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10,922,177 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20Museum%20leather%20dressing | British Museum leather dressing has been used by many conservators since its publication to protect and conserve leather.
Formulation
The basic formulation is:
The first three ingredients are heated together, then added to the cold solvent and allowed to cool while constantly stirring. Care should be exercised, as t... | British Museum leather dressing | Physics | 373 |
17,886,112 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronous%20virtual%20pipe | When realizing pipeline forwarding
a predefined schedule for forwarding a pre-allocated amount of bytes during one or more time frames along a path of subsequent switches establishes a synchronous virtual pipe (SVP). The SVP capacity is determined by the total number of bits allocated in every time cycle for the SVP. F... | Synchronous virtual pipe | Technology,Engineering | 196 |
74,967,374 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismic%20velocity%20structure | Seismic velocity structure is the distribution and variation of seismic wave speeds within Earth's and other planetary bodies' subsurface. It is reflective of subsurface properties such as material composition, density, porosity, and temperature. Geophysicists rely on the analysis and interpretation of the velocity str... | Seismic velocity structure | Physics | 4,762 |
54,330,143 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichomitus%20hubeiensis | Dichomitus hubeiensis is a crust fungus that was described as a new species in 2013. The fungus is characterized by the cream to straw-yellow pore surface and large pores numbering 1–2 per millimetre. Microscopic features include both inamyloid and indextrinoid skeletal hyphae, the presence of cystidioles and dendrohyp... | Dichomitus hubeiensis | Biology | 145 |
6,715,646 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithfield%20Foods | Smithfield Foods, Inc., is an American pork producer and food-processing company based in Smithfield, Virginia. It operates as an independent subsidiary of the Chinese multinational conglomerate WH Group. Founded in 1936 as the Smithfield Packing Company by Joseph W. Luter and his son, the company is the largest pig an... | Smithfield Foods | Chemistry | 7,563 |
38,213,904 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FNSS%20Samur | Samur or SYHK (short for Seyyar Yüzücü Hücum Köprüsü) is a Turkish amphibious armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Samur is the Turkish word for sable.
The equipment was developed and produced for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) by the Turkish company FNSS Defence Systems. After six years of development work, four units w... | FNSS Samur | Engineering | 428 |
14,570,219 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhesive%20bonding%20of%20semiconductor%20wafers | Adhesive bonding (also referred to as gluing or glue bonding) describes a wafer bonding technique with applying an intermediate layer to connect substrates of different types of materials. Those connections produced can be soluble or insoluble.
The commercially available adhesive can be organic or inorganic and is dep... | Adhesive bonding of semiconductor wafers | Materials_science,Engineering | 4,021 |
10,151,726 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric%20tide | Atmospheric tides are global-scale periodic oscillations of the atmosphere. In many ways they are analogous to ocean tides. They can be excited by:
The regular day-night cycle in the Sun's heating of the atmosphere (insolation)
The gravitational field pull of the Moon
Non-linear interactions between tides and planetar... | Atmospheric tide | Chemistry | 2,706 |
68,296,332 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug%20Safety%20Research%20Unit | Drug Safety Research Unit (DSRU) is an independent, non-profit organisation in the United Kingdom, in the field of pharmacology. It is an associate college of the University of Portsmouth, offering postgraduate qualifications in pharmacovigilance.
The unit is based in Southampton, and was established in 1981 by Bill I... | Drug Safety Research Unit | Chemistry | 125 |
23,223,675 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boing%21%20Docomodake%20DS | is a puzzle-platform game starring NTT DoCoMo's mascot, Docomodake. Their rival is NHK's mascot, Domo-Kun who has been in games of his own. It was developed by Suzak and AQ Interactive.
Reception
Boing! Docomodake DS received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacrit... | Boing! Docomodake DS | Technology | 154 |
29,554,254 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eremobiotus | Eremobiotus is a genus of tardigrade in the class Eutardigrada.
Species
Eremobiotus alicatai (Binda 1969)
Eremobiotus ovezovae Biserov, 1992
References
External links
Parachela (tardigrade)
Tardigrade genera
Extremophiles | Eremobiotus | Biology,Environmental_science | 71 |
27,915,973 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpy%20Technology | GameSpy Technology (also known as GameSpy Industries, Inc.), a division of Glu Mobile, was the developer of the GameSpy Technology product, a suite of middleware tools, software, and services for use in the video game industry.
