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Instruction cycle | Initiating the cycle | 372,633,723 | 2010-07-09T19:56:21Z | Eamonnca1 | The cycle is usually managed in modern computers by the [[Operating System]] (OS). However, since the OS usually resides on a disk, it cannot operate immediately on bootup. Therefore when a computer is initially booted, the cycle begins by searching for the code at a specific starting memory address, (0xfffffff0 in t... | The cycle is usually managed in modern computers by the [[Operating System]] (OS). However, since the OS usually resides on a disk, it cannot operate immediately on bootup. Therefore when a computer is initially booted, the cycle begins by searching for the code at a specific starting memory address, (0xfffffff0 in t... | [11] |
Circadian rhythm | Outside the "master clock" | 373,413,412 | 2010-07-14T09:26:13Z | 24.237.197.254 | More-or-less independent circadian rhythms are found in many organs and cells in the body outside the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), the "master clock". These clocks, called peripheral oscillators, are found in the [[oesophagus]], [[lungs]], [[liver]], [[pancreas]], [[spleen]], [[thymus]], and the [[skin]].<ref>{{cite j... | More-or-less independent circadian rhythms are found in many organs and cells in the body outside the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), the "master clock". These clocks, called peripheral oscillators, are found in the [[esophagus]], [[lungs]], [[liver]], [[pancreas]], [[spleen]], [[thymus]], and the [[skin]].<ref>{{cite jo... | [11] |
Context-free grammar | Algorithms | 374,744,752 | 2010-07-21T21:28:49Z | 1&only | * [[CYK_algorithm|CYK algorithm]]
* [[GLR_parser|GLR parser]] | * [[CYK_algorithm|CYK algorithm]]
* [[GLR_parser|GLR parser]]
* [[Earley_algorithm|Earley algorithm]] | [9] |
Von Neumann architecture | External links | 375,467,120 | 2010-07-26T01:39:40Z | TXiKiBoT | *[http://www.pic24micro.com/harvard_vs_von_neumann.html Harvard vs von Neumann]
*[http://home.gna.org/vov/ A tool that emulates the behavior of a von Neumann machine]
{{CPU technologies}}
[[Category:Computer architecture]]
[[Category:Flynn's Taxonomy]]
[[Category:Reference models]]
[[Category:Classes of computers]]
... | *[http://www.pic24micro.com/harvard_vs_von_neumann.html Harvard vs von Neumann]
*[http://home.gna.org/vov/ A tool that emulates the behavior of a von Neumann machine]
{{CPU technologies}}
[[Category:Computer architecture]]
[[Category:Flynn's Taxonomy]]
[[Category:Reference models]]
[[Category:Classes of computers]]
... | [9] |
Meditation | Mindfulness | 376,075,974 | 2010-07-29T12:13:34Z | Makeswell | null | {{Main|Mindfulness (psychology)}}
[[Mindfulness (psychology)| Mindfulness]] has become a part of mainstream Western psychology. Jon Kabat-Zinn has defined mindfulness as 'moment to moment non-judgmental awareness'.<ref name="mindful tech talk">Jon Kabat-Zinn gives a Google Tech Talk about introductory mindfulness pract... | [1, 5, 7, 9, 4] |
Alzheimer's disease | Diagnostic tools | 378,158,056 | 2010-08-10T10:47:42Z | Mikael Häggström | [[File:InterlockingPentagons.svg|right|thumb|Neuropsychological screening tests can help in the diagnosis of AD. In them patients have to copy drawings similar to the one shown in the picture, remember words, read or sum.]]
[[Neuropsychological test]]s such as the [[mini-mental state examination]] (MMSE), are widely u... | [[File:InterlockingPentagons.svg|right|thumb|Neuropsychological screening tests can help in the diagnosis of AD. In them patients have to copy drawings similar to the one shown in the picture, remember words, read or sum.]]
[[Neuropsychological test]]s such as the [[mini-mental state examination]] (MMSE), are widely u... | [3, 9, 10, 4, 1] |
Context-free grammar | Derivations and syntax trees | 379,535,280 | 2010-08-18T05:54:28Z | 174.114.248.239 | There are two common ways to describe how a given string can be derived from the start symbol of a given grammar. The simplest way is to list the consecutive strings of symbols, beginning with the start symbol and ending with the string, and the rules that have been applied. If we introduce a strategy such as "always r... | There are two common ways to describe how a given string can be shown to be derivable from the start symbol of a given grammar. The simplest way is to list the set of consecutive derivations, beginning with the start symbol and ending with the string itself along with the rules applied to produce each intermediate step... | [11] |
Bubble sort | In practice | 379,592,248 | 2010-08-18T14:48:29Z | Blaisorblade | [[File:Bubble sort animation.gif|thumb|right|280px|A bubble sort, a sorting algorithm that continuously steps through a list, [[Swap (computer science)|swapping]] items until they appear in the correct order.]]
Although bubble sort is one of the simplest sorting algorithms to understand and implement, its ''[[Big O not... | [[File:Bubble sort animation.gif|thumb|right|280px|A bubble sort, a sorting algorithm that continuously steps through a list, [[Swap (computer science)|swapping]] items until they appear in the correct order.]]
Although bubble sort is one of the simplest sorting algorithms to understand and implement, its ''[[Big O not... | [1, 9] |
Bubble sort | Performance | 379,592,248 | 2010-08-18T14:48:29Z | Blaisorblade | Bubble sort has worst-case and average complexity both ''О''(''n''<sup><small>2</small></sup>), where ''n'' is the number of items being sorted. There exist many sorting algorithms with substantially better worst-case or average complexity of ''O''(''n'' log ''n''). Even other ''О''(''n''<sup><small>2</small></sup>) so... | Bubble sort has worst-case and average complexity both ''О''(''n''<sup><small>2</small></sup>), where ''n'' is the number of items being sorted. There exist many sorting algorithms with substantially better worst-case or average complexity of ''O''(''n'' log ''n''). Even other ''О''(''n''<sup><small>2</small></sup>) so... | [3, 6] |
Context-free grammar | (Top) | 381,555,111 | 2010-08-28T20:15:28Z | 99.135.148.147 | In [[formal language theory]], a '''context-free grammar''' ('''CFG'''), sometimes also called a '''[[phrase structure grammar]]''' is a [[formal grammar|grammar]] which naturally generates a [[formal language]] in which clauses can be nested inside clauses arbitrarily deeply, but where grammatical structures are not a... | In [[formal language theory]], a '''context-free grammar''' ('''CFG'''), sometimes also called a '''[[phrase structure grammar]]''' is a [[formal grammar|grammar]] which naturally generates a [[formal language]] in which clauses can be nested inside clauses arbitrarily deeply, but where grammatical structures are not a... | [1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9] |
DNA sequencing | See also | 383,009,717 | 2010-09-05T06:10:18Z | Adrian J. Hunter | * [[454 Life Sciences]]
* [[Applied Biosystems]]
* [[Cancer genome sequencing]]
* [[Complete Genomics]]
* [[DNA field-effect transistor]]
* [[DNA sequencing theory]]
* [[Full genome sequencing]]
* [[Genome project]]
* [[Illumina (company)]]
* [[Joint Genome Institute]]
* [[Sequence profiling tool]]
* [[Single Molecule ... | * [[Cancer genome sequencing]]
* [[Complete Genomics]]
* [[DNA field-effect transistor]]
* [[DNA sequencing theory]]
* [[Genome project]]
* [[Joint Genome Institute]]
* [[Sequence profiling tool]]
* [[Single Molecule Real Time Sequencing]] | [11] |
Methamphetamine | Psychological effects | 383,216,694 | 2010-09-06T09:09:05Z | Editor182 | Psychological effects can include [[euphoria]], [[anxiety]], increased [[libido]], [[alertness]], [[concentration]], [[energy]], [[self-esteem]], [[self-confidence]], [[sociability]], [[irritability]], [[aggression]], [[psychosomatic disorders]], [[psychomotor agitation]], [[hubris]], excessive feelings of [[Power (phi... | Psychological effects can include [[euphoria]], [[anxiety]], increased [[libido]], [[alertness]], [[concentration]], [[energy]], [[self-esteem]], [[self-confidence]], [[sociability]], [[irritability]], [[aggression]], [[psychosomatic disorders]], [[psychomotor agitation]], [[grandiosity]], excessive feelings of [[Power... | [3, 9, 4] |
Circadian rhythm | Enforced longer cycles | 384,686,579 | 2010-09-14T00:14:13Z | SmackBot | Modern research under very controlled conditions has shown the human period for adults to be just slightly longer than 24 hours on average. Czeisler et al. at Harvard found the range for normal, healthy adults of all ages to be quite narrow: 24 hours and 11 minutes ± 16 minutes. The "clock" resets itself daily to the 2... | Modern research under very controlled conditions has shown the human period for adults to be just slightly longer than 24 hours on average. Czeisler et al. at Harvard found the range for normal, healthy adults of all ages to be quite narrow: 24 hours and 11 minutes ± 16 minutes. The "clock" resets itself daily to the 2... | [11] |
