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Docking (animal), Dock
Docking may refer to: In science and technology * Docking and berthing of spacecraft, the process of joining one spacecraft or space station module to another * Docking (molecular), a research technique for predicting the relative orientation of two molecules to each other * Docking@Home, a distributed computing project * Exscalate4Cov, a large-scale virtual screening experiment against COVID-19 * Docking, a synonym for accretion in geology Other uses * The act of securing a ship or boat to a dock * Docking (surname) * Docking, Norfolk, a village * Docking (animal), the practice of cutting off or trimming the tail of an animal **Docking (dog), the above practice as specifically applies to dogs ** Docking, the similar mutilation of humans, e.g. as corporal punishment * Docking, the piercing of dough as it is manipulated, sometimes with a tool such as a Roller docker * Docking (sex), a sex act See also * Dock (other) A dock is infrastructure used for berthing watercraft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Docking And Berthing Of Spacecraft
Docking and berthing of spacecraft is the joining of two spacecraft, space vehicles. This connection can be temporary, or wiktionary:semipermanent, partially permanent such as for space station modules. ''Docking'' specifically refers to joining of two separate free-flying space vehicles. ''Berthing'' refers to mating operations where a passive module/vehicle is placed into the mating interface of another space vehicle by using a robotic arm. Because the modern process of un-berthing requires more crew labor and is time-consuming, berthing operations are unsuited for rapid crew evacuations in the event of an emergency. History Docking Spacecraft docking capability depends on space rendezvous, the ability of two spacecraft to find each other and orbital station-keeping, station-keep in the same orbit. This was first developed by the United States for Project Gemini. It was planned for the crew of Gemini 6A, Gemini 6 to rendezvous and manually dock under the command of Wally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Docking (molecular)
In the field of molecular modeling, docking is a method which predicts the preferred orientation of one molecule to a second when a ligand and a target are bound to each other to form a stable complex. Knowledge of the preferred orientation in turn may be used to predict the strength of association or binding affinity between two molecules using, for example, scoring functions. The associations between biologically relevant molecules such as proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids play a central role in signal transduction. Furthermore, the relative orientation of the two interacting partners may affect the type of signal produced (e.g., agonism vs antagonism). Therefore, docking is useful for predicting both the strength and type of signal produced. Molecular docking is one of the most frequently used methods in structure-based drug design, due to its ability to predict the binding-conformation of small molecule ligands to the appropriate target bind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Docking@Home
Docking@Home was a volunteer computing project hosted by the University of Delaware and running on the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) software platform. It models protein-ligand docking using the CHARMM program. Volunteer computing allows an extensive search of protein-ligand docking conformations and selection of near-native ligand conformations are achieved by using ligand based hierarchical clustering. The ultimate aim was the development of new pharmaceutical drugs. The project was retired on May 23, 2014. See also *List of volunteer computing projects This is a comprehensive list of volunteer computing projects, which are a type of distributed computing where volunteers donate computing time to specific causes. The donated computing power comes from idle CPUs and GPUs in personal computers, vide ... References Further reading * External links * * Science in society Volunteer computing projects Internet properties disest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exscalate4Cov
Exscalate4Cov was a Public–private partnership, public-private consortium supported by the Horizon Europe program from the European Union, aimed at leveraging high-performance computing (HPC) as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. The project utilized high-throughput, extreme-scale, computer-aided drug design software to conduct experiments. The Exsclate4Cov project, which stands for ''EXaSCale smArt pLatform Against paThogEns for Corona Virus'', was coordinated by Dompé Farmaceutici and involved 17 participants. It was part of the Horizon 2020 ''SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Health, demographic change and well-being'' founding funding''.'' The project conducted one of the largest virtual screening and drug repositioning experiments, identifying a potentially effective molecule against SARS-CoV-2. Context Background Drug discovery can be a long and costly process, often taking years and requiring substantial financial investment. Pharmaceutical companies have large dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever, fatigue, cough, breathing difficulties, anosmia, loss of smell, and ageusia, loss of taste. Symptoms may begin one to fourteen days incubation period, after exposure to the virus. At least a third of people who are infected asymptomatic, do not develop noticeable symptoms. Of those who develop symptoms noticeable enough to be classified as patients, most (81%) develop mild to moderate symptoms (up to mild pneumonia), while 14% develop severe symptoms (dyspnea, hypoxia (medical), hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on imaging), and 5% develop critical symptoms (respiratory failure, shock (circulatory), shock, or organ dysfunction, multiorgan dysfunction). Older people have a higher risk of developing severe symptoms. Some complicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accretion (geology)
