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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement%20W.%20H.%20Lam
Clement Wing Hong Lam () is a Canadian mathematician, specializing in combinatorics. He is famous for the computer proof, with Larry Thiel and S. Swiercz, of the nonexistence of a finite projective plane of order 10. Lam earned his PhD in 1974 under Herbert Ryser at Caltech with thesis Rational G-Circulants Satisfying...
Clement W. H. Lam
Mathematics
201
78,243,420
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNC%20Process%20Systems
PNC Process Systems (PNC; ) is a publicly listed Chinese company that engages in the development and sale of semiconductor equipment mostly notably in wet cleaning. Background PNC was founded in 2000 by Jiang Yuan. She was previously the marketing director at Kinetics Process Systems before leaving with her team to ...
PNC Process Systems
Engineering
298
25,288,599
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milameline
Milameline (CI-979, PD-129,409, RU-35,926) is a non-selective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist with cognition-acting properties that was being investigated for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, but produced poor results in clinical trials and was subsequently discontinued. Changing the O-methyl al...
Milameline
Chemistry
164
40,417,621
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout%20%28autonomous%20boat%29
Scout is an autonomous robotic boat designed to complete the first autonomous transatlantic crossing. The project was started by Tiverton students Dylan Rodriguez and Max Kramers in 2010 with the goal of creating an autonomous craft to make the journey from Rhode Island to Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain. After several it...
Scout (autonomous boat)
Engineering
303
1,918,853
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylethanolamine
Dimethylethanolamine (DMAE or DMEA) is an organic compound with the formula . It is bifunctional, containing both a tertiary amine and primary alcohol functional groups. It is a colorless viscous liquid. It is used in skin care products for improving skin tone and also taken orally as a nootropic. It is prepared by t...
Dimethylethanolamine
Chemistry
307
607,864
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise%20problem
The sunrise problem can be expressed as follows: "What is the probability that the sun will rise tomorrow?" The sunrise problem illustrates the difficulty of using probability theory when evaluating the plausibility of statements or beliefs. According to the Bayesian interpretation of probability, probability theory c...
Sunrise problem
Mathematics
764
30,178,155
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%207%20Habits%20of%20Highly%20Effective%20Teens
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens is a 1998 bestselling self-help book written by Sean Covey, the son of Stephen Covey. The book was published on October 9, 1998 through Touchstone Books and is largely based on The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. In 1999 Covey released a companion book entitled Daily ...
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
Biology
289
76,987,927
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface%20Pro%20%2811th%20generation%29
</noinclude> The Surface Pro (11th generation) (also referred to as the Surface Pro 11th Edition) is a 2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoft to supersede the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Pro X. It was released shortly after the Intel x86-based Surface Pro 10, and unveiled alongside the Surface Laptop...
Surface Pro (11th generation)
Technology
1,771
76,673,219
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC%2064
IC 64 is a massive lenticular galaxy located 622 million light-years away in the Pisces constellation. IC 64 has a diameter of 300,000 light-years, making it, three times bigger than the Milky Way and one of the largest galaxies observed. IC 64 was discovered by French astronomer Stephane Javelle on 5 December 1893. It...
IC 64
Astronomy
121
24,320,320
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C6H11NO3
{{DISPLAYTITLE: C6H11NO3}} The molecular formula C6H11NO3 (molar mass: 145.16 g/mol, exact mass: 145.0739 u) may refer to: N-Acetyl-γ-aminobutyric acid Allysine Methyl aminolevulinate (MAL) Molecular formulas
C6H11NO3
Physics,Chemistry
77
19,081,302
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Machine%20That%20Changed%20the%20World%20%28TV%20series%29
The Machine That Changed the World (1992) (broadcast the previous year under the alternative title "The Dream Machine" in the UK, with different narration, content & editing) is a 5-episode television series on the history of electronic digital computers. It was written and directed by Nancy Linde, and produced by WGB...
The Machine That Changed the World (TV series)
Technology
373
73,307,706
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium%20p-toluenesulfonate
Sodium p-toluenesulfonate is an organic compound with the formula . It is white, water-soluble solid. It is produced by the neutralization toluenesulfonic acid with sodium hydroxide. It is also a common product from the reactions of sodium-based reagents with toluenesulfonates. Heating this salt in strong base resu...
