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49,994,085 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MY%20Apodis | MY Apodis, also known as L 19-2, GJ 2108, or WD 1425-811, is a single white dwarf star located in the far southern constellation Apus. It is a low-amplitude variable star with an average apparent visual magnitude of 13.75 and thus is much too faint to be visible to the naked eye. Based on parallax measurements, this st... | MY Apodis | Astronomy | 362 |
1,306,265 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chomp | Chomp is a two-player strategy game played on a rectangular grid made up of smaller square cells, which can be thought of as the blocks of a chocolate bar. The players take it in turns to choose one block and "eat it" (remove from the board), together with those that are below it and to its right. The top left block is... | Chomp | Mathematics | 1,089 |
29,516,819 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar%20%28tropical%20cyclone%29 | The bar of a mature tropical cyclone is a very dark gray-black layer of cloud that appears to be near to the horizon as seen from an observer preceding the approach of the storm, and is composed primarily of dense stratocumulus clouds. Cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds bearing precipitation follow immediately after the p... | Bar (tropical cyclone) | Physics | 551 |
6,988,897 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense%20physiology | Defense physiology is a term used to refer to the symphony of body function (physiology) changes which occur in response to a stress or threat.
When the body executes the "fight-or-flight" reaction or stress response, the nervous system initiates, coordinates and directs specific changes in how the body is functionin... | Defense physiology | Biology | 602 |
29,344,406 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudolinkage | In genetics, pseudolinkage is a characteristic of a heterozygote for a reciprocal translocation, in which genes located near the translocation breakpoint behave as if they are linked even though they originated on nonhomologous chromosomes.
Linkage is the proximity of two or more markers on a chromosome; the closer to... | Pseudolinkage | Biology | 931 |
7,088,707 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halocarban | Halocarban (INN; also known as cloflucarban (USAN) and trifluoromethyldichlorocarbanilide; brand name ) is a chemical with antibacterial properties sometimes used in deodorant and soap.
References
Disinfectants
Ureas
Trifluoromethyl compounds
Chloroarenes
4-Chlorophenyl compounds | Halocarban | Chemistry | 85 |
47,551,794 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast%20crawl | Breast crawl is the instinctive movement of a newborn mammal toward the nipple of its mother for the purpose of latching on to initiate breastfeeding. In humans, if the newborn is laid on its mother's abdomen, movements commence at 12 to 44 minutes after birth, with spontaneous suckling being achieved roughly 27 to 71 ... | Breast crawl | Biology | 503 |
331,821 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adipocere | Adipocere (), also known as corpse wax, grave wax or mortuary wax, is a wax-like organic substance formed by the anaerobic bacterial hydrolysis of fat in tissue, such as body fat in corpses. In its formation, putrefaction is replaced by a permanent firm cast of fatty tissues, internal organs, and the face.
History
Adi... | Adipocere | Chemistry | 818 |
25,068,812 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent%20workload%20management | Intelligent workload management (IWM) is a paradigm for IT systems management arising from the intersection of dynamic infrastructure, virtualization, identity management, and the discipline of software appliance development. IWM enables the management and optimization of computing resources in a secure and compliant m... | Intelligent workload management | Technology | 666 |
41,604,835 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caramboxin | Caramboxin (CBX) is a toxin found in star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) and the related bilimbi fruit (Averrhoa bilimbi). Individuals with some types of kidney disease are susceptible to adverse neurological effects including intoxication, seizures and even death after eating star fruit and bilimbi fruit. In 2013, carambo... | Caramboxin | Chemistry | 395 |
72,154,418 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberheim%20DS-2 | The Oberheim DS-2 is a pre-MIDI digital music sequencer. Designed and built in 1974 by Tom Oberheim, it is considered one of the first ever digital musical sequencers.
Features
The DS-2 is capable of storing and sequencing 48 notes and provides a single channel of CV/Gate input and output. It can also be clocked exte... | Oberheim DS-2 | Engineering | 101 |
77,393,973 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%201340 | NGC 1340 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Fornax. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 1,126 ± 17 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble Distance of 16.6 ± 1.2 Mpc (∼54.1 million ly). It was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1790, but it was added to th... | NGC 1340 | Astronomy | 367 |
24,432,837 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20Tokyo%20Game%20Show | The history of began with its creation in 1996 and has continued through the current expo in 2017. It has been held in Chiba, Japan, annually since 1996 by Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) and the Nikkei Business Publications.
