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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory%20of%20everything
A theory of everything (TOE), final theory, ultimate theory, unified field theory, or master theory is a hypothetical singular, all-encompassing, coherent theoretical framework of physics that fully explains and links together all aspects of the universe. Finding a theory of everything is one of the major unsolved prob...
Theory of everything
Physics
5,554
64,051,792
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isovoacristine
Isovoacristine is an anticholinergic and antihistaminic alkaloid. See also Benztropine Benzydamine Chlorpheniramine References Indole alkaloids Heterocyclic compounds with 5 rings Methyl esters Methoxy compounds Azepanes
Isovoacristine
Chemistry
63
39,524,440
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber-Colman%20knotter
A Barber-Colman knotter is a piece of textile machinery used in a weaving shed. When all the warp carried on the weavers beam has been used, a new beam replaces it. Each end has to pass through the eyes on the existing heddles, and through the existing reed. The knotter takes each new thread and knots it the existing e...
Barber-Colman knotter
Engineering
117
36,114,320
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device%20Description%20Language
Device Description Language (DDL) is the formal language describing the service and configuration of field devices for process and factory automation. Background Current field devices for process and factory automation have a number of configuration options, to customize them to their individual use case. For these ...
Device Description Language
Engineering
558
75,858,640
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysprosium%28III%29%20phosphate
Dysprosium(III) phosphate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula DyPO4. Preparation Dysprosium(III) phosphate can be obtained by reacting dysprosium(III) oxide and ammonium dihydrogen phosphate at high temperature: Properties Dysprosium(III) phosphate decomposes into dysprosium oxyphosphate and phosph...
Dysprosium(III) phosphate
Chemistry
142
274,668
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land%20letter
The Land letter was a letter sent to U.S. President George W. Bush by five evangelical Christian leaders on October 3, 2002, outlining their support for a just war pre-emptive invasion of Iraq. As its foundation for support, the letter refers to the "criteria of just war theory as developed by Christian theologians in...
Land letter
Biology
354
9,631,094
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small%20temporal%20RNA
Small temporal RNA (abbreviated stRNA) regulates gene expression during roundworm development by preventing the mRNAs they bind from being translated. In contrast to siRNA, stRNAs downregulate expression of target RNAs after translation initiation without affecting mRNA stability. Nowadays, stRNAs are better known as m...
Small temporal RNA
Chemistry
175
747,222
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon%20on%20sapphire
Silicon on sapphire (SOS) is a hetero-epitaxial process for metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing that consists of a thin layer (typically thinner than 0.6 μm) of silicon grown on a sapphire () wafer. SOS is part of the silicon-on-insulator (SOI) family of CMOS (complementary MOS) techno...
Silicon on sapphire
Chemistry,Materials_science,Mathematics
942
2,089,044
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMSI-catcher
An international mobile subscriber identity-catcher, or IMSI-catcher, is a telephone eavesdropping device used for intercepting mobile phone traffic and tracking location data of mobile phone users. Essentially a "fake" mobile tower acting between the target mobile phone and the service provider's real towers, it is co...
IMSI-catcher
Technology,Engineering
2,085
55,949,736
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukon%20Ice%20Patches
The Yukon Ice Patches are a series of dozens of ice patches in the southern Yukon discovered in 1997, which have preserved hundreds of archaeological artifacts, with some more than 9,000 years old. The first ice patch was discovered on the mountain Thandlät, west of the Kusawa Lake campground which is west of Whitehor...
Yukon Ice Patches
Astronomy
662
51,793,007
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myles%20Tierney
Myles Tierney (September 1937 – 5 October 2017) was an American mathematician and Professor at Rutgers University who founded the theory of elementary toposes with William Lawvere. Tierney obtained his B.A. from Brown University in 1959 and his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1965. His dissertation, On the classifyi...
Myles Tierney
Mathematics
353
35,648,894
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momentum-transfer%20cross%20section
In physics, and especially scattering theory, the momentum-transfer cross section (sometimes known as the momentum-transport cross section) is an effective scattering cross section useful for describing the average momentum transferred from a particle when it collides with a target. Essentially, it contains all the in...
Momentum-transfer cross section
Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics
384
12,984
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geiger%20counter
A Geiger counter (, ; also known as a Geiger–Müller counter or G-M counter) is an electronic instrument used for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation. It is widely used in applications such as radiation dosimetry, radiological protection, experimental physics and the nuclear industry. "Geiger counter" is often u...
