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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNz7q
GNz7q is a starburst galaxy with a candidate proto-supermassive black hole in the early Universe, at a redshift of 7.1899 ± 0.0005, estimated to have existed only 750 years after the Big Bang. It was discovered in the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey-North (GOODS-North) field taken by the Hubble Space Telesco...
GNz7q
Physics,Astronomy
214
24,146,102
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C26H32F2O7
{{DISPLAYTITLE:C26H32F2O7}} The molecular formula C26H32F2O7 (molar mass: 494.52 g/mol, exact mass: 494.21161) may refer to: Diflorasone diacetate Fluocinonide Molecular formulas
C26H32F2O7
Physics,Chemistry
72
33,539,823
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project%20Rio%20Blanco
Project Rio Blanco was an underground nuclear test that took place on May 17, 1973 in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, approximately 36 miles (58 km) northwest of Rifle. Three 33-kiloton nuclear devices were detonated nearly simultaneously in a single emplacement well at depths of below ground level. The tests were condu...
Project Rio Blanco
Chemistry
303
208,174
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. Etymology English eight, from Old English , æhta, Proto-Germanic *ahto is a direct continuation of Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓ(w)-, and as such cognate with Greek and Latin , both of which stems are reflected by the English prefix oct(o)-, as in the ordinal ...
8
Mathematics
2,300
60,100,177
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloropolymer
Chloropolymers are macromolecules synthesized from alkenes in which one or more hydrogens of the polymer were replaced by chlorine. A common example of a chloropolymer is polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and poly(dichlorophosphazene) which has a polymer formula of (PNCl2)n, the precursor of which is hexachlorophosphazene, whic...
Chloropolymer
Chemistry,Materials_science,Engineering
116
162,600
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacktivism
Hacktivism (or hactivism; a portmanteau of hack and activism), is the use of computer-based techniques such as hacking as a form of civil disobedience to promote a political agenda or social change. A form of Internet activism with roots in hacker culture and hacker ethics, its ends are often related to free speech, hu...
Hacktivism
Technology
6,848
5,825,136
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20most%20luminous%20stars
This is a list of stars arranged by their absolute magnitude – their intrinsic stellar luminosity. This cannot be observed directly, so instead must be calculated from the apparent magnitude (the brightness as seen from Earth), the distance to each star, and a correction for interstellar extinction. The entries in the ...
List of most luminous stars
Astronomy
1,593
69,079
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium
Ammonium is a modified form of ammonia that has an extra hydrogen atom. It is a positively charged (cationic) molecular ion with the chemical formula or . It is formed by the addition of a proton (a hydrogen nucleus) to ammonia (). Ammonium is also a general name for positively charged (protonated) substituted amines...
Ammonium
Physics,Chemistry
1,815
1,071,026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poudre%20B
Poudre B was the first practical smokeless gunpowder created in 1884. It was perfected between 1882 and 1884 at "Laboratoire Central des Poudres et Salpêtres" in Paris, France. Originally called "Poudre V" from the name of the inventor, Paul Vieille, it was arbitrarily renamed "Poudre B" (short for poudre blanche—white...
Poudre B
Chemistry
1,109
14,717,987
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global%20element
In category theory, a global element of an object A from a category is a morphism where is a terminal object of the category. Roughly speaking, global elements are a generalization of the notion of "elements" from the category of sets, and they can be used to import set-theoretic concepts into category theory. Howev...
Global element
Mathematics
337
28,053,991
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor%20von%20Schubert
Friedrich Theodor von Schubert (30 October 1758 – 21 October 1825) was a German astronomer and geographer. Life and works Born in Helmstedt, his father, Johann Ernst Schubert, was a professor of theology and abbot of Michaelstein Abbey. Theodor likewise studied theology, but didn't like it. He traveled abroad, first ...
Theodor von Schubert
Astronomy
579
47,451,878
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suillus%20subacerbus
Suillus subacerbus is a species of bolete fungus in the family Suillaceae. Described as new to science in 1968 by mycologist Robert Francis Ross McNabb, it is found in New Zealand, where it grows in association with Pinus radiata. Description Its fruitbodies produce convex to flattened caps measuring in diameter. The...
Suillus subacerbus
Biology
259
31,300,355
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivational%20enhancement%20therapy
Motivational enhancement therapy (MET) is a time-limited, four-session adaptation used in Project MATCH, a US-government-funded study of treatment for alcohol problems, and the "Drinkers' Check-up", which provides normative-based feedback and explores client motivation to change in light of the feedback. It is a develo...