Sodium p-toluenesulfonate
Chemistry
107
57,617,861
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans%20P.%20Eugster
Hans Peter Eugster (November 19, 1925, in Igis, Switzerland – December 17, 1987, in Baltimore, US) was a Swiss-American geochemist, mineralogist, and petrologist. Education Eugster studied at ETH Zurich with Diplom in 1948 and D.Sc. in 1951 under Paul Niggli with a dissertation on metamorphic recrystallization in the...
Hans P. Eugster
Chemistry
893
45,402,722
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20AWK%20Programming%20Language
The AWK Programming Language is a well-known 1988 book written by Alfred V. Aho, Brian W. Kernighan, and Peter J. Weinberger and published by Addison-Wesley, often referred to as the gray book. The book describes the AWK programming language and is the de facto standard for the language, written by its inventors. W. Ri...
The AWK Programming Language
Technology
213
8,555,460
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing%20EC-135
The Boeing EC-135 is a retired family of command and control aircraft derived from the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter. During the Cold War, the EC-135 was best known for being modified to perform the Looking Glass mission where one EC-135 was always airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command post for the Strategic A...
Boeing EC-135
Engineering
4,708
24,320,326
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C20H23NO4
{{DISPLAYTITLE:C20H23NO4}} The molecular formula C20H23NO4 may refer to: Efaproxiral, an allosteric effector of hemoglobin Isopavine, an alkaloid 6-Monoacetylcodeine, a codein ester Naltrexone, a medication primarily used to manage alcohol dependence Osemozotan, an experimental drug candidate Pavine, an alkaloid...
C20H23NO4
Chemistry
121
1,428,177
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deicing
De-icing is the process of removing snow, ice or frost from a surface. Anti-icing is the application of chemicals that not only de-ice but also remain on a surface and continue to delay the reformation of ice for a certain period of time, or prevent adhesion of ice to make mechanical removal easier. De-icing can be ac...
Deicing
Physics,Chemistry
1,732
70,750,727
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizothecium%20miniglutinans
Schizothecium miniglutinans is a species of coprophilous fungus in the family Lasiosphaeriaceae. It is known to grow in the dung of goats and possibly on that of sheep. References External links Fungi described in 1972 Fungi of Greece Sordariales Fungus species
Schizothecium miniglutinans
Biology
64
64,543,211
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hentak
Hentak is a thick fermented paste in Manipuri cuisine made with sun-dried fish powder and the petioles of aroid plants. The small Indian flying barb fish are sun dried on bamboo trays and crushed to powder. The aroid petioles are cut into pieces and left in the sun for one day, then in equal parts with the fish powder...
Hentak
Biology
237
7,792,030
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine%20collection%20device
A urine collection device or UCD is a device that allows the collection of urine for analysis (as in medical or forensic urinalysis) or for purposes of simple elimination (as in vehicles engaged in long voyages and not equipped with toilets, particularly aircraft and spacecraft). UCDs of the latter type are sometimes ...
Urine collection device
Biology
1,505
224,248
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace%E2%80%93Bolyai%E2%80%93Gerwien%20theorem
In geometry, the Wallace–Bolyai–Gerwien theorem, named after William Wallace, Farkas Bolyai and P. Gerwien, is a theorem related to dissections of polygons. It answers the question when one polygon can be formed from another by cutting it into a finite number of pieces and recomposing these by translations and rotation...
Wallace–Bolyai–Gerwien theorem
Mathematics
1,234
67,976,248
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%2033266
HD 33266 (HR 1675) is a solitary star in the northern circumpolar constellation Camelopardalis. It has an apparent magnitude of 6.17, making it faintly visible to the naked eye. Located 481 light years away, it is approaching the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of . HD 33266 is an A-type star with 2.45 times t...
HD 33266
Astronomy
185
31,004,269
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporathylacium
Sporathylacium was a genus of land plant known from its bivalved sporangia. It is known from charcoalified Early Devonian deposits, its type locality being the Brown Clee Hill lagerstätten. It was listed as a rhyniophyte by Hao and Xue in 2013. References Enigmatic plant taxa Prehistoric plant genera
Sporathylacium
Biology
76
8,696,119
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraviolet%20photoelectron%20spectroscopy
Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) refers to the measurement of kinetic energy spectra of photoelectrons emitted by molecules that have absorbed ultraviolet photons, in order to determine molecular orbital energies in the valence region. Basic theory If Albert Einstein's photoelectric law is applied to a fr...
Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy
Physics,Chemistry,Materials_science
932
77,714,151
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyava%20Falls
Cheyava Falls is a rock discovered on Mars by NASA's Perseverance rover during its exploration of the Jezero Crater. This rock, named after a Grand Canyon waterfall, has drawn significant attention due to its potential as an indicator of ancient life on Mars. The rover's instruments detected organic compounds within th...
Cheyava Falls
Astronomy,Biology
378
3,287,020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared%20space
Shared space is an urban design approach that minimises the segregation between modes of road user. This is done by removing features such as curbs, road surface markings, traffic signs, and traffic lights. Hans Monderman and others have suggested that, by creating a greater sense of uncertainty and making it unclear w...
Shared space
Physics
3,596
42,564,321
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SED-ML
The Simulation Experiment Description Markup Language (SED-ML) is a representation format, based on XML, for the encoding and exchange of simulation descriptions on computational models of biological systems. It is a free and open community development project. SED-ML Level 1 Version 1, the first version of SED-ML, en...
SED-ML
Biology
734
2,447,975
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonisation%20%28biology%29
Colonisation or colonization is the spread and development of an organism in a new area or habitat. Colonization comprises the physical arrival of a species in a new area, but also its successful establishment within the local community. In ecology, it is represented by the symbol λ (lowercase lambda) to denote the lon...
Colonisation (biology)
Physics,Biology
959
458,078
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tholin
Tholins (after the Greek () "hazy" or "muddy"; from the ancient Greek word meaning "sepia ink") are a wide variety of organic compounds formed by solar ultraviolet or cosmic ray irradiation of simple carbon-containing compounds such as carbon dioxide (), methane () or ethane (), often in combination with nitrogen () ...
Tholin
Chemistry,Astronomy,Biology
2,235
60,133,827
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKozie%20micro-home
The iKozie micro-home is a prefabricated home designed for one person and measures 17.25 square metres (186 sq ft). It was designed by Kieran O’Donnell, a trustee of the Homeless Foundation, and Andrew Eastabrook of Eastabrook Architects. The first iKozie micro-home was installed in the garden of the Homeless Founda...
IKozie micro-home
Engineering
152
3,741,418
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Path%20Between%20the%20Seas
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870–1914 (1977) is a book by the American historian David McCullough, published by Simon & Schuster. The 698-page book contains 80 photographs, two maps and extensive source references. It won the U.S. National Book Award in History, the Francis Parkman Priz...
The Path Between the Seas
Engineering
394
1,654,862
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voit
Voit (official name: "Industrias Voit S.A. de C.V.") is a sports equipment manufacturing company based in Mexico. The company was founded by German American entrepreneur William J. Voit (1880–1946) of Worthington, Indiana. The current range of products by Voit includes balls (for association and American football, bask...
Voit
Engineering
565
68,820,503
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgene%20%28company%29
Transgene S.A. is a French biotechnology company founded in 1979. It is based in Illkirch-Graffenstaden, near Strasbourg, Alsace. The company develops and manufactures immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer. Based on viral vectors, these therapies stimulate the immune defenses of patients to specifically target ca...
Transgene (company)
Biology
834
16,948,367
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFPA%2072
The NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code) is a standard published by the National Fire Protection Association every 3 years for installation of fire alarm systems and emergency communication systems in the United States. Purpose The NFPA 72 "covers the application, installation, location, performance, insp...
NFPA 72
Physics
552
58,540,794
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillus%20pulvinus
Aspergillus pulvinus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Cremei section. The species was first described in 1965. Growth and morphology A. pulvinus has been cultivated on both Czapek yeast extract agar (CYA) plates and Malt Extract Agar Oxoid® (MEAOX) plates. The growth morphology of the c...
Aspergillus pulvinus
Biology
108
1,703,850
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20antiviral%20drugs
Antiviral drugs are different from antibiotics. Flu antiviral drugs are different from antiviral drugs used to treat other infectious diseases such as COVID-19. Antiviral drugs prescribed to treat COVID-19 are not approved or authorized to treat flu. References Antiviral Antiviral drugs
List of antiviral drugs
Chemistry,Biology
64
45,655,564
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gepotidacin
Gepotidacin (INN) is an experimental antibiotic that acts as a topoisomerase type II inhibitor. It is being studied for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (acute cystitis) and infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea), including multidrug resistant strains. In October 2024, gepotidacin was g...
