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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems%20analyst
A systems analyst, also known as business technology analyst, is an information technology (IT) professional who specializes in analyzing, designing and implementing information systems. Systems analysts assess the suitability of information systems in terms of their intended outcomes and liaise with end users, softwar...
Systems analyst
Technology
351
1,409,766
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20States%20Exploring%20Expedition
The United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842 was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands conducted by the United States. The original appointed commanding officer was Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones. Funding for the original expedition was requested by President John Qu...
United States Exploring Expedition
Physics,Environmental_science
4,041
59,680,063
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20satellite%20II
Human satellite II is an exceptionally high-copy but unexplored sequence of the human genome thought of as junk DNA has a surprising ability to impact master regulators of our genome, and it goes awry in 50 percent of tumors. Because HSAT-II DNA is normally methylated (a form of gene regulation), it remains dormant i...
Human satellite II
Chemistry,Biology
255
14,878,999
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOL3
Nucleolar protein 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NOL3 gene. Nol3 has been shown to be induced in multiple cancer types and acts as a repressor of apoptosis leading to resistance and proliferation. Paradoxically, loss of Nol3 also leads to hematological disruption in mice resulting in a myeloproliferat...
NOL3
Chemistry
131
13,485,805
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency%20engineering
Radio-frequency (RF) engineering is a subset of electrical engineering involving the application of transmission line, waveguide, antenna, radar, and electromagnetic field principles to the design and application of devices that produce or use signals within the radio band, the frequency range of about 20 kHz up to 300...
Radio-frequency engineering
Physics,Technology,Engineering
786
43,825,969
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total%20set
In functional analysis, a total set (also called a complete set) in a vector space is a set of linear functionals with the property that if a vector satisfies for all then is the zero vector. In a more general setting, a subset of a topological vector space is a total set or fundamental set if the linear span o...
Total set
Mathematics
81
2,226,665
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outside%20broadcasting
Outside broadcasting (OB) is the electronic field production (EFP) of television or radio programmes (typically to cover television news and sports television events) from a mobile remote broadcast television studio. Professional video camera and microphone signals come into the production truck for processing, record...
Outside broadcasting
Engineering
779
47,198,640
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowther%20criterion
The conventional method to evaluate the resolution of a tomography reconstruction is determined by the Crowther criterion. The minimum number of views, m, to reconstruct a particle of diameter D to a resolution of d (=1/R) is given by References Condensed matter physics Electron microscopy Medical imaging Geometric ...
Crowther criterion
Physics,Chemistry,Materials_science,Mathematics,Engineering
75
25,068,575
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellcome%E2%80%93MRC%20Cambridge%20Stem%20Cell%20Institute
The Cambridge Stem Cell Institute at the University of Cambridge is a research centre for the nature and potential medical uses of stem cells. It is located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus in Cambridge, England and was originally funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council. The main areas of stud...
Wellcome–MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
Chemistry,Biology
173
37,900,823
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino%20Sugar%20Refinery
The Domino Sugar Refinery is a mixed-use development and former sugar refinery in the neighborhood of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York City, along the East River. When active as a refinery, it was operated by the Havemeyer family's American Sugar Refining Company, which produced Domino brand sugar and was one of seve...
Domino Sugar Refinery
Engineering
6,322
11,823,468
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracoccidioides%20brasiliensis
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is a dimorphic fungus and one of the two species that cause paracoccidioidomycosis (the other being Paracoccidioides lutzii). The fungus has been affiliated with the family Ajellomycetaceae (division Ascomycota) although a sexual state or teleomorph has not yet been found. History Paracoc...
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Biology
1,860
2,447,580
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markush%20structure
A Markush structure, Markush group, or a Markush claim is a representation of alternatively useable members. Markush structures are frequently used with chemical structures to indicate a group of related chemical compounds. They are commonly used in chemistry texts and in patent claims. Markush structures are depicte...
Markush structure
Chemistry
427
186,630
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic%20Background%20Explorer
The Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE ), also referred to as Explorer 66, was a NASA satellite dedicated to cosmology, which operated from 1989 to 1993. Its goals were to investigate the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB or CMBR) of the universe and provide measurements that would help shape the understanding ...
