refimprove date September 2010 The AndrogynousPeripheralAttachSystem , or AndrogynousPeripheral Assembly System , is a Spacecraft Docking and Berthing Mechanisms spacecraft docking mechanism used on the International Space Station . ref Cite web title What is an AndrogynousPeripheralAttachSystem? url http spaceflight.nasa.gov dayfacts 2000 0118.html publisher NASA accessdate 2008 04 07 ref It is used to dock the Space Shuttle orbiter and to connect the Functional Cargo Block Zarya to Pressurized Mating Adapter 1. ref Cite web title AndrogynousPeripheralAttachSystem url http www.boeing.com ... used APAS 89 on both sides. This design is sometimes called AndrogynousPeripheral Docking System . APAS 95 double image right APAS 95 passive side.jpg 120 APAS 95 active side.jpg 134 Passive non androgynous variant Active When the Shuttle Mir Program began APAS was selected as the docking system. The visiting US Space Shuttles used an AndrogynousPeripheralAttachSystem docking collar originally ... A system compatible with APAS is used by the Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft making it possible for that spacecraft ... 2006 09 30 AR2006093001038.html title Vladimir Syromyatnikov Designed Docking System for Space Capsules ... 05 ref The idea behind the design is that unlike with the probe and drogue docking system , any APAS docking ring can mate with any other APAS docking ring, both sides are androgynous . In each docking ... basic variations of the APAS system. APAS 75 APAS 75 was developed for the Apollo Soyuz Test Project ... Soyuz Test Project, Soyuz 19 the only Soyuz to actually use the docking system, and the last one flew ... 120 APAS 89 active drawing.png 134 Passive non androgynous variant Active When the USSR started ... to be the docking system for Buran with the Mir space station. The original design was heavily ... gbs navlinks s ref The APAS on the Shuttle s Orbiter Docking System remained unchanged when ... See also Space rendezvous NASA Docking System External links http www.youtube.com watch?v rf5MlQYbsCc ... more details
Infobox Brain Name Peripheral nervous system GraySubject GrayPage Image Nervous system diagram.png Caption The Human Nervous System. Blue is PNS while red is CNS. Image2 Caption2 Precursor System Artery Vein Nerve Lymph MeshName MeshNumber The peripheral nervous system PNS , or occasionally PeNS consists of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord . ref DorlandsDict nine 20114043 peripheral nervous system ref The main function of the PNS is to connect the central nervous system CNS to the limbs and organs. Unlike the CNS, the PNS is not protected by the bone of spine and skull, or by the blood brain barrier , leaving it exposed to toxin s and mechanical injuries. The peripheral nervous system is divided into the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system some textbooks also include sensory system s. It is also a part of the nervous system . ref cite book last Maton first Anthea authorlink coauthors Jean Hopkins, Charles William McLaughlin, Susan Johnson, Maryanna Quon Warner, David LaHart, Jill D. Wright title Human Biology and Health publisher Prentice Hall year 1993 location Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA pages 132 144 url doi id isbn 0 13 981176 1 ref The cranial nerve s are part of the PNS with the exception of cranial nerve II, the optic nerve, along with the retina. The second cranial nerve is not a true peripheral nerve but a tract of the diencephalon. ref Board Review Series Neuroanatomy, Fourth Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ... plexus . Neurotransmitters The main neurotransmitters of the peripheral nervous system are acetylcholine ... 2003 . Page 132. ref See also Spinal nerves Cranial nerves Autonomic nervous system Connective tissue in the peripheral nervous system References reflist Refimprove date November 2007 nervous system DEFAULTSORT Peripheral Nervous System Category Nervous system Category Peripheral nervous system ... simple Peripheral nervous system sk Perif rna nervov s stava sl Obkrajno iv evje sr ... more details