Gepotidacin
Biology
115
23,758,509
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20solar%20eclipses%20in%20the%2022nd%20century
During the 22nd century, there will be 235 solar eclipses of which 79 will be partial, 87 will be annular, 65 will be total and 4 will be hybrids between total and annular eclipses. Of these, five annular eclipses will be non-central, in the sense that the very center (axis) of the Moon's shadow will miss the Earth (fo...
List of solar eclipses in the 22nd century
Astronomy
499
12,144,738
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ%20cell%20nuclear%20factor
The germ cell nuclear factor (GCNF), also known as RTR (retinoid receptor-related testis-associated receptor) or NR6A1 (nuclear receptor subfamily 6, group A, member 1), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NR6A1 gene. GCNF is a member of the nuclear receptor family of intracellular transcription factors . I...
Germ cell nuclear factor
Chemistry,Biology
258
50,247,503
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge%20ground
Sponge grounds, also known as sponge aggregations, are intertidal to deep-sea habitats formed by large accumulations of sponges (glass sponges and/or demosponges), often dominated by a few massive species. Sponge grounds were already reported more than 150 years ago, but the habitat was first fully recognized, studied ...
Sponge ground
Biology
430
18,013,952
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LN%20Andromedae
LN Andromedae (LN And), also known as HD 217811, HR 8768, is a formerly suspected variable star in the constellation Andromeda. Located approximately away from Earth, it shines with an apparent visual magnitude 6.41, thus it can be seen by the naked eye under very favourable conditions. Its spectral classification is ...
LN Andromedae
Astronomy
415
4,094,719
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TEK%20search%20engine
TEK is an email-based search engine developed by the TEK project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The search engine enables users to search the Web using only email. It is intended to be used by people with low internet connectivity (for example, high-priced internet connection and low bandwidth connection...
TEK search engine
Technology
208
17,455,275
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display%20aspect%20ratio
The display aspect ratio (DAR) is the aspect ratio of a display device and so the proportional relationship between the physical width and the height of the display. It is expressed as two numbers separated by a colon (x:y), where x corresponds to the width and y to the height. Common aspect ratios for displays, past a...
Display aspect ratio
Mathematics,Engineering
1,965
22,944,638
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20EDA%20software
This page is a comparison of electronic design automation (EDA) software which is used today to design the near totality of electronic devices. Modern electronic devices are too complex to be designed without the help of a computer. Electronic devices may consist of integrated circuits (ICs), printed circuit boards (PC...
Comparison of EDA software
Technology
1,174
51,693,407
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid%20navigation
Hybrid navigation is the simultaneous use of more than one navigation system for location data determination, needed for navigation. By using multiple systems at once, the accuracy as a whole is improved. It also allows for a more reliable navigation system, as if one system fails, the other can kick in and provide acc...
Hybrid navigation
Technology
424
31,314,683
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville%20number
In mathematics, specifically number theory, Granville numbers, also known as -perfect numbers, are an extension of the perfect numbers. The Granville set In 1996, Andrew Granville proposed the following construction of a set : Let , and for any integer larger than 1, let if A Granville number is an element of for...
Granville number
Mathematics
706
58,106,740
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C17%20%28C%20standard%20revision%29
C17, formally ISO/IEC 9899:2018, is an open standard for the C programming language, prepared in 2017 and published in July 2018. It replaced C11 (standard ISO/IEC 9899:2011), and is superseded by C23 (ISO/IEC 9899:2024) since October 2024. Since it was under development in 2017, and officially published in 2018, C17 ...
C17 (C standard revision)
Technology
330
49,168,382
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EsyN
esyN (Easy Networks) is a bioinformatics web-tool for visualizing, building and analysing molecular interaction networks. esyN is based on cytoscape.js and its aim is to make it easy for everybody to perform network analysis. esyN is connected with a number of databases - specifically: pombase, flybase, and most Inte...
EsyN
Biology
228
46,451,987
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramaria%20aurea
Ramaria aurea is a coral mushroom in the family Gomphaceae. It is found in North America and Europe. It is similar to R. flava; both species are edible. References External links Gomphaceae Edible fungi Fungi described in 1888 Fungi of North America Fungus species
Ramaria aurea
Biology
60
26,630,167
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethe%E2%80%93Slater%20curve
The Bethe–Slater curve is a heuristic explanation for why certain metals are ferromagnetic and others are antiferromagnetic. It assumes a Heisenberg model of magnetism, and explains the differences in exchange energy of transition metals as due to the ratio of the interatomic distance a to the radius r of the 3d electr...
