Fictional factor

This equation shows that in laminar flow, the fiction factor is a fiinction of the Rcynold.s number only and is independent of the roughness of the pipe sinface. 

Taking a value of 107 for N would mean that in our galaxy (with its perhaps 100 billion stars), there could be several million planets with life forms capable of interstellar communication. However, if these were distributed statistically, the nearest would still be 200 light years away from Earth. One point is important the term probability used in the Drake equation is interpreted in the sense of subjective probability (a term from the nomenclature used by statisticians and probability theorists), as the numerical value of this probability is determined only by the experience of the scientist concerned (Casti, 1989). Casti also provides more information on the Drake factors (apart from the factor fs) in the chapter Where are they then In summary, we can say that the Drake equation is a first attempt to quantify the ETI problem in order to move from the area of science fiction and pure speculation to that of serious scientific debate. 

Scott KJ and Rodriguez-Amaya D. 2000. Pro-vitamin A carotenoids conversion factors retinol equivalents-fact or fiction Food Chem 69 125-127. 

Beato M, Eisfeld K (1997) Transcription factor access to chromatin. Nucleic Acids Res 25 3559-3563 Becker PB (2002) Nucleosome sliding facts and fiction. Embo J 21 4749-4753 Bekker-Jensen S, Lukas C, Kitagawa R, Melander F, Kastan MB, Bartek J, Lukas J (2006) Spatial organization of the mammalian genome surveillance machinery in response to DNA strand breaks. J Cell Biol 173 195-206... 

Let us now consider how to construct FUFE and FRFE matrices. The number of trials is defined in the first column of the FUFE design matrix. The next column is a fictional variable (x0 =+l) that is used to estimate the b0 free member in the regression equation. The number of matrix columns that corresponds to the number of factors. Sometimes columns which correspond to factor interactions are also... 

Nuscheler M, Conzen P, Schwender D, Peter K. Fluoridinduzierte Nephrotoxizitat Fakt oder Fiktion [Fluoride-induced nephrotoxicity factor fiction ) Anaesthesist 1996 45(Suppl 1) S32 0. 

Anonymous. 1988. Manganese deficiency in humans Factor fiction [Editorial]. Nutr Rev 46 348-352. 

Science fiction often uses nautical analogies to describe space travel. If the starship U.S.S. Enterprise is traveling at warp factor 1.71, what is its speed in knots and in miles per hour (Warp 1.71 = 5.00 times the speed of light speed of light = 3.00 X 10 m/s 1 knot = 2000 yd/h, exactly.)... 

Asimov s television series on robots highlighted humanity s fears of robot domination as well as the moral and social implications if machines could do mankind s work. Writers of best-selling novels like Space Oddesy 2001 created fictional siiuster computers. These factors contributed to large-scale critique of AI and neural networks, and thus funding for research projects came to a near halt. 

Russ AL, Fairbanks RJ, Karsh B-T, et al. The Science of Human Factors Separating Fact From Fiction. BMJ Qual. Saf. 2013 22 802-8. http //dx.doi.org/10.1136/ bmjqs-2012-001450. 

Scott, J.K. and Rodriquez-Amaya, D. (2000) Pro-vitamin A carotenoid conversion factors retinol equivalents - fact or fiction. Food Chem., 69, 125-127. 

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