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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactoferrin
Lactoferrin (LF), also known as lactotransferrin (LTF), is a multifunctional protein of the transferrin family. Lactoferrin is a globular glycoprotein with a molecular mass of about 80 kDa that is widely represented in various secretory fluids, such as milk, saliva, tears, and nasal secretions. Lactoferrin is also pres...
Lactoferrin
Chemistry
3,966
33,316,990
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20Weigle
Jean-Jacques Weigle (9 July 1901 – 28 December 1968) was a Swiss molecular biologist at Caltech and formerly a physicist at the University of Geneva from 1931 to 1948. He is known for his major contributions on field of bacteriophage λ research, focused on the interactions between those viruses and their E. coli hosts....
Jean Weigle
Chemistry
943
20,865,515
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic%20geoengineering
Arctic geoengineering is a type of climate engineering in which polar climate systems are intentionally manipulated to reduce the undesired impacts of climate change. As a proposed solution to climate change, arctic geoengineering is relatively new and has not been implemented on a large scale. It is based on the princ...
Arctic geoengineering
Engineering
2,183
68,967,458
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanist%20Bill%20of%20Rights
The Transhumanist Bill of Rights is a crowdsourced document that conveys rights and laws to humans and all sapient entities while specifically targeting future scenarios of humanity. The original version was created by transhumanist US presidential candidate Zoltan Istvan and was posted by Zoltan on the wall of the Uni...
Transhumanist Bill of Rights
Technology,Engineering,Biology
753
66,660,778
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorophyllum%20agaricoides
Chlorophyllum agaricoides, commonly known as the gasteroid lepiota, puffball parasol, false puffball, or puffball agaric, is a species of fungus belonging to the family Agaricaceae. When young, it is edible, and has been traditionally eaten in Turkey for many years. It has cosmopolitan distribution, with notable docu...
Chlorophyllum agaricoides
Biology
427
454,315
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plancherel%20theorem
In mathematics, the Plancherel theorem (sometimes called the Parseval–Plancherel identity) is a result in harmonic analysis, proven by Michel Plancherel in 1910. It is a generalization of Parseval's theorem; often used in the fields of science and engineering, proving the unitarity of the Fourier transform. The theore...
Plancherel theorem
Mathematics
691
28,088,553
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrocenium%20hexafluorophosphate
Ferrocenium hexafluorophosphate is an organometallic compound with the formula [Fe(C5H5)2]PF6. This salt is composed of the cation [Fe(C5H5)2]+ and the hexafluorophosphate anion (). The related tetrafluoroborate is also a popular reagent with similar properties. The ferrocenium cation is often abbreviated Fc+ or Cp2...
Ferrocenium hexafluorophosphate
Chemistry
327
1,950,552
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood%20frog
Lithobates sylvaticus or Rana sylvatica, commonly known as the wood frog, is a frog species that has a broad distribution over North America, extending from the boreal forest of the north to the southern Appalachians, with several notable disjunct populations including lowland eastern North Carolina. The wood frog has ...
Wood frog
Chemistry
2,512
22,766,559
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanet%20Earth
Thanet Earth is a large industrial agriculture and plant factory project consortium on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, England. It is the largest greenhouse complex in the UK, covering 90 hectares, or of land. The glasshouses produce approximately 400 million tomatoes, 24 million peppers and 30 million cucumbers a year, e...
Thanet Earth
Chemistry
475
22,132,096
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser%20ablation%20synthesis%20in%20solution
Laser ablation synthesis in solution (LASiS) is a commonly used method for obtaining colloidal solution of nanoparticles in a variety of solvents. Nanoparticles (NPs,), are useful in chemistry, engineering and biochemistry due to their large surface-to-volume ratio that causes them to have unique physical properties. L...
Laser ablation synthesis in solution
Physics,Chemistry,Materials_science
411
4,349,040
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipper%20%28Chinese%20constellation%29
The Dipper mansion (斗宿, pinyin: Dǒu Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise. In Taoism, it is known as the "Six Stars of the Southern Dipper" (南斗六星, Nándǒu liù xīng), in contrast to the Big Dipper north to this mansion. Asterisms...
Dipper (Chinese constellation)
Astronomy
114
10,158,584
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kicker%20magnet
Kicker magnets are dipole magnets used to rapidly switch a particle beam between two paths. Conceptually similar to a railroad switch in function, a kicker magnet must switch on very rapidly, then maintain a stable magnetic field for some minimum time. Switch-off time is also important, but less critical. An injecti...
