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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picrotoxin
Picrotoxin, also known as cocculin, is a poisonous crystalline plant compound. It was first isolated by the French pharmacist and chemist Pierre François Guillaume Boullay (1777–1869) in 1812. The name "picrotoxin" is a combination of the Greek words "picros" (bitter) and "toxicon" (poison). A mixture of two different ...
Picrotoxin
Chemistry
1,471
57,024,626
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgrade%20Design%20Week
Belgrade Design Week is a one-week design festival held once a year in Belgrade, Serbia. First held in 2005, the festival is organized every spring and is the largest design initiative in South-Eastern Europe. The festival covers architecture, design, fashion, publishing, and new media, as well as related fields like c...
Belgrade Design Week
Engineering
781
47,602,799
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-Hydroxypyrene
1-Hydroxypyrene is a human metabolite. It can be found in urine of outdoor workers exposed to air pollution. Biochemistry Experiments in pig show that urinary 1-hydroxypyrene is a metabolite of pyrene, when given orally. A Mycobacterium sp. strain isolated from mangrove sediments produced 1-hydroxypyrene during the ...
1-Hydroxypyrene
Chemistry
168
7,820,748
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jugaad
or (in Hindustani: जुगाड़ / جگاڑ) is a non-conventional, frugal innovation, in Indian subcontinent. It also includes innovative fixes or a simple workarounds, solutions that bend the rules, or resources that can be used in such a way. It is considered creative to make existing things work and create new things with me...
Jugaad
Engineering
919
701,207
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radix
In a positional numeral system, the radix (:radices) or base is the number of unique digits, including the digit zero, used to represent numbers. For example, for the decimal system (the most common system in use today) the radix is ten, because it uses the ten digits from 0 through 9. In any standard positional numer...
Radix
Mathematics
644
4,611,642
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonene
Nonene is an alkene with the molecular formula C9H18. Many structural isomers are possible, depending on the location of the C=C double bond and the branching of the other parts of the molecule. Industrially, the most important nonenes are trimers of propene: Tripropylene. This mixture of branched nonenes is used in th...
Nonene
Chemistry
115
37,302,456
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote%20Skylights
Remote Skylights are optical systems capable of providing natural light to unlit locations. An arrangement of parabolic reflectors and optical fiber cables, transport natural sunlight to areas that would otherwise be dark or be lit artificially. Remote skylights are composed chiefly of a solar collection dish, a "hel...
Remote Skylights
Engineering
271
24,962,428
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhamnogalacturonan-II
Rhamnogalacturonan-II (RG-II) is a complex polysaccharide component of pectin that is found in the primary cell walls of dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous plants and gymnosperms. It is supposed to be crucial for the plant cell wall integrity. RG-II is also likely to be present in the walls of some lower plants (ferns...
Rhamnogalacturonan-II
Chemistry
364
12,237,604
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufer%20ground
The Ufer ground is an electrical earth grounding method developed during World War II. It uses a concrete-encased electrode to improve grounding in dry areas. The technique is used in construction of concrete foundations. History During World War II, the U.S. Army required a grounding system for bomb storage vaults...
Ufer ground
Physics,Engineering
775
36,969,542
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/36%20G.%20Doradus
36 G. Doradus (HD 40409) is a suspected astrometric binary star system in the southern constellation of Dorado. It is a faint system but visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.65. Based upon an annual parallax shift of , it is located 89 light years away from the Sun. It is moving further away ...
36 G. Doradus
Astronomy
272
1,895,162
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARA%20%28computer%29
SARA (SAABs räkneautomat, SAAB's calculating machine) was developed by SAAB when the capacity of BESK was insufficient for their needs. The project was started the fall of 1955 and became operational in 1956. SARA was built using the drawings of BESK that SAAB had bought for a symbolic sum and with the help of people w...
SARA (computer)
Technology
140
21,042,117
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks%27%20theorem
In graph theory, Brooks' theorem states a relationship between the maximum degree of a graph and its chromatic number. According to the theorem, in a connected graph in which every vertex has at most Δ neighbors, the vertices can be colored with only Δ colors, except for two cases, complete graphs and cycle graphs of o...
Brooks' theorem
Mathematics
810
7,155,145
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagger%20compact%20category
In category theory, a branch of mathematics, dagger compact categories (or dagger compact closed categories) first appeared in 1989 in the work of Sergio Doplicher and John E. Roberts on the reconstruction of compact topological groups from their category of finite-dimensional continuous unitary representations (that ...