Circadian rhythm | Impact of light–dark cycle | 384,686,579 | 2010-09-14T00:14:13Z | SmackBot | The rhythm is linked to the light–dark cycle. Animals, including humans, kept in total darkness for extended periods eventually function with a [[free-running sleep|freerunning]] rhythm. Each "day", their sleep cycle is pushed back or forward, depending on whether their [[endogenous]] period is shorter or longer than 2... | The rhythm is linked to the light–dark cycle. Animals, including humans, kept in total darkness for extended periods eventually function with a [[free-running sleep|freerunning]] rhythm. Each "day", their sleep cycle is pushed back or forward, depending on whether their [[endogenous]] period is shorter or longer than 2... | [11] |
Code injection | Benevolent | 385,595,513 | 2010-09-18T20:31:49Z | AliveFreeHappy | Some people may use code injections with good intentions. For example, changing or tweaking the behavior of a program or system through code injection can "trick" the system into behaving in a certain way without any malicious intent.<ref>{{cite web|last=Srinivasan|first=Raghunathan|title=Towards More Effective Virus D... | Some people may use code injections with good intentions. For example, changing or tweaking the behavior of a program or system through code injection can "trick" the system into behaving in a certain way without any malicious intent.<ref>{{cite web|last=Srinivasan|first=Raghunathan|title=Towards More Effective Virus D... | [11] |
Circadian rhythm | History | 385,643,815 | 2010-09-19T01:58:05Z | Hmains | The earliest known account of a circadian process dates from the 4th century BC, when Androsthenes, a ship captain serving under [[Alexander the Great]], described [[diurnality|diurnal]] leaf movements of the [[tamarind]] tree.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Bretzl H. |title=Botanische Forschungen des Alexanderzuges |location=... | The earliest known account of a circadian process dates from the 4th century BC, when Androsthenes, a ship captain serving under [[Alexander the Great]], described [[diurnality|diurnal]] leaf movements of the [[tamarind]] tree.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Bretzl H. |title=Botanische Forschungen des Alexanderzuges |location=... | [11] |
K-d tree | Sample Lua - NN Search | 387,887,581 | 2010-09-30T10:03:50Z | 146.64.23.60 | <source lang="lua">
function kdsearchnn( here, point, best )
if here == nil then
return best
end
if best == nil then
best = here
end
-- consider the current node --
if distance(here,point) < distance(best,point) then
best = here
end
-- search the near branch -... | <source lang="lua">
function kdsearchnn( here, point, best )
if here == nil then
return best
end
if best == nil then
best = here
end
-- consider the current node --
if distance(here,point) < distance(best,point) then
best = here
end
-- search the near branch -... | [11] |
Circadian rhythm | (Top) | 389,891,006 | 2010-10-10T15:01:44Z | Hordaland | {{Redirect|Human clock|the online clock|Humanclock}}
[[Image:Biological clock human.svg|thumb|400px|Some features of the human circadian biological clock]]
A '''circadian rhythm''' is a roughly 24-hour cycle in the biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes of living entities, including [[plant]]s, [[animal]]... | {{Redirect|Human clock|the online clock|Humanclock}}
[[Image:Biological clock human.svg|thumb|400px|Some features of the human circadian biological clock]]
A '''circadian rhythm''' is a roughly 24-hour cycle in the biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes of living entities, including [[plant]]s, [[animal]]... | [3] |
Human cloning | (Top) | 393,729,571 | 2010-10-30T03:44:09Z | Cmichael | {{Expand|date=May 2009}}
{{Cleanup|date=November 2007}}
'''Human cloning''' is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a [[human]] (not usually referring to monozygotic [[multiple birth]]s), human [[Cell (biology)|cell]], or human [[Tissue (biology)|tissue]]. The ethics of cloning is an extremely controversial ... | {{Expand|date=May 2009}}
{{Cleanup|date=November 2007}}
'''Human cloning''' is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a [[human]] (not usually referring to monozygotic [[multiple birth]]s), human [[Cell (biology)|cell]], or human [[Tissue (biology)|tissue]]. The ethics of cloning is an extremely controversial ... | [1, 3] |
Parkinson's disease | Genetic | 395,090,812 | 2010-11-06T01:20:10Z | Cjc22 | PD traditionally has been considered a non-genetic disorder, however around 15% of individuals with PD have a first-degree relative who also has the disease.<ref name="pmid15172778"/> At least between 5 and 10% of the patients are now known to have monogenic forms of the disease.<ref name=lesage>{{cite journal |autho... | PD traditionally has been considered a non-genetic disorder, however around 15% of individuals with PD have a first-degree relative who also has the disease.<ref name="pmid15172778"/> At least between 5 and 10% of the patients are now known to have monogenic forms of the disease.<ref name=lesage>{{cite journal |autho... | [1, 7, 4, 9, 10] |
Human cloning | Notable cloning attempts and claims | 395,215,093 | 2010-11-06T19:17:56Z | Vsmith | * Dr. [[Panayiotis Zavos]], an American fertility doctor, revealedary 2004 at a London press conference that he had transferred a freshly-cloned embryo into the 35-year-old woman. On 04 February 2004, it emerged that the attempt had not worked and the woman did not become pregnant.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailym... | * Dr. [[Panayiotis Zavos]], an American fertility doctor, revealed on 17 January 2004 at a London press conference that he had transferred a freshly-cloned embryo into the 35-year-old woman. On 04 February 2004, it emerged that the attempt had not worked and the woman did not become pregnant.<ref>{{cite news|url=http:/... | [3] |
Circadian rhythm | Criteria | 395,294,818 | 2010-11-07T04:34:37Z | 72.174.18.48 | Historically, to differentiate genuinely endogenous circadian rhythms from coincidental or apparent ones, three general criteria must be met: 1) the rhythms persist in the absence of cues, 2) they persist equally precisely over a range of temperatures, and 3) the rhythms can be adjusted to match the local time:
* The r... | Historically, to differentiate genuinely endogenous circadian rhythms from coincidental or apparent ones, three general criteria must be met: 1) the rhythms persist in the absence of cues, 2) they persist equally precisely over a range of temperatures, and 3) the rhythms can be adjusted to match the local time:
* The r... | [3] |
Circadian rhythm | Light and the biological clock | 395,500,666 | 2010-11-08T07:00:59Z | NJR ZA | Light resets the biological clock in accordance with the [[phase response curve]] (PRC). Depending on the timing, light can advance or delay the circadian rhythm. Both the PRC and the required [[illuminance]] vary from species to species and lower light levels are required to reset the clocks in nocturnal rodents than ... | Light resets the biological clock in accordance with the [[phase response curve]] (PRC). Depending on the timing, light can advance or delay the circadian rhythm. Both the PRC and the required [[illuminance]] vary from species to species and lower light levels are required to reset the clocks in nocturnal rodents than ... | [1, 7, 10] |
Methamphetamine | Long-term effects | 395,630,238 | 2010-11-08T22:52:39Z | Literaturegeek | null | [[Methamphetamine]] use has a high association with depression and suicide as well as serious heart disease, methamphetamine psychosis, anxiety and violent behaviours. Additionally methamphetamine has a very high addiction risk.<ref name="Darke-2008">{{Cite journal | last1 = Darke | first1 = S. | last2 = Kaye | first2... | [1, 7, 9, 4, 10] |
Circadian rhythm | Origin | 395,696,126 | 2010-11-09T06:48:40Z | ClueBot NG | i think that you are a fucking mess so fucking chap up and do some fucking thing .
Circadian rhythms allow organisms to anticipate and prepare fuck precise and regular environmental changes; they have great value in relation to the outside world. miss fucken de leo should get a fucken blow job right now
Cellfuck | {{Ref improve section|date=October 2007}}
Photosensitive proteins and circadian rhythms are believed to have originated in the earliest cells, with the purpose of protecting the replicating of DNA from high [[ultraviolet]] radiation during the daytime. As a result, replication was relegated to the dark. The fungus ''[[... | [1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10] |
Instruction cycle | 2. Decode the instruction | 397,063,576 | 2010-11-16T07:43:34Z | 120.88.34.252 | The CU passes the decoded information as a sequence of control signals to the relevant function units of the CPU to perform the actions required by the instruction such as reading values from registers, passing them to the ALU to perform mathematical or logic functions on them, and writing the result back to a register... | The instruction decoder interprets the instruction. If the instruction has an [[indirect address]], the effective address is read from main memory, and any required data is fetched from main memory to be processed and then placed into data registers.