Kicker magnet
Physics
460
40,654,603
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conodurine
Conodurine is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitor isolated from Tabernaemontana. See also Conolidine Confoline References Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors Alkaloids found in Apocynaceae Indole alkaloids Tertiary amines
Conodurine
Chemistry
65
564,685
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%20control
Digital control is a branch of control theory that uses digital computers to act as system controllers. Depending on the requirements, a digital control system can take the form of a microcontroller to an ASIC to a standard desktop computer. Since a digital computer is a discrete system, the Laplace transform is replac...
Digital control
Mathematics
1,251
7,349,608
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis%20Sullivan
Dennis Parnell Sullivan (born February 12, 1941) is an American mathematician known for his work in algebraic topology, geometric topology, and dynamical systems. He holds the Albert Einstein Chair at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and is a distinguished professor at Stony Brook University. Sul...
Dennis Sullivan
Mathematics
1,239
31,271,694
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elasticity%20%28data%20store%29
The elasticity of a data store relates to the flexibility of its data model and clustering capabilities. The greater the number of data model changes that can be tolerated, and the more easily the clustering can be managed, the more elastic the data store is considered to be. Types Clustering elasticity Clustering el...
Elasticity (data store)
Engineering
269
46,911,081
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzanian%20units%20of%20measurement
A number of units of measurement have been used in Tanzania to measure length, mass, capacity, etc. The metric system was adopted in Tanzania from 1967 to 1969. System before metric system A number of units were used. Zanzibar Several units were used in Zanzibar Length One ohra was equal to 0.571 m (22.48 in). ...
Tanzanian units of measurement
Mathematics
148
11,470,145
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carousel%20feeding
Carousel feeding is a cooperative hunting method used by Norwegian orcas (Orcinus orca) to capture wintering Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Clupea harengus). The term carousel feeding was first used to describe a similar hunting behaviour in bottlenose dolphins (Turslops truncatus) in the Black Sea. There are two m...
Carousel feeding
Biology
1,468
5,634,235
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small%20cleaved%20cells
Small cleaved cells are a distinctive type of cell that appears in certain types of lymphoma. When used to uniquely identify a type of lymphoma, they are usually categorized as follicular () or diffuse () . The "small cleaved cells" are usually centrocytes that express B-cell markers such as CD20. The disease is str...
Small cleaved cells
Chemistry
215
26,239,776
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26%20Draconis
26 Draconis is a triple star system in the constellation Draco, located 46 light years from the Sun. Two of the system components, A and B, form a spectroscopic binary that completes an orbit every 76 years. The composite spectral classification of the AB pair is G0V, which decomposes to individual spectral types F9V a...
26 Draconis
Astronomy
362
42,653,446
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesper%20deClaville%20Christiansen
Jesper deClaville Christiansen (born 30 June 1963 in Skive, Denmark) is a Danish professor in Materials Science and Technology. Professor Christiansen is known for his work in the field of mechanics of polymers, diffusion, rheology and micro and nano composites especially. Professor Jesper deClaville Christiansen was ...
Jesper deClaville Christiansen
Materials_science,Engineering
423
236,851
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictaphone
Dictaphone was an American company founded by Alexander Graham Bell that produced dictation machines. It is now a division of Nuance Communications, based in Burlington, Massachusetts. Although the name "Dictaphone" is a trademark, it has become genericized as a means to refer to any dictation machine. History The V...
Dictaphone
Technology
1,401
492,249
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith%20chart
The Smith chart (sometimes also called Smith diagram, Mizuhashi chart (), Mizuhashi–Smith chart (), Volpert–Smith chart () or Mizuhashi–Volpert–Smith chart), is a graphical calculator or nomogram designed for electrical and electronics engineers specializing in radio frequency (RF) engineering to assist in solving prob...
Smith chart
Engineering
5,264
57,829
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystroke%20logging
Keystroke logging, often referred to as keylogging or keyboard capturing, is the action of recording (logging) the keys struck on a keyboard, typically covertly, so that a person using the keyboard is unaware that their actions are being monitored. Data can then be retrieved by the person operating the logging program....