In geology, accretion is a process by which material is added to a tectonic plate at a subduction zone, frequently on the edge of existing continental landmasses. The added material may be sediment, volcanic arcs, seamounts, oceanic crust or other igneous features. Description Accretion involves the addition of material to a tectonic plate via subduction, the process by which one plate is forced under the other when two plates collide. The plate which is being forced down, the subducted plate, is pushed against the upper, over-riding plate. Sediment on the ocean floor of the subducting plate is often scraped off as the plate descends. This accumulated material is called an accretionary wedge (or accretionary prism), which is pushed against and attaches to the upper plate. In addition to accumulated ocean sediments, volcanic island arcs or seamounts present on the subducting plate may be amalgamated onto existing continental crust on the upper plate, increasing the contine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geology
Geology (). is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Earth sciences, including hydrology. It is integrated with Earth system science and planetary science. Geology describes the structure of the Earth on and beneath its surface and the processes that have shaped that structure. Geologists study the mineralogical composition of rocks in order to get insight into their history of formation. Geology determines the relative ages of rocks found at a given location; geochemistry (a branch of geology) determines their absolute ages. By combining various petrological, crystallographic, and paleontological tools, geologists are able to chronicle the geological history of the Earth as a whole. One aspect is to demonstrate the age of the Earth. Geology provides evidence for plate tectonics, the ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dock
The word dock () in American English refers to one or a group of human-made structures that are involved in the handling of boats or ships (usually on or near a shore). In British English, the term is not used the same way as in American English; it is used to mean the area of water that is next to or around a wharf or quay. The exact meaning varies among different variants of the English language. "Dock" may also refer to a dockyard (also known as a shipyard) where the loading, unloading, building, or repairing of ships occurs. History The earliest known docks were those discovered in Wadi al-Jarf, an ancient Egyptian harbor, of Pharaoh Khufu, dating from c.2500 BC located on the Red Sea coast. Archaeologists also discovered anchors and storage jars near the site. A dock from Lothal in India dates from 2400 BC and was located away from the main current to avoid deposition of silt. Modern oceanographers have observed that the ancient Harappans must have possessed great k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Docking (surname)
Docking is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Docking, founder of Alan Docking Racing * Alfred Docking (1860–1938), missionary in the United States *George Docking George Docking (February 23, 1904 – January 20, 1964) was an American businessman who served as the 35th governor of Kansas (1957–1961). He was a member of the Democratic Party. Biography Born in Clay Center, Kansas, Docking was educated ... (1904–1964), politician in the U.S. state of Kansas * Jeffrey Docking (born 1961), president of Adrian College in Michigan * Jonathan Docking (born 1964), Australian rugby league footballer * Robert Docking (1925–1983), politician in the U.S. state of Kansas * Stanley Docking (1914−1940), English footballer * Thomas Docking (1954-2017), politician in the U.S. state of Kansas * Trevor Docking (born 1952), Australian cricketer {{surname, Docking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Docking, Norfolk
Docking is a village and ancient civil parish in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk borough of Norfolk, England. It is near the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest. Topography Parish The parish covers an area of (one of the larger ones in Norfolk) and had a population of 1,150 in 469 households at the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census, including Barwick, Norfolk, Barwick (which is, however, a separate historical locality). The population had risen to 1,200 at the 2011 census. Docking village in the centre of the parish is situated at an elevation of 82.7 metres (272 feet), which makes it one of the highest in Norfolk. It is surrounded by arable farmland having little woodland and is a nucleated settlement, with only one historical hamlet associated with it. This is Summerfield to the north-west, the site of a separate medieval village. The two modern hamlets in the parish are Burntstalk to the west around the former workhouse, and Docking Common to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Docking (animal)
Docking is the intentional removal of part of an animal's tail or, sometimes, ears. The term cropping is more commonly used in reference to the cropping of ears, while ''docking'' more commonly—but not exclusively—refers to the tail; the term tailing is used, also. The term has its origins in the living flesh of the tail, commonly known as the dock, from which the animal's tail hairs grow. Pigs Tail-docking in pigs is typically carried out without anesthetic when the piglet is three to four days old, causing acute trauma and pain. Commercially raised domestic pigs kept in close quarters have their tails docked to prevent chewing or biting each other's tails. Pig producers in Brazil and Thailand have stopped tail docking for animal welfare reasons. Routine tail-docking without anesthesia has been illegal in the EU since 1994. The Council Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs prohibited all tail-docking of pigs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Docking (dog)
Docking or bobbing is the amputation, removal of portions of an animal's tail. It should not be confused with cropping (animal), ''cropping'', the amputation of ears. Tail docking may be performed cutting the tail with surgical scissors (or a scalpel) or constricting the blood supply to the tail with a rubber ligature (medicine), ligature for a few days until the tail falls off. The length to which tails are docked varies by breed, and is often specified in the breed standard. Docking is illegal, or restricted, in many countries. Some dog breeds have Natural bobtail, naturally occurring bobtail lines. These appear similar to docked dogs but are a distinct naturally occurring phenotype. History Purpose Historically, tail docking was thought to prevent rabies, strengthen the back, increase the animal's speed, and prevent injuries when Rat-baiting, ratting, dog fighting, fighting, and Bait (dogs), baiting. Tail docking is done in modern times either for prophylaxis, prophylactic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