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A nerve contains two types of tissue 1 nerve fibers, and 2 connective tissue. Dendrites and axons with schwann cells and myelin sheath are surrounded by connective tissue . A nerve fiber in the peripheral nervous system consists of an axon or long dendrite, myelin sheath if existence and their schwann cells. Peripheral sensory fibers contain long dendrites, but peripheral motor fibers have long axons. Long dendrites of sensory fibers have structural properties as motor axons. Layers of connective tissue in the nerve The three layers of connective tissue surround each nerve are Epineurium Perineurium Endoneurium Epineurium The epineurium surrounds the nerve trunk i.e. Superficial epineurium . This is considered the outermost layer. The epineurium separates the nerve fascicles, but lies outside the perineurium i.e. Interfascicular epineurium . Perineurium Each nerve fascicle is surrounded by the perineurium that includes a group of nerve fibers. The perineurium has very important role in the protection and support from nerve fibers. This section of connective tissue is an important factor in preventing the passing of large molecules from the epineurium into a fascicle. Endoneurium Each nerve fiber is surrounded by the endoneurium . This section is a thin layer of connective tissue. The endoneurium is the tube that places the components of a nerve fiber such as axon, the myelin sheath and Schwann cells into itself. Thus, the endoneurium separates nerve fibers of a fascicle. See also Nerve Epineurium Perineurium Endoneurium Connective tissue in skeletal muscle Nerve fascicle Nerve tissue Nerve fiber Connective tissue References fa fa Williams & Warwick. Gray s Anatomy .THIRTY SEVENTH EDITION.ISBN 0 443 04177 6 Nervous tissue Category Histology Category Soft tissue Category Peripheral nervous system Category Neuroanatomy fa ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Single Name Androgynous Cover Androgynous single.jpg Artist Crash Test Dummies from Album The Ghosts That Haunt Me Released December 1991 Format CD single Recorded Genre Rock Music Rock , Honky Tonk Length 2 36 Label BMG Arista Records Arista Writer Paul Westerberg Producer Steve Berlin Certification Last single The Ghosts That Haunt Me song The Ghosts That Haunt Me br 1991 This single Androgynous br 1991 Next single The First Noel br 1992 Androgynous is a song by The Replacements band The Replacements featured on their album Let It Be The Replacements album Let It Be . The song was Cover version covered by Crash Test Dummies and released as the third and final single from their 1991 debut album The Ghosts That Haunt Me . Joan Jett also covered the song on her 2006 album Sinner Joan Jett album Sinner . Jubilee band Jubilee also covered the song. Their version appeared as the B side on their first single, Rebel Hiss . Towards the end of the song, you can hear Paul Westerberg sing the words Jefferson s Cock . Occasionally, The Replacements band The Replacements would play gigs in Minneapolis under this name, with the band members wearing dresses. Music videos Crash Test Dummies music video for Androgynous features the band performing at a fair attended by many Gender bender gender bending individuals. Joan Jett s music video features Jett singing the song as a story from a book in front of a grade school classroom, with the characters and details of the song portrayed in video. Charts class wikitable Chart Crash Test Dummies version Peak br Position align left Canadian Singles Chart align center 73 Crash Test Dummies The Replacements DEFAULTSORT Androgynous Category 1984 songs Category 1991 singles Category The Replacements songs Category Crash Test Dummies songs Category Songs written by Paul Westerberg 1990s single stub it Androgynous pt Androgynous ... more details
about a computer device the mathematical term Boundary parallel the mathematical term in graphtheory Peripheral cycle A peripheral is a device connected to a host computer , but not part of it, and is more or less dependent on the host. These are also input output devices. It expands the host s capabilities, but does not form part of the core computer architecture . Examples are computer printer s, image scanner s, tape drive s, microphone s, loudspeaker s, webcam s, and digital camera s. Common peripherals Computer storage Storage Input output Input Input device Output Output device Display device Graphical output device Computer display A device such as keyboards, printers, or even your computer monitors are known as Peripheral Devices. Peripheral devices connect to the system unit through the ports on the computer. ref Technology In Action, Tenth edition. ref See also Computer hardware Controller computing Controller Expansion card Video game accessory References reflist External links wiktionary inline Category Computer peripherals ar bg bs Periferija br Trobarzhell ca Perif ric cs Periferie technika de Peripherieger t et Arvuti lisaseadmed el es Perif rico inform tica eo Flankaparato eu Periferiko ordenagailua fa fr P riph rique informatique ga Forimeallach gl Perif rico ko id Periferal it Periferica he kk la Periphericum hu Perif ria mk mt Apparat