History
1996 (August 22–24)
The first Tokyo Game Show was held on Augu... | History of the Tokyo Game Show | Technology | 1,740 |
3,781,565 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomonic%20column | The Solomonic column, also called barley-sugar column, is a helical column, characterized by a spiraling twisting shaft like a corkscrew. It is not associated with a specific classical order, although most examples have Corinthian or Composite capitals. But it may be crowned with any design, for example, making a Roma... | Solomonic column | Technology | 1,445 |
40,880,508 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blavatnik%20Awards%20for%20Young%20Scientists | Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists was established in 2007 through a partnership between the Blavatnik Family Foundation, headed by Leonard Blavatnik (Russian: Леонид Валентинович Блаватник), chairman of Access Industries, and the New York Academy of Sciences, headed by president Nicholas Dirks.
These cash grant aw... | Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists | Technology | 893 |
20,759,874 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falipamil | Falipamil is a calcium channel blocker.
Research
Falipamil is a bradycardic drug focused on decreasing the heart rate of animals. The drug focuses on treating sinuses in some animals, with the most common experiments being conducted in dogs. Falipamil is commonly administered to reduce sinus, and different dosage adm... | Falipamil | Chemistry | 418 |
41,557,799 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-90e | Kepler-90e is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-90, located in the constellation Draco. It was discovered by the Kepler telescope in October 2013. It orbits its parent star at only 0.42 astronomical units away, and at its distance it completes an orbit once every 91.94 days.
Host star
The planet orbits a G-type s... | Kepler-90e | Astronomy | 181 |
39,066,649 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubletime%20%28gene%29 | Doubletime (DBT), also known as discs overgrown (DCO), is a gene that encodes the doubletime protein in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster). Michael Young and his team at Rockefeller University first identified and characterized the gene in 1998.
The DBT-encoded protein is a kinase that phosphorylates the period (PE... | Doubletime (gene) | Biology | 2,927 |
2,482,408 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photochromism | Photochromism is the reversible change of color upon exposure to light. It is a transformation of a chemical species (photoswitch) between two forms by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation (photoisomerization), where the two forms have different absorption spectra.
Applications
Sunglasses
One of the most famou... | Photochromism | Physics,Chemistry,Materials_science,Engineering | 2,978 |
7,321,060 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interferometric%20synthetic-aperture%20radar | Interferometric synthetic aperture radar, abbreviated InSAR (or deprecated IfSAR), is a radar technique used in geodesy and remote sensing. This geodetic method uses two or more synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images to generate maps of surface deformation or digital elevation, using differences in the phase of the wave... | Interferometric synthetic-aperture radar | Mathematics | 4,039 |
207,336 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salivary%20gland | The salivary glands in many vertebrates including mammals are exocrine glands that produce saliva through a system of ducts. Humans have three paired major salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual), as well as hundreds of minor salivary glands. Salivary glands can be classified as serous, mucous, or sero... | Salivary gland | Biology | 3,235 |
11,781,050 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITerating | ITerating was a Wiki-based software guide, where users could find, compare and give reviews to software products. As of January 2021 the domain is listed as being for sale and the website no longer on-line. Founded in October 2005, and based in New York, ITerating was created by CEO Nicolas Vandenberghe, who saw that t... | ITerating | Technology | 256 |
50,954,100 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20No%20Nonsense%20Guide%20To%20Science | The No Nonsense Guide to Science is a 2006 book on Post-normal science (PNS). It was written by American born British historian and philosopher of science Jerome Ravetz.
Main
What should a young person do who aspires to make the world a better place and to make their way in science?
This is how this work's ambition... | The No Nonsense Guide To Science | Technology | 429 |
53,751,928 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE%20Journal%20of%20Oceanic%20Engineering | The IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering is a journal published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The journal's editor in chief is Associate Professor Mandar Chitre, of the National University of Singapore.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 4.2.
... | IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering | Engineering | 76 |
23,094,690 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static%20core | In integrated circuit design, static core generally refers to a microprocessor (MPU) entirely implemented in static logic. A static core MPU may be halted by stopping the system clock oscillator that is driving it, maintaining its state and resume processing at the point where it was stopped when the clock signal is r... | Static core | Technology | 383 |
9,079,529 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airshaft | In manufacturing, an airshaft is a device used for handling winding reels in the processing of web-fed materials, such as continuous-process printing presses.
