis | Mathematics | 2,041 |
20,574,897 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal%20environmental%20impact%20accounting | Personal environmental impact accounting (PEIA) is a computer software-based methodology developed in 1992 by Don Lotter for quantifying an individual's impact on the environment via analysis of answers to an extensive quantity-based questionnaire that the individual fills out regarding their lifestyle. The questions a... | Personal environmental impact accounting | Environmental_science | 360 |
41,319,353 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Facility%20for%20Food%20Irradiation%20Technology | The International Facility for Food Irradiation Technology (IFFIT) was a research and training centre at the Institute of Atomic Research in Agriculture in Wageningen, Netherlands, sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Dutch... | International Facility for Food Irradiation Technology | Physics,Chemistry | 440 |
11,421,650 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small%20nucleolar%20RNA%20R16 | In molecular biology, Small nucleolar RNA R16 is a non-coding RNA (ncRNA) molecule identified in plants which functions in the modification of other small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs). This type of modifying RNA is usually located in the nucleolus of the eukaryotic cell which is a major site of snRNA biogenesis. It is known a... | Small nucleolar RNA R16 | Chemistry | 211 |
40,048,902 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeosortase | An archaeosortase is a protein that occurs in the cell membranes of some archaea. Archaeosortases recognize and remove carboxyl-terminal protein sorting signals about 25 amino acids long from secreted proteins. A genome that encodes one archaeosortase may encode over fifty target proteins. The best characterized archae... | Archaeosortase | Biology | 543 |
14,236,462 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warwick%20Collins | Warwick Collins (born 14 December 1948 – 10 February 2013) was a British novelist, screenwriter, yacht designer, and evolutionary theorist.
Collins was born in Johannesburg to English-speaking parents. His father, Robin Collins, was a novelist who wrote under the nom-de-plume Robin Cranford. Robin Collins's novels were... | Warwick Collins | Biology | 1,216 |
2,909,461 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candelilla%20wax | Candelilla wax is a wax derived from the leaves of the small candelilla shrub native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, Euphorbia antisyphilitica, from the family Euphorbiaceae. It is yellowish-brown, hard, brittle, aromatic, and opaque to translucent.
Composition and production
With a melting poin... | Candelilla wax | Physics | 396 |
18,233,949 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20tree%20genera | The major tree genera are listed below by taxonomic family.
Flowering plants (Magnoliophyta; angiosperms)
For classification of flowering plants, see APG II system.
Eudicots (together with magnoliids they are called broadleaf or hardwood trees)
About 210 eudicot families include trees.
Adoxaceae (Moschatel family)... | List of tree genera | Biology | 1,796 |
77,037,673 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy%20signature | In mechanical engineering, energy signatures (also called change-point regression models) relate energy demand of buildings to climatic variables, typically ambient temperature. Also other climatic variables such as heating or cooling degree days are used. In most cases, heating or cooling building energy demand is ana... | Energy signature | Physics,Chemistry,Engineering | 161 |
18,475,356 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorubicin | Zorubicin (INN) is a benzoylhydrazone derivative of the anthracycline antineoplastic antibiotic daunorubicin. Zorubicin intercalates into DNA; it as well interacts with topoisomerase II and inhibits DNA polymerases and therefore is used to treat cancer.
References
Anthracyclines
Topoisomerase inhibitors
Hydrazones
H... | Zorubicin | Chemistry | 98 |
59,497,796 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero%20point%20%28photometry%29 | In astronomy, the zero point in a photometric system is defined as the magnitude of an object that produces 1 count per second on the detector. The zero point is used to calibrate a system to the standard magnitude system, as the flux detected from stars will vary from detector to detector. Traditionally, Vega is used ... | Zero point (photometry) | Astronomy | 403 |
60,826,815 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silanes | In organosilicon chemistry, silanes are a diverse class of charge-neutral organic compounds with the general formula . The R substituents can be any combination of organic or inorganic groups. Most silanes contain Si-C bonds, and are discussed under organosilicon compounds. Some contain Si-H bonds and are discussed... | Silanes | Chemistry | 421 |
25,161,773 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%2044219 | HD 44219 is a solar-type star with an exoplanetary companion in the equatorial constellation of Monoceros. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 7.69, making it an 8th magnitude star that is too faint to be readily visible to the naked eye. The system is located at a distance of 173 light-years from the Sun based on p... | HD 44219 | Astronomy | 306 |
2,630,160 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual%20angle | Visual angle is the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye, usually stated in degrees of arc.
