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37,040,123 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta%20Sagittae | Theta Sagittae (θ Sagittae) is a double star in the northern constellation of Sagitta. With a combined apparent visual magnitude of +6, it is near the limit of stars that can be seen with the naked eye. According to the Bortle scale the star is visible in dark suburban/rural skies. Based upon an annual parallax shift o... | Theta Sagittae | Astronomy | 280 |
70,624,318 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nir%20Ben-Tal | Nir Ben-Tal (Hebrew: ניר בן-טל) is the Abraham E. Kazan Chair of Structural Biology at Tel Aviv University.
Early life
Nir Ben-Tal is a professor at Tel Aviv University, where he has held the Abraham E. Kazan Chair of Structural Biology since 2018 as a member of the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry & Biophysics. H... | Nir Ben-Tal | Chemistry | 288 |
14,875,781 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNBP | Cellular nucleic acid-binding protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CNBP gene.
Function
The ZNF9 protein contains 7 zinc finger domains and is believed to function as an RNA-binding protein. A CCTG expansion in intron 1 of the ZNF9 gene results in myotonic dystrophy type 2 (MIM 602668).[supplied by O... | CNBP | Chemistry,Biology | 121 |
303,802 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase%20rule | In thermodynamics, the phase rule is a general principle governing multi-component, multi-phase systems in thermodynamic equilibrium. For a system without chemical reactions, it relates the number of freely varying intensive properties () to the number of components (), the number of phases (), and number of ways of pe... | Phase rule | Physics,Chemistry | 2,269 |
11,151,410 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20palindromic%20places | A palindromic place is a city or town whose name can be read the same forwards or backwards. An example of this would be Navan in Ireland. Some of the entries on this list are only palindromic if the next administrative division they are a part of is also included in the name, such as Adaven, Nevada.
Issues
Because th... | List of palindromic places | Physics | 993 |
606,411 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Bradford%20Cannon | Walter Bradford Cannon (October 19, 1871 – October 1, 1945) was an American physiologist, professor and chairman of the Department of Physiology at Harvard Medical School. He coined the term "fight or flight response", and developed the theory of homeostasis. He popularized his theories in his book The Wisdom of the Bo... | Walter Bradford Cannon | Chemistry | 2,727 |
52,642,122 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarium%28II%29%20bromide | Samarium(II) bromide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula . It is a brown solid that is insoluble in most solvents but degrades readily in air.
Structure
In the gas phase, is a bent molecule with Sm–Br distance 274.5 pm and bond angle 131±6°.
History
Samarium(II) bromide was first synthesized in 1934 b... | Samarium(II) bromide | Chemistry | 438 |
43,447,946 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanning%20Habitable%20Environments%20with%20Raman%20and%20Luminescence%20for%20Organics%20and%20Chemicals | Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) is an ultraviolet Raman spectrometer that uses fine-scale imaging and an ultraviolet (UV) laser to determine fine-scale mineralogy, and detect organic compounds designed for the Perseverance rover as part of the Mars 2020 m... | Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals | Physics,Chemistry,Technology,Engineering | 688 |
58,527,422 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computational%20Spectroscopy%20In%20Natural%20Sciences%20and%20Engineering | COmputational Spectroscopy In Natural Sciences and Engineering (COSINE) is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network in the field of theoretical and computational chemistry, focused on computational spectroscopy. The main goal of the projects is to develop theoretical tools: computational codes based on elec... | Computational Spectroscopy In Natural Sciences and Engineering | Chemistry | 482 |
31,913,717 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-state%20trajectory | A two-state trajectory (also termed two-state time trajectory or a trajectory with two states) is a dynamical signal that fluctuates between two distinct values: ON and OFF, open and closed, , etc. Mathematically, the signal has, for every either the value or .
In most applications, the signal is stochastic; nevert... | Two-state trajectory | Physics | 527 |
5,235,137 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamics%20of%20Markovian%20particles | Dynamics of Markovian particles (DMP) is the basis of a theory for kinetics of particles in open heterogeneous systems. It can be looked upon as an application of the notion of stochastic process conceived as a physical entity; e.g. the particle moves because there is a transition probability acting on it.
Two particu... | Dynamics of Markovian particles | Physics | 245 |
7,547,202 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostration | Prostration is the gesture of placing one's body in a reverentially or submissively prone position. Typically prostration is distinguished from the lesser acts of bowing or kneeling by involving a part of the body above the knee, especially the hands, touching the ground.