Dagger compact category
Mathematics
1,639
46,521,179
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoofing%20%28finance%29
Spoofing is a disruptive algorithmic trading activity employed by traders to outpace other market participants and to manipulate markets. Spoofers feign interest in trading futures, stocks, and other products in financial markets creating an illusion of the demand and supply of the traded asset. In an order driven mark...
Spoofing (finance)
Mathematics
2,202
45,383,325
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabersonine
Tabersonine is a terpene indole alkaloid found in the medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus and also in the genus Voacanga (both taxa belonging to the alkaloid-rich family Apocynaceae). Tabersonine is hydroxylated at the 16 position by the enzyme tabersonine 16-hydroxylase (T16H) to form 16-hydroxytabersonine. The enzy...
Tabersonine
Chemistry
154
37,565,754
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream%20metabolism
Stream metabolism, often referred to as aquatic ecosystem metabolism in both freshwater (lakes, rivers, wetlands, streams, reservoirs) and marine ecosystems, includes gross primary productivity (GPP) and ecosystem respiration (ER) and can be expressed as net ecosystem production (NEP = GPP - ER). Analogous to metaboli...
Stream metabolism
Chemistry,Biology
980
26,469,223
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%20Traveler
Ocean Traveler was a drilling platform built in the United States and used in the Gulf of Mexico. In 1966, it was transferred to Esso for the first exploration wells on the Norwegian continental shelf in the North Sea, following the Dutch discovery of Groningen gas field in 1959. On 16 July 1966, the platform did a lim...
Ocean Traveler
Chemistry,Engineering
177
38,347,573
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19%20Puppis
19 Puppis is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Puppis, near the northern border with Hydra and Monoceros. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, yellow-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.72. The system is located approximately 177 light years away from the system based on parallax....
19 Puppis
Astronomy
338
48,222,573
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloride%20channel%20blocker
A chloride channel blocker is a type of drug which inhibits the transmission of ions (Cl−) through chloride channels. Niflumic acid is a chloride channel blocker that has been used in experimental scientific research. Another example is anthracene-9-carboxylic acid, a potent blocker of the CLCN1-type chloride channel ...
Chloride channel blocker
Chemistry
134
9,111,697
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing%20Link%20%28puzzle%29
Missing Link is a mechanical puzzle invented in 1981 by Steven P. Hanson and Jeffrey D. Breslow. The puzzle has four sides, each depicting a chain of a different color. Each side contains four tiles, except one which contains three tiles and a gap. The top and bottom rows can be rotated, and tiles can slide up or down...
Missing Link (puzzle)
Mathematics
313
64,287,800
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandium%20perchlorate
Scandium perchlorate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Sc(ClO4)3. Production Scandium perchlorate can be prepared by dissolving scandium oxide in perchloric acid: References Scandium compounds Perchlorates
Scandium perchlorate
Chemistry
52
3,573,834
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branching%20quantifier
In logic a branching quantifier, also called a Henkin quantifier, finite partially ordered quantifier or even nonlinear quantifier, is a partial ordering of quantifiers for Q ∈ {∀,∃}. It is a special case of generalized quantifier. In classical logic, quantifier prefixes are linearly ordered such that the value of a ...
Branching quantifier
Mathematics
873
25,120,737
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AXIe
AdvancedTCA Extensions for Instrumentation and Test (AXIe) is a modular instrumentation standard created by Aeroflex, Keysight Technologies, and Test Evolution Corporation. (In October 2008, Aeroflex had purchased a 40% shareholding in Test Evolution.) AXIe was targeted for general-purpose instrumentation and semicon...
AXIe
Technology,Engineering
283
6,869,559
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cray%20X1
The Cray X1 is a non-uniform memory access, vector processor supercomputer manufactured and sold by Cray Inc. since 2003. The X1 is often described as the unification of the Cray T90, Cray SV1, and Cray T3E architectures into a single machine. The X1 shares the multistreaming processors, vector caches, and CMOS design ...
Cray X1
Technology
505
2,834,500
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentyl%20group
Pentyl is a five-carbon alkyl group or substituent with chemical formula -C5H11. It is the substituent form of the alkane pentane. In older literature, the common non-systematic name amyl was often used for the pentyl group. Conversely, the name pentyl was used for several five-carbon branched alkyl groups, distingui...
