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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11-Deoxycortisol
11-Deoxycortisol, also known as cortodoxone (INN), cortexolone as well as 17α,21-dihydroxyprogesterone or 17α,21-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, is an endogenous glucocorticoid steroid hormone, and a metabolic intermediate toward cortisol. It was first described by Tadeusz Reichstein in 1938 as Substance S, thus has a...
11-Deoxycortisol
Chemistry
1,791
77,253,313
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game%20form
In game theory and related fields, a game form, game frame, ruleset, or outcome function is the set of rules that govern a game and determine its outcome based on each player's choices. A game form differs from a game in that it does not stipulate the utilities or payoffs for each agent. Mathematically, a game form ca...
Game form
Mathematics
344
53,581,095
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photopolymerization-based%20signal%20amplification
Photopolymerization-based signal amplification (PBA) is a method of amplifying detection signals from molecular recognition events in an immunoassay by utilizing a radical polymerization initiated through illumination by light. To contrast between a negative and a positive result, PBA is linked to a colorimetric method...
Photopolymerization-based signal amplification
Biology
1,154
38,954,778
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%20Loves%20Iran
Israel Loves Iran is a public campaign and social media movement that seeks to bring together Israelis and Iranians and promote peace between their two countries. History The organization was founded by Israeli graphic designer and the owner of Pushpin Mehina, Ronny Edry, when he first posted a picture of himself and...
Israel Loves Iran
Technology
339
47,641
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard%20Model
The Standard Model of particle physics is the theory describing three of the four known fundamental forces (electromagnetic, weak and strong interactions – excluding gravity) in the universe and classifying all known elementary particles. It was developed in stages throughout the latter half of the 20th century, throug...
Standard Model
Physics
5,764
57,528,170
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayleigh%E2%80%93Lorentz%20pendulum
Rayleigh–Lorentz pendulum (or Lorentz pendulum) is a simple pendulum, but subjected to a slowly varying frequency due to an external action (frequency is varied by varying the pendulum length), named after Lord Rayleigh and Hendrik Lorentz. This problem formed the basis for the concept of adiabatic invariants in mechan...
Rayleigh–Lorentz pendulum
Physics
535
9,912,921
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zintl%20phase
In chemistry, a Zintl phase is a product of a reaction between a group 1 (alkali metal) or group 2 (alkaline earth metal) and main group metal or metalloid (from groups 13, 14, 15, or 16). It is characterized by intermediate metallic/ionic bonding. Zintl phases are a subgroup of brittle, high-melting intermetallic comp...
Zintl phase
Physics,Chemistry,Materials_science
4,009
60,583,371
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport%20privacy
Airport privacy involves the right of personal privacy for passengers when it comes to screening procedures, surveillance, and personal data being stored at airports. This practice intertwines airport security measures and privacy specifically the advancement of security measures following the 9/11 attacks in the Unite...
Airport privacy
Engineering
2,098
767,350
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrophosphate%20process
The nitrophosphate process (also known as the Odda process) is a method for the industrial production of nitrogen fertilizers invented by Erling Johnson in the municipality of Odda, Norway around 1927. The process involves acidifying phosphate rock with dilute nitric acid to produce a mixture of phosphoric acid and ca...
Nitrophosphate process
Chemistry
540
40,835,006
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invalid%20science
Invalid science consists of scientific claims based on experiments that cannot be reproduced or that are contradicted by experiments that can be reproduced. Recent analyses indicate that the proportion of retracted claims in the scientific literature is steadily increasing. The number of retractions has grown tenfold o...
Invalid science
Technology
2,911
21,153,971
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium%20picrate
Potassium picrate, or potassium 2,4,6-trinitrophenolate, is an organic chemical, a picrate of potassium. It is a reddish yellow or green crystalline material. It is a primary explosive. Anhydrous potassium picrate forms orthorhombic crystals. History Potassium picrate was first prepared in impure form in the mid 17t...
Potassium picrate
Chemistry
571
52,200,124
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%20342
NGC 342 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on September 27, 1864 by Albert Marth. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small." References External links 0342 18640927 Cetus Lenticular galaxies 003631
NGC 342
Astronomy
61
64,064,108
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITF-6
ITF-6 is the implementation of an Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) barcode to encode a addon to ITF-14 and ITF-16 barcodes. Originally was developed as a part of JIS specification for Physical Distribution Center. Instead of ITF-14, it wasn’t standardized by ISO Committee but it is widely used to encode additional data to Glob...