Periferali nl Randapparaat ja mhr pl Urz dzenie peryferyjne pt Perif rico ro Periferic ru sq Pajisjet periferike informatik simple Peripheral equipment sk Perif rne zariadenie sl Periferna naprava fi Oheislaite sv Kringutrustning uk ur vi Thi t b ngo i vi zh ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2007 The attach rate of a product represents how many complementary good s are sold for each primary product . For example, the average number of DVD Video discs complementary product purchased for each DVD player primary product sold, or the number of console specific video games purchased for each console sold. The attach rate is one measure of popularity for a given platform, since it is an indication of how quickly sales for the complementary products will grow as the installed base of the platform grows. For example, imagine the following situation Platform A has sold 1,000 hardware units Platform B has sold 10,000 hardware units Publishers have sold 5,000 titles for Platform A Publishers have sold 10,000 titles for Platform B In absolute terms, Platform B is outselling Platform A by a factor of 10 1, but Platform A has a much higher attach rate 5 1 versus 1 1 . Thus for a content provider, Platform A may be more attractive, since at current attach rates the platform only needs to sell another 1,000 units for publishers to match their sales on Platform B . Nevertheless, the attach rate can be skewed early on in a product s life cycle due to the effect of early adopter s whose consumer behavior may not be representative of the general populace. Attach rates also fail when considering a product late in its life cycle. Using the DVD player example above, the adoption of the DVD ROM format in computers and software would have a dramatically negative effect when the complementary product is DVD movies because many of these multi use devices rarely are used to play videos. References references Category Business terms ... more details
In computing, a peripheral bus is a bus computing computer bus designed to support computer peripheral s like printer computing printer s and hard drive s. The term is generally used to refer to systems that offer support for a wide variety of devices, like Universal Serial Bus , as opposed to those that are dedicated to specific types of hardware, like SATA . This usage is not universal, some definitions include any bus system that is not a system bus , including examples like Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI . ref http encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com peripheral bus Peripheral bus ref Others treat PCI and similar systems as a third category, the expansion bus . Examples Universal Serial Bus USB IEEE 1394 FireWire ACCESS.bus Apple Desktop Bus References reflist comp stub Category Computer buses ... more details
restructure February 2010 Image Double system E.jpg thumb 350px right Peripheral vision is a part ... central points in the field of view that is included in the notion of peripheral vision. Far peripheral vision exists at the edges of the field of view, mid peripheral vision exists in the middle of the field of view, and near peripheral , sometimes referred to as para central vision, exists adjacent to the center of gaze. Citation needed date February 2010 The loss of peripheral vision while retaining central vision is known as tunnel vision , and the loss of central vision while retaining peripheral vision is known as central scotoma . Peripheral vision is weaker in human s, compared with other ... cells on the retina are greater at the center and lowest at the edges see visual system for an explanation ... for peripheral than fovea l vision. Peripheral vision is good at detecting motion a feature of rod cells . Peripheral vision is hard to study in an objective manner, because there is no way to separate ..., operate better than cone cells in low light. This makes peripheral vision useful for seeing movement at night. In fact, pilots are taught to use peripheral vision to scan for aircraft at night. Citation ... peripheral vision. Lines show path of foveal fixation during 5 seconds when the task is to memorize ... In the eye of the reader foveal and peripheral perception from letter recognition to the joy of reading ... between foveal sometimes also called central and peripheral vision are reflected in subtle ... the two brain hemispheres has been linked to peripheral vision. It has been suggested that these areas ... title A distinct anatomical network of cortical areas for analysis of motion in far peripheral vision ... issue 8 ref Peripheral vision can be practiced, juggler s that regularly locate and catch objects in their peripheral vision do have improved abilities. Jugglers do not follow the paths of individual ... necessary for successful catches is perceived in the near peripheral region. Some juggling ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Peripheral arteries are the arteries specifically arteriole s and capillaries which are farthest from the heart mouth , hand s, and feet . In some cases blockages in the peripheral arteries may be treated with catheter ization and Balloon catheter balloon dilatation instead of surgery. See also Peripheral vein DEFAULTSORT Peripheral Arteries Category Arteries Circulatory stub ... more details