Motivational enhancement therapy
Biology
1,819
70,453,928
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi2%20Octantis
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Pi2 Octantis}} Pi2 Octantis, Latinized from π2 Octantis, is a solitary star situated in the southern circumpolar constellation Octans. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.64, allowing it to be faintly visible to the naked eye under ideal conditions. Located 1,570 light years away, the star is approaching ...
Pi2 Octantis
Astronomy
224
22,974,812
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morbid%20map
In genetics, a morbid map is a chart or diagram of diseases and the chromosomal location of genes the diseases are associated with. A morbid map exists as an appendix of the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) knowledgebase, listing chromosomes and the genes mapped to specific sites on those chromosomes, and thi...
Morbid map
Biology
94
38,559,533
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%20161840
HD 161840 is a single, blue-white hued star in the southern zodiac constellation of Scorpius. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.79. With an annual parallax shift of it is located roughly 500 light years from the Sun. It is moving closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of...
HD 161840
Astronomy
271
470,768
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interoperable%20Object%20Reference
An Interoperable Object Reference (IOR) is a CORBA or RMI-IIOP reference that uniquely identifies an object on a remote CORBA server. IORs can be transmitted in binary over TCP/IP via the General Inter-ORB Protocol (the encoding may be big-endian or little-endian), or serialized into a string of hexadecimal digits (pr...
Interoperable Object Reference
Technology
245
6,213,198
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sincalide
Sincalide (INN) is a cholecystokinetic drug administered by injection to aid in diagnosing disorders of the gallbladder and pancreas. It is the 8-amino acid C-terminal fragment of cholecystokinin, and also known as CCK-8. Common adverse effects following administration include abdominal discomfort and nausea. These e...
Sincalide
Chemistry
251
51,181,166
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hylotelephium%20hybrids
Hylotelephium, syn. Sedum, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae. Various species have been hybridized by horticulturalists to create new cultivars. Many of the newer ones are patented. Hylotelephium hybrids Those cultivars marked have been given an Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural...
Hylotelephium hybrids
Biology
325
29,359,386
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Brown%20%28artist%29
John Brown (1752 – September 5, 1787) was a Scottish artist. Biography John Brown was born around 1752, in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of a watchmaker. He studied in Edinburgh at the Trustees' Academy. Around 1769 he traveled to Rome, where he became a pupil of Alexander Runciman. They became strong friends. For t...
John Brown (artist)
Engineering
280
30,280,089
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bochner%E2%80%93Martinelli%20formula
In mathematics, the Bochner–Martinelli formula is a generalization of the Cauchy integral formula to functions of several complex variables, introduced by and . History Bochner–Martinelli kernel For , in the Bochner–Martinelli kernel is a differential form in of bidegree defined by (where the term is omitted...
Bochner–Martinelli formula
Mathematics
262
40,260,097
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20smallest%20known%20stars
This is a list of stars, neutron stars, white dwarfs and brown dwarfs which are the least voluminous known (the smallest stars by volume). List Notable small stars This is a list of small stars that are notable for characteristics that are not separately listed. Smallest stars by type Timeline of smallest red dwarf...
List of smallest known stars
Physics,Mathematics
100
1,417,120
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seliger%20Rocket
Seliger Rocket is the designation for the sounding rockets of the Berthold Seliger Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH. They were A single-stage rocket with a length of 3.4 metres and a takeoff thrust of 50 kN. This rocket was first launched on November 19, 1962, near Cuxhaven and reached a height of 40 km...
Seliger Rocket
Astronomy
307
19,977,844
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo%20Envy
The Voodoo Envy 133 was a notebook computer designed by VoodooPC after its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard. It was positioned as a mobile ultraportable notebook and was introduced at HP's Connecting Your World Live event in Berlin, Germany on June 10, 2008. Overview The chassis of the Voodoo Envy is made of carbon fibe...
Voodoo Envy
Technology
238
14,862,734
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-4%20beta-2%20nicotinic%20receptor
The alpha-4 beta-2 nicotinic receptor, also known as the α4β2 receptor, is a type of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor implicated in learning, consisting of α4 and β2 subunits. It is located in the brain, where activation yields post- and presynaptic excitation, mainly by increased Na+ and K+ permeability. Stimulation ...