Airshafts—also called Air Expanding shafts—are used in the manufacturing processes for fitting into a core onto which materials such as paper, card and plastic ... | Airshaft | Physics,Engineering | 498 |
52,311,684 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weighted%20planar%20stochastic%20lattice | Physicists often use various lattices to apply their favorite models in them. For instance, the most favorite lattice is perhaps the square lattice. There are 14 Bravais space lattice where every cell has exactly the same number of nearest, next nearest, nearest of next nearest etc. neighbors and hence they are called ... | Weighted planar stochastic lattice | Mathematics | 1,607 |
250,302 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting%20room | A waiting room or waiting hall is a building, or more commonly a part of a building or a room, where people sit or stand until the event or appointment for which they are waiting begins.
There are two types of physical waiting room. One has individuals leave for appointments one at a time or in small groups, for insta... | Waiting room | Physics,Engineering | 1,466 |
10,218,909 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrapping%20%28finance%29 | In finance, bootstrapping is a method for constructing a (zero-coupon) fixed-income yield curve from the prices of a set of coupon-bearing products, e.g. bonds and swaps.
A bootstrapped curve, correspondingly, is one where the prices of the instruments used as an input to the curve, will be an exact output, when these... | Bootstrapping (finance) | Mathematics | 1,215 |
77,387,405 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTB%201 | CTB 1, also known as G116.9+00.1 and AJG 110, nicknamed the Medulla Nebula, is a supernova remnant located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered as a radio source in 1960 in a study of galactic radiation carried out at a frequency of 960 MHz.
Morphology
CTB 1 is an oxygen-rich supernova remnant of mixed ... | CTB 1 | Astronomy | 619 |
71,214,116 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramadol/paracetamol | Tramadol/paracetamol, also known as tramadol/acetaminophen and sold under the brand name Ultracet among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. It contains tramadol, as the hydrochloride, an analgesic; and paracetamol an analgesic. It is taken by mouth.
Referen... | Tramadol/paracetamol | Chemistry | 91 |
11,879,346 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit%20world%20%28Spiritualism%29 | The spirit world, according to spiritualism, is the world or realm inhabited by spirits, both good or evil of various spiritual manifestations. This spirit world is regarded as an external environment for spirits. The Spiritualism religious movement in the nineteenth century espoused a belief in an afterlife where indi... | Spirit world (Spiritualism) | Biology | 554 |
56,248,020 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%20Dan%20River%20coal%20ash%20spill | The 2014 Dan River coal ash spill occurred in February 2014, when an Eden, North Carolina facility owned by Duke Energy spilled 39,000 tons of coal ash into the Dan River. The company later pled guilty to criminal negligence in their handling of coal ash at Eden and elsewhere and paid fines of over $5 million. The Unit... | 2014 Dan River coal ash spill | Technology | 2,114 |
40,243,698 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShuntCheck | ShuntCheck is a non-invasive diagnostic medical device which detects flow in the cerebral shunts of hydrocephalus patients. Neurosurgeons can use ShuntCheck flow results along with other diagnostic tests to assess shunt function and malfunction.
Hydrocephalus is a condition in which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accumula... | ShuntCheck | Biology | 1,554 |
1,606,866 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch%20Lake | The Pitch Lake is the largest natural deposit of bitumen in the world, estimated to contain 10 million tons. It is located in La Brea in southwest Trinidad, within the Siparia Regional Corporation. The lake covers about 0.405 square kilometres (100 acres) and is reported to be 76.2 metres (250 feet) deep.
Pitch Lake i... | Pitch Lake | Chemistry | 1,063 |
2,805,105 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyot%20stop | A Lyot stop (also called a glare stop) is an optical stop, invented by French astronomer Bernard Lyot, that reduces the amount of flare caused by diffraction of other stops and baffles in optical systems.
Lyot stops are located at images of the system's entrance pupil and have a diameter slightly smaller than the pupi... | Lyot stop | Materials_science,Engineering | 120 |
1,782,555 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling%20transform | In combinatorial mathematics, the Stirling transform of a sequence { an : n = 1, 2, 3, ... } of numbers is the sequence { bn : n = 1, 2, 3, ... } given by
,
where is the Stirling number of the second kind, which is the number of partitions of a set of size into parts. This is a linear sequence transformation.
The... | Stirling transform | Mathematics | 285 |
15,139,091 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture%20and%20Vision | Architecture and Vision (AV) is an international multidisciplinary design agency that was formed in 2003 by Arturo Vittori in partnership with Andreas Volger. AV works in architecture, design, and art.