Cosmic Background Explorer
Astronomy
3,644
3,054,516
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquired%20situational%20narcissism
Acquired situational narcissism (ASN) is a form of narcissism that develops in late adolescence or adulthood, brought on by wealth, fame and the other trappings of celebrity. It was coined by Robert B. Millman, professor of psychiatry at the Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University. ASN differs from convent...
Acquired situational narcissism
Biology
291
45,116,490
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User%20activity%20monitoring
In the field of information security, user activity monitoring (UAM) or user activity analysis (UAA) is the monitoring and recording of user actions. UAM captures user actions, including the use of applications, windows opened, system commands executed, checkboxes clicked, text entered/edited, URLs visited and nearly e...
User activity monitoring
Engineering
1,661
377,975
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead%28II%29%20sulfate
Lead(II) sulfate (PbSO4) is a white solid, which appears white in microcrystalline form. It is also known as fast white, milk white, sulfuric acid lead salt or anglesite. It is often seen in the plates/electrodes of car batteries, as it is formed when the battery is discharged (when the battery is recharged, then the ...
Lead(II) sulfate
Chemistry
640
47,919,116
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turhan%20Nejat%20Veziro%C4%9Flu
Turhan Nejat Veziroğlu (24 January 1924 – 5 September 2024), sometimes referred to as TN Veziroglu, was a professor emeritus at the University of Miami, and during the 1970s chaired its mechanical engineering department and was its associate dean for research. He was the President of the International Association for H...
Turhan Nejat Veziroğlu
Engineering
1,269
1,156,934
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium%20carbonate
Ammonium carbonate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . It is an ammonium salt of carbonic acid. It is composed of ammonium cations and carbonate anions . Since ammonium carbonate readily degrades to gaseous ammonia and carbon dioxide upon heating, it is used as a leavening agent and also as smelling sal...
Ammonium carbonate
Chemistry
763
11,180,183
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMNIS
OMNIS (Office des Mines Nationales et des Industries Stratégiques, formerly known as Office Militaire National pour les Industries Stratégiques) is the Malagasy government organisation, operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Energy, responsible for: Hydrocarbons: – Putting in place and updating the legal fram...
OMNIS
Engineering
262
2,863,567
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Iron%20Bridge
The Iron Bridge is a cast iron arch bridge that crosses the River Severn in Shropshire, England. Opened in 1781, it was the first major bridge in the world to be made of cast iron. Its success inspired the widespread use of cast iron as a structural material, and today the bridge is celebrated as a symbol of the Indust...
The Iron Bridge
Engineering
4,128
24,812,935
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technomimetics
Technomimetics are molecular systems that can mimic man-made devices. The term was first introduced in 1997. The current set of technomimetic molecules includes motors, rotors, gears, gyroscopes, tweezers, and other molecular devices. Technomimetics can be considered as the essential components of molecular machines an...
Technomimetics
Physics,Chemistry,Materials_science,Technology,Engineering
94
52,570,425
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitschrift%20f%C3%BCr%20Kristallographie%20%E2%80%93%20Crystalline%20Materials
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published in English. The journal publishes theoretical and experimental studies in crystallography of both organic and inorganic substances. The editor-in-chief of the journal is from the University of Münster. The ...
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials
Chemistry,Materials_science
666
24,377,704
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%20204313%20b
HD 204313 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type main sequence star HD 204313, located approximately 155 light years away in the constellation Capricorn. This planet orbits the star at a distance of 3.082 astronomical units and takes 1931 days or 5.29 years to revolve around the star. It has a minimum mass f...
HD 204313 b
Astronomy
209
21,471,974
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barth%C3%A9l%C3%A9my%20Bisengimana
Barthélémy Bisengimana Rwema (born 12 May 1935) was a Zairean official who served as head of the Bureau of the President under Mobutu Sese Seko from May 1969 to February 1977. Bisengimana was a member of the Tutsi ethnic group whose rise to prominence was largely the result of the complete dependence of the Banyarwanda...
Barthélémy Bisengimana
Engineering
477
21,802,302
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexlansoprazole
Dexlansoprazole, is a medication which reduces stomach acid. It is used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease. Effectiveness is similar to other proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). It is taken by mouth. Common side effects include diarrhea, abdominal pain, and nausea. Serious side effects may include osteoporosis, low b...