Major world religions employ prostration as an... | Prostration | Biology | 3,092 |
919,204 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Baroque%20Cycle | The Baroque Cycle is a series of novels by American writer Neal Stephenson. It was published in three volumes containing eight books in 2003 and 2004. The story follows the adventures of a sizable cast of characters living amidst some of the central events of the late 17th and early 18th centuries in Europe, Africa, As... | The Baroque Cycle | Astronomy | 2,091 |
78,097,982 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlianhyus | Erlianhyus is a genus of cetancodontamorph artiodactyl that lived during the Middle Eocene in China. It is monotypic and known from one species, E. primitivus.
Taxonomy
The holotype of Erlianhyus (IVPP V 28275) was discovered in strata from the Irdin Manha Formation. Its binomial name is derived from the Erlian Basin... | Erlianhyus | Biology | 335 |
65,731,439 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAT-P-28 | HAT-P-28 is the primary of a binary star system about 1320 light-years away. It is a G-type main-sequence star. The star's age is older than the Sun's at 6.1 billion years. HAT-P-28 is slightly enriched in heavy elements, having a 130% concentration of iron compared to the Sun. Since 2014, the binary star system is sus... | HAT-P-28 | Astronomy | 219 |
45,958 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual%20assured%20destruction | Mutual assured destruction (MAD) is a doctrine of military strategy and national security policy which posits that a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by an attacker on a nuclear-armed defender with second-strike capabilities would result in the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender. It is based o... | Mutual assured destruction | Chemistry | 7,616 |
483,720 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci%20polynomials | In mathematics, the Fibonacci polynomials are a polynomial sequence which can be considered as a generalization of the Fibonacci numbers. The polynomials generated in a similar way from the Lucas numbers are called Lucas polynomials.
Definition
These Fibonacci polynomials are defined by a recurrence relation:
The Luc... | Fibonacci polynomials | Mathematics | 553 |
46,964,570 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGF-1%20LR3 | Long arginine 3-IGF-1, abbreviated as IGF-1 LR3 or LR3-IGF-1, is a synthetic protein and lengthened analogue of human insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). It differs from native IGF-1 in that it possesses an arginine instead of a glutamic acid at the third position in its amino acid sequence ("arginine 3"), and also h... | IGF-1 LR3 | Biology | 369 |
27,000 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smog | Smog, or smoke fog, is a type of intense air pollution. The word "smog" was coined in the early 20th century, and is a portmanteau of the words smoke and fog to refer to smoky fog due to its opacity, and odor. The word was then intended to refer to what was sometimes known as pea soup fog, a familiar and serious probl... | Smog | Physics | 7,200 |
8,828,449 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public%20health%20laboratory | Public health laboratories (PHLs) or National Public Health Laboratories (NPHL) are governmental reference laboratories that protect the public against diseases and other health hazards. The 2005 International Health Regulations came into force in June 2007, with 196 binding countries that recognised that certain publi... | Public health laboratory | Chemistry | 563 |
683,436 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space%20elevator%20economics | Space elevator economics compares the cost of sending a payload into Earth orbit via a space elevator with the cost of doing so with alternatives, like rockets.
Costs of current systems (rockets)
The costs of using a well-tested system to launch payloads are high. The main cost comes from the components of the launch... | Space elevator economics | Astronomy,Technology | 961 |
48,254,824 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflex%20%28building%20design%20software%29 | Reflex was a 3D building design software application developed in the mid 1980s and - along with its predecessor Sonata - is now regarded as a forerunner to today's building information modelling applications.
History
The application was developed by two former GMW Computers employees who had been involved with Sonata... | Reflex (building design software) | Engineering | 528 |
32,580,947 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frobenius%20splitting | In mathematics, a Frobenius splitting, introduced by , is a splitting of the injective morphism OX→F*OX from a structure sheaf OX of a characteristic p > 0 variety X to its image F*OX under the Frobenius endomorphism F*.
give a detailed discussion of Frobenius splittings.