During this phase the instruction inside the IR (instruction registe... | [1, 2, 4, 9] |
Circadian rhythm | Circadian Rhythms in Plants | 398,179,028 | 2010-11-22T03:26:47Z | Bjholm | null | Plant circadian rhythms tell the plant what season it is in and when to flower for the best chance of attracting insects to pollinate them and can include leaf movement, growth, germination, stomatal/gas exchange, enzyme activity, photosynthetic activity, and fragrance emission. <ref>{{Cite journal | last = Webb | fir... | [1, 7, 4] |
Circadian rhythm | In plants | 398,189,303 | 2010-11-22T04:57:23Z | Bjholm | Plant circadian rhythms tell the plant what season it is in and when to flower for the best chance of attracting insects to pollinate them and can include leaf movement, growth, germination, stomatal/gas exchange, enzyme activity, photosynthetic activity, and fragrance emission.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Webb | first... | Plant circadian rhythms tell the plant what season it is in and when to flower for the best chance of attracting insects to pollinate them and can include leaf movement, growth, germination, stomatal/gas exchange, enzyme activity, photosynthetic activity, and fragrance emission.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Webb | first... | [] |
Circadian rhythm | In plants | 398,197,233 | 2010-11-22T06:16:16Z | Bjholm | Plant circadian rhythms tell the plant what season it is in and when to flower for the best chance of attracting insects to pollinate them and can include leaf movement, growth, germination, stomatal/gas exchange, enzyme activity, photosynthetic activity, and fragrance emission.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Webb | first... | Plant circadian rhythms tell the plant what season it is in and when to flower for the best chance of attracting insects to pollinate them and can include leaf movement, growth, germination, stomatal/gas exchange, enzyme activity, photosynthetic activity, and fragrance emission.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Webb | first... | [1, 3, 4] |
Circadian rhythm | In plants | 398,198,210 | 2010-11-22T06:26:18Z | Bjholm | [[File:PLANTCIRC.jpg|thumb|PLANTCIRC|Diagram showing a small portion of the negative feedback loop in Arabidopsis. LHY and CCA1 are considered negative elements due to its repression against TOC1 in the morning while TOC1 is considered a positive element because it results in increased transcription of LHY and CCA1 du... | [[File:PLANTCIRC.jpg|thumb|PLANTCIRC|Diagram showing a small portion of the transcriptional feedback loop in Arabidopsis. LHY and CCA1 are considered negative elements due to its repression against TOC1 in the morning while TOC1 is considered a positive element because it results in increased transcription of LHY and ... | [3, 4] |
Human cloning | (Top) | 400,117,482 | 2010-12-02T13:18:16Z | Gabbe | {{Expand|date=May 2009}}
{{Cleanup|date=November 2007}}
'''Human cloning''' is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a human. It does not usually refer to monozygotic [[multiple birth]]s, human [[Cell (biology)|cell]] or [[Tissue (biology)|tissue]] reproduction. The ethics of cloning is an extremely controve... | {{Expand|date=May 2009}}
{{Cleanup|date=November 2007}}
'''Human cloning''' is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a human. It does not usually refer to monozygotic [[multiple birth]]s, human [[Cell (biology)|cell]] or [[Tissue (biology)|tissue]] reproduction. The ethics of cloning is an extremely controve... | [1, 3] |
Bubble sort | Python implementation | 400,894,453 | 2010-12-06T18:20:52Z | Josecgomez | The algorithm can also be expressed as:
<code>
'''def''' bubbleSort(aList):
'''for''' i '''in''' range(1, len(aList)):
swapped = True
j=i
'''while''' swapped == True '''and''' j > 0:
'''if''' aList[j] < aList[j-1]:
tempItem = aList[j]
aList[j] ... | Here is a simple implementation in Python
<source lang="python">
def BubbleSort(lst):
lst = list(lst) #copy collection to list
for passesLeft in range(len(lst)-1, 0, -1):
for i in range(passesLeft):
if lst[i] > lst[i + 1]:
lst[i], lst[i + 1] = lst[i + 1], lst[i]
return lst... | [1, 3] |
Circadian rhythm | See also | 402,409,953 | 2010-12-14T22:01:31Z | 128.231.88.209 | * [[Actigraphy]] (also known as Actimetry)
* [[ARNTL]]
* [[ARNTL2]]
* [[Bacterial circadian rhythms]]
* [[Circadian rhythm sleep disorders]]
* [[Cryptochrome]]
* [[CRY1]] and [[CRY2]], the cryptochrome family genes
* [[Delayed sleep phase syndrome]]
* [[Diurnal cycle]]
* [[Jet lag]]
* [[Light effects on circadian rhyth... | * [[Actigraphy]] (also known as Actimetry)
* [[ARNTL]]
* [[ARNTL2]]
* [[Bacterial circadian rhythms]]
* [[Circadian rhythm sleep disorders]]
* [[Circadian oscillator]]
* [[Cryptochrome]]
* [[CRY1]] and [[CRY2]], the cryptochrome family genes
* [[Delayed sleep phase syndrome]]
* [[Diurnal cycle]]
* [[Jet lag]]
* [[Light... | [4, 9] |
Circadian rhythm | Biological clock in mammals | 402,871,368 | 2010-12-17T15:33:29Z | 83.60.70.200 | [[Image:Circadian rhythm labeled.jpg|thumb|400px|Diagram illustrating the influence of light and darkness on circadian rhythms and related [[physiology]] and behaviour through the [[suprachiasmatic nucleus]] in humans.]]
The primary circadian "clock" in [[mammal]]s is located in the [[suprachiasmatic nucleus]] (or nucl... | [[Image:Circadian rhythm labeled.jpg|thumb|400px|Diagram illustrating the influence of light and darkness on circadian rhythms and related [[physiology]] and behaviour through the [[suprachiasmatic nucleus]] in humans.]]
The primary circadian "clock" in [[mammal]]s is located in the [[suprachiasmatic nucleus]] (or nucl... | [1, 4] |
Hypnosis | Historical figures | 404,013,398 | 2010-12-24T11:11:57Z | 89.238.178.23 | {{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
* [[Étienne Eugène Azam]]
* [[Vladimir Bekhterev]]
* [[Hippolyte Bernheim]]
* [[Alfred Binet]]
* [[James Braid (surgeon)]]
* [[John Milne Bramwell]]
* [[Jean-Martin Charcot]]
* [[Émile Coué]]
{{col-break}}
* [[John Elliotson]]
* [[Dave Elman]]
* [[James Esdaile]]
* [[George Estabrooks]]
* [[... | {{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
* [[Ormond Dale McGill]]
* [[Étienne Eugène Azam]]
* [[Vladimir Bekhterev]]
* [[Hippolyte Bernheim]]
* [[Alfred Binet]]
* [[James Braid (surgeon)]]
* [[John Milne Bramwell]]
* [[Jean-Martin Charcot]]
* [[Émile Coué]]
{{col-break}}
* [[John Elliotson]]
* [[Dave Elman]]
* [[James Esdaile]]
* [... | [1, 9] |
Circadian rhythm | Human health | 404,670,023 | 2010-12-28T17:51:15Z | Spiral5800 | {{mergefrom|Sleep architecture|discuss=Talk:Circadian rhythm#Merger proposal|date=December 2010}}
Timing of medical treatment in coordination with the body clock may significantly increase efficacy and reduce drug toxicity or adverse reactions. For example, appropriately timed treatment with [[angiotensin converting en... | {{mergefrom|Sleep architecture|discuss=Talk:Circadian rhythm#Merger proposal|date=December 2010}}
Timing of medical treatment in coordination with the body clock may significantly increase efficacy and reduce drug toxicity or adverse reactions. For example, appropriately timed treatment with [[angiotensin converting en... | [3] |
Gene therapy | Electroporation | 404,880,269 | 2010-12-29T21:38:37Z | Thatbiotechguy | null | [[Electorporation]] is a method that uses short pulses of high voltage to carry DNA across the cell membrane. This shock is thought to cause temporary formation of pores in the cell membrane, allowing DNA molecules to pass through. Electroporation is generally efficient and works across a broad range of cell types. How... | [1, 4, 9] |
Circadian rhythm | Human health | 405,060,211 | 2010-12-30T21:28:20Z | Hordaland | {{mergefrom|Sleep architecture|discuss=Talk:Circadian rhythm#Merger proposal|date=December 2010}}
Timing of medical treatment in coordination with the body clock may significantly increase efficacy and reduce drug toxicity or adverse reactions. For example, appropriately timed treatment with [[angiotensin converting en... | {{mergefrom|Sleep architecture|discuss=Talk:Circadian rhythm#Merger proposal|date=December 2010}}
Timing of medical treatment in coordination with the body clock may significantly increase efficacy and reduce drug toxicity or adverse reactions. For example, appropriately timed treatment with [[angiotensin converting en... | [11] |
Port (computer networking) | Technical details | 405,842,829 | 2011-01-04T07:01:04Z | 202.88.225.58 | Transport Layer protocols, such as the [[Transmission Control Protocol]] (TCP), the [[User Datagram Protocol]] (UDP), specify a source and destination port number in their packet headers. A port number is a 16-bit unsigned integer, thus ranging from 0 to 65535. A process associates its input or output channel file desc... | Transport Layer protocols, such as the [[Transmission Control Protocol]] (TCP), the [[User Datagram Protocol]] (UDP), specify a source and destination port number in their packet headers. A port number is a 16-bit unsigned integer, thus ranging from 0 to 65535. A process associates its input oerefore called an [[epheme... | [2] |