Dexlansoprazole
Chemistry
730
70,173,577
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal%20Locomotion
Animal Locomotion: An Electro-photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements is a series of scientific photographs by Eadweard Muybridge made in 1884 and 1885 at the University of Pennsylvania, to study motion in animals (including humans). Published in July 9, 1887, the chronophotographic series ...
Animal Locomotion
Physics,Biology
2,562
1,456,863
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setpoint%20%28control%20system%29
In cybernetics and control theory, a setpoint (SP; also set point) is the desired or target value for an essential variable, or process value (PV) of a control system, which may differ from the actual measured value of the variable. Departure of such a variable from its setpoint is one basis for error-controlled regul...
Setpoint (control system)
Engineering
483
14,428,201
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPR143
G-protein coupled receptor 143, also known as Ocular albinism type 1 (OA1) in humans, is a conserved integral membrane protein with seven transmembrane domains and similarities with G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that is expressed in the eye and epidermal melanocytes. This protein encoded by the GPR143 gene, whose...
GPR143
Chemistry
172
24,445,978
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV.link
AV.link, also known under the trade names nexTViewLink, SmartLink, Q-Link, EasyLink, etc., is a protocol to carry control information between audio-visual devices connected via the SCART (EIA Multiport) connector. It is standardised as CENELEC EN 50157-1. The Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) communication channel i...
AV.link
Technology
725
58,982,979
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strand%20sort
Strand sort is a recursive sorting algorithm that sorts items of a list into increasing order. It has worst-case time complexity, which occurs when the input list is reverse sorted. It has a best-case time complexity of , which occurs when the input is already sorted. The algorithm first moves the first element of a ...
Strand sort
Mathematics
2,118
1,095,275
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanogen%20chloride
Cyanogen chloride is a highly toxic chemical compound with the formula CNCl. This linear, triatomic pseudohalogen is an easily condensed colorless gas. More commonly encountered in the laboratory is the related compound cyanogen bromide, a room-temperature solid that is widely used in biochemical analysis and preparati...
Cyanogen chloride
Physics,Chemistry
642
8,903,910
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green%20cleaning
Green cleaning refers to using cleaning methods and products with environmentally friendly ingredients and procedures which are designed to preserve human health and environmental quality. Green cleaning techniques and products avoid the use of products which contain toxic chemicals, some of which emit volatile organic...
Green cleaning
Chemistry
759
41,031,824
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical%20methods%20in%20fluid%20mechanics
Fluid motion is governed by the Navier–Stokes equations, a set of coupled and nonlinear partial differential equations derived from the basic laws of conservation of mass, momentum and energy. The unknowns are usually the flow velocity, the pressure and density and temperature. The analytical solution of this equation...
Numerical methods in fluid mechanics
Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics
1,608
73,384,654
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chessboard%20complex
A chessboard complex is a particular kind of abstract simplicial complex, which has various applications in topological graph theory and algebraic topology. Informally, the (m, n)-chessboard complex contains all sets of positions on an m-by-n chessboard, where rooks can be placed without attacking each other. Equivalen...
Chessboard complex
Mathematics
887
63,239,548
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM%20ThinkPad%20570
The IBM ThinkPad 570 is a notebook series from the ThinkPad line by IBM. Models Comparison References External links Thinkwiki.de - 570 ThinkPad 570 570 Computer-related introductions in 1999
IBM ThinkPad 570
Technology
41
17,344,326
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar%20M.%20Yaghi
Omar M. Yaghi (; born February 9, 1965) is the James and Neeltje Tretter Chair Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, an affiliate scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the founding director of the Berkeley Global Science Institute, and an elected member of the US National Acade...
Omar M. Yaghi
Chemistry
2,319
9,032
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosophila
Drosophila () is a genus of fly, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "small fruit flies" or pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies, a reference to the characteristic of many species to linger around overripe or rotting fruit. They should not be confused with the Tephritidae, a rela...
Drosophila
Biology
5,354
31,712,282
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OStatus
OStatus is an open standard for decentralized social networking, allowing users on one service to send and receive status updates with users from another. The standard describes how a suite of various standards, including Atom, Activity Streams, WebSub, Salmon, and WebFinger, can be used together, which enables differe...