Alpha-4 beta-2 nicotinic receptor
Chemistry
862
70,347,595
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil%20Bagwell
Phil Bagwell (died 6 October 2012) was a computer scientist known for his work and influence in the area of persistent data structures. He is best known for his 2000 invention of hash array mapped tries. Bagwell was probably the most influential researcher in the field of persistent data structures from 2000 until his...
Phil Bagwell
Technology
157
434,920
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite%20Fourier%20transform
In mathematics the finite Fourier transform may refer to either another name for discrete-time Fourier transform (DTFT) of a finite-length series.  E.g., F.J.Harris (pp. 52–53) describes the finite Fourier transform as a "continuous periodic function" and the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) as "a set of samples of t...
Finite Fourier transform
Mathematics
201
1,433,334
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test%20script
A test script in software testing is a set of instructions that will be performed on the system under test to test that the system functions as expected. Types of test scripts There are various means for executing test scripts. These last two types are also done in manual testing. Manual testing. These are more comm...
Test script
Engineering
546
3,968,454
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%20Rietveld
Hugo M. Rietveld (7 March 1932 – 16 July 2016) was a Dutch crystallographer who is infamous for single handedly publishing joint work of Loopstra, van Laar and himself on the full profile refinement method in powder diffraction, which became later known as the Rietveld refinement method. The method was developed by Loo...
Hugo Rietveld
Chemistry,Materials_science
747
11,268,632
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishpond.co.nz
Fishpond Ltd. is a New Zealand e-commerce company. It was one of the first major companies to sell books over the Internet in New Zealand. Founded by Daniel Robertson in 2004, Fishpond.co.nz is a full-scale online bookstore. It also sells DVDs, music CDs, toys, household goods, cosmetics, and electronics. It is part of...
Fishpond.co.nz
Technology
222
3,184,177
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleural%20thickening
Pleural thickening is an increase in the bulkiness of one or both of the pulmonary pleurae. Causes Pleural plaques Pleural plaques are patchy collections of hyalinized collagen in the parietal pleura. They have a holly leaf appearance on X-ray. They are indicators of asbestos exposure, and the most common asbestos-in...
Pleural thickening
Environmental_science
156
279,651
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truncated%20tetrahedron
In geometry, the truncated tetrahedron is an Archimedean solid. It has 4 regular hexagonal faces, 4 equilateral triangle faces, 12 vertices and 18 edges (of two types). It can be constructed by truncating all 4 vertices of a regular tetrahedron. Construction The truncated tetrahedron can be constructed from a regular...
Truncated tetrahedron
Physics,Mathematics
936
20,829,341
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C6H14N2O2
{{DISPLAYTITLE:C6H14N2O2}} The molecular formula C6H14N2O2 (molar mass: 146.19 g/mol) may refer to: Lysine β-Lysine Meldonium 3-Methylornithine N-Methylornithine Molecular formulas
C6H14N2O2
Physics,Chemistry
71
2,912,664
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipitable%20water
Precipitable water is the depth of water in a column of the atmosphere, if all the water in that column were precipitated as rain. As a depth, the precipitable water is measured in millimeters or inches. Often abbreviated as "TPW", for Total Precipitable Water. Measurement There are different measurement techniques...
Precipitable water
Environmental_science
287
44,352,300
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisnatol
Crisnatol (BW-A770U) is an experimental anticancer agent known for its potential in inhibiting the growth of various solid tumors. Research has indicated that crisnatol acts as a DNA-intercalating agent, thereby disrupting the replication process in cancer cells. A Phase I clinical trial was conducted to assess its saf...
Crisnatol
Chemistry
484
867,515
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tired%20light
Tired light is a class of hypothetical redshift mechanisms that was proposed as an alternative explanation for the redshift-distance relationship. These models have been proposed as alternatives to the models that involve the expansion of the universe. The concept was first proposed in 1929 by Fritz Zwicky, who suggest...
Tired light
Physics
2,359
5,361,848
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rappaport%20Vassiliadis%20soya%20peptone%20broth
Rappaport-Vassiliadis soya peptone broth (RVS broth) is used as an enrichment growth medium for the isolation of Salmonella species. It is not recommended for the enrichment of Salmonella Typhi or Paratyphi, which is inhibited due to the malachite green in RVS broth. It is an alternative to selenite broth. It is not...