Geiger counter
Mathematics,Technology,Engineering
3,068
33,692,541
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstitial%20condensation
Interstitial condensation is a type of condensation that may occur within an enclosed wall, roof or floor cavity structure, which can create dampening. When moisture-laden air at dew point temperature penetrates inside a cavity of the structure, it condenses into liquid water on that surface. The moisture laden air ca...
Interstitial condensation
Materials_science
1,354
55,735,904
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubroboletus%20esculentus
Rubroboletus esculentus is a bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. It is found in southwestern China. The cap is bright red or blood red and measures 7-12 cm across. It is sticky when wet. The flesh under the cap is 2–2.5 cm thick and yellow. The tubes are yellow, while the pore surface is red to brownish red. The ...
Rubroboletus esculentus
Biology
199
15,347,925
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZBTB7B
Zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 7B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ZBTB7B gene. ZFP67 is an early growth response gene that encodes a zinc finger-containing transcription factor that binds to the promoter regions of type I collagen genes (e.g. COL1A1; MIM 120150) and has a role in developmen...
ZBTB7B
Chemistry,Biology
104
4,237,868
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged%20sun
The winged sun is a solar symbol associated with divinity, royalty, and power in the Ancient Near East (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and Persia). The Illyrian Sun-deity is also represented as a winged sun. Ancient Egypt In ancient Egypt, the symbol is attested from the Old Kingdom (Sneferu, 26th century BC ), often...
Winged sun
Astronomy
1,131
50,863,781
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonytt
Bonytt is a Norwegian monthly home and interior design magazine based in Oslo, Norway. Founded in 1941, it is one of the oldest magazines in the country as well as the most popular magazine in its category. History and profile Bonytt was established by Arne Remlow and Per Tannum in 1941. Ramlow was the owner and long-...
Bonytt
Engineering
276
10,416,796
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmaceutical%20lobby
The pharmaceutical lobby refers to the representatives of pharmaceutical drug and biomedicine companies who engage in lobbying in favour of pharmaceutical companies and their products. Political influence in the United States The largest pharmaceutical companies and their two trade groups, Pharmaceutical Research and ...
Pharmaceutical lobby
Chemistry,Biology
750
41,285
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interoperability
Interoperability is a characteristic of a product or system to work with other products or systems. While the term was initially defined for information technology or systems engineering services to allow for information exchange, a broader definition takes into account social, political, and organizational factors tha...
Interoperability
Technology,Engineering
5,308
46,601,982
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributive%20numeral
In linguistics, a distributive numeral, or distributive number word, is a word that answers "how many times each?" or "how many at a time?", such as singly or doubly. They are contrasted with multipliers. In English, this part of speech is rarely used and much less recognized than cardinal numbers and ordinal numbers, ...
Distributive numeral
Mathematics
865
23,855,065
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME%20Shell
GNOME Shell is the graphical shell of the GNOME desktop environment starting with version 3, which was released on April 6, 2011. It provides basic functions like launching applications and switching between windows. GNOME Shell replaced GNOME Panel and some ancillary components of GNOME 2. GNOME Shell is written in C...
GNOME Shell
Technology
1,118
21,289
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical%20mile
A nautical mile is a unit of length used in air, marine, and space navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters. Historically, it was defined as the meridian arc length corresponding to one minute ( of a degree) of latitude at the equator, so that Earth's polar circumference is very near to 21,600 nautical ...
Nautical mile
Mathematics
1,305
65,093,532
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focused%20proof
In mathematical logic, focused proofs are a family of analytic proofs that arise through goal-directed proof-search, and are a topic of study in structural proof theory and reductive logic. They form the most general definition of goal-directed proof-search—in which someone chooses a formula and performs hereditary red...
Focused proof
Mathematics
1,138
44,799,308
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietmar%20Seyferth
Dietmar Seyferth (January 11, 1929 – June 6, 2020) was an emeritus professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He published widely on topics in organometallic chemistry and was the founding editor of the journal Organometallics. Biography Seyferth was born in 1929 in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany...
Dietmar Seyferth
Chemistry
296
2,643,012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive%20site
In web archiving, an archive site is a website that stores information on webpages from the past for anyone to view. Common techniques Two common techniques for archiving websites are using a web crawler or soliciting user submissions: Using a web crawler: By using a web crawler (e.g., the Internet Archive) the serv...
