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Amwoga KhalwaleGalvanometer Galvanometer is an electromechanical device used for detecting the presence of small current and voltage. It is also used to measure the magnitude of current. The current and its intensity is usually indicated by a magnetic needle’s movement or that of a coil in a magnetic field. The galvanometer is mainly used in the … Read more
Active Components An active component is a device that has an analog electronic filter with the ability to amplify a signal or produce a power gain. All electronic circuits must contain at least one active component. Examples of Active Components Silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCRs) Transistors such as MOSFETs, FETs and JFET Diodes such as Zener diodes, … Read more
What Is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)? SMTP is the standard protocol for email services on a TCP/IP network. SMTP provides the ability to send and receive email messages. SMTP is one of the most common and popular protocols for email communication over the Internet and it provide intermediary network services between the remote email … Read more
A brick is a type of block used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Properly, the term brick denotes a block composed of dried clay but is now also used informally to denote other chemically cured construction blocks. Bricks can be joined together using mortar, adhesives or by interlocking them. Bricks … Read more
Turtle Turtles are reptiles with hard shells that protect them from predators. They are among the oldest and most primitive groups of reptiles, having evolved millions of years ago. There are approximately 356 species of turtles. Turtles can both move around on land and swim in water. They move slowly on land, but they can … Read more
What is an asset? An asset refers to any resource that a company owns or controls and that can be used to generate economic value. These resources can take many forms, including physical objects like buildings, land, machinery, and equipment, as well as intangible items like patents, copyrights, trademarks, and goodwill. Assets are essential to … Read more
What Is A Multiplexer (MUX)? A multiplexer also referred to as a data selector, is a device that selects between several analog or digital input signals and forwards the selected input to a single output line. In other words, it is a combination logic circuit designed to switch one of several input lines through to … Read more
What Is An Embassy? An embassy is a diplomatic mission in the capital of a foreign country with the sole purpose of acting as representative of the home country. In most basic terms, ‘’embassy’’ refers to both a diplomatic mission that is set up permanently in a host country and the actual building that is … Read more
Acid Stain Basic Stain Neutral Stain Chromogen of acidic stain is negatively charged. It is also referred to as anionic stain. Chromogen or colored part of basic stain is positively charged. It is also referred to as cationic stain. It is a complex of dye acid with dye base. Used to stain the positively charged … Read more
What Is Pairwise Sequence Alignment? Pairwise alignment is one of the most fundamental tools of bioinformatics and underpins a variety of other, more sophisticated methods of annotation. The goal of Pairwise sequence alignment is to establish a correspondence between the elements in a pair of sequence that share a common property, such as common ancestry … Read more