Rappaport Vassiliadis soya peptone broth
Biology
230
632,394
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit%20of%20Mercury
A transit of Mercury across the Sun takes place when the planet Mercury passes directly between the Sun and a superior planet. During a transit, Mercury appears as a tiny black dot moving across the Sun as the planet obscures a small portion of the solar disk. Because of orbital alignments, transits viewed from Earth o...
Transit of Mercury
Astronomy
2,262
21,173,946
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodbourne%20Forest%20and%20Wildlife%20Preserve
The Woodbourne Forest and Wildlife Preserve is a protected area that is managed by The Nature Conservancy. It covers in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. It is located just south of Montrose, Pennsylvania. History and notable features This nature preserve contains old fields, meadows, creeks, bogs, and...
Woodbourne Forest and Wildlife Preserve
Biology
225
2,970,491
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnjoe%20McFadden
Johnjoe McFadden (born 17 May 1956) is an Anglo-Irish scientist, academic and writer. He is Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Surrey, United Kingdom. Life McFadden was born in Donegal, Ireland but raised in the UK. He holds joint British and Irish Nationality. He obtained his BSc in Biochemistry Uni...
Johnjoe McFadden
Physics,Biology
880
31,474,975
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract%20model%20theory
In mathematical logic, abstract model theory is a generalization of model theory that studies the general properties of extensions of first-order logic and their models. Abstract model theory provides an approach that allows us to step back and study a wide range of logics and their relationships. The starting point f...
Abstract model theory
Mathematics
122
2,017,486
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inguma
Inguma (Mauma in Baigorri) is the god of dreams in Basque mythology and religion. He is regarded as a malevolent force who enters houses at night and plagues residents with nightmares, sometimes killing them. He Storm''), the third film in the Baztán trilogy by Dolores Redondo. References Basque gods Dreams in relig...
Inguma
Biology
80
49,949,922
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIM52
TRIM52, also known as RNF102, is a protein in the tripartite motif family. In humans, it is encoded by the gene of the same name. Knockdown of this gene induces apoptosis. This gene's overexpression has been implicated in multiple types of cancer including ovarian cancer, gastric cancer, and colon cancer. References ...
TRIM52
Chemistry
85
2,710,895
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovators%20Under%2035
The Innovators Under 35 is a peer-reviewed annual award and listicle published by MIT Technology Review magazine, naming the world's top 35 innovators under the age of 35. Background The subcategories for the awards change from year to year, but generally focus on biomedicine, computing, communications, business, ene...
Innovators Under 35
Technology
482
75,185,459
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdigitation
Interdigitation is the interlinking of biological components that resembles the fingers of two hands being locked together. It can be a naturally occurring or man-made state. Examples Naturally occurring interdigitation includes skull sutures that develop during periods of brain growth, and which remain thin and strai...
Interdigitation
Biology
396
21,958,586
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momentum%20curtain
Discovered by British engineer Christopher Cockerell, the momentum curtain is a unique and efficient way to reduce friction between a vehicle and its surface of travel, be it water or land, by levitating the vehicle above this surface via a cushion of air. It is this principle of levitation upon which a hovercraft is b...
Momentum curtain
Physics
382
34,032,918
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduced%20viscosity
In fluid dynamics, the reduced viscosity of a polymer is the ratio of the relative viscosity increment () to the mass concentration of the species of interest (c). It has units of volume per unit mass. The reduced viscosity is given by: where is the relative viscosity increment given by (Where is the viscosit...
Reduced viscosity
Physics,Chemistry
103
3,567,433
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygonal%20rifling
Polygonal rifling ( ) is a type of gun barrel rifling where the traditional sharp-edged "lands and grooves" are replaced by less pronounced "hills and valleys", so the barrel bore has a polygonal (usually hexagonal or octagonal) cross-sectional profile. Polygonal riflings with a larger number of edges have shallower ...
Polygonal rifling
Technology
1,910
8,159,630
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurab%20Rtveliashvili
Zurab Rtveliashvili (16 October 1967 – 20 April 2021) was a Georgian poet and multi-media performer. Rtveliashvili was born in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. He is featured in the 2009 documentary film At the Top of My Voice. In 2010, Rtveliashvili was offered asylum in Stockholm, Sweden, from persecution in his native Georgi...
