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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phellodon%20putidus
Phellodon putidus is a species of tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. Found in North America, it was first described scientifically by George F. Atkinson as Hydnum putidum in 1900. Howard James Banker transferred it to the genus Phellodon in 1906. References External links Fungi described in 1900 Fungi of North ...
Phellodon putidus
Biology
76
35,178,060
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CA-Modern
CA-Modern was an American magazine devoted to mid-century modern architecture and design in California. The Fall 2023 issue was the final issue of the print magazine. The Eichler Network will continue producing its website, emailed blogs, and printed annual Home Maintenance Directory. About CA-Modern was published by...
CA-Modern
Engineering
638
18,437,184
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progerin
Progerin (UniProt# P02545-6) is a truncated version of the lamin A protein involved in the pathology of Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome. Progerin is most often generated by a sporadic single point nucleotide polymorphism c.1824 C>T (GGC -> GGT, p.Gly608Gly) in the gene that codes for matured Lamin A. This mutation...
Progerin
Biology
876
3,203,629
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiodrum
The Radiodrum or radio-baton is a musical instrument played in three-dimensional space using two mallets (snare drum sticks with wires). It was developed at Bell Labs in the 1980s (and patented), originally to be a three-dimensional computer mouse. Currently it is used as a musical instrument similar to a MIDI controll...
Radiodrum
Technology,Engineering
565
18,782,004
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium%20hydride
Magnesium hydride is the chemical compound with the molecular formula MgH2. It contains 7.66% by weight of hydrogen and has been studied as a potential hydrogen storage medium. Preparation In 1951 preparation from the elements was first reported involving direct hydrogenation of Mg metal at high pressure and temperat...
Magnesium hydride
Chemistry
573
470,261
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night-blooming%20cereus
Night-blooming cereus is the common name referring to many flowering ceroid cacti that bloom at night. The flowers are short lived, and some of these species, such as Selenicereus grandiflorus, bloom only once a year, for a single night, though most put out multiple flowers over several weeks, each of which opens for o...
Night-blooming cereus
Biology
756
8,892,818
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home%20range
A home range is the area in which an animal lives and moves on a periodic basis. It is related to the concept of an animal's territory which is the area that is actively defended. The concept of a home range was introduced by W. H. Burt in 1943. He drew maps showing where the animal had been observed at different times...
Home range
Biology
755
5,088,878
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countercurrent%20distribution
Countercurrent distribution (CCD, also spelled "counter current" distribution) is an analytical chemistry technique which was developed by Lyman C. Craig in the 1940s. Countercurrent distribution is a separation process that is founded on the principles of liquid–liquid extraction where a chemical compound is distribut...
Countercurrent distribution
Chemistry
988
48,968
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanxi
Guanxi () is a term used in Chinese culture to describe an individual's social network of mutually beneficial personal and business relationships. The character guan, 关, means "closed" and "caring" while the character xi 系 means "system" and together the term refers to a closed caring system of relationships that is so...
Guanxi
Biology
3,956
24,306,333
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NUTS%20statistical%20regions%20of%20Greece
The NUTS codes of Greece are part of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, an official nomenclature of the European Commission used by Eurostat for statistical purposes. Changes In 2011, the NUTS1 code of Greece was changed from GR to EL. GR1 was changed to EL5, GR2 to EL6, GR3 to EL3 and GR4 to EL4. ...
NUTS statistical regions of Greece
Mathematics
401
65,299,368
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest%20National%20Primate%20Research%20Center
The Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) is a federally funded biomedical research facility affiliated with the Texas Biomedical Research Institute. The SNPRC became the seventh National Primate Research Center in 1999. Research The SNPRC has two scientific units: "Infectious Diseases Immunology & Contro...
Southwest National Primate Research Center
Engineering,Biology
1,097
11,793,523
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armillaria%20fuscipes
Armillaria fuscipes is a plant pathogen that causes Armillaria root rot on Pinus, coffee plants, tea and various hardwood trees. It is common in South Africa. The mycelium of the fungus is bioluminescent. Host and symptoms Armillaria root rot is a disease that affects a wide variety of trees and is caused by multiple...
Armillaria fuscipes
Biology
839
38,858,316
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenbolone%20enanthate
Trenbolone enanthate, known by the nickname Trenabol, is a synthetic and injected anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) and a derivative of nandrolone which was never marketed. It is the C17β enanthate ester and a long-acting prodrug of trenbolone. Trenbolone enanthate was never approved for medical or veterinary use but i...