It also is called the object's angular size.
The diagram on the right shows an observer's eye looking at a frontal extent (the vertical arrow) that has a linear size , located in the distance from point .
For present p... | Visual angle | Physics | 1,271 |
54,459,094 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexrenoate%20potassium | Mexrenoate potassium (developmental code name SC-26714) is a synthetic steroidal antimineralocorticoid which was never marketed.
See also
Mexrenoic acid
Mexrenone
References
Abandoned drugs
Antimineralocorticoids
Carboxylic acids
Enones
Potassium compounds
Pregnanes
Spirolactones
Tertiary alcohols | Mexrenoate potassium | Chemistry | 76 |
26,914,385 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C7H6O6 | {{DISPLAYTITLE:C7H6O6}}
The molecular formula C7H6O6 (molar mass: 186.11 g/mol, exact mass: 186.01643790 u) may refer to:
3-Carboxy-cis,cis-muconic acid
3-Fumarylpyruvic acid
3-Maleylpyruvic acid
Molecular formulas | C7H6O6 | Physics,Chemistry | 86 |
1,681,010 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycle%20graph%20%28algebra%29 | In group theory, a subfield of abstract algebra, a cycle graph of a group is an undirected graph that illustrates the various cycles of that group, given a set of generators for the group. Cycle graphs are particularly useful in visualizing the structure of small finite groups.
A cycle is the set of powers of a given ... | Cycle graph (algebra) | Mathematics | 1,965 |
53,567,922 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial%20enzymes | Industrial enzymes are enzymes that are commercially used in a variety of industries such as pharmaceuticals, chemical production, biofuels, food and beverage, and consumer products. Due to advancements in recent years, biocatalysis through isolated enzymes is considered more economical than use of whole cells. Enzymes... | Industrial enzymes | Biology | 1,356 |
43,779,002 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%20Bioinformatics%20Resource | The Australia Bioinformatics Resource (EMBL-ABR) (formerly the Bioinformatics Resource Australia - EMBL (BRAEMBL)) was a significant initiative under the associate membership to EMBL.
Since 2019, all activities carried out under EMBL-ABR have rolled over into the Bioplatforms Australia (NCRIS-funded) Australian BioCo... | Australia Bioinformatics Resource | Biology | 290 |
23,224,707 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davallia%20fejeensis | Davallia fejeensis is a species of epiphytic fern in the family Davalliaceae, commonly referred to as rabbit's foot fern. They are best known for their furry, brown and yellow rhizomes, which resemble rabbit's feet.
It is native to the Fiji Islands in Oceania. They survive from approximately 60-75°F (15-24°C) and cann... | Davallia fejeensis | Biology | 155 |
70,560 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian%20Kolbe | Maximilian Maria Kolbe (born Raymund Kolbe; ; 8 January 1894 – 14 August 1941) was a Polish Catholic priest and Conventual Franciscan friar who volunteered to die in place of a man named Franciszek Gajowniczek in the German death camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II. He had been act... | Maximilian Kolbe | Biology | 3,902 |
1,110,499 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higman%E2%80%93Sims%20graph | In mathematical graph theory, the Higman–Sims graph is a 22-regular undirected graph with 100 vertices and 1100 edges. It is the unique strongly regular graph srg(100,22,0,6), where no neighboring pair of vertices share a common neighbor and each non-neighboring pair of vertices share six common neighbors. It was first... | Higman–Sims graph | Mathematics | 1,034 |
4,618,420 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyland%20number | In number theory, a Leyland number is a number of the form
where x and y are integers greater than 1. They are named after the mathematician Paul Leyland. The first few Leyland numbers are
8, 17, 32, 54, 57, 100, 145, 177, 320, 368, 512, 593, 945, 1124 .
The requirement that x and y both be greater than 1 is importa... | Leyland number | Mathematics | 925 |
66,157,646 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina%20Lamendella | Regina Lamendella is an American Professor of Microbiology. She is best known for the use of omics for applied studies of microbiology in natural waterways and the guts of animals, including humans.