Keystroke logging
Technology
5,132
9,655,935
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP%20Standards%20Foundation
XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF) is the foundation in charge of the standardization of the protocol extensions of XMPP, the open standard of instant messaging and presence of the IETF. History The XSF was originally called the Jabber Software Foundation (JSF). The Jabber Software Foundation was originally established...
XMPP Standards Foundation
Technology
761
30,008,292
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descartes%20snark
In the mathematical field of graph theory, a Descartes snark is an undirected graph with 210 vertices and 315 edges. It is a snark, a graph with three edges at each vertex that cannot be partitioned into three perfect matchings. It was first discovered by William Tutte in 1948 under the pseudonym Blanche Descartes. ...
Descartes snark
Mathematics
133
50,951,887
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20antimicrobial%20peptides%20in%20the%20female%20reproductive%20tract
Antimicrobial peptides are short peptides that possess antimicrobial properties. The female reproductive tract and its tissues produce antimicrobial peptides as part of the immune response. These peptides are able to fight pathogens and at the same time allow the maintenance of the microbiota that are part of the repro...
List of antimicrobial peptides in the female reproductive tract
Biology
195
298,551
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downstream%20%28networking%29
In a telecommunications network or computer network, downstream refers to data sent from a network service provider to a customer. One process sending data primarily in the downstream direction is downloading. However, the overall download speed depends on the downstream speed of the user, the upstream speed of the se...
Downstream (networking)
Physics,Mathematics,Technology
95
67,892,328
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long%20Lived%20In-situ%20Solar%20System%20Explorer
Long Lived In-situ Solar System Explorer (LLISSE) is a possible NASA payload on the Russian Venera-D mission to Venus. LLISSE uses new materials and heat-resistant electronics that would enable independent operation for about 90 Earth days. This endurance may allow it to obtain periodic measurements of weather data to ...
Long Lived In-situ Solar System Explorer
Astronomy,Technology,Engineering
163
63,437,511
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnard%20203
The dark nebula Barnard 203 or Lynds 1448 is located about one degree southwest of NGC 1333 in the Perseus molecular cloud, at a distance of about 800 light-years. Three infrared sources were observed in this region by IRAS, called IRS 1, IRS 2 and IRS 3. The region also contains multiple Herbig-Haro objects, includin...
Barnard 203
Astronomy
434
2,344,516
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NF-%CE%BAB
Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) is a family of transcription factor protein complexes that controls transcription of DNA, cytokine production and cell survival. NF-κB is found in almost all animal cell types and is involved in cellular responses to stimuli such as stress, cytokine...
NF-κB
Chemistry,Biology
6,530
3,609,793
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20mail
Human mail is the transportation of a person through the postal system, usually as a stowaway. While rare, there have been some reported cases of people attempting to travel through the mail. Real occurrences Henry Brown (age 42), an African-American slave from Virginia, successfully escaped in a shipping box sent no...
Human mail
Technology
640
7,330,494
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatocyte%20growth%20factor
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) or scatter factor (SF) is a paracrine cellular growth, motility and morphogenic factor. It is secreted by mesenchymal cells and targets and acts primarily upon epithelial cells and endothelial cells, but also acts on haemopoietic progenitor cells and T cells. It has been shown to have a m...
Hepatocyte growth factor
Chemistry,Biology
1,017
20,872,294
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bench%20%28geology%29
In geomorphology, geography and geology, a bench or benchland is a long, relatively narrow strip of relatively level or gently inclined land bounded by distinctly steeper slopes above and below it. Benches can be of different origins and created by very different geomorphic processes. First, the differential erosion o...
Bench (geology)
Environmental_science
249
2,697,320
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brucella%20suis
Brucella suis is a bacterium that causes swine brucellosis, a zoonosis that affects pigs. The disease typically causes chronic inflammatory lesions in the reproductive organs of susceptible animals or orchitis, and may even affect joints and other organs. The most common symptom is abortion in pregnant susceptible sows...
Brucella suis
Biology,Environmental_science
1,255
26,020,588
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name-bearing%20type
Under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (Code), the name-bearing type or onomatophore is the biological type that determines the application of a name. Each animal taxon regulated by the Code at least potentially has a name-bearing type. The name-bearing type can be either a type genus (family group), t...
Name-bearing type
Biology
1,806
18,915,587
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fischer%20assay
The Fischer assay is a standardized laboratory test for determining the oil yield from oil shale to be expected from a conventional shale oil extraction. A 100 gram oil shale sample crushed to <2.38 mm is heated in a small aluminum retort to at a rate of 12°C/min (22°F/min), and held at that temperature for 40 minute...