Gamespy Technology was acquired by Glu Mobile in 2012. The company and service were shut do... | GameSpy Technology | Technology,Engineering | 231 |
20,898,181 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric%20combinatorics | Geometric combinatorics is a branch of mathematics in general and combinatorics in particular. It includes a number of subareas such as polyhedral combinatorics (the study of faces of convex polyhedra), convex geometry (the study of convex sets, in particular combinatorics of their intersections), and discrete geometr... | Geometric combinatorics | Mathematics | 212 |
25,672,608 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyonia%20%28journal%29 | Lyonia was an electronic, peer-reviewed interdisciplinary scientific journal published by the Harold L. Lyon Arboretum and stored in the ScholarSpace digital institutional repository of the University of Hawaii at Manoa library. The journal was dedicated to the distribution of original ecological research and how it ma... | Lyonia (journal) | Environmental_science | 152 |
355,377 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photonic%20crystal | A photonic crystal is an optical nanostructure in which the refractive index changes periodically. This affects the propagation of light in the same way that the structure of natural crystals gives rise to X-ray diffraction and that the atomic lattices (crystal structure) of semiconductors affect their conductivity of... | Photonic crystal | Physics,Chemistry,Materials_science,Engineering | 5,071 |
6,336,270 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20Astronaut%20Corps | The European Astronaut Corps is a unit of the European Space Agency (ESA) that selects, trains, and provides astronauts as crew members on U.S. and Russian space missions. The corps has 13 active members, able to serve on the International Space Station (ISS). The European Astronaut Corps is based at the European Astro... | European Astronaut Corps | Engineering | 1,371 |
53,772,710 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl%20Henrik%20Johansson | Karl Henrik Johansson (born 1967 in Växjö, Sweden) is a Swedish researcher and best known for his pioneering contributions to networked control systems, cyber-physical systems, and hybrid systems. His research has had particular application impact in transportation, automation, and energy networks. He holds a Chaired P... | Karl Henrik Johansson | Engineering | 1,207 |
952,908 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooltip | The tooltip, also known as infotip or hint, is a common graphical user interface (GUI) element in which, when hovering over a screen element or component, a text box displays information about that element, such as a description of a button's function, what an abbreviation stands for, or the exact absolute time stamp o... | Tooltip | Technology | 548 |
7,393,754 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced%20CCD%20Imaging%20Spectrometer | The Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS), formerly the AXAF CCD Imaging Spectrometer, is an instrument built by a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Space Research and the Pennsylvania State University for the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
ACIS is a focal plane instrument that uses an ar... | Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer | Astronomy | 292 |
3,002,552 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torelli%20theorem | In mathematics, the Torelli theorem, named after Ruggiero Torelli, is a classical result of algebraic geometry over the complex number field, stating that a non-singular projective algebraic curve (compact Riemann surface) C is determined by its Jacobian variety J(C), when the latter is given in the form of a principal... | Torelli theorem | Mathematics | 339 |
12,185,751 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Max%20Planck%20Research%20School%20for%20Molecular%20and%20Cellular%20Biology | The International Max Planck Research School for Molecular and Cellular Biology (IMPRS-MCB) is an international PhD program in molecular biology and cellular biology founded in 2006 by the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics and the University of Freiburg.
The Max Planck Society (MPG) started in 2000... | International Max Planck Research School for Molecular and Cellular Biology | Chemistry,Biology | 142 |
7,704,409 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan%20Reach%2C%20South%20Australia | Swan Reach is a river port in South Australia 127 km north-east of Adelaide on the Murray River between Blanchetown and Mannum in South Australia. It is on the left bank of the river. The Swan Reach Ferry is a cable ferry crossing operated by the state government as part of the state's road network. Swan Reach, with al... | Swan Reach, South Australia | Astronomy | 675 |
9,236,652 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A9ron%E2%80%93Tate%20height | In number theory, the Néron–Tate height (or canonical height) is a quadratic form on the Mordell–Weil group of rational points of an abelian variety defined over a global field. It is named after André Néron and John Tate.