Trenbolone enanthate
Chemistry
1,161
18,446,893
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouse%20number
The Rouse number (P or Z) is a non-dimensional number in fluid dynamics which is used to define a concentration profile of suspended sediment and which also determines how sediment will be transported in a flowing fluid. It is a ratio between the sediment fall velocity and the upwards velocity on the grain as a produc...
Rouse number
Chemistry,Engineering
265
2,931,717
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conditioner%20%28chemistry%29
In chemistry and materials science, a conditioner is a substance or process that improves the quality of a given material. Conditioning agents used in skincare products are also known as moisturizers, and usually are composed of various oils and lubricants. One method of their use is as a coating of the substrate to a...
Conditioner (chemistry)
Physics,Materials_science,Engineering
277
50,055,439
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20self-intersecting%20polygons
Self-intersecting polygons, crossed polygons, or self-crossing polygons are polygons some of whose edges cross each other. They contrast with simple polygons, whose edges never cross. Some types of self-intersecting polygons are: the crossed quadrilateral, with four edges the antiparallelogram, a crossed quadrilatera...
List of self-intersecting polygons
Mathematics
212
7,607
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collagen%20helix
In molecular biology, the collagen triple helix or type-2 helix is the main secondary structure of various types of fibrous collagen, including type I collagen. In 1954, Ramachandran & Kartha (13, 14) advanced a structure for the collagen triple helix on the basis of fiber diffraction data. It consists of a triple heli...
Collagen helix
Biology
566
313,373
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip%20tide
A rip tide, or riptide, is a strong offshore current that is caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet along a barrier beach, at a lagoon or inland marina where tide water flows steadily out to sea during ebb tide. It is a strong tidal flow of water within estuaries and other enclosed tidal areas. The riptides ...
Rip tide
Physics,Environmental_science
620
28,057,162
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf%20gallery
A dwarf gallery is an architectural ornament in Romanesque architecture. It is a natural development of the blind arcade and consists of an arcaded gallery, usually just below the roof, recessed into the thickness of the walls. Usually dwarf galleries can be found at church towers or apses but they frequently appear ...
Dwarf gallery
Technology,Engineering
400
20,500,703
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20omics%20topics%20in%20biology
Inspired by the terms genome and genomics, other words to describe complete biological datasets, mostly sets of biomolecules originating from one organism, have been coined with the suffix -ome and -omics. Some of these terms are related to each other in a hierarchical fashion. For example, the genome contains the ORFe...
List of omics topics in biology
Biology
354
265,731
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSR%20B1620%E2%88%9226%20b
PSR B1620-26 b is an exoplanet located approximately 12,400 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius. It bears the unofficial nicknames "Methuselah" and "the Genesis planet" (named after the Biblical character Methuselah, who, according to the Bible, lived to be the oldest person) due to its extreme age....
PSR B1620−26 b
Astronomy
1,867
25,911,979
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluteus%20glaucus
Pluteus glaucus is a mushroom in the family Pluteaceae. Chemistry 0.28% psilocybin, 0.12% psilocin (Stijve and de Meijer 1993). See also List of Pluteus species List of Psilocybin mushrooms References Fungi described in 1962 Fungi of Sweden glaucus Psychoactive fungi Psychedelic tryptamine carriers Taxa named by R...
Pluteus glaucus
Biology
87
23,125,145
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium%20azide
Ammonium azide is the chemical compound with the formula , being the salt of ammonia and hydrazoic acid. Like other inorganic azides, this colourless crystalline salt is a powerful explosive, although it has a remarkably low sensitivity. is physiologically active and inhalation of small amounts causes headaches and pa...
Ammonium azide
Chemistry
154
55,186,941
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydridotetrakis%28triphenylphosphine%29rhodium%28I%29
Hydridotetrakis(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I) is the coordination complex with the formula HRh[P(C6H5)3]4. It consists of a Rh(I) center complexed to four triphenylphosphine (PPh3) ligands and one hydride. The molecule has idealized C3v symmetry. The compound is a homogeneous catalyst for hydrogenation and related r...
Hydridotetrakis(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I)
Chemistry
233
14,932,478
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testicular%20immunology
Testicular Immunology is the study of the immune system within the testis. It includes an investigation of the effects of infection, inflammation and immune factors on testicular function. Two unique characteristics of testicular immunology are evident: (1) the testis is described as an immunologically privileged site,...