Lamendella collaborates with and leads teams of scientist and healthcare professionals developing novel approaches to i... | Regina Lamendella | Environmental_science | 344 |
1,211,626 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All%20American%20Five | The term All American Five (abbreviated AA5) is a colloquial name for mass-produced, superheterodyne radio receivers that used five vacuum tubes in their design. These radio sets were designed to receive amplitude modulation (AM) broadcasts in the medium wave band, and were manufactured in the United States from the mi... | All American Five | Engineering | 3,668 |
24,170,618 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitoral%20index | The clitoral index, defined as the product of the sagittal and transverse dimensions of the glans clitoridis, is sometimes used as a measure of virilization in women. In one study, the mean, and also median, clitoral index of a group of 200 normal women was measured as being roughly 18.5mm.
See also
Clitoromegaly
R... | Clitoral index | Biology | 87 |
11,299 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox | Foxes are small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull; upright, triangular ears; a pointed, slightly upturned snout; and a long, bushy tail ("brush").
Twelve species belong to the monophyletic "true fox" group of genus Vulpes. Another 25 curre... | Fox | Biology | 3,602 |
64,377,524 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanneney%20Rabearivony | Jeanneney Rabearivony is a Malagasy ecologist and herpetologist.
Life and research
Rabearivony grew up in rural Madagascar, and spent much of his childhood in the forest. The familiarity with the forest made him keenly aware of its disappearance, and set him on the path to work in environmental conservation.
Rabeari... | Jeanneney Rabearivony | Environmental_science | 332 |
2,526,988 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes%20of%20ruthenium | Naturally occurring ruthenium (44Ru) is composed of seven stable isotopes (of which two may in the future be found radioactive). Additionally, 27 radioactive isotopes have been discovered. Of these radioisotopes, the most stable are 106Ru, with a half-life of 373.59 days; 103Ru, with a half-life of 39.26 days and 97Ru,... | Isotopes of ruthenium | Chemistry | 4,523 |
55,687,902 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnePlus%205T | The OnePlus 5T is an Android-based smartphone produced, released and marketed by OnePlus. It was unveiled on 16 November 2017 via a live streamed press event which aired on YouTube. It went on sale on 21 November 2017. It is an incremental update to its predecessor, the OnePlus 5, which was unveiled only five months pr... | OnePlus 5T | Technology | 1,408 |
3,990,606 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Madge%20%28businessman%29 | Robert Hylton Madge (born 2 April 1952) is a British entrepreneur and technologist.
Career
In the 1980s, he founded and was chairman of Madge Networks, a pioneer of high speed networking technology.
Once he was the President of IDTrack, a European Association for identification and traceability of goods based on te... | Robert Madge (businessman) | Technology,Engineering | 128 |
11,074,998 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooring%20%28oceanography%29 | A mooring in oceanography is a collection of devices connected to a wire and anchored on the sea floor. It is the Eulerian way of measuring ocean currents, since a mooring is stationary at a fixed location. In contrast to that, the Lagrangian way measures the motion of an oceanographic drifter, the Lagrangian drifter.
... | Mooring (oceanography) | Physics,Chemistry,Technology,Engineering,Environmental_science | 623 |
851,153 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah%20%28gaur%29 | Noah was the name of the first cloned gaur. He was cloned and gestated in the womb of a cow named Bessie. Gaurs are listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List. Noah was delivered on January 8, 2001, but he died within just 48 hours of dysentery on January 10, 2001. Noah's condition was monitored by Dr. Jonatha... | Noah (gaur) | Biology | 161 |
24,993,728 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocamidopropyl%20hydroxysultaine | Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (CAHS) is a synthetic amphoteric surfactant from the hydroxysultaine group. It is found in personal care products (soaps, shampoos, lotions etc.). It has uses as a foam booster, viscosity builder, and an antistatic agent.
See also
Cocamidopropyl betaine
References
External links
Ho... | Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine | Chemistry | 117 |
679,991 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic%20crude | Synthetic crude is the output from a bitumen/extra heavy oil upgrader facility used in connection with oil sand production. It may also refer to shale oil, an output from an oil shale pyrolysis. The properties of the synthetic crude depend on the processes used in the upgrading. Typically, it is low in sulfur and has a... | Synthetic crude | Chemistry | 360 |
12,518,595 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray%E2%80%93Dutt%20twist | The Ray–Dutt twist is a mechanism proposed for the racemization of octahedral complexes containing three bidentate chelate rings. Such complexes typically adopt an octahedral molecular geometry in their ground states, in which case they possess helical chirality. The pathway entails formation of an intermediate of C2... | Ray–Dutt twist | Physics,Chemistry | 212 |
78,119,260 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperpositive%20nonlinear%20effect | A hyperpositive nonlinear effect is a very specific case of a nonlinear effect. A nonlinear effect in asymmetric catalysis is a phenomenon in which the enantiopurity of the catalyst (or chiral auxiliary) is not proportional to the enantiopurity of the product obtained. These phenomena were rationalized in the mid-1980s... | Hyperpositive nonlinear effect | Chemistry | 304 |
3,100,105 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6the%20conjecture | In mathematics, the Köthe conjecture is a problem in ring theory, open . It is formulated in various ways. Suppose that R is a ring. One way to state the conjecture is that if R has no nil ideal, other than {0}, then it has no nil one-sided ideal, other than {0}.