Bethe–Slater curve
Chemistry,Materials_science
305
14,517,823
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanin-concentrating%20hormone%20receptor%202
Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 2 (MCH2) also known as G-protein coupled receptor 145 (GPR145) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MCHR2 gene. MCH2 is also found in dogs, ferrets, and some other primates and carnivores, but is not found in mice or rats. This has delayed research into the receptor as a...
Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 2
Chemistry
190
28,157,642
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20aperiodic%20sets%20of%20tiles
In geometry, a tiling is a partition of the plane (or any other geometric setting) into closed sets (called tiles), without gaps or overlaps (other than the boundaries of the tiles). A tiling is considered periodic if there exist translations in two independent directions which map the tiling onto itself. Such a tiling...
List of aperiodic sets of tiles
Physics
302
37,543,707
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantharellus%20flavus
Cantharellus flavus, also called the American golden chanterelle, Eastern yellow chanterelle or Midwestern yellow chanterelle, is a species of fungus in the genus Cantharellus. Found in North America, it is an edible mushroom. Taxonomy Cantharellus flavus was described in 2013 by Matthew Foltz and Tom Volk. Initiall...
Cantharellus flavus
Biology
710
3,759,071
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lability
Lability refers to something that is constantly undergoing change or is likely to undergo change. It is the opposite (antonym) of stability. Biochemistry In reference to biochemistry, this is an important concept as far as kinetics is concerned in metalloproteins. This can allow for the rapid synthesis and degradatio...
Lability
Chemistry,Biology
424
99,537
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BowLingual
, or "Bow-Lingual" as the North American version is spelled, is a computer-based dog language-to-human language translation device developed by Japanese toy company Takara and first sold in Japan in 2002. Versions for South Korea and the United States were launched in 2003. The device was named by Time magazine as one ...
BowLingual
Technology
927
360,374
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young%20Scientist%20and%20Technology%20Exhibition
The BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, commonly called the Young Scientist Exhibition, is an Irish annual school students' science competition that has been held in the Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland, every January since the competition was founded by Tom Burke and Tony Scott in 1965. The competitio...
Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
Technology
623
47,581,481
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frailty%20index
The frailty index (FI) can be used to measure the health status of older individuals; it serves as a proxy measure of aging and vulnerability to poor outcomes. FI was developed by Dr. Kenneth Rockwood and Dr. Arnold Mitnitski at Dalhousie University in Canada. FI is defined as the proportion of deficits present in an...
Frailty index
Biology
315
74,289,294
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idyll%20XXII
Idyll XXII, also called Διόσκουροι ('The Dioscuri'), is a poem by the 3rd-century BC Greek poet Theocritus. It is a hymn, in the Homeric manner, to Castor and Polydeuces. Summary This hymn to Castor and Polydeuces consists, first, of a prelude common to both, and secondly, of two main parts concerned one with Polydeu...
Idyll XXII
Astronomy
253
40,202,629
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Slow%20Mo%20Guys
The Slow Mo Guys is a science and technology entertainment web series from Thame, England, created and owned by Gavin Free, starring himself and Daniel Gruchy. It has been described as the biggest channel for slow motion videos on YouTube. The series consists of a wide variety of things filmed in extreme slow motion u...
The Slow Mo Guys
Physics
1,683
37,834,727
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta1%20Microscopii
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Theta1 Microscopii}} θ1 Microscopii, Latinized as Theta1 Microscopii, is a suspected binary star system in the southern constellation of Microscopium. It is visible to the naked eye was a faint, white-hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.82. The distance to this system is approxima...
Theta1 Microscopii
Astronomy
317
41,853,232
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotechnology%20Heritage%20Award
The Biotechnology Heritage Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of biotechnology through discovery, innovation, and public understanding. It is presented annually at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Annual International Convention by the Biotechnology I...
Biotechnology Heritage Award
Technology
283
77,402,447
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermo-acoustic%20instability
Thermo-acoustic instability refers to an instabiltiy arising due to acoustics field and unsteady heat release process. This instability is very relevant in combustion instabilities in systems such as rocket engines, etc. Rayleigh criterion A very simple mechanism of acoustic amplification was first identified by Lord ...
Thermo-acoustic instability
Chemistry,Engineering
269
348,304
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop%20metaphor
In computing, the desktop metaphor is an interface metaphor which is a set of unifying concepts used by graphical user interfaces to help users interact more easily with the computer. The desktop metaphor treats the computer monitor as if it is the top of the user's desk, upon which objects such as documents and folder...