Testicular immunology
Biology
3,593
14,134,201
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced%20oxidation%20process
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), in a broad sense, are a set of chemical treatment procedures designed to remove organic (and sometimes inorganic) materials in water and wastewater by oxidation through reactions with hydroxyl radicals (·OH). In real-world applications of wastewater treatment, however, this term usu...
Advanced oxidation process
Chemistry,Engineering,Environmental_science
2,217
581,417
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table%20of%20standard%20reduction%20potentials%20for%20half-reactions%20important%20in%20biochemistry
The values below are standard apparent reduction potentials for electro-biochemical half-reactions measured at 25 °C, 1 atmosphere and a pH of 7 in aqueous solution. The actual physiological potential depends on the ratio of the reduced () and oxidized () forms according to the Nernst equation and the thermal voltage...
Table of standard reduction potentials for half-reactions important in biochemistry
Physics,Chemistry,Biology
2,091
45,446,636
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gioiello%20%28galaxy%20cluster%29
The XDCPJ0044.0-2033 (Gioello) galaxy cluster at redshift z=1.579 was discovered in the archive of the XMM-Newton mission, as part of the XMM-Newton Distant Cluster Project (XDCP) and first published by Santos et al. 2011. Gioiello is the most distant massive galaxy cluster that has been found and studied today. This m...
Gioiello (galaxy cluster)
Astronomy
967
205,483
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre%20Serre
Jean-Pierre Serre (; born 15 September 1926) is a French mathematician who has made contributions to algebraic topology, algebraic geometry and algebraic number theory. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1954, the Wolf Prize in 2000 and the inaugural Abel Prize in 2003. Biography Personal life Born in Bages, Pyrénées...
Jean-Pierre Serre
Mathematics
1,732
65,245,542
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxy%20%28vibrator%29
The Doxy is a brand of British-made wand vibrators. The Doxy was created in 2013 in response to the unavailability of the Hitachi Magic Wand in the United Kingdom. It has been described as the most powerful wand vibrator on the market. , it is manufactured by CMG Leisure in Callington, in the county of Cornwall in the...
Doxy (vibrator)
Biology
102
23,484,562
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algestone
Algestone (), also known as alphasone or alfasone, as well as dihydroxyprogesterone, is a progestin which was never marketed. Another progestin, algestone acetophenide, in contrast, has been marketed as a hormonal contraceptive. Chemistry Algestone, also known as 16α,17α-dihydroxyprogesterone or as 16α,17α-dihydroxyp...
Algestone
Chemistry
194
3,492,951
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorafenib
Sorafenib, sold under the brand name Nexavar, is a kinase inhibitor drug approved for the treatment of primary kidney cancer (advanced renal cell carcinoma), advanced primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma), FLT3-ITD positive AML and radioactive iodine resistant advanced thyroid carcinoma. Mechanism of action ...
Sorafenib
Chemistry
2,135
15,071,945
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucin%203A
Mucin 3A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MUC3A gene. References 03
Mucin 3A
Chemistry
23
37,103,566
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/98%20Herculis
98 Herculis is a single star located approximately 590 light years from the Sun in the northern constellation Hercules. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, red-hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.96. The brightness of the star is diminished by an extinction of 0.19 due to interstellar dust. ...
98 Herculis
Astronomy
258
52,677,227
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corynesporina%20elegans
Corynesporina elegans is a species of fungus of unknown placement within Ascomycota. References Fungi described in 1994 Enigmatic Ascomycota taxa Fungus species
Corynesporina elegans
Biology
39
566,866
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/880%20%28number%29
880 (eight hundred [and] eighty) is the natural number following 879 and preceding 881. Characteristics In mathematics and sound It is the number of 4-by-4 magic squares. And the triple factorial: 11!!! = 880. 880 is the frequency in hertz of the musical note A5. Other 880 is also: The code for international dire...
880 (number)
Mathematics
117
78,464,236
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%20Palmyra%20airstrike
On 20 November 2024, the Israeli Air Force conducted an airstrike on residential buildings and an industrial area in Palmyra in central Syria. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strikes killed at least 108 people, including 73 Iranian-backed Syrian militiamen and 29 foreign Iranian-backed militia...
2024 Palmyra airstrike
Chemistry
487
379,868
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear%20differential%20equation
In mathematics, a linear differential equation is a differential equation that is defined by a linear polynomial in the unknown function and its derivatives, that is an equation of the form where and are arbitrary differentiable functions that do not need to be linear, and are the successive derivatives of an unkn...
