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ICFO The Institut de Ciències Fotòniques (ICFO) is an independent, non-profit, research foundation established by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia, Spain), Department d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació, and by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ICFO was started in March, 2002, with the intention of conducting in-depth basic and applied research in several branches of science and technologies related to light, at the highest international level.
ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation The ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation (ICFTU-APRO) is a regional organisation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions representing trade unions from countries in Asia and Oceania. It has 40 affiliated organisations in 28 countries, claiming a membership of 30 million people.
ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers The ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers (CIOSL/ORIT) is a regional organisation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions representing trade unions from the Americas. The organisation has 41 affiliated or fraternal organisations, in 27 countries, representing 45 million workers.
ICI (programming language) The ICI Programming Language is a general purpose interpreted, computer programming language originally developed by Tim Long in 1992. It has dynamic typing and flexible data types, with the basic syntax, flow control constructs and operators of C.
ICIMOD [International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is an international independent mountain learning and knowledge centre committed to improving the sustainable livelihoods of mountain peoples in the extended Himalayan region. ICIMOD serves eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan area – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal], and Pakistan – and the global mountain community.
ICL 2900 Series The ICL 2900 Series was a range of mainframe computer systems announced by the UK manufacturer ICL on 9 October 1974. The company had started development, under the name New Range immediately on its formation in 1968.
ICL Distributed Array Processor The Distributed Array Processor produced by International Computers Ltd was the world's first commercial massively parallel computer. The original paper study was complete in 1972 and building of the prototype began in 1974.
ICMI ICMI (The International Commission on Mathematical Instruction) is an international organisation with a focus on mathematics education. ICMI was founded in 1908 at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Rome.
ICMP Destination Unreachable The Destination Unreachable message is an ICMP message which is generated by the router to inform the client that the destination host is unreachable. The error will not be generated if the original datagram has a multicast destination address.
ICMP Echo Request The Echo Request is an ICMP message which sends a packet of data to the host and expects that data to be sent in return in an Echo Reply. The host must respond to all Echo Requests with an Echo Reply containing the exact data received in the request message.
ICMP Redirect Message The Redirect Message is an ICMP message which informs a host to redirect its routing information (to send packets on an alternate route). If the host tries to send data through a router (R1) and then another router (R2) to reach the host, and a direct path from the host to R2 is available, the redirect will inform the host of such a route.
ICMP Router Discovery Protocol ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP) uses Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) router advertisements and router solicitation messages to allow a host to discover the addresses of operational routers on the subnet.
ICMP Source Quench The Source Quench is an ICMP message which requests the sender to decrease the traffic rate of messages to a router or host. This message may be generated if the router or host does not have sufficient buffer space to process the request, or may occur if the router or host's buffer is approaching its limit.
ICMP tunnel An ICMP tunnel establishes a covert connection between two remote computers (a client and proxy), using ICMP echo requests and reply packets. An example of this technique is tunneling complete TCP traffic over ping requests and replies.
ICMP Time Exceeded The Time Exceeded Message is an ICMP message which is generated by a gateway to inform the source of a datagram that the datagram has been discarded due to the time to live field reaching zero. A time exceeded message may also be sent by a host if it fails to reassemble a fragmented datagram within its time limit.
ICMP Timestamp Reply The Timestamp Reply is an ICMP message which replies to a Timestamp message. It consists of the originating timestamp sent by the sender of the Timestamp as well as a receive timestamp and a transmit timestamp.
ICMPv6 Internet Control Message Protocol Version 6 (ICMPv6) or ICMP for IPv6 is a new version of ICMP and is an integral part of the IPv6 architecture that must be completely supported by all IPv6 implementations and nodes. ICMPv6 combines functions previously subdivided among different protocols, such as ICMP, IGMP (Internet Group Membership Protocol version 3), and ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) and it introduces some simplifications by eliminating obsolete types of messages no longer in use.
ICommune iCommune is a proprietary on-line community environment designed specifically for use by selected students of the European Schools. It is a community system providing a safe environment for some students of the European School, Mol.
ICO Satellite Management ICO Satellite Management, LLC, formerly ICO Global Communications, plans to offer S-band mobile satellite services (MSS) via a satellite in geostationary orbit and auxiliary ground-based relays. In April 2005, ICO awarded the space component contract to Space Systems/Loral in January 1995], ICO Global Communications, planned to build an MSS constellation in [[medium earth orbit (in two 45°-inclined orthogonal planes), and had contracted Boeing Satellite Systems (then Hughes) for 12 spacecraft in July of that year — ten operational spacecraft and two in-orbit spares.
ICOCA The ICOCA card is a rechargeable contactless smart card used on JR West rail network in Japan. The card was launched on November 1, 2003 for usage on the Urban Network, which encompasses the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe.
ICONIX ICONIX is an Agile software development process borrowing elements from both the Rational Unified Process (RUP) and Extreme Programming(XP). Like RUP the ICONIX process is use case driven but is more light weight like XP.
ICP-AES ICP-AES (Inductively Coupled Plasma - Atomic Emission Spectrometer) uses ICP (inductively coupled plasma) to produce excited atoms that emit electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength characteristic of a particular element. The intensity of this emission is indicative of the concentration of the element within the sample.
ICP-MS ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry) is a type of mass spectrometry that is highly sensitive and capable of analysis of a range of metals and several non-metals at below one part in 1012. It is based on coupling together an inductively coupled plasma as a method of producing ions (ionization) with a mass spectrometer as a method of identifying and detecting the ions.
ICPC-2 PLUS ICPC-2 PLUS is an extended terminology classified to ICPC-2 International Classification of Primary Care, which aids data entry, retrieval and analysis. ICPC-2 PLUS takes into account the frequency distribution of problems seen in primary care.
ICPS The International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, ICPS, is a successful biannual conference series, where hundreds of scientists gather for the discussion of semiconductor science. Semiconductors play a vital role in modern life, where the semi-conductor transistor is ubiqutious.
ICraveTV iCraveTV was a Canadian website, which operated from 1999 to 2000. The site offered streaming Internet broadcasts of the conventional television stations, both Canadian and American, that were available as over-the-air signals in Toronto.