Fischer assay
Chemistry
201
65,910
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed%20circuit%20board
A printed circuit board (PCB), also called printed wiring board (PWB), is a laminated sandwich structure of conductive and insulating layers, each with a pattern of traces, planes and other features (similar to wires on a flat surface) etched from one or more sheet layers of copper laminated onto or between sheet laye...
Printed circuit board
Technology,Engineering
7,253
64,105,317
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flortaucipir%20%2818F%29
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Flortaucipir (18F)}} Flortaucipir (18F), sold under the brand name Tauvid, is a radioactive diagnostic agent indicated for use with positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to image the brain. The most common adverse reactions include headache, injection site pain and increased blood pressure. Two p...
Flortaucipir (18F)
Chemistry
1,135
13,168,288
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackup%20rig
A jackup rig or a self-elevating unit is a type of mobile platform that consists of a buoyant hull fitted with a number of movable legs, capable of raising its hull over the surface of the sea. The buoyant hull enables transportation of the unit and all attached machinery to a desired location. Once on location the hul...
Jackup rig
Chemistry,Engineering
1,091
11,775,607
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pucciniastrum%20hydrangeae
Pucciniastrum hydrangeae is a plant pathogen infecting hydrangeas. References Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Ornamental plant pathogens and diseases Pucciniales Fungi described in 1906 Fungus species
Pucciniastrum hydrangeae
Biology
44
20,954,465
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flue-gas%20condensation
Flue gas condensation is a process, where flue gas is cooled below its water dew point and the heat released by the resulting condensation of water is recovered as low temperature heat. Cooling of the flue gas can be performed either directly with a heat exchanger or indirectly via a condensing scrubber. The conde...
Flue-gas condensation
Chemistry,Engineering
487
20,589,553
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melt%20%28manufacturing%29
Melt is the working material in the steelmaking process, in making glass, and when forming thermoplastics. In thermoplastics, melt is the plastic in its forming temperature, which can vary depending on how it is being used. For steelmaking, it refers to steel in liquid form. See also Wax melter Crucible References ...
Melt (manufacturing)
Chemistry
81
75,871,822
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%201513
NGC 1513 is an open cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Perseus, positioned 2° SSE of the faint star Lambda Persei. The same telescope field contains the clusters NGC 1528 and NGC 1545. NGC 1513 was discovered in 1790 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel. The brightest component star is of ma...
NGC 1513
Astronomy
265
44,079,804
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet%20Digital%20DIOS
The LG Internet Digital DIOS (also known as R-S73CT) is an internet refrigerator released by LG Electronics in June 2000. The technology is the result of a project that started in 1997 and staffed by a team of 55 researchers with a budget cost of 15 billion won (US$49.2 million). Features The refrigerator has a TFT-LC...
Internet Digital DIOS
Physics,Technology
219
4,573,623
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proximity%20marketing
Proximity marketing is the localized wireless distribution of advertising content associated with a particular place. Transmissions can be received by individuals in that location who wish to receive them and have the necessary equipment to do so. Distribution may be via a traditional localized broadcast, or more com...
Proximity marketing
Technology,Engineering
1,730
228,431
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann%20Wolfgang%20D%C3%B6bereiner
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (13 December 1780 – 24 March 1849) was a German chemist who is known best for work that was suggestive of the periodic law for the chemical elements, and for inventing the first lighter, which was known as the Döbereiner's lamp. He became a professor of chemistry and pharmacy for the Universi...
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
Chemistry
483
65,402,298
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20A%20Danos
George A Danos (Greek: Γιώργος Α Δανός) is a Cypriot space scientist, space diplomat, engineer, astronomer, entrepreneur and science communicator. He is a graduate and eminent alumnus of Imperial College London. He is the President of the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) and the President of the Parallel Pa...
George A Danos
Astronomy
1,500
25,056,802
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalka%20Supercomputing%20facility
The Amalka Supercomputing facility is the largest of the three Czech parallel supercomputers. It is used by Department of Space Physics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. The primary task is computation and visualisation in the area of space research for the European Space Ag...
Amalka Supercomputing facility
Technology
235
31,677,721
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrodiffusiophoresis
Electrodiffusiophoresis is a motion of particles dispersed in liquid induced by external homogeneous electric field, which makes it similar to electrophoresis. Overview In contradistinction with electrophoresis, motion of particle in homogeneous electric field only, electrodiffusiophoresis occurs in the areas of the d...