Linear differential equation
Mathematics
3,569
269,193
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise-cancelling%20headphones
Noise-cancelling headphones are headphones that suppress unwanted ambient sounds using active noise control (ANC). Active noise cancellation makes it possible to listen to audio content without raising the volume excessively. In an aviation environment, noise-cancelling headphones increase the signal-to-noise ratio si...
Noise-cancelling headphones
Engineering
1,169
14,576,408
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiative%20transfer%20equation%20and%20diffusion%20theory%20for%20photon%20transport%20in%20biological%20tissue
Photon transport in biological tissue can be equivalently modeled numerically with Monte Carlo simulations or analytically by the radiative transfer equation (RTE). However, the RTE is difficult to solve without introducing approximations. A common approximation summarized here is the diffusion approximation. Overall, ...
Radiative transfer equation and diffusion theory for photon transport in biological tissue
Chemistry
2,229
49,503,240
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast%20travel
Fast travel or teleportation is a video game mechanic used in open world games that allows a player character to instantaneously travel between previously discovered locations (teleport waypoints or fast-travel points) without having to traverse that distance in real time. It is a type of warp that is specifically used...
Fast travel
Technology
595
2,869,798
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eta%20Piscium
Eta Piscium (η Piscium, abbreviated Eta Psc, η Psc) is a binary star and the brightest star in the constellation of Pisces, with an apparent visual magnitude of +3.6. Based upon a measured annual parallax shift of 9.33 mas as seen from Earth, it is located roughly 350 light-years distant from the Sun in the thin disk p...
Eta Piscium
Astronomy
612
1,566,768
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material%20properties%20of%20diamond
Diamond is the allotrope of carbon in which the carbon atoms are arranged in the specific type of cubic lattice called diamond cubic. It is a crystal that is transparent to opaque and which is generally isotropic (no or very weak birefringence). Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring material known. Yet, due to imp...
Material properties of diamond
Physics,Chemistry
5,014
59,433,945
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediated%20intercultural%20communication
Mediated intercultural communication is digital communication between people of different cultural backgrounds. Media include social networks, blogs and conferencing services. Digital communication is distinct from traditional media, creating new avenues for intercultural communication. User take online classes; post, ...
Mediated intercultural communication
Technology
431
2,770,302
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris%20meridian
The Paris meridian is a meridian line running through the Paris Observatory in Paris, France – now longitude 2°20′14.02500″ East. It was a long-standing rival to the Greenwich meridian as the prime meridian of the world. The "Paris meridian arc" or "French meridian arc" (French: la Méridienne de France) is the name of ...
Paris meridian
Mathematics
3,894
11,495,730
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBR2
NBR2 is a gene best known for its location near the breast cancer associated gene BRCA1. Like BRCA1, NBR2 has been a subject of research, but links to breast cancer are currently inconclusive. NBR2 recently was identified as a glucose starvation-induced long non-coding RNA. NBR2 interacts with AMP-activated protein ki...
NBR2
Chemistry,Biology
175
1,968,544
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartan%E2%80%93K%C3%A4hler%20theorem
In mathematics, the Cartan–Kähler theorem is a major result on the integrability conditions for differential systems, in the case of analytic functions, for differential ideals . It is named for Élie Cartan and Erich Kähler. Meaning It is not true that merely having contained in is sufficient for integrability. Ther...
Cartan–Kähler theorem
Mathematics
363
62,627,139
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves%20Pomeau
Yves Pomeau, born in 1942, is a French mathematician and physicist, emeritus research director at the CNRS and corresponding member of the French Academy of sciences. He was one of the founders of the Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, École Normale Supérieure, Paris. He is the son of literature professor René Pomeau...
Yves Pomeau
Physics
1,882
46,623,233
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molybdenum%20ditelluride
Molybdenum(IV) telluride, molybdenum ditelluride or just molybdenum telluride is a compound of molybdenum and tellurium with formula MoTe2, corresponding to a mass percentage of 27.32% molybdenum and 72.68% tellurium. It can crystallise in two dimensional sheets which can be thinned down to monolayers that are flexib...
Molybdenum ditelluride
Physics
5,425
26,836,721
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine%20Nicolas%20Duchesne
Antoine Nicolas Duchesne (born 7 October 1747 Versailles; died 18 February 1827 Paris) was a French botanist known for his keen observation of variation within species, and for demonstrating that species are not immutable, because mutations can occur. "As Duchesne's observations were unaided by knowledge of modern conc...