ITF-6
Technology
571
16,977,319
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute%20molar%20mass
Absolute molar mass is a process used to determine the characteristics of molecules. History The first absolute measurements of molecular weights (i.e. made without reference to standards) were based on fundamental physical characteristics and their relation to the molar mass. The most useful of these were membrane ...
Absolute molar mass
Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics
2,034
70,805,681
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fudania%20jinshanensis
Fudania jinshanensis is a gram-positive species of bacteria from the family Actinomycetaceae, which has been isolated from the faeces of an antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii). References Actinomycetales Bacteria described in 2019 Monotypic bacteria genera
Fudania jinshanensis
Biology
63
276,174
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-scale%20calculus
In mathematics, time-scale calculus is a unification of the theory of difference equations with that of differential equations, unifying integral and differential calculus with the calculus of finite differences, offering a formalism for studying hybrid systems. It has applications in any field that requires simultane...
Time-scale calculus
Physics,Mathematics
1,141
26,039,201
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queries%20per%20second
Queries per second (QPS) is a measure of the amount of search traffic an information-retrieval system, such as a search engine or a database, receives in one second. The term is used more broadly for any request–response system, where it can more correctly be called requests per second (RPS). High-traffic systems must...
Queries per second
Mathematics,Technology
100
18,865,825
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-manganese%20star
A mercury-manganese star (also HgMn star) is a type of chemically peculiar star with a prominent spectral line at 398.4 nm, due to absorption from ionized mercury. These stars are of spectral type B8, B9, or A0, corresponding to surface temperatures between about 10,000 and 15,000 K, with two distinctive characteristi...
Mercury-manganese star
Astronomy
201
25,260,257
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar%20eclipse%20of%20December%2027%2C%202084
A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, December 27, 2084, with a magnitude of 1.0396. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the...
Solar eclipse of December 27, 2084
Astronomy
599
265,128
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost-effectiveness%20analysis
Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is a form of economic analysis that compares the relative costs and outcomes (effects) of different courses of action. Cost-effectiveness analysis is distinct from cost–benefit analysis, which assigns a monetary value to the measure of effect. Cost-effectiveness analysis is often used ...
Cost-effectiveness analysis
Biology
1,074
20,362
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merge%20algorithm
Merge algorithms are a family of algorithms that take multiple sorted lists as input and produce a single list as output, containing all the elements of the inputs lists in sorted order. These algorithms are used as subroutines in various sorting algorithms, most famously merge sort. Application The merge algorithm ...
Merge algorithm
Mathematics
2,149
39,536,649
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikl%C3%B3s%20B%C3%B3na
Miklós Bóna (born in Székesfehérvár) is an American mathematician of Hungarian origin. Bóna completed his undergraduate studies in Budapest and Paris, then obtained his Ph.D. at MIT in 1997 as a student of Richard P. Stanley. Since 1999, he has taught at the University of Florida, where in 2010 he was inducted to the ...
Miklós Bóna
Mathematics
179
858,492
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVPN
OpenVPN is a virtual private network (VPN) system that implements techniques to create secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities. It implements both client and server applications. OpenVPN allows peers to authenticate each other using pre-shared ...
OpenVPN
Engineering
2,041
64,304,070
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi%20Chayen
Naomi Chayen is a biochemist and structural biologist. She is a professor of Biomedical Sciences at Imperial College London, where she leads the Crystallization Group in Computational and Systems Medicine. She is best known for developing the microbatch method and inventing novel nucleants for protein crystallization w...
Naomi Chayen
Chemistry,Biology
672
43,361,371
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60%20Serpentis
60 Serpentis, also known as c Serpentis, is a single, orange-hued star in Serpens Cauda, the eastern section of the constellation Serpens. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.38. The distance to this star, as estimated from its annual parallax shift of , is approximately 130 li...
60 Serpentis
Astronomy
273
23,907,457
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accounting%20rate%20of%20return
The accounting rate of return, also known as average rate of return, or ARR, is a financial ratio used in capital budgeting. The ratio does not take into account the concept of time value of money. ARR calculates the return, generated from net income of the proposed capital investment. The ARR is a percentage return. S...