Zurab Rtveliashvili
Technology
169
474,567
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20striping
In computer data storage, data striping is the technique of segmenting logically sequential data, such as a file, so that consecutive segments are stored on different physical storage devices. Striping is useful when a processing device requests data more quickly than a single storage device can provide it. By spreadi...
Data striping
Engineering
973
237,170
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrature%20mirror%20filter
In digital signal processing, a quadrature mirror filter is a filter whose magnitude response is the mirror image around of that of another filter. Together these filters, first introduced by Croisier et al., are known as the quadrature mirror filter pair. A filter is the quadrature mirror filter of if . The filte...
Quadrature mirror filter
Engineering
847
41,568,330
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finrozole
Finrozole is an aromatase (CYP19A1) inhibitor. References Aromatase inhibitors Nitriles Triazoles 4-Fluorophenyl compounds
Finrozole
Chemistry
36
43,358,208
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitive%20diagnostic%20data
Definitive diagnostic data are a specific type of data used in the investigation and diagnosis of IT system problems; transaction performance, fault/error or incorrect output. Qualification To qualify as Definitive Diagnostic Data it must be possible to correlate the data with a user's experience of a problem instance...
Definitive diagnostic data
Technology
185
11,882,154
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD4%20immunoadhesin
CD4 immunoadhesin is a recombinant fusion protein consisting of a combination of CD4 and the fragment crystallizable region, similarly known as immunoglobulin. It belongs to the antibody (Ig) gene family. CD4 is a surface receptor for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The CD4 immunoadhesin molecular fusion allow the ...
CD4 immunoadhesin
Biology
2,268
584,238
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladogenesis
Cladogenesis is an evolutionary splitting of a parent species into two distinct species, forming a clade. This event usually occurs when a few organisms end up in new, often distant areas or when environmental changes cause several extinctions, opening up ecological niches for the survivors and causing population bott...
Cladogenesis
Biology
280
36,845,407
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D%20cell%20culturing%20by%20magnetic%20levitation
The Magnetic Levitation Method (MLM) is a technique for growing 3D cell cultures. In this approach, cells are treated with magnetic nanoparticles and exposed to spatially varying magnetic fields produced by neodymium magnetic drivers. The process causes cells to levitate to the air-liquid interface within a standard pe...
3D cell culturing by magnetic levitation
Chemistry,Biology
1,523
11,466,066
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puccinia%20verruca
Puccinia verruca is a plant pathogen that causes rust on safflower. See also List of Puccinia species References External links USDA ARS Fungal Database Fungal plant pathogens and diseases verruca Fungi described in 1879 Fungus species
Puccinia verruca
Biology
52
29,765,867
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slice%20preparation
The slice preparation or brain slice is a laboratory technique in electrophysiology that allows the study of neurons from various brain regions in isolation from the rest of the brain, in an ex-vivo condition. Brain tissue is initially sliced via a tissue slicer then immersed in artificial cerebrospinal fluid (aCSF) fo...
Slice preparation
Chemistry
726
14,755,479
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHRNB2
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CHRNB2 gene. Neuronal acetylcholine receptors are homo- or heteropentameric complexes composed of homologous alpha and beta subunits. They belong to a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels which allow the flow of sodium and...
CHRNB2
Chemistry
216
227,912
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose%20hip
The rose hip or rosehip, also called rose haw and rose hep, is the accessory fruit of the various species of rose plant. It is typically red to orange, but ranges from dark purple to black in some species. Rose hips begin to form after pollination of flowers in spring or early summer, and ripen in late summer through a...
Rose hip
Technology
612
76,565,600
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscopical%20researches%20into%20the%20accordance%20in%20the%20structure%20and%20growth%20of%20animals%20and%20plants
Microscopical researches into the accordance in the structure and growth of animals and plants is a famous treatise by Theodor Schwann published in 1839 which officially formulated the basis of the cell theory. The original title was Mikroskopische Untersuchungen über die Uebereinstimmung in der Struktur und dem Wachst...
Microscopical researches into the accordance in the structure and growth of animals and plants
Biology
373
62,541,410
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%20874
NGC 874 is a spiral galaxy located in the Cetus constellation. It is estimated to be 572 million light-years away from the Milky Way galaxy and has a diameter of approximately 80,000 light-years. NGC 874 was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller. References Cetus 874 Spiral galaxies 008663
NGC 874
Astronomy
68
44,970,257
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-438b
Kepler-438b (also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-3284.01) is a confirmed near-Earth-sized exoplanet. It is likely rocky. It orbits on the inner edge of the habitable zone of a red dwarf, Kepler-438, about 460.2 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lyra. It receives 1.4 times our solar fl...