A fundamental property of Frobenius-split pr... | Frobenius splitting | Mathematics | 139 |
20,693,354 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deployment%20cost%E2%80%93benefit%20selection%20in%20physiology | Deployment cost–benefit selection in physiology concerns the costs and benefits of physiological process that can be deployed and selected in regard to whether they will increase or not an animal’s survival and biological fitness. Variably deployable physiological processes relate mostly to processes that defend or cl... | Deployment cost–benefit selection in physiology | Biology | 831 |
58,573,773 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioinspiration | Bioinspiration refers to the human development of novel materials, devices, structures, and behaviors inspired by solutions found in biological organisms, where they have evolved and been refined over millions of years. The goal is to improve modeling and simulation of the biological system to attain a better understan... | Bioinspiration | Engineering,Biology | 921 |
2,974,898 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual%20successor | A spiritual successor (sometimes called a spiritual sequel) is a product or fictional work that is similar to, or directly inspired by, another previous product or work, but (unlike a traditional prequel or sequel) does not explicitly continue the product line or media franchise of its predecessor, and is thus only a s... | Spiritual successor | Technology | 1,917 |
10,070,974 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimal%20prime%20%28recreational%20mathematics%29 | In recreational number theory, a minimal prime is a prime number for which there is no shorter subsequence of its digits in a given base that form a prime. In base 10 there are exactly 26 minimal primes:
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 19, 41, 61, 89, 409, 449, 499, 881, 991, 6469, 6949, 9001, 9049, 9649, 9949, 60649, 666649, 946669, ... | Minimal prime (recreational mathematics) | Mathematics | 1,349 |
636,913 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia%20accident | The Goiânia accident was a radioactive contamination accident that occurred on September 13, 1987, in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, after an unsecured radiotherapy source was stolen from an abandoned hospital site in the city. It was subsequently handled by many people, resulting in four deaths. About 112,000 people were ex... | Goiânia accident | Chemistry,Technology | 4,426 |
47,747,907 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penicillium%20subarcticum | Penicillium subarcticum is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium.
References
Further reading
subarcticum
Fungi described in 2002
Fungus species | Penicillium subarcticum | Biology | 36 |
617,475 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenobucarb | Fenobucarb is a carbamate insecticide, also widely known as BPMC. A pale yellow or pale red liquid, insoluble in water; used as an agricultural insecticide, especially for control of Hemipteran pests, on rice and cotton and moderately toxic for humans.
Synonyms
2-(1-methylpropyl)phenol methylcarbamate; 2-(1-methylprop... | Fenobucarb | Chemistry | 205 |
16,277,372 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name%20calling | Name-calling is a form of argument in which insulting or demeaning labels are directed at an individual or group. This phenomenon is studied by a variety of academic disciplines such as anthropology, child psychology, and political science. It is also studied in rhetoric and a variety of other disciplines.
In politics... | Name calling | Biology | 224 |
44,301,349 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point%20of%20care%20medical%20information%20summary | Point of care medical information summaries are defined as "web-based medical compendia specifically designed to deliver predigested, rapidly accessible, comprehensive, periodically updated, and evidence-based information" to healthcare providers.
Products
BMJ Best Practice
DynaMed
UpToDate
See also
Clinical decisi... | Point of care medical information summary | Biology | 80 |
39,738,199 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.%20Narayan%20Murthy | Hosur Narayan Murthy (H. N. Murthy) (; 1924–2011) was an Indian clinical psychologist, writer, philosopher, Sanskrit scholar and teacher who headed the department of clinical psychology at National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) at Bangalore. He was born in the city of Bangalore in 1924 to Brah... | H. Narayan Murthy | Biology | 1,474 |
10,016,001 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20organisms%20named%20after%20famous%20people | In biological nomenclature, organisms often receive scientific names that honor a person. A taxon (e.g., species or genus; plural: taxa) named in honor of another entity is an eponymous taxon, and names specifically honoring a person or persons are known as patronyms. Scientific names are generally formally published i... | List of organisms named after famous people | Biology | 381 |
1,655,028 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple%20community | The Apple community consists of the users, media, and third party companies interested in Apple Inc. and its products. They discuss rumors, future products, news stories, and support of Apple's products. Apple has a devoted following, especially for the Apple II, Mac, iPod, iPhone, and luminary staff members. The perso... | Apple community | Technology | 2,537 |
16,174,922 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy%20subsidy | Energy subsidies are measures that keep prices for customers below market levels, or for suppliers above market levels, or reduce costs for customers and suppliers. Energy subsidies may be direct cash transfers to suppliers, customers, or related bodies, as well as indirect support mechanisms, such as tax exemptions an... | Energy subsidy | Environmental_science | 1,318 |
334,955 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therapeutic%20index | The therapeutic index (TI; also referred to as therapeutic ratio) is a quantitative measurement of the relative safety of a drug with regard to risk of overdose. It is a comparison of the amount of a therapeutic agent that causes toxicity to the amount that causes the therapeutic effect. The related terms therapeutic w... | Therapeutic index | Chemistry,Biology | 3,160 |
40,946,450 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluteus%20brunneosquamulosus | Pluteus brunneosquamulosus is a species of agaric fungus in the family Pluteaceae. It is found in India.