Accounting rate of return
Mathematics
357
166,010
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorticity
In continuum mechanics, vorticity is a pseudovector (or axial vector) field that describes the local spinning motion of a continuum near some point (the tendency of something to rotate), as would be seen by an observer located at that point and traveling along with the flow. It is an important quantity in the dynamical...
Vorticity
Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics,Engineering
2,859
5,810,868
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epoetin%20alfa
Epoetin alfa, sold under the brand name Epogen among others, is a human erythropoietin produced in cell culture using recombinant DNA technology. Epoetin alfa is an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent. It stimulates erythropoiesis (increasing red blood cell levels) and is used to treat anemia, commonly associated with chr...
Epoetin alfa
Chemistry,Biology
1,765
60,803,057
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtechnique
Microtechnique is an aggregate of methods used to prepare micro-objects for studying. It is currently being employed in many fields in life science. Two well-known branches of microtechnique are botanical (plant) microtechnique and zoological (animal) microtechnique. With respect to both plant microtechnique and anima...
Microtechnique
Chemistry,Biology
2,626
21,167,712
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparator%20hypothesis
The comparator hypothesis is a psychological model of associative learning and performance. To understand the model, it helps to consider how associative learning is usually studied. For example, to study the learning of an association between cues, such as lights and sounds, and an outcome such as food, an experimente...
Comparator hypothesis
Biology
520
63,371,137
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrocene
Pyrocene is a proposed term for a new geologic epoch or age characterized by the influence of human-caused fire activity on Earth. The concept focuses on the many ways humans have applied and removed fire from the Earth, including the burning of fossil fuels and the technologies that have enabled people to leverage the...
Pyrocene
Chemistry
1,502
8,591,345
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20stars%20in%20Auriga
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Auriga, sorted by decreasing brightness. See also List of stars by constellation References List Auriga
List of stars in Auriga
Astronomy
33
13,738,930
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-title
The half-title or bastard title is a page carrying nothing but the title of a book—as opposed to the title page, which also lists subtitle, author, publisher and edition. The half-title is usually counted as the first page (p. i) in a printed book. The half-title can have some ornamentation of the book's title, or it c...
Half-title
Engineering
341
684,851
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Development%20Plan
National Development Plan (NDP, ) is the title given by the Irish Government to a scheme of organised large-scale expenditure on (mainly) national infrastructure. The first five-year plan ran from 1988 to 1993, the second was a six-year plan from 1994 to 1999 and the third ran as a seven-year plan from 2000 to 2006. A ...
National Development Plan
Biology
1,519
21,265,944
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HPE%20Systems%20Insight%20Manager
HPE Systems Insight Manager (HPE SIM, formerly HP Systems Insight Manager or HP SIM) is a proprietary systems management tool designed to help manage HPE servers. HPE SIM is the basis for the HPE system management tools and is part of HPE's unified infrastructure management strategy. Web-Based Enterprise Management w...
HPE Systems Insight Manager
Technology
102
172,564
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese%20postman%20problem
In graph theory and combinatorial optimization, Guan's route problem, the Chinese postman problem, postman tour or route inspection problem is to find a shortest closed path or circuit that visits every edge of an (connected) undirected graph at least once. When the graph has an Eulerian circuit (a closed walk that co...
Chinese postman problem
Mathematics
1,197
189,371
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactobacillus
Lactobacillus is a genus of gram-positive, aerotolerant anaerobes or microaerophilic, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacteria. Until 2020, the genus Lactobacillus comprised over 260 phylogenetically, ecologically, and metabolically diverse species; a taxonomic revision of the genus assigned lactobacilli to 25 genera (se...
Lactobacillus
Biology
3,624
16,568,424
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garenoxacin
Garenoxacin (INN) is a quinolone antibiotic for the treatment of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial infections. Garenoxacin was discovered by Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan, and is currently being marketed in Japan under the tradename Geninax. Schering-Plough holds worldwide rights for garenoxacin, e...
Garenoxacin
Chemistry
302
147,983
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preliminary%20Design%20of%20an%20Experimental%20World-Circling%20Spaceship
The "Preliminary Design of an Experimental World-Circling Spaceship" was a 1946 proposal by Project RAND for a United States satellite program. Robert M. Salter, James E. Lipp and one other person at RAND served as the editors of the report. The Preliminary Design of an Experimental World-Circling Spaceship states, "A...
