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coined the phrase 15 minutes of fame, which refers to the fleeting condition of celebrity that attaches to an object of media attention, then passes to some new object as soon as the public's attention span is exhausted
In computer science, A* is a best-first, graph search algorithm that finds the least-cost path from a given initial node to one goal node (out of one or more possible goals)
a name intended for a Swedish child who was born in 1991
the synthesis of a poly tail, a stretch of RNA where all the bases are adenines, at the end of an RNA molecule
the homotopy category K of chain complexes in an additive category A is a framework for working with chain homotopies and homotopy equivalences
states that the area of a triangle whose sides have lengths a, b, and c is where s is the semiperimeter of the triangle: Heron's formula can also be written as
of an n-by-n matrix A over a field F is the monic polynomial p(x) over F of least degree such that p =0
Poly binding protein, cytoplasmic 1, also known as PABPC1, is a human gene
Poly binding protein, cytoplasmic 3, also known as PABPC3, is a human gene
a village and a mandal in Karimnagar district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India
GABA receptor-associated protein-like 2, also known as GABARAPL2, is a human gene
short for Colonia Iulia emona, was a Roman castrum founded in 14/15 AD, possibly by the XV Legio Apollinaris (theory proposed by the noted historian and epigraphy expert Balduin Saria), on a territory already populated by ancient settlers of uncertai
an abelian variety A defined over a field K is said to have CM-type if it has a large enough commutative subring in its endomorphism ring End
a register in which intermediate arithmetic and logic results are stored
any person who engages in the business of advising others
Poly binding protein, cytoplasmic 4 (inducible form), also known as PABPC4, is a human gene
a diacritic used in scholarly discussions of the Serbo-Croatian language complex and sometimes Slovenian
The group believed that the United States was a two-party duopoly that offers no real choice between Republicans and Democrats
GABA receptor-associated protein, also known as GABARAP, is a human gene
Poly binding protein interacting protein 1, also known as PAIP1, is a human gene
(minuscule: ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, derived from A with the addition of a ring below the letter
(minuscule: ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, derived from A with the addition of a dot above the letter
Ą (minuscule: ą) is a letter in the Polish, Kashubian, Lithuanian, Creek, Navajo, Western Apache, Chiricahua, Mescalero, Gwich'in, Tutchone, and Elfdalian alphabets
Ã/ã (a-tilde) is a letter used in some languages, generally considered a variant of the letter A
Poly binding protein interacting protein 2, also known as PAIP2, is a human gene
Poly -specific ribonuclease (deadenylation nuclease), also known as PARN, is a human gene
Rotavirus RNA-binding protein NSP3 interacts with eIF4GI and evicts the poly(A) binding protein from eIF4F
St. John's CE Primary School is a school in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
(A), also called atomic mass number or nucleon number, is the total number of protons and neutrons (together known as nucleons) in an atomic nucleus
a purine with a variety of roles in biochemistry including cellular respiration, in the form of both the energy-rich adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and the cofactors nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), and pro
a classification of blood based on the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs)
written by Grace Hopper in 1951 and 1952 for the UNIVAC I, was the first compiler ever developed for an electronic computer
an array programming language, a dialect of APL with aggressive extensions. Arthur Whitney developed the "A" portion of A+, while other developers at Morgan Stanley extended it, adding a graphical user interface and other language features
(WCAG) are part of a series of Web accessibility guidelines published by the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative
# is a port of the Ada programming language to the Microsoft .NET platform
While Atari BASIC came on an 8 KB ROM cartridge, BASIC A+ was delivered on floppy disk and took 15 KB of the computer's RAM, leaving 23 KB available for user programs in a 48 KB Atari 800
In human genetics, Haplogroup A is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup
are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League
"Ä", or "ä", is a character which represents either a letter from several extended Latin alphabets, or the letter A with umlaut or diaeresis
The letter Å represents various sounds in the Swedish, Finnish (although no native Finnish words contain the letter å), Danish, Norwegian, North Frisian, Walloon, Chamorro, and Istro-Romanian language alphabets
filthy, drunken homeless person portrayed by Damon Wayans featured recurringly on the American comedy sketch show In Living Color
is a measurement and instrument company headquartered in Santa Clara, California
one form of the Latin noun meaning year, not a form normally used for derivatives in modern languages: the accusative singular of the second declension masculine noun annus (nominative), anni (genitive singular and nominative plural)
a Juno-winning and Grammy-nominated Canadian alternative rock band
La or A is the sixth note (submediant) in the C major scale. "A" is generally used as a standard for tuning
has the following 29 letters, in collating order: Vietnamese also uses the ten digraphs and one trigraph below
( ` ) is a diacritical mark used in written Catalan, French, Greek until 1982 (polytonic orthography), Italian, Norwegian, Occitan, Portuguese, Scottish Gaelic, Vietnamese, Welsh, Dutch, and other languages
(WCAG) are part of a series of Web accessibility guidelines published by the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative
While anarchists have historically largely denied the importance of symbols to political movement, anarchists have embraced certain symbols for their cause, including most prominently the circle-A and the black flag
(WCAG) are part of a series of Web accessibility guidelines published by the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative
Groove recordings, first designed in the final quarter of the 19th century, held a predominant position for an impressive amount of time—just about a century—withstanding competition from reel-to-reel tape, the 8-track cartridge and the compact c
Senile Animal is an album by the Melvins, released on October 10 2006
is a character which represents either a letter from several extended Latin alphabets, or the letter A with umlaut or diaeresis
a basic structure designed to bear a load in a lightweight economical manner
(CBFC) is the regulatory body and censorship board of India
For the system that operated in Manitoba and Alberta from 1997-2005 see, A-Channel (Craig Media) A is a privately-owned English language television system in Canada, owned by CTVglobemedia
a five-member American rock band from Conyers, Georgia that formed in 2003
あ in hiragana or ア in katakana (romanised a) is one of the Japanese kana that each represent one mora. あ is based on the sōsho style of kanji 安, and ア is from the radical of kanji 阿
function as the indefinite forms of the grammatical article in the English language and can also represent the number one
one of the most important second-generation American modernist poets
an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove usually starting near the periphery and ending near the center of the disc
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