Context-free grammar | (Top) | 407,473,541 | 2011-01-12T14:04:20Z | 137.44.35.234 | In [[formal language theory]], a '''context-free grammar''' ('''CFG'''), sometimes also called a '''[[phrase structure grammar]]''', is a [[formal grammar|grammar]] that naturally generates a [[formal language]] in which clauses can be nested inside clauses arbitrarily deeply, but where grammatical structures are not a... | In [[formal language theory]], a '''context-free grammar''' ('''CFG'''), sometimes also called a '''[[phrase structure grammar]]''', is a [[formal grammar|grammar]] that naturally generates a [[formal language]] in which clauses can be nested inside clauses arbitrarily deeply, but where grammatical structures are not a... | [1, 2, 4, 5] |
Medical cannabis | Breast cancer | 408,204,371 | 2011-01-16T14:24:57Z | Edgar181 | Hemp oil [see reference 101] has been proven to cure all forms of cancer, even when the patient is in a terminal condition. This cure has been hidden by the large pharmaceutical companies to continue the big business of cancer and the billions in profits it brings every year. Rick Simpson, the fellow who discovered the... | According to a 2007 study at the [[California Pacific Medical Center]] Research Institute, [[cannabidiol]] (CBD) may stop [[breast cancer]] from spreading throughout the body.<ref name=pmid18025276>{{Cite journal|author=McAllister SD, Christian RT, Horowitz MP, Garcia A, Desprez PY |title=Cannabidiol as a novel inhibi... | [2] |
DNA sequencing | Maxam–Gilbert sequencing | 408,428,795 | 2011-01-17T18:00:07Z | Ebudishorn | In 1976–1977, [[Allan Maxam]] and [[Walter Gilbert]] developed a DNA sequencing method based on chemical modification of DNA and subsequent cleavage at specific bases.<ref name=Maxam77>{{cite journal |author=Maxam AM, Gilbert W |title=A new method for sequencing DNA |journal=Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. |volume=74 |is... | In 1976–1977, [[Allan Maxam]] and [[Walter Gilbert]] developed a DNA sequencing method based on chemical modification of DNA and subsequent cleavage at specific bases.<ref name=Maxam77>{{cite journal |author=Maxam AM, Gilbert W |title=A new method for sequencing DNA |journal=Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. |volume=74 |is... | [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Genetic engineering | Other uses | 408,676,106 | 2011-01-18T22:40:58Z | Hoshin12 | In [[materials science]], a [[genetically modified virus]] has been used to construct a more environmentally friendly lithium-ion battery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/virus-battery-0402.html |title= New virus-built battery could power cars, electronic devices |publisher=Web.mit.edu |date=2009-... | One of the famous other uses of genetic engineering was the discovery of the Patty Jaffs. In [[materials science]], a [[genetically modified virus]] has been used to construct a more environmentally friendly lithium-ion battery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/virus-battery-0402.html |title= New v... | [11] |
Circadian rhythm | (Top) | 409,861,557 | 2011-01-24T23:53:51Z | Circadianblitz | {{redirect|Circadian|the 5th Projekt album|Circadian (album)}}
[[Image:Biological clock human.svg|thumb|400px|Some features of the human circadian biological clock]]
A '''circadian rhythm''' is a roughly 24-hour cycle in the biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes of living entities on [[Earth]], including... | {{redirect|Circadian|the 5th Projekt album|Circadian (album)}}
[[Image:Biological clock human.svg|thumb|400px|Some features of the human circadian biological clock]]
A '''circadian rhythm''' is an endogenously driven ~24-hr cycle in biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes. Circadian rhythms have been wide... | [1, 3] |
Circadian rhythm | Biological clock in mammals | 409,865,218 | 2011-01-25T00:13:24Z | Circadianblitz | [[Image:Circadian rhythm labeled.jpg|thumb|400px|Diagram illustrating the influence of light and darkness on circadian rhythms and related [[physiology]] and behaviour through the [[suprachiasmatic nucleus]] in humans.]]
The primary circadian "clock" in [[mammal]]s is located in the [[suprachiasmatic nucleus]] (or nucl... | [[Image:Circadian rhythm labeled.jpg|thumb|400px|Diagram illustrating the influence of light and darkness on circadian rhythms and related [[physiology]] and behaviour through the [[suprachiasmatic nucleus]] in humans.]]
The primary circadian "clock" in [[mammal]]s is located in the [[suprachiasmatic nucleus]] (or nucl... | [3, 4] |
DNA sequencing | Amplification and clonal selection | 409,948,728 | 2011-01-25T11:19:08Z | Woohookitty | [[Image:DNA Sequencing gDNA libraries.jpg|thumb|right|Genomic DNA is fragmented into random pieces and cloned as a bacterial library. DNA from individual bacterial clones is sequenced and the sequence is assembled by using overlapping DNA regions.(click to expand)]] Large-scale sequencing aims at sequencing very long D... | [[Image:DNA Sequencing gDNA libraries.jpg|thumb|right|Genomic DNA is fragmented into random pieces and cloned as a bacterial library. DNA from individual bacterial clones is sequenced and the sequence is assembled by using overlapping DNA regions.(click to expand)]] Large-scale sequencing aims at sequencing very long D... | [11] |
Methadone | Analgesic | 411,790,637 | 2011-02-03T15:15:28Z | Lupo11 | In recent years, methadone has gained popularity among physicians for the treatment of other medical problems, such as an [[analgesic]] in chronic pain. The increased usage comes as doctors search for an opioid drug that can be dosed less frequently than shorter-acting drugs like morphine or [[hydrocodone]]. Another fa... | In recent years, methadone has gained popularity among physicians for the treatment of other medical problems, such as an [[analgesic]] in chronic pain. Due to its activity at the NMDA receptor it may be more effective against neuropathic pain; for the same reason tolerance to the analgesic effects maybe lesser compar... | [1, 4] |
Context-free grammar | Restrictions | 411,942,270 | 2011-02-04T08:23:21Z | Eugenwpg | There are a number of important subclasses of the context free grammars:
* [[Deterministic context-free grammar|Deterministic grammars]]
* [[LR parser|LR(''k'')]], [[SLR grammar|Simple LR]], and [[LALR parser|Look-Ahead LR]] grammars (based on LR, [[GLR parser|Generalized LR]] supports the full set of CFGs)
* [[LL par... | There are a number of important subclasses of the context free grammars:
* [[Deterministic context-free grammar|Deterministic grammars]]
* [[LR parser|LR(''k'')]], [[SLR grammar|Simple LR]], and [[LALR parser|Look-Ahead LR]] grammars (based on LR, [[GLR parser|Generalized LR]] supports the full set of CFGs)
* [[LL par... | [4, 9] |
Bubble sort | Performance | 412,149,289 | 2011-02-05T13:39:56Z | Breawycker | Bubble sort has worst-case and average complexity both ''О''(''n''<sup>2</sup>), where ''n'' is the number of items being sorted. There exist many sorting algorithms with substantially better worst-case or average complexity of ''O''(''n'' log ''n''). Even other ''О''(''n''<sup>2</sup>) sorting algorithms, such as [[in... | Bubble sort has worst-case and average complexity both ''О''(''n''<sup>2</sup>), where ''n'' is the number of items being sorted. There exist many sorting algorithms with substantially better worst-case or average complexity of ''O''(''n'' log ''n''). Even other ''О''(''n''<sup>2</sup>) sorting algorithms, such as [[in... | [1, 9, 10] |
Genetically modified food | Alfalfa | 412,458,172 | 2011-02-07T02:07:28Z | Gandydancer | On 21 June 2010, the [[US Supreme Court]] issued its first ruling in regard to a GM crop. This was a ruling in regard to [[Roundup Ready]] [[alfalfa]].<ref>[http://www.scotuswiki.com/index.php?title=Monsanto_Company_v._Geertson_Seed_Farms Monsanto Company v. Geertson Seed Farms] at ScotusWiki - Briefs and Documents, et... | On 21 June 2010, the [[US Supreme Court]] issued its first ruling in regard to a GM crop. This was a ruling in regard to [[Roundup Ready]] [[alfalfa]].<ref>[http://www.scotuswiki.com/index.php?title=Monsanto_Company_v._Geertson_Seed_Farms Monsanto Company v. Geertson Seed Farms] at ScotusWiki - Briefs and Documents, et... | [1, 9] |
Bubble sort | (Top) | 412,542,958 | 2011-02-07T15:34:01Z | Glrx | {{Infobox Algorithm
|class=[[Sorting algorithm]]
|image=[[File:Bubblesort-edited.png|Visualisation of bubblesort]]
|caption=A visual representation of how bubble sort works.
|data=[[Array data structure|Array]]
|best-time= <math>O(n)</math>
|average-time= <math>O(n^2)</math>
|time=<math>O(n^2)</math>
|space=<math>O(1)<... | {{Infobox Algorithm
|class=[[Sorting algorithm]]
|image=[[File:Bubblesort-edited.png|Visualisation of bubblesort]]
|caption=A visual representation of how bubble sort works.
|data=[[Array data structure|Array]]
|best-time= <math>O(n)</math>
|average-time= <math>O(n^2)</math>
|time=<math>O(n^2)</math>
|space=<math>O(1)<... | [2] |
Circadian rhythm | Criteria | 413,664,530 | 2011-02-13T10:40:22Z | Gorton k | Historically, to differentiate genuinely endogenous circadian rhythms from induced or apparent ones, three general criteria must be met:
# The rhythms persist in the absence of external cues (endogenous).
# The rhythms persist in the circadian range over a range of temperatures (temperature compensation).
# The rhythm... | To be called circadian, a biological rhythm must meet these four general criteria:
# '''The rhythms repeat once a day (they have a 24-hour period).''' In order to keep track of the time of day, a clock must be at the same point at the same time each day, i.e. repeat every 24 hours.