Archive site
Technology
609
61,771,858
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curvularia%20geniculata
Curvularia geniculata is a fast-growing anamorphic fungus in the division Ascomycota, most commonly found in soil, especially in areas of warmer climates. The fungus is a pathogen, mainly causing plant and animal infections, and rarely causing human infections. C. geniculata is characterized by its curved conidia, whic...
Curvularia geniculata
Biology
1,498
71,552,759
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis%20Sonix
Aegis Sonix is a music sequencer, software synthesizer and a score editor for the Amiga created by Aegis Development and published in 1987. The application offers a combination of a notation editor and an editor of digital sounds and is able to edit IFF music instruments and other digital sound files. History Commodor...
Aegis Sonix
Engineering
434
4,890,844
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut%20de%20radioprotection%20et%20de%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20nucl%C3%A9aire
The French Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire (IRSN) ("Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety Institute") located in Fontenay-aux-Roses is a public official establishment with an industrial and commercial aspect (EPIC) created by the AFSSE Act ( – French Agency of Sanitary Environmental Security) and by Fe...
Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire
Engineering
641
1,029,177
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitive%20polynomial%20%28field%20theory%29
In finite field theory, a branch of mathematics, a primitive polynomial is the minimal polynomial of a primitive element of the finite field . This means that a polynomial of degree with coefficients in is a primitive polynomial if it is monic and has a root in such that is the entire field . This implies that i...
Primitive polynomial (field theory)
Mathematics
1,073
863,712
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid%20breathing
Liquid breathing is a form of respiration in which a normally air-breathing organism breathes an oxygen-rich liquid which is capable of CO2 gas exchange (such as a perfluorocarbon). The liquid involved requires certain physical properties, such as respiratory gas solubility, density, viscosity, vapor pressure and lip...
Liquid breathing
Physics,Chemistry
4,556
13,442,871
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML/EDIFACT
XML/EDIFACT is an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) format used in Business-to-business transactions. It allows EDIFACT message types to be used by XML systems. EDIFACT is a formal machine-readable description of electronic business documents. It uses a syntax close to delimiter separated files. This syntax was invent...
XML/EDIFACT
Technology
808
3,930,356
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C7%20protein
C7 protein is an engineered zinc finger protein based on the murine ZFP, Zif268 and discovered by Wu et al. in 1994 (published in 1995). It shares the same zinc finger 2 and zinc finger 3 of Zif268, but differs in the sequence of finger 1. It also shares the same DNA target, 5'-GCGTGGGCG-3'. The shared sequences in si...
C7 protein
Chemistry,Biology
374
18,327,309
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acecarbromal
Acecarbromal (INN) (brand names Sedamyl, Abasin, Carbased, Paxarel, Sedacetyl, numerous others), also known as acetylcarbromal and acetyladalin, is a hypnotic and sedative drug of the ureide (acylurea) group discovered by Bayer in 1917 that was formerly marketed in the United States and Europe. It is also used in combi...
Acecarbromal
Chemistry,Biology
199
2,902,701
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/35%20Arietis
35 Arietis (abbreviated 35 Ari) is a binary star in the northern constellation of Aries. 35 Arietis is the Flamsteed designation. It is approximately distant from the Earth, based upon an annual parallax shift of 9.51 mas. This star is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.64. This is a sing...
35 Arietis
Astronomy
268
4,027,892
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assortative%20mixing
In the study of complex networks, assortative mixing, or assortativity, is a bias in favor of connections between network nodes with similar characteristics. In the specific case of social networks, assortative mixing is also known as homophily. The rarer disassortative mixing is a bias in favor of connections betwee...
Assortative mixing
Mathematics,Environmental_science
396
44,142,683
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaxterogaster%20pluvius
Thaxterogaster pluvius is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae. Taxonomy It was described in 1821 by the Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries who classified it as Agaricus pluvius. In 1838 Fries reclassified it as Cortinarius pluvius. In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified...
Thaxterogaster pluvius
Biology
140
6,948,785
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear%20protein
A nuclear protein is a protein found in the cell nucleus. Proteins are transported inside the nucleus with the help of the nuclear pore complex, which acts a barrier between cytoplasm and nuclear membrane. The import and export of proteins through the nuclear pore complex plays a fundamental role in gene regulation and...