OStatus
Technology
466
19,278,728
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural%20engineering
Architectural engineering or architecture engineering, also known as building engineering, is a discipline that deals with the engineering and construction of buildings, such as environmental, structural, mechanical, electrical, computational, embeddable, and other research domains. It is related to Architecture, Mecha...
Architectural engineering
Engineering
2,686
43,167,851
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penicillium%20argentinense
Penicillium argentinense is a fungus species of the genus of Penicillium. See also List of Penicillium species References argentinense Fungi described in 2011 Fungus species
Penicillium argentinense
Biology
39
52,019,383
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%20294
NGC 294 is an open cluster located in the Small Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Tucana. It was discovered on April 11, 1834, by John Herschel, although it was possibly observed on September 5, 1826, by James Dunlop. References External links 0294 18340411 18260905 Tucana Discoveries by James Dunlop Small Mag...
NGC 294
Astronomy
78
69,086,923
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurob%20Inspector
Taurob Inspector is an ATEX certified mobile robot, developed and manufactured by the Austrian company Taurob GmbH. The Inspector was developed from the Taurob Tracker as part of the OGRIP (Offshore Ground Robotics Industrial Pilot) project. History Project inception With Taurob's victory in the ARGOS challenge, the...
Taurob Inspector
Physics,Technology
298
46,519,707
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low%20power%20flip-flop
Low power flip-flops are flip-flops that are designed for low-power electronics, such as smartphones and notebooks. A flip-flop, or latch, is a circuit that has two stable states and can be used to store state information. Motivation In most VLSI devices, a large portion of power dissipation is due to the clock networ...
Low power flip-flop
Engineering
937
52,744,529
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grossman-Stiglitz%20Paradox
The Grossman-Stiglitz Paradox is a paradox introduced by Sanford J. Grossman and Joseph Stiglitz in a joint publication in American Economic Review in 1980 that argues perfectly informationally efficient markets are an impossibility since, if prices perfectly reflected available information, there is no profit to gathe...
Grossman-Stiglitz Paradox
Physics
224
78,116,473
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwagalana%20Group
Kwagalana Group is a members only group of richest businessmen and women in Uganda. Together, the group led by Godfrey Kirumira was estimated to be worth over UGX1,000 billion/USD272 million in 2009. The group was started in 2002 by a group of rich men, but the membership has since grown to include several businessmen ...
Kwagalana Group
Biology
358
1,140,453
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremella%20fuciformis
Tremella fuciformis is a species of fungus; it produces white, frond-like, gelatinous basidiocarps (fruiting bodies). It is widespread, especially in the tropics, where it can be found on the dead branches of broadleaf trees. This fungus is commercially cultivated and is one of the most popular fungi in the cuisine and...
Tremella fuciformis
Biology
1,375
27,287,411
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIT%20Program%20Tumor%20Identity%20Cards
The "Cartes d'Identité des Tumeurs (CIT)" program, launched and funded by the French charity "Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer," aims to improve or develop better targeted therapeutic approaches by refining molecular knowledge of multiple types of tumors. The CIT program mainly relies on the large-scale and systematic ...
CIT Program Tumor Identity Cards
Engineering,Biology
153
27,109,167
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluotracen
Fluotracen (SKF-28,175) is a tricyclic drug which has both antidepressant and antipsychotic activity. This profile of effects is similar to that of related agents like amoxapine, loxapine, and trimipramine which may also be used in the treatment of both depression and psychosis. It was believed that such duality would ...
Fluotracen
Chemistry
169
354,977
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban%20planning%20in%20communist%20countries
Urban planning in the Soviet Bloc countries during the Cold War era was dictated by ideological, political, social as well as economic motives. Unlike the urban development in the Western countries, Soviet-style planning often called for the complete redesigning of cities. This thinking was reflected in the urban desi...
Urban planning in communist countries
Engineering
4,742
3,011,538
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy%20of%20vaporization
In thermodynamics, the entropy of vaporization is the increase in entropy upon vaporization of a liquid. This is always positive, since the degree of disorder increases in the transition from a liquid in a relatively small volume to a vapor or gas occupying a much larger space. At standard pressure , the value is denot...
Entropy of vaporization
Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics
283
12,750,368
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymph%20heart
A lymph heart is an organ which pumps lymph in lungfishes, amphibians, reptiles, and flightless birds back into the circulatory system. In some amphibian species, lymph hearts are in pairs, and may number as many as 200 in one animal the size of a worm, while newts and salamanders have as many as 16 to 23 pairs of lymp...