# '''The rhythms persist in the absen... | [1, 2, 3, 4, 6] |
Circadian rhythm | See also | 413,684,088 | 2011-02-13T13:45:53Z | Hordaland | * [[Actigraphy]] (also known as Actimetry)
* [[ARNTL]]
* [[ARNTL2]]
* [[Bacterial circadian rhythms]]
* [[Circadian rhythm sleep disorders]]
* [[Circadian oscillator]]
* [[Cryptochrome]]
* [[CRY1]] and [[CRY2]]: the cryptochrome family genes
* [[Delayed sleep phase syndrome]]
* [[Diurnal cycle]]
* [[Jet lag]]
* [[Light... | * [[Actigraphy]] (also known as Actimetry)
* [[ARNTL]]
* [[ARNTL2]]
* [[Bacterial circadian rhythms]]
* [[Circadian rhythm sleep disorders]]
* [[Circadian oscillator]]
* [[Cryptochrome]]
* [[CRY1]] and [[CRY2]]: the cryptochrome family genes
* [[Delayed sleep phase syndrome]]
* [[Diurnal cycle]]
* [[Light effects on ci... | [2] |
Circadian rhythm | Criteria | 413,684,594 | 2011-02-13T13:50:22Z | Hordaland | To be called circadian, a biological rhythm must meet these four general criteria:
# '''The rhythms repeat once a day (they have a 24-hour period).''' In order to keep track of the time of day, a clock must be at the same point at the same time each day, i.e. repeat every 24 hours.
# '''The rhythms persist in the absen... | To be called circadian, a biological rhythm must meet these four general criteria:
# '''The rhythms repeat once a day (they have a 24-hour period).''' In order to keep track of the time of day, a clock must be at the same point at the same time each day, i.e. repeat every 24 hours.
# '''The rhythms persist in the absen... | [9] |
Methadone | Cost | 413,766,474 | 2011-02-13T22:14:41Z | 108.66.46.249 | In the Netherlands, MMT is fully covered under basic health insurance. Since every person over the age of 18 is obliged to have health insurance, everyone is covered. For opioid dependent homeless people, treatment costs are covered by government subsidies.
In Germany, MMT is fully covered by all public and private i... | In the Netherlands, MMT is fully covered under basic health insurance. Since every person over the age of 18 is obliged to have health insurance, everyone is covered. For opioid dependent homeless people, treatment costs are covered by government subsidies.
In Germany, MMT is fully covered by all public and private i... | [1, 3] |
Circadian rhythm | Criteria | 414,930,934 | 2011-02-20T10:30:04Z | Gorton k | To be called circadian, a biological rhythm must meet these four general criteria:
# '''The rhythms repeat once a day (they have a 24-hour period).''' In order to keep track of the time of day, a clock must be at the same point at the same time each day, i.e. repeat every 24 hours.
# '''The rhythms persist in the absen... | To be called circadian, a biological rhythm must meet these four general criteria:
# '''The rhythms repeat once a day (they have a 24-hour period).''' In order to keep track of the time of day, a clock must be at the same point at the same time each day, i.e. repeat every 24 hours.
# '''The rhythms persist in the absen... | [3, 4] |
Stem cell | Fetal | 417,996,478 | 2011-03-09T18:30:13Z | 90.196.235.54 | Fetal stem cells are primitive cell types found in the organs of fetuses.<ref name="isbn981-256-126-9">
{{cite book
|author=editors, Ariff Bongso & Eng Hin Lee ; forewords by Sydney Brenner & Philip Yeo.
|title=Stem Cells: From Benchtop to Bedside
|publisher=World Scientific
|location=
|year=2005
|pages=
|isbn=9... | Fetal stem cells are primitive cell types.
|author=editors, Ariff Bongso & Eng Hin Lee ; forewords by Sydney Brenner & Philip Yeo.
|title=Stem Cells: From Benchtop to Bedside
|publisher=World Scientific
|location=
|year=2005
|pages=
|isbn=981-256-126-9
|oclc=
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Circadian rhythm | (Top) | 418,045,869 | 2011-03-10T00:16:30Z | XLinkBot | {{redirect|Circadian|the 5th Projekt album|Circadian (album)}}
[[Image:Biological clock human.svg|thumb|400px|Some features of the human circadian biological clock]]
A '''circadian rhythm''' is an endogenously driven roughly 24-hour cycle in biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes. Circadian rhythms have ... | {{redirect|Circadian|the 5th Projekt album|Circadian (album)}}
[[Image:Biological clock human.svg|thumb|400px|Some features of the human circadian biological clock]]
A '''circadian rhythm''' is an endogenously driven roughly 24-hour cycle in biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes. Circadian rhythms have ... | [11] |
Circadian rhythm | External links | 418,045,869 | 2011-03-10T00:16:30Z | XLinkBot | * {{dmoz|Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sleep_Disorders/Biological_Rhythms}}
* {{Cite journal|author=Forger D, Gonze D, Virshup D, Welsh DK |title=Beyond intuitive modeling: combining biophysical models with innovative experiments to move the circadian clock field forward |journal=Journal of Biological Rhythms |volume=... | * {{dmoz|Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sleep_Disorders/Biological_Rhythms}}
* {{Cite journal|author=Forger D, Gonze D, Virshup D, Welsh DK |title=Beyond intuitive modeling: combining biophysical models with innovative experiments to move the circadian clock field forward |journal=Journal of Biological Rhythms |volume=... | [11] |
Circadian rhythm | External links | 418,046,621 | 2011-03-10T00:22:08Z | TCRfans | * {{dmoz|Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sleep_Disorders/Biological_Rhythms}}
* {{Cite journal|author=Forger D, Gonze D, Virshup D, Welsh DK |title=Beyond intuitive modeling: combining biophysical models with innovative experiments to move the circadian clock field forward |journal=Journal of Biological Rhythms |volume=... | * {{dmoz|Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sleep_Disorders/Biological_Rhythms}}
* {{Cite journal|author=Forger D, Gonze D, Virshup D, Welsh DK |title=Beyond intuitive modeling: combining biophysical models with innovative experiments to move the circadian clock field forward |journal=Journal of Biological Rhythms |volume=... | [11] |
Circadian rhythm | (Top) | 418,051,262 | 2011-03-10T00:58:40Z | 24.63.12.69 | {{redirect|Circadian|the 5th Projekt album|Circadian (album)}}
[[Image:Biological clock human.svg|thumb|400px|Some features of the human circadian biological clock]]
A '''circadian rhythm''' is an endogenously driven roughly 24-hour cycle in biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes. Circadian rhythms have ... | {{redirect|Circadian|the 5th Projekt album|Circadian (album)}}
[[Image:Biological clock human.svg|thumb|400px|Some features of the human circadian biological clock]]
A '''circadian rhythm''' is an endogenously driven roughly 24-hour cycle in biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes. Circadian rhythms have ... | [11] |
Instruction cycle | 3. Read the effective address | 420,018,714 | 2011-03-21T19:33:31Z | Roni levin | null | In case of a memory instruction (direct or indirect) the execution phase will be in the next clock phase.
If the instruction has an [[indirect address]], the effective address is read from main memory, and any required data is fetched from main memory to be processed and then placed into data registers(Clock Phase: T<s... | [1, 4, 9] |
Meditation | Buddhism | 420,806,787 | 2011-03-26T13:22:57Z | Januarythe18th | {{Main|Buddhist meditation}}
[[File:Buddha.jpg|thumb|left|Dynamic tranquility: the Buddha in [[contemplation]].]]
[[Buddhist meditation]] refers to the meditative practices associated with the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.
Core meditation techniques have been preserved in ancient [[Buddhist texts]] and have pr... | {{Main|Buddhist meditation}}
[[File:Buddha.jpg|thumb|left|Dynamic tranquility: the Buddha in [[contemplation]].]]
[[Buddhist meditation]] refers to the meditative practices associated with the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.