Antoine Nicolas Duchesne
Biology
801
7,204,913
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon-to-nitrogen%20ratio
A carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C/N ratio or C:N ratio) is a ratio of the mass of carbon to the mass of nitrogen in organic residues. It can, amongst other things, be used in analysing sediments and soil including soil organic matter and soil amendments such as compost. Sediments In the analysis of sediments, C/N ratios ...
Carbon-to-nitrogen ratio
Chemistry
1,891
14,445,573
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrachromosomal%20array
An extrachromosomal array is a method for mosaic analysis in genetics. It is a cosmid, and contains two functioning (wild-type) closely linked genes: a gene of interest and a mosaic marker. Such an array is injected into germ line cells, which already contain mutant (specifically, loss of function) alleles of all three...
Extrachromosomal array
Biology
410
230,004
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratching
Scratching, sometimes referred to as scrubbing, is a DJ and turntablist technique of moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable to produce percussive or rhythmic sounds. A crossfader on a DJ mixer may be used to fade between two records simultaneously. While scratching is most associated with hip hop music, w...
Scratching
Engineering
4,265
8,270,295
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrathionate
The tetrathionate anion, , is a sulfur oxyanion derived from the compound tetrathionic acid, H2S4O6. Two of the sulfur atoms present in the ion are in oxidation state 0 and two are in oxidation state +5. Alternatively, the compound can be viewed as the adduct resulting from the binding of to SO3. Tetrathionate is on...
Tetrathionate
Chemistry,Materials_science
519
5,713,212
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humane%20education
Humane education is broadly defined as education that nurtures compassion and respect for living beings In addition to focusing on the humane treatment of non-human animals, humane education also increasingly contains content related to the environment, the compassionate treatment of other people, and the interconnecte...
Humane education
Chemistry
1,910
24,341,453
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/147P/Kushida%E2%80%93Muramatsu
147P/Kushida–Muramatsu is a quasi-Hilda comet discovered in 1993 by Japanese astronomers Yoshio Kushida and Osamu Muramatsu. According to calculations made by Katsuhiko Ohtsuka of the Tokyo Meteor Network and David Asher of Armagh Observatory, Kushida–Muramatsu was temporarily captured by Jupiter as an irregular moon ...
147P/Kushida–Muramatsu
Astronomy
207
2,526,986
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes%20of%20rhodium
Naturally occurring rhodium (45Rh) is composed of only one stable isotope, 103Rh. The most stable radioisotopes are 101Rh with a half-life of 3.3 years, 102Rh with a half-life of 207 days, and 99Rh with a half-life of 16.1 days. Thirty other radioisotopes have been characterized with atomic weights ranging from 88.949 ...
Isotopes of rhodium
Chemistry
6,816
4,611,830
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprint%20powder
Fingerprint powders are fine powders used, in conjunction with fingerprint brushes, by crime scene investigators and other law enforcement personnel to search for and enhance latent/invisible fingerprints that can be used to determine identification. This method of fingerprint development commonly referred to as dustin...
Fingerprint powder
Physics
1,930
36,770,904
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDSS%20J102915%2B172927
SDSS J102915+172927 or Caffau's Star is a population II star in the galactic halo, seen in the constellation Leo. It is about 13 billion years old, making it one of the oldest stars in the Galaxy. At the time of its discovery, it had the lowest metallicity of any known star. It is small (less than 0.8 solar masses), de...
SDSS J102915+172927
Astronomy
447
50,221,745
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiina%20esterification
Shiina esterification is an organic chemical reaction that synthesizes carboxylic esters from nearly equal amounts of carboxylic acids and alcohols by using aromatic carboxylic acid anhydrides as dehydration condensation agents. In 1994, Prof. Isamu Shiina (Tokyo University of Science, Japan) reported an acidic couplin...
Shiina esterification
Chemistry
1,484
61,594,658
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murid%20betaherpesvirus%201
Murid betaherpesvirus 1 (MuHV-1) is a species of virus in the genus Muromegalovirus, subfamily Betaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales. References External links Betaherpesvirinae
Murid betaherpesvirus 1
Biology
58
57,264,039
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein%27s%20thought%20experiments
A hallmark of Albert Einstein's career was his use of visualized thought experiments () as a fundamental tool for understanding physical issues and for elucidating his concepts to others. Einstein's thought experiments took diverse forms. In his youth, he mentally chased beams of light. For special relativity, he emplo...