This question was posed in 1930 by Gottfried Köthe (190... | Köthe conjecture | Mathematics | 638 |
6,482,587 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes%20Wislicenus | Johannes Wislicenus (; 24 June 18355 December 1902) was a German chemist, most famous for his work in early stereochemistry.
Biography
The son of the radical Protestant theologian Gustav Wislicenus, Johannes was born on 24 June 1835 in Kleineichstedt (now part of Querfurt, Saxony-Anhalt) in Prussian Saxony, and entere... | Johannes Wislicenus | Chemistry | 609 |
63,319,956 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean%20Genome%20Project | Korean Genome Project (Korea1K) is the largest genome sequencing project in Korea, first launched in 2015 as part of the Genome Korea in Ulsan. As of 2021, the project has sequenced over 10,000 human genomes and is the first large-scale data base for constructing a genetic map and diversity analysis of Koreans.
Histor... | Korean Genome Project | Biology | 488 |
3,329,225 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible%20differential%20cryptanalysis | In cryptography, impossible differential cryptanalysis is a form of differential cryptanalysis for block ciphers. While ordinary differential cryptanalysis tracks differences that propagate through the cipher with greater than expected probability, impossible differential cryptanalysis exploits differences that are imp... | Impossible differential cryptanalysis | Technology | 341 |
106,165 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globin | The globins are a superfamily of heme-containing globular proteins, involved in binding and/or transporting oxygen. These proteins all incorporate the globin fold, a series of eight alpha helical segments. Two prominent members include myoglobin and hemoglobin. Both of these proteins reversibly bind oxygen via a heme p... | Globin | Biology | 1,879 |
41,562,201 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20items%20smuggled%20into%20space | Multiple people have covertly snuck items on to space missions without the knowledge of their superiors. During the Gemini program, Deke Slayton issued a memo to all astronauts urging a halt to the practice: “… the attempt … to bootleg any item on board not approved by me will result in appropriate disciplinary action.... | List of items smuggled into space | Astronomy | 420 |
53,688,628 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN%202013ej | SN 2013ej is a Type II-P supernova in the nearby spiral galaxy Messier 74 (NGC 628). It was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search on July 25, 2013, with the 0.76 m Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope, with pre-discovery images having been taken the day before.
Supernova 2013ej was noted for being as brig... | SN 2013ej | Chemistry,Astronomy | 176 |
51,392,611 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco%20Antonio%20Cuevas | Marco Antonio Cuevas Cruz (November 18, 1933 – February 2, 2009) son of Angel Rafael Cuevas del Cid and Maria Soledad Cruz Sierra. He had three brothers: Marta Cuevas del León, Rafael Cuevas del Cid and José Rodolfo Cuevas Cruz. He studied at Colégio de Infantes and the Liceo Guatemala, where he graduated as valedictor... | Marco Antonio Cuevas | Engineering | 544 |
971,961 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant%20reproductive%20morphology | Plant reproductive morphology is the study of the physical form and structure (the morphology) of those parts of plants directly or indirectly concerned with sexual reproduction.
Among all living organisms, flowers, which are the reproductive structures of angiosperms, are the most varied physically and show a corresp... | Plant reproductive morphology | Biology | 3,506 |
73,222,405 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystangium%20balpineum | Cystangium balpineum, better known as the white sessile truffle, is a basidiomycete mushroom.