Definition and properties
Néron defined the Néron–Tate height as a sum of local heights. Althou... | Néron–Tate height | Mathematics | 1,173 |
64,341,482 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Artist%20%28artist%29 | American Artist (born 1989) is a contemporary artist working in new media, video, installation and writing. They legally changed their name to American Artist in 2013, in order to re-contextualize the definition of the term "American artist"—at once taking on the name of an anonymous term while becoming the embodiment ... | American Artist (artist) | Technology | 662 |
36,971,117 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperloop | Hyperloop is a proposed high-speed transportation system for both passengers and freight. The concept behind the Hyperloop originated in the late 17th century with the invention of the world's first artificial vacuum, which led to designs for underground rapid transit systems powered by pneumatics in the decades that f... | Hyperloop | Technology,Engineering | 7,432 |
59,096,122 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%20acidification%20in%20the%20Arctic%20Ocean | The Arctic Ocean covers an area of 14,056,000 square kilometers, and supports a diverse and important socioeconomic food web of organisms, despite its average water temperature being 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Over the last three decades, the Arctic Ocean has experienced drastic changes due to climate change. One of the ch... | Ocean acidification in the Arctic Ocean | Chemistry,Biology | 2,832 |
576,646 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2.5D | 2.5D (basic pronunciation two-and-a-half dimensional) perspective refers to gameplay or movement in a video game or virtual reality environment that is restricted to a two-dimensional (2D) plane with little to no access to a third dimension in a space that otherwise appears to be three-dimensional and is often simulate... | 2.5D | Physics | 5,047 |
21,130,805 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Z.%20Jacobson | Mark Zachary Jacobson (born 1965) is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University and director of its Atmosphere/Energy Program. He is also a co-founder of the non-profit, Solutions Project.
Overview
Jacobson pursued "better understanding air pollution and global warming problems and deve... | Mark Z. Jacobson | Engineering | 4,393 |
27,364,746 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemopatrilat | Gemopatrilat (INN) is an experimental drug that was never marketed. It acts as a vasopeptidase inhibitor. It inhibits both angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and neutral endopeptidase (neprilysin).
References
ACE inhibitors
Acetic acids
Azepanes
Carboxamides
Lactams
Thiols
Abandoned drugs | Gemopatrilat | Chemistry | 79 |
2,338,947 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrin | Abrin is an extremely toxic toxalbumin found in the seeds of the rosary pea (or jequirity pea), Abrus precatorius. It has a median lethal dose of 0.7 micrograms per kilogram of body mass when given to mice intravenously (approximately 3.86 times more toxic than ricin, being 2.7 micrograms per kilogram). The median toxi... | Abrin | Chemistry | 2,515 |
50,407,105 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramidal%20inversion | In chemistry, pyramidal inversion (also umbrella inversion) is a fluxional process in compounds with a pyramidal molecule, such as ammonia (NH3) "turns inside out". It is a rapid oscillation of the atom and substituents, the molecule or ion passing through a planar transition state. For a compound that would otherwise ... | Pyramidal inversion | Physics,Chemistry | 649 |
3,694,654 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestell | (or sometimes Ge-stell) is a German word used by twentieth-century German philosopher Martin Heidegger to describe what lies behind or beneath modern technology. Heidegger introduced the term in 1954 in The Question Concerning Technology, a text based on the lecture "The Framework" ("Das Gestell") first presented on De... | Gestell | Technology | 994 |
17,507,934 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest%20Declaration%20on%20Machine%20Readable%20Travel%20Documents | The Budapest Declaration on Machine Readable Travel Documents is a declaration issued by the Future of Identity in the Information Society (FIDIS), a Network of Excellence, to raise the concern to the public to the risks associated by a security architecture related to the management of Machine Readable Travel Document... | Budapest Declaration on Machine Readable Travel Documents | Engineering | 107 |
30,367,887 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time%20travel%20claims%20and%20urban%20legends | There have been multiple accounts of people who allegedly travelled through time reported by the press or circulated online. These reports have turned out either to be hoaxes or to be based on incorrect assumptions, incomplete information, or interpretation of fiction as fact, many being now recognized as urban legends... | Time travel claims and urban legends | Physics | 2,922 |
77,008,302 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara%20Pukala | Tara Louise Pukala is an Australian scientist who is a professor of biological chemistry at the University of Adelaide, board member of Nature Scientific Reports, Superstar of STEM, 2023–2024, and Director of the Adelaide Proteomics Centre.
Education and career
Pukala was awarded a PhD from the University of Adelaide... | Tara Pukala | Chemistry | 380 |
76,367,615 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First%20European%20congress%20of%20astronomers | The first European congress of astronomers took place in August 1798 at the Seeberg Observatory. It lasted around ten days.