Einstein's thought experiments
Physics
10,557
5,799,093
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation%20Bumblebee
Operation Bumblebee was a US Navy effort to develop surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) to provide a mid-range layer of anti-aircraft defense between anti-aircraft guns in the short range and fighter aircraft operating at long range. A major reason for the Bumblebee efforts was the need to engage bombers before they could l...
Operation Bumblebee
Engineering
852
808,767
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum%20distillation
Vacuum distillation or distillation under reduced pressure is a type of distillation performed under reduced pressure, which allows the purification of compounds not readily distilled at ambient pressures or simply to save time or energy. This technique separates compounds based on differences in their boiling points....
Vacuum distillation
Physics,Chemistry
1,632
76,533,523
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwinfo
HWiNFO (also known as HWiNFO64) is a system monitoring, system profiling and system diagnostics program for Windows and DOS-based systems. It is developed by Martin Malik and REALiX. It was used by NASA during several tests of different microprocessors, including an AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and Intel i5-6600K. Features Dis...
Hwinfo
Technology
100
50,642,077
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipelayer%20%28vehicle%29
A pipelayer or sideboom is a type of a construction vehicle used to lay pipes. It is used in the construction of oil, gas and water pipelines. Description The lifting equipment of pipelayers includes: boom, mounted on the left side of the machine counterweights hydraulic hook and boom winches. A pipelayer can al...
Pipelayer (vehicle)
Engineering
160
3,124,930
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid%20name
In botanical nomenclature, a hybrid may be given a hybrid name, which is a special kind of botanical name, but there is no requirement that a hybrid name should be created for plants that are believed to be of hybrid origin. The International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICNafp) provides the follo...
Hybrid name
Biology
1,054
18,310,964
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reproterol
Reproterol is a short-acting β2 adrenoreceptor agonist used in the treatment of asthma. It was patented in 1965 and came into medical use in 1977. Stereochemistry Reproterol contains a stereocenter and is chiral. There are thus two enantiomers, the (R)-form and the (S)-form. The commercial preparations contain the ...
Reproterol
Chemistry
133
33,719,867
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laternea%20pusilla
Laternea pusilla is a species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. this mushroom is an odd looking mushroom from central and South America. Like other stinkhorns, it produces a spore-laden foul smelling stink that attracts insects. smeels horrible to us , but lovely to insects. Phallales Fungi described in 1868 Taxa ...
Laternea pusilla
Biology
85
969,807
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit%20sword
The pit sword (also known as a rodmeter) is a blade of metal or plastic that extends into the water beneath the hull of a ship. It is part of the pitometer log, a device for measuring the ship's speed through the water. See also Electromagnetic log Pitot tube References External links Historical site with informati...
Pit sword
Technology,Engineering
97
36,758,926
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target%20peptide
A target peptide is a short (3-70 amino acids long) peptide chain that directs the transport of a protein to a specific region in the cell, including the nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), chloroplast, apoplast, peroxisome and plasma membrane. Some target peptides are cleaved from the protein by signa...
Target peptide
Chemistry,Biology
1,096
8,092,698
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclidean%20distance%20matrix
In mathematics, a Euclidean distance matrix is an matrix representing the spacing of a set of points in Euclidean space. For points in -dimensional space , the elements of their Euclidean distance matrix are given by squares of distances between them. That is where denotes the Euclidean norm on . In the context ...
Euclidean distance matrix
Physics,Mathematics
1,519
36,562,676
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracast
Miracast is a wireless communications standard created by the Wi-Fi Alliance which is designed to transmit video and sound from devices (such as laptops or smartphones) to display receivers (such as TVs, monitors, or projectors). It uses Wi-Fi Direct to create an ad hoc encrypted wireless connection and can roughly be ...
Miracast
Technology
2,402
31,336,432
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dold%E2%80%93Thom%20theorem
In algebraic topology, the Dold-Thom theorem states that the homotopy groups of the infinite symmetric product of a connected CW complex are the same as its reduced homology groups. The most common version of its proof consists of showing that the composition of the homotopy group functors with the infinite symmetric p...
Dold–Thom theorem
Mathematics
2,358
59,116,830
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%205529
NGC 5529 is an edge-on intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Boötes. It is located approximately 144 million light-years (44 megaparsecs) away and was discovered by William Herschel on May 1, 1785. NGC 5529 is an edge-on intermediate galaxy. It is located near dwarf galaxies PGC 50952, and PGC 50925. Polycy...
