General science

General science

A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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Extinct jawless vertebrates from the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods. Thelodonts had bodies covered by tiny scales, each a single toothlike unit (odontode). The scales varied in shape over ...

Regulation of fruit ripening

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By botanical definition, fruits are seed-bearing organs of plants that function to protect and disseminate their contents. Most fruits can be classified as either fleshy or dry. The former are ...

Digital proofing

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Digital proofing refers to processes that obtain hard-copy output directly from digital files for purposes of predicting the appearance or other aspects of printed matter. In practice, there are ...

Gas solubility

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Chemical thermodynamics is the study of the relationship between heat and other forms of energy involved in chemical and physical processes. It is concerned with properties of materials such as ...

Cyber defence

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Cyber defence is the practise of defending important computer-based information systems and networks from attack. Of primary concern is the protection of the information as it is stored and processed ...

Plant keys

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Artificial analytical constructs for identifying plants. The identification, nomenclature, and classification of plants are the domain of plant taxonomy, and one basic responsibility of taxonomists ...

On-press plate imaging

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In conventional print media production, the production flow is divided into prepress (film and plate making), press (printed page/sheet production), and postpress/finishing (production of the final ...