Invitations
The Seeberg Observatory, commissioned in 1790 by Franz Xaver von Zach, quickly became a centre of the European astronomical community. Zach corresponded with almost all colleagues in... | First European congress of astronomers | Astronomy | 1,321 |
77,811,592 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaabas | Ka'abas also spelt Ka'bas (Arabic: الكعبات) are the plural term used to describe houses of worship mainly located in the Arabian Peninsula that are cubic in shape and resemble the Kaaba structure from Mecca. They are mainly dedicated to various gods from the Arabian pantheon, although the term has been used to describe... | Kaabas | Engineering | 579 |
5,768,086 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-deciduous | Semi-deciduous or semi-evergreen is a botanical term which refers to plants that lose their foliage for a very short period, when old leaves fall off and new foliage growth is starting. This phenomenon occurs in tropical and sub-tropical woody species, for example in Dipteryx odorata. Semi-deciduous or semi-evergreen m... | Semi-deciduous | Biology | 138 |
33,307,786 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercapacitor | A supercapacitor (SC), also called an ultracapacitor, is a high-capacity capacitor, with a capacitance value much higher than solid-state capacitors but with lower voltage limits. It bridges the gap between electrolytic capacitors and rechargeable batteries. It typically stores 10 to 100 times more energy per unit volu... | Supercapacitor | Physics | 19,995 |
3,795,031 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw-propelled%20vehicle | A screw-propelled vehicle is a land or amphibious vehicle designed to cope with difficult terrain, such as snow, ice, mud, and swamp. Such vehicles are distinguished by being moved by the rotation of one or more auger-like cylinders fitted with a helical flange that engages with the medium through or over which the veh... | Screw-propelled vehicle | Engineering | 2,419 |
36,448,616 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association%20for%20Computers%20and%20the%20Humanities | The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) is the primary international professional society for digital humanities. ACH was founded in 1978. According to the official website, the organization "support[s] and disseminate[s] research and cultivate[s] a vibrant professional community through conferences, pub... | Association for Computers and the Humanities | Technology | 326 |
22,012,250 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watford%20Electronics | Watford Electronics was a British computer electronics company. It was founded in 1972 in a bedroom belonging to brothers Nazir and Raza Jessa, and grew to become one of the best-known suppliers of microcomputers and micro peripherals during the 1980s.
In the 1970s Watford Electronics sold components and kits, through... | Watford Electronics | Technology | 249 |
24,205,365 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winton%20Train | The Winton Train was a private passenger train that travelled from the Czech Republic to Great Britain in September 2009 in tribute to the wartime efforts of Sir Nicholas Winton, described as the 'British Schindler' for his part in saving refugee children from Czechoslovakia.
As a result of Sir Nicholas' efforts in th... | Winton Train | Biology | 2,513 |
61,348,137 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-ray%20burst%20precursor | A gamma-ray precursor is a short X-ray outburst event that comes before the main outburst of the gamma-ray burst progenitor. There is no consensus on the mechanism for this event, although several theories have been suggested.
History
The first gamma-ray precursor event was from GRB 900126, a long GRB. Immediately, b... | Gamma-ray burst precursor | Physics,Astronomy | 500 |
45,315,837 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep%20in%20space | Sleeping in space is part of space medicine and mission planning, with impacts on the health, capabilities and morale of astronauts.
Human spaceflight often requires astronaut crews to endure long periods without rest. Studies have shown that lack of sleep can cause fatigue that leads to errors while performing critic... | Sleep in space | Biology | 1,478 |
74,905,142 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novolipetsk%20Metallurgical%20Plant | The Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant, also known as NLMK, () is a Soviet and Russian metallurgical plant located in the Left Bank district of Lipetsk. The largest steel plant in Russia and the 17th in the world in terms of production in 2018. Full name - public joint stock company "Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant". The ... | Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant | Chemistry | 542 |
65,310,418 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical%20Cyclone%20Heat%20Potential | Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential (TCHP) is one of such non-conventional oceanographic parameters influencing the tropical cyclone intensity. The relationship between Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and cyclone intensity has been long studied in statistical intensity prediction schemes such as the National Hurricane Center... | Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential | Physics,Technology,Engineering,Environmental_science | 239 |
21,378,595 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeHCAT | SeHCAT (23-seleno-25-homotaurocholic acid, selenium homocholic acid taurine, or tauroselcholic acid) is a drug used in a clinical test to diagnose bile acid malabsorption.
Development
SeHCAT is a taurine-conjugated bile acid analog which was synthesized for use as a radiopharmaceutical to investigate in vivo the enter... | SeHCAT | Chemistry | 1,102 |
2,797,809 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic%20magnitude | Photographic magnitude ( or ) is a measure of the relative brightness of a star or other astronomical object as imaged on a photographic film emulsion with a camera attached to a telescope. An object's apparent photographic magnitude depends on its intrinsic luminosity, its distance and any extinction of light by inte... | Photographic magnitude | Physics,Astronomy | 821 |
17,327,236 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secnidazole | Secnidazole (trade names Flagentyl, Sindose, Secnil, Solosec) is a nitroimidazole anti-infective. Structurally it actually methyl-metronidazole. Effectiveness in the treatment of dientamoebiasis has been reported. It has also been tested against Atopobium vaginae.