Desktop metaphor
Technology
1,268
2,685,369
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta%20Tauri
Zeta Tauri (ζ Tauri, abbreviated Zeta Tau, ζ Tau) is a binary star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus, the Bull. It has an apparent visual magnitude of about 3.0, which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Parallax measurements place it at a distance of roughly 440 light-years from the Sun. The two compo...
Zeta Tauri
Astronomy
905
5,482,995
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelargonium%20graveolens
Pelargonium graveolens is a Pelargonium species native to the Cape Provinces and the Northern Provinces of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Common names include rose geranium, sweet scented geranium, old-fashioned rose geranium, and rose-scent geranium. Etymology Pelargonium comes from the Greek πελαργός pelargo...
Pelargonium graveolens
Chemistry
1,586
43,779,604
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murexide%20test
The murexide test is an analytical technique to identify the presence of caffeine and other purine derivatives in a sample. These compounds do not respond to the common alkaloid identification tests such as Dragendorff's reagent. In this test, crude drugs (to be identified) are mixed with a tiny amount of potassium chl...
Murexide test
Chemistry
294
43,220,205
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53%20Piscium
53 Piscium, abbreviated as 53 Psc, is a star in the zodiac constellation of Pisces. With an apparent magnitude of about 5.9, it is just barely visible to the naked eye. parallax measurements made by the Hipparcos spacecraft place the star at a distance of about 930 light-years (284 parsecs) away. The spectral type of ...
53 Piscium
Astronomy
241
22,358,224
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture%20%28mathematics%29
In combinatorial mathematics, a picture is a bijection between skew diagrams satisfying certain properties, introduced by in a generalization of the Robinson–Schensted correspondence and the Littlewood–Richardson rule. References Algebraic combinatorics Combinatorial algorithms
Picture (mathematics)
Mathematics
54
25,483,183
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interference%20engine
An interference engine is a type of 4-stroke internal combustion piston engine in which one or more valves in the fully open position extends into any area through which the piston may travel. By contrast, in a non-interference engine, the piston does not travel into any area into which the valves open. Interference en...
Interference engine
Technology,Engineering
389
66,924,980
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert%20Tshiongo%20Tshibinkubula%20wa%20Ntumba
Gilbert Tshiongo Tshibinkubula wa Ntumba (19 August 1942 – 1 February 2021) was a Congolese engineer, politician, and civil servant. Tshiongo was born on 19 August 1942 in Lusambo, present-day Sankuru province, in Belgian Congo. He graduated with vocational and technical degrees in electromechanics in 1960. Professio...
Gilbert Tshiongo Tshibinkubula wa Ntumba
Engineering
346
5,590,879
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%202500
NGC 2500 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Lynx which was discovered by William Herschel in 1788. Much like the local group in which our own Milky Way galaxy is situated, NGC 2500 is part of the NGC 2841 group of galaxies which also includes NGC 2541, NGC 2537 and NGC 2552. It has a H II nucleus and exhibi...
NGC 2500
Astronomy
95
4,812,799
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20rail%20accidents%20%28before%201880%29
17th century 1650 England – Whickham, County Durham. Two boys die when they are run over by a wagon on a wooden coal wagonway. While such tramway accidents are not generally listed as rail accidents (note the lack of accidents listed for the next 163 years) this is sometimes cited as the earliest-known railway acc...
List of rail accidents (before 1880)
Technology
10,548
13,464,118
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary%20Taubes
Gary Taubes (born April 30, 1956) is an American journalist, writer, and low-carbohydrate / high-fat (LCHF) diet advocate. His central claim is that carbohydrates, especially sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, overstimulate the secretion of insulin, causing the body to store fat in fat cells and the liver, and that it...
Gary Taubes
Physics,Chemistry
1,789
29,439,514
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holometer
The Fermilab Holometer in Illinois is intended to be the world's most sensitive laser interferometer, surpassing the sensitivity of the GEO600 and LIGO systems, and theoretically able to detect holographic fluctuations in spacetime. According to the director of the project, the Holometer should be capable of detecting...
Holometer
Physics
741
62,410,922
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College%20Daily
College Daily () is a new media publication whose primary audience is Chinese students studying in North America. Overview College Daily was founded in 2014 and expanded from there. The primary audience is overseas Chinese students, particularly those studying in North America. In August 2019, The New Yorker publishe...
