Dictionary - Free-response Test: Parapsychology Dictionary On Free-response Test
Free-Response Test: An ESP test in which the subject responds freely (does not choose from a fixed list of targets). For example, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Test Student Assessment: Encyclopedia Ii - Test Student Assessment - Limitations Of Testing And Associated Issues
General aptitude tests are used in certain countries as a basis for entrance into colleges and universities. An issue associated such use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Test Student Assessment: Encyclopedia Ii - Test Student Assessment - Types Of Questions
Test student assessment - Multiple-choice questions. For a multiple-choice question, the author of the test provides several possible a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Test Student Assessment: Encyclopedia - Test Student Assessment
In education, certification, counselling, and many other fields, a test or exam (short for examination) is a tool or technique intended t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cottonmouth: Encyclopedia - Cottonmouth
The Cottonmouth, or water moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorous), is a venomous snake closely related to the copperhead. It is a pit viper, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease
Coeliac disease (also called celiac disease, non-tropical sprue, c(o)eliac sprue and gluten intolerance) is a digestive disorder. It is c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bios: Encyclopedia - Bios
This article is about the software. BIOS can also refer to the Biological Innovation for Open Society. BIOS, in computing, stands for ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Test Student Assessment: Encyclopedia Ii - Test Student Assessment - Readings
Airasian, P. (1994) "Classroom Assessment," Second Edition, NY" McGraw-Hill. Cangelosi, J. (1990) "Designing Tests for Evaluating Student...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States National Chemistry Olympiad: Encyclopedia Ii - United States National Chemistry Olympiad - Exam Format
The National Exam consists of three parts. United States National Chemistry Olympiad - Multiple choice. The first part contains 60 mult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States National Chemistry Olympiad: Encyclopedia Ii - United States National Chemistry Olympiad - Limitations To Participation
United States National Chemistry Olympiad - USA representation limits. As the USNCO is seen as a process in which potential candidates ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Item Response Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Item Response Theory - Information
One of the major contributions of item response theory is the extension of the concept of reliability. Traditionally, reliability refers ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open-source Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Open-source Software - Participants In Oss Development Projects
Participants in OSS development projects fall broadly into two categories. There are the Core and the Peripheral. The Core or Inner Circl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Picture Drawing: Parapsychology Dictionary On Picture Drawing
Picture Drawing: A free-response ESP test in which the subject attempts to draw impressions of the target.   (See also: Pictu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Treatment
The only treatment is a life-long gluten-free diet. No medications are required, and none have proven useful; trials with immunosuppressi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Graduate Management Admission Test: Encyclopedia Ii - Graduate Management Admission Test - Test
The GMAT is a computer-adaptive test that is designed to measure aptitude rather than achievement. The GMAT currently consists of an essa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open-source Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Open-source Software - Open Source Software Development Tools
There are several types of tools used to aid the activities performed in Open Source Software projects. These tools include the following...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open-source Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Open-source Software - Open Source Model
In his 1997 essay The Cathedral and the Bazaar[1], open-source evangelist Eric S. Raymond suggests a model for developing OSS known as th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open-source Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Open-source Software - Open Source Model
In his 1997 essay The Cathedral and the Bazaar[2], open-source evangelist Eric S. Raymond suggests a model for developing OSS known as th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open-source Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Open-source Software - Open Source Software Development Tools
There are several types of tools used to aid the activities performed in Open Source Software projects. These tools include the following...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ged: Encyclopedia Ii - Ged - Test Preparation
In response to the low pass rate (30%) for most people taking the test for the first time, local adult education boards have begun to off...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drug Test: Encyclopedia Ii - Drug Test - Five Common Types Of Drug Tests
Drug test - Urine drug screen. Also known as urinalysis, this procedure requires that one provide a sample of urine. Either a test card...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Test Card: Encyclopedia Ii - Test Card - Test Card Music
Background music often plays during the broadcast of a test card. This music is usually a composition commissioned by the station itself ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aquifer Test: Encyclopedia Ii - Aquifer Test - Additional Reading
The US Geological Survey has some very useful free references (.pdf) on pumping test interpretation: Theory of Aquifer Tests Aquifer-Tes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open-source Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Open-source Software - Open Source Vs. Free Software
The definition of open source software was written to be almost identical to the free software definition. There are very few cases of so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open-source Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Open-source Software - Open Source Vs. Free Software