Kepler-438b
Astronomy
1,053
58,883,860
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An%20Introduction%20to%20the%20Philosophy%20of%20Mathematics
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics is a 2012 textbook on the philosophy of mathematics by Mark Colyvan. It has a focus on issues in contemporary philosophy, such as the mathematical realism–anti-realism debate and the philosophical significance of mathematical practice, and largely skips over historical d...
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics
Mathematics
3,456
36,495,578
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesics%20on%20an%20ellipsoid
The study of geodesics on an ellipsoid arose in connection with geodesy specifically with the solution of triangulation networks. The figure of the Earth is well approximated by an oblate ellipsoid, a slightly flattened sphere. A geodesic is the shortest path between two points on a curved surface, analogous to a str...
Geodesics on an ellipsoid
Mathematics
6,068
1,238,550
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index%20of%20dissimilarity
The index of dissimilarity is a demographic measure of the evenness with which two groups are distributed across component geographic areas that make up a larger area. A group is evenly distributed when each geographic unit has the same percentage of group members as the total population. The index score can also be in...
Index of dissimilarity
Mathematics
1,110
40,961,197
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaeoramularia%20indica
Phaeoramularia indica is a species of sac fungus. The fungus was found to cause leaf spots in north-eastern Uttar Pradesh. References indica Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Leaf diseases Fungi of India Fungus species
Phaeoramularia indica
Biology
48
41,455
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical%20attenuator
An optical attenuator, or fiber optic attenuator, is a device used to reduce the power level of an optical signal, either in free space or in an optical fiber. The basic types of optical attenuators are fixed, step-wise variable, and continuously variable. Applications Optical attenuators are commonly used in fiber-op...
Optical attenuator
Materials_science,Technology,Engineering
1,185
19,285,203
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis%20B%20virus%20PRE%20alpha
The Hepatitis B virus PRE stem-loop alpha (HBV PRE SL alpha) is an RNA structure that is shown to play a role in nuclear export of HBV mRNAs. HBV PREalpha consists of a 30 nt stem-loop, with a 5 nt apical loop. The conserved stem-loop was predicted within the HBV PRE sequence and confirmed by mutagenesis. The exact r...
Hepatitis B virus PRE alpha
Chemistry
135
52,058,358
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair%20Lawrence
Alistair B. Lawrence (born 1954) is an ethologist. He currently holds a joint chair in animal behaviour and welfare at Scotland's Rural College and the University of Edinburgh. Education Lawrence graduated from the University of St Andrews with a degree in zoology. He then studied for his PhD at the University of Ed...
Alistair Lawrence
Biology
277
11,619,563
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GITEX
GITEX GLOBAL or GITEX (abb. of Gulf Information Technology Exhibition, a.k.a. GITEX Technology Week) is a computer expo held annually in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at Dubai World Trade Center. The event underpins the rapid technology-driven transformations, investments and projects shaping the economies of the Middle ...
GITEX
Technology
458
27,890,209
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracking%20signal
In statistics and management science, a tracking signal monitors any forecasts that have been made in comparison with actuals, and warns when there are unexpected departures of the outcomes from the forecasts. Forecasts can relate to sales, inventory, or anything pertaining to an organization's future demand. The trac...
Tracking signal
Biology
696
7,820,792
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freelance%20model
Freelance, in aerial, railway, naval, or bus model building, refers to companies that produce models that are not based on existing livery. Such models are sometimes frowned upon in the model-building community because they do not represent existing items, but are original designs. Since they require no licensing fees...
Freelance model
Physics
223
37,572,635
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20LIMS%20software%20packages
This is a list of proprietary laboratory information management systems (LIMS) from businesses and organizations which have articles about them in Wikipedia. BaseSpace Clarity LIMS from Illumina BIOVIA ONE Lab LIMS from Dassault Systèmes CCLAS from ABB Group ELab from LabLynx Hach WIMS from Hach Company LABbase ...
List of LIMS software packages
Technology
215
349,014
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linearly%20ordered%20group
In mathematics, specifically abstract algebra, a linearly ordered or totally ordered group is a group G equipped with a total order "≤" that is translation-invariant. This may have different meanings. We say that (G, ≤) is a: left-ordered group if ≤ is left-invariant, that is a ≤ b implies ca ≤ cb for all a, b, c in ...
