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31Emissions trading — (or emission trading) is an administrative approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants. It is sometimes called cap and trade.A central authority (usually a government …
32Marketing mix modeling — is a term of art for the use of statistical analysis such as multivariate regressions on sales and marketing time series data to estimate the impact of various marketing tactics on sales and then forecast the impact of future sets of tactics. It… …
33United Nations — 1. an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945. Abbr.: UN Cf. General… …
34Saturn I — Infobox rocket imsize = 200 caption = The first Saturn I was launched October 27, 1961 name = Saturn I country origin = United States function = Manned LEO launch vehicle manufacturer = Chrysler (S I) Douglas (S IV) Convair (S V) Unflown height …
35F-22 Raptor — Infobox Aircraft name= F 22 Raptor type= Stealth Air superiority fighter national origin = United States manufacturers=Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Boeing Integrated Defense Systems caption= Two F 22 Raptors in column flight formation designer=… …
36Viking program — NASA s Viking program consisted of a pair of space probes sent to Mars, Viking 1 and Viking 2. Each vehicle was composed of two main parts, an orbiter designed to photograph the surface of Mars from orbit, and a lander designed to study the… …
37Dassault Rafale — Rafale A Rafale B (foreground), and a Rafale C (background) of the French Air Force Role Multirole fighter aircraft …
38Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher — Operator NASA Mission type Rover Launch vehicle Atlas V …
39Radio-frequency identification — (RFID) is a technology that uses radio waves to transfer data from an electronic tag, called RFID tag or label, attached to an object, through a reader for the purpose of identifying and tracking the object. Some RFID tags can be read from… …
40HMS Hood (51) — HMS Hood (pennant number 51) was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy, and considered the pride of the Royal Navy in the interwar period and during the early period of World War II. She was one of four Admiral class battlecruisers ordered in mid… …