The practice is mainly based around technology transfer between disciplines such as aerospace, art, and architecture... | Architecture and Vision | Physics | 670 |
30,498,206 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTRome | UTRome is a database of three-prime untranslated regions in C. elegans developed by Marco Mangone
See also
untranslated region (UTR)
UTRdb
UTRome.org
References
External links
http://www.UTRome.org
Model organism databases
RNA
Gene expression | UTRome | Chemistry,Biology | 67 |
53,830,069 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate-friendly%20school | A climate-friendly school, or eco-school, encourages the education of sustainable developments, especially by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide produced in order to decrease the effects of climate change. The term "climate-friendly school" arose and was promoted by the United Nations' education for sustainable dev... | Climate-friendly school | Environmental_science | 1,241 |
22,522,863 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neodecanoic%20acid | Neodecanoic acid is a mixture of carboxylic acids with the common structural formula C10H20O2, a molecular weight of 172.26 g/mol, with a boling point of 243-253 °C (482 to 494 °F), a melting point of -39 °C (<104 °F) and the CAS number 26896-20-8. Components of the mixture are acids with the common property of a "tria... | Neodecanoic acid | Chemistry | 194 |
31,672,921 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella%20d%27Italia | The Stella d'Italia ("Star of Italy"), popularly known as Stellone d'Italia ("Great Star of Italy"), is a five-pointed white star, which has symbolized Italy for many centuries. It is the oldest national symbol of Italy, since it dates back to Graeco-Roman mythology when Venus, associated with the West as an evening st... | Stella d'Italia | Mathematics | 1,734 |
41,710,955 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennation | In botany, perennation is the ability of organisms, particularly plants, to survive from one germinating season to another, especially under unfavourable conditions such as drought or winter cold. It typically involves development of a perennating organ, which stores enough nutrients to sustain the organism during the ... | Perennation | Biology | 160 |
1,393,819 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond%20turning | Diamond turning is turning using a cutting tool with a diamond tip. It is a process of mechanical machining of precision elements using lathes or derivative machine tools (e.g., turn-mills, rotary transfers) equipped with natural or synthetic diamond-tipped tool bits. The term single-point diamond turning (SPDT) is som... | Diamond turning | Physics,Chemistry,Materials_science,Engineering | 1,671 |
6,217,045 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin%20equation | The Kelvin equation describes the change in vapour pressure due to a curved liquid–vapor interface, such as the surface of a droplet. The vapor pressure at a convex curved surface is higher than that at a flat surface. The Kelvin equation is dependent upon thermodynamic principles and does not allude to special propert... | Kelvin equation | Physics,Chemistry,Materials_science | 1,965 |
11,559,449 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colletotrichum%20dematium | Colletotrichum dematium is a plant pathogen causing anthracnose.
References
dematium
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Fungi described in 1884
Fungus species | Colletotrichum dematium | Biology | 37 |
41,052,657 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precapillary%20resistance | Precapillary resistance is the modulation of blood flow by capillaries through vasomotion, either opening (dilating) and letting blood pass through, or by constricting their lumens, reducing bloodflow through the capillary bed (occluding the passage of blood). It is not entirely clear how precapillary resistance is cre... | Precapillary resistance | Biology | 141 |
45,111,150 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen%20Street%20Bridge%20disaster | The Allen Street Bridge was a bridge over the Cowlitz River between Kelso, Washington and Longview, Washington that collapsed on January 3, 1923, killing as many as 35 people. It resulted in the deadliest bridge collapse in Washington history.
Construction
The bridge was a bascule bridge made entirely of wood with a ... | Allen Street Bridge disaster | Technology | 549 |
20,933,351 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid%20inviability | Hybrid inviability is a post-zygotic barrier, which reduces a hybrid's capacity to mature into a healthy, fit adult. The relatively low health of these hybrids relative to pure-breed individuals prevents gene flow between species. Thus, hybrid inviability acts as an isolating mechanism, limiting hybridization and all... | Hybrid inviability | Biology | 1,107 |
4,438,288 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical%20logic%20module | A medical logic module (MLM) is an independent unit in a healthcare knowledge base that represents the knowledge published on a requirement for treating a patient according to a single medical decision.