See also
List of Pluteus species
References
External links
brunneosquamulosus
Fungi described in 2012
Fungi of Asia
Fungus species | Pluteus brunneosquamulosus | Biology | 62 |
14,946 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice | Ice is water that is frozen into a solid state, typically forming at or below temperatures of 0 °C, 32 °F, or 273.15 K. It occurs naturally on Earth, on other planets, in Oort cloud objects, and as interstellar ice. As a naturally occurring crystalline inorganic solid with an ordered structure, ice is considered to be ... | Ice | Physics,Environmental_science | 8,904 |
27,327,850 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terbogrel | Terbogrel (INN) is an experimental drug that has been studied for its potential to prevent the vasoconstricting and platelet-aggregating action of thromboxanes. Terbogrel is an orally available thromboxane A2 receptor antagonist and a thromboxane A synthase inhibitor. The drug was developed by Boehringer Ingelheim.
A ... | Terbogrel | Chemistry | 133 |
50,523,514 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gboard | Gboard is a virtual keyboard app developed by Google for Android and iOS devices. It was first released on iOS in May 2016, followed by a release on Android in December 2016, debuting as a major update to the already-established Google Keyboard app on Android.
Gboard features Google Search, including web results (remo... | Gboard | Technology | 959 |
57,706,434 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galeas%20per%20montes | Galeas per montes (galleys across mountains) is the name given to a feat of military engineering made between December 1438 and April 1439 by the Republic of Venice, when several Venetian ships, including galleys and frigates were transported from the Adriatic Sea to Lake Garda. The operation required towing the ships ... | Galeas per montes | Engineering | 1,389 |
36,008,539 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrophorus%20camarophyllus | Hygrophorus camarophyllus is a species of edible fungus in the genus Hygrophorus.
References
External links
camarophyllus
Fungi of Europe
Edible fungi
Taxa named by Johannes Baptista von Albertini
Taxa named by Lewis David de Schweinitz
Fungus species | Hygrophorus camarophyllus | Biology | 61 |
12,924,521 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vepris%20borenensis | Vepris borenensis is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is found in Ethiopia and Kenya.
References
borenensis
Flora of Ethiopia
Flora of Kenya
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Unplaced names | Vepris borenensis | Biology | 47 |
24,375,753 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C10H10N2 | {{DISPLAYTITLE:C10H10N2}}
The molecular formula C10H10N2 (molar mass: 158.20 g/mol, exact mass: 158.0844 u) may refer to:
1,5-Diaminonaphthalene
1,8-Diaminonaphthalene
Nicotyrine | C10H10N2 | Chemistry | 74 |
2,012,125 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple%20precedence%20parser | In computer science, a simple precedence parser is a type of bottom-up parser for context-free grammars that can be used only by simple precedence grammars.
The implementation of the parser is quite similar to the generic bottom-up parser. A stack is used to store a viable prefix of a sentential form from a rightmost ... | Simple precedence parser | Technology | 825 |
15,062,629 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFI35 | Interferon-induced 35 kDa protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IFI35 gene.
Interactions
IFI35 has been shown to interact with NMI and BATF.
References
Further reading
External links
Transcription factors | IFI35 | Chemistry,Biology | 48 |
37,307,647 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium%20carbamate | Ammonium carbamate is a chemical compound with the formula consisting of ammonium cation and carbamate anion . It is a white solid that is extremely soluble in water, less so in alcohol. Ammonium carbamate can be formed by the reaction of ammonia with carbon dioxide , and will slowly decompose to those gases at ordi... | Ammonium carbamate | Chemistry | 923 |
9,018,921 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pari%20%28unit%29 | A pari was customary unit of area equal to 50×60 sana lamjel in Manipur, India, approximately 1 hectare. A sana lamjel was defined by the ruler of the kingdom, Nongda Lairen Pakhangpa in 33 CE, being equal to the distance from the floor to the tips of the fingers of his raised right hand while standing (a fathom), plus... | Pari (unit) | Mathematics | 142 |
14,430,199 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert%E2%80%93Huang%20transform | The Hilbert–Huang transform (HHT) is a way to decompose a signal into so-called intrinsic mode functions (IMF) along with a trend, and obtain instantaneous frequency data. It is designed to work well for data that is nonstationary and nonlinear. In contrast to other common transforms like the Fourier transform, the H... | Hilbert–Huang transform | Technology,Engineering | 5,017 |
1,815,224 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coherent%20duality | In mathematics, coherent duality is any of a number of generalisations of Serre duality, applying to coherent sheaves, in algebraic geometry and complex manifold theory, as well as some aspects of commutative algebra that are part of the 'local' theory.