In the United States, secnidazole is FDA approved for ... | Secnidazole | Biology | 125 |
53,123,871 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disordered%20Structure%20Refinement | The Disordered Structure Refinement program (DSR), written by Daniel Kratzert, is designed to simplify the modeling of molecular disorder in crystal structures using SHELXL by George M. Sheldrick. It has a database of approximately 120 standard solvent molecules and molecular moieties. These can be inserted into the cr... | Disordered Structure Refinement | Chemistry,Materials_science | 440 |
70,202,879 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitee | Gitee () is a proprietary online forge that allows software version control using Git and is intended primarily for the hosting of open source software. It is a fork of Gitea and uses a compatible API. It was launched by Shenzhen-based OSChina in 2013. Gitee claims to have more than 10 million repositories and 5 millio... | Gitee | Technology,Engineering | 202 |
1,908,527 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear%20magnetic%20resonance%20spectroscopy | Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, most commonly known as NMR spectroscopy or magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), is a spectroscopic technique based on re-orientation of atomic nuclei with non-zero nuclear spins in an external magnetic field. This re-orientation occurs with absorption of electromagnetic radiat... | Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy | Physics,Chemistry | 6,455 |
1,628,643 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM-1 | GM-1 (Göring Mischung 1) was a system for injecting nitrous oxide into aircraft engines that was used by the Luftwaffe in World War II. This increased the amount of oxygen in the fuel mixture, and thereby improved high-altitude performance. GM-1 was used on several modifications of existing fighter designs to counter t... | GM-1 | Technology | 590 |
10,353,431 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts%20statistical%20areas | The United States currently has 12 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical area, seven metropolitan statistical areas, and three micropolitan statistical area in Massachusetts. As of 2023, the largest of the... | Massachusetts statistical areas | Mathematics | 195 |
67,692,128 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermohaline%20staircase | Thermohaline staircases are patterns that form in oceans and other bodies of salt water, characterised by step-like structures observed in vertical temperature and salinity profiles; the patterns are formed and maintained by double diffusion of heat and salt. The ocean phenomenon consists of well-mixed layers of ocean ... | Thermohaline staircase | Physics | 2,142 |
53,870,076 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel%20Garc%C3%ADa-Garibay | Miguel A. García-Garibay is a professor of chemistry and biochemistry and the dean of physical sciences at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His research focuses on solid state organic chemistry, photochemistry and spectroscopy, artificial molecular machines, and mesoscale phenomena.
Education
García-Gari... | Miguel García-Garibay | Chemistry | 329 |
3,748,263 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance%20to%20Rescue%20Civilization | The Alliance to Rescue Civilization was an organization devoted to the establishment of an off-Earth "backup" of human civilization. This facility, or group of facilities, would serve to repopulate the Earth after a worldwide disaster or war, preserving as much as possible both the sciences and the arts. The organizat... | Alliance to Rescue Civilization | Astronomy | 154 |
1,430,888 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypotrachelium | The hypotrachelium is the upper part or groove in the shaft of a Doric column, beneath the trachelium. The Greek form is hypotrakhelion.
In classical architecture, it is the space between the annulet of the echinus and the upper bed of the shafts, including, according to C. R. Cockerell, the three grooves or sinkings ... | Hypotrachelium | Technology,Engineering | 317 |
35,114,371 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPD%201930%2B2752 | KPD 1930+2752 is a binary star system including a subdwarf B star and a probable white dwarf with relatively high mass. Due to the nature of this astronomical system, it seems like a likely candidate for a potential type Ia supernova, a type of supernova which occurs when a white dwarf star takes on enough matter to ap... | KPD 1930+2752 | Astronomy | 224 |
5,007,538 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraboloidal%20coordinates | Paraboloidal coordinates are three-dimensional orthogonal coordinates that generalize two-dimensional parabolic coordinates. They possess elliptic paraboloids as one-coordinate surfaces. As such, they should be distinguished from parabolic cylindrical coordinates and parabolic rotational coordinates, both of which are... | Paraboloidal coordinates | Mathematics | 493 |
74,652,606 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhen%20Tou | Parade formations, also known as "Tīn-thâu" in Taiwanese Hokkien or "Zhen Tou" in Mandarin (), are a traditional folk art originating from China. As a part of worship activities and temple festivals, members of communities express gratitude to the gods by escorting them in a procession. This practice can be either perf... | Zhen Tou | Biology | 682 |
37,155,129 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporisorium%20ehrenbergii | Sporisorium ehrenbergi (syn. Tolyposporium ehrenbergi) is a species of fungus in the Ustilaginaceae family. It is a plant pathogen, causing long smut of Sorghum spp.