Pentyl group
Chemistry
352
35,704,471
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20red%20seaweeds%20of%20the%20Cape%20Peninsula%20and%20False%20Bay
This is a list of red seaweeds recorded from the oceans bordering The Cape Peninsula in South Africa from Melkbosstrand on the West Coast to Cape Hangklip on the South Coast. This list comprises locally used common names, scientific names with author citation and recorded ranges. Ranges specified may not be the entire ...
List of red seaweeds of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay
Biology
15,347
22,058,786
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug-induced%20aseptic%20meningitis
Drug-Induced Aseptic Meningitis (DIAM) is a type of aseptic meningitis related to the use of medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or biologic drugs such as intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). Additionally, this condition generally shows clinical improvement after cessation of the medication,...
Drug-induced aseptic meningitis
Chemistry
1,032
62,017,767
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superplan
Superplan was a high-level programming language developed between 1949 and 1951 by Heinz Rutishauser, the name being a reference to "" (i.e. computation plan), in Konrad Zuse's terminology designating a single program. The language was described in Rutishauser's 1951 publication (i.e. Automatically created Computati...
Superplan
Technology
162
537,026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20mathematical%20topics%20in%20quantum%20theory
This is a list of mathematical topics in quantum theory, by Wikipedia page. See also list of functional analysis topics, list of Lie group topics, list of quantum-mechanical systems with analytical solutions. Mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics bra–ket notation canonical commutation relation complete set...
List of mathematical topics in quantum theory
Physics
578
6,443,993
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorpe%E2%80%93Ingold%20effect
The Thorpe–Ingold effect, gem-dimethyl effect, or angle compression is an effect observed in chemistry where increasing steric hindrance favours ring closure and intramolecular reactions. The effect was first reported by Beesley, Thorpe, and Ingold in 1915 as part of a study of cyclization reactions. It has since been...
Thorpe–Ingold effect
Physics,Chemistry
480
8,371,384
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-j%20symbol
In quantum mechanics, the Wigner's 3-j symbols, also called 3-jm symbols, are an alternative to Clebsch–Gordan coefficients for the purpose of adding angular momenta. While the two approaches address exactly the same physical problem, the 3-j symbols do so more symmetrically. Mathematical relation to Clebsch–Gordan co...
3-j symbol
Physics
2,159
22,190,240
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conocybe%20rickenii
Conocybe rickenii is a mushroom from the genus Conocybe. Its edibility is disputed, and it has the appearance of a typical little brown mushroom with a small, conical cap, and long, thin stem. In colour, it is generally a cream-brown, lighter on the stem, and it has a thin layer of flesh with no distinct smell or taste...
Conocybe rickenii
Biology
509
13,941,848
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20programming%20languages%20%28associative%20array%29
This comparison of programming languages (associative arrays) compares the features of associative array data structures or array-lookup processing for over 40 computer programming languages. Language support The following is a comparison of associative arrays (also "mapping", "hash", and "dictionary") in various pro...
Comparison of programming languages (associative array)
Technology
20,000
5,676,819
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus%20Dev.%20Corp.%20v.%20Borland%20Int%27l%2C%20Inc.
Lotus Dev. Corp. v. Borland Int'l, Inc., 516 U.S. 233 (1996), is a United States Supreme Court case that tested the extent of software copyright. The lower court had held that copyright does not extend to the user interface of a computer program, such as the text and layout of menus. Due to the recusal of one justice, ...
Lotus Dev. Corp. v. Borland Int'l, Inc.
Mathematics
1,550
1,536,701
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation%20simulation
Evacuation simulation is a method to determine evacuation times for areas, buildings, or vessels. It is based on the simulation of crowd dynamics and pedestrian motion. The number of evacuation software have been increased dramatically in the last 25 years. A similar trend has been observed in term of the number of sc...
Evacuation simulation
Physics
1,221
40,975,991
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupil%20function
The pupil function or aperture function describes how a light wave is affected upon transmission through an optical imaging system such as a camera, microscope, or the human eye. More specifically, it is a complex function of the position in the pupil or aperture (often an iris) that indicates the relative change in am...