A Peripheral Canal has been proposed to divert water from the Sacramento River , through or around the periphery of the San Joaquin Sacramento River Delta . It would transfer water into the California Aqueduct , North Bay Aqueduct , South Bay Aqueduct , and San Luis Canal via the Jones and Banks pumping stations, then be pumped to Central and Southern California including San Francisco Bay Area water providers, like Santa Clara Valley Water District . Construction costs are estimated at between 3 and 17 billion, depending on the source. A 2006 report ref http www.terratruth.com uploads 1 7 8 4 1784071 wgi canal report text.pdf ref prepared by Washington Group International for the State Water Contractors e.g. Metropolitan Water District estimates the cost of a canal along the eastern side of the Delta to be between 3.3 and 3.7 Billion. Currently, that water is being pulled through the San Joaquin Sacramento River Delta. The through Delta system has turned the Delta, originally a fluctuating salinity estuary, into a freshwater basin. It has also created unnatural north to south flows in the Delta, confusing native species such as the Delta Smelt and disturbing the ecosystem. Voters defeated a ballot initiative to build the Canal in 1982. Ever since then, the words Peripheral Canal have been called the Third rail metaphor third rail in water politics . In recent years, however, after Judge Oliver Winston Wanger shut off pumping stations in the South Delta because of their environmental impact, the idea of a Peripheral Canal has had a revival. Among others, Tom Birmingham, the head of the Westlands Water District Tim Quinn, the director of the Association of California Water Agencies ref http www.deltavision.ca.gov StrategicPlanningDocumentsandComments.shtml ref and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger s Blue Ribbon Delta Vision Panel ref http www.deltavision.ca.gov StrategicPlanningDocumentsandComments.shtml ref have fallen in line with the idea, although the Delta Vision Panel ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 Image Image of a wrist with blue veins visible.JPG thumb right Image of a wrist the Blue Peripheral Veins can be seen Peripheral Veins are the veins not in the chest or abdomen i.e. in the arm s, hand s, leg s and feet . These veins lead deoxygenated blood from the capillaries in the Limb anatomy extremities back to the heart . These veins are the most common intravenous access method in both hospitals and paramedic services for a Peripheral venous catheter peripheral intravenous IV line for intravenous therapy . See also Peripheral arteries DEFAULTSORT Peripheral Vein Category Veins Circulatory stub ... more details
Peripheral tolerance is Immune tolerance immunological tolerance developed after T and B cells mature and enter the periphery. These include the suppression of autoreactive cells by regulatory T cells and the generation of hyporesponsiveness anergy in lymphocytes which encounter antigen in the absence of the co stimulatory signals that accompany inflammation, or in the presence of co inhibitory signals. Ignorance Potentially self reactive T cells are not activated at immunoprivileged sites, where antigens are expressed in non surveillanced areas. This can occur in the testes, for instance. Anatomical barriers can separate the lymphocytes from the antigen, an example is the central nervous system the blood brain barrier . Naive T cells are not present in high numbers in peripheral tissue, but stay mainly in the circulation and lymphoid tissue. Some antigens are at too low a concentration to cause an immune response a subthreshold stimulation will lead to apoptosis in a T cell. Immunological privileged areas Includes the brain, the anterior chamber of the eye, the testis and the fetus. These areas are protected by several mechanisms Fas ligand expression bind Fas on lymphocytes, which dies in apoptosis, anti inflammatoric cytokines including TGF beta and IL 10 and blood tissue barrier with