References
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Sorghum diseases
Ustilaginomycotina
Fungi described in 1903
Fungus species | Sporisorium ehrenbergii | Biology | 76 |
61,594,661 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murid%20betaherpesvirus%202 | Murid betaherpesvirus 2 (MuHV-2) is a species of virus in the genus Muromegalovirus, subfamily Betaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales.
References
External links
Betaherpesvirinae | Murid betaherpesvirus 2 | Biology | 58 |
53,664 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom%20%28biology%29 | In biology, a kingdom is the second highest taxonomic rank, just below domain. Kingdoms are divided into smaller groups called phyla (singular phylum).
Traditionally, textbooks from Canada and the United States have used a system of six kingdoms (Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaea/Archaebacteria, and Bacteria... | Kingdom (biology) | Biology | 3,918 |
12,529,976 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubex%20%28syringe%20cartridge%29 | The Tubex Syringe cartridge was developed 1943 during World War II by the Wyeth company. It is a drug pre-filled glass cartridge syringe with an attached sterile needle, which is inserted in a reusable stainless steel holder (now plastic). The product was manufactured for immediate injection once the pre-filled car... | Tubex (syringe cartridge) | Biology | 364 |
22,446,545 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebeloma%20dunense | Hebeloma dunense is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae.
References
dunense
Fungi described in 1929
Fungi of Europe
Fungus species | Hebeloma dunense | Biology | 37 |
9,356,096 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymeric%20liquid%20crystal | Polymeric liquid crystals are similar to monomeric liquid crystals used in displays. Both have dielectric anitroscopy, or the ability to change directions and absorb or transmit light depending on electric fields. Polymeric liquid crystals form long head-to-tail or side chain polymers, which are woven in thick mats and... | Polymeric liquid crystal | Physics,Materials_science | 192 |
418,307 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weismann%20barrier | The Weismann barrier, proposed by August Weismann, is the strict distinction between the "immortal" germ cell lineages producing gametes and "disposable" somatic cells in animals (but not plants), in contrast to Charles Darwin's proposed pangenesis mechanism for inheritance.
In more precise terminology, hereditary in... | Weismann barrier | Biology | 684 |
30,857,555 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Question%20and%20Answer%20Guide%20to%20Astronomy | A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy is a book about astronomy and cosmology, and is intended for a general audience. The book was written by Pierre-Yves Bely, Carol Christian, and Jean-Rene Roy, and published in English by Cambridge University Press in 2010. It was originally written in French. The content within ... | A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy | Astronomy | 464 |
73,081,332 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium%E2%80%93copper%20alloys | Aluminium–copper alloys (AlCu) are aluminium alloys that consist largely of aluminium (Al) and traces of copper (Cu) as the main alloying elements. Important grades also contain additives of magnesium, iron, nickel and silicon (AlCu(Mg, Fe, Ni, Si)), often manganese is also included to increase strength (see aluminium-... | Aluminium–copper alloys | Chemistry | 3,301 |
25,208,066 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar%20eclipse%20of%20April%2011%2C%202051 | A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Monday, April 10 and Tuesday, April 11, 2051, with a magnitude of 0.9849. 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 partial sol... | Solar eclipse of April 11, 2051 | Astronomy | 587 |
48,845,429 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enadenotucirev | Enadenotucirev is an investigational oncolytic virus that is in clinical trials for various cancers.
It is an oncolytic A11/Ad3 Chimeric Group B Adenovirus, previously described as ColoAd1.