Pupil function
Physics,Chemistry
630
1,069,856
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistia
Pistia is a genus of aquatic plants in the arum family, Araceae. It is the sole genus in the tribe Pistieae which reflects its systematic isolation within the family. The single species it comprises, Pistia stratiotes, is often called water cabbage, water lettuce, Nile cabbage, or shellflower. Its native distribution i...
Pistia
Biology
2,641
77,538,830
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NanoTritium%20batteries
NanoTritium batteries are ultra-low-power, long-life betavoltaic devices developed by City Labs, Inc. These nanowatt-to-microwatt batteries utilize the natural decay of tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, to generate continuous power for over 20 years. History The first NanoTritium battery prototypes were de...
NanoTritium batteries
Physics
531
46,206,971
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAT99-98
BAT99-98 is a Wolf–Rayet star located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, in NGC 2070 near the R136 cluster in the Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus). At and it is the most massive known star, and close to one of the most luminous stars currently known. Observations A 1978 survey carried out by Jorge Melnick covered the 30 Do...
BAT99-98
Astronomy
671
31,319,138
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severinghaus%20electrode
The Severinghaus electrode is an electrode that measures carbon dioxide (CO2). It was developed by Dr. John W. Severinghaus and his technician A. Freeman Bradley in 1958. It utilizes a CO2-sensitive glass electrode in a surrounding film of bicarbonate solution covered by a thin plastic carbon dioxide permeable membran...
Severinghaus electrode
Chemistry
156
1,745,546
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monfrag%C3%BCe
Monfragüe (Spanish: Parque Nacional de Monfragüe, or simply Monfragüe ) is a Spanish national park noted for its bird-life. It is situated in the center of a triangle formed by Plasencia, Trujillo and the city of Cáceres within the province of Cáceres. Monfragüe is also a comarca (county, with no administrative role) o...
Monfragüe
Astronomy
1,778
125,293
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper
Copper is a chemical element. It has the symbol Cu (), and the atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orange color. Copper is used as a conductor of heat and electricity, as a building materi...
Copper
Physics,Chemistry
9,787
17,066
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirlian%20photography
Kirlian photography is a collection of photographic techniques used to capture the phenomenon of electrical coronal discharges. It is named after Soviet scientist Semyon Kirlian, who, in 1939, accidentally discovered that if an object on a photographic plate is connected to a high-voltage source, an image is produced o...
Kirlian photography
Physics
2,595
60,786,023
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysanthemum%20stone
Chrysanthemum stone, sometimes called "flower stone," is a stone "flower" produced millions of years ago due to geological movement and natural formation in the rock. The stone's pattern resembles the chrysanthemum flower. The flower is milky white and grain is clear. Chrysanthemum stone is generally dark-gray or blac...
Chrysanthemum stone
Physics
2,025
2,690,240
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20G.%20Cory
David G. Cory is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Waterloo where he holds the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Quantum Information Processing. He works at the Institute for Quantum Computing, and is also associated with the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology. Education and career Cory was educated ...
David G. Cory
Physics,Chemistry
356
55,538,688
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRI%20pulse%20sequence
An MRI pulse sequence in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a particular setting of pulse sequences and pulsed field gradients, resulting in a particular image appearance. A multiparametric MRI is a combination of two or more sequences, and/or including other specialized MRI configurations such as spectroscopy. Spin...
MRI pulse sequence
Physics,Chemistry
3,160
12,049,745
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mater%20Dei%20Hospital
Mater Dei Hospital (MDH; ), also known simply as Mater Dei, is an acute general and teaching hospital in Msida, Malta. It was opened in 2007, replacing St. Luke's Hospital. It is a public hospital affiliated to the University of Malta, offering general and specialist services. History The hospital opened on 29 June 20...
Mater Dei Hospital
Engineering
637
30,001
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory%20of%20relativity
The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity, proposed and published in 1905 and 1915, respectively. Special relativity applies to all physical phenomena in the absence of gravity. General relativity explains the law of grav...
Theory of relativity
Physics
2,515
16,957,984
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navini%20Networks
Navini Networks was a company that developed an Internet access system based on WiMAX wireless communication standards. This access system was subsequently acquired by Cisco Systems in October, 2007. Company In January 2000, Wu-Fu Chen and Guanghan Xu formed Navini Networks and developed a wireless Internet access sys...
Navini Networks
Technology,Engineering
1,282
77,421,630
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Drug%20Users%20Remembrance%20Day
International Drug Users Remembrance Day is a health awareness day observed on 21 July each year. It is a day where friends and family can meet together to memorialise and remember loved ones whose lives were cut short due to drug use and the criminalisation and stigmatisation of people who use drugs. It is also a da...
