InfoQ

Million PDFs: Building a Modern Document Infrastructure with Rust and Typst

Erik Steiger discusses the operational pain of legacy PDF generation in regulated banking and manufacturing. He explains how ...
Open Heart

Ultrafast ultrasound shear wave elastography: a novel approach for assessing myocardial stiffening in congenital aortic stenosis

Background Congenital aortic stenosis (ConAoS) accounts for approximately 4%–8% of all congenital heart diseases. Chronic ...
Psychology Today

Executive Function

Executive function describes a set of cognitive processes and mental skills that help an individual plan, monitor, and successfully execute their goals. The “executive functions,” as they’re known, ...
Nature

Induction of cortical on/off periods in awake mice fulfills sleep functions

In mammals, slow-wave sleep is characterized by synchronized neuronal activity that alternates between on and off periods. Slow-wave activity (SWA) and synchrony reflect sleep need, are correlated ...
Computerworld

How to use Excel formulas and functions

Formulas are powerful tools for performing calculations and analyzing data in Excel. In this beginner’s guide, you’ll learn how to use formulas (with or without help from the Copilot AI assistant) and ...
Nature

Network motifs: theory and experimental approaches

Transcription regulation networks seem to be built of a few regulatory patterns called network motifs. Each network motif can carry out defined information-processing functions. These functions have ...
Healthline

What Does the Liver Do? Functions, Structure, and Common Conditions

Your liver handles metabolic, detoxification, and immune functions, including processing nutrients, making bile for fat digestion, producing blood-clotting proteins, and removing toxins like ammonia ...
Investopedia

Comprehensive Guide to Aggregate Functions: Definition and Examples

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
Investopedia

Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns: Key Concepts and Examples

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
BBC

What inputs to electronic systems are available

Push to make switch (PTM) is a momentary switch that closes the circuit only while pressed and is commonly used in doorbells and keyboards. Single pole, single throw switch (SPST) is a latching switch ...
BBC

The key features of cells and their functions - OCR 21st Century

Many cells in multicellular organisms are specialised. They have specific roles in the organism of which they are part. Their structure is adapted to their function. They are often grouped together ...