Enadenotucirev has also been modified with additional genes using the tumor-specific immuno-gene therapy (T-SIGn) platform to de... | Enadenotucirev | Biology | 330 |
66,114,433 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottom%20metal | A bottom metal is a firearm component typically made of metallic material (such as aluminium alloy or steel), that serves as the floor of the action and also helps to clamp the receiver onto the stock. The bottom metal also frequently incorporates the trigger guard, for instance on the Mauser 98 and M1 Garand, althoug... | Bottom metal | Technology | 296 |
18,832,276 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septimal%20tritone | A septimal tritone is a tritone (about one half of an octave) that involves the factor seven. There are two that are inverses. The lesser septimal tritone (also Huygens' tritone) is the musical interval with ratio 7:5 (582.51 cents). The greater septimal tritone (also Euler's tritone), is an interval with ratio 10:7 (6... | Septimal tritone | Physics | 389 |
39,103,747 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KaiC | KaiC is a gene belonging to the KaiABC gene cluster (with KaiA, and KaiB) that, together, regulate bacterial circadian rhythms, specifically in cyanobacteria. KaiC encodes the KaiC protein, which interacts with the KaiA and KaiB proteins in a post-translational oscillator (PTO). The PTO is cyanobacteria master clock th... | KaiC | Chemistry,Biology | 3,327 |
302,794 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth%20perception | Depth perception is the ability to perceive distance to objects in the world using the visual system and visual perception. It is a major factor in perceiving the world in three dimensions.
Depth sensation is the corresponding term for non-human animals, since although it is known that they can sense the distance of a... | Depth perception | Physics | 4,940 |
8,656,824 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanian%20Engineers%20Association | The Jordanian Engineers Association (in Arabic: نقابة المهندسين الأردنيين) was established as a society for engineers in 1948, and was licensed in 1949. The first general assembly of the Engineering Professionals Association was established in 1958. Tawfiq Marar became the first Engineers' Association president. The As... | Jordanian Engineers Association | Engineering | 256 |
2,902,912 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/57%20Aquilae | 57 Aquilae (abbreviated 57 Aql) is a double star in the constellation of Aquila. 57 Aquilae is its Flamsteed designation. The primary star has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.70, while the secondary is magnitude 6.48. The pair have an angular separation of 35.624 arcseconds and probably form a wide binary star system... | 57 Aquilae | Astronomy | 201 |
11,775,351 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labrella%20coryli | Labrella coryli is an ascomycete fungus. It is a plant pathogen that causes anthracnose on hazelnut. It was not found in North America prior to 1951.
References
External links
Index Fungorum
USDA ARS Fungal Database
Fungal tree pathogens and diseases
Hazelnut tree diseases
Enigmatic Ascomycota taxa
Fungus species | Labrella coryli | Biology | 73 |
5,172,550 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%20Centauri | K Centauri is a possible binary star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It has a white hue and is bright enough to be visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of +5.04.
K Centauri is located at a distance of approximately 410 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and it has an absol... | K Centauri | Astronomy | 210 |
14,021 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20astronomy | The history of astronomy focuses on the contributions civilizations have made to further their understanding of the universe beyond earth's atmosphere.
Astronomy is one of the oldest natural sciences, achieving a high level of success in the second half of the first millennium. Astronomy has origins in the religious, m... | History of astronomy | Astronomy | 10,060 |
182,455 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrin | Corrin is a heterocyclic compound. Although not known to exist on its own, the molecule is of interest as the parent macrocycle related to the cofactor and chromophore in vitamin B12. Its name reflects that it is the "core" of vitamin B12 (cobalamins). Compounds with a corrin core are known as "corrins".
There are tw... | Corrin | Chemistry,Biology | 441 |
69,605,961 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government%20Chief%20Scientific%20Adviser%20%28Ireland%29 | The Irish Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) is an adviser on science and technology to the Government of Ireland. The role was created in 2004 and was to operate independently of government departments, but report to Cabinet Committee on Science and Technology.
History
In 2004, Barry McSweeney was appointed as the first... | Government Chief Scientific Adviser (Ireland) | Technology | 271 |
26,108,747 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relieving%20tackle | Relieving tackle is tackle employing one or more lines attached to a vessel's steering mechanism, to assist or substitute for the whipstaff or ship's wheel in steering the craft. This enabled the helmsman to maintain control in heavy weather, when the rudder is under more stress and requires greater effort to handle, ... | Relieving tackle | Physics,Technology | 309 |
53,730,614 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family%20symmetries | In particle physics, the family symmetries or horizontal symmetries are various discrete, global, or local symmetries between quark-lepton families or generations. In contrast to the intrafamily or vertical symmetries (collected in the conventional Standard Model and Grand Unified Theories) which operate inside each fa... | Family symmetries | Physics,Mathematics | 3,772 |
14,334,551 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namak%20Lake | Namak Lake (, i.e., salt lake) is a salt lake in Iran. It is located approximately east of the city of Qom and of Aran va bidgol at an elevation of above sea level.