Lymph heart
Biology
887
67,254,496
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive%20syndrome
Locomotive syndrome is a medical condition of decreased mobility due to disorders of the locomotor system. The locomotor system comprises bones, joints, muscles and nerves. It is a concept put forward by three professional medical societies in Japan: the Japanese Society for Musculoskeletal Medicine, the Japanese Ortho...
Locomotive syndrome
Biology
2,367
74,977,871
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nessum
Nessum, previously HD-PLC (short for 'High Definition Power Line Communication'), is a communication technology standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It is standardized as IEEE 1901-2020. The standard is to be used to communicate data over wired and wireless media using high fre...
Nessum
Technology,Engineering
1,443
5,684,961
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothers%20against%20decapentaplegic%20homolog%206
SMAD family member 6, also known as SMAD6, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SMAD6 gene. SMAD6 is a protein that, as its name describes, is a homolog of the Drosophila gene "mothers against decapentaplegic". It belongs to the SMAD family of proteins, which belong to the TGFβ superfamily of modulators. Lik...
Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 6
Chemistry,Biology
381
151,488
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Dell
Michael Saul Dell (born February 23, 1965) is an American billionaire businessman and investor. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Dell Technologies, one of the world's largest technology infrastructure companies. He is the 10th-richest person in the world as of December 2024, according to Forbes Bloomberg Billi...
Michael Dell
Technology
1,782
58,622,753
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillus%20asperescens
Aspergillus asperescens is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section. The species was first described in 1954. It has been isolated from soil from a cave in England. Growth and morphology A. asperescens has been cultivated on both Czapek yeast extract agar (CYA) plates and Malt Ex...
Aspergillus asperescens
Biology
121
26,747,160
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihari%E2%80%93LaSalle%20inequality
The Bihari–LaSalle inequality was proved by the American mathematician Joseph P. LaSalle (1916–1983) in 1949 and by the Hungarian mathematician Imre Bihari (1915–1998) in 1956. It is the following nonlinear generalization of Grönwall's lemma. Let u and ƒ be non-negative continuous functions defined on the half-infinit...
Bihari–LaSalle inequality
Mathematics
163
70,197,345
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph%20Weder
Christoph Weder is the former director of the Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and a professor of polymer chemistry and materials. He is best known for his work on stimuli-responsive polymers, polymeric materials that change one or more of their properties when exposed to exter...
Christoph Weder
Chemistry,Materials_science,Engineering
1,856
5,203,398
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossed%20ladders%20problem
The crossed ladders problem is a puzzle of unknown origin that has appeared in various publications and regularly reappears in Web pages and Usenet discussions. The problem Two ladders of lengths a and b lie oppositely across an alley, as shown in the figure. The ladders cross at a height of h above the alley floor. ...
Crossed ladders problem
Mathematics
1,573
3,502,530
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trona%20Railway
The Trona Railway is a short-line railroad owned by Searles Valley Minerals. The TRC interchanges with the Lone Pine Subdivision of the Union Pacific Railroad (former Southern Pacific Transportation Company) at Searles, California. History The railroad was built by the American Trona Company in 1914, to bring the mi...
Trona Railway
Chemistry
1,122
73,742,916
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luisa%20Verdoliva
Annalisa (Luisa) Verdoliva (born 1972) is an Italian engineer whose research concerns image processing and digital forensics of multimedia data, including the detection of deepfakes and other AI-generated imagery. She is a professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II, wh...
Luisa Verdoliva
Engineering
188
52,584,751
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candid%20%28app%29
Candid was a mobile app for anonymous discussions. It used machine learning to create personalized newsfeeds of opinions and real conversations, and also for moderation and filtering. Users posted under pseudonyms such as "HyperMantis", "SincereGiraffe", "GroundedTurtle" and "ExuberantRaptor", that are unique for each ...
Candid (app)
Technology
295
36,088,304
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too%20Big%20to%20Know
Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room is a non-fiction book by the American technology writer David Weinberger published in 2012 by Basic Books. Overview It describes the World Wide Web-enabled shift in the pro...