Core meditation techniques have been preserved in ancient [[Buddhist texts]] and have pr... | [1, 9, 5] |
Circadian rhythm | (Top) | 421,059,308 | 2011-03-27T23:22:30Z | 138.202.133.195 | {{redirect|Circadian|the 5th Projekt album|Circadian (album)}}
[[Image:Biological clock human.svg|thumb|400px|Some features of the human circadian biological clock]]
A '''circadian rhythm''' is an endogenously driven roughly 24-hour cycle in biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes. Circadian rhythms have ... | {{redirect|Circadian|the 5th Projekt album|Circadian (album)}}
[[Image:Biological clock human.svg|thumb|400px|Some features of the human circadian biological clock]]
A '''circadian rhythm''' is an endogenously driven roughly 24-hour cycle in biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes. <3 Circadian rhythms hav... | [11] |
Hypnosis | Modern researchers | 427,051,612 | 2011-05-02T11:57:37Z | 198.140.178.250 | {{col-begin}}
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* [[Theodore X. Barber]]
* [[Deirdre Barrett]]
* [[Stephen Brooks (hypnotherapist)|Stephen Brooks]]
* [[Etzel Cardeña]]
* [[Dave Elman]]
* [[George Estabrooks]]
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* [[Milton Erickson]]
* [[Hans Eysenck]]
* [[Jack Stanley Gibson]]
* [[Ernest R. Hilgard]]
* [[Clark L. Hull]]
* [[I... | {{col-begin}}
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* [[Theodore X. Barber]]
* [[Deirdre Barrett]]
* [[Stephen Brooks (hypnotherapist)|Stephen Brooks]]
* [[Etzel Cardeña]]
* [[Dave Elman]]
* [[George Estabrooks]]
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* [[Milton Erickson]]
* [[Hans Eysenck]]
* [[Jack Stanley Gibson]]
* [[Ernest R. Hilgard]]
* [[Clark L. Hull]]
* [[I... | [5, 9] |
Human cloning | Ethical implications | 427,079,223 | 2011-05-02T15:23:21Z | Hmrox | {{See also|Ethics of cloning}}
Advocates of human [[Somatic cell nuclear transfer|therapeutic cloning]] believe the practice could provide genetically identical cells for [[regenerative medicine]], and tissues and organs for transplantation. Such cells, tissues and organs would neither trigger an immune response nor re... | {{See also|Ethics of cloning}}
Advocates of human [[Somatic cell nuclear transfer|therapeutic cloning]] believe the practice could provide genetically identical cells for [[regenerative medicine]], and tissues and organs for transplantation. Such cells, tissues and organs would neither trigger an immune response nor re... | [1, 4, 5, 9] |
Medical cannabis | Spasticity in multiple sclerosis | 427,613,970 | 2011-05-05T17:43:12Z | Bigo2013 | A review of six [[randomized controlled trials]] of a combination of [[Tetrahydrocannabinol|THC]] and [[Cannabidiol|CBD]] extracts for the treatment of MS related muscle spasticity reported, "Although there was variation in the outcome measures reported in these studies, a trend of reduced spasticity in treated patient... | A review of six [[randomized controlled trials]] of a combination of [[Tetrahydrocannabinol|THC]] and [[Cannabidiol|CBD]] extracts for the treatment of MS related muscle spasticity reported, "Although there was variation in the outcome measures reported in these studies, a trend of reduced spasticity in treated patient... | [1, 7] |
Port (computer networking) | Technical details | 427,849,529 | 2011-05-07T02:59:45Z | 124.124.198.51 | Transport Layer protocols, such as TCP and UDP, specify a source and destination port number in their packet headers. A port number is a 16-bit unsigned integer, thus ranging from 0 to 65535. A process associates its input or output channel file descriptors (sockets) with a port number and an [[IP address]], a process ... | Transport Layer protocols, such as TCP and UDP, specify a source and destination port number in their packet headers. A port number is a 16-bit unsigned integer, thus ranging from 0 to 65535. A process associates its input or output channel file descriptors (sockets) with a port number and an [[IP address]], a process ... | [11] |
Stem cell | Properties | 428,523,753 | 2011-05-11T03:21:44Z | Narayanese | The classical definition of a stem cell requires that it possess two properties:
* ''Self-renewal'' - the ability to go through numerous [[cell cycle|cycles]] of [[cell division]] while maintaining the undifferentiated state.
* ''Potency'' - the capacity to [[Cellular differentiation|differentiate]] into specialized ... | The classical definition of a stem cell requires that it possess two properties:
* ''Self-renewal'' - the ability to go through numerous [[cell cycle|cycles]] of [[cell division]] while maintaining the undifferentiated state.
* ''Potency'' - the capacity to [[Cellular differentiation|differentiate]] into specialized ... | [8] |
Circadian rhythm | History | 428,541,684 | 2011-05-11T06:46:47Z | ClueBot NG | (_(_)IIIIIID--------------,`(>_0) | The earliest known account of a circadian process dates from the 4th century BC, when Androsthenes, a ship captain serving under [[Alexander the Great]], described [[diurnality|diurnal]] leaf movements of the [[tamarind]] tree.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Bretzl, H. |title=Botanische Forschungen des Alexanderzuges |locatio... | [1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10] |
Down syndrome | Other complications | 428,897,396 | 2011-05-13T09:29:51Z | Josabeth | In the past, prior to current treatment, there was a 38–78% incidence of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome. Fortunately, with aggressive, meticulous and compulsive diagnosis and treatment of chronic ear disease (e.g. [[otitis media]], also known as Glue-ear) in children with Down syndrome, approximately 98% o... | Instability of the [[atlanto-axial joint]] occurs in approximately 15% of people with DS, probably due to [[ligamental laxity]]. It may lead to the neurologic symptoms of [[spinal cord compression]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Pueschel | first1 = SM | last2 = Scola | first2 = FH | title = Atlantoaxial instability in ... | [2, 8] |
Circadian rhythm | External links | 430,110,785 | 2011-05-20T22:38:15Z | 99.20.85.109 | * {{dmoz|Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sleep_Disorders/Biological_Rhythms}}
* {{Cite journal|author=Forger D, Gonze D, Virshup D, Welsh DK |title=Beyond intuitive modeling: combining biophysical models with innovative experiments to move the circadian clock field forward |journal=Journal of Biological Rhythms |volume=... | * [http://www.waketimes.com/] Sleep Cycle Calculator]
* {{dmoz|Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sleep_Disorders/Biological_Rhythms}}
* {{Cite journal|author=Forger D, Gonze D, Virshup D, Welsh DK |title=Beyond intuitive modeling: combining biophysical models with innovative experiments to move the circadian clock field f... | [11] |
Circadian rhythm | Enforced longer cycles | 432,722,474 | 2011-06-05T18:57:55Z | Dreslough | Modern research under very controlled conditions has shown the human period for adults to be just slightly longer than 24 hours on average. Czeisler et al. at Harvard found the range for normal, healthy adults of all ages to be quite narrow: 24 hours and 11 minutes ± 16 minutes. The "clock" resets itself daily to the 2... | The ''28-hour day'' is presented as a concept of [[time management]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dbeat.com/28/benefit2.htm |title=28 Hour Day |accessdate=2008-02-19 |author=Digital Beat Productions |year= 1997}}</ref> It builds on the fact that the week of seven days at 24 hours and a "week" of six days at 28 hours... | [2, 8] |
Circadian rhythm | Biological Clock in Humans | 432,723,307 | 2011-06-05T19:03:40Z | Dreslough | null | Early research into circadian rhythms suggested that most people preferred a day closer to 25 hours when isolated from external stimuli like daylight and timekeeping. However, this research was faulty because it failed to shield the participants from artificial light. Although subjects were shielded from time cues (lik... | [1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10] |
Circadian rhythm | Enforced longer cycles | 432,762,916 | 2011-06-05T23:38:22Z | Looie496 | The ''28-hour day'' is presented as a concept of [[time management]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dbeat.com/28/benefit2.htm |title=28 Hour Day |accessdate=2008-02-19 |author=Digital Beat Productions |year= 1997}}</ref> It builds on the fact that the week of seven days at 24 hours and a "week" of six days at 28 hours... | Studies by [[Nathaniel Kleitman]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kleitman |first=Nathaniel |title=Sleep and Wakefullness ed 2 |location=Chicago |publisher=University of Chicago Press |year=1962}}</ref> in 1938 and by [[Derk-Jan Dijk]] and [[Charles Czeisler]]<ref>{{Cite journal |author=Dijk, D.J.; Czeisler, C.A. |title=Paradoxi... | [2] |