Nuclear protein
Chemistry
92
46,553
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia%20coli%20O157%3AH7
Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a serotype of the bacterial species Escherichia coli and is one of the Shiga-like toxin–producing types of E. coli. It is a cause of disease, typically foodborne illness, through consumption of contaminated and raw food, including raw milk and undercooked ground beef. Infection with this typ...
Escherichia coli O157:H7
Biology
1,959
72,221,650
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantao%20Ji
Hantao Ji is a professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton University. He received the John Dawson Award in 2002 for his work on magnetic reconnection. He is also a fellow of the American Physical Society. References Plasma physicists Year of birth missing (living people) Living people
Hantao Ji
Physics
58
61,533,334
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C26H42N7O17P3S
{{DISPLAYTITLE:C26H42N7O17P3S}} The molecular formula C26H42N7O17P3S (molar mass: 849.64 g/mol, exact mass: 849.1571 u) may refer to: Methylcrotonyl-CoA Tiglyl-CoA
C26H42N7O17P3S
Chemistry
74
65,838,044
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ML-SA1
ML-SA1 is a chemical compound which acts as an "agonist" (i.e. channel opener) of the TRPML family of calcium channels. It has mainly been studied for its role in activating TRPML1 channels, although it also shows activity at the less studied TRPML2 and TRPML3 subtypes. TRPML1 is important for the function of lysosomes...
ML-SA1
Chemistry
151
4,189,719
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnopsychopharmacology
A growing body of research has begun to highlight differences in the way racial and ethnic groups respond to psychiatric medication. Understanding the relevance between mental health and cultural associations is key to attempting to understand more about how the brain works for people of different ethnic and cultural ...
Ethnopsychopharmacology
Chemistry,Biology,Environmental_science
865
14,904,004
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavement%20management
Pavement management is the process of planning the maintenance and repair of a network of roadways or other paved facilities in order to optimize pavement conditions over the entire network. It is also applied to airport runways and ocean freight terminals. In effect, every highway superintendent does pavement managem...
Pavement management
Engineering
1,112
14,476,666
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar%20Design
Founded in 1984 by Jeff Smith, Gerard Furbershaw and Robert Brunner, LUNAR (Lunar Design) is a product design and development consultancy headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company's provides industrial, interaction and communication design; video story telling, mechanical and electrical engineering, manu...
Lunar Design
Engineering
369
51,382,351
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Scott%20Lillie
Sir John Scott Lillie (1790 – 29 June 1868) was an Anglo-Irish decorated officer of the British Army and Portuguese Army who fought in the Peninsular War (1808–1814). He was a landowner, entrepreneur and inventor. He was Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Middlesex and Chairman of the Middlesex Quarter Sessions, a fre...
John Scott Lillie
Engineering
2,740
143,705
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaroslav%20Heyrovsk%C3%BD
Jaroslav Heyrovský (; 20 December 1890 – 27 March 1967) was a Czech chemist and inventor who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1959 for his invention of polarography. Life and work Jaroslav Heyrovský was born in Prague on December 20, 1890, the fifth child of Leopold Heyrovský, Professor of Roman Law at the C...
Jaroslav Heyrovský
Chemistry
854
4,847,805
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame%20Nebula
The Flame Nebula, designated as NGC 2024 and Sh2-277, is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion. It is about 1350 light-years away. At that distance, the Flame Nebula lies within the Orion B cloud of the larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. The bright star Alnitak (ζ Ori), the easternmost star in the Belt of ...
Flame Nebula
Astronomy
482
49,633,297
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphate%20permease
Phosphate permeases are membrane transport proteins that facilitate the diffusion of phosphate into and out of a cell or organelle. Some of these families include: TC# 2.A.1.4 - Organophosphate:Pi Antiporter (OPA) Family, (i.e., Pho-84 of Neurospora crassa; TC# 2.A.1.9.2) TC# 2.A.20 - Inorganic Phosphate Transporter ...
Phosphate permease
Biology
739
44,983,434
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18%20Tauri
18 Tauri is a single star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus, located 444 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.66. The star is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +4.8. It is a member of ...
18 Tauri
Astronomy
271
425,359
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job%20Definition%20Format
JDF (Job Definition Format) is a technical standard developed by the graphic arts industry to facilitate cross-vendor workflow implementations of the application domain. It is an XML format about job ticket, message description, and message interchange. JDF is managed by CIP4, the International Cooperation for the In...