Preliminary Design of an Experimental World-Circling Spaceship
Astronomy,Technology
130
39,080,774
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabilized%20inverse%20Q%20filtering
Stabilized inverse Q filtering is a data processing technology for enhancing the resolution of reflection seismology images where the stability of the method used is considered. Q is the anelastic attenuation factor or the seismic quality factor, a measure of the energy loss as the seismic wave moves. To obtain a solut...
Stabilized inverse Q filtering
Physics
1,117
19,654,433
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minesweeper%20%28video%20game%29
Minesweeper is a logic puzzle video game genre generally played on personal computers. The game features a grid of clickable tiles, with hidden "mines" (depicted as naval mines in the original game) scattered throughout the board. The objective is to clear the board without detonating any mines, with help from clues ab...
Minesweeper (video game)
Mathematics
1,968
26,145,195
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic
Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient. Their plasticity makes it possible for plastics to be molded, extruded, or pressed into solid objects of various shapes. This adaptability, combined with a wide range of other properties, such as being lightweight,...
Plastic
Physics
9,420
10,041,299
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq%20oil%20law%20%282007%29
The Iraq Oil Law, also referred to as the Iraq Hydrocarbon Law was a piece of legislation submitted to the Iraqi Council of Representatives in May 2007 that laid out a framework for the regulation and development of Iraq's oil fields. Start of process The legislation started when the U.S.-backed Iraqi cabinet approved...
Iraq oil law (2007)
Chemistry,Environmental_science
960
1,197,753
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styphnic%20acid
Styphnic acid (from Greek stryphnos "astringent"), or 2,4,6-trinitro-1,3-benzenediol, is a yellow astringent acid that forms hexagonal crystals. It is used in the manufacture of dyes, pigments, inks, medicines, and explosives such as lead styphnate. It is itself a low-sensitivity explosive, similar to picric acid, but ...
Styphnic acid
Chemistry
373
31,417,877
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C10H14O3
{{DISPLAYTITLE:C10H14O3}} The molecular formula C10H14O3 (molar mass: 182.22 g/mol, exact mass: 182.0943 u) may refer to: Hagemann's ester, or ethyl-2-methyl-4-oxo-2-cyclohexenecarboxylate Mephenesin
C10H14O3
Chemistry
87
11,774,653
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternaria%20panax
Alternaria panax is a fungal plant pathogen, which causes Alternaria blight of ginseng. References panax Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Food plant pathogens and diseases Eudicot diseases Fungi described in 1912 Fungus species
Alternaria panax
Biology
50
10,456,310
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtolmetin%20guacil
Amtolmetin guacil is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It is a prodrug of tolmetin sodium. Background Tolmetin sodium is an approved NSAID, marketed for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. In humans, tolmetin sodium is absorbed rapidly with peak plas...
Amtolmetin guacil
Chemistry
430
1,080,945
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry%20Matthews
Sir Terence Hedley Matthews (born 6 June 1943) is a Welsh-Canadian business magnate, serial high-tech entrepreneur, and Wales' first billionaire. He was the richest man in Wales until 2012, when he was surpassed by Sir Michael Moritz. He has founded or funded over 100 companies in the high-tech communications field, ...
Terry Matthews
Engineering
2,499
49,548,813
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot%20leg
A robot leg (or robotic leg) is a mechanical leg that performs the same functions that a human leg can. The robotic leg is typically programmed to execute similar functions as a human leg. A robotic leg is similar to a prosthetic leg. However, a robotic leg can be controlled electrically or mechanically. To have the ro...
Robot leg
Engineering
316
44,385,148
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX%20Network%20Programming
Unix Network Programming is a book written by W. Richard Stevens. It was published in 1990 by Prentice Hall and covers many topics regarding UNIX networking and Computer network programming. The book focuses on the design and development of network software under UNIX. The book provides descriptions of how and why a gi...
UNIX Network Programming
Technology
238
7,465,773
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil%20D%27Amato
Dr. Phil D’Amato is the central character in three science fiction mystery novelettes and three novels written by Paul Levinson. The first novelette, "The Chronology Protection Case", was adapted into a radio play which was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America. The first novel, The Silk Code...