ICRAC ICRAC stands for Ca2+-Release Activated Ca2+ Current. When Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum (a major store of Ca2+) is depleted in nonexcitable mammalian cells, a special plasma membrane Ca2+ channel, the CRAC channel, is activated to slowly replenish the endoplasmic reticulum.
ICRON Technologies ICRON Technologies is a consultancy firm which was founded in Chicago in 1993. It offers consultancy in advanced planning & scheduling, supply chain optimisation, operations management consulting, manufacturing control Systems and business process systems.
ICS Vortex Simen Hestnæs (born March 4 1974, in Oslo, Norway), also known as ICS Vortex, or just simply Vortex, is the vocalist of the avantgarde metal band Arcturus and the bass player and background vocalist for the Norwegian symphonic black metal band, Dimmu Borgir.
ICSF ICSF, or Integrated C4I System Framework. Defines capability gaps in terms of functional area(s), relevant range of military ops, time, obstacles to overcome, and key attributes, with appropriate measures of effectiveness.
ICT (education) In the United Kingdom, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is a subject in education, and a part of the National Curriculum. Other countries, such as Norway and the Philippines, also have ICT as an educational subject.
ICT 1301 The ICT 1301 and its smaller derivative ICT 1300 were early business computers from International Computers and Tabulators. Typical of mid-sized machines of the era they used core memory, drum storage and punched cards, but they were unusual in that they were based on decimal logic instead of binary.
ICT implants There were many articles bringing up the issues surrounding information and communication technologies (ICT) implants for a while and lately there has not been much published online. Here are articles regarding that discussion.
ICTV (TV) ICTV products enable a Content Distribution Network (CDN) that delivers mixed (an interactive mix of broadcast programming and Web-driven content) to all digital set-top boxes, as well as mobile phone subscribers. An ICTV-powered Content Distribution Network delivers each subscriber a personalized experience and benefits both programmers and distributors.
ICub The iCub is a small-size humanoid robot being designed by the RobotCub Consortium, consisting of several European universities. The main goal of this platform is to study cognition through the implementation of biological motivated algorithms.
ICVC An ICVC or Investment Company with Variable Capital is a type of open ended collective investment formed as a corporation under the Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations. As an open-ended company the manager must create shares when money is invested and redeem shares as requested by shareholders.
ICW United States Heavyweight Championship The ICW United States Heavyweight Championship was a secondary singles championship in International Championship Wrestling. The title was created when The Sheik brought the now-defunct Detroit version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship to the promotion, making the Sheik the first ICW United States Heavyweight Champion.
Id Gah Mosque Id Gah Mosque or Eid Gah Mosque is the largest mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, where 2 million people offer Eid prayers twice a year. Id Gah Mosque was perhaps built by King Abdor Rahman Khan in 1893 or before, as he was the ruler of the country at that time.
Id Software id Software ( officially, though originally ) is an American computer game developer based in Mesquite, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. The company was founded by four members of the computer company Softdisk: programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack (no relation to John Carmack).
Id, ego, and super-ego The Id, Ego, and Super-Ego are the divisions of the psyche according to psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud's "structural theory". In 1923, Freud introduced new terms to describe the division between the conscious and unconscious: 'id,' 'ego,' and 'super-ego.
Ida Applebroog Ida Applebroog (born November 11, 1929 in the Bronx, New York) attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and received an honorary doctorate from the New School/Parsons School of Design. Her drawings and paintings are easily recognizable through their use of heavy lines and graphic quality.
Ida B. Wells Ida B. Wells, (Holly Springs, Mississippi, July 16, 1862 – Chicago, Illinois, March 25, 1931), later known as Ida Wells-Barnett, was an African American civil rights advocate, and led a strong cause against lynching.
Ida Bauer Ida Bauer (1882–1945) was a hysterical patient of Sigmund Freud. He wrote a famous case study about her using the pseudonym 'Dora' This Study is published in "Fragments of an Analysis of a Case of Hysteria" (1905 [1901], Standard Edition Vol.
Ida C. Ward Ida Caroline Ward (1880 - 1949) was a British linguist working mainly on African languages who has done influential work in the domains of phonology and tonology. Her 1933 collaboration with Diedrich Hermann Westermann, Practical Phonetics for Students of African languages, was reprinted many times.
Ida Jenbach Hungarian born Ida Jenbach was a playwright and scriptwriter for German and Austrian cinema during the 1920s. She was one of the authors of the spirited farce, Opera Ball that appeared at the Little Carnegie Playhouse in New York in 1931.
Ida Kohlmeyer Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer (1912 - 1997) was an American painter and sculptor who lived and worked in Louisiana. Notably her work is held by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Ida Marko-Varga Ida Marko-Varga (born Ida Mattsson March 10 1985), Swedish swimmer from Malmö, representing SK Ran. At the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, she swam in the 4x200 m Freestyle relay (with Josefin Lillhage, Malin Svahnström and Lotta Wänberg), finishing 8th in the final.
Ida Nilsen Ida Nilsen is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter and musician. She has been a member of the bands Radiogram, The Violet Archers, The Beans, The Gay, and most recently The Buttless Chaps and Great Aunt Ida.
Ida Siconolfi Ida Siconolfi (last name pronounced SIC-un-OHL-fee) is a self-professed "Stay-at-home Mom" who won the first Bravo Online Texas hold 'em Poker Tournament in late 2005, thus winning a seat in the eighth Celebrity Poker Showdown tournament, which aired in 2006. Her charity was The Children's Health Fund.
Ida Straus Ida Straus, née Rosalie Ida Blun (February 6, 1849 - April 15, 1912) was an American homemaker and wife of the co-owner of the Macy's department store. She and her husband Isidor died on board the RMS Titanic.
Ida'an The Ida'an are an ethnic group of Borneo, residing primarily in the Lahad Datu, Kinabatangan, and Sandakan districts on the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia. Their current population is estimated to be around 6,000 (1987 est), but it appears that they once inhabited a much larger along the east Sabah coast than present.