Job Definition Format
Technology
2,172
56,528,765
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoroanion
In chemistry, a fluoroanion or fluorometallate anion is a polyatomic anion that contains one or more fluorine atoms. The ions and salts form from them are also known as complex fluorides. They can occur in salts, or in solution, but seldom as pure acids. Fluoroanions often contain elements in higher oxidation states. T...
Fluoroanion
Physics,Chemistry
784
25,887,725
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybe%20columbiana
Psilocybe columbiana is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae known only from the páramos of high mountains in Colombia. It is in the Psilocybe fagicola complex with Psilocybe fagicola, Psilocybe oaxacana, Psilocybe banderillensis, Psilocybe herrerae, Psilocybe keralensis, Psilocybe neoxalapensis, and Ps...
Psilocybe columbiana
Biology
165
607,547
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto%20Finsch
Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch (8 August 1839, Warmbrunn – 31 January 1917, Braunschweig) was a German ethnographer, naturalist and colonial explorer. He is known for a two-volume monograph on the parrots of the world which earned him a doctorate. He also wrote on the people of New Guinea and was involved in plans for G...
Otto Finsch
Biology
1,765
8,442,496
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial%20Revival%20garden
A Colonial Revival garden is a garden design intended to evoke the garden design typical of the Colonial period of Australia or the United States. The Colonial Revival garden is typified by simple rectilinear beds, straight (rather than winding) pathways through the garden, and perennial plants from the fruit, ornament...
Colonial Revival garden
Engineering
2,280
7,389,093
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum%20Erotica
Museum Erotica was a sex museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, located just off of Strøget, Copenhagen's main shopping street. The museum was founded by director/photographer Ole Ege and business manager Kim Clausen. It originally opened in 1992 at Vesterbrogade 31 in Copenhagen. On May 14, 1994, it reopened at Købmagergade 2...
Museum Erotica
Biology
286
72,926,560
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung%20Galaxy%20Z%20Flip%205
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 (stylized as Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5, sold as Samsung Galaxy Flip 5 in certain territories) is an Android-based foldable smartphone that was announced by Samsung Electronics on July 26, 2023. Its unveiling marked the first time that the Galaxy Unpacked event was held in the company's home cou...
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5
Technology
298
69,148,282
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafnium%20nitrate
Hafnium(IV) nitrate is an inorganic compound, a salt of hafnium and nitric acid with the chemical formula Hf(NO3)4. Synthesis Hafnium nitrate can be prepared by the reaction of hafnium tetrachloride and dinitrogen pentoxide. Properties Hafnium nitrate is slightly volatile, and can be sublimed at 110 °C and 0.1 mmHg. ...
Hafnium nitrate
Chemistry
144
45,715,740
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eilat%27s%20Coral%20Beach
Eilat's Coral Beach Nature Reserve and Conservation area () is a nature reserve and national park in the Red Sea, near the city of Eilat in Israel. It covers of shore, and is the northernmost shallow water coral reef in the world, and possibly one of the more resilient to climate change. It is popular for diving and...
Eilat's Coral Beach
Biology
686
24,086,376
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirtuin-activating%20compound
Sirtuin-activating compounds (STAC) are chemical compounds having an effect on sirtuins, a group of enzymes that use NAD+ to remove acetyl groups from proteins. They are caloric restriction mimetic compounds that may be helpful in treating various aging-related diseases. Context Leonard P. Guarente is recognized as th...
Sirtuin-activating compound
Chemistry,Biology
450
66,709,348
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20Columbia%20Shore%20Station%20Oceanographic%20Program
The British Columbia Shore Station Oceanographic Program is a sea surface temperature and salinity monitoring program on the Canadian coast of the northeast Pacific Ocean. The program is administered by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and regroups 12 lighthouse stations in British Columbia. Most lighthouses are staffed by...
British Columbia Shore Station Oceanographic Program
Physics,Environmental_science
302
2,041,443
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre%20Carreau
Pierre J. Carreau is a rheologist, the author of the model of Carreau fluid. He is a professor emeritus at École Polytechnique in Montreal and the founding director of CREPEC (Center for Applied Research on Polymers and Composites presently named Center for Research on High Performance Polymer and Composite Systems). ...