Phil D'Amato
Biology
1,248
77,581,443
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron%20Walsh
Aron Walsh (born February 28, 1983) is a chemist known for his research in the fields of computational chemistry and materials science. Early life and education Walsh received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Trinity College Dublin. He went on to complete his PhD in computational chemistry at the same insti...
Aron Walsh
Chemistry,Materials_science,Engineering
253
4,558,674
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitext%20word%20alignment
Bitext word alignment or simply word alignment is the natural language processing task of identifying translation relationships among the words (or more rarely multiword units) in a bitext, resulting in a bipartite graph between the two sides of the bitext, with an arc between two words if and only if they are translat...
Bitext word alignment
Technology
747
9,035,542
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extragalactic%20cosmic%20ray
Extragalactic cosmic rays are very-high-energy particles that flow into the Solar System from beyond the Milky Way galaxy. While at low energies, the majority of cosmic rays originate within the Galaxy (such as from supernova remnants), at high energies the cosmic ray spectrum is dominated by these extragalactic cosmic...
Extragalactic cosmic ray
Physics,Astronomy
2,419
42,483,816
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiler%20stay
A boiler stay is an internal structural element of a boiler. Where the shell of a boiler or other pressure vessel is made of cylindrical or (part) spherical elements, the internal pressure will be contained without distortion. However, flat surfaces of any significant size will distort under pressure, tending to bulge....
Boiler stay
Chemistry,Engineering
174
72,579,502
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%20170642
HD 170642, also designated as HR 6942 or rarely 13 G. Coronae Australis, is a single star located in the southern constellation Corona Australis. It is faintly visible to the naked eye as a white hued star with an apparent magnitude of 5.16. The object is located relatively close at a distance of 229 light years based ...
HD 170642
Astronomy
305
61,498,989
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonal%20architecture%20%28software%29
The hexagonal architecture, or ports and adapters architecture, is an architectural pattern used in software design. It aims at creating loosely coupled application components that can be easily connected to their software environment by means of ports and adapters. This makes components exchangeable at any level and f...
Hexagonal architecture (software)
Engineering
895
21,112,598
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For%20position%20only
In graphic design and printing, the phrases for position only or for placement only, or the initialism FPO, indicate materials that have been used as placeholders in a layout prior to it being declared finished and ready for publication. These placeholders, commonly either blank frames or stock photographs, indicate t...
For position only
Engineering
311
53,413,131
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planigon
In geometry, a planigon is a convex polygon that can fill the plane with only copies of itself (isotopic to the fundamental units of monohedral tessellations). In the Euclidean plane there are 3 regular planigons; equilateral triangle, squares, and regular hexagons; and 8 semiregular planigons; and 4 demiregular planig...
Planigon
Physics,Mathematics
3,001
173,077
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starwisp
Starwisp is a hypothetical unmanned interstellar probe design proposed by the late Robert L. Forward. It is propelled by a microwave sail, similar to a solar sail in concept, but powered by microwaves from a human-made source. It would fly through the target system without slowing down. Description "Starwisp" is a c...
Starwisp
Astronomy,Technology
1,218
3,279,703
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleason%20grading%20system
The Gleason grading system is used to help evaluate the prognosis of men with prostate cancer using samples from a prostate biopsy. Together with other parameters, it is incorporated into a strategy of prostate cancer staging which predicts prognosis and helps guide therapy. A Gleason score is given to prostate cancer ...
Gleason grading system
Chemistry
3,085
11,733,308
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedel%27s%20law
Friedel's law, named after Georges Friedel, is a property of Fourier transforms of real functions. Given a real function , its Fourier transform has the following properties. where is the complex conjugate of . Centrosymmetric points are called Friedel's pairs. The squared amplitude () is centrosymmetric: The...
Friedel's law
Physics,Chemistry,Materials_science,Engineering
148
60,844,925
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prasiola%20crispa
Prasiola crispa is a small terrestrial green alga. It has been recorded world-wide mostly from cold-temperate to polar regions. Taxonomy The species, first described as Ulva crispa Lightfoot, is the type of the genus Prasiola. A lectotype was nominated for the species, the type location of which was provided in accom...