tight junctions between the endothelial cells. In the placenta Indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase IDO indolamine 2,3 dioxygenase breaks down tryptophan, creating a tryptophan desert micro environment which inhibits lymphocyte proliferation. Split Tolerance As many pathways of immunity are interdependent, they do not all need to be tolerised. For example, tolerised T cells will not activate autoreactive B cells. Without this CD4 T cell help ,the B cells will not be activated. Induced anergy T cells can be made non responsive to antigens presented if the T cell engages an MHC molecule without co ... to autoimmune reactions. Immune system Category Immune system Category Immunology immunology stub ... more details
In graph theory , a peripheral cycle in a graph G is a cycle that is Glossary of graph theory Subgraphs induced and non separating ref cite book last Diestel first Reinhard title Graph Theory year 2010 publisher Springer Verlag isbn 978 3 642 14278 9 url http diestel graph theory.com ref . That is, it is a cycle C such that no two vertices in C are connected by an edge not in C and the graph G &minus C we are deleting vertices of C and all incident edges is connected. Properties In a Connectivity graph theory 3 connected planar graph , boundaries of faces are precisely the peripheral cycles. The cycle space of a 3 connected graph is generated by the peripheral cycles a result of Tutte, 1963 . References reflist Category Graph theory ... more details
Peripheral nationalism refers to the nationalism nationalist sentiments of some regions or territorial entities within a sovereign state , in occasions in conflict with the larger concept of the nation state to which they belong to, and trying to construct a minority social space. ref name regionales cite web url http www.revistaestudiosregionales.com pdfs pdf345.pdf title El nacionalismo, un factor de desarrollo last2 Barriuso D az first1 Santos last2 Castro Ruano first2 Jos Luis work Estudios Regionales No. 30 year 1991 accessdate 2 March 2012 ref Peripheral nationalism is so called because the regions in which it exists are at the periphery as opposed to the center of the territory of the State. Peripheral nationalism occurs in a culturally or linguistically distinctive territory and oftentimes with a different socioeconomic degree of development that resists incorporation or assimilation into an expanding State, ref name hechter cite web url http www.nationalismproject.org what hechter.htm title Types of Nationalism last Hechter first Michael work The Nationalism Project publisher Oxford University Press year 2000 accessdate 2 March 2012 ref or resists the larger State wide nationalist construction. Existing theories of peripheral nationalism explain that the emergence of peripheral nationalism occurs in regions with a larger or greater degree of economic development development ... 20nationalism.pdf title Toward a Synthesis of the Theories of Peripheral Nationalism A Comparative Study ... date September 2001 accessdate 3 March 2012 ref Nonetheless, peripheral nationalism may also emerge ... Peripheral nationalism may also emerge in opposition to the State seeking legitimacy through hegemony or domination by imposing a nationalistic sentiment which is then resisted by the smaller peripheral ... content 10 3 191.abstract title Peripheral Nationalism Between Pluralism and Monism author D.L. ... in opposition to monism or imperialism. ref name seiler Peripheral nationalisms may demand a recognition ... more details
SignSymptom infobox Name Peripheral edema ICD10 ICD10 R 60 0 r 50 ICD9 ICD9 782.3 Peripheral edema is the Swelling medical swelling of Biological tissue tissues , usually in the lower Limb anatomy limbs , due to the accumulation of fluids. The condition is commonly associated with aging , but can be caused by many other conditions, including congestive heart failure , Physical trauma trauma , alcoholism , altitude sickness , pregnancy , hypertension , or merely long periods of time sitting or standing without moving. Some medicines e.g. amlodipine , pregabalin ref http www.pfizer.com files products uspi lyrica.pdf ref may also cause or worsen the condition. Prognosis Successful treatment depends on control of the underlying cause. Severe swelling can cause permanent damage to nerves, resulting in peripheral neuropathy . Many cases from temporary or minor causes resolve on their own, with no lasting damage. References Reflist added under references heading by script assisted edit cite journal author Cho S, Atwood J title Peripheral edema. journal Am J Med volume 113 issue 7 pages 580 6 year 2002 pmid 12459405 