Idagunju Mahaganapathi Located in the district of Uttar Kannada (North Canara), Idagunji, the Ganapathi temple is a major tourist attraction in the Karavali coast of Karnataka, India. This place has got its own name for its beautiful idol of Lord Ganapathi.
Idah Idah is a town in Kogi State, Nigeria, on the eastern bank of the Niger River in the middle belt region of Nigeria. It is a town rich in cultural heritage and is the headquarters of the Igala Kingdom, whose traditional ruler, the Attah of Igala, is Alhaji Aliyu Obaje(GCFR).
Idaho 1st congressional district election, 2006 — Incumbent Butch Otter (R) has now taken office as Idaho's Governor. Though it elected a Democrat in 1990 and 1992, the district, which contains the Idaho Panhandle region and most of the Boise metropolitan area, has been reliably Republican in recent years.
Idaho Amendment 2 (2006) Idaho Amendment 2 of 2006 is a so-called "defense of marriage amendment" that amended the Idaho Constitution to make it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perfom same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 63% of the voters.
Idaho Democratic Party The Idaho Democratic Party is an Idaho political party affiliated with the United States Democratic Party. Although the party has been in the minority for most of the state's history, it has produced several notable public figures, including the late U.
Idaho Falls Idaho Temple The Idaho Falls Idaho Temple is the tenth constructed and eighth operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in the city of Idaho Falls, Idaho it was the first LDS temple built in Idaho, and the first temple built with a modern single-spire design.
Idaho Juvenile Detention Centers The state of Idaho has several juvenile facilities run by both the state (Department of Juvenile Corrections, DJC) and the county. The two largest county run facilities are the Ada County Juvenile Detention Center and the Canyon County Juvenile Detention Center.
Idaho National Laboratory The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is an 890-square-mile (2,300-km²) complex located in the Idaho desert between the towns of Arco and Idaho Falls, at . It was established in 1949 as the National Reactor Testing Station (NRTS) and subsequently renamed to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) in the 1970s.
Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad The Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad is a small railroad that runs in Southwest Idaho and Northeastern Oregon. It operates about 210 miles of former Union Pacific branch lines and is currently a subsidiary of the Rio Grande Pacific Company.
Idaho Republican Party The Idaho Republican Party, the Idaho state affiliate of the United States Republican Party, is the dominant political party in the state of Idaho. Republicans control the all the constitutional offices except the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Idaho Steelheads The Idaho Steelheads are a minor league ice hockey team in Boise, Idaho. They were originally part of the West Coast Hockey League, but survived the jump from the WCHL to the East Coast Hockey League in 2003 after the ECHL absorbed the league.
Idaho's 1st congressional district The Idaho First Congressional District encompasses the western and northern parts of the state. It includes most of the state capital, Boise, and its surrounding metropolitan area, including the cities of Nampa and Meridian.
Idaho's 2nd congressional district Idaho's 2nd congressional district includes the Eastern Idaho and Magic Valley regions of the state and other outlying areas, as well as a small portion of the Boise metropolitan area. Major cities in the district include Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Twin Falls, Rexburg, Burley and Mountain Home.
Idahoan Foods Idahoan Foods is a company based in Lewisville, Idaho, founded in 1960, and specialized in the production of instant mashed potatoes, which they sell under the brand Idahoan Mashed Potatoes. They employ about 500 people at the height of their highly seasonal production cycle.
Idalia, Queensland Idalia is a rapidly expanding suburb of Townsville, Queensland. It has been at one stage, a light-industrial suburb of the city, but in recent years, with the intiation of the Fairfield Waters Subdivision development, the suburb has rapidly expanded (in terms of establishments) and nearly tripled in size.
Idalis DeLeon Idalis DeLeon (born June 15, 1966) is an American actress (of Puerto Rican ancestry) and singer. She first burst on the scene as a member of the girl group Seduction who scored a top ten hit “Two to Make it Right” in 1990.
Idalium Idalium (Greek: Ιδάλιον Idalion) was an ancient city in Cyprus, near modern Dali, Nicosia District. Idalium was one of 10 Cypriot kingdoms listed on the prism (many-sided tablet) of the Assyrian king Esarhaddon (680–669 BC).
Idan Raichel Idan Raichel (עידן רייכל) of Kfar Saba, Israel, is a singer and a musician who reached enormous fame and popularity in Israel with his Project (×”×¤×¨×•×™×™×§× ×©×ś עידן רייכל), distinctive for its fusion with ballads, electronics, and incorporation of the voices of the new Ethiopian immigrant community in Israel.
Idan Tal Idan Tal (Hebrew: עידן ×ל) (born September 13, 1975 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli association football (soccer) player who currently plays as a midfielder for English Premier League (Barclays Premiership) club Bolton Wanderers in season 2006-07Tal started his career at Maccabi Petah Tikva] during the 1996-97 season and played 71 games until his move to [[Hapoel Tel-Aviv in December 1999. He played 14 games until the end of the season before moving on again, this time to MĂ©rida UD for the 1999-2000 season.
Idana Idana (A feminine name) is a combination name originating in Alabama and several other southern states, where the name Ida and Anna were common. The two names were combined to create Idana (pronunciation: eye-dan-a, or ih-dan-a).
Idaten clan A small Ninja clan, which disbanded due to internal disputes, the clan were active during the Warring States period (sengoku period, 1467-1573) the clan was based in a small area in the south of the |HokkaidĹŤ Prefecture where the hidaka subprefecture is based now.
Idavoll In Norse mythology, Idavoll (Old Norse Iðavöllr) was the mythical plain on which Asgard is built. After the apocalypse, Ragnarök, the city of Asgard is destroyed, and the Idavoll plain will be all that remains.
Idée reçue An Idée reçue (IPA pronunciation: ) is a received, or accepted, idea. This term was used by Gustave Flaubert in his work Le Dictionnaire des idées reçues to refer to a catchphrases and platitudes, most of which are as paradoxical as they are insipid.
Idées noires Idées noires is a collection of black comedy comic strips drawn by André Franquin, written by Franquin and Yvan Delporte. The one-page stories first appeared in Le Trombone illustré, a supplement of Le Journal de Spirou, then French magazine Fluide Glacial, and were later published in albums.