Possible usage is with an event monitor program in an intensive care ward or with hospital information system on occ... | Medical logic module | Biology | 154 |
17,557,798 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat%20illness | Heat illness is a spectrum of disorders due to increased body temperature. It can be caused by either environmental conditions or by exertion. It includes minor conditions such as heat cramps, heat syncope, and heat exhaustion as well as the more severe condition known as heat stroke. It can affect any or all anatomica... | Heat illness | Biology | 1,977 |
21,291,593 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krylov%E2%80%93Bogoliubov%20averaging%20method | The Krylov–Bogolyubov averaging method (Krylov–Bogolyubov method of averaging) is a mathematical method for approximate analysis of oscillating processes in non-linear mechanics. The method is based on the averaging principle when the exact differential equation of the motion is replaced by its averaged version. The me... | Krylov–Bogoliubov averaging method | Physics,Mathematics | 480 |
34,564,500 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-774 | O-774 is a classical cannabinoid derivative which acts as a potent agonist for the cannabinoid receptors, with a Ki of 0.6 nM at CB1, and very potent cannabinoid effects in animal studies.
See also
AM-2232
O-1057
O-1812
References
Benzochromenes
Cannabinoids
Nitriles | O-774 | Chemistry | 78 |
14,247,668 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEDOT-TMA | Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-tetramethacrylate or PEDOT-TMA is a p-type conducting polymer based on 3,4-ethylenedioxylthiophene or the EDOT monomer. It is a modification of the PEDOT structure. Advantages of this polymer relative to PEDOT (or PEDOT:PSS) are that it is dispersible in organic solvents, and it is no... | PEDOT-TMA | Physics,Chemistry,Materials_science,Technology,Engineering | 1,127 |
31,595,214 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale%20attitude%20change%20approach | In social psychology, the Yale attitude change approach (also known as the Yale attitude change model) is the study of the conditions under which people are most likely to change their attitudes in response to persuasive messages. This approach to persuasive communications was first studied by Carl Hovland and his coll... | Yale attitude change approach | Biology | 4,678 |
47,161,380 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm%20shoe | A worm shoe is a strip of wood such as oak or pine which is fixed to the keel of a wooden boat to protect it from shipworms. The wood is sacrificed to the worms while the main structure is kept separate and safe using a layer of tar paper or creosoted felt, which the worms will not penetrate.
References
External lin... | Worm shoe | Engineering | 88 |
5,617,513 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regeneron%20Pharmaceuticals | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an American biotechnology company headquartered in Westchester County, New York. The company was founded in 1988. Originally focused on neurotrophic factors and their regenerative capabilities, giving rise to its name, the company branched out into the study of both cytokine and tyro... | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | Biology | 1,970 |
36,728,961 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft%20engine%20starting | Many variations of aircraft engine starting have been used since the Wright brothers made their first powered flight in 1903. The methods used have been designed for weight saving, simplicity of operation and reliability. Early piston engines were started by hand. Geared hand starting, electrical and cartridge-operated... | Aircraft engine starting | Engineering | 2,787 |
28,279,313 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin%20print | Harlequin print is a repeating pattern of contrasting diamonds or elongated squares standing on end.
Origins
The harlequin is a character from Commedia dell'arte, a 16th-century Italian theater movement. Harlequins were witty, mischievous clowns. Their early costumes were sewn together from fabric scraps. Over tim... | Harlequin print | Engineering | 575 |
72,712,320 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnePlus%2010T | The OnePlus 10T is a high-end Android-based smartphone manufactured by OnePlus, unveiled on August 3, 2022. Designed as a successor to the OnePlus 8T, the 10T features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, an octa-core CPU, and an Adreno 730 GPU. Available in Moonstone Black and Jade Green, the phone has a sleek sla... | OnePlus 10T | Technology | 373 |
55,100,201 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olech%20theorem | In dynamical systems theory, the Olech theorem establishes sufficient conditions for global asymptotic stability of a two-equation system of non-linear differential equations. The result was established by Czesław Olech in 1963, based on joint work with Philip Hartman.
Theorem
The differential equations , , where , f... | Olech theorem | Mathematics | 133 |
9,742,707 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste%20pond | A waste pond or chemical pond is a small impounded water body used for the disposal of water pollutants, and sometimes utilized as a method of recycling or decomposing toxic substances. Such waste ponds may be used for regular disposal of pollutant materials or may be used as upset receivers for special pollution even... | Waste pond | Chemistry,Environmental_science | 893 |
67,580,479 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time%20in%20San%20Marino | In San Marino, the standard time is Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00). Daylight saving time is observed from the last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST). This is shared with several other EU member states.