Prasiola crispa
Biology
297
54,440,879
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butixocort
Butixocort, also known as tixocortol butyrate, is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid. References Butyrate esters Corticosteroid esters Diketones Glucocorticoids Pregnanes Thiols
Butixocort
Chemistry
62
64,187,174
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic%20signaling%20in%20plants
Hydraulic signals in plants are detected as changes in the organism's water potential that are caused by environmental stress like drought or wounding. The cohesion and tension properties of water allow for these water potential changes to be transmitted throughout the plant. Plants respond to external stimuli through...
Hydraulic signaling in plants
Biology
2,514
7,944,158
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project%20Gnome%20%28nuclear%20test%29
Project Gnome was the first nuclear test of Project Plowshare and was the first continental nuclear weapon test since Trinity to be conducted outside of the Nevada Test Site, and the second test in the state of New Mexico after Trinity. It was tested in southeastern New Mexico on December 10, 1961, approximately 40 km ...
Project Gnome (nuclear test)
Chemistry
1,134
13,025,464
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%20Rio%20de%20Janeiro%20train%20collision
The Rio de Janeiro train collision occurred on August 30, 2007, when two trains collided in the Nova Iguaçu suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Eleven people were killed. The accident happened at 16:09 at a junction near Austin station in Nova Iguaçu in the region of Baixada Fluminense on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro...
2007 Rio de Janeiro train collision
Technology
189
23,812,732
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green%20building%20council
A Green Building Council (GBC) is any national non-profit, non-government organization that is part of a global network recognized by the World Green Building Council. A green building council's goal is to promote a transformation of the built environment towards one that is sustainable (buildings and cities that are e...
Green building council
Engineering
565
24,508,930
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnopilus%20latus
Gymnopilus latus is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. See also List of Gymnopilus species External links Gymnopilus latus at Index Fungorum latus Fungi of North America Taxa named by William Alphonso Murrill Fungus species
Gymnopilus latus
Biology
63
14,476,384
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%20versus%20weight
In common usage, the mass of an object is often referred to as its weight, though these are in fact different concepts and quantities. Nevertheless, one object will always weigh more than another with less mass if both are subject to the same gravity (i.e. the same gravitational field strength). In scientific contexts...
Mass versus weight
Physics,Mathematics
3,818
26,357,305
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative%20Energy%20Promotion%20Centre
The Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC; Nepali: वैकल्पिक ऊर्जा प्रवर्द्धन केन्द्र, Vaikalpik Urja Pravardhan Kendra) is an independently functioning government institution established by the Government of Nepal with the objectives to popularize and promote the use of renewable energy technologies, raise the livi...
Alternative Energy Promotion Centre
Engineering
280
33,102,937
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activating%20function
The activating function is a mathematical formalism that is used to approximate the influence of an extracellular field on an axon or neurons. It was developed by Frank Rattay and is a useful tool to approximate the influence of functional electrical stimulation (FES) or neuromodulation techniques on target neurons. It...
Activating function
Chemistry
400
5,287,081
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redu%20Station
Redu Station is an ESTRACK radio antenna station for communication with spacecraft. The station is located in Wallonia, about one kilometer away from the village of Redu, Belgium. The ground terminals provide tracking capabilities in C band, L-band, S-band, Ku band, and Ka band as well as provide in-orbit tests of tele...
Redu Station
Astronomy
121
18,717,526
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin-film%20drug%20delivery
Thin-film drug delivery uses a dissolving film or oral drug strip to administer drugs via absorption in the mouth (buccally or sublingually) and/or via the small intestines (enterically). A film is prepared using hydrophilic polymers that rapidly dissolves on the tongue or buccal cavity, delivering the drug to the sys...
Thin-film drug delivery
Chemistry,Materials_science,Mathematics,Engineering
1,472
58,448,717
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillus%20nomius
Aspergillus nomius is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Flavi section. The species was first described in 1987. It has been reported to produce aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin B2, aflatoxin G1, aflatoxin G2, aspergillic acid, kojic acid, nominine, paspaline, pseurotin, and tenuazonic acid. A. nomius ...
Aspergillus nomius
Biology
178
23,009,573
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileoscope
The Galileoscope is a small mass-produced refractor telescope, designed with the intention of increasing public interest in astronomy and science. It was developed for the International Year of Astronomy 2009. It is meant to be an inexpensive means by which millions of people can view the same things seen by Galileo Ga...