International Drug Users Remembrance Day
Chemistry
217
63,467,615
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron%28tetraphenylporphyrinato%29%20chloride
Iron(tetraporphyrinato) chloride is the coordination complex with the formula Fe(TPP)Cl where TPP is the dianion [C44H28N4]2-. The compound forms blue microcrystals that dissolve in chlorinated solvent to give brown solutions. In terms of structure, the complex is five-coordinate with idealized C4v point group symmet...
Iron(tetraphenylporphyrinato) chloride
Chemistry
304
64,244,683
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leibniz%20Institute%20of%20Plant%20Biochemistry
The Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (German: Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzenbiochemie, abbreviated: IPB) is a non-university, public research institute located in Halle (Saale), Germany. It carries out basic and applied plant research on model, cultivated and wild plants. Research activities at the institute inc...
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry
Chemistry
587
64,252,681
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung%20Galaxy%20Z%20Fold%202
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 (stylized as Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2, sold as Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 in certain territories) is an Android-based foldable smartphone developed by Samsung Electronics for its Samsung Galaxy Z series, succeeding the Samsung Galaxy Fold. It was announced on 5 August 2020 alongside the Samsung Gal...
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
Technology
882
35,892,084
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C16H18N2O2
The molecular formula C16H18N2O2 (molar mass: 270.33 g/mol, exact mass: 270.1368 u) may refer to: Ciproxifan Domoxin Ethonam Penniclavine Molecular formulas
C16H18N2O2
Physics,Chemistry
55
326,182
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoperimetric%20inequality
In mathematics, the isoperimetric inequality is a geometric inequality involving the square of the circumference of a closed curve in the plane and the area of a plane region it encloses, as well as its various generalizations. Isoperimetric literally means "having the same perimeter". Specifically, the isoperimetric i...
Isoperimetric inequality
Mathematics
2,804
72,460,383
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey%20illusion
Turkey illusion is a cognitive bias describing the surprise resulting from a break in a trend, if one does not know the causes or the framework conditions for this trend. The concept was first introduced by Bertrand Russell to illustrate a problem with inductive reasoning. Relevant disciplines for uncovering such bias...
Turkey illusion
Biology
315
513,815
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shroud
Shroud usually refers to an item, such as a cloth, that covers or protects some other object. The term is most often used in reference to burial sheets, mound shroud, grave clothes, winding-cloths or winding-sheets, such as the Jewish tachrichim or Muslim kaffan, that the body is wrapped in for burial. A famous example...
Shroud
Biology
716
3,091,815
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strecker%20amino%20acid%20synthesis
The Strecker amino acid synthesis, also known simply as the Strecker synthesis, is a method for the synthesis of amino acids by the reaction of an aldehyde with cyanide in the presence of ammonia. The condensation reaction yields an α-aminonitrile, which is subsequently hydrolyzed to give the desired amino acid. The m...
Strecker amino acid synthesis
Chemistry
833
1,288,948
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capability%20Maturity%20Model%20Integration
Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is a process level improvement training and appraisal program. Administered by the CMMI Institute, a subsidiary of ISACA, it was developed at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). It is required by many U.S. Government contracts, especially in software development. CMU claims CM...
Capability Maturity Model Integration
Engineering
2,889
1,930,923
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenide
In chemistry, an arsenide is a compound of arsenic with a less electronegative element or elements. Many metals form binary compounds containing arsenic, and these are called arsenides. They exist with many stoichiometries, and in this respect arsenides are similar to phosphides. Alkali metal and alkaline earth arsen...
Arsenide
Physics,Chemistry
678
306,543
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural%20analysis
Structural analysis is a branch of solid mechanics which uses simplified models for solids like bars, beams and shells for engineering decision making. Its main objective is to determine the effect of loads on physical structures and their components. In contrast to theory of elasticity, the models used in structural ...
Structural analysis
Engineering
2,804
1,216,060
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitride
In chemistry, a nitride is a chemical compound of nitrogen. Nitrides can be inorganic or organic, ionic or covalent. The nitride anion, N3- ion, is very elusive but compounds of nitride are numerous, although rarely naturally occurring. Some nitrides have a found applications, such as wear-resistant coatings (e.g., tit...
