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41Varistor — A 385 volt metal oxide varistor A varistor is an electronic component with a diode like nonlinear current–voltage characteristic. The name is a portmanteau of variable resistor. Varistors are often used to protect circuits against excessive… …
42Habitat destruction — The Chaco thorn forest is being felled at a rate considered among the highest in the world to give way to soybean cultivation. Habitat destruction is the process in which natural habitat is rendered functionally unable to support the species… …
43Hot carrier injection — is the phenomenon in solid state devices or semiconductors where either an electron or a hole gains sufficient kinetic energy to overcome a potential barrier, becoming a hot carrier , and then migrates to a different area of the device. The term… …
44Traffic policing — is monitoring network traffic for conformity with a traffic contract and if required, dropping traffic to enforce compliance with that contract. Traffic sources which are aware of a traffic contract sometimes apply Traffic Shaping in order to… …
45Evaluation strategy — Evaluation strategies Strict evaluation Applicative order Call by value Call by reference Call by sharing Call by copy restore Non strict evaluation Normal order Call by name Call by need/Lazy evaluation …
46Gewässerstrukturgüte — Die Strukturgüte eines Gewässers, auch Gewässerstrukturgüte, ist ein Maß, mit welchem die Naturnähe des durchflossenen Gewässerbettes einschließlich des umgebenden Überschwemmungsbereiches (Aue) bewertet wird. Dazu werden Parameter erhoben,… …
47Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …
48Wear — For other uses, see Wear (disambiguation). v · d · e Materials failure modes …
49Magnesium transporters — This page links directly from the magnesium in biological systems page. All forms of life require magnesium, and yet the molecular mechanisms of Mg2+ uptake from the environment and the distribution (transport) of this vital element within the… …
50Pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis — Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the myelin (a fatty substance which covers the axons of nerve cells, important for proper nerve conduction) degenerates. At least five characteristics are present in CNS tissues of MS patients:… …