The lake is a remnant of the Paratethys sea, which started to dry up from the Pleistocene epoch, leaving Lake Urmia and the Caspian Sea and other bodie... | Namak Lake | Chemistry | 278 |
25,531,753 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar%20eclipse%20of%20June%201%2C%202087 | A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, June 1, 2087, with a magnitude of 0.2146. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the pola... | Solar eclipse of June 1, 2087 | Astronomy | 693 |
5,225,618 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPU%20shim | A CPU shim (also called CPU spacer) is a shim used between the CPU and the heat sink in a computer. Shims make it easier and less risky to mount a heatsink on the processor because it stabilizes the heatsink, preventing accidental damaging of the fragile CPU packaging. They help distribute weight evenly over the surfac... | CPU shim | Technology | 374 |
75,211,656 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20dream | In Jungian dream analysis, big dreams () are dreams which have a strong impact on the dreamer and contain heavily archetypal imagery.
Background
According to Carl Jung, these dreams arise from the collective unconscious more than the personal unconscious, that is, their imagery is broadly shared by many people in dif... | Big dream | Biology | 254 |
14,596,562 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctinasty | In plant biology, nyctinasty is the circadian rhythm-based nastic movement of higher plants in response to the onset of darkness, or a plant "sleeping". Nyctinastic movements are associated with diurnal light and temperature changes and controlled by the circadian clock. It has been argued that for plants that display... | Nyctinasty | Biology | 1,090 |
27,355,554 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland%20Manufacturing | Scotland Manufacturing, Inc. is a full-service stamping company and manufacturer of deep drawn metal stampings, progressive stamping (die manufacturing) and value-added assembly solutions. Scotland has presses running from 110 to 1,000 tons and the company provides refrigerant, compressor housing, filter shells and oth... | Scotland Manufacturing | Chemistry | 573 |
76,909,744 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrooge%20effect | The Scrooge effect is a psychological phenomenon that describes a noticeable behavioural change in individuals towards increased generosity and altruism following encounters with mortality or existential dread. It emphasizes that the realization of mortality motivates individuals to embrace cultural values and engage ... | Scrooge effect | Biology | 1,528 |
6,869,913 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton%20Guides | Norton Guides were a product family sold by Peter Norton Computing. The guides were written in 1985 by Warren Woodford for the x86 Assembly Language, C, BASIC, and Forth languages and made available to DOS users via a terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) program that integrated with programming language editors on IBM PC... | Norton Guides | Technology | 388 |
55,108,227 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forever%20Labs | Forever Labs is a longevity company that uses an outpatient procedure to harvest adult Mesenchymal stem cells for possible future medical treatment. While the collection and storage of infant cord blood has become commonplace since the 1990s, Forever Labs is notable for being the first company to offer collection and ... | Forever Labs | Chemistry | 528 |
63,884,052 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOMARS | NOMARS (No Manning Required, Ship) is a concept for a range of ships and smaller watercraft operating as unmanned surface vessels for the US Department of Defense, developed by the United States's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
These concept craft range in size and form. Examples include:
Sea Hun... | NOMARS | Technology,Engineering | 240 |
78,143,396 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clorprenaline | Clorprenaline (, , ), also known as isoprophenamine and known as clorprenaline hydrochloride (, ) in the case of the hydrochloride salt, is a sympathomimetic and bronchodilator medication which is marketed in Japan. It acts as a β-adrenergic receptor agonist or as a β-sympathomimetic. Brand names of clorprenaline in Ja... | Clorprenaline | Chemistry | 201 |
4,249,038 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B8ller%20scattering | Møller scattering is the name given to electron-electron scattering in quantum field theory, named after the Danish physicist Christian Møller. The electron interaction that is idealized in Møller scattering forms the theoretical basis of many familiar phenomena such as the repulsion of electrons in the helium atom. Wh... | Møller scattering | Chemistry | 882 |
27,016,205 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Conference%20on%20Architectural%20Support%20for%20Programming%20Languages%20and%20Operating%20Systems | The International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS) is an annual interdisciplinary computer science conference organized by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
Reflecting its focus, sponsorship of the conference is made up of 50% by the ACM's Specia... | International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems | Technology | 139 |
21,483,862 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center%20for%20Probing%20the%20Nanoscale | The Center for Probing the Nanoscale (CPN) at Stanford University was founded in 2004 by researchers from Stanford University and IBM. The center is one of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers (NSEC). The goal of the center is to develop and apply novel nanoprobes that dramati... | Center for Probing the Nanoscale | Materials_science | 262 |
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