Nitride
Physics,Chemistry
1,411
12,349,156
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jitterlyzer
The FS5000 Jitterlyzer performs physical layer serial bus jitter evaluation. It can inject controlled jitter and measure the characteristics of incoming jitter. When teamed with a logic analyzer or protocol analyzer, it can correlate these measurements with protocol analysis. Physical-layer tests can be performed while...
Jitterlyzer
Technology,Engineering
692
59,409,767
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suchi%20Saria
Suchi Saria is an Associate Professor of Machine Learning and Healthcare at Johns Hopkins University, where she uses big data to improve patient outcomes. She is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. From 2022 to 2023, she was an investment partner at AIX Ventures. AIX Ventures is a venture capital fund that inve...
Suchi Saria
Biology
679
50,879,654
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunway%20TaihuLight
The Sunway TaihuLight ( Shénwēi·tàihú zhī guāng) is a Chinese supercomputer which, , is ranked 11th in the TOP500 list, with a LINPACK benchmark rating of 93 petaflops. The name is translated as divine power, the light of Taihu Lake. This is nearly three times as fast as the previous Tianhe-2, which ran at 34 petaflops...
Sunway TaihuLight
Technology
601
2,710,462
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta%20Ursae%20Majoris
Theta Ursae Majoris (Theta UMa, θ Ursae Majoris, θ UMa) is a suspected spectroscopic binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.17, placing it among the brighter members of this constellation. The distance to this star has been measured directly ...
Theta Ursae Majoris
Astronomy
710
23,092,516
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric%20methane
Atmospheric methane is the methane present in Earth's atmosphere. The concentration of atmospheric methane is increasing due to methane emissions, and is causing climate change. Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases. Methane's radiative forcing (RF) of climate is direct, and it is the second largest contri...
Atmospheric methane
Chemistry,Environmental_science
3,475
70,196,516
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility%20fraud
Fertility fraud is the failure on the part of a fertility doctor to obtain consent from a patient before inseminating her with his own sperm. This normally occurs in the context of people using assisted reproductive technology (ART) to address fertility issues. The term is also used in cases where donor eggs are used ...
Fertility fraud
Chemistry,Technology,Engineering,Biology
2,157
37,280,130
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triamiphos
Triamiphos (chemical formula: C12H19N6OP) is an organophosphate used as a pesticide and fungicide. It is used to control powdery mildews on apples and ornamentals. It was discontinued by the US manufacturer in 1998. History The phosphoramide Triamiphos is thought to be the first commercially available systemic fungic...
Triamiphos
Biology
1,104
54,698,311
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video%20line%20selector
A video line selector is an electronic circuit or device for picking a line from an analog video signal. The input of the circuit is connected to an analog video source, the output triggers an oscilloscope, so display the selected line on the oscilloscope or similar device. Properties Video line selectors are circuit...
Video line selector
Technology,Engineering
906
1,394,307
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photophosphorylation
In the process of photosynthesis, the phosphorylation of ADP to form ATP using the energy of sunlight is called photophosphorylation. Cyclic photophosphorylation occurs in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions, driven by the main primary source of energy available to living organisms, which is sunlight. All organisms p...
Photophosphorylation
Chemistry,Biology
1,849
3,633,535
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnitizdat
Magnitizdat () was the process of copying and distributing audio tape recordings that were not commercially available in the Soviet Union. It is analogous to samizdat, the method of disseminating written works that could not be officially published under Soviet political censorship. It is technically similar to bootleg...
Magnitizdat
Technology
824
24,370,288
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop-up%20satellite%20archival%20tag
Pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) are used to track movements of (usually large, migratory) marine animals. A PSAT (also commonly referred to as a PAT tag) is an archival tag (or data logger) that is equipped with a means to transmit the collected data via the Argos satellite system. Though the data are physicall...
Pop-up satellite archival tag
Technology,Biology
1,331
29,823
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes ( ; 5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679) was an English philosopher, best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. In his early life, overshadowed by his father's dep...
Thomas Hobbes
Physics,Mathematics
8,251
25,029,425
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concolic%20testing
Concolic testing (a portmanteau of concrete and symbolic, also known as dynamic symbolic execution) is a hybrid software verification technique that performs symbolic execution, a classical technique that treats program variables as symbolic variables, along a concrete execution (testing on particular inputs) path. Sym...