Linearly ordered group
Mathematics
1,099
44,989,961
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean%20units%20of%20measurement
A number of different units of measurement were used in Chile to measure quantities like length, mass, area, capacity, etc. From 1848, the metric system has been compulsory in Chile. Pre-metric units Spanish customary units were used before 1848. Length To measure length several units were used. Legally, one vara...
Chilean units of measurement
Mathematics
259
2,695,537
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu%20Telescopii
Nu Telescopii, Latinized from ν Telescopii, is a slightly evolved star in the southern constellation Telescopium. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.33, allowing it to be faintly visible to the naked eye. The object is relatively close at a distance of 169 light years but is approaching the Solar System with a he...
Nu Telescopii
Astronomy
413
8,202,405
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating%20hinge
A floating hinge is a hinge that, while able to behave as a normal hinge, enables one of the objects to move away from the other - hence "float". In effect, the hinge allows for two parallel axes of rotation – one for each object joined by the hinge – and each axis can be moved relative to the position of the other. U...
Floating hinge
Physics,Technology,Engineering
230
62,510,434
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUIDE-Seq
GUIDE-Seq (Genome-wide, Unbiased Identification of DSBs Enabled by Sequencing) is a molecular biology technique that allows for the unbiased in vitro detection of off-target genome editing events in DNA caused by CRISPR/Cas9 as well as other RNA-guided nucleases in living cells. Similar to LAM-PCR, it employs multiple ...
GUIDE-Seq
Chemistry,Engineering,Biology
810
14,164,636
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFYA
Nuclear transcription factor Y subunit alpha is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NFYA gene. Function The protein encoded by this gene is one subunit of a trimeric complex NF-Y, forming a highly conserved transcription factor that binds to CCAAT motifs in the promoter regions in a variety of genes. Subunit N...
NFYA
Chemistry,Biology
428
23,842,972
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnopilus%20fulvellus
Gymnopilus fulvellus is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. See also List of Gymnopilus species External links Gymnopilus fulvellus at Index Fungorum fulvellus Taxa named by Charles Horton Peck Fungus species
Gymnopilus fulvellus
Biology
61
21,465,265
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactarius%20pallidus
Lactarius pallidus, the pale milkcap, is an edible mushroom of the genus Lactarius. It is pale in colour, and found on the floor in beech or birch woodland. It's smooth cap features a particularly thick layer of flesh and often has an incurved margin. Though generally considered edible, it is not recommended to be eate...
Lactarius pallidus
Biology
570
13,667,573
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcoscypha%20coccinea
Sarcoscypha coccinea, commonly known as the scarlet elf cup, or the scarlet cup, is a species of fungus in the family Sarcoscyphaceae of the order Pezizales. The fungus, widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, has been found in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Australia. The type species of the...
Sarcoscypha coccinea
Biology
3,424
26,422,274
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotinylated%20dextran%20amine
Biotinylated dextran amines (BDA) are organic compounds used as anterograde and retrograde neuroanatomical tracers. They can be used for labeling the source as well as the point of termination of neural connections and therefore to study neural pathways. BDA is delivered into the nervous system by iontophoretic or pre...
Biotinylated dextran amine
Chemistry
180
1,387,110
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realized%20niche%20width
Realized niche width is a phrase relating to ecology, is defined by the actual space that an organism inhabits and the resources it can access as a result of limiting pressures from other species (e.g. superior competitors). An organism's ecological niche is determined by the biotic and abiotic factors that make up tha...
Realized niche width
Biology
1,530
74,928,292
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water%20pollution%20in%20Haiti
Pollution of water resources in Haiti, as with many developing countries, is a major concern. The main cause of water pollution in the country is major deficiencies in the collection of solid waste and the absence or dysfunction of wastewater sanitation. In addition, the considerable increase in the population over the...
Water pollution in Haiti
Chemistry,Environmental_science
1,312
32,180,913
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calponin%20family%20repeat
In molecular biology, the calponin family repeat is a 26 amino acid protein domain. Calponin 1 (CNN1) contains three copies of this domain. This domain is also found in vertebrate smooth muscle protein (SM22 or transgelin), and a number of other proteins whose physiological role is not yet established, including Drosop...