See also
Truffle
References
Russulales
Taxa named by Cheryl A. Grgurinovic
Fungus species | Cystangium balpineum | Biology | 52 |
45,413,769 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety%20behaviors%20%28anxiety%29 | Safety behaviors (also known as safety-seeking behaviors) are coping behaviors used to reduce anxiety and fear when the user feels threatened. An example of a safety behavior in social anxiety is to think of excuses to escape a potentially uncomfortable situation. These safety behaviors, although useful for reducing an... | Safety behaviors (anxiety) | Biology | 2,266 |
141,029 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African%20trypanosomiasis | African trypanosomiasis is an insect-borne parasitic infection of humans and other animals.
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as African sleeping sickness or simply sleeping sickness, is caused by the species Trypanosoma brucei. Humans are infected by two types, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (TbG) and Try... | African trypanosomiasis | Biology | 6,574 |
47,817,282 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penicillium%20terrenum | Penicillium terrenum is an anamorph species of fungus in the genus Penicillium. Georegion is New Zealand.
References
Further reading
terrenum
Fungi described in 1968
Fungus species | Penicillium terrenum | Biology | 42 |
40,284 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam%20%28mechanism%29 | A cam is a rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage used especially in transforming rotary motion into linear motion. It is often a part of a rotating wheel (e.g. an eccentric wheel) or shaft (e.g. a cylinder with an irregular shape) that strikes a lever at one or more points on its circular path. The cam can ... | Cam (mechanism) | Engineering | 2,729 |
11,853,055 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity%20Outcomes%20Framework | Canada's Biodiversity Outcomes Framework was approved by Ministers responsible for Environment, Forests, Parks, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Wildlife in October 2006. It has been developed further to the Canadian Biodiversity Strategy, an implementation measure required under Article 6 of the United Nations Conventi... | Biodiversity Outcomes Framework | Biology | 133 |
3,100,586 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ore%27s%20theorem | Ore's theorem is a result in graph theory proved in 1960 by Norwegian mathematician Øystein Ore. It gives a sufficient condition for a graph to be Hamiltonian, essentially stating that a graph with sufficiently many edges must contain a Hamilton cycle. Specifically, the theorem considers the sum of the degrees of pairs... | Ore's theorem | Mathematics | 1,081 |
118,396 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band%20gap | In solid-state physics and solid-state chemistry, a band gap, also called a bandgap or energy gap, is an energy range in a solid where no electronic states exist. In graphs of the electronic band structure of solids, the band gap refers to the energy difference (often expressed in electronvolts) between the top of the ... | Band gap | Physics,Chemistry,Materials_science | 2,501 |
22,837,466 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight-shift%20control | Weight-shift control as a means of aircraft flight control is widely used in hang gliders, powered hang gliders, and ultralight trikes. Control is usually by the pilot using their weight against a triangular control bar that is rigidly attached to the wing structure. The wing is mounted on a pivot above the trike carri... | Weight-shift control | Engineering | 101 |
10,113,122 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum%20radar | Quantum radar is a speculative remote-sensing technology based on quantum-mechanical effects, such as the uncertainty principle or quantum entanglement. Broadly speaking, a quantum radar can be seen as a device working in the microwave range, which exploits quantum features, from the point of view of the radiation sour... | Quantum radar | Physics | 1,378 |
1,368,404 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kismet%20%28software%29 | Kismet is a network detector, packet sniffer, and intrusion detection system for 802.11 wireless LANs. Kismet will work with any wireless card which supports raw monitoring mode, and can sniff 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n traffic. The program runs under Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and macOS. The client c... | Kismet (software) | Technology,Engineering | 685 |
2,169,754 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge%20pump | A charge pump is a kind of DC-to-DC converter that uses capacitors for energetic charge storage to raise or lower voltage. Charge-pump circuits are capable of high efficiencies, sometimes as high as 90–95%, while being electrically simple circuits.
Description
Charge pumps use some form of switching device to control ... | Charge pump | Physics | 1,280 |
194,376 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code%20page | In computing, a code page is a character encoding and as such it is a specific association of a set of printable characters and control characters with unique numbers. Typically each number represents the binary value in a single byte. (In some contexts these terms are used more precisely; see .)
The term "code page" ... | Code page | Technology | 12,725 |
46,516,892 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single%20scan%20dynamic%20molecular%20imaging%20technique | Single Scan Dynamic Molecular Imaging Technique is a positron emission tomography (PET) based neuroimaging technique that allows detection of dopamine released in the brain during a cognitive or behavioral processing. The technique was developed by a psychiatry resident Rajendra Badgaiyan and his colleagues at Massachu... | Single scan dynamic molecular imaging technique | Physics | 166 |
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