Idda Idda (Ge'ez እዳ, Arabic ŘĄŮدًّا, alternatively ادة or ادى) is one of the earliest known Saho tribes in Eritrea, also known as “Bado Ambalish” (Ge'ez ባዶ አáťá‰ŁáŤá˝, Arabic اصŘاب الأرض, "friends of the land [Earth]") or "bearers of land.
Iddefjord The Iddefjord (a classic fjord with a narrow watercourse and steep natural formations on both sides) runs along the Norwegian – Swedish border from the Singlefjord. The Iddefjord separates the Swedish province of Bohuslän in the county of Västra Götaland from the Norwegian municipality of Halden in the county of Ăstfold.
Iddo Iddo (עדו also עידו) was a minor biblical prophet, who appears to have lived during the reigns of King Solomon and his heirs, Rehoboam and Abijah in the Kingdom of Judah. Though little is known about him, and he appears only in the Books of Chronicles, Iddo seems to have been rather prolific in his day, with his prophecies concerning the rival King Jeroboam I of Israel recorded in a lost book of visions (see Chronicles II 9:29).
Iddq testing Iddq testing is a method for testing CMOS integrated circuits for the presence of manufacturing faults. It relies on measuring the supply current (Idd) in the quiescent state (when the circuit is not switching).
Ide Hill Ide Hill is a village within the civil parish of Sundridge with Ide Hill, in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It stands on one of the highest points of the sandstone ridge about five miles south-west of Sevenoaks.
Idea An idea (Greek: , from eidon: I saw) is an image existing or formed in the mind. The human capacity to contemplate ideas is associated with the capacity for reason, self-reflection, and the ability to acquire and apply intellect.
Idea A Day Idea A Day is a website founded in London in 2000 by David Owen, Chas Bayfield, Becky Clarke and Rupert Kaye in partnership with the web development company Fortune Cookie. The web site published one original idea every day and has continued to do so ever since.
Idea cellular Idea cellular is a wireless telephony company operating in various states in India. It initially started in 1995 as a join venture between the Tatas, Aditya Birla Group and AT&T by merging Tata Cellular and Birla AT&T Communications.
Idea Grove The Idea Grove is a strategic communications consultancy based in Dallas, Texas. It was founded and is led by Scott Baradell, who was previously the senior corporate communications executive for Fortune 1000 U.
Idea-expression divide The idea-expression divide or idea-expression dichotomy is a concept which explains the appropriate function of copyright laws, which are generally designed to protect the fixed expression or manifestation of an idea rather than the fundamental idea itself. In Harper & Row Publishers, Inc.
Ideal (band) Ideal is an American R&B quartet from Houston, Texas. Possessing a sound similar to Dru Hill and Next, among Ideal's most popular songs are "Get Gone" (1999) and "Whatever" (2000), featuring Lil Mo and produced by Next's lead singer R.
Ideal (ethics) An ideal is a principle or value that one actively pursues as a goal. Ideals are particularly important in ethics, as the order in which one places them tends to determine the degree to which one reveals them as real and sincere.
Ideal (order theory) In mathematical order theory, an ideal is a special subset of a partially ordered set (poset). Although this term historically was derived from the notion of a ring ideal of abstract algebra, it has subsequently been generalized to a different notion.
Ideal (ring theory) In ring theory, a branch of abstract algebra, an ideal is a special subset of a ring. The ideal concept generalizes in an appropriate way some important properties of integers like "even number" or "multiple of 3".
Ideal (TV series) Ideal is a British sitcom originally broadcast on digital channel BBC Three, created by Graham Duff and produced by BBC Comedy North and Baby Cow Productions. It stars Johnny Vegas as small time cannabis dealer Moz.
Ideal beauty in the classical world Ideal beauty in the classical world was in many senses different to that in modern Western society. This is especially clear due to depictions of the human form in their sculpture and other visual art freuqently being nude (especially depictions of deities), and was a particular obsession of the Greeks and Romans themselves, since Greek athletics was practised in nudity and when attending the Roman baths all men and women would be completely naked.
Ideal class group In mathematics, the theory of algebraic number fields gives rise to a finite abelian group constructed from each such field, its ideal class group (or class group). The ideal class group measures the extent to which unique factorisation fails in the ring of integers of the number field.
Ideal Cleaners Ideal Cleaners is a band from Lincoln, NE. Formed from the ashes of Drive-By Honky, the band consists of Dan Jenkins (guitar and vocals), Mike Keeling (bass) (formerly of unexpectedly successful band The Millions) and Ted Alesio (Drums).
Ideal Cricket Doll The Ideal Cricket Doll was a 16” fashion doll introduced by Ideal Toy Corporation in the year 1971 as "Posin' Cricket". The trademark name "Cricket" was first used for a doll by the American Character Doll Co.
Ideal free distribution An ideal free distribution is an ecological term that describes the way in which animals distribute themselves between several patches of resources. The theory states that individual animals will aggregate in various patches proportionately to the amount of resources available in each.
Ideal Final Result Ideal Final Result (IFR) is a description of the best possible solution for the problem situation (or contradiction), regardless of the resources or constraints of the original problem. IFR is one of the basics terms in TRIZ, a problem solving methodology.
Ideal gas An ideal gas or perfect gas is a hypothetical gas consisting of identical particles of zero volume, with no intermolecular forces. Additionally, the constituent atoms or molecules undergo perfectly elastic collisions with the walls of the container.
Ideal indian school Nineteen years ago; Ideal Indian School was established by 62 philanthropic expatriate Indians of Qatar who wished to set up an educational institution for the Quality Education of the Indian Expatriate Community in DOHA. The school is managed by an eleven member Managing Committee elected from among the 62 Founder Members (Council of Founder Members).
Ideal leadership Inter-Disciplinary Leadership -- or IDEAL Leadership -- is a scientific leadership theory developed in 2001 by Larry Stout, a professor at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (Latvia). The model identifies six critical capabilities that are grouped under Leadership Capital and four capacities termed Leadership conditions.
Ideal number In mathematics an ideal number is an algebraic integer which represents an ideal in the ring of integers of a number field; the idea was developed by Kummer, and lead to Dedekind's definition of ideals for rings. An ideal in the ring of integers of an algebraic number field is principal if it consists of multiples of a single element of the ring, and nonprincipal otherwise.
ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation The ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation (ICFTU-APRO) is a regional organisation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions representing trade unions from countries in Asia and Oceania. It has 40 affiliated organisations in 28 countries, claiming a membership of 30 million people.
ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers The ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers (CIOSL/ORIT) is a regional organisation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions representing trade unions from the Americas. The organisation has 41 affiliated or fraternal organisations, in 27 countries, representing 45 million workers.
ICI (programming language) The ICI Programming Language is a general purpose interpreted, computer programming language originally developed by Tim Long in 1992. It has dynamic typing and flexible data types, with the basic syntax, flow control constructs and operators of C.
ICIMOD [International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is an international independent mountain learning and knowledge centre committed to improving the sustainable livelihoods of mountain peoples in the extended Himalayan region. ICIMOD serves eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan area – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal], and Pakistan – and the global mountain community.
ICL 2900 Series The ICL 2900 Series was a range of mainframe computer systems announced by the UK manufacturer ICL on 9 October 1974. The company had started development, under the name New Range immediately on its formation in 1968.
ICL Distributed Array Processor The Distributed Array Processor produced by International Computers Ltd was the world's first commercial massively parallel computer. The original paper study was complete in 1972 and building of the prototype began in 1974.
ICMI ICMI (The International Commission on Mathematical Instruction) is an international organisation with a focus on mathematics education. ICMI was founded in 1908 at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Rome.
ICMP Destination Unreachable The Destination Unreachable message is an ICMP message which is generated by the router to inform the client that the destination host is unreachable. The error will not be generated if the original datagram has a multicast destination address.
ICMP Echo Request The Echo Request is an ICMP message which sends a packet of data to the host and expects that data to be sent in return in an Echo Reply. The host must respond to all Echo Requests with an Echo Reply containing the exact data received in the request message.
ICMP Redirect Message The Redirect Message is an ICMP message which informs a host to redirect its routing information (to send packets on an alternate route). If the host tries to send data through a router (R1) and then another router (R2) to reach the host, and a direct path from the host to R2 is available, the redirect will inform the host of such a route.
ICMP Router Discovery Protocol ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP) uses Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) router advertisements and router solicitation messages to allow a host to discover the addresses of operational routers on the subnet.
ICMP Source Quench The Source Quench is an ICMP message which requests the sender to decrease the traffic rate of messages to a router or host. This message may be generated if the router or host does not have sufficient buffer space to process the request, or may occur if the router or host's buffer is approaching its limit.
ICMP tunnel An ICMP tunnel establishes a covert connection between two remote computers (a client and proxy), using ICMP echo requests and reply packets. An example of this technique is tunneling complete TCP traffic over ping requests and replies.
ICMP Time Exceeded The Time Exceeded Message is an ICMP message which is generated by a gateway to inform the source of a datagram that the datagram has been discarded due to the time to live field reaching zero. A time exceeded message may also be sent by a host if it fails to reassemble a fragmented datagram within its time limit.
ICMP Timestamp Reply The Timestamp Reply is an ICMP message which replies to a Timestamp message. It consists of the originating timestamp sent by the sender of the Timestamp as well as a receive timestamp and a transmit timestamp.
ICMPv6 Internet Control Message Protocol Version 6 (ICMPv6) or ICMP for IPv6 is a new version of ICMP and is an integral part of the IPv6 architecture that must be completely supported by all IPv6 implementations and nodes. ICMPv6 combines functions previously subdivided among different protocols, such as ICMP, IGMP (Internet Group Membership Protocol version 3), and ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) and it introduces some simplifications by eliminating obsolete types of messages no longer in use.
ICommune iCommune is a proprietary on-line community environment designed specifically for use by selected students of the European Schools. It is a community system providing a safe environment for some students of the European School, Mol.
ICO Satellite Management ICO Satellite Management, LLC, formerly ICO Global Communications, plans to offer S-band mobile satellite services (MSS) via a satellite in geostationary orbit and auxiliary ground-based relays. In April 2005, ICO awarded the space component contract to Space Systems/Loral in January 1995], ICO Global Communications, planned to build an MSS constellation in [[medium earth orbit (in two 45°-inclined orthogonal planes), and had contracted Boeing Satellite Systems (then Hughes) for 12 spacecraft in July of that year — ten operational spacecraft and two in-orbit spares.
ICOCA The ICOCA card is a rechargeable contactless smart card used on JR West rail network in Japan. The card was launched on November 1, 2003 for usage on the Urban Network, which encompasses the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe.
ICONIX ICONIX is an Agile software development process borrowing elements from both the Rational Unified Process (RUP) and Extreme Programming(XP). Like RUP the ICONIX process is use case driven but is more light weight like XP.
ICP-AES ICP-AES (Inductively Coupled Plasma - Atomic Emission Spectrometer) uses ICP (inductively coupled plasma) to produce excited atoms that emit electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength characteristic of a particular element. The intensity of this emission is indicative of the concentration of the element within the sample.
ICP-MS ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry) is a type of mass spectrometry that is highly sensitive and capable of analysis of a range of metals and several non-metals at below one part in 1012. It is based on coupling together an inductively coupled plasma as a method of producing ions (ionization) with a mass spectrometer as a method of identifying and detecting the ions.
ICPC-2 PLUS ICPC-2 PLUS is an extended terminology classified to ICPC-2 International Classification of Primary Care, which aids data entry, retrieval and analysis. ICPC-2 PLUS takes into account the frequency distribution of problems seen in primary care.
ICPS The International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, ICPS, is a successful biannual conference series, where hundreds of scientists gather for the discussion of semiconductor science. Semiconductors play a vital role in modern life, where the semi-conductor transistor is ubiqutious.
ICraveTV iCraveTV was a Canadian website, which operated from 1999 to 2000. The site offered streaming Internet broadcasts of the conventional television stations, both Canadian and American, that were available as over-the-air signals in Toronto.
