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31PEVQ — (Perceptual Evaluation of Video Quality) is a standardized end to end (E2E) measurement algorithm to score the picture quality of a video presentation by means of a 5 point mean opinion score (MOS). The measurement algorithm can be applied to… …
32japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
33Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
34Pi — This article is about the number. For the Greek letter, see Pi (letter). For other uses, see Pi (disambiguation). The circumference of a ci …
35Contingent valuation — is a survey based economic technique for the valuation of non market resources, such as environmental preservation or the impact of contamination. While these resources do give people utility, certain aspects of them do not have a market price as …
36psychological testing — Use of tests to measure skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacities, or aptitudes and to make predictions about performance. Best known is the IQ test; other tests include achievement tests designed to evaluate a student s grade or performance… …
37Morphine — This article is about the drug. For other meanings, see Morphine (disambiguation). Morphia redirects here. For other uses, see Morphia (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Morphinae, Morphea, or Morpholine. Morphine …
38Snake scales — Snakes, like other reptiles, have a skin covered in scales. Boulenger, George A. 1890 The Fauna of British India. page 1] Snakes are entirely covered with scales or scutes of various shapes and sizes. Scales protect the body of the snake, aid it… …
39Lars Osberg — Biography Lars Osberg (PhD. Yale) has been a part of the Economics Department at Dalhousie University (Halifax, NS, Canada) since 1977. He is well known internationally for his contributions in the field of economics. His major research interests …
40global warming — an increase in the earth s average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. [1975 80] * * * Potential increase in global average surface temperatures resulting from… …