History
San Marino observed daylight saving time between 1916 and 1920,... | Time in San Marino | Physics | 185 |
76,736,170 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensitivity%20theorem | In computational complexity, the sensitivity theorem, proved by Hao Huang in 2019, states that the sensitivity of a Boolean function is at least the square root of its degree, thus settling a conjecture posed by Nisan and Szegedy in 1992. The proof is notably succinct, given that prior progress had been limited.
Back... | Sensitivity theorem | Mathematics | 1,167 |
25,472,715 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese%20649%20b | Gliese 649 b , or Gl 649 b is an extrasolar planet, orbiting the 10th magnitude M-type star Gliese 649, 10 parsecs from earth. This planet is a sub-Jupiter, massing 0.328 Jupiter mass and orbits at 1.135 AU.
References
Exoplanets discovered in 2009
Exoplanets detected by radial velocity
Giant planets
Hercules (conste... | Gliese 649 b | Astronomy | 88 |
2,902,648 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/94%20Aquarii | 94 Aquarii (abbreviated 94 Aqr) is a triple star system in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. 94 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation. The brightest member has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.19, making it visible to the naked eye. The parallax measured by the Gaia spacecraft yields a distance estimate of arou... | 94 Aquarii | Astronomy | 250 |
15,029,253 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BATF%20%28gene%29 | Basic leucine zipper transcription factor, ATF-like, also known as BATF, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the gene.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a nuclear basic leucine zipper (bZIP) protein that belongs to the AP-1/ATF superfamily of transcription factors. The leucine zipper of this prote... | BATF (gene) | Chemistry,Biology | 178 |
18,928,423 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%206250 | NGC 6250 is a open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Ara, near the border with Scorpius. It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on July 1, 1834. This cluster has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.9 and spans an angular diameter of , with the brightest member being of magnitude 7.6. About ... | NGC 6250 | Astronomy | 236 |
2,103,537 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospitality | Hospitality is the relationship of a host towards a guest, wherein the host receives the guest with some amount of goodwill and welcome. This includes the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. Louis, chevalier de Jaucourt describes hospitality in the as the virtue of a great soul that cares fo... | Hospitality | Biology | 2,147 |
569,705 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell-mediated%20immunity | Cellular immunity, also known as cell-mediated immunity, is an immune response that does not rely on the production of antibodies. Rather, cell-mediated immunity is the activation of phagocytes, antigen-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes, and the release of various cytokines in response to an antigen.
History
In the la... | Cell-mediated immunity | Chemistry,Biology | 1,868 |
14,726,779 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%20213240 | HD 213240 is a possible binary star system in the constellation Grus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.81, which lies below the limit of visibility for normal human sight. The system is located at a distance of 133.5 light years from the Sun based on parallax. The primary has an absolute magnitude of 3.77.
Thi... | HD 213240 | Astronomy | 337 |
6,153,368 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow%20chemistry | In flow chemistry, also called reactor engineering, a chemical reaction is run in a continuously flowing stream rather than in batch production. In other words, pumps move fluid into a reactor, and where tubes join one another, the fluids contact one another. If these fluids are reactive, a reaction takes place. Flo... | Flow chemistry | Chemistry,Materials_science,Engineering | 2,651 |
43,515,953 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi%20Hydrae | The Bayer designation Phi Hydrae (φ Hya / φ Hydrae) is shared by three star systems, in the constellation Hydra:
φ1
φ2
φ3
The three stars form a triangle between the brighter μ Hydrae and ν Hydrae.
Hydrae, Phi
Hydra (constellation) | Phi Hydrae | Astronomy | 60 |
65,971,393 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland%27s%20%22Rain%20Tax%22 | Maryland's "rain tax" was implemented in 2012 through the Watershed Protection and Restoration Act to fund stormwater management aiming to reduce the level of pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. This bill, HB 987, utilized a stormwater fee in the ten most urban jurisdictions in Maryland.
Background
The first stormwater ... | Maryland's "Rain Tax" | Chemistry,Environmental_science | 483 |
7,884,988 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt%20tectonics | Salt tectonics, or halokinesis, or halotectonics, is concerned with the geometries and processes associated with the presence of significant thicknesses of evaporites containing rock salt within a stratigraphic sequence of rocks. This is due both to the low density of salt, which does not increase with burial, and its ... | Salt tectonics | Chemistry | 1,246 |
38,614,208 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force%20Troops%20Command | Force Troops Command was a combat support and combat service support command of the British Army. Its headquarters was at Upavon, Wiltshire. It was formed in 2013 as a re-designation of the previous Headquarters Theatre Troops. Force Troops Command was renamed as 6th (United Kingdom) Division in August 2019.