ICRAC ICRAC stands for Ca2+-Release Activated Ca2+ Current. When Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum (a major store of Ca2+) is depleted in nonexcitable mammalian cells, a special plasma membrane Ca2+ channel, the CRAC channel, is activated to slowly replenish the endoplasmic reticulum.
ICRON Technologies ICRON Technologies is a consultancy firm which was founded in Chicago in 1993. It offers consultancy in advanced planning & scheduling, supply chain optimisation, operations management consulting, manufacturing control Systems and business process systems.
ICS Vortex Simen Hestnæs (born March 4 1974, in Oslo, Norway), also known as ICS Vortex, or just simply Vortex, is the vocalist of the avantgarde metal band Arcturus and the bass player and background vocalist for the Norwegian symphonic black metal band, Dimmu Borgir.
ICSF ICSF, or Integrated C4I System Framework. Defines capability gaps in terms of functional area(s), relevant range of military ops, time, obstacles to overcome, and key attributes, with appropriate measures of effectiveness.
ICT (education) In the United Kingdom, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is a subject in education, and a part of the National Curriculum. Other countries, such as Norway and the Philippines, also have ICT as an educational subject.
ICT 1301 The ICT 1301 and its smaller derivative ICT 1300 were early business computers from International Computers and Tabulators. Typical of mid-sized machines of the era they used core memory, drum storage and punched cards, but they were unusual in that they were based on decimal logic instead of binary.
ICT implants There were many articles bringing up the issues surrounding information and communication technologies (ICT) implants for a while and lately there has not been much published online. Here are articles regarding that discussion.
ICTV (TV) ICTV products enable a Content Distribution Network (CDN) that delivers mixed (an interactive mix of broadcast programming and Web-driven content) to all digital set-top boxes, as well as mobile phone subscribers. An ICTV-powered Content Distribution Network delivers each subscriber a personalized experience and benefits both programmers and distributors.
ICub The iCub is a small-size humanoid robot being designed by the RobotCub Consortium, consisting of several European universities. The main goal of this platform is to study cognition through the implementation of biological motivated algorithms.
ICVC An ICVC or Investment Company with Variable Capital is a type of open ended collective investment formed as a corporation under the Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations. As an open-ended company the manager must create shares when money is invested and redeem shares as requested by shareholders.
ICW United States Heavyweight Championship The ICW United States Heavyweight Championship was a secondary singles championship in International Championship Wrestling. The title was created when The Sheik brought the now-defunct Detroit version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship to the promotion, making the Sheik the first ICW United States Heavyweight Champion.
Id Gah Mosque Id Gah Mosque or Eid Gah Mosque is the largest mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, where 2 million people offer Eid prayers twice a year. Id Gah Mosque was perhaps built by King Abdor Rahman Khan in 1893 or before, as he was the ruler of the country at that time.
Id Software id Software ( officially, though originally ) is an American computer game developer based in Mesquite, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. The company was founded by four members of the computer company Softdisk: programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack (no relation to John Carmack).
Id, ego, and super-ego The Id, Ego, and Super-Ego are the divisions of the psyche according to psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud's "structural theory". In 1923, Freud introduced new terms to describe the division between the conscious and unconscious: 'id,' 'ego,' and 'super-ego.
Ida Applebroog Ida Applebroog (born November 11, 1929 in the Bronx, New York) attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and received an honorary doctorate from the New School/Parsons School of Design. Her drawings and paintings are easily recognizable through their use of heavy lines and graphic quality.
Ida B. Wells Ida B. Wells, (Holly Springs, Mississippi, July 16, 1862 – Chicago, Illinois, March 25, 1931), later known as Ida Wells-Barnett, was an African American civil rights advocate, and led a strong cause against lynching.
Ida Bauer Ida Bauer (1882–1945) was a hysterical patient of Sigmund Freud. He wrote a famous case study about her using the pseudonym 'Dora' This Study is published in "Fragments of an Analysis of a Case of Hysteria" (1905 [1901], Standard Edition Vol.
Ida C. Ward Ida Caroline Ward (1880 - 1949) was a British linguist working mainly on African languages who has done influential work in the domains of phonology and tonology. Her 1933 collaboration with Diedrich Hermann Westermann, Practical Phonetics for Students of African languages, was reprinted many times.
Ida Jenbach Hungarian born Ida Jenbach was a playwright and scriptwriter for German and Austrian cinema during the 1920s. She was one of the authors of the spirited farce, Opera Ball that appeared at the Little Carnegie Playhouse in New York in 1931.
Ida Kohlmeyer Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer (1912 - 1997) was an American painter and sculptor who lived and worked in Louisiana. Notably her work is held by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Ida Marko-Varga Ida Marko-Varga (born Ida Mattsson March 10 1985), Swedish swimmer from Malmö, representing SK Ran. At the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, she swam in the 4x200 m Freestyle relay (with Josefin Lillhage, Malin Svahnström and Lotta Wänberg), finishing 8th in the final.
Ida Nilsen Ida Nilsen is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter and musician. She has been a member of the bands Radiogram, The Violet Archers, The Beans, The Gay, and most recently The Buttless Chaps and Great Aunt Ida.
Ida Siconolfi Ida Siconolfi (last name pronounced SIC-un-OHL-fee) is a self-professed "Stay-at-home Mom" who won the first Bravo Online Texas hold 'em Poker Tournament in late 2005, thus winning a seat in the eighth Celebrity Poker Showdown tournament, which aired in 2006. Her charity was The Children's Health Fund.
Ida Straus Ida Straus, née Rosalie Ida Blun (February 6, 1849 - April 15, 1912) was an American homemaker and wife of the co-owner of the Macy's department store. She and her husband Isidor died on board the RMS Titanic.
Ida'an The Ida'an are an ethnic group of Borneo, residing primarily in the Lahad Datu, Kinabatangan, and Sandakan districts on the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia. Their current population is estimated to be around 6,000 (1987 est), but it appears that they once inhabited a much larger along the east Sabah coast than present.
Idagunju Mahaganapathi Located in the district of Uttar Kannada (North Canara), Idagunji, the Ganapathi temple is a major tourist attraction in the Karavali coast of Karnataka, India. This place has got its own name for its beautiful idol of Lord Ganapathi.