Concolic testing
Mathematics,Engineering
2,021
1,839,724
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irresistible%20force%20paradox
The irresistible force paradox (also unstoppable force paradox or shield and spear paradox), is a classic paradox formulated as "What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?" The immovable object and the unstoppable force are both implicitly assumed to be indestructible, or else the question would ...
Irresistible force paradox
Physics,Mathematics
997
53,179,717
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitanian%20mass%20extinction%20event
The Capitanian mass extinction event, also known as the end-Guadalupian extinction event, the Guadalupian-Lopingian boundary mass extinction, the pre-Lopingian crisis, or the Middle Permian extinction, was an extinction event that predated the infamous end-Permian extinction. The mass extinction occurred during a perio...
Capitanian mass extinction event
Biology
4,230
535,581
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearlite
Pearlite is a two-phased, lamellar (or layered) structure composed of alternating layers of ferrite (87.5 wt%) and cementite (12.5 wt%) that occurs in some steels and cast irons. During slow cooling of an iron-carbon alloy, pearlite forms by a eutectoid reaction as austenite cools below (the eutectoid temperature). Pe...
Pearlite
Chemistry,Materials_science,Engineering
1,024
46,968,203
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick%20Michael%20Grundy
Patrick Michael Grundy (16 November 1917, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight – 4 November 1959) was an English mathematician and statistician. He was one of the eponymous co-discoverers of the Sprague–Grundy function and its application to the analysis of a wide class of combinatorial games. Biography Grundy received his secon...
Patrick Michael Grundy
Mathematics
1,007
33,675,095
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qsort
qsort is a C standard library function that implements a sorting algorithm for arrays of arbitrary objects according to a user-provided comparison function. It is named after the "quicker sort" algorithm (a quicksort variant due to R. S. Scowen), which was originally used to implement it in the Unix C library, although...
Qsort
Mathematics
882
36,479,925
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%206304
NGC 6304 is a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. William Herschel discovered this star cluster using an f/13 speculum reflector telescope in 1786. It is about 19,000 light-years away, near the Milky Way's central bulge. See also NGC object List of NGC objects List of NGC objects (6001–7000) Referen...
NGC 6304
Astronomy
114
18,348,855
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmful%20algal%20bloom
A harmful algal bloom (HAB), or excessive algae growth, is an algal bloom that causes negative impacts to other organisms by production of natural algae-produced toxins, water deoxygenation, mechanical damage to other organisms, or by other means. HABs are sometimes defined as only those algal blooms that produce toxin...
Harmful algal bloom
Chemistry,Biology,Environmental_science
14,449
1,585,274
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heawood%20conjecture
In graph theory, the Heawood conjecture or Ringel–Youngs theorem gives a lower bound for the number of colors that are necessary for graph coloring on a surface of a given genus. For surfaces of genus 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ..., the required number of colors is 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12, .... , the chromatic number o...
Heawood conjecture
Mathematics
884
9,258,361
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruppeiner%20geometry
Ruppeiner geometry is thermodynamic geometry (a type of information geometry) using the language of Riemannian geometry to study thermodynamics. George Ruppeiner proposed it in 1979. He claimed that thermodynamic systems can be represented by Riemannian geometry, and that statistical properties can be derived from the ...
Ruppeiner geometry
Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics
795
76,152,796
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connorstictic%20acid
Connorstictic acid is an organic compound in the structural class of chemicals known as depsidones. It occurs as a secondary metabolite in many lichen species in several genera. History Connorstictic acid was first identified and named in 1971 by Chicita Culberson and William Culberson, from chemical analysis of Diplo...
Connorstictic acid
Chemistry
624
3,095,831
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiality%20and%20rhombicity
In physics and mathematics, axiality and rhombicity are two characteristics of a symmetric second-rank tensor in three-dimensional Euclidean space, describing its directional asymmetry. Let A denote a second-rank tensor in R3, which can be represented by a 3-by-3 matrix. We assume that A is symmetric. This implies tha...
Axiality and rhombicity
Engineering
454
72,249,115
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data%20decolonization
Data decolonization is the process of divesting from colonial, hegemonic models and epistemological frameworks that guide the collection, usage, and dissemination of data related to Indigenous peoples and nations, instead prioritising and centering Indigenous paradigms, frameworks, values, and data practices. Data deco...