Too Big to Know
Technology
221
4,044,299
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin%E2%80%93charge%20separation
In condensed matter physics, spin–charge separation is an unusual behavior of electrons in some materials in which they 'split' into three independent particles, the spinon, the orbiton and the holon (or chargon). The electron can always be theoretically considered as a bound state of the three, with the spinon carryin...
Spin–charge separation
Physics,Chemistry,Materials_science,Engineering
577
56,296,491
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silkhenge
Silkhenge structures are a means of spider reproduction used by one or more currently-unknown species of spider. It typically consists of a central "spire" constructed of spider silk, containing one to two eggs, surrounded by a sort of fence of silk in a circle. Discovery In August 2013, Georgia Tech student Troy Alex...
Silkhenge
Biology
354
17,862,638
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metribolone
Metribolone (developmental code R1881, also known as methyltrienolone) is a synthetic and orally active anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) and a 17α-alkylated nandrolone (19-nortestosterone) derivative which was never marketed for medical use but has been widely used in scientific research as a hot ligand in androgen re...
Metribolone
Chemistry
1,286
37,255,406
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/61%20Leonis
61 Leonis is a possible binary star system in the zodiac constellation of Leo. It is faintly visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.73. The star is moving closer to the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of −12.7 km/s. It is located roughly 580 light-years from the Sun, as determined fr...
61 Leonis
Astronomy
295
25,061,776
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon%E2%80%93Glatzel%20equation
The Simon–Glatzel equation is an empirical correlation describing the pressure dependence of the melting temperature of a solid. The pressure dependence of the melting temperature is small for small pressure changes because the volume change during fusion or melting is rather small. However, at very high pressures high...
Simon–Glatzel equation
Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics
496
5,507,641
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Context-sensitive%20half-life
Context-sensitive half-life or context sensitive half-time is defined as the time taken for blood plasma concentration of a drug to decline by one half after an infusion designed to maintain a steady state (i.e. a constant plasma concentration) has been stopped. The "context" is the duration of infusion. When a drug ...
Context-sensitive half-life
Chemistry
956
1,343,120
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo%20Designers%20Block
Tokyo Designers Block (TDB) is one of Tokyo's main recurring design events. It is a 5-day exhibition showcasing hundreds of international and domestic designers of all backgrounds. Works are displayed all through Tokyo's fashionable districts, in shop windows, exhibition spaces and galleries. TDB is the brainchild of ...
Tokyo Designers Block
Engineering
220
24,920,134
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rank%20factorization
In mathematics, given a field , non-negative integers , and a matrix , a rank decomposition or rank factorization of is a factorization of of the form , where and , where is the rank of . Existence Every finite-dimensional matrix has a rank decomposition: Let be an matrix whose column rank is . Therefore, there...
Rank factorization
Mathematics
760
13,806,294
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway%20train
A runaway train is a type of railroad incident in which unattended rolling stock is accidentally allowed to roll onto the main line, a moving train loses enough braking power to be unable to stop in safety, or a train operates at unsafe speeds due to loss of operator control. If the uncontrolled rolling stock derails o...
Runaway train
Technology
216
33,815,178
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadata%20repository
A metadata repository is a database created to store metadata. Metadata is information about the structures that contain the actual data. Metadata is often said to be "data about data", but this is misleading. Data profiles are an example of actual "data about data". Metadata adds one layer of abstraction to this defin...
Metadata repository
Technology,Engineering
1,861
21,235,839
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemented%20carbide
Cemented carbides are a class of hard materials used extensively for cutting tools, as well as in other industrial applications. It consists of fine particles of carbide cemented into a composite by a binder metal. Cemented carbides commonly use tungsten carbide (WC), titanium carbide (TiC), or tantalum carbide (TaC) a...
Cemented carbide
Physics
2,505
78,055,989
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRAS%2007598%2B6508
IRAS 07598+6508 known as IRAS F07599+6508, is a quasar located in the constellation of Camelopardalis. It is located 2.37 billion light years from Earth and is classified as both an ultraluminous infrared galaxy and a Seyfert galaxy. Characteristics IRAS 07598+6508 is categorized an advanced galaxy merger. It shows s...