The historical roots of the theory lie in the idea of the adjoint... | Coherent duality | Mathematics | 1,254 |
11,759,970 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail%20ethics | Trail ethics define appropriate ranges of behavior for hikers on a public trail. It is similar to both environmental ethics and human rights in that it deals with the shared interaction of humans and nature. There are multiple agencies and groups that support and encourage ethical behavior on trails.
Trail ethics ap... | Trail ethics | Environmental_science | 586 |
2,129,702 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phototube | A phototube or photoelectric cell is a type of gas-filled or vacuum tube that is sensitive to light. Such a tube is more correctly called a 'photoemissive cell' to distinguish it from photovoltaic or photoconductive cells. Phototubes were previously more widely used but are now replaced in many applications by solid ... | Phototube | Physics,Materials_science,Technology,Engineering | 415 |
39,468,215 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laryngeal%20tube | The laryngeal tube (also known as the King LT) is an airway management device designed as an alternative to other airway management techniques such as mask ventilation, laryngeal mask airway, and tracheal intubation. This device can be inserted blindly through the oropharynx into the hypopharynx to create an airway dur... | Laryngeal tube | Biology | 943 |
15,301,222 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster%20%28physics%29 | A monster, in quantum physics, is an arrangement of matter that has maximum disorder. The high-entropy state of monsters has been theorized as being responsible for the high entropy of black holes; while the likelihood of any given star entering a "monster" state while collapsing is small, quantum mechanics takes into ... | Monster (physics) | Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics | 87 |
67,093,341 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-73%C2%B0375 | CD-73°375 is a binary star located in the constellation Volans about away. The two components, HR 2979 and HR 2980, are separated by two arc-seconds. The pair has a combined apparent magnitude of 6.34. It has a radial velocity of about , which means it drifting away from the Solar System.
Properties
The two star... | CD-73°375 | Astronomy | 187 |
5,549,155 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictive | PICTIVE (Plastic Interface for Collaborative Technology Initiative through Video Exploration) is a participatory design method used to develop graphical user interfaces.
It was developed at Bellcore around 1990.
Usability
Human–computer interaction | Pictive | Engineering | 45 |
49,105,793 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare%20engineering | In its succinct definition, healthcare engineering is "engineering involved in all aspects of healthcare". The term engineering in this definition covers all engineering disciplines such as biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, hospital architecture, industrial, information, materials, mecha... | Healthcare engineering | Engineering | 1,921 |
265,112 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised%20explosive%20device | An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechanism. IEDs are commonly used as roadside bombs, or homemade bombs.
The term "... | Improvised explosive device | Chemistry,Engineering | 7,874 |
25,711,341 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-7 | Kepler-7 is a star located in the constellation Lyra in the field of view of the Kepler Mission, a NASA operation in search of Earth-like planets. It is home to the fourth of the first five planets that Kepler discovered; this planet, a Jupiter-size gas giant named Kepler-7b, is as light as styrofoam. The star itself i... | Kepler-7 | Astronomy | 791 |
143,696 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital%20period | The orbital period (also revolution period) is the amount of time a given astronomical object takes to complete one orbit around another object. In astronomy, it usually applies to planets or asteroids orbiting the Sun, moons orbiting planets, exoplanets orbiting other stars, or binary stars. It may also refer to the t... | Orbital period | Physics,Astronomy | 2,278 |
1,412,544 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myxococcaceae | Myxococcaceae is a family of gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria. The family Myxococcaceae is encompassed within the myxobacteria ("slime bacteria"). The family is ubiquitously found in soils, marine, and freshwater environments. Production of compounds with medical uses by Myxococcaceae makes them useful in human healt... | Myxococcaceae | Biology | 386 |
64,494,209 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henk%20Tennekes%20%28toxicologist%29 | Henk Tennekes (21 November 1950 – 7 July 2020) was a Dutch toxicologist. Tennekes worked as doctor and researcher at the Philipps-Universiteit Marburg; the German research cancer centre Krebsforschungszentrum in Heidelberg; Sandoz in Muttenz, Switzerland and at the Research and Consulting Company in Itingen. Since 199... | Henk Tennekes (toxicologist) | Environmental_science | 368 |
4,106,274 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard%20components%20%28food%20processing%29 | Standard components is a food technology term, when manufacturers buy in a standard component they would use a pre-made product in the production of their food.