Pierre Carreau
Chemistry,Materials_science
487
12,728,056
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomeranz%E2%80%93Fritsch%20reaction
The Pomeranz–Fritsch reaction, also named Pomeranz–Fritsch cyclization, is a named reaction in organic chemistry. It is named after Paul Fritsch (1859–1913) and Cäsar Pomeranz (1860–1926). In general it is a synthesis of isoquinoline. General reaction scheme The reaction below shows the acid-promoted synthesis of is...
Pomeranz–Fritsch reaction
Chemistry
402
1,021,521
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equity%20premium%20puzzle
The equity premium puzzle refers to the inability of an important class of economic models to explain the average equity risk premium (ERP) provided by a diversified portfolio of equities over that of government bonds, which has been observed for more than 100 years. There is a significant disparity between returns pro...
Equity premium puzzle
Biology
5,294
37,833,044
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20Start%20menu%20replacements%20for%20Windows%208
Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system introduced an updated Start menu known as the "Start screen", which uses a full-screen design consisting of tiles to represent applications. This replaced the Windows desktop as the primary interface of the operating system. Additionally, the on-screen Start button was replaced by...
Comparison of Start menu replacements for Windows 8
Technology
489
39,948,617
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-67
Kepler-67 is a star in the open cluster NGC 6811 in the constellation Cygnus. It has slightly less mass than the Sun and has one confirmed planet, slightly smaller than Neptune, announced in 2013. Planetary system References External links Kepler-67, The Open Exoplanet Catalogue Kepler 67, Exoplanet.eu G-type main-...
Kepler-67
Astronomy
94
3,524,476
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle%20statistics
Particle statistics is a particular description of multiple particles in statistical mechanics. A key prerequisite concept is that of a statistical ensemble (an idealization comprising the state space of possible states of a system, each labeled with a probability) that emphasizes properties of a large system as a whol...
Particle statistics
Physics
605
47,349,966
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UGC%204879
UGC 4879, which is also known as VV 124, is the most isolated dwarf galaxy in the periphery of the Local Group. It is an irregular galaxy at a distance of 1.38 Mpc. Low-resolution spectroscopy yielded inconsistent radial velocities for different components of the galaxy, hinting at the presence of a stellar disk. There...
UGC 4879
Astronomy
180
13,157,378
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English%20Lowlands%20beech%20forests
The English Lowlands beech forests is a terrestrial ecoregion in the United Kingdom, as defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the European Environment Agency (EEA). It covers of Southern England, approximately as far as the border with Devon and South Wales in the west, into the Severn valley in the nort...
English Lowlands beech forests
Biology
2,150
2,172,275
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium%20periodate
Potassium periodate is an inorganic salt with the molecular formula KIO4. It is composed of a potassium cation and a periodate anion and may also be regarded as the potassium salt of periodic acid. Note that the pronunciation is per-iodate, not period-ate. Unlike other common periodates, such as sodium periodate and p...
Potassium periodate
Chemistry
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavin-containing%20monooxygenase
The flavin-containing monooxygenase (FMO) protein family specializes in the oxidation of xeno-substrates in order to facilitate the excretion of these compounds from living organisms. These enzymes can oxidize a wide array of heteroatoms, particularly soft nucleophiles, such as amines, sulfides, and phosphites. This r...
Flavin-containing monooxygenase
Chemistry
3,540
5,612,336
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanchard%27s%20transsexualism%20typology
The American-Canadian sexologist Ray Blanchard proposed a psychological typology of gender dysphoria, transsexualism, and fetishistic transvestism in a series of academic papers through the 1980s and 1990s. Building on the work of earlier researchers, including his colleague Kurt Freund, Blanchard categorized trans wom...
Blanchard's transsexualism typology
Biology
7,009
69,461,042
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macacine%20alphaherpesvirus%202
Macacine alphaherpesvirus 2 (McHV-2) is a species of virus in the genus Simplexvirus, subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales. References Alphaherpesvirinae
Macacine alphaherpesvirus 2
Biology
55
961,605
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACES%20%28computational%20chemistry%29
Aces II (Advanced Concepts in Electronic Structure Theory) is an ab initio computational chemistry package for performing high-level quantum chemical ab initio calculations. Its major strength is the accurate calculation of atomic and molecular energies as well as properties using many-body techniques such as many-body...