The definition of open source software was written to be almost identical to the free software definition. There are very few cases of so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drug Test: Encyclopedia Ii - Drug Test - Five Common Types Of Drug Tests
Drug test - Urine drug screen. Also known as urinalysis, this procedure requires that one provide a sample of urine. Either a test card...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marsh Test: Encyclopedia Ii - Marsh Test - Specific Reactions Involved With The Marsh Test
The Marsh test treats the sample with sulfuric acid and arsenic-free zinc. Even if there are minute amounts of arsenic present, the zinc ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open-source Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Open-source Software - Open Source Movement
The open source movement is a large movement of computer scientists, programmers, and other computer users that advocates unrestricted ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open-source Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Open-source Software - Advocates
Leading open source advocates include Brian Behlendorf, Tim O'Reilly, Eric Raymond, Linus Torvalds, Mitch Kapor and Paul Vixie. Others th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Diagnosis
The condition is frequently misdiagnosed or overlooked as it can exhibit multiple symptoms and often the patient or medical staff may not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open-source Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Open-source Software - Terminology
The "open source" label came out of a strategy session held in Palo Alto in reaction to Netscape's January 1998 announcement of a source ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open-source Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Open-source Software - Open Source Vs. Closed Source
The open source vs. closed source (alternatively called proprietary development) debate is sometimes heated. Making money through traditi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jtag: Encyclopedia Ii - Jtag - Electrical Characteristics
A JTAG interface is a special four/five-pin interface added to a chip, designed so that multiple chips on a board can have their JTAG lin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Civil Unions In Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Civil Unions In Ireland - Current Legal Position
There have been a few test cases questioning the accepted legal non-recognition, all of which have been lost. Examples are those of a man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open-source Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Open-source Software - Open-source License
Open-source licenses define the privileges and restrictions a licensor must follow in order to use, modify or redistribute the open sourc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Pathophysiology
Antibodies to the enzyme tissue transglutaminase (tTG) are found in an overwhelming majority of cases, and cross-react to gluten2. This h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Pathophysiology
Antibodies to the enzyme tissue transglutaminase (tTG) are found in an overwhelming majority of cases, and cross-react to gluten2. This h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Social Impact
Coeliac disease - Lifelong diet. The lifelong diet can be difficult and socially troublesome, especially in young patients, but it is c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legal Aspects Of Computing: Encyclopedia Ii - Legal Aspects Of Computing - Areas Of Law
There is intellectual property in general, including copyright, rules on fair use, and special rules on copy prevention for digital media...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Common Misconceptions About Hiv And Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Common Misconceptions About Hiv And Aids - Hiv Antibody Testing Is Unreliable
Diagnosis of infection using antibody testing is one of the best-established concepts in medicine. HIV antibody tests exceed the performa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Epidemiology
Susceptibility to coeliac disease is genetic and many cases are diagnosed in childhood, but the disease can be triggered by environmental...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Signs And Symptoms
Damage to the villi reduces the ability of the intestines to absorb nutrients, and it is believed that the resulting nutritional deficien...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Signs And Symptoms
Damage to the villi reduces the ability of the intestines to absorb nutrients, and it is believed that the resulting nutritional deficien...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Causes
The cause is presently presumed to be: Partly a genetic susceptibility to the illness (identical twins do not have 100% concordance howe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coeliac Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Coeliac Disease - Causes
The cause is presently presumed to be: Partly a genetic susceptibility to the illness. Together with an environmental agent, probably a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fecal Occult Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Fecal Occult Blood - Interpretation
The test is often false-positive (i.e. there is no source of bleeding). This is often due to recent ingestion of under-cooked meats, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - False Positive: Encyclopedia Ii - False Positive - False Positives In Medicine
False positives are a significant issue in medical testing. In some cases, there are two or more tests that can be used, one of which is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - False Positive: Encyclopedia Ii - False Positive - False Positives In Medicine
False positives are a significant issue in medical testing. In some cases, there are two or more tests that can be used, one of which is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - False Positive: Encyclopedia Ii - False Positive - False Positive Rate
The false positive rate is the proportion of negative instances that were erroneously reported as positive. It is equal to 1 minus the sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - False Positive: Encyclopedia Ii - False Positive - False Positive Rate
The false positive rate is the proportion of negative instances that were erroneously reported as positive. It is equal to 1 minus the sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King William's College: Encyclopedia Ii - King William's College - General Knowledge Paper Gkp