Calponin family repeat
Biology
121
20,289,869
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranfield%20experiments
The Cranfield experiments were a series of experimental studies in information retrieval conducted by Cyril W. Cleverdon at the College of Aeronautics, today known as Cranfield University, in the 1960s to evaluate the efficiency of indexing systems. The experiments were broken into two main phases, neither of which was...
Cranfield experiments
Technology
1,891
176,356
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbain%20Le%20Verrier
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier (; 11 March 1811 – 23 September 1877) was a French astronomer and mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for predicting the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics. The calculations were made to explain discrepancies with Uranus's orbit and...
Urbain Le Verrier
Astronomy
1,796
47,621,338
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paintbrush
A paintbrush is a brush used to apply paint or ink. A paintbrush is usually made by clamping bristles to a handle with a ferrule. They are available in various sizes, shapes, and materials. Thicker ones are used for filling in, and thinner ones are used for details. They may be subdivided into decorators' brushes used ...
Paintbrush
Engineering
1,875
4,140,063
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic%20power
The concept of symbolic power, also known as symbolic domination (domination symbolique in French language) or symbolic violence, was first introduced by French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu to account for the tacit, almost unconscious modes of cultural/social domination occurring within the social habits maintained ove...
Symbolic power
Biology
634
1,791,995
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing%20years%20%28Jewish%20calendar%29
The missing years in the Hebrew calendar refer to a chronological discrepancy between the rabbinic dating for the destruction of the First Temple in 422 BCE (3338 Anno Mundi) and the academic dating of it in 587 BCE. In a larger sense, it also refers to the discrepancy between conventional chronology versus that of Sed...
Missing years (Jewish calendar)
Physics
2,614
314,139
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triptych
A triptych ( ) is a work of art (usually a panel painting) that is divided into three sections, or three carved panels that are hinged together and can be folded shut or displayed open. It is therefore a type of polyptych, the term for all multi-panel works. The middle panel is typically the largest and it is flanked b...
Triptych
Physics,Mathematics
984
10,919,113
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein%20L
Protein L was first isolated from the surface of bacterial species Peptostreptococcus magnus and was found to bind immunoglobulins through L chain interaction, from which the name was suggested. It consists of 719 amino acid residues. The molecular weight of protein L purified from the cell walls of Peptostreptoccus ma...
Protein L
Chemistry,Biology
761
13,145,330
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%20Special
A Santa Special is a special Christmas rail service, common on heritage steam railways (or sometimes on mainline railways, as is done by the RPSI in Ireland), where children are given the opportunity to meet "Santa Claus". The revenues derived from Santa Specials make an important contribution to the finances of the r...
Santa Special
Engineering
166
65,653,642
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%2099706
HD 99706 is an orange-hued star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. With an apparent visual magnitude of 7.65, it is too dim to be visible to the naked eye but can be viewed with a pair of binoculars. Parallax measurements provide a distance estimate of approximately 480 light years from the Sun, a...
HD 99706
Astronomy
378
22,786,540
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel%20Deza
Michel Marie Deza (27 April 1939 – 23 November 2016) was a Soviet and French mathematician, specializing in combinatorics, discrete geometry and graph theory. He was the retired director of research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the vice president of the European Academy of Sciences, a r...
Michel Deza
Mathematics
1,135
15,098,241
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air%20raid%20on%20Bari
The air raid on Bari (, ) was an air attack by German bombers on Allied forces and shipping in Bari, Italy, on 2 December 1943, during World War II. 105 German Junkers Ju 88 bombers of Luftflotte 2 surprised the port's defenders and bombed shipping and personnel operating in support of the Allied Italian Campaign, sink...
Air raid on Bari
Chemistry
2,247
314,703
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erectile%20tissue
Erectile tissue is tissue in the body with numerous vascular spaces, or cavernous tissue, that may become engorged with blood. However, tissue that is devoid of or otherwise lacking erectile tissue (such as the labia minora, vestibule, vagina and urethra) may also be described as engorging with blood, often with regard...
Erectile tissue
Biology
430
53,308,753
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C26H29NO2
{{DISPLAYTITLE:C26H29NO2}} The molecular formula C26H29NO2 (molar mass: 387.5139 g/mol) may refer to: Afimoxifene Droloxifene, also known as 3-hydroxytamoxifen Molecular formulas
C26H29NO2
Physics,Chemistry
68