History
P... | Force Troops Command | Engineering | 603 |
219,202 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary%20code | A binary code represents text, computer processor instructions, or any other data using a two-symbol system. The two-symbol system used is often "0" and "1" from the binary number system. The binary code assigns a pattern of binary digits, also known as bits, to each character, instruction, etc. For example, a binary s... | Binary code | Technology | 2,211 |
29,738,945 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilaid | Fertilaid as Fertilizer (production ended in 1992)
Fertilaid, was one of the first organically certified fertilizers acknowledged by the California Certification of Organics, in 1979. A nationwide process for certification did not begin to exist in the United States until 1990 per the National Organic Food Act. Previ... | Fertilaid | Chemistry | 647 |
8,110,246 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltotriose | Maltotriose is a trisaccharide (three-part sugar) consisting of three glucose molecules linked with α-1,4 glycosidic bonds.
It is most commonly produced by the digestive enzyme alpha-amylase (a common enzyme in human saliva) on amylose in starch. The creation of both maltotriose and maltose during this process is due... | Maltotriose | Chemistry | 139 |
46,489,321 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic%20synergy | Antibiotic synergy is one of three responses possible when two or more antibiotics are used simultaneously to treat an infection. In the synergistic response, the applied antibiotics work together to produce an effect more potent than if each antibiotic were applied singly. Compare to the additive effect, where the pot... | Antibiotic synergy | Biology | 673 |
972,070 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodge%20301 | Hodge 301 is a star cluster in the Tarantula Nebula, visible from Earth's Southern Hemisphere. The cluster and nebula lie about 168,000 light years away, in one of the Milky Way's orbiting satellite galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Hodge 301, along with the cluster R136, is one of two major star clusters situated... | Hodge 301 | Astronomy | 307 |
48,429,253 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricholoma%20tenacifolium | Tricholoma tenacifolium is an agaric fungus of the genus Tricholoma. Found in Peninsular Malaysia, it was described as new to science in 1994 by English mycologist E.J.H. Corner.
See also
List of Tricholoma species
References
tenacifolium
Fungi described in 1994
Fungi of Asia
Taxa named by E. J. H. Corner
Fungus spe... | Tricholoma tenacifolium | Biology | 86 |
60,894,693 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%202004 | NGC 2004 (also known as ESO 86-SC4) is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Dorado. It was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on September 24, 1826. This is a young, massive cluster with an age of about 20 million years and 23,000 times the mass of the Sun. It has a core radius of . NGC... | NGC 2004 | Astronomy | 124 |
85,029 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical%20synthesis | Chemical synthesis (chemical combination) is the artificial execution of chemical reactions to obtain one or several products. This occurs by physical and chemical manipulations usually involving one or more reactions. In modern laboratory uses, the process is reproducible and reliable.
A chemical synthesis involves o... | Chemical synthesis | Chemistry | 1,113 |
61,985,302 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony%20CLI%C3%89%20PEG-TG50 | The Clié PEG-TG50 is a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) which was manufactured by Sony, released in March 2003. Running the Palm operating system (version 5.0), the TG50 was notable as it featured a built-in backlit mini qwerty keyboard, in lieu of a dedicated handwriting recognition area as was the trend on most other... | Sony CLIÉ PEG-TG50 | Technology | 443 |
72,016,563 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcomyxa%20edulis | Sarcomyxa edulis is a species of fungus in the family Sarcomyxaceae. Fruit bodies grow as ochraceous to ochraceous-brown, overlapping fan- or oyster-shaped caps on the wood of deciduous trees. The gills on the underside are closely spaced, ochraceous, and have an adnate attachment to the stipe. Spores are smooth, amylo... | Sarcomyxa edulis | Biology | 358 |
2,510,384 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimyristin | Trimyristin is a saturated fat and the triglyceride of myristic acid with the chemical formula C45H86O6. Trimyristin is a white to yellowish-gray solid that is insoluble in water, but soluble in ethanol, acetone, benzene, chloroform, dichloromethane, ether, and TBME.
Occurrence
Trimyristin is found naturally in many v... | Trimyristin | Chemistry,Biology | 298 |
14,770,410 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN2%20%28gene%29 | Homeobox protein engrailed-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EN2 gene. It is a member of the engrailed gene family.
