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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Entertainment systems in which a computer is used to drive a video display and interact with players using a variety of input devices. Video games can be divided into arcade systems, home computers, ...

Soil

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Finely divided rock-derived material containing an admixture of organic matter and capable of supporting vegetation. Soils are independent natural bodies, each with a unique morphology resulting from ...

Rarefied gas flow

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Flow of gases below standard atmospheric pressure, sometimes called low-pressure gas flow. The flow may be confined to pipes between a chamber or vessel to be evacuated and a pump, or it may be the ...

Dynamic loads

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Forces which are derived from moving loads such as wind, earthquakes, machinery, vehicles, trains, cranes, and hoists. Analysis techniques which take into account the vibrations of the structures ...

Reducing human error in medicine

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Human error in medicine contributes to adverse events that threaten patient safety. Certain errors tend to recur across adverse events in health care, reflecting unmet perceptual, cognitive, and ...

Digital presses

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Digital presses are used to reproduce documents through the process of toner-based electrophotography, a technology inherent in the common desktop laser printer. Digital press equipment varies ...

Earth tides

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Cyclic motions of the Earth, sometimes over a foot or so in height, depending on latitude, caused by the same lunar and solar forces which produce tides in the sea. These forces also react on the ...