Since 1904, the College has set an annual general knowledge test, known as the General Knowledge Paper (GKP). The pupils sit the test twi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Section One Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms: Encyclopedia Ii - Section One Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms - Oakes Test
The primary test to determine if the purpose is sufficiently justified in a free and democratic society is known as the Oakes test, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - False Positive: Encyclopedia Ii - False Positive - False Positives In Computer Database Searching
In computer database searching, false positives are documents that are retrieved by a search despite their irrelevance to the search ques...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - False Positive: Encyclopedia Ii - False Positive - False Positives In Computer Database Searching
In computer database searching, false positives are documents that are retrieved by a search despite their irrelevance to the search ques...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Test Cricket 1884 To 1889: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Test Cricket 1884 To 1889 - England V Australia 1887/8
There still was no formal organisation of international tours, with any promoter free to try to put together a touring side. However, for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lock Computer Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Lock Computer Science - Implementation
Locks typically require hardware support for efficient implementation. This usually takes the form of one or more atomic instructions suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuclear Bunker Buster: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuclear Bunker Buster - Problems With Proposed Weapons
The largest problem with a nuclear munitions is fallout. Nuclear bunker busters are not believed to be free of fallout. Instead, the reas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bios: Encyclopedia Ii - Bios - How The Bios Boots
The BIOS runs off the onboard flash memory when the computer is powered on and it initializes the chipset and the memory subsystem. Subse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - False Positive: Encyclopedia Ii - False Positive - False Positives And Spam
The term "False positive" is also used when spam filtering or spam blocking techniques wrongly classify a legitimate email message as spa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - False Positive: Encyclopedia Ii - False Positive - False Positives And Spam
The term "False positive" is also used when spam filtering or spam blocking techniques wrongly classify a legitimate email message as spa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oxford Capacity Analysis: Encyclopedia Ii - Oxford Capacity Analysis - What The Church Of Scientology Says About The Oca
On the introduction page that the Church of Scientology has about the OCA it says: "The churches of Scientology are extending an invitat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bios: Encyclopedia Ii - Bios - The Bios Business
The vast majority of PC motherboard suppliers license a BIOS "core", and toolkit from a commercial third party, which creates and maintai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bios: Encyclopedia Ii - Bios - The Fall And Rise Of The Bios
Older operating systems such as DOS called on the BIOS to carry out most input-output tasks within the PC, with the introduction of newer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ransac: Encyclopedia Ii - Ransac - Overview
The input to the RANSAC algorithm is a set of observed data values, a parameterized model which can explain or be fitted to the observati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bios: Encyclopedia Ii - Bios - Firmware On Adapter Cards
A computer system can contain several BIOS firmware chips. The motherboard BIOS typically contains code to access fundamental hardware co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hacker: Encyclopedia Ii - Hacker - Recognized Hackers
Due to the overlapping nature of the hacker concept space, many of these individuals could be included in more than one category. See als...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hacker: Encyclopedia Ii - Hacker - Categories Of Hacker
The hacker community (the set of people who would describe themselves as hackers, or who would be described by others as hackers) falls i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sts-95: Encyclopedia Ii - Sts-95 - Mission Highlights
The primary objectives included conducting a variety of science experiments in the pressurized SPACEHAB module, the deployment and retrie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constitutional History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Constitutional History Of Canada - Quebec Act 1774
The Quebec Act granted many of the requests of the Canadians. Enacted on June 13, 1774, the act changed the following: The boundaries of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Incredible Crash Dummies Movie: Encyclopedia Ii - The Incredible Crash Dummies Movie - Plot
Dr. Zub has created a new prototype of armor called the Torso 9000 and is testing it with the help of crash dummy Ted. Unfortunately the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equivalence Principle: Encyclopedia Ii - Equivalence Principle - Modern Usage
A number of different forms of the equivalence principle are used in research today. Equivalence principle - The weak equivalence princi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legally Blonde: Encyclopedia Ii - Legally Blonde - Plot
Legally Blonde is the story of a rich girl, Elle Woods, who enjoys fast cars, credit cards, and shopping sprees with her friends in Bever...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jimmy Adams: Encyclopedia Ii - Jimmy Adams - Teams
Jimmy Adams - International. West Indies Jimmy Adams - West Indies first-class. Jamaica Jimmy Adams - English county. Berkshir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Traffic Controller: Encyclopedia Ii - Air Traffic Controller - Skills And Disposition
Air traffic controllers are generally individuals with excellent spatial perception, an ability which is enhanced with training. Almost u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Similitude Model: Encyclopedia Ii - Similitude Model - An Example
Consider a submarine modeled at 1/40th scale. The application operates in sea water at 0.5 °C, moving at 5 m/s. The model will be tested...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Antiphospholipid Syndrome - Laboratory