K-d tree | Informal description | 432,971,629 | 2011-06-07T04:01:24Z | Dicklyon | The kd-tree is a [[binary tree]] in which every node is a k-dimensional point. Every non-leaf node can be thought of as implicitly generating a splitting [[hyperplane]] that divides the space into two parts, known as subspaces. Points to the left of this hyperplane represent the left sub-tree of that node and points ri... | The ''k''-d tree is a [[binary tree]] in which every node is a k-dimensional point. Every non-leaf node can be thought of as implicitly generating a splitting [[hyperplane]] that divides the space into two parts, known as subspaces. Points to the left of this hyperplane represent the left sub-tree of that node and poin... | [11] |
K-d tree | Nearest neighbour search | 432,974,138 | 2011-06-07T04:24:53Z | Dicklyon | <!-- Incomplete and wafty description of the KD-NN-algorithm -->
[[Image:KDTree-animation.gif|thumb|300px|Animation of NN searching with a ''k''-d tree in two dimensions]]
The [[nearest neighbour search]] (NN) algorithm aims to find the point in the tree that is nearest to a given input point. This search can be done... | <!-- Incomplete and wafty description of the KD-NN-algorithm -->
[[Image:KDTree-animation.gif|thumb|300px|Animation of NN searching with a ''k''-d tree in two dimensions]]
The [[nearest neighbour search]] (NN) algorithm aims to find the point in the tree that is nearest to a given input point. This search can be done... | [1, 4, 7, 9, 10] |
Methadone | Dosage | 433,829,457 | 2011-06-12T04:11:56Z | 65.175.146.149 | A majority of patients require 10–25 mg/d of methadone, or more, to achieve these effects and require treatment for an indefinite period of time, since methadone maintenance is a corrective but not a curative treatment for opiate addiction.<ref name="JosephStancliffLangrod"/> Lower doses are sometimes not as effec... | A majority of patients require 10–25 mg/d of methadone, or more, to achieve these effects and require treatment for an indefinite period of time, since methadone maintenance is a corrective but not a curative treatment for opiate addiction.<ref name="JosephStancliffLangrod"/> Lower doses are sometimes not as effec... | [10] |
K-d tree | Volumetric objects | 435,065,265 | 2011-06-19T09:30:28Z | Ludwig Boltzmann | Instead of points, a ''k''-d tree can also contain [[rectangle]]s or hyperrectangles.<ref>J. L. Bentley. [http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/361002.361007 Multidimensional binary search trees used for associative searching]. Communications of the ACM, 18(9):509-517, 1975.</ref> A 2D rectangle is considered a 4D object (x<sub>l... | Instead of points, a ''k''-d tree can also contain [[rectangle]]s or hyperrectangles. <ref>Rosenberg J. Geographical Data Structures Compared: A Study of Data Structures Supporting Region Queries. IEEE Transaction on CAD Integrated Circuits Systems 4(1):53-67</ref> Thus range search becomes the problem of returning al... | [2, 8] |
Circadian rhythm | (Top) | 438,724,438 | 2011-07-10T10:46:19Z | 24.242.60.20 | {{redirect|Circadian|the album by the rock band 5th Projekt|Circadian (album)}}
[[Image:Biological clock human.svg|thumb|400px|Some features of the human circadian biological clock]]
A '''circadian rhythm''' is an endogenously driven roughly 24-hour cycle in biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes. Circad... | {{redirect|Circadian|the album by the rock band 5th Projekt|Circadian (album)}}
[[Image:Biological clock human.svg|thumb|400px|Some features of the human circadian biological clock]]
A '''circadian rhythm''' is an endogenously driven 24-hour cycle in biochemical, physiological, or behavioural processes. Circadian rhyt... | [11] |
Circadian rhythm | History | 438,896,859 | 2011-07-11T12:02:03Z | Gorton k | The earliest known account of a circadian process dates from the 4th century BC, when Androsthenes, a ship captain serving under [[Alexander the Great]], described [[diurnality|diurnal]] leaf movements of the [[tamarind]] tree.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Bretzl, H. |title=Botanische Forschungen des Alexanderzuges |locatio... | The earliest known account of a circadian process dates from the 4th century BC, when Androsthenes, a ship captain serving under [[Alexander the Great]], described [[diurnality|diurnal]] leaf movements of the [[tamarind]] tree.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Bretzl, H. |title=Botanische Forschungen des Alexanderzuges |locatio... | [1, 3, 4, 9] |
Circadian rhythm | Origin | 438,896,978 | 2011-07-11T12:03:04Z | Gorton k | {{Ref improve section|date=October 2007}}
Photosensitive proteins and circadian rhythms are believed to have originated in the earliest cells, with the purpose of protecting the replicating of DNA from high [[ultraviolet]] radiation during the daytime. As a result, replication was relegated to the dark. The fungus ''[[... | {{Ref improve section|date=October 2007}}
Photosensitive proteins and circadian rhythms are believed to have originated in the earliest cells, with the purpose of protecting the replicating of DNA from high [[ultraviolet]] radiation during the daytime. As a result, replication was relegated to the dark. The fungus ''[[... | [11] |
Circadian rhythm | History | 438,897,272 | 2011-07-11T12:05:45Z | Gorton k | The earliest known account of a circadian process dates from the 4th century BC, when Androsthenes, a ship captain serving under [[Alexander the Great]], described [[diurnality|diurnal]] leaf movements of the [[tamarind]] tree.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Bretzl, H. |title=Botanische Forschungen des Alexanderzuges |locatio... | The earliest known account of a circadian process dates from the 4th century BC, when Androsthenes, a ship captain serving under [[Alexander the Great]], described [[diurnality|diurnal]] leaf movements of the [[tamarind]] tree.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Bretzl, H. |title=Botanische Forschungen des Alexanderzuges |locatio... | [1, 3] |
Circadian rhythm | History | 438,897,728 | 2011-07-11T12:09:53Z | Gorton k | The earliest known account of a circadian process dates from the 4th century BC, when Androsthenes, a ship captain serving under [[Alexander the Great]], described [[diurnality|diurnal]] leaf movements of the [[tamarind]] tree.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Bretzl, H. |title=Botanische Forschungen des Alexanderzuges |locatio... | The earliest known account of a circadian process dates from the 4th century BC, when Androsthenes, a ship captain serving under [[Alexander the Great]], described [[diurnality|diurnal]] leaf movements of the [[tamarind]] tree.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Bretzl, H. |title=Botanische Forschungen des Alexanderzuges |locatio... | [3, 9] |
Circadian rhythm | History | 441,002,887 | 2011-07-23T14:12:56Z | Rjwilmsi | The earliest known account of a circadian process dates from the 4th century BC, when Androsthenes, a ship captain serving under [[Alexander the Great]], described [[diurnality|diurnal]] leaf movements of the [[tamarind]] tree.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Bretzl, H. |title=Botanische Forschungen des Alexanderzuges |locatio... | The earliest known account of a circadian process dates from the 4th century BC, when Androsthenes, a ship captain serving under [[Alexander the Great]], described [[diurnality|diurnal]] leaf movements of the [[tamarind]] tree.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Bretzl, H. |title=Botanische Forschungen des Alexanderzuges |locatio... | [11] |
K-d tree | External links | 441,277,096 | 2011-07-25T02:27:43Z | Kri | * [http://libkdtree.alioth.debian.org libkdtree++], an open-source STL-like implementation of ''k''-d trees in C++.
* [http://www.autonlab.org/autonweb/14665/version/2/part/5/data/moore-tutorial.pdf?branch=main&language=en A tutorial on KD Trees]
* [http://babel.isa.uma.es/mrpt/index.php/The_hierarchical_model_of_metri... | * [http://libkdtree.alioth.debian.org libkdtree++], an open-source STL-like implementation of ''k''-d trees in C++.