Galileoscope
Astronomy
562
8,286,275
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension%20polymerization
In polymer chemistry, suspension polymerization is a heterogeneous radical polymerization process that uses mechanical agitation to mix a monomer or mixture of monomers in a liquid phase, such as water, while the monomers polymerize, forming spheres of polymer. The monomer droplets (size of the order 10-1000 μm) are su...
Suspension polymerization
Chemistry,Materials_science
703
41,907,076
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists%20of%20constellations
The following lists of constellations are available: IAU designated constellations – a list of the current, or "modern", constellations Former constellations – a list of former constellations Chinese constellations – traditional Chinese astronomy constellations List of Nakshatras – sectors along the Moon's eclipti...
Lists of constellations
Astronomy
118
67,910,765
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hovlinc
Hovlinc RNA is a self-cleaving ribozyme of about 168 nucleotides found in a very long noncoding RNA (vlincRNA) in humans, chimpanzees, and gorillas. The word "hovlinc" comes from "hominin vlincRNA-located" RNA. Hovlinc is only a fourth known case of a ribozyme in human. Self-cleavage activity of Hovlinc has been shown ...
Hovlinc
Chemistry,Biology
336
15,659,728
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20heritage%20railroads%20in%20the%20United%20States
This is a list of heritage railroads in the United States; there are currently no such railroads in two U.S. states, Mississippi and North Dakota. Heritage railroads by state Alabama Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, Shelby & Southern Railroad and Calera & Shelby Railroad North Alabama Railroad Museum, Mercury and ...
List of heritage railroads in the United States
Engineering
2,267
49,136,553
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector%20generalized%20linear%20model
In statistics, the class of vector generalized linear models (VGLMs) was proposed to enlarge the scope of models catered for by generalized linear models (GLMs). In particular, VGLMs allow for response variables outside the classical exponential family and for more than one parameter. Each parameter (not necessarily a...
Vector generalized linear model
Mathematics
4,124
6,419,756
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrophysics
Petrophysics (from the Greek πέτρα, petra, "rock" and φύσις, physis, "nature") is the study of physical and chemical rock properties and their interactions with fluids. A major application of petrophysics is in studying reservoirs for the hydrocarbon industry. Petrophysicists work together with reservoir engineers an...
Petrophysics
Physics,Engineering
2,238
41,162,624
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20mating%20strategies
In evolutionary psychology and behavioral ecology, human mating strategies are a set of behaviors used by individuals to select, attract, and retain mates. Mating strategies overlap with reproductive strategies, which encompass a broader set of behaviors involving the timing of reproduction and the trade-off between qu...
Human mating strategies
Biology
13,767
311,544
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth%20Appel
Kenneth Ira Appel (October 8, 1932 – April 19, 2013) was an American mathematician who in 1976, with colleague Wolfgang Haken at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, solved the four-color theorem, one of the most famous problems in mathematics. They proved that any two-dimensional map, with certain limitatio...
Kenneth Appel
Mathematics
1,254
38,776,376
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Furoic%20acid
2-Furoic acid is an organic compound, consisting of a furan ring and a carboxylic acid side-group. Along with other furans, its name is derived from the Latin word furfur, meaning bran, from which these compounds were first produced. The salts and esters of furoic acids are known as furoates. 2-Furoic acid is most wide...
2-Furoic acid
Chemistry
648
8,770,941
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathy-altruism
Empathy-altruism is a form of altruism based on moral emotions or feelings for others. Social exchange theory represents a seemingly altruistic behavior which benefits the altruist and outweighs the cost the altruist bears. Thus such behavior is self-interested. In contrast, C. Daniel Batson holds that people help oth...
Empathy-altruism
Biology
808
245,978
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elimination%20theory
In commutative algebra and algebraic geometry, elimination theory is the classical name for algorithmic approaches to eliminating some variables between polynomials of several variables, in order to solve systems of polynomial equations. Classical elimination theory culminated with the work of Francis Macaulay on mult...