Electrodiffusiophoresis
Chemistry
349
212,011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline%20of%20antibiotics
This is the timeline of modern antimicrobial (anti-infective) therapy. The years show when a given drug was released onto the pharmaceutical market. This is not a timeline of the development of the antibiotics themselves. 1911 – Arsphenamine, also Salvarsan 1912 – Neosalvarsan 1935 – Prontosil (an oral precursor to...
Timeline of antibiotics
Chemistry,Biology
1,296
25,514,559
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas%20Harrison%20%28physicist%29
Nicholas Harrison FRSC FinstP (born 5 November 1964) is an English theoretical physicist known for his work on developing theory and computational methods for discovering and optimising advanced materials. He is the Professor of Computational Materials Science in the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College London w...
Nicholas Harrison (physicist)
Chemistry
542
31,954,954
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four%20Advisors
The Four Advisors () is a traditional Chinese asterism found in the Purple Forbidden enclosure (). It consists of four stars found in the modern constellations of Ursa Minor and Camelopardalis and represents the four assistants of ancient emperors. During the Qing dynasty, a star from the constellation Draco was added ...
Four Advisors
Astronomy
76
18,559,216
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russula%20brevipes
Russula brevipes is a species of mushroom commonly known as the short-stemmed russula or the stubby brittlegill. It is widespread in North America, and was reported from Pakistan in 2006. The fruit bodies are white and large, with convex to funnel-shaped caps measuring wide set atop a thick stipe up to long. The gill...
Russula brevipes
Biology
1,942
10,217,961
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut%20statistical%20areas
The U.S. currently has nine statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical areas, five metropolitan statistical areas, and two micropolitan statistical areas in Connecticut. As of 2023, the largest of these in the ...
Connecticut statistical areas
Mathematics
140
43,275,595
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into%20the%20Dalek
"Into the Dalek" is the second episode of the eighth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It was written by Phil Ford and Steven Moffat, and directed by Ben Wheatley, and first broadcast on BBC One on 30 August 2014. In the episode, the alien time traveller the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) ...
Into the Dalek
Physics,Mathematics
1,836
11,647,120
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key%20risk%20indicator
A key risk indicator (KRI) is a measure used in management to indicate how risky an activity is. Key risk indicators are metrics used by organizations to provide an early signal of increasing risk exposures in various areas of the enterprise. It differs from a key performance indicator (KPI) in that the latter is meant...
Key risk indicator
Mathematics
650
14,667,240
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%20142415
HD 142415 is a single star in the southern constellation of Norma, positioned next to the southern constellation border with Triangulum Australe and less than a degree to the west of NGC 6025. With an apparent visual magnitude of 7.33, it is too faint to be visible to the naked eye. The distance to this star is 116 lig...
HD 142415
Astronomy
383
11,543,936
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huber%27s%20equation
Huber's equation, first derived by a Polish engineer Tytus Maksymilian Huber, is a basic formula in elastic material tension calculations, an equivalent of the equation of state, but applying to solids. In most simple expression and commonly in use it looks like this: where is the tensile stress, and is the shear st...
Huber's equation
Physics,Mathematics,Engineering
148
56,960,128
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristina%20H%C3%A5kansson
Kristina Håkansson is an analytical chemist known for her contribution in Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometry for biomolecular identification and structural characterization. Education Håkansson received a M.Sc. in Molecular Biotechnology in 1996 and a Ph.D., also in Molecular Biotech...
Kristina Håkansson
Physics,Chemistry
387
4,004,632
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotient%20category
In mathematics, a quotient category is a category obtained from another category by identifying sets of morphisms. Formally, it is a quotient object in the category of (locally small) categories, analogous to a quotient group or quotient space, but in the categorical setting. Definition Let C be a category. A congrue...
Quotient category
Mathematics
998
21,022,418
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders%20of%20magnitude%20%28force%29
The following list shows different orders of magnitude of force. Since weight under gravity is a force, several of these examples refer to the weight of various objects. Unless otherwise stated, these are weights under average Earth gravity at sea level. Below 1 N 1 N and above Notes External links Force
Orders of magnitude (force)
Mathematics
59
27,752,237
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jute%20genome
A consortium of researchers in Bangladesh successfully completed draft genome sequencing for the jute plant. The consortium consisted of Dhaka University, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, and software company DataSoft Systems Bangladesh Ltd. It worked in collaboration with Centre for Chemical Biology, University of...
