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51Renal function — Diagram showing the basic physiologic mechanisms of the kidney Renal function, in nephrology, is an indication of the state of the kidney and its role in renal physiology. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) describes the flow rate of filtered fluid …
52Nested function — definitions can be compared to how a Matryoshka doll nests within larger versions of itself, in several levels. In computer programming, a nested function (or nested procedure/subroutine) is a function which is lexically (textually) encapsulated… …
53Foreign function interface — A foreign function interface (or abbr|FFI|Foreign Function Interface) is a mechanism by which a program written in one programming language can call routines or make use of services written in another. The term comes from the specification for… …
54Origin and function of meiosis — Eukaryotes are organisms with a true nucleus in which the DNA genome is enclosed in a double membrane (e.g. fungi, protozoans, vertebrates, higher plants), in contrast to prokaryotes (bacteria and blue green algae) that lack a nuclear membrane.… …
55Iterated function system — In mathematics, iterated function systems or IFSs are a method of constructing fractals; the resulting constructions are always self similar.IFS fractals as they are normally called can be of any number of dimensions, but are commonly computed… …
56Pedotransfer function — (PTF) is a term used in soil science literature, which can be defined as predictive functions of certain soil properties from other more available, easily, routinely, or cheaply measured properties. This concept arises in soil science as… …
57Massieu function — In thermodynamics, Massieu function, symbol Ψ (Psi), is defined by the following relation: where for every system with degree of freedom r one may choose r variables, e.g. , to define a coordinate system, where X and Y are extensive and intensive …
58Open source software development — is the process by which open source software (or similar software whose source code is publicly available) is developed. These are software products “available with its source code and under an open source license to study, change, and improve… …
59Nonpoint source water pollution regulations in the United States — Nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution regulations are environmental regulations that restrict or limit water pollution from diffuse or nonpoint effluent sources such as polluted runoff from agricultural areas in a river catchments or wind borne… …
60Secondary source — In library and information science, historiography and other areas of scholarship, a secondary source [ [http://www.lib.umd.edu/guides/primary sources.html Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources, UM Libraries] ] [… …