Elimination theory
Mathematics,Technology
867
78,630,019
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C22H30N2O
{{DISPLAYTITLE:C22H30N2O}} The molecular formula C22H30N2O (molar mass: 338.50 g/mol) may refer to: Secofentanyl SR-16435 Molecular formulas
C22H30N2O
Physics,Chemistry
55
35,626,853
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand%E2%80%93Edgeworth%20model
In microeconomics, the Bertrand–Edgeworth model of price-setting oligopoly looks at what happens when there is a homogeneous product (i.e. consumers want to buy from the cheapest seller) where there is a limit to the output of firms which are willing and able to sell at a particular price. This differs from the Bertran...
Bertrand–Edgeworth model
Mathematics
1,236
51,118,020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samyung%20ENC
Samyung ENC is a South Korean manufacturer of marine communication and navigation systems. The company is publicly listed and traded on the KOSDAQ. Market share Samyung ENC is a leading company in a highly fragmented marine electronics industry that includes Raymarine, Humminbird, Lowrance, Simrad, B&G, Magellan, Murp...
Samyung ENC
Engineering
162
73,725,722
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delmonas
Delmonas (or Dalmonas, plural delmonai) – is a detail of folk costume of women originated in Lithuania Minor. It is an elaborately decorated purse, visibly attached to the waist by a band. This costume feature represents the Prussian Lithuanians and is not common to other ethnographic regions of Lithuania. In 2019 Delm...
Delmonas
Technology
479
23,519,569
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duivenbode%27s%20six-wired%20bird-of-paradise
Duivenbode's six-wired bird-of-paradise, also known as Duivenbode's six-plumed bird-of-paradise, is a bird in the family Paradisaeidae that is an intergeneric hybrid between a western parotia and greater lophorina. The common name commemorates Maarten Dirk van Renesse van Duivenbode (1804–1878), Dutch trader of natural...
Duivenbode's six-wired bird-of-paradise
Biology
155
11,396,581
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodoid
In differential geometry, a nodoid is a surface of revolution with constant nonzero mean curvature obtained by rolling a hyperbola along a fixed line, tracing the focus, and revolving the resulting nodary curve around the line. References External links Wolfram Demonstrations: Delaunay Nodoids Surfaces
Nodoid
Mathematics
60
29,389,753
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UDF%202457
UDF 2457 is the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (UDF) identifier for a red dwarf star calculated to be about from Earth with a very dim apparent magnitude of 25. The Milky Way galaxy is about 100,000 light-years in diameter, and the Sun is about 25,000 light-years from the Galactic Center. The small common star UDF 2457 may ...
UDF 2457
Astronomy
165
6,815,986
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenbolone%20acetate
Trenbolone acetate, sold under brand names such as Finajet and Finaplix among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication used in veterinary medicine, specifically to increase the profitability of livestock by promoting muscle growth in cattle. It is given by injection into muscle. Side effects of tre...
Trenbolone acetate
Chemistry
2,984
70,074,257
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staci%20Simonich
Staci Simonich is an American environmental scientist who is a professor and dean for the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University. Her research considers how chemicals move through the environment. She was appointed Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2021. Family ...
Staci Simonich
Environmental_science
654
7,330,456
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonaute
The Argonaute protein family, first discovered for its evolutionarily conserved stem cell function, plays a central role in RNA silencing processes as essential components of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC). RISC is responsible for the gene silencing phenomenon known as RNA interference (RNAi). Argonaute prote...
Argonaute
Chemistry,Biology
2,213
14,646,394
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal%20modernism
Federal modernism is an architectural style which emerged in the twentieth century encompassing various styles of modern architecture used in the design of federal buildings in the United States. Federal buildings in this style shunned ornamentation, focusing instead on functional efficiency and low costs. There is no ...
Federal modernism
Engineering
1,273
71,366,072
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phacopsis%20oroarcticae
Phacopsis oroarcticae is a species of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungus in the family Parmeliaceae. It was formally described as a new species in 2010 by Russian mycologist Mikhail P. Zhurbenko. The type specimen was collected from a stony polar desert in the Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago in Central Siberia, where ...
Phacopsis oroarcticae
Biology
171
58,960
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline%20of%20medicine%20and%20medical%20technology
This is a timeline of the history of medicine and medical technology. Antiquity 3300 BC – During the Stone Age, early doctors used very primitive forms of herbal medicine in India. 3000 BC – Ayurveda The origins of Ayurveda have been traced back to around 3,000 BCE. c. 2600 BC – Imhotep the priest-physician who wa...
Timeline of medicine and medical technology
Biology
6,187