Jute genome
Biology
597
30,373,351
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pin-back%20button
A pin-back button or pinback button, pin button, button badge, or simply pin-back or badge, is a button or badge that can be temporarily fastened to the surface of a garment using a safety pin, or a pin formed from wire, a clutch or other mechanism. This fastening mechanism is anchored to the back side of a button-shap...
Pin-back button
Mathematics
716
33,264,130
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterocyclic%20amine%20formation%20in%20meat
Heterocyclic amines (HCAs) are a group of chemical compounds, many of which can be formed during cooking. They are found in meats that are cooked to the "well done" stage, in pan drippings and in meat surfaces that show a brown or black crust. Epidemiological studies show associations between intakes of heterocyclic am...
Heterocyclic amine formation in meat
Chemistry,Environmental_science
1,815
223,289
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukkake
is a sex act in which one participant is ejaculated on by multiple participants. It is often portrayed in pornographic films. Bukkake videos are a relatively prevalent niche in contemporary pornographic films. Originating in Japan in the 1980s, the genre subsequently spread to North America and Europe, and crossed ove...
Bukkake
Biology
1,293
10,469,862
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological%20somnambulism
Technological somnambulism is a concept used when talking about the philosophy of technology. The term was used by Langdon Winner in his essay Technology as forms of life. Winner puts forth the idea that we are simply in a state of sleepwalking in our mediations with technology. This sleepwalking is caused by a number ...
Technological somnambulism
Technology
418
14,772,272
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UGT2B15
UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2B15 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the UGT2B15 gene. The UGTs are of major importance in the conjugation and subsequent elimination of potentially toxic xenobiotics and endogenous compounds. UGT2B8 demonstrates reactivity with estriol. See UGT2B4 (MIM 600067).[supplied by OMIM] ...
UGT2B15
Chemistry
100
2,319,776
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar%20effect
The lunar effect is a purported correlation between specific stages of the roughly 29.5-day lunar cycle and behavior and physiological changes in living beings on Earth, including humans. A considerable number of studies have examined the effect on humans. By the late 1980s, there were at least 40 published studies on...
Lunar effect
Astronomy,Biology
3,033
87,793
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph-Louis%20Lagrange
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (born Giuseppe Luigi Lagrangia or Giuseppe Ludovico De la Grange Tournier; 25 January 1736 – 10 April 1813), also reported as Giuseppe Luigi Lagrange or Lagrangia, was an Italian mathematician, physicist and astronomer, later naturalized French. He made significant contributions to the fields of a...
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
Physics,Mathematics
6,903
11,547,974
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KvLQT3
Kv7.3 (KvLQT3) is a potassium channel protein coded for by the gene KCNQ3. It is associated with benign familial neonatal epilepsy. The M channel is a slowly activating and deactivating potassium channel that plays a critical role in the regulation of neuronal excitability. The M channel is formed by the association ...
KvLQT3
Chemistry
219
1,382,023
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartic%20interaction
In quantum field theory, a quartic interaction or φ4 theory is a type of self-interaction in a scalar field. Other types of quartic interactions may be found under the topic of four-fermion interactions. A classical free scalar field satisfies the Klein–Gordon equation. If a scalar field is denoted , a quartic intera...
Quartic interaction
Physics
1,779
16,731,070
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%2097048
HD 97048 or CU Chamaeleontis is a Herbig Ae/Be star away in the constellation Chamaeleon. It is a variable star embedded in a dust cloud containing a stellar nursery, and is itself surrounded by a dust disk. HD 97048 is a young star still contracting towards the main sequence. Its brightness varies between magnitud...
HD 97048
Astronomy
405
3,438,859
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoglyceride
Monoglycerides (also: acylglycerols or monoacylglycerols) are a class of glycerides which are composed of a molecule of glycerol linked to a fatty acid via an ester bond. As glycerol contains both primary and secondary alcohol groups two different types of monoglycerides may be formed; 1-monoacylglycerols where the fat...
Monoglyceride
Chemistry
536
16,852,727
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifelog
A lifelog is a personal record of one's daily life in a varying amount of detail, for a variety of purposes. The record contains a comprehensive dataset of a human's activities. The data could be used to increase knowledge about how people live their lives. In recent years, some lifelog data has been automatically capt...