College Daily
Technology
432
31,377,324
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social%20information%20architecture
Social information architecture, also known as social iA, is a sub-domain of information architecture which deals with the social aspects of conceptualizing, modeling and organizing information. It has become more relevant because of the rise of social media and Web 2.0 in recent times. Approach There are different a...
Social information architecture
Technology
927
11,127,829
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibberella%20xylarioides
Gibberella xylarioides (Fusarium xylarioides) is a species of fungus in the family Nectriaceae. It is the causative agent of coffee wilt disease (CWD). The disease caused a severe problem in several countries in West and East Africa during the 1940s and 1950s. CWD was first seen in Coffea liberica. Hosts Main hosts ...
Gibberella xylarioides
Biology
503
14,942,693
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAP6
RAP6 is the abbreviation for Rab5-activating protein 6, a novel endosomal protein with a role in endocytosis. RAP6 was discovered by Alejandro Barbieri and his group of researchers (Christine Hunker, Adriana Galvis, Ivan Kruk, Hugo Giambini, Lina Torres and Maria Luisa Veisaga) working at Florida International Universi...
RAP6
Biology
222
2,879,803
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta%20Arietis
Zeta Arietis, Latinized from ζ Arietis, is a star in the northern constellation of Aries. It is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.89. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 12.77 mas, the distance to this star is . This is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification o...
Zeta Arietis
Astronomy
351
141,163
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnormal%20number
In computer science, subnormal numbers are the subset of denormalized numbers (sometimes called denormals) that fill the underflow gap around zero in floating-point arithmetic. Any non-zero number with magnitude smaller than the smallest positive normal number is subnormal, while denormal can also refer to numbers outs...
Subnormal number
Mathematics
2,445
2,072,213
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20Genetic%20Diversity%3A%20Lewontin%27s%20Fallacy
"Human Genetic Diversity: Lewontin's Fallacy" is a 2003 paper by A. W. F. Edwards in the journal BioEssays. He criticises an argument first made in Richard Lewontin's 1972 article "The Apportionment of Human Diversity", that the practice of dividing humanity into races is taxonomically invalid because any given individ...
Human Genetic Diversity: Lewontin's Fallacy
Biology
1,835
79,099
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple%20%28software%29
Maple is a symbolic and numeric computing environment as well as a multi-paradigm programming language. It covers several areas of technical computing, such as symbolic mathematics, numerical analysis, data processing, visualization, and others. A toolbox, MapleSim, adds functionality for multidomain physical modeling ...
Maple (software)
Physics,Mathematics
3,036
31,698,015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlekamp%E2%80%93Welch%20algorithm
The Berlekamp–Welch algorithm, also known as the Welch–Berlekamp algorithm, is named for Elwyn R. Berlekamp and Lloyd R. Welch. This is a decoder algorithm that efficiently corrects errors in Reed–Solomon codes for an RS(n, k), code based on the Reed Solomon original view where a message is used as coefficients of a p...
Berlekamp–Welch algorithm
Mathematics,Technology,Engineering
795
51,423,025
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirality%20Medal
The Chirality Medal, instituted by the Società Chimica Italiana in 1991 to honor internationally recognized scientists who have made a distinguished contribution to all aspects of chirality, is awarded each year by a Chirality Medal Honor Committee composed of the Chirality International Committee members and the most ...
Chirality Medal
Technology
101
2,505,273
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million%20service%20units
A million service units (MSU) is a measurement of the amount of processing work a computer can perform in one hour. The term is most commonly associated with IBM mainframes. It reflects how IBM rates the machine in terms of charging capacity. The technical measure of processing power on IBM mainframes, however, are Ser...
Million service units
Technology
671
76,653
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval%20architecture
Naval architecture, or naval engineering, is an engineering discipline incorporating elements of mechanical, electrical, electronic, software and safety engineering as applied to the engineering design process, shipbuilding, maintenance, and operation of marine vessels and structures. Naval architecture involves basic ...
Naval architecture
Engineering
2,312
643,854
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourgeois%20nationalism
In Marxist theory, bourgeois nationalism is the ideology of the ruling capitalist class which aims to overcome class antagonism between proletariat and bourgeoisie by appealing to national unity. It is seen as a distraction from engaging in class struggle and an attempt to impose interests of capitalists on the proleta...