IRAS 07598+6508
Astronomy
688
3,265,205
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directional%20symmetry%20%28time%20series%29
In statistical analysis of time series and in signal processing, directional symmetry is a statistical measure of a model's performance in predicting the direction of change, positive or negative, of a time series from one time period to the next. Definition Given a time series with values at times and a model that...
Directional symmetry (time series)
Physics,Mathematics,Technology,Engineering
354
9,797,914
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian%20Land%20Surface%20Scheme
The Canadian Land Surface Scheme (CLASS) is a land surface parametrization scheme for use in large scale climate models. It is a state-of-the-art model, using physically based equations to simulate the energy and water balances of vegetation, snow and soil. CLASS is being developed in a research project led by D. Verse...
Canadian Land Surface Scheme
Biology,Environmental_science
277
20,158,495
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diheterospora%20zeaspora
Diheterospora zeaspora (also known as Rotiferophthora zeaspora) is a rare species of fungus. It parasitizes animals known as rotifers. References External links Catalogue of Life 2011 Annual Checklist Diheterospora zeaspora at Mycobank Hypocreales Animal fungal diseases Fungus species
Diheterospora zeaspora
Biology
76
27,271,259
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space%20mirror
Solar mirrors in space can be used to change the amount of sunlight that reaches the Earth. The concept was first theorised in 1923 by physicist Hermann Oberth and later developed in the 1980s by other scientists. Space mirrors can be used to increase or decrease the amount of solar energy that reaches a specific point...
Space mirror
Astronomy,Engineering
3,009
58,070,834
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non%20functional%20pad
A non-functional pad is a pad in a printed circuit board that is not connected to a track on the layer it is on. Removal Non-functional pads can be removed at any phase of the design process. Some software allows precise control during the design process, and also removes the non-functional pads during output file cr...
Non functional pad
Engineering
256
170,375
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu
Chengdu is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a population of 20,937,757 at the 2020 census, it is the fourth most populous city in China, and it is the only city with a population of over 20 million apart from direct-administered municipalities. It is traditionally the hub of Western China. Che...
Chengdu
Chemistry,Environmental_science
16,416
49,209,954
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil%20constant
The term crude oil constant (Erdölkonstante in German) has been used as an inside joke and pun in the German petroleum industry, pointing out that the reserves-to-production ratio has been observed as roughly constant in the past decades, whereas oil constant (Ölkonstante in German) is a term describing various materia...
Oil constant
Physics,Chemistry
837
54,021,788
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole%20Holger%20Petersen
Ole Holger Petersen (born 3 March 1943) is a Danish-born research professor at Cardiff University where he studies physiology, especially calcium signalling and the pancreas. He was born in 1943 in Copenhagen, the first son of Joergen Petersen, an officer in the Danish navy, and Elisabeth née Klein, a pianist. Prior ...
Ole Holger Petersen
Chemistry
271
7,604,357
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylidyne%20radical
Methylidyne, or (unsubstituted) carbyne, is an organic compound whose molecule consists of a single hydrogen atom bonded to a carbon atom. It is the parent compound of the carbynes, which can be seen as obtained from it by substitution of other functional groups for the hydrogen. The carbon atom is left with either on...
Methylidyne radical
Chemistry,Biology
815
4,231,780
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methacrylate
Methacrylates are derivatives of methacrylic acid. These derivatives are mainly used to make poly(methyl methacrylate) and related polymers. Monomers Methyl methacrylate Ethyl methacrylate Butyl methacrylate Hydroxyethyl methacrylate Glycidyl methacrylate Carboxylate anions Monomers Methacrylate esters
Methacrylate
Chemistry,Materials_science
93
24,318,538
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C21H24O10
{{DISPLAYTITLE:C21H24O10}} The molecular formula C21H24O10 (molar mass: 436.41 g/mol, exact mass: 436.136947 u) may refer to: Nothofagin, a C-linked phloretin glucoside Phlorizin, an O-linked phloretin glucoside Molecular formulas
C21H24O10
Physics,Chemistry
88
16,286,691
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AU-rich%20element
Adenylate-uridylate-rich elements (AU-rich elements; AREs) are found in the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of many messenger RNAs (mRNAs) that code for proto-oncogenes, nuclear transcription factors, and cytokines. AREs are one of the most common determinants of RNA stability in mammalian cells. The function of AREs was ...