NGC 5529
Astronomy
137
30,012,394
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule-based%20machine%20translation
Rule-based machine translation (RBMT; "Classical Approach" of MT) is machine translation systems based on linguistic information about source and target languages basically retrieved from (unilingual, bilingual or multilingual) dictionaries and grammars covering the main semantic, morphological, and syntactic regularit...
Rule-based machine translation
Technology
2,123
15,443,296
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouvrage%20Janus
Ouvrage Janus is a work (gros ouvrage) of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, located to the east of Briançon on near the Col de Montgenèvre. The ouvrage consists of one entry block, two infantry blocks, two artillery blocks, two observation blocks and one combination block at an altitude of , the se...
Ouvrage Janus
Engineering
1,480
7,599,559
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gear%20manufacturing
Gear manufacturing refers to the making of gears. Gears can be manufactured by a variety of processes, including casting, forging, extrusion, powder metallurgy, and blanking. As a general rule, however, machining is applied to achieve the final dimensions, shape and surface finish in the gear. The initial operations th...
Gear manufacturing
Engineering
534
8,970,987
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text%20Analysis%20Portal%20for%20Research
TAPoR (Text Analysis Portal for Research) is a gateway that highlights tools and code snippets usable for textual criticism of all types. The project is housed at the University of Alberta, and is currently led by Geoffrey Rockwell, Stéfan Sinclair, Kirsten C. Uszkalo, and Milena Radzikowska. Users of the portal explor...
Text Analysis Portal for Research
Technology
407
5,117,642
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%20125288
HD 125288 is a single star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It has the Bayer designation v Centauri (lower case V); while HD 125288 is the star's identifier in the Henry Draper catalogue. The object has a blue-white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.30. Based ...
HD 125288
Astronomy
285
52,219,057
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luttinger%E2%80%93Ward%20functional
In solid state physics, the Luttinger–Ward functional, proposed by Joaquin Mazdak Luttinger and John Clive Ward in 1960, is a scalar functional of the bare electron-electron interaction and the renormalized one-particle propagator. In terms of Feynman diagrams, the Luttinger–Ward functional is the sum of all closed, b...
Luttinger–Ward functional
Physics,Chemistry,Materials_science,Engineering
1,015
14,732,574
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden%20Bed
The Golden Bed is a bed designed by the English architect and designer William Burges in 1879 for the guest bedroom of the home that he designed for himself in Holland Park, The Tower House. It is now in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in South Kensington. The bed was made by John Walden and carved...
Golden Bed
Biology
720
56,512,633
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misliya%20Cave
Misliya Cave (), also known as the "Brotzen Cave" after Fritz Brotzen, who first described it in 1927, is a collapsed cave at Mount Carmel, Israel, containing archaeological layers from the Lower Paleolithic and Middle Paleolithic periods. The site is significant in paleoanthropology for the discovery of what were from...
Misliya Cave
Biology
617
30,321,101
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission-based%20precautions
Transmission-based precautions are infection-control precautions in health care, in addition to the so-called "standard precautions". They are the latest routine infection prevention and control practices applied for patients who are known or suspected to be infected or colonized with infectious agents, including certa...
Transmission-based precautions
Environmental_science
3,682
12,606,884
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier%20lifetime
A definition in semiconductor physics, carrier lifetime is defined as the average time it takes for a minority carrier to recombine. The process through which this is done is typically known as minority carrier recombination. The energy released due to recombination can be either thermal, thereby heating up the semic...
Carrier lifetime
Physics,Materials_science
2,409
72,607,033
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormvloedkering%20Hollandse%20IJssel
The (English: Hollandse IJssel Storm Surge Barrier), (Hollandse IJssel Barrier) or (Algera Barrier) is a storm surge barrier located on the Hollandse IJssel, at the municipal boundary of Capelle aan den IJssel and Krimpen aan den IJssel, east of Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The construction of the works comprised t...
Stormvloedkering Hollandse IJssel
Physics
1,537
57,767,854
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/ALR-20
AN/ALR-20(A) is an airborne wideband tuned radio frequency receiver providing a panoramic display of Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum on US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft. As a stand-alone system, it is used by the Electronics Warfare Officer (EWO) to evaluate and determine various classifications of threats to th...
AN/ALR-20
Technology
857
47,570,772
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%20110
NGC 110 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by the English astronomer John Herschel on October 29, 1831. It is unknown if the members are physically related, or if the cluster exists at all. It is barely visible against the background sky, and the two dozen member stars s...