Bourgeois nationalism
Biology
527
25,418
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof%20by%20contradiction
In logic, proof by contradiction is a form of proof that establishes the truth or the validity of a proposition by showing that assuming the proposition to be false leads to a contradiction. Although it is quite freely used in mathematical proofs, not every school of mathematical thought accepts this kind of nonconstru...
Proof by contradiction
Mathematics
2,496
203,883
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar%20communication
Interstellar communication is the transmission of signals between planetary systems. Sending interstellar messages is potentially much easier than interstellar travel, being possible with technologies and equipment which are currently available. However, the distances from Earth to other potentially inhabited systems i...
Interstellar communication
Technology
690
31,415,089
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML5%20File%20API
HTML5 File API aspect provides an API for representing file objects in web applications and programmatic selection and accessing their data. In addition, this specification defines objects to be used within threaded web applications for the synchronous reading of files. The File API describes how interactions with file...
HTML5 File API
Technology
159
22,017,760
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Enzyme%20Inhibition%20and%20Medicinal%20Chemistry
The Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry is a peer-reviewed open access medical journal published by Taylor & Francis that covers research on enzyme inhibitors and inhibitory processes as well as agonist/antagonist receptor interactions in the development of medicinal and anti-cancer agents. The editor-...
Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry
Chemistry
106
1,127,106
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivar%20Jacobson
Ivar Hjalmar Jacobson (; born September 2, 1939) is a Swedish computer scientist and software engineer, known as a major contributor to UML, Objectory, Rational Unified Process (RUP), aspect-oriented software development, and Essence. Biography Ivar Jacobson was born in Ystad, on September 2, 1939. He received his Ma...
Ivar Jacobson
Engineering
1,415
48,035,434
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozanimod
Ozanimod, sold under the brand name Zeposia, is an immunomodulatory medication for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis and ulcerative colitis. It acts as a sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor (S1PR) agonist, sequestering lymphocytes to peripheral lymphoid organs and away from their sites of chronic inflammation....
Ozanimod
Chemistry
2,265
73,537,840
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intranasal%20drug%20delivery
Intranasal drug delivery occurs when particles are inhaled into the nasal cavity and transported directly into the nervous system. Though pharmaceuticals can be injected into the nose, some concerns include injuries, infection, and safe disposal. Studies demonstrate improved patient compliance with inhalation. Treating...
Intranasal drug delivery
Chemistry
3,538
16,369,918
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium%20hexafluoride
Plutonium hexafluoride is the highest fluoride of plutonium, and is of interest for laser enrichment of plutonium, in particular for the production of pure plutonium-239 from irradiated uranium. This isotope of plutonium is needed to avoid premature ignition of low-mass nuclear weapon designs by neutrons produced by s...
Plutonium hexafluoride
Physics
1,685
24,887,696
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantapoint
Quantapoint, Inc. is a technology and services company that develops and uses patented 3D laser scanning hardware and software. Quantapoint creates a Digital Facility using 3D laser scanning and then provides visualization, analysis, quality control, decision support and documentation services for buildings, museums, ...
Quantapoint
Engineering
872
33,775,942
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%20Elizabeth%20Prize%20for%20Engineering
The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, also known as the QEPrize, is a global prize for engineering and innovation. The prize was launched in 2012 by a cross-party group consisting of David Cameron, Nick Clegg, and Ed Miliband, then Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition of the United Ki...
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Technology
1,057
52,678,942
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammillaria%20elegans
Mammillaria elegans is a species of cacti in the tribe Cacteae. It is native to Mexico. Mammillaria elegans A.P. de Candolle 1828. is a 'nomen confusum' (confused name) also applied to Mammillaria haageana subsp. elegans and refers both to Mammillaria geminispina with latex in the stem (subgenus Mammillaria section Hyd...
Mammillaria elegans
Biology
240
2,865,082
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion%20rules
In mathematics and theoretical physics, fusion rules are rules that determine the exact decomposition of the tensor product of two representations of a group into a direct sum of irreducible representations. The term is often used in the context of two-dimensional conformal field theory where the relevant group is gene...
Fusion rules
Physics
155
4,165,817
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Cockayne
David John Hugh Cockayne FRS FInstP (19 March 1942 – 22 December 2010) was Professor in the physical examination of materials in the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford and professorial fellow at Linacre College from 2000 to 2009. He was the president of the International Federation of Societies for Mic...
David Cockayne
Chemistry
894