Data decolonization
Technology
907
38,648,693
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoscale%20%28journal%29
Nanoscale is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering experimental and theoretical research in all areas of nanotechnology and nanoscience. It is published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 8.307. References External links Royal...
Nanoscale (journal)
Materials_science
84
39,058,868
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioresorbable%20metal
Bioresorbable (also called biodegradable or bioabsorbable) metals are metals or their alloys that degrade safely within the body. The primary metals in this category are magnesium-based and iron-based alloys, although recently zinc has also been investigated. Currently, the primary uses of bioresorbable metals are as s...
Bioresorbable metal
Physics,Biology
1,268
1,658,979
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeS/WAN
FreeS/WAN, for Free Secure Wide-Area Networking, was a free software project which implemented a reference version of the IPsec network security layer for Linux. The project goal of ubiquitous opportunistic encryption of Internet traffic was not realized, although it did contribute to general Internet encryption. The ...
FreeS/WAN
Technology
245
77,881,388
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upsweep
Upsweep is an unidentified sound detected by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) equatorial autonomous hydrophone arrays. The sound was recorded in August, 1991, using the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory's underwater sound surveillance system, SOSUS. Loud enough to be detected thro...
Upsweep
Physics,Environmental_science
589
24,009,160
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C4H8S
{{DISPLAYTITLE:C4H8S}} The molecular formula C4H8S (molar mass: 88.17 g/mol, exact mass: 88.0347 u) may refer to: Allyl methyl sulfide Tetrahydrothiophene, also known as thiophane, thiolane, or THT Molecular formulas
C4H8S
Physics,Chemistry
80
145,380
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilaster
In architecture, a pilaster is both a load-bearing section of thickened wall or column integrated into a wall, and a purely decorative element in classical architecture which gives the appearance of a supporting column and articulates an extent of wall. As an ornament it consists of a flat surface raised from the main ...
Pilaster
Technology,Engineering
622
33,876,162
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kick%20the%20Fossil%20Fuel%20Habit
Kick The Fossil Fuel Habit: 10 Clean Technologies to Save Our World is a 2010 book by Tom Rand (venture capitalist). The book is about making an energy transition from fossil fuels to clean technologies, by changing to 100% renewable energy. It includes detailed descriptions of the technologies required – solar energy,...
Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit
Environmental_science
273
19,372,852
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MecA
mecA is a gene found in bacterial cells which allows them to be resistant to antibiotics such as methicillin, penicillin and other penicillin-like antibiotics. The bacteria strain most commonly known to carry mecA is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In Staphylococcus species, mecA is spread through...
MecA
Biology
1,818
74,274,754
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI-assisted%20reverse%20engineering
AI-assisted reverse engineering (AIARE) is a branch of computer science that leverages artificial intelligence (AI), notably machine learning (ML) strategies, to augment and automate the process of reverse engineering. The latter involves breaking down a product, system, or process to comprehend its structure, design, ...
AI-assisted reverse engineering
Engineering
428
73,627,447
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction%20to%20Elementary%20Particles%20%28book%29
Introduction to Elementary Particles, by David Griffiths, is an introductory textbook that describes an accessible "coherent and unified theoretical structure" of particle physics, appropriate for advanced undergraduate physics students. It was originally published in 1987, and the second revised and enlarged edition w...
Introduction to Elementary Particles (book)
Physics
575
25,275,248
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbertonite
Barbertonite is a magnesium chromium carbonate mineral with formula of . It is polymorphous with the mineral stichtite and, along with stichtite, is an alteration product of chromite in serpentinite. Barbertonite has a close association with stichtite, chromite, and antigorite (Taylor, 1973). Mills et al. (2011) presen...
Barbertonite
Materials_science,Engineering
599
67,346,535
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batelapine
Batelapine (developmental code name CGS-13429) is a structural analogue of clozapine which was investigated as a potential antipsychotic. References External links Batelapine - AdisInsight Abandoned drugs Antipsychotics 4-Methylpiperazin-1-yl compounds Triazolobenzodiazepines Tricyclic compounds
Batelapine
Chemistry
76
13,413,355
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral%20fat
Neutral fats, also known as true fats, are simple lipids that are produced by the dehydration synthesis of one or more fatty acids with an alcohol like glycerol. Neutral fats are also known as triacylglycerols, these lipids are dense as well as hydrophobic due to their long carbon chain and are there main function is t...
Neutral fat
Chemistry
350