AU-rich element
Chemistry,Biology
1,189
39,847,338
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettenchelys%20taylori
Nettenchelys taylori is an eel in the family Nettastomatidae (duckbill/witch eels). It was described by Alfred William Alcock in 1898. It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from a single specimen from India, in the western Indian Ocean. From the specimen it is known to dwell at a depth of , and to reac...
Nettenchelys taylori
Biology
139
12,151,116
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-myc%20mRNA
C-myc mRNA is a type of mRNA that serves as a template for the MYC protein which is implicated in the rapid growth of cancer cells. This mRNA is a topic of ongoing research to investigate the viability of preventing cancer growth by cleaving or degrading the c-myc mRNA. See also C-myc References RNA Molecular biolog...
C-myc mRNA
Chemistry,Biology
75
68,889,599
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedi2
Jedi2 is a chemical compound which acts as an agonist for the mechanosensitive ion channel PIEZO1, and is used in research into the function of touch perception. See also Yoda1 and Jedi1 References Furans Thiophenes
Jedi2
Chemistry
54
42,362,242
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight%20C.%20Olson
Dwight C. Olson was the founder of Data Securities International. Education Olson received a bachelor's degree in mathematics and teaching credentials from Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Accomplishments Olson began his career in the research and development of supercomputers, parallel processing sys...
Dwight C. Olson
Technology
238
26,618,019
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%20212771%20b
HD 212771 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the G-type star HD 212771 approximately 364 light years away in the constellation Aquarius. Nomenclature HD 212771 b is named Victoriapeak. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Hong Kong, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. It is named after the Vict...
HD 212771 b
Astronomy
277
11,793,494
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloeosporium%20theae-sinensis
Gloeosporium theae-sinensis (syn. Colletotrichum theae-sinensis) is a plant pathogen. References External links Index Fungorum USDA ARS Fungal Database Dermateaceae Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Fungus species
Gloeosporium theae-sinensis
Biology
54
66,192,711
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GosNIIOKhT
The State Research Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology () (GosNIIOKhT) is a Russian research institute engaged in the development of chemical technologies for use in the national economy and the production of relevant goods and products. History GosNIIOKhT was founded in 1924, during the time of the Soviet ...
GosNIIOKhT
Chemistry
719
5,508,956
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishango%20bone
The Ishango bone, discovered at the "Fisherman Settlement" of Ishango in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a bone tool and possible mathematical device that dates to the Upper Paleolithic era. The curved bone is dark brown in color, about 10 centimeters in length, and features a sharp piece of quartz affixed to ...
Ishango bone
Mathematics,Technology
1,772
1,539,785
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark%20matter%20halo
In modern models of physical cosmology, a dark matter halo is a basic unit of cosmological structure. It is a hypothetical region that has decoupled from cosmic expansion and contains gravitationally bound matter. A single dark matter halo may contain multiple virialized clumps of dark matter bound together by gravit...
Dark matter halo
Physics,Astronomy
2,015
67,030,271
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propionylation
Propionylation is a post-translational modification of proteins, in which a propionyl-group is added to a lysine amino acid of a protein. Propionylation participates in crucial biological processes, including metabolic processes and cellular stress response. Lysine propionylation was first identified on histone protei...
Propionylation
Chemistry
200
40,836,939
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homocysteic%20acid
Homocysteic acid is the organosulfur compound with the formula . A white solid, it is sulfonic acid-containing non-proteinogenic amino acid. It is aanalog of glutamic acid and is a potent NMDA receptor agonist. It is related to homocysteine, a by-product of methionine metabolism. Homocysteic acid is prepared by the o...
Homocysteic acid
Chemistry
115
26,024,577
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcosm%3A%20E.%20coli%20and%20the%20New%20Science%20of%20Life
Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life is a 2008 book by science writer Carl Zimmer. The book presents an overview of genetics research and genetic engineering by telling the story about the Escherichia coli (E. coli) species of bacteria which is omnipresent in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract. The title Mi...
Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life
Biology
527
36,546,958
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misicuni%20Dam
The Misicuni Multiplepurpose Project, better known as the Misicuni Dam, is a concrete-face rock-fill dam constructed on the Misicuni River about northwest of the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia. The dam will divert water from the Misicuni River to the Cochabamba Valley for several purposes to include providing water for i...
Misicuni Dam
Environmental_science
794