Brian Reynold Bishop — (b. Kingston upon Thames, 1934) is the current Cifal (Chief) of the Volapük speakers community and president of the Volapük Academy.Brian Bishop was interested in languages since childhood. After having studied French, Spanish and Latin (he later … Wikipedia
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Blood pressure — For information about high blood pressure, see Hypertension. Blood pressure Diagnostics A sphygmomanometer, a device used for measuring arterial pressure. MeSH … Wikipedia
NR — • do not repeat [Lat. non repetatur]; • nerve root; • neural retina; • neutral red; • noise reduction; • no radiation; • no reaction; • no recurrence; • no refill; • no report; • no respiration; • no response; • no result; • nonmatch response; •… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Chemical biology — is a scientific discipline spanning the fields of chemistry and biology that involves the application of chemical techniques and tools, often compounds produced through synthetic chemistry, to the study and manipulation of biological systems.… … Wikipedia
Electrohydrodynamics — (EHD), also known as electro fluid dynamics (EFD) or electrokinetics, is the study of the dynamics of electrically conducting fluid. It is the study of the motions of ionised particles or molecules and their interactions with electric fields and… … Wikipedia
Dedham, Essex — Coordinates: 51°57′32″N 0°59′36″E / 51.95888°N 0.99341°E / 51.95888; 0.99341 … Wikipedia
Terminal velocity — A free falling object achieves its terminal velocity when the downward force of gravity ( Fg )equals the upward force of drag ( Fd ). This causes the net force on the object to be zero, resulting in an acceleration of zero. Mathematically an… … Wikipedia
Taylor-Couette flow — The Taylor Couette flow consists of a viscous fluid confined in the gap between two rotating cylinders. For low angular velocities, measured by the Reynolds number Re, the flow is steady and purely azimuthal. This laminar basic state is known as… … Wikipedia
Lift-to-drag ratio — In aerodynamics, the lift to drag ratio, or L/D ratio ( ell over dee in the US, ell dee in the UK), is the amount of lift generated by a wing or vehicle, divided by the drag it creates by moving through the air. A higher or more favorable L/D… … Wikipedia