NGC 110
Astronomy
115
411,174
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brine%20shrimp
Artemia is a genus of aquatic crustaceans also known as brine shrimp or sea monkeys. It is the only genus in the family Artemiidae. The first historical record of the existence of Artemia dates back to the first half of the 10th century AD from Lake Urmia, Iran, with an example called by an Iranian geographer an "aquat...
Brine shrimp
Biology
2,425
1,642,078
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Nem%C3%A9nyi
Paul Felix Neményi (June 5, 1895March 1, 1952) was a Hungarian mathematician and physicist who specialized in continuum mechanics. He was known for using what he called the inverse or semi-inverse approach, which applied vector field analysis, to obtain numerous exact solutions of the nonlinear equations of gas dynami...
Paul Neményi
Chemistry
1,823
1,290,265
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salix%20viminalis
Salix viminalis, the basket willow, common osier or osier, is a species of willow native to Europe, Western Asia, and the Himalayas. Description Salix viminalis is a multistemmed shrub growing to between (rarely to ) tall. It has long, erect, straight branches with greenish-grey bark. The leaves long and slender, 10–...
Salix viminalis
Biology
536
2,421,141
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylamine
Dimethylamine is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)2NH. This secondary amine is a colorless, flammable gas with an ammonia-like odor. Dimethylamine is commonly encountered commercially as a solution in water at concentrations up to around 40%. An estimated 270,000 tons were produced in 2005. Structure and synt...
Dimethylamine
Chemistry
828
46,597,469
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy%20engineering
Privacy engineering is an emerging field of engineering which aims to provide methodologies, tools, and techniques to ensure systems provide acceptable levels of privacy. Its focus lies in organizing and assessing methods to identify and tackle privacy concerns within the engineering of information systems. In the US,...
Privacy engineering
Engineering
1,139
49,575,825
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20Baydha%20Project
The Al Baydha Project, in rural, western Saudi Arabia, is a land restoration, poverty-alleviation, and heritage preservation program, based on principles of permacultural and hydrological design. Located roughly south of Mecca, in Makkah Province, Al Baydha is an area characterized by the rocky, arid, foothills of th...
Al Baydha Project
Chemistry,Engineering
673
68,495,847
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenate%20selenite
A selenate selenite is a chemical compound or salt that contains selenite and selenate anions (SeO32- and SeO42-). These are mixed anion compounds. Some have third anions. Naming A selenate selenite compound may also be called a selenite selenate. Production One way to produce a selenate selenite compound is to eva...
Selenate selenite
Physics,Chemistry
161
73,742,783
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry%20Hill%20%28model%20engineer%29
Cherry Mavis Hill, MBE (née Hinds, 16 November 1931 – 4 December 2024) was an English model engineer known for her detailed scale models of steam vehicles. Hill won the Duke of Edinburgh award nine times, the Bradbury Winter Memorial Trophy eight times, and was awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire) by the Queen...
Cherry Hill (model engineer)
Physics
1,317
47,058,873
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoboletus%20venenatus
Neoboletus venenatus, known until 2015 as Boletus venenatus, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae native to Japan and China. It was transferred to the new genus Neoboletus by Chinese mycologists Gang Wu and Zhu L. Yang in 2015. Taxonomy Japanese mycologist Eiji Nagasawa described this species as Bole...
Neoboletus venenatus
Biology,Environmental_science
410
53,091,780
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC%20398
NGC 398 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on October 28, 1886, by Guillaume Bigourdan. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small, stellar." References External links 0398 18861028 Pisces (constellation) 004090
NGC 398
Astronomy
68
36,932,167
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron%20star%20merger
A neutron star merger is the stellar collision of neutron stars. When two neutron stars fall into mutual orbit, they gradually spiral inward due to the loss of energy emitted as gravitational radiation. When they finally meet, their merger leads to the formation of either a more massive neutron star, or—if the mass of ...
Neutron star merger
Astronomy
1,486
1,394,087
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomus%20cell
Glomus cells are the cell type mainly located in the carotid bodies and aortic bodies. Glomus type I cells are peripheral chemoreceptors which sense the oxygen, carbon dioxide and pH levels of the blood. When there is a decrease in the blood's pH, a decrease in oxygen (pO2), or an increase in carbon dioxide (pCO2), the...
Glomus cell
Chemistry
865