They help products to be the same in consistency, they are quick and easy to use in batch production of food products.
Some examples are pre-made stock cubes, ... | Standard components (food processing) | Technology | 256 |
67,136,789 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Code%20Breaker | The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race is a non-fiction book authored by American historian and journalist Walter Isaacson. Published in March 2021 by Simon & Schuster, it is a biography of Jennifer Doudna, the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on the CR... | The Code Breaker | Engineering,Biology | 261 |
62,968,403 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive%20ecology%20of%20individual%20recognition%20in%20colonial%20birds | The cognitive ecology of individual recognition has been studied in many species, especially in primates or other mammalian species that exhibit complex social behaviours, but comparatively little research has been done on colonial birds. Colonial birds live in dense colonies in which many individuals interact with eac... | Cognitive ecology of individual recognition in colonial birds | Biology | 1,720 |
51,952,938 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BP%20Crucis | BP Crucis (x-ray source GX 301-2) is an X-ray binary system containing a blue hypergiant and a pulsar.
System
BP Crucis is considered as the optical counterpart to the X-ray source GX 301-2. The system consists of a massive hypergiant star and a neutron star in an eccentric 41.5 day orbit. The distance is likely to ... | BP Crucis | Astronomy | 525 |
24,087,683 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C14H12O4 | {{DISPLAYTITLE:C14H12O4}}
The molecular formula C14H12O4 (molar mass: 244.25 g/mol, exact mass: 244.073559 u) may refer to:
Dioxybenzone (benzophenone-8), an organic compound used in sunscreen
Oxyresveratrol, a stilbenoid
Piceatannol, a stilbenoid
Molecular formulas | C14H12O4 | Physics,Chemistry | 96 |
22,703,860 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%20ricin%20letters | The 2003 ricin letters were two ricin-laden letters found on two occasions between October and November 2003. One letter was mailed to the White House and intercepted at a processing facility; another was discovered with no address in South Carolina. A February 2004 ricin incident at the Dirksen Senate Office Building ... | 2003 ricin letters | Biology | 2,311 |
66,148,455 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WY%20Sagittae | WY Sagittae, also known as Nova Sagittae 1783, is a star in the constellation Sagitta which had a nova eruption visible in 1783. It was discovered on 26 July 1783 by the French astronomer Joseph Lepaute D'Agelet. It is usually difficult to precisely identify novae that were discovered hundreds of years ago, because... | WY Sagittae | Astronomy | 726 |
15,892,980 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finno-Ugrian%20suicide%20hypothesis | The Finno-Ugrian suicide hypothesis proposes to link genetic ties originating among Finno-Ugric peoples to high rate of suicide, claiming an allele common among them is responsible.
Mari and Udmurts have been found to have a three times higher suicide rate than Finns and Hungarians. It has been thus theorized that suc... | Finno-Ugrian suicide hypothesis | Biology | 200 |
1,575,447 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shear%20modulus | In materials science, shear modulus or modulus of rigidity, denoted by G, or sometimes S or μ, is a measure of the elastic shear stiffness of a material and is defined as the ratio of shear stress to the shear strain:
where
= shear stress
is the force which acts
is the area on which the force acts
= shear strain.... | Shear modulus | Physics,Materials_science,Mathematics,Engineering | 999 |
13,885 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-density%20lipoprotein | High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is one of the five major groups of lipoproteins. Lipoproteins are complex particles composed of multiple proteins which transport all fat molecules (lipids) around the body within the water outside cells. They are typically composed of 80–100 proteins per particle (organized by one, two o... | High-density lipoprotein | Chemistry | 3,619 |
390,319 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel%20pump | A Fuel pump is a component used in many liquid-fuelled engines (such as petrol/gasoline or diesel engines) to transfer the fuel from the fuel tank to the device where it is mixed with the intake air (such as the carburetor or fuel injector).
Carbureted engines often use low-pressure mechanical pumps that are mounted o... | Fuel pump | Physics,Chemistry,Technology | 897 |
5,651,414 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren%20%28burrow%29 | A warren is a network of interconnected burrows, dug by rabbits. Domestic warrens are artificial, enclosed establishments of animal husbandry dedicated to the raising of rabbits for meat and fur. The term evolved from the medieval Anglo-Norman concept of free warren, which had been, essentially, the equivalent of a hu... | Warren (burrow) | Biology | 520 |
233,956 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-pattern | An anti-pattern in software engineering, project management, and business processes is a common response to a recurring problem that is usually ineffective and risks being highly counterproductive. The term, coined in 1995 by computer programmer Andrew Koenig, was inspired by the book Design Patterns (which highlights ... | Anti-pattern | Technology,Engineering,Biology | 820 |
5,482,472 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMMXCS%202215-1738 | XMMXCS 2215-1738 is a galaxy cluster that lies 10 billion light-years away and has a redshift value of z=1.45. It was discovered by the XMM Cluster Survey in 2006.
