Compulsive Checking. Checking rituals can be a result of all types of obsessions, including fears of harming accidentally, fears of harming impulsively, or sexual obsessions. The purpose of compulsive checking is to reduce distress associated with uncertainty or doubt over feared consequences for oneself or others. What are the 4Read More →

Double glazed windows are highly efficient, reducing your heat loss or gain by up to 30% when compared to single-glazed windows. Double glazing works much like woollen clothing and fibreglass batts. … Glass is a good heat conductor, which means heat transfers straight through your windows without double glazing. WhatRead More →

Double-membraned vesicles are usually rare in cells, but DMVs are induced during autophagy. … These vesicles closely resemble cellular organelles called omegasomes that are formed from the ER during the initial stages of autophagy , and mature into autophagosomes labelled with autophagy marker Atg8/LC3. Are vesicles single membrane bound? VesiclesRead More →

Van Halen’s wildly inventive innovations, including tapping, or the act of playing the guitar using both left and right hands on the neck, redefined what musicians could do with the instrument—and what rock and roll music could sound like. Van Halen even patented some of his game-changing techniques. Did JimiRead More →

Statutory Double Patenting rejections are often issued by the USPTO when two claims in an application are identical in scope, which can happen by mistake if the patent attorney or applicant handling the claims is not careful to ensure that the scope of each claim is distinct. What are theRead More →

The lowest of all string instruments, the double bass (pronounced “base,” not like the fish) is enormous, bigger around than the average human being. The instrument can play much lower than anyone can sing, and it provides the foundation for the orchestra’s sound. Why was the bass guitar invented? 1.Read More →

Longitudinal Strain is ratio of change in length to original length. Wire is stretched to double it’s original length. Hence change in length = 2×L – L (where L is original length. ) Therefore change in length is L. How much time become resistance of wire if its length isRead More →

An uncorrected refractive error is the second possible cause of double vision. An object being viewed is split into two images by a defect in the eye’s optical system. Cataracts may cause such a defect, as can uncorrected astigmatism and keratoconus. How does astigmatism affect your vision? With astigmatism, theRead More →