ACES (computational chemistry)
Physics,Chemistry
551
2,780,933
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsilon%20Andromedae
Epsilon Andromedae, Latinized from ε Andromedae, is a star in the constellation of Andromeda. It can be seen with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.4. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 21.04 mas as seen from Earth, it is located 155 light years from the Sun. The system is moving closer to the...
Epsilon Andromedae
Astronomy
425
238,680
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avogadro%27s%20law
Avogadro's law (sometimes referred to as Avogadro's hypothesis or Avogadro's principle) or Avogadro-Ampère's hypothesis is an experimental gas law relating the volume of a gas to the amount of substance of gas present. The law is a specific case of the ideal gas law. A modern statement is: Avogadro's law states that ...
Avogadro's law
Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics
1,275
11,068,905
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grovesinia%20pyramidalis
Grovesinia pyramidalis is a plant pathogen. References External links Index Fungorum USDA ARS Fungal Database Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Sclerotiniaceae Fungus species Fungi described in 1983
Grovesinia pyramidalis
Biology
40
542,645
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amylose
Amylose is a polysaccharide made of α-D-glucose units, bonded to each other through α(1→4) glycosidic bonds. It is one of the two components of starch, making up approximately 20–25% of it. Because of its tightly packed helical structure, amylose is more resistant to digestion than other starch molecules and is therefo...
Amylose
Chemistry
1,464
37,542,396
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christen%20Larsen%20House
The Christen Larsen House at 990 N. 400 E in Pleasant Grove, Utah was built in c.1876. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It is a one-story pair-house built of soft tufa rock. See also Neils Peter Larsen House, also NRHP-listed in Pleasant Grove References Pair-houses Houses on the ...
Christen Larsen House
Engineering
116
61,778,709
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munc-13
Munc-13 (an acronym for mammalian uncoordinated-13) is a protein which complexes with RIM and likely comprises part of cellular structure which anchors synaptic vesicles. Its activation by DAG seems to be important for maintaining high rate of synaptic release during prolonged repetitive stimulation. References Prot...
Munc-13
Chemistry
76
8,941,807
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar%20Explorers%20Society
The Lunar Explorers Society is an organisation dedicated to achieving permanent presence of humanity on the Moon. The Society is open to all people in the world with an interest in lunar exploration. It hopes to bring the best of humanity to the Moon, and to bring the benefits of the Moon to all people on Earth. The l...
Lunar Explorers Society
Astronomy
441
9,557,604
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire%20uniformity
Tire uniformity refers to the dynamic mechanical properties of pneumatic tires as strictly defined by a set of measurement standards and test conditions accepted by global tire and car makers. These standards include the parameters of radial force variation, lateral force variation, conicity, ply steer, radial run-out...
Tire uniformity
Engineering
3,141
34,726,547
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denjoy%E2%80%93Koksma%20inequality
In mathematics, the Denjoy–Koksma inequality, introduced by as a combination of work of Arnaud Denjoy and the Koksma–Hlawka inequality of Jurjen Ferdinand Koksma, is a bound for Weyl sums of functions f of bounded variation. Statement Suppose that a map f from the circle T to itself has irrational rotation number ...
Denjoy–Koksma inequality
Mathematics
141
57,387,353
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Association%20of%20Women%20Pharmacists
The National Association of Women Pharmacists was founded in London on 15 June 1905, following discussions between Margaret Elizabeth Buchanan and Isabella Skinner Clarke. Early meetings were held at Clarke's home. Membership was restricted to those who had passed the major or minor examination and 50 women joined imme...
National Association of Women Pharmacists
Technology
265
39,345,434
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertial%20balance
An inertial balance is a device that allows the measurement of inertial mass (as opposed to gravitational mass for a regular balance) that can be operated in the microgravity environment space where weight is negligible (e.g. in the International Space Station.) The principle of operation is based on a vibrating spring...
Inertial balance
Physics,Technology,Engineering
319
45,159,528
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLano%20Award%20for%20Computational%20Biosciences
The DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences is a prize in the field of computational biology. It is awarded annually for "the most accessible and innovative development or application of computer technology to enhance research in the life sciences at the molecular level". The prize was established by the American S...
DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences
Technology,Engineering,Biology
256
3,930,805
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disodium%20glutamate
Disodium glutamate, abbreviated DSG, (Na2C5H7NO4) is a sodium salt of glutamic acid. It is used as a flavoring agent to impart umami flavor. Formation Disodium glutamate can be produced by neutralizing glutamic acid with two molar equivalents of sodium hydroxide (NaOH). See also Monosodium glutamate References Gl...