Discovered in 2006, XMMXCS 2215-1738 is one of the most distant galaxy clusters known. It is embedded in intergalactic gas that has a temperature of 10 mi... | XMMXCS 2215-1738 | Astronomy | 426 |
3,743,846 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fengyun | Fēngyún (FY, ) are China's meteorological satellites. Launched since 1988 into polar Sun-synchronous and geosynchronous orbit, each three-axis stabilized Fengyun satellite is built by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) and operated by the China Meteorological Administration (CMA). To date, China has ... | Fengyun | Technology | 1,186 |
46,517,872 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermittent%20inductive%20automatic%20train%20stop | The intermittent inductive automatic train stop (also referred to as IIATS or just automatic train stop or ATS) is a train protection system used in North American mainline railroad and rapid transit systems. It makes use of magnetic reluctance to trigger a passing train to take some sort of action. The system was de... | Intermittent inductive automatic train stop | Technology,Engineering | 1,326 |
956,434 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmaceutical%20marketing | Pharmaceutical marketing is a branch of marketing science and practice focused on the communication, differential positioning and commercialization of pharmaceutical products, like specialist drugs, biotech drugs and over-the-counter drugs. By extension, this definition is sometimes also used for marketing practices ap... | Pharmaceutical marketing | Chemistry | 4,107 |
46,697,502 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigfox | Sigfox is a French global network operator founded in 2010 that built wireless networks to connect low-power objects such as electricity meters and smartwatches, which need to be continuously on and emitting small amounts of data.
Sigfox is based in Labège near Toulouse, France, and had over 375 employees. The firm al... | Sigfox | Technology,Engineering | 482 |
1,214,667 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede%20game | In game theory, the centipede game, first introduced by Robert Rosenthal in 1981, is an extensive form game in which two players take turns choosing either to take a slightly larger share of an increasing pot, or to pass the pot to the other player. The payoffs are arranged so that if one passes the pot to one's oppon... | Centipede game | Mathematics | 2,417 |
970,932 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal%20masturbation | Anal masturbation is an autoerotic practice in which a person masturbates by sexually stimulating their own anus and rectum. Common methods of anal masturbation include manual stimulation of the anal opening and the insertion of an object or objects. Items inserted may be sex toys such as anal beads, butt plugs, dildos... | Anal masturbation | Biology | 1,202 |
2,008,927 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanmeter | A LANMeter was a tool for testing Token Ring and Ethernet networks introduced by Fluke Corporation in 1993. It incorporated hardware testing (cable and network interface card) and active network testing in a handheld, battery operated package. It was discontinued in 2003.
Variants
References
Computer network analy... | Lanmeter | Technology | 57 |
241,784 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromomethane | Bromomethane, commonly known as methyl bromide, is an organobromine compound with formula CH3Br. This colorless, odorless, nonflammable gas is produced both industrially and biologically. It is a recognized ozone-depleting chemical. According to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, it has a global warming potential of 2. ... | Bromomethane | Chemistry | 2,426 |
24,884,720 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickle-bed%20reactor | A trickle-bed reactor (TBR) is a chemical reactor that uses the downward movement of a liquid and the downward (co-current) or upward (counter-current) movement of gas over a packed bed of (catalyst) particles. It is considered to be the simplest reactor type for performing catalytic reactions where a gas and liquid (... | Trickle-bed reactor | Chemistry,Engineering | 278 |
5,250,644 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell%20higher%20olefin%20process | The Shell higher olefin process (SHOP) is a chemical process for the production of linear alpha olefins via ethylene oligomerization and olefin metathesis invented and exploited by Shell plc. The olefin products are converted to fatty aldehydes and then to fatty alcohols, which are precursors to plasticizers and deterg... | Shell higher olefin process | Chemistry | 733 |
63,434,051 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC%2027017 | ISO/IEC 27017 is a security standard developed for cloud service providers and users to make a safer cloud-based environment and reduce the risk of security problems. It was published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) under the joint ISO ... | ISO/IEC 27017 | Technology,Engineering | 487 |
7,273,911 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal%20ties | In social network analysis and mathematical sociology, interpersonal ties are defined as information-carrying connections between people. Interpersonal ties, generally, come in three varieties: strong, weak or absent. Weak social ties, it is argued, are responsible for the majority of the embeddedness and structure of... | Interpersonal ties | Biology | 3,362 |
201,308 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styrofoam | Styrofoam is a genericized trademarked brand of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), manufactured to provide continuous building insulation board used in walls, roofs, and foundations as thermal insulation and as a water barrier. This material is light blue in color and is owned and manufactured by DuPont. DuPo... | Styrofoam | Chemistry | 669 |
7,269,589 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand%20Institute%20of%20Nuclear%20Technology | The Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT) (สถาบันเทคโนโลยีนิวเคลียร์แห่งชาติ) is a public organization in Bangkok, Thailand.