doi 10.1016 S0002 9343 02 01322 0 Skin and subcutaneous tissue symptoms and signs Category Symptoms and signs Skin and subcutaneous tissue disease stub cs Perifern ed m ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Transcendence Into the Peripheral Type Album Artist Disembowelment band Disembowelment Cover Disembowelment transendence.jpg Released 1993 Recorded 1992 at Toybox Studios, Melbourne, Australia Genre Death doom br Dark ambient Length 59 36 Label Relapse Records Relapse United States U.S. Producer Disembowelment band Disembowelment Last album Dusk br 1992 This album Transcendence Into the Peripheral br 1993 Next album Disembowelment album Disembowelment br 2005 Album ratings rev1 Sputnikmusic rev1score Rating 4.5 5 ref http www.sputnikmusic.com review 26780 Disembowelment Transcendence Into The Peripheral ref Automatically generated by DASHBot Transcendence Into the Peripheral is the first full length album by the Australia n death doom band Disembowelment band Disembowelment . The album was originally released in 1993. In 2005, this album was included in its entirety as part of a double CD of all the band s recorded material. Track 7 from this album Cerulean Transience of All My Imagined Shores is also the name of a experimental psychedelic metaphysical ambient project. ref http godwidevoid.blogspot.com ref Track listing The Tree of Life and Death 10 25 Your Prophetic Throne of Ivory 7 40 Excoriate 4 44 Nightside of Eden 2 38 A Burial at Ornans 14 38 The Spirits of the Tall Hills 9 22 Cerulean Transience of All My Imagined Shores 10 06 Credits Renato Gallina Singing vocals , guitar Jason Kells guitar Paul Mazziotta Drum kit drums Matthew Skarajew bass guitar bass Tony Mazziotta double bass , track 7 I da vocals, track 4 References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Transcendence Into The Peripheral Category 1993 debut albums ... more details
Place of articulation In Australian Aboriginal languages Australian linguistics , the peripheral consonants are a natural class encompassing consonants articulated at the extremes of the mouth labial consonant labials and velar consonant velars . That is, they are the non coronal consonant s. In Australian languages , these consonants pattern together both phonotactics phonotactically and acoustic phonetics acoustically . In Arabic and Maltese philology, the Sun and moon letters moon letters transcribe peripheral or guttural consonants . class wikitable align center colspan 2 Bilabial consonant Bilabial colspan 2 Velar consonant Velar Plosive align center IPA p align center IPA b align center IPA k align center IPA Nasal stop Nasal align center colspan 2 IPA m align center colspan 2 IPA Semivowel align center colspan 4 IPA w Phonotactics Australian languages typically favour peripheral consonants word and syllable initially, while they are not allowed or rare word and syllable finally. This is diametrically opposed to the apical consonant apicals . Acoustics Expand section date May 2008 In Martuthunira language Martuthunira , the peripheral stops IPA p and IPA k share similar allophony . While the other stops may be voiced between vowels or following a nasal, the peripherals are usually voiceless. See also Coronal consonant , the opposite set References cite book first R. M. W. last Dixon authorlink R. M. W. Dixon title Australian Languages Their Nature and Development publisher Cambridge University Press year 2002 id ISBN 0521473780, ISBN 9780521473781 url http www.cambridge.org catalogue catalogue.asp?isbn 0521473780 Category Consonants Category Australian Aboriginal languages ... more details
Peripheral chemoreceptors act principally to detect variation of the oxygen concentration in the arterial blood , whilst also monitoring arterial carbon dioxide and pH . They are located in the aortic body and carotid body , on the transverse aortic arch and on the common carotid artery , respectively. The carotid bodies are most sensitive to changes in partial pressure of arterial oxygen and pH. The aortic bodies are most sensitive to the content of arterial oxygen. In contrast, the central chemoreceptors are relatively insensitive to oxygen concentration, and thus to Hypoxia medical hypoxia . A continual signal is sent, via Glossopharyngeal nerve cranial nerves IX and Vagus nerve X , from the peripheral chemoreceptors to the brainstem . With a decrease in arterial oxygen tension and content or drop in plasma pH, the signal intensifies, and results in an increase in ventilation rate . See also Central chemoreceptors Chemoreceptors Control of respiration External links GeorgiaPhysiology 4 4ch6 s4ch6 20 http www.cvphysiology.com Blood 20Pressure BP014.htm Overview at cvphysiology.com circulatory stub Respiratory physiology Category Sensory receptors Category Respiratory physiology pt Quimioceptor sv Perifera kemoreceptorer ... more details