Idah Idah is a town in Kogi State, Nigeria, on the eastern bank of the Niger River in the middle belt region of Nigeria. It is a town rich in cultural heritage and is the headquarters of the Igala Kingdom, whose traditional ruler, the Attah of Igala, is Alhaji Aliyu Obaje(GCFR).
Idaho 1st congressional district election, 2006 — Incumbent Butch Otter (R) has now taken office as Idaho's Governor. Though it elected a Democrat in 1990 and 1992, the district, which contains the Idaho Panhandle region and most of the Boise metropolitan area, has been reliably Republican in recent years.
Idaho Amendment 2 (2006) Idaho Amendment 2 of 2006 is a so-called "defense of marriage amendment" that amended the Idaho Constitution to make it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perfom same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 63% of the voters.
Idaho Democratic Party The Idaho Democratic Party is an Idaho political party affiliated with the United States Democratic Party. Although the party has been in the minority for most of the state's history, it has produced several notable public figures, including the late U.
Idaho Falls Idaho Temple The Idaho Falls Idaho Temple is the tenth constructed and eighth operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in the city of Idaho Falls, Idaho it was the first LDS temple built in Idaho, and the first temple built with a modern single-spire design.
Idaho Juvenile Detention Centers The state of Idaho has several juvenile facilities run by both the state (Department of Juvenile Corrections, DJC) and the county. The two largest county run facilities are the Ada County Juvenile Detention Center and the Canyon County Juvenile Detention Center.
Idaho National Laboratory The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is an 890-square-mile (2,300-km²) complex located in the Idaho desert between the towns of Arco and Idaho Falls, at . It was established in 1949 as the National Reactor Testing Station (NRTS) and subsequently renamed to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) in the 1970s.
Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad The Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad is a small railroad that runs in Southwest Idaho and Northeastern Oregon. It operates about 210 miles of former Union Pacific branch lines and is currently a subsidiary of the Rio Grande Pacific Company.
Idaho Republican Party The Idaho Republican Party, the Idaho state affiliate of the United States Republican Party, is the dominant political party in the state of Idaho. Republicans control the all the constitutional offices except the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Idaho Steelheads The Idaho Steelheads are a minor league ice hockey team in Boise, Idaho. They were originally part of the West Coast Hockey League, but survived the jump from the WCHL to the East Coast Hockey League in 2003 after the ECHL absorbed the league.
Idaho's 1st congressional district The Idaho First Congressional District encompasses the western and northern parts of the state. It includes most of the state capital, Boise, and its surrounding metropolitan area, including the cities of Nampa and Meridian.
Idaho's 2nd congressional district Idaho's 2nd congressional district includes the Eastern Idaho and Magic Valley regions of the state and other outlying areas, as well as a small portion of the Boise metropolitan area. Major cities in the district include Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Twin Falls, Rexburg, Burley and Mountain Home.
Idahoan Foods Idahoan Foods is a company based in Lewisville, Idaho, founded in 1960, and specialized in the production of instant mashed potatoes, which they sell under the brand Idahoan Mashed Potatoes. They employ about 500 people at the height of their highly seasonal production cycle.
Idalia, Queensland Idalia is a rapidly expanding suburb of Townsville, Queensland. It has been at one stage, a light-industrial suburb of the city, but in recent years, with the intiation of the Fairfield Waters Subdivision development, the suburb has rapidly expanded (in terms of establishments) and nearly tripled in size.
Idalis DeLeon Idalis DeLeon (born June 15, 1966) is an American actress (of Puerto Rican ancestry) and singer. She first burst on the scene as a member of the girl group Seduction who scored a top ten hit “Two to Make it Right” in 1990.
Idalium Idalium (Greek: Ιδάλιον Idalion) was an ancient city in Cyprus, near modern Dali, Nicosia District. Idalium was one of 10 Cypriot kingdoms listed on the prism (many-sided tablet) of the Assyrian king Esarhaddon (680–669 BC).
Idan Raichel Idan Raichel (עידן רייכל) of Kfar Saba, Israel, is a singer and a musician who reached enormous fame and popularity in Israel with his Project (×”×¤×¨×•×™×™×§× ×©×ś עידן רייכל), distinctive for its fusion with ballads, electronics, and incorporation of the voices of the new Ethiopian immigrant community in Israel.
Idan Tal Idan Tal (Hebrew: עידן ×ל) (born September 13, 1975 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli association football (soccer) player who currently plays as a midfielder for English Premier League (Barclays Premiership) club Bolton Wanderers in season 2006-07Tal started his career at Maccabi Petah Tikva] during the 1996-97 season and played 71 games until his move to [[Hapoel Tel-Aviv in December 1999. He played 14 games until the end of the season before moving on again, this time to MĂ©rida UD for the 1999-2000 season.
Idana Idana (A feminine name) is a combination name originating in Alabama and several other southern states, where the name Ida and Anna were common. The two names were combined to create Idana (pronunciation: eye-dan-a, or ih-dan-a).
Idaten clan A small Ninja clan, which disbanded due to internal disputes, the clan were active during the Warring States period (sengoku period, 1467-1573) the clan was based in a small area in the south of the |HokkaidĹŤ Prefecture where the hidaka subprefecture is based now.
Idavoll In Norse mythology, Idavoll (Old Norse Iðavöllr) was the mythical plain on which Asgard is built. After the apocalypse, Ragnarök, the city of Asgard is destroyed, and the Idavoll plain will be all that remains.
Idée reçue An Idée reçue (IPA pronunciation: ) is a received, or accepted, idea. This term was used by Gustave Flaubert in his work Le Dictionnaire des idées reçues to refer to a catchphrases and platitudes, most of which are as paradoxical as they are insipid.
Idées noires Idées noires is a collection of black comedy comic strips drawn by André Franquin, written by Franquin and Yvan Delporte. The one-page stories first appeared in Le Trombone illustré, a supplement of Le Journal de Spirou, then French magazine Fluide Glacial, and were later published in albums.