Lifelog
Technology
1,466
3,859,329
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music%20store
A music store or musical instrument store is a retail business that sells musical instruments and related equipment and accessories. Some music stores sell additional services, such as music lessons, music instrument or equipment rental, or repair services. Products Music stores range from full-line stores that sell ...
Music store
Technology
1,759
61,092,979
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaroons%20%28computer%20science%29
In computer security, macaroons are authorization credentials that support decentralized delegation between principals. Macaroons are used in a variety of systems, including the Ubuntu Snappy package manager, the HyperDex data store, the Matrix communication protocol, and the Python Package Index. Claims A macaroon ...
Macaroons (computer science)
Technology,Engineering
406
18,503,091
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%20215114
HD 215114 is a double star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. As of 2012, the pair have an angular separation of 2.29″ along a position angle of 306.4°. References External links Image HD 215114 Aquarius (constellation) 215114 Spectroscopic binaries A-type main-sequence stars 8645 Durchmusterung objects 1...
HD 215114
Astronomy
82
20,998,975
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel-stopper
In semiconductor device fabrication, channel-stopper or channel-stop is an area in semiconductor devices produced by implantation or diffusion of ions, by growing or patterning the silicon oxide, or other isolation methods in semiconductor material with the primary function to limit the spread of the channel area or t...
Channel-stopper
Materials_science
75
7,082,603
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueous%20Wastes%20from%20Petroleum%20and%20Petrochemical%20Plants
Aqueous Wastes from Petroleum and Petrochemical Plants is a book about the composition and treatment of the various wastewater streams produced in the hydrocarbon processing industries (i.e., oil refineries, petrochemical plants and natural gas processing plants). When it was published in 1967, it was the first book de...
Aqueous Wastes from Petroleum and Petrochemical Plants
Chemistry
360
1,741,558
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCIgen
SCIgen is a paper generator that uses context-free grammar to randomly generate nonsense in the form of computer science research papers. Its original data source was a collection of computer science papers downloaded from CiteSeer. All elements of the papers are formed, including graphs, diagrams, and citations. Creat...
SCIgen
Mathematics
1,594
58,535,251
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquila%20X-1
Aquila X-1 (frequently abbreviated to Aql X-1) is a low-mass x-ray binary (LMXB) and the most luminous X-Ray source in the constellation Aquila. It was first observed by the satellite Vela 5B which detected several outbursts from this source between 1969 and 1976. Its optical counterpart is variable, so it was named V...
Aquila X-1
Astronomy
193
208,151
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10
10 (ten) is the even natural number following 9 and preceding 11. Ten is the base of the decimal numeral system, the most common system of denoting numbers in both spoken and written language. Linguistics A collection of ten items (most often ten years) is called a decade. The ordinal adjective is decimal; the distr...
10
Mathematics
321
959,928
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting%20Things%20Done
Getting Things Done (GTD) is a personal productivity system developed by David Allen and published in a book of the same name. GTD is described as a time management system. Allen states "there is an inverse relationship between things on your mind and those things getting done". The GTD method rests on the idea of mov...
Getting Things Done
Physics,Biology
1,949
23,742,625
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C9H6O3
{{DISPLAYTITLE:C9H6O3}} The molecular formula C9H6O3 (molar mass: 162.14 g/mol, exact mass: 162.031694 u) may refer to: Umbelliferone, also known as 7-hydroxycoumarin or hydrangine 4-Hydroxycoumarin Molecular formulas
C9H6O3
Physics,Chemistry
81
62,654,535
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek%20de%20Solla%20Price%20Memorial%20Medal
The Derek de Solla Price Memorial Award, or Price Medal, was conceived to honor Derek J. de Solla Price for his contributions to information science and for his crucial role in developing the field of scientometrics. The award was launched by Tibor Braun, founder of the international journal Scientometrics, and is per...
Derek de Solla Price Memorial Medal
Mathematics,Technology
139
42,121,389
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%201847
NGC 1847 is a young, massive star cluster in the bar of the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. It was discovered in 1835 by John Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflecting telescope. References External links 1847 Dorado Star clusters Large Magellanic Cloud
NGC 1847
Astronomy
59
752,048
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc%20chloride
Zinc chloride is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula ZnCl2·nH2O, with n ranging from 0 to 4.5, forming hydrates. Zinc chloride, anhydrous and its hydrates, are colorless or white crystalline solids, and are highly soluble in water. Five hydrates of zinc chloride are known, as well as four polymorphs of anh...