Disodium glutamate
Chemistry
105
18,797,385
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggregate%20Spend
Aggregate Spend is the process used in the United States to aggregate and monitor the total amount spent by healthcare manufacturers on individual healthcare professionals and organizations (HCP/O) through payments, gifts, honoraria, travel and other means. Also often referred to as the Physician Payments Sunshine Act,...
Aggregate Spend
Biology
1,589
23,158,917
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety%20Investigation%20Authority
The Safety Investigation Authority of Finland (SIAF or SIA, , lit. Accident Investigation Center, shortened to ; ) is the accident investigation authority of Finland. It investigates all major accidents, and all aviation, maritime, and rail accidents and incidents. SIAF is located within the Ministry of Justice, and is...
Safety Investigation Authority
Technology
165
6,775,491
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor%20Meyer%20apparatus
The Victor Meyer apparatus is the standard laboratory method for determining the molecular weight of a volatile liquid. It was developed by Viktor Meyer, who spelled his name Victor in publications at the time of its development. In this method, a known mass of a volatile solid or liquid under examination is converted ...
Victor Meyer apparatus
Chemistry
608
562,999
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4000%20%28number%29
4000 (four thousand) is the natural number following 3999 and preceding 4001. It is a decagonal number. Selected numbers in the range 4001–4999 4001 to 4099 4005 – triangular number 4007 – safe prime 4010 – magic constant of n × n normal magic square and n-queens problem for n = 20 4013 – balanced prime 4019 – S...
4000 (number)
Mathematics
2,162
24,416,767
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringodermataceae
Syringodermataceae is a family of brown algae. It includes two genera, Microzonia and Syringoderma. References Brown algae Brown algae families
Syringodermataceae
Biology
34
10,489,808
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%205653
NGC 5653 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It was discovered on March 13, 1785, by John Herschel and subsequently placed in the New General Catalogue. References IRAS F14280+3126 Hubble's infrared galaxy gallery External links Hubble's infrared galaxy gallery Boötes 5653 51814 09318 Unb...
NGC 5653
Astronomy
80
15,222,240
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dienogest
Dienogest, sold under the brand name Visanne among others, is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills and in the treatment of endometriosis. It is also used in menopausal hormone therapy and to treat heavy periods. Dienogest is available both alone and in combination with estrogens. It is taken by m...
Dienogest
Chemistry
4,540
36,805,637
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta%20Pyxidis
Zeta Pyxidis (ζ Pyxidis) is a wide binary star system in the southern constellation of Pyxis. It is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of +4.88. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 13.35 mas as seen from Earth, it is located around 244 light years from the Sun. The yellow-hued prima...
Zeta Pyxidis
Astronomy
257
1,469,817
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic%20Negotiations
Strategic Negotiations: A Theory of Change in Labor-Management Relations, a 1994 Harvard Business School Press publication, is a book on negotiation by the authors; Richard E. Walton, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, and Robert McKersie. The book explains concepts and strategies of negotiation to the reader. Summary In the ...
Strategic Negotiations
Biology
338
3,783,853
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond%20graph
A bond graph is a graphical representation of a physical dynamic system. It allows the conversion of the system into a state-space representation. It is similar to a block diagram or signal-flow graph, with the major difference that the arcs in bond graphs represent bi-directional exchange of physical energy, while tho...
Bond graph
Physics,Engineering
5,719
77,306,203
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20G.%20Luthy
Richard G. Luthy (born 1945) is the Silas H. Palmer Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, California. His specialty is water quality engineering and the future of urban water supplies and reuse in water-stressed regions. Luthy was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 199...
Richard G. Luthy
Chemistry,Engineering
2,069
2,903,209
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/54%20Aurigae
54 Aurigae is a multiple star system located around away from the Sun in the northern constellation of Auriga. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, blue-white hued star with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 6.02. The system is moving further from the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of around +19 km/...
54 Aurigae
Astronomy
337
48,890,472
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NanKang%20Biotech%20Incubation%20Center
The NanKang Biotech Incubation Center (NBIC; ) is a biotech incubator formed by the SME Foundation of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, ROC and managed by the Development Center for Biotechnology. The incubator focuses on the initiation and development of biotech startups with an emphasis of the biotech industry includ...
NanKang Biotech Incubation Center
Biology
320