The diagnosis is often entertained in cases of thrombophilia (recurrent thrombosis) or recurrent miscarriage. Tests that are often perfor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eifel Aqueduct: Encyclopedia Ii - Eifel Aqueduct - Roman Demands For Water Quality
Romans preferred drinking water with a high mineral content, preferring its taste to that of soft water. Roman architect Vitruvius descri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Equitation: Encyclopedia Ii - Equitation - Dressage Seat Equitation
Dressage seat equitation is a relatively new class offered at dressage shows. Unlike a dressage test, the horse's gaits are not judged. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Science Policy: Encyclopedia Ii - Science Policy - Basic Science Policy
Basic science attempts to stimulate break-throughs. Break-throughs often lead to an explosion of new technologies and approaches. Charact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Welding: Encyclopedia Ii - Welding - Quality
Most often, the major metric used for judging the quality of a weld is its strength and the strength of the material around it. Many dist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ok Soda: Encyclopedia Ii - Ok Soda - History
In 1993, Coca-Cola CEO Roberto Goizueta rehired Sergio Zyman to be the chief of marketing for all Coca-Cola beverage brands, a surprising...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monosodium Glutamate: Encyclopedia Ii - Monosodium Glutamate - Health Concerns: Msg Intolerance
There have been reports of allergies and/or sensitivities to MSG, sometimes attributed to the free glutamic acid component, which has bee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrams V. United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrams V. United States - Holmes's Dissent
In this famous dissent, Holmes declares that the issue here is one of fact and degree. He continues with the test that he laid out in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Separation Of Church And State In The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Separation Of Church And State In The Philippines - Republic Of The Philippines Until 1987
As long as the Americans held power within the Philippines, their rule and interpretation of the law prevailed. Legal jurisdiction, howev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Complex Network: Encyclopedia Ii - Complex Network - Small-world Networks
A network is called a small-world network by analogy with the small-world phenomenon (popularly known as six degrees of separation). The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum Jelly: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum Jelly - History
Petroleum jelly was discovered by Robert Chesebrough in 1859 in Brooklyn, New York. Chesebrough was intrigued by the paraffin-like substa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geely Automobile: Encyclopedia Ii - Geely Automobile - Export Sales
Geely made its first foreign incursion by being one of the first Chinese automakers present at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2005...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Outposts Of Tyranny: Encyclopedia Ii - Outposts Of Tyranny - Usage
In her prepared remarks before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on January 18, 2005, Rice elaborated on the concept: "The world sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Partnership Cricket: Encyclopedia Ii - Partnership Cricket - Batting In Partnership
Batting in partnership is an important skill. When two higher-order batsmen (usually these are the side's best batsmen) are together, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dollar Diplomacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Dollar Diplomacy - Dollar Diplomacy In East Asia
The Taft-Knox foreign policy faced its severest test, and encountered its greatest failure, in East Asia. Ignoring Roosevelt's tacit 1905...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heckscher-ohlin Model: Encyclopedia Ii - Heckscher-ohlin Model - Econometric Testing Of H-o Model Theorems
Heckscher and Ohlin considered the Factor-Price Equalization theorem an econometric success because the large volume of international tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leo Strauss: Encyclopedia Ii - Leo Strauss - Strauss On Politics
According to Strauss, modern Social Science Positivism (the heir to the traditions of both Auguste Comte and Max Weber), in making purpor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trapped In The Closet South Park Episode: Encyclopedia Ii - Trapped In The Closet South Park Episode - Plot Synopsis
Stan is saving his money for a new bike, so he can't join Kyle, Cartman and Kenny when they go off to play lasertag. Opting for something...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seti@home: Encyclopedia Ii - Seti@home - The Purpose Of Seti@home
The purpose of SETI@home is to analyze data incoming from the Arecibo radio telescope, searching for possible evidence of radio transmiss...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Felid Hybrid: Encyclopedia Ii - Felid Hybrid - Legend Cat And Pixie-bob
Originally claimed to derive from hybrids between domestic cats and bobcats, blood testing demonstrates the Pixie-Bob to be an entirely d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Multiple Myeloma: Encyclopedia Ii - Multiple Myeloma - Diagnosis
Multiple myeloma - Investigations. The existence of unexplained anemia, kidney dysfunction, a high erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of General Relativity: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of General Relativity - Development
History of general relativity - Early investigations. The development of general relativity began in 1907 with the publication of an ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Public Goods Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Public Goods Game - Implications
The name of the game comes from economist’s definition of a “public good”. One type of public good is a costly, "non-excludable" pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing Subway: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing Subway - Fares
The fare for Lines 1 and 2 costs 3 RMB, and transfer between these two lines at Fuxingmen and Jianguomen is free. The fare for Line 13 co...   » Read the article

Dictionary - School: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - School
School : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - School   SCHOOL: This type of dream relates to your current "lesson in life,&q...   » Read the article