Overview
The institute is an entity established in December 2006 for national nuclear research and development. It is aimed to serve as the research body, cooperating with the Office o... | Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology | Engineering | 188 |
15,561,472 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Thierry%20Preyer | William Thierry Preyer or Wilhelm Preyer (4 July 1841 – 15 July 1897) was an English-born biochemist, physiologist and psychologist who worked in Germany. He worked as a professor of physiology at the University of Jena and then at Berlin. Studying his own son among other children he examined developmental psychology, ... | William Thierry Preyer | Chemistry | 1,016 |
61,607,156 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shemen%20%28bible%29 | Shemen () is the most commonly used word for oil in the Hebrew scriptures, used around 170 times in a variety of contexts.
Cooking oil
In describing the ordination of Aaron and his sons, unleavened challah () made with oil, translated as 'cakes', and wafers () spread with oil are among the required offerings. The ca... | Shemen (bible) | Chemistry | 870 |
26,445,447 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron-acceptance%20diagram%20shading | Neutron-acceptance diagram shading (NADS) is a beam simulation technique. Unlike Monte-Carlo simulation codes like McStas, NADS does not trace individual neutrons but traces linearly-related bunches in a reduced-dimensionality phase space. Bunches are subdivided where necessary to follow accurately a simplified surfa... | Neutron-acceptance diagram shading | Chemistry | 584 |
24,763,960 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater-dependent%20ecosystems | Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems (or GDEs) are ecosystems that rely upon groundwater for their continued existence. Groundwater is water that has seeped down beneath Earth's surface and has come to reside within the pore spaces in soil and fractures in rock, this process can create water tables and aquifers, which are ... | Groundwater-dependent ecosystems | Chemistry,Engineering,Biology,Environmental_science | 1,048 |
51,487,006 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemistry%20of%20wetland%20dredging | Wetland chemistry is largely affected by dredging, which can be done for a variety of purposes. Wetlands are areas within floodplains with both terrestrial and aquatic characteristics, including marshes, swamps, bogs, and others. It has been estimated that they occupy around 2.8x106 km2, about 2.2% of the Earth’s surfa... | Chemistry of wetland dredging | Chemistry,Environmental_science | 2,171 |
76,758,860 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praveen%20Sethupathy | Praveen Sethupathy is an American geneticist, science author and journalist. He is a professor of physiological genomics and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the Cornell University. He currently serves as one of the board directors at The BioLogos Foundation where he holds discussions on the relationsh... | Praveen Sethupathy | Biology | 592 |
33,289,559 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycoside%20hydrolase%20family%2072 | In molecular biology, glycoside hydrolase family 72 is a family of glycoside hydrolases.
Glycoside hydrolases are a widespread group of enzymes that hydrolyse the glycosidic bond between two or more carbohydrates, or between a carbohydrate and a non-carbohydrate moiety. A classification system for glycoside hydrolase... | Glycoside hydrolase family 72 | Biology | 218 |
3,425,287 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ore%20genesis | Various theories of ore genesis explain how the various types of mineral deposits form within Earth's crust. Ore-genesis theories vary depending on the mineral or commodity examined.
Ore-genesis theories generally involve three components: source, transport or conduit, and trap. (This also applies to the petroleum ind... | Ore genesis | Chemistry | 4,579 |
56,804,641 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth%20Landau | Elizabeth Rosa Landau is an American science writer and communicator. She is a Senior Communications Specialist at NASA Headquarters. She was a Senior Storyteller at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory previously.
Education
Landau grew up in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. As a child, she watched Carl Sagan's TV series Cosmo... | Elizabeth Landau | Technology | 442 |
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