Function
Homeobox-containing genes are thought to have a role in controlling development. In Drosophila, the 'engrailed' (en) gene plays an important role during development in segmentati... | EN2 (gene) | Chemistry,Biology | 723 |
62,078,710 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realme%20X2%20Pro | The Realme X2 Pro is a smartphone from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Realme, released in October 2019.
Specifications
The phone measures 161 mm × 75.7 mm × 8.7 mm (6.34 in × 2.98 in × 0.34 in) and weighs 192 grams (7.02 oz). It has an aluminum frame with Gorilla Glass 5 on the front and back. The display is a 6.... | Realme X2 Pro | Technology | 617 |
40,352,051 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picrinine | Picrinine is a bio-active alkaloid from Alstonia boonei, a medicinal tree of West Africa.
References
Alkaloids
Methyl esters
Oxygen heterocycles
Nitrogen heterocycles
Heterocyclic compounds with 6 rings | Picrinine | Chemistry | 53 |
68,749,580 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha%20Jassem | Agatha Jassem is a Canadian clinical microbiologist and the program head of the Virology Lab at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, and a clinical associate professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Co... | Agatha Jassem | Chemistry | 259 |
4,557,927 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio%20Ice%20Cherenkov%20Experiment | Radio Ice Cherenkov Experiment (RICE) was an experiment designed to detect the Cherenkov emission in the radio regime of the electromagnetic spectrum from the interaction of high energy neutrinos (greater than 1 PeV, so-called ultra-high energy UHE neutrinos) with the Antarctic ice cap (ice molecules). The goals of thi... | Radio Ice Cherenkov Experiment | Astronomy | 717 |
649,382 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia | Pareidolia (; ) is the tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus, usually visual, so that one detects an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none. Pareidolia is a type of apophenia.
Common examples include perceived images of animals, faces, or objects in cloud formati... | Pareidolia | Physics | 3,643 |
25,753,134 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos%20Mountains | The Asbestos Mountains is a range of hills in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, stretching south-southwest from Kuruman, where the range is known as the Kuruman Hills, to Prieska. It passes Boetsap, Danielskuil, Lime Acres, Douglas and Griekwastad. The range lies about west of Kimberley and rises from the Gh... | Asbestos Mountains | Environmental_science | 739 |
515,812 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbek%20rhythms | Dumbek rhythms are a collection of rhythms that are usually played with hand drums such as the dumbek. These rhythms are various combinations of these three basic sounds:
Doom (D), produced with the dominant hand striking the sweet spot of the skin.
Tak (T), produced with the recessive hand striking the rim.
Ka (K), p... | Dumbek rhythms | Physics | 350 |
6,652,820 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message%20Understanding%20Conference | The Message Understanding Conferences (MUC) for computing and computer science, were initiated and financed by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) to encourage the development of new and better methods of information extraction. The character of this competition, many concurrent research teams competing ... | Message Understanding Conference | Technology | 335 |
8,748,291 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion%20ratio | The expansion ratio of a liquefied and cryogenic substance is the volume of a given amount of that substance in liquid form compared to the volume of the same amount of substance in gaseous form, at room temperature and normal atmospheric pressure.
If a sufficient amount of liquid is vaporized within a closed containe... | Expansion ratio | Physics,Chemistry | 181 |
27,347,213 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical%20cyclization | Radical cyclization reactions are organic chemical transformations that yield cyclic products through radical intermediates. They usually proceed in three basic steps: selective radical generation, radical cyclization, and conversion of the cyclized radical to product.
Introduction
Radical cyclization reactions produc... | Radical cyclization | Chemistry | 2,446 |
30,495,023 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandem%20Repeats%20Database | The Tandem Repeats Database (TRDB) is a database of tandem repeats in genomic DNA.
See also
Tandem repeats
References
External links
https://tandem.bu.edu/cgi-bin/trdb/trdb.exe
Genetics databases
Repetitive DNA sequences | Tandem Repeats Database | Biology | 57 |
28,411,451 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundt%20spacetime | In mathematical physics, Kundt spacetimes are Lorentzian manifolds admitting a geodesic null congruence with vanishing optical scalars (expansion, twist and shear). A well known member of Kundt class is pp-wave. Ricci-flat Kundt spacetimes in arbitrary dimension are algebraically special. In four dimensions Ricci... | Kundt spacetime | Physics | 115 |
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