* [http://www.autonlab.org/autonweb/14665/version/2/part/5/data/moore-tutorial.pdf?branch=main&language=en A tutorial on KD Trees]
* [http://babel.isa.uma.es/mrpt/index.php/The_hierarchical_model_of_metri... | [1, 4] |
Dream | Recalling dreams | 444,971,689 | 2011-08-15T13:33:36Z | 202.43.234.216 | While the content of most dreams is dreamt only once, many people experience recurring dreams—that is, the same dream narrative or dreamscape is experienced over different occasions of sleep. | The recall of dreams is extremely unreliable, though it is a skill that can be trained. Dreams can usually be recalled if a person is awakened while dreaming.<ref name="npr"/> Women tend to have more frequent dream recall than men.<ref name="npr">[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15778923 The Scienc... | [1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 4, 10] |
Dream | See also | 447,939,452 | 2011-09-01T23:03:55Z | Peterdjones | {{col-begin}}{{col-break}}
* [[Cognitive neuroscience of dreams]] {{nb10}}
* [[Daydream]]
* [[Dimethyltryptamine]]
* [[Dream argument]]
* [[Dream art]]
* [[Dream dictionary]]
* [[Dream pop]]
{{col-break}}
* [[Dream sequence]]
* [[Dream speech]]
* [[Dream world (plot device)]]
* [[Dream Yoga]]
* [[Dreamwork]]
* [[Lilith... | {{col-begin}}{{col-break}}
* [[Cognitive neuroscience of dreams]] {{nb10}}
* [[Daydream]]
* [[Dimethyltryptamine]]
* [[Dream argument]]
* [[Dream art]]
* [[Dream dictionary]]
* [[Dream pop]]
{{col-break}}
* [[Dream sequence]]
* [[Dream speech]]
* [[Dream world (plot device)]]
* [[Dream Yoga]]
* [[Dreamwork]]
* [[Incubu... | [9] |
Circadian rhythm | Further reading | 448,650,017 | 2011-09-05T21:53:29Z | Citation bot | {{Refbegin|colwidth=45em}}
* Aschoff, J. (ed.) (1965) ''Circadian Clocks''. North Holland Press, Amsterdam
* {{Cite journal |author=Avivi, A.; Albrecht, U.; Oster, H.; Joel, A.; Beiles, A.; Nevo, E. |title=Biological clock in total darkness: the Clock/MOP3 circadian system of the blind subterranean mole rat |journal=Pr... | {{Refbegin|colwidth=45em}}
* Aschoff, J. (ed.) (1965) ''Circadian Clocks''. North Holland Press, Amsterdam
* {{Cite journal |author=Avivi, A.; Albrecht, U.; Oster, H.; Joel, A.; Beiles, A.; Nevo, E. |title=Biological clock in total darkness: the Clock/MOP3 circadian system of the blind subterranean mole rat |journal=Pr... | [11] |
Circadian rhythm | Humans | 448,650,017 | 2011-09-05T21:53:29Z | Citation bot | Early research into circadian rhythms suggested that most people preferred a day closer to 25 hours when isolated from external stimuli like daylight and timekeeping. However, this research was faulty because it failed to shield the participants from artificial light. Although subjects were shielded from time cues (lik... | Early research into circadian rhythms suggested that most people preferred a day closer to 25 hours when isolated from external stimuli like daylight and timekeeping. However, this research was faulty because it failed to shield the participants from artificial light. Although subjects were shielded from time cues (lik... | [11] |
Port (computer networking) | Technical details | 450,457,961 | 2011-09-14T12:22:22Z | Kvng | Transport Layer protocols, such as TCP and UDP, specify a source and destination port number in their packet headers. A port number is a 16-bit unsigned integer, thus ranging from 0 to 65535. A process associates its input or output channel [[file descriptor]]s (sockets) with a port number and an [[IP address]], a proc... | Transport Layer protocols, such as TCP and UDP, specify a source and destination port number in their packet headers. A port number is a 16-bit unsigned integer, thus ranging from 0 to 65535. A process associates its input or output channel [[file descriptor]]s (sockets) with a port number and an [[IP address]], a proc... | [1, 4, 9] |
Stem cell | (Top) | 450,470,946 | 2011-09-14T14:04:25Z | Jimmybass | {{pp-move-indef}}
{{Infobox Anatomy |
Name = {{PAGENAME}} |
Latin = cellula precursoria |
GraySubject = |
GrayPage = |
Image = Mouse embryonic stem cells.jpg |
Caption = [[Mus musculus|Mouse]] [[Mammalian embryogenesis|embryo]]nic stem cells with fluorescent marker |
Image2 = Human... | {{pp-move-indef}}
{{Infobox Anatomy |
Name = {{PAGENAME}} |
Latin = cellula precursoria |
GraySubject = |
GrayPage = |
Image = Mouse embryonic stem cells.jpg |
Caption = [[Mus musculus|Mouse]] [[Mammalian embryogenesis|embryo]]nic stem cells with fluorescent marker |
Image2 = Human... | [1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9] |
Human brain | (Top) | 451,586,472 | 2011-09-20T23:28:12Z | Tryptofish | {{About|features specific to the human brain|basic information about brains|Brain}}
{{Infobox Anatomy
| Name = Human brain
| Latin = Cerebrum
| GraySubject = 184
| GrayPage = 736
| Image = Skull and brain normal human.svg
| Caption = <small>Human brain and skull</small>
| Image2 = Cerebral lobes.png
| Caption2 = <smal... | {{About|features specific to the human brain|basic information about brains|Brain}}
{{Infobox Anatomy
| Name = Human brain
| Latin = Cerebrum
| GraySubject = 184
| GrayPage = 736
| Image = Skull and brain normal human.svg
| Caption = <small>Human brain and skull</small>
| Image2 = Cerebral lobes.png
| Caption2 = <smal... | [11] |
Circadian rhythm | Effect of drugs | 452,891,215 | 2011-09-28T15:50:04Z | Looie496 | Circadian rhythms and clock genes expressed in brain regions outside the CNS may significantly influence the effects produced by drugs such as [[cocaine]].<ref>{{Cite journal |author=Uz, T.; Akhisaroglu, M.; Ahmed, R.; Manev, H. |title=The pineal gland is critical for circadian Period1 expression in the striatum and fo... | Circadian rhythms and clock genes expressed in brain regions outside the [[suprachiasmatic nucleus]] may significantly influence the effects produced by drugs such as [[cocaine]].<ref>{{Cite journal |author=Uz, T.; Akhisaroglu, M.; Ahmed, R.; Manev, H. |title=The pineal gland is critical for circadian Period1 expressio... | [3, 4, 9] |
Circadian rhythm | See also | 456,036,331 | 2011-10-17T17:13:00Z | Shahab Aalam | * [[Actigraphy]] (also known as Actimetry)
* [[ARNTL]]
* [[ARNTL2]]
* [[Bacterial circadian rhythms]]
* [[Circaseptan]], 7-day biological cycle
* [[Circadian rhythm sleep disorders]]
* [[Circadian oscillator]]
* [[Cryptochrome]]
* [[CRY1]] and [[CRY2]]: the cryptochrome family genes
* [[Delayed sleep phase syndrome]]
*... | * [[Actigraphy]] (also known as Actimetry)
* [[ARNTL]]
* [[ARNTL2]]
* [[Bacterial circadian rhythms]]
* [[Circaseptan]], 7-day biological cycle
* [[Circadian rhythm sleep disorders]]
* [[Circadian oscillator]]
* [[Cryptochrome]]
* [[CRY1]] and [[CRY2]]: the cryptochrome family genes
* [[Delayed sleep phase syndrome]]
*... | [4, 9] |
Dream | Dreams in animals | 457,587,372 | 2011-10-27T01:48:53Z | Rafafc91 | null | REM sleep and the ability to dream seem to be embedded in the biology of many organisms that live on Earth.
All mammals experience REM. The range of REM can bee seen across species: dolphins experience minimum REM, while humans remain in the middle and the opossum and the armadillo are among the most prolific dreamers... | [1] |
Gene therapy | Inorganic Nanoparticles | 457,733,735 | 2011-10-27T22:49:46Z | Biomat77 | null | Inorganic nanoparticles, such as [[gold]], [[silica]], iron oxide (ex. [[magnetofection]]) and [[calcium phosphates]] have been shown to be capable of gene delivery.<ref>Wagner,DE and Bhaduri, SB. (2011)[http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/ten.TEB.2011.0081 Progress and Outlook of Inorganic Nanoparticles for D... | [1, 4, 7, 9, 10] |
Down syndrome | (Top) | 458,536,630 | 2011-11-01T22:08:34Z | JohnC | {{pp-semi-indef}}
{{pp-move-indef}}
{{Infobox disease
| Name = Down syndrome
| ICD10 = {{ICD10|Q|90||q|90}}
| ICD9 = {{ICD9|758.0}}
| ICDO =
| Image = Drill.jpg <!--- Do not change this picture without discussing it in the Down syndrome discussion page. Because of c... | {{pp-semi-indef}}
{{pp-move-indef}}
{{Infobox disease
| Name = Down's syndrome
| ICD10 = {{ICD10|Q|90||q|90}}
| ICD9 = {{ICD9|758.0}}
| ICDO =
| Image = Drill.jpg <!--- Do not change this picture without discussing it in the Down syndrome discussion page. Because of... | [3, 9] |
Stem cell | Potency definitions | 461,098,580 | 2011-11-17T12:01:33Z | Heybbyy | [[Image:Stem cells diagram.png|400px|thumb|right|Pluripotent, embryonic stem cells originate as inner mass cells within a blastocyst. The stem cells can become any tissue in the body, excluding a placenta. Only the morula's cells are totipotent, able to become all tissues and a placenta.]]
[[Image:Human embryonic stem ... | [[Image:Stem cells diagram.png|400px|thumb|right|Pluripotent, embryonic stem cells originate as inner mass cells within a blastocyst. The stem cells can become any tissue in the body, excluding a placenta. Only the morula's cells are totipotent, able to become all tissues and a placenta.]]
[[Image:Human embryonic stem ... | [11] |
Circadian rhythm | External links | 464,010,565 | 2011-12-04T10:38:55Z | Hordaland | * {{dmoz|Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sleep_Disorders/Biological_Rhythms}}
* {{Cite journal|author=Forger D, Gonze D, Virshup D, Welsh DK |title=Beyond intuitive modeling: combining biophysical models with innovative experiments to move the circadian clock field forward |journal=Journal of Biological Rhythms |volume=... | * [http://csd-n.org Circadian Sleep Disorders Organization]
* {{dmoz|Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sleep_Disorders/Biological_Rhythms}}
* {{Cite journal|author=Forger D, Gonze D, Virshup D, Welsh DK |title=Beyond intuitive modeling: combining biophysical models with innovative experiments to move the circadian clock f... | [11] |
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