Idda Idda (Ge'ez እዳ, Arabic ŘĄŮدًّا, alternatively ادة or ادى) is one of the earliest known Saho tribes in Eritrea, also known as “Bado Ambalish” (Ge'ez ባዶ አáťá‰ŁáŤá˝, Arabic اصŘاب الأرض, "friends of the land [Earth]") or "bearers of land.
Iddefjord The Iddefjord (a classic fjord with a narrow watercourse and steep natural formations on both sides) runs along the Norwegian – Swedish border from the Singlefjord. The Iddefjord separates the Swedish province of Bohuslän in the county of Västra Götaland from the Norwegian municipality of Halden in the county of Ăstfold.
Iddo Iddo (עדו also עידו) was a minor biblical prophet, who appears to have lived during the reigns of King Solomon and his heirs, Rehoboam and Abijah in the Kingdom of Judah. Though little is known about him, and he appears only in the Books of Chronicles, Iddo seems to have been rather prolific in his day, with his prophecies concerning the rival King Jeroboam I of Israel recorded in a lost book of visions (see Chronicles II 9:29).
Iddq testing Iddq testing is a method for testing CMOS integrated circuits for the presence of manufacturing faults. It relies on measuring the supply current (Idd) in the quiescent state (when the circuit is not switching).
Ide Hill Ide Hill is a village within the civil parish of Sundridge with Ide Hill, in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It stands on one of the highest points of the sandstone ridge about five miles south-west of Sevenoaks.
Idea An idea (Greek: , from eidon: I saw) is an image existing or formed in the mind. The human capacity to contemplate ideas is associated with the capacity for reason, self-reflection, and the ability to acquire and apply intellect.
Idea A Day Idea A Day is a website founded in London in 2000 by David Owen, Chas Bayfield, Becky Clarke and Rupert Kaye in partnership with the web development company Fortune Cookie. The web site published one original idea every day and has continued to do so ever since.
Idea cellular Idea cellular is a wireless telephony company operating in various states in India. It initially started in 1995 as a join venture between the Tatas, Aditya Birla Group and AT&T by merging Tata Cellular and Birla AT&T Communications.
Idea Grove The Idea Grove is a strategic communications consultancy based in Dallas, Texas. It was founded and is led by Scott Baradell, who was previously the senior corporate communications executive for Fortune 1000 U.
Idea-expression divide The idea-expression divide or idea-expression dichotomy is a concept which explains the appropriate function of copyright laws, which are generally designed to protect the fixed expression or manifestation of an idea rather than the fundamental idea itself. In Harper & Row Publishers, Inc.
Ideal (band) Ideal is an American R&B quartet from Houston, Texas. Possessing a sound similar to Dru Hill and Next, among Ideal's most popular songs are "Get Gone" (1999) and "Whatever" (2000), featuring Lil Mo and produced by Next's lead singer R.
Ideal (ethics) An ideal is a principle or value that one actively pursues as a goal. Ideals are particularly important in ethics, as the order in which one places them tends to determine the degree to which one reveals them as real and sincere.
Ideal (order theory) In mathematical order theory, an ideal is a special subset of a partially ordered set (poset). Although this term historically was derived from the notion of a ring ideal of abstract algebra, it has subsequently been generalized to a different notion.
Ideal (ring theory) In ring theory, a branch of abstract algebra, an ideal is a special subset of a ring. The ideal concept generalizes in an appropriate way some important properties of integers like "even number" or "multiple of 3".
Ideal (TV series) Ideal is a British sitcom originally broadcast on digital channel BBC Three, created by Graham Duff and produced by BBC Comedy North and Baby Cow Productions. It stars Johnny Vegas as small time cannabis dealer Moz.
Ideal beauty in the classical world Ideal beauty in the classical world was in many senses different to that in modern Western society. This is especially clear due to depictions of the human form in their sculpture and other visual art freuqently being nude (especially depictions of deities), and was a particular obsession of the Greeks and Romans themselves, since Greek athletics was practised in nudity and when attending the Roman baths all men and women would be completely naked.
Ideal class group In mathematics, the theory of algebraic number fields gives rise to a finite abelian group constructed from each such field, its ideal class group (or class group). The ideal class group measures the extent to which unique factorisation fails in the ring of integers of the number field.
Ideal Cleaners Ideal Cleaners is a band from Lincoln, NE. Formed from the ashes of Drive-By Honky, the band consists of Dan Jenkins (guitar and vocals), Mike Keeling (bass) (formerly of unexpectedly successful band The Millions) and Ted Alesio (Drums).
Ideal Cricket Doll The Ideal Cricket Doll was a 16” fashion doll introduced by Ideal Toy Corporation in the year 1971 as "Posin' Cricket". The trademark name "Cricket" was first used for a doll by the American Character Doll Co.
Ideal free distribution An ideal free distribution is an ecological term that describes the way in which animals distribute themselves between several patches of resources. The theory states that individual animals will aggregate in various patches proportionately to the amount of resources available in each.
Ideal Final Result Ideal Final Result (IFR) is a description of the best possible solution for the problem situation (or contradiction), regardless of the resources or constraints of the original problem. IFR is one of the basics terms in TRIZ, a problem solving methodology.
Ideal gas An ideal gas or perfect gas is a hypothetical gas consisting of identical particles of zero volume, with no intermolecular forces. Additionally, the constituent atoms or molecules undergo perfectly elastic collisions with the walls of the container.
Ideal indian school Nineteen years ago; Ideal Indian School was established by 62 philanthropic expatriate Indians of Qatar who wished to set up an educational institution for the Quality Education of the Indian Expatriate Community in DOHA. The school is managed by an eleven member Managing Committee elected from among the 62 Founder Members (Council of Founder Members).
Ideal leadership Inter-Disciplinary Leadership -- or IDEAL Leadership -- is a scientific leadership theory developed in 2001 by Larry Stout, a professor at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (Latvia). The model identifies six critical capabilities that are grouped under Leadership Capital and four capacities termed Leadership conditions.
Ideal number In mathematics an ideal number is an algebraic integer which represents an ideal in the ring of integers of a number field; the idea was developed by Kummer, and lead to Dedekind's definition of ideals for rings. An ideal in the ring of integers of an algebraic number field is principal if it consists of multiples of a single element of the ring, and nonprincipal otherwise.
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