Zinc chloride
Chemistry
3,182
61,328,143
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance%20and%20modelling%20of%20AC%20transmission
Performance modelling is the abstraction of a real system into a simplified representation to enable the prediction of performance. The creation of a model can provide insight into how a proposed or actual system will or does work. This can, however, point towards different things to people belonging to different field...
Performance and modelling of AC transmission
Engineering
8,207
63,446,562
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact%20of%20the%20COVID-19%20pandemic%20on%20social%20media
Social media became an important platform for interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic, coinciding with the onset of social distancing. According to a study conducted by Facebook's analytics department, messaging rates rose by over 50% during this period. Individuals confined to their homes utilized social media not on...
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social media
Technology
4,574
10,453,104
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%20Pinyin
Google Pinyin IME () is a discontinued input method developed by Google China Labs. The tool was made publicly available on April 4, 2007. Aside from Pinyin input, it also includes stroke count method input. As of March 2019, Google Pinyin has been discontinued and the download page has been deleted. However, Google ...
Google Pinyin
Technology
564
34,519,215
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qattara%20Depression%20Project
The Qattara Depression Project or Qattara Project is a macro-engineering project concept in Egypt. Rivalling the Aswan High Dam in scope, the intention is to develop the hydroelectric potential of the Qattara Depression by creating an artificial lake. The Qattara depression is a region that lies below sea level on av...
Qattara Depression Project
Engineering
1,515
8,031,769
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlaams%20Instituut%20voor%20Biotechnologie
VIB is a research institute located in Flanders, Belgium. It was founded by the Flemish government in 1995, and became a full-fledged institute on 1 January 1996. The main objective of VIB is to strengthen the excellence of Flemish life sciences research and to turn the results into new economic growth. VIB spends almo...
Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
Chemistry,Biology
997
316,824
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nozzle
A nozzle is a device designed to control the direction or characteristics of a fluid flow (specially to increase velocity) as it exits (or enters) an enclosed chamber or pipe. A nozzle is often a pipe or tube of varying cross sectional area, and it can be used to direct or modify the flow of a fluid (liquid or gas). N...
Nozzle
Engineering
1,286
76,683,769
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%204680
NGC 4680 is a spiral/lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is estimated to be 106 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 45,000 ly. In the same area of the sky there are, among other things: the galaxies NGC 4700 and NGC 4708. NGC 4680 was discovered on May 27, 1835, by John Hersc...
NGC 4680
Astronomy
201
52,452,554
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%206540
NGC 6540 is a globular cluster of stars in the souther constellation Sagittarius, positioned about 4.66° away from the Galactic Center. It was discovered by German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel on May 24, 1784, with an 18.7-inch mirror telescope, who described the cluster as "pretty faint, not large, crookedly ex...
NGC 6540
Astronomy
211
8,207,512
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological%20response%20modifier
Biological response modifiers (BRMs) are substances that modify immune responses. They can be endogenous (produced naturally within the body) or exogenous (as pharmaceutical drugs), and they can either enhance an immune response or suppress it. Some of these substances arouse the body's response to an infection, and ot...
Biological response modifier
Biology
1,269
23,522,474
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C19H22N2O
{{DISPLAYTITLE:C19H22N2O}} The molecular formula C19H22N2O may refer to: Amedalin Cinchonidine Cinchonine Ketipramine Normacusine B Noxiptiline Rhazinilam Tombozine Vinburnine (Eburnamonine)
C19H22N2O
Chemistry
72
24,211,366
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALIL%20pseudoknot
ALIL pseudoknot is an RNA element that induces frameshifting in bacteria. The expression of a minority of genes requires frameshifting to occur where the frequency of frameshifting is increased by a RNA secondary structure located on the 3' side of the shift site. This structure can be either a pseudoknot or a stem-loo...
ALIL pseudoknot
Biology
220
1,741,453
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parent%E2%80%93offspring%20conflict
Parent–offspring conflict (POC) is an expression coined in 1974 by Robert Trivers. It is used to describe the evolutionary conflict arising from differences in optimal parental investment (PI) in an offspring from the standpoint of the parent and the offspring. PI is any investment by the parent in an individual offspr...
Parent–offspring conflict
Biology
3,344