Peripheral ERA PERA is a pitch baseball pitching statistic created by the Baseball Prospectus team. It is the expected earned run average taking into account park adjusted hits, walks, strikeouts, and home runs allowed. Unlike Voros McCracken s Defense independent pitching statistics DIPS , hits allowed are included. PERA doesn t attempt to eliminate the effect of luck on batted balls away from ERA, instead attempting to account for good or bad luck in the combinations of hits, walks, home runs, and strikeouts. A lower PERA than EqERA adjusted ERA may indicate poor luck which may even itself out in the future, leading to a lower EqERA despite no change in quality of pitching. See also Baseball statistics Earned run average Nate Silver Baseball analysis QERA Sabermetrics References Baseball Prospectus Team 2004 . Baseball Prospectus 2004 Statistics, Analysis and Insight for the Information Age, Workman Publishing Company. ISBN 0 7611 3402 6 Category Pitching statistics Baseball stub ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2009 Peripheral nerve field refers to an area of skin innervate d by a single nerve . A peripheral nerve field can also be described as cutaneous nerve distribution . An area innervated by a single dorsal root is called a dermatome . Neurologist s rely on maps of dermatomes and peripheral nerve fields to diagnose areas of nerve damage based on somasthetic or proprioception proprioceptive deficits in specific dermatomes and peripheral nerve fields. Although areas of innervation are somewhat consistent following genetically determined patterns of the species, specific areas of innervation are as unique to an individual as are fingerprint s. See also Nervous system vertebrate nervous systems Nervous system DEFAULTSORT Peripheral Nerve Field Category Somatic sensory system ... more details
The HiSAM acronym for High Speed Strap Attach Machine and is attributable to Alien Technology who created the name given to this specialized type high volume RFID inlay production equipment. The first machine and supporting equipment were purchased and put in use by Alien Technology in May 2005, at an estimated cost of approximately 1.2 million USD . http www.secinfo.com d14D5a.v2dPg.18.htm This patented equipment is made in Japan and was invented and produced by the process automation engineering company http www.hallys.co.jp en Hallys Corporation . HiSAM machines are also known as High Speed Rotary Bonders HRB and the terms are used interchangeably. The HiSAM HRB has many unique proprietary features as they are unlike most other flip chip or pick and place types of equipment currently in used in the industry for this type of inlay production. HiSAM HRB equipment drastically reduce the production and finished cost per RFID Inlay. A single HiSAM HRB is capable of continuous operation and extremely high speed of 600 inlays per minute, or approximately 320 million annually. This is just over 4x the speed of any other process currently in place to create RFID inlays. HiSAM HRB machines include processes for IC strap handling, Quality Control culling of bad ICs and finished inlays, sorting and bonding ICs with RF antennae to create finished inlays. A single HiSAM HRB can take the place of 3 4 other machines. The finished RFID inlays then constitute the core functional heart of an RFID tag or transponder. External links http www.hallys.co.jp en html rotary.html High Speed Rotary Bonder http www.hallys.co.jp en Hallys Corporation Category Semiconductor fabrication equipment ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 Peripheral blood cells are the cell biology cellular components of blood , consisting of red blood cell s, white blood cell s, and platelet s, which are found within the circulating pool of blood and not sequestered within the lymphatic system , spleen , liver , or bone marrow . Category Blood cells Cell biology stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 A peripheral DMA controller is a feature found in modern microcontroller s. This is typically a FIFO with automated control features for driving implicitly included modules in a microcontroller such as UART s. This takes a large burden from the operating system and reduces the number of interrupt s required to service and control these type of functions. Category Embedded systems Category Integrated circuits microcompu stub ... more details
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